A Golden Labor Day
To celebrate Grandpa L.’s birthday, we traveled to Golden, Colorado to visit with his sister, Charlotte, and her husband, Jim. They are amazing and we always have such a wonderful time there! We are so grateful for their wonderful hospitality … Read More
Sailing Away…
Tonight the Shenk Family got to take a sunset sailing cruise on the Great Salt Lake, courtesy of Poppa Pelt (thanks, Pop!), and it was AWESOME! We had forgotten how much we love being out on the water, and this … Read More
Back from beyond
After a year-long hiatus from blogging, we’re back baby! Last weekend, spring arrived in Utah, and we decided to go camping. It was so nice to get out in nature and spend time together relaxing. James spent hours playing in … Read More
Hibernation Mode
2011 is here and the Utah Shenks are in “hibernation mode”, just hanging out at home watching a lot of football and working around the house. As such, nothing has really seemed worth blogging about, so this is just a … Read More
Christmas Lights
James loves Christmas lights! He can say it reasonably well and he loves to point them all out and talk about all the different colors. We are really enjoying this holiday season with him as he discovers new things and … Read More
Thanksgiving 2010
Thanksgiving at the Shenk house this year was awesome! We had Auntie Jen (Jill’s best friend) here from Florida, the food was delicious, the fireplace was going, and football was on! What more could we want?! Oh wait, there was … Read More
Grandpa Landers
The Shenk Family said goodbye to Grandpa Landers on Saturday. After getting laid off from his construction job and losing the housing they provided for him, Grandpa came to stay with us in June 2009. It’s been great spending time … Read More
Halloween
This year, we dressed our little punkin as… a pumpkin! Seeing as how “pumpkin” was his favorite thing to say for the whole month of October, we knew he would love being one. Pretty darn cute!!
Pumpkin Patch
James discovered his love for pumpkins this year. He learned to say “pumpkin” and would happily point out every one he saw, no matter how big or small. So, we took him to the pumpkin patch and let him pick … Read More