April 2019

April of 2019 brought about some pretty big changes for our family. We officially moved to Vermont and Chris and I both celebrated milestone birthdays! Knowing nothing about the area of Burlington and being a bit shocked at the high … Read More

Marching Into Spring, Part Two

Fun times continued through the end of March, including celebrations for Unca Dave’s birthday at Epcot and Mimi & Papa’s 40th wedding anniversary party, and otherwise enjoying some relaxing days at home. Happy little bit of spring and sunshine. 💖 … Read More

Marching Into Spring, Part One

 Spring 2018 was a busy one for us, but full of fun. Here are some of the highlights. This sweet little thing was forever getting one sock off. Just one. Every time. Happily playing away in her bouncer chair. Look … Read More

Springtime Fun in Florida

Our spring weather this year was perfect. Warm, sunny days that weren’t too hot, cool evenings, no afternoon thunderstorms to interrupt outdoor fun. We took advantage of this and enjoyed some of our favorite local activities, as well as some … Read More

Quick Trip to the Big Easy

Chris and I celebrated the twelfth anniversary of our very first date (March 12, 2004) with a weekend trip to New Orleans. We left James with family (thanks again, you guys!) and flew off for some fun! We stayed at … Read More

Flowers in Spring

The Shenk Family spent the majority of last weekend working outside. It finally felt like spring in Utah! James got some new sandals to wear with his shorts and was ready to lend us a hand… with the hose. Progress … Read More

Weekend Warriors

The Shenk Family has spent the last few weekends (and some weeknights) trying to tame our backyard. We have some new garden beds that need planting, some new patio furniture to enjoy, and we’ll hopefully finish laying our new flagstone … Read More

Easter

Easter is a low-key holiday at the Shenk house. James got a cool set of blocks this year from Mom & Dad and the basket of goodies came from the Florida Easter Bunny (aka Mimi Shenk). We sat James in … Read More

Pinto Beans and Cornbread

This meal should be considered the “State Meal” of West Virginia. As such, we have it for dinner about once a month now that Grandpa Landers is living with us. A couple of nights ago, James was introduced to it, … Read More

It must be spring!

Today is a beautiful day here in Utah, sunny with a high of 60, and so the Shenk Family headed out for our first bike ride of 2010. James got to ride in his sweet bike trailer sans car seat … Read More