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March 29, 2022

CURRENTLY | MARCH 2022

As usual now that we are moving out of winter time is starting to speed up. January and February go a bit slower then all the months speed by and I can’t seem to catch my breath.

Currently Loving – That the mountains are opening back up for camping and hiking.

Currently Going –  To friends’ houses for play dates, and I can’t believe how much we have all missed it!

Currently Researching – Our next big trip! We haven’t been on a plane since 2019 so it should be interesting.

Currently Shopping For – Emmy’s upcoming birthday. I can’t believe she is going to be Four, how does this all happen so fast?!

Currently Dreaming About- Summer camping trips and all the adventures we are going to have.

Summer 2021

Currently Running – On the treadmill on dark mornings, but I am so excited to start gettin back outside. It’s getting lighter, warmer and less icy out!

Currently Working On – Lots of physical therapy. I am feeling stronger and want to get really sturdy for all our summer adventures and travel.


What’s current with you?

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March 25, 2022

Digging Out

I love adventures but it’s always a chore to come home and catch up with “real life” we have to clean out the trailer, tackle the mountain of laundry and all the other adult things.

These two were thought it was hilarious to put their stuffies in their shirts.

They really do make every things more fun.

I was a little bummed that we weren’t able spend all of spring break on the road but we are “spending” Cory’s vacation time on other trips this year. We met some friends at a playground and that was a highlight of the day.

What are you up to this spring break?

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March 24, 2022

SPRING BREAK ’22 | Trail Through Time

It’s almost always a good day when we wake up in our trailer.

We had about four hour drive home so we decided to get a hike in first to stretch out legs.

The Trail Through Time is right below where we camped so it was easy to do before hitting the road. There are many spots where you can stop and see real dinosaur bones along the way, touch them and learn about the dinos they came from.

This trail is always so fun, and it’s nice that dogs are allowed.

And the views are pretty good too!

Then it was time to drive home.

What is one of your favorite hikes?

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March 23, 2022

SPRING BREAK ’22 | Fruita Colorado

We woke up in a hotel on the day we were supposed to drive home, towing our trailer, problem solving our blown tire.

We were stuck in town without a car and being told it would be at least two weeks before they could fix our truck. We rented a car so we could get out to our trailer and get around. My kind parents offered to come and tow us home (huge favor to offer) but luckily a mechanic was able to fit us in between his other work so we didn’t have to leave our Tahoe out in Moab for weeks! We really lucked out with the kindness we were shown! The tow truck driver was also very sweet to us, our crazy dog and two sleepy kids.

It felt like magic when we got our truck back just a few hours later totally fixed.

We got a later start then planned so we decided to drive just part way home to Fruita Colorado.

This little campsite is one of our favorites.

The kids weren’t sad about our extended trip.

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March 22, 2022

SPRING BREAK ’22 | Goblin Valley State Park

Utah has some amazing National Parks but the State Parks should not be overlooked! We LOVE Goblin Valley State Park so we made the day trip over from Moab. It’s only 1.5 hour drive so not too bad.

In the morning we woke up to a bit of snow in our campsite.

It was a surprise but also pretty.

On our way to Goblin we stopped for coffee and treats.

When we arrived we decided to start with a hike.

We did the Entrada Trail along some drainage areas and it was such a cool, unique experience. Dogs are allowed so Humphry came along with us.

We then made our way to the Valley of the Goblins, which is a big open area full of Hoodoos that you can climb and explore.

It is so fun to see the kids playing in the best (biggest) playground ever.

It’s the perfect day trip from Moab or this is a good stop if you are seeing some of the other National Parks. Last year we camped here on the way home from Capitol Reef.

On our way back to Moab we decided to grab a pizza and go back into Arches National Park to eat dinner.

This was such a fun way to eat dinner I highly recommend. At this time in the evening the park is pretty quiet.

Then we went down to the Double Arch area to go for a little sunset hike.

We have been down to this area many times but always hiked up to the Windows section. This was our first exploring the double arch side and I can’t believe we waited so long, it was stunning!

This hike is super easy and accessible to view the arches. To get up inside takes some scrambling.

The kids loved the sandy trails.

It was amazing watching the sun go down over the desert.

I will never get over this place! Hiking out in the dark was a fun experience since there is so little light out here.

Then on our way back to our camper disaster struck, I won’t go into the long story but we ended up in a hotel overnight, searching for a way to get our Tahoe fixed. Luckily we were all safe and together so it could have been WAY worse.

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March 21, 2022

SPRING BREAK ’22 | Arches National Park

We spent our second day in Moab visiting Arches National Park. This is one of my favorite places and it never get old.

We started our day by going to the visitors center.

We needed to pick up our workbooks so the kids could do the Jr. Ranger program and stamp our passports.

The visitors center is super beautiful and has so much good information.

Our first stop was Broken Arch Trail, this one was a new one to us and a new favorite! It was really kid friendly and so fun.

I think this might be our 5th visit to Arches and we still find cool new places to explore. I am excited to do more epic hikes when the kids are bigger.

We had our picnic lunch and enjoyed some more overlooks. Then we went to Sand Arch which is our kids’ favorite.

We stopped on our way out of the park for the necessary picture with the sign.

Then we went into Moab for ice cream then back to the campsite for dinner.

The sunset was amazing!

Then we set out for another night hike because it’s the best way to get some energy out before bed time.

The kids love hiking with flash lights! And these trails are so pretty. Another magical day in Moab, I love this place so much!

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March 20, 2022

Spring Break ’22 | Canyonlands National Park

We woke up early in Fruita, Colorado, made breakfast and coffee before hitting the road. It’s only about an hour to get to Moab.

We set up camp on some BLM land where we could have direct access to some awesome trails.

Canyonlands National Park is just down the road from our campsite so we set out to find some hikes.

First stop is to get a picture with a sign.

Then into the Visitor Center so we could participate in the Jr. Ranger program and stamp our passports.

It is so beautiful here!

We hit up some trails we didn’t do last time we were here and enjoyed a picnic lunch.

After a long day of hiking we went to Moab to grab some dinner and shopping. The kids got to pick out a souvenir and new sweatshirts.

Emmy picked out a dino puppet and was hilarious with it.

We had dinner at the Spoke on Center and then went back to our campsite.

Last year we started doing evening hikes after dinner and have continued it this year. It’s the perfect way to end the day.

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March 19, 2022

Spring Break ’22- Travel Day

We spent the morning getting ready for our spring break trip to Moab. We attempted to see the “mighty 5” of southern Utah’s National Parks last spring break. We couldn’t make it to Bryce Canyon and Zion because of snow and I can’t wait to see them soon. We are only planning on going to Moab and Goblin Valley State Park this trip because we only have four days. Hopefully next year we can make it to the most western parks. We LOVE visiting Utah

We hit the road right after Cannon got out of school.

We were lucky that the roads were dry and clear!

We drove for about five hours through the mountains to our favorite place to camp near Fruita Colorado.

https://www.campendium.com/rabbit-valley-north-camping-area

Humphry was glad to be out of the car and settled into the camper for the night.

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March 18, 2022

St. Patrick’s Day | 2022

We had a fun little St. Patricks day, having kids makes even these little holidays so fun.

We made sure to have out Leprechaun trap set up the night before.

Our Leprechaun left little gifts for the kiddos, but no luck catching him this year 😉

And I made sure to have the sensory bin set up as well, this one has been my favorite so far.

We made green, clover waffles for breakfast.

You can almost see Emmy enjoying one.

While Cannon was at school Emmy helped me pack up for our spring break trip. I am loving our new packing cubes.

Emmy is very excited for our trip.

Cannon made the cutest craft at school.

It snowed a little and then we had my parents over to share Irish Stew and Soda Bread.

Do you do anything to “celebrate” St. Patricks Day?

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March 17, 2022

Everything is better + Spring Breakin’

Mornings (well everything) is better with these two!

We started our day with some school work.

We spent the rest of the morning out on our new play set enjoying the beautiful weather.

Snacks are better outside!

When Cory got off work Cannon had another bike lesson and nailed it! He is now riding all on his own and I am so proud of how brave he is being.

Emmy ran after him giving him all her best support!

Our awesome weather is taking a turn and bring in some snow tomorrow, I just hope it clears up before spring break starts on Friday.

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When is your spring break?

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