That One Place
Why New Zealand? As we have been planning our adventure to New Zealand several people have asked us why New Zealand? Mike’s Take–In the Fall of 2001, …
03 Feb
Dropping In
Dropping In
Last year I walked outside to find Drew standing on his skateboard at the edge of the skatebowl not moving. He stayed poised in that …
12 Oct
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Parting is such sweet sorrow– Four years ago when our friend Garin returned home from a work trip to Peru and visited the magical citadel of …
15 Sep
Living the Dream
Living the Dream
Huahine For the last two and a half decades Mike has loved to surf and we were confident that we would not leave the islands without …
12 Sep
Bora Bora
Bora Bora
I had heard of Bora Bora as a ritzy expensive honeymoon location, but in my ignorance I had assumed it was a part of Tahiti …
10 Sep
Tahaa and Raiatea
Tahaa and Raiatea
Tahaa is a small remote island of 5000 surrounded by incredible coral reefs and little islands called motus. It and it’s sister island of Raitea …
08 Sep
Paradise
Paradise
Paradise- When Mike told me several months ago that we were going to go on a “Once-in-a-Lifetime cruise in Tahiti with his work friends and their …
13 Aug
Detour
Detour
With 7 flights to pay for, airfare deals are essential and the cheapest fares were into Boston. So…… into Boston we went for a quick …
12 Aug
Finishing the Ring Road
Finishing the Ring Road
We awoke high in the mountains in the midst of a giant cloud so thick we couldn’t even see across the valley. I was thankful …
11 Aug
The North and East
The North and East
We wanted to pinch ourselves when we woke up in our tiny little cabin overlooking three different tongues of the glacier beyond the calm green …
10 Aug
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
After a not-so-fun morning at the rental car dealership with Mike and the littles we arrived to pack up the kids and the car at …
08 Aug
Epic
Epic
Even though we were unable to continue on our adventure around the island due to our car complications, heaven smiled on us and we had …
05 Aug
The Fatal Flaw
The Fatal Flaw
Beautiful Skalholt Church- Our vacation/ adventure had gone without a hitch thus far which really was incredible when you think of the amount …
04 Aug
Iceland Day 1
Iceland Day 1
I have to admit that I had a little trepidation when we landed in Iceland. Our trip was not well planned. Knowing we were so …
03 Aug
Carl Bloch
Carl Bloch
Last year our family was blessed to see an incredible display of art at the BYU art museum called Sacred Gifts. Based …
02 Aug
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
All throughout Sweden, Norway and Denmark, we were told that summer had never arrived this year. The temperatures were unseasonably chilly and the snow in …
01 Aug
Unspeakable Joy
Unspeakable Joy
Our boys all adore our next door neighbor Max who just graduated this spring. All throughout our Sweden adventure the kids have been on the …
30 Jul
Stockholm
Stockholm
Following a breakfast of hearty buckwheat scones and a refreshing dip in a nearby waterfall we spent our lunchtime hour in the last area of …
27 Jul
Norway Farewell
Norway Farewell
Norway bid fare-well to us with a final morning of sunshine and beauty. Mike pulled a near all-nighter washing our laundry and hanging it out …
26 Jul
Drive Day
Drive Day
Today we awoke to a typical gray rainy Bergen morning and were treated to another delicious breakfast from our hostess. Sad to leave our Bergen …