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(Jordan River LDS temple) After a week out in Utah, I’m finally back on the East coast! It was my first trip out west, and I certainly did enjoy myself. Utah definitely has its own beauty (hellooo...
View Articletemple square in the evening
So because I’ve been a slowpoke awesome, I still haven’t blogged everything from my trip out west about two months ago! I’m hoping to maybe dedicate Thursdays to Utah recaps, but we’ll see how that...
View Articlehome sweet home
We’re finally home from our trip out to Utah! The wedding was beautiful, we went some fun places, and made some great family memories. Hopefully I’ll be recapping everything and sharing my photos in...
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Last time I went to Utah, we actually visited Temple Square twice, but I loved it so much that I was adamant about going again. So, the evening before the wedding, we headed up there with Michael’s...
View Articleutah’s hogle zoo
Are you ready for photo-overload? I just had a hard time narrowing it down when there were so many beautiful animals and fun moments with my two favorite people!After everyone else left Utah to head...
View Articleblog every day in may | day 24: my dream vacation
(Santorini, Greece, 2009) My junior year of college, I was blessed with the opportunity to study abroad. Our home base was in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, but my peers and I traveled around as much of...
View Articlemyrtle beach 2014, day 1: traveling, our condo, and greek food
(May 12th) I threw around hints about going to the beach for weeks. I looked at a million different places we could stay, and even “trained” Kaya to nod her head when I asked her if she wanted to go to...
View Articlemyrtle beach 2014, day 2: discovering the beach and a dolphin(less) tour
(May 13th) On our first full day of vacation, we decided to explore the beach. We suited up, covered ourselves in half a ton of sunscreen, and made our way down there (along with a plethora of beach...
View Articlemyrtle beach 2014, day 3: mini golf
(May 14th) Kaya slept in until 9 am, which is obviously a great way to start any day of vacation! We went down to the shoreline, played in the waves and sand, and combed the beach for seashells. I...
View Articlemyrtle beach 2014, days 4 and 5: ripley’s aquarium and broadway at the beach
(May 15th and 16th) It rained all day on Thursday, which actually worked out pretty well, because it gave us a “rest day”, which I think we all needed. The weather forecast had predicted a high chance...
View Articlefive on friday: currently…
Currently, I’m… ONE. Baking… Donuts for seminary breakfast this morning! I spent yesterday afternoon making these, and as Michael put it, they were “spectacular!” Seriously, try these cinnamon-sugar...
View Articlesleepin’ on the rooftop
Or, you know, the 21st floor. Same thing, right? We stayed on the 21st floor of the Oceans One Resort when we went down to Myrtle Beach! We had a spectacular view. Just don’t look directly down… you...
View Articleon the beach
There’s just something magical about the beach that makes me never want to leave. Hot sand on your toes, the clearest blue sky, and the swish-swish of the ocean current. The view of the pier, people...
View Articledragon’s lair mini golf & the skywheel
On our last full day at the beach, we headed down to Broadway at the Beach to walk around for a bit. Mini golf was on our must-do list, so when we saw “Dragon’s Lair Fantasy Golf”, we knew we had to...
View Articlemichael’s 30th birthday celebration
We celebrated Michael’s big 30th birthday while we were down in Myrtle Beach! What better way to enjoy your birthday than a full week of sunshine, waves, and family time? Okay, so maybe that’s just my...
View Articleripley’s aquarium (2017)
On our family vacation to Myrtle Beach this year, we spent one day at the aquarium! We went once back when Kaya was still just 20 months old, so we figured it’d be fun to try it again, this time with...
View Articleon the beach (2017)
I know, I know… two months later and I am still trying to get all my beach trip posts up. Hopefully within the next week, I can finish and call it done, although I’d be mistaken to say that I don’t...
View Articlemini golf, mini golf, and more mini golf!
One of the main attractions for us down in Myrtle Beach is the array of themed mini golf courses! These little girls could never get enough, and I think they’d play all day long if we let them. We...
View Articlethe beach house (2017)
This is it… the last of the beach posts! (Are you all breathing a sigh of relief? These have been going on forever, I know, but I have actually loved reliving this time with my little family!) About...
View Articleseaworld: aquatica
Our first stop on our Florida vacation was SeaWorld’s waterpark, Aquatica! Honestly, I didn’t even know this place existed until I was looking to buy tickets for the regular SeaWorld park and the day...
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