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Ordinary Family Extraordinary Adventures. We have been to all 50 states as a family, including 15 months of full time RV life to hit the 48!

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07/08/2026

It was a joy to host a dinner party gathering with some really cool cats who work with Gary and their even cooler wives! I’ve been fortunate to get to know these lovely people when we travel together and various other times, and this was the first time inviting everyone out to our place. I love spending summer evenings in our little outdoor party space. It seems everyone had a fun time - I know I did! My homemade banana flan, mini lemon blackberry cheesecakes, and Mexican chocolate cake with vanilla almond flan were as delectable as they were beautiful!
🤤🍮🍌🍋‍🟩🍋🥮😋 Eventually we started up a fire and played games into the darkness!

05/08/2026

Just wanted to share some “farm” projects August and I have done lately. Earlier this year we built the duck pond and added gravel around the chicken/duck coop. Then finally a couple of weeks ago we laid down sod over the rest of the dirt! These two projects have made our little backyard farm look so much nicer AND it is much cleaner! I also installed sod in a small patch of the garden area that is constantly overgrown with ginormous w**ds so that is a major aesthetic upgrade too! First photo is the final “After” picture of the pond and new grass.

“Before” picture of the same view!

“After” of two new grass areas

“Before” of the areas were installed new grass

Proud of my hard work! 💪

The other spot which usually looks like a w**d forest! 😅 I’m pleased.

Happy ducks and hen!

Dumpling the Pekin - now over 2 years old! ❤️

04/08/2026

It was fun to be part of the cast for Pentacle Theatre’s 2027 Season Reveal Celebration! After announcing the shows to be performed next year over dinner and drinks, we performed “Songs for the Homefront” - a USO show style musical r***e featuring 1940s classics. I’m very honored that I was selected to perform and very grateful to everyone who came to support the event!
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31/07/2026

I’m so proud that out of all the activities August could have chosen to do with friends on his 14th birthday, he picked Enchanted Forest. 🏰🧚‍♀️✨💚🌲

They mostly loved the fun rides, and also the surprisingly delightful comedy musical of Pinocchio. That was a highlight for me, too. There’s just something magical about our little Enchanted Forest.

Among plenty of bigger and flashier attractions, this Oregon treasure has stayed true to its roots. Started by a man with an incredible dream in the early 1960s, it is still family-run and feels lovingly homemade in the best way. While some elements are undeniably corny and silly, that’s part of why I love it. Enchanted Forest fully leans in to quaint and whimsical, not cool and modern, and the heart of its creator lives in every handmade character and storybook work of art.

I can hardly believe the obstacles this park has overcome. For example, after barely surviving COVID shutdowns, the grounds were devastated by a massive ice storm a few months later. It might be impossible for any small operation to recover from back-to-back misfortunes of this magnitude, but it seems the family committed and the community showed up because some things are worth saving. I geek out in the relatively new little museum and documentary honoring founder Roger Tofte and his life’s work. Being here after his recent passing made everything on this visit feel even more special.

I treasure my childhood memories in many spaces that remain practically unchanged decades later, and it fills my heart to see that my teenagers “get” the nuanced reasons this place rocks, too. And now we introduced Willow, our next generation, to Enchanted Forest and the notion that in a fast-changing world, wonder — and a little silliness — never goes out of style. ❤️🌲

Happy Birthday August!
Thank you Tofte family!

30/07/2026

Quacky Birthday, August! Kicked off the celebration with confetti waffles and a few gifts but the best was a surprise in the garage: new snowy call ducks! 🦆🤍

24/07/2026

Chick time! I leveraged nature this time around instead of setting up a whole chick brooder. My Chocolate Orpington hen, Hermes, had been broody for nearly 3 weeks when I was finally done with some back to back travels. This means she devotedly sits on a “nest” believing she is incubating precious eggs - however there are NO eggs under her. I took advantage of the situation by procuring some tiny baby chicks and then after dark I sneaked in and stuck those babies under Hermes’ butt. The next morning she was a very proud mama of 6 chicks of all different breeds. Good job, girl.

Hermes has been a wonderful mommy keeping the babies warm and safe and teaching them how to be chickens.

Our little farm is quite small right now due to some unfortunate predator activity… we were down to just two chickens and two ducks before these little additions! 🥺 Kyle helped us eliminate one known culprit bobcat and August and I continue to actively reinforce our defenses! Our coop keeps everyone completely safe at night but we get bold creatures in broad daylight! 😣 The next phase of my plan is talk radio on a motion sensor. What do you think?

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17/07/2026

Happy HALF BIRTHDAY to our precious Baby Willow! 🌸💗🎈It’s a joy to have this sweet little muffin in our home so we can snuggle her every single day! She is sitting on her own, learning to eat real food, and entertaining us with her adorable babbles and giggles.

15/07/2026

Sisters Date turned into Double Date! We brought our hubbies along for a downtown Portland excursion. After dinner we played the live, gps-based mystery solving game on Questo that Gary gave me for Christmas. It’s “an immersive, outdoor adventure where the city becomes your puzzle box.”

Not surprisingly, the story was kinda cheesy and the puzzles were fairly easy. BUT, everything in the app is very well-done and we enjoyed it! Between chapters of the game story, we got to read some TRUE stories of Portland’s darker history. From prohibition-era organized crime, to the hijacker who mysteriously vanished after parachuting out of the plane with his money, to underground tunnels for kidnapping and trafficking slave labor to ships…we were exposed to some interesting history of which I was not aware.

Along the way we just had fun walking around noticing new things in our home city. And one thing we particularly noticed was… how clean and nice things looked! Portland has become notoriously dirty and unpleasant but I gotta say at least in the area we walked (vicinity of City Hall / Portland Art Museum / Pioneer Courthouse Square) it was pleasant, attractive, and relatively clean. The historic elk statue was recently restored and replaced (for $2.2 million) from the sad vandalism done in 2020.

Questo appears to have thousands of quests in over 1,000 cities around the world. It could be a fun thing to do as a tourist but also right in your home town like we did! Enjoy!

Questo Experiences

09/07/2026

Las Vegas!! With an early morning flight home, I opted to stay overnight close to LAS instead of making the long drive from St. George in the wee hours. Plus, when August told me he had no memories of Vegas, I determined we must take the chance to explore the Strip together. So here we are with Baby’s first trip to Vegas and my… I don’t know … 30-somethingth?! 😆 I’ve been to a lot of conventions.

Since we only stayed one night and didn’t need the fanciest accommodations, I thought it would be fun to stay at Luxor with the slanted windows and diagonal elevators. We got denied the latter however, with rooms on the fourth floor that use a normal elevator! Bah.

We did the iconic stuff on the south end of the Strip like Hershey’s, M&M’s, Coca-Cola, peeked at the Cosmo Chandelier, Bellagio fountains, Chihuly, and conservatory. The guitar-shaped Hard Rock Hotel being erected is quite a sight!

I loved the spot we found to eat: Beer Park is a rooftop restaurant in Paris Las Vegas directly across from the Bellagio fountain show! It’s a great vibe and fun view of the strip from above - I can’t believe I’ve never been here and was so thankful it was family-friendly with walk-in seating available!

August wasn’t particularly impressed with Las Vegas, at least at first when it was all about big brand stores. I agree that’s not my favorite part. I hope he started to appreciate the grander side of Vegas as we ventured further into the heart, but I told him there’s much more to see and we’ll need to come back (and we’ll have plenty of opportunity with this now being the hub for visiting grandparents!).

This was a really special week hanging out with my kids and grandbaby, helping and enjoying time with my parents in their new home in hurricane, UT. I’m deeply grateful to have the flexibility to travel like this and spend time with the people I love! 💗

08/07/2026

On our last day with my parents, we all ventured into downtown St. George for a bit. My kids definitely wanted a break from house organizing (they often had nothing to do) and to get out and explore. While I expected my parents would prefer to stay home to focus on their projects in the quiet house sans baby, they seemed enthusiastic to go along!

In our short time downtown, we explored a couple of wonderful shops, toured the Latter-Day Saints Tabernacle, and had an awesome lunch.

Greater Zion Mural downtown St. George

Judd’s Store is fun for treats, special sodas, and just vibing with the old-fashioned aesthetic. 😍 Notice Willow’s new “indestructible” book I got at The Book Bungalow, another fave store right here!

LDS Tabernacle

Willow the great orator

She has a lot to say to the crowd!

My mama playing the beautiful tabernacle organ

One of the senior missionaries gave us a guided tour and we learned a lot about the history and construction of the St. George tabernacle.

One of the senior missionaries gave us a guided tour and we learned a lot about the history and construction of the St. George tabernacle.

One of the senior missionaries gave us a guided tour and we learned a lot about the history and construction of the St. George tabernacle.

We tried Pica Rica for lunch, and admittedly I was teasing a little about their big signs promoting being named 7th best BBQ in America because usually 7th place isn’t exactly brag-worthy. However, I take back all my joking because a) obviously, out of an entire enormous BBQ-loving country to be selected among the top ten is truly remarkable and b) it was definitely amazing. I can’t wait to go back and try more of the menu!

My trio of delectable tacos at picaricabbq
They offer all the traditional barbecue staples like ribs, brisket, and pulled pork, but also a creative selection of tacos featuring their bbq meats and such and they were awesome.

Before heading on our way to Las Vegas, I tried to squeeze in a few more helpful projects at the house and Great Grandma read the new book she bought for Willow (also at the glorious Book Bungalow).

Look at this happy and cute babyyy! 💙

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