In May, we enjoyed a short but wonderful visit with Uncle Dan & Aunt Naomi. We wandered through the Thanksgiving Point Gardens, devoured some delicious Indian food, took a lovely walk in the mountains, and had some great playtime at … Read More
Spring comes sooner to southern Utah, so we got our little trailer out of storage and headed to Moab for a fun camping weekend. There’s only so much winter one can take! It was a very relaxing weekend just spending … Read More
Today was one of those days where we were just working around the house and spending time together. Then, the snow came. I’m not sure who loves playing in the snow more, James or Leo. Either way, they both took … Read More
In honor of our annual Christmas photo card, and because we had really never done it, we decided to hire a professional photographer and have some family pictures taken. Through a mutual friend, we found Jessie Oberg Photography, and we … Read More
To celebrate Grandpa L.’s birthday, we traveled to Golden, Colorado to visit with his sister, Charlotte, and her husband, Jim. They are amazing and we always have such a wonderful time there! We are so grateful for their wonderful hospitality … Read More
Tonight the Shenk Family got to take a sunset sailing cruise on the Great Salt Lake, courtesy of Poppa Pelt (thanks, Pop!), and it was AWESOME! We had forgotten how much we love being out on the water, and this … Read More
After a year-long hiatus from blogging, we’re back baby! Last weekend, spring arrived in Utah, and we decided to go camping. It was so nice to get out in nature and spend time together relaxing. James spent hours playing in … Read More
2011 is here and the Utah Shenks are in “hibernation mode”, just hanging out at home watching a lot of football and working around the house. As such, nothing has really seemed worth blogging about, so this is just a … Read More
James loves Christmas lights! He can say it reasonably well and he loves to point them all out and talk about all the different colors. We are really enjoying this holiday season with him as he discovers new things and … Read More
Thanksgiving at the Shenk house this year was awesome! We had Auntie Jen (Jill’s best friend) here from Florida, the food was delicious, the fireplace was going, and football was on! What more could we want?! Oh wait, there was … Read More
The Shenk Family said goodbye to Grandpa Landers on Saturday. After getting laid off from his construction job and losing the housing they provided for him, Grandpa came to stay with us in June 2009. It’s been great spending time … Read More
This year, we dressed our little punkin as… a pumpkin! Seeing as how “pumpkin” was his favorite thing to say for the whole month of October, we knew he would love being one. Pretty darn cute!!
James discovered his love for pumpkins this year. He learned to say “pumpkin” and would happily point out every one he saw, no matter how big or small. So, we took him to the pumpkin patch and let him pick … Read More
For the first time ever, the Shenk Family is growing their own food. Woo hoo! Unfortunately, we’re not very good at it… yet! (Here’s hoping that experience will be the best teacher next spring.) We had a small amount of … Read More
The Shenk Family celebrated the 5th of July (wait, is that not the right day?) by taking a hike up in the beautiful mountains near our house. Our great friend, Norm, is visiting us again and so we had to … Read More