Category Archives: Nature

Payson Canyon-Grotto Hike

June 15, 2018Exercise, Family, Natureenjoying nature, exercise, family hike, Grotto Hike, hiking the Grotto, hiking with kids, Payson Canyon-Grotto Hike, The Grotto in Payson Canyon, waterfall hikeRita

A couple of days ago, two of my granddaughters and I did the Payson Canyon-Grotto Hike!

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Spring Has Sprung

April 4, 2018Flowers and Garden, Naturedaffodils, duck pond, honeysuckle flowers, nature, Saint George Utah, spring air, spring break, spring flowers, spring has sprung, tonaquint nature center, trees in blossom, tulipsRita

Spring Has Sprung…at least in Southern Utah!

My husband and I went to St. George for spring break and the weather was so delightful! We have gone out shopping, walking, swimming and just enjoying the sunshine!The trees are in bloom and the spring flowers are out!

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Timpanogos Caves

July 13, 2016Naturebucket list-hike, cave formations, hiking, hiking fun, hiking to Timpanogos Caves, outdoor fun, rock formations, scavenger hunt, scavenger hunt along the trail, summer bucket list, Timpanogos Caves, trail hikeRita

One of the things on our summer bucket list was to go hiking up to the Timpanogos Caves in American Fork Canyon…and Monday was a pretty cool day temperature wise, so we decided that it would be the perfect time to go! Continue reading →

4-Wheeling Weekend

April 6, 2015Church, Crafts, Family, Nature4-wheeling, AD The Bible Continues, family fun, how to make painted vases, mini series AD The Bible Continues, nature, outdoor fun, painted mason jars, spray painted mason jar vases, spring flowers vases, spring painted mason jars, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the great outdoors, The MormonsRita

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope that you all had a great Easter Weekend and got to enjoy at least part of it with your family and those that you love. I really enjoyed watching General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints this weekend and I feel renewed and ready to go forth again! I also enjoyed watching the mini series-“AD The Bible Continues.” I loved the first show…what do you think about it?

My husband and I have a property in Upton, Utah. It is a hunting property that has tons of roads and trails to explore on! Our family loves to go up there to look for deer, go fishing, hiking, having picnics, exploring, hunting for horn sheds, and to ride the ATV’s! Continue reading →

A Beautiful Autumn Day!

September 15, 2014Fall, Natureautumn, autumn colors, autumn in the mountains, autumn leaves, fall, fall leaves, fall rejuvenation, fall scenes, mother nature fall paintings, mother nature in the fallRita

Okay, last week was one of those weeks! It was very busy…not necessarily stressful…just busy. I know that all of you have those weeks sometimes and by the end of the week you are just exausted, right?

My week started out on Monday by bottling and freezing peaches and tending kids. It was so good to get my canning done. We picked the peaches the Sat. before and I got 5 boxes of peaches off my little tree this year! Then on Tuesday, I cleaned out all of my pantry…so that I could put my new bottled fruit on one of the shelves. Wed. I went with my dad for his cataract surgery and Wed night I had to give a short talk at a Relief Society activity for my church. I thought that I was going to bottle my dad’s peaches for him on Thursday…but my dear sweet sister sent me a text and told me that she and dad had gotten them all done on Wed. night! I am so lucky to have such a great sister! :) So on Thursday I went to see how my dad was doing and we took a little trip down to the food bank (after cleaning out my pantry on Tues!) On Friday my husband and I usually like to go to our property in the mountains and then to our cabin, but my husband was inducted into the Lehi High School Hall of Fame, during the halftime of the homecoming football game that night! He was given this award for all of his service and time he has spent with the sports programs in Lehi throughout a great many years. It was quite an honor and we are proud of him!

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