Sunday, November 16, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
WEEK FORTY FOUR - October 26 to November 1
This week was crazy. By the time it was over we were all wiped out.
Sunday morning we went to church at the earliest ward we could find (9:00 a.m.) and then after Sacrament meeting we changed clothes and headed out of town.
We figured since it was the week of Halloween, this was a perfect time to visit GOBLIN Valley (HA HA).
We took our time winding up the mountain. To get to Goblin Valley you get to also drive through Capitol Reef National Park. We stopped at a few viewpoints as well as the Visitor Center. We decided to go visit the Pioneer store there on site. When we walked into the tiny room, we smelled the most glorious smell.... fresh made fruit pies. We ended up buying three mini pies, mini cups of icecream, and a cinnamon roll for my weird child that doesn't like fruit pie.
We drove to the apple orchard and spread out our blanket under the trees. You can pick and eat as many apples as you want, but if you take any with you then you pay a price per pound. While I made sandwiches the kids climbed the ladders into the trees and used the picking poles provided to get some apples down. The apples were obviously as fresh as they come and were delicious.
We hadn't even planned to stop at the apple orchard but this ended up being our favorite part of the day. It was so BEAUTIFUL sitting under the golden trees. The air was warm. It was quiet and peaceful. It smelled like apples and trees and grass (and pie!) We ate fresh apple, peach, and berry pies made from fruit grown right on site. We were joined by a herd of deer who came right by us to eat apples. It was like time had frozen and for just a moment we were happy under trees.
It was so magical that the kids didn't even want to keep going. But of course I made them (see the previous posts about Bryce Canyon ha ha).
We got to Goblin Valley about an hour before dark which was PERFECT. I love the hoodoos and the dips and valleys. We climbed a mountain or two, found some crazy formations, and watched the sun go down in a glorious sunset that you can only find in the desert.
It was a good thing that we were so rested after our day touring the National Park and Goblin Valley as the rest of the week was mayhem. We had Halloween parties and Halloween performances and our annual Spooky dinner. Our friends daughter was staying with us for the week so we had the extra fun of one of our favorite people living with us. We hosted the drill team dinner. We carved pumpkins and went trick or treating and ate lots of candy.
It was a good week.
REGULAR LAYOUT
REGULAR LAYOUT - LEFT
REGULAR LAYOUT - RIGHT
HALLOWEEN INSERT (FRONT AND BACK... these will not actually be NEXT to each other)
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - full layout
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - LEFT
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - RIGHT
CAPITOL REEF 8x10 insert front
CAPITOL REEF 8x10 insert back
Sunday morning we went to church at the earliest ward we could find (9:00 a.m.) and then after Sacrament meeting we changed clothes and headed out of town.
We figured since it was the week of Halloween, this was a perfect time to visit GOBLIN Valley (HA HA).
We took our time winding up the mountain. To get to Goblin Valley you get to also drive through Capitol Reef National Park. We stopped at a few viewpoints as well as the Visitor Center. We decided to go visit the Pioneer store there on site. When we walked into the tiny room, we smelled the most glorious smell.... fresh made fruit pies. We ended up buying three mini pies, mini cups of icecream, and a cinnamon roll for my weird child that doesn't like fruit pie.
We drove to the apple orchard and spread out our blanket under the trees. You can pick and eat as many apples as you want, but if you take any with you then you pay a price per pound. While I made sandwiches the kids climbed the ladders into the trees and used the picking poles provided to get some apples down. The apples were obviously as fresh as they come and were delicious.
We hadn't even planned to stop at the apple orchard but this ended up being our favorite part of the day. It was so BEAUTIFUL sitting under the golden trees. The air was warm. It was quiet and peaceful. It smelled like apples and trees and grass (and pie!) We ate fresh apple, peach, and berry pies made from fruit grown right on site. We were joined by a herd of deer who came right by us to eat apples. It was like time had frozen and for just a moment we were happy under trees.
It was so magical that the kids didn't even want to keep going. But of course I made them (see the previous posts about Bryce Canyon ha ha).
We got to Goblin Valley about an hour before dark which was PERFECT. I love the hoodoos and the dips and valleys. We climbed a mountain or two, found some crazy formations, and watched the sun go down in a glorious sunset that you can only find in the desert.
It was a good thing that we were so rested after our day touring the National Park and Goblin Valley as the rest of the week was mayhem. We had Halloween parties and Halloween performances and our annual Spooky dinner. Our friends daughter was staying with us for the week so we had the extra fun of one of our favorite people living with us. We hosted the drill team dinner. We carved pumpkins and went trick or treating and ate lots of candy.
It was a good week.
REGULAR LAYOUT
REGULAR LAYOUT - LEFT
REGULAR LAYOUT - RIGHT
HALLOWEEN INSERT (FRONT AND BACK... these will not actually be NEXT to each other)
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - full layout
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - LEFT
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK - RIGHT
CAPITOL REEF 8x10 insert front
CAPITOL REEF 8x10 insert back
WEEK FORTY TWO - October 12 through October 18
With being sick and off work yesterday and it being Veteran's Day today, I finally have had a minute to catch up on the last month of Project Life.
It is hard to believe that the end of the year is creeping up and I'm still caught up with my scrapbooking. This is the beauty of the "Project Life" system.
I did two layouts for this week... one for the normal "stuff" and one for our day trip to Bryce Canyon National Park.
It was UEA for most of the state but not for us... Grandpa and Grandma Sheffer came through on their way to Otter Creek for their annual fishing trip. Nathan and Darren went and camped with them Friday night. Nathan pulled in some whoppers Saturday morning. My mother is really good to me... she knows I don't love the smell of fish in the house. She takes the fish and cooks them up and invites Nathan over to eat and celebrate his catch.
Our day at Bryce was a great day. We took the kids out of school and enjoyed a quiet day in the Park. Darren had got some money from Grandpa and Grandpa Taylor for his birthday, and he used it to renew our annual Parks pass. With Juliana here we plan to get a lot of use out of it.
After stopping at the Visitors Center we drove to the end of the Park and worked out way back. The day was so beautiful and crisp. At one point we all just held really still and listened hard and guess what we heard?? NOTHING!! It was so amazing. No cars... no planes... no people...... not even the sound of our own breathing as we held it in and rejoiced in the ultimate solitude.
We stopped at nearly every viewpoint and took a few small trails. By the end of the day the kids were all grouchy and were not excited about seeing one more thing. HA! I know you are supposed to stop while it's still fun (so they want more) but I blew past that point by about sixty minutes I think.
We plan to go back again in the winter when the snow is on the fins. BEAUTIFUL.
Regular layout combined:
Regular layout LEFT SIDE:
Regular layout -LEFT
BRYCE CANYON -FULL LAYOUT
BRYCE CANYON - LEFT
BRYCE CANYON - RIGHT SIDE
It is hard to believe that the end of the year is creeping up and I'm still caught up with my scrapbooking. This is the beauty of the "Project Life" system.
I did two layouts for this week... one for the normal "stuff" and one for our day trip to Bryce Canyon National Park.
It was UEA for most of the state but not for us... Grandpa and Grandma Sheffer came through on their way to Otter Creek for their annual fishing trip. Nathan and Darren went and camped with them Friday night. Nathan pulled in some whoppers Saturday morning. My mother is really good to me... she knows I don't love the smell of fish in the house. She takes the fish and cooks them up and invites Nathan over to eat and celebrate his catch.
Our day at Bryce was a great day. We took the kids out of school and enjoyed a quiet day in the Park. Darren had got some money from Grandpa and Grandpa Taylor for his birthday, and he used it to renew our annual Parks pass. With Juliana here we plan to get a lot of use out of it.
After stopping at the Visitors Center we drove to the end of the Park and worked out way back. The day was so beautiful and crisp. At one point we all just held really still and listened hard and guess what we heard?? NOTHING!! It was so amazing. No cars... no planes... no people...... not even the sound of our own breathing as we held it in and rejoiced in the ultimate solitude.
We stopped at nearly every viewpoint and took a few small trails. By the end of the day the kids were all grouchy and were not excited about seeing one more thing. HA! I know you are supposed to stop while it's still fun (so they want more) but I blew past that point by about sixty minutes I think.
We plan to go back again in the winter when the snow is on the fins. BEAUTIFUL.
Regular layout combined:
Regular layout LEFT SIDE:
BRYCE CANYON -FULL LAYOUT 
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