We have had a great week here in Missouri. I’ll give you a short update, but I would also like to make a request. We have shared recommendations for podcasts, books, musicm and the like in the past. Now, we would love to hear from you! What have you been reading? What music or podcasts are you liking lately? Have you seen a good movie? Please comment on this post or reply to my email. We love hearing from our friends and family! Now for what we’ve been up to…
We have had a blast this week with Alex’s family. We haven’t done anything flashy or super exciting, but the warmer weather has been great and it’s been such a welcome change to get outside with the boys. Teddy has been building a wooden airplane of his own design with Nathan. He’s been using the drill and learning how to use a handsaw. Peter likes to ride his push bike, ride in the wagon, and walk down the street to throw rocks into the last puddle in the dry creek bed. Arthur is eating baby food and army crawling everywhere–I call him an all-terrain Archie, because he’s really good at going up and over anything that gets in his way. Sunday brought church and our monthly virtual board game party.
On our own, we’ve taken some great walks through the neighborhoods near our Air B&B. We are staying near Forest Park this time, which is a lovely place to stroll. It’s also the location for the art museum and the zoo. We had some excellent Mexican food last night (surprise!) and it’s been good to cook our own meals more consistently for a bit. The temps have dropped again, but it’s still not as cold as it was 10 days ago, so it feels good to get outside. We’ll have a few more days of grandson snuggles here before we head out on Saturday.
Love to you all!
Paradise
Happy October! We hope you are enjoying this beautiful time of year! Some people dream of paradise on a quiet tropical beach, listening to the surf with a drink in hand. Not this girl! Give me mountains, especially drenched in autumn color, bursting with new spring leaves, or covered in snow. We are spending October in one of our favorite places–Big Cottonwood Canyon just east of the Salt Lake Valley. We are loving the gorgeous golden aspen with the deep pine greens. Hiking is great and so is the smell of fresh forest! Nathan’s sister, Liz, and her husband, Christian, joined us one morning for a lovely hike through the woods. We got to experience a powerful thunderstorm and then a full day of snowfall. Our condo for the month is just right for us and we love having access to a pool, hot tubs, sauna, and workout facilities. We especially like that we can pop back to the valley to do some shopping or see family and friends. So far, so good!
Fun Family Time
We have had a lovely couple of weeks in Utah. We’ve been able to rest and recover from five months of travel, help Nathan’s mom at her house, and spend time with family.
Full Circle
Five months ago we flew to Rome from Utah. We had a summer of trying new places and experiences and revisiting old favorites and now we’re back where we started. Since we get the question a lot, I thought I would share some of our favorites from our travels in Europe this year.