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Written by: Jill Greenlaw
Living in a land-locked state doesn’t mean you can’t have some island adventures. Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah is an exotic state park, with island views, animals, history, and beaches.
We recently visited Antelope Island, which is approximately one hour’s drive north of Salt Lake City. You don’t take a boat to get there, but get to drive on a causeway where you can immediately breathe in the salty air from the Great Salt Lake. After arriving …
Mammoth Cave Idaho: a Unique Travel Destination
Mammoth Cave in Idaho is unique. Usually on our site, we like to talk about fun places to visit: France, Hawaii, …that kind of thing. Normal stuff. What we don’t talk about too much are those oddball, out of the way places that aren’t on your travel agent’s list
Spring Flowers: Thanksgiving Point Tulip FestivalWhat is your favorite way to celebrate Earth Month? I can’t think of a better activity than seeing spring flowers bloom. So, my family was thrilled when Thanksgiving Point offered us tickets to this year’s Tulip Festival.
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Seeing Spring Flowers: The Perfect Family Outdoors Activity
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Planning a Family Get-togetherFamily get-togethers are now more important than ever before. It’s easy to depend on social media to stay in touch with relatives spread far and wide, but having meaningful relationships means seeing each other face-to-face once in a while. Remember, the younger generation may not have gotten the opportunity to …
3 Tips for Spring CleaningNervous about what your house and yard hold now that the snow is melting and the cold is leaving? It’s around that time to whip out the cleaning and organizing …supplies and and start spring cleaning!
In my home when spring comes, out come the yellow rubber gloves. Cleaning the
Printables: Creating Your Family TreeHave you ever heard of a family tree? I remember when I was a young girl, I would watch my mother fill out our family tree. It was a large, 11 x 14 colorful tree with places on each branch for family names. My mother added the names of my…
Printable: Family Dinner Discussion StartersHow often do you and your family have dinner around the table? Our family is lucky if we can sit down together three times a week. I have busy teenagers and kids, so it is sometimes a challenge to connect this way. Sundays are my favorite day because we don’t…
Family Fun: Disney on Ice Dare to DreamDisney on Ice’s new show, “Dare to Dream”… makes every girl’s wishes come true. The stunning show highlights stories from some of Disney’s movies and makes sure that all of the princesses are seen by the end of the performance. I loved it when a cute girl sitting next to
Family Fun: Entertainment at the Thrift StoreIf you are like me, you are always looking for ways to have family fun without spending a lot of money. I recently took a trip to my sister’s house in Boise, Idaho. We decided to go thrift store… shopping. Our kids needed some entertainment, and they love to go
10 Springtime Family ActivitiesSpring is around the corner and my first impulse is to run outside and enjoy the weather! This is one of the reasons why it is the perfect season for springtime family activities…. As winter ends, every member of the family is restless. Harnessing that energy for family togetherness
