Mountain getaways are a time to explore, discover and delight in the myriad of wildlife encounters! A trip to the Tonto Fish Hatchery proved fascinating as we inspected the various species of trout that inhabit Arizona waters. Are we the only weird one’s left that enjoy reading all of the signs? Our zoo did away […]
nature walks
Our Daily Dose of Science!
Monsoon season has a way of luring us outdoors… The smell of the creosote, the dip in temperature and puddles, puddles everywhere! I think the boys couldn’t be more pleased with the ‘daily outdoors challenge’. They know that if I’m feeling iffy on going outside that they can just bring this up and hold me accountable! […]
A Week of Walks!
Since evening heat isn’t too intense yet, we’ve taken to an after-dinner walk. Greta’s in bed by 6pm and my amazing husband does the dinner dishes each night (How blessed am I???), so the boys and I have taken this time to depart for an evening stroll! Because we get bored easily, we came up […]
The Daily Outdoor Challenge
What would happen if we made a commitment to spend special time EACH and EVERY day outdoors? I’d venture to guess that we would feel: more relaxed more connected with our family more connected with the Lord more productive with the rest of our day I’d venture we would be able to: think clearer focus […]
A Forest Walk
Through a cacti forest that is… The desert lured us out. It is in full bloom – greener, with tiny splashes of color. We ran, poked the dirt, inspected scat, played in dry washes and admired God’s creation. Greta managed to sleep through it all securely snuggled up to me. This was a particularly windy day. […]
Pencils and Paint at the Preserve
The weather finally cooled off which is a good thing because we’ve all been getting a little stir crazy. So we grabbed our colored pencils, water colors and headed over to the riparian preserve nearby! The boys were so excited to add a nature inspired picture to their art books and visit our favorite little […]