Our Life in Alaska and Beyond

We got season passes to Cherry Hill (thanks Grandma and Grandpa B. for the best x-mas present ever!), and I love how the passes included Scary Hill! We went several times, sometimes I just took the girls, and Grandma and Grandpa B. came with us a few times too! So much fun! 🍒⛳️🧗🏻‍♀️🎃💀🕷️

Spooky mini golf. 10/6/23

Scott flew out Saturday afternoon, and we spent as much time together as we could before he left. That morning we went to Cherry Hill and mini golfed, and then we dropped him off at the airport. It was so hard saying goodbye, but we were ready to move back and start a new adventure!

 A round up of favorites from Aug. '23!

Noelle and Robyn performed with the Farmington High Nixelles (drill team) at an FHS football halftime! They had so much fun and did so good! 👯‍♀️ 8/11/23

Just a few faves from June 2023! We love summer!!! ☀️🌹😎

Mini golf at Cherry Hill 🍒⛳️ (Season passes here are the best things ever! Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa B!)

Ruby turned 11 on 6/6/23! She chose to have a "cherry" theme party, and we spent the day at Cherry Hill and had cherry cupcakes! We kept it pretty low key with just our little family and two of her closest friends, and it turned out to be a great day! It was maybe a little chilly swimming at Cherry Hill, but still tons of fun! Later that night we had Aunt Chrissy and Grandma and Grandpa Burton over to celebrate as well. For dinner Ruby picked delicious salmon tacos. Happy Birthday Ruby!! 🎂🍒

We had a fun filled Memorial Day weekend! We had a family party with Hadley's, went to the cemetery in Clearfield and in Bountiful, went swimming with Aunt Chrissy, and also went rock climbing at Cherry Hill. Welcome Summer!

Scott's paternal grandparents in Clearfield.

We had fun celebrating Scott's 39th birthday! We spent the morning mini-golfing at Cherry Hill, and for his cake I made a delicious raspberry mousse cake from my ATK cake book. It ended up being one of our favorites! It was very light and smooth and creamy and beautiful! So yummy! Happy Birthday Scott! We love you! 💗

I had a wonderful Mother's Day spent with family. I'm so grateful that I get to be mom to three amazing daughters, and that I have a wonderful mother who I look up to. We spent the day before Mother's Day with Scott's family, and then Sunday I had a nice relaxing morning at home, and then we went to my parents. So grateful for Moms! 

Yummy dinner and dessert at my parents.

Just a few highlights from April 2023. We went from ⛄ to 🌱. 

Monday, 4/3/23. We started off Spring Break with a bang, haha.

We loved having season passes to Cherry Hill over the summer, and they included entrance to their fall event: Scary Hill! They pretty much offered all the same things (minus the water park), but with a fun Halloween theme. They also had a tractor ride through the campground that was all decked out in skeletons acting out different scenes from movies and such. We went several times all throughout the month and definitely got full use of our passes. (Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa B.!)

Love this huge spider on the mini golf course! 🕷

We went to Cherry Hill many, many times this summer, thanks to our season passes that we got as a Christmas gift from my parents. I think one week we even went five times! It's only a few miles away from us, so it was easy to go in the evenings for just a few hours. My brother Jake and his family also got passes, and we went with them a few times, as well as with Chrissy a few times. And we went with the whole Burton side (Andy and fam, and Sam and fam) while Andy was visiting from AK. It was so much fun! 

The girls absolutely loved all the water activities, as well as the mini golf and rock climbing. With it being a water park, most the time I didn't bring my phone or camera, but this one time I did because I wanted at least a few moments captured by camera, haha. Grandma and Grandpa B. also came with us this time, so it was fun to have them there too. Enjoy these fun pics! 🍒 P.S. Scott used to be a lifeguard at Cherry Hill so it brings back lots of fun memories for him, too, haha!

Cannonball! Ruby has become the best little swimmer!

It's hard to believe our sweet baby Robyn is now five! (And also crazy to think she's the same age Ruby was when she was born. Noelle was two.) Robyn is such a joy in our family and is becoming quite silly. I think she likes attention a bit more than her older sisters, but is still a little shy, especially about big things, like starting kindergarten! I'm a bit behind in writing this because she's almost done with her kindergarten year, but she has done so well. She loves going to school, but also loves that it's only half day, and she has some one on one time with Mom before Ruby and Noelle get home from school, haha. 

To celebrate Robyn's birthday we went to Cherry Hill. Grandma and Grandpa Hadley also came with us and we all went mini golfing. The girls also did some rock climbing. We didn't do the water park this day, but we still had a great time. Happy Birthday Robby! (Later on in the August we celebrated Robyn's birthday with the Burton side and made a big cake. Post coming soon!)

We've been going to Cherry Hill all summer thanks to season passes from my parents. (Best Christmas gift!) When we first went mini golfing Robyn called her golf club a hockey stick, haha! I love that she still has some #alaskagrown in her!