Island fun...

A few weeks ago, the twigs invited

friends to join us hiking & geocaching 
(and playing king of the log) 
on the island. 

We saw lots of critters, 

furry

and not so furry.

The critter below was actually a cache container. 

Hahahah pretty clever - eewwww! 

It was a beautiful evening on the island

for skipping stones

and watching the sun sink below the horizon

and for laughing till our faces hurt.

    =D

Caching in on Spring Break 2016...

One of our last chances to get out for Spring Break, 

we went geocaching. 

Hunter was just a little boy when Bambi, 

his cub scout leader, 

took her group of cubs geocaching.

Hunter loved it and we decided it might be a fun thing to do as a family. 

We got a GPS for Christmas that year 

and have had lots of geocaching fun since then.

Just to give everyone a chance to find the cache, 

we came up with a code word to say when we've found it. 

We'll nonchalantly walk away from where we eyed the cache and call out "Hucklemucklemoo baby!" 

(Zac's friend, Mark, added the "baby" part 

when he was caching with us one day and it stuck.) 

As others find the cache, 

they'll call out too until the last person finds it...

or asks for hints.   ;)

Some containers are pretty clever which is fun...

 but I think our favorite part of geocaching is being outdoors 

with each other and with friends. <3

It's just another chance to ramble out yonder. 

Come join us!!!

Mini adventures with billy goats and a troll...

The twigs are both in High School but Hunter only has a 
High School Seminary class. 

All the rest of his classes are at the college 

so the twigs essentially have "Spring Break" on different weeks. 

Karen warned me years ago this would happen.
  (Thanks Karen!  ;)

This year instead of a week long "Spring Break" vacation,

we're having two separate weeks 
of mini "Spring Break" adventures.

Lucky us, 

Scottie & April joined us for the first of our mini adventures!   :)

The twigs were in Seminary on Friday afternoon

so we took off with Scott & April for a picnic and some geocaching

along the shore of The Great Salt Lake.  

Scott & April haven't geocached much but they sure have the knack!

Hucklemucklemoo baby!!

That night we picked up the twigs & their friends 

and the 8 of us headed out for a night hike.

It was beautiful!

In addition to the beautiful view,

 we got another opportunity to carry on our 

tradition of 

"Billy Goats Gruff."

If you look closely, 

you can see the twigs and their friends 

standing on rocks in the creek 

calling out in their most threatening troll voices

"Who's that tripping over my bridge!"

Scott & April love books

and tell the best fairy tales!

Whenever we're hiking with them and happen upon a bridge, 

the reenactment of the goats and troll begins.

Below, was our twigs

first thespians experience with 

 "Billy Goats Gruff."

The video makes us laugh, 
 - such good memories.   :)
Our cute little "baby troll in training" 
wasn't too sure at first but she picked it up quick. 

Our first "Billy Goats Gruff"

 This was the sight of another 

"Billy Goats Gruff"

episode.

"Trip trap trip trap..."