I've been thinking...which is often a good thing, but sometimes not.....but the point is that these last couple birthdays hit me really hard and made me THINK about some of the things that I want out of life. And I'm not talking about my birthdays, but the birthdays of our two eldest sons: Zadok turned 7 a couple weeks ago and Odin turned 5 this past Saturday. Whoa! They are old!
It will be only 11 more years until Zadok's 18, and turning in his missionary papers to serve away from home for 2 years. It's going to happen in a blink of an eye! There are so many things I want to do with him and his brothers before they grow up; so many places I want to show them! I made a bucket list of hopeful family adventures, and here they are:
- Hiking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim
- Camping and boulder climbing in Joshua Tree National Park
- Camping and hiking in Zion's National Park
- Road-triping to historic church monuments in New York and Missouri
- Backpacking through some of the Pacific Crest Trail
- Building a summer shack on our Southern Utah land
- Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, and Goblin Valley.
- Boating on Lake Shasta and Lake Powell
- Hiking in Sequoia National Park to see the giant redwood trees
- Riding big roller-coasters at amusement parks
- Buying a house and planting our favorite fruit trees
- Owning my very own pet pig
- Stargazing on warm summer nights out on the trampoline
- Backpacking through Coyote Gulch
- Building a tree house
Now I'm wondering....how the heck can we do everything we want WAY over here on this teeny-weeny island with no money to travel?
2 comments:
adventures adventures adventures! You are living your dreams gracefully! So excited for you all!
Thanks! Excited to get moving towards the next step in life!!
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