The Journal

My wife’s mom had a landmark birthday this week and we wanted to do something as a family to celebrate. So we took to the hills to enjoy God’s creation

There are times when I have adventure withdrawals. My mind loses the ability to focus on anything except exploring the unknown or climbing a new peak. This last weekend, I

Our initial intentions were to hike at Boulder Lake for Memorial Day this year. Unfortunately, we got reports of snow on that side of the mountain that would likely keep

The years march on. There are many evidences of the passing of time, but none so obvious as the aging of your children. And my precious little girl has turned

As a family, we wanted to do a little adventuring this summer. This spring we talked about a few things and definitely wanted to see Craters of the Moon. Finally,

Went for a little camping trip with some friends this weekend. In an effort to enjoy myself, which I did, I left my camera in the bag more than I

The kids and I wanted some goals for our backyard soccer games. I thought it would be a fun little project for us this afternoon. They turned out really nice,

The Idaho Cattle Association turned 100 years old. How do they celebrate? Well, run some cattle up the middle of Chinden of course. 🙂 The event was short and sweet

The Cushing family gathered for a reunion this last week. We met in Donelly, Idaho. The camp was beautiful and the weather was perfect for a retreat in the forest.

We have a nice tree that sits in our back yard, just beyond the patio. Finches seem to love that tree, so we hung 2 bags of finch food there

Tonight was a good ole family movie night. It just included a whole bunch of extended family. Many of whom I’ve never met. The movie of the day was the

What a beautiful weekend. Just as the weather begins to transition from spring time feeling temps to something more like the surface of the sun. Friday evening, we headed to