We had our eighth Röena Studio Show last night.  Jershon and I went on a trip at the beginning of the month so this show was our only one for our Month Three rotation topics.  Our topics were The British Isles, 1700’s Independence, and Rocks.  This show was all focused on The British Isles.  We...
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About Shelly

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m passionate about strengthening my relationship with Jesus Christ through personal growth, family history, teaching my children, and harnessing the power of early mornings …and documenting my experiences along the way. Welcome to my little corner of the world. 

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Nature Journaling

Something that I have wanted us to be more consistent with is nature journaling.  I learned about nature journaling from John Muir Laws.  I am still very much...
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Mountain Meals 2020

We haven’t been on as many actual campouts this summer compared to the last couple of years, but we have still gone camping a handful of times (and...
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Campout #5 2020: Heber Mountain

We had a lot going on in July so we weren’t able to go camping.  But we went on campout #5 for 2020 this weekend.  We went to...
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Pioneer Unit 2020: Day 7

Cecelia’s family went from ship, to train, to handcart (and it didn’t stop there…) on their journey from Bornholm, Denmark to Utah.  So today, we turned our wagon...
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Pioneer Unit 2020: Day 6

Today, we carded wool, spun yarn, and died the yarn with marigolds that we grew in our garden.  This was really fun!  This was my first time every...
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Pioneer Unit 2020: Day 5

Today we made cheese!  We had never made homemade cheese before so this was pretty fun.  And it was super easy. I used this farmer’s cheese recipe.  It...
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Pioneer Unit 2020: Day 4

Today, we went on a train ride.  Last week, we completed the first leg of Cecelia’s journey from Bornholm, Denmark to Utah.  And today, we next leg of...
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Pioneer Unit 2020: Day 3

In honor of Cecelia and Susannah, we went on a ship voyage today.  I built a ship just like last year.  We had fun buying our ship tickets,...
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Pioneer Unit 2020: Day 2

For our pioneer unit today, we built the Nauvoo Temple… out of legos. The kids each got a lego temple for Christmas last year that they have been...
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