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My Blue Eyed Baby

The girls and I took the opportunity to check out the houses on The Highland Lakes Garden Club Home Tour today. We saw some amazing ridge views and meticulously maintained gardens. All very inspiring! On the tour we got to stop at the Aldridge family home who has beautiful lake views, gorgeous hydrangeas flanking the yard, and their own private nature trail.

When I saw the garden full of blue hydrangeas blossoms, I asked Savannah to quickly pose for a picture and my mind quickly flashed back to a photo I took of her in our living room with hydrangeas when she was 2 months old. It was unplanned (and I had to modify her shirt color), but this image feels like the perfect recreation 19 years later!

After fishing this image off a hard drive, I remembered how pivotal moments like these were to inspiring my career as a photographer. After a friend blessed us with newborn pictures with Savannah, it gave me the drive to set up and try doing my own photo sessions with her each month of her 1st year. She was my very first portrait client!

You may look at this amateur image and laugh at the sheet thrown over the fireplace with cut hydrangeas from the back yard, with decent enough exposure from a pop up flash, but to me it was my foundation as a children’s portrait photographer.

Savannah we’ve learned a few things together through the years, but you will always be my blue eyed baby!

For this year’s Spoiled Rotten Photography Personal Project, my inspiration piece came from one of my own photos, that is the beginning of its own story.

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Boston to Bar Harbor

A couple years ago we ventured out West as a family to explore as many of the National Parks as we could in the Utah/Arizona region in a week. This year we decided to check another National Park off for the girls, but head up the New England coast to Acadia National Park. After exploring airport options in that region, we routed our trip through Boston and drove up the coast to Bar Harbor.

After flying into Boston and renting a car, we headed to get dinner from a fun new restaurant I discovered on Instagram, Boston Pizza Cupcakes, serving pizza cupcakes. It was a fun concept and we all got to pick out the flavors we wanted to try. The toppings were good, but all thought the dough was too thick and could use a little work.

After dinner, I made Jonathan drive 30 minutes away to a sugar shack in the woods. Another Instagram find, and something you just have to do once. You can pull up any time of day, pick a treat and send the owner Venmo payment or leave cash.

Sunday, from our hotel in Boston we were able to walk to worship with a local congregation, and then spend the afternoon walking and exploring along the Freedom Trail downtown. We were told, you have to try the cannoli from Mike’s Pastry while in Boston! So we enjoyed one of the many authentic Italian restaurants, La Famiglia Giorgio’s for dinner and walked to Mike’s to try one of the 20+ different flavors of cannoli.

Highlight Reel of Our Day in Boston

Monday we began our journey up the coast with a stop in Gloucester, MA. We enjoyed a self-guided tour through the medieval-style Hammond Castle and spotted our first lighthouse across the bay. While at Hammond Castle, we did a quick senior photo shoot with Savannah, and then routed our way around to the Eastern Point Lighthouse. It was fun taking in the views from the concrete jetty.

From there we drove up the MA coast to Rockport. Rockport is a picturesque small seaside town. They have a charming shopping and dining district to explore.

I learned this red building, simply called Motif #1, a red fisherman shack, is one of the most painted and photographed buildings in the world. You know I had to make this stop on our journey, just for this picture!

On our way to Portland, ME, we stopped at Nubble Lighthouse and Lobster Point Lighthouse. The afternoon sun was beautiful reflecting off the white lighthouse against the blue sky. The girls could have spent hours climbing the rocks around each lighthouse we stopped at.

We spent 2 nights in Portland, ME with a day to explore Portland by bicycle. The bicycle tour took us by 5 lighthouses in the Portland area, with the final stop at the famous Portland Head Lighthouse.

We tried the obligatory Maine lobster rolls from a food truck for lunch on our bicycle tour.

The next day we headed north again with a morning stop in Freeport, Maine. In Freeport you have to check out the L.L. Bean flagship store and there are a bunch of other outlet stores that have built up around it.

From there we made a stop at the Marshall Point Lighthouse that was in the famous Forrest Gump running scene.

Our next stop up the coast was the picturesque Owl Head Lighthouse.

By the time we made it to our last lighthouse stop, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, everyone was a little tired of looking at lighthouses and they vetoed walking out on the long concrete jetty to see it.

Lighthouses Between Boston and Bar Harbor

We rented Lucky Stone Retreat, a cozy VRBO, for a couple nights outside of Bar Harbor that had the best waterfront views.

I caught an amazing early sunrise at low tide the first night

On the 4th of July we drove up Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. We were met with chilly temps and high winds.

We spent some time walking around and checking out the shops in downtown Bar Harbor.

We ended the day back at our rental house with our own private fireworks show from the neighbors on either side of us!

On Friday, we met the real Bar Harbor with a foggy harbor cruise. After our boat tour, we had just enough time with low tide to walk out on the Bar Island trail.

On Saturday we began our trek back to Boston, but first we made a stop to cuddle with a few alpaca at The Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm. It was a fun experience and I recommend getting some alpaca wool socks!

For more details, pictures and stories from the trip check out my Boston and Maine story highlights on Instagram.

The 4 of us enjoyed our time together as a family before Savannah heads off to college in August. While this would be an amazing trip to take in the Fall with cooler temps and the leaves changing, it was just as charming an enjoyable during the middle of Summer.

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She Will Be Missed

As I began thinking about playing along with the 2024 Spoiled Rotten Photography Personal Projects, I knew the subjects I wanted to focus on. The bond that Savannah has with our dog, Daisy. Daisy and Savannah will both miss each other next year when Savannah heads off to college!

I came across this image on Pinterest that displayed the bond between a girl and her dog. I loved the evening golden light and the shallow depth of field.

While we didn’t catch a light filled evening, this is our backyard version with a little magic added for fun. I played around with a new to me 100 mm lens. I love the merge of the tiny pines trees that have taken over in the back of our yard, that look more like a forest.

This is the original of my favorite image, but knew it needed a little extra sparkle.

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A Creative Escape

This girl always knows when I need a creative escape! I had already thought what a pretty Summer day it would be for a portrait session and then Sarah Beth asked if I wanted her to get dressed up to take pictures. YES! Maybe the days of begging and having to drag my kids out for a photo session are over?!

Being the end of July, my mind went to a field of sunflowers. We have done that before. That was her one request… no hot, itchy fields of sunflowers. So my mind went to… “What about a patch of colorful zinnias?”

I couldn’t come up with a field of zinnias quick enough, but what we found was even better! A quick stop to our local Piggly Wiggly for a bottle of Coca Cola and a sunflower and “let’s just see what we can find at Mt. Lau rel.”

I call this “freestyle photography.” No external flash, no plan, just figure it out as you go, chasing pockets of beautiful afternoon sun.

I love the bright nostalgic looks that we were about to get with pockets of beautiful afternoon sun on the sidewalk!

Oh, and look we ended up finding some colorful zinnias after all!

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Marching Into Her Senior Year

Savannah is marching into her senior year! It is hard to believe we have reached this milestone year so quickly! As I tell Savannah’s story through senior portrait sessions this year, I knew I wanted some dramatic portraits on the Chelsea field with her marching uniform. Savannah picked up and starting playing the clarinet in 6th grade and has stuck with it the last 6 years.

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A Puerto Rico Adventure to Remember

With one year of high school Spanish under her belt, Savannah has gotten to immerse herself in 2 different hispanic cultures with a mission trip to Honduras and a Puerto Rico adventure to remember this Summer.

One of our dear friend’s daughter graduated this year and asked Savannah and I to tag along for a special trip to Puerto Rico to celebrate her graduation. I was tasked with finding and booking adventurous excursions to help us explore the beauty of Puerto Rico.

We rented a 3 bedroom condo through Airbnb at the Aquatika resort. Savannah and I flew in a day early and were able to get settled and find our way around our corner of the island. The resort was a safe gated community with a variety of pools and beach access that made it fun for the girls to explore some on their own.

Most people who come to Puerto Rico, come to Old San Juan on a cruise ship. In one day this is the only part of the island they are able to take in. After attending a local church service on Sunday, Savannah and I had a fun meal at Waffle Era Tea Room and decided to explore the streets of Old San Juan before picking up the Tash’s from the airport.

I enjoyed the cobblestone streets with varied colored buildings. We found some of the iconic picture spots… Umbrella Street on Fortaleza Street (which currently was lined with paper bells), Pigeon Park, and the 2 forts that line the northern shore.

El Yunque Rainforest Adventure

We began our week with a full day of adventuring with I sland Journeys. We met up with a tour that took us trekking through a muddy trail, climbing over rocks, through crevices, around waterfalls, and plenty of time to slide down rocks and jump off cliffs into a refreshing pool of water. Check out my highlight reel below…

Bio Bay Kayak Tour

After a nice local dinner at Rincon Del Faro, where we were able to try an island favorite, Mofungo – a plantain mash stuffed with meat of choice, we headed to our final adventure of the day with a Kayak tour to a bioluminescent bay.

Puerto Rico is home to 3 different bioluminescent bays where you can usually see the glowing plankton throughout the year. Our tour partnered with Kayaking Puerto Rico in Fajardo to take us out in kayaks through a mangrove canal into an open lagoon. The plankton is best viewed under a new moon and dark sky conditions, which we didn’t have on this evening. With the help of a tarp to create darkness we were able to splash water into our kayaks and see the magical blue sparkles glow jump around.

A Magical Island Tour

Caroline is an avid horse rider and has grown up tending to horses, so we knew we had to experience Vieques, a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico, by horse. We took the local ferry across to the island for our afternoon adventure with Esperanza Riding Company. We had a taxi pick us up at the Ferry Terminal on the north side of the island and take us the south side of the island. We enjoyed fresh mangos from the orchard at the stable, while we waiting to set saddled up.

We rode through some trails, city streets, and scenic overlooks, but my favorite part was the open beaches we walked through with the island’s wild horses all around us.

This trail ride was a little less intense than Savannah’s first experience on a horse last Summer at Bryce Canyon!

An Underwater Adventure

If you go to Puerto Rico, you can’t miss one of the many options to snorkel and explore the underwater reefs and sea life. On Wednesday we dodged thunderstorms and spent the afternoon with Snorkeling Puerto Rico. We were chartered in a boat out to a reef location to explore, then we beached for a bit at the edge of Icacos Island.

We caught a beautiful sunset after the storms on our way to dinner.

If Walls Could Talk in Old San Juan

With our last day in Puerto Rico, we went to explore more of Old San Juan and take in the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. This fort sits majestically at the tip of the northern most point of the island. It was pretty impressive to walk through the 500 year old solid walls of this fort and think of all the people it has seen over the years! The views from the top and different levels were pretty impressive!

We got back to our resort just in time to quickly change clothes and catch sunset portraits on our beach. I couldn’t think of a better ending to our week in Puerto Rico, full of adventure and memories to remember!

It is hard to believe we are about to embark on Savannah’s Senior year!

I would love to know if you have a favorite place you have been in Puerto Rico or if you are planning a trip in the future!

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The Circle

On a recent last minute trip to Nashville, the girls and I were able to experience our first Grand Ole Opry show. Being Thanksgiving weekend and one of the busiest times around the Opryland Hotel and Opry Mills Mall, I was surprised to find some balcony tickets available and knew it would be a fun to experience the Nashville country flavor in a family friendly environment.

Carrie Underwood introduced the evening through a prerecorded video that explained the history behind the “circle” of different colored wood on the stage, and the emotion that artists feel as they walk into that circle on the Grand Ole Opry stage. I was surprise to learn the Grand Ole Opry is coming up on 100 years running.

The show was a blend of old and new talent and featured more than just vocal artists. I appreciated the spotlight given to the instrumentalists on stage and we were blown away from the talent of a harmonica player.

As the show moved from one act to the next, what caught my eye was the limber camera man in the shadows who would stretch and contort himself to film varying angles of the artists and instrumentalists. He knew how to project the artists in the best light to shine for the audience on the big screens.

More than any artist on stage, it was this camera man that I resonated with. I have spent many years in the shadows finding and casting the best light to tell the story of children, families, and various events. I am at peace when I am able to fulfill this creative role in my life.

Sitting on one side of me was a daughter who didn’t particularly want to be there, but allowed herself to relax into the show and enjoy the experience. Understanding music and playing the clarinet in the school band, I envisioned her on stage as an accompanying musician. The other daughter on my other side was excited to see the stage where some of her favorites like Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash once performed. She is developing a vocal talent and I could see her standing in that circle one day with a microphone in hand. As much as she can see herself also in the circle, she fears the spotlight corrupting her strong moral character. Her fears light a fire in me to guide her to be a light in this dark world!

In Life

Whether you are called to be in the circle as the lead performer, backup singer/musician, or the one recording the event, be proud of the role you play to deliver an excellent show to the spectators.

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Let Your Light Shine

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16.

While we were on our family vacation to Utah, I knew I wanted to find a red rock background to photograph Sarah Beth in this dress we purchased from SHEIN. The Double Arch at Arches National Park at sunset turned out to be the perfect backdrop!

Each year we challenge our Spoiled Rotten Photography photographers to find inspiration in a work of art, or work of another photographer that speaks to them and experiment with different lighting, setting, clothing, etc. to produce their own work of photographic art.

I have been a fan of LJ Holloway’s soft environmental portraits for a while. I recently came across this senior session she did with a red rock environment, and it got my wheels turning for what I wanted to capture in Utah with Sarah Beth.

The reality of taking portraits at a popular National Park is the image on the left. There were a good many people crossing our path while trying to take sunset portraits. Never underestimate Photoshop to save the day.

After working with several angles, using the sun and the arches to our advantage I just happen to catch an unexpected magical glow of the sun through a tiny hole in big rock to the left of the Double Arch. I adjusted my camera settings to freeze the sun’s rays as it burst through the hole at the perfect angle and we photographed a couple images adding a touch of light from an external flash Savannah held off to the left.

I love the effect in the following image with the natural light source, the sun, and the artificial light source bursting in unison.

The look and determination on this image owns me! Only Sarah Beth would climb the Double Arch barefoot and in a dress as a reward for letting me take portraits in front of the arches.

Sarah Beth you radiate the Lord’s light and I have no doubt you will continue to Let Your Light Shine throughout your life.

Are you traveling to an amazing destination? Hit me up, I’m always available for hire to travel and capture you and your family in amazing places!

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11 Day Utah/AZ National Park Tour

We just got back from an 11 day Utah/AZ National Park road trip tour of the “Mighty Five” National Parks in Utah plus the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It would be possible to take this trip in 7 days, but we gave ourselves some extra time in Salt Lake City after we flew in and in Las Vegas before we flew out.

After our trip to Yellowstone and Glacier National Park, we knew we wanted to take the girls to visit as many national parks we could this Summer before our annual National Park Pass expired.

Jonathan had a lot of Marriott Rewards points banked from work travel, so we chose our accommodations around hotels we could stay for free and then chose a VRBO in the middle of our trip to be able to spread out and wash clothes.

Thursday, June 2 – 5:30 pm Southwest flight to Salt Lake City.

I was able to book one way tickets for around $200/per person.

Friday, June 3 – Salt Lake City – SpringHill Suites Sugar House

We didn’t get to hotel till 1:30 am, so we slept in and then hit a couple thrift stores looking for dresses for Bonneville Salt Flat pictures. We drove around downtown and spent some time walking through the Mormon Church History Museum before going back to hotel to rest and get ready for salt flat pictures.

Saturday, June 4 – Salt Lake City

We had a day to explore Salt Lake City with the Connect Pass.

Sunday, June 5 – Salt Lake City

We left our hotel and visited a local church in Kaysville before beginning our drive to Moab. It is about a 4 hour drive from Salt Lake City to Moab. We got checked into our hotel and had enough time to grab some food at the local City Market grocery store before driving out to Dead Horse State Park to catch the sunset.

Monday, June 6 – Moab – SpringHill Suites Moab

Our hotel was less than 5 minutes from the Arches National Park entrance. We left at 4:30 am to drive into the park and be able to hike the Delicate Arch Trail to watch the sunrise. We began the trail around 5:00 am in the dark with flashlights and a Father/Son group navigating alongside us. It was well worth the early wake up call to beat the heat and the crowds typically found at the Delicate Arch!

After hiking back down the mountain, we drove around the roads and checked out the Windows Arches and Turret Arch before heading back to the hotel to catch breakfast. After resting, we walked around in the local shops of Moab and enjoyed an afternoon meal at the local food truck park.

Tuesday, June 7 – Moab

We got up early again to watch the sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park. It was about a 45 minute drive into the park from our hotel, but we didn’t have to hike too far to get to the Mesa Arch. This is a very popular spot for photographers and tourist to capture the sun’s rays peaking over the mountain and through the thin arch.

We hiked a few other short trails like the Whale Trail and the Upheavel Dome Trail before heading back to the hotel. Our hotel had a really nice outdoor patio and pool area, so the girls enjoyed resting and swimming for the afternoon. That evening we went back into the Arches park to take some portraits before sunset.

Wednesday, June 8 – Moab

We left our hotel and drove 2.5 hours to Capital Reef National Park. We were surprised by the different looking mountains and rock formations as we drove into this park. The green orchards were a pleasant oasis amount the mountains. We hiked the Cohab Canyon Trail. We had a later start in the day, so we definitely felt the heat more while hiking. There is a cute little bakery by the barn and the Cohab Canyon Trail. We got 2 small pies to enjoy as we drove the scenic drives before we left the park.

There really aren’t many hotels built up around Capital Reef, so it is no surprise it isn’t as popular the other 4 Utah parks.

From here we had about 4.5 hour drive to get to our next destination in Page, Arizona. Page is right on the Utah/Arizona border, and not too far from the parks in Utah, but the few roads have to route around mountains.

Along the way we found Henrie’s Drive In restaurant and tried their famous “Chubby Cheese Burgers”.

We had just enough time before dark to stop and hike up to the Sand Caves just outside Kanab, Utah. These caves are easy to access just off Highway 89 and a fairly easy hike up to.

Thursday, June 9 – Page – VRBO

There are plenty of hotels in this tourist/crossroads town, but we chose a VRBO to have a little more space to spread out and be able to do laundry half way through our trip. Page is famous for its local Antelope slot canyons and Horseshoe Bend. Page is on Arizona time, which in the Summer is 1 hour behind Utah time, so that messed with us a little with sunrise and sunset times.

We did a Kayak and Canyon tour in the morning. This was a lot of fun and we got some amazing pictures in the lower Antelope slot canyon that can only be accessed by boat.

We enjoyed Birdhouse for lunch in town after that physical activity in the sun.

We were able to able to check out the famous Horseshoe Bend at sunset along with hundreds of other people!

Friday, June 10 – Page

We drove 2.5 hours to the Grand Canyon North Rim National Park. This was one of the most scenic drives of the week, driving to and from the park.

Make sure to stop at the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center and walk out on the bridge to see the Colorado River below.

Jacob’s Inn is a fun pit stop before you enter the drive to the park. They have a great gift shop with tshirts that are cheaper than the park visitor center. They have some amazing cookie choices also that you don’t want to miss!

We drove around to the lookout vista points at the Grand Canyon and didn’t take on any hikes. Before we left, we did see a rain storm brewing to the south. We were told it had been 70 days since the southern Utah region had gotten any rain!

For dinner, we stopped back at Jacob’s Inn to try the Fry Bread food truck. It didn’t disappoint!

Saturday, June 11 – Cedar City – Courtyard Cedar City

We packed up and left our VRBO and drove 2.5 hours to Bryce Canyon. We booked an afternoon horse trail ride through Bryce Canyon. We are all new to horseback riding, but everyone said this may have been their favorite activity of the week! We did the 3 hour tour that takes you 8 miles into the canyon and around the Peek-A-Boo trail and back. Once we got over the fears of going downhill on switchbacks on the edge of cliffs on a horse, it was smooth riding.

The views from the top and from below were amazing!

It was another amazing scenic drive from Bryce Canyon to our next hotel in Cedar City. We stopped at Aunt Sue’s Chalet for dinner along the drive. The the food was ok, but the homemade pie was pretty fantastic!

Sunday, June 12 – Cedar City

Our last National Park to visit was Zion National Park. I know this is a favorite park for many, and I wish we had more time and energy to devote to exploring it. We came prepared and geared up to hike the famous Narrows hike along the Virgin River. We got to the park early to beat the crowds and heat and catch the 6:00 shuttle bus to the Narrows hike. At Zion, everyone has to park at the visitor center and ride a bus to 1 of 9 stops to reach different trails.

Recommendations for Narrows Hike

Water Shoes – Shoes have a good grip on the bottom.
Water Socks – This shoe and sock combo were comfortable for hiking in and out of water.
Hiking stick or dowel to keep balance on rocks – we picked up 4 dowels at a local Ace Hardware and left at the end of the trail for someone else to use when we were done.

You walk along a paved 1 mile path to get to the entrance on the river and then you are hiking through the river and along the shore back and forth to go up the canyon. We didn’t hike all the way to the end of the trail, and turned around at the Wall Street area. It took us a good 5 hours to complete the trail. It was well worth an early start after we saw the crowds that had increased on the hike back!

We were tired and hungry when we got back so we stopped for lunch at the restaurant at the lodge.

When you leave the park don’t miss the gem of a local coffee shop, FeelLove Coffee just outside the park. They had an extensive menu and was a nice treat for the drive back to Cedar City.

There was a Golden Corral across the street from our hotel, so the girls were excited to try that buffet for the first time.

Monday, June 13 – Las Vegas – Marriott Grand Chateau

We packed up and left Cedar City and stopped in St. George for lunch and one last cup of FeelLove Coffee before heading to Las Vegas. Once we got to Las Vegas we had a few hours before we could check into our hotel, so we drove down and checked out Hoover Dam. We were impressed with the size and magnitude of this dam as we walked across it! Like Lake Powell in Page, you could see where the water lines on Lake Mead was hundreds of feet below where it once was.

After checking into our amazing villa room, we wouldn’t get to enjoy long, we toured the strip checking out the shopping and restaurants tucked into the grand hotels.

Sarah Beth loves Flamingos, so we made sure to check out the flamingo habitat at the Flamingo Resort.

With children, make sure to check out the huge M&M store, but a tip for you. When you are suddenly craving M&M’s you can get a bag for a lot cheaper next door at Target.

Las Vegas may not be somewhere I want to spend a lot of time, but it was fun seeing some of the famous sites before our early morning flight.

Tuesday, June 14 – 5:20 am flight on Southwest from Las Vegas to Birmingham

Thanks for sticking around while we shared our 11 Day Utah/AZ National Park Tour. Let me know if you love any of these places we visited or if you need help planning a future trip for your family!

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Experience Salt Lake City

The best way to experience Salt Lake City with children is to get the Connect Pass. We had a Saturday to explore local attractions and this pass well paid for itself as we were able to visit 5 of the 16 attractions on the list.

Savannah loves dinosaurs, so we began our day at Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life. It was a well put together museum taking you through different prehistoric time periods and meeting some of the animals that would have lived in different regions.

Next we drove over to the Museum of Natural Curiosity, which is also in the Thanksgiving Point area. We didn’t know what to expect walking in, but this was a well done hands on museum for children and adults to explore together. Our girls would have appreciated it a lot more 5 years ago, but it was still fun to check out.

We completed the Thanksgiving Point attractions with a walk through the beautiful Ashton Gardens. They were hosting a Dinosaur Island through the Summer, so it was fun to meet the animatronic dinosaurs along the paths.

After lunch we drove out to Park City for Sarah Beth’s request to do the Ropes Course at Olympic Park. This was my first experience with this type of high ropes course. Savannah and I went with the Discovery course that ended with a zipline back down and Jonathan and Sarah Beth braved the moderate Canyon course.

With the rest of our evening we drove to the downtown SLC area and enjoyed a stroll through the Red Butte Gardens. It was a fun place to dream of gardens we would love to have one day.

On the way to the gardens Sarah Beth was pleasantly surprised to see the East High School from the High School Musical series.

While we were downtown on Friday, we walked through the Mormon Church History Museum. It was interesting to learn the origins of the Mormon faith. On the upper floor they had unique religious artwork from artists from all over the world.

I look forward to the fresh restaurant choices that Salt Lake City has to offer every time I visit! Some of my favorites are…

The Best Fresh Fast Casual Dining in Salt Lake City

Blue Lemon – Real food served quickly.
Cafe Rio – A build your own Tex Mex entree. Make sure to try the mint limeade!
Cafe Zupas – A large menu with soups, salads, and sandwiches. What’s not to love about the surprise chocolate covered strawberry that comes with every meal?
Pizzaria Limone – Unique personal pizzas. Who knew fruit could be so good on pizza!
Crumbl Cookie – Where this cookie craze began!
In-N-Out Burger – A CA favorite that you can find in SLC.

Have you been to Salt Lake City? What are some of your favorite activities?

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