A friend texted me as we were leaving for our getaway, “Be safe, stay dry, and make a memory.” Funny how the first two we automatically always do. The last is rarely thought of ahead of time. In fact, sometimes when you want to make a memory it rarely goes right. It’s like trying to take that perfect photo of small kids. Almost impossible and is a miracle if you actually capture a good one. Like the ones below:
And then we tried again but then sometimes the older kid makes it hard…
And then your wife says, why don’t you let me take the picture:
But when you place yourself in an environment where you can relax and have fun, the moments that turn into memories just happen naturally.
These photos were taken at Elephant Rocks State Park. A favorite place for my family. We have tons of great memories from there. Lots of climbing, joking about the Elephant’s “crack” and a great view at the top! Here are some more photos from our visit to Elephant Rocks.






The first full week in January my wife and I felt convicted that our family should fast from media. For us that meant specifically comuter, TV and video games when using them for things not associated with work or school. Through the Christmas break we saw how easy it was for all of us to flip on the TV or the Wii instead of doing something together. Now we have had a lot of family fun with the Wii but a lot of our media intake was individual.