By C.S. Bezas

Heard of the fun new family craze, Geocaching? Have no idea how to do it or even if your family would want to? Never fear. In about five minutes time, you’ll have all the information you need to begin or to at least sound like an expert.

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By Dave Ellis

I have five kids; four girls and one poor nitpicked boy, but he deserves it. When we bought our current house we only had three little kids, two girls and the boy. It seemed like we had too much space; cabinets were empty, we put both cars in the garage and we had a bedroom for each child. Then another girl was born, then another. I just calculated the bathroom to girl ratio as being 1/4 and realized I need to change it.

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As I write this letter, my kids are off on an adventure with one of their grandmas. She took the four oldest and planned to be gone for five hours. Rumor was they were going to make cookies and then go see a movie. Brave soul, that grandma! Yesterday, they got to have an adventure with their other grandma. They went to the park with a picnic lunch and popcorn for the ducks. That trip ended early for reasons that shall remain nameless. But they certainly created plenty of fun memories!

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By Benjamin Combs

I have four children, ages 13, 5, 3, and 1. About once a year we make a trip from Utah to California to visit family. The 10 hour trip can be an adventure and so we have, out of necessity, come up with solutions to the usual car trip troubles. Here are seven tips which we use to make the trip as pleasant as possible.

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By Annette Lyon

As a young girl, I dreaded Mother’s Day.

I couldn’t have said why. My mother was the sun and the moon to me. Yet each year on Mother’s Day, she sat in the chapel listening to talks about amazing mothers. She inevitably broke down in tears and was miserable for the rest of the day.

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