Pie Road Trip 2016

Pie #4-7

It was an epic Saturday! I live in the beautiful state of Utah and surprisingly, we have some amazingly delicious pies. My incredible husband suggested we go on a pie road trip to the some small towns to try out the highly recommended options. It was well worth the trip.

We started out at 7am and headed south. Our first stop was Bicknell, Utah, about 3 hours from Salt Lake City and not far from the entrance into Capitol Reef National Park. Bicknell has a famous restaurant called the Sunglow Cafe. They are famous for their unusual pie selections which include Pickle Pie and Pinto Bean Pie. After having breakfast, we chose the pie sampler. It included the pickle pie, the pinto bean pie, the buttermilk pie, and the delicious oatmeal pie. They were all good but the oatmeal pie was my favorite. It tasted just like an oatmeal cookie. 

The other pies are worth it! So delicious! I recommend everyone get a taste of the famous pies at the Sunglow Cafe. You won't be disappointed.  

Three years later...

It's been over 3 years since I met Zane and went on our epic first date. We had an unknown road ahead for us but I think we have done a pretty good job. Look at these kids...they love and support each other in a way that has surprised me. Blending families is difficult but we have been truly blessed with amazing kids. We have graduated 3 from high school, we are sending one off on an LDS mission and sending another on a humanitarian trip to Kenya.  We have 5 drivers, high insurance rates, a new bicycle rider, lots of first dates, concerts, plays, a 2500-mile family road-trip in a 15-passenger van, senior trips to Palmyra and Boston, and countless other experiences with this family of ours. It has been an awesome 3 years and I'm excited to see what other adventures are ahead for us. 

Pie with purpose...

Pie #3-

This triple-berry pie made my list for this year. It was really good but the best part about it was the purpose behind it. I purchased it through an online auction for one of my old mission companions. She has twin girls just two weeks older than Jalyn. We lived in Texas at the same time when our girls were born and I have watched them grow up through pictures and sporadic play dates. Her girls are in need of some neurological testing and they had a bake sale to help raise funds. I wish I could have contributed more but any pie with that kind of story will make my list and it makes the pie even more delicious.