House O' Sullivans

Sophie, me, Sean, Casey and Lindy on a training hike out to the overlook on Grandeur Peak. Lindy at her piano recital at the Marmalade Branch Library on September 6th, 2025. Sophie ran in the Beehive XC Invite at Sugarhouse Park on September 12th. Sophie with friend, Sarah Nichols, after the race at Sugarhouse Park. Mountain Monday hike! Lindy and Sean spent a Volo school week with the Norwegian School of Nature Life learning about "friluftsliv" with Tom Cammermeyer and Elliot Goldman in the Uintas.  Sean. Sean and Lindy with Elliot. The Volo kids being schooled by Tom and Elliot in the Unitas. Lindy and Jonah in the Uintas. Lindy with Jane. This was a magical week for Lindy and Sean. Tom, herding Sean along the trail in the Unitas. Lindy and the neighborhood kids spent a few days crafting blow darts (with glitter paper) and perfecting their shot accuracy in the backyard.  Lindy, crafting on the sewing machine. She is always making something. Sophie and Hallee with Oliver Ska...

  Lindy and I found this crazy big skeleton in the backseat of a Jeep, parked at the Millcreek City Offices where we were meeting up with the Dicksons to present a case for a better crosswalk on 900 East (near the Dickson's house) to the Millcreek Community Council. Casey picked these beauties in early October! I headed down to the north rim of the Grand Canyon on October 2nd for an epic rim to rim to rim hike over the course of 2 days. My friends have been organizing trips to the Grand Canyon for a few years but every year I seem to have an excuse (generally that I'll miss one of the kid's big cross country races). This year I told them I was coming, no matter what. I committed . Turns out that it was a half-hearted commitment though because I didn't start training, at least not seriously. I was doing my regular short hikes once a week and running a few times during the week but not getting in the longer, more significant hikes that are necessary to train for this kind...