We asked families to embrace the potential of 2016 with renewed energy and excitement. This year, we want look beyond lofty resolutions and try at least one new thing a month. You guessed it, "One New Thing" was the theme of January's Family Trails storytelling prompt!

We live down a dirt road surrounded by family, so we tend to let our children play outside without much of a watchful eye. They know the boundaries of our yard, and that they are supposed to ask to walk up to their Pawpaw's. Of course, sometimes they go past these boundaries without permission

"Get out and live" is a phrase I hear often, as it's the motto of a local nonprofit organization in Ogden, UT. It's also a motto that our family tries to live by as we take advantage of the beautiful rivers and mountains just minutes from our home.