I’m turning into my Dad
Growing up I was convinced of two things: 1) we had the best family ever 2) even though I thought my family was great, my Dad was a little too…
this week:
celebrated (and bemoaned) the fact that my last child turned three (more on that later) went on a romantic date with my husband to Target to shop for the presents…noticed…
the real story
My friend commented to me after reading this blog the other day that it seemed like things are running pretty seamless in our household. And that made me realize I…
good habits, black marks and righteous traditions
We are working on a few things in our family. One of them is that we are trying to create some good habits. Sure, we’ve got some good ones down:…
last baby
When Claire was born Dave made an announcement: We were done bringing children into the world. End of story. Yes, well, he had said that with Elle and Grace too,…
I.W.A.N.
(I. Want. A. Newborn.) I know we’re done. We hit our limit with five kids. I’m flying by the seat of my pants most days, and each night I fall…
throw-up etiquitte
I sat my kids down this morning and had a little heart-to-heart lesson on a very important topic: Throw-up etiquette. Because it turns out it’s a very important thing for…
“Surrendering”
Ok, on to what I’ve been trying to get a second to write about forever: My biggest epiphany from Women’s Conference. It was interestingly the same thing I think about…
birthday Priesthood hike
Max and I had a little adventure the day after his birthday. Just the two of us.Since in our church the big “12” means that boys get ordained to get…