prep work (and play) before (and after) the big day (Thanksgiving)
It was a giant party here in the desert all week leading up to Thanksgiving, and after too. Every one of Dave’s siblings was in town. All nine of them….
September 2016 little things
September included a lot of soccer. Hot soccer days where sometimes you need to look up and you’ll see “angel slides” that make you appreciate the sun, even just for…
August 2016 little things
In preparation for school to start (on August 3rd of all horribly early days to start school), we tried to get our house situated and organized to ring in the…
July 2016 little things
Wait. Stop the clock. Let’s freeze time for a minute here before the holidays take over. How in heaven’s name is Halloween already knocking on the door? I’m going to…
Eyrealm reunion 2016 — Part 2
A step-by-step guide for planning a family reunion (See part 1 to start at the beginning.) FOOD Food is a big deal at our reunions. Because the majority of us…
Eyrealm reunion 2016 — part 1
Our annual Family Reunion Each summer we look forward to getting together with this crew: …at the annual Eyrealm reunion at Bear Lake. And every year I feel like we…
Bloomington Lake & b-day/conference prep.
I wrote about our “pre-reunion” Bear Lake back HERE. But let’s talk about the real-deal reunion because it is almost October after all. I’m hoping what I write will help…
June 2016 little things
Whoa. Yes it’s September. But let’s remember June for a sec. on this rainy afternoon in the desert. This summer was one of our most emotional and joyous and…
pre-reunion Bear Lake
Man alive, I’m coming back to the present for a minute so I can write about being right here, right now. So much has happened this summer. Starting with graduation…