Let’s go back to April. It started out with General Conference for our church…a weekend I adore, mixed in with a brunch with neighbors, a mission report from Grace for other neighbors: …and a mission report to extended family as well: I wrote all about that weekend (and my favorite …
There is this thing that happened back when Grace was home for those few months after her mission that I keep thinking about: One of my other kids (who shall not be named to protect the not-so-innocent) was having a rough night. Oh she wanted something pretty terribly (I can’t…
Dave and I just had the opportunity to be the chaperones on a senior trip to Lake Powell with Claire and her friends and it was quite an adventure with the “unexpected” rearing up a few times, but man, life on a lake is the best in my opinion. And…
Let’s go back to graduation. What’s that you say? Not the right graduate? I know, I know, it’s all about Claire these days, but TODAY is that boy’s birthday. The boy who made me a mother. The boy who made my heart want to burst. And still does. The boy…
Thats right, TWENTY-FIVE. To commemorate the big day I’m putting some pictures up here. Because he loves that kind of stuff. Anything to be in the spotlight. HA!! Sorry Max, this is how I celebrate. But I’m posting about Claire’s graduation today too so you don’t have to be in…
There were a whole slew of things right at the end of the school year leading up to graduation that I want to remember all together, so here we go. Our church congregation put together such a nice evening celebration for all the kids graduating: We had dinner and got…
I know it seems like I’ve said “this is the end” like forty-two times, but you’ve got to admit, this volleyball journey has taken us on a ride! From thinking she was done after high school season to thinking she was done after club season to deciding to play in…
It feels weird to look at these pictures now that the whole school year is all wrapped up. And oh boy I have a lot to say about all that jazz that went on there at the end. But let’s just talk about powderpuff football for a minute ok? Because…
Happy Memorial Day to everyone celebrating here in the United States. I hope we can all take some quiet moments to remind ourselves how indebted we are to those who have given their lives so that we might have the life we are living. Freedom comes at a cost and…