the best way to see London Highlights
Our first stop on our MFMP trip was London since we were picking up our girl Claire from her study abroad. We were so anxious for her to show us…
A mother/daughter art “treasure hunt” in Italy – our first “MFMP”
Our first “MFMP” trip is in the books. A Mother/daughter art “treasure hunt” in Italy. What is that, you may ask? Well, I have talked about our “MFME” mother/daughter gatherings…
a birthday cake float and some grit on the lake
Yow there have been a lot of moving parts around here! We just put the last two plus Murphy on the plane after Claire’s farewell weekend, and now it’s down…
the law of Love — Sunday Ponderings
Oh I have so many emotions rolling around in my heart and mind today as Claire will be giving her farewell talk at church in an hour or so. So…
missionary work – A new little army of missionary cousins and friends
There is some pretty tremendous beauty in missionary work. And I love when we have a group of cousins serving missions at the same time. Max served at the same…
a little fingertip-talent boost
Already just at the beginning of junior year, Lucy and I have come to the realization this year might be a rough one. Her vision has deteriorated enough that we’re…
Claire wraps up her adventures on study abroad
Welp, Claire has officially wrapped up her adventures on study abroad, and she is glowing from all that she’s learned and experienced. I don’t think we have any hope of…
The wrap-up with so many people we love in Utah – summer 2023
Welp, I talked about the reunion, the baptism, the MFME, and also the Grandma-reminiscing, but I didn’t wrap up the tail-end of Utah yet. And we crammed in some good…
a “Five challenge” post-summer reset
Sometimes we make such big and grand goals that it’s tough to stick to them. Am I right? So we, the “three musketeers” who found ourselves back home after being…