a birthday, a surprise and a new license
This girl turned 16. Just like that. (The 16 things I adore about her are back HERE on the big day.) We have done a surprise party for all of…
This girl turned 16. Just like that. (The 16 things I adore about her are back HERE on the big day.) We have done a surprise party for all of…
Today THIS LITTLE GIRL TURNS SIXTEEN. What???!?! How did that happen? I can hardly believe it, but it’s true. That tiny baby who filled us up with so much light…
Welp, we wrapped up the school season of volleyball with a banquet at our house last Thursday. It was like a mini wedding reception I tell you! Luckily I didn’t…
I have mentioned that Claire is playing volleyball pretty much non-stop around here, but I haven’t had a chance to post many pictures yet. And I may as well get…
Last weekend Lucy spoke in church. It was her first time and true to Lucy form, she did NOT want any help preparing. She did tell me about some things…
I’ve been thinking a lot about raising resilient kids lately. Which leads me to ponder “lawn mower parenting” too. You know, the act of mowing everything out of the way…
When our adventures for the summer wrapped up (well, they didn’t really wrap up…we pried ourselves away from Bear Lake that was still going quite strong since really, no one…
Remember when I talked about how our prophet came to the desert and spoke to us here? (back HERE) Well, the week after that big conference, we went back to…
We like our dog. Have I mentioned that? Sure, she is still pretty naughty sometimes, but she’s also kind of endearing. Claire sure has fun with her. Here’s a “draft”…