another FLIPS performance
The human body is quite amazing. Not only can it come to grips and survive two children graduating and leaving home in rapid succession (I, personally, am still working with…
Beehive camp
At the same time Grace and I were packing up for our 4th year adventure overnighter (back HERE), Claire was packing up for her first Beehive camp. Ok, and for…
Claire’s soccer season wrap-up
Claire is head-over-heels in love with soccer right now. She just finished a pretty fun season. She plays with great friends… …and gets to play against some good friends…
Claire’s birthday
Claire was certain that Max’s mission call got moved back a week JUST so that he could be with her on her birthday. It was last week (HERE). Let’s…
TWELVE year old
Ok, today is Claire’s birthday. On the one hand I’m so grateful we have this day as a distraction on our little rollercoaster of emotions as we get ready…
Claire’s soccer wrap-up
Claire got back into soccer this last season. Sitting on the sidelines I thought to myself “so this is when soccer gets fun.” Ha! But honestly, it is so dang…
getting crafty
Lucy has been collecting empty toilet paper rolls in her closet for a long time. I kept asking her what she was going to do with them and she…
Flips recital
Right before school came to a close, our third annual “Flips” recital rolled around (the first two are here and here). This year Grace took classes but opted out…
letting go…just a little
As I sent my little girls off to school today clutching their home-made Valentine’s boxes and plastic grocery store bags filled with store-bought valentines (complete with little suckers taped to…