a little village of volleyball support
We decided if our girl is playing college volleyball the whole family should get to see her in action. I mean, when your school has stuff like this in the…
how non-empty-nest life is going over here…
I got to walk around the high school running into Jonah, Aja and Elsie between classes the other night at “meet-the-teacher” night… …and I thought to myself once again, it…
How the Eyrealm Reunion rolled out in 2022
As I mentioned in the last post, we didn’t get as much time as I would have loved at Bear Lake this year. It’s interesting how things shift and change…
a little reunion before the big reunion
Ever since Grace returned from her mission we have had little fragments of the family together: Elle stayed a couple days extra after spring break back in March so that…
The stories that make us who we are
We each have stories unfolding every day. Do we sometimes slow down enough to recognize that? Isn’t it so cool WE are the authors? Right now Lucy is in the…
regrets and why social media is *still* ruining our kids
** post-edit note: I don’t know who will come back to this post but I’m kicking myself I didn’t ask for what other readers would regret. Such an interesting question….
“#2’s” and a new neighbor
My brother Jonah and I dubbed ourselves the “#2’s” years and years ago. I was the second girl, and he was the second boy in a family of nine kids….
some time on the lake
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…
bringing the party to the desert
Dave’s sister Julie and her husband Seth come to town now and again. And every time they do, they bring a party along with them. Ha! I mean, it’s funny…