volleyball, polar plunges, and some girl time in Newport
Claire happened to have a tournament in California starting a couple days after Grace returned from her mission. So we got to all go watch her together. So fun for…
-
-
the “cane quest” and a labor of love
I am learning more and more about the “labor” part of the term “labor of love.” Because after we were singing glory hallelujah when Lucy finally accepted the idea to…
-
A little Presidents Day road trip lip sync for you
Oh how I miss these days (I call them our “Taylor Swift” days). If I could just wrap my arms around each of these babies of mine and look in…
-
A beauty birthday sunset-glory hike
My birthday arrives right after Claire’s. And I have a lot to say about that one (it was a big one this year), but for now, let’s just bask in…
-
warm Christmas vibes leading up to the big day
We had an opportunity to skip off to Cancun with Dave’s siblings for a few days leading up to Christmas. So took it! We arrived at our hotel close to…
-
some Thanksgiving crowds and celebrations and love
It was a jam-packed Thanksgiving day, so bear with me on all these pictures to remember it all! You see, when you decide to have a sealing the day after…
-
a quick weekend filled up with “turning hearts”
Loved “turning the hearts” (Malachi 4:6) this weekend. First turning hearts “to the children” because my niece Emmeline came to town. Oh my goodness, she and Lucy are one of…
-
the year we skipped, and then salvaged Halloween
This year we skipped Halloween. We didn’t mean to, of course. As it inched forward I kept thinking to myself that I better get busy pulling out the Halloween boxes….
-
how to hold your family close when you’re far away
Traditions have power. They can be like the glue to hold a family together in my opinion, keeping hearts united even when they are far apart. Especially when the “big”…
