the last days of school and graduation prep
School went ahead and wrapped up in the desert nice and early (May 19th). I’m mad about how early it gets out because that means we start way too early…
Hello! and goodbye to Elle, for a little while
Hello!! We are here, alive and well (as well as you can be in the desert at 118 degrees…ha!). We have been traveling for the last few weeks and…
the Bubble Run and new BBS friends for Lucy
Two different stories merge into one right here. At first they may not seem BBS-friend related but just wait for it 🙂 First: Last year we had a pretty spectacular…
prom 2016
I love high school dances. Oh man. Loved them when I was in high school and love them now (I talked a little about this back HERE). But boy howdy…
spring hiking in the desert
It is spring here in the desert. Everything is in full bloom. The flowers are budding, the birds are chirping, and if only I could bottle up the smell of…
San Francisco with my college girlfriends
Back in October I had the opportunity to sneak over to San Francisco with my girls. Not my baby girls (they will always be my babies), I’m talking these girls:…
music that moves me
Elle’s friend is an exceptionally incredible singer. I’m telling you, she’s so good that pretty much every time I hear her I’m brought to tears. She has recently teamed…
Winter Formal
Winter Formal is girls’ choice, and Elle asked a cute boy named Justin. I made her pose for me real quick before she went to pick him up: …because she…
our friends from China
By the end of Thanksgiving break our Thankful Tree looked like this: Let’s get a closer look at each side before we took it all down to make way for…