flower beauty and wedding happy
Happy Memorial Day to everyone celebrating here in the United States. I hope we can all take some quiet moments to remind ourselves how indebted we are to those who…
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…
an 80th birthday for a man full of light
Dave’s dad turned 80 on Saturday. It is a beautiful thing to examine a life well-lived. Just look at this man: He is so full of light and goodness. And…
the miracle of marriage and family trajectories
We didn’t fly back to the desert after we left Switzerland. We flew directly to Utah because there was something special happening there: Yep, another nephew was getting married. When…
a sister get-away
We had a “power” weekend up in the mountains a couple weeks ago with all my sister-in-laws and my mother-in-law on Dave’s side. Well, it wasn’t even actually a weekend,…
last weekend — a family reunited
There is something almost holy to me about having your whole family together after some have left. I don’t think you can ever explain it until you are in it,…
Josh & Leah’s wedding
It was a gorgeous wedding under a canopy of trees. Dave’s Dad officiated the ceremony. Love those smiles. (I missed them walking out, but I caught some smiles and clapping…
rehearsal dinner
It’s so weird to me that we have nieces and nephews getting married. First we had my niece Brimley I talked about back HERE. Then we had my nephew Rob…
graduating cousins
It just so happens that two of Max’s cousins graduated right along with him. They were just here: Then they grew to this: …and this: …to this: And to me…