Our every day June moments ☀️ Chuck E Cheese Gramps and Grammy came out to visit and we had so much fun introducing the kids to the wonders of Chuck E Cheese. Read all about it HERE. Letter to the President Our family has a dream – to put it simply – it is to …
THIRTEEN! TEENAGER! HOW?!!! Even though I do not understand how we got here, or how time is possibly moving as quickly as it is, I absolutely loved celebrating this guy. Jacob is so easy to love and is such an amazing young man. Jacob requested orange rolls for his birthday breakfast. Lydie had to scurry …
The morning after Lydie’s hospital stay, we hit the road to Montana! I will admit, I don’t think I was mentally prepared for our nine hour drive! 😬 Travel Day It kind of felt like one thing after another. As we were driving, we noticed something was scraping on the bottom of the car and …
When Lydie started having seizures again at Christmas, we had to reevaluate things with her neurologist, Dr. B (our absolute favorite doctor). We felt very blessed that we were able to adjust her current seizure med and add an additional seizure med (without side effects) and Lydie’s seizure’s seemed under control again. We met with …
We 🩵 this man. We are so grateful to celebrate him and the blessing that he is in our lives.
⭐ Benjamin Appreciation Post ⭐ The last several months, Mark and Ben have loved reading together at night. They have read all sorts of long books (Jurassic Park, The Hobbit, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc). It is sweet to see Ben sketching in his bed while Mark reads to him from the chair. Ben …
A couple weeks ago, Gramps and Grammy came for a visit! The kids were thrilled to have some Gramps and Grammy time. The highlight was definitely introducing the kiddos to the wonders of Chuck E Cheese. Oh goodness, I have probably not been there in at least twenty-five years. It brought all sorts of memories …
Elder Sandino Roman of the Seventy shared a powerful message about faith. One of my favorite lines from his message was “faith in Jesus Christ is a bond of trust forged in loyalty and love.” This conference felt so focused on relationship for me. I felt repeatedly prompted to ponder on my relationship with the …
Our every day May moments 🌸 Snoozing Mark has a gift to sleep anywhere. He me laugh when I found him like this with Lydia. He is ready to help with a binkie! 😉 And Lydie did a lot of resting up this month too with a lot of sick days. Mother’s Day I had …
Lydia is SIX! It feels like such a big milestone! Rainbow Party Lydia is filled with all the hope and happiness of rainbows. We kept the day simple because we knew that was what Lydie likes best. We played games, watched a movie, went on a walk, and just spent time together at home. Lydie’s …