I love holidays – all of them, truly! However, I’ve always thought of myself as a little bit of a Halloween scrooge. Ever since I was little, Halloween was just never my thing. I don’t like dressing up and I am not really into candy – so for me, most of my life – Halloween …
Pumpkin Patch
I love going to the pumpkin patch! I love all of the autumn activities! This year, we were on the hunt for a new place to make autumn traditions and we were led to such a gem. A friend of mine told me about Hometown Harvest Pumpkin Patch and it was the sweetest. The owners …
Family Pictures
Family picture season snuck up on me this year – but we took them a couple days before Halloween and I love them oh so much. A friend recommended Kim Cormier Photography and she was beyond fantastic. She immediately made all of us feel at ease and was incredible with the kiddos. BONUS – she …
Jesus Christ Is the Strength of Youth
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s talk was inspiring and uplifting and I loved it. I worry that it might be cast aside as “only for the youth” but I believe it is for each and every one of us. He may address the youth at times, but I know I needed this message as well. There …
Fifth Grade Read Alouds
This year we are shaking up our read alouds a little bit. Jacob really enjoys his read alouds and we just weren’t ready to give those up yet. However, I couldn’t figure out how to make the timing work. I know most homeschool families do one read aloud as a whole family, but I have …
First Lost Tooth
Ben lost his first tooth! Ben had quite the evolution from when he discovered his tooth was loose, to when he lost it! Last week, when it started to get wiggly, he was not okay with it. He did not want any fooling around with it. But then, a couple nights later, I was helping …
Dinosaur Ridge
FAMILY FUN! This month we went down to Morrison to visit Dinosaur Ridge! This place is so cool. We went here a long time ago (click here to see when Jacob was just a wee little lad!) and it was just as fun as we remembered. Jacob, Sarah, and I have been studying paleontology in …
Trust in the Lord
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” PROVERBS 3:5-6 These three sweeties were able to participate in their Primary program earlier this month and they did so wonderful. There is something absolutely beautiful in hearing …
Rett Clinic
It has been a L O N G time since I have given a Lydia update with regards to her health. I was thinking how its only been a year and a half since her diagnosis, but it honestly, might as well have been YEARS. I truly can’t remember life before everything changed. It just …
34th Birthday
My birthday came and went in a blink! But I am so grateful for my family and friends that made it special for me. The years truly go so quickly and I am doing my best to try and savor them with all of my favorite people.