We had a birthday boy last week! Mark celebrated his 43rd birthday! He mostly spent it the “adult” way and had to work which meant he had to sleep most of the day. But we got dinner to-go (per Mark’s request), had a little family picnic, and then ate lemon poppy seed cake. We are …
Love of Family History Something that is a big part of who I am that I don’t talk about as much is my love for family history work. It is something that I feel passionate about. It is something I feel called to do and love it. It is incredibly rewarding and I feel strongly …
Day Four – our final day of Camp de Vida. We were multi-tasking again today with therapies, so it was a pretty short “camp” day. Morning Devotional We had our last devotional on trust. We studied another oldie by Elder L. Tom Perry. His message titled “Trust in the Lord” was given in April of …
Day Three for Camp de Vida was definitely more relaxed. For the first two days, we dedicated the whole day to camp, but we knew therapies and other appointments were happening the last two days. Hike While Lydie and I went to horse therapy, Mark and the bigs went on a morning hike. They hiked …
Day 2 was fantastic! I don’t know if I just stumbled upon the magic schedule sauce last year but I kept things pretty similar – in that each day of Camp de Vida is progressively lighter and it has worked wonders yet again this year. Morning Devotional For our morning devotional we studied an oldie …
Our 2025 Camp de Vida has begun! As we approached this week I felt far less prepared than I was last year, and almost postponed (which more than likely would have meant it just didn’t happen), but I am so glad I pushed forward. Day 1 was filled with some beautiful memories, laughter, and some …
This has felt like the BUSIEST summer of our lives! Oh my heavens. And I truly am not one who likes to be busy. Productive – yes – busy – no. We have had a lot going on but the kids have been so diligent in doing their school work when we have been home …
This little cutie finally got her braces on! She’s been working with an expander and all sorts of other in the background kind of gear but the braces are finally on! Sarah was so excited, although her teeth have been a little tender. Can’t wait to see what her smile looks like in a couple …
This last weekend we got to celebrate one of our very favorite people! Grandma Dixie celebrated her 85th birthday and we were so happy we got to spend it with her and family. The kiddos and I made our way over to Soda Springs on Saturday and we had a great drive. I love that …
A couple weeks ago Mark got a call from a member of the Stake Presidency from a different stake then we currently belonged to. All of this was in the midst of uncertainty about boundary changes within our local church. He wanted to meet with both of us. I wish I could say that I …