The weekend of Ben continued! Ben’s eighth birthday was on Friday and he chose to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the following day. It was a perfect day. Ben was so excited. He was ready. My momma heart is so proud of him for the decision that …
Eight years old! Benjamin has been SO excited to turn eight. Eight is such a special birthday in our family and we loved having a weekend of celebrating Ben! Hobbit Party Mark introduced the kids to The Hobbit this year and Ben is obsessed. He knows the names of all the dwarfs and their heights. …
Our every day November moments 🍁 What’s In a Name? I planned a family history activity for the Primary girls and it was so much fun. I loved getting to research all of their first and last names and I think they had some fun, too. The Dollhouse World Mark and I decided that we …
⭐ Lydia Appreciation Post ⭐ This little bundle of sweetness. We cannot get enough of our girl. Here are some things that I am loving with Lydie right now. Pretty regularly now, Lydie will wake up in the middle of the night and have a huge giggle fit. They are the best. After years of …
Thanksgiving this year was one of the very best. The whole week leading up to Thanksgiving was special and perfect. The kids and I did a “gratitude tree” and it was so sweet and tender to see what they were grateful for. And all week, all I could think about was how beautiful my life …
We have been patiently waiting for something really exciting in our home and it finally came this November! Back in the spring, we learned about a new product that was being developed for individuals of all ages with physical limitations. We call it our “Huckleberry Cart” and it is incredible. Basically, Mark (or whoever) acts …
One of our autumn bucket list items was to have a family read-a-thon and it was amazing! We set up a blow up mattress for more comfy seating, stayed in our jammies, and we just read and read all day long. Mark read Jurassic Park out loud to Ben and Lydie and the rest of …
Our every day October moments 🍁 The Power of Poison Lydie had another appointment at the Children’s Hospital so we made our way to the Denver Nature and Science Museum afterwards. This was such a fun exhibit – and felt extra fun around Halloween! It was fascinating to learn about poison in the natural world …
We had such a fun Halloween! A couple days before Halloween, we carved our pumpkins and the kids did most of their carving on their own this year. They did a great job! Lydia had a very FULL day because Thursday is Lydie’s heavy therapy day. She and Mark left early for speech while I …
Our final day of our trip! We left Wichita and began the last leg of our journey home. As always happens, it didn’t take us long before we began preparing for our “drawing” of our next state. We love this tradition so very much. Here is how it went: Mark = New Jersey Elise = …