Another fun day at the Denver Nature and Science Museum. Geez, we love this place. It hit me this day as we were walking around one of the exhibits we’ve walked a dozen times, just how beautiful our life has been (and continues to be). I remembered going here once when Mark was in school, …
Our every day December moments ❄ It has officially been a year now of these journals and I love them. Christmas Advents The kiddos were in Christmas Advent heaven this year! Mark and I gave them a Christmas village advent where there got to build and create a new piece each day. And then my …
Our New Years Eve was quiet and good! We played some games, Mark went to work, I did a new puzzle, Jacob and Sarah knitted, Ben did LEGOs, and we watched some movies – what can we say, we are party animals over here! But 2024 was good to us for the most part. We …
⭐ JACOB APPRECIATION POST ⭐ This boy is quickly becoming such an amazing young man. Time goes by so quickly. Jacob is really attentive and helpful – especially with me. Almost always when I come home from the grocery store, I barely have time to get out of the car before he is coming out …
It was a Berning Covid Christmas this year. Uggg…the timing of getting sick could not have been worse. About a week and a half before Christmas, Sarah came down with a sore throat and fever. She was pretty down and out for two days but then she seemed okay. But then Mark and Lydie came …
Our family loves Christmas School! Every year I find a Christmas curriculum to loosly use throughout the Christmas season. This year we had “An Icelandic Christmas“ and it was so unique and fun! The curriculum was from The Mindful Heart and I would definitely recommend it. We spread this out over three weeks and it …
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 …