“This is our one and only chance at mortal life – here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that …
Sleep Study
I have mentioned it many times before, but sleep is a struggle for Lydia. It always has been. And things have definitely been difficult lately with that. We started using melatonin in September and there was hardly any change. Lydia would fall asleep more easily, but other than that, it was the same routine. Usually …
Dishwasher
Jacob made a goal the end of September to learn how to better take care of our home – specifically, how to use the dishwasher! It is pretty amazing when your kiddo voluntarily wants to learn how to do something that is going to make YOUR life simpler! Let’s just say, I was very supportive …
Spider Poetry Party
I have wanted to do a family poetry party for a LONG time! I heard the idea several years ago in the homeschooling world and I thought it sounded so wonderful – and it WAS! We found a great book from The Good and the Beautiful called Poetry Parties for Littles: Insects and Spiders with …
Halloween
Happy Halloween from us! We are calling this year “Classic Halloween” because all of the kids went for some “classic” costumes! Black Cat Spider Witch We also had to document Sarah’s first time using pink curlers! I loved doing these as a kid and it was so fun to do for Sarah. She LOVED it! …
A Great Work
“Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind.” Doctrine & Covenants 64:33 A couple weeks ago, Jacob, Sarah, and Benjamin were able to participate in our ward’s …
Little Haunts
I love autumn activities. Basically, I just love autumn (also, Jacob really wants us to call it autumn now because he thinks it sounds so much better than “fall” – haha!). I love the crisp weather. It is easily my favorite season. The week before Halloween, we went over to Salt Lake for some family …
Rett Syndrome Awareness
This month marks six months since Lydia was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, and honestly, it might as well have been six years. This has been the fastest six months and yet, I honestly can’t hardly remember life before. So much has changed that sometimes life feels foreign to me still. I have been thinking about …
Downtown Aquarium
Our final adventure in Colorado was to the Downtown Aquarium. This was another fun stop that Mark and I used to do back when we lived here. I will admit though, it was a little underwhelming in ways. I’d say it has some bigger displays and animals then the aquarium we like to go to …
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Our last FULL day in Denver was BUSY! First stop was the Nature and Science Museum. Mark and I LOVED this place when we lived here and it was so much better with our kids! They were a little skeptical before but we stuck with it because we knew they would love it and THEY …