Our 2024 – 2025 school year has officially begun! Geez, I love these kiddos. Jacob – Seventh Grade Sarah – 4th Grade Benjamin – 2nd Grade Lydia – Kindergarten One Blessed Mama
Back to School Feast
This last week we had our annual Back to School Feast. This tradition is so sweet to me. We are entering our eighth year of homeschooling and enjoyed our ninth back to school feast. I am so very grateful for this time I get to spend with my children. Some days it is hard. But …
Journal // August 2024
Our every day August moments ☀ Temple Time Sarah and Ben had a sweet activity at the Fort Collins Temple where they got to explore the grounds, feel the Spirit, and learn more about the symbolism of the temple. Blood Work Because of Lydia’s specific seizure medication, she has to get blood work done every …
Mark’s 42nd Birthday
*** I didn’t notice this at first, but I love how Ben is holding up his baseball card *** We loved having the last couple of days to celebrate our favorite man. We went out to dinner and then came home for ice cream cake. Then this weekend, Mark spent the weekend at the baseball …
Camp de Vida: Day 4
Day four of Camp de Vida was perfect! Morning Devotional We started with our final morning devotional on charity. Breathing Stick Then we moved on to making our “breathing sticks”. These were incredibly simple but I hope it helps. We have BIG emotions over here – just like everywhere I suppose – and we talked …
Camp de Vida: Day 3
Day Three was another success! Morning Devotional The kids were WIPED OUT! Everyone slept in and we just rolled with it. The last kiddo didn’t get up until 9:30. But Lydia was up and going and had her horse therapy. Then we gathered together and did another morning devotional. Sport Practice Mark and the three …
Camp de Vida: Day 2
Day 2 of Camp de Vida was another great one! Three Mile Hike We kicked things off with a three mile hike. We are getting something amazing for Lydia to *hopefully* help her enjoy hiking more – but it doesn’t come until next month. So we let Mark and the three bigs go and enjoy …
Camp de Vida: Day 1
The first day of Camp de Vida! The Beginnings Probably for about the last year, Mark and I have shared with one another some disappointment in some changes. We both loved the programs that our church had when we were youth and while we completely understand the reasons for the changes, we still were disappointed …
County Fair
The kids have been SO EXCITED for the county fair this summer and we had such a great time! Except Sarah learned what we all must learn at some point – and that is that you can’t ride back to back to back spin-ny rides. And the animals were another highlight! We fell in love …