ELEVEN YEARS OLD! Sarah has changed so much this last year and I am so proud of the young woman she is becoming. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 11th Birthday around here is a big one because you finally get “sorted” into your Hogwarts house! Sarah has been excited for this the entire year! …
On Monday we celebrated our TENTH Back to School Feast. I am so grateful for this sweet tradition. As I got thinking about our family and the decision we made nine years ago to start homeschooling, I got to thinking about what my “why” is. And there are a lot of reasons and those reasons …
Our every day August moments 🍉 Painting Furniture We are finally finishing up Jacob’s room and it is coming together so well! One thing I wanted to do was sand down and paint some of his existing furniture to give it a fresh new look. Redoing furniture is not my favorite BUT we do really …
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 …