Spring Thoughts We have had such a great spring with school! It has been so very busy but so great! Last winter, I shared how we were finally getting back into a groove. And I am so happy to share that “our groove” has continued this spring. I feel like we are in such a …
Our every day May moments 🌼 Early Morning Temple Session A friend invited me to attend an early morning temple session with her. For our temple, they do a 5:30 AM session on the first Wednesday of the month. I am an early riser (I am usually up at 5:00 AM) but I learned this …
Lydia is FIVE YEARS OLD! It was a week-long celebration of our very favorite princess. Princess Party Lydia truly is our little princess. A couple weeks ago, I showed Lydie two pictures of birthday ideas for her (I 100% thought she was going to choose Bluey!) and she chose a princess party. And, it of …
We had such a great Memorial Day! We kicked things off with a yummy breakfast and I loved having a slower morning. Once we got everything cleaned up and ready for the day, we made our way to the cemetery. The kids were anticipating and looking forward to this and I love that it has …
Lydia had another research appointment down in Denver and so we decided to take the whole family down this time and make an outing out of it! Lydia was a champ and did so well (as always). And our other kiddos are such troopers and have spent way too much of their young lives hanging …
This spring Ben decided to try a new sport – SOCCER! It was exciting to try something new but Ben’s favorite part was definitely doing it with his buddy, Monson. It was so fun to watch them together! The Mavericks had a great season and Ben loved making new friends and learning new things.
This Mother’s Day my thoughts were on the influence of women. In so many ways, women amaze me. I am so grateful for the influence they have been in my life, especially of my own angel mother. And I hope I can be a positive influence in the lives of others, especially of my children. …
Elder Ulisses Soares’ messages are always filled with doctrine. I have learned that his messages are ones that I need to read and re-read because there is so much depth in them. There were two paragraphs in particular in his most recent message that are bursting with promise and truth. Elder Soares spoke of covenants …
Our every day April moments 🌼 Bach Music Appreciation Jacob and Sarah have been learning about Johann Sebastian Bach and LOVING it! We have finally found a music appreciation course that is working for us! YAY! Illuminated Letters Jacob and Sarah have also been studying about the Middle Ages and designed their own illuminated letters. …
Sarah chose to fly kites for our family’s spring bucket list. We had been waiting for the right day with the right conditions. I don’t know if we succeeded in this but we gave it a go! It was pretty gusty – we would have these strong winds and then it would just die. It …