Just days after the Clegg Family Reunion, we turned back and headed to our favorite place once again – but this time for the Berning Family Reunion! We had to laugh that both reunions ended up just being down the road from one another. We had a beautiful cabin nestled in the trees and it …
Clegg Family Reunion
Last month we were able to get together as a family for our annual Clegg Family Reunion! We went to our favorite place in Island Park. This place fuels my soul and it was wonderful to spend that time together. The kiddos have been anxiously awaiting the time at “the cabin” and loved almost every …
Benjamin Lewis
My feelings about Benjamin have been so tender recently. I’ve thought a lot about him in the time after Lydia’s diagnosis. I always loved the idea of having an even number of kids. That way EVERYONE has a buddy! Jacob and Sarah are really close and I had such hopes that Benjamin and Lydia would …
Fourth of July
Our Fourth of July was just dreamy. In the weeks before Fourth of July, Mark and I were planning what we were wanting and we just kept going back to Soda Springs. In my mind, Fourth of July = Soda Springs. It is just engrained in my little noggin – so to Soda Springs we …
Jacob’s 9th Birthday
I do not know where the time is going! Jacob has matured so much this year and is growing up right before our eyes. I so wish I could freeze time. Jacob was so excited for his birthday. He asked to have pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, sausage, and chocolate milk for breakfast! And that is …
Father’s Day
“You have a serious responsibility to assume leadership in working with your children. You must help create a home where the Spirit of the Lord can abide… You homes should be havens of peace and joy for your family. A father’s duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy…The powerful effect …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Vintage Drawing Levels 1 & 2
A new subject that we added this year was drawing. We are BIG art fans around here and so this was an easy subject to add in. The tricky part was keeping Jacob from doing the whole book in a week! There are five levels in the vintage drawing series from The Good and the …
Spring Piano Recital
I am so proud of these kiddos! They have worked so hard this last year practicing and learning and have grown so much as little pianists. We put on a family recital a couple weeks ago and they did beautifully. Jacob played The Sleeping Beauty Waltz and Scales and Arpeggios (from The Aristocats). Sarah played …
Spring 2021 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Spring If we were as productive this whole year as we were this spring – we would be SOLID! When I did our schoolhouse review for the winter, I was pretty discouraged. We were so far behind where I wanted to be pretty much all across the board. But luckily this spring, doctors …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Typing: Level 2
Typing is an interesting subject. I say interesting in that I feel weird even calling it a subject. But it IS an important – and essential – skill to have these days. This was Jacob’s second year doing the typing curriculum from The Good and the Beautiful and it went beautifully. What is taught in …