As soon as Bishop Causse mentioned the little town of Giverny in France, I was hooked. I am not entirely sure where my deep love for the art of Claude Monet began, but I have loved it for as long as I remember. I hope to one day visit this beautiful landscape that inspired so …
Oh Jacob Scott. You are growing up way too fast. I feel like I blinked and you have just become this amazing young man. I love how much you love learning. You have completely taken charge of your learning and I love it. You start all of your learning on your own each day and …
Christmas has come and gone but ours was so good and needed to be documented. Our Christmas season was full of beautiful memories. Christmas Trees and MORE Christmas Trees I remember having a small Christmas tree that was just mine in my room growing up and I loved it. I have wanted to do that …
This summer, Sarah began taking ballet lessons once again (after our move). We found a great studio and Sarah seems to really enjoy it. She did say it is a lot more strict than her last one but also that she is learning a lot more. For their winter show, they keep it pretty casual. …
Story Time. The week of Thanksgiving, Mark got a call asking if we could meet with the Bishop for a couple minutes. The whole day I was teasing Mark about what calling he was going to get. I already had two and so I was excited to see what lay ahead for him. We got …
This boy. I love him so much. He is funny, adventurous, so snuggly, works hard, determined, is very sweaty, athletic, loves people, and creative. I was so happy to celebrate him! Benjamin’s 6th birthday was the birthday that just kept on giving! On the day of his birthday, he and Lydia were still dealing with …
On Thanksgiving day, Lydia started to come down with a fever. Lydia gets a LOT of fevers. Sadly, she seems to pick up on anything and everything going around. Well, do you want to know what was going around viciously the end of November? RSV. Lydia’s fever remained day after day. She also had a …
This talk by Elder D. Todd Christofferson was one of those talks, that as soon as I heard it, I knew it was going to be one of my favorites. I loved it. His words and counsel really resonated with me and I am so grateful for his thoughts on BELONGING. He spoke of diversity, …
Oh my sweet Lydia Rose. You make every single thing in life better. And what’s more, you make every single person you meet in life better. I think you are smothered in kisses by all of us all day long. Your favorite person to give a “lovin” to is Dad. Dad gets all the kisses …
Thoughts this Autumn It has been almost a year since I have done a schoolhouse review and I am, honestly, really bummed about it. 2022 has been filled with so many blessings. And I hope to write more on that when I get to our New Year’s post. But one thing that has been a …