Oh my sweet girl! Sarah loves to dance – but she is really shy about doing it at home – and so we were really excited to watch our girl do her THING! She has been so excited and we were thrilled to support her. This was Sarah’s second year learning tap and ballet. It …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful History Year 3 – Ancient Africa & Native North Americans
I am a behind in LIFE and that includes reviewing the amazing curriculum we have been using. But at the end of March we finished our second unit of history for the year from The Good and the Beautiful and it was so much fun! I loved that this unit included the history of Africa …
Lydia’s 2nd Birthday
This sweet little angel is two years old! Time is just flying by and I cannot believe that it has been two years with the sweetest little one. Lydia fills our world with so much pure joy. Her spirit is so strong. I will never cease to be amazed by her. She gives us perspective. …
Memorial Day
Our Memorial Day was simple and wonderful. Mark had to work all weekend, but the kiddos and I still made it memorable. One of our favorite traditions {which we hadn’t done since moving to Wyoming} is to visit the cemetery. We have only lived close enough to visit family at the cemetery once, but we …
New Base Line
It has been a month since Lydia was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome and I’ve been having some thoughts that I want to write down. When Lydia received her diagnosis, the thoughts that I shared were completely honest. I felt so much peace about everything. And I am so grateful for that. I don’t know if …
2021 – 2022 Curriculum
It sounds completely BONKERS but I feel a freakish amount of joy by getting new curriculum and planning our upcoming schoolyear. I am so excited about our upcoming year. This will be our FIFTH year homeschooling! How did that happen?! It has gone by so fast in so many ways – and I can honestly …
First Day of Nursery
Lydia turned nursery-age during the shut down of COVID and it wasn’t high on my list of things to think about. But when they announced earlier this month that we would begin going back to church for the whole two hours, I realized that it was something we needed to discuss. Mark and I agreed …
Mother’s Day
Being a mother is an incredibly humbling experience. In many ways, the longer I am a mother, the more I feel completely inadequate. I have spent a whole lot of time on my knees and in the car praying for these little people this year. They are my world. Being their mother is the most …
4th Grade Read Alouds
This is most likely the last year I will be doing read alouds with Jacob – cue tears here 😢. I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing read alouds with the kiddos. BUT the following year Benjamin will be starting kindergarten and I just don’t think I will have time to do three separate read alouds. So …
Grandpa’s 80th Birthday
A couple weeks ago, we went over to Utah to celebrate Grandpa’s 80th birthday! It was the first time we had been to their home in over a year and it was SO nice to be back! It took the kiddos about 7.8 seconds to run downstairs and start trying on the dress ups 😂 …