Our every day August moments ☀ Temple Time Sarah and Ben had a sweet activity at the Fort Collins Temple where they got to explore the grounds, feel the Spirit, and learn more about the symbolism of the temple. Blood Work Because of Lydia’s specific seizure medication, she has to get blood work done every …
*** I didn’t notice this at first, but I love how Ben is holding up his baseball card *** We loved having the last couple of days to celebrate our favorite man. We went out to dinner and then came home for ice cream cake. Then this weekend, Mark spent the weekend at the baseball …
On Sunday I was called to be one of the activity leaders for the primary age girls in our ward. I am so excited! It made me happy that Sarah was so happy about it. It’s actually just what we need, truly – some more time together. Plus, I am really happy to have a …
Day four of Camp de Vida was perfect! Morning Devotional We started with our final morning devotional on charity. Breathing Stick Then we moved on to making our “breathing sticks”. These were incredibly simple but I hope it helps. We have BIG emotions over here – just like everywhere I suppose – and we talked …
Day Three was another success! Morning Devotional The kids were WIPED OUT! Everyone slept in and we just rolled with it. The last kiddo didn’t get up until 9:30. But Lydia was up and going and had her horse therapy. Then we gathered together and did another morning devotional. Sport Practice Mark and the three …
Day 2 of Camp de Vida was another great one! Three Mile Hike We kicked things off with a three mile hike. We are getting something amazing for Lydia to *hopefully* help her enjoy hiking more – but it doesn’t come until next month. So we let Mark and the three bigs go and enjoy …
The first day of Camp de Vida! The Beginnings Probably for about the last year, Mark and I have shared with one another some disappointment in some changes. We both loved the programs that our church had when we were youth and while we completely understand the reasons for the changes, we still were disappointed …
Sarah and I had the most amazing time together seeing WICKED! I’ve wanted to see this since high school and Sarah was familiar with all the music, too, and so we were so excited! It was extra fun because even though we knew the music, we really didn’t know much about the details of the …
The kids have been SO EXCITED for the county fair this summer and we had such a great time! Except Sarah learned what we all must learn at some point – and that is that you can’t ride back to back to back spin-ny rides. And the animals were another highlight! We fell in love …
The message given by Elder Dale G. Renlund this spring instantly pulled me in and was a highlight of General Conference for me. He touched on many topics, but the one that really resonated with me was endurance. He shared a story about when he and his family were in Hawaii on kayaks and he …