Lydia takes on Denver! This week Mark, Lydia, and I were able to go to Colorado so Lydia could attend the Rett Clinic at the Children’s Hospital Colorado. Very quickly after receiving Lydia’s diagnosis and scrambling to find everything we could about it, we discovered that there are several Rett Clinics throughout the country. This …
Mark’s 39th Birthday
I love this birthday boy so much. Last week we were able to celebrate Mark’s 39th Birthday! I’ll tell you what, it’s tricky trying to plan things to do in the current state of things. We are keeping our kiddos close to home until things settle a bit. Plus, we have had such bad air …
First Day of School
We are swinging into our FIFTH year of homeschooling and my mind is just BLOWN! When I have a quiet moment to think about that, I am still amazed. Never did I think this is where life would take our family but I am so grateful it has. And I have no idea when our …
Back to School Feast
Sunday we did one of my favorite family traditions and had our annual Back to School Feast. We all look forward to this night and it was another special one. Before we get into our wonderful night, I wanted to answer a question I have gotten quite a bit the last few months: “Are we …
Summer 2021 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Summer Oh boy, this summer has been a doozy. There has been so much going on both in reality and in my head {do I sound insane by saying that?}. What I mean is that there has just been a lot of thoughts floating around and I am just plain tired. June was …
Family Campout
This last weekend we did a family camp out in our backyard! It was a perfectly simple night together. We made grilled tin foil dinners and berry cobbler. Does it get any better?! Jacob, Sarah, Benjamin, and Mark slept outside while Lydia and I snuggled inside for our own little sleepover. The group outside watched …
Overwhelm
Three Month Lydia Update: It has now been three months since Lydia’s diagnosis and it feels so much longer. If I were to give one word to update on where we are at three months in, it would be OVERWHELM. I am so overwhelmed ALL. THE. TIME. Calm Before the Storm The first two months …
Berning Family Reunion
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 …