This post is LONG overdue but I am so excited to share how much we truly loved our Water and Our World unit from The Good and the Beautiful! “Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” – Lao Tzu – Our first science unit of the year was AMAZING! …
Halloween
Happy Halloween from the Bernings! Captain Hook Bunny Elsa Kylo Ren
Keith Malcolm Clegg
A week ago, my sweet Grandpa Clegg passed away. In ways it felt so sudden, but in other ways, I feel like I should have anticipated it more. I miss him. He is my second grandparent to pass away this year, and I hate to see them go. I am grateful though for the huge …
Dysphagia Clinic
Lydia update! To catch up on how we got here, read this post. Last week, we had our appointment with the Dysphagia Clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital. Our other kiddos were able to stay with my parents while I went with Lydia (only one person is allowed with the patient, so Mark stayed and worked …
Carving Pumpkins
Last year we were kept back from the tradition of carving our pumpkins as the cold, Wyoming air turned them into sludge. This year – we learned! Our pumpkins have been gracing the inside of our home until it got closer to Halloween and we were able to carve them! There was excitement, there were …
My 32nd Birthday
I feel like I am definitely entering the era of life when I literally can NOT remember how old I am! I remember as a kid, and even young adult, not understanding HOW people did not know how old they were. I get it now. It’s not that I am embarrassed of my age, because …
WitchFest
Another Halloween tradition is going over to Gardner Village to experience WitchFest! This is such a simple, easy tradition but one we truly enjoy. The kids love looking at the silly witches and we grown-ups do too {and spying the new ones each year!}. Gardner Village is filled with the most darling shops and we …
BooLights
For the last several years, we have been going to Boo at the Zoo at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City for Halloween. This has become such a fun tradition that the kiddos really look forward to. This year, because of COVID, Boo at the Zoo was cancelled – however, BooLights was not. So we …
General Conference
This general conference was ALL about adversity and faith. Maybe it was just our family that needed to hear this, but I have a feeling that there is a whole lot of us that probably needed to hear these words of encouragement and words that maybe stretched us a little. I cannot wait to dive …
Sweet Lydia
Are you ready for another wellness post from our family? To be completely honest, I am not sure if I am up to writing one. But this blog, is first and foremost, a journal of our family. And our journal would not be complete without this. So, buckle up, it’s going to be a LONG …