Our second day of Camp de Vida turned out to be much shorter than we anticipated. But life happens and life got busy that day! We had to divide and conquer a bit, but we still had some great memory-making time together. Well Gulch Mark and “the bigs” left early for a morning hike. They …
2026 Camp de Vida has begun! This is our third year of doing this really unique thing as a family. There is something special about family time – the spontaneous moments that let you feel what true joy is like. But there is also something really special about the more structured times too – the …
Day Four – our final day of Camp de Vida. We were multi-tasking again today with therapies, so it was a pretty short “camp” day. Morning Devotional We had our last devotional on trust. We studied another oldie by Elder L. Tom Perry. His message titled “Trust in the Lord” was given in April of …
Day Three for Camp de Vida was definitely more relaxed. For the first two days, we dedicated the whole day to camp, but we knew therapies and other appointments were happening the last two days. Hike While Lydie and I went to horse therapy, Mark and the bigs went on a morning hike. They hiked …
Day 2 was fantastic! I don’t know if I just stumbled upon the magic schedule sauce last year but I kept things pretty similar – in that each day of Camp de Vida is progressively lighter and it has worked wonders yet again this year. Morning Devotional For our morning devotional we studied an oldie …
Our 2025 Camp de Vida has begun! As we approached this week I felt far less prepared than I was last year, and almost postponed (which more than likely would have meant it just didn’t happen), but I am so glad I pushed forward. Day 1 was filled with some beautiful memories, laughter, and some …
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 …