Our Fourth of July was just dreamy. In the weeks before Fourth of July, Mark and I were planning what we were wanting and we just kept going back to Soda Springs. In my mind, Fourth of July = Soda Springs. It is just engrained in my little noggin – so to Soda Springs we …
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 …
Easter
“Life will challenge you. Difficulties will come. Heartbreaks will strike. So, wherever you are going, make your way to Jesus Christ first. Remember that His suffering and Resurrection make possible our victory over difficulty and death. Make your covenants with Him and keep them as you journey on.” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Easter was so …
St. Patrick’s Day
We love to celebrate! We had a fun, simple day celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at home. To kick things off, we had our traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast: green waffles, buttermilk caramel syrup, sausage, and oranges. Delicious! We had a slower paced morning and snuggled together and read our two favorite books for St. Patrick’s …
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve seems so long ago right now! But we had a wonderfully simple celebration. We had a candlelit feast {we LOVED eating by candlelight throughout December as we celebrated advent – it’s now become a favorite!}. Celebrations and holidays I feel like are meaning more and more to me each time. I have …
Christmas
“When we talk about the birth of Jesus Christ, we appropriately reflect on what was to follow. His birth was infinitely significant because of the things He would experience and suffer so that He might better succor us – all culminating in His Crucifixion and Resurrection… [But I also] think it’s appropriate this time of …
Christmas Baking
One of my favorite activities to do at Christmastime is baking. It is cozy and just wonderful. Every year this gets more and more fun as they get older and more involved in everything. This really is the most magical time of the year.
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 …