Happy Easter! Moving the same week as Easter was a little tricky and we didn’t get to spend as much time in the season as we would have wanted, but it was still lovely. My Mom got the kiddos Easter baskets to share and then we did our family Easter baskets as well. So the …
Valentine’s Day
Ever since we got back from Disneyland our house has become a topsy-turvy crazy mess! The weekend before Valentine’s Day, Mark was offered the position in Colorado and on Valentine’s Day, he formally accepted! It was the best. The only downfall is our life has become consumed with all of those details involved. But we …
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve was SUPER relaxed at the Berning house this year! We ate our New Year’s Eve feast and then we put on some dance music, with some horns, and had a PAR-TAY! The kids loved the horns but no one more than Lydia. She was laughing hysterically! We couldn’t stop because she was …
Thanksgiving
“This is our one and only chance at mortal life – here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that …
Halloween
Happy Halloween from us! We are calling this year “Classic Halloween” because all of the kids went for some “classic” costumes! Black Cat Spider Witch We also had to document Sarah’s first time using pink curlers! I loved doing these as a kid and it was so fun to do for Sarah. She LOVED it! …
Little Haunts
I love autumn activities. Basically, I just love autumn (also, Jacob really wants us to call it autumn now because he thinks it sounds so much better than “fall” – haha!). I love the crisp weather. It is easily my favorite season. The week before Halloween, we went over to Salt Lake for some family …
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 …
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 …