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 …
First Day of Fall
“Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolor, Summer an oil painting And Autumn a mosaic of them all.” Stanley Horowitz
2021 Family Vacation
At the close of every family vacation is the anticipated drawing for our vacation for the upcoming year {you can read more about our favorite tradition here}. Here were the results: Mark: South Carolina Elise: Kansas Jacob: Tennessee Sarah: Pennsylvania Benjamin: West Virginia Lydia: Wyoming {I think she was hinting at a lighter travel schedule!} …
Mark’s 38th Birthday
Celebrating this man is one of our FAVORITE things to do! Unfortunately, Mark had to work most of his birthday, but we still took some time to celebrate our man. We went out to eat and came home to a chocolate zucchini cake with chocolate chip ice cream. And then ended with cards, presents, and …
First Day of School
Hello, 2020 – 2021 school year – you are going to be great! 3rd Grade Jacob’s Third Grade Curriculum here Kindergarten Sarah’s Kindergarten Curriculum here Preschool Benjamin’s Preschool Year 1 Curriculum here Teacher’s Assistant Lydia is the BEST assistant I could ever ask for – I don’t know how I would make it through a …
Back to School Feast
Our yearly Back to School Feast has become one of my favorite traditions. Each year I get closer and closer to what I would like it to be and I am happy about that. Feast It’s become such a wonderful way to kick off our new year. We have a nice “feast” for dinner where …
Clegg Family Reunion
Where so much has been changed this year it felt so nice to go to a constant. This place never changes and it is one of my favorite things about it. This place is my version of heaven. I love everything about it. And spending it with my favorite people made it perfect. Here is …
Backyard Campout
A couple weeks ago, Sarah told me that summer was her least favorite season because we do a lot of work. Oops. This summer has definitely been full of work, especially putting in our yard! So Mark and I thought we would surprise the kiddos with a backyard campout! They were SO excited. We set …
Independence Day
As with most, our Fourth of July looked different this year. We normally go to Idaho where we spend the holiday with extended family watching the parade, barbecuing, and fireworks. With all of these events cancelled, we headed over to Utah instead and spent the weekend with my family. We started the day with a …