Katelyn and Court went to Preference together. Although the school isn’t hosting dances for the kids, they rented an outside facility. On Friday they went sledding at Soldier Hollow with their dates and then on Saturday they went to Tucanos for dinner and then to the dance. She had a great time and looked beautiful …
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Sadie’s for Katelyn (COVID Style)
Unfortunately with COVID, no actual school dance was organized. That didn’t stop this group of kids. They put together a small group and had their own Sadie’s dance and activities. Katelyn went with Josh. For their day date they went and swam in the crater in Midway. Then for the dance they went to their …
Happy 17th Birthday Katelyn!
Happy 17th birthday Katelyn Paige! You can’t find many people with a heart as big as this girl. She is kind, empathetic, driven, crazy creative and bakes the very best treats! Her day was filled with sweet texts from family and friends, cake, presents, lunch with mom & dad, and later in the day, her …
Happy Halloween 2020
The kids are getting older and I seem to be less involved in their Halloween costume ideas. They usually talk with their friends and come up with matching costumes together. Drew decided he didn’t want to trick-or-treat this year but rather sit on the door step and scare trick-or-treaters. We never get many visitors because …
Lots and Lots of Softball
Ellie’s softball season was pushed out until summer due to COVID, but thankfully it wasn’t cancelled. She play on a recreational team and Seth was the assistant coach. It was such a fun season. They won nearly every game. She was one of the top players and always got on base and made a bunch …
Soccer Season 2020
That’s a wrap! With the last season of soccer being cancelled due to COVID, we were excited to finally be back playing again. It has been so fun to watch Drew and Ellie, both of which play AA soccer, excel in their positions. Drew and Ellie play the position of forward, which means they get …
A Goal that Led to the Top of Timp
Ellie set a goal back in March to hike Mount Timpanogos this summer. She worked hard doing several tough preparation hikes. Today she did it. She hiked 15 miles round trip and was able to summit the mountain, even with a tough headwind the last two miles to the top. Drew offered to come along …
Annie Clifford
The world lost a beautiful soul this week. My sweet sister-in-law passed away on Monday. Everyone that knew Annie, loved Annie. I first met her when Seth and I were dating. I still remember her putting her arm around me, not knowing me, welcoming me in her home and treating me like family. From there …
Ellie’s Tenth Birthday
The little girl turned 10 yesterday. Every year we take the kids out of school on their birthday and go to lunch. With a big family of eight, one-on-one time is a scarcity. It’s such a great tradition! This year it was Ellie’s turn for a friend party so she also celebrated with many of …
SVU Campus Visit
Meg and I took a trip to Southern Virginia University this weekend with Lori and Sydney Birchall. It was fast and a bit chilly but so, so beautiful. We loved touring around and spending the weekend with Lori and Syd.
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