Training started in April and ended this past weekend with a fantastic run. Back in March, I signed up for the American Fork Half Marathon. I hadn’t run it before but I had heard great things about it so I signed up. In years past I have only signed up for races that occur at …
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All I want for Christmas is…
Over the past couple weeks Claire has managed to wiggle her two front teeth right out of her mouth. Now she has the cutest gap in her smile. She loves to show it off to everyone she sees. Isn’t she cute?!
Whoa! I have a twelve year old!
Jake turned twelve this past week. Where have all the years gone?! Twelve is a big deal around here. Turning twelve means you leave Primary (a church program for all the children 3-11) and go into Young Mens (youth program for ages 12-18). It is a pretty big milestone for Jake. It also means he …
G’ma Ria Comes to Utah
We were fortunate enough to have my Mom come for a visit this month. It is always such a treat to spend a couple weeks together. My kids adore her and although they only see her once a year, they make the very most of it. There are specific things the kids look forward to …
Smile!
Look at those bright, shiny whites! Megan got her braces off this week. Her teeth look great! Of course she has to get them back on again in a couple years but for now she only has to wear her retainer at night. She is thrilled to be able to eat all those sticky, gooey …
School’s out – Let’s Celebrate!
School has ended and what a better way to finish off a great school year than to have a celebration! It began at about 9:30 am when nearly 30+ of Jake’s classmates arrived at my house. I was informed by my sixth grader that no games of duck-duck-goose would be acceptable so instead we left …
Sixth Grade Graduation!
Can you believe it?! My oldest just graduated from sixth grade! I am now a mother of a junior high student. Yikes!! Graduation was pretty quick and simple, but I enjoyed watching the slide show and the review of the past year. I can’t wait to see what the future brings for this boy. I …
Movin’ on up
Our not-so little six year old has officially completed kindergarten. She will be headed to first grade in the fall. Kindergarten was a breeze for Claire. She was a such a good reader going in, that even the most difficult book assigned, wasn’t much of a challenge. It wasn’t long before Mrs. Beck, her teacher, …
Pomp and Circumstance
Drew has officially graduated from his first year of preschool. I have never participated in the “Joy School” type of preschool before. There were four of us and we took turns teaching two days each month. It was an interesting challenge with four rambunctious little boys, but in the end we made it through with …
Claire’s Gymnastic’s Recital
Claire has been taking gymnastics at the American Fork Recreation Center since September and she absolutely LOVES it! She is in the advanced girl’s class (mostly kindergarteners). This past Saturday she had her gymnastics recital. It is very low-key and each class goes from station to station displaying what they learned through the year. Claire …
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