This past week me, Drew and Ellie met up with Rachel and her kids and G’ma Jan and went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. Due to my hectic schedule it wasn’t perfect timing for me and honestly I wasn’t really thrilled to be going. However, it turned out to be a near perfect …
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Easter in St. George
It was a first for our family, Easter away from home. We decided to go and visit my Dad and Kathy in St. George. Although it was a little different than what we have done in the past, it turned out to be a wonderful weekend away. Our trip began Friday after school. We loaded …
Happy 6th Birthday Claire!
The highly anticipated day has arrived, Claire’s birthday. She has been counting down the days for as long as I can remember. We didn’t plan a big party, as I only do one of those every couple years, but I did offer to take a couple of her friend’s to the swimming pool to play …
Boy Scout – 2nd Class
Jake entered Boy Scouts last June when he turned eleven. Having your dad as the Scoutmaster gives you “extra” motivation to get your requirements done and merit badges completed quicker than normal. Jake got his Tenderfoot rank back in December and as of yesterday he received his rank advancement to Second Class. He has been …
Sports Galore
We are always involved in some type of sport around our house so I never think to post about it. Basketball season ended last month. Jake played on a team that played in several leagues so it went from October to February. We were happy to see it finally come to an end. Jake started …
Drew and his Dinosaurs
Drew has had a real obsession with dinosaurs. He plays with them ALL the time. I’ve noticed his favorite thing to do is take each dinosaur out of his bin and set them up in a row. It will sometimes take an hour to do this (he has a lot of dinos). He patiently sets …
Ellie’s Photo Shoot
A good friend of mine, Samantha, began doing photography a year or two back and happened to come into town when I felt the need to get Ellie’s “two year-old” photos taken. She does amazing work and you can see more of her stuff at Thunell Photography. Of course the weather had taken a turn …
Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun!
This past weekend we decided to turn a quick trip into a girl’s five-day getaway. Seth’s brother, Matt and his finance Jasmine (who we all love) decided to tie the knot in San Francisco. With only a few day’s notice, mom thought it might be fun for the girl’s to head down and surprise them …
The last bit of baby I had left
I have been promising Ellie a “big girl” bed for a while now, but I didn’t want to do it until she was finally potty trained. Now that she has overcome that obstacle we proceeded forward. I’ll be honest, I haven’t really wanted to switch her. I like believing she is still my baby. It …
Bum cheeks for breakfast!
I woke up this morning to find Drew eating his cereal like this (You may need to click and enlarge the photo): I got a good chuckle out of it. I asked him why he was eating breakfast in the nude. He looked at me like I was dumb and said, “When I went potty …
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