Every other year Highland Elementary has a dance festival. It was such a fun little program that required a lot of practice. Jacob danced to “Dancin’ in the Street”, Megan performed to “Rock and Roll Music” by the Beach Boys and Katelyn did a partner dance to “Stuck on You” by Elvis. They all did …
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Katelyn’s Graduation
My sweet kindergartner graduated this week. It really is amazing how quickly these little ones grow up. That is probably why I have so many children…just don’t ever want them to get big! The program was cute. They sang songs, recited poems and received their diplomas. I could tell she was a little sad that …
Hiking in Moab
We decided it was time for another hiking trip. It has been several years since our last Moab trip, so we decided to go again. Spencer, Rachel and their kids joined us which made the trip even more fun. Together, we rented a condo instead of a hotel and that was a genius idea. We …
Long overdue
This past weekend I had my first “girl’s weekend” since I have been married. Yes, that means it has been TWELVE years since I have slept away from my kids and my husband (I have been without Seth and without my kids a few times but never both at the same time). It isn’t something …
Ellie’s Stats
This is mostly for me, but anyone who cares to know can read it as well. Yesterday I took Ellie in for her 4 month checkup (a few weeks late). After our scare a couple weeks ago I was hoping that we would see an increase in her weight and we did! Bulking her up …
Happy 4th Birthday Claire Bear!
Today was Claire’s 4th birthday! She was so excited and practically announced it to everyone she spoke with. She woke up to banners and treats and was absolutely thrilled. Seth and I were asleep and at 7:30 am she came running into our room yelling, “Thank you so much! I love you, I love you!”. …
Easter Festivities…a little late
So yes, we did celebrate Easter and yes, we had a great time but haven’t had time to get anything posted. We colored eggs as usual. I am pretty sure Seth had more fun than the kids. By the time they started on them Seth had already colored nearly half. We also decided to attend …
Highland Elementary Spelling Bee Champion!
Today was the spelling bee at Highland Elementary for all fourth, fifth and sixth graders. There were actually three spelling bees taking place. The students were separated into three groups (A,B, & C). Group A used the hardest words, group B used the medium words, and group C used the easier words. Students were put …
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Makeovers
Moving into a new house has made me antsy to do some updating. The bedrooms especially needed a makeover. The paint was scuffed, dirty and not my preferred choice of color. So as I got time I have worked on Jacob and Katelyn’s bedrooms. In Katelyn’s room I had someone come in and add wainscoting …
One big dude (as he would call himself)!
As much as I pretended Drew wasn’t ready to be potty-trained, he keeps persisting. After finding Drew naked peeing on my floor (luckily he prefers wood over carpet) on several occasions I decided it was time. On Saturday we gave it a whirl and he did great! He had a two accidents but that is …
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