This year Ellie’s good friend, Gwen, convinced her to play up a year in soccer so they could be on the same team. Gwen is a year older than Ellie. At first we were hesitant as we worried she would get trampled on by all the older boys that play, but we were wrong. She …
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Drew is a busy kiddo!
This year Drew decided to play both soccer and flag football. I was under the impression the seasons did not overlap, but I was wrong. We have at least two games a week for him. He is becoming quite an athlete. He is such a speedy thing on the soccer field. He actually has really …
Our Night Owl Loves to Read
Drew has always been good about going to bed on time. He is usually in bed no later than 8:30, sometimes closer to 8:00. For the longest time he would just toss and turn for an hour or two, but he wouldn’t try to get up or leave his room. He usually falls asleep around …
Disneyland Adventure
My good friend Emily and I have been talking about taking our two youngest daughters to Disneyland for quite sometime. Ellie and Gwen are great little friends and both were thrilled at the idea of going on a trip to Disneyland together. Before you jump to conclusions, Ellie has never been to Disneyland. The rest …
Ellie is Headed to School
Kindergarten was a day away and I promised Ellie a date with Mom, anything she wanted. A girl after my own heart, she wanted to go shopping. We started the trip off with an outing to her favorite store, Justice. Keep in mind, this is not my favorite store. I went for her. I personally …
Back to School 2015
School is back in session. Summer has come and go before we could even blink. The kids were really excited for school to start. I have kids at three different schools this year. Jacob is in 10th grade at Lone Peak High School. Megan is in 8th grade at Mountain Ridge Junior High, and Katelyn …
Watch Out! Jake is Driving!
Jake turned 15 in June. It wasn’t but a couple weeks later that he was bugging me to get his Driver’s Permit. Here in Utah you don’t drive, even with a permit, until you are 15. Then you can drive with your parent(s) in the car until you are 16. Once you are 16, have …
House cleaner extraordinaire
I am afraid as I grow older I will forget all the great and fun things that happened in my kid’s youth. Something that has always amazed me is how Ellie has quickly followed in my footsteps. Whatever I am doing, she wants to be doing. One thing that she likes as much as I …
Megan has become a book worm
I have always wanted one of my kids to love reading, like really love reading. Of course they all read when they have to, but very few will read for fun. There is just something great about watching kids read because they want to and not because it is required. Well my dream came through …
Ellie’s First Lost Tooth, My Last
Ellie hasn’t even started kindergarten and she has lost her two bottom teeth, just two days apart from each other. I may be forgetting when my others lost their teeth, but I don’t believe any of them lost their teeth before kindergarten started. She was pretty excited to finally be able to get some money …
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