Last Wednesday we began our thirteen-hour trek to Grand Coulee Dam, Washington to visit my best grade-school buddy, Chantel. We were able to make a few stops along the way to visit some friends and family. Although it was a very long trip, we couldn’t have enjoyed it more. The kids were the best travelers! …
Category Archives: Family
An Evening on the Boat
Our sweet friends, the Bergerons, invited our family to spend an evening out on their boat with them. We have only been out on a boat a handful of times and most of our kids have never been out at all so this was a new experience for us. It was a little cooler in …
Mystery Outing
Seth works with Oracle through his job. Each year they do a party at Lagoon for customer appreciation. Only a few employees get to go each time and this year it was us! We were thrilled. The kids love Lagoon but it doesn’t justify the cost for our family of eight. It would cost us …
Happy 10th Birthday Megs!
My Meggie turned 10 last week. Her birthday falls just two days before the Fourth of July so we don’t normally do parties. However, after much pleading, we gave in. She ended up having two birthday celebrations. Her actual birthday began with breakfast in bed (waffles, strawberries/whip cream, and a smoothie). She requested tacos for …
Our Budding Artist
Katelyn has always been my artsy daughter. She can draw on the Etch-A-Sketch like it is a pencil and paper. She is always coming up with fun ways to make stuff. Well the other day she starting making things out of aluminum foil. She made something for most members of our family. She made dad …
Summer Swimming
At the start of the summer I signed up Claire, Drew and Ellie for swim lessons with a friend of mine, Teri Jolley. She is an amazing instructor and my kids have really progressed. Claire is already a decent swimmer. She mostly worked on her strokes and some survival techniques (treading, dead man float, etc.). …
American Fork Canyon Half Marathon
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 …
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 …
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