Can you believe it?! I have a 16 year old! I have a third driver in my household! This is a long time coming. I had many grandiose ideas about a big party for Jake, but he made me promise that I would not do a surprise party and that I wouldn’t do anything elaborate. …
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Diagnosis: MRI
SPOILER ALERT: Jacob is just fine. Totally healthy and nothing to worry about. Jacob went in for his annual medical physical exam this week. He came out with some disturbing news. We’ve been going to the same pediatrician for several years, and he’s always been a doctor we could recommend to others. The doctor went …
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 …
Jake turns 15
Jake’s birthday was the last day of our family camp out. Unfortunately that means we all came home, tired, disorganized and with not much of a plan for the celebration. I was so impressed with Jake this year. He insisted that we keep it low-key. What kid does that?! I know he could tell we …
Our Two Soccer Referees
Both Jacob and Megan have spent a lot of time this spring calling soccer games. Jacob did it last year and found out that it was a pretty sweet job. Megan joined him this year and together they make a pretty good team. It began back in February with training. Both Jacob and Megan had …
Jacob’s Eagle Court of Honor
After many years of hard work, late nights, projects, camp outs, long hours, Jacob has finally achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. This is nothing short of a major accomplishment. The beginning stages began when he turned eleven and went into “Eleven Year Old” scouts. He quickly jumped head first into completing the more difficult …
MRJH President
Jake has been selected as the student body president of Mountain Ridge Junior High! He was involved in student council this year as an 8th grade representative. Jake has always been a good leader (he was president of his elementary school too), but being the MRJH president is another level altogether. He will need to …
Jacob’s Eagle Project
Jacob got his project approved a couple months ago, but due to the weather, holidays, and scheduling, he hasn’t been able to make a big push. That changed last weekend. The project was to lead a bike drive for Bicycle Collective, an organization that take the bikes, donates them to needy individuals, but also teaches classes …
Snowshoeing with the big kids
It’s been cold recently in Utah Valley, and we’ve had an early onslaught of inversion. So, I decided to head up into the mountains for some much-needed fresh air. Jacob, Megan, and Katelyn all decided to come along too. I have two sets of snowshoes, so Jacob used my other pair, and Megan and Katelyn …
Early Black Friday Shopping Haul
After we’d totally gorged ourselves on our deep-fried turkey, we sat around in a tryptophan-induced coma for a while, played some games, and let the kids watch a movie in Grandpa Gary’s office. As the evening went along, the kids grew restless and so to give Manina and her dad some time to chit-chat, I …
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