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It IS a Hard Knock Life

25 May 2015

Olivia, Kira, and Hannah performed “It’s a Hard Knock Life” from Annie for the Ridgecrest talent show. I’m so glad these cute girls had fun!

Everett’s Fortune

3 May 2015

One morning I stood at the sink washing the dishes. I overheard Olivia, making a paper folding fortune game for Everett. She asked him, “what fortune do you [...]

Olivia Wins (Another) Award

13 Feb 2015

Olivia was given the Star Student Award for Leadership for Mrs. Page’s class. About her, it was said: A philosopher once said an example is leadership. Olivia [...]

I Got This

9 Nov 2014

Today was the primary program. Olivia had a piano solo, a group singing solo and two parts. (It’s the Olivia Show I told her when she told me of her [...]

Olivia’s Birthday Party

4 Nov 2014

Olivia wanted a Halloween themed party. (Easy enough!) I got brave and decided to have the party at our house instead of the church. Our activities included: [...]

Something I learned from my children this Halloween

3 Nov 2014

The weekend after Halloween was a sugary hangover of bliss. Candy and wrappers were everywhere, and everyone was jovial. But one thing that struck me was the [...]

Baby Sunshine Turns 9

28 Oct 2014

I can’t believe it’s been nine years! Life is really in 5th gear now. The days fly by and I am finding Olivia growing up before my eyes. I’ve tried [...]

Consistency Is Key

4 Sep 2014

I started working on back to school dinner a couple weeks ago – I started with our theme painting. I spent several hours over a couple days working on this [...]

Summer: Day 1

5 Jun 2014

Stories about the Little Lovelies

7 May 2014

There have been a few really great stories about the kid-a-roos these days . . . Olivia: She came home the other afternoon to see the new Ensign and Friend sitting [...]

Happy March 28th!

29 Mar 2014

This year the Ridgecrest Elementary Talent Show fell on March 28th. Olivia and her friend Kira decided they wanted to sing a duet, and Calvin wanted to get in on the [...]

Olivia’s Baptism Video

12 Nov 2013

During the break between the baptism and confirmation, while waiting for Olivia to get dried and dressed, we watched this video.

Miss Olivia Gets Baptised

3 Nov 2013

On Saturday, November 2nd, Olivia was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Greenfield Chapel. We were blessed to have so many [...]

Happy, Happy Birthday, Olivia, Dear

29 Oct 2013

We kept Olivia’s birthday party the most low-key of any I’ve ever done yet! It was awesome! We made candy apples, watched a halloween movie, and ate [...]

This is Halloween

28 Oct 2013

This month I’ve felt like a chicken running around with my head cut off – I’ve been to busy that Halloween really snuck up on me! Last week I [...]

Olivia’s First Day of Second Grade

2 Sep 2013

School started early this year. August 19th to be exact. A very dismal day in the heart of the mother. A very exciting day in the heart of a girl. Girl carefully [...]