Everett’s Baptism
7 Jan 2018
The most special event of all of 2017 was watching Everett get baptized. It’s a monumental occasion to see my children making sacred covenants. We tried to [...]
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Everett’s Birthday
7 Jan 2018
2017 is a big year for our family! And one of the highlights of the year was that Everett would turn 8! (It’s a big deal!) We sure love our Everett. He has the [...]
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Time to Catch Up (Ketchup?)
7 Jan 2018
Everett’s birthday Everett’s baptism Raking the leaves House Projects (Fence and Loft) Halloween Carnival Olivia Graduates from Primary Olivia’s [...]
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All the Random Things
11 Nov 2017
Life isn’t always an event – lots of days are just spent doing our work, goofing off, and *trying* to stay out of trouble. Here are some pictures of the [...]
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Olivia and I Get Our Ears Pierced
11 Nov 2017
Olivia was turning 12. I planned to let her choose if she wanted to get her ears pierced (she had actually NEVER asked for this before). Then Wyatt gave me earings [...]
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A&W 16 Years
11 Nov 2017
For our anniversary this year Wyatt went all out and took me to San Diego for the U2 Joshua Tree concert. I was super excited to go! While we were there we also did [...]
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Football Season
11 Nov 2017
This year Calvin and Everett played football. I think they had a lot of fun and learned a lot on their respective teams. We enjoyed spending the evenings at the park [...]
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He’s A Heart Breaker
11 Nov 2017
Especially since he got his braces off!
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Tennis Ladies
11 Nov 2017
A bunch of ladies in my ward get together every Tuesday night for Tennis lessons. The coach from the highschool comes and teaches us how to play. Mostly we just [...]
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Solving a Mystery
11 Nov 2017
One quiet afternoon the most mysterious letter was delivered by post, addressed to the children: It was the craziest thing! And enclosed with the letter was a clue [...]
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Hiking
9 Nov 2017
Over the summer I was talking to Brynn and she told me about her goal to do 52 hikes in 52 weeks. I thought that sounded so lovely, I started the same thing. [...]
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Andrew Starts Kindergarten
17 Oct 2017
I can’t believe my baby Andrew is in kindergarten. Sigh. This boy is so dreamy. I will miss him every day.
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By Small and Simple Things – Back to School Dinner 2017
17 Oct 2017
For our back to school dinner this year our theme was “By Small and Simple Things are Great Things Brought to Pass” Somehow I always choose themes that [...]
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Back to School for Cal and Ejo
17 Oct 2017
Calvin and Everett started school. Here are their cute back to school pictures. Haha!
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Goodbye Summer Days
17 Oct 2017
Olivia’s first day of 6th grade was the day before Calvin and Everett started. It was also only a half day. So once Olivia got home from school I threw all the [...]
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