Adventures
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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Olivia Starts Middle School and I Cry My Eyes Out
17 Oct 2017
Olivia started middle school. All summer I bemoaned this milestone in her life. But she was thrilled. THRILLED! To be moving on into the legit world of [...]
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A Total Eclipse
17 Oct 2017
As one last summer adventure we went to Idaho the day before school started to see the total solar eclipse. Check it out!
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And Now We Are Six
17 Oct 2017
Roo Boo turned 6! Oh, be still my beating heart. I do love that boy. He is my most happy child, and he brings that happiness to everyone he is around. He is easy [...]
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Boating with the Ferg’s
16 Oct 2017
We love to play with the Ferg’s. We were so excited when they agreed (we invited ourselves) to take us boating. Thank you Ian and Nicole for the SUPER FUN [...]
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Calvin Turns 10!
16 Oct 2017
My supercal turned 10! I cannot believe that he is 10 years old! Calvin is: [...]
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Nato-Potato Turns 3
16 Oct 2017
Nato-Potato turned 3. Oh, he is such a sweet thing. Every day this happens. “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” [...]
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Sheriff Fluff Fluff
16 Oct 2017
As we were driving home from our great American Road Trip, I saw on IG that a friend of mine had one puppy left in her litter of Golden-Doodles. “Do you want [...]
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Our Great America Road Trip – Part IV
16 Oct 2017
Day 10 – 11 Day 10 we got up and hiked Table Rock – a little plateau that sat directly behind Wyatt’s childhood home. It was a quick 2 1/2 mile [...]
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Our Great American Road Trip – Part III
16 Oct 2017
Days 7 – 9 Day 7 On Day 7 we decided to start our day with a hike in Fern Canyon. It was like something out of the tropics with these amazing walls of green. [...]
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