Adventures
Something I learned from my children this Halloween
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 generosity of my children. “Mom, have this!” they...
The Rest of the StoryBlessing Baby Nate
Today was Baby Nathaniel’s baby blessing. Our Beloved Heavenly Father, Having authority of the Holy Melchizedik Priesthood, we hold this infant in our arms to give him a name and a blessing. The name we...
The Rest of the StoryConsistency Is Key
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 painting – but it never...
The Rest of the StorySummer, Day 73
It was the last Saturday of the Summer. We wanted to do something fun, but not overwhelming. So – even though the cabin was still torn apart from projects, we decided to go spend the...
The Rest of the StorySummer Day 64
We had baby Nate’s circumcision. The doctor had me stay and hold the binki in his mouth. I will say I panicked and seriously reconsidered as they started. It was not pleasant for this mamma!!...
The Rest of the StorySummer, Day 63
Wednesday was the first day I ventured out with my new little lovely. I took him to him to Fotofly to have his newborn pictures taken. Remember when I did that with Andrew? Afterward I took...
The Rest of the StorySummer, Day 58 (Nate’s First Day of Life)
After catching about five hours of sleep, it was time to get up. It was weird having him born on Friday, August 1st because mostly it felt like he was born on Thursday. Anyhoo, Grandma...
The Rest of the StorySummer, Day 57 & 58 – Welcoming Nathaniel Grey Christensen
When morning came bright and early (I didn’t get back to bed until about 6 am, never really fell asleep, and got up with the family at 7), I rolled over and told Wyatt the...
The Rest of the StorySummer, Day 51
The morning started with a Dr. appt. -Still only dialated to a one, with not a lot of indication that anything will be happening any time soon. I didn’t worry about it – I never...
The Rest of the StoryOn Child Birth
I feel like in some ways this pregnancy has been shrouded in a haze of too much going on. Every once in a while I think . . . I need to pay better attention....
The Rest of the Story