Adventures

  • Adventures

    Christmas 2024

    Jer and I were both sick around Christmas, but he still cooked a very special Dutch oven dinner with bbq chicken and potatoes we had with salad and fruit punch. That man amazes…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    November Snapshots

    It’s really exciting for me as a parent to experience in the audience all the hard work these musicians have done with practicing their pieces. I’m so thankful to be able to sit…

  • Adventures

    Christmas Tree Lot

    The place in Elk Ridge where we used to get our Christmas trees outgrew their yard and moved to a local nursery. They still sold hot cocoa (this time with a Hawaiian theme…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Natural Curiosity Museum

    This sweet boy asked me to go with him on his field trip, and we had a blast together. I packed our lunches and he was very concerned that we get to school…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Picnic Mother-Daughter Date

    L and I were having an impromptu sleepover when we woke up in the middle of the early morning and started laughing our heads off planning this picnic. It’s been overdue since June,…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Hobbits for Halloween

    Pumpkin Carving Trick or Treating I’m glad that I still get to take the kids trick or treating! We had to adapt some of our Hobbit / LOTR costumes for colder weather since…

  • Adventures

    Snapshots of October

    It’s been an action packed month and I’m ready to sit a spell haha. Fall Dance Festival The boys’ school holds a dance festival every year and each grade shows us a dance…

  • Adventures,  Party

    Hobbit Trunk or Treat

    I was so impressed with how Jer and the kids did this awesome Hobbit Hole for our ward Trunk or Treat! Jer constructed it from cardboard boxes that the kids painted. L did…

  • Adventures,  Party

    Hobbit Feast

    What About Elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon Tea? Dinner? Supper? Pippin Our friends the Dunns and Winchesters invited us to welcome the Autumn season at a Hobbit Feast and Renaissance Festival! A potluck on tables…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    September Everyday Moments

    This month was full of the out-of-the ordinary. We did things we don’t normally do, like running in the middle of a rain storm… and it felt magical. We got life changing news…