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Pottery Painting Mother-Daughter Date
August is our birthday month, so I thought we’d spend our mother-daughter date creating a little something to take home for a “treat yourself” birthday gift. It was perfect for my L who…
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Work From Home + School + Soccer
This has been such an eventful month! Back to School L is our amazing Middle Schooler who started 7th grade! She is taking Orchestra, Drama, and College and Career Awareness in addition to…
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First Half Marathon
We did it!!!I finished my first half marathon faster than my goal, even on an injured knee 🎉 (2:03:47.4). Super proud of Leilani placing 2nd in her age group- she’s amazing! Had the…
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Galveston Girls Getaway
Celebrating 20 years of friendship and our birthdays with a “Mommy vacation”. It felt like such an accomplishment talking for a year with my BFF about doing this, saving up for it, and…
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Park City Family Trip
Jer had a leadership training retreat in Park City. It turned into a family getaway when his principal said he could bring the family. While he was in meetings all day, the kids…
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Creating Joyous Memories with Summer Fun
I have been working on saying Yes more often and more deeply. It’s easier to do during summer when there’s less of a schedule, and I can feel ok with relaxing the rules…
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Pioneer Day Fireworks
It’s Pioneer Day here, an official state holiday to honor the Mormon pioneers who crossed the plains and settled this area with, “This is the place”. We celebrated with homemade pizzas at Uncle…
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The Library Is My Therapy
Isn’t this display of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood so happy?? I didn’t grow up watching Mr. Rogers, but when I became a Mom and discovered the Daniel Tiger stories for my boys, I sure…
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Shared Kids Bedroom Makeover
We’ve made some exciting changes in the boys room! It’s amazing how moving a few things around can completely transform a room and how the kids feels about their space. Let’s start with…
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10 Summer Activities with Family
This has been our third summer with a visit from my Arizona brother and his family. There was too much going on here to visit them this summer, so they came to us.…
