• Adventures

    Exploring A New Trail

    Now that summer vacation is here we decided to try this new hiking trail Prospector View. The photos do not do justice for these gorgeous mountaintop views! It’s got switchbacks from the parking…

  • Personal

    Earn More and Spend Less

    This is Part 5 of the series of personal finance tips for my Siblings, “How Not to Blow Up Your Financial Future”. Disclaimer: I am neither wealthy nor a financial professional- read at…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    End of School Year 2023

    It’s a wonderful time to be a parent. The last weeks of school get hectic with end of year testing, graduation, performances, School Days, and grading. Jeremy says this is the best time…

  • Personal

    Mother’s Day + Roxy’s 4

    One of my favorite days of the year! I felt so loved with all the acts of service. Our plans to go hiking fell through with the weather. Jer told me I wasn’t…

  • Adventures,  Kids,  Projects

    Wind-Gineering

    Paper airplanes and kites. W has been really interested in things that fly, and asked how to make a kite. I couldn’t really find anything on the subject at the library, so I…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Mother-Daughter Date: Scavenger Hunt

    We had an amazing time on our Scavenger Hunt!! This was our April Mother-Daughter Date. I purchased a “choose your adventure” digital version called “Roam the Riverwoods” from Hidden Hunts. We learned some…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Spring Soccer 2023

    April is action packed with soccer season. All three of the kids have games on the same days—and so far all at the same time, too! I’m never around long enough to sit…

  • Adventures,  Party,  Personal

    Birthday Pie

    I asked my sweetheart what he would like for his birthday cake, and he wanted pie! Apple pie, in fact. It was going to be a busy week, though, so he was very…

  • Personal

    Easter Talks + Pizza

    Jer, our daughter L, and I gave talks in Sacrament meeting on “the meaning and blessings of Easter”. I really enjoyed listening to what they had to share with everyone. L even wrote…