• Personal

    Pancit Recipe

    This is one of my favorite Filipino dishes growing up that includes noodles, meat, and veggies. It’s my Dad’s recipe, which as all good recipes passed on had no measurements and many variations.…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 11

    Baby is 38 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 10! Day 71: Milk Drunk I worked with a lactation consultant Rachel who helped wake him up, observed his latch, saw…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 10

    Baby is 37 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 9! Day 64: Rockabye Baby It was a very busy day at home; I didn’t eat or drink properly between all…

  • Projects

    Pokemon Halloween Costumes

    We wanted to match together for a family Halloween costume this year. They’re lucky we’re doing new costumes at all! Mostly I wanted to make an effort for my sister who’s so excited…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 9

    Baby is 36 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 8! Day 57: A Big Boy Jer visited Baby Henry early this morning for skin-to-skin snuggles. He’s breathing well on his…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 8

    Baby is 35 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 7! Day 50: Wound Care I’m so tired, mostly from pumping every 2-3 hours and commuting to Provo every day to…

  • Personal

    Peace in Chaotic Times

    Sometimes I need to “fill my cup” when life gets heavy, and I’ve been able to do that in a few ways. I met up with friends for a hike in the woods…

  • Kids,  Party

    Halloween Party 2025

    Instead of a Trunk or Treat, our ward at church put on a Halloween Party with a potluck, costumes, and games. Since they held it pretty early in the month we didn’t have…