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Pumpkins and Pirates Trunk or Treat
We carved pumpkins until way past bedtime, but the kids were psyched for their jack-o-lanterns all lit up together. L made an emoticon pumpkin, F made a dragon turned demon, Jer made a…
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Mother-Daughter Dates: Summer Fun and Games
Here’s the latest from our Year of Dates (the gift that keeps on giving all year long)! We also had an Afternoon Tea date during our birthday month. Baking Wish I got photos…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle DIY Costume
This boy has such imagination, and uses drawing to share some of what’s in his mind with me. Check out F’s figure below that were instructions for his costume! At the top, orange…
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Miracle of the Broken Laptop
God has not ceased to be a God of miracles. Mormon 9:15 I did everything you’re not supposed to do in sheer panic when water got into my laptop. It was encased in…
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Spellbound Halloween Living Room
Stay awhile in our cobweb-laden living room! It feels like you’ve been trapped in an ancient library where everything is slowly decaying… but also brushing up on Pirate history and dragon lore before…
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Family Photos 2022
Kismet finding this location in an unexpected corn field set against the mountains draped in fall colors. My husband has the most uncanny gift locating magical backdrops on the day of family photos.…
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Pumpkin Patch
During Fall Break we visited our favorite pumpkin patch, Jaker’s in Springville. We went through the corn mazes, the kids covered themselves in corn at the granary and corn pits, went repeatedly on…
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You Know You’re From the AV When…
“Us A.V. rats ought to stick together” Somehow we ended up in the same area today and came from the same area states away. We all grew up in the same church Stake…
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5 Ways to Fight Back-to-School Burnout
It’s time to figure out Halloween costumes, so my son F gave me a schematic drawing in full color to help guide me on his vision for an orange Ninja Turtle (Michelangelo)—complete with…
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My Best Friend’s Birthday Getaway
I would like you to meet my “Kindred Spirit”, Amanda. She gave me these framed photo booth pics this week, which capture the heart of our almost 20 years of friendship. For her…
