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Kids Spotlight: Back to School 2021
About time for a family update! We’re breaking out the Instant Camera for another year of back to school! I started doing this on L’s first day of Kindergarten. She was so tiny…
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A Tenacious Woman: In Memory of my Grandma
There are no words. Grief and loss this deep are new for me. I’ve heard that pain is the price that must be paid for loving someone, so it seems I’ve got to…
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Lily’s 10th Birthday Zoo Trip
Happy 10th Birthday to our sweet adventurer! She is my hero, a girl I’d want to be best friends with especially if we were the same age. She has grown into the kindest,…
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Summer Weekend Getaway with Kids
Why I Plan, Especially for Trips Thinking only about what is in front of me right now does not come naturally to me. In fact, it’s UNNATURAL for me. I’m still planning 10…
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Dealing with Separation Anxiety
How am I doing with Jeremy being gone? Am I surviving? YES, we are halfway there… it’s been two weeks since we dropped him off at the airport, and two weeks until the…
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Neverland Pirate Birthday
Shiver me timbers! Are you ready to parrrrrrrrrrty like a pirate??? My sweet little lads celebrated their birthdays together while we were in California visiting my family. This was a special birthday for…
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One Night in a Utah Treehouse: Magical Family Vacation
Right after Christmas I was craving a getaway and we didn’t have a ton of extra funds, but I had to book this—my first AirBnB! This was the perfect family vacation for our…
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Hiking We Will Go
Living on a mountain near park lands means lots of hiking opportunities. We’ve been exploring near our home with our kids. I’ve quickly learned how to make it really enjoyable for us: hats,…
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My Favorite Pieces of Christ-Centered Art
Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not. Doctrine and Covenants 6:36 I’m striving to make our home that safe space for my family—a place of love, joy, learning, and faith. Besides trying to live…
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15 Ways I’ve Stayed Motivated
Sorry for the silence. If I had time, I’d write a post about each of these points. For now this doubles as an update, which will be like ripping off a bandaid. To…
