I love baseball season. Running into friends and neighbors and basking in the golden hour light on warm spring days. Watching my boys slowly improve their swings and make some plays in the field. I also love what happens on the sidelines. Settling in on beach chairs and timing the…
Having a backyard with enough room for a trampoline has been the greatest gift. When we were renting our townhouse, the boys got out their post dinner energy by running in circles around the kitchen island every night. Now, we just send them outside and they bounce and wrestle their…
One of the things we were looking forward to in our new neighborhood was the annual Easter egg hunt. We gathered for a full Easter feast and each family contributed candy filled eggs for the kids to find. Our street only has 10 houses and we sure aren’t lacking for…
Two of my best friends came out for a girls’ weekend at the end of February. We used to live within a few blocks of each other in Salt Lake City and now we live in three different states. We stayed at our house but spent two full days on…
We met my friend Kristen and her family at Newport Beach over President’s Day weekend. Crew and Finn put claw shovels on their hands and crawled around on their hands and knees all day. They called themselves “clobsters,” which I guess is a combination of a crab and a lobster….
Nash had a beautiful, simple baptism service. Nash’s friends, Reese and Elle, sang “He Lives and He Loves Me,” one of our favorite songs. Nash had a crowd of friends there to support him. And of course, lots of extended family. Nash’s grandma gave a wonderful talk about baptism. We…
We took advantage of the long weekend in January to visit our good friends in Vegas. Our kids adore each other and they’re always asking when we can see the Palmers next. They were nice enough to heat their pool for the weekend and it was well used. We also…
I try to capture most of our events with my big camera but I don’t always have it with me for the small moments I want to remember. I love that phones are accessible so I can fill in the gaps. For my birthday at the beginning of the school…
I was scheduled to teach preschool co-op the week before Thanksgiving so naturally, we made turkey hats. Usually Crew is at school during Finn’s preschool but we switched the day that week so he got to join us too. Cutest little turkeys I ever did see.
I began Halloween morning at Crew’s preschool. His class went trick-or-treating at surrounding community buildings. I got to stay to help with crafts and snacks. I can’t think of a better place to be than preschool on Halloween. The boys were cooperative as always at my attempt to gather them…
