Static archive of a family blog, 2008–2017. This blog is no longer active.

Category: Family

Home Sick

I promise I will pull up the motivation to do a real mommy post soon. Walk all the way downstairs, tell you what we've been up to and add pictures. You remember, those funny things, with color, reminding you what we look like? But today,…

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Mental Pictures

I lost my camera last month. And I've missed somethings. Patrick's first day at kindergarten and Auretta's first day at preschool, but other's caught those moments and sent them to me. But some I've just had to take mental pictures. Last Sunday, the girl's wore…

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Family Time

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. It started with baby blessings. My brother Michael blessed his baby at 9am, 2 hours north of us and then everyone jumped in their cars to make it to Jessie's blessing at 1pm in our ward. We…

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Rexburg, I thought you said Sexburg

That is the punch line to a joke Chad's brother hasn't made up yet. Speaking of Chad's family and Rexburg, we just got back from visiting both. For Memorial weekend we picked up Candace and drove to Dillon. It was a great visit. Everybody made…

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Pictures

Here are some recent pictures of the family.

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2010 and 2011

The most obvious achievement for me this year, my miles and miles of running concluded with my half marathon in August. Chad has been working hard at school and slowly getting closer to a master's degree. Patrick enjoyed preschool and can spell and write his…

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Halloween Fun

I love Halloween. I always have thanks to a great mom who made it a blast year after year. I love the decorations, the costumes, the food, all of it! Then I grew up and became an adult. Booo! I would get all dressed but…

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Trappers Lake and the Head Crack!

So, we went camping at Trappers Lake Colorado this year. I would have thought that Maggie would have been all over this, getting it online for all to see. But she hasn't so I'm going to. Following are some pictures from the trip. Be warned…

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Pictures

I just put the pictures on the computer, so here they are. I know I should do this better, but what can I say, I'm me. The kids fell and scraped their knees a few hours apart. Auretta in the morning (right after Patrick got…

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Texas Pictures

Thanks Laura Jean, Laura and Janeia! We tried dresses on at the shop where my mom works, they are so beautiful! My sisters, not the dresses, well they are too, I guess.

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