Good news/Bad news
So the good news is Mitchell and Sam are finally getting really good at playing with each other. True, there is no shortage of bickering and occasional tears, but they are getting to be pretty good...
View ArticleAin't life funny
About eight years ago I graduated from BYU with a degree in elementary education. I applied for jobs everywhere; Utah, Idaho, California, and on and on. Teachers were in high demand, so I was pretty...
View ArticleA blessing and a mess
Luke was blessed this past Sunday. It was so good to see all the family that were able to come for our last little fling in this part of the desert. My dad was down here for a few days to roast in the...
View ArticleThe hardest thing I've done recently
One of the reasons I wanted to move was so that my kids could have more options available to them. I wanted them to do something with their days besides sit at home with me. However when the time came...
View ArticleOh so nice
Civilization is wonderful. Just wonderful. I find myself going to the grocery store just because I can, just because it doesn't take a full days worth of my time, it's just so darn close. I'm enjoying...
View ArticleA little sad, but mostly pretty hilarious.
Poor little Luke has been battling thrush for over two weeks now. It has been pretty persistent, and the medication hasn't been working. So the doctor's next recommendation was a more natural remedy...
View ArticleHappenings
Recently my mom braved the local airport, where they're known to cancel flights without cause and without telling the passengers, to come visit us. Her luggage didn't make it until well after she did,...
View ArticleToday's festivities
This morning Mitchell and Lee snuck away for a little fishing. Despite not catching a single thing, Mitchell declared it, "The funnest day ever". Lee spent the whole time getting Mitchell's line off...
View ArticleHalloween
The night of the pumpkin patch Mitchell started complaining about having a sore throat. Turns out he'd contracted The Plague somewhere, and consequently spent the next few days miserable and on...
View ArticlePretty much just pictures
We've been up to all sorts of fun lately, but I'm too lazy to write anything and Jayna is demanding pictures, so here's a bunch of pictures of some good times! We did a Christmas party at work,...
View ArticleDisneyland
We just returned from a little trip to Disneyland. We figured we should take advantage of having kids who still think Mickey is cool and the fact that it's only a three and a half hour drive. On the...
View ArticleSheesh, smile at least
Is this the face of a kid who is having fun? I mean, really, if you couldn't see him sitting on it would you be able to tell he's sitting on a super fun slide at the fair, that he wanted to go down...
View ArticleFor your viewing pleasure
We recently had some family pictures taken. As usual it was an exciting adventure. Trying to get five people looking the same way and smiling all at the same time, while one of them needs a nap, one of...
View ArticleThe Birthday Boy
Happy Birthday to the youngest little man in the family! Crazy to think it's already been a year. He's been so much fun to have around. Most of the time he's so laid back you hardly even know he's...
View ArticleLet's try this again
So here's the deal. I have a terrible memory, like really bad. And due to age and three children it's getting worse. I know that someday so much of what is going on with our family will be lost, gone...
View ArticleHey, remember us?
A little shot of the family at Uncle Kevin's wedding reception last month, you know, in case you forgot what we look like.
View ArticlePortrait of a small boy
He's real big into accessorizing these days. Super hero masks, baseball hats, anything he can find laying around the house. Back in his younger days he was so calm and mellow half the time we forgot...
View ArticleI'm the mean mom
Mitchell has recently started piano lessons. And oh how tired I am of it all! Over the summer my friend, Alyssa decided that she would start teaching piano. Since we're homeschooling this year I...
View ArticleWe're free!
We have finally arrived at the desert's version of fall. Weather that allows you to go outside! We took a little hike in the nearby desert (yes, I know, it mostly looks like the surface of the moon)....
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