July 2026 Recap
Early Morning Kayaking at Union Reservoir, and Halle got her diploma!
Banks Bunch in Steamboat
I got so behind on blogging, so I’m using Rusty’s journal. I think he must have been a little behind too, because he didn’t say much! Suffice it to say, we had such a fun time being together in Steamboat. Love this family of ours! Was happy to turn my phone off and leave to…
June 2026 Recap
I got to go to Camp Batel again this year! Yay! I just love this place. The weather wasn’t super awesome, but we were able to do everything we wanted to do. This is also the first year of the little cabins. I wasn’t totally sold on these until the night after a huge rainstorm…
Banff
We had the best time in Banff National Park. Those beautiful mountains were so relaxing and rejuvenating. We flew into Calgary—a quick 2.5 hr flight from Denver, and made our way to Banff. We spent the evening walking around and exploring the town a bit. We walked to …. Waterfall, but there wasn’t really a…
Blake’s 17th Birthday
Dear Blake, SEVENTEEN!! What?!? I honestly don’t know how this happened. I swear you were just my little Blakey Boo, and now you are driving yourself around, going to prom, dating a cute girl, and somehow almost an adult. I’m not sure I approve. This has been such a fun year for you. You are…
Josh Mission Email May 25 2026: Happy Memorial Day!
Happy P-day to all of you around the world who celebrate. Kinda fun to say that, this email goes to people in 6 continents. I think I’ve mentioned that before, but now there’s a lot more people out or heading out soon. Anyways my little corner of the world out here is doing well. It…
Josh Mission Email May 18 2026: Round two
Transfer 1 is over! Anyone who is out on a mission/went on a mission can tell you, time is wild out here. Every day and every week seems to last forever but they also fly by. I’m having a great time out here, there’s a sense of routineness now which is nice because I feel…
Halle Graduates from CSU
WHATTT???? 4 years gone in the blink of an eye. I cannot believe all the hard work, dedication, studying, planning, dreaming, and doing that went into earning this degree. PROUD PARENT MOMENT, for sure. We had the best weekend celebrating! G&G came into town on Thursday and we spent some time prepping for her party,…
Josh Mission Email May 12 2026: So many dads
Happy Tuesday everyone! P day got moved to today because transfers are tomorrow. I’ll be staying here in the Chinese area, but my companion will be leaving. I’ll be in a trio going forward, which should be pretty interesting. It’s pretty unusual to have training done in a trio, but we should be chilling. We…