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…
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,…
Blake’s Junior Prom
I call this, “The Models go to Prom.” And, I’m quite proud of my photography skills. A considerable amount of time was spent on TikTok and Instagram finding fun poses for them to try.
Josh Mission Email April 20, 2026: Elder Banker
Guys I still don’t have a name tag in Chinese characters so everyone at church just calls me Elder Banker it’s great. This has also confused a couple of our much older members, they thought I/my family owned some banks and they asked if I could share 🤑. OK so the journal did in fact not…