Dear Halle, It was a weird birthday for me not being with you! (probably for you too). I did not like it one bit. It’s much more fun to be together. I did send you a birthday in a box. It had a brownie mix, some decorations, a few treats and a gift card. Last…
Dear Josh, Yay! You are a driver! Both you AND I are very excited about this newfound independence. I love watching you learn and grow, make mistakes, and have awesome successes. From hiking a few 14ers, to summiting an active volcano, I’d say it’s been a pretty exciting year. You love to hang out with…
We had a fun day celebrating Dad! Halle and Josh bought him a pineapple shirt. His only birthday wish was to play pickle ball with the family. He shared his Sunday birthday dinner with Luke and Grace made his favorite fruit pizza for dessert!
Dear Blake, Welcome to your teenage years! I can’t believe it. You tell me it’s not you who is getting older and taller, it’s me shrinking smaller 🙂 It’s been such a fun year being back at school full time, and this spring, NO MASKS! Hip hip hooray! And you made the Honor Roll third…
Happy 18th birthday Halle! Right now we are sitting on a plane home from Phoenix where I watched my first born jump out of an airplane and go hurdling toward the earth. I’m so glad we got to do that together. You always have been, and always will be my forever adventure buddy. You didn’t…
Happy 15th birthday Josh! What a year it has been. It literally feels a lifetime ago that you turned 14. So many things have changed. All for the better. You finished your middle school career with online school. You received your special 4.0 award with a video and elbow bumps. 8th grade continuation was online.…
What a birthday! I feel so loved and so spoiled. It started with an awesome day in Denver with all my favorite people. My friends made 40 lunches to pass out to people in need. Their kids even got in on the action and decorated the bags and wrote uplifting things on them. I got…
Dear Blake, This year has been a wild ride! I am so proud of you for working hard to improve at school. It’s hard starting Middle School in the middle of a pandemic! Online school made it tough to stay focused, but you were constantly improving and trying new tactics. By the end of the…
Dear Blake, I am so proud of you! I can’t believe you are off to middle school in the fall. You are going to have so much fun learning and experiencing new things. It’s been a unique time–finishing school online, having a Zoom birthday party. Things aren’t what we expected but I’m proud of the…
Dear Halle, Happy 16th birthday!! What a big occasion for my favorite girl. I just love watching you grow, blossom, and be uniquely YOU. You stand by what you love and follow your heart. You love being Dash’s mommy and he loves being your baby. He is so anxious in the afternoon until you get…
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