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…
Dear Josh, Happy teenage birthday! What a joy it is to have you in our family. You are smart, fun, kind and responsible. I love attending every honor roll breakfast and celebrating how hard you work in school. You are self disciplined and rarely need reminding to get homework done or work in upcoming projects….
Dear Blake, Happy Double Digits! What a fun birthday this was. You are getting so tall, smart and handsome. I love spending time with you and particularly enjoy our Sunday morning snuggles. You love to play with Dash and take such good care of him. You are always defending him when dad gets mad at…
Dear Halle, Wow. When your kids are little everyone tells you how fast time will fly. And it’s super hard to believe. Because every day feels like eternity. But then I blinked my eyes and I have a smart, fun, kind, sweet, beautiful 15 year old baby girl! I love you so much and I…
Dear Josh, What a special birthday! Turning 12 is so much fun and I am so excited for you to get to join the YM program. Last week I had the opportunity to sit in on your interview with the bishop as he interviewed you to receive the Aaronic Priesthood and gave you your very…
Puppy sitting Captain, our neighbor dog. He is the CUTEST, sweetest thing! He almost makes me want one of our own. Almost. The kids absolutely loved having him for the weekend. Hilarious sign at the airport…Our annual Labor Day trip to Elich Gardens. Sarah and I went to see Beautiful for a belated bday present…