Halle and I needed a break. Second semester of junior year during a pandemic is no joke. It’s stressful! And to make matters worse, Crohn’s is rearing its ugly head again. Halle was supposed to have a colonoscopy this summer, but her bloodwork started to go downhill and so I booked her the first available…
Dear Halle, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, STOP GROWING! Only one more year of childhood for you. Wow. It’s been a strange, strange year to be in High School. So many experiences cancelled or delayed. And that has brought a lot of disappointment and uncertainty. But I hope we can still…
Along with everything else, traditional YW camp was cancelled this year. We thought and prayed about what we should do and felt impressed that we should put together a shortened 2 day virtual camp. I’m so glad we did it, but I cannot even begin to express how much work was involved. It’s way easier…
Thursday March 12th was scheduled to be opening night for Fiddler on the Roof. Coronavirus had recently been declared a world pandemic, and social distancing measures were being put in place. Well, at 2pm, they cancelled school for the next two weeks. Effective immediately all sports, after school activities, and school were cancelled for at…
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 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…
Halle could not think of a single thing she wanted for Christmas this year. So….I schemed a trip to NYC so we could do all the fun Christmas things together. Halle was totally on board. She paid her plane ticket (we scored $180 round trip out of JFK), and I paid for the rest for…
Dear Halle, I always tell you to stop growing up, but I have to admit, watching you grow and become such a fun, talented, kind and loving human has been the highlight of my life. This year I went back and printed a picture from each of your birthdays. Seeing your sweet little self with…
Halle 8th Grade Josh 5th Grade Blake 3rd Grade
Halle is earning money for her 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. She decided to host a little summer craft camp. She planned crafts, made lists, went shopping, and put a lot of time into making it fun for the kids. She hosted 2 camps. One in July and one in Aug. Both camps went…