Easter was a big weekend around here – beautiful weather, wonderful activities, and blessed experiences with friends and family. On Thursday night, my friend Julie Sivley invited us over to experience the Passover, or Seder, meal with her family.  She had a script that she used and we followed the traditions of the Jewish Passover. …

We love when General Conference (our bi-annual worldwide Church conference) comes around.  4 sessions of inspirational and instructional talks by Church leaders to US.  We love getting to cuddle up, and watch/listen.  Unfortunately, cuddling up for the Saturday sessions is sometimes a challenge with sports and family obligations.  And this time was no exception (thankful…

I can't believe it's been a year since sweet Reid entered the world.  What a blessing he is to our whole family!  He makes me smile from ear to ear whenever I'm with him.  And he lights up the room.  His b'day party was such a sweet and fun celebration of who he is.  …

Now that Jacob is of babysitting age, Derek and I find ourselves sneaking off to a movie or dinner every now and then.  The reviews of how things have gone here at home have been less than stellar, but no one is injured or bloodied in the process, so I was feeling like the reward was…

Caleb and Jax were so excited to sign up for their school Variety Show last fall.  Jax's mom, Tami, and I have spent quite a bit of time together because of their sweet friendship and we were happy to oblige.  Tami and I have a good time together!  The kids knew they wanted to do…

We were excited to get away for the week of SB if only for a few days.  We headed down to New Braunfels (the town of Gruene actually) to meet my Dad and Christy.  They rented a lovely cabin for all of us right on the Guadalupe River.  I thought this was going to be…

A cute little treat I made for my visiting teachees and Caleb's teacher.  Adorable, right?  I love Pinterest!! 

I helped my friend Monika (Cub Scout Committee Chair) get ready for the Blue&Gold this year.  When she asked me and told me the theme, I thought "perfect"!  It was a Western theme, and I had just finished throwing a Western party, so had lots of stuff.  The budget was non-existent (ie small), so I…

After a traumatic time getting over the Hicken's leaving, it was fun to have them back three weeks later.  We enjoyed watching Nick celebrate Senior Night and play soccer.  And we enjoyed dinner with them the next night (with the Dalebout's) at Saltgrass.  Nick is such a good kid and it was fun to watch him…

What a fun V-day! The kids and I made fun Valentine's for them to pass out to their friends (thank you, Pinterest!). I made our traditional Valentine's meal the night before: chicken parmesan, salad, strawberry soup, and sugar cookie bars (thanks Shelley for the recipe!). Derek brought me gorgeous tulips. I threw a fun and…