• When God Sends Earthly Angels

    I received the SWEETEST card in the mail from my sister-in-law, Jonita. It came at time when I was dealing with A LOT with my parents and pushed myself to do something that…

  • September Volleyball Recap

    September was a BUSY month for volleyball! It started off with the House of Payne Tournament at Chandler High School and was pretty much non-stop the whole month! These girls played and practiced…

  • Labor Day Weekend

    Jonita and Nicole came from Texas over Labor Day weekend for a quick visit. Now that Jared’s mom and pop live here we are seeing a lot more of them! 🙂 As the…

  • Jared Graduated College!

    A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Jared who graduated from BYU-I!! 🎓🎉👏 This is a 28 year goal accomplished! 💙🤍 Working full-time, running a self-employed business on the side, raising a family, serving in church…

  • Family Time

    It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten together with family outside of the 5 in our family. There have been lots of restrictions (because of covid) on group gatherings. They had limited…

  • Jared Went to Visit His Momma & Pop

     It’s been a couple of years since Jared went back home to Texas to see his Mom and Pop. The stars aligned just right and he was able to fly out for a…

  • John’s 75th Birthday Reunion

     Jared’s dad turned 75 in May. All the kids decided they should get together and celebrate his big milestone bday during the summer. The last time John had all of his kids together…

  • Surprise!!!!

    Jared’s brother Jeff turned 50 on June 28th. We went over and had a small bday celebration that day. What he didn’t know is his wife Bea planned to have a BIG surprise…

  • Happy Halloween!

    So amidst all the crazy wedding happenings the next night was Halloween! Jonita and Nicole came over to go Trick or Treating with us but, before that we had a pumpkin to carve!…

  • Harris’ Spring Break Visit!

    Jonita and Allen came to visit for Spring Break! It was so good to see them and to have the family get together. 🙂 We took a few group pictures before they had…