• Art Night

    The Young Women in our Ward had an art night for their activity this week. It’s fun seeing how creative they are. You see a little bit of each of their personalities too.…

  • Out with the Old in with the New…

    I’ve been nursing this oven along for over a year. It just wouldn’t hold a consistent temperature while baking. It’d have swings anywhere from 50-100 degrees during one baking session. It was slightly…

  • Happy 23rd Birthday!

    Where does the time go? Our oldest is 23!! I was 23 when I had him!! Mind blowing!! Walker has always been a light to our family. He has a quiet, loving, and…

  • AAU Jr. National Volleyball Championship

    Alayna’s team traveled to Orlando, Florida for their final competition! They played in the AAU Jr. National Championship. Alayna said she felt like she played really strong all week. Watching her games I’d…

  • Cadet Kitch is Off to Field Training

    It feels like he’s been preparing for a year to get here. Field Training is such a milestone for Cadets in their progression to graduation. And maybe it felt even more weighted because…

  • Happy (Early) 26th Anniversary!

    After doing some pondering, we realized we haven’t gotten away just the two of us in 8 years!!! That’s just way too long! When you have a family life and busyness take over…

  • Alayna’s 1st Job!

    Alayna started her 1st job today at Dick’s Sporting Goods! She’s been wanting a job for a while but this girl is SO BUSY! She applied to several places and finally heard back…

  • Squeezing in All the Celebrations!

    This year Firebirds honored service men and women by offering a free meal. We decided to surprise Eli, and while we were at it, we’d also celebrate Jared’s birthday and Father’s day before…

  • Congratulations Mr. Kitch!!

    Walker has started his last semester of his Master’s degree in secondary education. He recently took the content certification test for math and has been applying to the local school districts. He’s been…

  • Firestick Plants Are No Joke….

    Jared was outside doing yard work and he was trimming our firestick plant. He’s done it for several years without any issues. But today was another story….. Somehow he got some of the…