• Determination Pays Off

    All weekend Alayna has been working on a very wiggly tooth. At church this afternoon she just couldn’t leave it alone and was doing her darndest to get it to come out. By…

  • Eye See You Now…

    For almost a year now Eli has been complaining about his eyes aching at night when he reads. His pediatrician said she thought he was straining his eyes and for him to look…

  • Unexpected

    Jared was laid off today….He’s worked at the law-firm for 12 years. Today’s news came very unexpectedly. We are still in a bit of a whirlwind right now and trying to digest what…

  • The Nutcracker

    On Saturday the boys went hiking and Alayna and I went to her auditions for The Nutcracker! 🙂 She hasn’t taken ballet for very long and she has never had a dance audition…

  • Horton Springs

     Walker’s scout troop had a family hike on Saturday. It was up in Payson right near Kohl’s Ranch. They hiked up to Horton Springs. Jared took Walker, Eli and our nephew Dylan.  Unfortunately…

  • Prima Ballerina!

    Alayna has been asking for almost a year now to get into ballet again. She took a couple of  little classes through the city’s parks and recreation program when she was 4 years…

  • I’m Back!

    Well it’s been about 4 years but I’m back! Sunday I was sustained as the Primary 2nd Counselor.  I can’t say I’m totally shocked. I had been having some nudges of the Spirit…

  • All That Jazz!

    Eli started 5th grade which means he gets to start band! Jared and I were band nerds and so this is near and dear to our hearts. 😛 What makes it even sweeter…

  • Good-Bye To The England’s!!

    Last summer we said good-bye to our good friend’s the Cluff’s and now we have to say good-bye to another dear family we love..The England’s. Alayna has had to learn to let go…

  • 1st Day of School!

    Today was the 1st day of school!!!! We’ve had an exceptionally fun filled summer this year. It was a little hard to accept the fact that it all had to come to an…