• Moving Day

    It didn’t take long for Eli and Alayna to want to move things around once Walker left! Lol!  Alayna’s been wanting to paint her room but hasn’t had the money to do it.…

  • Top Golf

    We were all feeling at a bit out of sorts after we dropped Walker off at the airport. We didn’t know what to do with ourselves but we knew we needed to keep…

  • Last Lunch & Setting Apart

    Today was full of more family, packing, getting last minute things, a movie, and being set apart as a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Jared’s…

  • The Last (Whole) Family Temple Day!

    Yesterday we went to the Gilbert Temple as a family to do baptisms. It was the last time we all will be able to go to the temple together as a complete family…

  • Goofy Kids

    We had Stake Conference over the weekend. Our Stake Presidency was released and a new Presidency was called. President Layton has been a WONDERFUL Stake President and has been working so closely with…

  • Girl’s Camp!

    Alayna went to her first Girl’s Camp with the Young Women in our Ward. She has been looking forward to this for a couple of years now. She loves adventure and the outdoors! …

  • Sweetest Surprise

    A good friend of mine, Lynn Merrill, works at the elementary school. She was going through the record’s folder of the kids moving up to Jr. High next year and she came across…

  • So Long Elementary School…Forever!!

    Alayna graduated 6th grade!!!🎉🎉 Her homeroom teacher Mrs. Kalen. She was surprised (and so were we) when the Principal told her that she was to be one of the presenters just before the…

  • No Pain No Gain

    Alayna and Walker both had orthodontist appts. today. Walker needed new retainers and after talking to the doctor he also needs a bite retainer for the mornings to help fix some issues he’s…

  • Alayna Got Braces!!!

    Today I took Alayna to Dr. Frost for an initial consultation for braces. You’d think by the 3rd kid I’d stop being surprised when they tell me the kid’s teeth and bite is…