• Julie & Dave’s AZ Visit!

    Jared’s sister Julie and her new fiance’ Dave came through on their way to Florida last night. Julie has lived in Washington State for many years, but her boys are grown now and…

  • Ward Campout & Tonto Natural Bridge

    We had our ward campout over the weekend! We always try to go every year since we aren’t big campers and Alayna doesn’t get to go camping very often. The boys go all…

  • What Is Good For Womens…..

    Here’s another flashback I came across today. This was 3 years ago when Alayna was 5 and Eli was 9.  They were in the bedroom and Alayna had been laughing hysterically for the…

  • Back to School!!!

    The kids went back to school today! To celebrate surviving another summer Jared & I went out for our traditional breakfast date after we dropped all of the kids off! 😛 We tried…

  • Brookdale Senior Living Center

    For Activity Days this week the girls went to Brookdale Senior Living Center. It’s a home for the elderly that suffer from Alzheimer’s & Dementia.  The girls played the piano, xylophone, performed gymnastics,…

  • Another Goodbye….

    Alayna’s best friend Morgan moved today to live closer to her Grandparents in Utah. Her Grandfather’s health hasn’t been good lately.  These two make each other giggle like crazy and are thick as…

  • Championships!!!!

    Warning: This post is photo heavy!! LOL! Alayna had her Championships tonight…and it was a scorcher outside! 😛 She was nervous and excited all day! 😉  Her 1st race was the breaststroke. This…

  • Prelims

     Alayna had her Prelims Friday night. We were supposed to be at the pool at 4pm for check-in. We got there and she warmed up and we looked at the schedule and saw…