• Day 52…

    Does it sound better saying we’ve been at home for 52 days or 7 weeks? I think the answer is … neither! LOL! This week has felt heavier. I’m not even sure why.…

  • Home-Centered, Church-Supported

    At the beginning of 2019 the church rolled out a new curriculum that emphasizes scripture study in the home as individuals and families, with Sunday lessons supporting what is learned. Every member and…

  • Lost In The Wilderness…

    What we thought was going to be an easy quick hike yesterday, turned into a 4 hour crazy adventure! Up and down and up and down mountains, slippery rocks, cacti, and scaling down…

  • Festival Fiesta Classic

    Alayna played at the Cardinal’s stadium over the weekend for her 3 day Festival Fiesta Classic Tournament. When her and Jared were leaving she said “I just played where Larry Fitzgerald plays. That…

  • 7th Annual Polar Bear Plunge

    7th Annual Polar Bear Plunge 2020! Alayna and Jared are the brave ones in the family that continue this crazy tradition! LOL! This year Alayna was pretty nervous. She really didn’t want to…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Mission Countdown

    I have been looking for months for a missionary countdown that I could display in our home. I’ve looked all over at Deseret Book and online and Etsy. None of the ones I…