• 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…

  • Mission Farewell & Open House

    Today Walker gave a wonderful farewell talk in Sacrament and then that evening we had our house busting at the seems with so many friends that came to wish him well! So many…

  • 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…

  • One Week!

    Walker leaves in ONE week from today!!! 😮 I have been looking for months for a missionary countdown that I could display in our home. I’ve looked all over. I mean everywhere! None…

  • New Mission President

    As we are gearing up for Walker’s mission we are getting a lot of communication from the Mission Secretary. She informed us that Walker will be getting a new Mission President just 4…

  • Mission Photoshoot

    The weather has been GORGEOUS lately! Temps have been so mild and we have been LOVING it!  We took advantage and ran down to the Gilbert Temple Saturday evening to take some photos…

  • Soaking in the Moments…

    We do family scriptures and prayer every night. Walker was reading tonight (out of our ancient little kid scripture reader..LOL! ) and I just wanted to freeze time for a minute. In just…

  • Duo Lingo

    It was General Conference this weekend. Lots of great talks and inspiration received! We tend to splurge and eat lots of yummy snacks and meals to sustain us while we sit for 8…