• Happy Sweet 16!!!!

    Sixteen years ago our little baby boy came into our lives. No matter where we went people were drawn to him. He was so happy all the time. He was calm and sweet…

  • Learning New Skills

    At the end of the school year Alayna and I hatched a plan. She wanted to learn how to sew but because of all the crazy stuff in June we haven’t had a…

  • Close Call

    Warning: This is a little long.  As I mentioned in my previous post I have been very sick. It came on very suddenly. Tuesday May 31st I felt fine, was going about my…

  • Eli’s Golden Scholar

    Eli had his Golden Scholar Ceremony yesterday!  He’s had an extremely tough year with being out sick for 57 days of instruction! Yep you read that right! He’s missed almost 2 months of…

  • “The Fox and the Cheese Queen”

    Alayna’s class had a Reader’s Theater yesterday. We got an official invite and everything! This was legit people! 😛   She’s only been talking about it for 2 weeks non-stop. I’m not totally…

  • The Carr’s

    Last week we got a message from Katie saying she, Ben, and their little baby Kenzie (who is an IVF miracle for their family….they have two adopted older children who are adorable! Sadly…

  • Mother Daughter Activity Day!!

    I love Activity Days!!! I especially love this time of year when the Activity Day Girls invite their mom’s to come and see their talents and participate in a craft together! 😀 Alayna…

  • Happy Easter!!

    Happy Easter! I love this time of year! The cold winter is behind us and everything is beginning to bloom. The winter blues subside and I start to feel rejuvenated and ready to…

  • Our Gardener

    We usually have cats claw growing on our front porch. About once a year we have to cut it down to the ground so it doesn’t over take the entire house! LOL!  This…

  • 007

    Last night Eli invited a couple of friends over to hang out. They then hatched a plan to invite a few more friends over to play 007. Somehow Jared and I got wrangled…