I wrongfully thought once we got Marie sent off on her mission my time would miraculously free up. I forgot we still had two intense weeks of all about Sara. First we had seminary graduation. Two of my students graduated this year! If you don’t know what seminary is here’s a brief overview. LDS high […]
Swamped with Farming
We have been so busy! Which is good. It makes us not miss Marie as much. But it also does make us miss her because she was such a huge help. Speaking of Marie we set up a blog so you can follow along on her adventures in England. The blog is called The Flying […]
Farewell for Now
Well, it’s done. Monday morning the kids said good-bye to Marie. It was bittersweet. They all love each other so much! Before she left Marie was showing Gideon where England is on the map. Joseph and I (and Henry) drove Marie to Tooele where we spent Monday night at my parents’ house. I have […]
My Favorite Things: Family History
“Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.” If you are a long-time reader of my blog it’s no secret I love my ancestors! I enjoy learning everything I can about them. Their stories, their triumphs, their trials – all are a part of me. Our latest family history project has […]
Spring Branding 2016
Some spring branding took place last week. Henry was taking a nap so I didn’t go watch this time but all the kids did. These pictures were taken by Marie. Enjoy a little taste of life on the farm!
Babies Distort Your Perception of Time
No one told me that constantly having babies in the house distorts your perception of time. We love their first smiles. Their first belly laughs. Look forward to all the new discoveries of hands, toes, clapping, and peek-a-boo. First words of “Dada” or “Mama” and even “No” and “Go.” Chubby fingers wrapped around your heart. […]
I Hope They Call Me on a Mission
“I hope they call me on a mission When I have grown a foot or two. I hope by then I will be ready To teach and preach and work as missionaries do. “I hope that I can share the gospel With those who want to know the truth. I want to be a missionary […]
Family Pictures Spring 2016
When Eve and Patrick came to visit a couple of weeks ago we had my sister-in-law take our family pictures. It will be a while before everyone is together again and I really wanted to take advantage of having all my chicks back home. We took some silhouette pictures at the sand dunes one night. […]
Busy, Busy, Busy
We have been swamped this past week with all good things! First we caulked the window casings and baseboards in the newly enlarged living room. Gideon was pretty cute the morning we caulked. He asked Joseph what he was going to do that day. Joseph said, “I’m going to caulk.” “You’re going to cock a […]
Weekly Recap: April 9-15
Just what have we been doing this week? First Eve and Patrick came to visit! They have a week between semesters at BYU-Idaho so they made the trek to the farm. Eve’s got a cute little baby bump. Henry wasn’t sure what to think of Patrick but the rest of the kids sure enjoyed having them […]
Visiting Temple Square
We took another quick trip to Utah this past week. This time we got to visit with my parents on my Mom’s birthday while an engine was being worked on for the farm. We decided to spend the day on Temple Square. It was beautiful! My parents, Joseph, Marie and I did a session in […]
Is There a Manual for This?
BIG NEWS!!! I am going to be a GRANDMA!! Eve & Patrick found out this last week they are having a little girl. The baby is due in mid-August. We are so thrilled for them! But I’ve also been thinking, “How in the world did I get here?” Who knew 21 years ago that […]
Starting Demolition
We have been in our new kitchen/dining room plus laundry, pantry and school room addition for a whole year now. I can hardly believe it! I had planned on sharing all about it but we were so busy with Eve’s wedding, then baby Henry was born, then we were farming, etc. etc. I just haven’t […]
#MyForeverFamily Challenge
You may have noticed all my posts last week centered on family history. I loved writing about the ways we “do” family history! It doesn’t have to be boring. We make the dash between the birth and death dates of our ancestors come alive. You can too! I have joined with 14 other bloggers this […]
Map Your Family Roots
Spain. Mexico. England. Wales. France. Germany. Ireland. You say you know where your ancestors are from. But do you really? Have you ever looked at a map to see exactly where they were born, lived, and died? Websites like Rootsmapper and Kinmapper are fun to do with your kids. It’s neat to see new points pop […]
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