1 week old!!
This is the last day in the hospital...ready to go home!Austin's first bath at home! He is sooo sweet!Ohhhh...I love this guy!Julia and Austin
View ArticleA Few of my Favorite Things
He's one month old!!! And so adorable!!! She's five years old today!! And so adorable!!I just turned 30 years old!! Aren't we adorable??? I am so blessed...
View ArticleSuch a Blessing!
Yesterday was Austin's blessing day. It was the most beautiful day. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to my Heavenly Father for the abundance of blessings in my life. I am so thankful for my...
View ArticleThe View from Here
A lot has changed! This summer we said goodbye to a world dripping with green, where the rolling hills are so overstuffed with trees that it looks like one continuous leafy surface. I'll miss the...
View ArticleI Love Little Faces!
We spent an incredible fall day in Zion National Park. Our hike was breathtaking, the weather was splendid, but the smiling little faces made the day absolutely perfect... Austin--8 months old Julia--5...
View ArticleReflecting
Our van slowly rolled into our garage late last night full of sleeping children and so much other stuff that I couldn't see the floor. That is one thing I hate about traveling--the way the car gets so...
View Article5 Things I love about Summer
1. Swimming--Every time I sit in the pool, watching the kids splash and play, I feel happy. We've been swimming at the pool, hitting the waterslides, and wading in the river at Town Square. I love...
View ArticleThe Tulips of Life
I took my two little boys out shopping earlier this morning. Before entering the store, I had to stop for a moment and soak up my surroundings. The warm sun was shining, the sky was blue, and the...
View ArticleMILES to go...
Run, Miles, Run!Four-year-olds have it pretty easy. Their main responsibility is to pal around with mom. But they also play with toys, eat snacks, and learn about life in what seems like hyper-speed!...
View ArticleJust so you know...
If you are super bored, and you find yourself thinking, "Wow, I am really bored, and I wish I had something interesting to read...," maybe you want to hop on over to the blog I am working on with my...
View ArticleIntroducing Owen!!
Here he is!!! Owen....Oh, bless his little heart...he's finally here!! Owen was born at 11:41 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2011. He came a day earlier than our scheduled c-section. Although I was sad that he...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Wow. It's been awhile since I've dabbled in the blogging world. I've missed it so much. I've missed putting my thoughts down and attaching my pictures and focusing on the good things in my life....
View ArticleHanging Lights at the Temple
This morning we joined an army of people hanging lights at the St. George Temple. The kids had a great time. We wandered around the grounds and saw some people setting up the large nativity scene....
View ArticleToys and Boys
Mommy and Austin (4 yrs. old)My heart is breaking a little right now....Miles, Austin, and MeBack in my earlier parenting years, I remember thinking that toys were just an evil ploy to tempt parents to...
View ArticlePiano Recital Time!
Greg and I were super duper proud of our children during their annual Fall Piano Recital. They all played with such poise and so beautifully that Greg almost bought that darn grand piano on the spot!...
View ArticleWhy This Summer Was Simply The Best
I've had some pretty great summers in my lifetime.Take the summer of 1989. I was 10 years old, suntanned from lots of swimming, and playing first base for the Awesome A's in the county championship...
View ArticleFainting...it's what we do.
A few weeks ago our oldest daughter, Emma, turned twelve. She is such a gem. I feel like I have relied on Emma to help me since the day she was born. She is smart as a whip, athletic and fast,...
View ArticleDad's Day Off
Greg gets a day off here and there. Sometimes it turns out really great. Yesterday was one of those days! Here are the highlights.We picked up some Christmas lights for our house. (Heaven help us!...
View Article5 Tips for Successful Family Scripture Study with Young Children
If you're family is like ours, chances are that family scripture study doesn’t always run smoothly—if it happens at all. I have always known the importance of reading scriptures as a family and have...
View ArticleThe Time I Let My Baby Cry It Out in our Apartment in a Scary Neighborhood!
I’ve suffered through a lot of sleep-training nights as a mother. I hate it! I don't like to make my babies cry, and I’m a sucker for pulling them into my bed at night. So eventually, everyone gets...
View ArticleWhy You Should Keep That Last Box of Baby Clothes You've Been Saving
My Two "Baby" GirlsWhen I was waiting for my second baby—another little girl, a kind friend in our ward called to offer a box of baby clothes she had been saving in her attic. I was a bit skeptical...
View ArticleMy Grandma's Cradle
Today is my maternal grandmother's birthday. She would have been ninety-five years old. I've been reading through her life history again this past week. Many thoughts and memories have been swirling...
View ArticleHaving Faith for the Future
Having Faith for the FutureBy Rindi JacobsenI remember as if it were yesterday, standing in the hallway of an old elementary school in our cute little town in Pennsylvania. I had just settled our...
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