• Happy New Year – 2026!

    Jared and I rang in the New Year with our kids minus Walker who was in Barbados! So thrilled for him that he got the opportunity to travel and experience some incredible things…

  • Merry Christmas

    This Christmas was a bit touch and go. We’ve had a lot of sickness around here the last month. Jared and I had Influenza A and it was a DOOOZY!! Jared actually got…

  • Christmas Church Service

    There’s nothing more special than being together, worshiping, and remembering that Jesus is the true reason for this season. So grateful for family, faith, and the greatest gift of all—His love! Merry Christmas…

  • Weddings

    We’re in the next phase of life. We used to go to weddings, then baby showers, then birthday parties, then graduations, and now we’re back to weddings! Hopefully we can put off the…

  • Eli’s Master’s Degree Graduation

    Way back in June Eli sent us this text… He’d just graduated with his Bachelor’s in May and had been taking classes for his Master’s at the same time. We were ecstatic for…

  • A Christmas Carol

    Eli gets some pretty cool perks being in the military. One of them being VetTix. They have all sorts of events, plays, etc. you can bid on to get suuuuper cheap tickets for.…

  • Drive-Thru Nativity

    Our Stake for the last several years has put on a drive-thru Nativity at Barney Park. We’ve never gone before and wanted to check it out this year. Plus, our daughter-in-law, Brynne, was…

  • Gingerbread House Night

    Of all the Christmas traditions I don’t think we’ve ever done a family gingerbread house night at home. I thought it’d be fun to do together after Sunday dinner. I think it was…

  • Happy 49th Birthday To Me!

    Here we are another year has arrived and I’m 49! Holy Smokes!! I’d by lying if I said I’m not freaking out a little about turning 50 next year! I know it’s “just…