Smithsonians

I finished substituting Mrs. Woods Kindergarten class this week. It was nice to wake up and know what I was going to be doing with my day. ...

Maysen has been working hard on earning her Personal Progress award. She has a goal to earn it by the time she is 14. She decided she wanted...

I can't believe Stockton is a Webelo. I remember when Mike taught the Webelos back in Washington. They were so big. Now my little, ti...

Maysen had her last pottery class today. She has loved it. I'm glad she was able to learn from Brooke, even if was only a few months. ...

My brother Stockton is my poet, My brother Stockton really knows it. With rhymes so great and words so real, Inventing things I can almost f...

Preston is making me type this with the lights off. That's right, he is still awake. It is 10:00. I hate it when he has a nap. Especiall...

I didn't take any pictures today, but I thought about it a lot. This morning I woke up to Preston crying saying he wanted chocolate chi...

The Pinewood Derby was today. Stockton was so excited for the race this year. He vowed to sand his car one hour a day. He worked hard on ...

Stockton is 10! This morning he said, "This is going to be a great birthday. I'm turning a decade old, I'm having a party, it...

Today I was finally brave enough to cut Jorja's hair. I just trimmed her bangs. It has always been too scary for me to cut my children...

We have been trying to simplify the amount of toys the kids have. So . . . Mike set up a store. A little background information: Everyday...

Preston helped clean windows today. He loved it. The only problem was we couldn't convince him that we were done cleaning windows. He ha...

Takes awhile - but worth it.

That's right! Stockton's team took first place in the reading bowl competition today. Their team was unbelievable. I am so proud ...

Today was a bad day.

Mike got worn out today. He agreed to watch the children during Relief Sociey. I didn't go. He ended up watching eleven children. Mo...

Stockton had his school spelling bee today. He was so excited. He has waited so long to be old enough to be in the school spelling bee. H...

Mike has started working on his trailer again. He finished two benches! Preston loves working with his dad and TOOLS! Preston, Mike, Jorja...

For the last several years, I have taken my kids to MasterPortraits to get their picture taken when they have a birthday. I like to use four...