Yesterday Chris turned 33 years old. Leading up to this day he kept saying it was just another day and he had actually forgotten the big day was so close – it’s a good thing the kids were counting down
New Cousin
We are thrilled that the kids have a new little BOY cousin as of yesterday! These have been in rare supply on the Stephenson side but are making a comeback. Caleb is SO excited! Welcome Liam! Congratulations to Haley, Donovan,
Have You ‘Spooked’ Someone?
We had fun doing this a number of years ago but somehow the tradition we started slipped away. This year I was motivated to start it up again after Kristi’s post. So for Family Home Evening this week we made
General Conference Traditions
I love this day and age with its technology that allows us to watch General Conference over the internet. I remember growing up going to the church to watch Conference in the dark chapel each session. It was good but
The Day After
Thank you for all your comments on how to keep your kids’ rooms clean . . . and how to get them to clean up. I am definitely taking them all to heart as we continue on this road. The
Mom . . . the Slave Driver
All week I’ve been warning the kids that Friday I would be vacuuming their room. It had been a couple weeks and it was just time. Now the warning was for a good reason – they needed to clean up
The Little Red Lighthouse
Last week for Family Home Evening we read The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Swift. It is a story about a little lighthouse on the Hudson River that the George Washington Bridge was built over.
Insight from a Child
Almost 7 1/2 years ago, Chris’s sister, Cami passed away. We keep a picture of her on our bedside table so we (especially the kids) can be reminded of her and the incredible person she was. Our Cami (who is
These is my Words
This is our book for book club next month – These is my Words by Nancy E. Turner. I checked it out of the library on Friday and finally sat down to start reading it on Sunday night. After just
Power of a Decision
Chris was out of town last week (3 out of 4 weeks this month). When he is out of town I go into ‘survival mode’, which I have decided I really don’t like because by the end of the week