Yesterday Emma officially turned 9 years old. I say ‘officially’ because I feel we’ve been in the count down for it forever . . . before October even hit, actually. Then we celebrated with cake/ice cream and presents Sunday night
Fall Festival & Pumpkins
We had our Branch Fall Festival last night. The kids were very excited to officially sport their costumes for the first time this Halloween. Astronaut, Princess, Robin Hood, Cinderella Since I’m not Activity Chairperson anymore I thought it would actually
Halloween Preview
I am the first to admit that Halloween is my least favorite holiday. I do not like the scary things related to it and am not one for people dressed in costumes, especially in masks. This has always been the
Blessings of Visiting Teaching
My first memory of visiting teaching is when I was somewhere between 3rd and 6th grade (I remember we were living in upstate New York) and my mom’s visiting teacher came to visit her. She was young, newly married, and
One of the Joys of Homeschooling
This last week I’ve learned one more joy of homeschooling – enjoying what your children come up with in their school work. Maybe my attitude has changed from ‘that answer is wrong/right’ to ‘that’s an interesting way to look at
Short Order Cook
Emma saw an idea in one of our ‘kid cookbooks’ to make a menu. I think this had something to do with making leftovers fun. Well, Chris wasn’t here for dinner tonight and I decided we had enough of an
Happy Birthday, Chris!
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