Yesterday was a fun Friday of giving for us. We finally took our blankets for Project Linus to their drop-off point. It was one of those anti-climatic events but it was nice to hand them over so they can be
Summer Has Arrived!
** Update – I actually sat down and did a scrapbook page about swimming lessons already – so I thought I would post it, even though the pics are already below – enjoy! ** [mygal=swim_scrapbook] For everyone else summer may
Festival of Ballooning
When I woke Caleb this morning at 4:30 he grumbled, got out of bed, started to change his clothes, and then looked out the window and said “Dad, I thought you said we would leave in the morning, not the
Returning the Kindness
I posted last week about Project Linus donating blankets to hospitals for the children after Hannah was a recipient of one. This week we were at Walmart for a completely different reason (getting replacement glasses for Emma) when we walked
What a Week!
Well, when it rains, it really pours. We felt that this week with staples for one injured child, broken glasses for another, and a postponed anniversary trip for Mom & Dad. But, today we felt the blessings that have come
Project Linus
Going along the lines of Random Acts of Kindness that I posted about last week, we became a recipient of one last night. When the kids were going to bed, Caleb & Hannah were standing on their beds, falling/jumping backwards
Hill Cumorah Pageant
This weekend we drove to upstate New York to attend the Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra. We stopped in Ithaca to spend some time with our old neighbor, Cathy. It was so peaceful to be back and kind of felt
Random Acts of Kindness
Did you ever see the movie “Pay It Forward”? Wasn’t it amazing what one person could do? Have you ever paid a toll for someone in the car behind you? Doesn’t it make you feel good? Well, yesterday I was
Elder Stephenson
[mygal=jed_2006] Today was the day – Chris’s younger brother, Jed, entered the MTC (Mission Training Center) in Provo, UT. He will be serving 2 years in Calgary, Alberta, Canada speaking English. He is very nervous, but what young man (or
Pennsylvania Reunion
[mygal=corey_60th] We gathered together with my mom’s family in Pennsylvania this weekend to celebrate my grandparent’s 60th wedding anniversary. I cannot remember the last time we were all together – probably at their 40th wedding anniversary party. There were some