We finally decorated for Christmas! And what I loved most about it was the phone in Jake’s pocket playing Christmas music and following him all day. And how excited Ava was unwrapping every ornament like it was already Christmas. And how Hyrum stuffed his mouth with the little purple bell and carried it around in his… Read More
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we packed up our little blue Ford Explorer and headed out to Denver, Colorado to spend the holiday with Jake’s oldest sister and her family. About two hours into the trip, the car jolted, the o/d light started flashing, and the check engine light went on. It was clear that the transmission… Read More
“Mom I’m just upset right now because I need to cuddle with you.” And with that we were on the couch with a pile of blankets, snuggled up singing Christmas songs. After a few minutes she was asleep, and after a few more minutes, the doorbell. She jumped up and bolted to the door to greet… Read More
Here is Hyrum, sitting in a pile of rice crispies, clearly enjoying it. Ava wanted to feed her stuffed animals the other day, so now the playroom is covered in them. I’ll vacuum it, sometime. Anyway, earlier today… I put Hyrum in his crib for his morning nap and got a bath ready to relax… Read More
Ava fell asleep on me today, the second time in a week (I love it.) This time she asked me to read her stories from the Friend magazine, and in one part there was a song, “Away in a Manger,” so I sang it to her. As I sang, I could feel her body get heavier… Read More