Random Photos

Mom turned 60 years old!

When this boy holds still, he's either asleep or sick. Unfortunately this time he was sick and wouldn't play at all, just lied on the floor with his sloth.

Ezra fell asleep on the stairs

Nice work, Lynnette!

Ezra LOVES bath mats because they're so soft and comfy. Lately he's been taking it to bed and prefers to sleep on the mat instead of his bed.

Here Ezra was "hiding" on the mat where nobody could find him during Hide and Seek.

Baby Lucy!

 

Office Halloween Party

All of the holidays this year have been drastically different due to COVID-19. But, we still had a Halloween party at the office and the kids trick or treated from office door to office door. We had a delicious dinner, played games, and trick or treated. It was so much fun!

There was no ward party so we also took the kids trick or treating around our neighborhood. We seriously had about 15 pounds of candy - at least!

Kimball Turns 9!

Happy birthday to this first born of mine! Kimball loves guns of all kinds, cars of all kinds, mountain biking, swimming, enchiladas, soda, ice cream, and anything with his Dad. Nine years looks good on you, Kimball!

 

Little Everyday MOMents

The kids didn't want the traditional picture in front of the door so this will suffice. First day of first and third grades doing home school.

And this little squish. What can I say? This may be the last moment he falls asleep on my lap and I'm soaking in every minute.

 

Individual School Dates

 Once the school announced their daily format for school, I knew instantly that the distance learning due to COVID was not going to work for us. There really wasn't much improvement compared to how school was being conducted in the spring and that was an utter nightmare. With lots of research of varying curriculum and even more prayer, I decided to un-enroll my children from public school. Public school was just not going to fit for us, not the students or myself as a parent. So I've chosen to home school my kids this year. And so far, it is going pretty darn well! I love the flexibility - we can do whatever we want, when we want. The kids love the videos and learning games and I supplement with typing, doing a gratitude journal for our writing to promote selflessness and positivity, art, and our own PE is usually riding bikes or hiking. I can even plan any field trips! I got Cora back into private therapy for speech and reading, and Kimball is now taking piano lessons.

 

I love this feisty, sassy girl. She knows what she wants all the time and is so determined. After getting school supplies she chose a donut for her treat. Of course.

Kimball chose ice cream for his treat and as we picked up school supplies he found a dirt bike in the middle of the store. Since he's all about mountain biking, that was the best part of his date with me.

 

Potty Training-No More Diapers!

 

Squeezing Out the Last Drops of Summer

No group photos of us but the kids earned their Silverwood tickets through a reading program and we found the perfect day. Such FUN!!

We went to a demolition derby at the Stateline race track, boy what a crack up. Ezra loved it most of all and we sneaked in licorice and oreos, can't beat that for a more lovely summer evening together.

Stopping for a quick treat for our day!

A few weeks ago as we were hiking through Beacon Hill we stumbled across the pump track and other major jumps up the mountain. KIMBALL WAS IN HEAVEN!!! We go at least once a week to run the jumps and finish off for a snack at the river before heading home.

The wildfires have been relentless in August! CA, OR, and WA have all had whole towns destroyed, it has been so sad. Our air quality became hazardous and was at 497 at one point, it was so smoky and we couldn't do anything outdoors for 10 days.