My mother-in-law came to visit us last weekend, and we took advantage of the beautiful fall weather and an extra day off school to hike around Sugarloaf Mountain. We made it back with just enough time to eat some dinner before heading out to trick or treat. It was a perfect way to spend…
Cousin Power! #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
Cousin Power! While the kids and I were in Utah this summer, we spent a lot of time with cousins. My mom and dad have 14 grandchildren between the ages of 17 (almost 18) and under a year. Sadly, not all of the grandkids were together at the same time (we had one group…
Ogden Temple Open House #WW
Today, my mom and dad, 3 of my kids, and 3 of their cousins and I toured the newly completed Odgen Temple. What a beautiful temple Open House! If you ever have the opportunity to attend a temple open house in your area…do it! Even if you’re not LDS, go! Ogden Temple Open House…
An Adventure to End 2013 #WW
My mother in law has been in town for this past weekend, and in an effort to get out of the house with all of the kids yesterday, we piled all five kids in the car and drove to Cafe Rio for lunch. After a fantastic lunch (have you seen the copycat recipe I…
Shutterfly Photo Story App for iPad Photo Book Giveaway
This post on how to create a photo book via the Shutterfly Photo Story iPad app has been compensated, but all thoughts and opinions about the product and process are my own. Back in the day, I was an avid scrapbooker. As I took more and more of my pictures with a digital camera…
Baptism Day! #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
When my oldest daughter was baptized in January 2005, I was pregnant with my youngest son, AJ. I remember how old and mature I thought she was – my oldest was 8! Now here we are, 8 years and a few months later. My oldest is 16 and my baby boy is 8. As grown…
AJ’s 8th Birthday – #WordlessWednesday #WW
AJ’s 8th birthday weekend was wild and crazy with grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, and cousins in town…but he had so much fun! Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Project Alicia | Angry Julie Monday | Live and Love Outloud | The Paper Mama | Jenni from the Blog | Baby Baby Lemon |…