It has been kind of a minute since we have been on the blog so I'm going to illustrate with photos and bounce from one thing to the next.
We did some remodeling this summer and one those projects was the tiny bathroom in the boys bedroom. It was in dire need of an update!
James had a great birthday and is really enjoying being bigger.
The treehouse seems to be progressing faster than our actual house but it has been a fun project.
The rain has continued and is causing some flooding and major erosion around our culvert which will need major repairs...once it dries out enough that we can see the extent of the damage.
We had a lovely week in Utah and were sad that our coughs didn't allow us to see more of you lovely people.
But now it is back to real life! Hope that you all have a great week!!
Hello! Here’s to wishing everyone a lovely autumn. We are loving it over here. I actually enjoy the outdoors again. It is so pleasant. We have been outside lots and lots, enjoying a new swing Cam built us and the sudden loss of our humidity :) it’s been lovely, as Stetson would say.
Big news! Stets went to nursery all by himself today. He practically dragged me out of the pew to go find his teachers to go to class! And he chatted about it allllllll through sacrament meeting 😅 he’s one of a kind that kid. Beckham is pretty much fully mobile now too which makes life quite exciting! Stetson is very patient with Beck breaking his towers and getting into his things, and is a very good sharer. We love our boys.
We’re heading to Florida this week. I must be a homebody because while it will be a fun trip, I’m already looking forward to being home and enjoying the rest of fall. It’s so so pretty right now and just the perfect temperature.
We enjoyed a great conference with some friends for a couple of the sessions. They happen to be Stetsons nursery leaders and the reason he is so stoked to go to nursery. So I actually heard quite a bit of Saturday sessions while they entertained him 😅 they get an immediate pass to the Celestial Kingdom I think. We also went with them to our favorite restaurant in town yesterday (Carson’s) and they quite enjoyed it. It’s a little bittersweet making friends in our ward because most of them are here temporarily with dental school/medical residency, but we’ll take what we can get.
The word of the week in Snowflake was rain... our rain gauge read 2 inches in 24 hours, and we got a few more storms after that.
Hello everyone! Life has been good lately. Not too much to report. The bakery is still going well! Thursdays are the best day and people seem to like the bakes! It’s cooling off so hopefully we’ll get to do pumpkin flavors and apple bakes soon.
Beckham is about ready to take off. He gets on his hands and knees and rocks for awhile, then flops forward 🤪 he has the motion about down, just needs to move his hands. It will be chaos when he’s fully mobile. Stets and I have had lots of conversations about not leaving little things on the floor and things like that. Here’s to hoping I can keep Beckham alive.
Stetson is giving me a run for my money. He’s absolutely the most pleasant person I’ve ever met, but he talks. Constantly. Incessantly. And I have to remind myself it’s such a cute little voice (most of the time) and he’s not doing anything wrong, just always doing something. So he wears my ears out but it’s all good. His most used phrase these days is “oh! I have a great idea!” It usually involves the pool, shooting his rocket, not taking a nap, or watching Little Einsteins. I have the theme song on repeat. Also, while he stays in nursery without too much fuss these days, he has some teachers he prefers, Katie and Jared. They are celebrities in our house. Anyway, we were chatting about how he was going to nursery and mom was going to go to her class. He said “can I play with Katie and Jared when we get there?” I suggested he could play with a kid his own age, Noah, to which he promptly responded, “hmmm maybe not!” Kids his age bore him and he speaks to them like an adult which they’re not too keen on 🙄 I love my little two year old adult.
We’ve been taking lots of walks around the “properly” and enjoying the beautiful weather. I think everyone who can should come for Thanksgiving because it’s gorgeous. So sign up now for what you want to bring and we’ll make a party out of it 😉
Love you all and hope you’re having a lovely autumn!
Hello family!
We were sad to miss Family Matters this week. We had a stake Standards Night that was not at night but at 4 pm so we were listening to the stake presidency. It was really great. We are surrounded by such good people.
Our lives have become a non-stop soccer/rehearsal/spikeball rotation that has left us all reeling a little. Now that the Peter's show has started our schedule will hopefully calm down a little and we can return to a semblance of normalcy again.
Speaking of which....the show has started! We got to go watch it last night and had such a good time. It is hilarious and has a wildly talented cast. They are still working through some complicated technical aspects but I'm sure it will all be resolved soon. Peter is having the time of his life! It is so rewarding to watch the results of all the effort he has put into this; literally hours of practicing a day, without me reminding him. Actually I had to insist that he take a break once his fingers started bleeding! We are very proud of his persistence and dedication.
Jack is deep into soccer which has become an all consuming interest for him. When he is not playing (which is something beautiful to behold) he is listening to soccer podcasts or watching Premier League games with his buddies. In the few free hours not dedicated to something soccer he stays occupied pursuing a cute girl that has caught his eye.
We also started school. I just have to stay that it is really nice to have Ruth here who helps keep me accountable and on track school-wise. We are diving into an earth science unit with the cousins on Wednesdays and have some really fun field trips in the works. Peter is doing a deep dive into Psychology for one of his electives and Jack is going down an Economics rabbit hole. This is on top of all the regular studies that they are keeping up on. I LOVE this time of year!
Ian was up here for the weekend filling in for a friend in School of Rock. He and Peter had such a great time sharing the stage again. We all went with Ruth, Addy, and Eliza to the Parade of Homes which is one of our favorite traditions. Ruth and I came away quite inspired. I think Alex kind of holds his breath this time every year, wondering what kinds of ideas the Parade will plant in my mind and the price tag attached to such ideas.
While I try to stay on top of homeschool and all the extra activities Alex has been consumed with launching his pro Spikeball league which has required a lot of time and laborious software development. It seems to be going well. A few hiccups, but nothing that the team hasn't been able to work through so far. We hosted our first tournament a couple weekends ago and it was a success!
I have been trying to stay on top of the garden harvest-wise. Tomatoes have take center stage these days and our kitchen is awash in tomatoes of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Jars and lids and canning paraphernalia are everywhere, all the time. It isn't my favorite state of things, to be honest.
I am also working with the young women in the ward now which is a fun new challenge. The girls are great and I'm hoping I can be great too.
Life is good here. Busier than I'd opt for but we are all thoroughly enjoying the activities that we are involved in, so there's that. We are so glad to hear about the fun things that are going on for all of you. Good luck on the house building, the bakery baking, and all the other wonderful endeavors you're up to your necks in!
Love you all!
Oh, what an adventure these last several weeks have been.
Rand fell into a window well and scraped his head up. It was a scary experience but we got through it and he doesn't seem too worse for the wear.
Our renter moved out so we have a new family in the home and I think that they will be good renters and be a good addition to the neighborhood.
Our slab is finally poured but getting to this point has been hard. We put down vapor barrier which is water proof so the (multiple) unforecasted rainstorms made a lake of our house hole. Thank goodness for shop vacs and sump pumps. The kids are tired of going out there every night but hopefully they get a little break.
