Holy cow. We have another young adult (although still technically a teen – correct?!?!) This beautiful girl turns 18 today. I remember the cutie 6 year old hiding under my table on New Years Eve wanting her Dad to come … Continue reading
Exciting days over here! So much going on! Back in February, Zach found out he was accepted into BYU and we were thrilled for him. Zandra then found out a couple of weeks ago that she was accepted into BYU … Continue reading
One of my favourite things to do with my kids every year is to attend Youth Leadership Conference.It’s a yearly conference put on by our church for youth ages 14-18 at the University of Waterloo. I volunteer as a “house … Continue reading
The week heading up to Utah, overlapping with while we were gone, Sam attended a camp in upper State NY. They got to see the pageant in Pamyra too! He went with some of the younger guys from church, and … Continue reading
Two weeks sped by and this girl is home! We are so so proud of her! She worked hard, pushed herself completely out of her comfort zone and made some amazing new friends! Of course, she was also completely exhausted … Continue reading
This girl. Headed off on an adventure of a lifetime on Thursday. She headed off with an organization called HEFY to Dominican Republic where she will serve a small community there helping to build an addition to a school, and … Continue reading
We are still in Utah for my niece’s wedding, but today is Zandra’s 17th birthday!! We will miss spending it with her today, but will celebrate when Home this weekend! It’s hard to believe this beautiful gal is 17! She … Continue reading
Zandra had her Sweet 16 back in May. A couple of weeks ago, Zandra’ s Mom sent Rob an email inviting us (including Zach and Josh) to a Surprise Sweet 16 party with all her family from her Mom’s side. … Continue reading
In our faith, you get baptized when you are 8 years old. We don’t actually believe in the concept of “original sin”, so babies and children are seen as completely innocent and pure and therefore have no need for baptism. … Continue reading
There’s aways a bit of nervousness, excitement and anticipation around the first day of school. Everyone is excited to see friends, see who their teachers are, see who is in their classes (more importantly) and get back into the swing … Continue reading