Last year we had Jenisse Photography/Louise Pixel do school type pictures for the three littles. I liked them so much more than the ones Hannah & Abe got from the school photographer. Not that we love stiff school picture style, but it’s fun to have similar style to compare growth from year to year. These […]
This is what JOY looks like. Dad & Tru playing outside & then harvesting in the garden. Hannah & Abe happily playing with friends. Liza snoozing. Max chillin’ with his new foam light saber (from Jack’s b-day party). Mother: Freezing more peaches while listening to uplifting music. Why is this JOY? I don’t know. But […]
I’ve been thinking of the principle of nurturing … of mothering … of being a better example to my children. Because of my example do my children: choose FAITH over fear? Count instead of yell? see LIGHT over darkness? find JOY in work? FEAST upon the scriptures? choose OPTIMISM over pessimism? BREATHE instead of cry? […]
This is how Zuzu used to look – at birth – at age 1 – and at age 2. This was her yesterday. I blinked and she grew up!
When Tru was a wee babe, some of us thought he looked a bit like Grandpa Larry Nelson… something in his chin, his lips, his ears. I was thinking about this again recently. Not perfect twins, but a few similarities. I was showing my kids these heritage photos this morning. I especially liked the Missionary […]
Out of the blue, Truman decided to show us his MAD face. We asked about his happy face. We had to tell him to laugh to get his real smile. And boy howdy does he love c-c-c-corn. Today in Preschool he learned about the letter C. He said that a Cat ate a Cookie. He […]
Tru is 3. He will not make the deadline for Kindergarten next year. His friend Lily does make the deadline. Thus, they will be in different grades. Sigh… we like Lily. She is nice to Tru. When Wendi asked if we wanted to do a very casual preschool with Tru & Lily, I hesitated. I […]
We thought it would be appropriate to ‘labor’ on Labor Day by picking raspberries. Turned out to be fun (even for Abe!) Max didn’t pick any, but he did follow Bella the dog around. What a nice calm dog to endure all the little kids there. Tru picked raspberries with me. He didn’t even spill […]
Jimmy had an idea to welcome the 7-11 store to the neighborhood by trying some slurpees. We went to the grassy area by the stake center to run around and play football, frisby, and volleyball. As you can see, Tru was gathering rocks to fill the dryer with. The kids liked the slurpees. I liked […]
Max and I are Graham Crackers and milk buddies. Liza joined us for an afternoon snack. Whenever I go to use my phone, Eliza thinks she needs it. I think here she was instagramming a picture of a York peppermint patty. This is a bit of what I heard in the dryer. Thank you Tru […]