Just recently, Mark and I have set some goals to help bring our family closer together and make our home a place of safety and refuge from the world. With much discussion, we made our list of what we needed
Father’s Day

We love being able to celebrate our fathers! We have been blessed to have such great dads! Mark is especially an amazing dad! He loves to play with the kids and teaches them so much! He is a great example
Father and Son Camp Out

Mark took Owen to the annual Father and Son’s Campout for the first time. Owen was so excited the whole day and couldn’t wait for Daddy to get home from work to go! As soon as he was home, they
Girls Night
While the boys are away the girls get to play!!! Mark took Owen on the Father and Son’s Camp out so it was just us girls at home. Vanessa painted our nails and then we got to watch a Barbie
Delta Visit

I took the kids down to Delta for my Aunt Kathy’s funeral. We were able to go to the splash pad early in the day. The kids played for a bit but the wind was horrible and it was making
This Life is Not the End
My sweet Aunt Kathy passed away after a 10 year battle of Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancer. She was a fighter and fought till the very end. She was such a fun and lively person. I will always remember her contagious
8 Years of Married Bliss

Mark and I celebrated our 8 year Anniversary this year. WOW!!! Time just flies by when your having fun!!! We celebrated by going to Midway. We stayed at the Homestead Resort and I scheduled us for a swim in the
Last Day of School

Vanessa has officially graduated Kindergarten! I can’t believe how fast this past year has gone. I’m not ready to send my baby to school all day long!! The last day was spent writing in year books and having fun with
Field Day

Vanessa was excited for her school’s Field Day. She kept talking about how there was going to be a fire truck that comes to spray them! With her talking about it so much, Owen really wanted to go and have
We love to Play

We LOVE to play together every second we get! The kids love doing art and science projects when the heat is just too much outside so we come in and get creative to cool off. In the evenings, we like