At least that is what the kids think. Our home is up against a forest and it comes with an abundance wildlife that we love watching: deer, birds in many varieties, and squirrels. We all stand at the big window in the back of our house and watch them in the mornings and evenings. Emily…
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the surgeron on Monday and he scheduled me for Wednesday. It was a whirlwind finding people to watch the kids, have Andrew finish up his responsibilities at Yale, pack up the house (Jenny and Mindy came to help, Sam and Erika came for a weekend, and Grandma and Grandpa Moose also came to help us…
Moments
The kids have been doing a lot of water coloring. We did a summer camp with lots of moms from a few wards combined. The youngest hung out in the hallways while the big kids had gospel related activities. One day we spent at the beach and the kids had so much fun running and…
Moments
The kids had a lot of fun with these squishy balls – playing in the bathtub and then all over the entire downstairs. We ended their life outside filling up a plastic pool for the ultimate sensory experience. My mom came to Connecticut to stay with the kids while Andrew and I flew down to…
A Weekend in Boston!
This weekend we went on a quick trip to Boston. We stayed with one of my friends from BYU Jerusalem. Once we arrived our kids and husbands hit it off instantly and it was a perfect weekend together. On Saturday we drove to their home, ate lunch, and then continued to tide pools about an…
Easter Week 2019
Easter is quickly becoming one of my favorite weeks of the year. This year we went on a our Palm Sunday walk in a park near our home and had a short testimony meeting there about Jesus Christ. We talked about the woman who anointed Jesus’s feet and served him and decided we would do…
Moments
Shell creations being worked into house building. The kids really wanted to swing so we took a piece of wood from my grandma’s cherry tree and made a swing for the afternoon. A super cool fort the kids made and all three played in happily (except when the roof fell down). We did a beta…
Flower Walks
This spring we went on lots of flower walks. The kids road their bikes and Laura went in the stroller. We were amazed at all the different flowers that we had never seen before. Our favorite was the cherry trees outside the nearby school. We also found a playground that we frequently stopped at on…
Eli Whitney Museum
We spent a Saturday morning checking out the Eli Whitney Museum. Eli Whitney built a factory, bunk houses, and school and the site is still functioning as an place of creation and apprenticeship today. They have two large workshops that are used to build toys and kits for other kids to make creations of their…
Moments
Ballerina Emily in my well loved costume. Sisters dancing together. I set up an atlas in a recipe stand and I love how time the kids spend looking at without any word from me. Laura made a cozy spot for herself on the couch and was tickled to be reading a book under a blanket….