Well, I’ve never had stitched and I’ve never had a kid need stitches…that is until April 6th. Porter was playing with Crouton and since Porter is…
This March, Gordon and I were so relieved and excited to go on a cruise with our dear friends from Oregon down to the Eastern Caribbean!!…
My favorite daughter turned 15th on the 8th! This girl is so sweet, so decisive, so smart and so empathetic its bonkers. She has turned a…
The first Saturday in February, our sweet Eddie got baptized! I invited all of Gordon’s family and all of my family, but not everyone was able…
Can you even believe my cute little love bug turned 8? He is the sweetest boy and by golly, do we love having him in our…
I can’t believe my last update was in June! SO SO MUCH has happened. Let me attempt to remember everything. Lol. We left our beloved Oregon…
We got hit with another terrible stomach bug this month. I don’t know why we are the lucky ones, but whatever. That part was terrible. But…
One year older and wiser, too! Your girl turned 38 today and I went out to the FRIENDS pop up shop in SLC with one of…
Happy November! This month was a big one with two trips planned! One couple’s trip with some old Oregon friends and then a family trip to…
Another month in the books! Here were my favorite and maybe not so favorite parts: I got to volunteer with Eddie’s class to explore a pumpkin…
We just moved in a few weeks ago and are trying to get settled. Besides dealing with a ton of unpacking, there was lots of fun…
My sweet Porter James is 4! As the years go by, I find myself wishing for time to stand still and hurry up all at the…
Happy first day of school to Brooke, Blake and Eddie. Is it weird to start school in August? YES. Is it also weird to start school…
Looking back on our trip to Utah in July, then Oregon for the rest of the summer before we officially moved, here are the highlights I…
Our beloved Amanda Petersen from NYC happened to be traveling through Utah right as we were going to be here and luckily were able to snatch…
My favorite human in the whole wide world is 38! I love him for so many reasons but today, I love him because he works hard,…
My oh my was this a fun little holiday! We happened to be in Utah for the boy’s soccer camp and had to check up on…
It’s been a while, as usual, so let’s catch up! First thing: I haven’t really been on my personal instagram because I have been busy with…
We are either really smart or really dumb, but we got a puppy and named her Crouton. “Lauren, why would you get a puppy when you…
Our Brooke is officially graduated from middle school and is off to high school! I sort of can’t believe it, but understand and acknowledge that time…




















