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The family’s first two weeks in San Diego (June 5- June 20) had its ups and downs. We were greeted by this beautiful street with the purple trees in full bloom. Our hotel was right on this road. We stayed in the hotel for a couple days. They had a nice free breakfast. Jeremy was… Continue reading Starting Anew

Saying goodbye to everything in Austin was hard for our family, but especially hard for me. Writing this post has helped me process all the feels involved in this step of the journey. In a NutshellOur last chance to get packed was on Sat & Sun of June 1 & 2. We were frantic trying… Continue reading Saying Goodbye

Dallin turned SIX years old in May! It was so fun having a moment to celebrate him. I say a moment because his birthday landed one day before Jeremy left town for his new job in San Diego. We all moved to San Diego two weeks later, so life was really insane during this time.… Continue reading Dallin Turned SIX

During all the craziness in May, we were able to get professional family photos done at the Hormel Nature Center when the bluebells were in full bloom! It was something I felt inspired to schedule before we decided to move, and I am so glad that I followed that prompting. This ended up being the… Continue reading My Favorite Photo Shoot

From the end of April to the beginning of June, things went topsy-turvy for our family. It was even crazier than telling a Kindergartner to juggle six hula hoops!  The madness was caused by a life changing decision that Jeremy and I were nervous and excited to make. After a lot of discussion, prayer and… Continue reading 6 Weeks of Madness

This post features most of April, which was complete with Spring activities and everything EASTER!! I spotted Jeremy on his way to work one morning in the spring fog. Spring cleaning! Running errands Practicing the piano! I treated my primary presidency to a dinner meeting! Also close to this time, I organized a fun girls… Continue reading Spring here! Easter there!!

For Spring Break, we went on a short, last minute trip to Wisconsin Dells!! If you live in the Midwest, then you know that The Dells is a hoppin’ vacation place for families. We had been hearing a lot about it ever since we moved here, but decided to wait until our kids got a… Continue reading The Dells

March was such a fun month for us this year. We did a good job keeping things from getting too busy, just enjoying the simple things in life. Here’s a bunch of photos we took, with the exception of our Spring Break, which I will post about later. I hosted another Kids Music in Motion… Continue reading March Photo Journal

Winter Bomb, Bomb Cyclone, and Cyclone Storm were common terms in the weather reports this past winter. The worst one came on Feb 24. It was also is the worst storm we’ve seen during the 6 winters we lived in Minnesota. Oofta!! Before the storm arrived, we managed to take the family cross country skiing… Continue reading Winter Bomb