Friday, September 30, 2022

I picked Brad and Luke up from the deer hunt and we boogied to Vegas for another baseball tournament. This was the first time Luke has seen the strip. He was NOT impressed.
 

Thursday, September 29, 2022

It's the deer hunt, so Brad and the boys are in the mountains with my dad and brothers. This leaves me and my women folk home to party (I love the deer hunt), so Mom and I went over to Jami's tonight to play games. 

This is my Quiddler hand. I KNOW!!
 

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Jess gave me the CUTEST fall basket, including these mums, so I was inspired to do a bit of fall decor. Are they just the best color? Thanks to Jess, my front porch is no longer naked.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Joe is so excited for Halloween! Can't you tell?
 

Monday, September 26, 2022

Yesterday was my mom's 75th birthday, and tonight we threw a big party. This is the room all set up for a big family celebration, which was awesome. My mom later said it was the best night of her life.

Sunday, September 25, 2022

We went by the house today after church and made the sad discovery that our garage will not be deep enough to fit Brad's truck. This is a very, very sad Brad.

Tonight was also my mom's birthday, and Jenny had us all over to her house for dinner. Did I take a picture of my family gathered around my cute mom? No, I took a picture of her bathroom light fixture. I need to get house details out of my head.
 

Saturday, September 24, 2022

We stayed at this VRBO in Hiram for the tournament. So. Stinking. Cute.

Luke at shortstop. He's playing with the SLC Tigers this fall, and this was his first tournament with the team. He's still trying to decide if he likes it.

 

Coach had him pitch. He was great. I felt like I might throw up. I get so nervous when he pitches!

Friday, September 23, 2022

We're in Logan for a baseball tournament, and clearly Luke is a man of many talents.

Many talents! Hitting bombs!
 

Thursday, September 22, 2022

More house framing pics. This is inside the basement, at the bottom of the future stairs.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

This is a blast from the way-back past. This was the photo we sent for Christmas cards in 1997. Babies, all of us.
 

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

It's starting to look like a house! This is the basement in the back.

Monday, September 19, 2022

Now that they're framing the house, I keep getting texts from Zach the builder clarifying things. Yes, we do want a staircase from the upper deck. Here, please.

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Luke talked today in stake conference. Stake Freaking Conference! He wore the tie his seminary teacher Bro. Evans gave him last year, and it must've been lucky because Luke nailed it! He was by far the best speaker. Even the visiting area authority quoted him at the end.
 

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Luke and Reagan before the Homecoming Dance.
 

Friday, September 16, 2022

Brad and I had a hot date to the Cedar Valley Homecoming Game. So many teenagers. So, so, so many teenagers.
 

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Our builder posted this on Instagram. We're famous and we're cool! Or, at least our house is.
 

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

 Our house is starting to take shape!

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Texas Tigers, September 2020. So many good memories with this team.

Monday, September 12, 2022

From September 2010, at BBIS in Germany. Pepper coaches Luke in Futbol.

Fall is magical.

Sunday, September 11, 2022

My favorite kind of post: all my peeps around the same table.

 

And when I say "peeps", this includes Olive and Joe. Their version of family dinner means begging various laps for brisket.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Throwback from March 2020. I was in UT for Monica's wedding, and went to see Emma with Jami and Mom. Little did we know, the world was about to shut down for Covid.

 

Friday, September 9, 2022

A post from my TX friends. Yep. Mums.
 

Thursday, September 8, 2022

I've been subbing at Cedar Valley High School twice a week lately, which means I get to spend quality time in the car with Shmukie. Now that he has his driver's license, this doesn't happen much.
 

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Our house has a bathroom!

Okay, yeah, it's gross.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

I met Adam in Provo this morning for brunch, but did I remember to snap a photo? No, no I did not. So this is a photo of me and Adam in November 2017.
 

Monday, September 5, 2022

Today is Labor Day, though we didn't do anything noteworthy, so I thought I'd post a pic from a past Labor Day. This was in 1999, taken on the front lawn of the Larson farm in Garland with my Grandpa and Grandma Darrington.

...although, now that I look at it, this must have been taken on Memorial Day. Oh well. Still cute.
 

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Our very first visitors in our house!
 

Saturday, September 3, 2022

As we were driving up to Layton for Zoey's baptism, Luke reminded us that Zoey was born during his baptism eight years ago. Both baptisms took place in the same font, too, so I had to get a photo of the Baptism Besties.
 

Friday, September 2, 2022

Tonight was "white lie night" at the Cedar Valley football game. All the students were supposed to wear a white t-shirt with a lie about themselves written on it. Luke got clever. His shirt says "This is a white shirt"--or at least it did before his buddy Gideon ripped it apart.
 

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Our builder posted this on Instagram this morning. Jessica sent it to me - we're famous!