Orem Summerfest

June 15 2019

"This was such a fun parade! I loved that the UVU float was right behind us because we got to meet the green men, and it was totally awesome. I also loved it because this was my first parade for Swiss Miss! My favorite part was waving to the little girls that called us princesses." - McKenzie

June 1st 2019

"The entrepreneur fair was awesome! We sold slime, bracelets, rice bags, and chap stick holders. We made at least fifty dollars out of this. It was such a fun experience because their where other kids selling things. I also got to see some of my friends!" - McKenzie

Kelsey and Bridger started their Bob Ross experience on the deck. We will see how they turn out.

IDT Dance Recital May 23 2019

"I had so much fun dancing with my dad! I love dancing, and I love my dad. This years theme for the daughters and dads dance was 90's. That was such a memorable night and it was such a happy moment. I cant wait to do it next year!" - McKenzie

Silent house

May 6 2019,

It was a chilly Monday evening. Heath was at work, so I was making a super simple dinner that the kids would love to eat and I would love to make. GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES and don't forget the tomato soup. I sent them all off to do their 20 minutes of reading at the same time.

The house was eerily quiet. 6 kids at home and not a sound. I had to document it.

EVERYONE was reading, like they were supposed to. Except our little NETFLIX junkie. Captions. The girl loves captions! She reads her movies instead of listening to them so she can sucker me into thinking she is doing what she is supposed to be doing!

June 17th, 2018

Bridal Veil Falls

I had a great time with my family! We hiked up to a beautiful waterfall. Once we where at the waterfall we played around in the cold water, but luckily it was a hot day so we dried up quickly. After playing around in the waterfall we hiked back down and had a picnic. I had a great day! - McKenzie 

I was at the falls and playing in the water

with Morgan it was fun. The hole family was there. - Emmitt

I was at the falls it was fun. I liked the water.

-Kenna

New rooms and peace on earth

Heath, Kelsey, and I spent the majority of our Christmas Break moving the boys from the two bedrooms on the main level upstairs to the one big bedroom, and Kendal and McKenzie from sharing a room upstairs into the two bedrooms on the middle floor.

We painted. We bought curtains and rugs and clocks and made wall hangings and decorations. We MOVED so much stuff!!

Kendal and McKenzie were starting to really get on each other's nerves. It is hard for a 12 and 11 year old to share a room and still like each other. They need their own space and their privacy if life is going to go well here at our house.

The Crane kids came back to our house on December 27th so we hustled to get it all completed in time. The girls were so surprised and LOVED it!

"My new room was awesome! I loved it so much. I was so surprised. It was so glamorous. Now I don't need to share a room with anyone. Now I have my own room. The first time that I slept in my bed I felt so comfy. I hope that I can keep this room for a long time, and I will try to keep my room clean for as long as I can." - McKenzie   

"My new room so really nice sleeping, parting getting out of my siblings. It is nice for doing homework, it is peaceful,quiet,cute and e.t.c. It is the perfect space for me, i wouldn't want another room in the house. I love my closet it fits my clothes and even some other things like blankets and games. I love everything in my room how it is." - Kendal

Peace on Earth, totally worth it.

Roasting in December

The weather has been so mild this winter. On December 29th we had a hot dog and marshmallow roast for lunch. It was crazy to be outside and not worrying about how cold it was or if you're Morgan, even wearing a coat or jacket!

I sure love these little crazies! It is good to be back together again during the Christmas Break.