Special Day

Our family are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or in other words, Mormons. We believe that children are accountable once they reach the age of 8. That is when they decide for themselves if they want to become official baptized members of the church.


Anna recently made the decision to be baptized. We are so proud of all that she has learned in order to come to this decision. Her dad baptized and confirmed her a member of the church yesterday.

These are all the priesthood holders who helped confirm her. Friends from the ward we attend and uncles and grandpas and Chris of course. She's lucky to have so many people who love her.

After the baptism, everyone came to our house for a luncheon. It was so crazy and fun that I forgot to take pictures. We love getting all the cousins together to play. They always have so much fun!

School of Tristan....

Tristan is officially a student of K12 virtual online school. We got all the supplies and got his school area set up. He's so excited to just take off and soar with all his books and supplies. They even sent him the computer and printer.

Study away Tristan, there is so much to learn.
Here's all his books. Brand new still in the shrink wrap.

Science and art supplies.

oh and all the teacher guides. I've got a lot to learn!

We really feel good about this program. It's a bit overwhelming right now. I know that once I get the hang of it, it will be easier. Tristan just needs to slow down a bit. He reads much faster than I do and doesn't want to wait for me! I know we'll both be able to learn a lot this year and I'm really excited about it. Wish us luck!

Anna's Birthday Party

Anna's birthday party was so much fun! She invited 4 friends (unpictured because I don't have permission to post pics of them) and I invited my good friend to help out. We went to a cosmetology school where the girls got all dolled up. Hair-dos, make-up and pretty painted nails!

Anna also got her ears pierced. She was sooooo brave! She didn't cry, didn't yelp, and hardly even squeezed my hand! So big and grown up!

After the beauty treatments, we went to Red Robin for lunch. The girls enjoyed their chicken strips, grilled cheeses and fries! Then the waitress brought this big ol piece of heaven, along with 6 spoons. We really enjoyed the dessert!

It was a super fun party and we all had a good time. Anna has some very well behaved friends. She's a lucky little girl! I had fun too!

Definition of insanity

I once learned that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Well, it seems like we've been living this definition for quite some time now. It took me a while to finally see it.

I don't want to get into a lot of details here. It's been a very emotional week around this place.

Tristan is starting a new school on Monday. It's called Virtual Academy and it is an online school. I know that it will require more work from Chris and I, but I feel like this is a good solution for us right now. We're really excited, especially about the fact that he can move as fast as he wants to go.

Now to find the boy some fun groups to join. Kid needs to make some friends. Any ideas?