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100 Day, Garbage, Ava, Meal Plans
For Family Home Evening last Monday we had a 100 Day party to celebrate having read to page 100 in the Book of Mormon together as a family. Only 431 pages left to go :) (slow and steady wins the race)...
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Sweet Ava's Wisdom
Today in the car, I was very touched by something that Ava said.We had just gone shoe shopping while the boys were still at school. As we rode along Division Street heading toward the grocery store,...
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How My 10 Year Old Son Says "I love you"
After we got home from church last week, Isaac gave me this picture he had drawn: When I smiled but looked confused, he said "Read the other side, Mom."
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October Was Busy!
Jacob harvested the big Sunflower in our backyard. We then let it dry for a couple weeks before harvesting the seeds. {Portland Japanese Garden){General Conference Weekend} looking for Grandma...
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Halloween, Hoyt Arboretum
Ava Princess, Isaac Ninja, Jacob Harry Potter, and Kayla Dorothy Gale Jacob entered the Chili Cook-off at our ward party cupcakes My $6 witch hat I found on Amazon {First Day of Preschool}The girls...
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Portland Children's Museum and More
These pictures were taken at our first visit to the museum in November. The kids loved it so much I decided to get us a family membership, which was less money than the cost of taking myself and four...
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My Husband Made My Dreams Come True
My sweetheart gave me a present for Christmas that I have wanted for a very, VERY. Long. Time.Like, I cried when I realized what it was. And all I had opened so far was an SD card. These are some of...
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Jacob's Baptism and More
On Saturday, February 2 our sweet Jacob Robert Harmon was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! We are so lucky and blessed to have Jacob in our lives. He is such a...
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Catching Up to Do
On January 2, my dear Grandma Barbara Yurth passed away. We made the trip to Utah for her funeral and it was wonderful to see everybody there. Grandma will be missed!But what a legacy of family she...
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Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibit at OMSI
We had a great time this last week taking our kids to OMSI(Oregon Museum of Science and Industry)to see the Mythbusters exhibit. Here are some photos of the fun we had! .watching intro video.Nathan...
View ArticleIngredients: A Documentary
Just finished watching a documentary on Amazon Instant Video that I am super excited about.(If you have a Prime Membership, you can stream it for free) If anyone wants to know why we wanted to move...
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Playing Catch Up
Some things I missed. For Jacob's birthday we had Daddy take the boys to the Monster Jam monster truck show. They had a great time. On Valentine's Day, Ava tromped around as Tinkerbell. With hot...
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Blue Lake Park
Yesterday I decided to take the kids out to do something because the weather was so beautiful. I wanted to go somewhere we hadn't gone before, but not too far away. I remembered my friend Amber from...
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Article 3
I came upon a talk last night in my study that had within it a quote from C.S. Lewis I had never heard.The talk, Women for the Latter Day, was given by Barbara B. Smith in the October 1979 General...
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Article 2
School lunch.Remember back in the day when we would wait in line with our lunch card, pick up a tray, walk along the counter, and then face the terribly difficult choice of: Roast Beef Au...
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I'm Not Driving a Whole HOUR to See Another Temple
Yes, I actually did hear someone say that.I was attending Women’s Conference with my mother this May at the beautiful BYU campus in Provo, Utah. As we left the closing session at the Marriott Center...
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Are They All YOURS?
The stares.The avoiding maneuvers.The questions.The compliments that you realize later were really jabs....And all of this from a 15 minute run with my kids to the store for milk and cereal!When my...
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I'll Tell You What You Want, What You Really, REALLY Want
I had somewhat of an epiphany this week. An enlightenment of sorts. And the thing I realized is this:Every {free} human being on this lovely planet is doing EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO. (I made the...
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When Life Hands You Lemons, Try Not to Squirt them in your Eyes
My life has changed - and will continue to change - quite drastically. The last six months have been some of the most excruciating of my life, and I am ready to share a lesson I have learned:Lemons and...
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And it Came to Pass that the Wind Did Never Cease to Blow Towards the...
My favorite chapter in all of scripture is found in the Book of Mormon - the sixth chapter of Ether.I have lots and lots of favorite scriptures - in fact, when I do our nightly scripture reading with...
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