Trent helped a great deal with this year's letter.  We had a ton of fun working together to create some funny and fun 2020 fantasy photos.  I was so thankful for his help.

Dylan never gets sick of playing in the snow.  I love that about him.  Every time there is fresh snow on the ground I am certain that it will not be long before Dylan outside testing if it is "good snowman snow".  Often he will ask if anyone wants to go out with him, and while the rest of us slowly put on …

Every year, for as long as we can remember, our family has done Christmas Countdown.  The goal is to make sure we have family time every day leading up to Christmas.  The activities make the Christmas season so much more special for us and have all become important traditions for our family. Most days we combine a cou…

Aliya has always loved birthdays.  She loves planning out every single detail and counting down the day until it finally arrives.  We knew Aliya would have big dreams for her 13th birthday, and we also knew that a lot of options were not available because of Covid.  Aliya had a great attitude about scaling back her bi…

We wanted to make Aliya's 13th birthday extra special.  We knew that we couldn't have a large party with all of her friends, due to covid, but I planned a scavenger hunt where she was able to receive clues from all of her friends outdoors.  She was really surprised, and even a bit confused at the beginning. …