As discussed in the prior post, I got a new job in September, which left me working 2 jobs (by choice) until Thanksgiving. It was essentially the equivalent of a full time job for 2 months, but it definitely didn’t leave time for much else. Upon cutting back to one job, I got thinking about the new year coming up… Read more →
Back to School and other new beginnings
Back to school is a time of great excitement and anxiety for me each year. I’m always happy to have the kids back learning and seeing their friends, but also a bit anxious about how they will enjoy school each year. Will they make friends? Will they like their teachers? What sort of crazy germs will they bring home? Will… Read more →
Summer Shenanigans
I’m writing this post much much later than I anticipated. Why? Well summer was fun and then went out on a CRAZY note…more on that later. So what’s been keeping me so occupied? These kids for one! School ended, summer break started off with a family reunion in St. George and then it never for one minute slowed down. Summer… Read more →
California Dreamin’
Woo buddy. The Baxters and Koenigs did something I thought may never happen. We vacationed as a family all together! This was a huge endeavor when you consider that my parents had not been to the ocean since their honeymoon in Florida (1976) and my brother and his wife had not yet flown or vacationed with their 3 kids (ages… Read more →
Goodbye Epic Winter
Oh. My. Gosh. What a winter Utah had. I would like to think I could have written sooner if I wasn’t so busy sending skiers out to ski and shoveling snow. Utah set an all time snowfall record this season with 30 inches of snow water equivalent. I imagine that doesn’t mean much to most people so here is a… Read more →
Chris is 9!
Christopher–or Chris as his friends now call him–is quite the 9 year old. He’s grown leaps and bounds this year…several inches according to the board we’ve tracked their heights on each year. He’s tracking a full year head of William which honestly makes Christopher pretty proud and William more than a bit nervous. Christopher would like you to know he’s… Read more →
Oh Andrew (is 7)
Oh my Andrew. What a year we’re having. You are such a cute little pal at home and then some kind of teacher tormenter at school. Let’s talk about Andrew at home first. Andrew at home is a pretty smart little guy who deals in a currency known as hugs, ie “if you make me do that, no hugs for… Read more →
William is 11!
Oh my William, Another milestone year of sorts for the big guy. This year William turned 11 and for his 11th birthday received his first “phone”. It’s actually a Gabb Watch so it’s very locked down, but it allows him to call us, and for me to contact him when he’s not with us. This gives him a newfound freedom… Read more →
Welcome to 2023!
Like many folks in this strange pandemic (dare I say post pandemic?) world, I feel like I’ve blinked and 3 years just evaporated. One minute it was 2019 and now it’s 2023? Bizarre. In my last post I was talking about the “hottest day of summer” and there were pictures of setting up a swimming pool! How quickly things can change!… Read more →
There are 79 Days of Summer Vacation
As hardcore Phineas and Ferb fans know, the song states “There’s 104 Days of Summer Vacation and school comes along just to end it.” Firstly, I want to know where this mythical school is that actually has 104 days of summer break. We top out at 79. Additionally, I would like to point out that “school comes along just to… Read more →