Two years ago, both of my sisters had plans to eat Thanksgiving with their in-laws. So it was going to be the 5 of us: Tim and I with our little 1-year-old Benson and my mom and dad. Mom and I thought we could dodge a huge cooking and clean-up bullet by convincing the boys…
DIY Turkey Tag
We just joined Instagram! Head on over to find more great holiday ideas! While we were growing up in good ol’ Katy, Texas, we had one of those backyards that was destined to be a neighborhood kid gathering place. It was huge. So huge that when Kellie and Trisha were fighting, mom would send…
Gratitude Photo Scavenger Hunt
Head over to our instagram right now to stay up-to-date on fun, easy holiday ideas! PAUSE: a temporary stop; to linger. Sounds heavenly. Does your life need a pause button? Gratitude gives us reason to pause. This gratitude photo scavenger hunt is a fun way to recognize the small stuff and…
Thanksgiving Family Video
Five years and five family members ago, Kellie made this little jewel of a Thanksgiving video. It was pretty incredible to sit down and watch it again-and even more incredible to think about how our family (we’ve added two husbands and three grand-babies!) and lives have changed in those five years. I guess more than…
Gratitude Tree
Thanksgiving can be a pretty busy day. Okay…it’s a really busy day. And after our Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in the morning we are often scrambling to get the house smelling like heaven and getting all those yummy foods on the table. But a couple of years ago before any of us started digging in we saw…
The Turkey Ticket
I was probably 15 years old the first time this long little paper showed up. I’m sure it was a Monday night, and I’m pretty sure I brought my 15-year-old attitude to the family room. Thirteen years later, I’m pleased to tell you I’ve grown up a little bit and that this long…
Missionary Mail: Thanksgiving in a Bag
My son LOVES food. His teenage life pretty much revolved around it. So, since he is serving a mission for our church in a place that doesn’t celebrate this scrumptious holiday, I had to send him some Thanksgiving food love – Turkey Dinner in a Bag! 2 Idahoan Mashed Potato packets (4 oz. each) 1…
Giving Back on Thanksgiving
It was exactly 8 years ago this month that my mom, sister and I set out to give back on Thanksgiving day. You wouldn’t find us at a soup kitchen or delivering turkey dinners (although those are both wonderful ideas). Instead you found as at the start line of a 5k – the Utah Human Race…