Today I wanted to share a recent family movie night selection that got four thumbs-up from our household. The movie is called “A LEGO Brickumentary”. We recently saw it for rent on iTunes and decided to check it out. So glad we did…it was a great choice for family watching. The documentary takes you through the history and future of LEGO. It was interesting from so many perspectives and kept all of us entertained. Most of all, the movie was inspiring…. Read more »
Parenting is a constant learning process for me. In the past year or so, I have found that my most insightful parenting lessons are coming from: my own children. At the ages of 6 and 7, they are getting to a glorious age where they can really express and articulate themselves. It seems a bit odd to think that I am taking direction from people in the single digits, but who knows my specific parenting strengths and weaknesses better than these… Read more »
I am attempting something a little different with my summer work schedule this year. A few months back, I was thinking about the kids’ summer break and what my hopes and goals were around it. It dawned on me that I had a lot of paid time-off stored up, and why not make use of it for something other than an actual vacation or being sick? I decided to “cash out” to take off 4 days per week in June… Read more »
After visiting Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, we headed back for 2 nights in Salt Lake City before flying back home. We got in during the late afternoon on our first day there, and left early on the last day, so we only had a little more than a full day to explore. In our short time in SLC, here’s what we did: Visited and played at Sugarhouse Park Went to the City Public Library (twice) Explored the Natural History Museum… Read more »
It’s Christmas night and the boys have all settled down to watch Star Wars. So it is a perfect time for me to write a memo to my future self. Ideally, I will read this around October of 2015 so I can be more on top of things next Christmas. We had a lovely Christmas this year. Reading stories about the birth of Christ, family time, baking, wrapping gifts, decorating the tree. We got all the important stuff in. We… Read more »
