Charity & Hana fixed up their room

Shopping in the Christmas PJ’s

Christmas 2020

Someone has a crush on Becca🥰

Another day at Amy’s farm

Other Christmas week stuff

Rudy texted me this sweet photo of Becca. :)

Hana and Charity wanted me to take them to 5 Below. 

So we did, in the Christmas PJ's.

Christmas 2020

A screengrab of Jonah's social media post Christmas Eve.

He is doing well lately, and happy with his job and his music hobby.

On Christmas Eve, Charity sent me a sweet text requesting to do something special for her little brother. She is such a sweetheart!

On Christmas morning we waited for Eden and Jonah to arrive to start.

Anna was not able to come over until the evening. We missed her, but she was happy and had enjoyed her day with Derek.

We started Christmas morning with a little family meditation.



After meditation, the kids all opened one gift. 

It was their Christmas PJ's. I then sent them all to their rooms while Santa did a little last minute setup downstairs.

Then the kids came down the stairs.

We have always kept our Christmas budget small and simple each year. 

But the kids were all sweet and gracious about their gifts.

The gifting this year was a little different. A couple of weeks ago, I took the kids that wanted to, shopping. The kids who came were: Andy, Hana, Charity and Sam. I allowed them all to pick out what they wanted for Christmas. The deal was that as soon as we got home from shopping, all the goods were hidden in my closet and they were instructed to forget what they picked out, haha!

Then I wrapped them all up, and they opened them on Christmas.

The other kids had the option of telling me what they wanted, or being surprised.

After the gifts, Hana, Charity and Sam wanted to go out for a walk.

They brought bikes and a skateboard.






We usually like going to the movies on Christmas. But this year we just watched Home Alone. 

And stuffed ourselves with food all day.

Andy and Becca got their licenses!

Today Becca and Andy both took their driving tests, passed, and got their licenses at the same time!

It was a long, kinda busy and stressful production. But we were all so happy with the end result! This was a very long time coming for both of them!

We are proud of them. :)

Firepit night with the Besties

Amy’s Farm Time

She sent me home with lots of goodies!

One of them was this beautiful basil plant. 

I named her Skyla.

Grandma Colleen Waite died yesterday

I got this text from my mom on Friday.

I awoke this (Sunday) morning, with a voicemail from my Dad. My final living grandparent, my father’s mother, died yesterday.

That’s basically how it happened and how I found out.

Lots of emotions are going through me.

I am really sad my Grandmother died without any family, or for any of her loved ones to at least get the chance to say “I love you” one last time. . . :(