conference weekend / easter 2020

conference was a little different as we watched all the sessions at home instead of with our extended families. the girls were mostly ok with it but definitely missed being with everyone. james and i both felt like it was a little more relaxing without traveling and being back and forth. conference was wonderful and so needed during this crazy pandemic!

we dyed our eggs after waiting in the wal-mart parking lot for our grocery pick up for just under two hours. the pandemic made that a really crazy time to pick up groceries. holy cow! but we survived by eating dinner in the van, and knowing we had fun plans back at home awaiting us. after we did eggs, we popped popcorn and watched trolls 2. the girls went to bed afterward very anxious for peter cottontail to visit that night.

that afternoon we ventured out to cross e ranch, who was doing a drive through deal where you could just look out your car windows at all the animals with a voiced over tour on the radio. my girls loved it!

we discovered these eggs from mrs cavanaughs this year and our easter baskets won't be without them in the years to come. james and i slowly ate this egg over the next week. so dang good!

even though we had church at home Easter sunday, i still had the girls dress up like i had planned all along. they looked so cute and it helped make it all feel more normal.

we did Easter dinner over skype with james' family, then relaxed the rest of the day. it really was so nice!

miss rosie slept most of the day and was such a little doll in her blue Easter dress.

october general conference weekend!

conference weekeeeeeeeeeend! i just love it and look forward to it so much! my brain, heart, and soul need it desperately and this conference delivered. 

we started it out by grabbing some free pumpkins down the street and the girls were thrilled to be out in the sunshine, and loved looking at all the different pumpkins.

that night we hit up lagoon for again for the trick-or-treating and most especially the train because adi asked all week when she could go ride the train. the weather was nice and we had so much fun together.

we met up with james back home, ate some pizza, and then went over to his parents' to watch the byu/utah state game. i won't say anymore about the game other than, GO AGGIES!

the next morning, james took the girls to grab donuts while i ran to the semi-annual meat sale and the gym. i listened to the first two talks on my way home and knew this conference was going to bring a lot of change! so exciting! i got home and snuggled my family on the couch and listened to the rest of the session.

between sessions, we cleaned up the house and got ready to head over to my in laws' for the second session. adi luckily fell asleep and the older two sat and colored through most of the two hours. it was so nice to sit and enjoy the talks!

kendall has really gotten into coloring and drawing people (and ghosts) and conference weekend was one of the first times she did this. i loved it! i kept telling her how proud of her i was that she drew it and she was just beaming.

my mother in law prepared a delicious dinner for us all to sit down and eat together. another perk of conference! we ate and then headed off to the women's conference.

the womens' session was my favorite! so many gems and so much good came from that conference. i loved the challenges from president nelson and left feeling so motivated and uplifted! we stopped for cookies at crumbl to top it all off and i went to bed that night so excited for the last two sessions.

we got up early, got ready, and then headed up the mountain to my parents'. we enjoyed butterscotch rolls during the first session and then set up our lunch 'super bowl' style to eat in between sessions and during the second. the kids loved being together and the adults were happy to eat, listen (or try to), and visit together.

i'm so grateful for this weekend that we get two times a year! i need it so much as a mother and wife and i'm always excited to hear from our prophet and other church leaders. my testimony is always strengthened and i feel positive about how i can help my family better ourselves as disciples of Christ.