My husband and I haven’t been on a romantic weekend getaway since my best friend got married in Washington State and my oldest was 8-months-old. A date weekend was well overdue. We spent two nights and one whole day on a mini vacation while the kiddos stayed home with their nearest grandparents. Tahoe is spectacular! … Continue reading Romantic Weekend Getaway – South Lake Tahoe
Author: heavenstobetty
Crochet Pumpkin
handmade by my daughter, age 13
A Few of My Favorite Back-to-Homeschool Things
In honor of back-to-school/homeschool season, I’m sharing some of my favorite things right now. I hope you enjoy! I decorated the table with a few new games and goodies for our first day 9/1! My mom made a large quilted pillow and I removed the stuffing and made it into a table runner. In previous … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Back-to-Homeschool Things
Trail Mix Hike
Hike #9 for 2025 A NV State Park, Fort Churchill, hosted a “Trail Mixer” on National trail mix day, 8/31. They provided a humongous trail mix bar with a huge variety of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and candy. After creating our own custom bags of trail mix, we went on a hike to trail test … Continue reading Trail Mix Hike
Tween/Teen Baptism
My children/teen, ages 11, 12 & 15 all decided to be baptized together at Leoni Meadows family camp this year. Our religious beliefs are that a person chooses for themself when to be baptized by immersion in water when they’re old enough to understand the symbolism of baptism and understand what it means. To prepare, … Continue reading Tween/Teen Baptism