I watched this very inspiring video today and it made me think of all the hardship and struggles people went through on 9/11/01. I remember I was driving to school at BYU that morning and heard on the radio briefly what [Show Full Post]

Matt, Maddie, Mace and I went to Dairy Queen to get ice cream recently. Matt and I just get blizzards and then we share them with the girls (we are mean that way). This time Matt got vanilla with Heath bar [Show Full Post]

Our family had the best Fourth of July this year! It started with a ward pancake breakfast at the park. After the scouts presented the flag and one of the young women played the national anthem on the trumpet, our good [Show Full Post]

My brother Uncle Matt and his girlfriend Jess visited last week. It was a blast! We went to the Seattle Aquarium on Friday. We all had so much fun watching all the fishies [Show Full Post]

I have often hesitated to write about my faith, but given the experience of the past year or so of reading the Book of Mormon cover to cover for the first time with my family, I had to share. For [Show Full Post]

Today is a day of reflection. It’s a special day. It’s Fathers day. I became a Father 4 short years ago. My Dad has been a father for over 40 years. He’s learned some things along the way that have made [Show Full Post]

My parents sent me a thoughtful poem that I got through the mail. It has a little hand holding on to a big one. It’s very cool to be a dad. I love my girls and the love we share. [Show Full Post]

My Aunt Jean sent me this quote from an unknown author. She said it reminded her of my family. It definitely reminds me of Madison. My face may be different But my feelings the same [Show Full Post]

Hi everyone! We are still alive up here in Washington, I have just severely neglected my blog for a very long time. :) We planted a big garden this year and are so excited to get some veggies from it. We [Show Full Post]

As most of you know Madison has down Syndrome. It doesn't define her, it’s just something she has that makes her unique. Meag and I both have come to cherish the sweet moments we have with her where we try so [Show Full Post]