2026 Tucker, Ray and Brielle: all born in 2008 3 babies born within months of each other and now they're all graduating high school and going on to college and missions.
The Light the World Giving Machine Kickoff West of Home played a few songs before and after the grand opening of the Giving Machines.
Carson's home! if you want to look at these in order, scroll to the end of this post and then look at them scrolling up through as they posted backwards! all the siblings in blue We all cheered when we first caught sight of him - we were all so happy to see
West of Home sings at the Galena Ward Christmas party We sang 'Beautiful Star of Bethlehem', a pretty and simple version of 'The First Noel', and a super pretty arrangement of 'Silent Night' We had some dinner first, then we sang the first two songs. There was a first-time Christmas pageant with the
The Giving Machine The Light the World Giving Machine came to Reno this Christmas season. So we went and bought/donated some things this afternoon. There are cards inside with services offered by local charities and there is a variety of purchase price amounts. The charity name is in the lower corner of
Model of the Old Testament Tabernacle A group that travels with a life-size model of the Old Testament Tabernacle came to Reno last week. There was a youth conference for a couple of days and then tours were given on the third day. The youth who attended the conference were the tour guides. we'
Carson is officially a missionary Carson received a blessing setting him apart as a missionary; we were told that it's tradition for the mother to clip on the name tag for the first time. It's official - he's a full-time missionary! He's currently doing at-home MTC
Carson is going on a mission! Carson is going on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He has been called to serve in the West Virginia Mission and leaves in early June.
Galena Ward Ice Skating Night Savannah and Haylee Tucker and James I used one of those blue things in the background, but then I didn't need it anymore and I unexpectedly loved ice skating!
High Adventure camping trip in Santa Cruz Carson and Tucker went with their church young men's group to Santa Cruz for a high adventure camping trip. They went mountain biking - the yellow line shows their trail. and they spent some fun time on the beach. example of the racks on the back of the trucks
Carson's Pinewood Derby Carson's young men's group in church had a 'no rules' pinewood derby, where they could race cars down the track without worrying about weight and other regulations. Carson worked on his car for a few weeks before the event. He added a large fan
New Hairstyle We had a primary girls activity last night and we played games and tried different hairstyles. I found this idea from a video on youtube. It was easy and turned out very nice.
Pioneer Day at Anita's house Anita invited Tucker and Savannah to participate in their Pioneer Day celebration yesterday - it included wearing some pioneer clothing, a trek with a handcart, leather crafting, pioneer games all the while learning about some of their ancestors. Chad gave some instruction and information about the handcart before the kids started
Pipe Springs National Monument, AZ Built as a fort by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the 1860's to defend themselves from the US government / military (it was in Mexican territory at the time) and the Navajo, Pipe Springs still stands today. We were fortunate to take
Tour of the Cedar City Fire Station To help out the Cub Scout group, Angela volunteered to lead a meeting. So she coordinated a tour of the fire department. It was neat to learn about the training and service that they provide to our community. Looking at the jaws of life (above). The kids were captivated by
First Day of School (and College) We officially launched our school year, continuing to home school Tucker and Savannah. Carson has enrolled in a New Testament seminary class and enrolled in graphic design and programming classes at the community college. He'll continue to do some home schooling and ACT preparation, but not quite as
Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City Savannah and Tucker were part of the Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade. It was fun to see them dressed up and celebrate our history. This was our Ward's float, pulled by a neat old tractor. Comments Anonymous (Aug 02, 2019): Are you living in Utah???? We haven'
Touring Cedar City We toured Cedar City with Grandma and Grandpa Aksland. An old LDS church near the center of town. Savannah on the SUU campus. The family performing at the reproduction Globe Theater on the SUU campus. Italian sodas at Bulloch Drug. Playing at Cedar Canyon Park. Coal Creek, which runs through
Grant's Mission Farewell Our nephew, Grant, has volunteered to serve a mission kin Argentina. We were fortunate enough to be able to be there for his farewell. We gathered with Grandma and Grandpa Knight and Phil and Nicole and their family the night before and had a nice time catching up. Then the
Oakland Temple Open House Scott and Lori invited us to Ryan's Track Competition to watch him pole vault and to attend the Oakland Temple Open House with them. They were nice events, but it was especially great to spent time with their family.
Logan Utah Temple While in Costa Rica, we met a family from Cache Valley, UT. So on our drive, we decided to drive through the valley and we stopped in Logan, UT. The temple was impressive.
Eastern Idaho and the Idaho Falls Temple Spent the night in Eastern Idaho, seeing the Idaho Falls Temple and driving around Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, and Pocatello. We thought that Pocatello was a cute town. The Idaho Falls temple sits right by the river with beautiful man-made falls.
Mormon Trail Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska After leaving Nauvoo, IL, the Saints slowly made their way through the mud towards Council Bluffs, IA where they camped for the winter. They eventually created their own temporary town near Omaha, Nebraska. Here they prepared for their journey, where they would eventually leave the US and settle in what
Trail of Hope in Nauvoo, IL As the Saints were forced to leave their homes in Nauvoo, they lined up their wagons along Parley Street as they waited for the ferry. We walked down the street and read signs with written accounts left by people as they left. Due to all of the rain, the Mississippi
