Sharing the adventures of life as we learn to enjoy the doing

As any parent will tell you, it’s not easy keeping your kids entertained every waking hour. Yes, we could just let them stare at devices all day, watch TV, or play video games, and sometimes that’s very tempting, but we would sure miss out on a lot of great opportunities for fun. Our kids find lots of ways to overcome their boredom, including making up their own games, mimicking games they’ve seen on TV, and playing a lot of sports. But they also have a creative side and sometimes they even get a little crafty, especially our resident designer (aka Bailey). There are all kinds of fun things to do to kill boredom and these are just a few of the things we do…

Family Game Night With Grandpa Beck’s Games

Let’s do something together as a family. Who wants to play a game? Do you ever have a hard time finding a game that the ...

How to Keep Your Kids Interested in General Conference

LDS General Conference is just five days away. Where did those six months go? If you’re not familiar with General Conference (GC) it occurs every ...

Curl Your Hair With Zulu Knots

About a week ago I posted some pics of Bailey’s hair all done up in Zulu Knots on our Facebook and Instagram pages, including an ...

Splash it Up to Beat the Heat

The northwest is generally a nice place to spend your summers. It rarely gets into the 90’s and almost never reaches triple digits. Mid 80’s ...

Family Vacation at WorldMark Long Beach

Summer means family reunions and family vacations. This year, the Livingston side of the family combined the two. I know, some people would rather go ...