Lots of bike rides.

Lots of games.

Willy Express is still up and running.

Lots of haircuts! I think I gave 14 haircuts over winter break.

Some date nights. Modern Mission with the Pezleys, Smallwoods, Hanberg’s, Binghams, and others was a memorable experience. Turns out, war games are not my brand of doomsday preparation. I was dead more often than alive, and I took an embarrassing hard fall that left me bleeding and very bruised up. It IS good to know that if life his the fan and we are forced into some kind of futuristic violent brawl, Aaron will leave me for dead with zero hesitation lol. He had a blast. I had 2 kills. Total. ๐๐๐ zero stars for modern mission. 100% do not recommend. I am way too unserious for this stuff. But I LOVE the friends we were with and I super loved the pies Danielle made so ya know…still a great date.


If only blogger showed the live on the next two photos. Some combination of Zach V, Ryan M, Brightyn, Parker O, and Baylee G shows up at our house on any given weekend, and winter break was just one big weekend. Q is living her best life and between these pals and her group of Bentonville stake friends, she had some excitement every day. Movies, bball games, shopping, Branson trip, hot tubbing, murder mystery night, country line dancing, ice skating, go carts, laser tag, thrifting, coffee house board games, you name it. Corbin was the same. The weather was great and they filled every day and night with fun fun fun.


The Dad Bods v Steezy Boys bball games are a thing,

Jimmie and Aaron took the kids to K1 racing. Soren won!

Quincy decided it’s time for a change and went to see Tracie for a cut and color. She added a ton of highlights and is an all over lovely strawberry blonde. It looks so pretty and she really loves it.


Lots of dinners with friends. Zshef and Gevin M both showed off new songs they’ve learned. We love it when friends play guitar for us!

Lots of climbing. Sloane could spend all day every day here. This is a good one that our whole family enjoys.



SDC! We too Corbins friend Charlie with us and the weather was perfect! We saw the lights, rode all of our favorites (outlaw run at night is the best!), ate all the things, and watched some amazing glass blowing.








Razorrrrbaaaaaaaaacksssss!




Funny story, Quincy was obsessed with Dan Skoff the weather man in middle school lol. We saw him as we were leaving the game and Gavin exclaimed “Quincy! Your first crush! Hurry, get a pic of him!” Haha this was our result. ๐๐
Before the game, we went to Hanukkah party and ate latkes at our neighbor Masza’s house. We brought the missionaries and another neighbor with us this year.




Corbin was out with a buddy last week and apparently decided to apply for a job.

I took Corbin and Quincy with me to the fitness center last week. Corbin was there to lift and ball with some cello bros. Quincy went off to visit with friends (Ryan, Parker Zach Gavin and Gigi all work as life guards) and I went for a run on the indoor track. Before we left, I took them into the relaxation center for hydro massages. I think they’ll go back to the gym with me again soon.
Lots of Christmas concerts!







Quincy’s friend Eli’s is a violist in Chamber. His mom is a photographer and she sent me these and several more lovely photos that she took of Quincy at a few of their playouts. I wish I had photography skills. So pretty.

Our fireplace and record player did not take a break the past couple weeks.
Sugar Creek Ward Orchestra 2024

Lots of parties! Class parties, and the annual Santa party at my sisters house.

Someone put her on the naught list.



Lots of new records added to the Willy Vertical jump.

Lots of hugs and airport drives. The little girls accompanied Kasey to the airport twice to pick up Jimmie, Quincy went with Ryan to get Melissa. Will and all the Provo friends are home, and of course,
Lots of games.
Willy Express is still up and running.
Lots of haircuts! I think I gave 14 haircuts over winter break.
Some date nights. Modern Mission with the Pezleys, Smallwoods, Hanberg’s, Binghams, and others was a memorable experience. Turns out, war games are not my brand of doomsday preparation. I was dead more often than alive, and I took an embarrassing hard fall that left me bleeding and very bruised up. It IS good to know that if life his the fan and we are forced into some kind of futuristic violent brawl, Aaron will leave me for dead with zero hesitation lol. He had a blast. I had 2 kills. Total. ๐๐๐ zero stars for modern mission. 100% do not recommend. I am way too unserious for this stuff. But I LOVE the friends we were with and I super loved the pies Danielle made so ya know…still a great date.
If only blogger showed the live on the next two photos. Some combination of Zach V, Ryan M, Brightyn, Parker O, and Baylee G shows up at our house on any given weekend, and winter break was just one big weekend. Q is living her best life and between these pals and her group of Bentonville stake friends, she had some excitement every day. Movies, bball games, shopping, Branson trip, hot tubbing, murder mystery night, country line dancing, ice skating, go carts, laser tag, thrifting, coffee house board games, you name it. Corbin was the same. The weather was great and they filled every day and night with fun fun fun.
The Dad Bods v Steezy Boys bball games are a thing,
Jimmie and Aaron took the kids to K1 racing. Soren won!
Quincy decided it’s time for a change and went to see Tracie for a cut and color. She added a ton of highlights and is an all over lovely strawberry blonde. It looks so pretty and she really loves it.
Lots of dinners with friends. Zshef and Gevin M both showed off new songs they’ve learned. We love it when friends play guitar for us!
Lots of climbing. Sloane could spend all day every day here. This is a good one that our whole family enjoys.
SDC! We too Corbins friend Charlie with us and the weather was perfect! We saw the lights, rode all of our favorites (outlaw run at night is the best!), ate all the things, and watched some amazing glass blowing.
Razorrrrbaaaaaaaaacksssss!
Aaron found cheap tickets to the hogs bball game.
Corbin took Ammon and split off at halftime to go sit with girls from school. Quincy brought Gavin F. We destroyed Oakland. Great game.

Funny story, Quincy was obsessed with Dan Skoff the weather man in middle school lol. We saw him as we were leaving the game and Gavin exclaimed “Quincy! Your first crush! Hurry, get a pic of him!” Haha this was our result. ๐๐
Before the game, we went to Hanukkah party and ate latkes at our neighbor Masza’s house. We brought the missionaries and another neighbor with us this year.
Corbin was out with a buddy last week and apparently decided to apply for a job.
I took Corbin and Quincy with me to the fitness center last week. Corbin was there to lift and ball with some cello bros. Quincy went off to visit with friends (Ryan, Parker Zach Gavin and Gigi all work as life guards) and I went for a run on the indoor track. Before we left, I took them into the relaxation center for hydro massages. I think they’ll go back to the gym with me again soon.
Lots of Christmas concerts!
We have such talented friends! We went to see friends perform at Garth Smith’s sacred Christmas, the Bentonville and Rogers Stake Noel concerts, street performances at the giving machine, BHS Noel, and the University Chamber Orchestra concert. Then for my teens there was the BHS chamber and camerata concert, the barker orchestra concert, my 3 cellists played in the ward orchestra at the ward party and square, and Quincy played cello in 5 chamber playouts. Whew! We loved all the music and loved celebrating our Savior through sounds of the season with great friends even more.

Quincy’s friend Eli’s is a violist in Chamber. His mom is a photographer and she sent me these and several more lovely photos that she took of Quincy at a few of their playouts. I wish I had photography skills. So pretty.
Our fireplace and record player did not take a break the past couple weeks.
Sugar Creek Ward Orchestra 2024
Lots of parties! Class parties, and the annual Santa party at my sisters house.
Someone put her on the naught list.
Lots of new records added to the Willy Vertical jump.
Lots of hugs and airport drives. The little girls accompanied Kasey to the airport twice to pick up Jimmie, Quincy went with Ryan to get Melissa. Will and all the Provo friends are home, and of course,
Welcome home Hermana Spears!


This was extra emotional as we are now 6 months away from hugging our own sister missionary. Well done, Han!
Today we are back to reality. I’m taking die. Christmas and freezing and catching up on laundry and blogging. And reminiscing winter break when cheese and a cinnamon roll counted as a meal.
This was extra emotional as we are now 6 months away from hugging our own sister missionary. Well done, Han!
Today we are back to reality. I’m taking die. Christmas and freezing and catching up on laundry and blogging. And reminiscing winter break when cheese and a cinnamon roll counted as a meal.
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