Stick Ball

Stick ball in the street before bedtime? Must be summer on Primrose Lane

Quincy Graduates: Grad Party with ZShef

Quincy and Shef combined grad celebrations into one party at our house. They wanted a calzone night before Shef leaves for Uruguay. We set up a cute table for them and repurposed the photo backdrop I made for orchestra, and a couple decorations from Scotty and Ethan’s party. 

We stopped counting after 100 people came by. Kasey was a boss and mixed dough while everyone else who came in added toppings or braided calzones or brushed them with butter or seasoned them. Or ate and visited.  We made 50 calzones and everyone helped. It was a really fun gathering of friends and neighbors. I hardly took any photos but here are a few taken by Quincy and other friends before it got too crazy. 

Jerushia D, Kenzie and Amber S, Mattie H

Quincy, Binghams, Grovers, Allreds, Hayes, Hesses, Dyers, Grovers, Austins, Shaws, Kings, Masza and Richard, Bayles, Cebreros, Gulbransens, Greenways, Grows, Gordens, Shefchiks, Durbins, Spears, Riches,  Kellers, Gublers, Knaup’s, Millers, Owens, Whites, Perla and Family, Meadows, and so many more! Dozens of individual friends of the kids came by, too. 

Tanner S, Max R, Ella D, David C, Landan S, Josh T

Q and Lulu M

Kate K, Ethan V, Jessie K

The Lukes, Huz, Jake G, Ena R, Ella D, Sarah H, 










Baylee G, Ella D Sarah H

Josh T

Sweet Annie G


Luke D. Oh how I love a house full of music! Friends on the keys, friends on guitars, friends on the sofa belting out Teddy Swims bars, and Bruno Mars and Surfaces spinning on the vinyl player. 

Fake Band for life

Just before midnight, Parker, Brightyn, and Van came back to the trap to discuss everyone’s pending great big life defining events. It was basically Group Therapy with mother Meg until Quincy fell asleep on the floor mid sentence. We kicked the last guest out at an unspeakable early morning hour. Good thing it rained haurd gřall day the next day. It was perfect weather to rest and recover and put the house back together after a crazy packed party! 

Congrats, Quincy! 

You are going to be the coolest adult. You are loved by many and needed in this world! 

Corbin is 16! (And also James!)

Nothing can top last years bday but a repeat in 2025 was on high request. This year, Corbin invited a fellow May birthday buddy, James, to come be celebrated as well. But a lot of kids don’t know James, so anytime someone would say “happy birthday” to Corbin, a bunch of kids would add “also James!” 

And “also James!” Became the funny punchline of the night. 


Kids came and went from 4pm-11pm including (but not limited to) Corbin, James S, Logan B, Ryker H, Spencer S, Ammon J, Adam K, Caleb and Roman M, Luke and Dan H, Lyndia B, Gisele G, Analisa G, Meredith, Charlie, Pfeifffer, Cannon, Tate G, Neal R, Hyrum J, Peyton T, Layla, Maddie L, Lanie P, Kyle, Sydney G, Avery P, Brooklyn, Zoe Z, Brynn H, Rhett H, Aubrey, Landon and Chase W, Brooklyn H, Richard A, Callie H, Noah H…

Tanya (James mom) brought coolers of sodas and I picked up cupcakes and pizzas.

The kids played games and listened to music (DJ Meg!). We got an epic game of capture the flag going, kill ball, volleyball, sardines, concentration, pickleball, soccer, everything. It rained, they didn’t care! 

Corbin has a lot of friends and he felt their love! Oh and also James. 🤪

One funny thing is that the big boys buried Soren in the sand, and their team would pass him the ball and they still won 🤣

It’s good to be Meg Willardson

We had some severe weather blow through the other night. Tornado season is always an exciting time. I do love sleeping to tge sound of thunder. 

Some Willies do not enjoy the sound of thunder and take up residence on the sofa with me. This time, we had Quincy, Brightyn, and Sloane. 


The younger kids went to a cousin dinner party at Mattie’s the night of one of Quincy’s grad things and I sent a tray of bagel bites. Well I thought I did anyway. I found the tray under a seat in the van 5 days later. Oops. 

I went to an info meeting for musicians abroad with Corbin. The select orchestra would be a regional collection of musicians from northwest Arkansas, Kansas City, and Oklahoma City. They have a 3 day clinic to perfect music they learn independently…sort of like all region. Then they go on a 10 day tour in Europe with opportunities to perform in incredible venues from Prague to Salzburg. Crazy amazing. And crazy expensive.  Sadly, I think we are going to pass, but my heart pulls at this for Corbin. When will he ever play a cello in Andermatt Switzerland? With Jeff Grogan and Mr Collett as his directors? Very tempting. 

Corbin turned 16 this week! I love him so much. He celebrated in exciting ways. On his actual birthday, we started the day with donuts and then Quincy and I took him and Ammon to Torchy’s, then visited Grammie at Mercy, then he played pickleball and basketball at the park with friends.

I pulled up this throwback for Grammie of the same trio 😍


Robyn invited Q and I to tour the art at the new Whole Health institute in Bentonville. Very cool!




Twinning in the rain, just twinning in the rain 


Annual storage room clean up. I took a huge load of things over to Mattie to use in her preschool next year.


After a day of yard and house cleanup, we took the kids to viva taco for dinner 


We stopped for gas at Walmart in pea ridge and the kids were fascinated by the coming and going of the delivery drones 




Soren finished middle school! I love this kid’s big heart. He loved Barker. 


Quincy has received a couple really thoughtful gifts for graduation. Each time she opens a card she is so exited to read the hand written note. She shows. Grandma Lynda that she has saved each of her bday cards. I like that she appreciates words and sentimental and thoughtful gestures. 


One of my faves went to the temple last week to make covenants and receive his endowment. I loved being there for him and taking pics of his family. After the temple, we went to Soren’s soccer game and then Quincy and I went to the Shefchik’s to visit and I gave Shef a much needed haircut. He starts his mission soon. Love him. Excited for him.

And on the topic of missionaries…my missionary sent me this message. Her comp sent me a video of her practicing her talk in Korean. Reese is on an English teaching mission, but has spent most of her mission with English learning companions from Brazil, Mexico, Tonga, and more than half of her 18 months were from South Korea. Her last transfer is back with Sister You in a Korean Ward…where she was asked to speak the first week there. Her talk is short but beautiful. 

Look what arrived in the mail! A fancy certificate for Miss Quincy! 

Summer haircuts! Today I had Aaron, Bear. Ammon J and Rhett H. Ammon cut the mullet off and here’s a pic of Rhett’s burst low taper fade before we styled it.  

Soren destroyed everyone in a Ryan and Parker poker game last night. 




To honor the last day with younger sibs in school, I took Corbin and Q to brekkie at First Watch yesterday. Corbin was in a funny mood and we stacked the phones and he got us laughing pretty hard. 




SJ has a mission call! Ciudad Juarez, Mexico baby! 


Quincy, Corbin, and I went to watch Soren in the Barker talent show, he and the boys were pretty funny with their synchronized swimming skit. 

Soren, Sebastian T, Mason F, Titus G, Emerson W, Trace B, and Dean S. 






Bear looks so cute with a fresh fade I could gobble him up. 

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