Our first visitors!

We had our first visitors in our new home in Indiana.  Grandma and Grandpa Gleason came to visit us and they stayed for a whole week!  It was so good to spend time with them and show them where we live.  We took them to see Notre Dame campus and stadium, took them out to...

One has flown the coop

It happened.  Rae moved away. I’m trying to be a brave mama bear and not get all weepy or anything, and so far I’ve been doing a good job. I’m pretty proud of myself.  On Nov. 1 Sister Perry and I flew to Salt Lake and on Nov 2 I dropped her off at the...

A Day in Chicago

When we moved to Indiana Rae had big plans of going to the Indianapolis temple and the Chicago temple multiple times.  Unfortunately, neither trip happened. I promised her we would for sure make it to the Chicago temple at least once before she left…. so the last possible day we made it happen.  Dad and...

Dream Houses

The little girls have learned the art of creating leaf blue prints.  I used to spend hours doing this, and was afraid it was a lost art.  Keeping it alive boys and girls.