Monday, March 31, 2025

March Memories

Brandon & Sarah moved to Oklahoma
 We LOVE Jesus Concerts!
And delicious restaurants & Faith Gift stores
Koop Cruisin, Podcast Guest, flowers still blooming from Rae, sunrise & stye, ball, and using new cute girlie/Sarah b-day/pink exercise mat
Spring is here and pool time coming soon!
We loved Savannah Bananas with the Brays!
The Chosen ~ The Last Supper (part 1)

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Florida Fun

🌴The Messy Magic of Family Vacations
Every couple of years, we pull off the ultimate challenge—getting the whole family together for a vacation✨ Sounds dreamy, right? Well… it is, and it’s also beautifully chaotic. 

We just got back from our Florida adventure, and while there were plenty of unforgettable moments, there were also: 😵‍💫An eye stye,🦻A clogged ear, 🤒More than half of us sick on the ocean, 🎒A lost bag, ✈️Missed flights… and more unexpected surprises! Because let’s be real—family trips are the definition of “the messy middle.” And yet, as Brené Brown says, “The middle is messy, but that’s where the magic happens.”

 ✨The magic was also in the tender mercies: 🏡Beautiful places to stay,👩‍⚕️Doctors available when needed, 💍A lost (and found!) necklace, 🍽️Everyone cooking & sharing meals and fun activities & lessons, 🐟the most delicious fish ever, and so much more! 

And through it all, Jesus was in every detail~ the moments of joy, the mishaps, and everything in between. When we slow down and notice, the miracles are everywhere🙌 Here are some fun snapshots from our adventure! 

📆Already counting down to our next big family trip in 2027—because no matter how messy it gets, I wouldn’t trade it for anything💙
Miami ~ the best VRBO backyard ever!
Everglades


Freetime Fun

Miami Zoo


Marvelous Miami

Mrs. Mac's Kitchen
Key West Walking

Dry Tortugas 




Deep Sea Fishing with Delph Guys





Key West was packed full of adventures
Beautiful Family Pictures



Enjoying our delicious fish ~ so good!
Loved our trip and can't wait for the next one!

Friday, February 28, 2025

February FUN

Our True Aggies before leaving Logan😂
Sarah's half way there with our cute girlie💗
Playing with Koop, eating lasagna, Kato's kennel and blown over in wind, outdoor library
Koop and the expanding ball
TobyMac Concert with Trusty's ~ SO GOOD!
Other bands their too - Crowder, CAIN, Ryan Stevenson & Terrian
LeAnn's fastest 5k in a long time, Jeff flew with Connie, Dan's headshots for our podcast episode, Fred & Loretta at the end of his cancer treatment, a little windstorm, great RS experiment
Koop's so glad when Daddy comes home!
Kurt's the best Koop Dad ever💙
one of my most tender gifts, cute Dad & son gaming, love working at the temple, delicious Newks lunch from the Ks, B&S enjoying Tandori with J
LeAnn birthday fun with Kooper and a beautiful 3 mile Koop Loop walk in the 70 degree sunshine🌞
Can't wait for Raelynn to come ~ love these beautiful flowers and card from Sarah & Brandon!

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Brandon & Sarah Baby Shower

Paulette & Galen gave Sarah & Brandon such a fun baby shower!  It was LeAnn's fastest trip to Utah ever, more time traveling than there, but way worth it!  Fenway welcomed me when I arrived:). So fun to spend the evening with Hayden, Steph, Mom and see more family at the shower~
Brandon & Sarah are the powerhouse parents in the making💙 Grandma made them this beautiful afghan.
Fun to be with MIL, Mom & Sarah's Mom too.  Great advice from everyone.  We now know cute girlies name ~ beautiful Raelynn!
Michelle, Lena, Paulette, Galen, Jana, Jayda & Emerly ~ they created the funnest games for everyone to do and brought yummy food too.  So grateful for the awesome Austin family! (sure missed the ones who couldn't come)
How we love and appreciate Brandon & Sarah and can't wait to meet our cute girlie Rae💗