Happy New Year, my friends!    I just dropped Ellie off at the MTC earlier today (and I will post about that later), but first I need a litt...

On December 15th Ellie gave her missionary farewell talk at church before she heads off to the MTC next week.   She gave a beautiful talk an...

MERRY CHRISTMAS, FRIENDS!  It's been a crazy few weeks getting ready for Christmas AND getting Ellie ready for her mission (which just b...

 So what's been happening lately?   You know besides having a houseful of people for Thanksgiving... having a miserable stomach bug on ...

 This blog has been around since Ellie was 2-years-old, which means that all of you, dear blog readers, have been able to see more glimpses ...