September 2025

September was filled with a new volleyball season for Sophia at the YMCA, a Fall choir concert for Chandler High choirs, a quick visit with old friends, and we finished the month out with Audrey and Grace coming into town to let Sophia cash in on her birthday gift, then Fall Break in Utah. Let’s … [Read more…]

Graduation Preparations Have Begun

Sophia attended her first graduation meeting at school last week (sigh). She will be wearing Audrey’s Cap & Gown (Grace also wore Audrey’s for her 2020 “graduation” which consisted of a car parade and a picture in front of the TV in our family room when her name was read- what a time in history … [Read more…]

Teenager(s)

This was December 28, 2019…when we had teenagers (plural). These photos were taken a month exactly, in fact, before our oldest graduated from her teenage years and entered her 20’s. It was a really great, long awaited and planned trip which probably deserves its own post, another time. Last week the realization hit me that … [Read more…]

Daddio’s Birthday

Marc is 51! We celebrated by going out to eat at Torchy’s Tacos and had birthday pie. He loves a good French Silk. Last year, for his 50th, our girls and I got Marc a two ticket Sparky’s Pass for three ASU Football games. It was a fantastic season to have tickets and though he … [Read more…]

Sophia Turns 17!

Sophia is our family’s caboose. Our beautiful brunette bookend, and she turned 17 today. During Sophia’s 17th year, she stretched herself and took on challenges. Opportunities to help her grow mentally, musically, physically, socially, spiritually, and academically. She took challenging classes at school, continued with volleyball at the YMCA, added voice lessons through Julie Reeds’ … [Read more…]