We just got back from a small McLaughlin family gathering. This was to get all the McLaughlins that live in the area together to renew some old ties, sorry Jared– I forgot to call you.

Soccer season has begun and we are in full swing. Raelynn and Jaren are both playing, so every Tuesday and Thursday we have two games to attend. Luckily the games are at the same park, unluckily they are usually at the same time. Jennifer and I split up so at least one of us is [...]

I remember some of my first days of school. They were not always the happiest of times. I enjoyed my summers and did not want them to end. Lucky for me my kids don’t feel the same way. Both Raelynn and Jaren were excited to start school again.

Soccer is starting soon so the kids got to go to a soccer clinic. The clinic was a quick two day event where the kids got to brush up on some of the basics. They had fun, but it will be much better when they get to play in a real game.

Our primary had a parade today. The theme this year is countries of the world. Our class picked Ireland, partially because Jennifer and I have been there. Each class, teachers and children, were suppose to dress up in something that represented the country.

On the first Saturday of every month Home Depot puts on a kids Workshop. They provide small projects for the kids, each project comes with everything you need except the tools. The projects can be completeted fairly quickly (15 minutes each) and without a lot of tools (a hammer and glue is the most we have needed, which [...]