Another Word for Giant

Pippa is an absolute scream! She's talking and running and doing. Almost in the same breath as someone says she's cute or pretty, they say she is so independent. That's our girl! She will go to the ends of the earth to have an experience (Like when we went drove monument valley a few weeks ago after Grandad's funeral). But the car ride can be brutal! Walking around the house she is such fun! She has a sweet presence and has fun every morning playing with Hunter in their room before it’s time to get up. She cuddles close to read a lot Highly logical and methodical and can execute that with motor skills and stacking. Claps and claps for herself when she does her block box but less so now, but also a lot less frustrated Whether it's a pumpkin or a bucket or a heavy book, Pippa wants to lift things and do it herself! We tell people she is 1 year old going on 5 because she wants to be able to do just what Hunter is. She is an avid climber and scales all of the 12-yea...

Grandad Hurst took a turn right before Labor Day and died August 31. He had taken a turn when we were all visiting in Lake Tahoe and hadn’t quite been the same, but still his death came about very quickly. Our little Family was in a very up in the air with what to do about maybe moving into the Hursts’s house, what to do for Hunter’s schooling, getting pregnant, where to travel for our fall family trip. When we heard grandad died we knew that we would go forward with a plan we had always envisioned- taking a good amount of time to see southeastern Utah and connect with that heritage. We had always liked the idea of taking the kids to red rock but the logistics and time of getting there we had a hard time justifying (it’s like flying to Europe the time it takes to travel there!). But grandad’s death and the reunion it would be with the family we knew we had to be a part of.  don’t often instagram often, but when I do it’s to shamelessly plug m...