The Ockermans

Riley and I decided to get a divorce in 2013.  I moved to Idaho to be close to my mom in August of that year.  I took the kids with me and R...

 A couple in our ward put together a 5K and 1 Mile race for their granddaughter, who died of cancer a few years ago.  It was such a f...

 Adam and Riley had a campout Friday night, so Elli and Amy got to go shopping with me.  They each picked out an outfit within the budget...

After church while the boys took naps, the girls colored eggs.  Amy and I were in a hurry at the store when we bought the dye and it tu...

Amy did not want to look at any pictures for ideas.   She knew what she wanted to do.  She colored 3 eggs and was done.   She wor...

(Hailey, Kelsey, Belle, Ava, Indira Megan, Alyssa, AMY, Elli, Darby)  Amy turned NINE this February!  She got to invite nine friends ...

 Adam's favorite gifts were his origami book and paper, basketball, and the helicopter he bought with the money from grandparents and...

 I think this might be a tradition in the making!  This is the 2nd year we went on a hike at Bear Creek Mountain Resort right before Chri...

 One of the stops along the trail is a big sink hole with a pool of water at the bottom.  The kids like to stop and look way down.  It...

I had an idea to make a big gingerbread house this year.  Adam would design it and I would bake it, then we would all put it together.  Wel...

 I decided this year to decorate with old things.  I found a lot at the antique stores that are close by.  I am lucky to have 3 that I ca...

The Marine Ball was up in the Poconos this year and we all went this time.  We stayed overnight in at the Split Rock Resort, let the kids h...

Here we are at the ball, ready for dinner and ready for dancing!  This is before the ball in the hotel, making sure the kids had dinn...