A Peek at the Poulsens

 HI! It's been a year and a half since we blogged. It was good to take something off my plate and not feel like I was falling behind, but today I was writing in my journal and realized I missed typing these updates and posting the pictures for us to remember and look back on. Stockton found the blog recently and loved looking at all the old posts, especially of when he was a baby. It was gratifying to see the blog being used exactly as I had hoped: enjoying the pictures and memories as a true family history. I don't know how much I'll keep up going forward, but it feels right to add a lil update right now : )  Family: we moved to Casper, WY, bought our first house, are getting ready to buy a new van, and traveled to San Diego (twice), Panaca, NV (at least twice?), Salt Lake (100 times), and Yellowstone National Park, to name a few. We like trying new recipes, playing Boomerang Fu on the Switch, going on adventures, and reading. Recently we started reading the Book of Mormon...

 Hello blog world (or self, in five years when you come back and read this). Austin and I do puzzles and watch movies after we put the kids to bed so I don't make time for blogging anymore. It seems like every few months I gear up and do some catching up but it never sticks. I'm fine with that - this is a good sampling of our life, and it's okay if it isn't fully complete!  Here are the pictures that I've taken in May so far: Natalie had a choir concert so my parents, Grammy Bee, and Jack/Sara came to town for a weekend. It was so fun! We spent a few hours on Saturday hiking at Vedauwoo and getting "lost," then working together to get back on the trail. It was hard to find because of the snow cover and the tall trees blocking our sight lines, but it was an adventure and so lovely to be in that glorious wilderness, especially together! When we took water breaks we took turns sharing survival tips and wilderness stories. Poor Sara had sandals in the snow and...