natalie’s blog

Today, Nicole and Andy planned a suprise destination for me. All the others were in on the little secret, but I was left guessing until we arrived at Steelhead Falls…a cliffjumper’s paradise! Andy, Nicole, Noelle, and Joey pose at the entrance to the “water park.” It was a half-mile trek back through the canyon to […]

For a recent family project, Joey and I were paired up and assigned to produce a commercial for the product of our choice. We opted for Joey’s favorite eating establishment – Taco Shop. We worked together to storyboard, film, and script our production. Neither of us really know anything about filming and the technical side […]

My students and I had a great time this past week during our summer Piano Camps! One of our local music teachers associations is sponsoring a Music Olympics festival in a couple of weeks, so we spent a lot of our time at Piano Camp training and preparing for this event. It was a ton […]

Here is your chance to join us on the beautiful Colorado mountains for an exhilarating day of skiing! We were joined on our annual family ski trip by Nicole’s husband’s family, the Bloyers, and we had a blast together! This video will give you a glimpse into what our days of skiing were like. Enjoy!

This past week, six students and I spent a couple of hours a day together for a summer piano camp at my studio. I decided to try something new this year and purchased the equipment and software so they could produce a documentary on the life of Isaac Watts, the “father of English hymnody.” I […]

Our church has an Upward Sports League and both Naomi and Joey play on a basketball team. During the halftime of each game, volunteers from the church share a devotional. Naomi volunteered to share the halftime devotional for several of the games last Saturday. I asked her the week before what her topic was and […]