Author: Sophia Willis Wonnacott

Dear Family, One kind of person I have never been able to understand is the hobbyist. Don’t get me wrong, I have many people whom I love who are hobbyists––Luke being among them––but I have no idea how they do what they do.  Luke has always had a serious interest in guns and shooting, despite…

Dear family, I can’t believe a month has already passed. Which is not to say that this past month has gone by quickly, but rather that it’s been a remarkably unique month. I’d say time has probably moved a little differently this month than during any other month of my life, which is perhaps a…

Dear Family, Before I discuss anything else, I’ll talk about what is obviously the most important thing that has happened since my last letter. (Warning: this letter is mostly pictures of our new baby. I’m not particularly sorry about it.)  Felicity Grace Wonnacott was born1 on Thursday, August 20th, 2026. At 11:52 AM on that…

Dear family, The month began, once again, at American Preparatory Academy, though I didn’t spend long there. By the time we hit June, the rest of Utah was out of school already (though Maryland still had a few weeks to go) and APA was only continuing to educate children by the loosest definition possible. The…

Dear Family, We started the month with a brand new experience: petting highland cows. This was part of our friend Lola’s birthday/pre-MCAT celebration. The day before she took her MCAT and two days before her birthday, we all drove to a cute little cow farm that has chosen to monetize its highland cows in a…

Dear Family, I’m writing this letter in the midst of some controversy, because Luke and I discovered the sex of our baby on Thursday. However, we1 have decided to withhold the information from the world until May 9th so that we can host a little gender reveal party. If you’re in town, we’d love to…

Dear family, Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room: I am pregnant! The facts: my anticipated due date is September 5th; I’m 17 weeks along; I’m really hoping I’m not like my grandmother who reports, “I was throwing up all the way through my pregnancy. I threw up in the delivery room.” So…

Dear Family, I had the most lovely holiday, and I certainly thought that such a long and enjoyable break would leave me desperate to write a famlet. But I have to say, there’s nothing that kills my motivation to do anything more graduating from college. That is right—I’m all finished! As of December 5th, I…

Dear Family, This month began with Luke in Arizona. Work had never taken him further than Tremonton, Utah before then, but I suppose a longer and farther business trip was inevitable. He was in Arizona for a day to visit some clients before heading over to Las Vegas for a three-day conference. Luckily his aunt…

Dear Family, I know that you probably didn’t notice the lack of a September letter, but please know that I noticed it and decided not to worry too much about it. The unfortunate thing about months that I fail to write a letter is that these months tend to be more eventful than months that…