Chantilly

  The tournament was in a little town called Chantilly – famous for cream, porcelain, and lace. I decided to explore the town rather than hang out at a paintball tournament. This bakery is so adorable and also had the...

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Ah, Paris!

  I love shopping in grocery stores in Europe. Maybe there are stores like this in the US, but I have never seen one. I loved all the different kinds of tomatoes, but mostly I love it because of the rows and rows of bread...

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Trip to Paris

  Chris went to a paintball tournament in Paris over my birthday weekend, so I decided to come along. I haven’t left the kids this long EVER and haven’t left even overnight since Marion was a little baby, so...

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Kanab Water Park

  Kanab has a super fun splash pad at their park. My kids always want to play there and I NEVER remember towels or spare clothes. Usually Elora figures that is reason enough not to get wet, but Oliver always gets soaked...

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Demolition Derby

  We went to the demolition derby for the first time this year. Chris was one of the firemen on call, so we all went. The kids sat with Chris on top of the fire truck until the lightning and rain started, then we all...

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Kids Triathlon

  There was a triathlon for the kids in the area and our kids signed up. Elora did it last year and had a hard time, so we were excited for her to enter again this year now that she knew what to expect. Oliver was sad last...

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What We Do, Part 2

  I titled these posts “What we do” because we live an interesting life full of random moments that I love to take pictures of. These posts are a glimpse of the things that go on in our house on a normal day...

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What We Do

  My neighbor Ila Mae gives my kids a cookie every time they go to her house. This is one of my favorite views – my kids holding hands while they cross the street to visit my neighbor. They are so cute. This day was...

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The Kidlets

  Here are some fun pictures from summer time. Elora and Marion dug through the costume box and found some cute matching ballerina costumes. They proudly announced that they were pretty ballerinas and danced around the...

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Orange County Zoo

  Another day at Sharon’s house we went to the Orange County Zoo. I did not know Orange County had a zoo, and thought it was pretty awesome that it only cost $2 a person. We went with my kids, Sharon’s kids, and...

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