Chris’ Birthday

Chris decided to bake his own cake for his birthday this year. I had something planned for later in the week, but the Sunday before his birthday I came home to find Chris with a French flourless chocolate cake and homemade ice...

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Marion

Marion is just so cute that I end up taking a lot of pictures of her just playing. Two year olds are so fun (when they are not yelling at you) because they are curious, love to explore, and show so much joy about simple things...

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Laser Tag

Oliver got laser tag for his birthday last year and now that Marion is bigger, she loves to play it with him! She somehow started out the game with both guns… Run away!!! She figured out the game pretty quick, but...

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Aprons

Oliver got a chef hat and apron from Grandma for Christmas this year. He looks very dashing when he helps me cook. I always have little helpers sitting on my counters and standing on stools while I cook. Time to get little...

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Costume Fun

A few months later, and the costumes are still a big hit. I love to see what ensembles the kids will come up with each day. Such as the double crown school princess. Batman and the UPS princess. And of course...

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Winter Fun at Brian Head

We come up to Brian Head the last half of pretty much every week so the kids can ski with Chris. The kids love to play blocks together after a fun day of skiing with Dad. These are Marion’s two favorite blocks. She...

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Christmas Morning – Take 2!

For “Christmas morning” breakfast we made waffles. The kids were almost as excited about the waffles as they were about the presents! Marion just looked around happily all morning. I’m not sure she really...

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Advent Wreath

After our anniversary we headed back to Glendale. The kids were starting to feel better, and the kids hadn’t actually opened the Christmas presents that we bought for them yet. So we had a second Christmas Eve. We lit...

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Our 13th Wedding Anniversary

Once Marion started feeling a little better she started asking to ski – of course – so Chris took her up the chairlift for one run down the mountain where he held her on his skis. Unfortunately, now the Brian Head...

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Lessons for the New Year

After Christmas we drove up to Brian Head to spend time skiing with the kids. Chris’ parents came up to help with the little ones so I could spend some time out on the mountain. Sometimes things don’t really turn out...

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