Brian Head Sledding Day

We bought a condo in Brian Head this year. The prices are really low right now, and we are excited to be able to spend more time skiing with the kids this year. Whenever we stay there the kids wake up and watch Mickey Mouse...

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Decorating the Christmas Tree

I love Christmas time and decorating for this wonderful season. The kids also love this time of year and were so excited when we pulled out all the Christmas decorations. We have a set of nativity finger puppets that the...

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Festival of Trees

Elora got to sing at the Christmas tree lighting in Orderville this year. Marion was very excited to go watch her sister sing. She also for some reason always wears her snowboots, even though it has been 60 degrees every day. But...

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Winter Dance Recital

The kids take dance lessons and love them. We got to enjoy their most recent recital a couple weeks ago. Here is Oliver doing his tap dance (his favorite!). It was a dance that went along with the song Rudolph the Red Nosed...

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James’ Blessing Day

On Thanksgiving weekend we decided to bless Baby James since Nana and Grampy were already here visiting. Grandma and Grandpa came up for the day also. The kids were really excited to have lots of grandparents around for this...

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Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year, we had lots of visitors! I love this time of year when we get to spend it with family and friends. Chris’ parents and his brother David with his family came to visit and we made a whole lot of...

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Elora’s Picture Day

Elora had picture day at school and wanted to dress up very fancy. Oliver saw the clothes she had laid out and decided he wanted to be fancy too, so he laid out his church clothes to wear. The kids got up early and dressed up in...

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Snow Day!

It is November and we finally had our first snow! At first I was a little sad because I have really enjoyed our long warm fall. But then the sun came out and the kids were SO excited to go outside and play in the...

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James and His Cute Face!

Marion loves Baby James and often comes to join him when he is laying down on my bed or his blanket. She likes to “hug” him, which consists of laying on him. She is so sweet. She just looks so peaceful when she...

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Exploring Zion

The weather report says it will be getting cold soon, so we headed out to Zion for another hike. This time we went through the tunnel to the area Elora has been wanting to explore. The kids were so excited to go through the...

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