Oliver Reads to James

Oliver decided that James needed some entertainment, so he read him a story. Oliver can’t actually read, but he memorizes books really easily, so he actually can tell James what the book says. Then Oliver realized...

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Marion is Two!

Our sweet Marion Bear is two! I can’t believe it. Chris found out recently that Marion was born on Marie Antoinette’s birthday. How funny is that? Our little princess was born the same day as a real Austrian princess...

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Barracks Hike

Chris came home from traveling for a month and the kids really wanted to spend more time hiking. We went to an area not too far from Glendale and hiked around a bit. Here is Peter Pan exploring the forest.  The kids...

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Hike at the Checkerboard Mesa

We went back to Zion a few times during Elora’s Fall Break. It started out pretty chilly in the morning, but the weather became really warm and beautiful once the sun came over the mountain. We parked by the Checkerboard...

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Happy Halloween!

We started celebrating Halloween the Saturday before! There was a Halloween celebration in Orderville, so we got our costumes prepared and headed over to watch the parade, enjoy the dance, and I even entered the soup...

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Back to Sea World

Okay, here is an old post that I finally found all the pictures for. When we went to California this summer, we went to Sea World with my family, and then since the kids loved it so much and our tickets let us back in on other...

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Goobers

These are some random photos I found from this summer of my kids doing what they do best: being goobers! Elora loves to wear her apron and hat when I am cooking, so I must have been baking this day.  Marion is, of...

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Hiking in Zion

Ever since school started, Elora has been sad that we don’t have much time for hiking. Over fall break we decided to spend a lot of time hiking in Zion since we are enjoying the most beautiful October weather I have ever...

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Art Gallery

There is an art gallery a couple towns over called The Bingham Art Gallery which I frequently drive past and have wanted to take the kids to. Finally when my mom was visiting just after James was born, I decided to take...

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Fall Leaves

Nana is here visiting us to help with the baby while Chris is away. She very kindly raked up our leaves into a nice big pile. And then the kids came out to run and dive in it!!! They had a really great time. Elora has been asking...

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