Bates Nut Farm

As always, when at Grandma and Grandpa’s house we visited Bates Nut Farm. The kids love the animals, and I love the homemade chocolates… Elora filled Marion’s pockets with corn so she could feed the...

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Slip N’ Slide

This summer we spent a couple weeks in California at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Here was one of the favorite activities: I tried to explain to Oliver how to slide on the Slip N’ Slide, but he didn’t really...

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Hiking in Zion

We went on a hike in Zion a few weeks ago. We headed down to a little known slot canyon that Chris discovered way back when we were doing out 365 Days in Zion project. It became a favorite for us, since there were often frogs...

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Pioneer Day

Here is another favorite Utah holiday – Pioneer Day! Which celebrates the date that the first settlers came to Salt Lake City. Elora and Oliver were both really excited to be in the parade this year. They were supposed...

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Fourth of July Celebration

We love the fourth of July celebrations in our town! It is a fun time of year where everyone takes a day to celebrate this great country we live in. We started out at the flag raising in the morning, where Marion learned a new...

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Swimming Lessons

The kids took swimming lessons earlier this summer, and they both did such a great job. Elora is especially proud of herself – she learned to float and swim all by herself this year! Here she is proudly popping out...

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St. George Air Show

I keep waiting for Chris to help me with this post since he knows what all the planes are called, but I have decided to go ahead and post it and he can update it later. We went to the kids’ first air show down in St...

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New Pool

We got a new little pool for the kids, complete with slide. It was a big hit with the kids! And with this hot summer, we may be pulling it out a lot! Marion wanted to get in, but once she realized the water was cold, she...

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Alton Picnic

Every year the there is a big picnic in the town of Alton, just down the road from us. We were excited to go this year – there is always good food, and of course, a little “train” ride that the kids...

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Kindergarten Graduation

Elora graduated from Kindergarten! And the ceremony was quite a big deal with cute little graduation robes and everything. I asked Elora if she wanted to wear a nice dress, and she said, “No! I will be wearing a red...

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