Oliver’s Swim Lessons

Oliver got to take Mommy and Me swim lessons a couple weeks ago. He had a really great time, and I got to have fun dunking him under the water (which he DID NOT like) and teaching him to blow bubbles and float on his back (also...

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Meet Scamper!

We now bring to you a special welcome to the newest addition to our family. A kitten! A friend of ours had kittens they couldn’t keep, and being a softy, I couldn’t let the poor kitty go without a home.The kids are...

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Fourth of July!

The 4th of July celebration in our town is a big deal. And it is so fun. We woke up early to finish making a family flag to carry in the parade. We had the kids draw pictures of themselves to sew on our flag.Elora decided that...

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St. George Temple

Chris got to take the youth to the temple to do baptisms and the whole family got to come along too. Because everybody loves a grueling trip down to the bog-of-eternal-heat-traffic city known as St. George. Karen took the kids to...

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Coby Comes to Town

Coby, aka Elder Vail, was one of the missionaries we got to know pretty well in Vienna. He lives in Utah and came down for a visit for a few days. Here’s Coby slicing into some home made Kebap. Like all Americans in Vienna...

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Visiting Buck’s Huge House

So we went up to Provo to stay at Buck’s house for a few days. Buck was also known as Elder Bailey and one of the missionaries we got to know in Vienna. He’s going to UVU in Orem and invited us to stay with him for a...

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Salad Party

Okay, so after getting home from Vienna, I realized that I don’t have ANY pictures of my friends here in the Valley. Funny, huh? But now that we are so into documenting everything, I pulled out my camera at a fun Salad...

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Happy Father’s Day!

Okay, I know when Father’s Day was. So we are still a little behind. Anyway, lucky for me, my Dad was here on Father’s Day! It was the day after the big family reunion, so he and my mom drove up with my Grandma and my...

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Making Benches

While Amy and Amanda were staying with us, Chris decided to make use of their woodworking skills to help him build some corner storage benches to go with our dinner table.After deciding that having custom benches made was going...

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