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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Disneyland!!!

We took the kids to Disneyland — for my birthday. Because who doesn’t want to go to the happiest place on earth on their birthday? As you can see, Marion was super excited to go visit Disneyland! The last time we...

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Some Portraits

Here are some pictures we took of the kids while cousin David and Nana and Grampy were here. And with all the kids (and adults) looking in different directions, this was the best we could get! It is nice to have our studio set up...

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Little Pool + Construction

Elora found a preying mantis in the yard the other and was VERY happy about it. She was very careful to hold it on a stick so it wouldn’t poke her and carried it around the yard for awhile. She is quite a fan of bugs. We...

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A Really Fun Day

So, I am posting still from August since we got behind somewhere and have actually had a really busy summer. I can’t believe summer is already over and we are a few weeks into school already! Where does time go? But anyway...

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Visiting Aunt Sharon and Uncle Bob

A few weeks ago we headed up north and stayed with Chris’ Aunt Sharon and her husband Bob. They had planned all sorts of fun activities for the kids and we had a really great time! There is a fun place near their house...

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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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Amy and Amanda in Zion

We picked the hottest day of the week to go hike around in Zion, but notice Amanda still wearing a sweatshirt. She gets cold easier than any girl I know! But we had a great time hiking around.All the kids excited and ready to...

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