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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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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