Stuff We Do At Home

This is a random collection of pictures that I have taken around the house the last few weeks. Our kids are such goobers. I love it. Here is Oliver’s new hat. He went to his room to get dressed and came out looking so...

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Oliver & Scamper + Marion & Yoda

This is a super old post I keep putting off as I try to post more date sensitive material. But now I have mostly caught up on my blogging, so here are some cute pics and the kids with the pets. The kids all LOVE the cat –...

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The Apple Festival

A few weeks ago we had the apple festival in town. There was a town dinner at the park and Chris and I got to be in charge of some of the games. Chris spent the week before the dinner building a catapult and a castle for his...

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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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Monica Comes to Visit

Still finishing up our California posting! For those who don’t know, Marion walks now. Crazy baby. And she likes getting into everything. The sand table made her very happy. She liked the shovels… and eating...

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Bates Nut Farm

While at my parents house during my birthday week, I took the kids to Bate’s Nut Farm again. I love going there because I used to go when I was a kid, and it is free except for the 50 cents a bag you pay for corn to feed...

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Kidlets

I keep compiling random photos of the kids and then never post them, so here are some pics from the last few months that didn’t fit into any posts, but that are worth sharing!   Oliver with all his favorite things...

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Zion Froggies and a Swordfight

  Elora has been asking to go to Zion National Park, so on Labor Day we headed over to our favorite place and went off to look for frogs in the canyon.   Elora has gotten right into the hiking groove...

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Mudroom!

  Work on the mudroom is coming along slowly but surely, with only two or three trips to Home Depot so far… We have gotten the outside ready to stucco, but we need to purchase a new front door and finish leveling...

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Back to School Night

  We went to Elora’s Back to School Night a few weeks ago. Which brought up a lot of strange feelings – such as, Wow! We are now the parents at back to school night. And, Oh my goodness! We have just entered a...

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