Hiking in Zion

We took Oliver, Elora, and Marion to Zion National Park with us but by the time we got there Marion and Oliver were asleep. So I (Chris) took Elora off on a short walk with me down one of the side canyons while we waited for the...

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Oliver Unpacking

A lot of people ask how we are doing, are we unpacked, is there a weird culture shock with coming home, are we glad to be back, what have we been up to… so here is a post to answer all those normal questions. Here is how...

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Elora Plays Teeball!

Elora got the chance to play on a teeball team this last month. It was coached by a good friend of mine who assured us it did not matter that she had absolutely no experience playing the game… After the first practice, she...

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Marion Eats!

A few weeks ago we decided Marion was ready to try baby food… she has been watching us eat intently for a few months now!Not so sure what to think with the first bite…But she decided she likes it!!! This kid took to...

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Easter Egg Hunt

Yes, I know when Easter was… we have been home in Utah for a month and a half now, and we are finally getting caught up with the blog and starting to settle in a little more. There is always a big Easter Egg Hunt at the...

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Kids Make Cookies

What better way to break in our house than by making cookies? All the kids hung out on the counter to help daddy make chocolate chip cookies. We have found most of our pans by now…Oliver and Elora were sharing the big spoon...

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Random Fun Kids in California

It was my parent’s anniversary, and I asked my dad, “So, are you going to take mom out somewhere nice?” In the end we all went out to dinner together at the Elephant Bar, which is fine by us, because we all love...

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New Friends

My friend Monica from high school lives down near my parents, so I went to visit her and let our kids hang out! We haven’t seen them since before we went to Austria, so we both have another kid and our others are much more...

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