Monthly Archives: September 2011

We thought it would be fun to take a few pictures of the rental house and surrounding area, so we could remember it long after the trip was over. Everyone but Chris loved the American-style beds.  Yes, they were a … Continue reading →

My kids always give the Elders silly nicknames, and this one was just too easy.  I friended him on Facebook after he got home, and when he saw that we were in Provo, he sent me a message.  He was … Continue reading →

Saturday, July 30th we met up with as many of the Walker clan as could come for an informal reunion.  We met up at a park near the Utah/Nevada border, or at least it felt that far away. 🙂  Copperton … Continue reading →

An extra special thing about having your birthday while on vacation in America, is that suddenly your choice of special birthday cereals quintuples!  Here, there are about 7-10 different sugar cereals to choose from.  (And we only get that many … Continue reading →

The first week we were in Utah, Sophie, Alexandra and I went to the salon and got pedicures.  Sarah was invited as well, but didn’t want people messing with her feet.  Just so you don’t think I love her less, … Continue reading →

Monday evening the kids and I drove down to Spanish Fork to attend their very first rodeo.  It started to sprinkle on the drive down, and was very windy as well.  I was a bit nervous, since we had brought … Continue reading →

Our second Sunday in Utah, we went to church as usual, then drove over to Chris’ brother’s house to visit their family.  We had seen him when we visited his office at BYU, but we hadn’t seen his wife, or … Continue reading →

It was so fun to be in Utah for Pioneer Day with the whole family.  I have such happy memories of celebrating this unique LDS holiday as a child.  The one that stands out the most was in 1977.  It … Continue reading →

Instead of the traditional birthday cereal, Sarah opted for breakfast at IHOP.  We were all extremely happy with her choice. 🙂 It was the first of three times eating there.  All those fun, different syrups make pancakes just taste so … Continue reading →

While we were on the plane, our newest nephew/cousin was born.  We went up to see him on Wednesday, and then went swimming with all the cousins.  He is so precious and sweet. Plus, it was fun to see where … Continue reading →