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We decided to have our special fancy Easter breakfast on Saturday.  So this is what the kids woke up to, fruit bouquets!  They are seriously so fun to make and turn boring old fruit into a celebration.  Mine aren’t that … Continue reading →

We had to change up the usual order of things this year and the children were not as flexible as I would have hoped. 🙂  Chris, without realizing what day it was, chose Easter Sunday to be Fast Sunday.  I … Continue reading →

This year the younger kids got a nice long weekend off of school to celebrate Easter.  So Wednesday at noon, school was officially out until next Tuesday.  Woohoo!  Sounds like a perfect time to have an Easter Egg hunt with … Continue reading →

We had a wonderful General Conference weekend, and it started off with new bikes for the kids.  Sarah inherited Nick’s old one, and was super happy with that, although we did give her the option of a brand new one … Continue reading →

Recently the Bishop’s oldest son returned from his mission to South Africa, and he offered to come over and give a family home evening lesson to the kids about it.  He was originally going to come during ski vacation, but … Continue reading →

The kids spent an entire Saturday outside playing with their sidewalk chalks and the neighbor kids.  They drew an elaborate system of roads,  and parking spaces and drove on them with their bikes. There were even stop lights and traffic … Continue reading →

It was a gorgeous Saturday.  Sarah asked if she could go outside and take some pictures.  We said yes.  This was the result.  These will be truly boring to all locals, but for any who have never had the chance … Continue reading →

Starting February 20, the kids were all off for ski vacation from school.  Unfortunately, we weren’t really able to enjoy any of it.  Starting with me, the flu ran through our household, catching all occupants , several at the same … Continue reading →

I love Valentine’s Day.  It’s so fun to spend a day thinking, and doing things, for the people you love.  We had our traditional mailboxes out on the sideboard starting about a week ahead of Valentine’s Day.  The kids spontaneously … Continue reading →