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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Gardening

Our garden is now in full bloom – I love this time of year when we finally get to eat the fruits of our labor! The kids have been really excited to help out with the garden, and especially to eat items from our garden. Our...

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Oliver on his own

Since I get to stay home with Oliver we have had some fun times together while Elora is at school. I think he has been enjoying his time with mom – he seems much more helpful than normal! But I know he misses Elora –...

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Elora’s First Day of School

On Elora’s first day of school we took some pictures of Elora and Marion in their cute matching outfits that Nana bought for the girls. It turns out it is really hard to get Marion to hold still for pictures… But...

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Sailor Suit

Chris’ grandfather was in the navy, and one of his uniforms was made into a sailor suit that Chris’ dad wore as a kid. Now it has been passed down and we make all our kids wear it for pictures – and they are so...

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Manti Temple Trip

We really liked when we lived in Austria going to the temple in Germany. It took a long time to get there, but we stayed a week with our whole family there (as opposed to just going a few hours in a single day). It was a much...

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Some Portraits

Here are some pictures we took of the kids while cousin David and Nana and Grampy were here. And with all the kids (and adults) looking in different directions, this was the best we could get! It is nice to have our studio set up...

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