Pioneer Day

Last summer for Pioneer Day we decided to enter the parade. We made some props to put on our truck to turn it into a covered wagon. The theme was “Faith in Every Footstep” so I had the kids help me made a nice...

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Church Christmas Party

Since I am super behind on blogging anyway, I will be blogging about Christmas this week! Yay! We had some technical difficulties, but now that we have the pictures on the computer, I can start my catch-up blogging… A...

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Decorating the Christmas Tree

I love Christmas time and decorating for this wonderful season. The kids also love this time of year and were so excited when we pulled out all the Christmas decorations. We have a set of nativity finger puppets that the...

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Festival of Trees

Elora got to sing at the Christmas tree lighting in Orderville this year. Marion was very excited to go watch her sister sing. She also for some reason always wears her snowboots, even though it has been 60 degrees every day. But...

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Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year, we had lots of visitors! I love this time of year when we get to spend it with family and friends. Chris’ parents and his brother David with his family came to visit and we made a whole lot of...

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Pioneer Day

Here is another favorite Utah holiday – Pioneer Day! Which celebrates the date that the first settlers came to Salt Lake City. Elora and Oliver were both really excited to be in the parade this year. They were supposed...

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Fourth of July Celebration

We love the fourth of July celebrations in our town! It is a fun time of year where everyone takes a day to celebrate this great country we live in. We started out at the flag raising in the morning, where Marion learned a new...

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Trip to Grandma’s House

The last time we came to California, it was around Easter. I didn’t have a camera and borrrowed my mom’s camera to take pictures, but forgot to get the pics from her… so a few months late, here are some cute...

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