Posted in Family, Travel on Nov 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
This week we are in California to celebrate the Stephenson family reunion. It has been a wonderful week in which we were able to visit the new Sacramento temple yesterday and have been able to relax and spend time together as a family. As part of the fun we all went to “Strikes”, a nearby [...]
Posted in Emma, Kids on Nov 19th, 2006 No Comments »
Emma turned eight last month and has been so excited to be baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Baptism occurs when you turn eight, or what we believe to be the age of accountability. She would have liked to have been baptized a few weeks ago after her [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 12th, 2006 No Comments »
1 cup shortening 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups peeled and grated zucchini 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) 2 teaspoons nutmeg 2 cups raisins or chocolate chips 2 teaspoons cinnamon (I like carob chips in this) 5 cups flour (part [...]
Posted in Caleb, Kids on Nov 11th, 2006 2 Comments »
Caleb and I just returned home from Philadelphia where we spent the night at the Franklin Institute museum at a “camp-in” with Caleb’s cub scout troop. We were told that 750 people (mostly young kids) spent the night at the museum, participating in activities until very late night. [mygal=franklin_institute] We started the night with a [...]
Posted in Emma, Kids on Nov 6th, 2006 2 Comments »
This summer Emma asked if she could sell Lemonade on the street to make some extra money. Partly for selfish reasons, so we wouldn’t have to stand at the street with her lemonade venture, we suggested she find something different. Thus was born “Emma’s Kitchen”. [mygal=emma_bread_1] Becca taught Emma how to bake bread (with some [...]
Posted in Cami, Kids on Nov 4th, 2006 No Comments »
I noticed that we haven’t written much below about Cami – who, by most accounts, dictates how the house is run. She just passed the six-month mark and has grown much faster than the other three kids – currently in the 97th percentile. She does all the usual things that a six-month would do, including [...]
Posted in Caleb, Kids on Nov 3rd, 2006 No Comments »
Caleb recently started Tiger Cub Scouts with the local Cub Scout troop of 40+ boys. It has been an interesting experience for all of us – Caleb to spend time with other boys, Becca to learn the boy scout system after her few years in Girl Scouts with Emma, and me to be involved in [...]