Posted in Caleb, Cami, Church on Nov 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
. . a grateful heart.” That was the main message of the Young Women’s lesson I taught on Sunday. I made each of the girls (and leaders) a Gratitude Journal and challenged them to write in it often – once a day, once a week, whenever – just do it consistently. So, today, these are [...]
Chris received tickets to see “Les Mis” for his birthday last month. This is his favorite musical of all-time so he’s been looking forward to this day with anticipation for over a month! In preparation for the big day, Chris listened to the audio-book again and had the kids read the abridged version as well. [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, London on Nov 19th, 2010 No Comments »
We had a great invite from one of our friends from our ward to attend the Lord Mayor’s Show. Without her telling us about it, we would have never known about it! So glad she did and we were able to attend this parade where the Mayor pledges his allegiance to the crown. There were [...]
Posted in Emma, London on Nov 16th, 2010 3 Comments »
We’ve had some issues with mice since this summer. We caught a couple and thought our worries were over. Then we started seeing signs of them again. Traps were not cutting it – they were too smart for them. For some reason, they weren’t interested in the traps of poison we left out. After we [...]
Posted in Family, London, site-seeing on Nov 16th, 2010 1 Comment »
Straight off her strong marathon finish, Aunt Eliza jetted over to London to see us. We had her for a week and had a blast! To add on to our birthday/Halloween festive weekend, we also celebrated Aunt Eliza’s 26th birthday. She requested a true English dinner of roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, mash, and rolls. For [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2010 No Comments »
We’re not big Halloween people. It’s probably a holiday I could do without. I much prefer Autumn or Fall Festivals over the Halloween part. But, with kids, you just can’t seem to get around it. Thankfully, Halloween here in Britain is still in its infancy. Sadly, most things here are also very gory and not [...]
Posted in Birthday, Emma on Nov 14th, 2010 3 Comments »
It was with great trepidation that we reached Emma’s birthday this year, as she turned 12 years old. Twelve is a big number when a lot of changes occur. It is almost a passage from childhood into the teen world. It is a time when they graduate from the Church’s Primary program and enter Young [...]
Posted in Holiday, Kids on Nov 13th, 2010 No Comments »
We found it quite difficult to find a pumpkin patch this year. We debated about going the easy way and just buying some at the grocery store, but what kind of a memory is that?! I finally located a pumpkin patch not too far from us – about an hour away. So, we planned a [...]
Posted in Family, Kids on Nov 11th, 2010 1 Comment »
The kids have wanted a dog FOREVER!! We’ve always had a great excuse that we were in school, our landlord wouldn’t allow it, we’re moving, etc. For some reason, these excuses have run dry and the kids continually try to convince us life just isn’t complete without ‘man’s best friend.’ Bruce Then our neighbors asked [...]
Posted in Friends, London on Nov 11th, 2010 No Comments »
It’s no secret that somewhere high up on our list of ‘Things We Love About London’ is – Visitors! Of course, these visitors aren’t always here for the sole purpose of seeing us, but we love the fact that we have an excuse to meet and catch up! A couple weeks ago, a friend from [...]