Posted in Church, Family, London on May 12th, 2011 5 Comments »
Amidst Cami’s A&E visit and Caleb’s gymnastics competition, we had a much different side of our weekend as well . . . a more spiritual one. I was able to go with our ward’s youth down to the London Temple to do baptisms for the dead. Because it’s a bit of a jaunt to get [...]
Posted in Ballet, Cami on May 10th, 2011 2 Comments »
This may sound oddly familiar because it has happened before. This time I was away on a youth temple trip with the youth from church and knew nothing about it until I came home. It seems Cami and Hannah were having a grand old time playing in the field next to their ballet studio when [...]
Posted in Caleb, Gymnastics, London on May 10th, 2011 2 Comments »
The London Olympics are almost a year away so promotions for the different events are in full swing. Last week Caleb’s coaches were asked to bring their boys’ team to participate in the gymnastics display in downtown London. The boys were excited and had a great time performing without the stress of a competition. Between [...]
Posted in Birthday, Cami, Holiday, London on May 3rd, 2011 3 Comments »
It seemed the entire country, if not world, celebrated with us for Cami’s birthday this year. Prince William and Kate chose Cami’s special day to be wed, and it was a great celebration! The Night Before Cami woke up to a real surprise treat that the older kids helped put together. She wasn’t the only [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Holiday, London, Travel, site-seeing on May 3rd, 2011 2 Comments »
We have had quite the month, with school breaks taking up most of it. However, when you homeschool, you can sneak school days in even when the other kids are on holiday! Having said that, our kids still enjoyed a nice relaxing month, comparatively. Quite a few of those days were holidays for Chris too [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday, Kids on May 3rd, 2011 No Comments »
Easter did come to our home last week. We had a great time being together and remembering the real reason for the holiday. April is one of my favorite months for a number of different reasons and I’m always so glad for the reminder of Easter to celebrate why all those reasons are important. After [...]