Last year when we decided to put in applications for Emma and Hannah to go to a local international school, it happened so quickly. Within one week of making the decision to apply, they were there! As we’ve been thinking
The Monument
Our homeschooling field trips definitely stopped abruptly as soon as Emma and Hannah started school. But, as I did my planning last month and realized we’d be talking about the Great Fire of London during our history study one week,
British Football
This spring Hannah kept asking me if she could play soccer. She was so insistent, I finally found a training group that met a block away from our house, and we were completely educated on the British theory of “football”.
Halloween 2013
We never did make it to the pumpkin patch this year. Instead we settled for grocery store pumpkins. Prepping with a Pattern But, we still enjoyed the carving to the utmost! Caleb & Cami Carving Hannah was able to carve
Fifteen Years and Counting
Fifteen seems so old . . . 1 more year until dating age!! Where has the time gone?! Newly Acquired Braces Since our family pictures this year, Emma decided to chop her hair off and was finally able to get
1st Annual Stephenson Retreat
Chris woke up one morning and said, “We’re running out of time! Emma leaves home in 3 years; have we taught her everything she needs to know?!” Thus, was born our new annual tradition – the Stephenson Retreat. Pre-Retreat Show
Another Year Wiser
Chris feels like he is getting dangerously closer to his mid-life crisis as 40 creeps ever nearer. We, on the other hand, only think he is getting wiser! Blowing Out the Candles Chris had a low-key birthday this year, as
Mongolian Countryside
Heidi and Joseph got home late Friday night, so we decided to maximize their P-day (Preparation Day) and go see some more of the countryside! Mongolian Countryside We decided to go out to a place called 13th Century, considered a
Babysitting in Mongolia
My sole purpose for going to Mongolia was to help babysit my nieces and nephews. Joseph and Heidi had to go to Hong Kong for a Mission President’s Conference, and weren’t sure what to do with their kids. Chris’s mom
My Introduction to Mongolia
Just 2 1/2 weeks after returning from Slovenia, and I was back at the airport. I was beginning to feel like Chris when his work schedule has him traveling a great deal. I had two legs of the trip: London