An interesting thing happened this August that caught many off-guard . . . two of our children ventured off to ‘real school.’ May I say that I was one of those people?! Let me preface this by saying that I
Spanish Training Camp
A year has come and gone since Caleb’s last gymnastics training camp in Bulgaria. This year we had a change of scenery as we went to Girona, Spain. Having learned from last year, a couple moms and I took over
London’s Kids’ Month
Kids Week in the West End was extended for an entire month this year. I’m sure it had something to do with the Olympics being in town, but it was wonderful. Our family, in some way/shape/or form, enjoyed four shows
Final Days with Friends
When we were given quick notice that our friends, the Andersons, were moving back to the states, we took advantage of a couple free days and hung out. The first day was strictly a London day – Stephenson/Anderson Kids We
Cami’s Swimming Lessons
Between moves, different age requirements for swimming lessons, and traveling, Cami never quite had the opportunity for swimming lessons. This year she made sure we took what time we had and enrolled her. The first week, she had a wonderful
Stealing Away to the Countryside
During the second week of the Olympics, Chris was still working from home so we decided to use that time for a change of scenery. We found a cottage to rent in the countryside where there was WiFi access and
London 2012 Olympics
It is hard to believe that the Olympics have officially come and gone. There was a definite feeling of excitement in the air that you couldn’t help becoming part of. I am so glad that we stayed around London during
2012 Olympic Torch Relay
The Olympics are nearly here and we were able to enjoy having the Torch Relay go through very near us. We actually had a couple places we could choose to view it from, but we chose to go to Kew
Lunch with Dad
Summer has officially started for our household so we’ve been thinking of some fun things to do that will get us out of the house each day. Emma made up a calendar to fill up our 6 weeks’ worth of
Blue Lily Photoshoot
It has been almost 2 months ago, but we did have our family pictures taken again by Blue Lily (past photos here and here). We had a great time meeting up with Wendy, Tyler, and their kids at our local