It was two years in the making, but the ‘week of Emma’s dreams’ finally came to be. Her best friend from New Jersey, Chelsea, was coming to visit! Our great friends, the Brias, graciously volunteered to escort her here, leave
Helping Hands
It’s been about 3 weeks ago now, but we were able to participate in the Church’s Helping Hands do some service, as London cleaned up areas affected by the recent riots. We were assigned to help in a large open
Summer of Fun, Take 6
Our 6 weeks of the British summer have flown by! We’ve spent this last week gearing up for school with some reorganization and purging. However, we did take some time for fun. Every summer London hosts Kids Week in the
Summer of Fun, Take 5
As Caleb and I returned from Bulgaria, we began packing Emma up for her first year of Girl’s Camp. She was beyond excited! Sadly, the rule was no technology so she refused to take a camera in case that broke
Summer of Fun, Take 4
Bulgarian Training Camp We were back in London for almost 12 hours when Caleb and I were off again . . . to Bulgaria! It’s a good thing we washed clothes before leaving the states – we didn’t have to
Summer of Fun, Take 3
Stephenson Family Reunion We always look forward to our reunions each year. Not only are they consistent, but you can tell that it took the entire year to plan and organize. Mom and Dad put a lot of thought and
Summer of Fun, Take 2
Philmont Family Reunion This Philmont week of family camping has been a dream for my dad for many years. However, our entire family wasn’t able to come this time, but all the grandkids were there, and that was a dream
Summer of Fun, Take 1
Our ‘summer of fun’ was still in the planning stages when we realized our 6 weeks of summer was quickly filling up: Philmont Family Reunion, California Family Reunion, Bulgaria Gym Training Camp, and London Girl’s Camp. Our fun-filled summer was
London Camping
Some friends in our ward decided to go on a group camping trip to a local campsite. Our kids were so excited and even sat through the 2 hours worth of driving (that was supposed to be 45 minutes) in
Cat Sitting
We’ve tried our hand at dog-sitting and now were able to try out cat-sitting. Our neighbors asked us to keep an eye on their cat, Felix. He stayed at his house and went out by his cat door when he