Each year, the girls’ school puts on a talent show. We did attend last year, just in the audience, but this year we went for our own girls. Emma and her friend spent months putting together a poster for the
Young Men 5K
Since we have been in London, Caleb has been blessed with having a couple boys his age. This is a blessing when you consider that the other boys in our ward are 16+. So, the fact that these boys can
Upgrading for Posterity
Our dining table has always been something very important to our family. It’s where we hang out after dinner and just talk about politics or current events or dogs . . . you name it. It’s where we unwind together
A Year of Healing: Our Adoption Journey
The older and more mature I get, the more I realize not everyone’s life is how it is portrayed from a distance or in social media (Facebook or blogs). Every family or individual has struggles, and most prefer to keep
Birthday Celebrations in Portugal
Chris is a schemer . . and that is one thing that I love about him. He loves to surprise me, and my birthday was no exception. I guess the original plan was to tell me of our get-away the
On Pointe
Outside of having visitors, our half-term week was on it’s way to be pretty uneventful. All the kids wanted to do was sleep in and maybe go see a movie. We then decided to take one of the days and
Walter Family Visits
We cannot say enough how much we LOVE visitors! We are always thrilled when friends take us up on the offer to come stay with us while they tour London. Robynn, Ben, Brooke, Emily, Jake, & Dave The Walter family
Winter’s London Culture
Coming out of the holidays, we had a major bite of the ‘London Culture Bug’! There were so many fun family shows going on in the city . . . and feeling like we had gone through a drought since
Entering the Official Teenage World
It seemed Caleb was lacking the excitement worthy of entering into the realm of official teenager-dom for a long time. Who am I kidding? I don’t know that it has hit him yet! Every time we brought up his birthday,
Breaking up the Winter Blues
One of the best things we could hear from our friends is “We’re coming to London!” We absolutely love visitors! Emily, Johnny, Tami, & Nat Tami’s sister, Emily, had just finished up a degree in Leicester so Tami was able