We’ve been in London for 4 years now, and we finally went to see a Shakespeare play! When we found out Jude Law was performing in Henry V ages ago, we made sure to get tickets! It wasn’t performed in
A New Chapter in Our Lives
Following her trial school day in November, Cami was persistent about getting her application in so she could start school with the girls in January. We truly tried. We got our portion of the application in with plenty of time
New Year’s Eve 2014
We had the great opportunity to go with our family to the London Temple on New Year’s Eve Day. Chris was able to go in with the older kids to do baptisms for the dead, while I went with the
Kid-Swapping Made Easy
Months ago, when we were asked to kid-swap with our close friends, the Ashton’s, we jumped at the chance. The only hard part of that decision was deciding where to go! Dallin & Caleb The Ashton’s took their trip first
Christmas 2013
Annual Christmas Card As Christmas approached, we met our 4 year mark of living in London. Our first Christmas here was just 9 days after we landed in London, and will forever be memorable because of the simpleness of it.
Christmas Performances
Pre-Christmas preparations are always more fun when the kids have performances. BALLET This year Cami had two Saturdays of dance performances (2 shows each) at a beautiful historic church in Central London. It just so happened that all the shows
Hannah’s 11th Birthday
At each birthday we are amazed at how much older and wiser our children are becoming. Each birthday seems like a rite of passage for all of us, and sometimes we just wish we could slow down time. The Birthday
High School Musical
On Friday, we had the opportunity to go to the girls’ school to see the middle school/high school performance of High School Musical. Emma and Hannah have been working hard helping get this production show-ready and it was neat to
Thanksgiving 2013
This was our 4th Thanksgiving while living in England. As the Thursday is just a normal day here – Chris had to work and the kids had school – we celebrate on the following Saturday. Our meat also isn’t from
Imagine Dragons
The time for Emma’s birthday tickets to Imagine Dragons finally came! Chris had gotten a third ticket and Emma asked Caleb if he wanted to go with them to the concert. Caleb jumped at the chance and the three of