It has been over a year since Caleb competed in any gymnastics competitions, as they have all fallen on Sundays. He was really excited that Pipers Vale was on a Saturday and he could go to his first competition with
Grandparents Visit – Nevin Style
As our full house started to empty out, Caleb and I went on a little side-trip with my parents to Paris. They had made plans to do a World War II tour through Normandy and Belgium, but didn’t feel touring
Greece – Final Chapter: Delphi
The first stop on our final day of touring was to the Parliament Building to watch the changing of the guard. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The changing of the guard happens every hour, on the hour. Thonos wanted to
Greece – Chapter 3: Athens
With just one day slotted to see Athens, we decided to book a tour guide/driver, Thonos. He was the perfect person for this portion of our trip! He picked us up in his car (a modified taxi), drove us to
Greece – Chapter 2: Meteora
As we needed one travel day to go from the Mount Olympus area to Athens (a 4-5 hour car ride), we decided to plan our route through an area called Meteora. The actual name “Meteora” means ‘suspended in the air.’
Greece – Chapter 1: Mt. Olympus
Mount Olympus was one of the items on our ‘definitely to do’ list for Greece. The only problem is that there are a lot of different ways to hike it. We decided that we would drive up as far as
Greece – the Prologue
Chris and I decided years ago to take each child on a solo trip anywhere they wanted to go when they turned 13 years old. We figured it was a good age – old enough to remember it, but still
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
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,
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