Not wanting to go too far from home over the holidays, we decided to try a holiday spot not too far from us – Center Parcs. There are a number of these throughout the UK, but they are quite popular
Merry Christmas!
The tree is up, with ornaments placed ever so strategically. The cookies are all baked and delivered joyfully to neighbors and friends. The ward’s service project held at our home was lovingly done. Santa managed to appear at our ward’s
St. Paul’s ‘Messiah’ Concert
Andersons and Stephensons Every year St. Paul’s Cathedral puts on a free ‘Messiah’ Concert. The tickets are first come, first serve so it was nice to get a heads up from one of my friends of the event. Both our
Thanksgiving 2011
Thanksgiving in the UK is just another day. However, we took the day off of our normal school routine and Chris took the day off of work. We spent a relaxing day cooking and baking in preparation for our big
Guy Fawkes Day
One of the bigger British holidays is Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire Night on 5 November. This is the anniversary of the prevention of a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. Guy Fawkes, one
Halloween 2011
I’m the first to admit that Halloween isn’t a big holiday in our house. I didn’t even bother to get any decorations out for it this time. When I asked the kids what they wanted to be for Halloween, Emma
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
Falling in Love with Switzerland
I’m not sure how we decided on this holiday, but I think we will all agree that it has been our favorite by far. Thursday – We flew into Zurich the first thing in the morning then spent most of
Father’s Day 2011
On a rare occasion the UK celebrates the same holiday as the US. Such was the case with Father’s Day. Our Sundays have gotten a lot more busy these last couple months, but we used what time we had to
Birthday Fit for a Princess
It seemed the entire country, if not world, celebrated with us for Cami’s birthday this year. Prince William and Kate chose Cami’s special day to be wed, and it was a great celebration! The Night Before Cami woke up to