[mygal=mandarines] We can now say that Christmas season has officially started! Our annual fresh California mandarin oranges arrived in the mail today. Chris’s parents send these to us every year. We can’t tell you how much we love these! They
The Trek Home
Unlike the trip out to Illinois, we didn’t have time to extend our drive too much on the way back. We left Friday afternoon and stayed the night in Cincinnati, OH. Yes, for all you geography experts, we took a
Time with Family
We had a great visit with my family. Everyone was there this year. All my sisters, my brother, and their respective spouses and children. We took the opportunity to get a big family shot out by my parents’ pond. Most
Halloween
We had a good Halloween this year. We took advantage of being close to Hoboken, NJ for the third straight year as we attended their Ragamuffins Parade. I love that they do this in the afternoon and the kids can
Fall Festival & Pumpkins
We had our Branch Fall Festival last night. The kids were very excited to officially sport their costumes for the first time this Halloween. Astronaut, Princess, Robin Hood, Cinderella Since I’m not Activity Chairperson anymore I thought it would actually
Halloween Preview
I am the first to admit that Halloween is my least favorite holiday. I do not like the scary things related to it and am not one for people dressed in costumes, especially in masks. This has always been the
Happy Birthday, Chris!
Yesterday Chris turned 33 years old. Leading up to this day he kept saying it was just another day and he had actually forgotten the big day was so close – it’s a good thing the kids were counting down
Have You ‘Spooked’ Someone?
We had fun doing this a number of years ago but somehow the tradition we started slipped away. This year I was motivated to start it up again after Kristi’s post. So for Family Home Evening this week we made
4th of July
As with any holiday in the Stephenson family, the 4th of July was a ‘day for work’. We were able to go through the house and systematically clean things out we don’t need anymore. While we purged, areas got tidied
Happy Father’s Day!
Coming back the Saturday night before Father’s Day made it a busy day. It’s funny to look back on all of Chris’s Father’s Days through the years – we are either moving or he was gone for his internship or