Mothering Sunday is the UK version of Mother’s Day, although I love how it doesn’t just pinpoint ‘mothers’ but all those that ‘mother.’ There is a difference and I think it makes the day easier for those who aren’t mothers,
English Championships 2012
Last Friday we ventured out to East London (2 hours away) for Caleb’s first gymnastics competition of the year. However, it wasn’t a ‘real’ competition as Caleb isn’t ‘English’ and wouldn’t be able to place. We knew that and Caleb
Mid-Thirties Here I Come
It’s official, I am no longer a ‘young thirty’. My kids were kind enough to tell me that I am half way to seventy. I guess no matter how you look at it, I’m getting older. My birthday evening was
In the Paper
A couple weeks ago, Hannah and Cami were asked to perform in their Russian dance groups for a fundraising event at a local school. Cami was also asked to perform her solo piece, which would serve as a great practice
Cami’s Dance Competition
We have been anticipating this dance competition for a long time. It seemed that each of the previous dance competitions were on Sundays so we gracefully backed out of them. But, with more time comes more practice and Cami was
Valentine’s Day 2012
My sweetheart was going to be away for Valentine’s Day this year so we surprised the kids and celebrated a whole day early. It happened to be the first day of our week long half-term school break. I had visions
London’s First Snow
As we were driving around last night to go ice skating, we noticed little snow flakes starting to come down. Pretty soon it started sticking and it was fun to watch everyone’s fascination with it. People were out taking pictures
Ice Skating
Caleb’s birthday celebration was carried out to this weekend, when we were able to go ice skating. We all teetered around the ice, but had a great time. After one hour of skating, all four kids seemed to be pros
London Prepares
As London gears up for the summer Olympics this year, there have already been events to test the venues. Many of these test events serve as the final qualifications for the 2012 Olympics. We were able to get tickets to
Ringing in 2012
London Temple Emma and Chris started the last day of the year by attending the temple with our ward’s youth (those that were in town over the holidays). They had a great day and made it home in time for