Chris is a schemer . . and that is one thing that I love about him. He loves to surprise me, and my birthday was no exception. I guess the original plan was to tell me of our get-away 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
Mongolian Countryside
Heidi and Joseph got home late Friday night, so we decided to maximize their P-day (Preparation Day) and go see some more of the countryside! Mongolian Countryside We decided to go out to a place called 13th Century, considered a
Babysitting in Mongolia
My sole purpose for going to Mongolia was to help babysit my nieces and nephews. Joseph and Heidi had to go to Hong Kong for a Mission President’s Conference, and weren’t sure what to do with their kids. Chris’s mom
My Introduction to Mongolia
Just 2 1/2 weeks after returning from Slovenia, and I was back at the airport. I was beginning to feel like Chris when his work schedule has him traveling a great deal. I had two legs of the trip: London
An Afternoon in Italy
When we had taken our ‘day out’ to the Skocjan Caves, we realized that we were actually pretty close to the Italian border . . . like 20 minutes close! We jumped at the chance to ‘have lunch in Italy’!
Slovenia
When we had explored most of what we could in Lake Bled, we decided to find some ‘day outs’ and see more of Slovenia. Triglav National Park We drove to Triglav National Park, near Lake Bohinj, and took the cable
Lake Bled
After going hiking in the Swiss Alps a few years ago, we have been wanting to do a similar trip. We were able to find the perfect spot in the Julian Alps, in northwestern Slovenia. What made it even better was
Salt Lake City Reunion
When our month in California was up, we packed up and headed to Utah for two reunions – the smaller Bruce Stephenson Reunion (Chris’s siblings and their families) and the larger Willard Stephenson Reunion (Chris’s cousins and their families). With
A Californian Summer
For the first time since moving to London, we went home to the states for an entire summer. We were so excited . . . camps (Caleb and Emma), EFY (Emma), and family time (everyone)! We’re Off . . .