When we heard Chris’s Uncle Rick would be in Oxford for a work conference, we made sure we could go up to see him. Caleb missed out as he was at gymnastics, but the rest of us had a great
Grandparents’ Visit – Take 2
After Hannah’s big baptism weekend, my parents left to return home and Chris’s parents stayed around for another week to play. It was nice to have each of them by themselves for a week and overlap for the weekend. After
Grandparents Visit – Take 1
We had a great kick-off to our New Year by having my parents arrive from St. Louis on New Year’s Day. We gave them a little more than 24 hours to regroup and we were off on an English adventure
Roman Holiday Continued
For our remaining time in Rome, we had another tour guide for children. This time she was an American named Daniella. She went to Rome for a study abroad years ago and never left! She obviously loves the city and
Thanksgiving . . . in Rome
Celebrating Thanksgiving overseas is definitely different – schools are still in, work still continues – it’s as if it isn’t even a holiday, which it isn’t – here. So, we decided to celebrate a little differently this year. Chris took
Weekend in Dublin
A couple weekends ago, we took a short get-away to Dublin, Ireland. Of course, we can never go anywhere without it being an educational experience, so the kids researched beforehand about the vikings and leprechauns. We had some knowledgeable tour
Back to the Canary Islands
Sixteen years ago, Chris ventured to the Canary Islands as a young missionary for our church. It was an amazing growth experience for him and he became fluent in Spanish, which has helped him in many aspects of his life
Cornell Branch Reunion
We moved away from Ithaca, New York 5 years ago. We lived there for 2 years during graduate school at Cornell University and it is still one of our favorite places we’ve lived. We, admittedly, went back every once in
Relaxing at Bear Lake
Our initial purpose in going to Utah was to attend a Cornell Branch Reunion from our graduate school days. However, with Liza’s endowment and family in town, we decided to extend our Bear Lake stay by a few days and
Twenty Hours in Provo
As if we hadn’t had enough of planes up to this point, we hopped on another one on Monday and headed to Utah. Thank goodness it’s only an hour flight! We were only in the Provo area for less than