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FF: Staycation
With one of our cars totaled on the first day of summer and a son deciding to serve a mission this year, we decided that staying home for our summer vacation was a good idea. So we sat everyone down...
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RWM: Where the Red Fern Grows
Yesterday, as we drove to our lunch destination and while the rain poured, we finished reading aloud Where the Red Fern Grows. I was crying too hard to keep reading, so I passed the book to Nate, who...
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Mmmm…: 7 years ago…
Seven years ago I was doing the same thing I am right now: sitting in my room, reveling in a chance to write without distraction while Lane rallies the children in making my birthday breakfast....
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FF: Tag in IKEA
(Peter flying onto a bed at IKEA.) Last fall break (2012), we drove up to Salt Lake to stay in a hotel for two nights as a family. (If there’s a swimming pool, it’s a vacation.) We stopped on our way...
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Mmmm: Gifts in a Jar
When Lane asked me for my thoughts about his company party gifts, I asked if our family could make something for the employees as a way to express our gratitude for what they do. He agreed, and I...
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FF: Mancala
After a very full day, I was “too pooped to pop,” but I had enough umph left in me to play a few rounds of mancala with Pete. Mancala is a simple game that is so fun to play with both children and...
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FF: Snorkeling
I learned how to snorkel this week. It is REALLY FUN! On our honeymoon, Lane tried to teach me how to snorkel. But it was LaJolla, California. The day was chilly and overcast. The water was freezing....
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Mmmm: Night games
Last week for family night we played night games, and that activity ranked up there in fun next to our family “Dance Dance” activity and our “Chopped” activity (when Sarah and Eliza claimed victory...
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FF: Let’s go fly a kite!
Last Friday, the weather was sunny but cold and somewhat windy…which sent me indoors to work on something for Nate! But as soon as Peter got home from school and dropped his backpack, he rebounded...
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FF: Timpanogos Storytelling Festival (or “How the cookie crumbles”)
Some incredible entertainment doesn’t have to be all bells and whistles. Take storytelling, for example: you’re sitting, listening, and one person’s voice takes you on an adventure that is just as...
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RWM: The False Prince
Last week, my mom, Eliza and I drove down to Mesa. Arizona, together for Eliza’s first Irish dance oireachtas. We packed up and planned to leave at 5 am on Thursday morning. The morning of our trip,...
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RWM: Most enjoyable trilogy ever!
I finished reading The Runaway King and The Shadow Throne in three days during Thanksgiving break. (I made TWO round trips to Phoenix, Arizona, in 10 days, so I had the time.) What can I say? This was...
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FF: The Christmas Dragon
I usually preview the movies my children see, but yesterday I took a chance on a movie that I had seen the preview for and read about. We were headed to see Anna dance in The Festival of Trees in Salt...
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Eliza was sick this last week and asked to watch this movie. What an appropriate movie for a day when some young boys and their leaders are headed to a winter camp in the FREEZING weather!! We love...
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FF: Surprise parties!
Want to remind your child how worth celebrating they are? Throw them a surprise party! The look on Julia’s face when she arrived at her surprise party was SO awesome! It was a freezing (we’re talking...
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3T: Celebration signs
Once upon a time, Lane and I went on a trip. Without children. Over a child’s birthday. My sister, Becca, came to babysit. She is never one to delay a party. In fact, she is about the best party giver...
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RWM: The False Prince
Last week, my mom, Eliza and I drove down to Mesa. Arizona, together for Eliza’s first Irish dance oireachtas. We packed up and planned to leave at 5 am on Thursday morning. The morning of our trip,...
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RWM: Most enjoyable trilogy ever!
I finished reading The Runaway King and The Shadow Throne in three days during Thanksgiving break. (I made TWO round trips to Phoenix, Arizona, in 10 days, so I had the time.) What can I say? This was...
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FF: The Christmas Dragon
I usually preview the movies my children see, but yesterday I took a chance on a movie that I had seen the preview for and read about. We were headed to see Anna dance in The Festival of Trees in Salt...
View ArticleFF: Follow Me, Boys!
Eliza was sick this last week and asked to watch this movie. What an appropriate movie for a day when some young boys and their leaders are headed to a winter camp in the FREEZING weather!! We love...
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