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We were excited to have a Skype call with Anne this Christmas. We even convinced her to bear her testimony in Chinese: Anne’s Christmas Testimony

We had a fun Christmas morning. The kids all asked for “footie” pajamas. When I was a kid we called them “buntings” and they weren’t cool to wear unless you were in Kindergarten or younger but I guess they’re the cool thing to wear for teenage girls these days. Everyone enjoyed opening gifts from each… Continue reading Christmas 2013

Having lived in Utah for nearly 20 years now, Nancy has asked me about skiing a few times: whether it’s fun or not, what’s it like, etc. I used to ski fairly regularly as a teenager but a job and family, as well as being fat and middle-aged, meant that skiing was always pushed to… Continue reading Nancy’s First Skiing Lesson

We really enjoyed our day at Manoa Falls and the arboretum. It also gave us a good excuse to fiddle around with the various settings on the camera. The following are a bunch of pictures we took of the native Hawaiian flowers and landscape in an attempt to be “artistic”. I don’t think I’ll be… Continue reading 2013 Vacation – Flora photos

Most of the kids wanted to go souvenir shopping and there is no better place for that than the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet. Anne also wanted to go to the art museum. Grandma and Grandpa and Nancy wanted no part of the swap meet so we decided to divide and conquer. I would take the… Continue reading 2013 Vacation – Part 4

We spent a day on the North Shore but of course we had to stop at the Dole Plantation. No matter how many times you’ve been there you can never seem to get enough of the pineapple ice cream. Grandma and Grandpa and Nancy sat in the shade and enjoyed people watching while the rest… Continue reading 2013 Vacation – Part 3

Our summer trip finished up with a day of hiking at Cedar Breaks and Cascade Falls in the Dixie National Forest. I always enjoy the drive up Cedar Canyon and visiting Cedar Breaks and Brian Head. I’ve been taking trips there since I was a boy to visit my grandma and grandpa. It’s even more… Continue reading Summer Trip – Hiking, swimming, ghost town

Ainhoa’s visit over the summer wrapped up with a flurry of adventures: Hiking in Little Cottonwood Canyon A trip downtown and to the state capitol building A visit to Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon copper mine Timpanogos Cave National Monument A week at girls camp I never would have thought you could pack so much into a… Continue reading Wrapping up the summer

Lots of things happening this month. The kids had their spring recital but I haven’t put the video up yet. Anne got an award at school for academic achievement, Diana got some teeth extracted so her adult teeth could grow in properly, and April showers certainly brought May flowers. The cherry blossoms and white flowers… Continue reading Untitled