I had to go to Mountain View California for some school activities so Nancy decided to go with me to visit her parents. We also decided to go a day early and explore around the Bay Area. One morning we went to the Oakland Temple for a session before my afternoon activities at school. It… Continue reading Road Trip
Tower of Babel
Diana’s elementary school is going to have a Chinese Immersion Program next year for select 1st graders. What? An elementary school in Utah with a Chinese language immersion program for 1st graders? Pretty amazing if you ask me. I agree that it’s important to speak a 2nd language and you can’t really argue with the… Continue reading Tower of Babel
The Story of Rex
Nancy and I held firm on our “no pets” policy for 15 years. What made us decide to break it? I’m not sure but for some reason I felt the kids should have a pet and I wanted to get a dog. Nancy was definitely not on board with my idea of getting a dog… Continue reading The Story of Rex
Caroline’s Birthday
Caroline got to have a friend party this year. When you’re 10 years old a friend party is still exciting. Nothing can be more high energy than a group of 9 and 10 year old girls and it is impossible to comprehend the capacity of 10 year old girls to giggle incessantly – it truly… Continue reading Caroline’s Birthday
Some more Art from Anne
Anne just finished this beautiful piece of artwork. She is also going to write a story to go with the picture. I think she is very good artist and her best work medium is pencil.
Christmas 2009
Emily’s Birthday
Emily turned 14 this month. It’s interesting how you approach birthday parties as you get older. Where Emily used to want presents like Barbie dolls, she now wants presents like gift cards and money and cellphones. Gift cards are in the realm of possibilities but cellphones are not. I know, I know – I’m a… Continue reading Emily’s Birthday
Holiday Lights
I finished up the semester in early December. What better way to enjoy the elation of starting winter break than to take your family on the annual trip downtown to view the Christmas lights on Temple Square? Of course, we have to ride the train – even though it’s much more cost-effective to drive our… Continue reading Holiday Lights
Anne’s art for our Christmas Letter
This year I asked Anne to draw me a picture I could put on our Family Christmas letter. She asked me, “what should I draw mom?” and I told her to come up with something that made you think of the Christmas season. This is what she came up with. In our Christmas letter there… Continue reading Anne’s art for our Christmas Letter
He’s At That Age
What age is he at? The age where teeth fall out on a seemingly weekly basis. In Sam’s case, he lost three teeth inside of two weeks. Over the years, the kids have become used to concept of me pulling their teeth out. I’ve talked to a few kids Buddy’s age and they all recoil… Continue reading He’s At That Age