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St George Family Reunion
My side of the family spent a week together bonding over music, food, games, and biking. We have a big bunch—7 siblings with all their families—so it was quite a bit of effort…
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Laser Tag 13th Birthday
Our baby is now a teenager! She is smart, caring, creative, thoughtful, generous, beautiful, capable, surprising, and so loved. Her birthday happened to be during the family reunion, so my Mom asked her…
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10 Summer Activities with Family
This has been our third summer with a visit from my Arizona brother and his family. There was too much going on here to visit them this summer, so they came to us.…
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6 Ideas for a Simple Summer Trip to Utah
Another summer visit with cousins! Last time we met up with them in Southern Utah. I had so much fun visiting with my Arizona brother and his family, as well as my NorCal…
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Turkeys, Tigers, and Trees- Oh My
My youngest sister was able to spend Thanksgiving with us before moving back to California! The kids couldn’t stop asking me when we were going to pick her up. I brought them all…
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Summer Weekend Getaway with Kids
Why I Plan, Especially for Trips Thinking only about what is in front of me right now does not come naturally to me. In fact, it’s UNNATURAL for me. I’m still planning 10…
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Making Memories: Fun Fall Things to Do with My Sister Before Her Mission
My youngest sister just got called to serve an LDS mission to our homeland the Philippines, and asked me to come to the temple with her before she leaves. I was like, “GIRL,…
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Halloween 2018
Stomp, Chomp, and Roar! Love, the Dinosaurs! L’s pterodactyl costume was a hit with its bright colors and the scale patterned fabric. The yellow inside is kind of a softer material. I stuffed…
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Outer Space Glow in the Dark 7th Birthday Party
We are over the moon for our daughter who just turned 7! She is such an amazing kid, we love her so much! The only thing she asked for was a party where…
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Balloon Festival
Freedom Days in Provo during the week of Independence Day has long been a fun family event for us, and this year we decided to make the (6am!) trip to see the Balloon…
