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Thanksgiving 2024
I was nervous about this Thanksgiving. Jer’s Mom and her husband were coming to visit, and I wasn’t sure the house would be all prepared without much effort since I had just come…
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Halloween 2024
Pumpkin Carving Trick or Treating I’m glad that I still get to take the kids trick or treating! We had to adapt some of our Hobbit / LOTR costumes for colder weather since…
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Hobbit Trunk or Treat
I was so impressed with how Jer and the kids did this awesome Hobbit Hole for our ward Trunk or Treat! Jer constructed it from cardboard boxes that the kids painted. L did…
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Independence Day
The tradition of hiking with the Dunn’s to Slate Canyon lives on! We saw the most hot air balloons we’ve ever seen launch (kind of hard to see in the photos), probably from…
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Easter 2024
Jer and the kids dyed eggs last night. I saw their designs for the first time today once they gathered all their eggs. L visibly grinned when she found my favorite hiding spot-…
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St Patrick’s Day Party 2024
We were pretty low key, had food and Irish music, relaxed and visited together with the kids playing upstairs, and had some silly moments with the photo props. The Dunns made our table…
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Merry Christmas 2023
These were hits this year: We embraced Feliz Navidad, and had street tacos for Christmas dinner. Most of the week has been enjoying time together playing the games or activities we can do…
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December Family Moments
Here are a few moments I’d like to remember from this month. Quiet times at home. Performances and celebrations. Admiring our lovely mountain. I got to read F’s first book entitled “The Dragin…
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Thanksgiving Idaho 2023
This is our second annual visit to Jeremy’s Mom at her home during Thanksgiving break. The kids were very excited for the trip, and had plans to play board games with everyone—but in…
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This Is Halloween 2023
Family Pumpkin Carving We carved our pumpkins a couple days ago. They turned out so well! We couldn’t even eat near W’s spider face one because it was so creepy! School Monster Mash…
