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The Mice Will Play
Andrew ➤ March 6, 2023

The Mice Will Play

While mommy and dad are out of town to see Bruce for an epic weekend in Denver . . . The kids had all sorts of fun! The word on the street is that Everett...

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Bruuuuuuuuuuce
Andrea ➤ March 6, 2023

Bruuuuuuuuuuce

For Christmas, 2021 Wyatt gave me the “Christensen Concert Series” – a promise to take me to a few different concerts. The last concert of that gift was Bruce Springsteen – But he wasn’t coming...

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The Second Half of February
Adventures ➤ March 6, 2023

The Second Half of February

It was rough – but the pictures make it look like it was all good times 😀

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The World Don’t Bother Me None
Adventures ➤ February 14, 2023

The World Don’t Bother Me None

Over spring break in 2021 (just shy of 2 years ago now) we took a road trip through Southern Utah and into Arizona and Colorado. I’ve loooong wanted to take the kids down to Monument...

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SweetHearts Junior Year 2023
Olivia ➤ February 12, 2023

SweetHearts Junior Year 2023

Cute Olivia went to Sweet Hearts with her friend, Seth. They had a great time. I am so, so pleased at the choices in friends and activities that Olivia has involved herself with. She just...

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Painting
Andrea ➤ February 12, 2023

Painting

I finished two paintings in about a week of each other. This feels miraculous to me. One painting I’ve been working on since last spring when I first did a study for the idea. I...

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Basketbaaaaaaallllllll
Andrew ➤ January 22, 2023

Basketbaaaaaaallllllll

We have a lot of basketball happening around here. Nate is on a J.Jazz team with games every Monday night. Roo is on a J.Jazz team with the same neighborhood boys as forever, with games...

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#TakeNote
Adventures ➤ January 21, 2023

#TakeNote

After seeing the Nutcracker in Munich, I asked Everett what he thought of it. He said something to the effect of “I’m a 13 year old boy, and the ballet is not my thing.” –...

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Welcome to the Show
Olivia ➤ December 29, 2022

Welcome to the Show

For Olivia’s birthday we took her and her bestie, Natalie, down to the PRCA rodeo championship in Las Vegas. It was a whirlwind trip – just about 24 hours because the girls couldn’t afford to...

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Snow Day
Adventures ➤ December 28, 2022

Snow Day

School is canceled for the day The snow is piled high The joy of every child’s heart Exhaled in winters sigh. A poem by me on a snow day

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Bless Us All
Adventures ➤ December 28, 2022

Bless Us All

Life is full of sweet surprises Every day’s a gift The sun comes up and I can feel it lift my spirit Fills me up with laughter, fills me up with song I look into...

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Weekend Update
Adventures ➤ November 20, 2022

Weekend Update

Roo graduates from DARE! Corner Canyon loses in the state championship football game to Skyridge, 7-17. A&W went to the Jazz game with the Lakers Roo went to Winnie’s birthday party. We DIDN’T do a...

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Trying to be FUN Mom
Andrew ➤ November 14, 2022

Trying to be FUN Mom

As I get older I notice I definitely am more tired than I used to be. In 2021 I finally gave up and admitted to myself that I needed a daily mid-afternoon nap. So, it’s...

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This is not a moment. It’s the movement.
Calvin ➤ November 13, 2022

This is not a moment. It’s the movement.

Calvin is super-fan of Hamilton, and he really got into the musical last spring. He can sing every lyric of every song. So, when his birthday came around and I was trying to figure out...

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Time to Go the Other Direction
Nathaniel ➤ November 10, 2022

Time to Go the Other Direction

There was a time when Nate always wanted his room just so. He would clean, and line up his dinosaurs, and whine when cousins came over and moved them. He always kept his room perfectly...

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I Need a Hero
Wyatt ➤ November 3, 2022

I Need a Hero

Wyatt saved a horse! We went to get a pizza the other night, and there was a horse trailer pulled in at the gas station – “Why does that lady have her trailer open” I...

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Halloween, Halloween!
Adventures ➤ November 3, 2022

Halloween, Halloween!

The festivities: 1- Neighborhood adult party at the Montagues; Wyatt wins a prize for his costume. 2- Ward trunk or treat with a salsa contest. Andrea wins a prize for her salsa. 3- Trick or...

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Young and Sweet, Only Seventeen
Olivia ➤ October 30, 2022

Young and Sweet, Only Seventeen

Olivia turned the iconic age of 17. I cannot. I CANNOT I cannot believe that she is 17 years old. Where has the time gone? What happened? I love that sweet, young, precious, and amazing...

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STATE
Calvin ➤ October 25, 2022

STATE

For fall break we spent the weekend in St. George, watching Calvin race at the state championships. We were super impressed that he qualified for the event. It was such a fun and exciting weekend!...

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Inauguration at the Park
Adventures ➤ October 20, 2022

Inauguration at the Park

After a loooong many months of looking through the fence, the playground at our park is finally complete. This means no more: “Can we just sneak in?” “Do you think anyone will notice?” “What is...

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A Fall Drive
Andrea ➤ October 16, 2022

A Fall Drive

On Sunday we (just Calvin, Roo & I, no one else wanted to come) took a drive up the canyon to see the fall leaves. Of course, Calvin wanted to take some pictures too. And...

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Olivia and Mamma Go Shopping & Olivia Gets a New Dress
Olivia ➤ October 14, 2022

Olivia and Mamma Go Shopping & Olivia Gets a New Dress

And so we went shopping . . . And Olivia found the most beautiful dress! She reminds me of Audrey Hepburn a’la Breakfast at Tiffany’s. So classic. She is so beautiful, and that glow comes...

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The Week of Everett
Everett ➤ October 14, 2022

The Week of Everett

Everett had a mighty big week this week! 1- He tried out for and had call backs for the school play! Last year he was in the play “Suessical” as part of the ensemble. This...

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Draper Walking Field Trip
Nathaniel ➤ October 13, 2022

Draper Walking Field Trip

Nate-O had a walking field trip to see the sites of historic Draper. I was so excited to be a chaperone for the trip! We went to the Heritage Park where we learned about the...

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Ichabod – What a Name
Adventures ➤ October 12, 2022

Ichabod – What a Name

Kinda odd, but nice just the same. On Wednesday night we had our annual viewing party of the notorious Ichabod Crane, complete with Apple Cider and Pumpkin Donuts. Roo has been reading The Legend of...

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Happy Birthday Everett!
Everett ➤ October 10, 2022

Happy Birthday Everett!

Oh my heart is squishy and full. I love this kid just so. so. so. much. He’s in the throes of middle school, with all the horrible-ness that that is, and my heart regularly bleeds...

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Library Book Displays
Adventures ➤ October 8, 2022

Library Book Displays

I’ve been making book displays for the library, hoping to encourage kids to try some different books than the same-old same-old that are always in circulation. I’ve had pretty good success so far, the kids...

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Happy Birthday Kellie!
Andrea ➤ October 6, 2022

Happy Birthday Kellie!

Monday was Kellie’s birthday! #45. For her big day I filled her bedroom with 45 balloons and tied little notes of things I loved and admired about her. Happy Birthday Kellie! One of my dearest...

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Roo Finishes The Book of Mormon
Andrew ➤ October 6, 2022

Roo Finishes The Book of Mormon

In January Andrew decided he was going to read the entire Book of Mormon himself. And on Sunday he finished the entire thing. Every time he finished one of the books within the book, we...

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A Day at the Cabin
Adventures ➤ September 30, 2022

A Day at the Cabin

On Friday the kids had no school (for YAY!) so we decided to head up to the cabin for the afternoon. What do you do at the cabin? Nothing. Which is the most glorious thing...

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Andrea Christensen

Welcome to my blog! Here you'll find stories about our adventures and misadventures, musings about the gospel, journal entries about our travels, and shameless humble-brags about my five favorite people on the planet.

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Adventures ➤ August 28, 2011

Seek Learning

This year Olivia will start kindergarten. I’ve already spent my tears on this reality. Not only that, but my buddy, SuperCal will start pre-school. I will miss him so much. So it has been a...

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Adventures ➤ November 12, 2013

Bed Time Routine

Bedtimes ebb and flow at our house, like the tide . . . like the tiredness of little loves. In the summers . . . well, there is no routine, nothing is predictable, and we...

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Adventures ➤ April 25, 2006

Happy Birthday

We celebrated Wyatt’s birthday yesterday! We started the day off right by sleeping in late. Then we went to brunch at Denny’s (where we would also go to breakfast after each Dr.’s appointment during my...

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Adventures ➤ June 27, 2016

FHE at the Cabin

One night we invited our friends, the Reimann’s, to the cabin for FHE. We had a good time having a BBQ, going up to the lake, catching frogs, canoeing, 4-wheeling, watching movies and having a...

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