The First Day of School
The amount of tears I’ve shed in the past six weeks knowing this day was coming is unreal. Also, yesterday I told Olivia I was going to follow her to school and video her getting...
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Baseball 2023
It was another great year of baseball! Roo was on the A’s and Nate was on the Mariners. Roo was playing as the youngest on his team (there were several kids in 7th grade on...
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Roo graduates
Another school year has come and gone. And the saddest and most exciting thing is that Andrew graduated from Elementary school. I really can’t believe he’s done at Draper. I love love love this darling...
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Andrew & Nate’s Spring Concert
Roo & Nate surprised me this year by joining the school choir. They went early to school each Wednesday to practice and sing. And it all culminated in the Spring Concert. It was so fun!
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Week in Review – March 19th-25th
On Monday when the Sun is Hot -. I cleaned the house and worked out and took a nap. On Tuesday when it Hails & Snows- I took Nate-O-Potato to lunch. Because a lunch date...
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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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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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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
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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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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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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Iron Men
Nate and Roo have had some exciting athletic persuits this past week – For Activity Days at church the boys spent all summer preparing to participate in a triathalon. They practiced their running, biking and...
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Roo and David Hike to the Bridge at Six in the Morning
Sometimes Roo and David like to go on early morning hikes. Usually that means David’s family is assigned to the task of taking them. But sometimes Roo asks me if I’ll be the one to...
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Back to School 2022
Another summer has come and gone. I’m never ever ready for school to begin again. I love the days when all of le bebes are home with me (in theory if not in practice). But...
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Andrew & Nate’s Birthday Parties
The last two weeks of summer are always busy, and this year wasn’t shaping up to be any different. That’s why I felt like a particular genius when I had the idea to combine Nate...
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The Kids Rodeo
It’s one of those weird things where the whole time I’m thinking: “This is BAAAAD parenting.” But still . . . they had some good fun (and plenty of traumatic tears). Everett, Roo and Nate...
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Orthos & A Concert
Roo boo and I went and got ice cream after his orthodontist appointment. Later that evening Wyatt and I went to concert up at the draper amphitheater (which we’d never been to before) for Little...
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Hello, My Name Is Andrew Christensen
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Andrew Starts Kindergarten
I can’t believe my baby Andrew is in kindergarten. Sigh. This boy is so dreamy. I will miss him every day.
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And Now We Are Six
Roo Boo turned 6! Oh, be still my beating heart. I do love that boy. He is my most happy child, and he brings that happiness to everyone he is around. He is easy going...
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Graduation
Roo Boo graduated from Mrs. King’s preschool. He was such a great preschooler! He learned lots, and was very enthusiastic and sweet. I think Roo is going to have a great educational experience ahead of...
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Spring Sports
This spring we had Olivia playing softball in the Sandy/Draper league – Calvin playing baseball in Little League- Everett and Andrew in Draper fishing club – And Roo playing soccer for the Draper league. We’ve...
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Fall Recap
There certainly was a lot going on last fall! Here are just a few pics to recap some of the happenings.
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Andrew’s First Day of Preschool
On September 8th, Roo-Boo started preschool. He was sooooooooo sooooooooo soooooooo excited to go. He’s ready for a full fun year of learning and playing and having a little independence from home. I’m excited for...
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Roo Boo’s Birthday Five!
Roo turned five. Saying that hurts my heart a little. He’s been the sweetest, most joyful four year old I have ever known. His good natured-ness has really been a boon to my heart, and...
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Mom Ears
The other night I woke up to the word “Mom” being whispered in the dark. I opened my eyes expecting to see a child standing before me at the side of the bed. But there...
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Cabin with Cousins
Heidi and Alea and Weston came up to the cabin to play one day. We played at the river, had a seriously yummy bbq and otherwise spent the day playing and relaxing. We even went down to...
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The River
An exciting thing has happened at the cabin this week – On Monday we were there, playing at the river by the entrance into our HOA. The river frontage is owned by the HOA,...
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The Best Day of My Life
Today Andrew came happily bouncing into my room. “The day Nate was born was so fun. That was the best day of my life!” he told me. “Oh really? What about the day you were...
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Softball, Baseball, and T-Ball
This year we decided to play spring ball rather than summer ball – we’re trying to have less busyness in the summer. Olivia is playing softball in a draper league. Her games are Monday’s and...
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Cute, Funny, Adorable Kids
Here’s some recent stories about my kid-o’s. A Boy Has a Crush on Olivia: We were at the pinewood derby the other night and Tyler Pierson, and little neighborhood boy in Olivia’s grade, was there....
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Buff Boys
My kids like to exercise every once in a while. I tell them kids exercise by playing and climbing and being outside. But sometimes they want to exercise like their dad.
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The Musical Education of Children OR Another Story About Roo
I take the musical education of my children seriously . . . Like, seriously, they should know who certain bands are. So, I’ve been working with them for a while to get them to recognize...
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Stories about Roo, Who is a Smartie
Kinda braggy, but yo, it’s my blog. The other night at dinner we were discussing fire drills. During the conversation I told the kids (again) the story of the time growing up when my house...
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Happy Halloween!
I love taking the babies to Gardener Village to take picture of them in their cute Halloween Costumes. This year I decided just to take the kiddos that aren’t in school (at least, at school...
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Roo Boo
Sometimes I go to take a picture on my phone, and my storage is full. I swipe through my pictures to see why, and I find the selfies my kids take. The THOUSANDS of selfies....
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//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsWe started Roo’s birthday at the cabin with presents and a big breakfast. For his birthday we got him a coon skin cap, a flash light, swedish fish (red fish, he calls them) and sugar...
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Something I learned from my children this Halloween
The weekend after Halloween was a sugary hangover of bliss. Candy and wrappers were everywhere, and everyone was jovial. But one thing that struck me was the generosity of my children. “Mom, have this!” they...
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Consistency Is Key
I started working on back to school dinner a couple weeks ago – I started with our theme painting. I spent several hours over a couple days working on this painting – but it never...
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Summer: Day 1
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On Tuesday we had sickness in the house – Olivia and Everett were down for the count, and I woke up with an eye infection. Wyatt stayed home that morning for a few various reasons....
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This is Halloween
This month I’ve felt like a chicken running around with my head cut off – I’ve been to busy that Halloween really snuck up on me! Last week I finally made the kids nail down...
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Summer Fun at the Hollywood Connection – The Summer Chronicles
One fun afternoon we went with our friends, Jill, Drake, Ila and Harvey to Hollywood Connection. H.C. is one of those places with dizzying rides that spin you up, down, in, out, and...
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Be Your Best Self – Back to School Dinner, 2013
One of our family traditions is having a back to school dinner for the little lovelies. This is a time to celebrate the kids, acknowledge their accomplishments, and look forward to all they have ahead...
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I’ll Carry Your Rock A Story About Calvin
Last week we went up to Oakley, and the kids were having a great time playing in the river. Roo especially was enjoying throwing rocks into the water. We were on a walk and Roo...
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The Little Lovelies
Little Roo-Bee He is such a tease. This morning he took Everett’s blanket on purpose, and just held it, ready to run, looking at Everett, and laughing! He giggles constantly. He is my little yellow...
The Rest of the StoryRoo’s First Word
was “Daisy.” I wasn’t sure if I heard correctly yesterday – I thought he said it, but I couldn’t get him to say it again. But today when he said it like four times in...
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It’s the weekend before Halloween, so really, what do I expect?! Friday Calvin and his preschool class went on a field trip to Gardiner Village to see the witches. What fun! Friday afternoon we went...
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Leslee and I were sitting on the floor of her nursery getting some pictures ready to hang. Roo was playing on the floor beside us. Suddenly he stood up (in the middle of the room,...
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Roo’s Birthday was fast. Luckily we celebrated on two days. Maybe we’ll celebrate again on Sunday. When we got up, we all went into his room and sang Happy Birthday to him. He really seemed...
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We went fishing the other night – our first trip of the year. We just went to a local pond. We had no luck. But the kids admired the fish of others, and had fun...
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Will You Be My Valentine?
“You forgot the question mark” was the first thing he said when he saw it. “No I didn’t. It’s more of a statement than a question.” On Monday they spent the afternoon preparing our valentines...
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Don’t Ever Laugh
as a herse goes by . . . Because, well, you know.
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For the Love
Today we blessed Andrew James. It was beautiful. His blessing by his father was wonderful. And I had such a peaceful feeling through out the sacrament meeting. I really felt a testimony of the tender...
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One Month Ago
Today . . . sigh.
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As a final hurrah we went to the Dinosaur Museum one last time. It was, as always, tons of fun. Afterward we got ice cream played in a kid water feature that I never knew...
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I have been on cloud nine for the past eight days. It couldn’t have been better – the labor, the delivery, the recovery, the baby. Everything went just as it should. And he is perfect....
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Now that July is over (sigh of both sadness and relief at the same time), I suppose it’s time to start getting ready for Boy. Remember last December I wrote myself a letter about not...
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