+E Ranch
On Wednesday Nate and I went on a field trip with his 3rd grade class to +E (Pronounced “Cross E”) Ranch, in North Salt Lake. We played on the playground, saw some animals, got lost...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nathaniel is Baptized
On Sunday, August 14th (the day before school started!) Nate was baptized. It was a really lovely afternoon. I so love my youngest boy, and I’m pleased with who he is becoming. He has been...
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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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My Last Preschool Graduate
Nate graduated from preschool! It was kinda crazy because with the pandemic he didn’t actually go to preschool for the last two months. But Mrs. King decided to hold a graduation (masks and social distancing-ish...
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Nate’s first day of preschool
Was my last first-day of preschool.
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Nate Is Awesome
Obviously.
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Nato-Potato Turns 3
Nato-Potato turned 3. Oh, he is such a sweet thing. Every day this happens. “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “What Nate?” With all smiles: “I wuv woo!” I...
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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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Happy Birthday Nathaniel!
Two days after Calvin’s birthday we get to celebrate Nate’s birthday. We’re so glad Nate is in our family. He is constantly charming us with his ADORABLENESS! We think he’s so sweet. Things I love...
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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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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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Nate-O Gets A Staple
One day Nate-O took a spill off a chair. He hit his head on something on the way down (no one was in the room to see it) and had to get a staple in...
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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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Nathaniel Grey
I found this fun scale at a garage sale and knew it would be a great photography prop. Check out how cute these pics are of Nate.
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Nathaniel Grey’s First Birthday!
Nate celebrated his first birthday on the same day Calvin was baptized. After the baptism we came home and had a fun family party for him. I don’t think he understood quite what all the...
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Oh, Zion!
In celebration of Calvin and Nate’s birthday’s we decided to head downtown for some fun family activities. First on our list was Hike Ensign Peak. It’s been on our Summer Activities list all summer, and...
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Nate’s First Food
Natey Nate has had a lot of firsts the past month – First rolling over (in Cancun) First teeth (two front bottom teeth came in the Sunday before we left for Cancun First foods! Yes,...
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A&W Go To Cancun
For a work-trip Wyatt and I went to Cancun. We’ve never been there. It was fun. DAY 4 – THE ONLY DAY OF ANY REAL ADVENTURE After 3 days of going around with people from...
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Ward Christmas Party
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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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Blessing Baby Nate
Today was Baby Nathaniel’s baby blessing. Our Beloved Heavenly Father, Having authority of the Holy Melchizedik Priesthood, we hold this infant in our arms to give him a name and a blessing. The name we...
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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 73
It was the last Saturday of the Summer. We wanted to do something fun, but not overwhelming. So – even though the cabin was still torn apart from projects, we decided to go spend the...
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Summer Day 64
We had baby Nate’s circumcision. The doctor had me stay and hold the binki in his mouth. I will say I panicked and seriously reconsidered as they started. It was not pleasant for this mamma!!...
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Summer, Day 63
Wednesday was the first day I ventured out with my new little lovely. I took him to him to Fotofly to have his newborn pictures taken. Remember when I did that with Andrew? Afterward I took...
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Summer, Day 58 (Nate’s First Day of Life)
After catching about five hours of sleep, it was time to get up. It was weird having him born on Friday, August 1st because mostly it felt like he was born on Thursday. Anyhoo, Grandma...
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Summer, Day 57 & 58 – Welcoming Nathaniel Grey Christensen
When morning came bright and early (I didn’t get back to bed until about 6 am, never really fell asleep, and got up with the family at 7), I rolled over and told Wyatt the...
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Summer, Day 51
The morning started with a Dr. appt. -Still only dialated to a one, with not a lot of indication that anything will be happening any time soon. I didn’t worry about it – I never...
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On Child Birth
I feel like in some ways this pregnancy has been shrouded in a haze of too much going on. Every once in a while I think . . . I need to pay better attention....
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