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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 ➤ July 8, 2018

Reunited And It Feels So Good – The EPIC Thailand Trip Part II

When I checked us into our hotel that first night, I talked to the concierge about getting to the airport in the morning to catch our flight down to Phuket. We needed to get to...

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Adventures ➤ March 4, 2017

Lighting the Tree of Life

Every year the Draper Park (which is about 300 yards from my house) lights up their trees. The grand central figure is one dubbed “The Tree of Life,” an old globe willow that they light...

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Adventures ➤ December 31, 2012

The Big Year

ROO ATE HIS FIRST FOODS•redecorated olivia’s room•CALVIN LEARNED TO SCOOTER•andrea made a skirt•WYATT WAS CALLED TO THE BISHOPRIC•we went to arizona for some sunshine and fun•BUILT GARDEN BOXES•wyatt registered to run for office•EASTER EGG HUNT•wyatt...

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Adventures ➤ March 5, 2011

Week End

Today we had a fun surprise in the mail: a get well card and puzzle for Olivia from her cousin Dessie, illustrated by her artist-extrodinaire-mother, Melinda. I think I will frame the card and use...

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brielle reimann brighton mackey brock family cabin trip bronson evans brothers bruce springsteen bryan stewart brynn sjoblom brynn stewart bugs bunnies burp rags bush gardens butler 4th ward butlerville days butterfly byu cabin cabin projects cabin quilt california callings calvin calvin and hobbes cambodia camera campaign camping candace canoeing canyonlands capitol reef caribbean carl bloch carousel carrie charcoal charity cheesecake cheese factory chicken chicken tikka masala childhood children childrens museum china chloe mcglincey choir chore chart chores christensen extended family christianity christmas christmas card christmas eve dinner christmas Movies christmas traditions christmas windows at the grand christy reimann citrus classic skating cleaning clouds club college colorado colored pencil concert conference weekend consequences construction cookies corn chowder corner canyon corona virus costume cottonwood heights cousin andrew cousins cowabunga bay cowboy crater lake creative writing crib cruise cs lewis cub scouts culture d6 ward daisy dallas dance dance pictures danny dark sunshine darlene herzog dating david linford deacon deacon ball dead horse point death deck declan denver digital art digital collage dillon roberts disneyland dj sim dog doll dolphin dragon dragonfly wings drake fletcher draper draper 6th ward draper 8th ward draper amphitheater draper days draper elementary draper library draper park draper rec draper temple drawing dress dr larsen earings earthquake easter easter egg hunt eating out of the garden eclipse elder holland elder packer election elementary school eliza elliott westwood elm tree emily dowland emily elmer emily heisler emma shaw emmett ferguson emmett parker engaged estonia everett exercise fairies fairy house faith fall fall break fall color family family home evening family photography family pictures family scripture study family vacation farewell field trip fireworks first day first day of kindergarten first day of school fish fisher neil fishing fletchers florida flowers football for the strength of youth four wheelers freebie free design friends frogs frost date fsy funeral funny face funny stories gabe williams garden gardiner village garrett bell gay marriage general conference gerry trelease gingerbread houses goldendoodle gospel analogies graduation grand canyon grandma's salsa grandma brock grandpa brock grandpa herzog grand turk grapefruit gratitude great dane greendale growing children gutenberg hailey hale center theater halloween hamilton harry harry and lois harvey fletcher hawaii hawk hewett heaven heber hee haws heidi heidi christensen hello dolly heritage hidden lake high council high mountain cafe high school high school dance hiking history history of us hobbies holiday home home coming homemade gifts homemade holiday homemade ice cream home video honesty hope horse back riding horses hospital hot chocolate hot dogs house projects ice cream ichabod crane idaho ifa illustration 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melinda mesa verde micah michael jackson middle school ministering of angels miracles miranda mission missionary Mo moab modesty mommy daughter monkey bars montage video monument valley morgen mormon battalion museum morocco mother daughter motherhood mountain biking mountains mountview park movies moving mrs page mrs sheri mtb mt rushmore mud muir woods museum of natural curiosity music natalie natalie lawson nate nathan sim nativity nauvoo temple navajo indian reservation neighborhood neighbors newborn newborn photography newport beach new roof new years eve nicole ferguson ninja norman rockwell nursery oakland oaklee oakley oakley rodeo Oil painting olivia open house orange ordinance ordination oregon oreos orthodontist owen jorgensen padres game pagent painting paper mache parker party paul braithwaite paxton woods payson temple pet photography phuket piano piano recital pillowcase dress pinewood derby pinterest pioneer day pioneer stories planning guide plants play playground 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