First MTB Race of 2025
The first bike race of 2025 happened in Temecula, California, at Vail Lake. Calvin rode down with his buddies in the Maybird van, and Wyatt and I flew down to see his race. We flew...
Read The Rest of the Storytravel
Big Dumb Eyes
A week after Olivia was off to the MTC, Dad & I took a quick trip to Las Vegas. For Christmas I gifted him tickets to Nate Bargatze’s ‘Big Dumb Eyes’ show. We went down...
Read The Rest of the Story
Christmas 2022 Part 2 – Normandy
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 – MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022 For the second leg of our Christmas trip, we rented a “seven passenger” (let’s be honest, it was more like a 4 passenger car in the US)...
Read The Rest of the Story
Christmas 2022 Part I – Paris
In the fall of 2022 we found some really great airfare to Paris over Christmas. Emily Elmer had been inviting us for years to come stay with her in Germany, and she was down to...
Read The Rest of the Story
Disneyland – the last one
We always went to Disneyland every third year. It seemed to be the right amount of time between trips – enough that we all missed it when it was time to go again. But this...
Read The Rest of the Story
Rocky Mountain High!
In February Wyatt and I went to a concert in Denver and stayed with Andi. While I was there she reminded me (again) that she wants me to come out with my kids. She’s invited...
Read The Rest of the Story
CAN CAN CUN CUN
Ah, Summer Vaction – so lovely, so hard. A: Where should we go on vaction? W: Alaska cruise! A: Yes! . . . oh, no, too expensive. A: Lake in Idaho! W: Boring A: Big...
Read The Rest of the Story
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...
Read The Rest of the Story
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...
Read The Rest of the Story
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...
Read The Rest of the Story
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!...
Read The Rest of the Story
FLOW-RYE-DUH!
For the fam-vacay this summer we decided to do a last minute trip to Florida. Gatorland – where we saw the big gators right up close! Crazy!! Seaworld – where Nate was the dolphin trainer...
Read The Rest of the Story
Our 20th Anniversary: The New England Road Trip
When we were young we thought “We’ll take back-east fall-leaves road trip.” But money and time never collided. Finally, for our 20 year we decided to make it happen. We flew in to Boston, saw...
Read The Rest of the Story
That time we went Surfing
While we were in Hawaii we decided to try surf lessons. We’d gotten a recommendation from Brenda Andrewsen to try <WHAT WAS THAT GUY’S NAME?> and she was right, he was fantastic! Nate was so...
Read The Rest of the StoryA Week In Phuket The Epic Thailand Trip Part III
[vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_column_text]I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. [/vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid item=”masonryGrid_FadeIn” grid_id=”vc_gid:1541285977194-2cfa03c1-517f-10″ include=”5233,5234,2506,2505,1521,1216,1203,1202,5232″ el_id=”thailand3″ el_class=”thailand3grid”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][nz_slick_carousel...
Read The Rest of the Story
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...
Read The Rest of the Story
Getting There – The EPIC Thailand Trip PART I
One day last April we were out working in the garden when Wyatt got a text from Uncle Alex. “Flights to Thailand for $400 round trip.” We should go . . . all of us. So that day I bought 7 round trip tickets to Thailand for November.
Read The Rest of the Story
Our Great American Road Trip –Part II
Days 4-7 Day 4 – A Day in San Francisco. When originally conceptualizing this road trip, in my mind we spent two days in San Fran. But one day proved quite adequate. When we first...
Read The Rest of the Story
It’s a Mystery – Sometimes I Make Myself Laugh!
In the spring we got a text from Beth – tickets to Thailand were suuuuper cheap! So we bought tickets. Then we had to figure out a way to tell the kids of our trip....
Read The Rest of the Story
Our Great American Road Trip – Part 1
For our family vaycay this year we decided to take a road trip to the Redwood Forest. What a blast! I spent months on google maps calculating distances and routes in eager anticipation. But in...
Read The Rest of the Story
Mt. Rushmore
A couple years ago (when Calvin was in the thick of his “Presidents” stage) Cal asked if we could go to Mt. Rushmore. We both kinda brushed it off until we were on a big...
Read The Rest of the Story
Hawaii 2016
*MORE PICTURES COMING SOON* I’m working on getting pics from all sources (my camera, my phone, Wyatt’s phone, Kellie’s phone, etc. etc.) READ PART 1 HERE Here is the report of the second half of...
Read The Rest of the Story
A Letter to the Lovelies While We’re In Hawaii
Dear Little Lovelies,Aloha! That is how you say “Hello” in Hawaii. Hawaii is a set of islands in the middle of the pacific ocean. Here there is a unique and beautiful culture. We are staying...
Read The Rest of the Story
Girls Weekend
Olivia has told me all winter that she was really looking forward to our special girls weekend. But when spring break came and we were WAAAAY too busy (well, Wyatt was too busy – remember...
Read The Rest of the Story
Christensen’s {Finally} Go to Disneyland
We planned to go to Disneyland in November of 2015. Things got delayed – long story. Then we planned for the third week of February. But Wyatt’s work put the kaibash on that. So then...
Read The Rest of the Story
Girls Weekend 2015
A couple years ago I decided we should have a “girls weekend” in St. George. Mostly I wanted a chance to go to St. George to see people I don’t otherwise have time for with...
Read The Rest of the Story
Israel Photo Book – Christmas Projects 2014
The next Christmas project I did was a photo book for my dad. It took quite a bit of time, but I think the end result was definitely worth it. Now I just have to...
Read The Rest of the Story
November Recap: Without Pictures
Basically this: Olivia's baptism; San Francisco, Disneyland, Piano Recital.
Read The Rest of the Story
My Own Miracle of Healing
I went to see “Ephraim’s Rescue” at the theaters tonight with Wyatt. In the movie there is a touching scene where a young man in the Martin Handcart Company was given a blessing of healing...
Read The Rest of the Story
If You Like Pina Coladas
Last year after Wyatt came home from the NAR conference, he said next year we should all go (Wyatt and I, and Ryan (Wyatt’s business partner) and his wife, Emily), and since it was in...
Read The Rest of the Story
Favorite Foto Sunday – Walk to the Horizon
The thing I always really liked about this picture was the composition . . . it was totally incidental to what was going on, but I think it is what makes this a photo that...
Read The Rest of the Story
Knockin’ Out the Best Two Years
I took a whirl-wind trip to St. George for my brother, Thomas’s missionary farewell. I left Saturday afternoon and came home Sunday afternoon. In those 24 hours: -Baby shower for Leslee-Dinner with the fam at...
Read The Rest of the Story
It Feels Like Cheating
We climbed into the car. Bruce was killing it on the radio. The leather was so hot it stuck to my skin, and the air conditioner blew at full blast. “It feels like we’re cheating.”...
Read The Rest of the Story
The Visit
I’m visiting Andi as I type this. Her house is an eclectic collection of art and memories. There’s the ceramic rhino bust she made, extruding from the top of the fireplace, an art project from...
Read The Rest of the Story
Sojourn to the disneyLAND
TRAVELOGUE – very boring, unless you’re me and want to remember these details forever. AND EVER. Sometime back in February I think, I made a vague mention that maybe we would go to Disneyland ....
Read The Rest of the Story
Wyatt Rocks the Kasbah
Back in the Spring Wyatt decided he would take a little trip with his old college buddy, Jimmy, to the country where they both served their missions: Argentina. But complications arose, and Argentina was out....
Read The Rest of the Story
Labor Day Weekend
Thursday night Carrie and I sat up talking, when suddenly we heard Everett crying from his room. Not just crying – screaming in a panicked sort of way. We jumped up to go to him....
Read The Rest of the Story
Wind Rivers Fishing Trip
So, in case you couldn’t tell by my posts last week, Wyatt was out of town. He went on a fishing trip into the back country of the Wind Rivers, Wyoming. If he gets so...
Read The Rest of the Story
Cruising Through Paradise
On April 28th Wyatt and I flew out to Florida for a week long Caribbean cruise. We met up with Wyatt’s brother Wynn & his wife, Heidi, and spent the night at a hotel near...
Read The Rest of the Story
Willa Cather
I was driving across Utah this past weekend, and the barren landscape with the low angled winter sun reminded me of one of my favorite authors, Willa Cather. I was first introduced to her passionate...
Read The Rest of the Story
A Week In Washington
So, after ten days at my house, my dear friend, Emily & I road tripped to her home in Spokane, Washington. With Olivia in tow, we made the 12 hour drive over two days, spending...
Read The Rest of the Story