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So many thoughts …
So we’re renovating our kitchen. It’s an thrilling prospect and I feel beyond blessed to have the opportunity at all. That being said it’s also entirely overwhelming. I’ll get all excited about making it this dream kitchen, this “me” kitchen, this stylish kitchen and then I’ll get all befuddled about what that even means. I’m drawn…
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Cache Valley: Sabina and her family and two sets of Grandparents
After our visit with Getti, we returned “home” to see Tom for a few days before I got stir crazy and we headed back out to visit Sabina and my Grandparents in Cache valley. They were sweet to treat Scotland to yet another birthday celebration. (I guess he got four ’cause he’s four!) Really, it…
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Bountiful: Brigette, Dave, Brielle, Keiton and Coleman
We flew back to SLC from Phoenix and spent the following week with Brigette, Dave and their children. Scotland and Brielle were in dress-ups the whole time we were there. It was fun to see the difference in play, between Scotland and his boy cousins and his play with Brielle. She was much more into…
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Phoenix: Derek, Audrey and kids
One of the perks of having my in-laws in AZ is that I get to see my oldest brother, Derek and his family often. We always tack on a few days so we can hang out with the kids and chat late into the night a few times with Derek and Audrey. This time we…
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Tucson, AZ- Foutz cousins and Grandparents
Tom’s sister, Cassie, and I are starting a tradition of cousin get-togethers in February at Grandma’s house. She’s from Boston, and like me come February she’s craving some sunshine. It’s the perfect opportunity to get the cousins together with their grandparents and enjoy the beautiful February weather in Tucson. It was an easy breezy vacation…
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Provo, UT- Devin and Jessica
The boys and I had such a good time visiting Devin and Jessica. We got to see their beautiful apartment and spend some time seeing historic Provo, the Bean Life Science Museum, and hiking up to Bridal Veil Falls. (In addition to visiting the Museum of Natural Curiosity and watching my eldest niece Brecklyn swim…
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Honoring Ancestors- Bear River City, UT
The bend in the Bear River, where Ane likely had her dug out. En route to Provo to visit my brother, Devin, the boys and I stopped in Bear River City. This was a much anticipated trip for me. You see, my paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Ane Larsen Andersen, was the first to settle the area. I like…
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Idaho Museum of Natural History
This museum is on ISU’s campus. It’s a small museum but well worth the visit. They have a large room stocked with activities for kids, that we will most certainly revisit. Scotland, like boys of his age, is fascinated by dinosaurs, so it was fun to show him what sorts of dinosaurs and other extinct…
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So, we're living in Pocatello
Tom’s residency requires one away rotation. So for two months we’re living in Pocatello, Idaho. While it’s been strange to up and leave our life in Seattle, it’s resulted in all sorts of fun adventures. We were provided with a small apartment around the corner from the hospital. It’s a real change from our spacious…
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Happy First Birthday Anders!
Our sweet Anders celebrated his first birthday last week. We had so much fun celebrating him, and I’ll admit as I tried to focus the entire day on him I was surprised at how rarely I give him that kind of attention. I appreciated focusing on his interests and teaching Scotland the importance of prioritizing…