The Princess

My parents couldn’t get away for Thanksgiving, so they decided to come out the weekend before. Halle was so excited that Grandma and Grandpa were going to have a “sleepover” at her house b/c they usually stay in a hotel. Friday night after they got here we went to Good Times for some homemade custard….

Wow.  Fireworks in NYC are crazy!  Crazy fun!  Awesome Uncle Dan went into the crowd very early to secure us a good spot.  We got pizza for the kiddos and then made our way downtown about 7:30.  We hadn’t realized there would be bag checks at the entrance points and the lines were HUGE.  Danny…

The kids absolutely look forward to their alone time with Grandparents and cousins every year.  We feel so lucky to have amazing family who takes such good care of the kids.  They have the time of their lives while in Utah.  The night before we were leaving poor little Halle had a meltdown.  She was…

“Coming [to Paris] has been a wonderful experience, surprising in many respects, one of them being to find how much of an American I am.” –Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American sculptor I brought all my cutest clothes for Paris because everyone said France is much dressier that the States and I didn’t want to look like an…

Remember this picturesque, serene pond at the Conservatory Gardens?  Well, leave it to Blake to spoil the mood.  The kids were enjoying the beautiful flowers, and loving looking at the giant goldfish swimming peacefully in the pond.  Blake was making his way around the edge, when all of the sudden we heard a giant SPLASH. …

Carlie, Dan and Baby Gwen are here for a visit.  It is so fun to have them with us, and the kids are just eating Gwen up.  Halle can’t get enough of her, and so when we went to the Empire State Building the other day, Halle got to carry Gwen in the front pack. …