A blog about stuff we do.
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Hello, Goodbye, Happy Birthday
Everyone is growing up and becoming real adults; buying houses, having babies, starting careers. When did that happen? I still feel like I need to ask my mom if I can have a waterfight with the neighbor kids in the backyard. Well, despite our best efforts we’re all getting older. Aubrey and Skyler just made…
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Beck Family Reunion
As I mentioned before, we had a family reunion a couple of weeks ago at Island Park with the Becks (Doug’s Mom’s side of the family). Turns out they are a pretty wild bunch which made for a fun reunion. Doug’s whole family stayed at a cabin they rented which had a great location close…
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Yellowstone National Park
A few weeks ago we had a Beck family reunion (Doug’s side of the family) at Island Park. Doug and I took a little escape to Yellowstone National Park one of our days up there. It’s been quite a few years since either of us have been there, which is a shame considering how close…
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Hālì Bōtè 7.2
The last Harry Potter came out while we were in China and so it was funny making comparisons with both experiences. You can read about that here. We bought our tickets for the midnight showing here about 6 or so weeks ago (yes, we were really excited). I remember in China having one of our…
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Pizza Pizza!
We just invested in a pizza stone that arrived in the mail today. We decided to celebrate by making pizza and watching Harry Potter #6 (we’ve got to prepare for the big premier next week!) The pizza turned out so good and I would highly recommend getting a pizza stone if you haven’t already.
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The 4th
Independence Day is definitely one of my favorite holidays: parades, patriotism, barbecues, junk food, family and fireworks. What’s not to love? We had a good time at the parade. Thank you dad for our sweet seats…he arrived at 7 AM to make sure we were curbside! Our favorite was the Star Wars club with the…
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Family Visit
My grandma came to visit from Kansas for the week. We don’t get to see her too often but it’s always so fun when we get to visit. Uncle Don and my cousin Ben came up along with JT and Kacie’s clan so we had a full house. I should warn you Doug and I…
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“Tougher Than a Boiled Owl”
A few weeks ago, Doug’s grandfather passed away. Grandpa Beck was a very genuine person with a quick wit and lively sense of humor. I liked how Janet phrased it “he never met a stranger, only a friend” (or something to that effect). The moment you met him you were instantly friends and he’d have…
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Summer Lovin’
We are so excited for summer, I just really wish it would get here. We made a to-do list in anticipation. The font used was one Aly made awhile back in China (it’s her handwriting). You can download it to use while making your own summer lists by going here and unzipping the file:…
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Treasure Hunt
Last weekend was such a treat. We got to go to Nana’s house in St. Anthony and look at all the treasures in her house. Nana has been around for almost a century now and could easily open up her own museum. I had the most fun I’ve had in awhile just looking through old…
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