Holiday Stories

  • 4 Categories of Christmas Gifts for Our Kids

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    This year we decided to steal an idea from our lovely neighbors and only give our kids 4 gifts this year. We break the 4 gifts down into something you want, something you need, something you read, and something you wear. I like the simplicity of it. Plus, when you add in grandparent gifts and…

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  • Niagara Falls Panorama

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    Last year my wife and I had a chance to go to Niagara Falls to celebrate our anniversary. We decided to hit Toronto and then Niagara Falls this year since we were in the area again. No DWTS Live this year (just missed it by a few days), but we did get to watch Cinderella…

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  • Showing Up at Restaurants Dressed Up As Their Mascot

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    As I mentioned in my last post about our restaurant Halloween costumes, we had some good fun this year dressing up as various restaurant mascots (not sure if that’s the right term, but you get the point). The Crash Wife decided to take it one step further and on Halloween she took each of the…

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  • Our Restaurant Halloween Costumes

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    Last night we had a trunk or treat at church and so we got a chance to take a picture of all of us in our Halloween costumes. This year the kids thought it would be fun to do a restaurant theme. I think the idea started with Crash Kid #1 saying he wanted to…

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  • Letting Kids Be Who They Are

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    This summer Crash Kid #1 attended his first camp. Since he’s only 11 years old I attended with him. We had a great time, but before we went to the camp he had to decide which merit badges to take. As he looked through the list he started picking merit badges like leatherworks, metalworks, art,…

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  • Happy 4th of July!

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    This rendition of Amazing Grace by Condoleezza Rice & Jenny Oaks Baker was a perfect way for me to celebrate the 4th of July this weekend. I hope it will be a great way for you to celebrate it too. As I side note, I have many fond memories of Jenny Oaks Baker playing at…

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  • Second Christmas is Awesome!

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    This year we made the great decision to fly across the country to spend Christmas with my in-laws in upstate NY. The great part is that we avoided any major snowfalls and for a large portion of our trip it was colder in Las Vegas than it was in New York. I’ll consider that a…

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  • He is the Gift Christmas Video – #ShareTheGift

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    As a mormon and a social media nerd, I’ve really loved the #ShareTheGift hashtag this Christmas Season. One of my favorite things has been the people on Instagram who are holding a sign that says “I Will #SHAREtheGIFT By…__________” and then they fill in the blank. Here’s one such example: #sharethegift A photo posted by…

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  • My Take on Christmas Lights

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    I must admit that I’m really really torn on Christmas lights. I’m talking about Christmas lights on my own home. I really enjoy coming home to Christmas lights on my own home. However, I really don’t like to go to the effort to put them up. Yes, I know this probably means I should just…

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  • The Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Greeting Choice

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    I decided to mix things up this year (I’ve been known to do that) for the holidays. I’ve never been fond of sending a Christmas Card (Holiday card if you prefer) or an email with a link to some Christmas Card to my work colleagues, partners, customers, etc. I understand the intent is very good…

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