Author name: Kirk Halliday

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EFY Starts

Today EFY started for the girls!  We signed them up for the Denver Stay at Home EFY which is exactly the same as a regular EFY only you stay at home and eat breakfast before you go.  That makes it MUCH cheaper!  🙂  The girls aren’t sure exactly what to expect but they are excited […]

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Family Vacation Day 10

Today we got up early, ate breakfast and then started driving the final stretch home!  We saw some beautiful country along the way… We finally made it to the I-70 pass down into Denver and made our way home!  After 10 days, it felt nice to drive into our own driveway, unpack, and sleep in

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Family Vacation Day 9

This morning, we packed up, said good-bye to everyone, and then started our drive home.  We stopped in Las Vegas, drove along the strip, and then up to the temple to visit the grounds there.  We ate lunch and then started on our drive again… What a different feeling between the strip and the temple! 

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Family Vacation Day 8

Today we decided to stay an extra day and visit the LA Natural History Museum with a bunch of the families.  That was a lot of fun.  We also got to see the Colosseum/Rose Bowl!  We went to a really cool butterfly exhibit as well. By the time we were done with the museum, we

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Family Vacation Day 7 – Reunion!

Today was reunion day!  We spent most of the day on the beach, hanging out and having a great time!  Brittany overcame her fear of the ocean, and it was hard to get her out!  We went body boarding, tried surfing, and buried a bunch of the little people. Brian brought in a caterer for

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Family Vacation Day 6

Today we got up early, went walking on the beach and swimming in the water, and relaxed.  Angela went on a bike ride with a bunch of the family members (they had a bunch of bikes in the garage of the house). We then went to the Los Angeles Zoo together as a family (whoever

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Family Vacation Day 5

Today we got up early and I took Zach to the beach to do a little body boarding.  He had a riot!  It was hard to get him out of the water to get moving with our daily activities… LA Temple and Hollywood. Once I got him out and dried off, we piled in the

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Family Vacation Day 4

Today we got up early and went for a walk on the beach it was cloudy and overcast, but it felt SO good!  We took some pictures of the house and some views of the beach as well… We then went to church in one of the Sunset Beach wards.  They were really nice to

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Family Vacation Day 3

This morning we got up early, checked out of the hotel, and drove back up into the Grand Canyon.  It was much more beautiful than yesterday because all the fog was gone.  We got some amazing pictures!  We took a couple of hikes along the rim and enjoyed the fresh air! Even though the kids

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Family Vacation Day 2

Happy Birthday Zach!!!   Big number 9!  We hope you have a GREAT one! Today we got up early and took off on the next leg of our journey…  Four Corners and Grand Canyon.  The Four Corners area was neat but it was SO touristy!  The area is on Native American land and the whole area

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Start of Family Vacation

Today we started our Family Vacation down through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California (Hobbs Reunion) and back!  We left early and kept our fingers crossed that we could make it down to Durango, CO with no problem.  There have been incredibly bad and huge forest fires down there and they just opened the road.  When

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X-Factor and FHE with Friends

Today the girls went to see X-Factor up in Denver.  They were SO excited to see Simon Cowell and the crew.  They had a blast and really enjoyed watching all the performances (some WAY better than others).  🙂 After they got home, we went over to the Liddell’s for dinner and Family Home Evening.  We

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