Balzen Kids Keep Us Hopping!

Family Photos!

So we don't have any idea what compells us to try to take family pictures right around the holidays. You would think that it would be so much easier to do that any other time of the year, but we seem to enjoy the drama of squeezing just one more thing into an already overloaded time. We always say that it will be quick and painless but by the time we are through Mom and Dad look like they just roped a tornado and at least one of the children have been bribed to stay in place and smile. It is never easy but the end product is worth the CRAZY!!!!!

New York, New York!

We had the chance to drop our kids off in Boise this summer and jet off to New York. Melissa's brother lives out there doing his residency at one of the hospitals out there so, we had a first hand tour guide. It was such an awesome experience. We saw Manhattan, went to a Broadway Show, and toured all that there is to see there. Then, we had the opportunity to drive up to Palmyra and see the Sacred Grove and the Hill Cumorah. It was so amazing!!! We want to go back again!