Spitting Contest at Middleham

Hi Everyone, Dionne arose early today to host an Eight is Great pancake breakfast for all the primary children turning eight this year. Dionne gave a talk on baptism which included stories about Peter and the apostles baptizing 3,000 on the day of Pentecost and Heber C. Kimball baptizing until 4 am in the nearby villages of Chatburn and Downham. After Dionne returned home, we tried some Stilton and Wensleydale cheeses with bits of fruit on cream crackers with our lunch before driving out to the Wensleydale area to explore Middleham Castle. We decided to take the scenic back roads home through the North Yorkshire Dales National Park. The winding road took us through small moss-covered villages up to snow-covered hilltops with free-range sheep grazing near streams and then back down again through the villages of Kettlewell and Grassington. Isaac and Luke's Spitting Videos at Middleham



Sheep Herding in the North Yorshire Dales National Park

Roman Ruins: We better go eat!

Another video that examplifies the simple joys of life while on holiday: splashing and food...

St. Peter's Basilica: Get 'em outta here!

A video that examplifies what life is like for us when we're on holiday...

Chester Zoo

Isaac is always begging to visit the zoo. Luke is even starting to chime in, saying the words “elephant” and “giraffe.” As a last minute decision, we decided to spend our newly acquired Christmas money on a day at the Chester Zoo last Saturday. At every zoo we visit, we are lucky to see certain animals active and up-close. At the Chester zoo, these were the animals that we enjoyed viewing the most: the ten elephants, five giraffes, two black rhinos, wallabies, tapirs, Przewalski wild horses, Komodo dragon, Andean condors, great hornbills, fruit bats, jaguar, snakes, lizards, frogs, and leaf-cutting ants.

This last video is for our Aunt Callie...