The Koru Weekly

Photos by Whitney I really liked the zoo. We saw a black bear and giraffes and we saw monkeys. My favorite part was seeing the penguins . ...

Ellie loves Elephants! Because their names sound the same, when she was two she declared herself Ellie Elephant. One day I told her she was...

Steve has an affinity for being in the rain. Any activity turns into an adventure as soon as it starts to pour. Hiking, fishing, waiting for...

(From covered in mud, to handsome in suits in 15 minutes or less!) On Saturday I was able to go to my first General Priesthood session wit...

(Note by Mom: Daniel and Janey are just finishing up their fall soccer season. Steve bought tickets to take them to Real's first game in...

On Sunday I was ordained a Deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood. The responsibilities of a Deacon are 1) Pass the Sacrament, 2) Collect Fast Of...

Our adopted New Zealand grandparents, Auntie Hoki and Uncle Owen (not pictured) are in town for General Conference. We had the honor and pl...

When I was 10 or 11 I fancied myself a junior scientist, and for Christmas that year I requested a real microscope and awesome chemistry set...

Our neighbor across the street is a chemist and therefore Daniel’s new hero. Kevin has been giving him ideas for chemistry projects using ho...

This was a good one! It was like opening that chemistry set you received for Christmas, the one where you could mix the chemicals yourself t...

When I announced this New Zealand Memoirs series, my cousin said she was especially looking forward to the parts about how we all lived toge...