tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77419477012621408922024-03-13T04:07:15.258-07:00Raising RascalsAlisa Huff Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05346722537407249035noreply@blogger.comBlogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741947701262140892.post-19450263683413878492015-08-24T00:06:00.001-07:002015-08-24T00:06:36.638-07:002015 - week 20<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Mother's Day party with the Jones'. Aunt Suzanne, Karen, Jeremy, Mike, Grandpa and Grandma.</div>
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Grandpa, Grandma, Christian and Mike.<br />
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Drew and Courtney tend to get into wrestling matches. <br />
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Courtney was leaving for DC. We will miss her so.<br />
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Christian was not letting her go.<br />
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Christian earned his Arrow of Light. He has had a great Webelos leader, Brother Tinney. These boys all earned the award: Ethan Shaw, Carson and Caden Abilla, Luke Esplin, Adam Ekins, Caleb Nance, Christian.<br />
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Mike is the 11 year-old Scout leader, so he welcomed the boys into Boy Scouts.<br />
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Grandma Jones came to support Christian.<br />
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We put some things he has done and made on display.<br />
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I came to see Bev be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society.<br />
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Operation Basement Dejunk is in full swing. We have so. many. toys. I am sorting them and the kids are choosing the ones to keep and the ones to give away.<br />
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Bev is starting the puzzle I brought her from the National Gallery. It is a Monet water lilies and it will be a hard puzzle to do.<br />
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This is a picture I took to send to my sister to see if she wanted these bins. The girls, and Charlie, jumped in.<br />
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Bev's soccer season was wrapping up.<br />
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She loves to slide tackle...then she hurts.<br />
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This is a blanket I got in high school. I keep it in the car to use for games. She was freezing after her game. We got her wrapped up and went for hot cocoa.<br />
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Christian playing goalie for his game.<br />
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Jessica and Drew had a dance competition at Taylorsville High School.<br />
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I have finally figured out how to get her a "ballet bun."<br />
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Her dance team.<br />
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Hanging out in the yard, getting warm, making s'mores and doing tricks on the tramp.<br />
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I love flowers and I love to buy flowers. I got plants for my porch pots. I love being in flip flops with a Diet Pepsi by my side and a little dirt under my fingernails.<br />
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This week we had a little scare with our sweet Charlie. He is seriously the sweetest cat I have ever known. He is normally active and affectionate and social. Well, all of a sudden, he stopped eating and drinking and began acting lethargic. He also showed signs of a UTI. I took him to the vet and they checked his urine. No UTI. But, it was apparent that he had stopped drinking. The vet then said that this is normally a sign of depression. She gave me some ideas for increasing attention and affection with him. She then asked if anything had changed in his life. I told her that Christian had recently bought a lizard, and because Charlie would sit on the lizard's cage, we started closing Christian's door. The vet then asked if Christian was Charlie's "person." I said that he was. Charlie always slept on Christian's bed, and usually picks him to snuggle. The vet then sort of looked at me like, "duh!" I had taken away Charlie's person and he got depressed. I am not picking some lame lizard over this perfect kitty. She said if things didn't get better to come back for some kitty prozac. I went home and got him some new treats and toys. We moved him back into Christian's room and within 2 days, he was back to normal. <br />
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I have always loved watching the world from above. It makes me think about how I have worries and to-do lists, and how focused I usually am on my own life. When I look down and see all of the houses and think about all of those people with their own worries and lives, it certainly puts mine into perspective. I always think of the line from Les Mis, "our little lives don't count at all." </div>
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On the bus heading to the hotel, the Park Hyatt in Washington DC.</div>
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I was excited to show DC to Mike. I lived there the Summer, Fall and Winter of 1993, over 20 years ago. I interned for Senator Hatch. I loved the city and my experience there. I always say that my best semesters at BYU weren't actually at BYU, but in DC. I met some of my favorite people, kindred spirits I still consider some of by best friends. I learned so much about politics, America and myself.</div>
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The hotel was within walking distance to George Washington University and Georgetown. We went down to the harbor several times for dinner. DC is a beautiful city.</div>
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Getting all geared up at breakfast for our big day on bikes. The hotel had some we borrowed, but so many people rent bikes through Capitol Bikeshare. Bikeshare is where you ride to the various monuments, doc the bike and then take it again to the next place. I loved seeing the city on bikes.</div>
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Arlington is beautiful and sadly, very huge. The property originally belonged to Confederate General Robert E Lee. I never knew that a community for freed slaves, Freedman's Village, existed there and that thousands of former slaves are buried there. Most surprising is that there are approximately 30 burials conducted there every day.<br />
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Mike's work awards dinner was that night. He presented awards and I played photographer for the event.<br />
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After dinner we joined some of Mike's coworkers and walked to the Lincoln Monument. It is amazing at night. The weather was perfection. We sat on the steps and visited for over an hour. Every time we came there I thought of Forest Gump.<br />
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Next day we took Uber cars, but still did a ton of walking. We started by heading to the Supreme Court. A few weeks earlier, arguments had been heard regarding gay marriage. Court was not in session, but there were still a few protesters.<br />
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Two statues flank the steps to the court. The male statue is the "Authority of Law."<br />
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We then got to go to my favorite of all...The National Gallery of Art. That place is a church to me. <br />
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I kept thinking about all of the kids I taught in Meet the Masters. I hope they all can see some of these paintings for themselves. They are magical and spiritual to me.<br />
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There is simply no way to describe the size of this, so I had Mike stand in front of it.<br />
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I grabbed this shot of Mike texting some friends about some of the scary angel pictures. There are also plenty of breasts in the museum. This place is not so much like church to him. He did get a listening device, and learned a few things, but mostly tolerated my enthusiasm. I love this shot because I caught Whistler's The White girl in the back gallery.<br />
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This next exhibit was new to me. I think it is on loan to the gallery. It is called "Tell It with Pride." It depicts one of the first regiments of African American volunteer soldiers during the civil war.<br />
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More Monet. I got this print and had it in my bedroom while in college.<br />
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We saw the Capitol, which was being repaired.<br />
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On our last day, we went to the FDR Memorial. It is amazing, with so many different parts. This sculpture is called "The Breadline."<br />
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I have the four freedom prints by Norman Rockwell in our home. <br />
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We walked along the Tidal Basin to the MLK memorial. DC is gorgeous.<br />
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This memorial was completed in 2011, so it was my first time seeing it, and wow...it is incredible. Once again, it is huge. <br />
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The 30-foot statue of Martin Luther King looks like it is emerging from two large boulders behind it. All along the sides of the statue are the words to the "I Have a Dream" speech.</div>
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We then walked to the World War II Memorial. It opened in 2004, so I hadn't seen it either.<br />
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We happened to be there when an honor flight from Pennsylvania was arriving. We got to watch the ceremony as the veterans were welcomed by an honor guard. The National Anthem was sung. It was probably my favorite part of the trip. Seeing all of these veterans made me think about Grandpa B, Grandpa Huff and Grandpa Peel.<br />
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The sweet girls made us some welcome home signs. Claudia stayed with the kids. She deserved her own honor guard for that task.<br />
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Saturday, and I decided to catch a few pictures of "A Day in the Life." We started the day with rain at Bev's game at Kearns. Katie and Courtney joined us. They are such sweet girls, and so supportive of our kids.<br />
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These three opted to stay in the van and turn their brains to mush on technology.<br />
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I left with Drew to get him to his water polo match at Kearns. <br />
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All of these games make for some long Saturdays for Jessica.<br />
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Christian will not wear pants to school, but plays kickball at recess, and insists on sliding.<br />
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Freddy gets on the first step, but then needs encouragement.<br />
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Sunday was Mother's Day. We usually have a party with my family, but my parents are in Spain and Italy, so we had the day free. We went to Mike's work for me to hang the new art I got for it. Then the girls cleaned his plastic mat. He got them all soda from the break room.</div>
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New art for his office. I picked prints from some previous President's Club trips: New York, DC, Hawaii, Arizona, New Orleans.<br />
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We then headed up to see Grandma and Grandpa Peel. I got these cute pics of Drew and Bev listening to Grandpas stories.<br />
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For Mother's Day, I got new towels and flowers.<br />
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I got two funny cards. This is from Jess. "Did you know that your as swet as a sucker Not that you are a sucker."<br />
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Christian said: "The day is youres. I hope that you have a great day. I am so happy that you're my mom. You are the best mom ever. You help me when I'm sik. You make me feel beter when I am hert even thou it happens alot. You are so callm you never hurt just heal. You never bully."<br />
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Bev got a few new pairs of shoes for her birthday. She is now a size 10.5 or 11. Thank goodness those sizes are more common nowadays.</div>
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She and Drew now have matching shoes.<br />
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Tiger loves sitting on the porch watching the world. She meows when she wants in the house. I love coming home to her sitting there waiting for us. A house is not a home without a cat...or two.<br />
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Bev's soccer season is in full swing. I finally took my camera to a game to get some pictures of her playing.<br />
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Christian brings his lacrosse stick to Bev's games to practice.</div>
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After her game, we headed to his.<br />
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On the ground...he spends a little time there during every game.<br />
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Freddy has had a hard time getting up the stairs lately, so Christian agreed to sleep downstairs with him.<br />
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The day before Mike and I were going on his work trip to Washington DC, he wrecked his car...and it was totaled. It is a huge bummer because we were going to let Drew use it when he turns 16 in a few months. Now we have to make other plans.<br />
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Mike loves listening to Drew play. Fred just likes to be with his people. I hope Drew keeps up with piano. He has a soft touch and plays beautifully. <br />
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Bev turned 14 years old. I don't know what I did right in heaven to get to be her mother. I love being around her and doing things with her. I can't imagine life without her. She is amazing in so many ways. She is smart...she is a thinker and and a doer. She excels at school and takes great pride in doing her best at school. She inherited the procrastination gene, but gets stuff done. She is creative, always doing, making or building something. Most recently it is doing fun fingernail painting. She is fiercely independent. She is great with kids and animals. She wants to be a vet or a dentist. I love that she is her own person, and although she likes to get dressed up and wear makeup, she is also comfortable without makeup in exercise clothes. She is sassy and spunky and emotional. She is a hard worker. She is strong and athletic. She does yard work and chores like the boys. She hikes and runs and guts fish. She is talented and beautiful and good.</div>
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On her birthday, she was caring for a life skills baby. Bev likes her sleep and is really hard to wake up. Apparently, she slept through the middle-of-the-night feeding. We will have to alert her future husband that he will likely have to take that shift.</div>
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For her Huff Family party, I made strawberry shortcake.<br />
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Jess and Henry.<br />
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Camille and I gave the husbands tickets to Brian Reagan. It is always a good show with plenty of laughs.<br />
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Bev planned her friends birthday party. She did some of her favorite things: went swimming, ate Cafe Rio, made her own rainbow birthday cake, painted fingernails and hung out in the back yard. <br />
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I love that we have a Sprouts nearby now. Although, out of convenience, I still shop mostly at Harmons, I try to cross Bangerter as much as possible to get berries and other produce. In the background, you see we made croissant french toast for dinner.<br />
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Drew spend four days in Cedar City playing water polo at the Utah Summer Games. <br />
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He was then awarded the Player of the Week. I love that he loves his sport so much.<br />
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Mike was enjoying his sandwich on the patio when Charlie walked up and took a bite. He is so cute and sweet, Mike just let him have one.<br />
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This kid has decided to start long boarding to swim at 5:30 in the morning...several miles away. I told him I would pick him up after. He is always so grateful for me getting up early to take him and pick him up.<br />
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Drew then came home that morning and made his siblings breakfast. He then delivered it to them in bed. Jess had ended up in my bed, and it was her last day of school, so he brought her breakfast first.<br />
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He then took Christian breakfast.<br />
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Bev ended up in Drew's bed that night because she had been at her friend's house until late watching a scary movie. She texted Drew and asked him to come walk her home at 12:45 am. He did and then let her stay in his room. He is such a good kid.<br />
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Last day of fourth grade for Jessica.<br />
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I went with her to the school to clean out the PTA closet, one of my last responsibilities as President. I ended up literally filling the dumpster with three huge loads on this cart. I think people have been nervous to toss stuff that they did not make or use. I have been at the school long enough that I felt if I hadn't seen it used in 5 years, I could toss it.<br />
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Three hours later, and you can see the floor.<br />
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I had mixed emotions as this was the last day I would wear this badge. I am ready. I am tired. I am emotional about leaving the school for a new one, but I know it will be great. I have worked with amazing women volunteers, teachers, administration and the world's best custodian.<br />
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After taking Christian on a trip to Long Lake two weeks ago, Mike planned a family trip there. This was my first time packing in our camping stuff. It was beautiful, and I survived. The hike was about 2 miles in and then another half mile to the opposite side of the lake to camp.<br />
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The kids pitched their four-person tent and Mike pitched our two-person tent.<br />
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Bev made an awesome campfire. Mike made us ramen for dinner using his amazing Jetboil.<br />
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I didn't really have a great night's sleep, in fact it ranked in my top five bad nights sleep. Mike bought a really great pad for us to share. I let him have it at the beginning. Then I couldn't sleep so he gave it to me. We each got about a half a night's sleep.<br />
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Christian got up and made the morning fire. We had oatmeal.<br />
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Right before we left, Bev asked if she could jump off the cliff into the lake. Mike inspected it for depth and said "yes." She got down to her underwear and jumped.<br />
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Then Drew did it...after 10 minutes of wavering. Jess did it after 10 minutes of wavering.<br />
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I just loved the many wildflowers on the path out of the lake...beautiful.<br />
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We then lunched at Ruth's Diner...a post-hiking tradition. It was a great trip...I might even consider doing it again sometime. Just trying to figure out how I can haul a cooler, mattress and lawn chair up there.<br />
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The only picture I got of the 4th of July festivities. We went to Randy and Camille's Cul-de-sac of Fire to watch a ton of fireworks. Jess and Max hung out in the chair together. The next night we went to another party with friends.<br />
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Class store, and Jessica always thinks about the family. She brings us each something. Yay! One day I know I will miss these adventures.<br />
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She brought her dad some Snickers.<br />
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We love watching Christian play lacrosse. He loves the game and is good at it. He usually plays half the game as goalie, and the other half as a defender.<br />
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He has had the best coach of the last few seasons. Brent Bailey is so good with the kids and inspires them to play hard.<br />
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Chatting with his defenders.<br />
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Changing to play defense and getting some advice from Dad.<br />
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He then hit someone a little too hard and went to the penalty box. He usually goes there at least once every game.<br />
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Beverly Gwen and Grandma Gwen Peel have birthdays a few days apart, so they always celebrate together. The kids have a special relationship with Grandma and Grandpa Peel. We are so lucky they can still make it out to most of the family parties.<br />
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We met the cousins at Thanksgiving Point Museum of Curiosity. The girls in the wind tunnel.<br />
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These two loved all of the building and engineering activities.<br />
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Emma loved the water table.<br />
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Mason in the water boots and apron.<br />
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These girls adore each other...they love being together.<br />
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We let all the big kids do the ropes course.<br />
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Grandpa helping Mason with his shoes.<br />
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Drew high above.<br />
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Bev.<br />
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Erika took Emma back to our place for a nap, but she didn't want to sleep. I took her up to my bed with Charlie, and he snuggled her until she fell asleep. This cat is a therapy cat, I tell you.<br />
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Poor Jess, as the youngest, she rarely gets McDonalds. I never go, and I never take the kids. So, whenever she has a doctor's appointment, or needs dinner after dance these days, I try to take her.<br />
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One of his first times driving, and it was raining hard. The irony of his dance wristband kills me..."fearless."<br />
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We met up with Mel and kids at BYU. We toured the museum and several buildings.<br />
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I loved my experience at the Y, but going into that library, I get a little anxious. The memories of late night studying and the stress of school come right back.<br />
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Mel wanted the kids to see the science buildings, places I tried to avoid while going to school there.<br />
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They all got new t-shirts, except for Drew, he told me I would be wasting my money.<br />
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These girls had so much fun together.<br />
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Saturday, and Mike and I had to divide and conquer. I drove Bev and Christian up north for games. Bev played in Layton and Christian played in Kaysville.<br />
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Christian trying to catch some z's during Bev's game.<br />
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The Beast with his three lacrosse sticks after his game. This kid leaves it all on the field.<br />
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Mike drove Drew and his water polo team to Delta for some playoff games.<br />
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They were gone all day.<br />
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This is the set of bags I usually take to church every week...purse, bag with books, bag with kid's journals and singing time stuff, additional singing time props...it is so much. I keep debating about one of those suitcase things on wheels. In the mean time, I must consolidate.<br />
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Bev sewed this panda pillow for her sewing class. She is so crafty.<br />
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After church and Jess always wants chicken wings. Mike buys her the bag at Costco. <br />
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We added another family member this week, Christian's new gecko. His name was going to be Tyson, but he is a girl, so his name is Tysiona.<br />
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My mom got us tickets to Les Mis at Hale Center Theater. We had an extra ticket, so Bev's friend Bailey came along. The girls were all swooning over Marius.<br />
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We got to tend these two for a few hours. Drew and Christian got out some of their old toys to entertain them.<br />
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And they played on the trampoline.<br />
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Bev showing Emma pics on her phone.<br />
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We saw Cindrella, and I loved it.<br />
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We found our latest favorite treat, frosted lemonade at Chick-fil-a.<br />
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Spring Break and the kids set up forts. Bev then set up a space heater and fell asleep.<br />
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Priesthood session with the guys. Melanie and family made it to town.<br />
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She gets this shy face whenever I explain anything about the birds and the bees. Today, the question came up about what animals give live birth.<br />
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Easter baskets...Drew got some clothes, Bev got a soccer ball, Christian got some new shoes and tennis balls for lacrosse, Jess got clothes and a jump rope.<br />
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They are good sports to let me get this picture every year.<br />
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At Grandma's house for the last session of Conference...<br />
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Annual Easter Egg Hunt, and the line up. Emma threw her basket right as this picture was taken.<br />
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We took Freddy to Grandma's to enjoy the beautiful weather.<br />
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This is the first year Drew didn't collect eggs. He helped the little kids find and reach them.<br />
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After the hunt, Grandma gathers the kids for the "redistribution of easter egg wealth" to even out the piles of goods.<br />
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This is what my front seat looked like today. It contains: my purse, my planner, my work bag, Christian's lacrosse water bottle, Jessica's granola bar, a bag of hair products to do Jessica's hair for her dress rehearsal, Jessica's backpack because I picked her up straight from school for dance, a bag of purchases from Target, a bag of purchases from the Scout shop, my cup of Diet Pepsi.</div>
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I went to Target with Camille and Brittany, and Camille told me that she had seen a shirt that I had to buy for Jess. It was this darling raccoon shirt. Camille, with only boys, loves picking clothes out for Jess. I have to admit, she is pretty darned fun to dress.<br />
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One of the cats brought us half a mouse, and left it as a gift, on the front patio.<br />
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Things are finally blooming.<br />
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Off to Jessica and Drew's first dance competition, in St. George. The kids love using the luggage carts both to haul the luggage and to ride on.<br />
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Jess and I woke up early as this was our first experience with these babies.<br />
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Bev came and helped get her ready.<br />
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Dance mom.<br />
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Some of Drew's female friends were also there for the competition. Mike took them all to Walmart during a break in Jessi's dances.<br />
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We met up with our dear friends, the Jensens, for lunch. They came to watch the last few dances.<br />
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Livvy and Jess, pretty Liberian girls.<br />
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For Primary, I taught the song, Heroes of the Scriptures. I invited people from the ward to come in, dressed up as the hero and tell about their lives and what makes them a hero.<br />
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We have decided to start to clean out the basement...heaven help us...to maybe think about finishing it. Mike and the kids moved the food storage into the cold storage room.<br />
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Mike making waffles with his special waffle maker, and happy smile.<br />
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Bev teaching Jess how to make Banana Bread.<br />
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Mr. C always on to his next plan, to buy his next gun or gadget, asking Dad's advice.<br />
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We have had some people being very poky around here. I had finally had it and introduced the girls to the word urgency.<br />
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Now that I have retired from cross-stitch, I decided to dust off the old crochet hook and make an afghan. I fell in love with these colors, so I decided to use them all and just make a crazy striped blanket. My Grandma Huff taught me to crochet when I was a teenager.<br />
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Drew got a crick in his neck at water polo. Jess gave him a massage. She gives really good ones.<br />
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Christian was tired after lacrosse, so Jessi set him up a "spa." She piled up all the throw pillows and blankets, got out his scrapbooks and rubbed his back with lotion. She said it was his birthday present. Fred sat right next to them.<br />
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Christian's birthday dinner happened at 8:00 p.m., after we had finished with lacrosse and soccer. He chose Joes Crab Shack and Tommy joined us.<br />
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We sang to him, and he really appreciated it. This kid is one of a kind.<br />
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Bev had to design a room for school. She does lots of buns these days. She has so much hair, I worry it will give her a headache.<br />
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Leftover balloons from Christian's birthday.<br />
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Christian had his penny dip at the Peel's.<br />
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Grandma and Grandpa gave him his birthday money.<br />
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What's with this new picture pose of his?<br />
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Christian adores these two, and the feeling is mutual. Grandma and Grandpa are some of the best people I know. We are so lucky to still have them around.<br />
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Bev, Bailee and Rylee had to make a grape-launcher for science. They had to design it, which required cutting a few pieces of wood. Mike was gone and I was nervous to use, and let them use the saw, so I used a handsaw. It took FOREVER. Finally, Bev got the miter saw down, which she is not nervous to use, and cut that wood up like a boss. The girls worked all Friday evening on this project...they are smart and darling girls.<br />
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Mike and the three oldest kids rented an aerator for the weekend. The kids went around to the neighbors to sell the services. They ended up with so many customers, they had to start Friday night and go until late Saturday night. They each earned great money.<br />
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Christian had his Jones family party.<br />
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Poor Bevie has neglected her Accelerated Reading requirements for the term, and the term ends soon, so she is trying to get it finished. She makes herself read sitting up, out in the public parts of the house because if she reads in bed, she falls asleep.<br />
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The grandparents all came to watch her soccer game.<br />
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While Mike finished up with the other kids on the aerating, I took Drew to Springville for water polo.<br />
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Charlie's favorite spot is in the planter on the back porch. He sits there, sleeps there and watches birds from there. Right after I took this picture, he bolted to chase a bird out of the yard.<br />
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It was a big day for Christian...he was changing schools. We made the decision to take him out of the Chinese Immersion program, and he decided to go to our neighborhood school. He got all ready the night before, with sticky notes and all. </div>
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Clothes lined up...<br />
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Alarm set...<br />
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He is so excited to ride the bus, which picks him up right near our house. Freddy walked down to see what all the fuss was about.<br />
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He gets to ride the bus and be in the same class as his two neighbor friends. His teacher seems great too. <br />
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He jumped right into the class projects and on day 2 prepared a demonstration speech. He taught how to handle a lacrosse stick. He is so resilient and brave. He was a little nervous, but so excited and happy for the new adventure.<br />
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Jess watched him go off to the bus, something she will be doing next year when she changes schools.<br />
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The hoop getting some good use. We love having so many great kids in our neighborhood.<br />
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Our friend Rob got Mike and the kids tickets to a private event Imagine Dragons concert. The kids were in heaven. Randy, Jack and Luke went too.<br />
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There were all kinds of events and games before the concert.<br />
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My mom brought me some stuff from my childhood, including this raincoat. Jess loves to wear it whenever it rains.<br />
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Water polo is now in session. I just love watching Drew play.<br />
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I surprised him with camo bedding. I never thought I would buy such a thing, but alas, I have a child hunter.<br />
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Mike and I went to Wendover for the 311 concert. It was my first time in Wendover, and may be my last. The concert was fun, but casinos are not my scene.<br />
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I am in full on dejunking mode and I came across this huge pile of jeans that I have been keeping. I am one day going to use them to make picnic blankets. To be put in the "future project bin."</div>
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Christian and Mike made his pheasant into jerky...you kill it, you clean it and cook it.<br />
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Friday and I had a car full of baked goods. I helped with Christian's former teacher, Amy Fullmer's, baby shower at school...I picked up the group gift of a carseat/stroller, and the sugar cookies. I also took donuts to Christian's class. It was the last day before they went off track, he had an upcoming birthday, and it was going to be his last day in that class.<br />
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Grass stains: a sure sign Spring soccer season is here.<br />
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Drew invited Bev to come with his Herriman friends on Friday night.<br />
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That left us, yet again, on a date with the two little kids.<br />
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I hired Drew to paint the new garage shelf. It was his first painting job, and took a while, but he was dedicated and persevered, and got it done.<br />
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Christian and his friends wanted to ride bikes to eat lunch at Chick-fil-a. We were meeting my parents at Red Robin, so on the way, we got to spy on them and see if they obeyed the rules of the road.<br />
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Sunday waffles.<br />
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Christian had slept in the tent the night before, so on Sunday afternoon, the other kids did homework, art, and watched Netflix in the tent.<br />
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Bev got Jessica all dressed up and did a photo shoot. <br />
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Christian is a few weeks away from joining Mike's 11 year-old scouts, so he got to go on their Winter day camp.</div>
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Tiger likes sitting in the flower pot on the back porch.<br />
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For Job Shadow Day, Bev was lucky and got to go with Aunt Robyn to shadow her work as a dental assistant.<br />
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She had an amazing experience, and loved the work.<br />
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It was Activity Days Recognition Night. Jessi, in true form, brought home a bag of popcorn and a cookie for each of her siblings.<br />
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Then, she and Christian did their homework. Charlie would not leave them alone and kept rolling around, begging for love.<br />
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It was the Chinese New Year celebration at the school. Christian's class did a cool dance. It was fun watching all of the grades perform.<br />
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As we were waiting for Christian's turn, I noticed Mike playing Trivia Crack, his latest favorite. Then he told me that the was playing Bev...during school. Apparently, she answers trivia questions during class breaks.<br />
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The teachers did a great job planning the program and making decorations...it is the year of the Ram.<br />
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His Chinese Immersion class.<br />
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Later that night, we had yet another date night out with the littles. Drew and Bev were off with friends, so we took Christian and Jess to Training Table. Of course, making the call to place the order was the best part of the night.<br />
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Christian's wildest dream was to go hunting. Mike and I don't hunt and aren't into guns. This kid is super curious and is always wanting to try new things...nowadays it is guns and hunting.<br />
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For his birthday, Mike made arrangements at a Pheasant Grove, a place where they provide the guides, the dogs and the birds. Ryan went along to hunt. Mike and Bev went as observers.<br />
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He got the first one he shot at.<br />
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Ryan got some too.<br />
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Bev helped him skin them...<br />
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Uncle Ryan taught them how.<br />
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Drew and Mike did Fast Offerings and Christian went along.<br />
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This whole dress controversy was all in the news...<br />
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When Mike complimented me on my gold and white shirt.<br />
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When Mike decides to do a project, he just does it. We had decided to build some additional storage in the garage. We looked at our neighbors, the next day, he bought the wood, and the day after, he and Drew build it.<br />
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Christian helped out too. I am so glad that Mike teaches the kids to work, teaches them skills and works along side them. <br />
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Thank goodness for Grandma Huff. My brain was already stressed with math problems when Bev asked a grammar question. So, I said, "call Grandma." Bev took a picture of it and texted it to her, then called her. <br />
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I decided it was time to take down the Christmas wreath and make a Spring one. Charlie would not stop playing with the flowers, and wouldn't get out of the center of the wreath. And, I didn't mind at all because he is so cute.<br />
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President's Day and no school. Jessi has been asking to eat at The Egg and I for a while...we finally made it there. Christian had the granola berry pancake that was the "biggest pancake of his life."</div>
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Mike came home early and we went bowling.<br />
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I had to pick up Drew from water polo tryouts and run him to an orthodontic appointment. The kids often have to do changes in the car because of our crazy schedule. I keep all kinds of things in the car--lotion, deodorant, wet wipes, disposable toothbrushes, socks, sunscreen, lots of snacks and water bottles...we could survive in this car for days if necessary.<br />
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Jess went back on track and had a late Valentine's party. Thank goodness she wanted to reuse her zebra box from a few years ago.<br />
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The girls' earrings were out of control, so I got crafty. I found this cute drawer at Hobby Lobby, the place that has everything, and I rolled and glued some felt into rows for her to stick her earrings in.</div>
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And while I was at HL, I found this cute thing for Bev to hang her's on.<br />
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Christian's class at school is a lot bit loud. He comes home and craves quiet. He likes to do his homework at his cute little "office" that sits under his bunk bed. He also does homework without clothes.<br />
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Too many chargers...too...many. I organize it and within days this happens.<br />
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First plant purchase of the year. I love plants and flowers...so much.<br />
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On my way home from an errand, I ended up passing our first home at Countrywood Condos so I pulled over and took a picture. After we were engaged, Mike literally spent all his pennies to buy this newly renovated apartment-turned condo. He lived there a month before our wedding. We moved out right around the time Andrew was born.<br />
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I love the spelling sentences he comes up with. Today's favorite, "I will not be supported when I am 40 by the people I am related to."<br />
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This sweet cat lets Jessi carry him around and wrap him up like a baby. Today, she strapped her monkey and monkey baby on his back. He wore it for a while, then came to me, begging for it to be removed.<br />
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Books and Buddies at the school. I helped run it so Mike came to read with the littles.<br />
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Something going on in the neighbor's yard, and these two sat and watched while I folded laundry. It is a major step that Tiger will sit on the same perch as Charlie...she is a pretty particular cat and acts annoyed by sweet Charlie who only wants to be her friend.</div>
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Christian got all dressed up for his class trip to the Symphony. He wore his cool jacket, his suspenders and pocket watch...He has always loved dressing up.<br />
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Jessie's breakfast. You just never know what she will do next. <br />
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She is such a good cook...she made an omelet and then reminded Christian how to.<br />
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Christian's last Blue and Gold Pack Meeting. He turns eleven soon and won't be going to Pack Meetings any more. He is excited because Mike is the 11 year-old scout leader.<br />
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These two went to Maturation. Christian had been dreading it. Apparently some of the dads got the giggles, which became contagious. <br />
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Thank goodness he wanted to use his cheetah Valentine's box again.<br />
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Poor Christian and Jess...they spent hours making tiny clay things...I baked them and this is what happened...We had purchased the cheap clay...never again!<br />
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The kids all made cards for Grandma Huff and we went to see her in the rehab center. She had her first knee replacement surgery in December and had the other one done last week. <br />
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Grandma shared a bed with sleepy Jessi.<br />
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Lacrosse season is about to begin, and Christian is watching lots of youtube clips on how to string his stick. Mike and I were snuggled in bed ready to watch Scandal, when he came in to show Mike all he had learned.<br />
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Valentine's Day came and two of the four children had other plans, so we postponed our traditional family dinner until Sunday. Every year Mike gets the girls flowers, I get the boys candy. This year we gave them all new memory foam pillows (they are comfort snobs.) <br />
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Mike poured us some slushy Diet Pepsi's...<br />
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and I made our traditional V-Day dinner...breakfast. Croissant french toast, cream, yummy fruit, bacon and fruit. The kids talk about how they like it that I sprinkle candy on the table cloth. It is funny how certain things just become traditions that they love.<br />
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Poor Freddy and his big old cyst. We have had it drained, but because there is no way to put pressure on it, it fills up again with fluid. We have some needles, so I had Camille show me how to drain it. Now Bev and I do the job.<br />
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Bev really tried wrapping it up so that it wouldn't fill up again. Fred is such a good boy...he just lets us do our thing and is so tolerant. The bandage lasted about and hour and then came off.<br />
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Jessi loves watching home movies. Today she watched when we got engaged. She loves watching the ones with her in them and the ones before she came to our family.<br />
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Febreeze is kept in the car because these athletes stink. Bev got her soccer shoes out of her bag and went to town. Drew was in the back seat and she then tried to Febreeze him.<br />
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Christian loves earning money, and he also loves spending it. He has been wanting a kendama for a while so Mike took him to the mall to make all his dreams come true. He plays it non stop.</div>
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We love our blankies around here. Our others were getting shabby and I was at Costco and the kids are now in heaven with their new softies.<br />
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This sweet old boy is such a good dog. When it's bath time, Mike calls him in the walk-in shower and he goes. Then he comes out and sits on his towel. He is a love.<br />
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Christian wanted to bring Charlie in carpool. He then said it would be cool if there were a bring-your-cat-to-school day. I agree.<br />
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Jessi is learning measurements, and darn that metric system. I had to make us a chart.<br />
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As the coach of Christian's Jr. Jazz team, Mike was responsible for making sure all his players got tickets to a Jazz game. He got a few extra tickets and took two of his players, Adam and Tommy, to a game. He ended up getting them traded for second row seats. <br />
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The boys ended up on the jumbo tron several times. Here, the cameras were catching people lifting up their kids like on the Lion King. Christian tried lifting up Adam and the cameras caught him. At the end of the night Christian declared that several things had been checked off his bucket list that night.<br />
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Another shot of Charlie sleeping on Christian. I just can't handle the cuteness of this cat.<br />
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The three oldest got ski lessons for Christmas. Mike joined them for their final ski time.<br />
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Drew's friend Chris and his brother and dad met them there.<br />
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Jessi is off track the same time as Camille's boys so we sometimes get to do fun things together. This was our first time at the Museum of Curiosity. In the wind tunnel, Jess yelled, "Mom, look at my afro."<br />
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Bev is such a good student. About once a week she stays after school to get caught up on things. I picked her up and took a few pics on the way home. <br />
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Playing a game of Trivia Crack with her dad.<br />
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The look of satisfaction at beating Dad.<br />
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Mike and Christian and their Jr. Jazz team. The boys decided on the name "Yellow Snow" because of the neon yellow jerseys. The team is made up of mostly boys from our neighborhood. It was a fun season, and the boys really improved as the season went on.<br />
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With this unseasonably warm weather, we have started cleaning up the yard. Drew raked up leaves and then jumped in the pile. He is such a good worker, and has asked me to hire him for some paying jobs. I am happy to put him to work on jobs I want to hire out myself. So far he has learned to steam-clean tile and wash walls.<br />
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Friday night and Jessica was worn out. Drew had friends over so pizza and chips and dip were on the menu. Jess ate first and then chilled in her room and fell asleep early. Mike and I always want our kids feel like they can have friends over. We have told them that we are happy to supply food and entertain the little ones, so that the teenagers can have space to hang out. I love that they want to be here. I think Mike has stopped for pizza almost every Friday night over the last few months.<br />
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No one can do homework or read a book or do a project without Charlie sitting on the homework or somehow otherwise getting involved.</div>
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Jessica's job is to brush Freddy. He is a shedder. It's a great job for her because she is good at jobs involving small details. Also, she plans on making things with the hair. She tries to save it in baggies. I then throw away the baggies. I am all about creativity, but I draw the line at dog hair crafts.<br />
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Christian wrote a paper on his love of steak. He enjoys the flavor, the texture, how you can change the flavor with spices and sauces. He also enjoys cooking the steak. "I annoy my dad asking if it is defrosted yet. I like watching it marinate in the marinator." He is such a carnivore.<br />
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For PTA, one of my responsibilities was to do the class t-shirts. It has been a big job. I got the final shipment handed out to the rest of the classes. I love some of the fun colors.<br />
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She was "starving" after dance class and told me that she was "craving sushi." She couldn't wait till we got home and broke it out in the car.<br />
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Jessica is learning measurement and I had to make this little chart for her (but mostly for me.)<br />
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I love baths. I also love good bubble bath. I am also loving Blue Bloods on Netflix. On the other side of the tub is a Diet Pepsi. This doesn't happen often enough. Also, I am raising four kids that love bubble baths. Our two tubs get lots of use.<br />
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Bev had "Colonial Day" at school. The girls had to wear skirts. They had to do activities that did not involve technology. They had to go to bed early and rise early. She made butter from cream and, out of boredom, did a puzzle.<br />
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Every weekend, Drew gets together with his Herriman friends. Mike and I dropped him off for bowling and then went out ourselves. We then went back to get him and got to spy on them for a while. Our date nights are scheduled around our kids' social activities and the dropping of and picking up. Most weekends we end up with them at our place, but occasionally they go out.<br />
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Charlie interrupting Christian's reading in bed.<br />
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The kids trying to repair my drying rack. They set up a tent city in the family room after church.<br />
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The weather was so nice after church, we had a kickball game at the park.<br />
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Life is busy and we don't always take time to play games. We love it, we just don't always take the time. One of my goals is for us to play more.<br />
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I have started a small jar collection of sand and rocks and shells from our travels. I love having little reminders of the fun places we have been.<br />
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Mike and I spent a few days in Puerto Vallarta. It was heavenly.</div>
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I chose this restaurant because of its amazing colors and because it was right on the beach.<br />
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A woman on the beach discovered some newly hatched baby turtles. Then a bird swooped down and nabbed one. They rescued the others.<br />
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My favorite part of the trip was going to Rhythms of the Night. We went when we were in Puerto Vallarta a few years ago. You take a "booze cruise" across the bay to a cove called Las Caletas. <br />
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We had a great dinner right off the beach and then rested in a hammock.<br />
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Then we watched the amazing show. It has music and dancing and acrobatics...a little like Cirque Du Soleil. Then we got back on the boat to head back. <br />
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On a certain section of the beach, it looked like God had sprinkled glitter along the shore. It was so pretty.<br />
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I had forgotten my neck pillow, so before we left the airport in SLC, I bought this zebra one. I should have maybe bought something more unisex. <br />
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We made it home for all of the kids' activities. Christian's Jr. Jazz game, Drew's Young Men's basketball and Bev's soccer game. Her team is divided into two teams for indoor. The two teams played each other and it was a good, close game.<br />
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So, to manage my January blues, I try to make a plan. This year the plan includes going to Mexico so I can avoid my January problems at home. It also includes a big to-do list. My basement needs attention in a serious way. I have some professional development and licensing stuff I need to do. I have some reading and learning to do. I have an exercise plan to get going. I have to overcome my desire to sit with a blanket over my lap with my heater blowing warmth while crocheting and watching Downton Abbey with Charlie Cat by my side. (I actually did that one afternoon...it was heaven and I felt like an 80 year-old.)<br />
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I made these for Mike for Christmas. We have never owned coasters...with all the Diet Pepsi consumed around here, I decided it was time.<br />
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She got her braces off. Her gums are really swollen, and she is getting used to her permanent retainers, but she is thrilled to have them off.<br />
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This is called denial: January 10th and we still have our Christmas trees up. Saturday came around and I enlisted the help of the family to get Christmas taken down. We then took them out to dinner for their hard work. It took all six of us 4 hours to get it all done.</div>
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I also finally took down the "40" in pictures I did for Mike's birthday...</div>
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Drew had been sick, so Bev made him his own contaminated glass.<br />
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Jessi was practicing when Mike came home. He sat down across from her and listened. Every time she made a mistake, he made a funny face and she started to giggle. It was so cute.<br />
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The three oldest, along with cousins Jack and Luke, are loving ski lessons. I get Christian early from school and take him to the middle school where a bus comes to get them. Bev said that Christian is doing great for a beginner. <br />
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Christian wanted to play Mindflex with Mike. Charlie was so curious about it, he wouldn't leave them alone.</div>
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Then later, Charlie wouldn't let Christian do his spelling. He first walked all over the paper, then rubbed on Christian and finally kept putting his paws all over the page. Christian said, "I don't have the heart to kick him out...he just wants to be with me." Charlie sleeps with Christian every night.<br />
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Bev's hair is out of control. A trim is in her future.<br />
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I had it with kids leaving their shoes and backpacks and miscellaneous crap everywhere, so I declared that I would be charging 50 cents for each infraction. Christian then asked if he could pre-pay for his mistakes. He said he thought $10 would cover him for a month. Bev then made this sign on the garage door, to hopefully remind everyone to put their shoes on the shoe rack, not on the floor. If it doesn't work, I am going to be a rich woman.<br />
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Saturday Mike and the three youngest went with our friends to a hockey game. They got to watch it from the suite. Drew was at a party and I was at my friend's party.</div>
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My friend, Amee, did a "Favorites Party." It was great. Everyone brought a favorite food with the recipe along with a list of other favorite things. I had some great take-aways.</div>
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Sunday, and we were having dinner at Camille's. Christian and Mike rode bikes, in the winter, in the dark. Mike is a good sport.</div>
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I love that over the holidays, we have time to play a three-hour game of RISK. RISK is a sad game where the whole point is to take over the world and wipe people out. But, for some reason, we love it.</div>
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I found these in my wallet. A few days after receiving my new calling as the Primary Chorister, I opened this fortune. I think the fortune says it all...<br />
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Mike got his fortune. He is not known for being the most happy and peaceful. I want to frame this for him.</div>
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Drew and his friends went to a movie and lunch and then came back and played Just Dance.<br />
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The kids planned an outing to Airborne. Bev got halfway through the Ninja Warrior challenges.<br />
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Mike got this waffle maker for his birthday. He makes breakfast on Sundays. Now with 9:00 church, we may be having waffles for lunch.<br />
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Set to get her braces off tomorrow, and she has been obsessively checking her midline to make sure it is straight.<br />
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For Mike's birthday, we surprised him and took him to brunch at The Grand America.<br />
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She ate a few other things, but primarily focused on crab and shrimp. She loves it.<br />
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She had the challenge from her orchestra teacher to get several extra hours of practice in over the holidays. She worked her way through the Primary Songbook.<br />
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I got our card designed weeks ago, but didn't print enough. They did get delivered before Christmas, but not much before.</div>
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Their first day of Christmas break, and these two came to help me sort and deliver class t-shirts. I couldn't have done it without them.</div>
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I started the cookie factory at about 3 pm.<br />
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I needed powdered sugar. Not sure what I will do with 50 pounds... I guess Costco was out of the little bags.</div>
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I stayed up until about 3 am getting 100 cookies done. They are so. much. work.<br />
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This year I did Christmas trees.<br />
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The kids helped me deliver cards, popcorn and cookies to our friends, neighbors and my PTA board.</div>
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It was a few days before Christmas and out of the blue, Christian said, "when are we doing the gingerbread houses?" Um, I guess I had forgotten, or thought we could skip it. So, I found a few at Target. They were not as good as the Costco kind.<br />
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Not that my craft room is ever tidy, but I can barely walk around in there. Christmas stuff everywhere. This room has been off limits to the children for the last few days. Santa's workshop needed a cleaning.</div>
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This darling kept following the sun.<br />
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The sun would move and every half hour or so, he would adjust to be in the light. Have I mentioned that he is the sweetest little thing and we adore him? Because he is, and we do.<br />
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We finished the puzzle and not a day later, this happened. Not sure which cat is to blame.<br />
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We stopped at this beauty in Draper.<br />
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Christian helped me make cookies for Christmas eve. The kids get to decorate them and make one for Santa.<br />
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As I am now in the business, I brought some singing activities. The kids and then the adults did some songs with handbells and then we sang The Friendly Beasts. I think everyone but Max enjoyed it. <br />
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Just a day earlier, Grandma got out of rehab for her knee surgery. Tradition is she reads the nativity story. The kids love it. I love it.<br />
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Christmas eve after Grandma's house and the kids opened their Christmas jammies. Christian does not wear jammies...he wears underwear...even in the winter. He wanted a "soft and fluffy" robe. The kids then wanted to give their gifts to each other. Drew had them play a game to see who got what fancy drink.<br />
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Bev got Drew cheese balls, made Christian a sign and made Jessi a duct tape purse.<br />
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A few days before Christmas she got on Pinterest and found this project. She asked Mike for some wood and nails and then disappeared to her room for a few hours. She is a crafty one.<br />
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Waiting for the fun to begin. Drew opted out of the group sleepover this year. The other three slept in Christian's room.<br />
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We don't really have rules about Christmas morning. The kids always sit at the top of the stairs and wait for Mike and I to get the lights on. I get the cameras and he gets garbage sacks and Diet Pepsis for us. Then the kids come down and always open their stockings first. They then take turns opening gifts...no order..they are so good to each other and are always excited for each other and the gifts the other kids get.<br />
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New phone. I kept telling her she wasn't getting one. I love the surprises Christmas brings.<br />
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Christian was hoping he would get ski lessons with Drew and Bev. Drew and Bev found their envelopes, but Mike hid Christian's envelope. He saw them open theirs and frantically looked for his. It was with great excitement and relief he opened his.<br />
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Charlie and Freddy just parked themselves in the middle of the festivities. They got cat and dog treats for Christmas.<br />
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We got to participate in a fun Christmas surprise for our friends and neighbors, the Varner family. They had decided to adopt a cat, but wanted it as a Christmas morning surprise. We kept her for a few days and then got to deliver her to them on Christmas morning. She is a sweetheart.<br />
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Late Christmas morning and everyone in the house except Jessi was looking at me like, "What have you done buying her that?" I could listen to her all day. #amazinggrace #starspangledbanner</div>
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Jones cousins. My kids are lucky to have these people in their lives.<br />
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Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Peels. We always meet Grandma and Grandpa Jones there to open gifts and visit.<br />
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The day after Christmas I told the kids I had a bit of work to do. When I got to my computer, this is what I found. Sweet Jessi was responsible.<br />
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Post-Christmas dinner with Mike. I hadn't had my precious Rio in literally weeks so he got me some.<br />
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Bev played in her orchestra concert. She is in the aqua. I ran to hear her play then bolted home because we were hosting Mike's work Christmas party. Thank goodness for Grandma and Grandpa who bailed me out and brought her home.<br />
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Jessi got the Annie dress for her Christmas dress. Seeing the show has been on our calendar for a month.<br />
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Every once in a while I remember that she is from Africa. From the time she came to us she has carried things on her head. This was Freddy's dog food.<br />
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Drew helped Mike install a humidifier at Grandma and Grandpa's. Mike wants to make sure the kids know how to do basic home repairs. He always says that one of the best lessons Grandpa taught him was to get your hands dirty, as they can always get washed.<br />
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Off track trip to Scheels. He looked at all of the guns and had some money burning a hole in his pocket, so he bought a BB pistol. <br />
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He then had to try it out shooting stuff from our recycling bin. Christian is accruing quite an arsenal of weapons.</div>
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I made lots of batches of caramel corn for neighbors and friends.<br />
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Jessi chose Buffalo Wild Wings for her birthday dinner again. Thankfully, this year she didn't rub her eyes with buffalo sauce on her fingers like she did last year.<br />
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Bev learned how to make fudge, and packaged it up for her friends.<br />
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Bev, Jessi and I love puzzles, but we only do one big one a year. It is a challenge with the cats. While we were working on it, Tiger kept pulling the pieces of and watching them fall to the ground.<br />
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Freddy can now get in and out of the house a little easier.<br />
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Drew hosted a White Elephant party with his friends. He let Bev join in.<br />
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Drew is such a social kid. I love that we have his friends at the house often.<br />
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We hosted the Jones family Christmas party. Grandpa's brother Pete always sends Memphis bar-b-que. <br />
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Grandma and Mike.<br />
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Cute picture of Grandma and Grandpa.<br />
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Mike took this picture of me working on the puzzle with all my critters around me. Puzzles+critters=happiness.<br />
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With my new calling, I am using lots of printer ink, paper and laminating sheets. I love this laminator I got back when I was in Primary a few years ago. Best purchase ever.<br />
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One of Mike's employees gave us the Jelly Belly game, Beanboozled spinner game. You either get chocolate pudding or canned dog food, skunk spray or licorice, barf or peach. There was lots of spitting and gagging. Mike loved it.<br />
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This family does a cute little drive-by nativity right on 3200 West. I took the kids by. They have really cute animals there. This is the cutest donkey I have ever seen.<br />
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Hallelujah! They are done. I am so happy with how they all turned out, and even happier that they are done.<br />
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During Church Christian moved to be by Dad. He had sketched out a plan to build a sled. He is always building or buying or planning something.</div>
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After church, we visited Grandma and Grandpa Peel. Grandma is such a good sport and plays canasta with the kids all the time.<br />
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Around midnight, I heard a crashing sound. So did our neighbors. They called the police. Some teenagers rode through our neighborhood throwing pieces of iron and brick through vinyl fences. They were caught and came to apologize and are paying to have the fences repaired.<br />
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Following a yummy dinner at Blue Lemon, I went Christmas shopping with Camille and Brittany. We were in the Christmas aisle when I looked down to discover that I was pushing a cart with another woman's purse inside. My cart and purse were nowhere in sight. I ran around looking for it and found that I had mistakenly left my cart in the aisle and took hers. We called an employee to help. I told him what happened and asked him to take the purse to the front to find her. He thanked me for finding the purse. I clarified, "no, I am the one that took the purse." I don't think he really got what happened.<br />
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Christian goes through pants like crazy. I don't exactly know what happens at recess, but there is a lot of sliding on his knees. If there aren't holes, there are grass stains.<br />
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After having the boxes of Christmas stuff in the kitchen for a few days, I finally got after it and decorated the house. After some bickering, the kid's tree was done. This tree consists of ornaments we have been given, and the ornament each kid gets every year. This year their ornaments are from Manzanita, Oregon.<br />
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Christian likes to hang the star. This star has issues and is constantly tipping over.<br />
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When my mom brought me stuff from her basement, she brought my old rain coat. The minute there was rain Jessi put it on.<br />
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Christian found some wood in a dumpster and, with Mike's help, started working on his sled.<br />
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Santa came to our neighborhood party. The kids were good sports and let me take their pics with him.<br />
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Every year, she asks Santa for something completely different than she put on her list. Ugh.<br />
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The weather was beautiful, so we made plans to go to Temple Square…apparently so did everyone else. We didn't realize the racial bias/police brutality protest was going on. It was pretty cool to witness. We had some great discussions about what they are protesting and how lucky we are to live in America where people can make their voices heard. The protesters shut down State Street, so driving was a nightmare.<br />
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Then we met up with my family to see the nativity and lights.<br />
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Following Santa, we headed to Home Depot. The three youngest made the project. Drew helped Jessi make her bug holder.<br />
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The bane of my existence is the highlight of her month…class store. The kids earn class money and then get to bring stuff and buy stuff at the class store. One kid's junk is my kid's treasure…four bags full of treasure.<br />
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This beast has discovered climbing the tree. He got to the top and then yelped for help getting down. Everyday there are a few ornaments on the ground. He is a rascal and darling and we simply adore him, falling ornaments and all.<br />
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Andrew was looking on Redbox for a rental and picked Madea. It was our first exposure. We did have a few good laughs, and I fear it means he will want to watch even more of her.</div>
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Mr. Busy and Dad finished the toboggan, or as I am calling it, the Death Trap or Sled-o-Death. They did make a few changes per my request. They will also be adding some padding as I saw a potential for decapitation.</div>
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Christian found the wood in a dumpster and Mike bought him some skis at DI.<br />
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He made some stencils and painted it. It is called "The Storm" and it has his initials and some lightning on the sides.</div>
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Sunday night and we were sitting watching The Amazing Race when our doorbell rang. It was our amazing neighbor, Cliff Harris, with the Heritage Singers. They sang to us and it was magical.<br />
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Poor Freddy…when you are my pet, you will be spoiled, and you will occasionally be made to wear antlers.<br />
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This is a picture of Jessi, but it is also a picture of me, letting it go, cue Frozen music. I made the cake, threw on a layer of frosting and then let her go for it. A busy life has a tendency to cure my control issues/perfectionism.<br />
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Bev learned a new scary game at a party, and did it for all of the family members, including Grandma and Grandpa. Even the aunts and uncles were good sports and participated. It does give a good scare.<br />
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We celebrated Jessi's 10th birthday with the Huffs. We had lasagne, her second favorite choice, next to paella.<br />
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Randy and Camille didn't disappoint. This year she had to break open a bottle with a clue inside which led her to her gift. They provided a hammer and safety goggles for the breaking. We always look forward to what they will come up with next.<br />
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With the safety goggles on, reading the clue.<br />
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With her favorite little guys, Henry and Max.<br />
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The gang watching the fire.<br />
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Christian is off track, and is always wanting to do things…(he makes me tired.) While at Harmons, he decided that we needed to try real coconut. He drilled it open and drank the milk from it. It was not quite as tasty as he was expected.<br />
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We had the ward party and Bev and the other young women did the cutest skit with chin singing. She is second from the right. We had a front-row view of it.<br />
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With my new calling as the Primary Chorister, I decided I wanted to sing one of my favorite Christmas songs, The Friendly Beasts. I picked four soloists for the animal parts…Easton was the donkey, Jessica was the cow, Evan was the sheep and Addelyn was the dove. It was so cute and they did a great job.<br />
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After Andrew was born, I decided that I would cross-stitch stockings. I made his and then Bev's. Then I bought the pattern for Mike's. Then Christian was born, and I made his. When we were matched with Jessica, even before we actually adopted her, I started working on hers. At that time, I purchased the stuff for mine. I wanted a nativity, and the only one I could find was super simple. I finished mine pretty quickly, but Mike's was a really complicated pattern…lots of different colors and detail work. It was a much smaller count than mine. Six years ago I started his. I took it on every road trip and occasionally stitched while watching tv. Last summer, I started working on it more. I wanted it done for this year. As Mike and I have been watching Blacklist and Scandal, I have also stitched during those as well. I finally finished it and had it cleaned. Now I need to sew it into a stocking. So. Much. Work. I may never cross-stitch again.<br />
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Dragon at the Nativity. There is always something being added to the nativities around the house.<br />
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My text to Camille.<br />
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The inaugural run of The Storm. It worked well, but was a little heavy to pull back up the hill.<br />
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