tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31318000189463732272024-03-05T09:56:53.770-08:00The NewtonsNewtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-88485126537072819512013-10-31T20:29:00.001-07:002013-10-31T20:38:03.021-07:00October 31stHalloween is SUCH a fun holiday! I love it so much! I'm realizing that not only do I love Halloween, but I love that it's the beginning of party season! There is nothing better than a party! My creativity almost starves from January till October waiting for a good party! But now it's here! The season and magic, and we had such a magical fun-filled Halloween! It was party after party, just as it should be!<br />
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Our first night of celebration was at the Legacy Center Halloween bash. <br />
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This is the first year that Ali has been very aware of Halloween. She was just amazed at all the kids' costumes. She kept saying, "Look at that lady bug!" and, "Look at that Superman!" It was like it clicked in her head. She realized this wasn't just something her mom made up, Halloween is something we're all celebrating.</div>
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We also celebrated with Jimmy's childhood/college friends. We love them so much and Amanda put on a great party!<br />
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I had promised Jimmy that I wouldn't throw a Halloween party this year since we had a birthday party for Ali. And I didn't. Sort of. But I did host playgroup. And maybe the invitation called it an extravaganza, but that's mostly because the word fit perfectly on the invitation. *wink wink* <br />
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But oh, it was FUN! Girls from the ward came with their kids. Everyone brought treats and dressed up and it was an extravaganza! <br />
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Ali and Bentlee doing hair and playing princess.</div>
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People were so sweet and patient with our small house. I think it was still fun even though it was a little tight.<br />
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Me and my kitty-princess.</div>
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When Ali's little friend showed up in her princess dress Ali had to change because she recognized that they had the same one. I thought it was cute and it's no big deal that she was half kitty, half princess.<br />
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I did the drinks- bubbling witches brew, poison apple juice and hot chocolate.</div>
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You almost can't have a party without dry ice!! I LOVE that stuff! And it even makes a bubbling noise when it's in your punch!<br />
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Halloween day we went to the library for story time. The ladies did a puppet show and it was SO adorable!! They do such a great job. On the way home I started thinking about how we didn't make it to a pumpkin patch before Jimmy left so I looked up pumpkin patches and had a good feeling about one of them. We went home to get the camera and snacks and set out for the pumpkin patch. It was just this little place at a nursery a few miles away. As we drove there we listened to our Halloween mix. The kids were dancing and singing in the back seat and that's when I knew that it was my most perfect Halloween yet. <br />
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We arrived at the pumpkin patch and no one else was there. There were just enough pumpkins left in the patch to make it fun for the kids. They loved walking through the field and picking up the pumpkins. They each chose one tiny pumpkin and a bigger one. Could Ali be any sweeter? No. No, she could not.<br />
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There was a rusty, old tractor set by some trees and the kids were thrilled about it. Especially James. He lives for tractors! </div>
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I wish I could have taken a better picture of James' face! He had the hugest smile as he turned that wheel back and forth. It was probably his favorite thing about today. Besides the candy.<br />
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Ali also loved driving the tractor.</div>
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A note about James' costume. He doesn't keep his costumes on for very long. I was feeling really guilty about not buying him a hulk costume or something that I thought he would love. However, I don't think he would have kept it on and then I would have regretted spending the money. So we have several dress ups that he has been choosing from. At the other parties he was a pirate but when he woke up today he decided he didn't want to be the pirate. He chose out his train shirt and so the train conductor costume was born. Luckily my dad just brought him this hat earlier in the month. I drew kitty whiskers on Ali's face and he wanted something on his face so I drew a mustache. I called it his old man whiskers and then Ali called it that and it was hilarious! I love these kids!<br />
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With his hat up high on his head like in the picture below he reminds me of Papo. I miss him so much and I'm sure he was smiling at how much James loved this tractor. <br />
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This scale that they had to weigh the pumpkins on was to die for! I will have to get one of these when we have a pumpkin patch.</div>
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When we got home the kids painted the two tiny pumpkins and carved the two bigger pumpkins. <br />
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Ali is such a little artist. I love watching her paint and do arts and crafts.</div>
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Niether of the kids were thrilled with the idea of scooping out the pumpkin. Ha!! So cute!</div>
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After naps we went to Jimmy's work. Even though he was on a business trip, we met up with some of the other families to trick or treat throughout the building.</div>
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After the work party we went trick or treating in our neighborhood. Our neighbor Tamara went with us. She is so sweet and my kids love her.</div>
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Cutest old man ever!</div>
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This is my kids' first year trick or treating and it was so fun going in our neighborhood and seeing all our friends!</div>
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It was a wonderful, successful Halloween! The kids are upstairs asleep and I'm on the couch eating their chocolate! </div>
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Our sweet, adorable little girl turned 3 today!!! The first thing she said to me when I walked in her room this morning was, "Mom, it's my birthday and I'm ready to go get a birthday treat!" It was hilarious! I love that she's old enough to know that it's her special day! Jimmy had gone to the store early to get doughnuts and chocolate milk so we went downstairs to have her special breakfast.</div>
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Ali took this picture with her daddy before he went to work. These two are so sweet together!</div>
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I am completely in love with this little sweetie!! I cannot believe how lucky I am to be her mom!<br />
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She teaches me so much every day. She reminds me to be kind and to love. She stands up for James and she stands up for herself and that makes my mommy heart happy. I hope she will always be passionate about standing up for what she know is right! She follows her heart and that is a beautiful thing. I'm so proud of the young lady she is!<br />
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She is so special and so sweet and I wouldn't be the same without her! She could not be more beautiful!</div>
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These two love each other SO much! They are always thinking of each other and worried about the other's well-being! <br />
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For the past year she has been obsessed with this little pony. After we grocery shop I let the kids look at the toys and she goes straight to this little pony purse. We let her pick one present this morning and this is the one she opened. The pony went with her everywhere today!<br />
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For dinner we went to "Old McDonald's", as Ali calls it. </div>
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She wasn't able to play at the play place because her ankle had been hurting for several hours. She would not put pressure on it without screaming. Initially I thought her foot had just fallen asleep but after going to the park and the McDonald's play place and she wouldn't play at either, we figured it was something to have the doctor look at. And by the time we got home from dinner we noticed it was swelling. So Ali and Mommy went to the InstaCare to get it checked out.<br />
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The nurses and staff were SO sweet to Ali! Everyone knew it was her birthday and they gave her suckers and coloring books and Ali thought the doctor's office was the coolest place ever.<br />
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She made herself right at home.</div>
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The doctor was concerned that it might be broken so he sent her back to get and X-ray. The results came back clear so he wrapped her ankle and sent us home.<br />
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Here is her (sad) cake that I had made earlier in the afternoon but hadn't decorate. I put some icing on it when we got home at 9 pm and she didn't even care that it looked like a 2 year old made it! I love kids!<br />
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She waited patiently all day to open presents and the time finally came!</div>
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Oh she is so sweet!!! How did we get so lucky?!!</div>
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Ali is the most observant human on the planet! She has the best memory of anyone I know. She is also the most obedient person I know! She cares about people so much and loves to be loved! She likes to stay up late and wake up early. She loves Minnie Mouse and the color pink. She LOVES to chat. She is obsessed with cats. She knows that when we buy a house she gets a cat so the other day she said, "Why don't we pick up our house and put it on some new grass so I can get a kitty." It was such a clever solution. She loves stuffed animals and candy. When we are running errands she will always ask if we're done. And when I say yes, she'll say, "Let's just go to one more store!" Every. Time. Even if we've been to 10 stores she'd still want to go to one more store. She loves to draw, write grocery lists for me and color. <br />
Thank you for being the sweetest little girl ever and our wonderful little three year old! We love you so much Ali! Happy Birthday!Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-33142391492170458622013-10-18T13:08:00.001-07:002013-10-18T13:23:34.597-07:00This Dude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, this is my favorite little guy on the planet!! He is funny and sweet and we just love him so much!! Since Ali's birthday is coming up and so much has been about her lately I wanted to take a moment to share about James. I have been wanting to blog about the funny little things he says since summer started. <br />
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This kid didn't really start out talking like most kids. He didn't start with little words here and there, he just broke into full on sentences and phrases! It was hilarious and adorable! It would be things he heard us saying all the time. Some of my favorites are:<br />
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<b>Be right back. </b> </div>
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(He says this while leaning towards you and holding his cute little pointer finger up towards you.)</div>
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<b>Just a second.</b></div>
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<b>Whatcha doin'?</b></div>
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<b>Where's Daddy?</b></div>
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<b>Where's Ali?</b></div>
Another adorable thing he is doing now is when you say something to him he will repeat the last few words but in a questioning tone. For example, I will say, "James, we need to find your shoes." And he'll repeat, "Find my shoes?" I'll continue, "Yes, so we can go outside." He'll say, "Go outside?" It's just awesome!<br />
James LOVES puppies!! And so does Ali! But she assigns herself the kitties and James the puppies. Glad they have it all worked out.<br />
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James (And Ali) LOVE having hot chocolate any time of day. James has mastered drinking out of the tea cups. He is also obsessed with football. He has a favorite football that he carries around with him everywhere. He's pretty good at sharing as long as it's not his special football. Anytime he sees it on any TV he'll scream, "FOOTBALL!!!!!" Also noteworthy is the fact that whenever Ali sees a Y she says, "That's BYU." It makes me so happy!! Like the other day in Walmart she saw a BYU cooler and said it and this morning we were playing with letter stickers and pointed to the Y and said it.</div>
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As sweet as he is, James has his moments. Sometimes we call him the Hulk because of his fits he can throw. I think I have it narrowed down to possible causes. Most of them have to do with being hungry. The other morning I brought him down stairs after he woke up and he commenced screaming for about 20 minutes. We finally were able to get food and water into him and then he was like, "Hey guys, good morning." It's like he doesn't even remember screaming and throwing himself on the ground. <br />
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I totally cannot say no to this face!!! He will say, "Come 'ere Mommy," and squeeze his little fist together motioning me to follow him. It's usually to go up to his room to find his binkies. Or lately he'll just come up to me and fold his sweet hands together, hold them up by his precious chin and say, "Binky Mommy? Please. Binky." How can I say no to that??! Seriously! And by the way, Ali loves going with him to help him get his binkies out of his room. That is also adorable.<br />
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I am completely smitten by this boy. He has the sweetest, calmest spirit. He loves so deeply and adds a great balance to our family. We love you, James!Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-77814029121430639032013-10-18T12:34:00.002-07:002013-10-18T12:44:50.644-07:00Potty Trained!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We officially have a potty trained child in our home!! Just shy of TWO years with TWO in diapers and we're free!!! It really is drastically different to have only 1 in diapers. I can't imagine how awesome it's going to be to have zero in diapers! Ok, on to the story. This little girl did it!! She is potty trained!! </div>
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We tried a little in the spring and it didn't seem time. We tried again in the summer and it still didn't seem time but Tuesday morning I woke up with conviction and the feeling that it was time. The past couple weeks she has been asking every once in a while to go pee-pee on the toilet. She would go in the bathroom, take her diaper off, and go pee-pee on the toilet. It seemed like it was time. So on Tuesday morning I put her underwear on and we went for it. Things were perfect. She didn't have any accidents all morning and before lunch she said she needed to go poo-poo. The fact is, this has been the only thing really holding her back from being potty trained earlier. She has had a fear of going poo-poo on the toilet. But I told her she should try it and it will be ok. She started getting scared and I could see she was going to back out. I asked her if she wanted to say a prayer. She said yes. So I prayed out loud for her. I asked Heavenly Father to bless her with strength and courage and to help her know that she can do it, etc. When I was finished she said, "Mommy, you said Heavenly Father." "Yes," I said, "I did." Then she said, "And he told me yes, I could do it and then I felt happy." I can't even put into words how touched I felt from this. Heavenly Father, out of all the things he was doing at that moment, took the time to tell Ali that she could do it and sent the spirit to speak peace to her heart. I am so happy she was able to express that to me. I know that Heavenly Father cares for her. He loves her and is aware of her. This was something scary and something holding her back from progressing and he helped her through it. What a cool and very unexpected experience with prayer. So, she did it. She pooped and she was so excited! We called Daddy at work to tell him and we were all so excited! <br />
This princess stuff has been sitting on our fridge for 6 months waiting for her to poop in the toilet.<br />
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Her reward for becoming potty trained was a Minnie Mouse bed (twin bed with Minnie Mouse comforter). We went to the store that evening to buy her comforter. The next day Daddy brought home her big girl bed and she got to sleep in it for the first time!! Here's Ali and James trying it out before baths. <br />
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We are so proud of her! This week has been a HUGE turning point for her! On Monday night we went to the mall so I could get my hair cut. I had kind of planned on her sitting on my lap the whole time because of the anxiety she experiences when I leave her. Just as it was time for my appointment we asked her if she wanted to go with me to get my hair cut or go with Daddy and James to the Disney Store. She thought about it for a second and then said, "Disney Store!!!" I was excited but still wasn't convinced it would happen. As the time came for them to go right and me to go left she held onto Jimmy's hand and started walking away. I was so excited. I turned back around to look at her and she was turned around to look at me. I blew her a kiss and waved and she said, "Bye Mommy." And that was it! I got my hair cut, she had a great time and she did it! She chose to do something fun without me! I am so proud of her!! These little things are such huge victories!<br />
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We're so excited to be celebrating her birthday next week!!</div>
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CONGRATS on being potty trained Ali!!</div>
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Last Saturday we drove the Alpine Loop with our kids. The mountains were beyond beautiful with all of the changing colors! We got out of the car at the summit and took a short walk. </div>
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At the end of the walk the kids spotted a worm. That's our kids for sure! They can always find a worm!<br />
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<br />Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-88499312448519597372013-10-15T12:43:00.001-07:002013-10-15T20:56:01.102-07:00Bye Bye SummerWe had a fantastic summer!! The summer months are so nice here and there is so much to do. We were busy doing fun things and now that summer is over it seems like it never even happened. Good thing we have pictures to help us remember the good times we had. <br />
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Ali had the idea one Sunday that we needed to have a party. It was so fun to celebrate just being alive!<br />
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This little face! He had just woken up from his nap.</div>
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The party hostess!</div>
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Gum-balls!</div>
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Silly Daddy!</div>
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Along with going to fairs, picnics, hikes and parties we also got to spend the weekend with our friends at their cabin in Bear Lake. It was a circus getting all the kids to sleep but it was a lot of fun and great company!<br />
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I might die from the sweetness of his little face!</div>
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Oh these little people are too much! The cuteness!</div>
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As always, there's painting and crafts going on at our house. </div>
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We went to Payson in September to pick raspberries at a you pick farm. It was such a fun experience and the best part was getting to make jam for family night a couple days later. The kids were such good helpers! <br />
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First they cleaned the jars.</div>
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Then they mashed the berries.</div>
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Then they tasted the berries.</div>
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Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-42008281581243430142013-10-07T13:06:00.002-07:002013-10-07T13:10:30.372-07:00GymnasticsWhen Jimmy and I were first married we taught the marriage and family class in our ward. I learned so much from that class and loved every lesson. One of my favorites was about how it is our jobs as parents to help our children find their gifts, talents and passions in life. It totally stuck with me and I have been so excited to start exposing my kids to different things. <br />
Ali is turning three this month and we thought should would enjoy starting a class. Today was her first time at gymnastics and she had so much fun!! I LOVED watching her do her somersaults and balancing on the balance beam, along with other exercises. She totally enjoyed it and I'm excited to see how she progresses as time goes on.<br />
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Ali is the cutie sitting on the yellow mat facing backwards. James and I (and our friends Shan and Bentlee) sat behind a glass partition on the balcony so she was able to see us the whole time.<br />
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Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-67528374723862331052013-07-14T13:28:00.001-07:002013-07-14T13:45:00.300-07:00Hrncirik Family ReunionOne thing I admire about my dad is his passion for family reunions. I can't remember a time when we didn't go to a family reunion in the summer. If I am not mistaken, he is the person who organized the first family reunion for our family in the Czech Republic. Some of my fondest memories are of our reunions in Seymor Texas and Raymond, Alberta, Canada. Last year there was a family reunion in Seattle which we weren't able to attend but we're glad we could make it down to Texas this summer for the party! Mom and Dad rented a beach house for a few days in Galveston. It was so much fun! I LOVE the beach and have missed Galveston so much! Jimmy and I used to go down almost every Saturday during the summers we lived in Houston and we took Ali several times when she was a baby. Our kids like water but they have both been very cautious so I was nervous they wouldn't enjoy it right away. You would have thought they went to the beach every day with the way they jumped right in! Neither of them hesitated for a second and they were instant beach bums!<br />
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James hanging out with Grandpa, the original beach bum. My dad loves the beach! While we were there, he was driving up and down Seawall Blvd. looking to buy a beach house! Classic Dad!</div>
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No matter where we lived growing up, Cory was in the backyard digging a hole of one size or another. In one house he dug a hole so large all of us kids, and probably the neighbors' kids, could fit down in it. He also had some boards on top so it was like a little fort. In another house there was a wooden fort/playhouse and he dug a tunnel from the outside that you could crawl through and come up in the playhouse. </div>
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Hanging out in the bunk room with cousins. Our kids didn't sleep there. Maybe in a few years they'll be old enough to bunk up.</div>
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The flu ripped through the family reunion leaving only a few untouched. Ali got it the first morning we woke up at the beach. She was such a trooper and still had such a great time. <br />
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The morning of the 4th we went to the ward pancake breakfast. We have the privilege of knowing the national champion in Mounted Shooting. She is one of the most amazing women I know and she's in my parent's ward. Not only is she a national rodeo champion, she is also a cancer survivor, wonderful story teller and all around fantastic lady. After we ate our breakfast we got to watch her do her thing at their arena. Writing this makes me so homesick. I love living in the woods in Texas and miss all the good people there. <br />
After the breakfast all the girls went to Harwin, the jewelry district in Houston. We LIVE for Harwin and it just wouldn't be a trip home without it. I buy all of Ali's bows there and also had a princess crown on the wish list for her. She found the perfect one and it's fun to have something besides the dollar store crowns to dress up with.<br />
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After naps the kids marched around the pond to the Overture of 1812 and waved flags! It was adorable! We had a BBQ and fireworks and it was pretty much perfection.<br />
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The older guys took over after the sparklers were done and put on a show with the big fireworks. It was awesome to see the fireworks going out over the pond. The younger kids were a little scare of the loud booms, plus they had been waiting all day to play with Grandma's jewelry so they retreated into the house.<br />
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They would take breaks every once in a while and watch the fireworks out the window.<br />
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The next day was Cory's birthday. It's not a birthday at Mom and Dad's without the tower of Blue Bell ice cream.<br />
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We had family pictures on the same day and the reward for the kids' good behavior was getting to dress up the kitties! They picked out fabric and grandma sewed the skirts. The kids loved every second of it.<br />
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Just a shout out to my Lover! He's such an awesome man and I'm glad he's mine!</div>
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I am so happy I got to spend a week with my family! We haven't all been together since before Ali was born and it was so good to see everyone! The first night we arrived I sat in my parent's living room and just looked around at each person. It was very surreal for some reason. As I went to bed that night I thought about how much I loved my siblings and how happy I am for each one of them and the people they have become. Plus, aren't they all such pretty people?!<br />
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My little brother Adam will be deployed in a little over a week and I am so sad I feel like my heart might break into a thousand pieces. I just hope he'll come home safely.<br />
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When James was born, Ali was still very young. She was very attached me to and it was hard for her to not have me cuddling her all the time. She had already been drinking milk from a bottle so she became very attached to her bottle during the first few months of James' life. That bottle solved any and all problems that came her way and to be honest, I was glad she had it. It calmed her down and made life easier. James also adopted the addiction but it seemed to be something he did because Ali did it. At 32 months old she was still very attached to it with no end in sight. This last week seemed to be as good a time as any to break the habit. </div>
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I decided I wanted to do a sticker chart for the kids with a reward at the end of the week to help them kick the habit. It involved buying several materials such as paint, rulers, etc. In an effort to be more frugal I decided I had enough materials at home. The kids loved the charts and didn't care at all that they looked like something that took me 30 seconds and used materials we had in the garage- because they did. Ali and James loved putting their stickers on every day and the first time I was putting her down for a nap without a bottle she was so giddy. She said, "Mommy, I put stickers on my chart because I'm going to bed without a bottle and I'm going to ride a horse!" The novelty wore off and she started asking for a bottle by the end of the week but we were able to hold out till the reward on Saturday.</div>
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When we asked Ali what she wanted as a reward at the end of her bottle-free week she shouted, "Ride a horse!!!" This came as a big surprise to us because a few days before she had the opportunity to sit on a horse and nearly passed out from fear. In fact, this morning before going to ride the horses, she also talked about how she was going to shoot balloons, which is part of the show we watched on the 4th (the day she had the chance to sit on the horse). I hoped that once we got to the farm she would actually ride the horse but I had serious doubts considering how she acted last time. </div>
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It turns out she wasn't afraid in the least bit! She ran right over to this sweet little horse, Pistol, and loved every minute of her pony ride!! It was adorable!!!</div>
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James also had a FABULOUS time!!</div>
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They were so giddy through the whole farm and loved it even more than I thought they would!!</div>
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We even got to ride a carriage! It was the first time the kids had heard horse hooves hit the pavement and they were so curious about it. I love being with the kids as they experience things for the first time.<br />
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These lucky kiddos got two pony rides!! Their daddy sure loves them! Oh, and now Ali is asking for a pony for her birthday.<br />
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Top this afternoon off with a sucker and it was perfection! I'm so proud of the kids for giving up something they like so much! I'm becoming painfully aware of the fact that we don't have babies at our house anymore! It's such a weird feeling. If anyone has an extra baby at their house, we'll take it!!Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-30730182461861208572013-07-02T12:51:00.003-07:002013-07-07T14:34:36.862-07:00June 25th and Many More to Come!Not to brag, but I have the perfect birthday!! No, seriously. It's exactly 6 months from Christmas! There are endless benefits to having a birthday on June 25th. I could provide a list, but that's for another time. <br />
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Anyway, June 25th came and went and my birthday was, as always, awesome! </div>
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In the morning we went out for donuts to the local Lehi Bakery. After breakfast Jimmy went to work and the kids and I went to Bridal Veil Falls up Provo Canyon. The weather was very perfect and the kids LOVED feeding the fish and throwing rocks in the water. That evening we went to a yummy Thai food place for dinner and then went home for cake pops and ice cream. I got so completely spoiled!!</div>
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Is James' face not to die for in this photo?</div>
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I have no idea how many times we relit the candles so the kids could blow them out again. Ali was a pro at it!<br />
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Thanks to Jimmy, Ali and James- and all my friends and family- for making it the perfect birthday!</div>
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The day before my birthday, we got a bill in the mail. It was from the pathologist. I had almost forgotten that a couple short months prior to my birthday I was wondering whether or not I had cancer. It was a hard, brief time during which I did some real pondering and sorting of what life is all about. I wrote several entries in this journal during that time but didn't publish it. I wanted to wait till I knew the outcome before I told anyone. I didn't want to say one way or another until I knew for sure.</div>
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On February 17 it seemed like any other Sunday. We woke up, got ready and went to church. I felt totally fine until about 45 minutes into the first meeting. The kids got fussy so we took them into the hall and I ended up sitting, doubled over in a chair in the hall. I told Jimmy I didn't feel good at all and told him I was going home. I felt like I had food poisoning or something but every time I would run to the bathroom, nothing would happen. At noon I picked them up from church and continued to be in a lot of pain for the rest of the afternoon. After the kids woke up from their naps Jimmy suggested I go to the ER. I was a little hesitant but the fact that I felt so sick but wasn't throwing up had me worried. He asked if I wanted them to come but the idea of taking my 2 and 1 year old to the ER sounded like way too much for my sick stomach to handle. </div>
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I also had a temple recommend interview that afternoon and I really didn't want to miss it so as I drove to the hospital I debated whether or not I should stop by and then go to the hospital. I decided I was in too much pain so I figured I could reschedule. It was a good decision because by the time I pulled into the hospital parking lot I thought I was going to die. I thew the car in park and started across a 4 foot planter full of mud. I stepped in with my right foot and has I picked up my foot my shoe stuck in the mud. I was already moving forward so fast so I didn't have time to stop my shoeless foot from stepping directly into the mud. I didn't know what to do so I just pulled my shoe out of the mud and put it back on my muddy foot. Luckily there was no wait in the ER and they got my right in. They drew some blood to be sure I wasn't pregnant and to check my white blood cell count. Since I wasn't pregnant they took my in to get a CT scan. When all the tests came back they sent the doctor in to tell me that it was an appendicitis. 20 minutes later I was in surgery. </div>
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There were so many miracles that happened that day. A couple of these are 1)Jimmy had gotten home from a business trip 12 hours earlier and was only home for 3 days before he left again and 2) Our health insurance had just kicked in 5 days before.<br />
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Dr Sheffield's office kept calling me to come in for a follow up appointment. My recovery was great, I felt completely back to normal and I just didn't want to go to the trouble of finding someone to watch my kids. For those reasons I was trying to avoid going in. After the office called a third time, the women told me that the visit would be quick and easy and I could bring my kids. I decided to go since it was an early appointment and I figured we would be in and out in a matter of minutes. </div>
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A couple things about Ali:<br />
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If I do something to frustrate Ali she'll say, "Mommy, you made me sad." This girl is a tender little sweetheart. And I love that she not only looks out and sticks up for her brother but she can express her feelings.</div>
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It doesn't matter how often I bring out the tea cups, her eyes light up every time. Love her!</div>
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A couple things about James:<br />
He can say (or tries to say) just about any word you throw at him. His "I love you" is surprisingly clear! I love to hear him say it. He is pretty good at saying blue, cat, car, dog, ball and roaring when he sees something that he's pretty sure would roar.<br />
He is such a great sleeper and never puts up a fight when it's bed time. And if he wakes up in the morning and we bring him downstairs, he'll go back to sleep if Ali isn't awake yet. It's awesome!<br />
He is very sweet to Ali and will hand over anything she asks for. He loves her so much and would do anything for her.<br />
Something that I didn't record is the fact that James is conditioned to cry when he hears the song, "I Am a Child of God". We used to sing it every night before bed but then we were sitting in nursery one day and they sang it during singing time, clearly not bedtime, and he started crying uncontrollably. We decided to switch the bedtime song to, "I Love to See the Temple", but it soon made him cry too. It has been a pretty funny couple months and they don't sing either of those in his (Ali's) nursery class anymore. I try to play them on the piano as often as possible and it has helped him not break out in tears as much.<br />
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Wheat pancakes and berries. Heaven!</div>
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We are making a very bad habit of getting the flu on holidays. We were all sick for Ali's birthday, Mother's Day and now, the night before Father's Day I woke up to Ali screaming in her bed at 1 am. When I went into her room I saw that she had thrown up. Jimmy was out of town and I have a phobia of the stomach flu. I cleaned her up and then took her downstairs, made a bed for her on the couch and got out the trusted throw up bowl. I slept on the couch next to her and told her to wake me up if she needed to throw up. A couple minutes later she called out to me so I ran over and she threw up again. I must commend her on throwing up in the bowl every time. She is growing up! In past sicknesses she would freak out and push the bowl away. Anyway, she finally fell back to sleep a little before 4. I had texted Jimmy to see if he would pick up some flu necessities on the way home. This picture is of the kids drinking their Gatorade with Daddy. They were SO excited to see him and both had to sit on his lap! James just kept saying, "Dada! Dada!" Boys love their daddies!</div>
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And so do girls!</div>
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Here we are ready to eat Jimmy's Father's Day dinner.</div>
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Opening presents. Ali had been waiting all day!</div>
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Mustaches are a must on Father's Day! Ali was scared of the mustaches this year. Maybe next time.<br />
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(Years ago I never would have posted a picture of me after being up all night, tired, no make up, etc. But life's too short to worry. Stop worrying, start living and make and record memories. Huzzah!)<br />
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We thought she might put it on... nope, didn't happen.</div>
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But James loves them all! This is similar to the one he wore last year.</div>
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Here is a comparison to last year's Father's Day mustache photo.</div>
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He still has the mafia/ don't mess with me look. Way to be tough, James.... who happens to be the sweetest boy on the planet!</div>
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Jimmy is a great dad who is always willing to help with the kids! He travels a lot so he doesn't get to see the kids as much as he or they would like, but we make the most of every day we are together. The kids love their dad and they will understand more and more how lucky they are to have such an awesome dad. Thanks for all you do Sweetie! You are the best!<br />
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Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-84911728899998143392013-05-31T22:39:00.002-07:002013-05-31T22:57:08.664-07:00Journaling RebirthThere has been a huge change in how I document our lives since the invention of the iphone. The iphone was invented a few years ago but I just got one for Christmas. I thought I would never replace my camera with my camera phone but it has slowly taken over and with that, our journal/blog as suffered. I have a new resolution to keep my camera handy and do more journaling. I am obsessed with my sweet, sweet babies! They make me laugh till I cry, they melt my heart, they brighten my day and their laughter soothes my soul. They are at the perfect ages right at this moment. I told them tonight as they were getting ready for bed that I wanted to put them in a jar to preserve them at this stage forever!<br />
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James is talking so much and there is nothing cuter in the world! In addition to Mama and Dada he says Ali, please, thank you, yes, no and a lot of other things that are a little hard to make right now. This guy HAS TO dance! He has the cutest dance moves and loves to sing. He knows the actions to all the songs we sing and does them every time. He loves to be wherever Ali is but also loves to be on his own and explore and discover.</div>
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Ali is a sweetheart and we are amazed every day at how smart she is. She can say any word and will pick up on words we use and then use them in her own sentences with the correct meaning. She loves to randomly throw out phrases out like, "7 o'clock" and "16 dollars". It makes me giggle. She loves to have tea parties and picnics. </div>
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The kids do things all day that I just adore and I am going to do better about documenting them.</div>
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One thing that we are trying to focus more on in our house is music. Music is so important and we are enjoying exposing our kids to new instruments and look forward to lessons in the near future.<br />
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My parents helped us get a piano. It has been such a dream of mine to get a piano and I can't believe we actually have a piano at our house. Thank you Dad and Mom!<br />
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We have the dandelions under control now, but they made for some really fun afternoons when they were around.<br />
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The kids LOVE to do art. James is in the paint yourself stage.</div>
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These photos are from Mother's Day. Everyone was sick so it was a very different weekend than I had envisioned. I had so many things planned for ME for Mother's Day- outings that I could do alone to "reward" myself for being a mom. Ali got sick Friday, James got sick Saturday and I ended up spending the weekend at home, snuggling my precious sweeties all weekend. It turned out way better than the weekend I had planned. I felt bad that they were sick, but the whole time I was holding them I thought, "This is what being a mom is all about and I LOVE everything about it." I'm so grateful I got to spend the weekend doing what is truly important and it has changed my ideas about Mother's Day for the future. <br />
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I love these little people with my whole being and I am eternally grateful that we get to be their parents. They are special gifts from heaven and we tell them that every day. <br />
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We began our Easter festivities with a neighborhood egg hunt. The large city park by our house was the perfect place for the event! They had an area roped off for children 3 and under.<br />
Here's Ali and James, scoping out the scene.<br />
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It has been the most beautiful weekend and we were so grateful for the awesome weather.<br />
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Ali's game face!</div>
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Holding up her basket to show us her eggs.</div>
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What's in my basket?</div>
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That evening we retreated to our favorite location- the mountains, our natural habitat.<br />
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James' sweet smile!</div>
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Loving life on God's beautiful creation!</div>
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"Look, it's an elephant!" I love her creative mind!</div>
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We climbed every rock we saw!</div>
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A discovery... It was an ant!</div>
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The photo below was taken by Ali. Very artsy! </div>
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Easter morning we had a delicious, quick breakfast before church. There's not much food on the plates. I think it was coming out of the oven right then.</div>
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The kids got dressed in their Easter attire and then looked for their Easter basket which the Easter bunny hid in the pantry. <br />
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I love these little bunnies!</div>
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They both looked so adorable! They are the sweetest little people I have ever known!<br />
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We had a very happy Easter and the best part was when we asked Ali what we were celebrating and she said, "Jesus!" That's a proud mommy moment right there! We did celebrate Jesus. For weeks leading up to Easter we looked at pictures of Jesus, we read stories and color pictures about the true meaning of Easter. They had fun hunting for eggs and looking through their baskets and loved hearing the Easter story over and over. Both of the talks in church today were very powerful and I felt the spirit so strongly as they spoke of the sacrifice that the Savior made in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross. I know that Jesus Christ suffered for all of our sins and that we have the opportunity to be made clean. I also know that after three days, he was raised from the dead and made it possible for each of us to be resurrected. Or as Ali says, "Everybody has a body! Mommy has a body, Daddy has a body, Ali has a body, Jamesy has a body!" My favorite part of the Easter story is when Mary comes to the tomb and the angel says, "He is not here: for he is risen." Matthew 26:6 I can hardly say that scripture without choking up. I'm grateful for this season when we can focus on the miracle of the resurrection and atonement.<br />
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Growing up, we always did gingerbread houses. And I'm not talking the gingerbread houses made out of graham crackers. My mom made the dough, cut the shapes out of paper templates, baked the parts of the house, made the icing and then we all decorated one big beautiful gingerbread house. This year she and my dad made the parts of the gingerbread houses and mailed them to us so we could make our own. Ali loved decorating her house!!</div>
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You're really supposed to wait till the new year to eat them (for good luck), but we couldn't help ourselves. We're hoping to have good luck anyway.</div>
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Here are Ali's pieces all decorated and ready to assemble.</div>
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Jimmy had a fun idea that we should have Czech food on Christmas Eve. I was so excited since a) I LOVE Czech food and b) I want my kids to know about their Czech heritage. I decided to make the Czech national dish (and my favorite) Vepro-Knedlo-Zelo. I was actually pretty nervous about it and searched for weeks before to find the perfect recipes.<br />
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The dinner turned out great. I'm sure if I compared it to the real thing it might not taste exactly authentic, but for those of us who haven't been there for a few years, it tasted pretty good.</div>
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After dinner, Jimmy read the nativity story and the kids colored a picture of the manger scene.</div>
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Who is this Santa guy anyway and why are we saving him the cookies? James didn't see any reason in that and decided to eat one. I love his little expression in this picture!</div>
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Ali was totally into it and helped pour Santa some milk too.</div>
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The kids got in their new jammies and went to bed... with vision of sugarplums dancing in their heads, no doubt.</div>
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Christmas morning came and we were all so excited!</div>
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The kids opened their presents with squeals each time they saw what was inside.</div>
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They play together so well and loved their new kitchen.</div>
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James even got a turn with the new stroller.</div>
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Jimmy cut the turkey (which we tried cooking in the crock pot and it totally worked and was delicious!!) and we had a wonderful dinner.</div>
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I could not have asked for a more perfect Christmas! I loved hearing Ali talking about Jesus and Mary and Joseph and teaching my children about the true meaning of Christmas. I hope to focus on it even more next year. I will remember each moment that we spent together and all the happy times. We are eternally grateful for the birth of our Savior and the irreplaceable role he plays in our lives. I'm already so excited for Christmas 2013. Only 11 more months!!Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-40443472396509871942013-01-13T23:18:00.001-08:002013-01-14T12:19:55.742-08:00ONE-derful James!!!Happy birthday, James!!! We love you more than we could ever imagine and are so grateful to have you in our family!! You make us smile every day with your sweet nature! You are so loving and fun to be around. You light up when you see Ali walk in the room. You dance your heart out whenever you hear music. You love to be in on the action but you don't mind wandering into a room by yourself to explore. We have enjoyed each day of the past year and look forward to many more. Here is a look back at how you've grown this year.<br />
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We had a little birthday party for James the evening before his birthday. It was so much fun planning the details of the party and then celebrating with family and friends! James didn't know it was his birthday party but he sure had a good time. </div>
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Ali with her buddies.</div>
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Glad this cute cowgirl was there! </div>
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I love my little family and loved being able to celebrate James' 1st birthday with them!</div>
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After we sang happy birthday, he didn't dive into the cake like we thought he would. We think it's probably because everyone was staring at him. But he did enjoy making his horse walk through the cake. </div>
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Ali went ahead and helped him lick the frosting.</div>
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Sweet Jamie took these photos of James and we love her for doing it for us!! It's so special to capture this moment in James' life! I cherish each photo we have of our sweet babies.</div>
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Today is his actual birthday so we sang to him again and gave him a cupcake with a candle.</div>
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after licking his finger and seeing that it was tasty he picked up the cupcake and began to eat it. And then he ate the whole thing! </div>
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After cake we went into the living room to open presents. Here is Ali getting down to talk to James. I LOVE it when she does this. She gets close to his face and talks in the sweetest voice. Here I think she said, "Jamesy, do you want to open presents?" I could just die!! </div>
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Happy trails on your next year of life James!</div>
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James is upstairs asleep and when he wakes up he will be 11 months old. It's his last month as a baby and I can't believe it. I will snuggle him all 31 days and kiss his little face until he can't stand it anymore. </div>
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He is a little snuggler. I love it when he just comes over and rests his little head by yours.</div>
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Check this guy out!! Searching the fridge for something tasty.</div>
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I still can't believe he climbed up into the fridge and started pulling stuff out! Funny kid!</div>
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Then he likes to look down at his work.</div>
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Here's another angle of his little game.</div>
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He looks like such a big boy sometimes. </div>
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Like when he's sitting at the kids' table eating pears.</div>
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On Monday, the 10th, James took his first steps. He always walks around the furniture so I decided to lure him away from the safety of the couch with an M&M. <br />
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It totally worked!</div>
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Sweet reward!</div>
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He was a natural! </div>
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James likes to crawl around and find things he can put his finger in. (Luckily he's not too interested in sockets) Here he is sporting a finger puppet. He also likes to be close by when Ali is drawing with markers so he can stick the caps on his fingers. <br />
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The kids stood at the door watching their very first snowfall.</div>
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I just love these two together!</div>
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They melt my heart!</div>
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James, we love you more each day and love having you in our family! </div>
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This is what my pictures look like, which is why I haven't journaled in forever. Sad. We'll figure it out.</div>
Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-16150963750057246442012-12-06T13:00:00.004-08:002012-12-06T13:00:43.848-08:00James is 10 Months Old!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Yes, James did turn 10 months old! And we did notice. We were just on a plane that day, moving to our new home in Utah and it's been a bit hectic ever since. We still have not found a couple things. One of those things is the camera cord so that I can get some photos onto the computer.</div>
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I don't want to wait till that happens, because it could be never. </div>
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We LOVE this little guy so much and he is learning so many new things. At 10 months old he is pulling himself up to stand and walking around using furniture or anything he can find to help himself stay up. </div>
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He is still sweet as pie and calm as can be. He laughs at almost anything Ali does and I love sitting back and watching them interact. Can there be anything better than your babies laughing together? I think not. He is eating and sleeping really well. He adjusted to his own room quickly and began sleeping through the night again. Can I get an Amen?! He loves cars and anything with wheels and makes a car noise with his lips as he pushes his cars around the house. </div>
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Today the sweetest girl in the whole wide world turned 2!</div>
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We were planning on having a tutu party yesterday but we all came down with the stomach flu a few days before so we canceled it. This is Ali the day before her party. Snuggles with her animals and a bottle. Poor little thing! </div>
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She was such a trooper. In between throwing up she would be outside with her best friend kitty Boots or playing on the trampoline. </div>
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The morning of her birthday we brought balloons and a couple small presents into her room. I hope I never forget the joy on her face when she saw all the balloons! Here she is wearing her birthday crown and looking at herself in her Minnie Mouse Mirror.<br />
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She loved her little baby kitties that she got.</div>
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Ali loves her daddy so much!!</div>
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For breakfast she had pink milk and sprinkle pancakes.</div>
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Me and my bestest girlfriend!</div>
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What a big girl sitting at her birthday dinner.</div>
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She drank out of this fancy glass until she threw up. Literally. </div>
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Saddest thing ever. I feel so bad that she thew up on her birthday. Especially after she'd been sick a couple days before. She looked so terrified as she felt the familiar feeling coming back. </div>
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It didn't slow her down much. After a quick wardrobe change she relaxed for a couple minutes and then blew out her candle and opened presents. </div>
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She got so many cute things from grandparents and aunts, uncles and cousins! Thanks to all who helped make her day special.</div>
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Ali has such a sweet, tender heart. She loves people and loves playing with her friends. She loves animals and adores being outside. She could dig in the dirt from sun up till sun down. She likes jumping on the trampoline and swinging on the swings. She loves her bottle and the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Ali is a big talker and can say just about any word, although sometimes it may take a little thinking to decipher what the word is. She is thoughtful and funny and silly but also serious and shy. I love her more each day. She gives the best hugs in the world! I cannot express how special she is and how my heart just melts when I see her. We are so lucky to have this sweet little girl in our family! Thank you Ali, for being you!! We love you to the moon and back!<br />
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James is 9 months old today! He's practically an adult! </div>
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The big news for this month is that James is mobile!! He is crawling! </div>
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I love that James can go where he wants to go now! It's so exciting and I'm so happy for him!</div>
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James continues to be a happy, calm baby. He loves to laugh and snuggle. James is also quite shy. Ali is his best friend and he lights up when he sees her. When we play music or sing songs he does a cute little bounce-dance. Something else amazing about James is he already knows how to drink from a straw! James also loves his baths and loves to splash in the bath. <br />
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James crawled into the bathroom so he wouldn't miss out on teeth brushing.</div>
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Crawling action shot!</div>
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I can't believe how quickly James is growing up! I'm so grateful that I have him in my life. His calmness teaches me so much. It reminds me to be patient and to cherish each moment. We are so glad to have both of our children in our family.Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-28461569610687270702012-09-13T11:03:00.000-07:002012-09-13T11:38:20.542-07:008 Months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The sweetest boy in the whole world turned 8 month old today!</div>
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I cannot get enough of his snuggles, kisses, giggles and sweetness!</div>
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I love this little face just after he wakes up!</div>
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These two love the pool!</div>
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James is VERY close to crawling! He sees something that he wants to go after and is really good at getting to it. He can almost get into the crawling position from sitting. </div>
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Here is James with his new best friends. To say he loves these kitties would be an understatement! </div>
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He is loving eating all his yummy food- bananas, sweet potatoes, pears, squash and yogurt are among his favorites.</div>
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James, you are the sunshine in our lives! Thank you for being such a sweet baby! We love you with all our hearts!!</div>
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Cuteness Exhibit A:</div>
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This boy is so lovable!</div>
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Exhibit B:</div>
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Love those sweet lips!</div>
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And this cutie pie is absolutely cute and silly and we LOVE her to pieces!</div>
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These next two photos are not staged. I love the randomness!</div>
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Perfection!</div>
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Disregard the pink bib. Poor 2nd baby. He's still cute even though he's not wearing a baseball bib.</div>
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There we go. Tigers are manly, right?</div>
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Such a good cook.</div>
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Eggs fresh from the oven. Yum!</div>
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Ali can play in all the baby seats because she's only 3 pounds heavier than James anyway.</div>
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Snuggles!</div>
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Ali has been obsessed with airplanes for a few months so it was fun to actually go in one!</div>
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We're back in Texas and it's been a fun week of familiar Texas activities.</div>
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We played in a rainstorm, planted some garden and had a cookout.</div>
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To die for!! These kids are too cute!!!</div>
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Ali learned how to get a drink from the hose. It's been a favorite activity ever since.</div>
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Adorable smile!</div>
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While Ali was out planting with Jimmy and Grandpa she had a little fun in the mud.</div>
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Silly little dance she did when I found her all muddy.</div>
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Sweet girl!</div>
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The planting glare.</div>
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Grandpa the Farmer</div>
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Everyone getting their meat ready to cook.</div>
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We had hotdogs and Czech parky. Dad is splitting the ends of the parky. You eat it with spicy mustard and rye bread. Yum-o!</div>
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Beautiful Texas sky.</div>
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Ali still had to cuddle with a bottle.</div>
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The heat hasn't been as bad as we thought it would be. We've enjoyed quite a few days outside and the weather will only get better from here on out.</div>
Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09324002141169652322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131800018946373227.post-57733107323685922992012-08-28T09:20:00.003-07:002012-08-28T09:25:18.160-07:00We're Gonna Be FamousWhen we got to Boston we furnished our apartments with awesome, vintage, temporary furniture. We knew we would get rid of most or all of it at the end of the summer. The time came to move so we posted all our stuff on craigslist. A couple days before we moved Jimmy got an email from someone interested in one of our chairs. The email said that they were doing Sandra Bullock movie and wanted to buy our chair. Jimmy thought it was for sure a scam but replied anyway, telling them that they needed to pick it up by Wednesday. Over the next 24 hours he went back and forth by email and phone with different "film" people about picking up the chair. Then the big day finally came. Jimmy coordinated with Kyra, "Set Director" who coordinated with Alix, "Set Director- Assistant", who coordinated with someone else, who coordinated with someone else who came to pick up our $5 vintage chair. <br />
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I played paparazzi and snapped a shot of the set designer who came to check out the chair.</div>
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Wish we would have charged more. I'm sure Sandra would have been willing to part with at least a hundred bucks.<br />
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So that's it. We're gonna be famous! Our chair will be the star in an upcoming Sandra Bullock film, The Heat. </div>
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Here are some other cute, random shots we got while in the moving process. We gave James some watered down juice in a bottle and when he dropped it, Ali took advantage. What's better than one bottle? Two!!<br />
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Sleeping beauty! </div>
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We cleared out this cabinet to get it ready to sell and the kids had a great time hiding in the cupboard. I love how Ali always wants James to be a part of the fun. She'll get in and then says, "Jamesy!" while pointing to the spot next to her.<br />
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Sweetness!</div>
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