tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50737325667206730652024-02-07T04:14:51.747-05:00The Winger LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-48011151709377557692012-11-10T20:50:00.000-05:002012-11-10T20:56:45.265-05:00Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Ann-i-ver-sar-yyy!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband's second gift to me on our 8th Anniversary was this video (and I must say, much better than the clip above) :<br />
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His first gift- a beautiful "antique" box for me he found at a cute little shop on the street as we were walking. It was only until later I pointed out to him that though I LOVE it, it is a DENTURE box!!!! :) Not to detract from the sentiment with which he gave it!! We laughed for a very long time. Do I sense a traditional gift idea in the making??<br />
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I love you Lover!! Happy 8th!! And to many more, you are the perfect man for me :) Love you forever!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-10514934145362745052012-06-09T07:01:00.001-04:002012-06-09T07:01:38.346-04:00Preschool Celebration!We had our end of year Joy School Celebration this week! Mykelle will be starting 1/2 day Kindergarten in the fall and Evan will be doing... who knows what yet! We'll see.<br />
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The party was super simple and fun. We had a quick bite to eat followed by a short program- the kids absolutely loved it!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-76555077262020223772012-05-29T23:30:00.000-04:002012-05-29T23:30:25.944-04:00Aunt Taryl & Grandma Vicky's Visit!!Taryl and her mom have been on the East Coast for the last 10 days- they flew out to see Caleb's graduation from Harvard! Our family had initially planned on going up to Boston and spending a weekend doing the touristy thing in Boston with Taryl and Vicky but then a little thing called cancer got in the way and messed those plans up. SO, Taryl and Vicky being the awesome people they are, decided to drive the 4 1/2 hours down to see US for the weekend!! Isn't that great?? <br />
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They got in Friday night and had to leave Sunday morning. It was a short trip but we packed a lot in! Friday night was pretty laid back- we ate at 5 Guy's Burgers and watched a movie. Taryl slept on an air mattress and Mykelle was happy as can be to give up her bed to her adopted "Grandma Vicky." <br />
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On Saturday Taryl and I hung out with the kids all morning while Vicky and Adam went into the city to see the 9/11 Memorial. Then we had a neighborhood water balloon fight that was awesome! The Guardiola's came out to join us as did the two other neighbor kids when they heard us out playing. Both the funniest AND the worst part of the fight was the 7 year old neighbor girl chucking a heavy metal bowl of water at Adam's head!! For some reason all the kids thought they were out to get Adam and this poor little girl didn't realize she should only throw the WATER at Adam and not the whole bowl! He has a gash on the side of his head now that was bleeding! We did have a good laugh in the end though :)<br />
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Saturday night Taryl ordered pizza for us and we bought the movie "Rio" to watch with the family. It was really nice getting to hang out and have such a chill day with Taryl and her mom. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course Taryl and I had to be complete dorks and dress alike when we went out! We were going for the twin sister look but it's a little hard when I'm so short, white, and bald and Taryl is kind of the opposite... We had fun though getting weird looks and in general just acting like children. :) </td></tr>
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My mom is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>30</b></span> years old.</div>
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My mom weighs <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>30</b></span> pounds.</div>
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My mom's favorite color is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>blue</b></span>.</div>
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My mom's favorite food is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">broccoli</span>.</b> </div>
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My mom always says, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">"I love you."</span></b></div>
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My mom cooks the best <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>eggs</b></span>.</div>
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My mom's job is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">going to the store and buying groceries.</span></b> </div>
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My mom laughs when I <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">do fun stuff</span></b>. </div>
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If my mom had time, she would love to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>play with me</b></span>. </div>
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My mom and I like to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">hug and kiss</span></b>. </div>
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My mom really loves <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">hugs</span></b>. </div>
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I LOVE my mom because <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>I love her too</b></span>. </div>
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My mom is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>7, 31</b></span> years old.</div>
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My mom weighs <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">78963</span></b> pounds.</div>
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My mom's favorite color is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">all the colors</span></b>. </div>
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My mom's favorite food is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">oranges and bananas</span></b>. </div>
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My mom always says, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">"Darn it!"</span></b></div>
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My mom cooks the best <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>eggs and bananas</b></span>. </div>
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My mom's job is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">washing dishes</span></b>. </div>
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My mom laughs when <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>she tickles me</b></span>. </div>
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If my mom had time, she would love to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">wash the clothes</span></b>. </div>
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My mom and I like to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>hug and go outside apple picking</b></span>. </div>
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My mom really loves <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>apple picking</b></span>. </div>
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I LOVE my mom because <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">she lets me do the Disney Cruise</span></b>. </div>
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Mother's Day was a nice one for me- Adam and the kids made me breakfast in bed: french toast strips, eggs, and strawberries. Mykelle picked out a bouquet of flowers for me and helped put together my present- some Coke Zero, gummy worms, a movie, and a blog book certificate! In the evening we went over to the Avery's and had a good dinner with them. </div>
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The best part of the day was the kids being so excited about breakfast and giving me their cards. They've never been allowed to eat in bed, let alone in Mom and Dad's bed! And their cards were so sweet, the looks on their faces were priceless. </div>
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My idol Dr. Laura sent me the necklace she made herself after I called in to her program to ask her a question. Isn't she sweet? I wish I could truly say she is my new friend in a closer sense of the term but I'll take a phone conversation and a few emails back and forth :) Love the necklace!<br />
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While I'm showing off new things... did you see my newly painted dining room yet?? I came home from the Utah trip and Adam had painted for me! He had to have put in so many hours painting both the room and my little blue table. What a husband huh? I love that he did it without my knowing and that he knew what colors I'd been thinking of! </div>
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I just have to share this part of Mykelle's prayer yesterday, it made me laugh out loud! She is always saying things similar to this: "Please bless everyone on Earth to be super duper good for you Jesus, so they can live with you again and I can meet new people."<div>
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I was tucking in Evan tonight and this is how our conversation went:<br />
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E: Why is my voice different? And why is your voice and Daddy's voice and Mykelle's voice and my voice different?<br />
Me: We all have different voices because of our voice boxes in our throats that-<br />
E: We have a BOX in our throats?!<br />
Me: Yes, it's called a voice box that has vocal chords in it. It's how the sounds of our voices are made and we all have them in our throats.<br />
(Several back and forth comments about boxes, chords, and voice sounds, then suddenly-)<br />
E: Why can't I see Jesus??<br />
Me: Well, you've seen a picture of what Jesus looks like right? Why don't we close our eyes and think of what he looks like-<br />
E: Is he wearing pants?<br />
Me: Uh... Maybe, yes. And he has dark hair and nice happy eyes with a loving smile...<br />
E: What color is his shirt?<br />
Me: Dark.<br />
E: Where does he keep his other shirts? In Heaven? <br />
Me: If he needs a new shirt, yes, but maybe he doesn't need one because he's in Heaven. <br />
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Saturday the 28th of April was absolutely one of the best days of my life! My USU Ambassador friends threw a fundraising party for me and my family in Cache Valley and it was AMAZING! My friends contacted me to let me know they wanted to do the event on my family's behalf and just needed my permission. It was incredible how everything came together with only a month of preparation! <span class="”fullpost”"></span><br />
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I arrived at the AWHC at 8am and didn't sit down until I was in the car leaving the party at 3pm! I had one of the best times of my life!! It was like a combination family, high school, and college reunion! I saw so many old friends and family I hadn't seen in years. Plus I met a lot of new friends too! <br />
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I don't know how to thank everyone appropriately, but I and my family are incredibly grateful to everyone that helped make the day a success. The feeling of love and peace I felt all day was overwhelming and something I will never forget. It will help me get through the tough days coming up when I recall this special day. <br />
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I am so very grateful to the people who organized this even and all of the individuals who donated auction and raffle gifts, time, money and talents. There were many businesses that donated gifts and services that were wonderful!! And the Colors band coming together for a concert for ME!! So cool! Cache Valley is a community I'm proud to claim and call my own. Thank you so much for all that was done and continues to be done on my behalf. I am and will be forever grateful to all who made Color for Tessa so wonderful and hope to to pay forward the love and goodness shown to me. Thank you!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-47590459259181903582012-05-08T19:20:00.000-04:002012-05-12T12:01:14.843-04:00Disney Cruise<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our family had an unforgettable vacation on a Disney Cruise over Mykelle's birthday in April! We were so happy that schedules came together so well after years of discussions with Skip to all go on a Disney Trip! We thought it would never happen with all the health issues first Skip and then I started to experience, but it finally came together! With a relatively clean bill of health from his doctors and the okay from mine to schedule a cruise, we were off! </span><br />
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PS. I got started on this post and it turned into the never-ending post!! Sorry there are so many pictures and videos, I just couldn't leave any out!<br />
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Mykelle and Evan absolutely loved getting to see all of the princesses! They were so nice too, especially since we had to wait in line and there were a ton of kids wanting to see them. Each princess made sure to spend a perfect amount of time speaking to each child individually and making them feel special. Princess Tiana wins for prettiest dress in my book, and Princess Ariel for being the nicest :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids didn't understand why some of the characters didn't speak to them- after all, why would the REAL characters need to wear masks?? :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kid's club was awesome!! The kids each wore waterproof GPS bracelets at all times and could be dropped off from first thing in the morning until 1am!! Though we never did leave them in THAT long :) Every day they begged to go to the kid's club- awesome! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam was called up to help with the Knight magic show where he had to screw in the metal hoops to trap the lady inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then they raised a tarp around her and stepped off to the side and dropped it- just like that she came out dressed in a different outfit and free of the hoops! Adam had no idea how it was done either!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a beautiful dinner and great service! Even though we had to turn down the wine list and the wine guy was a little rude about it... He actually scoffed at us!! Jerk. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to include a couple of the dishes- they were SO good! This dish with the cup too had lobster and cold fish soup in it... sounds gross but it was not!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite dish! Sea Bass in a creamy cauliflower sauce. I practically licked the plate clean :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamb- looks prettier than it tasted!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beef, baby veggies, potatoes and shortribs- very good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a delicious chocolate bar with edible gold on top (because I'm worth it :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam's dessert was pretty good too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chef sent out some complimentary hand-made treats for us to take with us for later. I was so full I didn't try any of them! But I think the kids were appreciative</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evan liked to pretend the window sill was a washer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our itinerary for the next day, chocolates on our bed, a thank you from Remy, and a towel animal from our room host</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle's big smile when I left a rose on her pillow before bed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful view from our verandah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mickey Mouse slide on top of the ship. It was really cool because the kids could go by themselves and the line wasn't too long. They loved it and went over and over!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They did get in trouble a couple times because they wanted to go together and they're supposed to be separated</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool slide right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pools are SUPER tiny! And with over 3000 people on the ship they were this full most of the time. The kids were only lost once or twice...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nemo's Reef was a fun little splash area mostly for toddlers. Pretty cool but once again, pretty crowded!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the kid's favorite parts about Castaway Cay was the unlimited self-help ice cream dispensers! We had way too much of course :)</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-430349540079039372012-04-08T22:51:00.000-04:002012-04-08T22:51:34.801-04:00EasterYesterday Adam took the kids to an Easter egg hunt at Heaven Hills Farm. I stayed home so I could get some rest but I got to hear all about the trip in this video when the kids came home...<div><br />
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</div><div>It really looks and sounds like it was a ton of fun! Did you see the dirt on Mykelle's face?? They came home smelling like farm animals and covered in dust and dirt!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Adam did say he talked with the kids about the true meaning of Easter on the way to the hunt. He made it a good long story full of detail and when he got to the part of Jesus dying on the cross Mykelle started sobbing! He said it was so sad, because he was driving and couldn't comfort her in the back seat but she was crying her little heart out, upset that Jesus had been killed by mean guys! Adam tried to tell her the story ended well, but it took a bit for her to calm down. What a tender hearted little girl we have! </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo just says pure excitement to me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the hunt to begin! At the end of the day Mykelle said her favorite part was getting to run for the eggs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids were able to participate in FOUR hunts throughout the day! They came home exhausted, happy, and sunburned. Adam said by the fourth hunt there were a ton of people there and only a few eggs per kid. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The REAL Easter Bunny!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can see Evan in the masses, but I'm not sure where Mykee is! Adam said she would just take off running and it was all he could do to keep an eye on both kids!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>Soon after they all came home from their day in the sun (not as sunburned as Adam, but with rosy noses and cheeks) we dyed eggs. Evan kept asking how we were going to "die" eggs, even though I'd explained to him 10 times what DYEING eggs meant. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Later that night we thought they'd be ready to crash especially knowing the Easter Bunny was coming in the morning but they weren't about to slow down! </div><div><br />
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</div><div>When they finally crashed Adam and I got out the Easter stuff and had it all ready for the morning. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Evan tried to wake me and Adam up before his clock said 7 this morning but we made him wait those extra ten minutes before waking up Mykelle and heading downstairs! We had a good morning finding eggs and baskets before heading off to church. </div><div><br />
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</tbody></table><div>When we came home we played out in the backyard with the neighbors hiding eggs for a bit before heading over to our Bishop's house for a wonderful Easter dinner (Sister Adams is a Southern Belle and therefore knows how to cook the most delicious meals! Isn't it a requirement to know how to cook if you grow up in the South?) Mykelle ran right up to Sister Adams and said, "Your grandkids are here!" It's so cute how attached both kids are- Evan likes to call her Nana Adams and Mykelle started crying when we left, saying she wanted to stay for breakfast! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-75771721241531870582012-04-08T20:00:00.001-04:002012-04-08T23:02:12.244-04:00Evan's Idea of a Disney Cruise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/XPJpkTJhKus?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-74099939224890977082012-03-28T21:51:00.001-04:002012-04-08T21:52:48.910-04:00NY & Broadway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been really fortunate to have family out this past month in March and will be having family again this month! In addition to Taryl last month we also had Adam's mom Anne and his sister and her husband, Stephanie and Andy, come stay with us. We really enjoyed having them here to see our new place and enjoy all the room we have now! Sleeping arrangements got a little crazy the first night before Taryl went home so we had four extra people sleeping here but we worked it out with some sacrifice on Adam's part and two inflatable mattresses :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I felt bad I was a little off for the first half of the in-law's visit because of the chemo I'd had before they came, but they were great! They all pitched in with cooking, cleaning, and getting up with the kids so I could rest! By Wednesday night I was ready to go out to a Broadway show, "Seminar," and we took a trip into the city the next day. Though we almost missed it because of traffic and having to RUN to the theater, "Seminar" was hilarious and we loved our dinner afterward at <a href="http://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/index2.htm" target="_blank">John's Pizzeria</a> (if you haven't been there, take a look at the link- we sat at the bottom of those stairs in what used to be an old church... such a cool atmosphere and SO delicious!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day we went into the city to take the kids to Central Park and Time's Square. Adam and I didn't want to do the touristy thing too much because we'd have two little ones with us so we limited ourselves to the two things- and glad we did since we ended up spending all day! The kids loved Central Park and all the lights of TS but were most excited about Toys 'R Us and the Disney Store :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But before we left to the city we had some major drama... Mykelle was getting dressed when she started crying and complaining of an "owie" on her side! Yeah, she has experienced her 2nd tick since moving to NJ! Fortunately the little bugger was only attached for under 24 hours so we were able to pry him off without too much of a risk of lyme. But that didn't mean Mykelle was going to take it well! She screamed during the extraction process, a good 10 minutes or so! Eventually we made it to the city and had a good time- she all but forgot about the traumatic experience!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids loved climbing the rocks in Central Park- we ate hot dogs and spent over an hour just enjoying the great weather near 80 degrees! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykee just HAD to get a shot of her in front of the blooming Magnolia trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took an awesome ride through the park on a bicycle cab with Muhammad. He probably weighed 90 lbs and was sweating up a storm biking us through the park! It was really fun and he was a fun tour guide. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Times Square and as Mykee puts it, "The REAL Hello Kitty!!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The REAL Minnie Mouse!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having to TIP the real Minnie Mouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heaven at Toys 'R Us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Stephy and Mykee in Wonka Land- really cool by the way- every kind of Wonka candy you can imagine!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Candy Land" was decorated like the game but had all sorts of awesome candy I remembered from childhood. Made me think of my brothers and all the junk we used to buy at the Cracker Barrel or John's Place by Providence Elementary :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't that a sad little girl?? She's hugging the dresses at the Disney Store because she wanted to take one home!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle and Nanna- Anne kept trying to get a shot of Mykelle coloring in the Disney Store but she kept looking up at the big screen to watch the Disney songs playing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two peas in a pod!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of a long day in the city</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/vCSM9cXFsY4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-69884207690696370562012-03-27T22:11:00.000-04:002012-04-08T22:12:21.555-04:00St. Patrick's Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The silly Leprechaun made a mess of the dining room on St. Patrick's Day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He also left lots of toys and a pot of chocolate gold!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are tattoos on their faces</td></tr>
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Mykelle and Evan had a few chocolate coins before having a big breakfast with all the family here- Nanna, Aunt Stephy, Uncle Andy, and Aunt Taryl. We had green milk, green waffles, and green eggs. It looked awful, but was delicious! For days afterward any time Evan saw something out of place he'd comment on the "Silly Leprechaun" that moved things around!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-17925885946703721352012-03-27T14:42:00.000-04:002012-04-08T21:52:33.804-04:00Taryl's NJ Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibenuv2jJ4w1ZAAhSgxey_fWhQ4g6tYwa3vksT0lcOYs8mzW0giyNLVms8x7bPPvIjeQXh-dX3wBE7TrSyLOiB2CfUJN2IrSTvqWg2Lj4jwM-W5Df-OmB5bwpYZIevrcRyYB5YBPQF3FQ/s1600/IMG_0280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</a>I know, I have taken forever just to finish Taryl's trip to NJ! I loved having her here for the chemo visit and for just a time to hang out and relax. She is so good with Mykelle and Evan too, and they LOVE their Aunt Taryl!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Taryl and I went to Portray Salon to get our hair cut. She decided to donate hers to Locks of Love!! As you can see, she had plenty to give and it looked awesome after!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can you believe she let me chop the braid??</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't get embarrassed easily, but I am actually embarrassed to put these photos in here! But it's been a long-standing tradition for us to throw away a few bucks every time we get together to get some SWEET memories in a photo booth! I look like Jake in the last one and Taryl... is beautiful in every one!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taryl messing with her new camera- I look like an alien. From John Carter- did you see that movie?? Very entertaining :)</td></tr>
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The other day we made Disney Mickey/Minnie Mouse pancakes for the kids! We had some delicious blueberries that needed to be eaten so we threw them in some pancakes with a bit of whipped cream on top. Mykelle and Evan love blueberries, and they love Disney, so it was a great combination! Aside from Evan crying when his "smile" melted from the hot pancakes :)<br />
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Both Adam and I and the kids have been ecstatic planning for a DISNEY CRUISE that Papa Skip is taking us on in April!! We are fortunate to have a Father-In-Law/Papa/Dad who has been wanting to take us on a family trip for years! Skip first mentioned the possibility a couple years ago, but his ongoing health issues, my recent ones, and the correct timing just never seemed to work out. Then we caught a break... Skip's health tests came back great and my doc said if we could schedule a trip around my chemo then to do it before the possible transplant!! So we're going! Thank you Skip!!! We can't wait!! Mykelle is especially excited to meet the "REAL" Disney Princesses on her 5th birthday in April :)<br />
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-25676280111918448302012-03-10T21:43:00.000-05:002012-03-15T21:56:09.339-04:00Primary PJS Party and Playing with Averys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a great Primary party the first weekend in March- it was a breakfast and "PJs" party- P for Prayer, J for Journal, and S for Scriptures. We did a simple but delicious breakfast, a getting to know you for the teachers and their children, a "thank you" to the teachers, and planting of spring seeds. We all had a great time and enjoyed our morning at the church house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-45965475283525453922012-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:002012-03-01T00:00:53.397-05:00Adam is 8 Years Old!!So what do you do for a leap year baby who is having only his EIGHTH birthday in 32 years?? Well, since being out of the country isn't exactly affordable/doable and that's what he asked for, I had to come up with some other idea. And with a 3 and 4 year old in the house... It wasn't too difficult!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While licking the cake mix Evan was making Mykelle laugh. She said, "Evan, you are so silly!! Why?" His response was priceless, "Because Jesus made my body that way and He wants me to be silly!" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, it is a "Leap Frog" cake for my manly husband! The kids helped and really enjoyed playing with the sticky slap frogs when they finally came off! Mom contributed by sending the sprinkles to Adam for his birthday- YEARS old sprinkles she has had in her cupboard forever... Well we ate them and didn't die! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Adam had a busy birthday- off to help a friend move at 7 in the morning, then to work to teach a class in the library. Afterward his work threw him a little birthday lunch where they gave him toys and a card appropriate for an 8 year old! And one really nice cross-stitch framed quote of Leonardo da Vinci, "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding." Then it was another meeting before he could head home to this:<br />
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I made my famous <a href="http://thetummyspeaks.blogspot.com/2010/08/awesome-thai-chicken-coconut-curry.html" target="_blank">Awesome Thai Chicken Coconut Curry</a> for dinner- one of Adam's favorites and the kids love it too! After eating dinner our new neighbors came to celebrate with cake and ice cream! The Guardiolas are really a great family- they have a 9 year old daughter and a 5 year old daughter, both are super sweet and get along really well with our kids. Moises is the Elder's Quorum president and Adam is his first counselor. Since they now share a home (it's a duplex, we are not that weird) we joke about the men always having to help people move and do any other service together- they won't let each other off the hook! Sandra is working on her English (Spanish speaking first!) and does a much better job with that than I do my Spanish! I guess I should get the Rosetta Stone language learning software and learn me some Espanol! I need to be able to communicate with her better- she is an AMAZING cook and I could use some pointers!<br />
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Adam's present was a couple of silly "urban" CDs, National Lampoon's Vacation movie, "Weird NJ" book on strange things to be found and visited in NJ (summer planning?), and some of his faves- cadbury eggs, gum, and jerky. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blowing out the candles!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was a fun and busy birthday! I know Adam felt very loved hearing from a lot of friends and family, but he was definitely tired at the end of the day! I'm sure he's content to wait another 4 years until he has another one!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-5734369366693557792012-02-16T12:12:00.000-05:002012-02-16T12:12:53.520-05:00Third Time's the CharmWe got the results from the biopsy and it's as we expected, cancer is back. We have a plan of action, and I'm willing to face it, though I know I could not do it without support. <br />
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As I mentioned before, I am trying to keep my health stuff separate from my family blog, even though they are obviously intertwined. All the details of the cancer updates can be found on my other blog, <a href="http://tessascancerjourney2.blogspot.com/2012/02/action-plan.html" target="_blank">Tessa's Cancer Journey #2</a> (it should say "3" now huh?). Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-19958734631819842402012-02-14T11:04:00.001-05:002012-02-14T23:40:01.771-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!!The kids woke up this morning to special Valentines from Mommy and Daddy at their seats at the table. Mykelle was given a box of chocolates and a beautiful pink rose from Dad. Evan was given a box of redhots hearts and a chocolate rose from Mom. They have been revving up for Valentine's Day by making Valentines for their classmates in Joy School and going to the dollar store to help Adam pick out a nice present for me :) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle's rose from Dad</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Adam and I decided that $5 was about right for what we could spend on each other for Vday. So you know how he got around that? He bought me flowers to welcome me home from the hospital yesterday, NOT for Valentines! What a good man huh? They're beautiful.<br />
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</tbody></table>Then, Adam made me cry. He put this beautiful video on Facebook for me to see-<br />
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What a beautiful video. He picked some really great pictures. And he didn't even have to spend $5! :) We probably won't do much to celebrate the big day today but we do plan on going to a movie just to go out and be together for a bit. Maybe I can convince him to throw in some Coldstone ice cream too...<br />
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As I mentioned, I just got back from the hospital last night after going in on Friday for the biopsy. It was a longer stay than I'd initially planned with the doc, but I spiked a fever so they kept me another night. It turns out the surgery was not the straightforward mediastinoscopy I'd initially said it was going to be. I had to have the doctor write it down for me, but he did a left mini thoracotomy, an anterior mediastinal dissection, a frozen section, and a pericardial patch. My left lung had to be collapsed during the surgery and I had a tube draining the area around the heart until yesterday morning so it's been painful breathing and moving around much, but I'm getting there! <br />
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Adam brought the kids in with balloons and presents for me on Saturday. It was so cute to have them come in! I was worried they'd be nervous or scared, and at first they did look a little nervous, but they seemed to come to terms with me being in the hospital quite well. We talked to them about what it means to go in for surgery and prepped them as best you can a 3 and 4 year old. They've been really great! They each made me a get-well card and I had to take pictures of them, they instantly made me feel better :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle & Mommy holding hands, with lots of crazy hair. She told Adam what to write. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my favorite part of Mykelle's card! On the back of her drawing she drew this spiral and I asked her what it was. She said it's infinity, because she loved me more than infinity and that's how our love is, it never stops, just like infinity</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was very proud of Evan's card! I've never seen him draw a person before so this is a huge step! You CAN see the person right?? I didn't at first, but he pointed out "Mommy's smile" and it all came together! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mykelle also sang to me to help me feel better. Isn't she sweet??<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm proud of you honey!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Adam's been trying to help ease my stress and anxiety by helping me with things around the house more often, and it's been wonderful! One of those things he's helping with is dinner a couple of nights a week. Adam came up with the best dinner idea the other day! We had some turkey burgers that had been in the freezer for over a year or so and we decided to eat them, but we didn't have any bread or buns! So we chopped up the turkey burgers and all our veggies and made turkey wraps with tortillas. They were so good! And the kids loved them. I think we might have just added a new dish to our rotating menu !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle was very proud of all the hair clips in her Barbie's hair. She can now "Do hair" just like her Mommy does! If you'll look closely at the dolls face you can see it's covered in pink make-up. I think that's where she received her inspiration for the next picture...</td></tr>
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</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-82778580487587278482012-02-02T22:26:00.000-05:002012-02-02T22:26:14.871-05:00Health UpdateMy scans once again don't look great. My docs want to get me in next week for another biopsy, a mediastinoscopy- where an incision is made in my chest and a scope is inserted under my sternum to take out a biopsied tissue of a small mass/tumor. In two weeks they should have the results and I head back in to work out a plan of action. <br />
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The appointment went very similarly along the lines of the last one, after which I wrote the "<a href="http://wingerlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/seriously-bad-news.html" target="_blank">Seriously Bad News</a>" post. However, instead of total shock and overwhelming discouragement, I felt strangely calm today. It was nothing more than I had expected, but definitely not what I had hoped. One doctor used the phrase, "highly suspicious" for cancer recurrence, and he told me he is almost never wrong when he suspects the cancer has returned. But of course we want to see the biopsy results before we plan the treatment. Following that comment the head doc came in and told me it was not the end of the world, that I'd get through it, even though it's a pain in the neck. That I'd get 3 or 4 cycles of the new drug Adcetris, and then do a bone marrow transplant (hoping one of my brothers will be a donor match). I voiced my concerns of the 20% mortality rate associated with a BMT and the doc told me that was ridiculous and outdated- that I was a great candidate because of my youth and relative health, and I'd be fine. At least he tried to be encouraging!<br />
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I'm having a hard time facing the possibility of going through all of this again. The stem cell transplant was the hardest thing I've ever had to go through in my life, and a bone marrow transplant is supposed to be more difficult. I would not be able to face it at all if it weren't for my amazing husband and all he does for me and our family. I'm grateful to be receiving treatment from some of the best doctors in the world. I'm especially grateful for the network of friends and family I have to support me and our family through all of this. It IS a pain in the neck, but with the help of family, friends, and faith, we can do it... again.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-90783784619961716792012-02-02T21:36:00.000-05:002012-02-02T21:36:19.642-05:00Joy School Experiments and Field TripsI taught Joy School last Thursday and it was a full day of learning about interests and curiosity. So we did a lot of "experiments" where we played with magnets, colors, Jell-O, sugar/salt/dyed water, seeing what items float and which sink, and doing all sorts of interesting things. The kids were most excited about their yucky-looking brown colored pineapple Jell-O they colored with food dye then were able to eat as a snack later. The next best part though was playing with food coloring in water trays and seeing what different colors they could make. I was a little concerned about their clothes getting stained but they were really careful!<br />
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Then on Tuesday, to continue with interesting things to spark our children's curiosity, we went to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. It was a really great field trip! I wish I would have taken more pictures but I was having too much fun with the kids and all of the neat exhibits!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-54746539925300695992012-02-02T21:16:00.000-05:002012-02-02T21:16:02.706-05:00January & Wonderful Kids<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">January has been busy! We came home to NJ during the 2nd week and haven't slowed down since! <br />
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First of all, we found a new place to live! And we are very much looking forward to it, even if we aren't too excited about the move... We need to be out of our current place by March 1st. Our new place is going to have so much more room to live and it will end up costing about the same, though the two downsides are that it adds forty minutes onto Adam's daily commute and there is little to no storage. The good parts- we are going to have 3 bedrooms so the kids can have their own rooms again, a dining room with a REAL table (that's embarrassing to admit actually), a living room, and a huge kitchen with a bar and stools! I am most looking forward to having a large kitchen for our family and a separate dining room. It's a duplex where the other half of the house will be shared with another family from our ward, so cool to have such a great family close by! I will definitely be posting pics and video of the new place once we're in. <br />
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I've been busy with Primary, Joy School, doc appointments, showing our apartment (since we broke the lease 2 months early), and trying to be a good mom and wife. It's no more than you're average woman has to do, but I've been feeling the stress. And I always think, maybe after this "event" or that "thing" is over I'll feel more at ease. Shouldn't I know better by now?? I have noticed however that Mykelle and Evan ARE getting easier to handle. Adam and I would always talk about how much easier they were going to be when they are 4 and 3 and we're finally there. There are days where they will play together for hours just using their imaginations and enjoying each other. It's nice not to have them demanding every minute of my day as they did when they were babies. Yes, I do miss having a baby sometimes... but then I take a minute just to REMEMBER... and I'm content once again :)<br />
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Mykelle is growing into a wonderful little girl. She's so excited to be "growing up." I told her I never wanted her to grow up and to stay my little girl forever and she responded with, "Well Mom, we grow! Maybe you will need to cut me in half!" :) She talks constantly of things like Princesses, friends, being a mom someday, and turning 5. A day doesn't go by that she doesn't mention getting to meet the REAL Rapunzel when she turns 5 and Papa Skip takes her on a Disney Cruise. We keep telling her she needs to be aware it might not happen when she's 5, but she seems to think the day she turns 5 is when all her dreams will come true! <br />
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Mykee has also decided she does not want to be called "Mykee" anymore. It is Mykelle (with a heart at the end). Though she's never complained when I call her Mykee, she has said quite bluntly to strangers and relatives both that her name is Mykelle, NOT Mykee. We had to have a chat about her making her requests more polite and about the fact that "Mykee" is an endearing nickname that people sometimes use because they like her and feel close to her. She seems to understand, but still prefers her full name. <br />
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Another really exciting thing about our big move... Mykelle will be able to start Kindergarten in the fall! I am SO excited for her. I haven't felt that she's ready to start full day Kindergarten so I was going to keep her home another year. But, in our new county the schools have 1/2 day Kindergarten and are really good schools! And she is READY! Just this morning she saw a box and told us it said, "Oh-pen" on it. We had to have her say it several times before she figured out it said, "open." And the other day she asked me if a garbage can read, "wast." She hasn't yet figured out the complexities of words like "waste."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another sign of Mykelle's readiness to read- she drew this picture of her holding my hand and I'm holding baby Evan. She drew it while I was cleaning and came out to tell me she'd written, "I Love Mommy." Sure enough, it's on there! She wasn't sure what the first line was, the IME, but the next few letters spell out I LV MOME. It says "I love Mommy" if you sound it out! I was so proud of her! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Evan and Mykelle are now in different Primary classes, Evan in his first real Primary class- Sunbeams! Mykelle and I talked about CTR4 being called that because she is 4 years old. I could see the wheels turning in her head... "Mom, how old are you?" I told her 30 and she promptly asked if I was in a "CTR30" class. So cute! She really likes numbers and counting too- she may have received that strange accounting gene that seems to run in my family! Her goal she made in Joy School was to learn to count to 120. Evan's was to put his shoes on by himself (yeah, they're velcro, and he still can't do it yet...)<br />
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Evan is still being a little whiney and throws fits on occasion but he too is getting a little better behaved as he gets older. But he does occasionally have problems with going to the bathroom... For example- the other day he started yelling from the toilet. I went in there and he was sitting on the pot holding his face and screaming, "PEE in my EYE!! I got PEE IN MY EYE!!" Yeah, that was totally laugh out loud funny! <br />
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Everywhere we go Evan wins people over with his contagious smile and happy nature. Especially the ladies. If he spots a pretty woman you can be sure he is making eyes at her and smiling to get her attention. I have a feeling his dad may have been the same way when he was a little guy!<br />
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I know this blog post has been mostly about my kids but I have felt like I've neglected documenting their cute personalities and how quickly they are growing. They are wonderful children and make me happy every single day. I love being their mother!<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-3467909726707097752012-01-25T15:53:00.001-05:002012-01-25T22:27:30.598-05:00Christmas Vacation in Utah (Part Two)Christmas Day! <br />
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I had to wake the kids up in the morning to get them going! We wanted to be sure to open stockings and family presents before the extended family arrived for brunch and present opening. It was fun having the kids come up the stairs and go into the living room to see the presents from Santa laid out on the floor with the stockings next to them, just as I had experienced as a child.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kid's Great Great Grandma May made these stockings for them. Aren't they great?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We opened our stockings first, starting with the youngest. Santa was very nice and didn't put TOO much candy in the stockings, but even so, what candy there was, it was gone within an hour! Evan received some cars and Transformers from Santa, as well as Batman jammies. Mykelle was given exactly what she asked for- a Mulan Barbie doll! She also was given Mulan and Tinkerbell jammies, which are now her two favorite pairs. <br />
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Adam and I did pretty simple Christmas gifts for each other. Adam gave me some I-pod speakers I'd been wanting and a workout towel and t-shirt (he had to apologize and make sure I knew it wasn't a hint :) I gave him a shirt and some cologne. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My turn! Mykelle and Evan were only excited for me when I opened candy</td></tr>
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</div>After the rest of the family showed up a while later we settled into the living room, trying to fit 16 people in one small room (only 6 of them kids!) My dad traditionally reads the story of Christ's birth to everyone, but in particular the little kids. It was so cute to see them lined up watching and listening to Papa Mike. <br />
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The kids also performed a couple of songs for everyone. Mykelle and Evan did their Joy School Christmas songs and then sang Jingle Bells and Rudolph with all of the cousins.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They don't look to excited, but really they were! And they did a great job too!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The first "present" to be opened with everyone there was an especially exciting one- Jake and Kami had a sealed envelope with the sex of their baby written inside! They ripped into the envelope and were extremely excited to find out they're having a BOY, and they already have a name picked out- Mason. It was really neat to share that experience with them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"High five for being pregnant Honey!" :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Then it was time for everyone else to open presents- in the past we've gone one at a time, from youngest to oldest, and it can take F-O-R-E-V-E-R, but it's fun too. This year we decided to open simultaneously and we were finished quite quickly. It was still enjoyable, especially since we got to the food faster! :) <br />
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We were spending the rest of Christmas Day with Papa Skip at his house. He had a beautiful tree up with lots of presents under it for the kids and our family. Evan was given just what he'd asked for, a "twisty slide" and Mykelle was given a package of SIX Barbies and a Rapunzel tower- also JUST what she wanted! We had a great time watching a movie and eating Chinese food Skip had purchased the day before so it would be there for us on Christmas Day. It was really good too, might have to be a new tradition??<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-42400374812526262282012-01-25T14:46:00.001-05:002012-01-25T14:55:25.813-05:00Christmas Vacation in Utah (Part One)We spent a whole month in Utah! And it was wonderful! I loved spending such a special time of year with mine and Adam's family and friends. We did a lot of family stuff but I was also able to just relax and take things easy without any schedule to stick to. Adam and I also forgot our camera... convenient huh?? :) Fortunately we were able to borrow my mom's camera and able to steal some of the pics from other people (thank you!).<br />
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The flight to and from Utah went better than I thought it would go, with just me and the kids with a connecting flight in Denver. I brought a bag full of treats and new toys the kids seemed to enjoy, along with my laptop and some movies. Though they were two very long days I would do it again!<br />
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We stayed in my parent's house in the basement. It was odd to have to share a bathroom with my brother Zack again... It's just weird to go "back home" when I've been away so long! It really wasn't bad at all, but it did take a little getting used to! The kids had their room again (Zack and Jake's old room) with two toddler beds on the floor and their sleeping bags. One of the best parts of staying there was watching Mykelle and Evan have some of the same experiences Christmas Eve and morning that I'd had growing up. <br />
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Nanna Anne wanted to start a new tradition of making Christmas candy with the kids. Of course the kids LOVED it, though whether anybody else loved the candy is questionable... :) Anne and Stephanie came up and we had a lot of fun making the candy and the kids had a lot of fun "testing" the candy as we went along. Evan had a slight emergency with a burned finger on the stove, but he was strong and only cried for a minute- or five. I love the new candy-making tradition and hope the burning part was just a one-time event!<br />
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We kept the tradition of spending Christmas Eve at Grandparent Trowbridge's home- complete with a visit from Santa Claus! Grandma Gail and Grandpa Bob really know how to throw a magical party for everyone, not just the kids. It usually starts out with a nice dinner (this year it was ham, rolls, and potatoes with additional sides, I'm getting hungry just remembering the delicious potatoes...) after which we clean up and hang out talking a little bit until we hear Santa's bells outside! The children all rush to the door to greet Santa and we all sit around him while the kids help take a present for each person out of his sack. Evan LOVED reaching into Santa's sack that could have swallowed five of Evan inside! After we all had the opportunity to sit on Santa's knee we sing a few songs and Santa leaves to visit all of the other kids in the world. Then we do individual presents of the names we'd drawn earlier in the month before heading off to our homes. It's always a great night and especially fun now that Mykelle and Evan are old enough to really be able to enjoy Santa. <br />
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December was definitely a busy month, as it often is. I had to tell myself many times to remember the purpose of the season and try to teach my kids of Christ's birth and the importance of giving, rather than only receiving. <br />
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Joy School was very helpful with the concept of giving, and each day we had school we practiced the Nativity. Eventually we were able to present the Nativity program to a bunch of "Grandmas and Grandpas" at a senior center. The children were so happy to do it, and even happier to get the applause and hugs at the end. Evan's favorite part was, "When all the people clapped!" <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little Joseph and/or Shepherd :) We didn't have enough kids for all the parts, so some had to play more than one!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The pictures I have here of the Nativity were of the Joy School family get-together we did on a Saturday so fathers and siblings could be there. We had a nice dinner and short little program before we left to walk over to the "Clifton Candyland" Christmas event at the city grounds. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think Mykelle was an innkeeper with her hat on and Cailee was the angel, and Evan should be Joseph but he's carrying a lamb? We didn't really go all out for the props, but it was enough to make the kids happy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super Service Awards were given to all of the kids for doing nice things for their classmates, teachers, and siblings. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mothers each kept a record of different nice things the kids did to earn their awards and we read them to the families.<br />
They included things like, "Evan helped clean up other children's toys, without being asked!" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were obviously very proud!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Clifton Candyland was a lot of fun, though it was very cold... We walked the short block over-<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All bundled up!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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Played some games-<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring the candy cane<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Then we rode on "The Polar Express" which was a series of trains driving around the city complex<br />
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We met Santa- Mykelle asked for a "Mulan doll because I've never had one of those before!" and Evan asked for a "Twisty slide that goes shwoo-shwoo-shwoo!"<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the last activity we did at Candyland was make a craft- both kids chose a snowman. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I do love how different Evan and Mykelle can be- this snowman is his, with lots of "Googley eyes."<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle's snowman has "Rainbow hair" and lots of buttons. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evan's favorites were the candy canes with sprinkles- he would eat off every single sprinkle individually before he'd eat the cookie. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mykelle's favorite were the angels- because Grandma Roxie sent her a book called "Snow Angels" that she'd had read to her every night for the previous week. </td></tr>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073732566720673065.post-56984630839342069382011-12-05T09:11:00.000-05:002011-12-05T09:11:36.152-05:00Hugs from JesusI just had to write down this conversation I had with Mykelle this morning- it made me cry!<br />
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M: Did we have a Grandma die?<br />
T: Yes, Grandma Mary died a couple years ago when she got really old.<br />
M: Why did she die?<br />
T: Because she got really old and her body stopped working so well, and she died.<br />
M: Can we still eat when we're old?<br />
T: Yes, of course! Grandma May is really old (96) and you see her eating and watching TV and sewing and coming to family parties right?<br />
M: Is she going to die?<br />
T: Yes, someday her body won't work so well and she will die. But she will be happy because-<br />
M: Because she gets to go to Heaven and be with Jesus!!<br />
T: Exactly! She gets to be with all of her old family that's already in Heaven and she gets to be with Jesus and she'll be so happy!<br />
M: When we die I want to go with you. I want to hold your hand and run to Jesus and give him a big hug together!! I will be so happy!<br />
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I just hugged her and wiped the tears from my eyes over her head so she couldn't see. What a tender hearted little girl I have!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518249977551009744noreply@blogger.com4