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My picture taking has been pretty abysmal lately. I look back at some big event we had and I'm disappointed at the lack of good pictures! I am committing to bringing my good camera out and using it more often and capturing these memories (because heaven knows I won't remember it!).</div>
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When we got back from Austin we found a skeleton eating his Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks, Molly, for the surprise!</div>
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John gutted the turkey for me that night, and took out the neck but couldn't find the giblets. I didn't see them in there either so I thought they weren't in there. The next day I bagged the turkey and put it in the oven and called my mom to ask about the giblets. She asked me if I had checked the "other" cavity. I completely forgot! I looked it up and found out its a pretty common mistake to leave the bag of giblets in while the turkey is cooked. :) Glad I'm not the only one and it's not dangerous. :)</div>
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Our thankful tree this year. I loved having it surround one of our mottos, "see the good". </div>
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This is one of my very favorite traditions!</div>
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We were all loaded up to go to have Thanksgiving dinner at Grammy and Papas (even though they were in Asia, ha!) when we stopped for a dog in the road. It had no collar, no tags, and we couldn't just leave it there to get hit! We pulled over, coaxed it into our backyard and gave it water, then flooded social media with a lost dog post. We're glad the owner found it, although the kids were hoping it would stay for a few days :)</div>
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So much yummy food! It was probably my most relaxed Thanksgiving, since I only did the turkey, gravy, and sweet potatoes. Many hands make light work!</div>
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I can't expect anything better than this!: </div>
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Saturday morning we had friends over who had been gone all week. These boys have a hard time going a day without each other! This is their new friend, Wilson.</div>
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The girls took a fancy to him too!</div>
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One more of our tree before I took it down so Christmas could go up. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm learning more about gratitude and I'm trying to be grateful in ALL things, even in the challenges and trials. I've been truly blessed beyond what I deserve. Sometimes I feel guilty and wonder when I'm going to lose it all, or when I have to pay back. I'm so glad to have a husband who reminds me that I <i>don't </i> have to earn it or pay it back. Heavenly Father blesses us freely, without expectations, and loves us- he <i>wants</i> us to be happy! I have so much to learn about His love. </div>
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I am so thankful to Him for this wonderful life that I have. </div>
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We are loving this Thanksgiving break we're having! It's so nice to have no schedule, especially when it's just for a few days. I wanted to be better about exploring Texas so on Tuesday, we headed out for a quick trip to our state's capital, Austin. </div>
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First, some sustenance!</div>
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We drove straight to "Kiddie Acres" where Marian and Chris played mini golf with John and I watched the boys ride every single ride they had to offer. There was only one other family there so the boys had a pretty good time running from ride and ride and never waiting in a single line!</div>
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He was thrilled about the pony ride!</div>
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From Kiddie Acres we went to Mt. Playmore, an indoor playscape with an arcade. This was SO much fun. The kids ran and ran and wore themselves out!</div>
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The next morning we went to a donut place for breakfast (they were gross) and drove to the capital building, which was stunning. The details were incredible!</div>
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After the zoo we started our three hour drive back home, and of course we had to stop at our favorite gas station, Bucees for some lunch and treats. We had a great time in Austin and got home in time to start prepping for Thanksgiving the next day! I love these little family getaways.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35143422.post-76377883172469953442016-11-16T18:32:00.000-08:002016-11-16T18:32:05.222-08:00Food Freedom Part 2A few months have gone by since I started my journey with intuitive eating. If I was hoping (wrongly) that it would help me lose any extra weight quickly, I was mistaken. I knew reading the book that weight loss cannot be the goal of this process, but let's be honest, deep down that's always been my motivation. I can't remember the last time I <i>wasn't</i> trying to lose weight. This concept of being happy where I am and with my body feels vague and frankly, wrong! Am I allowed to be happy with my body? Even though I have cellulite and no six pack? Shouldn't my whole life be a quest for a fitness model-esque figure? Honestly, I feel a little lost without that as a goal. I feel like I'm being lazy and inadequate if I say that my body is ok just how it is now. Some days I feel great. I feel confident and happy. Other days I look in the mirror and think, what am I doing to myself? I need to work out harder! Cut out sugar! No more bread! I'm getting soft! But then I remember that exercise is more enjoyable since I started this journey. I stopped working out to lose weight (it's futile!). I know if I want to lose weight, I will focus on the foods that I'm eating. Exercise is to strengthen my body, to feel the endorphins flowing. I love the way I feel when I lift weights, take a brisk walk, and run. Then I'm afraid that if the workouts aren't punishing enough, they're not effective. But again I tell myself that exercise won't make me lose weight. It's simply to honor my body and my mind. Truthfully? I'm sitting in workout clothes right now, avoiding the garage (where we keep all of our equipment) because I feel discouraged about my weight. Isn't that silly? I won't honor my body and my mind because it doesn't look the way I think it should. (OK. Convinced that I'll head out there after I finish this post. Because I love myself and my kids deserve a mom who loves herself and is happy. And my husband deserves a wife who loves herself and is happy. And I know exercise makes me happy.) <div>
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Overall, I feel optimistic about the future with intuitive eating. I've hardly had a binge that made me feel so full that I'm sick. I have noticed a tendency to overeat at meals because I miss the feeling of <i>fulness. </i>It's hard for me to stop at satisfaction, so I keep eating until I feel full. Unfortunately for me, that usually means I'm not hungry again for 6 or 7 hours. So even though I WANT to eat (simply for the taste, the comfort, etc.) I'm trying to honor my hunger. Yikes! I know I need to check in with myself during a meal and ask if I'm satisfied, but I'm afraid to be honest! I'm afraid the answer will be yes and I should stop eating but I don't want to stop. (But why don't I want to stop? That's something for me to think about. The food will always be there. I have unconditional permission to eat. No foods will ever be off limits to me again for the rest of my life. Why do I hesitate? What am I scared of?) </div>
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Halloween was miles better than last year. I didn't obsess about everything I'd eat that day. I maybe had two or three pieces of candy on Halloween night. I felt like I had taken the power back from candy, since I knew I'd be able to eat it whenever I wanted, not for just one "cheat" weekend. I still feel guilty when I do eat treats, so I need to work on taking guilt out of eating and simply observe like the book suggests. This process is highly emotional, and it's difficult for me to be a pragmatic observer. "I overate, I wonder why. Let's see what led up to this point." Right now I feel more like, "I overate. I'm never going to get this right. Why did I have that almond joy after lunch? Why can't I have more self control?" More to work on. I remind myself that this might be a long journey but it's so, so worth it. I'M so worth it. </div>
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I still whole-heartedly recommend the book. By the way, my jeans <i>are</i> looser and my skirts fit more like they're supposed to. I don't know what I weigh because my scale was trashed long ago. I feel like I'm ever so slowly heading in a good direction. Obviously I have a lot of work to do :) </div>
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I'll check in another time, maybe after the holidays, to let you all know how it's going. I'm going to re-read the book before the craziness starts, to write down notes and understand the process better. I'm so excited that I have more time to think about things other than food. I love the freedom I'm beginning to feel!</div>
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Marian is getting baptized in a few weeks! I can't believe how time flies. My favorite girl is growing up- I can hardly watch old videos of her without crying. She has always been such a joy to mother!</div>
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She stayed home sick from school the other day, so we took advantage of the time we had together and took a few pictures for her baptism announcement. I didn't edit any of these yet, except for her announcement picture, but I will before I print them for her baptism day. Beautiful dress plus a beautiful day plus missing school equals a lot of fun. </div>
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Two days later, the announcement was ready so we stuffed some envelopes and sent them off!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">After we printed the announcements and mailed them, we found out that the stake president said we can't have the baptism on a Monday night. (Even though both of our bishops- she's getting baptized with Lincoln, so fun!- said yes) and it's been on the stake calendar for months. The handbook says that we can't have church activities on Monday nights because of Family Home Evening. I love FHE and I think that's wise counsel to set apart a day to keep it special, but I don't agree that this is a church activity, I think it's a <i>family</i> activity. The only reason we chose Monday is because my parents arrive Sunday, my in-laws get back from their trip on Sunday, and Lincoln's other grandparents fly out on Tuesday. It's the only day that worked! Anyway, we're a little sad that it's not working out and we're trying to figure out what to do. I support my local leaders, I love them actually (our stake president is John's uncle :) )! We just have to work through the miscommunication and find a solution- which we will. </span>We're so excited for this wonderful day for Marian!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35143422.post-47467344395499286112016-11-07T06:52:00.003-08:002016-11-07T06:52:33.141-08:00Weekly Roundup We've got a 2 year old in the house who rips anything and everything. He's even been banned from having books in his room. I guess he also thinks that money grows on trees:<br />
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John was traveling for work last week, so Chris and I stayed up until almost midnight watching the Cubs win the World Series! It was the best game of baseball I've ever seen. We were just dying at the end when it went into extra innings. When the Cubs got that last out, Chris and I jumped up and down screaming as quietly as we could so none of the other kids would wake up! It was so fun staying up late and celebrating with this kid.<br />
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JB picked the right kid to be his best friend at school (yes, they're the same age!):<br />
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The car hunt is finally over. I saw this Suburban a week or two ago, we test drove it, and walked away (of course). John wanted to see if we could get a lower price and also a set of keys thrown in. Why do car dealerships make it so difficult to get a car? We called back, emailed, called again to say we'd like to negotiate and buy it but never heard back from anybody. John went in to the dealership again and finally got it held for us. When we picked it up on Friday, they told us no negotiating the price, no new key (although we'd get it at cost) and also no floor mats. Wait, what?? Who sells a car with no floor mats? You better believe we walked out of there with the mats :) Honestly, I would have walked away from the car on principle even though I loved it. It took a few hours but we drove away with it that night and I absolutely love the Suburban! I'm still getting used to the size and parking, but everyone tells me it gets easier. I think we'll love it for a long time. </div>
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I made John drive it home because I was too nervous. We've never had a car nice enough for me to be anxious about!<br />
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Halloween isn't just a one day holiday anymore. Somehow it's been stretched into a week long candy fest with late nights and grumpy kids (and irritated moms too!). The kids dressed up 4 separate times (on top of it being spirit week at school) and after trick-or-treating on Monday I was officially done with Halloween. I love figuring out costumes and I love being with so many friends but today I'm ready to relax and catch up on blogging, cleaning, and everything else I put off.<br />
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Chris decided a long time ago to be Napolean Dynamite, and somehow we convinced the rest of the kids to dress up as his counterparts for the ward trunk or treat. It was absolutely hilarious! Somehow JB pulled off Kip perfectly-a touch of nerdiness I guess? :) - and stole the show. </div>
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Chris nailed the sullen face so well. Maybe he's had practice in real life?</div>
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Lots of pictures, but I couldn't pick just one. They are all just so goofy! I love these little guys!</div>
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He found a friend:</div>
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Our spooky mummy for trick-or-treating:</div>
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A "power ranger" (in a Bumblebee suit):</div>
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With our neighbors and good friends the Meyersons:</div>
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Chris spent the evening trick or treating with friends (how is he so grown up??) and came home with 3 times as much candy as the other kids. I'm pretty sure those boys RUN from house to house!</div>
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Our Halloween dinner- jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers, witch hats, ogre fingers, and goblin eyes. Quick and easy!</div>
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Grammy and Papa had their annual cousin party and sleepover and the kids had a blast, of course! They are so, so lucky to have such great grandparents here. Pumpkin painting, cookie decorating, games, spooky stories on the trampoline, pizza, swimming, a scary movie- they loved it all. Thanks Grammy and Papa!!</div>
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Chris can make his own pancakes in the morning (he prefers to make 2 huuuuuge ones): </div>
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This was the schedule for the week that I was in Tennessee- John deserves a big smooch for all the running around he did! I am so thankful for a man who steps in and gets it all done without a complaint. I'm also thankful for the many friends and family who stepped in to help him when he had to actually get his job/work done. ;)<br />
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He also had to deal with this on Friday afternoon:<br />
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Yikes! Luckily John was alone in the car and wasn't hurt. A truck behind him didn't notice that traffic had stopped and couldn't slow down in time to avoid our van. We just found out yesterday that the insurance decided that the car was totaled...meaning it's time for us to start looking for a new car! I'm sad that we didn't get to put all the time into the van that we wanted, we were hoping for about another year. John is really sad...but I can't deny that I'm a <i>little</i> bit excited about driving something newer! It's been stressful trying to decide what to get. Another older van, and save up more for a newer SUV? Or just get what we want and keep it for a long time? Or get a nice van? So many choices....<br />
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Whoever decided that elementary schoolers should get their own recorders holds a special place in my heart:<br />
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Playing at the park while JB does tennis lessons:<br />
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We recently decided to start chore charts for the kids to earn an allowance (much more on this later!) It's going pretty well, but we have some tweaking to do:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35143422.post-70963402612418348292016-10-25T07:44:00.002-07:002016-10-25T07:44:49.226-07:00Greatful Chris has struggled for a couple of years with staying positive. He is definitely a "glass half-empty" type of kid. If his team is losing, he is dejected. If he strikes out or misses a catch, he just can't let it go. A few weeks ago at Scouts he had a rain gutter regatta, and after losing every race he cried. I'm not writing this to embarrass him or put him down, it's just something we've observed and want to help him with! I know how hard life can be when you feel like your performance is the only judgement of who you are. In the past, we've come down hard on Chris because we've been so frustrated with the way he acted. He looked like a poor sport and quite frankly, rude. But as we've worried and pondered and prayed for him, I felt inspired to think of his struggle as simply a part of his personality. Maybe he's <i>always</i> been hard on himself, before we even knew him. Maybe part of his journey on earth will be to find true joy and happiness, to learn to look outside of himself. So instead of being annoyed with Chris, our job is to give him the tools he needs to overcome the negative voices and to embrace the side of him that's sensitive and sympathetic.<br />
Last week we had an incident where he was mopey and dismissive to an adult, so we sat down and had a good talk with Chris- all the while unsure of what we wanted to say. Chris was disappointed that his day hadn't gone the way he had planned (which is totally fine! I would have been sad too) but he let it ruin the rest of his time with his friends and wasn't grateful for the time his friend's dad spent trying to make it a good day for them. So John asked him to write down 100 things he was grateful for. I wish I had taken a picture of his face when he walked out of his room about an hour later, with pages of his many, many blessings written down. He was so proud and so happy! It was a good reminder for me that when I'm feeling down, thinking about my blessings can turn the day around. Here is his list:<br />
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1. have a home</div>
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2. have enough food</div>
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3. have a family</div>
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4. have friends</div>
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5. have a bed</div>
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6. have brothers and a sister</div>
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7. Have a mom and dad</div>
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8. have enough money</div>
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9. dad has a job</div>
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10. have books to read</div>
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11. have a bunkbed</div>
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12. have sport equipment</div>
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13. I can play sports</div>
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14. Mom and dad mostly pay for sports</div>
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15. I go to a school</div>
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16. school has a playground</div>
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17. have fresh clothes</div>
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18. mom and dad love me</div>
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19. I'm the oldest</div>
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20. I have allowance</div>
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21. I'm not a slave</div>
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22. I have a room</div>
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23. Church</div>
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24. Thomas S. Monson</div>
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25. taking the sacrament</div>
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26. having good teachers</div>
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27. Bishop Gerald</div>
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28. Twelve Apostles</div>
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29. Jesus' sacrifice</div>
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30. Jesus' resurrection</div>
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31. Responsibilities</div>
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32. lights in house</div>
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33. air conditioning</div>
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34. security</div>
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35. police</div>
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36. aunts and uncles</div>
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37. cousins</div>
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38. relatives</div>
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39. firefighters</div>
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40. Binghams</div>
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41. Wirthlins</div>
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42. Eagers</div>
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43. I can be resurrected</div>
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44. Hatches</div>
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45. Football</div>
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46. baseball</div>
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47. have a bike</div>
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48. have arms and legs</div>
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49. Have a car</div>
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50. pillows</div>
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51. Grandma and Grandpa</div>
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52. used to have a pet</div>
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53. Ice cream</div>
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54. Great grandmas</div>
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55. shoes</div>
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56. public swimming pool</div>
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57. baptism</div>
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58. hats</div>
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57. (he numbered wrong here) umbrellas</div>
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58. bathroom</div>
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59. sink</div>
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60. dentists</div>
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61. toothbrush</div>
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62. toothpaste</div>
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63. ability to hear</div>
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64. ability to see</div>
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65. have 5 senses</div>
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66. football fields</div>
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67. baseball fields</div>
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68. a good league</div>
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69. bop-it</div>
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70. football cards</div>
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71. hangers</div>
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72. dresser</div>
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73. blankets</div>
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74. curtains</div>
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75. sun</div>
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76. wheat</div>
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77. bread</div>
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78. candy</div>
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79. marbles</div>
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80. laundry basket</div>
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81. farmland in Pennsylvania</div>
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82. air</div>
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83. legos</div>
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84. dryer</div>
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82. (numbered wrong again) washer</div>
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83. pencils</div>
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84. paper</div>
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85. P.E.</div>
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86. Mom makes me lunch</div>
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87. night light</div>
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88. marble set</div>
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89. vacuum</div>
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90. scooter</div>
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91. pajamas</div>
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92. Shelves</div>
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93. broom</div>
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94. halloween costume</div>
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95. TV</div>
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96. christmas presents</div>
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97. thanksgiving</div>
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98. happy family</div>
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99. trees</div>
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A few weeks ago, Hannah and I were chatting on the phone about the baby coming and some stress that was surrounding his birth. Not bad stress, just schedules and timing. John was listening in as we talked and booked me a ticket on the spot to fly out there for a few days to help out! What a guy. :)</div>
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I left for the airport at 4:30 on Tuesday morning and honestly, thought about turning around and just going home. I was feeling anxious! (The top three things that make me anxious are probably heights, traveling, and poor weather.) Also, traveling by myself is rare for me, and I worry about everything being ok at home. And I definitely feel some mom-guilt for taking time away. Speaking of mom guilt, I asked John the other day about what he feels guilty about and he said "uh....nothing?" I was floored! How awesome would it be to feel no guilt? I thought of everything that I feel guilty about on a daily basis: house isn't clean, unorganized closets, not enough time with kids, not meeting them for lunch, not playing long enough with Will, not reading my book club book, forgetting to call a friend, watching a show, eating sweets- although I don't really feel guilt here anymore, not having time to exercise, car is a mess, grass is dying, not enough decorations for the holiday, no idea what to do for Christmas yet this year. I mean...I could go on and on. Yikes! This list makes me feel like a failure. What I should do is look at this list with the eyes of a casual observer. My grass is dying: darn. I watered it, gave it sun, what else could I have done? Let it go! --much better. </div>
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I really, truly plan to work on this because that's a heavy, unnecessary load to carry. </div>
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Part of my anxiety was due to the fact that I was doing new things. Remember, I got married at 19, baby at 20, and pretty much always traveled with my competent hubby. This was my first time parking a car at a long term lot, taking a shuttle to the airport, and renting a car all by myself. It was also the first time that I'd be driving by myself for hours in a state I'd never been to. I was scared! I convinced myself that this was an <i>adventure</i> and it could be as amazing as I wanted it to be. And it was incredible! I felt a little bit more grown up as I drove my rental car through the beautiful Smoky Mountains. The leaves were changing, the sun was shining and the air was crisp. I loved every minute of the drive, from South Carolina, through North Carolina, and into Tennessee. The entire trip was a big confidence boost for me. </div>
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I drove straight to the hospital to look into these beautiful, brand new baby eyes! Henry was an absolute doll. The jury is still out on whether or not he made me want a newborn or that I was little bit glad that I'm out of this stage. :)</div>
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Hmmm...I could handle this again, right??</div>
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Olivia and I took a couple of walks to collect fall leaves. Isn't fall the best season? I loved this transitional leaf:</div>
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The pumpkin patch we went to had the most amazing assortment of pumpkins I'd ever seen. I so wish I could have brought some home!</div>
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This was on Wednesday...Hannah had the baby on Monday. What?! She's wonder woman, I'm telling you.</div>
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Why yes, I'm wearing a jacket in October! I've been missing that down here in sweltering Texas. </div>
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I'd live in a neighborhood with this view any day! Everywhere we went the views were stunning. Hannah and Garrett have found such a beautiful place to settle down and call home. I'll have to schedule all my trips for October so I can get my fill of fall leaves and crisp air. </div>
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Thanks for having me, Woodburys! I hope I helped you out, but I honestly came home feeling like I was the one who had been helped. </div>
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The kids had a half day on Friday, and no school on Monday, and we're so happy to have a long, quiet weekend! John and I went out for our Friday night date to the local food truck rally. It was so delicious! I ended up sharing some asian fusion fries with John and then had a ice-cream cookie sandwich, and John tried out a Cuban sandwich. The only hard part about lots of food trucks is trying to decide what to eat! :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">He humored me and went boot shopping but no luck. I'm going to wait for something I really love (which I learned from that Kon-Mari method; if you don't love it, don't buy it!)</span></div>
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Saturday morning the kids had games. Marian played 2 in a row and they won both! Her team name is the Diamonds so our tradition is to blast the song "shine bright like a diamond" on our way. We both felt really good about today, and she got her very first hit! What I love about Marian is that she's so resilient. Even if she strikes out (almost every time) as soon as she's back in the dugout, she's yelling and cheering for her teammates. Sometimes kids can teach us so much. </div>
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Chris had a football game right after Marian's and his team also won! This is only their second win, so it was pretty exciting. </div>
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After the games, Marian and Chris went to the local animal shelter with friends to donate food and play with the animals. When they came back, neighbors came over to play for a few hours and I ended up keeping them all for dinner so I could use up my leftovers from the week. Win/win! I'm trying really hard not to waste food anymore. Will loves our neighbors and they humor him:</div>
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On Sunday we had Primary program practice during church. I'm the chorister (I've been doing it for about 4.5 years!) and I absolutely love it. The last two Sundays after sacrament meeting, the time has been all mine to practice the songs for our program so I've been on my feet, acting like a crazy woman and feeling a little bit stressed when they act like they don't know the words. :) I'm sure they'll do great and I am really looking forward to next Sunday! Then we can finally start singing some different songs. This year, our bishopric decided to only have sacrament meeting so that after the program, we can have a little reception and talk to our friends who came to see. I think it's such a great idea and it will be easier to invite our nonmember friends!</div>
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After relaxing all afternoon and introducing the kids to Piano Guys on YouTube (amazing), we headed over to Grammy and Papa's house for dinner with the family. Dad took some time to teach Marian how to swing. I've never seen a better coach. He's so patient, and never makes her feel bad for messing up. Marian's a lucky granddaughter! We walked all the kids to a park and enjoyed the "cooler" weather. Can't wait to pull out some long sleeves- hopefully soon!</div>
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After dinner we headed to a friends house to watch the Cubs/Dodgers game. The Cubs lost but we're still rooting for them to go all the way! </div>
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John had a good friend in high school who ended up being his roommate in college named Brent. He was such a funny guy, great to be around, who always wanted advice on his love life. (And you know how much I love to give advice! Although it's usually it's unsolicited... :) ) I could always count on a good conversation about girls when I visited John's apartment. John and I got married, Brent got married, and soon after he discovered that he had cancer in his bones. He fought valiantly for several years, going through 27 rounds of chemotherapy, until the disease took his life. Every year since then, we participate in a 5K/10K run in his memory, and all the proceeds go to someone who is battling cancer. It's a great event, so much fun for the kids because all of the local missionaries put on a carnival for them, and we love remembering Brent and our fun memories with him! </div>
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This year was even more amazing because these three kiddos ran the whole 5K with John and me! They were incredible!</div>
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After 2 miles, Marian decided to pull ahead and finish without us (me and JB). Chris was long gone before mile 1. We were holding him back!</div>
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William played with Molly while we ran and had plenty of candy at the carnival. His mouth is literally dripping chocolate in this picture:</div>
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5K finisher! I was so proud of JB. We pretended zombies were chasing us for the last mile so we had to finish strong!</div>
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Later the cousins ran in a short kids sprint:</div>
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Can you imagine Marian's screech after Chris jumped on her? Ear piercing, I tell you!</div>
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Here come Zach (and Will behind him!) in their race:</div>
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Will slowly trotted to the finish:</div>
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Chris tied for first place in his race and Marian ran her heart out: </div>
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Later that night John and I went out to dinner and stopped by Academy sports so I could grab some new running shoes. Chris is begging to play tackle football so we checked out the gear for him: (looks good!)</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35143422.post-59788858871011666542016-10-10T13:40:00.002-07:002016-10-10T13:40:35.003-07:00Food FreedomI've had a long, long struggle with food. I love food, I love to eat! And until recently, I'd thought that was a bad thing. In August I started a food and exercise challenge that promised to help me drop 10 pounds, if I followed the plan perfectly. Awesome!, I thought. It's always those last ten pounds between me and happiness. I was perfect for a week. No starchy carbs after 2. Protein at every meal. A gallon of water a day. Then we had friends visit and I was pretty good. Then a day or two later I completely fell off of that perfect wagon and ate with abandon. Everything that I couldn't/shouldn't have on the plan was consumed, and lots of it! I knew that Monday I'd be starting fresh, back to being perfect, so I really had to enjoy this "Last Supper". Sigh. Cue the self loathing, the critical thoughts, the determination that I was truly addicted to food. I emailed the coach of the weight loss plan and told her my problems. I felt too fat to even work out. I thought I didn't deserve to because of what I had done. This situation might sound extreme, but honestly, its how I've been living my life since high school. I've always thought it was all or nothing. I couldn't eat in moderation because I'd lived so long with deprivation. I labeled all foods as "good" or "bad". I think the coach could see that I had bigger problems than just eating unhealthy foods. She recommended the book "Intuitive Eating" to me. I bought it that night on my Kindle and read and cried through the night. It has been absolutely life changing. I cried because I realized I'm not alone. That there are many women who struggle with binge eating (eating until feeling sick). And it has nothing to do with self control! Or addiction! It has everything to do with desperation. I've been dieting and counting macros and calories for so long that I never learned how to have a real relationship with food. I would look at women who would eat whatever they wanted and stay slim and feel jealous, resigning myself to the fact that I'd be dieting for life. Deprived for the rest of my life. It made me feel depressed, and it would lead me to yet another "last supper" where I would enjoy the foods I'd never have again to the point of feeling sick. I learned through this book that it doesn't have to be this way. That I can eat whatever foods I want (what?!). That no food is ever off limits to me <i>ever again</i>. That I will never, ever, go on a diet again. Those few facts alone lifted a huge weight off of my shoulders. I felt like I could breathe better! No more eating clean out of desperation to lose a few more pounds. I learned to honor my hunger. I've been in this process for about a month, and I'll tell you it is <i>hard.</i> I'm feeling a lot of feelings that I don't want to. I'm having withdrawals from the high of dieting and seeing quick results. I'm worried about not losing weight and feeling soft. But I take a deep breath and tell myself that I'm healing. I've been sick for so long, it's going to take a while to get better. Food is not my enemy! It's meant to be enjoyed, and be comforting, and be fuel. Different foods make me feel different ways. If I eat donuts for breakfast, I know I'm going to be sluggish the rest of the morning. Most of the time I don't want that. Sometimes, I do! And that's ok. There is no "good" food or "bad" food. That's been such a revelation to me. When I walk through the grocery store, I don't look longingly at the baked goods, or pop tarts, or chips, because I know if I want them, I can have them! Anytime. For the rest of my life. I'm taking back the power that food has had over me.<div>
This journey hasn't been easy at all. I'm feeling out of sorts because weight loss cannot be my goal during the process and that worries me (although I know it will happen slowly over time). I feel like I'm letting myself go. I even threw away my scale because it controlled my day. The first few weeks were like heaven. Ice cream for breakfast, donuts, chips, chocolate...everything that I thought I'd been missing out on. I was testing the process, not believing it would work for me. Surely no one else is this out of control, I thought. But slowly, over the last week or two, my mindset shifted. I don't care about ice cream because I can have it whenever I want and I trust that truth. Donuts make me feel tired. Pizza...well, I will never have anything bad to say about pizza (ha!). The point is, I don't have those cravings anymore. Because all foods are equal, all I think about it how they make me feel. I love the way fruits and vegetables and protein feel. (We went out to dinner the other night and I <i>wanted</i> a soup and a salad! If you know me...that's so not normal for me. But it sounded good and I enjoyed every bite, until I felt fullness). </div>
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If there was a "catch" to this lifestyle of intuitive eating, it's that you eat to honor your hunger, meaning, you only eat if you're hungry. This is hard for a snacker like I am. I eat out of boredom a lot. It's also hard for someone who has never thought about hunger signals before except to be scared of them. I'm actually learning to embrace the feeling, and to start thinking about what I'd love to eat. And I look forward to eating and enjoy every bite! It's also sometimes hard to stop when I'm full. In fact, just a few days ago I overate at lunch (we had mexican food around 1 in the afternoon) and I was never hungry the rest of the day...so I didn't eat. That was difficult, because I do like to eat and I wanted to! I'm learning to not get too stuffed, because I'm going to <i>want</i> to eat later. </div>
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I could go on and on. But I knew I should write down and share where I am on this journey now, and do a follow up in a month or so. But if that makes me feel like I need to have something to show for it, I won't do it. I can't have any pressure or I'll start to feel desperate again! Trust me, I still feel those feelings. I want the high of a quick weight loss plan. I feel fat some days. I start flirting with the idea of a simplified diet or some new extreme workout. But I want to fix this so badly that I'll give it up. I'll be happy with this body that can do amazing things! I'll exercise out of love and enjoyment. No more punishing workouts. I exercise because I love the way I feel when I do. Certainly not to lose weight. Only healing my relationship with food can do that. </div>
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I always look forward to conference weekend, when we get to sit together as a family and hear the words of our prophets and apostles. In past years we've never had the scheduling conflicts that we do now with so many sports. We had to be at camp sienna (where the kids play most of their games) at 8:30 for Marian's 9 am game. Then she played again at 11, and Chris had football games at 11 and 12. Whew! We were there for almost 5 hours and were pretty spent from that long morning. I worry about what to do on these conference Saturdays when we have conflicting events. On one hand, I feel like listening to the prophet should always come first. What could be more important than that? On the other hand, the kids have committed to their teams. And we are lucky enough to live in a day that conference is available to us anytime we want to hear it! I don't know the right answer, but we're doing the best we can. After we got home, William went down for a nap and the kids and I watched half of the morning session. Then we watched the afternoon session live. I thought for Family Home Evening tonight we could finish the last hour that we missed. This is what's working for our family right now- I just hope I'm not giving them the impression that conference is something to be put off. After the last session was over, John headed to priesthood session and I took the kids to meet friends at a park with some dinner. We played until it was too dark to see, then went home and crashed!</div>
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Marian was the cutest little softball player around!</div>
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Softball ready!</div>
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She struck out both times at bat, but you can't wipe that smile off of her face!</div>
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Sunday morning we went to a potluck breakfast with lots of other families before conference started. Our friends plan on hosting this breakfast every conference Sunday, and we're looking forward to a new tradition! They live in the next neighborhood over, so I had to document our very first family bike ride. I've ridden with the kids before, but John finally bought a bike last week. I see lots more of these in our future! It was a gorgeous day and so much fun. </div>
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We all like to doodle while we listen:</div>
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I write and write and write...usually whatever words or phrase that I hear:</div>
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Marian tried taking notes (ha!):</div>
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And JB is working on some "Really Extreme Good Artwork" by JB. I love his confidence!</div>
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After the last session we had a few families over for dinner and dessert. We definitely packed it in this weekend- we're lucky to have so many great friends in our lives! So today has been one long "to-do" list, hopefully with a nap thrown in at some point. :)</div>
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Family pictures are usually pretty rough at this stage. There's almost always a clown making a weird face, teasing a sibling, or wearing one of those pasted on lazy smiles. I try the old trick "everybody laugh" but all I get is maniacal faces! So I usually end up splitting them up and taking individual pics, which works for now :) </div>
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I'm trying to remember back to Easter; it feels like so long ago and my memory just isn't great! Yet another reason I need to keep up the blog... The entire week before we learned all about Holy Week and the events that happened each day. I have a great book that walks us through it, and we study the scriptures as well! I noticed that when we focus on what Easter is really about, the candy and toy frenzy seems to melt away. Honestly, I didn't really even think about it until the day before! There was no stress to buy things to fill baskets. We decorated easter eggs and went to a few egg hunts (which we love!). The kids are still dying to find the golden egg someday.</div>
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The Easter bunny came Sunday morning and brought a little bit of candy for the kids. We also get them each a nice religious book so they can start building up their libraries. Then when they move out, they have a nice collection to start with! For now, they're mostly illustrated children's books. I usually order them from Deseret Book the month before and call it good.</div>
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Thank you to our budding photographers, Chris and Marian!</div>
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William, Will, Willy, Wilbur, Willy B, Willy Bean, Willy Wonka, Wonka...this kid has a lot of names. </div>
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I feel so guilty on days that we don't leave the house. (I'm really working hard on overcoming my consistent mom-guilt). He needs to be outside and playing and active more than any of my other kids! He comes alive when we're with friends, or even on a walk, just the two of us. I'm not sure why it's hard to get out of the house sometimes. I'm always glad when I set the to-do list aside and just spend some one-on-one time with Will. Today he had his arms wrapped around my neck while I comforted him after he bonked his head (jumping on the bed)- and I thought 'I'm going to miss this and it will be so sad when my babies are big'. </div>
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I completely understand the youngest child stereotype now. I'm sad that he's growing up...so he is completely spoiled. Eats more sweets than he should, takes our soda and runs, grabs snacks from the pantry any time of day, insists on participating in whatever the older kids are playing, and gets away with plenty of mischief. I'll pay for it later, we're just loving on this little guy.</div>
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Not long after John and I got home from our trip to South America (much, much more on that later!), we were sitting on the bed one morning and I got a call from my mom. I could hear that she was teary as she said she had bad news. Whenever I get a call (especially at night) and I see that its "Mom and Dad" on the caller ID, my heart skips a beat. I'm a worrier! Mom broke the news that Grandpa had passed away earlier that morning in the tractor barn. We don't know what caused it, but Grandpa had a pacemaker and a bad heart, so we're almost certain it was a heart attack. My dad (who found him) said it looked as if he had been standing, and then simply tipped over. No attempt to break his fall- his spirit was already gone. I'm so grateful that he didn't suffer.<br />
I absolutely adored my grandpa. I don't know many people who are so kind as he was. Grandpa encouraged me to be more positive, to look for the good in people, and to keep the Lord first in my life. He wasn't perfect, but I know he tried to be the best person he could be. He served the people around him untiringly his entire life.<br />
I always knew my Grandpa was proud of me. He'd grasp my hand and pull me in for the best hug, a tight squeeze. He'd ask about my life and how I felt about being a mom. He told me there was nothing more important that I could be doing right now than raising my kids. And I could feel that what he said was true. I've heard it so many times, sometimes doubting, but hearing it from Grandpa (grandpas can't lie!) settled my heart. I miss him, but I know what a time he's having on the other side! I can't wait for the day when I get to hug him again and thank him for being so good to me.<br />
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Mike, Hannah, Molly and I flew in on the same day to Pittsburgh and rode together to the farm. Our spouses couldn't make such a last minute trip between kids and work, but it was fun to be just the four of us again.<br />
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I must get it from my grandpa- there is always a stack of books next to my bed! I just never know what I'll be in the mood to read. I had to take a picture of what he was looking at:</div>
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Grandpa was always writing notes on notecards and tucking them into his suit coat pocket. I loved this one: "Good, better best/never let it rest/till the good is better/till the better, best."<br />
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Dad took me for a walk up to the barn where he passed away. My aunt Jenny said it best: that the barn was empty, but it felt full. It was so peaceful! He spent a lot of time tinkering in that barn.<br />
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The night before the funeral, we had a viewing for Grandpa. It wasn't easy to see him lying in his casket, so I'm glad for faith to know that it's simply his body there, and his spirit is alive and well.<br />
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All of his grandkids, except for 2, were at the funeral. I can't remember the last time we've all been together. As sad as the reason was, we had so much fun catching up with each other! With the right perspective, I'm amazed at how funerals can feel joyous and full of gratitude, all together as a family. There is some amazing musical talent in that crowd below; the rest of us just like to sing!<br />
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All of his granddaughters. There are some amazing women in this group! Returned missionaries, about to be missionaries, moms, teachers, nurses, counselors, students, designers, PhDs- I'm so impressed with all of them! It must be the Siebach work ethic (i.e. never stop working). ;)</div>
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This is Noah- he took my camera during the funeral and activities and it responsible for all of these amazing pictures. I'm so glad he took over and made us smile!<br />
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Even with all of us staying at the farm, we never ran out of food! We had so many meals brought in by neighbors and friends that we all ate our fill and more. I was touched by the generosity of so many!<br />
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After family pictures at the farm, we went to the burial site at a cemetery a few minutes away. It's a small, peaceful place overlooking another farm. Perfect for Grandpa! It was a beautiful ceremony, and I have to admit that I bawl like a baby whenever I hear Taps.<br />
(Although we did have a laugh a few minutes later, when a military guard's gun discharged about a minute after it was supposed to. He jumped and let out a choice word and I had to seriously bite my lip to stop from laughing so hard. Not everyone heard it but you could tell who had by their shaking shoulders as they tried to stay composed. Ha!)<br />
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Later that day and the next was spent relaxing, more eating, and catching up. I've been very blessed to have been born into such an amazing group of people. We're all very different, with so many personalities! I love it.<br />
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Puzzles always have been and always will be a Siebach staple (specifically Charles Wysocki puzzles!):</div>
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Part of the fun of our yearly Siebach family reunion is a scavenger hunt. In years past it's been a simple following of clues until the prize was found. But this year, Molly wins the prize for the best scavenger hunt ever! I don't know how she'll top it next year ;) </div>
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Just take a look at this menacing crew of pirates:<br />
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One morning we gathered all of the kids to the front porch.</div>
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We waited for a few minutes, the kids played in the rocks and squabbled over who was messing up whose pile, but they perked up when they heard pirate music (thank you, Pirates of the Carribbean soundtrack on youtube) and saw Molly come riding down waving her pirate flag, driven by her fellow scallywag/grandma. You should have heard the screams of excitement!<img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7ij1MMMwRIk2l7Bxno42EK4h1zAkhjPt4jtraQxNXP-8OUoxw6aI5xfbFXCMtLGrK7nWXEQyzPzbMrKltwzNUlsssD1sKzylkRmYNGYC3SEsy2e2vNE3bRK-tcE7G7tL-KGsdg/s640/IMG_9558.JPG" width="640" /></div>
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The kids found out they were going to become pirates and search for their lost treasure! To find it, they'd have to go through a series of challenges, and of course, take a time out for some grub. </div>
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Before they could begin, new pirate names had to be distributed along with all of their pirate gear:</div>
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The first task was hunting for gold coins to fill their pirate purses. Good thing Grandma has let her garden get so overgrown (ha!):</div>
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They stopped in the barn to do some puzzles and word searches, and also made a pit stop to get inked, like a true pirate would!</div>
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And then it was time for this amazing feast of a lunch! I loved all of the little details:</div>
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After lunch and a few other stops, we spotted this in the sky. Dad told us it's called a "pilot's halo". We were all in awe and had to pause the hunt for a few minutes to appreciate it before it melted away. It was stunning!</div>
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The last activity (I definitely didn't catch them all) was walking the plank! The kiddos were all too good at it, maybe next year we should blindfold them and try it again: </div>
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No one leaves pirate Will out of a game!</div>
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They finally discovered the hidden treasure buried by the creek. Everyone had their own box filled with candy and toys just for them. Thank you Molly and Grandma!!</div>
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Aaargh! They had a great time. We can't wait to see what happens next year!</div>
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John and I snuck out twice this weekend- which rarely happens! Date night is my favorite night of the week, so it was extra exciting that it happened two nights in a row. :)</div>
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Friday night we finally went to see the new Jason Bourne movie. Honestly, I didn't love it. I felt like there was too much action and not enough dialogue- Matt Damon didn't say anything for the first 30 minutes. Our favorite movie theater in Stafford has amazing recliners to sit in. We can't sit in regular seats anymore!</div>
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Saturday I played in the Stake volleyball tournament. Our ward's uniform was crazy socks and gray shirts. I love this group of ladies! We had so much fun, won a couple of games, and got eliminated by 2 points. We decided to start playing on Wednesday nights a few times a month since we had such a good time. It will be nice to pull out my rusty volleyball skills once again!</div>
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While I was at the tournament, John texted me and asked me to pick up 300 pounds of concrete. I'm sure I did a little eye roll, but I got it done (dang those 60 pound bags are heavy!):</div>
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We're doing some major work on the backyard and it's looking great! Lots of sod, lots of rock, and lots of dirt! The concrete was to finish up this little pad for the hoop to rest on. We've got some great workers around here!</div>
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Later that day we got cleaned up, and headed out to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Kenny and Ziggys. The food is am-az-ing. I've never been disappointed! The portions are also huge, and I didn't even eat half of the burger. Delicious all the same. (I'm also realizing right now that I'm way past due for some highlights....I guess six months is too long to wait!)</div>
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Later we watched the game with our good friends the Binghams. Here we have a little premature celebratory BYU touchdown dance...shoot, that was a close game!</div>
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Marian needed to put a picture on her "All About Me" poster that she made for school, so after dinner we ran outside to take a few shots. I just love this girl to pieces. A few of my favorite things about her:</div>
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1. She's the perfect blend of tomboyish-ness and girly girl. She holds her own with all of the boys running through the house and doesn't let them boss her around. In fact, she seems to set the rules! She's always got a list of rules for entering her room taped outside of her door, and they're sure to follow them. She doesn't care too much about what she wears or how she looks, but every once in a while she'll ask for a swipe of lip gloss. I love that she's low maintenance. (We'll see how long that lasts!)</div>
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2. I love listening to her play the piano. She's moving through book levels so quickly! Her piano teacher pulled me aside a few weeks ago to tell me that although Chris and Marian are both very good, Marian has an ability to <i>feel</i> the music, which she thinks will make her very accomplished if she sticks with it. I watch her play and sway her body (which we're actually trying to stop for now, ha!) and I can see that she knows how a song should sound. I understand how she feels, because I'm sure she got it from me! Music speaks to means my mood like nothing else.</div>
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3. She's not afraid or intimidated. Marian decided to play softball this year, and with no prior experience she's somewhat of and exception on the field. Many girls had been playing for several years. I took her to tryouts and spent about 2 hours watching her bat, catch, throw, and run. She was awful. Terrible. Didn't even hit a ball. But that grin never left her face. She ran her heart out and left with so much excitement for the upcoming season. I am so, so happy that she's not easily discouraged.</div>
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4. A hint of sassiness is just starting to peek through. Honestly, John and I laugh when she stomps her feet and slams her bedroom door because it's so out of character for her. She'll have huge alligator tears rolling down her cheeks, but if you give her the right look, she can't stop a smile from creeping across her face.</div>
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5. Some mornings she wakes up early just to read a good book. Or I'll find her at 9:30 at night...still reading. </div>
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6. She'll change a diaper, get Will dressed, set the table, clean her room, help with breakfast or dinner without a complaint. Things she doesn't like: emptying the dishwasher or collecting the trash. </div>
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7. She loves to be organized. She's got drawers and baggies and boxes and containers full of little collectibles. Shells, shopkins, beads, makeup, rocks, etc. Sometimes I'm tempted to throw things out (and occasionally I do!) but I usually leave it because it's a little piece of her that I love. </div>
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Love you, Mar-Bear!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35143422.post-91463707436426111742016-09-07T13:55:00.000-07:002016-09-07T13:55:36.184-07:00Labor Day Weekend I just love long, lazy, holiday weekends! They don't always feel relaxing with the kids running around, but there wasn't much planned on the schedule which I LOVE. On Saturday we had a chili cook off at church, and the local firefighters came to be the judges. William was in heaven and ran through the truck over, and over, and over again. He also kept touching stuff which I was worried about, but the firefighters assured me there was nothing on the truck he could break. They were so sweet to keep him entertained on there! I left halfway through the dinner to head up to a race in Houston Chris and I were running, but I got a text on the way there saying, "You won!" So I guess my chili was a success! Thanks Mom, for the recipe :) It's always a winner, even though it's not spicy.<br />
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On Labor Day, we got together with some families for a day at the beach. It was so beautiful. I've come to realize that the beach is my happy place! I could have stayed even longer than we did.<br />
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We wore him out! It only took about 5 minutes to get here:<br />
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Our fancy holiday dinner:<br />
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And now there are several members of our family dealing with sunburns. John got it the worst, with Chris coming in a close second. Poor guys!<br />
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On a Saturday in August, John and Brian were chatting on FaceTime and mentioned that we should get together one more time before school started. Within minutes, the plan was that the Rawlins were heading down that night to stay with us for a few days. Hooray for friends with flexible schedules and who aren't afraid of a 5 hour drive! :)</div>
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Practically the entire time they were here it rained. It rained and rained and rained more. What's worse is that the day they left, it was beautiful! All of the kids were going a little stir crazy (8 kids age 9 and under stuck inside is rough!) so we sent them out into the rain. They jumped on the trampoline and just ran around and loved it! A little water never hurt anybody. </div>
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We met up with Eric and Kathleen one night for dinner at Killen's Steakhouse. This was my first time there and I had the best steak I've ever had! I practically had to roll out of there from eating too much. The lighting is awful, but sometimes we do get dressed up to go out!:</div>
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We spent most of our nights up late, eating ice cream and playing round after round of "oh heck", our new favorite card game that my mom taught me a few years ago. We played again last night with some families that came over and it was so fun (even though I lost by like 60 points). </div>
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We're so grateful for good friends who help us to be better people and for spontaneous, fun weekends!</div>
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On the last day of school (2016) our friends hosted a little "Eat it or Wear it" challenge. And you know we're always up for a challenge! It goes like this: Draw a number from a bowl. Open the bag with the corresponding number. Take a bite of what's inside, and then you get to put the rest on everyone else's head. If you choose not to take a bite, you get the whole thing dumped on your own head. There's was a lot of shouting, maybe even a few tears, plenty of gagging, and tons of laughter. This could be a fun tradition to start!</div>
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Easy one for JB- Spaghettios!</div>
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I'm sure he's thinking, "am I really allowed to do this?!"</div>
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You know William- always in the middle of things! He loves being the center of attention.</div>
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We didn't have any sort of formal celebration this year for our anniversary since we were flying home from Pennsylvania with 4 kids in tow on that weekend. We had good intentions to go out the next weekend but I got sick, then the next week John got sick, then friends came to town...and all of a sudden here we are a month later! Such is life!</div>
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It's hard for me to put into words how blessed I feel to be married to John. Especially as I grow older and hear more about other marriages' struggles and a general lack of happiness, I realize how lucky I am to have married my best friend. I may have been pretty young when I made my choice, (!) but it's truly the best decision I ever made. John's not perfect, and neither am I. But we both have the same goals for our life and I always feel like we're pulling together in the same direction. He builds me up when I'm feeling down, he always tells me that I'm beautiful, he has never made me feel undeserving of his love. He <i>wants</i> me to stay at home with the kids and be the best mom I can be. He's never, ever made me feel like I need to earn money and contribute so we can have more things. I appreciate that more than he'll ever know. I cry to him all the time about how fast the kids are growing up and I'm savoring it as much as I can! (Now if I can just convince him to have a couple more...) ;)</div>
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I love being married, I especially love being married to him. It's more fun than I could ever have dreamed of! It's true that marriage is hard work and takes a big dose of humility and patience to make it last. But I'll never regret humbling myself to make him happy because I know he's doing the same for me. </div>
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We had an adventurous 11th year of marriage, mostly because of our trip to South America! Some pics from the last year:</div>
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This one just made me laugh- John was in charge of nursery one day. Didn't hesitate to help. Another reason why I love him!</div>
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While we were in Pennsylvania this year, JB celebrated his 6th birthday! He's growing up pretty fast.</div>
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We started the day with some huge, delicious, cakey Amish donuts. Mom and I got up early to drive out to their little shop on the farm and pick them up. I always feel a little bit stalkerish when I'm at an Amish farm, but I am fascinated by their way of life! I try to be discreet but find myself staring at the buggies lined up, the clothes hanging on the line, their simple clothes, the masterful furniture. I really do think I'd like to be Amish for a week. </div>
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Make a wish! He never tells his wish since he<i> knows</i> they won't come true if he does :)</div>
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He opened his presents right after breakfast- a new encyclopedia, a game called scrambled states of America (we've played it A LOT!), some mini-animals since he likes to collect small things, lots of cash, and a magic eight ball. </div>
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He stayed in his jammies all day as part of his birthday celebration. It's the little things, right?</div>
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You don't want to know how many tries it took to get this picture! We discovered Chris needs jumping lessons.</div>
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After we got home, we celebrated again at Grammy and Papa's house with homemade brownies and ice cream. Fun fact about JB: He hates ice cream! I tried multiple times on our trips with different flavors at our favorite pit stop Frosty Freeze to convince him that ice cream is delicious, but no such luck! He's a brownies and cookies kind of guy. </div>
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Note to self: have people smile for the pictures more! I have tons of candids, not a lot of poses on my phone.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35143422.post-25913445396934466062016-08-25T07:01:00.001-07:002016-08-25T07:01:20.457-07:00Hoops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I signed Chris up for basketball on Monday and he promptly told me that he didn't want to play this year because he's not good at it. I told him he's just out of practice, he's got lots of friends playing, and (here's what I thought would be the winner!) it would keep him in good shape for swimming and football. His eyes lit up and he went outside to practice and play with John. After a few missed shots, it was apparent that he's "horrible at shooting and not going to play". </div>
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I'm wondering how he got to be so worried about being GOOD at everything. It's not that I don't understand that drive to win and impress people. It feels good to BE good at something. I played coed softball with John for a lot of years and was never very good, which was often frustrating! So I focused on having fun and just enjoying the sport. Chris isn't a naturally talented athlete, and he gives up much too easily. I wish he would realize that working hard for something instead of being naturally gifted will be so much more valuable to him through his life. There's no shame in working hard, doing your best and still not being a standout star. What's important is your work ethic and your sportsmanship. </div>
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I've given him the same speech a thousand times, but it's falling on deaf ears for now :) </div>
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But no worries, I'm not giving up anytime soon! It'll sink in.</div>
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These two ran around in the warm evening air chasing balls and playing games. Right now their relationship is so good about 75% of the time. They laugh and play hide and seek and tag all over the house. The other quarter is spent screaming at each other- either Will is taking something from JB, or JB is pestering Will. </div>
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