tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31279144248016565832024-03-18T20:42:36.277-07:00Teeples TrailsAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-62683449159229242362013-01-30T11:00:00.002-08:002013-01-30T11:03:03.594-08:00Maggie Turns 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In November, Maggie had an "art" party for her 6th birthday. The kids painted wooden forms of their choice and decorated door hangers, we opened gifts, had cupcakes and sugar cookie bars and beat on a piƱata. There was lots of running around in the backyard and six year old fun. This was the first friend birthday party Maggie had ever had and she thought it was GREAT. </div>
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1. Maggie is a fantastic artist. She has God given artistic talent. She loves to create and would rather be drawing, painting, cutting something up or creating something in general rather than doing anything else. </div>
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2. Maggie is a VERY picky eater. She does not like very many things and is a hard child to feed. If it is a carb, she will eat it. But fruits and vegetables are hard to get her to swallow. Dinner usually ends in tears and she is always the last person to leave the counter after a meal. </div>
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3. Maggie loves school. And especially her teacher Mrs. Macres. Maggie has lots of confidence and does well in the learning as well as social aspects of school. We had this conversation the other day.</div>
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Maggie: Mom, I think I am famous at school.</div>
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Me: Oh really? Why?</div>
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Maggie: Well, because when the kids have a question they almost always ask me and not the teacher.</div>
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Mrs. Macres loves her too and Maggie is loving her kindergarden. </div>
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4. Sometimes Maggie is so much like me, it's scary.</div>
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5. She LOVES to annoy her siblings. Getting a reaction out of anyone is very satisfying to her. It's hilarious and obnoxious all at the same time.</div>
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6. When Maggie is given a task, and she is in the mood to be helpful, she is a perfectionist. </div>
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7. Maggie loves the cat. </div>
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8. Maggie really likes to have her arms and back tickled. She likes to cuddle. She HATES having her hair done. </div>
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9. Maggie is a girly girl. Makeup, nails, jewels, smelly anything, etc. She loves it. She is in a hurry to grow up. </div>
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10. Maggie knows who all the boys are at church. </div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-74020398192021902422013-01-30T10:27:00.000-08:002013-01-30T10:27:09.649-08:00September to November 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In September we had the backyard landscaped!!! Hooray!</div>
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October brought a visit to the pumpkin patch with William and his best friend Asher. We had a fun Halloween dinner with lots of friends and family (which I didn't manage to get a picture of) and trick or treating. </div>
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At the beginning of November we had a sisters and Mom weekend in southern California to kick of the countdown and celebration to Noelle's 40th birthday. We went to the Price is Right, where Chelsea got on the show! We stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Miller, laughed a lot and had so much fun.</div>
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We hosted Thanksgiving at our house in 2012. Grandma and Grandma Miller, Papa & Honey Garnica, Bruce & Carole Teeples, Mike, Jen, Tori, Garrett & Cami Bergen, Eddie, Chelsea, Andrew & Juliette Pickup, Peter, Melinda, Maren, Luke, Evan & Kent Andersen all came for dinner. </div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-43397240174579980142012-09-11T10:54:00.000-07:002012-09-11T10:54:20.341-07:00I Caved on the Kitty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We go to this pet shop where they always have kittens. People drop off the litters that they have instead of taking them to the shelter. We have to go there every couple of days to get food for Parker's bearded dragon. And every time we go Maggie asks for a kitten. And every time she had been told no. And she cried. She cried repeatedly at home every time she asked as well. Until last week. This kitty was in the pen looking so cute that I couldn't resist. Will and I took him home and Maggie came home from school and got a very big surprise. She named him Rocky. So far he is great. Very friendly. Maggie reminds me of Olivia in those children's books. She carries him around over her shoulder and is constantly bugging him. He doesn't seem to mind. </div>
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We are now at our threshold for pets. Dog...check, Cat...check, Lizard...check.</div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-23106109715181938432012-09-11T10:30:00.001-07:002012-09-11T10:30:08.434-07:00Will turns 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">We had a family birthday party for William a couple of days before the actual day of his birth. </span></div>
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He wanted cookie dough for his birthday dessert, so that's what he got. A big scoop of cookie dough.</div>
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And it was a good thing we did because he spent his real birthday in my bed, sick with a fever.</div>
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-15435035066385172932012-09-11T10:23:00.001-07:002012-09-11T10:23:21.583-07:00Parker Turns 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On June 9 Kate turned 13.</div>
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She is a great kid. Not overly moody yet, I'm just waiting for that to set in. She is helpful around the house, plays with her siblings still and can laugh at herself. She is beautiful on the inside and out. For her birthday she got a sewing machine and a week at sewing camp. She starts camp in just a couple of days and is super excited about it. We love her and are so glad she is ours.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-57016192613538073362012-06-05T16:37:00.001-07:002012-06-05T16:39:39.827-07:0014 Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fourteen years ago Matt and I were married. </div>
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I like and love him more today than I did fourteen years ago. I'm glad he's mine for eternity.</div>
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-28882419272730885722012-02-15T14:28:00.001-08:002012-02-15T15:57:11.982-08:00LOVE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMyKDT9R5wgB9ruh9TksWoTzomZ6Glzvy95tAe8PTwViOC1-we5GGyXeR7t27c7xleZfGIlB0FJFTi1f-TAlrOXXGPuoKaKj2T4WbhSOJCd8LZrIQITe-4pFy4nXY1Thy8pL0DtL6cEnN/s1600/DSC_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;; ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMyKDT9R5wgB9ruh9TksWoTzomZ6Glzvy95tAe8PTwViOC1-we5GGyXeR7t27c7xleZfGIlB0FJFTi1f-TAlrOXXGPuoKaKj2T4WbhSOJCd8LZrIQITe-4pFy4nXY1Thy8pL0DtL6cEnN/s800/DSC_0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709515426209746578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR0I-sMtUm5PJqvNng-dIUrLlnDfv6JOO2HWHMq1GcfIl7bEQrq6KDCZkUyo8duF0-fRe7UD7lKXAtx424V6KnnSmtzTdRCd7AJsvV1hi8mIK2VJUe7Fn2VdoVOnFz672RPMdQoVptiHk/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;; ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR0I-sMtUm5PJqvNng-dIUrLlnDfv6JOO2HWHMq1GcfIl7bEQrq6KDCZkUyo8duF0-fRe7UD7lKXAtx424V6KnnSmtzTdRCd7AJsvV1hi8mIK2VJUe7Fn2VdoVOnFz672RPMdQoVptiHk/s800/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709498887977824930" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">It has been years since Matt and I have been home for Valentine's Day. That's not a sad thing, we've spent them all in Aspen while someone else watched our kids. But this year we didn't go to Aspen (soooo sad), so I decided to make the best of it and have a LOVE dinner with the kids. I set the table and cooked while Kate and Parker were still at school and Maggie and Will had naps. Parker rolled his eyes at me about all the heart shaped food, placemats etc. He told me I was a little extreme. The girls loved it and I think Parker secretly did too. Will was just glad that there was chocolate on the table. We had Lasagna, Death Bread, Red Grapes and Salad. And heart shaped brownies for dessert. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">As we sat and ate we each took a turn saying something that we love about each person at the table. A few things that were mentioned...Mom is loved because she takes care of everyone and cooks. Dad is loved because he plays business (wrestling with the kids). Kate is loved because she is so nice. Parker is loved because he is always teaching us things we didn't know. Maggie is loved because she draws us all such great pictures. Will is loved because he makes us laugh. It was interesting to hear what each child had to say about each other. Kate and Parker were very thoughtful about what they said. It was really great to remind each other that there are specific things we like about one another. As a parent I rarely, if ever hear my kids tell one another something nice about the other, so this was a good change. I felt really grateful to spend the night with them.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">If the Aspen trip is forever over, this will be a new family tradition.</span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-17536180950372566532012-01-21T22:26:00.000-08:002012-01-21T22:30:11.215-08:00Christmas Outfits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouUiIZIfLm0H0mugDU8VPD3jStuZfo_2zfnQH3Zu9RJlI-zTX_9CsSR7ugBaCYI3rXmSwKXln93tGrYlLhC4opnO2G-js9vbyagl0WWbi0XgijGVEFyWUwI3_tIijZLC-aEqtBKeKOjwK/s1600/DSC_0223.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouUiIZIfLm0H0mugDU8VPD3jStuZfo_2zfnQH3Zu9RJlI-zTX_9CsSR7ugBaCYI3rXmSwKXln93tGrYlLhC4opnO2G-js9vbyagl0WWbi0XgijGVEFyWUwI3_tIijZLC-aEqtBKeKOjwK/s400/DSC_0223.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700339597367138210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I really like it when Christmas falls on a Sunday.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-62546454769507416912012-01-21T21:04:00.000-08:002012-01-21T22:18:19.165-08:00Who Was I Kidding...Oh Myself<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">Yes, I was kidding myself. You see I look at lots and lots of home decor blogs, pinterest, before and afters, DIY craft blogs, etc. and I theoretically think it would be fun to do that, but really I don't have time. So I'm scratching the "house made pretty" blog idea from my to do list, so I can actually accomplish some of my more pressing to do items. I guess that's one way to accomplish something, right?</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the last four weeks we have been SUPER busy. We were very busy before that too (well at least Matt was). Obviously we celebrated Christmas. It was great. The kids loved it. We stayed in Vegas and celebrated with Matt's family. I have a picture or a hundred somewhere that I will hopefully post a little bit later.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day after Christmas we started the big move...oh my was that an undertaking. With Christmas shopping, the kids being out of school and having a really <i>helpful</i> two year old I wasn't as packed or prepared as I should have been. Plus I think I might be a somewhat organized hoarder. We started the move on Monday and we got the last things out of our house on Wednesday. Matt did lots of little fix up projects on the old house on Thursday and it was painted on Friday. The really great people who are renting from us moved in on Saturday. It was a whirlwind to say the least.</div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The new house is great. There were still quite a few things to finish up in it in the first few weeks that we lived here (the first week we had one working sink in the whole house and it was in the master bathroom). As of today all of the sinks in the house are now working. We have blinds up, (almost everywhere). The house functions. Not everything is unpacked (<i>1/2 of the three car garage is still in boxes</i>) and we need to purchase quite a bit of new furniture. But we are getting comfortable here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite part is the kitchen. Everything has a place, it's so great and I am so happy with how it is turning out. There are some paint touch ups that need to happen and new barstools to be bought, I haven't decided on the backsplash, but overall it is more than I hoped it would be. 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The backyard is large (and full of dirt and weeds right now).<div><br /><div>It's going to be awesome...it's not so awesome right now. But it is getting better every day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Matt is working his tail off making it everything I want it to be.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've been picking paint colors (10 sampled so far, haven't decided yet), kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, floors, doors, trims etc. It's been really fun. Well, not the paint, that has been annoying. I can't seem to get it right. I want a bluish grey greenish color for the entire house. I have picked the trim color...it matches our cabinets, that was easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm planning on starting a separate blog about it (housemadepretty.blogspot.com)...but haven't done that yet because....</div><div><br /></div><div>I am addicted to Pinterest....LOVE it. I've gotten tons of ideas on things to do to our house (which means more projects for Matt :0) I love having an incredible carpenter husband. </div><div><br /></div><div>This month is going to be BUSY!</div></div></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-32863565009895695512011-11-01T17:23:00.000-07:002011-11-01T17:30:13.366-07:00True Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI34yhvQIP1OdypcbBxHbDW7y7UqV3vPdV0cbCCQLOb5dBKneqAnrBLpmsPlr69HMcbeeQxx_V6W4GntfufY7ldmUnaYiGjNfbuKqee8tIIQhcW_8NiY3Ymc7-JFEsphXF0Ab-ZwDbKHCa/s1600/DSC_0546.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px; height: 576px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI34yhvQIP1OdypcbBxHbDW7y7UqV3vPdV0cbCCQLOb5dBKneqAnrBLpmsPlr69HMcbeeQxx_V6W4GntfufY7ldmUnaYiGjNfbuKqee8tIIQhcW_8NiY3Ymc7-JFEsphXF0Ab-ZwDbKHCa/s410/DSC_0546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670187671177870402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">she is positive she is his favorite</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-51809782800286198072011-11-01T17:10:00.000-07:002011-11-01T17:22:40.911-07:00Halloween Parade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfG8pWwy3D9qEKfuqk_N79jniEoWYl5dkWg3IGQP1XSYh-gcxIJkfVSuZxDnquLlxZP4yWLjTvndISSt-rbcq7T58MSIGzWQGpO1esBUpugpeskVBcdL94e8049g4aX2H_tr1gWP3bfT9/s1600/DSC_0465.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfG8pWwy3D9qEKfuqk_N79jniEoWYl5dkWg3IGQP1XSYh-gcxIJkfVSuZxDnquLlxZP4yWLjTvndISSt-rbcq7T58MSIGzWQGpO1esBUpugpeskVBcdL94e8049g4aX2H_tr1gWP3bfT9/s400/DSC_0465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670187040968369346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKzhNgZYkTK7mbaB0AcPWvLxWOYh1Flnzh2DyR5lJmARxK6yWuReKzjFjnEPPdb6IrUZZh9DwXzcPxZFkn2WWH6avjZzQJBoXHqnAMgdLKRfxaDzbjOIENqOWfaBOaXPmdZWfSanFsWqu/s1600/DSC_0478.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKzhNgZYkTK7mbaB0AcPWvLxWOYh1Flnzh2DyR5lJmARxK6yWuReKzjFjnEPPdb6IrUZZh9DwXzcPxZFkn2WWH6avjZzQJBoXHqnAMgdLKRfxaDzbjOIENqOWfaBOaXPmdZWfSanFsWqu/s400/DSC_0478.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670187030275354002" /></a><br />Batterman had their annual Halloween parade again this year. Parker's costume was a hit with parents, teachers and kids. Papa came and walked the parade with the kids and then helped in Parker's class at his party. <div><br /></div><div>Going to the parade at the elementary school every year reminds me of the parades we had at Howard Wood. I remember how great I thought they were, marching around to the Monster Mash. The principal yelling over the microphone, the disorganized rambunctious kids, the parents taking pictures, the crackly music playing, it's still the same. I think the costumes were better when I was a kid, there weren't a lot of duplicates. There was one class yesterday that had at least 5 Grim Reapers. And there were some moms who were dressed as slutty bees, nurses, witches, etc. And walked around in the parade...what? Although that does add to the entertainment level. ;)</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-75230629477000257832011-11-01T16:58:00.000-07:002011-11-01T17:23:06.604-07:00Halloween 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTDmSCn4iF05oNCCmOu2NUdCmw7T72uSnH1t4WZiKuimUqhXsuM-OlYnmI5Q-3v47SoxYM-PA9NwapQVh7tG1CIiCfaTmbV9ltz83U_WBNWUlU3nwQPmMxcgbzmEtCovuWSAHUc_4CbSw/s1600/DSC_0483.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTDmSCn4iF05oNCCmOu2NUdCmw7T72uSnH1t4WZiKuimUqhXsuM-OlYnmI5Q-3v47SoxYM-PA9NwapQVh7tG1CIiCfaTmbV9ltz83U_WBNWUlU3nwQPmMxcgbzmEtCovuWSAHUc_4CbSw/s400/DSC_0483.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670183403769105698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yXh74ZaZ_DP5Z-6SLSkK5oskR2wIjdbXM4kEPiaqR50f1RUTkmfJk8DkkeGV-5GtfTfwJEYk9hvVAty1wkCc_NnaxXAehucelsduwzMEt0BYpDTTC26ggoUonFagDpT_MhyPR8VH3oHX/s1600/DSC_0508.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yXh74ZaZ_DP5Z-6SLSkK5oskR2wIjdbXM4kEPiaqR50f1RUTkmfJk8DkkeGV-5GtfTfwJEYk9hvVAty1wkCc_NnaxXAehucelsduwzMEt0BYpDTTC26ggoUonFagDpT_MhyPR8VH3oHX/s400/DSC_0508.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670183390127053826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0pb0C4EVRWSjEePJ2AT3Mg8330Gtglf_U-3OUSWqzGDNIlXuZM-eUJOQR8mCHC39b-1G6piMFhJM0sTi-WdJKKJ4h38YDqRGckSrVRoyd0kb-gWi1dCucbCk0-JAEtiwPu3vOft0d3Lc/s1600/DSC_0508.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSIjxcvjgJQGj3ci2pE57UHXNXzVrcP_8R0sVf8FX7tFPNrRd02oPLpB6toMgBkRJ_lC2hN8FcoaHHd_GigfxTCHm1FsrndAtKCCutKZjEt85zQwCrPwSh-Saf_xN7TObzgl8prTGu_0Z/s1600/DSC_0549.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSIjxcvjgJQGj3ci2pE57UHXNXzVrcP_8R0sVf8FX7tFPNrRd02oPLpB6toMgBkRJ_lC2hN8FcoaHHd_GigfxTCHm1FsrndAtKCCutKZjEt85zQwCrPwSh-Saf_xN7TObzgl8prTGu_0Z/s400/DSC_0549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670182518149580914" /> </a><br />Every year I try to come up with something for the kids to be that kind of coordinates, and every year they shoot me down. It happened again this year. Will was a dinosaur, Maggie was an angel, Parker was a LEGO man, and Kate was a bee. The one good thing about this....EVERYONE was pleased with their own costume. So losing the coordination battle was worth it. Matt and Parker worked on making his costume for weeks. And I made Maggie and Kate's costumes. Will was the only child we bought a pre-made costume for. I just couldn't get enough creative juices flowing for one more.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had friends and family over for dinner and went trick-or-treating as a big clan. It was lots of fun.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-57171600148803990652011-10-12T10:29:00.000-07:002011-10-12T10:31:54.462-07:00Kate...the actress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZIgELs1sPyaOpSQ0V1FHTJ6162r34s2TQZyL_3qPKwHcJgFJgTpGKkEbX4Fanw8aYTOq86Ch2O4zlq32sMdZYAejOoEdy9nKPYkmJjLIFOi-V16Nt8X97jH-LDXlCWCam2yDX59IgF0K/s1600/DSC_0439.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZIgELs1sPyaOpSQ0V1FHTJ6162r34s2TQZyL_3qPKwHcJgFJgTpGKkEbX4Fanw8aYTOq86Ch2O4zlq32sMdZYAejOoEdy9nKPYkmJjLIFOi-V16Nt8X97jH-LDXlCWCam2yDX59IgF0K/s400/DSC_0439.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662659516158815122" /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">First Day of School 2011</div><div style="text-align: center; ">7th Grade</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Kate has a part in her fall school play, The Knights of the Rad Table. The performances will be at Faiss Middle School on Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 pm and Friday, December 2 at 6:30 pm.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-2684617234916735762011-08-22T20:37:00.000-07:002011-08-24T21:04:04.521-07:00Catch Up....Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg55WGPbqL-G8rBqiHAiLTnke2rudsxmdBKAahyfh_fy06nVkvNsSCo4iNb0kSq3kovUMPr3wKGLPVCq_X49-44U3Z1w82reKQyo8uhN142bM70kjWWjZEXQJSZYnIFFZY_odAh0Gijds/s1600/DSC_0347.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg55WGPbqL-G8rBqiHAiLTnke2rudsxmdBKAahyfh_fy06nVkvNsSCo4iNb0kSq3kovUMPr3wKGLPVCq_X49-44U3Z1w82reKQyo8uhN142bM70kjWWjZEXQJSZYnIFFZY_odAh0Gijds/s400/DSC_0347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644638023388715858" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhyphenhyphen60xiKF4Qg6EmIE3vsibN99vsSRkCLaQCY2qxNIsWMzaQ3-kLgjlLlAzjhlDVSgnidbxR_3PK3V1SQCDeyxgAPt3jk-aqYMTWXMljwd5OPO9NekXEzWh15N5Aim_PIZvwXt14UIDL3L/s1600/DSC_0285.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">It seems like I am always playing catch up with this blog. So much has happened since my last post. Just normal stuff, but lots of it.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Our 13 year anniversary - we went to dinner at the Chart House and to the Country Music impersonator show. I can't remember the actual name. It was pretty good, but a little uncomfortable. I always think it's weird to watch someone pretend to be someone else. Especially when that someone else is still living. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>River Trips - The first week there we spent with Honey and Papa, Bridget, Paige, Claire, Chelsea, Andrew & Juliet. Kate became a very proficient slalom skier. Matt & Ruben both bare footed and Parker skied on two. He tried and tried to slalom, but couldn't quite get it. William was thoroughly entertained by his cousins. The second week we went Noelle, Anna and Miller came. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Parker's 9th Birthday - He spent the day with his Dad. First on a helicopter ride over the Hoover Damn and Lake Mead. Then a movie with Dad & Talon. After the movie we had family over to the house for dinner and dessert. He was very happy with his day. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Heber Vacation - we spent almost three weeks in Heber this year. The first week Melinda and Carole came to spend with us. The last two weeks Honey and Papa came and we spent lost of time with Noelle, Bridget, Beth, Marci & Emily and their kids. Matt came up for the last few days and to drive home with us. Love, love, love Heber!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Will's 2nd Birthday - two years already! He is a very funny kid and his eyebrows keep us entertained. He is saying a lot of words. He is a total boy. He loves anything that has wheels. Right now his favorites are trash trucks and choo choo trains. He scrunches his little lips up into and pucker and says choo choo. It's adorable. And when he hears the trash truck outside our house he gets really excited and we have to take him out to look at it. The garbage men must think we are crazy out there waving at them. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>River Trip - We went to the Parker strip with Matt's family for our third and final river trip of the summer. We had a good time. The kids and Dad's jumped from the cliffs. Kate was the only kid who jumped from the highest one. She regretted it though, she had huge bruises down the back of her thighs from landing a little wonky. William LOVED the boat, but didn't like being in the water until our last day there. Maggie is more of a lay around and play in the sand & water type of kid. She really doesn't have any desire to do anything behind the boat other than tube. Parker and Kate do it all. They love to knee board, jimmy jam, tube, ski etc. Anything that can be done behind the boat they are willing to try. </div></div></div></div><div>
<br /></div><div>Our summer has been happy and busy. I'm both dreading and impatiently anticipating the start of school. This was our first "real" summer and it's been great.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-75961747790880395762011-06-24T13:09:00.000-07:002011-06-24T13:21:44.748-07:0012<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdzJUTFlcvbcJ2khYvnhI1WQboQYdlQ_6yjQRwxziwYGJL2TmzrqKaIzPBIT5BsH6mkFkePSCooEpNXeqc6wbDLUmjfzAjfLrrMk7m20Tx4dgsWY25FspOaPgr_lKIgbzs1Hqd70wMLlN/s1600/100_2247.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdzJUTFlcvbcJ2khYvnhI1WQboQYdlQ_6yjQRwxziwYGJL2TmzrqKaIzPBIT5BsH6mkFkePSCooEpNXeqc6wbDLUmjfzAjfLrrMk7m20Tx4dgsWY25FspOaPgr_lKIgbzs1Hqd70wMLlN/s400/100_2247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621883280690953122" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlnSG3a8gp-WUlzS7UMGsTyV9-YQaXxgGCMOeJCfipCMJmgN0Be4p87aMKmwpOc7_ZhsQLdJMOl5cPCOLxgIJ9mevBLUh768CvHZzqC4jGR00SoSTaLQ3RxZbsmoLPfjqQE6gTRo2k0Wj/s1600/100_2230.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlnSG3a8gp-WUlzS7UMGsTyV9-YQaXxgGCMOeJCfipCMJmgN0Be4p87aMKmwpOc7_ZhsQLdJMOl5cPCOLxgIJ9mevBLUh768CvHZzqC4jGR00SoSTaLQ3RxZbsmoLPfjqQE6gTRo2k0Wj/s400/100_2230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621883271509974962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPkeD2OZQsde7pltBGBhOFkzQZBlXf8iSzR9yTJ36-oaApSdnFYFGa6DJ2nPIZwuRThg-X9EO4ENMtfePV0p_llO2jozdVkZd4lQEX1r-dYKAqcALBAvwvFDaRSvBB_rJH3SbaIH0WvaP/s400/DSC_0108.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621883283746110818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span>Kate turned <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">12</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> on June 9th. I can't believe she is in YW's now at church and no longer in primary with me. I cried when the bishop called her to the podium and had the members raise their hands in support of her going into Young Women's. She is a great kid. She plays with her younger siblings, she laughs often, she's easy to get along with and just a happy kid in general. She is a good example to all of us. Matt and I feel lucky that Heavenly Father chose us to raise her. </span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We had three separate celebrations for her birthday. A friend party where we painted pillowcases and tied ribbons on flip flops, a family party at a restaurant in Needles on our way to the river, and an extended family party at the Teeples that she shared with Father's day celebrations. We celebrated for weeks. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">She also got her hair cut off the day before her actual birthday. She donated it to Locks of Love. </span></div></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-47952619984139979832011-06-16T17:42:00.000-07:002011-06-17T12:06:54.333-07:00Mommy ConversationsThe other day while Maggie was in the bath we had this conversation:<div>Maggie: "Mom, when I get big I'm going to get milk in my boobs."</div><div>Me: "Well yes, but you will have to have a baby to get milk in your boobs."</div><div>Maggie: "How do you have a baby?"</div><div>Me: "Well, the baby grows in your belly and then comes from a special hole that only Mom's have."</div><div><i>Maggie thinks for a few moments, she was disgusted. I love that I can see the wheels spinning in her head.</i></div><div>Maggie: "Did I come from the orphanage?"</div><div>Me: "No, you grew in my belly."</div><div>Maggie: "Well, I'm getting MY babies from the orphanage."</div><div>Me: "Okay, that's fine with me, but you won't get milk in your boobs if you don't have a baby that grows in your belly."</div><div>Maggie: "That's okay, I don't want milk."</div><div><br /></div><div>She is such a crack up. And I'm so glad she is mine. Maybe I gave her too much information.</div><div><br /></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-49942330881645609282011-04-26T11:31:00.000-07:002011-04-26T19:41:18.820-07:00Easter Weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC4fOK8Q3us5nVSxbbMYHPmqAqGkvrisQyqCerXHafotfEgX5uBKceNqAGmOaPmQKRiT3wkuA2BObb9eMciTfTtSZLzmBTwNxUC8kLiCQGptiSMdKpZYWtxnRDj8zxsz1DDxlP2i1i8lm/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC4fOK8Q3us5nVSxbbMYHPmqAqGkvrisQyqCerXHafotfEgX5uBKceNqAGmOaPmQKRiT3wkuA2BObb9eMciTfTtSZLzmBTwNxUC8kLiCQGptiSMdKpZYWtxnRDj8zxsz1DDxlP2i1i8lm/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600084006038146674" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S8dI-wCe_HF9nfpRqzSPM5Vnjt0W77qpusH69-tWBrE7iwBDBX3HStd1iSQGGoVMNCmJpT3RUrtTMEhwAH8xyKHXweWzZKfsiza9ZP2WBgPY3S_l5K2g42rytq3IbWHGcpfHzGIC4zE0/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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Matt asked me</i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i> </i></span><i>why he was wearing a dress. Which it wasn't. It's a bubble, totally<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i><i>different.</i></div></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-2081314563862737142011-03-28T10:39:00.000-07:002011-04-19T09:12:12.915-07:00Night Away<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr5zQ-hMEERg5tzVhJiyGGmcrQl5wv3HhGDd1e1FWaK6cbP_Af-STz0FidHvRDkUkY2WYz7Q8xNvWuDIa83qhlymOsBK7FBAZVAjFljd9a83aLZkah8I6wt8yn7-HxWk_AURfWA6V5E0W/s1600/IMG_0219.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr5zQ-hMEERg5tzVhJiyGGmcrQl5wv3HhGDd1e1FWaK6cbP_Af-STz0FidHvRDkUkY2WYz7Q8xNvWuDIa83qhlymOsBK7FBAZVAjFljd9a83aLZkah8I6wt8yn7-HxWk_AURfWA6V5E0W/s400/IMG_0219.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589188060444991186" /></a><br />It had been three years since Matt and I had gone away with no kids. Last time was San Francisco for four days. Our trip this weekend was short...28 hours to be exact, but it was great. We farmed out the kids and made a quick trick to Fontana for the NASCAR race. Spent the night in a hotel close to the racetrack, went to dinner and a movie and the race on Sunday. It was nice to just be together with no interruptions. And the car ride was bliss with no children.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-80785845595978158772011-03-15T22:45:00.000-07:002011-03-15T23:27:37.008-07:00Stepping on Lego's, etc.<div style="text-align: left;">Love LEGO's, hate them in the middle of the night when they dig into my foot. I want to throw every single LEGO away, but can't stomach it since they seem to cost about $.50 for each little one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Updates...</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuFiq3vSH0ed9jEYb1CKzBIQ_vUo1f_z6h4hU3xjw2wkC6oAv412k8UhPV_Ua5Xaf4EqNYoHYIPGOugd3CTNhcIjiRlY97sSTv6ncp8X43kcj0ZLErrBvUblven_ieNApSsNPJzBK4iFp/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584558807487905586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span><div>Will- 19 months old. Into EVERYTHING. Still throws things at me often. My favorite chucking incident was a pair of scissors last Sunday when I told him he couldn't have them because they are ouchie. He showed me. Luckily they only hit my leg and I was wearing pants. His favorite toy is the swiffer. I hide it and he finds it. He goes around pretending to "swiff" things. It's funny. He loves his dad the best. It's great. Every girl should have a fourth child who favors their husband. I have always been under the impression that the youngest children in a family grow up the fastest. But Will seems to be just the opposite. He wants to sit on my lap all day long, and on his dad's all night long. He would sleep touching both of us if we would let him. He carries his blanket around like Linus and almost always has his pacifier in his mouth. He talks a little bit, but I think Matt and I are the only ones who can understand him.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigblHX-58blBTzs-P3Mh8cxnbz7Y8_UVCu_4xpCsw3WzEv7ijOyrW46eRC9d0wQ20_FFQldUiePRFFF7Sj72ObKxU1pz35ngPsojd_4ow-6weWNHywI4yMEMp_7WYyW6Ty9aISdJTHyRE0/s400/DSC_0003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584558811783239522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>Maggie- 4 going on 14. She loves make-up and all things smelly. As in perfume, bathroom spray, lotion. She always has a concoction of smells going on. She is loving preschool and reading I See Sam books. All clothes bug her in some way or another. Especially her socks. I often have to walk away as she writhes on the floor complaining about the line in her socks not being right. She will sit and color for hours and has discovered the joys of my iPad. She got her hair cut off and feels especially beautiful. This kid has a great self esteem.</div><div><br /></div><div>Parker-His primary teacher asked me this week if he has some sort of ADHD. I laughed. She doesn't have children so doesn't quite get the behavior of 8 year old boys. They are a bit nuts. Well at least mine is. When I think about it, it makes me laugh. As I am dealing with him, I sometimes scream. :-) He outsmarts me daily. Instead of watching cartoons or dumb Disney shows he turns on the Discovery channel or some sort of Mythbuster's show. He loves to learn and is daily telling me things I don't know. A couple weeks ago we had Juliette's birthday party at our house. He hid upstairs most of the time and after everyone left he yelled down, "Did all the chaos leave?" He is more and more like his dad everyday. He started baseball this last week and is really excited for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kate-is getting the swing of middle school. She has discovered that girl's are often mean, intentionally and unintentionally. She has found a group of friends that she seems happy with. She is taking piano lessons from a fabulous lady in our last ward. I remember being a kid and my mom forcing us to practice. With Kate it is the complete opposite. She asks to practice immediately when she gets home from school. I find it kind of weird, but a good weird.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3ZyqRnI6eaeNyq52r3dwkJhfnRG9EHj_lrLOBw52fpH_r6tCxNxDWQj0wDZPEToTggtZR_RcF4MccqOnWHvbF1J4XkHmB0J1Nt54OYJ0faRW3yqg7ronar9HPFUHcezwAqmj3lS-U9Y7/s400/IMG_0171.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584560161823108290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>Matt- came down with this fu man choo the other day. My response, "Oh, hell no." I told him he was cut off til it was shaved off. He thinks he is pretty funny. I'm sure my face was priceless when I first saw it. He is the cub committee chair and also Parker's baseball coach. I signed him up for that without mentioning it to him, which didn't go over well...:-) But he is doing it and Parker is ecstatic to have him coach. He is busy with work, kids, keeping me happy. Well that's a full time job in and of itself. NASCAR has started again and he and I are both thrilled. We got to go to the races here and our favorite driver won. And we are planning on going to CA in a couple of weeks for the race.</div><div><br /></div><div>Me-today I got to have a root canal. Isn't that lucky? I've had tooth pain for a good six months now. I thought it was sinus pain...nope. I have been at the dentist or endodontist every day this week. And get to go back again tomorrow. Hopefully the headaches will stop now. I've been working, picking up after William, losing a bit of weight, running the family taxi service and crafting a little bit. I've also been reading a lot and not sleeping too much. Is it just me or does sleep seem overrated when all the kids are in bed and the house is quiet? I haven't been taking pictures. I need to work on that.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-8507728814486226862011-02-03T20:37:00.000-08:002011-02-03T21:34:10.393-08:00Catch Up Through Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">All the events below are deserving of their own post, but I don't have that much spare time. Life just seems to speed by. With illness, we've had both the stomach flu (<i>read gross throw up messes</i>), and the other type of cold-like flu, things have been chaotic around here. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt2Pfk94y7b0gyKVKJQubrvSWDnffeUBwxKXFCc8sIz1rXdipLI7_8BbOPcTC48QZMGXCG_VF6wt7o4GNFuUVEM5p8qu_AFlqV0y0BwZlo4QJ4R9JRTwvPXaSDfidQLd3BlPqFpmnc_pg/s1600/DSC_0310.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt2Pfk94y7b0gyKVKJQubrvSWDnffeUBwxKXFCc8sIz1rXdipLI7_8BbOPcTC48QZMGXCG_VF6wt7o4GNFuUVEM5p8qu_AFlqV0y0BwZlo4QJ4R9JRTwvPXaSDfidQLd3BlPqFpmnc_pg/s400/DSC_0310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569700187562535330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Parker</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf5QE7988j8fyYYBRgL7fTA1NlbjWilMenLRhfhWP60fltqWzWVMYma5c9zF4Zi4lXiw_EcgffVPpdGTdfvFw8FcImQMe4FYsugFBmLkZErdYNWBANEh0qoBkxPBc-2FDOZ845z4zsO1A/s1600/DSC_0313.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf5QE7988j8fyYYBRgL7fTA1NlbjWilMenLRhfhWP60fltqWzWVMYma5c9zF4Zi4lXiw_EcgffVPpdGTdfvFw8FcImQMe4FYsugFBmLkZErdYNWBANEh0qoBkxPBc-2FDOZ845z4zsO1A/s400/DSC_0313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569700183272581986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGK7cgnUdUWUp-qspyQvRHuQJm7EkWtX8pUVl8VYVKCOnJAa5tLnKsBAecqzPqBwyv1Gv6UqxvUb1S8GbSmAy27m4_C-Y_jeI0MjRgZk6NRalcMN85872JkC53hTsn6sDp4Txl7nS5JS6-/s1600/DSC_0317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGK7cgnUdUWUp-qspyQvRHuQJm7EkWtX8pUVl8VYVKCOnJAa5tLnKsBAecqzPqBwyv1Gv6UqxvUb1S8GbSmAy27m4_C-Y_jeI0MjRgZk6NRalcMN85872JkC53hTsn6sDp4Txl7nS5JS6-/s400/DSC_0317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569700177272246402" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;">Will</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYG6bW0DV9ZN9J-UJuO3oCJWYQy9AUfdBu2EVA1QQKxJwabv_WM5TeqLXgmVFSQHP6G81N-vwZTiDPghSUmJhCFB2q2BlLeehyphenhyphenOgV3PWNJ4Ew-XtEyB4uA3gUTESESSQqYMRRsskU0qqS/s1600/DSC_0307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYG6bW0DV9ZN9J-UJuO3oCJWYQy9AUfdBu2EVA1QQKxJwabv_WM5TeqLXgmVFSQHP6G81N-vwZTiDPghSUmJhCFB2q2BlLeehyphenhyphenOgV3PWNJ4Ew-XtEyB4uA3gUTESESSQqYMRRsskU0qqS/s400/DSC_0307.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569699337708589602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Maggie</div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Morning</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 25, 2010</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPBSp2UHzHpgDlhXYrK99kg-sR1cBR7etyR_P4LoKR2Ai22Pn9TxHwo1ESK5bGZE-qOtzY5diXjNGy8MsZep1FXM_xRP_2bzJQB0TruZKPE1NOwXGNVACTBuyEk5YOq865Ks8DiRHDhPm/s1600/DSC_0222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPBSp2UHzHpgDlhXYrK99kg-sR1cBR7etyR_P4LoKR2Ai22Pn9TxHwo1ESK5bGZE-qOtzY5diXjNGy8MsZep1FXM_xRP_2bzJQB0TruZKPE1NOwXGNVACTBuyEk5YOq865Ks8DiRHDhPm/s400/DSC_0222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569699332947951282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas PJ's</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 24, 2010</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEise_4JJ93zwytNo4-Mmw5L6JUKRn_85ga_8-B-t8UW6lDgkT1h9h0bzEgiBTdprIw3uQbQ_cfDq6sMR0TiQHUgPO7rQrgDs8GOq_W5etqqCTU4aJsmzH4BE5qdIZrT9TNYi_y2G9SVCFEn/s1600/DSC_0191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEise_4JJ93zwytNo4-Mmw5L6JUKRn_85ga_8-B-t8UW6lDgkT1h9h0bzEgiBTdprIw3uQbQ_cfDq6sMR0TiQHUgPO7rQrgDs8GOq_W5etqqCTU4aJsmzH4BE5qdIZrT9TNYi_y2G9SVCFEn/s400/DSC_0191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569699325258436786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Live Nativity</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 24, 2011</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYh5-5IMcblVMV0ckrl_sNhlI6_zVYlZ04a41n4vjX2-5kq0GkUII6jwUJEUDioFDXJJrJUv6uEil0wqMHkpusCEKZYEW2-olXyu9NZQo_H6sFdIv3w_ujpV_Jcx_93w5wEYQuhziNua0/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYh5-5IMcblVMV0ckrl_sNhlI6_zVYlZ04a41n4vjX2-5kq0GkUII6jwUJEUDioFDXJJrJUv6uEil0wqMHkpusCEKZYEW2-olXyu9NZQo_H6sFdIv3w_ujpV_Jcx_93w5wEYQuhziNua0/s400/DSC_0145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569699315686180802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Disneyland</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 23, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">(see the evidence of miserable Will from my previous post)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb3nAfIGaCU-0GxszGj4ztx_0TgPLpVXSMhrIkIbvX5NnDbOnrG5AhJsXzwYBKrPToOuI0yFdpmAmiI7uz9cXlgz4eOnfWdC-ojoZePXy_Vu7XBq7VvJCzkZ0fzKZj0cmvkQ-tP5fsFNr/s1600/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb3nAfIGaCU-0GxszGj4ztx_0TgPLpVXSMhrIkIbvX5NnDbOnrG5AhJsXzwYBKrPToOuI0yFdpmAmiI7uz9cXlgz4eOnfWdC-ojoZePXy_Vu7XBq7VvJCzkZ0fzKZj0cmvkQ-tP5fsFNr/s400/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569697829160357890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdrwP8tLNmVJyAWmAAckCvtk3y7eDQpvguwQtQflkIpWogFwHe6ROyd6sGIK4gQ5FblpMZfugs6IU_uiT0lcsMz3YQCqobO4eC62y4uixJLr3-ujpYl_DrUGOtNQEtXaVbHDFd8U1VIge/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdrwP8tLNmVJyAWmAAckCvtk3y7eDQpvguwQtQflkIpWogFwHe6ROyd6sGIK4gQ5FblpMZfugs6IU_uiT0lcsMz3YQCqobO4eC62y4uixJLr3-ujpYl_DrUGOtNQEtXaVbHDFd8U1VIge/s400/DSC_0020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569697824530565010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Maggie's first dance recital.</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 17, 2010</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lw_WLOvFPi0V4ZuQIuTkL5o8iNnJGTNN5NKDACsj-iHbbry96xtB8K5kJTCU0HFmMqz3s2svE2XY1YKtLsWDw9BnoW1_gO1VivGixHWPNxVTBflaN_uhJcrmPKZujNcN7pBOGJSqU6mz/s1600/DSC_0543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lw_WLOvFPi0V4ZuQIuTkL5o8iNnJGTNN5NKDACsj-iHbbry96xtB8K5kJTCU0HFmMqz3s2svE2XY1YKtLsWDw9BnoW1_gO1VivGixHWPNxVTBflaN_uhJcrmPKZujNcN7pBOGJSqU6mz/s400/DSC_0543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569697820308624930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Will's first haircut.</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 13, 2010</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkMh5GTEhx0EXhbtrW-lX8uXf6aQSKrmC-dUuFPQb8i5K8xZQ_8I6f5EHvCynHJw9g2PmVrsDvgw2_G4eMAI140Q9_AJO7MKY5gYAlIh5x2T3TpunNBgxo1yqhDOCkIXDaoE1J7kCW-rx/s1600/DSC_0507.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkMh5GTEhx0EXhbtrW-lX8uXf6aQSKrmC-dUuFPQb8i5K8xZQ_8I6f5EHvCynHJw9g2PmVrsDvgw2_G4eMAI140Q9_AJO7MKY5gYAlIh5x2T3TpunNBgxo1yqhDOCkIXDaoE1J7kCW-rx/s400/DSC_0507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569697816457463170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuQK9cfS5PpdQI6ILDKepZ44sJYQ-vOnH-BfUTSJRs5Gyv4tPi5vU5pZLYeElTXp0NUneZ68uYhn22drFdbwmtSqDGw3OOtoW7aWzLWR_mN14xTq_OaqTl35MBJV0dKhzzXrxdI_IHdJm/s1600/DSC_0506.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuQK9cfS5PpdQI6ILDKepZ44sJYQ-vOnH-BfUTSJRs5Gyv4tPi5vU5pZLYeElTXp0NUneZ68uYhn22drFdbwmtSqDGw3OOtoW7aWzLWR_mN14xTq_OaqTl35MBJV0dKhzzXrxdI_IHdJm/s400/DSC_0506.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569697812291941426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyUO1vHpGrFIGGsUxuZzFNOUKSLJ7frZCXTx0NY9080jI_Za2LeG96iNZCdvUrX0RxdcvNux5BI-TVSw7acWWsigHr8VpC7w9cuunthrR6T5tJzGyTrP_VsFKEEN9YecxjEA_0uFYTVE_/s1600/DSC_0494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyUO1vHpGrFIGGsUxuZzFNOUKSLJ7frZCXTx0NY9080jI_Za2LeG96iNZCdvUrX0RxdcvNux5BI-TVSw7acWWsigHr8VpC7w9cuunthrR6T5tJzGyTrP_VsFKEEN9YecxjEA_0uFYTVE_/s400/DSC_0494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569695937475227634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gingerbread houses at Aunt Jennifer's. And welcoming home Honey & Papa from their mission.</div><div style="text-align: center;">December 11 & 12, 2011</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U_YaUGS_lLVif37ahz4IQa9Yi7VVvEh6fe-FrbVBCWS9DTtlxW8jdJ7JmvKNtqFZljuDDwmUjbSluF7doWzfA3SE8CVk_GSuA8hag1XYGhQMIrPkonSBikGYeiWvN4tDJeDe6QZgzlll/s1600/DSC_0429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U_YaUGS_lLVif37ahz4IQa9Yi7VVvEh6fe-FrbVBCWS9DTtlxW8jdJ7JmvKNtqFZljuDDwmUjbSluF7doWzfA3SE8CVk_GSuA8hag1XYGhQMIrPkonSBikGYeiWvN4tDJeDe6QZgzlll/s400/DSC_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569695934566032418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Decorating the Christmas tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;">November 30, 2010</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe0scP_yX2HolQZtr5cqsZU4ZZd7cEoBB_H1069H-Z0935UEkVz6Y96D91vugtDpzgdr-qlO2K4mVIkWwQaGzXjjc7DbWXGisblJdBI-2lWXdRGHtVPK3rVZZC8PdyGfp9wgJi-HVOKuB/s1600/DSC_0414.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe0scP_yX2HolQZtr5cqsZU4ZZd7cEoBB_H1069H-Z0935UEkVz6Y96D91vugtDpzgdr-qlO2K4mVIkWwQaGzXjjc7DbWXGisblJdBI-2lWXdRGHtVPK3rVZZC8PdyGfp9wgJi-HVOKuB/s400/DSC_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569695926614062450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Picking out our Christmas tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;">November 29, 2010</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkNxFkMw5taFP8b94swakLfxm2W7sES4xV71XOVELc6OUU43WNdEDWAAqNv9nKBNEiZoyRrRHDTj7ns7xhhWCld61s0Cl16BcTOxz31YxJv8BSjg8uiNxFPHmVUNB2HYIxLAqtB7lOAfb/s1600/DSC_0369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkNxFkMw5taFP8b94swakLfxm2W7sES4xV71XOVELc6OUU43WNdEDWAAqNv9nKBNEiZoyRrRHDTj7ns7xhhWCld61s0Cl16BcTOxz31YxJv8BSjg8uiNxFPHmVUNB2HYIxLAqtB7lOAfb/s400/DSC_0369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569695921933794418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Birthday breakfast on the special plate.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguk7yXHmoJEuHbkViCw8-lFwV_BwmSagCdZD-qW3ohlNQn1fdHVmg1RvvNvzMiVgA5PIuXGmyq312TiP3KP8tyHGV_9kwGDVbBA7kkH54ZADHKWEdmytEeHEixRiWN680-1KGn8NL7hS97/s1600/DSC_0387.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguk7yXHmoJEuHbkViCw8-lFwV_BwmSagCdZD-qW3ohlNQn1fdHVmg1RvvNvzMiVgA5PIuXGmyq312TiP3KP8tyHGV_9kwGDVbBA7kkH54ZADHKWEdmytEeHEixRiWN680-1KGn8NL7hS97/s400/DSC_0387.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569695919473786306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 4th Birthday, Maggie!</div><div style="text-align: center;">November 26, 2010</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-90236706188118345402011-01-08T12:55:00.001-08:002011-01-10T10:13:48.173-08:00Happy Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdWOgHupH_ubUZ5cXoF37WCQLWI6KzTKEnoibqXd2HP2ogMVOe8-2Wk-LxkDg3d9tRpsK5Rq14GF8ozKJv8D7mA23gya3ljaeCL0m-pKd8H7LRSnx_ROm_te0-7qzXhQZbYw1lq8YtHZv/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdWOgHupH_ubUZ5cXoF37WCQLWI6KzTKEnoibqXd2HP2ogMVOe8-2Wk-LxkDg3d9tRpsK5Rq14GF8ozKJv8D7mA23gya3ljaeCL0m-pKd8H7LRSnx_ROm_te0-7qzXhQZbYw1lq8YtHZv/s800/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559951643775260402" /></a><div>William is finally back to his normal smiley, feisty self.</div><div><br /></div><div>It started at the end of November. He wasn't sleeping well, he cried/screamed/hit me/threw things at me all of the time. And he ONLY wanted to be with his Dad. No joke, he would yell if Matt even tried to hand him off to me. I took him to the Dr., hoping he would give me some diagnosis that could be cured with medicine. He didn't. He basically told me that Will was just teething, going through a phase and would probably snap out of it. I wasn't exactly thrilled. To be honest I wanted them to tell me something was wrong other than he was just bratty. Maybe an easily medicated ear infection....? I didn't think that was too much to ask.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we went through all of last month with a very unhappy William. Christmas in California was great, other than Will. It was on the verge of being embarrassing with how awful he was. I wasn't able to get a whole lot done in December other than Christmas, working and holding Will. And I didn't do anything well. William and my semi-sanity was priority. </div><div><br /></div><div>On December 30 I decided to take him back to the Dr. He was coughing by then and I thought, what the heck, at least if I take him in and there is nothing wrong with him I can let him scream through the night and not feel horribly guilty. I was relieved to be told that the Dr. thought he had the flu, a bad viral ear infection and was on his way to having croup. But because he didn't have any fevers he was pretty sure he didn't have anything bacterial to give him antibiotic for. I happily bought the $60 tamiflu and $10 steroid. After 5 days of the expensive medication he was still not better. So I called the Dr. Apparently the flu tests they took came back negative and he prescribed an antibiotic. One day later we were blessed with a smiling William. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm at so happy to have him back. I was convinced that he was just a horrible child and I was not looking forward to the next couple of years. He no longer follows me around yelling at me, he will actually sit next to me or let me hold him if his Dad is in the room, (although he definitely prefers Matt) and he isn't hitting me as often. Which what exactly am I supposed to do about the hitting? We've never had this problem before. </div><div>I feel bad that he was in pain that long. Poor kid. </div><div><br /></div><div>So now I might find time to catch up on this blog. </div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127914424801656583.post-27408248193927377112010-11-08T20:33:00.000-08:002010-11-09T19:10:02.841-08:00Maggie's B'day Theme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXpeBmBH5BmcMCh1RBBgkCuNfJw22iNVAeeGfVcFWgJAYsd7kNrRxF4FLLRtX8WeFRJ2PO5kFv142khgsWkVrYSA9J3SgCzWjSG4fVSYyFlX5qxREn6FlQmJimg5WxGlfi_SF6BY-56Ow/s1600/DSC_0331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXpeBmBH5BmcMCh1RBBgkCuNfJw22iNVAeeGfVcFWgJAYsd7kNrRxF4FLLRtX8WeFRJ2PO5kFv142khgsWkVrYSA9J3SgCzWjSG4fVSYyFlX5qxREn6FlQmJimg5WxGlfi_SF6BY-56Ow/s400/DSC_0331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537405644052740194" /></a><div>Last night we were talking with Margaret about her upcoming birthday party. We were trying to come up with a theme for her friend birthday party and Maggie says, "Well, I think I'll have an ass party." Matt said, "What?" And she responded, "Well, it's kind of like a donkey." </div><div><br /></div><div>We have no idea where this came from, but I have found myself laughing throughout the day as I have thought about it. She's a funny kid.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think we have decided on a Toy Story 3 party instead. I'm not sure if any of her little friends would enjoy an "ass" party. Whatever that is.</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195657282807549511noreply@blogger.com4