tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39510239130442786842024-03-13T13:09:17.361-07:00Me and my boys...This is a way for me to share our stories to go along with the thousands of pictures we have already at http://marcroftfam.smugmug.comAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-80723967967444994192014-07-26T15:24:00.001-07:002014-08-01T16:23:19.604-07:00Tropical Green Smoothie<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S1uYtFz8Ij4/U9QqjmDbzkI/AAAAAAAAFpI/7sdMjVZXY70/s1600-h/DSCN3080%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN3080" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN3080" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NzUVOgnmYv4/U9Qqk-GGgcI/AAAAAAAAFpM/ZMDrY2bVkNQ/DSCN3080_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="186" align="left" height="245" /></a>The boys and I bought some nectarines the other day and they wanted to put one in a smoothie so we did! They loved it so much that I made it a second time and actually wrote down the ingredients. Our normal smoothie making style is to just throw in our staples (i.e. banana, frozen pineapple. yogurt) and usually a handful of baby carrots and a handful of spinach if we have it) and then add whatever else we feel like or have on hand. The boys get excited when they get to pick what goes in the smoothie! It usually is very tasty but they said this was one of the best ones ever!</p> <p><strong><u>Tropical Green Smoothie</u></strong><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N0Duba5uoRE/U9Qqlm4l5-I/AAAAAAAAFpY/iGMjDVn-BdQ/s1600-h/DSCN3079%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><strong><img title="DSCN3079" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN3079" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ulHmn0dbrz4/U9QqmAiRx-I/AAAAAAAAFpg/z5EenQoInAU/DSCN3079_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="125" align="right" height="162" /></strong></a></p> <ul> <li>2 cups of loosely packed spinach (one big handful) </li> <li>1 nectarine (take out the seed!) </li> <li>2 cups of pineapple chunks (I used frozen but don’t attempt this without a Vitamix or something like it) </li> <li>2 cups of vanilla yogurt (I tried it today with plain greek yogurt and it was okay but a little too sour for me so I ended up adding 1 Tbs of agave nectar) </li> <li>1 cup of Orange Juice </li> <li>2 Tbs of ground flaxseed (optional--ground is better if you don't want to change the texture much) </li> </ul> <p>Approximately enough for four - 12 oz smoothies; You could probably use the whole nectarine whoand use half as much of the other ingredients if you didn’t need so much. I have a lot of hungry mouths to feed!</p> <p>*If your kids are sensitive to seeing small green or red pieces from skin or spinach you want to put the nectarine and the spinach on the bottom (and or blend those two together with the OJ until you don’t see them). My kids are weird (like me) and LOVE fruits and veggies and will even eat, and at times fight over, fresh spinach. I mean, isn’t that unfair if someone gets more spinach leaves than another?! ;)</p> <p> </p> <p>Variation #2 – <u>Berry Nectarine Smoothie</u> – Maybe even more delicious?!</p> <ul> <li>2 nectarines</li> <li>2 cups of pineapple chunks</li> <li>2 cups of vanilla yogurt</li> <li>1 cup of frozen blueberries</li> </ul> <p>YUM. I really think that nectarines are my new favorite smoothie ingredient. Now if I could only buy them at Costco frozen we’d be set!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-21426752573694006272014-07-13T22:00:00.001-07:002014-07-13T22:00:53.623-07:00Samism: Language<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OMiHGPs2Geg/U8NkAOb5aKI/AAAAAAAAFos/e4swi3xN7sc/s1600-h/TheKids_July2014_%252520169%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_July2014_ 169" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_July2014_ 169" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-L9GHwNH5QEU/U8NkA3WFGnI/AAAAAAAAFo0/25FvjokGCXA/TheKids_July2014_%252520169_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="208" align="right" height="260" /></a>We’ve had a few little chats about different languages with the boys lately. One of them they were asking what languages they can take in high school (they can take Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino or French) and it has been interesting…Nathan later declared that he was taking Korean and Danny just giggled. Here is Sam’s take on the conversation which continued last night…</p> <p>Sam: Mom, I know what language I’m taking in high school!</p> <p>Mom (me): Oh yeah? What?</p> <p>Sam: English.</p> <p>Mom: English? Of course you’re taking English; it’s required to graduate.</p> <p>Sam: Why is it required to graduate?</p> <p>Mom: Because they want to you speak and write well.</p> <p>Sam: But I already speak English: Taco, Tortilla, Torta…. </p> <p><font size="5">LOL!</font></p> <p>I was dying. It was so funny. So, so, so funny. I guess that is what happens when you grow up in Southern California?</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-85571827861787711142014-06-19T06:00:00.000-07:002014-06-19T06:00:02.698-07:00Emma: 8 months<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uGE7FQQbWxA/U6KFACM7rQI/AAAAAAAAFns/zowGb8wTDnY/s1600-h/IMGP9157%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP9157" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP9157" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XoxeChcEAco/U6KFBGlgQVI/AAAAAAAAFn0/dfkKaldOMdc/IMGP9157_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="260" /></a>What? Where? When? How in the world is she already 8 months old?</p> <p>I can barely believe it….</p> <p><strong>She loves: <br /></strong>Her brothers! <br />Her mommy (okay and Daddy too!) <br />Her Grandmas AND Grandpas (and turns when she hears their voices) <br />Trying to eat things that she shouldn’t! <br /> <br /><strong>Her newest tricks: <br /></strong>Saying “hi” <br />Waving <br />Leading music <br />Crawling (she started this a few weeks ago) <br />Pulling up to stand (and prefers this to crawling if she can :( which scares Grandma!) <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_h8vscrhhuY/U6KFCZdg1LI/AAAAAAAAFn8/4WhZPIcixKM/s1600-h/IMGP9225%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP9225" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP9225" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-__NoeqFBTxQ/U6KFDZV9yiI/AAAAAAAAFoE/qjGSwz7qGqE/IMGP9225_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a> <br /><strong>Physical Changes</strong>: <br />Two bottom teeth that appeared toward the end of her sixth month <br />A few curls in the back and on the sides of her head <br />Her eyes are blue but have a greenish brownish circle as well. <br />She <a href="http://www.sch.edu.au/health/factsheets/joint/?breathj.htm">holds her breath</a> like two of her brothers (<a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2008/12/counting-my-blessings.html">Nathan</a> and <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2012/08/another-breath-holder.html">Ben</a>) when she’s really upset. :( It’s got to be genetically linked! <br /> <br />She is still overall a very happy baby. She loves being with people and will smile at almost anyone! We love you Emma!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xtZ429e927g/U6KFD_X0XCI/AAAAAAAAFoM/V0GApqAzKvM/s1600-h/Emma_7months_sm%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Emma_7months_sm" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Emma_7months_sm" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JZNRZkHwK9M/U6KFEcxekSI/AAAAAAAAFoU/TRa14buSznE/Emma_7months_sm_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="260" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-47069034990802572812014-06-18T23:07:00.001-07:002014-06-18T23:07:52.164-07:00School’s Out, Bop-til-you-drop ah-ha!<p>So whenever school ends I always have this phrase, “School’s out, bop till you drop!” in my head (thanks Punky Brewster…I looked it up and <a href="http://www.tv.com/shows/punky-brewster/wimped-out-68235/">this episode</a> aired in 1988 when I was just ten years old…that is a long time for my head to be repeating that!) LOL. But school is out (well mostly). I still have essays to grade, participation to add up, and projects and review booklets to enter in! But the boys are done!</p> <p>Here is a picture of each of them today. Sam <em>really</em> didn’t want me to take one but then said okay reluctantly and finally took one with a friend from class. He will be starting <strong>third</strong> grade in the fall!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MSe0xBKSdX8/U6J-HrbTZdI/AAAAAAAAFm0/It3r-tmoMmw/IMGP9502%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="IMGP9502" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP9502" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZtNkJcWZqww/U6J-Juee-fI/AAAAAAAAFm8/oR2HKmfCT5Y/IMGP9502_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p>Nathan was more excited and quickly took one with his teacher. As we walked out though he was anxious for me to open up his report card. He asked me, “Mom, can you check and see if I passed and get to go to first grade?” I assured him that he had passed but he insisted, “you have to open the report card and check!” I did and he had all 3’s and a few 4’s as well as E’s and S’s so he for sure passed. :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uS5b7oiEUhQ/U6J-K2msG5I/AAAAAAAAFnE/39hN4pRdTHc/s1600-h/IMGP9503%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP9503" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP9503" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nkeVmplya0E/U6J-Lzeoz-I/AAAAAAAAFnM/zo5wjUOLy_c/IMGP9503_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p>And in the fall Danny will be starting school! I’m hoping that he can be in <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2010/09/sammy-starts-school.html">TK (Transitional Kindergarten) with Mrs. MacInnis at Burbank</a>. She is my most favorite teacher ever. :) She amazes me every time that I see her in action! If you want, you can take a Flashback to last year with <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2012/11/nathan-transitional-kindergarten.html">Nathan</a>  or three years ago with <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2010/09/sammy-starts-school.html">Sammy</a>! Danny is excited to say the least! :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OUphSmiB03s/U6J-MrtFLTI/AAAAAAAAFnU/2-8BaCHKYJU/s1600-h/IMGP9178%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP9178" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP9178" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BuZcp_wUso4/U6J-NAaIdeI/AAAAAAAAFnc/pdu6UdqoS_k/IMGP9178_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="260" /></a></p> <p>This summer will be a busy one. I hope that we stay busy and happy. Thad is working so it will be my first summer “all alone” like the rest of the moms out there who don’t have teacher husbands. Wish me luck! I hope that we get to play, do some cleaning/organizing, that I can talk the boys into doing some practice work so that they don’t regress and that they get along well! :) I’m very grateful for summer vacation although September 2nd will come all too quickly I’m sure! </p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-3874345679791778242014-06-10T15:53:00.001-07:002014-06-10T17:53:03.093-07:00We love to read!<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z9695M1SICQ/U5eMY_XisJI/AAAAAAAAFlc/p8oaB4stgSo/s1600-h/DSCN2835%25255B5%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="DSCN2835" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UbylATObLO8/U5eMZ1OuR_I/AAAAAAAAFlk/zkiJdcvZhos/DSCN2835_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="260" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 6px 5px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN2835" width="200" /></a>So Nathan (6 1/2) is just finishing up kindergarten and is doing really well. Last night was a big milestone though. He grabbed a book and said, “I’ll read it to you Danny” and then read all 62 pages of <i>Are You My Mother</i> only getting stuck on four words. It’s so exciting to see him not be scared of new words and plowing through and enjoying all kinds of text and books. :)<br />
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Sammy (8 1/2) is also a voracious reader and told me a story about school today. He said that they were discussing mammals, insects, fish and something else and that he couldn’t believe that other kids didn’t know a) that dolphins weren’t fish, b) that the class butterflies were painted ladies<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ozTlieYMXCc/U5eMbDz3vgI/AAAAAAAAFls/r8_Zs2wq-TE/s1600-h/DSCN2839%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="DSCN2839" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J1eJIwW5PsI/U5eMby6Gx9I/AAAAAAAAFl0/2SrC7ta0Omg/DSCN2839_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="258" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 7px 0px 5px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN2839" width="196" /></a> <i>not</i> Monarch butterflies (his words were, “they just think that they’re Monarchs because that is a popular butterfly!”, and c) that praying mantises (?) are carnivorous. I giggled and said, “well, we love to read non-fiction books and learn all about all of those things! A lot of kids prefer fiction.” It was interesting to watch him tonight though as he was fighting for a bit of the attention from his brothers, was reading to Ben, and kept trying to lure Danny over with cool info on the tide pools, sea urchins and more.<br />
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nRGPX_H5r3M/U5eMc3uZV9I/AAAAAAAAFl8/KzvkK0VUpnk/s1600-h/DSCN2831%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSCN2831" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V-KzAflXRW0/U5eMducHmnI/AAAAAAAAFmE/TxXj4mA6R-0/DSCN2831_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="260" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN2831" width="200" /></a>Ben is also beginning to love books. Before he’d climb up and down and around the beds/bunk beds as we read but now he grabs his favorite books (those with trains, trucks, cars or Legos in them( and says “Book! Book!” and will snuggle into read with you. (<—Here he said ‘'Cheeeeese!”)<br />
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I am so glad that they love to read as much as I do! They are also really into audiobooks right now and we’ve listened to about 15 Magic Treehouse books, a few Geronimo Stilton books, Nim’s Island (a new favorite) and tons of Dr. Suess as we drive home from school and around town to practices and games.<br />
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Looking forward to more time to do simple things like reading (and not just for HW) this summer!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-34159212460549875062014-04-28T22:29:00.001-07:002014-04-28T22:37:14.826-07:00Spring Break 2014<p><strong>Good Friday – Camping in Monte Cristo <br /></strong>The boys played in the dirt, went on “adventures”, rode their bikes and scooters and played all day. We enjoyed simple camping food, smores and good company! They do love camping! </p> <p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:30e3ed42-d10e-464b-be8f-a99a6fe70a25" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2845&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AFSYi4dDZMVu9G0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vaQWy2Fz31M/U184m8iK5mI/AAAAAAAAFkQ/gPt-cBYJdz0/album%25255B21%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2845&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AFSYi4dDZMVu9G0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Camping @ Monte Cristo April 2014</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2845&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AFSYi4dDZMVu9G0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2845&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AFSYi4dDZMVu9G0" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> </p> <p><strong>Easter Sunday</strong> – We went to church :) but had trouble getting the kids to cooperate for a family picture, oh well. I taught Relief Society for the first time in forever but I think that it went well! </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:1703cea2-55f1-4265-b685-3371647d40fd" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2867&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AFibI4QAsG3wP54&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-u9uzv1r06hs/U184nWDPx3I/AAAAAAAAFkY/TwxkfC6laWE/album%25255B22%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2867&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AFibI4QAsG3wP54&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Easter Sunday 2014</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2867&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AFibI4QAsG3wP54&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2867&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AFibI4QAsG3wP54" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><strong>Monday</strong> – I don’t remember what we did? Relaxed? Cleaned? Played? It must have been a catch up day! :)</p> <p><strong>Tuesday</strong> – <strong>Play dates with friends and a trip to <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eddx2cH0Gs0/U186erSo71I/AAAAAAAAFkg/iO7Rf0y2smE/s1600-h/Ben_Stitches%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ben_Stitches" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 4px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Ben_Stitches" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zPwgHOVka1I/U186fRAUpKI/AAAAAAAAFko/OrYwm7npvJY/Ben_Stitches_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="103" align="right" height="170" /></a>the ER</strong>. We went to the El Dorado Nature Center in the morning and then Ben fell while running with a Nerf gun in his hands (try explaining that one to a nurse who was new to our country and whose eyes got really big when I said <em>gun</em> which I tried to explain what it was, plastic and that it shoots foam bullets not real ones. They didn’t call CPS on me but Ben did get a nice big stitch in his chin but he was so brave and didn’t cry and didn’t have to be restrained while they stitched him up! Oh, and if you’re bleeding at the ER you get in faster/right away but the glares from the other people who have to wait aren’t very nice!</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:1c7cbe1e-7fb5-4ae4-a562-5e216aea6e89" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2888&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AK0K43FZ_T5Uedw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NAavF0C7Lnk/U184oIGXVXI/AAAAAAAAFkw/BPeasC5yqho/album%25255B23%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2888&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AK0K43FZ_T5Uedw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">El Dorado Nature Center April 2014</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2888&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AK0K43FZ_T5Uedw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2888&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AK0K43FZ_T5Uedw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><strong>Wednesday – Library “Splash Pad”</strong> with friends and then a trip to Oceanside to prep for Thursday. Sam said (and I quote), “Now <em>this </em>is a vacation!” when they upgraded our two bedroom condo to a three bedroom deluxe (with three full bathrooms and two of them with jacuzzis; it even had a name and was as big as my house). Thanks Dad/Grandpa!</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:017f7408-d369-40ee-9d82-bd333f2087a5" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2911&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AOMSTntt6rcHrrg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gOebukoXMII/U184orlYTZI/AAAAAAAAFk4/D-GvTW7zvpw/album%25255B24%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2911&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AOMSTntt6rcHrrg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Library/Oceanside 4-2014</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2911&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AOMSTntt6rcHrrg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2911&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AOMSTntt6rcHrrg" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><strong>Thursday – Sea World with Grandma and Grandpa Driggs</strong> – My parents were taking a cruise down the coast and were in San Diego for the day. Thad had to work so we met them and went to Sea World for the day. The boys loved it and are already planning their next trip down there! They especially loved the touch tanks (the cleaner fish were a favorite), the sharks, the giant turtles, the Shamu show and the dolphins. Nathan even went on the Manta Ray ride all by himself since Emma was asleep in the carrier and Sam was too scared to go on it. He had so much fun too!</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:31170660-7805-4d20-88ea-2dff70beb496" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2930&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AGhe4E_Nw-dvfuo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tdkaKu_3wYI/U184pRkYe_I/AAAAAAAAFlA/fWhnssTEGSY/album%25255B25%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2930&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AGhe4E_Nw-dvfuo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Sea World - April 2014</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2930&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AGhe4E_Nw-dvfuo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2930&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AGhe4E_Nw-dvfuo" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><strong>Friday – </strong>I think that we were trying to recover from a few busy days and did a lot of sleeping (well, the littlest ones did). I had ordered two new games for the Xbox that I got on sale for $5 a piece on Amazon and we played inside while they slept!</p> <p><strong>Saturday</strong> – Daddy went to build some steps at someone’s house for Mormon Helping Hands day and we did laundry and cleaned up around here. I got Emma’s bed set up (bye bye bassinet) and folded lots of laundry. In the evening we enjoyed Lakewood 4th’s ward conference!</p> <p><strong>Sunday</strong> – <strong>Church and family day</strong>…couldn’t believe that our time was already over. Really? Ten days were already gone? Oh well. It will be May by the end of the week and then SUMMMMMMER! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5Kw5bobns14/U184qoYaCrI/AAAAAAAAFjs/8hzB4N5d0zg/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520036%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 036" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 036" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yglco7Mv8vU/U184rs-PNfI/AAAAAAAAFj0/qinEBFpyiSo/TheKids_March2014_%252520036_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a>    <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kC7Q8hjUd_I/U184tBY9wdI/AAAAAAAAFj8/b8MPNvfp68w/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520195%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 195" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 195" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5siWQIKCfuA/U184uBaqEZI/AAAAAAAAFkE/YhZ7NfN1Dgk/TheKids_March2014_%252520195_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a>  </p> <p>Thanks for reading my journal! :)</p> <p>p.s. These pictures somehow never got posted of Emma when she was five months…she’s pretty cute eh? :)</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-6457700633110121612014-04-14T22:41:00.001-07:002014-04-14T22:41:56.026-07:00Emma: 6 months<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9lRjDpLsGfs/U0zGmCRcQKI/AAAAAAAAFic/RzsjULUJb5g/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520106%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 106" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 9px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 106" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VttARqwvPdk/U0zGm6a_HDI/AAAAAAAAFik/ggVWvyxD3Bw/TheKids_April2014_%252520106_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" align="left" height="260" /></a>I can’t believe that six months have already passed since Emma was <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-newest-blessing-welcome-emma-jane.html" target="_blank">born</a>! It is one of those things that feels like it has always been this way! She is such a pleasant and happy baby. She <strike>loves</strike> adores her brothers and will pretty much ignore Mom and Dad if they are anywhere where she can hear or see them! Here is a little bit about her!</p> <ul> <li>She loves to chew on things, anything, everything! She almost always has her whole hand in her mouth (which always gives her cold, wet hands!). If she has a toy she’ll chew on that though until she drops it and then go back to the trusty old fist!</li> <li>She is very happy. She smiles and tries to get others’ attention and then will smile at them which wins her a lot of attention and fans when we’re out!</li> <li>She is very long and skinny She is so much more petite and lighter than the boys but she’s going to give them a run for their money in the length department!</li> <li>She loves to roll over and is getting up on her hands and starting to get up a little on her knees. I am not ready for her to be mobile yet!</li> <li>She has a few names/nicknames that we use… Emma, Emma Jane, Em, Emmer, Emmer Jane and she seems to respond to most of them!</li> <li>She loves to see who is talking even if it means throwing her head back and looking at you upside down! </li> <li>She started sticking out her tongue and blowing little bubbles/raspberries this week. It is kind of cute.</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pm8pLicUxzc/U0zGnlCzOBI/AAAAAAAAFis/0Mpyj8LTZAw/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520160%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 160" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 160" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bVWkjrN5kf0/U0zGodd5ELI/AAAAAAAAFi0/35HhH__gDx4/TheKids_April2014_%252520160_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="264" /></a></p> <p align="center">We love you Emma! We’re so happy to have you in our family!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-90244660282888945702014-04-08T22:18:00.001-07:002014-04-08T22:22:23.857-07:00A love story: Ben + Emma<p>Everyone always (read: with each kid) asks me if the two-year-old gets jealous of the baby and I can honestly say that all of the boys have always been okay with the new babies :) which I’m grateful for. But this rough and tumble Benjamin has got a sweet spot for his Emma Jane. If you (are not Mom or Dad) and try to talk to him and she’s anywhere around he will divert the attention and babble and tell you about Em-ma! Ba-by! Em-MA!</p> <p>Here are a few pictures and my made up 2-year-old dialogue (since he’s not using full sentences yet; he enjoys grunting and throwing his 30-40 word vocab around if and when he feels like it!) These were taken in a two-minute period on Saturday during Danny’s baseball game while we were “relaxing” at the park. Enjoy!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uPys48jpBPw/U0TX1r7UlpI/AAAAAAAAFfg/_z2utRRrTBA/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520062%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 062" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 062" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yQsO1-WDWe4/U0TX2QIcioI/AAAAAAAAFfo/HxA09aOnQtk/TheKids_April2014_%252520062_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="left" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Ben: Hi Emma! How are you? I wanted to come see you. How are you?</p> <p>(By the way, I don’t think that he actually said anything intelligible at any point besides maybe “Emma” and  “baby” and maybe “Mama” to get my attention.)</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-v2zE4mipW0I/U0TX3v0-LpI/AAAAAAAAFfw/I0BMAmM4Oq8/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520065%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 065" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 065" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Cj_DFZxeIrs/U0TX4VGIU_I/AAAAAAAAFf4/nbSwCLOGrM8/TheKids_April2014_%252520065_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Emma: Hi Ben!</p> <p>(She is always happy to see him and so patient with him even when he’s a bit…hmm… crazy?!)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dTvdpQzn8iA/U0TX5MHjvgI/AAAAAAAAFgA/DhQFOweGAFI/TheKids_April2014_%252520066%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 066" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 066" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4lUQNhctBwY/U0TX6j0-tRI/AAAAAAAAFgI/OBN21GoVH-c/TheKids_April2014_%252520066_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="left" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Ben: You want this bottle? Hmm. Taste it for a second and then I’ll take it away and giggle. It’s so fun!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9EA4bprlOcs/U0TX7d9X0cI/AAAAAAAAFgQ/5fj45kuK0FA/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520068%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 068" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 068" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RZpms5ZgmhM/U0TX8O2KqlI/AAAAAAAAFgY/9WYrrtUO7Dc/TheKids_April2014_%252520068_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Ben: I do just love laying by you and snuggling with you (or on top to hug you but Mom says that I’m smothering you) so I’ll just lay here. I’ll put my chin on your shoulder. What do you think?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SDNzedpWcEI/U0TX9FB__VI/AAAAAAAAFgg/EyhN7pJltGw/TheKids_April2014_%252520069%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 069" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 069" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m7kccYEq6dg/U0TX-JOMZBI/AAAAAAAAFgo/uzCUodePMPU/TheKids_April2014_%252520069_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="left" height="200" /></a>Ben: How about another hug? I was just missing you!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TMgncQF838U/U0TX_N7vZFI/AAAAAAAAFgw/JyPcuCTSg2s/TheKids_April2014_%252520070%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 070" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 070" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iQFCCUboxRI/U0TYAWm6M3I/AAAAAAAAFg4/i_3OHIvZccw/TheKids_April2014_%252520070_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="200" /></a>Ben: Yes! That is nice! I love hugs! :) </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ckKP8Ua3vRM/U0TYBD4YKrI/AAAAAAAAFhA/2EYhq1z4238/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520071%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 071" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 071" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JaomlXtyN6k/U0TYBrZs-II/AAAAAAAAFhE/ReoA4UHARN4/TheKids_April2014_%252520071_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="left" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Ben: Hey look Emma! You have eyes just like I do! Awesome!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZOODA8TP30M/U0TYCS_YiuI/AAAAAAAAFhQ/Bap6yhXup2Y/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520072%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 072" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 072" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zZQHO3mv2P0/U0TYC1A7G5I/AAAAAAAAFhU/ffdsOOR1CFc/TheKids_April2014_%252520072_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="200" /></a>Ben: Beep! Aunt Addie and my big brothers always beep my nose…It’s funny!:)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1YvIWP9fUAE/U0TYDq4Qu7I/AAAAAAAAFhg/CxKKQOCEYt4/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520075%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 075" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 075" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zevl2-xJ9M0/U0TYEcHgycI/AAAAAAAAFhk/PEo8ZyhmQq0/TheKids_April2014_%252520075_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="left" height="200" /></a>Ben: I just want to kiss and pretend to eat your little fingers because they are so cute and you let me! Thanks!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FAn0TqrRj38/U0TYFL45f7I/AAAAAAAAFhw/D8uWKOugV7Q/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520079%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 079" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 079" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tozEAFTRyo0/U0TYF_QXCnI/AAAAAAAAFh4/_bmwu_K1Eeg/TheKids_April2014_%252520079_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="200" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Ben: Isn’t life great?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7L4-9iYFj54/U0TYGkUmQWI/AAAAAAAAFiA/quQcYw4Po2U/s1600-h/TheKids_April2014_%252520076%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_April2014_ 076" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_April2014_ 076" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FkcxIVofNMQ/U0TYHKVWtYI/AAAAAAAAFiI/K5gGmLVlA0g/TheKids_April2014_%252520076_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" align="left" height="185" /></a>Emma: Yep! </p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-64445823081242543272014-03-15T22:33:00.001-07:002014-03-15T22:33:07.696-07:00Baseball Season 2014<p>We are right in the middle of baseball and spend most of our evenings at the baseball fields for one of the boys teams. It keeps us really busy but they love it.</p> <p align="center">Here are a few pictures of them in their uniforms!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-24uj8e36ZVc/UyU3al7E7lI/AAAAAAAAFdw/mgFnLRr8YOw/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520008%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 008" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 008" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wBNlyYi1Zyk/UyU3bstD9zI/AAAAAAAAFd4/J-ZMcU2APOg/TheKids_March2014_%252520008_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="182" /></a></p> <p align="center">Being silly!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iFJULgf6lVc/UyU3cpibk9I/AAAAAAAAFeA/o0JLJyEaWRc/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520018%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 018" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TmRRrS1Fks8/UyU3dXgjodI/AAAAAAAAFeE/APcf1K9-4_E/TheKids_March2014_%252520018_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="186" height="260" /></a></p> <p align="center">Samuel – Single A Orioles</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TnDxXGN_QUM/UyU3eI69g2I/AAAAAAAAFeQ/0kU24TIkj4o/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520024%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 024" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 024" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dMZfzPIcs3s/UyU3e_D4KCI/AAAAAAAAFeY/GVuAt8kIquM/TheKids_March2014_%252520024_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a></p> <p align="center">Nathan – Rookie Rangers</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i4wMhPJHFxA/UyU3f_VxYbI/AAAAAAAAFeg/eShF4uCFALY/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520023%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 023" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 023" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wogUyX2s_1M/UyU3g66NkTI/AAAAAAAAFeo/DhcTqH04hmo/TheKids_March2014_%252520023_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a></p> <p>Danny – T-ball Yankees (he’s already gained a nickname – smiley – since he rarely stops smiling while he’s playing, running, batting! He is loving it!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qza-D7PJ1Dc/UyU3h77BAJI/AAAAAAAAFew/uRwV5U1gjEE/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520029%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 029" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 029" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gPRS4z1p5uo/UyU3iZlG8CI/AAAAAAAAFe4/9-Z63MCU3YE/TheKids_March2014_%252520029_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a></p> <p align="center">#1 fan and chauffer, Mom!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9xCZETwetzo/UyU3jVXEg7I/AAAAAAAAFfA/J8LR7pNiS1o/s1600-h/TheKids_March2014_%252520022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_March2014_ 022" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_March2014_ 022" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KkrgqpDdpsU/UyU3kNnIi4I/AAAAAAAAFfI/ZVL978frI9s/TheKids_March2014_%252520022_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-56157453936886563852014-02-19T23:30:00.001-08:002014-02-19T23:30:21.622-08:00One of our valentines: Emma–4 months!<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rYx-uMMMd4s/UwWut2wLaVI/AAAAAAAAFbE/Xc25bqRBLzE/s1600-h/TheKids_January2014_%252520162b%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_January2014_ 162b" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_January2014_ 162b" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--ovUvMCOBYI/UwWuutS5GbI/AAAAAAAAFbM/zEztyxJbWdk/TheKids_January2014_%252520162b_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="233" align="left" height="166" /></a>A little (and much needed) update on our Emma Jane. She has acquired a few more nicknames from the boys since the last update and just beams from ear to ear when she sees or hears any of them! They <em>adore</em> her and call her Em, Emmer, Emmer Jane, Emma Jane, Baby gir-rl, and more! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V2Wo2KSkdZU/UwWuv5mbHVI/AAAAAAAAFbU/3Z24El0tEwc/s1600-h/TheKids_February2014_%252520106%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_February2014_ 106" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_February2014_ 106" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7C2p6wvodXY/UwWuwh2cQ2I/AAAAAAAAFbY/elEBqx29k3o/TheKids_February2014_%252520106_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" align="right" height="180" /></a>So, she is so long and skinny. So different from my big, hefty boys. I can still carry her one armed and not have my arm fall off! She was 13 lbs almost 14 oz at her 4 month appt and 26.5 inches long (and looking back through the blog <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2010/01/oh-danny-boy.html" target="_blank">Danny</a>, <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2012/04/our-benny-boy-at-5-months.html" target="_blank">Benny</a> and <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2008/02/nathan-update.html" target="_blank">Nathan</a> were both almost 17 1/2 lbs and comparable lengths by this point!) </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z-dbwFy5Pp4/UwWuxalk8ZI/AAAAAAAAFbk/CNmlkLWear4/s1600-h/TheKids_January2014_%252520064%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_January2014_ 064" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_January2014_ 064" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EVm-nPHNCPA/UwWuyLU2h5I/AAAAAAAAFbs/IO4aBgAfO1g/TheKids_January2014_%252520064_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" align="left" height="247" /></a>She is such a genuinely happy and calm baby. My other babies were quite content at this point but she is so patient and calm (unless it is way past nap or feeding time) and has already been on her own self created schedule since about 2 months. No crying it out unless she gets over tired then she’ll talk a little and be a bit agitated and fuss and move in her bed to get settled for 2-3 minutes and then she’s out like a light! Phew. I needed an easy one. She gets dragged all around and is still quite happy. She will giggle but at random times and isn’t as easy to get to laugh as the boys at this point. She is also very ticklish! She’ loves tummy time and scoots on her tummy on the bed. Oh, and she likes to cuddle-hooray–the boys didn’t like this!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EF_UcT7oC7E/UwWuzP12WtI/AAAAAAAAFb0/18acePrl7Aw/s1600-h/TheKids_February2014_%252520074%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_February2014_ 074" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_February2014_ 074" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9n8KDfi5wic/UwWuzgapN0I/AAAAAAAAFb4/asjDMPNVTJ0/TheKids_February2014_%252520074_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="200" /></a>Her current favorite things to do are 1) stuff her hands (both at the same time if possible) in her mouth (thus giving her cold, wet, hands all the time-fun!), 2) watch her brothers run around like the crazy boys that they are-endless hours of entertainment there, 3) chew on anything close at hand(clothing, blanket, toys, or anyone else's fingers that are close by, and 4) coo at anyone who will talk and smile to her. He is quite chatty! :) </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Gr12xDI1_xY/UwWu0u4bXhI/AAAAAAAAFcE/o_xLUDixy1U/s1600-h/TheKids_February2014_%252520137%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_February2014_ 137" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_February2014_ 137" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W88o11iYYEY/UwWu1f9P6UI/AAAAAAAAFcM/qS3pvUhYdKY/TheKids_February2014_%252520137_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" align="left" height="260" /></a>Life has been fun with her around as I have seen new growth in the boys with another baby and a girl in the house. Yesterday before going to meet Daddy for dinner I had the car packed with everyone but Emma and Sam who was following me out to the car (me with the needed supplies) said, “wait Mom, you forgot Emma!” I hadn’t forgotten Emma, she was still sleeping and I wanted to wake her at the last possible moment but as we went back to the house together he carefully went and woke her up and spoke quietly to her as her brought her to me.  Nathan (who was 4 with the last kid and is now 6 <em>can</em> be very helpful when he’s willing but he does adore her just has a strong aversion to work unless I deem it an emergency!). Danny wants to help all of the time with her but is not as big and strong but will “protect” her from little Benny if needed, hold bottles, fetch diapers and just love and talk to her. Ben, dear Benny boy, is my big baby boy. His eyes light up and he starts talking when he sees his sweet baby Emma. I think that he thinks that she must be his. If anyone tries to talk to <u>him</u> while we’re out he always says “Baby” and “Emma” and points and babbles about her. They face each other in the car and I need to get a video of their little chit chats, and he will just smother her with kisses (which he doesn’t hand out often unless you’re Grandma) and hugs and non-stop babbling!</p> <p>So, life is good. Busy. Crazy. And today was one of those days that everything just went wrong but we survived it. Someone might have ruined half the food in my freezer but hey, I needed to clean it out anyway, someone might have forgotten his HW, but pictures were taken and it was emailed and printed and done, every time I tried to begin dinner another kid would crash on his scooter and come in crying, or fight over said scooters (even though I purchased THREE at Costco per Daddy’s suggestion) but I did finish dinner and they <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2013/01/delicious-ground-beef-or-turkey-stroganoff.html" target="_blank">loved it</a>, and I might have finally imported the pics from my camera only to find out that a bunch were missing/gone :( (Danny’s first t-ball practice, Emma smiling—all the pictures from three separate days-phewy but they’ll smile and play again!) and then finally my <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3TxajP6l9WI/UwWu2tRZYBI/AAAAAAAAFcU/sXqVW8c13Mw/s1600-h/TheKids_January2014_%252520031%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_January2014_ 031" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_January2014_ 031" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QOgzuLTffxI/UwWu3P181yI/AAAAAAAAFcc/_vhjBTtq1-0/TheKids_January2014_%252520031_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" align="right" height="179" /></a>“sweet” angels might have even been caught whispering at about 9:34pm tonight (not that I was checking my watch) and had a long lecture about their age, sleep requirements health and mom’s sanity, but we’re all alive, very blessed, and very glad that we have everyone in our little family, including our newest baby, our dear, sweet, Emma.</p> <p>Here are some pics of the boys at this same age just for fun! :) </p> <p>a. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Tag2VsYRkxM/UwWu30vdYbI/AAAAAAAAFck/WwEq8y3xDKA/s1600-h/Ben_4months%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ben_4months" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Ben_4months" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SmaUcMjlhZI/UwWu4j0ANaI/AAAAAAAAFcs/IaDojDg29Y8/Ben_4months_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="249" /></a></p> <p>b. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nmkEgK8p1h4/UwWu5QOVWkI/AAAAAAAAFc0/51YI2fdV7mY/s1600-h/Sam-5monthsb%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sam-5monthsb" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Sam-5monthsb" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aVv9n21IF48/UwWu6JxayKI/AAAAAAAAFc8/T698CPKyDcg/Sam-5monthsb_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p>c. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xIhdbMNudRI/UwWu7tDdOgI/AAAAAAAAFdE/sSO_iIXA-OA/s1600-h/Nathan_4months%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Nathan_4months" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Nathan_4months" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ysOtRjEb-J4/UwWu8D9gHVI/AAAAAAAAFdM/BhzC_jhILuM/Nathan_4months_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a></p> <p align="left">d. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-v7M8_ZMc7UA/UwWvCPJbIoI/AAAAAAAAFdU/DkrG6rzkbtw/s1600-h/DannyBoy_4months%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DannyBoy_4months" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DannyBoy_4months" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wdW6g5CGTEo/UwWvCtjMngI/AAAAAAAAFdc/vGPPmFtUq1s/DannyBoy_4months_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" height="260" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Ready for the answers?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>a. Benjamin</p> <p>b. Samuel</p> <p>c. Nathanael</p> <p>d. Daniel</p> <p>Disclaimer: I may or may not have used a 3 month old picture of Emma at the top because she was smiling when I had a bow in her hair and the camera out. Not as much solo photo shoot time when you’re #5! Whenever I get the camera out the boys want in!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-58274782468978171722013-12-15T00:00:00.000-08:002013-12-15T00:00:12.276-08:00Sammy - His Baptism Day: It’s Great to be Eight!<p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nOmsjFVg7Wk/Uq1L6Kar0AI/AAAAAAAAFX0/eNiNZ70TBDA/s1600-h/IMGP4830---Copy6.jpg"><img title="IMGP4830 - Copy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP4830 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e3wNgBGMLIM/Uq1L61vIZyI/AAAAAAAAFX8/GHegTFFWtys/IMGP4830---Copy_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" align="left" height="310" /></a>We had a fun time with lots of family in town for our two big events last weekend, <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2013/12/emma2-months-old-blessing-day.html">Emma’s blessing</a>, and Samuel’s baptism. It was a fun weekend (although at times, very, well, busy!)</p> <p>We belong to <a href="http://mormon.org" target="_blank">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (which still amazes some people; I get the “you’re Mormon?” question a lot!) and we don’t baptize until age 8 (or anytime after) as we believe that children aren’t accountable for their sins until that time. (That is why our sweet Emma received a blessing at church but wasn’t baptized—she is still perfect!)</p> <p>Well, it was Sammy’s big day, (I mean, Samuel, he prefers Samuel now although Mommy still calls him Sammy boy) and he was very excited. He spent the morning hiking and even saw snow and the day just continued to get better. Daddy gave him a hair cut and he got all showered and clean and in his suit. They went to the church early and when we arrived he was dressed in white. </p> <p>It was a Stake baptism and two of his friends, Laura and MeleAna,  were also being baptized. Some of his cousins and church friends sang, talks were given and the baptisms went off without a hitch. We celebrated at my sister’s house (thanks Carrie and Mike) and had a great evening! Now I have to help him continue to grow in faith and remember <em>not</em>  to get overwhelmed by his imperfections (he’s <em>really</em> hard on himself). That is what the sacrament’s for each week though…repenting and beginning again clean each week. (Phew!)</p> <p>Thank you to the village (aka. ward family) who has loved and taught him in class or by example and helped us raise him to be the wonderful boy that he is. Enjoy a few of the pictures from our special day.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BJG6KW6xUvY/Uq1L70_mKQI/AAAAAAAAFYE/jZSCYJ8Jsdo/s1600-h/IMGP48244.jpg"><img title="IMGP4824" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP4824" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2wYYqU3va-0/Uq1L8aq5kpI/AAAAAAAAFYI/hkyvdx0sNYY/IMGP4824_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tiV7AM_dRVQ/Uq1L9UfQGDI/AAAAAAAAFYU/G2p_MCO2T6A/s1600-h/IMGP48334.jpg"><img title="IMGP4833" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP4833" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RzSRVfcsCD8/Uq1L-AJvr3I/AAAAAAAAFYY/S31Qsp7neUg/IMGP4833_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xtpv5ddOVxE/Uq1L_DWF9bI/AAAAAAAAFYk/0L-PT790hDY/s1600-h/IMGP48621%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP4862" style="border-top: 0px; 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She is such a good little baby and even slept through the night a few nights back (which is something the boys didn’t do for a long time!) She loves to smile and coo at her brothers (and Mommy and Daddy) and it is hard to remember life without her.</p> <p>Last week we celebrated her a bit and she was blessed at church. It was a special day for all of us and my mom even found the dress that my sisters and I were blessed in while she was going through things a month or two ago and it fit her! The men who participated in the blessing said that she was so happy and smiled the whole time at Daddy while he was giving her the blessing. The Lord has a wonderful life in store for her.</p> <p align="center">Here are some pictures from her special day!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7wnLt8GTqjg/Uq1DC-gZYiI/AAAAAAAAFWc/qWpiMoxYyRk/s1600-h/IMGP5000%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP5000" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP5000" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z69f9zr6QnY/Uq1DDQ17bKI/AAAAAAAAFWg/CTnCpRmdujk/IMGP5000_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a></p> <p align="center">With Mom and Dad</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MCWoJge2o9M/Uq1DECrt1xI/AAAAAAAAFWs/k6qzwRCsB_4/s1600-h/IMGP4960%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP4960" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP4960" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-81Zm3nerCpQ/Uq1DE09FrNI/AAAAAAAAFWw/-o0RyBYOW7w/IMGP4960_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p align="center">With Great Grandma Marcroft (and Aunt Addie)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GhqGZocTkLA/Uq1DFhjJgyI/AAAAAAAAFW8/aq6ooE3QvGI/s1600-h/IMGP4987%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP4987" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP4987" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9o0e6oihhuc/Uq1DGTHEt2I/AAAAAAAAFXA/Ti9mBtx7qZI/IMGP4987_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a></p> <p align="center">Smiling at Aunt Becky</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nrZ8iXehzcw/Uq1DHSbI_bI/AAAAAAAAFXM/vNGCAVeInIg/s1600-h/IMGP5024%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP5024" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP5024" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XscMBI-nftI/Uq1DINgiPsI/AAAAAAAAFXQ/1ZRmzlZdcrg/IMGP5024_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="214" /></a></p> <p align="center">An attempt at a happy family picture!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zyHlDlwc5lw/Uq1DJGRzkHI/AAAAAAAAFXc/q5vj8sTka_w/s1600-h/IMGP5030%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP5030" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP5030" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dpfEI50QB8I/Uq1DJ8AhK7I/AAAAAAAAFXk/xjW2-sO7j3E/IMGP5030_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a></p> <p align="center">A Marcroft Cousin picture (missing a few cousins who were sick and others who were with Mommy)…</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-26067664772028829542013-12-01T00:00:00.000-08:002013-12-01T00:00:12.845-08:00Merry Christmas (Card) 2013<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="height: 494px; width: 425px;">
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-51593434607360739662013-11-22T22:26:00.001-08:002013-11-25T16:44:38.492-08:00Benjamin: 2 years old!<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UCQ5WjkYjak/UpBKaxXT0zI/AAAAAAAAFVg/pEiM4qPVUSo/s1600-h/TheKids_November2013_%252520021%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_November2013_ 021" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_November2013_ 021" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ntr5TCSmL9U/UpBKeayhHII/AAAAAAAAFVo/xl0lcd75EJE/TheKids_November2013_%252520021_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a>Happy (late) birthday to my Benny boy who turned two this week. He is my big baby boy and Emma is my little baby girl. They both are still babies which makes it so fun and so hard. But he is getting bigger! He is beginning to really be able to communicate and thinks that he’s big like his brothers! I always like to look back at the <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2011/11/during-this-past-week-i-kept-saying.html">birth story</a> and remember when they were little too…Danny was his age and he was a baby in <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OQ--Zzs2hJg/TtxX87h7ShI/AAAAAAAACcw/eJ1V3_xDLKM/BenjaminJoseph_11-20-2011_%2525202011-11-21%252520161_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800">this</a> picture; so sweet. Benjamin is definitely into the <strike>terrible</strike> tricky-for-mommy, twos. He loves to climb, hit, bite, run into the street, throw toys, draw on walls, scream, hmm…did I miss anything? Oh yeah, that he can also give the sweetest kisses and the biggest hugs. He loves to give high fives and “knucks” and is a pretty happy guy as long as he is not hungry, thirsty or tired!</p> <p>Some of the things that he <strong>likes</strong>: <br />-Cars <br />-Trains <br />-Bugs (he often will lay on the ground with his face staring at the ants or whatever he can find). <br />-Playing outside <br />-Laying on the floor or in the dirt/on the grass outside and driving cars <br />-Drawing (on anything and everything—and I mean everything; he even got the back of the car when one of the boys left a crayon outside!) <br />-Grandma and Grandpa <br />-Eating! He eats as much as the big kids but he’s not too into cake/ice cream although he LOVES candy and is still finding random stuff that the boys lost/hid around Halloween! <br />-Dogs; he sometimes is a little scared if they’re bigger than him but he still wants to approach them cautiously. <br />-Baby Emma – he goes searching for her so I have to keep an extra eye on both of them. He does love to smother her with kisses and sometimes hugs. </p> <blockquote> <p>His words (well, the ones that I can remember!) <br />-Tirsty (thirsty and now he uses it for hungry as well); he is the thirstiest kid ever! I hear this one all day long mostly for water! <br />-Kay = car <br />-Let’s go <br />-May me! = Help me! <br />-Baby <br />-Bug <br />-Bubbles <br />-Look! <br />-Mama/Mom <br />-Papa = grandma/grandpa <br />-Dad <br />-Pease=please <br />-Tain tou=thank you <br />-Play <br />-Outside <br />-Choo choo! <br />-ball, baseball <br />-Hug <br />-Shoes <br />-Cheese <br />-Uh-oh! <br />-Cookie <br />-One, two and sometimes tree (three)! <br />-Nana = banana <br />-Apple (for apples and any fruit besides banana) <br />-Hurt <br />-Where are you? <br />-Mine! <br />-Cha, cha, cha (especially at the end of the birthday song!)</p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><strong>Happy 2nd Birthday Benjamin! We love you! :)</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CCpNFvT5vfo/UpBKiI_igbI/AAAAAAAAFVw/qAVliBZ9nDY/s1600-h/TheKids_November2013_%252520539%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_November2013_ 539" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_November2013_ 539" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x11SLVnIxUE/UpBKjIsYyCI/AAAAAAAAFV0/KiEhJ_hvmbo/TheKids_November2013_%252520539_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-22706966892125637402013-11-08T09:29:00.001-08:002013-11-10T20:42:48.507-08:00Kid Stain removing 101: The Power of Zote<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TU5ybJF3kSc/Un0fWzqM_2I/AAAAAAAAFTY/JL_KsH-i2ns/s1600-h/jabon-zote%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="jabon-zote" border="0" height="208" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-phlcPShKW0o/Un0fXsCT6FI/AAAAAAAAFTg/DXwki4o67eo/jabon-zote_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 9px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jabon-zote" width="260" /></a>I was just scrubbing out the stains out of Emma’s clothes and blanket from last night’s blowout at Target. Sigh. Did I forget to mention that somehow I had forgotten to take the diaper bag in so I had my cart with my stuff to buy in it when she started fussing (which is so unlike her) and when I picked her up I found out that she had pooped all over. I looked for the diaper bag (oops) or a diaper in my purse (oops again) with no luck so I covered her backside up with her blanket, kept her in my arms, and tried to wrangle the four boys as I finished up the shopping (I still needed to get a few things). It was fun (ha!) Anyway, when I got home I had to get that yellow seedy poop out of her onesie, jumper and blanket—again, so much fun!<br />
I digress though since the point of this post is to tell you <i>how</i> to get out the stains in case you haven’t figured it out! Stains are something that a mom of five (including <b>4 boys</b>) has a lot of experience with. I realized last year that not everyone has figured out this <u>cheap</u> solution and <b>awesome</b> secret! :) It’s called <b><a href="http://www.zote.com.mx/english/about.htm">Zote</a>. </b>It is about $1 and you can find it at Target/Wal-Mart/$ Store etc. I have tried the pink and the white and don’t see much difference (for me) so buy whatever they have. It’s worth your dollar, I promise!<br />
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Here is what I have successfully gotten out of clothing with Zote: grass stains (out of white Yankee t-ball pants!), red clay dirt (from the baseball field), old formula stains on baby clothing (even the ones that magically show up while the clothes are in storage!), blood, poop (even that sticky yellow baby poop!) and popsicle. I’m sure that it would work on other stains too but it won’t work on crayon that you’ve washed and dried onto your clothes :( especially if they happen to be your husband’s nicest white church shirts and white baptismal and temple clothing. Yes, that happened to me too. Sigh.<br />
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<b>Here is how I use it:</b> <br />
<b>1.</b> Wash the stain out with water (I usually use cold since I’ve been told that heat can set the stain) and get out the chunks (i.e. if you’re dealing with baby poop wash out the clumpy looking seed things before they get on another part of the outfit!)<br />
<b>2.</b> Scrub the <a href="http://www.zote.com.mx/english/about.htm">Zote</a> directly onto the stain. I am always very generous with this part because it’s cheap and it doesn’t seem to damage the clothing. I always work in the bathroom sink and just have the water on low so I can get it a little wet and scrub the stain using the other parts of the garment. I don’t ever use anything additional but I occasionally scrub with my nail if something is stuck on there!<br />
<b>3.</b> Add more <a href="http://www.zote.com.mx/english/about.htm">Zote</a> if necessary and scrub some more and then let it soak for a bit. Now I like to let it soak because I think that usually the stains magically disappear when it is soaking. If I don’t soak them I don’t think it gets the really stained things clean (i.e. old formula stains). Sometimes I just leave it for 30 mins or an hour but like last night I passed out and forgot about the stains on the clothes and when I grabbed them this morning there wasn’t any yellow at all on them (there was definitely still some yellow on them last night!)<br />
<b>4.</b> Throw the clothes into the wash! If you think that there might still be a little bit of stain left put some more <a href="http://www.zote.com.mx/english/about.htm">Zote</a> in and then throw it in the washing machine. Like with any stain check your garment before you dry it!<br />
I wish that I had taken before and after pictures last night so that you could see and believe but I’ll have to add those later <strike>if</strike> <i>when</i> she poops through again or during baseball season! Until then you’ll just have to give it a try! :) <br />
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P.S. If you are one of my friends and have noticed that I still have stains on <strike>some</strike> many things you can chalk that up to not checking and scrubbing out every item of clothing from the hampers before throwing them into the washer.<br />
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P.P.S. Fels Naptha is also a great choice… <a href="http://www.budget101.com/do-yourself/fels-naptha-vs-zote-4213.html">check out this post on “super paste”</a> and if you can’t find <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0063KXEIG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0063KXEIG&linkCode=as2&tag=budget101com-20">Fels Naptha</a> at the store you can get it for $1.09 from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0063KXEIG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0063KXEIG&linkCode=as2&tag=budget101com-20">Amazon</a> (with free shipping if you have Prime!)</div>
Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-7770099804150767772013-11-04T13:13:00.001-08:002013-11-04T13:13:41.726-08:00Halloween 2013<p>Here are some pictures from our Halloween Fun for 2013. Their ages this year are Emma – 2 weeks, Ben – almost 2, Danny – 4, Nathan – 6, and Sammy – 8.</p> <p>Here are a few pictures from the ward Halloween party:</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:b8a1cec9-5923-4cb5-96c5-eda82d06852c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2738&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AJIlHCSdZ7txPQk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2bNf23t5IfY/UngNyrhJ7HI/AAAAAAAAFQk/SHxKtEUQsqM/album%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2738&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AJIlHCSdZ7txPQk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Ward Halloween Party 2013</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2738&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!AJIlHCSdZ7txPQk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2738&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AJIlHCSdZ7txPQk" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>On Saturday, we spent the morning at the zoo while Thad volunteered for Beta Alpha Psi for the Zoo Spooktacular!</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:1025fb69-ad2e-4460-a9e2-f1825d571660" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-56649468466828771602013-10-26T23:46:00.001-07:002013-10-26T23:46:56.350-07:00DIY Ruby Red Slippers<p>My mother-in-law bought us a cute little blue gingham plaid dress for Emma Jane which we decided to use for a costume. It definitely looks like a Dorothy dress from Wizard of Oz but I figured that she needed some ruby slippers but I didn’t want to buy shoes just for this! I tried to clean some white shoes that the boys had gotten out and well, I ruined them, so, I figured why not. I looked up a tutorial (<a href="http://bridalmusings.com/2011/08/ruby-red-glitter-shoes-buy-or-diy/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.handsoccupied.com/2012/10/how-to-diy-ruby-slippers/">here</a>) and used them as references. <br /> <br />Here were the supplies that I used: <br />-2 oz. bottle of red acrylic paint (50 cents) <br />-<a href="http://modpodgerocksblog.com/2009/07/mod-podge-formula-guide-youve-been.html">ModPodge</a> (I got the “sparkle” but I wish I would have just gotten gloss; the shiny has irridescent sparkles which are pretty but take away from the red) <br />-1 paint brush or craft foam sponge <br />-(optional) painter’s tape to tape off parts you don’t want red <br />-red glitter! (or silver if you want to go with the book; I like the movie version, sorry!) <br />-Newspaper or paper to paint/work on<img title="TheKids_October2013_ 101" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 101" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MOxO2W9Ya9M/Umy2kw_xI_I/AAAAAAAAFOc/mOYWbZLtSHU/TheKids_October2013_%252520101_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></p> <p>Steps: <br />1) Start with clean shoes (and tape them if necessary) and paint them red (this helps in case you miss a spot!) Wait for them to dry.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Zw1HkN0IgaU/Umy2l8Z3E5I/AAAAAAAAFOk/B4XAa4xlUj4/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520102%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 102" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 102" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gF3D9z-dBh0/Umy2mcFQmOI/AAAAAAAAFOo/Rg_b6JoJsaQ/TheKids_October2013_%252520102_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a></p> <p> <br />2) Mix the mod podge with an ample amount of glitter. I used about 2 Tbs of mod podge and about the same of glitter I think. I put in a little and then stirred until I thought that you saw more glitter than glue.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-66WjxJ3pdz4/Umy2nambxfI/AAAAAAAAFO0/F7FlASLH1bI/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520104%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 104" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 104" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sY7szmlumGI/Umy2n5mrvTI/AAAAAAAAFO8/_EDfuCXRcgc/TheKids_October2013_%252520104_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a> <br />3) Apply mod podge/glitter mixture but don’t goop it on. Try to make a nice even coat.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sfu4k8arWrI/Umy2o8HYNjI/AAAAAAAAFPE/42Ie_ppR3W4/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520106%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 106" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 106" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4D0qoDqSoog/Umy2pivd0KI/AAAAAAAAFPI/0j3GJvqUMpI/TheKids_October2013_%252520106_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a></p> <p> <br />4) Wait for it to dry (you could sand in between this step and the next like <a href="http://bobisdysautonomia.blogspot.com/2010/06/fabulous-friday-glitter-dreams-dorothy.html">this tutorial</a>; the shoes came out really nicely. I didn’t have any sandpaper on hand so I didn’t do this. There are a few spots that would have benefitted from this step. Here are the shoes after one coat.<img title="TheKids_October2013_ 110" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 110" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7B5RXzpKRhE/Umy2qJiRlBI/AAAAAAAAFPU/szxD7dEhTcc/TheKids_October2013_%252520110_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></p> <br />5) If needed apply a second coat (I did just because I had enough mod podge already mixed.) I had enough glitter in the modge podge that they could have just had one coat. <br /> <br />6) (optional) Apply a coat of varnish or sealer to seal them in. I didn’t and I don’t think that it is totally necessary if you’re using them for a costume. If you’re planning to wear these regularly then this would be a good step). <br /> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-T-k8MnR5rk4/Umy2rNCw7LI/AAAAAAAAFPc/ceee85dvbX4/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520148%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 148" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 148" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Mf95OsKR-sc/Umy2r8EBKDI/AAAAAAAAFPg/m_UpmFhxnh8/TheKids_October2013_%252520148_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p>7) Dress up and enjoy your shoes! :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tZpaUatZWAw/Umy2s4mXjnI/AAAAAAAAFPs/wuUKkvmZJdA/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520145%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 145" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 145" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BsYlEOFJMhI/Umy2tjZobUI/AAAAAAAAFPw/eOrd5JSnTkw/TheKids_October2013_%252520145_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="255" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-85173660433336004942013-10-21T12:07:00.001-07:002013-10-21T12:15:12.242-07:00Our Newest Blessing: Welcome Emma Jane<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UBAWZKUwu6A/UmV7SevTx_I/AAAAAAAAFL8/6DDvReIpjr0/s1600-h/IMGP2253%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP2253" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 9px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP2253" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XOQhDo1dByQ/UmV7TIFk_tI/AAAAAAAAFMA/jB-WuuG7-Nc/IMGP2253_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a>And what a blessing she is. I think that Heavenly Father knew that we really wanted another kid and that she would be a blessing for us. I definitely got a lot of interesting faces and comments when people asked how many kids I had (we’re more than double that 2.2 average now) but we always wanted this child (even if it was another boy—I have been a boy mom for 8 years and I wouldn’t trade a second of it for anything else).</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-r-nEAwWIrn8/UmV7T7u9-SI/AAAAAAAAFMM/xM_EKLzoTPs/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520082%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 082" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 082" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ozCHQFBiQ9E/UmV7Us9_uvI/AAAAAAAAFMQ/AAoNfdDGtAs/TheKids_October2013_%252520082_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a>Today marks her one week mark…time flies doesn’t it? I thought that I better write down a bit about her arrival before I forget anything since it will be a story to tell around here! It all started on Thursday, 10/10, it was my due date…it was a busy day and it would have been so fun to have her on the 10th (I would have had kids with birthdays on the 5th, <strong>10th, </strong>15th, 20th and 25th). I was busy with the kids, cleaning, prepping, and Thad had class in the evening. I guess that I had done too much because I was having contractions but once I lay down they all went away and she stayed put for a few more days.</p> <p><em>Disclaimer: This story might make some moms a bit angry especially if your labors were long and arduous…</em></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LNwSaQvAyhA/UmV7WM45I4I/AAAAAAAAFMc/REvTv-Ocdrs/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520111%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 111" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 111" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oCFcxnV-xmc/UmV7WjO4CqI/AAAAAAAAFMk/zfmrHk4X_9E/TheKids_October2013_%252520111_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="155" /></a>Sunday I walked halfway home from church (less than a mile) and then later on we decided to go walking with the Woolley family in the evening to hopefully help my body get ready and it must have worked (although I wonder what people thought as they saw us with seven boisterous boys between us!) I woke up at 4 or 4:30 am with some contractions and by 6 we were leaving the house, then we dropped off boys at both grandparents and then stopped to get some breakfast for Thad before heading to the hospital. I got there and checked in and was at a six. The pains weren’t too bad yet just really uncomfortable.<em> (</em><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cSJiAVbLGog/UmV7XvB8jxI/AAAAAAAAFMs/77Lnx9fx7kw/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520146%25255B16%25255D.jpg"><em><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 146" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 146" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WAEKYIN7oDo/UmV7YOt6weI/AAAAAAAAFMw/lsrN26uzOJY/TheKids_October2013_%252520146_thumb%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="131" height="175" /></em></a><em>The picture below is my “super hero cape” picture as I walked from the check in room to the actual L&D room. I don’t like using wheelchairs so she offered me a sheet to cover up my backside.) :)</em></p> <p>It was about 7:30am when I got into an L&D room and found out that my midwife was beginning her shift at 8—how fun! My mom and niece were on their way and my water hadn’t broken so I decided to wait for them. It was getting a bit more uncomfortable though (mind over matter…I really “wanted” to use the bathroom but it was just miss Emma readying herself). I don’t remember the contractions hurting as much as just that feeling of “if I don’t get to a bathroom ASAP I’m going to go right here!”. My mom and niece finally arrived just before 9 am and I called and told them to send the midwife in as soon as she finished delivering the other baby. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6ZTmh4r_Y6A/UmV7ZRrP_mI/AAAAAAAAFM8/8zrDa9wRDWs/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520161%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 161" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 161" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rslbZxeZ4NE/UmV7aMjX-DI/AAAAAAAAFNA/AqSe9NAeZAg/TheKids_October2013_%252520161_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="140" /></a>9:26 am (my mom has a picture with the clock showing) the midwife, Cheryl, came in and chatted for a minute before checking me and saying that I was at a 10 and ready whenever! My water <em>still </em>hadn’t broken but she said I could either push and it would probably break or she could break it. I decided to push a tad (didn’t have to push too hard It was a relief to have the pressure gone—phew) and my water broke. She told Thad to wash his hands and get ready. I was on my side and she asked if I wanted to deliver that way, I said, “you can do that?” and then figured, why not as my back was bothering me. She lifted my leg up for me to hold and <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Fng5dcG32E8/UmV7bKE5JHI/AAAAAAAAFNM/XYQVuoxlBk8/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520186%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 186" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 4px 0px 1px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 186" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VR6UuErb8us/UmV7bu2iMNI/AAAAAAAAFNQ/5X7WPQuhaGY/TheKids_October2013_%252520186_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="179" /></a>she told me to give a big push, Thad turned around (from washing his hands) just in time to see the baby’s head beginning to come out. She told me to give another grunt and as I did Emma came slipping out. She was born at 9:29 am and was nice and noisy although she did calm down quickly when passed to me!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mHwHruxw3t4/UmV9OHA1KGI/AAAAAAAAFN0/6mSoR67nWFw/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520176%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 176" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 176" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ENSrezUOxcY/UmV9O8LStXI/AAAAAAAAFN4/cprxRxxvgAA/TheKids_October2013_%252520176_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="220" /></a></p> <p>:) I think that her quick delivery is helping with my super quick recovery! I feel great! What a blessing! If all of the deliveries were this easy I’d have 5 more (just kidding) but really, it was so fast, I’m glad that my water didn’t break at home or I would have had her there! The boys are loving her to pieces and they’re so gentle and protective of her (even Benjamin—and he loves to smother her with super soft kisses!) I’ll have to post more pictures later of them with her!</p> <p>Here are some pictures from yesterday after church. Isn’t her dress fun? </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4sriPxZ-BIc/UmV7cjMlvuI/AAAAAAAAFNc/kjfnTP1BGtQ/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520059%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 059" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 059" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5sTVB59ULwo/UmV7dMX7tPI/AAAAAAAAFNg/m_wVbtRd44g/TheKids_October2013_%252520059_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:75677f3e-9027-4d40-9176-a0d5ead366c3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2729&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!ALunlK6khakm29s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h7bP8Rc2Jz4/UmV7dk0mSlI/AAAAAAAAFOE/_fcN6TgWIJg/Family%252520Pics%25252010-20-13%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=browse&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2729&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!ALunlK6khakm29s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Family Pics 10-20-13</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=play&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2729&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&authkey=!ALunlK6khakm29s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=fe4ef293063b7550&page=downloadphotos&resid=FE4EF293063B7550!2729&parid=FE4EF293063B7550!109&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ALunlK6khakm29s" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-23424266213734422172013-10-19T15:42:00.001-07:002013-10-20T23:52:14.946-07:00Samuel: Eight is Great<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ig8aUEYUu-E/UmTPFeFBu4I/AAAAAAAAFK8/29I0bzPkG6k/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 006" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Zln3C3bQPUc/UmTPGWTjR9I/AAAAAAAAFLA/h2WRZD2ErhQ/TheKids_October2013_%252520006_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0xqOOfQTHO4/UmLMu53cq4I/AAAAAAAAFKM/Y-6_IoUpsws/s1600-h/Sam_1dayOld%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sam_1dayOld" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Sam_1dayOld" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Xz5ATl9r2mQ/UmMK0CwOGHI/AAAAAAAAFKc/tubueI_mDO0/Sam_1dayOld_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a>I can’t believe that eight years have passed since (or really even remember life before) that cold, drizzly October day when we brought our first little boy home. I wasn’t even blogging back then so I don’t have a cutesy little post to refer back to but in looking at pictures Thad and I sure were young!</p> <p>Now, eight years later we celebrate him again! Eight. Wow. He sometimes seems so much bigger (and not just in his huge size 12 jeans!) and sometimes I’m reminded of how young he still is. I wonder sometimes if I put a little too much pressure on him since he is the oldest of five and I need him. But hopefully, I also allow him time to be him and to play and grow.</p> <p>When I did <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2013/08/dannyage-4.html">Danny’s four year old post</a> Sammy wrote down some things for me to include on his post. Here they are:</p> <p>Favorite squash: pumpkin <br />Favorite toy: Legos <br />Favorite thing when I'm turning 8 at church: cub scouts <br />Favorite seafood: salmon, actually Alaskan salmon <br />Favorite coin: dollar coin <br />Favorite dollar bill: million dollar bill (I said that I don't know if this even exists to which he grunted) <br />How much mission savings I have (coins saved at Grandma's house): $13.07 <br />Favorite Teacher: Grandma (she is his Sunday School teacher at church) <br />Favorite Spanish Teacher: My mom (who is lazy and is NOT teaching him Spanish) <br />Favorite Volunteer Policeman: Grandpa <br />Favorite 14-year old dog: Millie <br />Favorite brother: Nathan and Ben and Danny <br />Favorite TV show: Wild Kratts <br />Favorite Website: pbskidsgo.org <br />Grade: 2nd <br />Favorite Friends: Elijah, Jacquie and Jasmine <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-__vZwUu4EzU/UmMK0zbL0ZI/AAAAAAAAFKk/HULiNzjr5bQ/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520513%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 513" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 513" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vai789bCVnk/UmMK17R6a1I/AAAAAAAAFKs/KALTerNCVE4/TheKids_October2013_%252520513_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a>He did start cub scouts this week (since he turned 8 on Tuesday just in time for scouts) and came home saluting and with a project which he began working on immediately. He wants to earn his communication belt loop first. It will be fun to actually have a scout in the house besides Daddy.</p> <p>A few more of his likes/dislikes: <br />-Dislikes homework, being rushed, getting dressed (he’d prefer to sleep in his clothes), that Mom doesn’t let him play Minecraft, when he leaves his toys and little Legos out and his brothers lose them.</p> <p>-Likes: Using Google Maps to search all over the world, Veggie Tales: Wizard of Has, Scholastic’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Collection-Hammerhead-Grizzly-Tyrannosaurus-Velociraptor/dp/B005LICIO2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382205723&sr=8-1&keywords=who+would+win+book">Who Would Win</a> book series, minions, Minecraft, Legos, torturing his brothers (added by MOM!), his little sister, pizza, playing or looking up stuff on the computer, reading non-fiction books and being silly.</p> <p align="center">Happy Birthday Sammy boy! We love you!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i9I2sAQOgAM/UmTPGwqq5KI/AAAAAAAAFLM/KC0ip_coFiw/s1600-h/TheKids_October2013_%252520014%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheKids_October2013_ 014" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheKids_October2013_ 014" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z8t2TdP00IY/UmTPHd1XDOI/AAAAAAAAFLQ/OTgm0xZKbJo/TheKids_October2013_%252520014_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-52775737147274588352013-10-08T00:50:00.001-07:002013-10-08T00:50:47.792-07:00Nathan: Age 6<p>Happy (late) Birthday to our Nate Nate! :) It’s been busy around our house with final baby preparations and school happenings with Thad that although we didn’t forget to celebrate, I did forget to blog!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eCRKHAXcmlw/UlO5LPD3wqI/AAAAAAAAFG4/EVBcpfKqaXo/s1600-h/TheBoys_October2013_%252520012%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheBoys_October2013_ 012" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheBoys_October2013_ 012" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7XU9f3jpB5g/UlO5PSvresI/AAAAAAAAFHA/OGxqosLSvUI/TheBoys_October2013_%252520012_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p>So, Nathan is finally six. I remember about 9 months ago or so when he had turned five just a few months before that he had begun telling me (and others) that he was now six. He would get very feisty when I would correct him and he would tell me that he had already turned five so now he was six. Silly boy…</p> <p>Well, he started kindergarten at Cerritos and is doing well there. (I’m also going to sneak a picture of Sammy boy starting 2nd grade here too since I never posted his picture either!)</p> <p>     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KOE6JNBuCNw/UlO5RqfOLyI/AAAAAAAAFHI/jSb4pTz_fmU/s1600-h/IMGP1072%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1072" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1072" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TIzCzOuwm-s/UlO5SAguccI/AAAAAAAAFHQ/sb0jFJZTXPc/IMGP1072_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a>    <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FIS0lf6zv3A/UlO5Tci6-nI/AAAAAAAAFHY/jEqTSEjeT4w/s1600-h/IMGP1078%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1078" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1078" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-apFZvI4Popo/UlO5T5lYRXI/AAAAAAAAFHc/nsnD3UKcdlw/IMGP1078_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a></p> <p>He is growing, growing, growing and trying to catch up to Sam (which is proving to be impossible for now) but is still sprouting up. </p> <p>He is full of boundless energy and has to be reminded to slow down and quiet down (inside voices!) often.</p> <p>He loves the color green, Legos, books, popsicles, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (I think that he’d eat them every meal if he could!), cars, planes, cereal, space shuttles, ice cream, grapes, pears, and apples.</p> <p>He does NOT like to be scolded and is very sensitive, and can be very sweet. He gives great big hugs, and still prefers to be called Nathan (not Nathanael!)  </p> <p align="center">He is our Nathan and we wouldn’t trade him for anything! </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8qOTnDIB7-8/UlO5U8WpgfI/AAAAAAAAFHo/THpFjq0GQlA/s1600-h/TheBoys_September2013_%252520006%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheBoys_September2013_ 006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheBoys_September2013_ 006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GtjtjGq9FoI/UlO5VvjJI2I/AAAAAAAAFHs/qY0n7eNGt-I/TheBoys_September2013_%252520006_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p align="center">Here he is with one of his teeth that fell out! He’s missing two now! :)</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-59884221196709964352013-09-23T21:21:00.001-07:002013-09-23T21:21:49.601-07:00My Sunday Afternoon: DIY Bow ties! :)<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2ZVZTrNUMyU/UkETTDskSrI/AAAAAAAAFGA/rNaf6LB97p0/s1600-h/IMG_0455%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0455" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0455" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-l_4woPoqRtY/UkETT5zyXzI/AAAAAAAAFGI/O3_SDvUOMXE/IMG_0455_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="260" /></a>I finally did it… I picked up some $1 ties at the dollar store and decided that I’d try this <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/10907224070431516/">pin</a> that I had seen a while back but I kept putting off making them. This past Sunday when the two youngest were napping :) I grabbed some scissors and went to work. I am pleased with the results and thought I’d share! </p> <p>The website that I found the tutorial is here:  <a title="http://www.howdoesshe.com/diy-make-a-bow-tie-from-a-mens-necktie/" href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/diy-make-a-bow-tie-from-a-mens-necktie/">http://www.howdoesshe.com/diy-make-a-bow-tie-from-a-mens-necktie/</a></p> <p>You can make two bow ties from one of daddy’s ties that he doesn’t like or one you can get on clearance, at Ross, at Goodwill, or hey, the dollar store! If you are going to make two you probably need some elastic or ribbon for the neck park! :) I used elastic with Velcro since I wanted them to be a little more adjustable.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-z2WbTcQeZqA/UkETVJua-vI/AAAAAAAAFGQ/W3KD3EeTcO0/s1600-h/IMG_0459%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0459" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0459" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AYy_Fs6PTfY/UkETVqGm7JI/AAAAAAAAFGU/ESGK6QPr0-o/IMG_0459_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Anyway…if you have a boy (or four!) and buying bow ties is too expensive try this out! I’m hoping to make two more another day and then try and talk Daddy into wearing a long version (I grabbed 4 ties that day at the dollar store) to be matching with their new little sister (I have a little jean dress with a yellow sweater—won’t it be fun? The ties are light blue with a yellow stripe).</p> <p>Oh…and I even got a little “crazy” and fixed two broken clip-ons and sewed elastic on them as well! :) How’s about a little woot woot for me!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OIVEgri6VDY/UkETWVtyOaI/AAAAAAAAFGg/OzVcb-LvIlo/s1600-h/0a678599-f970-4c46-b468-8b197a739283%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="0a678599-f970-4c46-b468-8b197a739283" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="0a678599-f970-4c46-b468-8b197a739283" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DdEosisr804/UkETW3AQeMI/AAAAAAAAFGo/fszcNeuFMIE/0a678599-f970-4c46-b468-8b197a739283_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="140" height="140" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-79080066054305240612013-09-13T14:21:00.000-07:002013-09-13T14:21:02.967-07:00Photo Book of our Summer Vacation (2013)So, I haven't gotten around to posting the pics but here is a book I put together last night for the boys.
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<img border="0" height="1" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" style="background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none; padding: 0;" width="1" />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-81055457392375019122013-08-25T22:11:00.001-07:002013-08-25T22:11:05.952-07:00Danny–Age 4<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dyGba3dItvA/UhrjXhjFdrI/AAAAAAAAFE0/3H9p1qxoW7A/s1600-h/TheBoys_August2013_%252520426%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheBoys_August2013_ 426" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheBoys_August2013_ 426" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zy172ghkCq4/UhrjY0M2-FI/AAAAAAAAFE8/opj5z4eV7vs/TheBoys_August2013_%252520426_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="244" /></a>Can you believe that he’s four? It seems like just yesterday we were <a href="http://marcroftfam.blogspot.com/2009/08/welcome-home-daniel.html">bringing boy #3 home</a>… and he’s the first of our odd yeared kids to turn to an even number. I can officially <em>not</em> say, “my kids are 1, 3, 5, 7!” instead it will have to be 1, <strong>4</strong>, 5, 7… or almost 2, 4, almost 6 and almost 8? LOL. Either way I get lots of interesting comments! :D</p> <p>Here is an update on my big boy Danny (or Danny boy as he tells me most of the time): <br /> <br />Favorite color: Blue <br />Favorite show: Justin TIme and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood <br />Favorite toy: Trains (Geotrax and then probably Take-Along Thomas); he just told me, “and cars Mom, I like race cars too! They’re really fast and not slow! Oh, and Legos too!”</p> <p>He gets along really well with Benjamin and plays nicely with him (even though Ben is starting to be a bit meaner than I’d like him to be! Maybe that is what happens when you have three big brothers?!)</p> <p>He is a screamer (that is in case I ever forget-ha-since this is technically my journal) who forgets to use his words when he’s angry but is also so sweet and says things like, “I love you forever Mommy”, and “My sister told me that she’s thirsty so I brought you some water.”</p> <p>He still loves balloons and loves to draw them (or have me draw them) on anything that belongs to him.</p> <p>He is a funny eater…as in…he eats when he wants to (different from my other kids who act like they are starving 24-7) and sometimes will just eat enough to survive and sometimes eat as much as Sammy (i.e. plow through a whole Costco hot dog)</p> <p>He loves to ride his bike and always tells people that come to our house, “want to see my new rocket bike? It’s really fast” even though he’s had it at least a year now!</p> <p>He is still working on potty training but has made some big strides this week (big as in, he told me on Friday I’m going to be four on Sunday so I will wear undies today and went poop on the potty for the first time ever!) There might be hope for this kid!</p> <p>There are so many more things to write but I can’t remember them all! I’ll have to add on later if I can! :) Either way we love our Danny boy and are happy that he’s part of our crazy family!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0isIZSuTFm8/UhrjZsLOCVI/AAAAAAAAFFE/lZ2ZKRYFcfI/s1600-h/TheBoys_August2013_%252520017%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TheBoys_August2013_ 017" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TheBoys_August2013_ 017" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PC3acAv7x9A/UhrjaJgl2dI/AAAAAAAAFFM/-R3uTuTmG5w/TheBoys_August2013_%252520017_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="260" /></a></p> <p>  Happy Birthday Danny! We love you!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951023913044278684.post-54278952313944735402013-08-21T23:28:00.001-07:002013-08-22T08:43:28.474-07:00Summer Vacation 2013: Utah<p>This summer we were torn between going to Utah to visit family and taking the boys up the West coast to see trees, volcanoes, and more, but we finally settled on Utah, and it was a blast! We had originally planned to go early in the week but the arrival of our newest nephew, John, slowed us down a bit and we cut out the first two days so that we could stay and meet him. :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xpOruSaQxew/UhWvR92gbMI/AAAAAAAAE6s/YakIxHos74Y/s1600-h/AdrianEric_BabyJohn8-7-13_%252520103%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="AdrianEric_BabyJohn8-7-13_ 103" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="AdrianEric_BabyJohn8-7-13_ 103" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6-45gbmdlkU/UhWvSvAXVcI/AAAAAAAAE60/NzHHbPvuYco/AdrianEric_BabyJohn8-7-13_%252520103_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a></p> <p>We left late one night (morning?) and drove for a while, stopped for a quick breakfast but then had to stop again in Mesquite. Thad was unsure about the tires and had a feeling that we needed to stop and get them checked/rotated so we found a Wal-Mart and pulled off before venturing off into the no-<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_0Aeof4zxmg/UhWvT1rtYZI/AAAAAAAAE68/xlyCgQLk5yU/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520009%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 009" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 009" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S0Lqvp_Y8vU/UhWvUk-KsOI/AAAAAAAAE7E/wPuaJtQVbf8/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520009_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a>man’s land between Mesquite and St. George. Before we left the low tire pressure sensor had gone off in the van and so we checked the tires and one of the tires was <em>over</em>inflated by 30-40 psi (yikes) and Thad let the air out until it was the right PSI. When they checked our tires one of the back tires had a huge bulge all the way around the tire. Luckily we hadn’t had a blowout! They assured us that they had the correct tires, we bought two, and then waited patiently (ahhh!) for almost two hours for them to put them on. We were so relieved to get back into the car and continue on our journey.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GxzHPXMrD50/UhWvWYWC-qI/AAAAAAAAE7M/Ip3k5exsfo8/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520017%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 017" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 017" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-99piAD8fFz4/UhWvXGqdOrI/AAAAAAAAE7U/ypakDQUWY24/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520017_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="166" height="132" /></a>We finally made it to Orem later that afternoon and the kids were so excited to see and start playing with their cousins! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3aqV3XR2ujU/UhWvYDihD8I/AAAAAAAAE7c/us5WRuQKtoE/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520077%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 077" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 077" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zzUAfBptbSI/UhWvYwIClFI/AAAAAAAAE7k/TVE4HzBCdMI/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520077_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="222" /></a>We started our adventures the next morning with the water park, Seven Peaks, in Provo and then golfed after naps. My sis-in-law had told me about the “<a href="http://www.citydeals.com/location/search/index?q=poapall&customer_location=All&category=%25&zip_miles=25&filter=popularity">Pass of All Passes</a>” that we could get to do the water park, golfing, and more, so we got those (9.95 each after the $20 gift card) and I’m glad that we did. We played at the water park, golfed in the rain and in the dark (glow-in-the-dark), and more. </p> <p>We also enjoyed many afternoons at <a href="http://www.thanksgivingpoint.org/">Thanksgiving Point</a> thanks to our<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GXqmQEmtFJw/UhWvaE4etVI/AAAAAAAAE7s/n6KPaKoDvpc/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520240%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 240" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 240" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZcGvwqOpN94/UhWvar3vrDI/AAAAAAAAE70/gZOHVJPH1Wc/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520240_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="178" /></a> <a href="http://discoverycube.org/">Discovery Cube</a> family pass ($99 for the science center in Santa Ana—gets us into tons of <a href="http://www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm">ATSC</a> places for free)—it got us into ALL of the museums/attractions at Thanksgiving Point for FREE and the kids even got to ride the ponies for free! Woo hoo! Let me think…we went to the Dinosaur Museum, the Gardens, the kids Gardens, the splash pads, the farm, and more! Fun, fun, fun!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j_qYuk22SzI/UhWvbc887JI/AAAAAAAAE78/_AwMKKSl-mA/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520526%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 526" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 526" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-l6RkMm96q0E/UhWvbxhCpPI/AAAAAAAAE8E/Jldssd4c-CM/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520526_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="145" height="194" /></a>We celebrated our 9th anniversary on vacation and celebrated by going to the <a href="http://www.lds.org/church/temples/provo-utah?lang=eng">Provo Temple</a> and out to eat at The Brick Oven in Provo with Chris and Jana (Thad’s brother and sister-in-law) while the wonderful sitter babysat our 9 kids without batting an eye (she has six older brothers and many, many nieces and nephews). It was a fun night out! </p> <p>We got to visit some friends (Megan, Tasha, Natalie) and some family (Jamie, Crista, & Great Grandma although many were on vacation!) but it was fun. Oh, and I forgot that Sunday morning we got to see <a href="http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/music-spoken-word-about?lang=eng">Music and the Spoken Word</a> live.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MgQrX9q3zIw/UhWvc5k562I/AAAAAAAAE8M/gzR9pEr3RSo/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520381%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 381" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 381" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TZJ48x93U98/UhWvdzztV6I/AAAAAAAAE8U/7w4VhXhW4l8/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520381_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-c_P0A8Kl5r8/UhWveujG-rI/AAAAAAAAE8c/z3OlegiUgoA/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520610%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 610" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 610" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8zXoVDEED_Q/UhWvfLqQAtI/AAAAAAAAE8k/rD4GTNOMNRA/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520610_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="155" height="203" /></a>Wednesday we headed up to Ogden to visit <a href="http://theunionstation.org/">Union Station</a> (train museum, gun museum, car museum—the boys enjoyed all three but really loved the trains and the model railroads and the huge trains we got to explore) and then back through Salt Lake to visited Great Grandma Heath—she took us to Chuck-O-Rama—which the boys loved! We did tour the <a href="http://www.lds.org/locations/temple-square-conference-center">Conference Center</a> since we had missed it on Sunday. We also stopped by my cousin’s house to play for an hour before heading back to Orem so I could go see a play with my sis-in-law. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wbNBSCTIMV8/UhWvgSi1lsI/AAAAAAAAE8s/z3-g90m0ds0/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520735%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 735" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 735" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aMS0TdFvckg/UhWvhJ_dj-I/AAAAAAAAE80/GTAo3XfRPNI/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520735_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J_RfHp6tviY/UhWviJILC5I/AAAAAAAAE88/13Hv4iNUZf8/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520693%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 693" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 693" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AK_LmKxT1OQ/UhWvi8j9aAI/AAAAAAAAE9E/ImDvh2rKmzc/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520693_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YBCWlnDcxU0/UhWvj1WJvQI/AAAAAAAAE9M/Yswl03CjpaM/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520792%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 792" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 792" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yg-il6H6iVo/UhWvkg-7MpI/AAAAAAAAE9U/sX5f0c5P8eQ/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520792_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NyHj8Xg9UQg/UhWvlmJoBWI/AAAAAAAAE9c/jSJxvxnPb9c/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520868%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 868" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 868" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l0fy1djVLh8/UhWvmGvGbUI/AAAAAAAAE9k/05sv9QMImxU/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520868_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a>Thursday we got up super early and headed to Moab to visit a landmark, <a href="http://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm">Arches National Park</a>, with the boys. We left at 4:30am to try to get there by sunrise and it was a wonderful morning (with a little whining towards the end by about lunchtime the boys were tired of hiking and very hungry). We stopped for lunch in Moab before heading back. Later in the afternoon, after driving 197 miles back to Orem we took the boys to a <a href="http://springlaketrout.net/">Trout farm</a> to fish with their cousins. They each caught a fish (some caught two) and Jana fried them up for dinner.</p> <p>Thad felt like he needed to check out the tires and realized that they had put the wrong tires on so we had to go back to Wal-Mart where we also found out that they had <em>over</em>inflated the tires that they put on and that even though we had paid for the right tires only one was the right truck tire which could hold the weight of our heavy van, while the other was a passenger tire not rated for our van. Ahh! And we had driven about 1300 miles on it (overinflated as well) and had not had an accident—someone was watching out for us! We felt very blessed to not have had a serious accident! And it took another 1 1/2 hours to have them fix the tires (with nobody in front of us and four people available to work—I’m thinking that Wal-Mart isn’t the place to go for tires. We should have just put on our spare and driven to a bigger city with more choices! AHH!)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3retzsVEjBo/UhWvnTkcLRI/AAAAAAAAE9s/a4O767BZsLs/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520953%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 953" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 953" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hEBeTb0xHIU/UhWvn1PwnMI/AAAAAAAAE90/RETGcJcGhmc/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520953_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="145" height="189" /></a>We finished up our week by visiting the water park one last time, meeting friends at Costco for lunch, going golfing again, riding the ponies and playing on the Noah’s ark in the water at Thanksgiving Point and having dinner out with the cousins. It was fun and then we had a long drive home the next day. The boys loved it and were sad to leave their cousins! </p> <p>What a great trip! :) Hard to come back to reality after playing all week but it was a great trip! Thanks again Chris and Jana for hosting us!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lSIN0wrG-2k/UhYxQI32OPI/AAAAAAAAE-E/gNwEntt3M-Y/s1600-h/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520539%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 539" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 5px; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="UtahVacation_8-2013_ 539" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XAY0-h0DPb8/UhYxSvvCR4I/AAAAAAAAE-M/D4QdDVa7wv0/UtahVacation_8-2013_%252520539_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <p>Here are a few of the over 2000 pics we took! :) Oh, and in looking through the pics I forgot that we also stopped at <a href="https://www.lds.org/locations/cove-fort-historic-site">Cove Fort</a> on the way home! :)</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:c64b1e2b-3787-4226-97bd-aacfa9e08960" 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href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VSXbRJuXsjo/UfsFFao3V2I/AAAAAAAAE5U/SF17GyrrNeM/s1600-h/IMGP8422%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP8422" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP8422" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4T8KNZjpowY/UfsFGOKko4I/AAAAAAAAE5c/-4oSqfCeWzQ/IMGP8422_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="260" /></a>To celebrate Daddy’s pending birthday a little early, but before we leave on vacation, we ate lunch at Costco with plans to go to Cold Stone for ice cream after. Danny was happily eating his hot dog when he carefully handed me something…</p> <p>Danny: Mom, here, it’s a seed. <br />Mommy: Oh?  <br />Danny: Yeah, it’s a hot dog seed. You can plant it and (with a huge smile) grow hot dogs. Awesome? <br />Mommy: Definitely!</p> <p>:D </p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09899402029312943645noreply@blogger.com0