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These two pictures depict all that Henley wants to do day after day. Sword fighting and play Sleeping Queens. Richard has taught me the ways of sword fighting, because before this all began I was a total novice. When he wasn't home, Henley would constantly be saying "No Mom! Watch what I do." I guess you could say I was mostly worried about when we could be done. But with some training from both Richard and Henley, I'm able to hold my own. One of my life long dreams. Also, after the picture below was taken, I was informed that no one fights in the position I chose. Thanks guys.</div>
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When we first found out we were moving to Rockford I was a bit skeptical, but tried my best to be upbeat about the whole thing. After living here for almost three years there are a lot of things I have come to really, really love. One is how much we love the fall here. There are gobs of apple orchards, pumpkin patches, hay rides, etc to visit and the weather is almost always on the up and up. Our favorite place to go is Edward's Apple Orchard. The apples are way too expensive for us to pick (and they require you to pick a bushel), so we always pick the raspberries and blackberries. This is one of Henley's most favorite activities we do all year.</div>
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She eats as many as she picks. This girl has a steel stomach when it comes to eating fruit. </div>
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I got too close to the goats with Declan this year and they started nibbling a little bit at his fingers. Oops. I didn't know they would really mistake a finger for food. Good thing Rich was there to warn me. Rookie mistake. </div>
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The other day at the library I pulled out a bottle to feed Declan and a complete stranger ask me why I wasn't nursing my baby and continued to give a list of reasons why I should. Immediately, I wanted to roundhouse kick her in the face. I didn't even want to give her an explanation, because why does it matter and why is it any of her business?!! </div>
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A little back story...Declan has been a great eater from the get go. However, quickly the stress of extreme engorgement and an overactive letdown got to me. Trust me when I say that I tried everything I could to solve the problem, but it just wasn't getting resolved and my stress level was rising at a rapid pace. Every feeding was stressful for both me and the baby. So to make a long story short, I gave up nursing and now I solely pump. Things have been much better even though I'm still trying to figure out how to manage it all. The main thing is that I'm happier and I feel like the stress I had when nursing was affecting my relationship with Declan.</div>
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All I'm saying regarding feeding your baby is different strokes for different folks...and it should be 100% respected by all mom's. Cause really truly, being a mom is hard regardless of how you are feeding your baby. I don't even know who reads this besides my mom, but no matter what method of feeding you use for your baby, don't feel guilty and do what works for you. End rant.</div>
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Henley hung her elastics on my eyelashes for two days straight any time I fed Declan. Weird...yes.</div>
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I changed into my gown and from that point on, there was someone in our room
prepping something. I got my IV (it hurt way less this time), had to drink that
disgusting acid crap, and answer a billion questions. The anesthesiologist came
in and spoke to us pre-surgery as well. Rich had worked with him before, which
made for a good situation and Rich said he was one of the best
anesthesiologists at the hospital. One of my biggest hopes for this time around
was to not be puking the entire first day of the baby's life. I was incredibly
sick from the medication with Henley for the first 24 hours and it was
miserable. Puking + nursing + visitors + exhaustion = a foggy day. I was
assured that they would do everything they could to avoid it. So around 8:30 am
they wheeled me into the operating room, while Rich waited nearby. They gave me
my spinal, laid me down and then I had to spread eagle for what seemed like an
eternity to get a catheter. Humiliating x1000. After such shinanagans, I
basically lost my cool and started crying. I knew I was really nervous, but I
didn't realize how nervous I was until I opened the flood gates. I think the
reason I was so scared this time was because Henley was waiting at home for me.
It added an extra level of emotion for me. By the time they got Richard into
the OR I was a complete emotional wreck. He asked me what was wrong and all I
could say way that I was scared. Between him and the anesthesiologist talking
to me I became somewhat distracted during the surgery, which I think was their
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At 8:57 am, our little baby was born. He started crying
immediately which was like music to my ears. As soon as Rich saw him he said,
"Wow, he looks a lot like you did when you were a baby." Poor
thing...I wasn't very cute. They took him over to the pediatrician and nurse
and he continued to wail and wail. This was the first sign of him being harder then
Henley to calm down. They weighed him, telling us that he was 8 lbs, which in
fact we found out later that the pediatrician had told us wrong and that he
actually weighed 8 lbs 8 oz (WHAT?!! I never thought I would have a baby that
large). Rich was able to cut the cord and shortly after bring him over to me.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Henley and my Mom came later that afternoon and I would have to say that
seeing those two meet for the first time was pretty magical. I know it sounds
weird, but you could tell she really loved him already. I was worried about
the whole meeting thing because I've heard kids aren't interested in new
siblings right away, so that is what I had planned on. She was actually quite interested in him and loved holding him. Their
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next couple of days were pretty relaxing and exhausting at the same time. Rich and I were able to spend some one on one time with the baby and each other before going home and we really appreciated that extra time we had to bond with him. </span></div>
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had good care at the hospital. The baby slept in my arms for the majority of
the two nights we were there. Not by choice, but because our hospital didn't
have a nursery so there wasn't the option of sending him with the nurses for a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know this picture isn't clear, but Henley held my
hand the entire way out of the hospital. She was overly concerned that I was in
a wheelchair and thought I couldn't walk anymore. Haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To wrap this up, everything went smoothly and we are so happy to have Declan as part of our family. We feel
really blessed and extremely grateful. Having kids is really an incredible experience. </span></div>
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ended up with. This wasn't our first rodeo, but somehow we didn't get very many
good pictures right when he was born or in the hospital. You would think we
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This Halloween I feel like we totally hit the jackpot age. She loved everything about the holiday. From the spookiness, to dressing up, and the candy of course.</div>
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I basically forced this costume upon her (this is the last year I think I can get away with it), and she embraced it quite well. She told everyone she was being a baseball girl and eventually caught on to the whole Rockford Peach thing from League of Their Own. I felt like the costume had to be done since we will only be in Rockford for one more Halloween. Also, I'm not a creative mom or good photographer, so since I made the effort of going to an actual baseball diamond to get pictures, you get to see a whole big photo dump.</div>
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The extra fun part about this costume, was she was able to match her good friend Cosette (Cosy) and her sister, Charlotte. I jumped on the Rockford Peach bandwagon when their mom told me her girls were dressing up as one. Also, thanks to my mom for having some domestic skills and sewing this adorable costume while I sat on the couch.</div>
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Pumpkin carving was also a highlight. The guts and all. </div>
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I hope this isn't our last year of costume coordinating. I love it for some reason. The umpires were super easy and that's okay. I wasn't about to make my mom sew me or Richard the baseball attire Tom Hanks wore in the movie. </div>
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This was our first year of REAL trick or treating. Every other year it has been too friggin cold to make it worth it. In Rockford they have a whole slew of trick or treating rules. One that you can't forget are the time slots when trick or treating is allowed. Everyone has to be done by 6:30 pm sharp or it just gets too dangerous. And if a house doesn't have a porch light on, you aren't allowed to knock. A little different than Utah. We lucked out and headed down a couple of streets that had a bunch of porch lights on, but I was surprised to see how many people don't turn their darn lights on. The grinches. Henley loved the actual door knocking as did Rich and I and it turned out to be a pretty magical Halloween. Except for the fact that she always chose Laffy Taffy, Smarties or Dum Dum's if they were an option....</div>
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Let's pray that she doesn't want to be a princess next year. I shouldn't have said it aloud, cause now it will for sure happen. </div>
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This is a boring post, but it had to be documented so I could prove that I tried gardening. For the past few summers I have really wanted to try planting a small garden. It reminds me of my childhood. I love the fresh veggies...hate the weeding. So my landlords gave me permission to pull out some overgrown plants by our porch to grow whatever I wanted. I started small with some beans, peas, cucumbers, basil, and a tomato plant. <img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv2MAfVCbWoyLEEaqUEoMQnCSkETG0SgEowL0K7PLJR_mS379VFaxjKNb7o61cLXuEVs0iAfLU1ZnTy6xGKj5Hwy6SP67TYRPRTGSRgn-_Sy-mizrQPdzknlMkYToS0zyFmafljO4xE0/s640/IMG_3752.JPG" width="640" /> </div>
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All was going better than expected (see above) until some unkind bunnies made their way into our backyard and ate everything. I mean, everything. The garden ended up turning into a complete joke because all that has been produced from it is a couple of cherry tomatoes and two basil plants that just started flourishing...in two spots I didn't even plant the seeds. Explain that. </div>
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One of the two cherry tomatoes. This particular tomato was shortly squished by Henley herself after taking this photo. So basically one cherry tomato. Go me. </div>
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He is one guy that has this dad thing all figured out. Before we had Henley he told me that he wasn't much of a "baby man", but as soon as the kid could talk a little and interact he would be much more into the whole parenting gig. He was a superb dad to Henley as an infant, but I can see what he means. He speaks Henley's play language. Always coming up with new/<i>exhausting</i> games and activities, an imagination that never stops and always willing to rough house, he is her king. Seriously her love for him is incredible. Not to mention he has the discipline thing perfected. I swear she respects him much more than me. I appreciate him much more than I express and look to him for a lot of parental guidance. Thanks to him, I think Henley is turning out pretty decent. </div>
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Last month I turned the big 3-0 and it was one of the best birthdays EVER! I have the best friends and husband a girl could ask for. I get teary and speechless just watching this video and thinking back on the incredible weekend. So grateful.</div>
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<br />Analesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032545499863845937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278028439173019111.post-16335209600134669652015-02-22T19:41:00.002-08:002015-02-22T19:41:25.433-08:00Everything "P"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So this has been my view lately and it surprisingly hasn't consumed us like I thought it would. Before we started this whole process I kept wondering when a good time to start would be, but I continued to put it off because I wasn't ready to stay home for five solid days dealing with puddles and such. Just a couple of weeks ago Henley started saying, "Mom, diaper buggin' me" when even the slightest drop of pee was in there. So we both pulled on our big girl pants and decided it was time.</div>
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We stayed home the first day, set the timer, made a sticker chart...ya know, the works. The next day we ventured out, made way too many trips to the bathroom to make it even worth it but we survived. And truly it hasn't been that bad. Maybe because I was expecting terrible, horrible days. </div>
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She has really embraced the sticker chart and even earned a trip to the toy store already (rookie mistake by me...I made a chart that was way too small). We are still working on #2, which is happening less and less. Let's just say that when it does happen (not on the potty) it is bad enough that we term them "episodes." Tonight I happened to run to the store after Rich got home. He called me while I was gone to tell me an episode had occurred. He used the word "loaf"....twice while telling me about it. I am still laughing. Partly cause that word is hysterical and partly because I missed it. Does that make me a terrible person?</div>
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<br />Analesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032545499863845937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278028439173019111.post-32571267472369021932015-02-05T13:31:00.000-08:002015-02-05T13:31:30.476-08:00Our Very First Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So it has been a long time. Let's just say a lot has been going on and my computer is dying the slowest death ever. It moves at the pace of dial-up internet or slower. It is nothing short of painful. </div>
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On a brighter note we had our very first Christmas at our very own home. I was a little hesitant because I have never been away from my family for Christmas, but Rich only got Christmas day off so we really didn't have any other option. To start off the holidays we put up our decorations on Thanksgiving and had Henley open up some new Christmas jammies. She liked them okay, but preferred her old princess ones.</div>
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This year, the elf on the shelf was a huge deal in our house. Our elf is name Twinkles and Henley was obsessed. She understood the rules of not touching him, but was mostly concerned with where he was every morning. The funniest part about Twinkles is he brought her one single kernel of popcorn every day for her good behavior and she was pleased as punch with it. Not too hard to please.</div>
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My parents and little sister Niccole came to visit us in the middle of December, which deserves a post of its own but I'm behind. It made the holidays much more special with them being here for a few days.</div>
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We went to a breakfast with Santa at our local conservatory. Henley really likes to talk about Santa and tell him all the things she wants, which this year was strictly candy. Nothing else, just candy. Should I be worried? When the time came to sit on his lap, she didn't cry, she didn't scream...she did nothing. She completely froze. </div>
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^^Her and Cosy at the breakfast. She was in a really big phase of screaming "Chhhheeeeessssse" for pictures.^^</div>
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For Christmas Eve I debated whether I should make a big, gourmet meal or not. I probably talked about it until I was blue in the face and Richard could no longer hear me talk about it. That's when he suggested we start a new tradition and get take out of our choice. I really liked the idea and went with it. Less work for me. Rich got Taco Bell and I got McDonald's. Next year I think I will go a little bigger and get Red Robin or something. </div>
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^^Our Christmas Eve feast. We obviously only eat and dress in the classiest of attire for special occasions.^^</div>
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After dinner we did some puzzles and talked about the nativity. Henley just wanted to have the figures jumping and screaming the whole time. However we count it as a success since we at least attempted it. </div>
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Putting out cookies for Santa was her favorite part. She kept talking about he was going to eat them and take Twinkles away. She also said over and over "1 day, 1 day, 1 day for presents."</div>
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The next day we woke up around 7:30 and tried to open a few presents. Henley was wayyy too distracted with the fact that Santa had come, left a bite of cookie and drank all the milk. All day she kept running back over to the plate saying "Santa came - yummy cookie." Once we could get her attention we opened a few gifts. Santa brought Henley a kitchen, which she seemed to like okay. She hardly played with it that day, but has liked it more and more with time. I somehow didn't capture a picture of her with her favorite toy, which was and still is a tiny plastic Cinderella that has a couple of dresses that snap on and off. I got it for free at Kohl's and threw it in her stocking the last second...of course. Thank heavens cause she has played with that nonstop since Christmas.</div>
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^^My parents stocked her kitchen full. So much food and so many messes.^^</div>
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^^Crashing after too many gifts.^^</div>
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^^This little cash register has also been a big hit. The beeping from the scanner is enough to make you go crazy, but she absolutely loves it.^^</div>
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As the day was winding down we both tried on our new clothes and she asked Rich to "Ake a pic-cha pease!!" All in all, it was a fabulous day. Henley really picked up on the concept this year and loved every light, decoration and song. We are still singing Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls and talking about some of our tree ornaments. Until next year...</div>
Analesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032545499863845937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278028439173019111.post-33844920314230763282014-10-27T20:35:00.000-07:002014-10-27T20:35:16.889-07:00Mountain Biking - - Sorta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I met Richard he was an avid mountain biker. He not only biked for fun and exercise, but he biked every where he went in Cache Valley. Work, school, activities -- you name it, he biked. I found this very endearing. So when I graduated from college, being engage to Richard, I thought it would be a good idea for my parents to get me a nice mountain bike for a gift. Unfortunately we only used it a couple of times before moving to mountainless Iowa and then to Illinois. Basically we have been on the hunt for some good trails to hit. Luckily, we found some pretty good trails here in Illinois. Come to find out, I'm no expert mountain biker especially with a toddler strapped to the back. Below is a great depiction of a lot of our adventure. I'm a wimp.<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ1SgMjh39z5ZzvsfAcMYyBVUGf0aYsP0tP31m4ElPyCUMeGgAnxlHmf-G-3dvGPbDpTVhVthkPuTVI2aIS5xXsx4nA5XSnln-4X3ve_tmfnpN2jgKn0wSQwvrIFF_5s3eUXBrxsYNms/s1600/IMG_8554.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></div>
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The picture above is completely staged. Rich never got a chance to ride with Henley. She is on this extreme Mother/Daughter kick. However, when we were riding this conversation happened.</div>
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Me: "Hen do you like the bumps?"</div>
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Hen: Suddenly gasps. "Ooooo. Stinky. Real stinky."</div>
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Me: "You're right. It does stink."</div>
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Hen: She proceeds to grab the waistband of the back of my pants like she is checking my diaper. "Mama, you poop?" </div>
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^^She insisted on climbing the tree after she saw several squirrels attempt and complete it successfully.^^</div>
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^^And here again is a mother/daughter moment where she demanded I do what Dad was doing. Complete weakling and failure.^^ </div>
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Thanks again Rock Cut for the good quality time with nature.</div>
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Henley's Birthday...such a bitter sweet day. Here is another motherly confession - - I NEVER understood why mom's were so sad when their kids had a birthday. It is supposed to be a happy, joyful occasion and you should be celebrating the fact that with each year they are becoming more independent. I get it now and it is weird that I'm having all of these mushy feelings about it. </div>
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Anyway, on with the birthday festivities. In the morning she woke up to this little banner and pile of presents. She was mostly intrigued with the banner and how she could get it down. We played and played whatever she wanted for as long as she wanted that morning.</div>
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^^Seriously check out that face.^^ </div>
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In the afternoon we headed to the Discovery Center where they have a massive Light Bright and tons of toddler interactive activities. We had snacks and basically talked about water and pretty dresses the whole time.</div>
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When Rich got home from work we opened up a few of her gifts. Her Grandma Bell sent her a princess basket, chock full of clip on earrings, wands and other glittery accessories. She ate up all of the fanciness. </div>
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^^She aged about 100 years in the picture above with all of her garb.^^</div>
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^^We got her a tricycle, which she was completely unimpressed with and still is. However, the grape chapstick that my mom sent her was all the rage.^^</div>
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When we went to the store to pick up cake stuff I had in mind what I wanted to get. White on white. Henley had something different in mind. She saw all of the frosting colors and said "Oooooo pitty." So as my heart melted I asked her which color she would like. Of course she responded extremely enthusiastically "Peeenk!!" and shortly after "Purrr-ple." I then explained to her that she could choose only one. After sitting in the cart, not wanting to give one up she had come up with a plan "Henee, peeenk. Mama, purrrple." Seriously, how can you say no to that? Also, why I was denying the poor girl a frosting container that cost $1.25, I will never know.</div>
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^^Sneaking a little taste before the big song began.^^</div>
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About a week before her birthday we explained that her big day was coming up. She has started to understand birthdays a little bit better and we practiced and practiced the song and how we were going to blow the candles out. When the time came she was totally prepared and nailed it like a boss...sorta. She always puts her lower lip on her upper lip when she blows, thus all of the air goes directly into her hair. Let's just say it took a few extra blows for those two mighty big candles to get blown out.</div>
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^^And then we did the song and candles three more times that night just because she freakin loved it and we loved watching it.^^</div>
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We realize that most everyone else is back in school, which means summer has come to a close. However, we are still available all day, every day so we are taking in all of the outdoor activities we possibly can before the bitter cold comes.</div>
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On Labor Day we headed to a nearby lake and tried our hand at paddle boarding with some friends. It was a lot of fun, but I have to be honest...I thought the actual paddle boarding would be more fun. Once we got to the middle of the lake it was like "Now what?" Anyone else experience this?</div>
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invested in a bike seat for Henley and it was one of our wiser kid
purchases. She loves getting strapped in the back and telling me
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is completely out of order, but this summer she has loved saying "cold, cold, cold, cold" when getting out of the shower and is notorious for staying wrapped up like this for up to 45 minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between the sidewalk chalk that we scored for free and these wings found in the dollar section at Target, she has been in imagination heaven.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Fall, I think we are ready for you to come, but winter please stay away for forever. <br />
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So with all of the moving and getting settled we have been doing, I have fallen behind in the blogging world. Let's just pretend this weekend was July 4th, so I can feel better about myself. We had the Bliss' over for some grub and fireworks that night. We are so thankful they are here in Rockford. Henley and Cosy have become quite good little friends. <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbEsRbucznnaAX40rZEPURfU0lZ-415o0QwtpfOjmpbZCTdWQtzooDN9nXWQYaJ6voyHxlOU3ZOh0I_H6Mw5Xh5Bf7c4FWuaWor4UXmCjFmZ_sUgr6Ef9buc-I5GBfHFdIL0PgBHUmpI/s1600/IMG_7548.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></div>
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^^Henley was unsure of the fireworks all night, but didn't mind screaming and running away from them.^^</div>
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^^This picture is pathetic. Could I be showing more of my gums?! Sadly, it was the best one we got.^^</div>
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The next day we headed out to Rock Cut National Park and rented ourselves a family canoe. Best decision ever! Paddling across the still water, surrounded by mounds and mounds of trees was just what we needed. To be honest, Rich paddled most of the time by himself because I was on Henley duty. Below is our trusty paddler himself.</div>
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^^A toddler in a life jacket is a priceless picture. Also, her Sunday shoes with socks are the perfect canoeing footwear.^^</div>
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^^And then there was tons of this and tons of my heart almost stopping from fear.^^</div>
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^^And as always I wish I would have gotten a little more of this. Funny side note: Her and Richard sleep like that - - with their hand either on their cheek or under their chin. Genetics?^^</div>
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This post is going to have a lot of pictures, so gear up folks. When we found out we were moving to Illinois, my Mom and I talked about all of the ways we could get us 3 and all of our crap in Utah back to Rockford in our tiny Mazda Protege. Basically the conclusion was that we couldn't. My parents were overly generous and said they would take some time off work and drive one of their cars out with us and stay for a few days. Honestly, we couldn't have done it without them</div>
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I for one am not the best road tripper. My max amount of time I want to spend in a car is about three hrs, so I was not looking forward to the upcoming 21 hrs...with a toddler. I thought of every possible way I could keep her entertained for the whole trip even if it came down to watching movies for ten hours straight. She did remarkably well. Below is a picture of her in the Pizza Hut parking lot in Rawlins, WY. After we ate she ran around the parking lot and picked up handfuls of dirt for about 45 minutes.</div>
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She had two major "melty's" (meltdowns). The worst was the second day
when we were 50 miles out of Des Moines, which was where we were
planning on stopping for lunch. She thrashed and screamed for the entire
50 miles and then for another 30 minutes after we stopped. Completely inconsolable. I thought I
was going to lose it too. It was bad. After we ate we took an unplanned
pitstop to the mall so she could wander and breath for a bit.
Surprisingly at the kids corner all she wanted to do was lay in this
snake and watch the other kids. Probably just happy to be out of that freakin' car seat.</div>
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Seeing this sign was the best thing I had seen in a long time. PS...love my classy way of storing my chewed up sunflower seeds? You make do when on the road for 1 million hrs.</div>
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When we finally got to Rockford it was a miracle and we loved our place. When we left Des Moines, Rich was there for a few more days than us and was in charge of putting a few big things into our storage shed. Amongst those big things were our couch and he took it to Goodwill instead of our storage shed. So we had to buy one and I can't complain because I am very happy with the new one. The picture above sums up how we felt after the road trip from hell. They needed a little R&R.</div>
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With my parents in town we decided to get back in the car and go see some of Chicago. We visited Lincoln Park Zoo, which has FREE admission. The catch is you have to pay $25 for parking, but we thought it was worth it. Henley was pretty much awestruck with all of the animals. </div>
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And then we also did get a lot of this. Not sure what she was doing in the picture above, but she did want a lot of her own space that day. She kept telling me to "tay" meaning stay places while she would run off. After the zoo we went and got some famous Chicago hot dogs and just drove around the city to get a feel for it. My parents are good sports.</div>
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The sad morning my parents took off and left us to be adults. Pathetically I cried on and off all day. I tend to do that when we move to a new place. I think the hardest part about saying goodbye is that I have no idea when we will see them next because we don't have any plans in the works. Hopefully soon! Thanks again Mom & Dad for sacrificing so much to come with us to Rockford!</div>
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Although it might not look like there is much to this picture below, there is. At this lovely stage of toddlerhood, Henley knows exactly what she wants most of the time and isn't afraid to be vocal about it. This can be very amazing and helpful and can also be extremely frustrating for both of us. Currently there are a few items she cannot live without. See below.<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz5cteCQLw0H-ctCJDvi4a6csJv5_eK9qYDrm453ibiK34xpFwlGj1bowBrHSKgwTcKohwr1UWMre9j9tX57ud_BYAlGQklZwpM5sSyc6O4WfhxJ-r_-z2XWjwfspEBQxn4Gt-xt959k/s1600/IMG_7918.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></div>
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1. Daw-berries (strawberries) - She has always been quite the fruit eater, but lately strawberries take the cake. She requests them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. At least it is something healthy, right? But what is a good strawberry without a little "shake, shake" on them? In our house, strawberries and powdered sugar go hand in hand. That's probably why she likes them so much.<br />
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2. Baby Blue Bowl - see that tiny pale blue bowl she is eating out of. That is where all of her meals are served from. No other bowl will do. Peanut butter and jelly, chicken, you name it...it is served in that bowl. You see, this little blue bowl came in a set, with each bowl being a measuring size such as 1 cup or 1/2 cup, etc. The smallest one is the best companion. I've tried to trick her before with the size up and she always catches me. I'm amazed at how much she is aware of.<br />
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3. Princess nightie - There are some things that just aren't worth putting up a fuss over. This nightie for example, she wears EVERY night. I have tried my darnedest to get her to wear something else and after much persuasion I have succumbed to letting her love and wear her nightie. We do wash it a few times a week and she cries every time she sees it go in. <br />
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4. Pim-a (Simba) - He is her absolute favorite stuffed friend. She can't sleep without him and totes him along to most places we go. However, when we go into stores or to the playground, etc., she always wants Simba to stay in the car. I don't know if she is afraid of losing him, but one less thing for me to keep track of means I'm on board. We are having a little bit of a gender crisis with him though. She loves to put him in dresses with bows and a little chapstick. She has never seen Lion King, so we wonder if her whole world will come crashing down when she makes the realization that he is a boy. I doubt it.<br />
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5. H&M knit dresses - (not pictured). H&M has these wonderful $5 knit dresses and they have become my arch nemesis. If there is one thing she is super opinionated about, it is what she wears. I want her to explore her creativity and put outfits together, but I have a hard time when she picks to wear the same thing every single day. She has four of these said dresses and she wears each one, once a week (so 4 days of the week). The other three days she gets to decide between a couple of outfits I lay out. Those days it takes triple the time to get her dressed.<br />
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6. Bean-teen (Binky) - Also not pictured. She is still crazy about these things and is only allowed to use them when she sleeps. Any advice on how to get rid of them is welcome.<br />
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Henley is definitely a creature of habit and I want to remember all of these funny little things she obsesses over. I'm sure there will be more to come.<br />
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The second stop was on Disney's Castaway Cay, which was by far our favorite day of the whole trip. First, we loved that we could get on and off the ship easily and still be at the island without an hour of transporting. Because of that, that morning we ran a 5K with our cruise bellies and all. I'm not going to say it was easy. Good grief we had eaten an incredible amount of food, but it was totally worth it. The island had free strollers on it (another amazing perk) and Henley was great until the end of the race and that's when things got a little ugly. </div>
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To cure a major meltdown, Goofy, Mickey, and Donald were posing for pictures on our way back to the ship. She was hesitant the night before about the characters, but quickly warmed up to them. Enough to give kisses and pose with them by herself for pictures. Do you love my cherry red face in all of them? Yeah, it took me waaaayyyy too long to cool down after the race.<br />
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After breakfast and a shower we went back out to explore the island. They had free food all over the island, water tubes, wagons and a splash pad...almost every toddler's dream.<br />
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We spent at least an hour before and after the beach at the splash pad. It was love at first splash. </div>
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This beach was made for families. Disney knows what they are doing. They had lawn chairs, towels and umbrellas to use, making the day much more fun and allowed for Henley to take a nap on me and gear up for the second half of the day.<br />
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On this trip we became the parent's that wear their shirts and cover-ups in all pictures. Not sure what made us hit that point in our lives, but it happened.</div>
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These little stranger girls were so nice to Henley and were great to let her use their bucket for a little while. The water and sand were gorgeous and we tried to soak in as much as we could. </div>
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In the background in the picture above you can kind of see two water slides. I wish I would have taken a picture of them cause they were a blast. They are in the middle of the ocean so you have to swim out to them to go down. We did it a handful of times and it was incredible. I have never done a slide that spills you out into the ocean. Definitely a must do.<br />
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I don't know if you can tell, but this is the end of the day. We were happy and completely trashed.</div>
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Tyler quickly became Henley's favorite. It is probably because he could not have cared less if she liked him.</div>
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For dinner that night, they had a pirate theme. Let's just say that we look amazing in bandanas.</div>
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You know on cruises how the food is endless? Well, Summerisa talked us into going to a late night buffet to get one of these bad boys...a gigantic turkey leg. It honestly made me sick to even have it close to my mouth. Where do they breed these human-sized turkeys anyway?<br />
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More ducks + more splash pad = more love</div>
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On the last night of the cruise, Summerisa gave us special VIP passes to meet all of the characters. She also gave Henley an Anna princess dress. </div>
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Every time we took a picture with a character that wasn't wearing a mask, Henley didn't care. I don't think she understood why we were taking a picture with someone that looked completely normal.</div>
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The gang's all here!! </div>
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The day we got off the ship we headed straight for Animal Kingdom where we spent half of a day and then sped to the airport. It was an exhausting day, but so much fun. Pretty sure I was too tired to take any pictures. All in all it was a superb family trip. Disney cruises are the way to go for kids and adults. We had such a good time at the performances and the stops. They always had stuff going on for all age groups. A great vacation to end our grad school journey! Analesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032545499863845937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278028439173019111.post-38455241733751996712014-07-05T19:14:00.000-07:002014-07-05T19:14:18.792-07:00M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For our vacay, which we justified for many reasons, we went on a DISNEY cruise!! Yep, they are crazy expensive and the only way we were able to go was due to Richard's sister and her husband. You see, they were performers on the ship for a year (Aladdin and Xyzma) so we got on the ship for FREE. FREE-99!!! As long as we paid for our airfare and a couple nights in a hotel, the rest was paid for. Why wouldn't we go?! So we set off to Florida to have the time of our lives. Here is a disclaimer, like any vacation with a toddler it wasn't all butterflies and rainbows, but for the majority we look back on the good times and laugh at the extremely tough times. </div>
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We took a flight that had three connections (sigh)...it was cheaper. We thought it was going to be <i>terrible</i> however Henley was impressively good and manageable. When we got to the hotel a worker gave her a balloon and she ran around the lobby and our hotel room for a good two hours just enjoying her independence.<br />
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We stayed at the All-Sports Disney resort and it was perfect for us. Huey, Dewey and Louie were right outside our room and we made at least a 15 min pit-stop to greet and wish them goodnight each time we passed. Who needs a cruise when you have these ducks to entertain?!<br />
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We went a couple of days early so we could enjoy the hotel for a day and hit up DisneyWorld. The day at the hotel was so relaxing. Swimming twice, lots and lots of wandering around the hotel grounds, and three trips to McDonald's. (The food at the hotel was insanely expensive and McDonald's was within walking distance, so we let fast food win. Don't judge.)<br />
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Tyler, Rich's little brother, flew in a day later than us and we met up. In the picture above we were on the tram to DisneyWorld. We made it all the way there and didn't end up going in. To not bore you with all of the details, let's just say that this day didn't work out in our favor. It was a bummer. On the bright side, Rich is pulling off the "hard guy" face pretty well. <br />
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When we got on the ship they had an amazing welcome party, with music, dancing and a bunch of Disney characters. Henley loved it...heck, we loved it. We ate the free ice cream until our stomach's hurt and danced the day away with streamers in hand. <br />
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The next day our first stop was Nassau, Bahamas. Summerisa was nice enough to be our tour guide and direct us to the stuff that really mattered and bypass the other tourist traps. First, we hit up the Queen's Staircase. It was majestic in all sense of the word. We all loved it. Notice she is still carrying around a streamer. That is her type of toy.<br />
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After the Queen's Staircase we did a little shopping and Henley, being a normal toddler, wanted everything. We finally settled on a set of maracas and a little pull turtle. The shop owners loved talking to her and one even picked her up and bounced her around. Mama was not a fan of that. <br />
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Next we went over to Atlantis and the beach. At this point we were sooooo sweaty and extremely tired, so by the time we got to the beach all we wanted was shade and a nap. I wish I could say we loved our time at this beach...Henley cried for most of it and constantly had sand sticking to her over sunscreened body. She eventually gave up the sand fight and instead embraced it. Also I got knocked down by a wave and along with my body slamming down, my swim bottoms went down too. Many people got to see my full moon that day and much more. Awesome.<br />
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The beach was beautiful and if we were to go back I would have done the beach first and the other attractions later so we could have enjoyed it more. Luckily we had other beach times that were much more successful. <br />
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That night we were back on the ship and felt privileged to meet our first characters in their formal attire. You can kind of see Henley's excitement above but it doesn't do it justice. She jabbered on and on about the character until we got up close and then froze. Then the second we stepped away she couldn't stop talking and pointing. <br />
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Those first few days we had some good times, but the best was yet to come. Stay tuned.Analesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032545499863845937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278028439173019111.post-29110025583634333232014-03-18T13:00:00.000-07:002014-03-18T13:29:24.545-07:001.5 years/18 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well we have made it to the 1.5 year mark! When do you stop telling people your kid's age in months. I think I will start now so others no longer have to calculate in their heads how old my child is. Here are a few things about our little nugget at 1.5 years old. Every morning I am greeted with either "Hi Mom." or "Heeeeyyy" when I go get her. It makes the early mornings a lot more bearable. <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvJMHvw0nlud1tOL8kW1sRDQXaWwQ5e_1acA6SGC7zeiNrJGXG0lhYNNCfNuVNMFf3rkOMBgxevMJKaO-RRCIhHrJpz8RCoTi1UO8uUvIt11hRykCKwt4eU7xU_H2Mlg-JGBvzDQPrEg/s1600/IMG_5839.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></div>
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^^We are currently living with my in-laws and one of her favorite things to do is stand on this doll house. Not necessarily playing with the doll house, just standing on it.^^ </div>
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^^She has really picked up on the different types of animals these past couple of months. She can do the onomatopoeia for a dog, horse, chicken, dolphin, owl, cat, horse, and elephant. The horse and dog seem to be her favorite.^^ </div>
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^^Henley is a lover of taking objects in and out of containers. This little token jar has given her hours of entertainment and the markers in her pockets was a full day activity.^^ </div>
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Her love for the swimming pool continues to increase. </div>
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^^She is my best little helper. I kid you not, she helps me clean the house. When I say it is time to clean she requests a rag with a little water on it and wipes anything off I ask her to. And pushing around the vacuum is fully entertaining in her eyes. I hope this keeps up.^^ </div>
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A few more things:</div>
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- Her top front teeth are finally showing. She has been a slow teeth sprouter, but they are coming in. Huge gaps and all. </div>
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- She is talking and understanding more and more every day.</div>
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- She is so sweet and nice to other babies and is constantly telling people to "shhhh" when babies are around. Probably because I say that a lot when we babysit her younger cousin.</div>
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- Her love for silliness and laughing is contagious.</div>
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- She is a mama and dada's girl</div>
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- Still loves her binky and blanket</div>
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- Favorite food is blueberries or grapes</div>
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- Favorite movie is Rio (hands down)</div>
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- Favorite thing to do is be outside or play with animals</div>
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- Loves piggy back rides</div>
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- Gets very excited when I let her roam through a store while I follow her or pretend to chase her. She gets a real thrill out of it. </div>
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- Loves saying prayers. Amen is her specialty.</div>
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We love this age so much! Just as we think it can't get any better it somehow does. </div>
<br />Analesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032545499863845937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278028439173019111.post-35969997759593782612014-03-17T20:39:00.002-07:002014-03-17T20:39:55.612-07:00Tea Party Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just a few weeks ago we went over to visit Rich's grandma and she had a little tea set that Henley played with the whole time we were there. Handing us each a cup, then collecting them again one by one. When we left with her screaming in our arms for the cups we thought it might be fun to get her a set of her own. So, on the next snowy day in Utah we made a visit to Ikea and got ourselves a tea set. It has been a huge hit. She absolutely loves it and we average at least two tea parties a day. All she needs is a little water, some fruit or crackers, and someone to sit with her and she is a happy camper. <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTKpPPbqWVKe6t9g5g1Wsu8mz_z5rNQbdaAOB746S82JRLB_4W4uYrpwHAeesK4vXW4wUJVnxUMEeTg6ndlKe3HykBFSBJpQ8r-nxvf3Bf4POzG2eGuXwkQ2CSfdAS1Atz_9WjBFFPZw/s1600/IMG_5890.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></div>
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^^Her dad is probably her favorite guest.^^</div>
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^^She learned how to do "cheers" which is done approximately 30 times per tea party.^^</div>
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^^And sometimes the parties just end with the host sitting on the ghetto homemade table with her stuffed owl, Goldie.^^</div>
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^^1. For the past three years we have said we were going to make it to the "lights" in SLC and have always chickened out because of the low temps. Shockingly, we made it this year.^^</div>
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^^Typical Utah family picture.^^</div>
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^^2. We had a little kid friendly Christmas bash. I of course forgot to bring a gift (sometimes I wonder about myself). Love catching up with old friends.^^</div>
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^^3. We splurged and got and Elf on the Shelf. Those things are a racket! It was worth every kiss she gave Twinkles though.^^</div>
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^^4. Lots of cousin time since we were staying with his sister and her 8 kids!!^^</div>
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^^5. Examining/adoring all of the chocolates my mom made. I think we ate about five of those plates in one day alone.^^</div>
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^^6. Christmas Eve was a total bummer, we were in bed by 7:30. Henley had a high fever for about three days and laid/slept on me for basically the entire three days.^^</div>
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^^7. Christmas Day she tried to power through and was a good sport. Morning at the Bell's. Afternoon with my family. We were definitely spoiled.^^<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmKF9ZuIlMmJcHgAiUpFlP7mIBVKgiRsoBeU-DT5A3LZVmhDWjt9_mH09hkrx4Av609u8cFmPyfUk6wuUDnrbQz4P9Et0mzdZ7APzh0cDUih05SXFD4TBoagdLurYgEoFHf_HA8AZWpE/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG" height="480" width="640" /> </div>
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^^9. Day after Christmas. The girls got vintage princess PJ's from Aunt Niccole who was interning at Walt Disney World during the holidays. We sure did miss her.^^ </div>
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^^10. These two. Just working their electronics in their scibbies.^^ </div>
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^^11. My dad is fantastic and got a silver mullet for Christmas and wore it the whole day.^^</div>
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^^12. Looks like a little electrocution occurred from the Christmas lights.^^ </div>
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I've come to terms with the fact that I will never be caught up on this blog. I'm eternally behind. I have an explanation for it though. Henley has never been a good sleeper. Especially for naps. When she does take a nap I am walking on egg shells the whole time cause she is consistently unpredictable. The past handful of times I have attempted to put together a post during her nap time, she will wake up within five minutes of me starting. No joke. So I know this is silly, but I haven't dared blog during the precious sleep time. Whelp, tried it again today and...she woke up three min into uploading pictures. The superstition lives on.</div>
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Anyway, quick post about some Christmas card pictures we had taken. I wanted to go get them professionally taken for some unknown reason. However when you try to schedule it on Dec 5 you quickly realize that everyone is full for the season and you have your sister-in-law take them on her couch. We did them quickly after church one Sunday and there was truly no outfit planning, pose planning, background planning, etc. We just winged it! (Is that the proper way to use that phrase). We definitely had some struggling moments. Good thing the world has gone digital because we were able to take about 200 pics and find a couple of good ones. <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOpBQ-3p1Q6786GN2G2VN5NgX_XW1npFX9mW8KsEOiTigVTPA9aNFtYpKlknCKwD_dbtS7ymc7xqE8wsReyOMlgOsXgH1mr-yxvUGcBHNg-KDApdqEin8vtHR1mLxgaUOnd9ky0HACHk/s1600/IMG_5276.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></div>
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^^I'll say it...our bottom halves look gigantic in this photo. Also, Rich's face...he would kill me for posting this.^^</div>
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^^And here was the winner. Most natural one we could find.^^</div>
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I LOVE surprises. Always have and always will. Gifts, events, food - if it is a surprise it makes it about 10 times better. I am a little picky so it isn't really fair when it comes to gift giving but I can't help it. Richard was supposed to be home from his rotation in Indianapolis really late on Thanksgiving. The plan was to meet him at his parent's house around 11:00 pm. We hadn't seen each other since Sept and only two times total since May. Basically I was dying for him to get home. On the eve of Thanksgiving Sharice, Steve and I went to Tandoori Oven, which happens to be in gas station to get some delicious Indian food. He called me a couple of times because he was supposedly driving to Des Moines. We got home from dinner and were just hanging out as a fam and in walked Rich! I was speechless and so happy. He had told lie upon lie in order to make it a complete surprise, which I approve of. It was the best gift anyone could have ever given me. This Thanksgiving will go down in my best memories book. </div>
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^^The Larsen's and Aunt Marla (my grandpa's sister who used to play pro softball. She has looked the same since I was an infant. I swear.)^^</div>
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^^My Grandma & Grandpa Bankhead. They couldn't be cuter.^^</div>
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^^I finally invested in a carrier cause of a great black Friday deal. Pretty sure I missed the boat to carry Henley in one. She looks like a 1st grader in it and my back was breaking.^^</div>
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^^Hitting up the Aggie basketball game with Grandma and Grandpa.^^ </div>
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Also, on Thanksgiving day we moved down to American Fork to live with his parents for a few months since Rich is working in Salt Lake. Henley celebrated the move by waking up the first night at 3:00 am and not going back to bed until 7:30 am. It was a bit of a rude awakening for Rich. Is it terrible to say that I'm glad I didn't have to suffer alone? So glad he is home. We loved 2013 Thanksgiving!</div>
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Before the year ended I wanted to quickly post some old Halloween pics more for my sake than yours. We had a fun friend Halloween bash and hope it becomes a yearly tradition. I feel really lucky to have such a good group of friends from high school that still keep in touch. </div>
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^^All of the kiddos. Amber's little Lottie was all over Henley. Hilarious.^^</div>
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You can't do Halloween without pumpkin carving. Last year Henley slept through the entire thing. This year was a little different. Her favorite part was actually pushing and chasing a little pumpkin around on the ground. </div>
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Every year the Hanks side of the family has a Halloween party and everyone including the adults dress up. I have missed it for the past four years and was ecstatic to be able to attend this year. As always, it didn't disappoint. We played fruit basket, Halloween trivia, and some other lame games that somehow turn out gust busting and inappropriate. </div>
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^^Flo-mingo^^</div>
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^^My dad always goes all out on his costumes. The best so far has been "The Flasher". Frightening, but well done. This year he dressed up as a tornado. As yes, those are panties attached to him.^^</div>
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^^Making soup/eating a pound of cheese on Hallo's Eve^^</div>
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^^Costume #2 - the Spider (Thanks Aunt Melinda for having two costumes that fit her). Everyone thought she was a boy. We went trick or treating at the mall along with every other person in Cache Valley. I think we left there with two pieces of candy. Crappy candy. Probably won't do that again.^^</div>
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^^Pumpkin walk first timer. She loved it, except getting this Yoda picture taken.^^</div>
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^^She insisted on wearing this witch hat around for about two days.^^</div>
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^^It isn't a complete post without an adorable kid in a velour suit. Not typically a fan of velour, but what's not to love about this! Cheese!^^</div>
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A couple months back my dad had a summer work party we attended. Free food and free entertainment...why wouldn't we go? It was held at the Bear Bottoms place by Wellsville (I obviously don't know much about it). However, I do know that they had two amazing man made water slides. They were as dangerous as they come. No restrictions, whatsoever. It was fabulous. I didn't get any pictures of the big one, but naturally I took Henley down the small one. We don't want to raise a chicken. She had no idea what was going on and seemed to enjoy it even though she looks frightened in these pictures.<img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpzwluN80jrpjr_yo5DEMXeXYiZ42dHg5gWQKFiVteaf2lRRttfkQEk1x2EKXkspBjDM4BuaKQQnNi-Svy3zAtjEixQBD3nSrt0DY3l9uUkkXRxmJ4HbTZKqV3WWI_y-JMB6zE0_NphI/s640/IMG_4555.JPG" width="640" /></div>
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My dad then took her on the same one which resulted in a lot more splashing and water in her face. Surprisingly she didn't mind it. </div>
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All in all, this was one of the more fun activities we participated in this summer. I would recommend it. Now we will have to somehow find the joy in winter. I'm obviously in denial...</div>
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