tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84693584179435285422024-03-13T08:44:09.946-07:00A Day in the LifeAllysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419478404083689083noreply@blogger.comBlogger450125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469358417943528542.post-75592552449165366912015-07-18T21:41:00.001-07:002015-07-18T21:41:45.840-07:00Instagram has taken over blogging...I really really really really want to get back to blogging someday. But for now, Instagram is doing the job on a much simpler level which currently fits my psychotic (or lazy) life much better. <div><br></div><div>You can find me under <i>brandonandallyson. </i></div>Allysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419478404083689083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469358417943528542.post-55878248748350062712014-08-22T17:27:00.000-07:002014-08-22T17:27:39.406-07:00Summer 2014: JuneYep, I'm going back there. 'Cause now that I have SIX HOURS A DAY TO MYSELF EVERY WEEKDAY (still pinching myself--I wrote <a href="http://powerofmoms.com/2014/08/can-someone-give-me-a-hallelujah/">this post </a>about it for Power of Moms and Deseret News), I have high hopes that I just may catch up on the 'ole blog.<br />
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As I've mentioned many times before, first and foremost, my blog is my place to record my family's history. And I do that <i>ad nauseum</i>. But I have another high hope that I can possible get to a point where I am caught up enough on my family's history that I can then go off on other tangents of which I have many thoughts and opinions. And maybe even get into some serious back stories. Because <i>there are stories</i>. I'm talking about life history stories B.C. (Before Children), not the least of which is mine and Brandon's love story which I started and never finished over two years ago. And with everyone in school all day this year, that actually feels like a possibility.<br />
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But for today? It's June 2014. June ended up being our busiest month of the summer by far. Kate had Girls Camp with the church the first week of summer (no pictures), Kate and Elizabeth both did some sewing lessons with Kate's friend's mom and made a bunch of clothes (Elizabeth) and an awesome <a href="http://www.cosplay.com/">cosplay</a> cape (Kate--also no pictures), Will had Scout Camp the second week of June (more stories and pictures to come) and also participated in a couple of merit badge classes through the rec. center (which means we spent a good chunk of time in June pushing and prodding him to do the "homework" for some of the most tedious required merit badges--definitely no pictures), and lastly, we did two full weeks of Reynolds Camp the 3rd and 4th weeks of June. (That requires a post of its own, for sure.) And now that Brandon is serving as the Bishop of our congregation (yep, lots going on these last several months that I haven't recorded!), he attended a few days of both camps as well as the older boys' "High Adventure" camp where he just about died from dehydration. Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but he <i>did</i> start to get pretty faint and sick after running out of water on mile 22 after hiking through 15 miles of slot canyons in southern Utah followed by 7 totally exposed to the sun miles in over 100 degree weather. All in one day. (Yes, another story, and you guessed it: no pictures.)<br />
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So while the older kids and Brandon were away at their various camps, me and whoever was home managed to fill in the blanks quite nicely. Our Kate-less week was interesting, because the other teenager in the house kind of morphed back into a little kid while she was gone and was perfectly happy to hang out with and play with his little sisters more often than not. Isn't it interesting how dynamics can change so much when just one family member is taken out of the equation?<br />
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There was a good day or two completely taken over by squirt gun wars:<br />
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And Will learned that when he cuts the grass he should BAG IT:</div>
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Another full day or so was taken up by creating this mini box apartment from our patio furniture boxes. Imaginative, cooperative, tech-free days like this make a mother happy. Wish they happened more often: </div>
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Outside Blue Lemon up at City Creek:</div>
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Will had some money burning a hole in his pocket and almost blew all of it on a cool, old pocket watch (it was really expensive!), but I talked him into thinking about it for awhile and he's never mentioned it again. Elizabeth, on the other hand, just <i>had </i>to spend some of her money on a (much less expensive) vintage camera from the time of her Molly American Girl doll and the year Mimi was born. (Not that you're an antique, Mimi, but the 40's <i>were</i> quite awhile ago. :D)</div>
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That same day my kids were excited to be asked by a neighbor who was going out of town to feed and walk their dog for a couple of days. Dolly is a big girl: </div>
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We introduced Will to the new Museum of Natural Curiosity down at Thanksgiving Point which is SO fabulous. Unless you're a 13-year-old boy. This was the one time in the week when Will was NOT on the same page with the rest of us. And why both of my sweet little girls have their fingers on/in their noses is a mystery to me:<br />
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Turns out he was the only one who got completely gussied up in full Scout regalia. I think he looks awesome, even if Scout uniforms are a little corny:<br />
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I wish you could hear Will tell his own stories from Scout Camp because you would be rolling with laughter, but suffice it to say, on the second day of camp, he didn't drink enough water for the heat/elevation/physical activity and ended up in the E.R. on I.V. fluids due to heat stroke after throwing up like 11 times when he tried to guzzle down a bunch of water too late. Once I found out what happened and how he was being treated I was okay, but my heart almost jumped out of my throat when I got that unexpected late night call from his Scout leader saying, "Will is just fine, but . . ." (Of course I knew that meant he <i>wasn't</i> just fine.) </div>
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Isn't this a nice room with really nice equipment? Wouldn't you pay $900 a night for this room? Apparently I would , because I just paid the bill yesterday. Moral of the story: drink lots of water when camping in high elevations in Utah!!</div>
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My surgeon husband has a favorite phrase he likes to use when I get too worked up over petty little childhood illnesses and accidents: "It takes a lot to die." Yes, yes it does. And Will was far from death the next afternoon after his leader brought him home late, late, late the night before and he slept until 2pm. Insufferable:</div>
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And then the very next morning I drove his rehydrated booty right back up to Scout Camp so he could complete all those crazy merit badges I didn't want to have to do with him at home. Because I'm that kind of supportive, involved mother. Doesn't he look like he's being totally deserted here:</div>
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Everyone was glad to have him back. And he was definitely glad to <i>be</i> back and not under the protective wing of his mother anymore:</div>
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And then, if you can believe it or not, after driving the two and half hours back home, I noticed I got a text from Will's leader about 5 minutes after I left saying he had cut his finger really badly in his woodworking class and did I want to come back. Seriously? No. He is the son of Mr. It-Takes-A-Lot-To-Die, so I was more than happy to hear that they just super glued that finger back together. His finger couldn't have been cut <i>that</i> badly because after never picking up a gun before in his life, he got 5 bulls eye's in a row on his first try in the rifle shooting merit badge class. I guess I have a natural sharp shooter on my hands! (One of the guys in his troop who hunts frequently with his dad was suddenly very interested in making Will his friend.) </div>
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With Will back at camp, the girls could get back to doing our own thing. Like getting a group haircut at the nice salon I usually only go to myself. All of them were in dire need of a really good cut and not just the whack across the bottom that they do at the walk-in places where I take them 95% of the time. Aren't they so pretty?</div>
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Finally checked out the shiny new aquarium in a nearby town. The shark tunnel:</div>
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Utah has some really, really good shaved ice stands in the summer. Hokulia is a new favorite:</div>
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Elizabeth and I walking the girls (of the canine variety). June is one of my very favorite months because it's usually not too hot, everything is still green (as opposed to dry and yellow as it sometimes gets here in Utah in the late summer), and it feels like summer is going to last forever. That's what I was thinking about on this walk: </div>
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The creek behind our house. Will is the only one who tubed it this year, but I sure love to look at it:</div>
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Much like the finger in the nose picture, why in the world Rachael is wearing this random arm band from one of the Halloween costumes in the basement is beyond me:</div>
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Rachael comes into our room to sleep in the middle of the night a few times a month anyway. I woke up to this hysterical sight one morning:</div>
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After Brandon started functioning as the Bishop of our congregation, I pretty much needed a different, less time-intensive position at church myself. How about team teaching the adorable three-year-olds? Several of them are quite a handful, and if I spent most of my days at home with squirmy babies and toddlers I might not appreciate this job, but I've been surprised at how entertaining it can be to try to teach theology to these little faces:</div>
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I spend a lot of my time just giggling. Especially the Sunday one little "Sunbeam" (as this class is called) was being spotlighted in Primary (or junior Sunday School) and when asked why she loved to go to Bear Lake with her family she replied, "Because that's the lake I get to pee in." What more do you need?<br />
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Teaching Will to pump gas for me. He has to learn sometime:<br />
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And now it's time for a brief Mommy brag moment where I point out that despite the lack of a medal hanging around his neck, all three of these kids earned some kind of exemplary music award this year. Will was invited to participate in an honors recital as the top scorer for his level in cello. Ditto for Elizabeth (whose program also included a medal), and then Kate just got the medal for a top score several years in a row in harp with no honors recital option. Thank you for listening:<br />
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I was on a fresh squeezed O.J. kick every morning for awhile. Delicious:<br />
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One Saturday in June Brandon and ditched the kids for most of the day to attend the wedding and wedding luncheon of Brandon's cousin's daughter at the Manti Temple:<br />
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More shenanigans at the Museum of Natural Curiosity in the theater room:<br />
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And outside on the playground:<br />
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Father's Day weekend we got together for brunch with Brandon's parents and #6 (Brent) at #2 (Damon)'s home shortly before we went to church. Three pretty awesome dad's right here worthy of celebrating:<br />
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I can't even remember now how this began, but we started talking about nose size among the Reynolds boys, and I instigated a series of pictures to determine who, indeed, has the largest nose: </div>
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It took quite a few times to get one with no one smiling:<br />
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I sent this pic to the other brothers not in town and soon the most tech savvy brother (who also has the smallest nose) had everyone "weighing" in:<br />
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That was the last we saw of Brandon until much later that day, so I thought it would be appropriate to snap the annual Father's Day picture from the stand where Brandon now sits every Sunday. We can usually catch him for a few minutes in between Sunday meetings and services so I took my opportunity. Am I a lucky woman, or what? Look at this bunch:<br />
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And then this picture of me with my own wonderful father:<br />
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The caption I posted with this one on FB on IG said, "What is a father? Someone who wastes and wears out the best years of his life sharing everything he has to offer in the hopes of giving his children all they need to be happy and successful. That's my dad. He's been "holding" and "feeding" me for as long as I can remember. Love you, Dad! Happy Father's Day!" </div>
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I would have much rather celebrated him in person, but sometimes insufficient tributes are all we can do.</div>
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Speaking of great dads, Brandon has been uber focused on getting our kids proficient at golf this summer. I know I've written about this before, but we aren't really competitive team sports people (especially after moving to the competitive team sports capitol of the world where you can't be on a high school team unless you received private training from a personal coach from 18 months on . . .). We like the idea of being active in sports and activities that can be enjoyed throughout life and together as a family. Brandon really likes golf, but he hasn't played much over the years because he hasn't felt like he could justify the time away from family when he's gone so much already, but now that the older kids have taken a liking to golf, he can have his cake and eat it too. And the good news is that Kate will most likely be on the girls golf team this year:</div>
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All three of the older golf playing members of our family have nice golf clothes, so why in the world they are in Vans, cargo shorts, and flip flops on this day I can't tell you. But you're probably not a golf clothing snob anyway, so I'm hoping you'll turn a blind eye:<br />
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Actually, the flip flops are on the girl who <i>doesn't</i> have any golf gear:<br />
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Thank you, Will! Golf shoes:<br />
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The family that plays together, stays together:<br />
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Okay, this is really sad to me now (for reasons I will disclose in a future post), but I started training for a half marathon in June. I have always said I'm not a runner (and I'm not) and how much I despise running (because I do), but Will's best friend's mom somehow talked me into training for the Hobble Creek half marathon with her and even managed to get me excited about the process of training for and hopefully accomplishing this pie-in-the-sky goal. The furthest I had ever run without stopping up to this point was 2 miles, so when I got to 4 miles I was definitely feeling pretty proud of myself:</div>
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After one of our Saturday morning long runs together:<br />
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My regular summer morning bike rides and runs were a highlight of my day and on occasion I would have to stop and take a picture or two of the gorgeous scenery. Or the llamas in the hood:</div>
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Because the very next day the machines started rolling in:</div>
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So exciting! We're getting a yard! (Significant progress has been made since this picture was taken, but I don't think we're looking at grass until September . . .)</div>
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Rachael has spent most of her childhood either pretending to be an animal of some kind (primarily a dog, cat, or cheetah) OR being pregnant/having recently given birth. She told me the night before this picture was taken as she was drifting off to sleep that her twins were going to be born the next day, and lo and behold! It came to pass:</div>
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Identical twins. Obviously:</div>
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The Utah County Parade of Homes lands in June, and that's always a fun date night for Brandon and I. One of my favorite ideas this year was this picture frame collage on a spiral staircase wall:<br />
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And framed family recipes from a mother/grandmother in the kitchen:<br />
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Love these colors for a girl's room:<br />
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And using book pages as wallpaper for a tiny book nook:<br />
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My walls are still bare despite all these grand ideas, but we have some other home improvements going on right now.<br />
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Summer Solstice date night with my honey. This was taken after 9pm:<br />
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Todd (#3)) came up to Utah from SoCal for a few days in June with his son, Tyler, while he attended one of BYU's summer sports camps, so we got all the Reynolds currently in town together for one big night of family fun and frivolity:<br />
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One thing led to another, and the next thing I knew Brandon was demonstrating one of his legendary homemade Pepsi One light backpacking camp stoves for #3 on the dining table:<br />
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Where's the flame?<br />
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Impressive . . .<br />
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#2, #6, #1, #3 We were missing Marc (#5) who was in London doing some opera directing, but the rest of his cute family was with us. </div>
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Trent (#4) is the small nosed, high tech analyst in Santa Monica who couldn't be with us either, but was happy to text in the results of our experiment:</div>
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Cute cousins playing dress up like Asians:<br />
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Where one finds such a thing and why one makes it I have no idea, but this sperm vase from our dear friends in Iowa is right up this urologist's alley:<br />
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A year's worth of super unique birthday and just-for-fun gifts came in one big package right before Brandon's birthday from some of our oldest and dearest family friends. We met the McLeod's at Courthill Condos at the beginning of Brandon's first year of medical school when Kate was just a newborn and Betsy was about to give birth to their first, Isabel. We love them for a lot of reasons, but how can you not love people who send you cool random gifts like this?<br />
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Kate and I both got prescription glasses in June . . .<br />
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Experimenting:<br />
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We attended a humungous extended family swim and BBQ at Brandon's Uncle Don's home one Saturday evening and this was the best picture I came home with. This is probably less than a fourth of the people there:<br />
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A new move-in to our congregation. Turns out she was the mission companion of my younger sister, Elizabeth, in the Canary Islands back in the early 90's. The Mormon world is a crazy small one:<br />
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Rachael spent a few days being Twilight Sparkle around the clock. At breakfast:<br />
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The little girls took a couple of week's of tennis lessons and decided they like it so much they signed up again with the same fun college guy for a few months this fall. Another lifelong individual sport we can play as a family--yeah!<br />
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My father-in-law finally retired from urology at age 70, moved out of the home he and my mother-in-law have been renting for the last year while they decided what they were going to do (sold the family home Brandon spent his teen years in a year prior) and moved into a nifty little condo in Provo in June. Kind of a big deal! These were taken the night we helped with the moving process a little bit:<br />
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Whew! Who is still here besides my Mom (and maybe Tiffany :D). Martin? Anna? Are you as tired as I am? And just think, I didn't even include the pictures from the 2 weeks of Reynolds Camp that we held here at the house. That's coming up next.<br />
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But first, my very favorite picture of the month. Little Miss Personality dancing in her bedroom:<br />
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All of my four children are in school. All. Day. Long. </div>
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I just re-read my last post from the last day of school and relived the emotional trauma that was the 2013-2014 school year, and I can already say with full assurance that this year is going to be better. 3 schools instead of 4, an alleviated schedule for Kate since she took a couple of classes online over the summer (I highly recommend this route--doing low level classes online on her own took no time at all!), "regular" school for Elizabeth instead of the homework heavy accelerated program she was in last year at a different school (I hope I don't regret this decision . . . ), no Room Mom madness, and everyone out the door within an hour of each other instead of two. (This year Kate leaves at 7:00, Will at 7:30, and the girls at 7:45 coming home first at 2:30). And that might be the most transformational part of all: I will have 6 uninterrupted hours to myself. Every weekday. What?! </div>
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I feel like I should feel badly about this, but I've been absolutely giddy all day long. Maybe it's because I've already shed many tears over the last year anticipating Rachael going to school full time, maybe it's because Rachael is not a mama's girl and has the capable tutelage of her big sister guiding her into this new transition (Elizabeth has been absolutely adorable over the last 24 hours making Rachael's lunch, helping her pick out an outfit for the first day, getting her up and excited this morning--2 hours before she usually wakes up--and reassuring both of us that she would walk her to her class and pick her up after), maybe it's because I've had someone at home with me for the last 17 years and I'm about to turn 43 so it's JUST DARN TIME, but yeah, sending everyone off this morning was nothing but happy. Happy, happy, happy. </div>
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And you know what else? It's not like they are going to boarding school. They will start coming home at 2:15 for crying out loud! This idea of "what will you do with all your time?" just makes me laugh (I have a list a mile long) because it's not even that much time and then there are still many hours in the day to be together as a family. </div>
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Boy, I am totally surprising myself. I really thought I would be a big, blubbering mess today. But again, truth be told, I feel nothing but giddy. Any why not? Look how happy and cute they all were heading off to school this morning . . .</div>
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That's the other thing. Kate got up and go herself all ready with no complaints and well before the time she needed to leave. That alone is a miracle worth celebrating since she has forbidden anyone to say the "S" word all summer long and pretty much refused to do her hair or make up most days except Sunday. I think she is really ready to have a different kind of year this year. I sense an attitude shift, and I hope I'm right. Isn't she just cute?</div>
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Will claims to not be excited about school starting, and I believe him, but I think he is playing it up a bit more than necessary. I ordered him a new backpack on Amazon since his other one was pretty worn out (and smelled like a dead animal), but it didn't arrive in time so instead of using a simple drawstring backpack or something he left for the bus stop with nothing more than his tiny sack lunch in hand (not sure what he put in there) and a pencil in his pocket. That's it. I tried to get him to take a notebook or SOMETHING, but he insisted that he'd be fine. He's got that "I could care less" coolness thing going, and I'm not totally sure, but I think he knows what he is doing.<br />
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My gosh, he's morphed over the last year:</div>
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Okay, too funny, but I just noticed after looking over my last day of school post that these girls are wearing the same outfits for their first day of school as they did their last. I guess these must be their favorite outfits . . .<br />
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Both of them were pretty excited to share their fandoms with the world (matching lunch boxes inside):<br />
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And just like I said, off they went without a second thought. No need for Mommy to walk Rachael to her classroom even. She had her big sister, Elizabeth:<br />
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It's enough to make a mom cry. Or feel absolutely giddy.<br />
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I'll take the latter.<br />
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It's finally arrived. The day marking the end of the longest 9 months of my life. No, I didn't just give birth to octuplets. Today is . . .<br />
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I have to be honest. I feel like I have a little bit of PTSD after this school year. I can't put my finger on it exactly. Was it the 4 kids in 4 schools on 4 different schedules? (Leaving at 7:00, 7:30, 9:00, and 12:30, and coming home at 2:30, 3:10, and 3:30.) Was it the accelerated learning programs that both Will and Elizabeth did with their multitudinous projects and homework? Was it Kate's profound sorrow and anger over the irrelevance of every. single. assignment. she received all. year. long. and the hours upon hours that I spent trying to get her to either focus and finish her work or JUST GO TO BED FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! (Yes, I'm exaggerating, but this was not the best year for Kate the Great. Or her parents. Especially the one who can't stay awake past 9:30pm.) Was it my mistake of answering the phone back in September and saying "yes" when the PTA president-elect personally called to ask if I wouldn't consider signing on as Room Mom for Rachael's kindergarten class? (And I was the worst room mom ever, I might add. Thank goodness there was a surrogate mother-type who did all the "extras" that a real room mom <i>should</i> do. I stopped after delegating via email.) Was it a combination of all these things while also trying to tackle a variety of home improvement/decorating projects and my responsibilities as the monthly party planner for the ladies at church? (1st Counselor in the Relief Society presidency for the Mormons in the room.)<br />
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I don't know, really. Maybe if I had 4 more kids in the queue waiting to start school I would have had more endurance, but getting to the end of my last child's last day of kindergarten after an eternity of half-day hades (okay, Kate went to preschool around 2001 I believe, so I guess that's just 13-ish years of half-day hades) was much harder than it should have been. It felt like doing the last of a hundred push-ups, or running the last mile in a marathon, or forcing down the last hot dog in an international eating contest. In fact--and I feel really badly about this--I actually got to a point somewhere in May when I not only started to lose gratitude for my children's schools and teachers, but I actually started to feel <i>angry </i>with them with each additional assignment, paper, email, or special invitation that showed its ugly face in my inbox. It was as if they were trying--<i>deliberately trying</i>--to complicate my life and destroy my relationships with my children as I was forced to go into SuperNag mode. (I know this is completely irrational, and my rational brain is still eternally indebted to these people, but I hope you know what I mean.)<br />
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So it is with great joy and supreme gladness that I present to you a few low quality iphone pictures of our last moments of school and first moments of freedom. Sweet, sweet freedom.<br />
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Here we have Rachael and Elizabeth on the second to last day of school. (Because the second to last day of school is really the last legitimate day of school since going for an hour and a half on the <i>last</i> last day without even a backpack doesn't really feel like anything. It's so totally anti-climactic and made even more so in our home by the fact that Kate and Will don't even go to school on their <i>last</i> last day. Anyway.) Aren't they just the cutest things ever?<br />
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Today (the <i>last</i> last day of school) started off with a bang as Elizabeth (wearing her new Dr. Who t-shirt and necklace she bought with her birthday money) and I went by Smith's grocery to get a bouquet of flowers for her teacher. (See? My rational mind really is still intact.) I dropped her off early at school so I could get back home in time to pick up Rachael for kindergarten carpool. (They had to be to school at the same time--but again, different schools. So fun!) </div>
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I will actually really miss kindergarten carpool and all the hysterically cute conversations I've overheard over the last year. Wish I could have recorded them all because there is no way to recreate them. As much as I was complaining back there, you know there is a big chunk of my soul that is weeping over the fact that I will never have another preschool or kindergarten age child at home with me half days doing all the super cute things preschoolers and kindergartners do. </div>
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And maybe <i>that </i>has been a part of my personal trauma and drama over the past year as well: feeling angst over wanting to move on to the next stage and be done with half days while simultaneously not wanting it to ever come to an end. Honestly, sometimes motherhood feels like nothing more than a big ball of emotional contradictions and paradoxes. It's exhausting. </div>
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While the little girls were attending their last hour and a half of school (I hadn't seen hide nor hair of Kate or Will by this point who were obviously still blissfully sleeping in their beds), I headed back to the grocery story to get lunch stuff for the first day of summer get together Will was having at our house. After picking up the girls again and getting lunch ready, I took Rachael to a first day of summer party at one of her friend's homes. The mountains are so green right now!<br />
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And by the time I came back, cute teenage girls had invaded my home. Is it just me, or do 13-year-old girls look <i>way</i> older than 13-year-old boys?<br />
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After lunch the five of them went tubing in the natural lazy river in our backyard. Will's poor friend popped our tube just two weeks ago when the two of them tubed the river, and then he managed to pop our neighbor's tube again today in addition to cutting his arm on a tree branch. I don't think he's going to be tubing our little creek again! (It's pretty cold and gnarly down there . . .) I love this picture:<br />
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While they were down in the lazy river, I had Kate do some driving. (She's getting her license next week--finally!!!) First we went to the next neighborhood over to pick up Will's back pack from the porch of someone who emailed me saying they found it on the sidewalk in front of their house. He actually left it where the bus picks him up when he realized it was yearbook day and he didn't need it-- that is called teenage boy brain, right there! Then I had Kate drive me to the copy store to pick up the flyers we're going to take around to nearby neighborhoods to advertise for our 2nd annual "Reynolds Camp". (Taking reservations now! If you are in the area and feel like you could trust your children to the care of me and my children, text or call!!)</div>
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Not long after Will and his friends got back from the lazy river, he had to finish packing up for his campout at the sand dunes with his scout troop tonight. After dropping him off at the church, I dropped Elizabeth off at a friend's house to go with her family and a few other friends up the canyon to make a bonfire and burn all their old school papers and make s'mores. (I want to burn all <i>my</i> paperwork!!)</div>
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Look at that big bag of knowledge about to be burned to ash:<br />
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About this time Rachael was already getting bored, so we invited over her bestie for a late-over. So glad she could come entertain my little fireball! These two have spent the majority of this school year pretending to be cheetahs, and the last I heard them playing tonight, Rachael was complaining she had hurt her tail:</div>
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So ya, it's the last day of school/first day of summer, and I'm already kind of exhausted. THIS IS A BAD SIGN, PEOPLE! But I will tell you what makes everything okay. Kate has spent the entire day in her pajama clothes (you know, the kind you can wear to run errands and no one would even know you slept in them?) listening to music and drawing. She has morphed into the calmest, nicest, happiest person in the world. Overnight. She's back to drawing instead of studying, sleeping instead of procrastinating, and what a difference that makes in this girl. And what a difference <i>that</i> makes in this mother! I heard one of the truest things ever said just the other day from a friend: "A mother is only as happy as her saddest child." So if summer means happy, carefree kids for a few months, then I say bring it! Bring on summer!</div>
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Sigh. (Happy sigh.) It feels good to sit down at the computer to relieve my brain of thoughts, and the hard drive of pictures. It's been way too long since I've logged into Blogger--longer than ever before. And I've had mixed feelings about being away.</div>
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The pro's? Not worrying about chronicling my life as much as living it. Being in my own little bubble. Feeling free of the pressure to keep up with my blog like it's a project, and wondering who, if anybody, is reading. (And caring.) Having more time in my schedule for other things besides sitting in front of a computer. Technology has felt like a burden to me lately. An indispensable burden. This is probably the biggest pro, because for some unexplainable (and some explainable . . .) reasons, my life feels busier now than ever before even though I no longer have any babies or toddlers clinging to my body all day long. (Actually talked about this <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=56&sid=29772295">in a segment on Studio 5 yesterday</a>.) I just really feel like I don't have the time anymore to keep up with regular blogging, and who knows? That might be the long-term reality. Only time will tell.</div>
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The con's are that I realized I really, really do need to write for my own sanity. Writing my mothering articles for Deseret News and Power of Moms is a wonderful outlet, but I need the perspective that comes from writing about and chronicling my family's constantly changing life. And I <i>want</i> to chronicle my family's life. If I don't, who will? It's really important to me that it happens. So while I have been an Instagram regular all along (@brandonandallyson if you want to know), I need to have a place where I can really dig in and write more than a one liner--though I find it pretty amazing how much those snapshots and one-liners can communicate! Plus, I know my mom would like a few more details and pictures of our comings and goings. So here I am.</div>
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So if anyone is reading, and if you have read my blog in the past, then you know that I get totally weird about trying to catch up when I've been away for awhile, and yes, that's what I'm feeling compelled to do now. I just can't resist. So even though I'm in the middle of end-of-school-year craziness and the full onset of a Utah spring, I'm going back to January. That's right! Don't argue with me. This is my blog.</div>
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But first, a bit about my feelings for January. I think it might be my new favorite month. January-March actually. The very three months I used to dread so much here in Utah after leaving our sunny and fragrant L.A. winters, these months have become a respite in my otherwise crazy year driven by school/extracurricular activities and seasons/holidays that take over every square inch of my time and energy. January to March is so quiet and undemanding. No holidays, no yard work, no birthdays, no breaks that call for vacation planning, no end-of or back-to season/school year anything. It's just <i>dead</i> in the best kind of way and I really do love it. Because of the dearth in the schedule, and the dark, cold days, I feel completely licensed to hunker down at home and do whatever I want to do and not what everyone else wants and needs me to do like during the busier months. It's almost like the nesting instinct of pregnancy in the sense that I feel super homemake-y and have this urge to put my home and family life together and keep to myself while doing it. It's like I'm trying to realize my unrequited (and wholly unrealistic) dream of living in the 1800's when a person would have to actually rig up their horse and carriage and travel over miles of terrain if they wanted to talk to me and make a request of my time and energy. (Only, I still want to be able to drive to Costco when needed.) </div>
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And maybe that's why I stopped blogging in January. Because when I blog it feels like I am reaching out to and inviting the outside world into my life, and I think I really just wanted to hide out for awhile and do my own thing. And truthfully, part of me still thinks that sounds like a good idea. Sure, I could just have a private blog and only invite certain friends and family to read, but then why blog at all, right? Just send a mass email. Who knows. Like all forms of technology and social media, things change and evolve so quickly that blogging might not even be around in another five years. But I guess I haven't moved on or gotten entirely sick of this mode of communication yet, which is why I'm here right now.</div>
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On to January! (Or should I say back . . . ?)</div>
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Good-bye Christmas! It was nice seeing you:<br />
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Disney Just Dance:<br />
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Some people sleep in even when school is session. Oh, to be an afternoon kindergartener! We only have one child left who occasionally wanders into our room at night. Look at those lashes:<br />
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I was unusually "regular" in the kitchen making many home cooked dinners, hot breakfasts, and even packing lunches the night before. This is what happens when there is nothing else going on! First Sunday of the month during the winter months is always--<i>always</i>--Japanese curry rice:<br />
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My kids didn't know how good they had it. Most of our current school week breakfasts are just cereal:</div>
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Yes! Downton Abbey returned! The best part of January:<br />
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Does this take you back to your childhood like it does me?<br />
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The temple is beautiful year round, but there is something about a white temple with a white winter background:<br />
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Kindergarten carpool minus one:<br />
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We enjoyed lots of specialty hot cocoa and Teavana tea in January:<br />
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Pumpkin hot chocolate:<br />
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My favorite flavor of herbal tea was a white chocolate peppermint:<br />
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Another favorite:</div>
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A lazy pre-kindergarten morning at the McDonald's playland. Considering these two spent months and months pretending to be cheetahs, this picture had to happen. Rachael is in her ready-to-pounce position with her "paws" also in character:<br />
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Cheetahs like ice cream, too, you know:<br />
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An afternoon lunch at Zupas with this cute girl after something that had to do with that sticker on her shirt which I can't remember now:<br />
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We enjoyed lots of lazy Sunday morning brunches since our congregation doesn't meet until 1:00 in the afternoon:<br />
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The little girls made Olaf:<br />
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Doing a segment on Studio 5 was the one and only slightly stressful "extra" during the entire month of January. And when you only have one "extra" in an entire month, it just doesn't seem that bad. Maybe I could learn something from this? (You can watch the segment <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/index.php?nid=54&sid=28346527">here</a>.)<br />
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My requisite trip to the Salt Lake Trader Joe's after:<br />
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I got so homemake-y in January that I started organizing and using my <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/food-storage?lang=eng">food storage.</a> What?!<br />
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We called this "bugs" when we were little. Cooked whole wheat berries with warm milk and honey. Mmmmmmm . . . .<br />
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I cleaned out both the garage and the basement. DID YOU HEAR THAT?! The garage AND the unfinished basement:<br />
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I've been buying 2 or 3 boxes each month in an effort to get a year's supply. I'm using my good friend Liesa's program (which involves more than these boxes I know most people have no clue how to use) because it's so super easy to understand and follow and, honestly, it just makes sense. <a href="http://www.idareyoutoeatit.com/">Go check out her blog </a>and buy her book. Doesn't this look so neat and tidy? </div>
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Gonna get me some shelves for this stuff when we figure out exactly what we're doing with this basement of ours:</div>
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While cleaning out the basement I also recovered this gem that I purchased for nothing months ago at <a href="http://www.npsstore.com/">NPS</a> (with Liesa, who introduced me to the place) which I intended to give Brandon for Christmas. Think he could learn anything in here?</div>
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This is about as stressful as life got for me in January:</div>
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Cute girls playdate. We've gotten a lot of mileage out of these Asian dresses I bought for nothing years ago at my favorite second hand store in Iowa City, "Stuff". Kate was the first to wear them:<br />
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We watched the Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" address on MLK day:<br />
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And I struggled through the SOTU (these speeches are always so hard to stomach):<br />
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I actually started and finished a book during the month of January! Well, more like over a weekend. It was too compelling to put down:</div>
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I love these pictures of the "bookends: doing their homework together:</div>
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Brandon and I convinced Elizabeth to wear Kate's old green velvet dress that was also found for nothing at "Stuff" by Grandma Reynolds to use as Kate's post-baptism dress. Doesn't she look gorgeous?</div>
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We have an identical picture of Kate twirling in this dress. This has got to be THE MOST twirl-able dress on the planet:</div>
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We dealt with Rachael's bedtime issues in a variety of ways. (The girl CANNOT wind down at night!) I have since gone to the use of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GIYTRU/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004VEXRTW&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0CVBXBG7M1XX9QEE0NW2">melatonin</a> thanks to the suggestion by multiple friends on Facebook:<br />
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Rachael was complaining that she never had any fun socks for "Crazy Sock Day" at school, so I went out of my way to get her some and get her all dressed up only to realize after the fact that we got the week wrong. And yes, we forgot when it was the real "Crazy Sock Day" . . .<br />
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(This is such a perfect example of how most things go in my life.)</div>
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And beautiful sunset pictures never hurt anyone either:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">January, I miss you!</span><br />
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In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">January 2013</span>, we were lucky enough to have my parents here with us from Iowa as well as my sister, Elizabeth, and her family (who were in town visiting family on both sides) to celebrate both Christmas and New Year's. Since all of us used to live in Iowa City together back in the day (even my sister's husband's family), it was fun to have a reunion of sorts for the baptism of Liz and Jason's son, Andrew:<br />
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We all had a blast sledding in our own backyard:</div>
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We hosted some other family gatherings in January as well. A few of the Petersen clan (Brandon's mother's side):<br />
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And more Reynolds. It's been fun having Brandon's youngest brother, Brent, nearby at BYU, and Brandon's brother, Damon, and his family who moved to Utah permanently last November. We don't feel so alone in Utah anymore! </div>
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I also conquered a huge fear of mine in January and made it through the first of what turned out to be five interviews this past year for a local daytime TV show called Studio 5. (Because I'm sure you have nothing else to do, you can watch all five of the interviews <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=34&query=allyson+reynolds">HERE</a>.) </div>
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Also in <a href="http://powerofmoms.com/">Power of Moms</a> news, I spent a short weekend back in La Canada presenting at a retreat with a bonus of sharing Sunday dinner with family:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0ReJi7DXpYyuyKMOdgDxsp17TXd3mVUi7Fj2THikBLPz9VfXDFPVW8fdeo45e8NfggnxuXB-nMnaWbEFCn35awyaRzqvWXq-94EZYWxnv1fdcNYm0gBAYMYc-KwxkUvAu9nVUaP9htkC/s1600/IMG_0358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0ReJi7DXpYyuyKMOdgDxsp17TXd3mVUi7Fj2THikBLPz9VfXDFPVW8fdeo45e8NfggnxuXB-nMnaWbEFCn35awyaRzqvWXq-94EZYWxnv1fdcNYm0gBAYMYc-KwxkUvAu9nVUaP9htkC/s640/IMG_0358.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Trent and Laura's newest addition to the Reynolds family, Eden:<br />
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In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">February</span>, we still didn't mind the beauty of winter:<br />
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Will and Elizabeth worked on their culinary skills:<br />
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He made pancakes almost every Saturday morning for months:<br />
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Her first omelet:<br />
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and Will had his first cello recital in our home with some special visitors:</div>
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His awesome teacher, Kayson Brown:</div>
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In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">March</span>, Brandon and I celebrated 18 years of marital bliss with a trip to Mexico (at least, that's what trips alone make you feel like, and I think that's the point!):</div>
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Back at home, we got our Irish on for St. Patrick's Day:<br />
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Anything to spice up the long, cold winters of Utah!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6oznVJo4vPyyEo-lCBpxbcSSB98GpAPdwKEAifPhddheacLjJA3pzd9c0DN7VX9stTCshAIeN2jejDSxVm3VHrOTNrz7nCcusdKQn62N1cMbsxARspThPNYOdiRywgOxlpFw4NvTvm1N/s1600/IMG_1573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6oznVJo4vPyyEo-lCBpxbcSSB98GpAPdwKEAifPhddheacLjJA3pzd9c0DN7VX9stTCshAIeN2jejDSxVm3VHrOTNrz7nCcusdKQn62N1cMbsxARspThPNYOdiRywgOxlpFw4NvTvm1N/s640/IMG_1573.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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At the very end of March going into <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">April</span>, we celebrated the two William's birthdays (only one day apart). It was a very special weekend with Will turning twelve on Easter Sunday and receiving a level of the priesthood (as is customory in our church), and Grandpa Reynolds being released during <a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference">General Conference</a> from a five year assignment to which he was very dedicated. No, we didn't have the right candles for his birthday, but we had some laughs with the ones we had:<br />
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Our little pyro:</div>
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That same weekend we got all three Reynolds siblings and their spouses together:<br />
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And the California cousins were reunited as Todd and Shauna's family came up to Utah for their (and our!) spring break. We might have wanted to go somewhere warm for spring break (:D), but we couldn't pass up the chance to spend some time with them on the slopes after Easter weekend since our spring breaks don't usually match up. Good times with these cute cousins:<br />
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Love seeing them together again:<br />
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And we love getting together with their parents, too:</div>
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Also in April, Kate's braces finally came off. Isn't she a beauty?<br />
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And she started playing with the high school golf team. (Had to take this picture without her knowing!) </div>
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We also thoroughly enjoyed nearby Thanksgiving Point's Tulip Festival. It's always a welcome relief when spring finally arrives, and our local Tulip Festival is the best way to take it all in:</div>
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I got to attend one day of the annual Power of Moms retreat in Park City:</div>
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With April and Saren, my dear friends who co-founded the website:</div>
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We hit "May Madness" about mid-month with all the end of school year stuff. Like Elizabeth's student created class opera I accompanied on the piano:<br />
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Will's end of school year orchestra concert with the <span id="goog_2009744317"></span><a href="http://www.american-heritage.org/music/orchestra">Lyceum Orchestra Program<span id="goog_2009744318"></span>:</a><br />
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One of many scout advancements of the year (Brandon should definitely get the parent pin, not me):</div>
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And finally, his 6th grade graduation:</div>
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Rachael's end of school year school dance program and pre-school graduation:</div>
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Yes, Rachael is full of personality. Here she is pictured with one of several fiancés she's had during the last few years:</div>
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And we loved having Brandon's youngest brother, Brent, move in to our basement to record music for several weeks of the summer starting in May. We really do miss having him around and hearing his awesome live music down there:</div>
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Also beginning in May, Brandon's fourth brother, Marc, and his family moved from Texas to Utah for two months so he could direct BYU's spring opera. Four brothers all living in Utah for a little while was a real treat: </div>
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It was a great excuse for more extended family get togethers:</div>
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Utah is incredibly beautiful in May when there is still snow on the mountains and everything down in the valley is blooming and turning green:</div>
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Rachael was as cute as ever:</div>
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Kate learned TO DRIVE (license still pending):<br />
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Elizabeth got so into sewing that I signed her up for a summer class:<br />
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Both little girls took some swimming lessons:<br />
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I cut my hair . . .<br />
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. . . and took Kate to get her first pedicure before sending her off to<a href="http://ce.byu.edu/yp/"> EFY</a> for a week. She was a busy girl over the summer with two weeks of Driver's Ed, one week of EFY, one week of girls camp, and several days of Youth Conference on top of the two weeks we spent for our own reunions/vacations. And you can see from her arm that we also repainted/redecorated her room over the summer. She's decided she wants next summer to move a little slower:<br />
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Will is one of the funniest kids I know. Who does this with a t-shirt?<br />
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Our congregation's boundaries were realigned and I got a new assignment as the person who "gets" to plan the monthly activities for the women at church (with the help of the cute ladies below). This was our first activity, a getting to know you Tea Party:<br />
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Near the end of June going into <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">July</span>, we had a Reynolds reunion at Brian Head in southern Utah:</div>
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All the grandkids, minus Damon and Angie's baby born in October:</div>
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The Original Recipe:<br />
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The brudders (Brandon and Brent both turned 40 and 20 that month):<br />
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All the boys:<br />
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All the girls:<br />
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The funny pre-teens:<br />
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Good times making s'mores:<br />
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Playing games (no pictures, but some of us grown ups played the card game SCUM pretty much every night):<br />
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Enjoying the natural beauty of the area:<br />
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And just being with family:<br />
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A highlight of that trip was celebrating Brandon's 40th birthday (the 4th of July) by hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park with our two oldest:</div>
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Kate spent a ton of time drawing and getting familiar with a variety of digital art programs:</div>
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My best friend from college moved to Oxford, England with her family and needed a home for her maltese, so we increased our family by one this year:</div>
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Bunny and Yuki (which means "Snow" in Japanese):</div>
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Poor Rachael had her tonsils and adenoids out and had a pretty rough recovery. Giving me the "I love you" sign before:</div>
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Totally tuckered out after:<br />
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But even when she wasn't feeling good, she was usually pretending to be an animal of some kind. Most of this past year was spent either as a cat, a dog, a cheetah (that was a big one), or a fire ferret. She also spent some time being infatuated with Sonic the Hedgehog and My Little Pony. I think she may become a vet or a zoo keeper when she grows up:<br />
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The last week in July, the three oldest kids worked their tails off to execute a very successful week-long day camp to earn some money:<br />
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In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">August</span>, we drove to Mesa, AZ for the funeral of Brandon's maternal grandfather, Philip Petersen. While he will be greatly missed, it was a joyful occasion as family and friends reflected on his good life and the positive influence he had on everyone he met. We were so grateful as a family that we decided to drive down to Arizona last Thanksgiving break to spend with Grandma and Grandpa as it turned out to be the last time we saw him. Incidentally, what I DON'T have any pictures of are the many scout campouts Will went on over the year (yes, they even do campouts in the winter months), the biggest being a 50-miler down in southern Utah. Brandon often tries to go with him on these campouts, and he met up with the group for the last few days of the 50-miler. On the drive home, Brandon and Will went on a little hunt together to find Grandpa's childhood home knowing they were in the general area. After looking at maps and talking to several older locals, they finally found the house just a day or two after hearing Grandpa had passed. It was just one more way to connect with and honor this man we have been lucky enough to call Grandpa:<br />
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Following the funeral we drove to California for the last "wahoo" of summer. After a little Disney and beach time, I surprised the little girls and stopped by the American Girl doll store before heading to La Canada to see family:</div>
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Before school started, Kate and I went to get our hair done together. (No, this doesn't happen very often which is why I took a picture):<br />
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We enjoyed "Annie Get Your Gun" at Sundance's Summer Theater the last weekend before school:<br />
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The boys started wearing bow ties to church frequently. Aren't they cute?<br />
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And at the very tail end of August going into <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">September</span>, I went by myself for a long weekend to see some of my Iowa family and go to the Nauvoo temple:</div>
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Then it was back to school. High school for Kate:<br />
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Middle school for Will:<br />
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4th grade for Elizabeth:<br />
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(I really bombed on the back to school pictures this year.)<br />
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And Kindergarten for Rachael (who is always willing to pose for a picture):<br />
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(I may have shed a tear or two, especially because they are all at four different schools this year.)<br />
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Kate continued on the harp and Will on the cello:<br />
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And all three of the older kids are doing acclerated programs at school which causes us both pride and great angst as parents due to all the homework and projects. (More in particular, the procrastinating of all the homework and projects). We have mixed feelings about having smart kids. Mostly we just want to go back 100 years in time and work on a farm together all day long. (As long as we can still have wifi and a shower every day.) Here's Elizabeth reading some very important literature:</div>
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We also embarrassed ourselves in September by having a birthday party--complete with doggy cakes--for Yuki and her mom and sisters since the original owner's children (who still have Yuki's mom and sisters) called up and asked to come see her that day:<br />
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I celebrated my forty-something birthday with a date night at Sundance and a 34 mile bike ride (not in that order or on the same day):<br />
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And a little chocolate never hurt someone on their birthday (or any day of the year for that matter):<br />
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In September, we also held several special events for the launch of our newly published Power of Moms book, <i><a href="http://powerofmoms.com/deliberate-motherhood/">Deliberate Motherhood</a></i>. It's been a couple of years now, but I was thrilled to contribute by writing the first chapter and also being part of the conceptualizing and editing:<br />
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September is also one of the most beautiful months of the year in Utah when we like to be up in the mountains:<br />
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A gorgeous moonset one early school morning:<br />
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A big highlight of the whole year happened in September when Brandon and I surprised Kate by picking her up at school to take her on a long weekend to Seattle for her 16th birthday. She's been saying she wants to live in the Northwest when she grows up, and since we could see the clock ticking toward that day when she will leave home, we jumped at the chance to have this special time alone with her:<br />
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In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">October,</span> Mimi and Papa came to Utah for Rachael's 6th birthday and to attend General Conference. (First time ever for my dad and first time for my mom since the 60's!) We were all so happy to see them again, and Rachael felt extra special since they were there for her big day:<br />
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(Kate and Will also have a slight obsession with a variety of Japanese anime manga and shows, as evidenced by these hoodies they purchased with their own money.)<br />
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Our mutual favorite, Japanese food:</div>
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We also turned into "color chasers" during October, going up into the mountains several times during the month to see how the landscape was changing. This year we found a new trail that has one of the best views I've ever seen. We love living so close to so much beauty! This canyon is less than a ten minute drive from our home:<br />
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Love the Aspens in the fall:<br />
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And of course, there was Halloween. The kids are big Dr. Who fans so they convinced Brandon to dress the part, complete with Will's (or I should say, the Doctor's) Sonic Screwdriver:<br />
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A homeless person and a little witch. Yes, Elizabeth's sign says, "Will work for candy. Every little bit helps" and no, I had nothing to do with her costume:</div>
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Will painted his own mask and went Trick-or-Treating with his friend. Creepy!<br />
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We visited Cornbelly's more than once during October:<br />
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In November, we had our family pictures taken and I got to do a book signing and a TV promotion for the book I mentioned earlier. One time when I was dressed up and ready to go to one of these events, Elizabeth asked me where I was going. When I told her I was going to a book signing and that I was one of the authors of the book, she paused and said, "Really, Mom, where are you going?" I do enjoy my other "secret" life being involved with Power of Moms! (Speaking of which, I am still writing weekly posts for the <a href="http://motherhoodmatters.blogs.deseretnews.com/">Motherhood Matters blog on Deseret News</a> if you'd ever like to read and make a comment--I would love it!)<br />
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Eating at Fong's after our family pictures:<br />
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They turned out awesome thanks to my friend, Holly who took them:</div>
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7am live TV feels mighty early when you stay up talking past midnight:<br />
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With Saren after the TV segment:<br />
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First a Studio 5 event and then a book signing. I felt like such a mini celebrity! Pretty fun when most of your life is just cooking, cleaning house, running errands, and managing the lives of four children:<br />
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Speaking of <i>real</i> celebrities, I went with a group of women to hear from Ann Romney (and others) at the Time Out for Women event in Salt Lake City:</div>
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We hosted some of Brandon's family for Thanksgiving:<br />
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Tenley, the newest adorable baby on the Reynolds side:</div>
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Per tradition, we got our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving:</div>
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And then it was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">December</span>, and all too quickly the holiday season was upon us again. We attended school and other performances . . .<br />
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Kate and Will both performed their instruments in church. Kate did a solo on the harp, and Will played the cello while I accompanied the choir on the piano:<br />
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Speaking of work, Brandon worked even harder than usual during December (which is saying something!) trying to meet the demands of his patients who wanted to meet their deductibles before the end of the calendar year and also have their surgeries done so they could recuperate over the break. He is the reason we all have so many opportunities for both fun and learning throughout the year and I couldn't be more grateful for this handsome mug:</div>
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I helped put on the church "Cowboy Christmas" party (with those same super fun ladies):</div>
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We visited Santa . . .<br />
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We went back over 150 years to a <a href="http://www.thisistheplace.org/todays_fun/candlelight_christmas.html">Candlelight Christmas</a> . . .<br />
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And thoroughly enjoyed all of our usual Christmas traditions:</div>
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And we were especially grateful for several opportunities to give to a variety of organizations during the Christmas season since we feel so grateful for all that we have. It feels good to share the love a little bit! </div>
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Sometimes this past year we were naughty:</div>
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But through it all we looked to our Savior and Friend for help along the way:</div>
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Looking back over this past year we feel so incredibly blessed to have all the best things in life in such great abundance: family, friends, love, health, natural beauty, freedom, peace, opportunity, education, and prosperity. We are so very grateful for these blessings, and count each of you among them. Here's to a wonderful New Year! Welcome 2014!!</div>
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I just. can't. resist. the urge to go back and capture the unrecorded events of the past. Especially since I have the time during Christmas break and there is absolutely nothing recordable going on right now. (Unless you consider the following things to be noteworthy: 1) Will trying to read 4 books over the break for an English requirement that he procrastinated 2) Kate avoiding her chores like the plague 3) the little girls and their friends tearing up the basement with their Razor RipRider trikes while singing "Let It Go" from <i>Frozen</i> 3) Brandon going back to work today, or 4) me taking a trip to Lowe's for a fridge filter replacement and some weird, circular scale batteries.) </div>
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So why not go a little bit back in time and relive the memories of Thanksgiving 2013? (And did anyone else who refuses to celebrate Christmas or listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving notice how rushed the Christmas season felt? It's because Thanksgiving was a week later than usual this year, as in, the 4th Thursday was the 28th instead of the 22nd like it was last year. And just so you know, the same thing will happen again next year, so consider yourself warned!) On with Thanksgiving . . . </div>
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My little Native American Indian and her dog:</div>
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Furniture delivery arrived just days before the guests:</div>
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As I mentioned in my Christmas Season post (and <a href="http://powerofmoms.com/2013/12/taking-some-of-the-stress-out-of-christmas-day/">this post on Power of Moms</a>), I made my turkey in advance this year. Recipe and instructions can be found <i><a href="http://www.idareyoutoeatit.com/2008/11/bird-in-a-bag/">here</a> </i>on my friend Liesa's blog<i>. </i>Next time I would do what she told me to do (I was being impatient) and start it at NIGHT instead of in the morning so that if I need to cook it a little longer for the meat to be falling off the bone I won't be messing around with it after midnight when I'd like to be in bed. I was thinking that you could probably use the same cooking method (as in the slow cook method) but just use a normal cooking bag instead of a paper grocery bag. It's kind of a bugger to get that big bird in there unless you have an extra big bag, which I didn't:</div>
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After cooking and taking the meat off the bone in advance, this is how it looked in the warm crockpot (gravy included) on Thanksgiving Day. So much better than the turkey taking up your precious oven space, and so great to finally have warm turkey on your plate for once: </div>
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I also made my mom's cranberry sauce (cook fresh cranberries as directed on the package and add fresh chopped apples, celery, and pecans), the mashed and <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gourmet-Sweet-Potato-Classic/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=sweet%20potatoes&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe">sweet potatoes</a>, as well as my kids favorite-- <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/awesome-and-easy-creamy-corn-casserole/">Corn Casserole</a>. So this was me on Thanksgiving morning:</div>
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And now we have to talk about the kitchen table. I have had three, THREE, lemons in our almost 19 years of marriage. I will spare you the stories and the details, but needless to say, you don't want to know what's underneath this tablecloth:</div>
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But look at this lovely, lovely transformation. I'm kind of thrilled with this table (and the setting), and finally feel confident that this one won't warp and bend under the normal wear and tear of a damp cloth and typical family use. I absolutely love it:</div>
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Elizabeth did the place cards for me. Cutie:<br />
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Other stars in our Thanksgiving feast included these two appetizers--baked brie with Trader Joe's cranberry sauce poured over the top:</div>
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And regular candied as well as pumpkin pie spiced almonds from Costco:</div>
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Angie brought these melt-in-your-mouth rolls from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAVg93jezok">Shirley's Homemade Bakery </a>in American Fork (there's one in Provo, too):</div>
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Yes, I know I already mentioned the sweet potato casserole, but let's just look at it for a moment since it's so pretty:</div>
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And pie. Yes, we had pie:</div>
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My favorite thing about this picture is that despite having several nice serving spoons, someone found an old, chewed up Clifford spoon and stuck it in the gravy boat. We're all class here at the Reynolds:</div>
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We were lucky enough to have a good portion of Brandon's family with us for Thanksgiving dinner. His parents, his brother Brent (his girl Camille is living with her grandmother south of us while she goes to school, but she spent the day with us), and his brother Trenton and family were all here from California (Trent and Laura just had dessert with us after spending the day and eating dinner with her family), and then his brother Damon and his family also came up from Orem with their family. I loved having a full house for Thanksgiving, and even enjoyed decorating for once. This is the first time I've hosted Thanksgiving, so I used it as an excuse to finally put part of the house together and actually set a table <i>for real</i> for once. But you know it was really all about the food:</div>
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The dogs got a little gourmet doggy food as well:</div>
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Which is why we kind of had to go on an after dinner walk around the neighborhood:</div>
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The annual holiday puzzle:</div>
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Beautiful girls!</div>
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She's not quite sure what to make of the dogs:</div>
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Brandon responding to the luscious pie he is eating:<br />
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Cute moms and their cute babies:<br />
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And like many things this holiday season that went by the wayside in the name of home improvement projects, we finally got around to doing the Thankful Tree that we usually work on one day at a time throughout the entire month of November. We just did it all together in one fell swoop while Brandon read a picture book about the first Thanksgiving:<br />
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Final product (and the super fun game, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-RGG-155/dp/B00008URUS">Bohnanza</a>, that we also played that night):</div>
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That night we were lucky enough to have Trent and Laura's family and Damon and Angie's kid over for the night. Here are the kids the next day munching on Pirate Booty:</div>
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But all good things must come to an end, and everyone left about the same time the next day:<br />
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Except that we had some serious leftovers, so we asked whoever was able to come back a couple of nights later to help us out:<br />
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That same weekend, per tradition, we went to our local Christmas tree farm in search of this year's trees:</div>
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Elizabeth Twiggyhands:<br />
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<i>Who got the reference?</i></div>
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And there she is:<br />
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(Rachel cannot make a normal face.)</div>
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(Will has a hard time, too.)<br />
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Let's cut this tree down! (said the heartless, environmentally insensitive girl):<br />
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Turns out this farm is owned and operated by the relatives of an LDS missionary who just got home from a mission in Fairfield, Iowa! He had dinner with my parents three nights before this picture was taken. This nice guy was his 3rd cousin twice removed (or something like that):<br />
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Getting their redneck on (redneck is fun):<br />
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(I think Brandon has been wearing this jacket to go get our Christmas tree since last century):<br />
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A man has to conquer something, even if it's just a tree:<br />
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Let the Christmas decorating commence! Beginning with the most adorable Mary there is:</div>
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The real tree next to the Charlie Brown tree (live trees ALWAYS look smaller in the forest):</div>
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And there you have it. Another Thanksgiving in the can! It might just be my favorite holiday. I love the emphasis on gratitude, I love that I don't have to worry about presents, costumes, or candy, and I love how it's the kick-off to the Christmas season but before the craziness sets in (all joyful anticipation and no stress). Yep, Thanksgiving is a keeper.<br />
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The first Sunday after Thanksgiving (Dec. 1st), we attended church with Brandon's brother, Damon, and his family along with Brandon's brother Brent (and his girl, Camille), another brother, Trenton, and his family as well as Brandon's parents (everyone but us and Damon's family were in town from L.A. for Thanksgiving) to attend Damon and Angie's new baby's blessing. Elizabeth and Liv in the pews before the meeting began:<br />
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The whole crew after:</div>
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We have a new tradition during the winter months of making Japanese curry on the first Sunday of the month. The first Sunday is "fast Sunday" for LDS people, and we typically fast two meals or about 24 hours. (Same difference for most people.) We fast from after dinner on Saturday night to dinner on Sunday night, and most people, including us, like to have a meal they can really enjoy after fasting for two meals. For us, that's Japanese curry:</div>
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We started watching our favorite Christmas movies, from <i>Elf</i> and <i>Muppets Christmas Carol . . .</i> </div>
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to the classic <i>Santa Claus is Coming to Town</i> and <i>Polar Express</i>:</div>
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I found this painting company through <a href="http://livingsocial.com/">www.livingsocial.com</a> and I would definitely use them again. They were so great! <a href="http://www.delcuttingedgepainting.com/">Del Cutting Edge Painting</a> is the name, and they were nice enough to let the little girls do a teeny bit of painting just for fun. No, I have no "after" pictures, but here's the work in progress:</div>
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That first week of December I also had the last of the contractors at the house getting our master closet ready for a stackable washer/dryer (plumbers, dry wall guys, electricians, ventilation people, then the actual moving of the washer/dryer unit) with the goal of (eventually) turning our previous off-the-kitchen/back door laundry room into a "proper" mud room. I'll admit I kind of miss having a laundry room in that space now that it's gone (so convenient when you're already in the kitchen working), but you will see why it had to be done. Where else would all the boots, coats, and backpacks go after school? Right inside the back door in plain sight, that's where! So, for now, they are thrown all over the floor of our old, and now empty, laundry room:<br />
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I also spent an inordinate amount of time haggling with people contacting me through KSL Classifieds (Utah's Craigslist) for all the furniture (and other things) I was selling. I spent way, way, way too much time in the middle of an already busy month texting and meeting with people who wanted to come see and measure, etc. before finally getting it all sold and our garage empty again. (Unfortunately, we blocked the snowblower in with all our old furniture and didn't get it moved out until AFTER the big snow storm . . .) Why was I doing all of this during an already busy time? Because it needed to be done anyway (furniture to fit the house we've been in for 18 months now), so we used hosting people for the holidays as an excuse to finally just buckle down and do it. (I wish I could say the process is more fun for me, but it really just feels like one more overwhelming thing.) And of course, we wanted to get a mudroom space before the winter months hit for all the wet boots, etc. Would it have made more sense to do all of this back in the summer months? Yes, but I'm a procrastinator who doesn't like to work too far ahead, so I created lots of extra stress for myself during the holiday period. These are ridiculous, first-world-problems to whine about-- home improvement projects and selling old furniture because you got new furniture?--but even good stress is stress. And with Brandon gone the entire month of December (everyone wants to meet their deductibles in December as well as get their surgeries done so they can recuperate over the break, so work is an absolute hurricane for him), you can imagine how much I enjoyed this little day at the salon getting my hair done. I love hair day. Especially the soda fountain and the free York peppermint patties:</div>
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With the help of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EecMZ8wxAFg">an online tutorial</a>, I figured out how to do a sock bun on Elizabeth's hair for her class play, <i>A Christmas Carol</i>. Much easier than I thought and oh, so pretty!</div>
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I took Rachael and her best buddy with me to see the play that morning before kindergarten:</div>
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The first week of December we also had not one, but TWO work parties in a row. Wednesday night was the office party at<a href="http://lajollagroves.com/"> La Jolla Groves</a> in Provo (Brandon and his partner always let the office staff choose where we go), and then Thursday night was the hospital party at the Country Club. (Doesn't that sound so snooty? Do we look like snooty people? I try hard NOT TO knowing what some people think about doctor's wives . . .)</div>
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Thanksgiving weekend is when the annual fattening process began, but the two work parties two nights in a row really accelerated the holiday weight gain in earnest: </div>
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The lights and fires at <a href="http://shopsatriverwoods.com/">The Riverwoods</a> were so Christmasy: </div>
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The following Saturday morning I took the little girls to <i>Breakfast with Santa</i> at Thanksgiving Point. While there I realized this was our fourth Christmas here in Utah and couldn't believe I hadn't taken them to this event sooner! It was so much fun:</div>
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Buddy the Elf was so legit:</div>
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So good in fact, I think Santa might have come in a close second:</div>
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And--yes!--there was face painting. Rachael, who has spent most of her childhood pretending to be either a cat, dog, cheetah, or fire ferret, is a total sucker for face painting. She is wholly transformed if you put either a costume on her or face paint. So while other children asked for snowflakes on their cheeks or something funny like a mustache (as Elizabeth did), Rachael <i>became </i>Rudolph: </div>
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They decided this was Prancer. (Or was it Dasher?)</div>
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Bunny's family left behind this beautiful pink Santa coat that my kids remembered just in time for the Christmas season, and we already had this cheap "Santa's Helper" outfit for Yuki from last year, so the kids dressed them up and they stayed that way for about a week when it was really, really cold. I couldn't resist snapping a few iphone pics of them one day when I let them out to run around and do their business. There is just something so funny about animals in clothes:</div>
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Look at the lift on those ears!</div>
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You have to admit this is cute, right? </div>
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While the first week of December was taken over by work parties and house projects/furniture selling, the second week was taken over by preparing for the church Christmas party that me and my little <a href="http://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/relief-society?lang=eng#9.2">Relief Society presidency</a> were in charge of. Even though we divided up the work and delegated quite a bit out, there was still soooooo much for each of us to do and we spent HOURS meeting in person and texting each other about details. I mean, we were feeding and entertaining about 200 people after all! We chose a "Cowboy Christmas" theme, so the table centerpieces were simple #10 cans wrapped in fabric, twine, and greenery and filled with a special cookie decorating kit to keep the kids happy. Yours truly (and my kids) put together everything in the kit beside the cookies <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10218782/">(from Ikea)</a> and frosting. Wet wipes in baggies, paper place mats and towels to keep things semi-clean, and a boat load of cookie toppings:</div>
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(Yes, they washed their hands first, and yes, I let them eat some.)</div>
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(That's Elizabeth's carpool buddy.)</div>
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75 of everything:</div>
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This was the final set up. Now imagine it with low lights and country Christmas music playing in the background. Not too bad for a church gym:</div>
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A closer look at our cute cookie kit:</div>
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We had enough money left over in the annual budget to have Texas Roadhouse cater the pulled pork (which came with free rolls and their amazing honey butter--yeehaw!), and then we had a chili cook off complete with funny prizes like a bottle of Pepto Bismol:</div>
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Throw in some mac-n-cheese for the kids, green salad, red & green JELLO salad (because you can't have a Mormon party without green jello . . .), and some apple pie with whipped cream for dessert, and you've got yourself a pretty good meal! Here's a pic with a full house. We were at max capacity: </div>
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We asked someone to put together a cute photo booth out in the hallway. My adorable friend, Jan (who looks like she's one of her 6 adorable kids) had herself and her kids all dressed up for the "Cowboy Christmas" theme:</div>
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Besides a few food details and the cookie kits, I also put together the entertainment for the evening. I was behind the piano the whole time, and Brandon was the emcee (didn't think to ask Kate to take pictures for me since she was doing her physics homework at the table and complaining about being there--so 16!), so there are very few pictures worth mentioning, but I think the program turned out really great. First we had the bishop of the ward singing, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN_TtQczgZA">"It's the Most <strike>Wonderful</strike> Fattening Time of the Year"</a> while dressed in a big red body suit (like Santa's underclothes) while a little "elf" stuffed various food products in his suit. Next up was some trick rope and singing by sweet Carolyn. Remember the hospital party? I got talking with Carolyn there and inadvertently found out she used to sing at rodeos for NINE YEARS (sometimes while standing on top of horses!) and she also did trick rope. Are you kidding me? I've been going to church with this woman for almost 18 months now and I found this out mere days before the "Cowboy Christmas" party? If that isn't Devine Design I don't know what is. So yes, I "roped" her into the program last minute. (Sorry . . .) She had her kids do the trick rope with her which I thought was too cute: </div>
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Beautiful singing voice:</div>
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The kids had the best seats in the house:</div>
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Then we had some Cowboy poetry by the talented <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0841905/">Anne Sward Hansen</a>: </div>
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Next up was Santa who totally worked the crowd, handed out candy canes, and led everyone in several fun songs (I'm on the piano, so no pics which is too bad because <strike>Jeff Davis</strike> Santa was so much fun!), followed by another incredibly talented woman, <a href="http://history.cfac.byu.edu/index.php/Brynn_Zimmer">Brynn Zimmer</a>, who read a beautiful Christmas story in such a way that the kids could transition from spaztic Santa to the grand finale of the program which was them being featured in a nativity scene while singing peaceful Christmas songs. (See my little Mary down there?) </div>
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And then we cleaned up until 9:30 while feeling relieved and happy and laughing our heads off. Jim's outfit helped:</div>
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And we all got some nice leftovers, too, like this Texas Roadhouse roll with honey butter. Mmmmm:</div>
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The very next day was Kate's big performance of "Silent Night" and "The Holly and the Ivy" in church. She not only played beautifully, but looked gorgeous as well:</div>
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I mentioned the snow storm. We had a lot of beautiful snow early in the month, as well as beautiful skies and a full moon mid-month. There is nothing quite like a full moon shining on freshly fallen snow, but I haven't figured out how to take a picture of it. Here are a few other nature pics from the month. Just iphone pics, but still pretty:<br />
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We have some gutter issues that need to be addressed, but for the time being, it's fun to see icicles form this big:</div>
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Kate was up late doing end of term homework and projects many school nights in December and missed her 7am bus more than once. I really didn't mind, though, because I was always driving her to school at the prettiest time of day:</div>
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One of her many projects this month:</div>
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Me pumping gas in my pajamas so I could get her to school <strike>on time</strike> late:</div>
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Here's that full moon:<br />
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Ya, things were just a wee bit chaotic around here while all the additional Christmas stuff was going on. This is what a typical night looked like as we attempted to do a little family scripture study and prayer before bed. (We've had a pretty bad track record as of late.) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHlRYSdMS4jLgsg2tTMACw7nRM5xU6GwMiN3PXeTYuQtTwnvWNgaay5Rqu7e9IfZCljo67Gv3w7br8YVwNL0ldSkereZ0KLRabkikOtnL3Kq29vFOqU2NK4CSSnz-qY3bK9iUa5YX8Ovy/s1600/IMG_3737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHlRYSdMS4jLgsg2tTMACw7nRM5xU6GwMiN3PXeTYuQtTwnvWNgaay5Rqu7e9IfZCljo67Gv3w7br8YVwNL0ldSkereZ0KLRabkikOtnL3Kq29vFOqU2NK4CSSnz-qY3bK9iUa5YX8Ovy/s640/IMG_3737.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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We did the "drive thru" Christmas lights down at Thanksgiving Point during Thanksgiving weekend, but then it was just hit or miss catching neighborhood lights when we happened to be driving around anyway. This was on the way home from piano lessons: </div>
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I spent more time than usual (late at night) playing Christmas music on the piano just for fun. I don't do that very often. This is an arrangement that Will and I are working on. (It is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugV6QGcafEE">this version</a> performed by the Piano Guys. Watch it!!) Will won't be ready to do this for a couple of years, but I've told him he can't leave home until we've performed it together somewhere in public at least once: </div>
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I tried to balance out the fat and sugar overload this month with fairly regular green smoothies for breakfast and going to a new fitness class at the church led by a mom doing it just for fun. (Holy schnikes! I haven't been able to walk right for days now! It's a good workout . . . maybe too good . . .) But even with all the spinach smoothies and workouts, I know I've still put some pounds on. Of course, our bathroom scale batteries died in the middle of December, so until I bother to change them I'm not really sure of the damage. Here's to more green smoothies for breakfast: </div>
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I spent hours trying to finish a photo book in time for Christmas of Kate's Sweet 16 in Seattle, and I'm happy to say that I made it and it turned out great! </div>
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You know we had to have the dogs groomed in time for Christmas. My friend told me about this hole-in-the-wall place not far from here that does THE BEST job for about half the price of everywhere else. So here's a little shout out for <a href="https://plus.google.com/104409779385096566724/about?gl=us&hl=en">Happy Trails Pet Grooming</a>: </div>
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Many sweet people brought us various nummy treats. This is how I felt with Brandon gone so much:</div>
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Let's not forget Will's orchestra concert (no pic), and Rachael's "Sing-In"at school:</div>
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I love kindergartners:</div>
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Before afternoon kindergarten and the Sing-In, I had errands to run at Costco, so these two friends had Costco samples for lunch. That's December for you. They didn't seem to mind:</div>
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Rachael also had a class party that, ironically, I organized as the room mom but didn't attend, and there was also a Polar Express Day. Could this girl get any cuter?</div>
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Other cute and random play dates during December. PBB: Peanut Butter Banana smoothies, Pirate Booty, and Bears:</div>
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The silly carpool group:</div>
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And then--finally!--school was out and we were all FREE! Free to go see <i>Frozen</i> (such a great movie!) and take this pic in the parking lot with my iphone. I love it:<br />
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Brandon got the wassail going. It's been brewing in a crockpot on warm for over a week now. He just keeps remaking it:</div>
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And I made the annual Christmas breakfast casserole and cinnamon rolls in advance for once and stuck them in the freezer. I'm going to do this from now on! Makes for so much less hassle on Christmas Eve and Day. (Wrote all about how to make Christmas Day a little less stressful <a href="http://powerofmoms.com/2013/12/taking-some-of-the-stress-out-of-christmas-day/">HERE</a>.) <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/clone-of-a-cinnabon/">Clone of a Cinnabon</a> cinnamon roll dough:</div>
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Into the freezer you go (just like Rhodes!), and then I took them out at 2:30 am on Christmas Eve before I went to bed to thaw and start rising by breakfast time:</div>
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The Saturday before Christmas we went up to Gardner Village to see their holiday cuteness and hopefully find a few last minute Christmas presents. The girls got glitter stars on their cheeks at the doll shop (which is where Kate found her present for Elizabeth--we have the kids draw names each year):</div>
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Funny little animated elves are found around every corner during the holidays:</div>
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I indulged the little girls by buying a little plate of Christmas doll cookies and teeny tiny cookie cutters so we could make "bread cookies" (cut shapes out of white bread, butter, dust with sugar & cinnamon and toast in the oven) with the dolls when we got home. Seriously so adorable:</div>
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It's cold getting out of the shower on a winter day!</div>
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Sunday was the church Christmas program which I played for, and we practiced both Saturday and Sunday mornings. (Will also played cello for one of the numbers so he came with me to both practices.) It was tough music, and a lot of it, but I think the program came off pretty well. Of course, from where I sat all I could hear were the sopranos, and I didn't have Brandon there to give me an honest opinion of how it sounded from the audience. Sadly, he was on call over the weekend, and while Saturday was a breeze, he ended up having to go into the hospital on Sunday morning to fix a teenage boy's testicle (yes, I just said that--that's common lingo around here) and then in the afternoon/evening (he got home around 8:30pm) he put a stent in a 36 weeks ripe pregnant woman (among other things). So he missed the whole Christmas Sunday program! Such is a doctor's life in December.<br />
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On Monday we did something I've been wanting to do since we moved here. We went to <a href="http://www.thisistheplace.org/todays_fun/candlelight_christmas.html">"Candlelight Christmas"</a>. Over the mountain and thru the town, to Salt Lake City we go (sing it!):</div>
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Is this just the cutest?</div>
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I was born in the wrong century. Truly:<br />
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There was one little house set up for writing letters to Santa. This is Rachael's letter that she dictated to me. Believe it or not, Santa found an alicorn costume on Etsy. The verdict is still out as to wether or not it has magic and can actually fly:</div>
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The old school house had traditional pioneer dancing. William was mortified (I kind of forced him to be my partner), but I had a blast:</div>
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Replica of the very first Christmas card:<br />
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Putting her name on the Nice List:<br />
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You have to experience a live Nativity at least once each season. You just do:<br />
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Old world meets new world:<br />
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It was everything I had hoped it would be (minus the older kids' smart aleck remarks and shenanigans).<br />
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Christmas Eve Eve (that's what we call it) the little girls slept under the tree. Yet another tradition:<br />
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And then, on Christmas Eve day, I finally finished all the decorating and got cooking/baking: my mom's English trifle, a big batch of clam chowder (to go with Brandon's traditional Reynolds oyster stew we have every Christmas Eve), and two batches of<a href="http://whiteonricecouple.com/advertorial/buttermilk-syrup/"> buttermilk syrup</a> (scroll to the bottom). I make the syrup according to the recipe, but then I always like to do another batch with coconut extract. Oh, my! You must try this simple and delicious recipe:<br />
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See my little helper?</div>
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Grocery shopping for last minute ingredients:<br />
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My mom's English trifle:</div>
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And I finally finished the last of the decorating before our Christmas Eve gathering with some neighborhood friends:</div>
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Kate helped me do this old-fashioned Christmas card garland:</div>
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Baked brie with butter, honey, cranberries, and nuts on top will be the death of my husband:</div>
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We ate, we sang around the piano (and cello and harp), and we played spoons while Lincoln played the guitar. I love Christmas Eve with friends and/or family:</div>
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After our friends left, we let the kids open their new jammies and put them on (Kate was starting to get sick):</div>
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Then we decided what gifts we were going to give Jesus this coming year and put them in his stocking (everyone chooses one thing that we then include in our daily family prayer for the rest of the year), and we gave one last nod to the #2 man of the season with some mint cookies from Trader Joe's and an appropriately chosen mug full of egg nog (that the dogs got into after the girls went to bed):</div>
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And then we did what every other parent does on Christmas Eve--we stayed up until 2:30am finishing the wrapping, etc. This was probably the very first year I stayed awake with Brandon the entire time. Christmas Eve is just my favorite. The peacefulness, the anticipation. It's almost (maybe even) better than Christmas morning:<br />
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And finally, Christmas morning:</div>
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First, the stockings:<br />
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Begging for the treats she can smell in there:</div>
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Then the traditional Christmas breakfast of cinnamon rolls, sausage breakfast casserole, and grapefruit:<br />
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And then on with the presents! We go around the room one by one, youngest to oldest choosing a gift for someone else. It makes the special day you've been preparing for last so much longer and everyone gets a chance to appreciate and thank people for their gifts. We love doing it this way!<br />
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Thought we'd try out the cheapest version of the Kindle to see how we like digital books:<br />
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So far, so good:</div>
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I still got them "real" books as well:</div>
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And the photo book from her birthday:</div>
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For the little girls, it was the year of doll accessories. They even set up a little Christmas tree in their bedroom with Rachael's blankie as a skirt and their jewelry for ornaments. So sweet:</div>
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And My Little Pony fluff for Rachael, including the Etsy alicorn costume she asked of Santa:</div>
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A heartfelt thank you from Elizabeth for some doll clothes Kate gave her:</div>
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Holiday tea from Teavana for Brandon. We kept presents on the slim side for us since all the new furniture was more than enough:</div>
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No make-up and 5 hours of sleep. Just keeping it real:</div>
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Rachael foot sandwich:</div>
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The aftermath (with a full garbage can from the garage brought in by Brandon behind the couch):<br />
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After playing with presents and eating leftover breakfast and leftover chowder and stew, the sun set on Christmas Day:</div>
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Whew! Okay, that kind of took forever, and I'm kind of exhausted all over again just looking back over this month of frenzied joy. What I realize about myself is that I am the kind of person who wants to experience it all, taste it all, do it all. I am all about enjoying the abundance during the month of Christmas, and the crazy thing is, there is more than enough goodness to go around. December is the month of abundant love, hope, magic, and goodwill that spills out over everything and everyone. It is the spirit of Christ permeating the lives of those who believe in Him trying to give good gifts of time, money, food, or talents in his name. We were blessed to have three separate organizations we could donate to through our congregation this year: children in the foster care system, inner city/low income families up in Salt Lake, and the rather indigent Goshute Indian tribe. We happily took the kids shopping for some of the kids in the foster care system, and donated several bags of gently used (in some cases new) items to give to the Goshute Indian tribe. As minuscule as these offerings are, they are one tiny way we can not only recognize and feel gratitude for our own abundance, but more importantly, recognize and feel the abundance that God shares with us through His Son. He wants us to follow him by giving gifts of love just like he did for the benefit of his children. We are his hands here on this earth. So as tired as I am as I sit here in my pajamas at 11am 3 days after Christmas, the activities of the past month were worth every bit of energy expended for the memories made, the love shared, and the service rendered. I am wise enough to know by now that these are my "good old days," so I'm going to milk them for all they are worth.</div>
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The cute little creatures in my life. I've loved snuggling up with Rachael and listening to her read her little "Take Home Reading" books assigned from the school. I've loved walking the dogs every day because it gets me outside even when I don't feel like it and then I'm always happy that I did. And I love it when Rachael comes running outside in her pajamas to meet me and the dogs:<br>
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Will's <a href="http://www.american-heritage.org/music/orchestra">awesome orchestra program</a> and the concert they put on last week:<br>
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The little girls playing school in my kitchen:</div>
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These earrings that remind me of one of the best summers EVER when my friend Amy (Bunny's mom) and I found ourselves running the kitchen of the APS fish cannery (well, she ran it, I just did what she told me), cooking 3 meals a day for everyone who worked there. The stories those earrings could tell!<br>
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And the fun slumber party at Little America that night with some of the ladies from the 'hood. We stayed up talking until 2am when I fell asleep sitting up:<br>
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Will doing his edible cell project 100% by himself. Believe it or not, he bought that <strike>nucleus</strike> gobstopper last summer with his own money (ten precious dollars for that thing) and has been working on it ever since:<br>
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We weren't allowed to take pictures in the exhibit, but it was beautiful (calming, inspiring . . .), and nice to enjoy with just one child that I could talk to without interruption who also appreciated what I was seeing. There are some great things about kids growing up. (Even if she makes faces like this when I tell her to look up like me.)<br />
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I was also grateful yesterday for another gorgeous fall day. (Hope it wasn't the last!) I took a nice little walk with these four cuties. Not sure who is walking who:<br />
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TODAY I felt grateful for all the amazing teachers at both school and church who enrich my children's lives in so many ways. This afternoon Elizabeth met with her girls group at church at their leader's home for a tea party and etiquette class. So cute and fun!<br />
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And then tonight I was grateful for all the girls and moms who showed up for our service activity at church to make over 100 *magical* fairy wands for the pediatric patients at nearby American Fork hospital (where Brandon works). We got some serious craft on:<br />
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I have to say, I had a nasty cloud hanging over my head all day (for no good reason), and this activity just snapped me right out of my pathetic little pity party. There really is something about getting out of yourself and thinking about other people that just heals the whiny, self-absorbed soul. How can you<i> not </i>feel happy after working with wonderfully generous people to make this gorgeous pile of fluff intended for pediatric patients:</div>
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Last but not least, I was grateful for my good friend, Holly, who finally finished the pictures from our family photo shoot. Look at my gorgeous kids! Kind of makes you realize the power of good photography, doesn't it? (Not that they are usually ugly, but just compare the top picture of Kate to this one. I mean, seriously . . .)<br />
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There were so many dumb little <a href="http://powerofmoms.com/2013/11/mini-catastrophes-and-an-attitude-of-gratitude/#comment-24441">mini catastrophes </a> in the last two days that I was NOT grateful for, but I'm really trying to become the kind of person who sees and focuses on all the good in my life and not the bad. (Or even just the painfully annoying--because there is a LOT of that!) And it's not too hard to do when I look at these pictures. I'm telling you, this whole "gratitude journal" thing works . . .<br />
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HOWEVER, on Thursday I was grateful that for the first time in many, many months, the stars aligned for Brandon and I to go to lunch together. We have had some sporadic date nights in the last several months, so catching a mini-date on a Thursday afternoon was very nice. We even scored a second mini-date that night at Osmond Designs with Teresa who is helping us pick out some furniture and accessories for our home. (Not that I dislike having a massive TV on a tiny box in the center of the largest wall in our main living space. It hasn't been bothering me at all!)<br>
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I was also grateful on Thursday to spend an hour in Rachael's kindergarten class, which was just about the sweetest hour I've spent in a long time:<br>
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So proud of herself:<br>
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She painted a picture of us. Makes my heart all melty:<br>
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I am grateful every day that I still have at least one little munchie. Obviously, I love all of my kids--and every stage has its pro's and its con's--but there is just something about children who are still young enough to be totally devoid of any self-consciousness. That doesn't seem to hit until about age 8, so I am trying to soak up every last little moment with this one in her complete and utter guilelessness. She is <i>constantly</i> pretending to be some type of animal (lately it's either a cheetah or a lemur, and she always says she's half human and half cheetah/lemur/whatever), but I think she gets frustrated by the inability to be all of her favorite things at once so today she made the announcement, "Mom! (very excited), I'm half of everything in the whole wide universe!" She has such a strong imagination. I think more than any of my other kids. If she says/imagines it, it simply IS and she totally believes it. Also, today at church the speaker said something about "playing catch up" which every adult totally understands, but Rachael looked up at me with the cutest face, laughing, and said "playing ketchup . . ." like he was the funniest guy in the world to say something so silly. Anyway, I'm just grateful I still have a little one at home! (Especially when other things that I'm NOT grateful for happen with the older, not so guileless kids . . .)<br>
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On Friday, I was grateful to finish my weekly post by noon even though I didn't start it until that morning, and I had many interruptions, and I felt zero inspiration. (Was grateful Rachael had a friend over to keep her company!) I've had a few nice comments posted about it so I (kind of ) feel like the agony was worth it. As Billy Joel said about songwriting, "I love having written, but I hate writing." I really feel that sometimes.<br>
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As always on Friday, I was grateful for a few solitary hours of vegetation in the afternoon with my DVR'd friends of Parenthood. (SO surprised to find out via Facebook that the twin babies of one of my friends from L.A. are taking turns playing the part of little Aida Braverman! And did anyone else think when they first announced the name that it sounded like "Ate a Braverman"?) It's the only show I actually sit down to watch outside of psycho news programs and the Food Network (which I just use as background noise). I know it's ridiculous to list my lone hour vegetating with my favorite TV show as something to be grateful for, but I thoroughly enjoy that happy little brainless respite at the end of my week.<br>
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And then I was grateful that night that everybody had a friend. Kate went to the movies with one of her good friends, and Will, Elizabeth and Rachael all had one or two friends over at our house. We aren't always the most social people in the world, so it makes me happy to see my kids having fun with good friends. Friday night pizza:<br>
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On Saturday I was grateful to be able take care of a ton of bizness in the morning which I've been putting off forever, like ordering Elizabeth's school pictures after failing to turn the paperwork in to the school on time--stuff like that. Doesn't it just feel good to take care of annoying business like that? Nice to have a slow Saturday morning to be able to do it.<br>
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I was also grateful to go back to Osmond Designs again that afternoon to make some final decisions. I can't wait to fill some of the empty spaces in our home!<br>
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And then that night I was grateful to have a full house AGAIN! Elizabeth had a little party with most of the girls from her class, and Will had the same friend come back over. The dynamics of those two groups got a little interesting at times. Maybe it was all the junk food:<br>
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Today I was grateful for the great talks and lessons at church. I always feel better after a day full of Mormony Mormon-ness (otherwise known as CHURCH--I'm serious). And I'm grateful to be the mother of Kate who can make "doodles" like this while sitting in church:</div>
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And I can't even say how grateful I am for Brandon who works so many long hours. I felt especially grateful today when he left church right after teaching his lesson to Will's class to go on a 24-hour trip to Maryland to watch some guy do something during some kind of surgery so when he does that same kind of surgery he'll know how to do that same thing. (Like those details?) He really does put in some crazy hours and he has been on the brink of getting majorly sick for the last week or so as a result. I am really, really grateful for my husband who works so hard for our little family. </div>
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With Brandon gone and me being a little more tired than usual, the evening got a little out of control as I went into resignation mode and the little girls ended up going wild with hair and make-up. But I'm still grateful to have little girls who like to do hair: </div>
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And now, with the hope that all the serial killers who have been stalking me won't read this until tomorrow when Brandon is back home again, I'm grateful to go to sleep in a warm, safe, comfortable bed. Especially as I think about those dear people in the Philippines. Many of us are so very spoiled! I mean, look at that list of mine tonight: TV shows, lunches out, a house full of happy and healthy kids? It's a charmed life we lead, many of us, and we have to keep reminding ourselves of that and looking for opportunities to use what we have to bless others.<br>
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Night, night!Allysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419478404083689083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469358417943528542.post-18094106159110825912013-11-13T21:51:00.001-08:002013-11-13T21:56:51.393-08:00Gratitude--Days 12, 13YESTERDAY I was grateful that despite my usual morning routine of sending 4 kids out the door in 4 different shifts with 4 different sets of things (but always a lunch--cold lunches will be the death of me!), I somehow managed to get my home looking good enough that the 14 women coming over for lunch at noon wouldn't suspect that we actually live like clutter-bugs and pigs. It would have been even nicer if I hadn't made half of them sit at the "kids table" with the same tablecloth we used for crafts this summer during "Reynolds Camp" (complete with glitter glue remnants), but I just didn't think past things like moving the dog paraphernalia and eliminating the stinky odors from my house fast enough to realize there might be enough people coming to require breaking out the kids table.<br />
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And I'm grateful for those wonderful ladies who came. Once a month the women at the church go to the temple together followed by lunch at someone's home. (I know, the Mormony theme continues. I don't know what to tell you--I'm a Mormony Mormon!) I volunteered to host the lunch this month and it was just lovely. Everyone brought such yummy food (plus cookies from <a href="http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/">The Sweet Tooth Fairy</a>), and then we just talked and talked while eating. I really like this "new" (as of last May when our congregation boundaries changed) group of ladies in my neighborhood church, which is a good thing considering how much time I spend with them.<br />
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And I was <i>especially</i> grateful to the two women who wrapped up the luncheon for me--even doing the dishes--since I had to duck out early to go to a gynecological appointment. (Of all things! I remembered the day before the luncheon that I had this appointment, and since I waited three months for it I wasn't about to cancel.) <br />
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And I can't tell you how grateful I am that in this county of almost all male gynecologists, my friend from our old neighborhood is the one female gynecologist nearby--and she's awesome! (I am weird about having a female gyno. Sorry if this is TMI.)<br />
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TODAY I was grateful to get the playroom cleaned up, doggie doo doo and all. (Do NOT get me started on the potty training troubles of small dogs.) And I was grateful Rachael had a fun friend over to play with and that it was not my day to drive kindergarten carpool.<br />
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I was also grateful for the best two hours of my day today at a meeting with the president, other counselor, and secretary of our congregation's women's organization--called the<a href="http://www.lds.org/topics/relief-society"> Relief Society</a>. (There is nothing Mormony going on for the next three days. I promise.) They are all so smart and fun and talented and real. I just love them to death, and I think we laugh more than anything during these "meetings," but we did make some serious headway planning the upcoming Christmas party for the whole church (not just the women this time) and it's going to be a COWBOY CHRISTMAS! Yee-haw! <a href="http://www.salliepoet.com/">Sallie</a> is the president, and aside from being an accomplished artist and Art/English professor she would give you the shirt off her back. Liesa is the other counselor and a crazy multi-talent. She wrote <a href="http://www.idareyoutoeatit.com/">this book</a> and is also an interior designer. And then Holly (madame secretary) just took our family Christmas card pictures and they are absolutely gorgeous! (Wish she had been around when I had my babies . . . sniff, sniff.)<br />
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I was also very grateful today that in between Will's orchestra rehearsal and Kate's harp lesson I was not only able to make a drop off at Deseret Industries (LOVE getting old junk out of my house!), but also able to run by the store and pick up a few things I "needed" including Diet caffeine free Coke ZERO which I'm pretty sure isn't good for me even though it is calorie and caffeine free. But every once in while, I just like to have one. So I'm grateful.<br />
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Second to lastly, I'm grateful neither dog had an accident in an unauthorized location today.<br />
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Truly lastly, I'm grateful at least one of my kids likes Peanuts as much as I did. As I said on Instagram, Peanuts never go out of style:<br />
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On Saturday, I was grateful I said "yes" to the invitation to play the piano for a family baptism first thing in the morning. I didn't really know the family, but I never regret attending a baptism even if I don't know the person. There is just something about seeing someone else take the plunge (quite literally, in our church) that brings tears to my eyes every single time. It's a big deal, making a commitment like that, and it says a lot about a person and their family who supports them. It motivates me to recommit myself.<br />
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I was also grateful that we made some serious progress toward our home projects. It's been a long time coming, and while froofing up our home often feels like a pointless and shallow pursuit to me, I also recognize that beautiful and orderly surroundings make life better. (I have very conflicted feelings about money, stuff, and materialism in general.) Just so you know, we are turning the main floor laundry room by the back door into a mudroom. I want to get this done SO BAD before winter hits full force so I don't have to look at the piles of coats, boots, scarves, hats, gloves, and backpacks all over the kitchen floor anymore. It's a bit ridiculous that a newer home of this size doesn't have a mudroom worked into the plan already (especially because they are so popular here in Utah--the land of big families), but we're going to take care of that by putting a stackable washer/dryer combo in our master closet and then utilizing the small closet-like laundry room that is already upstairs by the kids' rooms. (The older two--and maybe even Elizabeth--are SO going to start doing their own laundry on a regular basis! So she says . . .) So the prep work in our closet in finally finished (except for all the dust I need to vacuum), and now we just need to find a cabinet guy who isn't already in over his head with other projects, or even some nice pre-made lockers for this imagined mudroom space. We also moved the beds out of the little girls' room on Saturday ($50 for both AND the mattresses if you are local and interested!) and moved in a new set of bunk beds and a big bookcase. This created a lot more space as well as a better home for all the books and useless stuffed fluff they adore (which I have voluntarily purchased over the years for some dumb reason). Again, for all the space we have, the kids' bedrooms are fairly small. (We have large hallways. Seriously.) I then spent FOREVER "helping" them (did they do <i>any </i>of it?) dejunk their room, because these girls know junk. Oh. My. (Gotta love the gum and candy wrappers almost always hiding under Elizabeth's bed and pillow.) I also may have met with someone who took measurements of our main living space, as I intend to finally buy some real furniture. We have lived here for almost a year and a half now using the same furniture we had in our 50's and 60's boxes in both Iowa and L.A. Not only do we have lots of empty spaces, but what we <i>do</i> have is something special. My favorite is the tiny beat up Target desk with an even more beat up fake leather chair with stuffing coming out of it that sits in our beautiful executive office with hard wood ceilings and a fireplace. It's awesome. So you can see this will be a fun process to switch some of this stuff out. (Or totally uncomfortable as I pick out pillow covers while thinking about the starving children in Africa and China, or even people a little bit closer to home who are likewise struggling. You see what I'm up against? Why can't this just be fun for me?)<br />
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On Sunday, I was grateful (again) to belong to a church that is run by regular people who just volunteer the heck out of their lives (leadership included--no paid clergy), and that my family and I get to do a little bit of that volunteering. It's just good for the soul to volunteer your time to other people/a cause/something you believe in. I'm grateful I get to play the piano for the church choir--especially at this time of year when we are practicing gorgeous Christmas music. I also enjoy (sometimes) coordinating activities for the adult women in our congregation and spent some time working on the advertising arm of the whole process on Sunday. (This month we're going to be getting together with the teenage girls to make fairy wands for the children at the hospital where Brandon works, and maybe a foster care organization as well.) Will helped me for about a half an hour before church, cutting and stuffing the program with a little flyer thingy I made to advertise the activity. (Will <i>really</i> liked the commercial grade paper cutter. I'm grateful he didn't cut a finger off. That would be bad for cello playing.) His willing and helpful attitude was even more impressive since he had already spent an hour that morning at a planning meeting for the leadership of his age group followed by an hour going around to the homes in our neighborhood with Brandon to collect "fast offerings". (In our church, we fast for 24 hours one Sunday every month--usually after dinner on Saturday night until dinner on Sunday--and then we give the money that would have been spent on food to the church as a "fast offering" to be distributed to the poor and the needy. Most people give much more than the cost of food, and yes, this is in addition to the 10% tithing that is used to build churches and temples, produce teaching materials, Books of Mormon, etc. I'm afraid this is coming off as sounding self-righteous, but this is just totally commonplace church wide.) Elizabeth also went to a song practice for an upcoming musical number in church, Brandon taught Will's Sunday School class, and after our 3 hours of regular church (this gets better by the minute, doesn't it?), Kate and Will both went to different homes of people in our congregation where they had a "mini mission" experience of eating food from a different culture/learning about the culture (you can imagine how many people around here have been on missions and can host this kind of thing--we're doing Japan next year, for sure!) and then sharing a short lesson that they taught with a companion which both Kate and Will had prepared at some point earlier in the day (in between all the other stuff!). Needless to say, we were all kind of wiped by the end of the day . . . which is why I was SO grateful to spend a couple of hours on the couch that night reading my latest favorite book, <a href="http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/about-the-book/"><i>Quiet</i>, by Susan Cain</a>. (I'm doing an upcoming segment on Studio 5 about extroverts raising introverts. I think it's a fascinating topic and the book--which is about introverts--is SO GOOD!)<br />
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And then there was today. (Well, yesterday, since I fell asleep while typing last night and am now wrapping this up during a fit of early morning insomnia.) Again, lots of stuff to be grateful for. I was grateful to remember and honor our Veterans by putting up American flags around our neighborhood at 5:30am with Will and a small handful of other boys his age and their dads. (Normally, Brandon would have done this, but he's been fighting off sickness since his horrific call weekend last week when he got really low on sleep, so I got mad at him when I found out he volunteered to do this on the one day he could sleep in and insisted I take his place.) This is a really cool tradition here in Utah on all the major patriotic holidays: Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Flag Day, Presidents Day, 4th of July, etc. It's how the youth raise their money for their activities. Everyone makes a once a year donation for the service, and then the boys and girls take turns (yes, with the help of their parents) putting up and taking down the flags in the early morning/evening on those special days. Which is why Will and I were found getting doughnuts at the local grocery store at 6:30am. I haven't had doughnuts for breakfast in a LONG time, and let me say, it was dang good. I love doughnuts a little too much, so I try to avoid them like the plague. But not yesterday. Yesterday we honored our veterans by putting up those flags all over the neighborhood and then eating doughnuts for breakfast after.<br />
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I was also grateful yesterday for another day of stellar weather. So stellar that I took my favorite bike ride in stretchy pants and a t-shirt. GORGEOUS! I'm grateful for each day that I get to take another bike ride in the warm sunny sun. (Because I know what's coming.)<br />
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And I was grateful to end the day with a real, bonafide <a href="http://www.lds.org/topics/family-home-evening?lang=eng">Family Home Evening</a> (another very Mormony thing--we've been very Mormony the past few days). We sang, we prayed, we talked about Veterans Day, we listened to Kate and Will do re-caps of the lessons they taught their families the night before, we made and ate the ugliest, but tastiest carmel apples. (We should have stopped at the carmel. Things went awry when we tried to drizzle melted chocolate over the caramel and then cover them with purple sprinkles per Rachael's request.) It was like a poorly made church movie on how to do Family Home Evening right, with a little bit of wrong mixed in. I was happy I pulled it off, and yes, grateful.<br />
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Now that it's almost time to get up, it will be fun to see what this new day brings. When you're looking at your life through the lens of gratitude, it's hard to be disappointed.<br />
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Two of these are up for grabs for $50 total:<br />
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Is that BACON on those maple doughnuts?<br />
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Oh, and I'm SO grateful for the cute little creatures in my life that keep me moving all. day. long. and bring me the kind of joy that can only come from little creatures. I mean, can you even look at this picture and not feel happy?<br />
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I was still in my bathrobe with a towel on my head at 11:55, but I somehow managed to get dressed, do my hair and makeup, and feed Rachel and her friend lunch before getting them out the door in time to pick up two more kindergartners and get to school by 12:30.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">grateful for a second lunch date in one week (so unusual!) with a good friend I haven't visited with in way too long at a new and yummy restaurant in American Fork called The Wild Zucchini Grill. Good conversation over tasty food is one of the best things in life! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I am grateful for the gorgeous weather that will last all weekend (sunny and 60s) and a reason to get outside everyday to be in the weather, no matter what it is: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAfW7y_IZRpoRlTpPx2uzXN9qPyB-itttokmF9sjSw7NmAgB0MevAJPkg63QbnU1Fm-60XQD1MKrhgH6durxizJ5QTGVOi-0SYi_nW-qpsSOMF94hyvSGbuMlv8dIWVYc0ntykPi_4fG5/s640/blogger-image-903209046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAfW7y_IZRpoRlTpPx2uzXN9qPyB-itttokmF9sjSw7NmAgB0MevAJPkg63QbnU1Fm-60XQD1MKrhgH6durxizJ5QTGVOi-0SYi_nW-qpsSOMF94hyvSGbuMlv8dIWVYc0ntykPi_4fG5/s640/blogger-image-903209046.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am grateful that these cute people come home every day from school just when I'm getting tired of the silence: <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKQxeSomSZRzwn1gKnT92zEc-pbqCWFIys01HNvjgHaCsNpDkkHhf2RHdOsg5ZFNFQyerkvipRgX42sos5w1_8u36XmzWjvcQsEuIGIZPmwt8x416vAUuqwIEqsC6qLC8KVeqEMl9MJoa/s640/blogger-image-869006164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKQxeSomSZRzwn1gKnT92zEc-pbqCWFIys01HNvjgHaCsNpDkkHhf2RHdOsg5ZFNFQyerkvipRgX42sos5w1_8u36XmzWjvcQsEuIGIZPmwt8x416vAUuqwIEqsC6qLC8KVeqEMl9MJoa/s640/blogger-image-869006164.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWGhgJRkeyJFuUvHNRWMMfoDV1BNXUpQl46K29zqXx03JjWm22_P5bZGFEuXynh3tAHRd5zKEBE5KUplGfaSD82npUYw8XBfTkvSiZwt90zVrAF2CNc7sq5BPsQyNF-A3A7ueU8lW_YUc/s640/blogger-image--811334059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWGhgJRkeyJFuUvHNRWMMfoDV1BNXUpQl46K29zqXx03JjWm22_P5bZGFEuXynh3tAHRd5zKEBE5KUplGfaSD82npUYw8XBfTkvSiZwt90zVrAF2CNc7sq5BPsQyNF-A3A7ueU8lW_YUc/s640/blogger-image--811334059.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Insert picture of Elizabeth here.)</div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CLyO63ACfPEfNkE0L6t81KEvFGxeR_H5dokOnv5HE8G69SiCo6nj1mh-vsEs5xdPrCkCIwAGbqGDNMulZvwq4ig3J3FU_Vk_4K4AGPLPfAO7BVfh6QARRd1c06OoDGw4qoW5k-7RJgPK/s640/blogger-image--1140907387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CLyO63ACfPEfNkE0L6t81KEvFGxeR_H5dokOnv5HE8G69SiCo6nj1mh-vsEs5xdPrCkCIwAGbqGDNMulZvwq4ig3J3FU_Vk_4K4AGPLPfAO7BVfh6QARRd1c06OoDGw4qoW5k-7RJgPK/s640/blogger-image--1140907387.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And I'm grateful for a fun date night tonight of window shopping and dinner with Brandon at Gardner Village. (And the convenience of cheap pizza delivery for the kids.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lastly, I am grateful that Brandon puts me to bed most nights when I hit the wall, and that I can do this entire blog post while lying horizontal in my bed with my eyes closed 80% percent of the time by using the voice to text feature on my phone. It's pretty amazing! Good night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(This gratitude thing is a good idea…)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></span></div>Allysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419478404083689083noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469358417943528542.post-45751629338337178322013-11-07T22:51:00.002-08:002013-11-07T22:51:53.728-08:00Gratitude--Day 7Today I'm feeling grateful for my association with Power of Moms. Why? A LOT of reasons, but tonight in particular because I got to attend not one, but TWO fantastic events related to my ties with Power of Moms.<br />
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The first was a "Style Makers" event with the wonderful people at Studio 5. (I'm going to be doing a segment in a few weeks, but tonight was my first time seeing the new set in person. WOW! It's beautiful!) After the keynote speaker (<a href="http://allthingsgirl.com/2010/06/women-in-business-athelia-woolley-and-emily-mccormick-of-shabby-apple/">Emily McCormick of Shabby Apple</a>) and right when they were about to explain the details of their new "Style Maker" series (and presumably, how we would be involved), Saren and I had to leave early for a book signing at the CUTEST bookstore I've seen in a long time, <a href="http://www.kingsenglish.com/">The King's English. </a>We had a nice turnout, and sweet Ericka Winkfield made my day when she came up and told me she loves my posts and makes a point of reading them. Those little moments and interactions really keep me going, because the truth is, I don't see myself as a particularly great writer, and I would certainly never consider myself a role model for other mothers to look up to (most days I'm pretty sure I need some serious help). I can think of gobs of women I know personally who are doing the mom thing way better than I am, but for whatever crazy reason, I've been blessed with this opportunity and a venue to speak out in support of motherhood. So despite feeling horribly inadequate and hypocritical about 95% of the time, I'm going to keep riding this wave.<br />
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I mean, wouldn't you if it meant you got to hang out on TV sets and sign books? Is this really my life? Ridiculous!<br />
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But that's not why we are here, is it? We are here to express GRATITUDE! And I certainly have my things to be grateful for today. Like . . .<br />
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1) Despite my typical mid-morning insomnia (as in 4-5am, followed by very shallow sleeping until the 6:30 alarm), I ended up full of energy and got a ton of work done before lunch. I really like to feel good physically and be productive in ways that matter to me, and I was thankful both happened today.<br />
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2) Elizabeth felt well enough to go back to school.<br />
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3) Another mom offered to take my kindergarten carpool shift!<br />
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4) Reading Rachael's <i>Take Home Reading</i> book together and watching her point to each word with her adorable <i>My Little Pony</i> Band-Aid covered finger. Also grateful for other cute things in my life like the second hand Minnie Mouse shoes (which both little girls have worn and adored) and the sparkly Hello Kitty shoes. I will be sad when I no longer have little girls wearing glittery/sparkly things. Because it's just dang cute.<br />
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5) Lunch out with my Power of Moms friend, Koni Smith, and our great conversation. I'm not a big go out to lunch with girlfriends all the time type, but every time I do, I love it and I'm glad.<br />
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6) Sharing laughs with Kate over <a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/va-ag-fears-dc-law-may-relocate-rat-families-virginia">this RIDICULOUS law</a>. This is government over-reach at its best and THE DEATH OF COMMON SENSE!<br />
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7) Will FINALLY remembering to stay after school to work on his project that he's behind in, and FINALLY remembering to borrow a bow from his orchestra director who accidentally took HIS bow and turned it in to a repair shop with many of the other school bows. After two days of aggravation over his persistent forgetfulness, I was SO grateful he remembered.<br />
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8) My teenage daughter contentedly sitting here next to me with a towel on her head watching funny youtube videos on my phone as she winds down before bed. As much as the lack of personal space can bug sometimes, it's tough to begrudge a teenager who actually wants to be around you!<br />
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9) And I'm grateful that Brandon DID come home (even if it was after 8pm) because some moms are FOR REAL single moms and that just seems like a really tough job. I'm wimpy in that regard. I pretty much need backup every single day starting around 6 or 7pm. (And thank goodness I've got some good looking and ultra competent backup.)<br />
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10) My bed! To which I must now retire . . . (doing my slouched over typing with my eyes half-closed thing.)<br />
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Maybe it's the four kids in four schools.<br />
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Maybe it's the mistake of getting roped into being Rachael's Room Mom. (And the least involved Room Mom there ever was.)<br />
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Maybe it's the "job" I have at church that boils down to planning a big activity for 30-40 women every month.<br />
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Maybe it's my (over)use of Instagram which feels a lot like blogging, but with much less time and hassle.<br />
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Maybe it's being married to a surgeon which can sometimes feel like being a single mom. (Though I am super happy Brandon was able to save the <strike>testicle </strike>future children of that 16-year-old boy who came into the ER at 2:30am Sunday morning.)<br />
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Maybe it's the process of actually--<i>finally</i>--trying to decorate my house <i>for real</i> for the first time in my life (as opposed to buying the cheapest scratch and dent Target desk off the floor or some unfinished kitchen table that ends up looking so bad you have to cover it with a tablecloth because you can't even wipe the top with a damp cloth without the "finish" bubbling up and flaking off) with no clue and very little support. (You would never know I was making progress if you walked into my entry, but I have a humungous hole in the wall of my master closet as proof that something really is happening.)<br />
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Maybe it's the age of 42 which feels like losing steam for all things that require extra effort or that are intended (at least in part) to impress other people.<br />
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Maybe it's the reality that teenagers somehow, inexplicably, take more time and energy than toddlers do--at least in proportion to the lack of energy that comes from not just aging physically but from tiring mentally of the five million daily details and demands of motherhood. (LADIES! Don't have babies in your later years unless you are prepared for the next EIGHTEEN!)<br />
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Maybe it's the Obamacare disaster and my propensity to watch WAY too much political news.<br />
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Maybe it's because I've been trying to live more of what I've been reading and writing about on Power of Moms for the last several years rather than just, well, reading and writing about it.<br />
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Whatever the reason, I've lost my blogging groove as of late, but that nagging little voice in my head keeps reminding me that I <i>need</i> to write and record my thoughts and keep my family's history in order to be at peace and keep everything in perspective (and make my mother in Iowa happy).<br />
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So here I am, trying to squash down my almost manic all-or-nothing tendency to go back and do mega-posts full of pictures from our week in California over the summer, Kate's 16th birthday in Seattle, and Rachael's 6th birthday with my parents here from Iowa (among other things).<br />
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BUT! I'm simple going to start again with a picture-less post in preparation/honor of the most underrated holiday of the year: Thanksgiving. This daily gratitude thing with people sharing simple sentiments of thanks every day during the month of November is going on all over the blogosphere, Facebook, Instagram, etc. so it seems like an "easy in" for me to get back into the blogging groove. Yes, I've got to keep it simple. <br />
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SO! Today (Day 5) I am grateful at this very moment to be listening to Kate practice a positively GORGEOUS arrangement of Silent Night on her harp. (Especially since I have been a crab all day. This is very soothing . . .) I am also SO VERY grateful (this is incredibly shallow but completely honest) that I am able to get my hair colored on a regular basis (as I did today) because I am SUPER gray and too chicken and lazy to color it myself. (And I just really love that little mini head massage I get when they wash my hair at the salon . . .) I am also grateful today that the big hole in my master closet is almost completely taken care of thanks to my new favorite dry wall guy, and very, very grateful for the person named "Stouffer" who made it possible for my family to eat dinner at home tonight, even if it wasn't all together at the same time.<br />
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DAY 4--I felt grateful for modern technology as I took care of tons of business on my iphone while waiting forEVER in the orthodontist office while Will got his braces on. (And I'm also grateful for braces! Nice looking teeth are just . . . nice. And supposedly they generate less cavities due to less crevices and all that stuff. Is this just a scam to get my money? Because it's A LOT of money . . . ) I also felt grateful for the ridiculous bounty we enjoy in this country as I wandered the aisles of Wal-mart with Kate and Will yesterday afternoon. (Though I was NOT grateful to be shopping with Kate and Will--they are worse than toddlers in the grocery store, complete with physical fighting and hiding behind the mega paper towel packs.)<br />
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DAY 3--Super grateful for <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-pancakes/">pumpkin pancakes</a> (this is a good recipe!), playing beautiful Christmas music on the grand piano at church for choir practice, and a gorgeous sky with beautiful lighting on the mountains at sunset. Sunday is my favorite day of the week.<br />
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DAY 2--The weather was PERFECT, so I was grateful to be able to go on yet another beautiful bike ride, and then I had the best time ever planting tulip bulbs from Thanksgiving Point with my sweet little Rachael. (Six dozen, but we won't know what kind until they come up next spring-- fun surprise!) Then I spent one last afternoon at Cornbelly's with the little girls and even scored a mini-date with Brandon after a wonderfully inspiring adults-only church meeting that night. An all around fantastic day! And I was grateful . . .<br />
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DAY 1-- I was really grateful I decided to do playgroup at my house on Thursday (Halloween) instead of Friday (Day 1) so I could put what was left of my energy toward cleaning up the after-party and then enjoying some dark chocolate on the couch while watching my DVR'd episode of <i>Parenthood</i> during the 15 minute time period when everyone is at school and I have a few blessed moments to myself. (Not really 15 minutes, but close: Kate catches the bus at 7:00, Will at 7:30, Elizabeth leaves at 9, Rachael has kindergarten at 12:30, and then Kate comes home at 2:45 . . .)<br />
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Okay, that's it! In my efforts to keep it simple I am still over reaching! More (the less kind of more) tomorrow.<br />
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We started talking about it in the spring, but between Kate's two weeks of Driver's Ed, Girls Camp with the church, EFY at BYU, Youth Conference also with the church, Will's week at scout camp, our week at the Reynolds family reunion, and a week of our own little family vacation, we didn't actually settle on a date and start advertising until ONE WEEK before we planned to pull off our first annual REYNOLDS CAMP.<br />
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Since our plan for landscaping the backyard (complete with swimming pool) didn't work out this year (fingers crossed for next year/not holding my breath), we knew our plan to create a Johnson's Camp-like experience was limited. But one thing we knew we could do to increase the fun factor was to get a nice, big trampoline, so I got on KSL (local classifieds) and found a great deal on a practically new tramp and went to pick it up. It was a pain in the patookie to set up, but totally worth it:<br />
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After deciding on the details together (date, hours, ages, price), I made a flyer (also a pain in the neck--I am SO not good at that kind of thing, but with the help of some crafty person on Etsy it turned out pretty cute) and we spent a good two or three hours on Monday morning taping them to the doors of everyone we knew who had kids between the ages of 5 and 10. (That's a lot of homes.) Knowing lots of people would be out of town or already have plans, we didn't know what to expect so we just crossed our fingers and waited. We figured we could take up to 21 (3 groups of 7), but we were still pretty happy to have 14 kids sign up by the following Monday morning. Not too bad considering we advertised with only a week to go and had no reputation whatsoever. What this means is that this is a viable option in the future for summer "work" for my kids. Not only is it fun, but it's pretty good money for kids who are either too young to get a "real" job (Elizabeth and Will), or too busy with other summer commitments to get a job with really steady hours (Kate). Of course, I probably did more work than anyone (mostly because they hadn't done anything like this before), but I have to say I was pretty proud of all their hard work. They were really motivated and certainly did their fair share. It took quite a bit of planning, set up, and of course clean up after everyone went home--and then running the camp itself. So without further ado, here are some of the pics that I haphazardly shot here and there throughout the week. Not the greatest, but I think it still gives a pretty good representation of what we did.<br />
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The first thing we did was organize everyone into groups and have them come up with names for their group. (This is per Johnsons Camp, exactly how my kids remember doing it.) We ended up with the Killer Crocs (the boys group--big surprise), the Cheetah Swamp Bunnies, and the Sparkly Pigs. (Smiley face.) The next three mornings we spent the first half hour or so doing Joke Day, Talent Day, and then Crazy Hair Day. The judges (my older kids and Will's friend who was helping) picked two winners every day, one boy and one girl. I think my favorite day was Joke Day--oh, the jokes that were told! Nothing like the execution of a 5-year-old. It's almost funnier than real comedy!<br />
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And here we have the audience on Joke Day. I love how Rachael is sitting in her little chair and crossing her legs like she's the stuff. If she hadn't been so drugged up and in such horrible pain all week from having her tonsils out the previous Thursday (I had no idea how bad the recovery would be!) she might have been even cockier than she was about Reynolds Camp being at her house:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FP29n-B4_t6Sc7I_2Wdxvzbu2E7r3UPk5AyTwV2p4PUCqkM2Qwln-inSL07E1Vz7SDUczgn6tD6MFPYpwhFtK3BHitKsgsWNjbMLjeMQHzVS_iOKKO-mgTT3zSlq3yEP7eIMevuXiLq5/s1600/IMG_1131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FP29n-B4_t6Sc7I_2Wdxvzbu2E7r3UPk5AyTwV2p4PUCqkM2Qwln-inSL07E1Vz7SDUczgn6tD6MFPYpwhFtK3BHitKsgsWNjbMLjeMQHzVS_iOKKO-mgTT3zSlq3yEP7eIMevuXiLq5/s640/IMG_1131.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />
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After free play time and our opening activities outside, we broke up into three groups for three rotations every morning. Kate ran the crafts (of course). Here she is helping these little cuties mold a hedgehog pencil holder out of clay (of course):</div>
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Elizabeth and I ran the food/cooking crafts out of the kitchen. The first day we made homemade rainbow crayons:<br />
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Will and his friend ran the physical games outside. They came up with all the games on their own and the kids thought they were pretty cool:<br />
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The kids were especially mesmerized by Kate's harp playing. She played a song called "Nightingale"--one of my favorites:<br />
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After the group activity the kids ate the lunches they brought with them and then played with water toys outside until their parents picked them up. That's it! Not much compared to horseback riding and a swimming pool, but the kids still seemed to have a fun time:<br />
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Some of the fun cooking crafts we did were the coconut tree from the book <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</i> and apple/grape cars:</div>
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Kate doing origami with the Cheetah Swamp Bunnies:<br />
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Teaching them how to bow:<br />
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More outside play pictures. Everyone was crazy for the big bubble wands and special bubble mix:<br />
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The morning we did "Talent Day" and Yuki graced us with one of her unique musical performances:<br />
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One day for group activity we did "Skit-in-a-Bag" where each group had to make up a five minute play using the props they found in their bags. Truly, this was theater at its best:<br />
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Elizabeth kind of became one of the Cheetah Swamp Bunnies by the end of the week:<br />
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Will helped out the Killer Crocs:<br />
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Final products. Inspirational, isn't it?<br />
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If you can't tell, Rachael is being a cheetah. That is kind of her 24/7 persona these days:</div>
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The Cheetah Swamp Bunnies using their free play time to make some music:</div>
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The boys using theirs to play on the tramp:<br />
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Everyone's favorite thing about the end of Reynolds Camp every day was choosing a Dum Dum from the giant Dum Dum ball:</div>
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Again, the judges consult:<br />
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Waiting in nervous anticipation:<br />
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Okay, MY favorite "cooking" craft (more like science experiment . . .) was the Flubber:<br />
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The final plate of "souvenirs" they took home on the last day:</div>
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This is how our entry looked for four days:<br />
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They probably weren't as exciting as horses or a llama, but the kids really loved playing with the dogs every day, and I think the dogs loved it too:<br />
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They got pretty tired out each day from all the excitement:</div>
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One of the leftovers at the end of the week:<br />
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Enjoying some free play of their own after everyone went home:<br />
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Again, these guys worked really hard to earn the money that they did, and made some fun memories for those cute kids in the process. I'm pretty proud of them! Looks like Reynolds Camp may have to be our new tradition:</div>
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Will had a special 8am-12pm "first" day for seventh graders only at the middle school on Monday. (To let them figure out how to get to their classes without all the older kids in the way--it's nice.) He was cracking me up as I drove him to the school sniffing his underarms and licking his Listerine strips:<br />
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He's a funny kid (obviously), so his personality will get him through, but I felt a little sad dropping him off while he was still hyperventilating. He'll be fine. I hope:<br />
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That night we had two Open Houses for both Kate the high schooler, and Rachael the kindergartner. Following are two simple visuals to illustrate the difference between these two worlds:<br />
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I couldn't believe how familiar the whole high school scene was. I was DYING at the sophomore orientation, from the class president giving everyone a little pep speech to the cheerleaders teaching everyone the fight song. I know it's really fun and exciting for certain personalities (and I was a cheerleader and the Homecoming princess, so I <i>was</i> that personality), but Kate can't graduate fast enough. The whole experience was cracking me up. We even asked for directions from a boy in a Letterman jacket who looked exactly like a dark-haired version of my high school boyfriend. (Though when I mentioned this to Kate, she forbade me from ever saying such things again . . . ) I seriously can't believe I have a child in high school who is almost old enough to drive! Here's my one day of being a fly on the wall (unless I decide to join the PTA and show up on campus occasionally):<br />
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On Tuesday, everyone but Rachael--who starts half day kindergarten <i>next</i> week--went to school (first days for both Kate and Elizabeth), but it took until <i>today</i> to get all the bus routes and times figured out for both Kate and Will. (Bless the public bus system. Paying taxes is worth some things.) So with all of this in mind, this is what our Tuesday (the sort of, kind of first day) looked like:<br />
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<b>6:50am-</b>-After about the 12th night in a row of terrible sleep broken up by insomnia, I jolted out of bed realizing Kate was about to leave and I needed to make her a quick lunch. (I would have her make her own lunch, but I don't trust her to feed herself well yet. What did <i>you</i> eat in high school when you had the freedom to choose? My wheat germ and carob-loving mom would be horrified to know that all my freshmen year hot lunch money was spent exclusively on Bugles, Bear Claws, and Diet Pepsi. Disgusting, but true.)<br />
<b>7:00am</b>--Brandon left for work with Kate riding along to go to her first day of high school. (10th grade here in Happy Valley.) Thankfully, the hospital is just down the street from the high school, but whenever Brandon can't take her (which is usually), she can always catch the bus around the same time. (7am is pretty early at our house!) I got one quick pic of Kate before she left. Cute as she is, this girl was not trying to impress <i>anyone. </i>She sort of has a "just educate me" attitude about high school. All the fluff is totally lost on her. (Wonder where she got that attitude?)<br />
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It was a beautiful morning for the "kind of" first day of school. Good heavens, I feel so lucky to live next to this view:</div>
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<b>9:00am</b>--Woke up Rachael so I could take Elizabeth (who had been awake from excitement since 5:30am) to the same school she attended last year for the A.L.L. program (Advanced Learner Lab). I tried to talk her out of it this year since Will would be at the middle school and Rachael would be at the neighborhood school, but she begged me until I relented. (What mother tries to talk her child out of attending a special program for accelerated learners? The one who is writing weekly articles for mothers, that's who!) It's just that it's one more school, A LOT of homework, and these smart and sweet girls in her class that she likes so well won't even be going to the same middle school that she will when the time comes. It was a tough decision, but we made it together and now we will have to live it--for better or for worse! One thing is for sure, Elizabeth's sunny disposition can make any situation seem positively perfect. It's one of her best characteristics in my opinion:<br />
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Back inside, I found this girl in her own little world of imagination (one of <i>her</i> best characteristics):<br />
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The empty spaces of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were filled with last minute school supply shopping (because you never know what the older kids need until after they go to their classes . . .), play dates for Rachael, lessons and activities which have started back up again, and forgetting Rachael's kindergarten assessment meeting with her teacher (argh!) among other things.<br />
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But today is quiet. I finally got a good (enough) night of sleep, we've all adjusted to the morning schedule (and the bus schedule . . . bless the buses), and Rachael was invited to go to the dinosaur museum with a friend. I feel almost back to normal; that place where I can start moving forward again instead of just treading water.<br />
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Brandon's parents are set on getting the entire family together for a reunion every year, and their efforts always pay off. Never easy to schedule (let alone execute), the annual reunion is a great way to reestablish relationships and catch up with everyone in the family. Since half of the family was already in Utah this year with Marc doing the spring opera at BYU, they decided to do it at <a href="http://brianhead.com/summer/">Brian Head</a>. Usually known for it's skiing, it's also a beautiful place to stay in the summer, but without the crowds. This was the view from the balcony outside our bedroom door:<br />
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Day 1 we all went on a "family friendly" hike together:<br />
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We took the lift to the top and hiked down. I guess that's why it was labeled "family friendly"--no uphill for the kids to whine about! Grandma, Elizabeth, Jack, and Grandpa:</div>
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My one true hiking shirt. I'm wearing it in just about every single post of us hiking, which is to say, A LOT. Maybe it's time for a new one?</div>
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A portent of things to come (in like 5-10 years)?</div>
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Rachael, Paige, and Ty:</div>
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Cutie Claire. I think she looks like a chicken nugget:</div>
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Little Ty and Rachael are great buddies. At this point in the hike she said to him, "When I first saw you, I almost had a crush on you!"</div>
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After the halfway mark, there were geodes planted along the trail to find. Paige found some beauties:</div>
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Uncle Damon trying his hand at a lasso:</div>
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Made it on the first try:</div>
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Uncle Todd . . .</div>
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. . . was not so lucky. I'm sure it's much harder than it looks:</div>
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Panning for gold:</div>
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The AGATE mine:</div>
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Sifting for dinosaur fossils (and some other treasure that Rachael lost):</div>
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Aunt Angie was kind enough to help Rachael find the coveted Magic Egg:</div>
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She got to turn it in for a prize at the end of the hike:</div>
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Going over their finds:</div>
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No family reunion is complete without a daily ice cream treat:</div>
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Day 2 we all went to church together and then endured about 57 photo shoots:</div>
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Not easy with this group:</div>
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Cute cousins Paige and Elizabeth:</div>
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We pulled it together for a few relatively good shots. Not sure if we got one with everyone looking at the camera looking happy with their eyes open, but with a group this size (and age), you get what you get:</div>
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The individual families of the 6 boys in age order . . . Us:</div>
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Damon, Angie, Paige, and Ty:</div>
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Todd, Shauna, Nicole, Tyler, Jack, and Claire:</div>
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Love this blooper:</div>
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Trent, Laura, Liv, and Eden:</div>
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Brent and his long time girl Camille (who is crazy brave to come to our family reunions even though she isn't officially part of our family . . . yet). They both turned 20 this summer:</div>
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The people behind all this lovely insanity:</div>
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After photo shoot #1 we all met for dinner back at the house where our family and Todd and Shauna's family were staying. We had our annual family meeting where everyone goes around the room and updates everyone else on what is going on in their life as well as any other thoughts or feelings they feel inclined to share. It's always a highlight with lots of warm fuzzy feelings being shared--tears and laughter and all that good stuff. Then we blessed Trent and Laura's baby, Eden, as well as Marc and Emily's baby, Chloe, since all the family was together including Laura's parents who drove like 4 or 5 hours from northern Utah to be there for the occasion. I took a few pictures afterward at Laura's request, and I think we got a few good ones in there: </div>
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Our shared pad for the week:</div>
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Ty and Will. You would never know they're about 3 years apart in age:</div>
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Little Ty:</div>
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I said there were multiple photo shoots, right? Getting one of all the grandchildren was Emily's brain child, and it was a darn good one! Even though it was a royal pain, it was totally worth it. Love her idea to use this big log across the road from our place for the setting:</div>
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It's a miracle we got a picture this good:</div>
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Love the older kids laughing in this picture:</div>
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We should have taken these next pictures back on the church grounds when we were all still dressed up, but again, you get what you get at family reunions of this size. First up, the Original Recipe:</div>
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Brandon's my favorite in this blooper:</div>
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Let's get Dad in there:</div>
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She (we) totally lost it by the end:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKz8G0Y1JwpBXPNeMeKDDSS15PcN9SrzFDAg5Er2Ht8N8IlRxTmZyvQP92rgAC9FbZGZE-pKMU0N9csrDGPjYytptOcw8scgFOZvp5pUJlxQEs_f6Wa4MDkN3mbdxyhvLwmwPXaQg1S9v/s1600/IMG_8132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKz8G0Y1JwpBXPNeMeKDDSS15PcN9SrzFDAg5Er2Ht8N8IlRxTmZyvQP92rgAC9FbZGZE-pKMU0N9csrDGPjYytptOcw8scgFOZvp5pUJlxQEs_f6Wa4MDkN3mbdxyhvLwmwPXaQg1S9v/s640/IMG_8132.JPG" width="640" /></a>Finally, dinner time:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPnGeCbha_Yy3RT_lGx4OjKVYF3zNeiUWCOXsr5JusYmHdXO9ZnLrt_jIxh05lXB2jEDNJYBrR1fGnBtb6_OYg7ThO2AoWwGWWMN-ra86l-0_u4-Q4NyM2V8FrtakjJXnxyikmusgkk48/s1600/IMG_8153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPnGeCbha_Yy3RT_lGx4OjKVYF3zNeiUWCOXsr5JusYmHdXO9ZnLrt_jIxh05lXB2jEDNJYBrR1fGnBtb6_OYg7ThO2AoWwGWWMN-ra86l-0_u4-Q4NyM2V8FrtakjJXnxyikmusgkk48/s640/IMG_8153.JPG" width="640" /></a>We had three houses between the 30.5 of us (Angie is due in October). This is where Damon and Angie and Trent and Laura's families stayed. Gotta love the Christmas wreaths:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYnOzszsXHHEKHzv86NC9SLWX36AifitgYPKbd6xZORGlhk2bUO6ZAmjdw8eyLvC3dU-m3g6GMKoVo2o2gctEIWwNq1Y15mKP0tUsc8uA3979ct8uhVXFfXBZqtLx_wtpyGZJ6EEC0SND/s1600/IMG_0825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYnOzszsXHHEKHzv86NC9SLWX36AifitgYPKbd6xZORGlhk2bUO6ZAmjdw8eyLvC3dU-m3g6GMKoVo2o2gctEIWwNq1Y15mKP0tUsc8uA3979ct8uhVXFfXBZqtLx_wtpyGZJ6EEC0SND/s640/IMG_0825.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="480" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; clear: right; color: black; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">Love this Instagram pic of Brandon and his dad:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf92L1lyPhbM3uLIP8TqdB11QGphepBBTIeCBbrxvuYwjCQZ4GKY5GCd7ybNZkOCJTlUkc83nzrlTjkQ_gUQP4-z4UCyhKtTtS0AdMsnh5rE2DrQA-fScdmvpUwLNhohu2V6lVdJNrFoz/s1600/IMG_0834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf92L1lyPhbM3uLIP8TqdB11QGphepBBTIeCBbrxvuYwjCQZ4GKY5GCd7ybNZkOCJTlUkc83nzrlTjkQ_gUQP4-z4UCyhKtTtS0AdMsnh5rE2DrQA-fScdmvpUwLNhohu2V6lVdJNrFoz/s640/IMG_0834.JPG" width="640" /></a>And this one of Will wearing Brandon's bowtie from his SENIOR PROM! Can you even believe he still has it? Will wears it well, I think:</span><br />
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I took a walk by myself one morning and got a few nice shots on my phone:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPqjM2M6yJyxdDHmzVLcsV_bCogHAAnDXQy-UTimOItnb3hvPbGE9G0yREDMKRa4LsPM9bVlTtohPGOGfnRFtTZPX20YNn8YJc8wZOn5sGRH1o2hlVGQHcgrpKWviBBGV-3s6KMg9DCKj/s1600/IMG_0900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPqjM2M6yJyxdDHmzVLcsV_bCogHAAnDXQy-UTimOItnb3hvPbGE9G0yREDMKRa4LsPM9bVlTtohPGOGfnRFtTZPX20YNn8YJc8wZOn5sGRH1o2hlVGQHcgrpKWviBBGV-3s6KMg9DCKj/s640/IMG_0900.JPG" width="640" /></a>This one had to be texted to April and Saren; it was just too irresistible. POM (Power of Moms): there for you in your time of need. What do you think? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHqeU-7Nmj2Fpuqx_r7kQU0NMu7bp7OVva934n-UAbibNyMPWbggKtMKQ5liRfc7ThZDFm5zwCjGFIbx3WSF7oDq9sp6Nf_UVQDm8lZqBEi0VbVmmOWRYwFBuNUyPg8Nmj4XWzKeQ7MHl/s1600/IMG_0902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHqeU-7Nmj2Fpuqx_r7kQU0NMu7bp7OVva934n-UAbibNyMPWbggKtMKQ5liRfc7ThZDFm5zwCjGFIbx3WSF7oDq9sp6Nf_UVQDm8lZqBEi0VbVmmOWRYwFBuNUyPg8Nmj4XWzKeQ7MHl/s640/IMG_0902.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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One day everyone kind of split up and did their own thing based on kids' ages and family interests. Our family took a drive up to this peak (Brian Head Peak), and also did a nearby hike:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JMbe0lfn-Q-8hOSoxMunXEAwoSdsJAj8tSbdO4TF7tn5PlMkFoqBKuGZbZ6NlvWjTM4LGb8xDxRrjK-eIDkv_X1m0I-SHOReUfSjX3HOJ223t4A0X-6Z1h7eHegLnH16o82uAjbqmXjA/s1600/IMG_8154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JMbe0lfn-Q-8hOSoxMunXEAwoSdsJAj8tSbdO4TF7tn5PlMkFoqBKuGZbZ6NlvWjTM4LGb8xDxRrjK-eIDkv_X1m0I-SHOReUfSjX3HOJ223t4A0X-6Z1h7eHegLnH16o82uAjbqmXjA/s640/IMG_8154.JPG" width="640" /></a>First, the hike. It was a beautiful trail with lots of wildflowers and a pretty little lake:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMZXLZBTwsbw1wyjgMAsI80EqbKh28f5T6E3DtnVE1F-RgVfM49cgYPCYt3MDhedtjSP-14_2ACQJK8-ndU_f-rlGt75GwghHLsxD6Xd3ppYO-8RgXIThedAn6vGVJ4nytZ-RcczBGh4h/s1600/IMG_8169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMZXLZBTwsbw1wyjgMAsI80EqbKh28f5T6E3DtnVE1F-RgVfM49cgYPCYt3MDhedtjSP-14_2ACQJK8-ndU_f-rlGt75GwghHLsxD6Xd3ppYO-8RgXIThedAn6vGVJ4nytZ-RcczBGh4h/s640/IMG_8169.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Purple pinecones:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tPBrAVCJE2Gy1hkcFFBEcB9zPKB9Ijzwhc3OSroUW4wlRHRam69SRTYW3TXpkrlBwEjYI_-gBEjyoqCW3O0o_kV3khx66h769ZhlayG5Woc7pkkJvIzOOqbE3k7s5E0HTvJHBI-15OB9/s1600/IMG_8235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tPBrAVCJE2Gy1hkcFFBEcB9zPKB9Ijzwhc3OSroUW4wlRHRam69SRTYW3TXpkrlBwEjYI_-gBEjyoqCW3O0o_kV3khx66h769ZhlayG5Woc7pkkJvIzOOqbE3k7s5E0HTvJHBI-15OB9/s640/IMG_8235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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We went swimming at the cute little city pool in Parowan a number of times while we were there. Kate SO doesn't appreciate me taking this picture:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5iMCbXEUrTwvdfqw9EisdpYqxmsJ-s5ltiRcwVuUyazPU8bHKhhj56DuR_KG6y5WzS4SkdJS_gP5V3m5aj3wvs2rTrclqR-Bk8HLKmvrxyEfkyTydnj0R_jo7AIPoWWFtZ44Owyvnn3B/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5iMCbXEUrTwvdfqw9EisdpYqxmsJ-s5ltiRcwVuUyazPU8bHKhhj56DuR_KG6y5WzS4SkdJS_gP5V3m5aj3wvs2rTrclqR-Bk8HLKmvrxyEfkyTydnj0R_jo7AIPoWWFtZ44Owyvnn3B/s640/IMG_0856.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a>Group belly flop:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigozwPdnxISJx8jVY1XrH2sVMgPn0DFCxL1kBAFT0C8NgSEJ8AdYgffOWNOK5QdYWtFeura0ftzFir9Va6zpbb0hFjVu1rVvR7kV990-IKspHeTmVAsN6sn_osxE-05p3qln0az0gdrwnr/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigozwPdnxISJx8jVY1XrH2sVMgPn0DFCxL1kBAFT0C8NgSEJ8AdYgffOWNOK5QdYWtFeura0ftzFir9Va6zpbb0hFjVu1rVvR7kV990-IKspHeTmVAsN6sn_osxE-05p3qln0az0gdrwnr/s640/IMG_0858.JPG" width="640" /></a>One of the last nights almost everyone was together (various families had to leave early for different reasons) we finally did S'mores and a ghost story night:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hpZH4rF-rFJEn5OLbRKguma8BqaWf9AffxXedvcRcgssTdR1zOTIYjx5WG87KLwNklZxTJpH0FXAzTs42-Di4eOXhY_8d4SOhBf-Y8-YEXOh2GyvYXu03vlYiZiMvsKlQFj1luS2Ndyj/s1600/IMG_8291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hpZH4rF-rFJEn5OLbRKguma8BqaWf9AffxXedvcRcgssTdR1zOTIYjx5WG87KLwNklZxTJpH0FXAzTs42-Di4eOXhY_8d4SOhBf-Y8-YEXOh2GyvYXu03vlYiZiMvsKlQFj1luS2Ndyj/s640/IMG_8291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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So fun to see these two reconnect as almost middle schooler pre-teens. They were in the same kindergarten class together!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BvA2dbY0RuTv95CMRDFNq90vESeyOyl9pfg7EBUwIAbdVl04Ui2FfUm3cD6NMNI7e8zpKGmdTaVXQqzm1IninghwGoB90V5m8zYlLeWRETU-j8ZA6zes-oXAnSl_7z1GycoSyHjtE9pm/s1600/IMG_8292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BvA2dbY0RuTv95CMRDFNq90vESeyOyl9pfg7EBUwIAbdVl04Ui2FfUm3cD6NMNI7e8zpKGmdTaVXQqzm1IninghwGoB90V5m8zYlLeWRETU-j8ZA6zes-oXAnSl_7z1GycoSyHjtE9pm/s640/IMG_8292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Back inside for some Headbandz and SCUM. (Man, did we ever have some words over that game! It almost got physical one night between me and Todd . . .) And even though Will is here playing Headbanz with the little kids, he had a long streak as "King" one night playing SCUM with the grown ups:<br />
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Brent and Camille spent an unusually long time in the scummiest spots after an usually long reign as King and Queen. It totally solidified my position that your status in the game is based only on luck and the caste system set in place rather than talent or strategy. Love their deliberately phony smiles:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQEFhupvztrOFTVzbc7fIFdCMdMk6s6SGG0csiWfG_RdfdifIqZyL01m7CLUk-odvyjsLeVRqWjeWWg8FJF1z3R7plLTJz_IlHX3g4_I82oiYrefRBXHbF_gRwl55hSeRLtcV3CaFfxZz/s1600/IMG_0916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQEFhupvztrOFTVzbc7fIFdCMdMk6s6SGG0csiWfG_RdfdifIqZyL01m7CLUk-odvyjsLeVRqWjeWWg8FJF1z3R7plLTJz_IlHX3g4_I82oiYrefRBXHbF_gRwl55hSeRLtcV3CaFfxZz/s640/IMG_0916.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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Terrible iphone pics, but I had to include our nightly SCUM games because it was such a highlight:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq56Y9SiJkf7Df7WDDaKF0YwbEaImfOPfv08jmKLRunqucAdnwPNcF92pywNqN_zqjitbzjXFHEwRKRdPoRPen3mcbsoLp59U66vWdzp2ubwOiMOrjZPJY5dQpm_w9GBuDTWpEHv3tLk9/s1600/IMG_0891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq56Y9SiJkf7Df7WDDaKF0YwbEaImfOPfv08jmKLRunqucAdnwPNcF92pywNqN_zqjitbzjXFHEwRKRdPoRPen3mcbsoLp59U66vWdzp2ubwOiMOrjZPJY5dQpm_w9GBuDTWpEHv3tLk9/s640/IMG_0891.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
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And it was in the middle of one of these card games that Brent secretly confiscated my phone and made this picture my screen saver. It's still there:</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBSqAlsD6orIDWuypgKVgzsDBj3w2-Bm0mbV9M6k4kHVYBpLGHzvTVsPiTRLtdcCp5XKL0MGc71EPM9I8qZ3bGLii2yTKkPXIroQNXVdECyH6aEFUvll3OlQzROZzlNBTaVOQR4pKQ-Rf/s1600/IMG_8333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBSqAlsD6orIDWuypgKVgzsDBj3w2-Bm0mbV9M6k4kHVYBpLGHzvTVsPiTRLtdcCp5XKL0MGc71EPM9I8qZ3bGLii2yTKkPXIroQNXVdECyH6aEFUvll3OlQzROZzlNBTaVOQR4pKQ-Rf/s640/IMG_8333.JPG" width="640" /></a>You just can't beat the landscapes of southern Utah:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIvnJm8Vy1QZJuR-BTFgyOfRQkY18d6dGk9zg0FKZiHjKPy_yX23XKdBCF7hoxAbb1Pqme0zE3ojjuz6ITHiX-2cF7ehr4P9SeGsOD0MYeib6EvX9sY-Yo8pD6IyHqD1jLq7LOzhx-5Ci/s1600/IMG_8334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIvnJm8Vy1QZJuR-BTFgyOfRQkY18d6dGk9zg0FKZiHjKPy_yX23XKdBCF7hoxAbb1Pqme0zE3ojjuz6ITHiX-2cF7ehr4P9SeGsOD0MYeib6EvX9sY-Yo8pD6IyHqD1jLq7LOzhx-5Ci/s640/IMG_8334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Allysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419478404083689083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469358417943528542.post-23222754365693682842013-08-16T22:42:00.000-07:002013-08-23T10:28:13.380-07:00It's Always BittersweetGood heavens, the last three weeks have been a doozy!<br />
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The week of July 29th we held "Reynolds Camp" at our home from Monday to Thursday. (So much to say about that later!) Friday we left for Arizona, driving into Phoenix at 3:30am to get a few hours of sleep before song practice at 9am for the Memorial Service of Brandon's maternal grandfather at 11:00am. (So much to say about that later too!)<br />
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Sunday evening we drove to a Disneyland hotel where we stayed until Wednesday after two very full days of California Adventure and Disneyland. From there we went to Dana Point and stayed near the beach for two nights. After a day trip to the American Girl store and two more nights back in La Canada at Brandon's parents' "new" rental home, we finally headed home on Sunday. (We're straight on the difference between a family trip and a vacation, right? Because as fun as it was, that family trip left me wanting to go on a vacation--BAD!)<br />
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This past week has been full of "catch up" after being out of town (I loathe paperwork), doctor appointments (2 of my kids needed shots--Rachael for kindergarten and Will for middle school), Open Houses (by Monday night I will have attended FOUR Open Houses and one parent/teacher meeting since I have FOUR KIDS IN FOUR SCHOOLS this year . . .), hair cuts, school shopping, car washes, new school registration, last lessons of the summer--you know the drill.<br />
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It seems that every day this week has provided multiple opportunities for me to be alone with each of my children for various reasons while driving them to and from some activity or appointment. It's been great for the one and one time (I've been reflecting a lot on how each of them is growing into a new stage of life and trying to savor the stage they are in), but by the end of every day I have been FRIED. I feel like (and it's pretty true) that someone has been touching me, talking to/at me, or wanting me to do something for them <i>constantly</i> for weeks on end now. From Kate wanting to talk to me about brain bending things like time travel or complaining about the injustices of her summer, to Will constantly trying to tickle my feet or quoting lines from his latest favorite show (all the kids do this all day long, actually, and it drives me NUTS--I never know if they are really talking to me or just quoting from some show that I'm totally unfamiliar with!), to Elizabeth wanting me to see how she dressed her dolls or needing help in the kitchen, to Rachael making artistic messes or pawing at me like a cheetah (because she's always a cheetah these days), to the dogs licking and nibbling at me (Bunny licks, Yuki nibbles), and trying to keep everyone happy and semi-productive through it all these last few days of summer . . . you can say I'm a little bit ready for the school year to start. (I love everything about crazy busy family life so I'm not complaining, I'm just TIRED.)<br />
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I do love the natural rhythms of family life with school age kids. I am always SO ready for summer and then equally ready for school to start up again. And this summer has been no different; it just feels like it's time. I'm fried. The kids are fried. We're all getting cranky from the lack of sleep, structure, and routine. (Okay, maybe I'M the one whose cranky from all of those things, as well as the lack of alone time.)<br />
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And yet it's always a little sad when summer comes to an end. Not just because I dread the demands of the school year, but also because I mourn the things we never got around to doing. (Which is ridiculous because we did SO MUCH, but I'm greedy that way . . .) I think what I really want is an endless summer with a personal chauffeur/educator/nanny who takes the kids away for fun and enriching activities from about 9-3 (when I don't have my own fun and enriching things planned and I want to get something done at home), but they never EVER come back with homework or papers that require my attention. Doesn't that sound dreamy?<br />
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I've been pretty active on Instagram this summer as a way to record all the big and little moments with my kids, and the one comment (made by an empty-nested mom friend of mine) that keeps coming back to me is this: "These are your 'good old days'". I'm just thankful to know she is right. Sure, there have been bad days, wasted hours, and missed opportunities, but as much as humanly possible (MY humanly possible), I've appreciated every golden moment.<br />
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A summer in the life of a child (even the bigger ones) is like a whole little mini-life. This was the summer Kate learned to drive, started doing digital art, and went to <a href="http://ce.byu.edu/yp/">EFY</a> and youth conference for the first time (and danced with BOYS . . .). This was the summer Will went on his first backpacking trip with the scouts (a 50-miler no less!) and played like a "little" boy maybe for the last time since he's transitioning from elementary to middle school (sniff, sniff). This was the summer Elizabeth learned how to sew and earned her own money to buy the American Girl doll she hasn't stopped talking about for months. This was the summer Rachael learned how to swim (not confidently, but she can do it) and had her tonsils taken out. This was the summer Brandon turned 40 and finally hiked The Narrows, the summer Bunny came to stay (for awhile or forever we're still not sure), and the summer we finally organized and ran a day camp out of our house ("Reynolds Camp"--the kids have been talking about doing this FOR YEARS). And this was the summer I got to experience all of it with all of them.<br />
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Yep, it feels like we've experienced a whole little lifetime these past three months (both as a family and as individuals), but now it's feeling like it's time to move on.<br />
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It's always bittersweet.<br />
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Way back at the beginning of the summer when we still had water in the creek behind our house, the Perry family stayed with us for a night and I took them tubing. First we loaded up on a big, hot breakfast:<br />
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Alia and Elizabeth made all the pancakes:</div>
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Someone had to blow up all those inner tubes:</div>
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After we got back. The water was pretty low and cold so it was a looooong and sometimes muddy ride, but we had a great time:</div>
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April was able to round up some of my very favorite Power of Moms board members for a fun night of Cafe Rio and hanging out up in the mountains. (Dawn Wessman, Tiffany Sowby, April, Catherine Arveseth, and Yours Truly.) Dawn gets the award for most devoted since she was preparing to move to Boston THE NEXT DAY:</div>
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April also brought me this, an early copy of our book being re-released in September by Familius Publishing:</div>
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Rachael aged 3 years when our cute neighbor, Mallory, curled her hair one day:</div>
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It would be nice if this girl's mom would do her hair sometime. Seriously! Look how pretty this is: </div>
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What a trip to Costco looks like in the summer with all the kids:</div>
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My new summer haircut:</div>
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Will trying to roast a raspberry at the dinner table:</div>
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One of Kate's "doodles": </div>
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Summer Driver's Ed kind of ate up 2 entire weeks with all the back and forth for classes and driving range. And the homework was unbelievable! Kate had a GROUP VIDEO PROJECT . . . can we just take it down a notch and focus on the task of teaching these kids how to drive? Don't get me started. Here's a drive-by hidden camera picture taken of the driving range after drop off:</div>
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We finally got around to our annual memorabilia clean out/file day. One part fun, one part tedious:</div>
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The three younger kids spent almost two entire days playing with nothing but their bed sheets:</div>
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These grow all up and down the un-landscaped streets of our neighborhood during the summer. Happy and beautiful:</div>
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We unknowingly let Yuki's hair get matted under her arms and neck, so when I took her in for her regular grooming and haircut I was told matter-of-factly that she would need to have all her hair shaved off! The poor thing was shivering for two days and looked like a naked mole rat for over two weeks. Her hair is just barely starting to grow back in, but in this picture a few weeks ago I think she looks dejected and like she is trying to hide her hideousness. Or at least keep warm:</div>
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The weekend we got home from the reunion (two days after the 4th) we finally did the sparklers Elizabeth got from her friend for her birthday back in May. She had been waiting for this:</div>
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Will went on a 50-mile backpacking trip with his scout troop and had a blast. Apparently he got the nickname of "Here Boy" since he was always ahead of the group and had to be called after to wait for everyone else. (Unfortunately, I have no pictures!) Brandon's maternal grandfather (the same one we visited <a href="http://allysonreynolds.blogspot.com/2012/11/tell-different-story.html">here</a>) passed away that same week, and it just so happened that Brandon was already planning to go up the last few days of the hike to be with Will and then try to find the home Grandpa had lived in as a child since it was so close to where they were. So at the end of the week they did that very thing, and after doing a little research at City Hall and even knocking on some doors, they actually found it! (It had been built by Brandon's great grandfather, the son of the first immigrant in the family line from Denmark.) That all of this coincided with the death (or birth--however you want to look at it) of Grandpa Petersen made it all the more meaningful. What a great man! He had such a wonderfully positive influence on Brandon growing up, and on us as a married couple. I hope I can a grandparent like that some day. (More on Grandpa Petersen after we go to Arizona for his Memorial Service next week.)<br />
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While William was gone on his backpacking trip, some of our favorite people from La Canada came by for a little lunch visit. Burnett and Nita Facer--love these guys! We sure miss all our California friends:<br />
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I pretended I wasn't sick for about two weeks until it escalated into full blown strep throat and landed me in bed for an entire day. There's nothing quite as bad as being sick when you're the mother, but it didn't feel quite so bad when my little sweetheart Elizabeth brought me THIS:</div>
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Beautiful morning walk:</div>
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Kate went with a friend to<a href="http://ce.byu.edu/yp/"> EFY (Especially For Youth)</a> at BYU-Provo the week following Will's backpacking trip, but before she left we got started painting her bedroom. (Finally trying to make it her own now that we've been here for over a year!) She was straight out of the shower and not wanting me to take this picture of her:<br />
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I'll post an "after" picture eventually, but these are the best "before" pictures I have:<br />
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I took Kate for her first pedicure that weekend before EFY. (It's pretty fun having girls.) Check out the paint on her arms:</div>
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Will the Ninja:<br />
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The first tomato from our tomato plant. SO SWEET AND DELICIOUS:<br />
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Brandon finally got his 40th birthday present 10 days after his birthday. He wanted to wait to open it when all the kids were there, so he opened it the weekend between the backpacking trip and EFY:</div>
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Beautiful sunset during an evening walk:<br />
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Before it got dark:</div>
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I actually take pictures of my kitchen counter when it's clean:<br />
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Favorite summer dish--southern green beans:<br />
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Even after nagging her to death about her EFY packing list, Kate left something at home. We took the opportunity to drive down to Provo, go to the <a href="http://dining.byu.edu/creamery//">BYU Creamery</a>, and wander around campus a bit:<br />
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Brandon and I can hardly believe we have a child old enough to go to EFY since we feel like it wasn't that long ago that we were there ourselves:<br />
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She's smiling here, but I could tell she was totally bugged by our presence:</div>
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A screen shot of ANOTHER Power of Moms book coming out soon:<br />
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We were sad to see Marc and Emily head back down to Texas after his smashing success directing BYU's spring opera. We had them over for dinner one last time:<br />
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I made <a href="http://japanesefood.about.com/od/ricebowl/r/oyakodon.htm">oyakodon</a> since Marc also served a mission in Japan (Tokyo):</div>
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Lots of shaved ice shacks in the summer in Utah! I like Snoasis because they have agave sweetened options, and it's just the best around IMHO:<br />
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Looking cool in the heat of the summer:<br />
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I've been trying to go to the temple once a week for awhile now. It's not easy with everything going on, and I usually don't make it that often, but it's worth it every time I do:<br />
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Elizabeth has a sudden obsession with sewing, so I signed her up for a class and she's been making stuff left and right. Grandma Reynolds got her this adorable sewing box for her birthday:</div>
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I kind of love our neighborhood, and while I hope that someday it gets built up and we have more neighbors, part of me also really likes the solitude:</div>
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Last weekend I found a ton of funky sodas at a local grocery store, so I bought a bunch to take up the canyon with us for our campfire:</div>
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On Instagram I called this "my two favorite things--Reese's s'mores and Brandon" . . .<br />
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I did another segment on Studio 5 this past Tuesday! I'll link to it later because they are having "technical difficulties" and the video isn't even up yet:<br />
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This is how William welcomed me home that morning:<br />
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My best friend from college is moving to Oxford, England next Tuesday (waaaaaaah!) because her Finnish husband got his dream job as a full professor at Oxford University. (Could they be any cooler?) Unfortunately, the person who was going to keep her 5th daughter ("Bunny") backed out at the last minute so I offered to give it a shot. We kept her for an overnighter on Wednesday, and while it took a little time, she eventually warmed up to us and Yuki. She'll be coming back for "awhile" on Sunday. Love this picture of us and our little doggies. I don't even know what to say about it! It would take a jillion posts to share all the stories of Amy and I in our college days . . .<br />
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Of course, the baby and dog whisperer of the family won Bunny over first:<br />
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But when he went to work in the morning, she hopped up on my bed with me:</div>
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I made oyakodon for the second time in as many weeks for the Perry family who came back to stay with us again this past Wednesday. We did a whole Japanese culture night, complete with CHINESE costumes and animals (totally spontaneous moment courtesy of Rachael and Grace): </div>
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Wish I had some pictures, but we took them to Snoasis that night and as we were driving home noticed some fireworks going off in a nearby church parking lot. Since it was Pioneer Day here in Utah (a big state holiday commemorating the arrival of the pioneers in the valley) we weren't surprised to see people setting off fireworks, but I kid you not when I say that this "neighborhood" fireworks show ended up being bigger than any small town fireworks show I have ever seen in my entire life. It was seriously unbelievable, and we were sitting right under it! (Actually surprised none of us had the hair singed off our heads . . .) Needless to say, it was totally unexpected and SO fun.<br />
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The very next morning Rachael was scheduled to get her tonsils and adenoids out. She's been having the same persistent throat clearing cough that Kate had when she was about the same age and had hers removed. Turned out both her tonsils and adenoids were in fact abnormal. Here she is right before I woke her up. I wish I could sleep this hard:<br />
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She's been SO excited about this surgery, mostly because (as she's been saying) she would get to eat "poxicles" for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert. :D The American Fork hospital where Brandon works made the whole process so nice for her. She loved every minute of it:<br />
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Until she woke up:<br />
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And went promptly back to sleep:<br />
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Daddy stopped by after his own surgery:<br />
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Eventually she woke up for good. She has been loving this little doll they gave her to decorate herself, complete with matching arm bandage:<br />
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Still drugged up. Why do I think this is so cute?<br />
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She did really great all day yesterday after the surgery, but today she was pretty wiped out and her throat was hurting. She feel asleep spontaneously in the middle of the day while snuggling Yuki in her kennel:<br />
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The cute and fun Perry family actually stayed one more bonus night with us, and we had so much fun this morning making a bunch of goofy "you know you're a mom if" videos for the Power of Moms website. I just love April and her family:<br />
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About 5 minutes after the Perrys left, Rachael's best buddy stopped by with some Dippin' Dots and coloring/sticker books for her recovery. So cute:<br />
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And that, my friends, is as current as I can get. (Other than the other mega post coming "tomorrow" of the family reunion on Brandon's side.) One of these days I hope to just blog a little bit here and there instead of doing these mega-posts, but I wouldn't hold my breath.<br />
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Happy last few weeks of summer!<br />
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Brandon turned 40 this year, and every year for as long as he can remember, he has shared his birthday with America. It was kind of cute when he was a little guy, because he sincerely thought the fireworks were for him, but I think for maybe the last 30 plus years it's been kind of a drag having his birthday fall on the only major summer holiday. (Not to mention we've had many moves fall on his birthday weekend as well. . .) </div>
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Every year I try to balance the two birthdays (America and Brandon), but I usually feel like he ends up getting the short end of the stick. He never ever EVER says anything about it, mind you, but I know he feels like his birthday is an after thought more often than not. </div>
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Which leads us to the big 4-0. Brandon was kind enough to take me up to Jackson Hole, WY and send me paragliding for my 40th birthday (a long standing wish of mine), so I wanted to make his birthday something special as well. I asked him over a year ago what he wanted to do for his 40th, and he said hike The Narrows with our two oldest kids. I kept it on the radar, and as his birthday got closer I started looking into it. Unfortunately, if you want to do it the way he wanted to (backpacking from the top down the entire 16 mile stretch and staying overnight half way), you have get online with a million other people and make reservations super early in the season for one of the TWELVE campsites. Long story short, we were too late in the game to get a reservation. </div>
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Then I found out his family reunion was going to be the week of his birthday, so I gave up on the idea of doing it for his actual birthday. But THEN I found out our reunion was going to be at Brian Head (less than 2 hours north of Zion National Park where The Narrows are) so I started thinking of ways we could do it the weekend <i>after </i>(maybe send the little girls home with someone for a few days?). But THEN I found out everyone was leaving the reunion early so they could be home for the 4th. Sigh. But THEN I realized his parents and one other brother and family would still be in Brian Head on the 4th so I went ahead and asked them if they would watch the girls for us so I could give Brandon his birthday wish on his actual birthday. </div>
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And so the stars aligned just this ONCE for Brandon, and he got his birthday all to himself this year. (We didn't even watch the fireworks, so THERE!) And none of us minded at all, because it was just about one of the most amazing places anyone of us has ever been (as the pictures will show). </div>
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When you say you are hiking The Narrows, you are essentially saying you are hiking the Virgin River. If you aren't staying overnight, you just take the mile long Riverside Walk hike at the end of the bus line at Zion National Park and then jump in the river and start walking! You can go up about 5 miles without a permit before you have to turn back, but I think we just went over 2 miles up (about 5 total plus the Riverside Walk hike). It's pretty slow going since you are doing a lot of bouldering and also going through the water, but it's absolutely breathtaking, so going slow isn't a problem. </div>
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The weather was over 100 degrees that day, so the bus ride and hike to the river were pretty miserable, but once we got inside the canyon and into the water (low 60's), it was just perfect. </div>
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These pics are only about a fourth of what I took, but you can see why I couldn't stop snapping away. Since we had to swim parts of the trail, I had my camera double bagged in freezer ziplocks in Brandon's backpack, but even then I was kind of freaked out about it. Turns out, that actually works really well (double bagging is what they recommend for everyone going in there with cameras), so then I started wishing I had my wide angle lens. In any case, I couldn't resist getting the camera out of the bag every once in awhile to snap as many pictures as humanly possible, and I'm so glad I did.</div>
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So happy to be able to give Brandon his birthday wish this year and have so many wonderful pictures to remember this amazing time we enjoyed together. Happy Birthday, Brandon!</div>
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It was the first big gathering of its kind for the women in our new ward (congregation) since the boundaries were moved around. I was asked to serve in a leadership position over activities in the women's organization (the Relief Society), so technically this was my baby, but the idea came from our secretary, Holly, who did it in her ward in Maryland a few years ago, and the vision for how it would all look came from my wonderful "assistant" Emily Nelson. All the pretty things (including invitations--thanks to Vana Olson) and food came from a variety of women pooling their resources and talents (thanks to Shauna Redford for sewing the table covers) as well as the fantastic venue of Andrea Taylor's backyard meadow. It was a lot of fun conceptualizing the whole thing and also working with such wonderful women. Totally worth the effort! We had a great turnout considering it's summer and people were out of town. I think the party certainly served its purpose of helping bring the women of our new ward together via food, fun, and entertainment. You can't really overestimate the power of women socializing over food! <br />
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Speaking of the food. THE FOOD:<br />
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I made those little curried chicken sandwiches cut into circles (thanks to Lieasa Card and her daughter, Lizzie and friends Megan Abbott, and Malone Hansen for the assembling), and Sallie's cute husband, Jim, was kind enough to wash and cut up all the fruit on both tables, which he also helped to haul down to the meadow (fruit <i>and</i> tables). Of course, Sallie was worried we might not have enough food (lol), so she had Brynn Zimmer make a Trader Joe's run for some extra goodies and chocolate, some of which were used for prizes. It was a good call, because we certainly didn't run out of food: </div>
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Judy Smith's shrimp puffs were divine:</div>
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As were these cookies with lime zest in the icing made by Emily Nelson:</div>
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I made this watermelon water which looked so pretty, but to be honest, it just tasted like plain old water:</div>
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Everything on this tiered platter was so delish:</div>
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Holly's veggie sands were so good, as were Emily's mini cheese balls, and everyone was raving about the pinwheels, mini cinnamon rolls, and poppy seed muffins made by Frankie Abbott who couldn't even attend. (Bless you, Frankie!) All in all, it was more of a feast than a tea party: </div>
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The decorations (Emily's brain child) were just simple table covers with roses in tea cups. Simple is always so pretty:</div>
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After 3 trips to the meadow for set up (once the night before, and twice the day of), Emily and I took a moment for a few prissy pictures just as everyone was arriving:<br />
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I found my hat for $5 at an estate sale on my way to the Deseret Industries (Utah's Salvation Army) to look for a tea cup. It made me kind of sad because I was reminded of all my Grandma Cutkomp's hats and dresses we used to dress up in on the farm as little girls, and I wondered where they are now! After getting a tea cup at D.I. for 50 cents, I found this one from Japan that I already had at home:<br />
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We need to get our pinkies up, like Paulette Santiago:<br />
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The guests. What a great group of women! I am really liking the vibe in our new ward:</div>
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Patricia Walton took the cake for best hat. If you can believe it, she made it herself the day of the party and it holds bits and pieces of things that tell a little bit about her. Amazing:</div>
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This hat belonged to Jamie Holmes (great?) grandmother:</div>
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I didn't find out if there were stories behind these other ladies' hats, but they were darn cute. Lauren (Sallie's daughter), and Liesa Card:</div>
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Too bad I didn't get more pictures of the variety of tea cups, but here are a few:<br />
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The always cute and witty Brynn Zimmer (formerly of BYU's Divine Comedy) was our MC for the night:</div>
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Elisa's son, Tanner, entertained us with a beautiful vocal solo as well as Yun Sparks' daughter, Sarah, who did a rendition of Etta James' "At Last". Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of her, but everyone was blow away by the amount of soul that came out of that little 16-year-old girl. Here's Tanner:</div>
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Our Prez, the ever amazing <a href="http://www.salliepoet.com/">Sallie Poet</a>, sharing an amazing story of how she was reunited with her father when she was a young adult:</div>
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Thankfully, I had the presence of mind to get our presidency together after the party before it got too dark to get a picture. <a href="http://www.idareyoutoeatit.com/">Lieasa Card</a>, Holly Olsen, Sallie Poet, and yours truly:<br />
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