tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81161519827147088842024-03-13T05:50:29.508-07:00 The Brown Bunch The best thing to hold is each otherPreston and Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813263763121431855noreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-6413990556782830822021-09-22T22:28:00.000-07:002021-09-22T22:28:44.800-07:007 years, 6 kids, 3 cars, 2 houses, 1 state<p> Since I last posted, it has been 7 years! We now have 6 kids, we've had 3 new cars, we've moved into 2 new houses, and moved to a new state - Arizona. That's honestly what motivated me enough to jump back on and get the blog back up to date. I want to offer a way for family and friends to keep up with us in some way besides social media. </p><p>Our Lydia (who was a newborn last time I posted) is now 7!! We also have Brigham Levi Brown (4), Clara Mei (May) Brown (2), and Colton Jack Brown (4 months). I would love to post about each one, but I mostly want to post the here and now to start with. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CtCpp8583kg/YUwGzMlvnnI/AAAAAAAAyaw/3A0nW7EAIrEV3xypKP-1RtxJLEi0AdgtwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210606_094817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CtCpp8583kg/YUwGzMlvnnI/AAAAAAAAyaw/3A0nW7EAIrEV3xypKP-1RtxJLEi0AdgtwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210606_094817.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I remember posting about our big red minivan, Clifford, at some point (unless that was on facebook). But, we got rear-ended in 2015 which totalled the car. We bought another Grand Caravan but in black. Since Colton made us a family of 8 we outgrew the minivan and upgraded to a Ford Transit which gives us plenty of space to grow :D And for our last new car, we just bought a Chevy Spark (an electric car) 5 days ago for Preston to take to work! The AC in our honda fit went out on our drive down to AZ and it would cost more to replace that than the whole car is worth, so we decided to move on and get a new one instead. It's a nice one!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img aria-label="Photo - Landscape - Sep 17, 2021, 5:40:24 PM" class="SzDcob" data-atf="false" data-iml="64534.5" height="331" jsname="uLHQEd" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WCfBjkvSWah_l6p51dpdDIORL8MZlX-_zud_Nn9oQHEIXw8nJHTlwZO51mF_6sDagMtynHklqCCtcQ3XRGJ3LGQetmyuCU5TUDVqbaWiSf54kq9AbjQ3EsI2k-p-bzkCdLyB6ewNgFFFZh0HDUNh0myLNgy8puhUMYV3rpSZt_5ecHfbNQHoXXvnh6OR1zK7R0KjUPjF9CGPYADnDOHpSbgNectaRyOu6jpYaENTSTkY2Z9_3AMJpT2umBImA8DrcuQ-dT_n6vgJtMCpmWXkLBlR6gLDz3Jay_HzhKHuSIpOBeYpYMaMH016KDbNuD0DLuD5_wjmKVcvPIA3lZpy60yhkt1x2B5Gs18XUDmegJ0jLo2VVZjL0TaSFvfWZauF2j_YssIy8uAzRMTZs01DejWh00qNZo07R6Jv3mqCx8vp1aH8-7dvvJRYOGsuMRyk0o5Vvnv8T6CYekUurNJBetSUB7Mu6FCicTLjzjdgj_ILxSSR8xiwYDTwaF6Vdqn5nEsaQ1dTxlHk2wAGFV01wXjTmglR9IE4NCZoab-Bo7Nzjw_FGJUgAGgimlnENA3mnPCuYQrPNGkFKa8JDw9Zfk3lW_1VvPkuf5qwcTRex7oURPKVikSVcVvtdywNySbAkJrZbqUtZ4rIIziU-XljHQv3ie9duqaDV3anKRj2MG2r2E-24naZcan59r5pLZfBSiyk-jInDWt2q9FfwRJETti10A=w442-h331?authuser=0" style="transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px) rotate(0deg);" width="442" /></p><p>We did move into our Riverton house, which we kept improving over the 6 1/2 years we were there. We loved our time there! We made lifelong friends, enjoyed being near grandparents, and loved having he elementary school in walking distance. Southland elementary turned out to have Chinese immersion, which has been awesome! We found a school down here where they can continue that. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zK3FRd6ZIug/YUwJPj5beOI/AAAAAAAAybM/h6Vk49w6i5oqNjyUaLUshERfL_mQym0yQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210609_141746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zK3FRd6ZIug/YUwJPj5beOI/AAAAAAAAybM/h6Vk49w6i5oqNjyUaLUshERfL_mQym0yQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210609_141746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AFSGVsGlCpA/YUwJPlC1YGI/AAAAAAAAybM/wjUR-rxiT0o86gNaxG_-jEIEx7_gYHeHgCPcBGAsYHg/s480/Internet_20210503_150820_1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="480" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AFSGVsGlCpA/YUwJPlC1YGI/AAAAAAAAybM/wjUR-rxiT0o86gNaxG_-jEIEx7_gYHeHgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/Internet_20210503_150820_1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PkItE5PJxB8/YUwJ0r33BzI/AAAAAAAAybU/LfQHXf1zCG8hqo0KDCa0CNugV1wVChyPACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210318_083503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PkItE5PJxB8/YUwJ0r33BzI/AAAAAAAAybU/LfQHXf1zCG8hqo0KDCa0CNugV1wVChyPACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210318_083503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Our most recent update is our move to Arizona! I love looking back and seeing how perfectly it all went. Preston had been ready to move for a couple of years as we had more kids and could use more space, but I wasn't feeling it yet so we just stayed until we knew where we wanted to go. In the fall of 2020 I finally felt like it was time. We had found out we were expecting baby #6 and it did seem too crowded to fit him in as is. So, we started house hunting. Mind you, I was morning sick, we had decided to participate in A Christmas Carol again and were starting those rehearsals, along with the normal busy-ness of starting school for Preston and the kids. BUT, there was still no tab choir practice due to Covid, so that was a tender mercy. Anyway, as we fit in house hunting, it became clear to me that I didn't want to move right now and that Spring is when I thought we'd find the house for us. It felt right overall. We planned to take a break from looking and start up again in February to find something in the Spring. The housing market was crazy and people were bidding 50K over asking price in the fall when we looked, so it was a little nerve wracking thinking that we may be shopping in an even higher market later, but it still felt right. The first week back at school, Preston caught Covid, I got sick a day later, and the kids were a couple days after that. Preston had it the worst and it was a full blown flu for a few days and several weeks of coughing. I felt super low energy for a couple days with a runny nose, but I perked back up really fast, The kids had some sniffles and headaches, but were mostly fine. Preston and I lost our taste and smell completely which was very strange. All the Christmas candy was not even tempting. Anyway, at the end of Preston's quarantine period, we got a phone call asking us to move to AZ for Preston to direct the institute choir at ASU and teach some institute classes. It felt so right. But, we wanted to fast and pray and invovle the kids in the decision so we invited the older 3 fast with us and share their thoughts on moving. Preston said if even 1 person was not on board and supportive then it wouldn't be worth it to go. I will openly admit that I was so scared that Zander or Lydia would say they didn't want to just to see if Preston would live up to his word. But, something really cool happened - they all felt it was right. Zander openly had said he didn't want to move, and Lydia always wants to be like her big brother, so I honestly expected at least one of them to say they didn't want to. But, Lydia said she thought we should. Zander said he woke up and started his fast with the intent to say no to moving, but that the spirit told him he needed to say yes (proud mom moment!), Brayden said it just made sense that we should take the job change and voted yes and of course Preston and I also felt it was right. Although, I will share that only 2 weeks prior, we were talking about Arizona for some random reason I can't recall and Preston said "I could never live in Arizona." Heavenly Father must have been laughing at that one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oWmyoEnbYes/YUwLl3gMUcI/AAAAAAAAybs/tMv6OJMdKL8Un-v7ehWcl8HWuxXw4YuDQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210614_181952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oWmyoEnbYes/YUwLl3gMUcI/AAAAAAAAybs/tMv6OJMdKL8Un-v7ehWcl8HWuxXw4YuDQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210614_181952.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIENCLFpM58/YUwLl5K2AVI/AAAAAAAAybs/JJifAtylJKgg-2KFiuX8wADpPFbgu5k-gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210614_182543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIENCLFpM58/YUwLl5K2AVI/AAAAAAAAybs/JJifAtylJKgg-2KFiuX8wADpPFbgu5k-gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210614_182543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>From the time we accepted the assignment, things started coming together so perfectly. All the kids were getting excited. Zander started telling his friends he wanted to go and he was getting himself excited about the good things to come. We made plans of everything that needed to happen before moving in June: </p><p>buy a bigger car</p><p>sell our house</p><p>buy a house</p><p>have a baby</p><p>move</p><p>Every single one of those big checklist items went so smoothly. We found the car that we loved and felt right about on the first day we looked. We were able to list our house on a Thursday, went on a staycation to a cousin's house and my moms then came back Sunday evening and accepted a contract on Monday. We had 5 days to be in AZ for buying a house in an equally crazy market and somehow found a dreamhouse waiting here for us while we were here. Of course, I do have to say that the first time we saw it we ruled it out because it's a commute to the kids Chinese immersion school and to ASU. But, after making offers on what we thought we wanted then realizing we couldn't afford those houses because people were offering 100K more than asking, we looked at smaller houses that would be the same as what we were moving out of, but none of them felt right either, so we came back to our current home to look one more time. It was the biggest and newest home we had seen and was somehow not under contract yet! It was seriously waiting for us. So, while we do have to live with a commute, we do it happily knowing this is exactly where the Lord wanted us. And then it was time to have a baby and he waited and waited until Mother's Day to make his Debut (a week late!). He's gonna be another little momma's boy, which I'm totally ok with. I had some health issues this time around (higher blood pressure that lasted longer, excess blood loss that left me weak and tired, and a prolapse which was also disconcerting). I am not always the best at taking care of myself in certain ways. I focus my time and energy on others. But, I have been enticed to face my own health and see how I need to take even better care of my body so I can be the mom and wife I want to be. I am learning that taking care of my own needs doesn't always take away from others. I've been going through a lot more personal growth than I've had in a long time. In fact, since moving, there has been an overall feeling of being in a refiners fire, both individually for me and also as a family. I feel strongly that there is a reason (besides just the choir) that we are here. I can't believe how hard Satan has tried to get into our hearts and our home in the last few months. It's exhausting. But, we are fighting a good fight and we are getting stronger and more aware for it. I look forward to discovering why he cares so much. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6nxPb3Pvkc/YUwLl2jK_NI/AAAAAAAAybs/_ZgLFgp99hQc_letWQC86ylQwA1hRYnkQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210513_184211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6nxPb3Pvkc/YUwLl2jK_NI/AAAAAAAAybs/_ZgLFgp99hQc_letWQC86ylQwA1hRYnkQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210513_184211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0lKbX4bJJK8/YUwLl7az-4I/AAAAAAAAybs/pRxuGlEX6CAi2v7OQuMd8oTKbjf27m7-wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210521_175856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0lKbX4bJJK8/YUwLl7az-4I/AAAAAAAAybs/pRxuGlEX6CAi2v7OQuMd8oTKbjf27m7-wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210521_175856.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I plan to update every week, so keep checking! And here's some random fun pictures from our summer :D<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egSiDCGlfOo/YUwP6OkxjvI/AAAAAAAAyb8/8UNJoPx2tZwaw7HOFB3aUqrUTxUqkIVzwCPcBGAsYHg/s3264/20210904_095631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egSiDCGlfOo/YUwP6OkxjvI/AAAAAAAAyb8/8UNJoPx2tZwaw7HOFB3aUqrUTxUqkIVzwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210904_095631.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H_5fO9-iVtg/YUwP6JGInGI/AAAAAAAAyb8/9aBHPqupNXQznt1ubZ591tL6EN609nX3ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210901_161319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H_5fO9-iVtg/YUwP6JGInGI/AAAAAAAAyb8/9aBHPqupNXQznt1ubZ591tL6EN609nX3ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210901_161319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Introducing our adorable new addition: Lydia Marie! </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;">Born July 29th at 3:57 am</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">6 pounds 9 ounces</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">19.5 inches</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">32 cm head</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;">She is a very calm sweet baby so far! She has a very distinct high pitch cry (at least compared to my boys). But she seems to have inherited her daddy's weak voice because after crying for not long it turns from loud to hoarse sounding. She is a typical baby who doesn't know dat from night and seems to think that the hours from 12-6 in the morning are perfect for cluster feeding. The last two nights she woke up every hour acting famished :) </span></div></div><div><br></div><div>She has the same lips and chin Brayden has, but the same eyes and face shape as Zander. Her hair looks like it will be light blonde vas her eyes blue. She is very strong and tries to lift and turn her head and can roll onto her side from her back. She likes to sleep that way :) we love her so much!!</div><div><br></div><div>Here's some pictures from my phone. There's lots more on the camera too!</div><div><br></div><div>Newborn:</div><div><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KKlXW4VK1bQ/U913NcY2hXI/AAAAAAAABk4/yJespu8r_PQ/s640/blogger-image--430732226.jpg" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3Sz_dXmWUEI/U912zfj66UI/AAAAAAAABjw/c0R8dlvZrRw/s640/blogger-image--1132682194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3Sz_dXmWUEI/U912zfj66UI/AAAAAAAABjw/c0R8dlvZrRw/s640/blogger-image--1132682194.jpg"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BfS64arEHQM/U91247BsoMI/AAAAAAAABkI/E5TNGzap9is/s640/blogger-image--370210269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BfS64arEHQM/U91247BsoMI/AAAAAAAABkI/E5TNGzap9is/s640/blogger-image--370210269.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MDmdj3lSsNQ/U913c6-pSwI/AAAAAAAABlw/_AJ88q1nCYI/s640/blogger-image--2085770147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; 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I got to my due date for the first time and it came and went. But, in all fairness, with both my boys they moved the due date back a week after the first ultrasound. This time they didn't even though it showed it as being a week later. Anyway, at my doctor appointment the next day, dr walker stripped my membranes again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That night, Preston helped get the boys to bed then headed out to the Riverton house we're buying to finish taking care of everything that needed to happen for the appraisal. Mom, Dad, Julianna and Mikayla went to the Hale theatre performance of Mary Poppins and left Ethan behind with me. While I was feeding him his bottle, I had my first contraction. Although, I had been having real contractions throughout the week, so I didn't know it was my first at the time. That was about 8:00pm. Then I came down and started cleaning dishes and had another contraction that was painful enough for me to lean against the sink for a couple seconds, but not bad enough for me to be sure it was labor. It only lasted about 20 seconds and was ten minutes apart. I decided I ought to warn Preston I may be in labor just incase. When I had two more that we're 10 minutes apart, I told him he should probably come home. I found dmsomeone willing to come house sit with the sleeping kids if we needed and then the contractions were getting irregular- 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 8 minutes, 15 minutes, etc. that has never happened to me before so I started thinking maybe it was just false. Although the strength of the contractions was growing, they were still short and irregular. About 11 we decided to just go to bed and see what happens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At 12:57am I woke up from a really strong contraction. I had 6 in a row 10 minutes appart and woke Preston up at 2 to take me to the hospital. It took a few minutes for him to get up and us to be ready, so we got to the hospital about 230 and Preston gave me a blessing. At this point, a friend had suggested that maybe the baby was posterior (head down, but facing forward instead of backwards) which could cause the irregular and longer contractions. I looked it up and it sounded like it probably was the case which could mean more tearing, longer labor, etc. I was a little worried about it and thought maybe I should get an epidural if it was going to be a while, but I was at about an 8 when they checked me so I decided I'd just go natural and hope it was quick from here. Preston had given me a blessing when we first got there and I had said a prayer that things would go smoothly without extra tearing or other damage to me or baby. I was still nervous but knew our prayers were heard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The doctor came just a little after 3 and broke my water. The doctor and nurses were amazed at my lack of complaining during labor (as usual) but thankfully were </div></div>responsive to my needs if I'd express them. After thinking I was waiting for them to tell me I was ready<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">, I finally asked if I could push yet. They asked if I was feeling pressure during contractions and I has been so they looked and said I could go ahead. One nurse held my right leg. Preston held my left and the nurse was great at walking me through calmly when to push and to take deep breaths. I probably didn't NEED the directions, but I found it nice. Three big pushing contractions later, Lydia Marie was born. The moment before she came out the pain gets to a level that makes you wonder if you can bear it any more and then suddenly she was out! It stills burned for a while, but I was SO relieved to hear that there was no tearing! It really was an answer to prayer. And Lydia was indeed posterior because Doctor Walker had to twist her as she came out, but there were no issues there either!</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;">So even though Lydia, my third child, was the "latest" and by far the longest labor, she has been the easiest to recover from. She is a beautiful little angel child!</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 suppose if you're like Preston and don't consider the irregular pre-labor as part of the labor, then it was only 3 hours of the real intense labor. But, I will assure you that I count every minute from 8:00pm Monday as my labor. Apparently my calm coping fooled even Preston to the fact that I was in pain. 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We had a stake annual Family Fun Day that started with a "parade" from the stake center to a park where there was free bouncy houses, Popsicles, snow cones, popcorn, ice cream bars, hot dogs, face painting, crafts, rocket making and shooting, a waterside and so much more. I heard about it last year but we had missed it cuz we were still in Florida. I was impressed. It was huge!!!</span></div><div><br></div><div>The kids had a blast and stayed the entire day until they were cleaning up at 2 and then wanted to walk all the way back home. Ah to have endless energy ;) luckily they have an awesome daddy who walked with them while I drove alongside. </div><div><br></div><div>For the parade, I made the boy's bikes look like horses and they dressed as little cowboys. It was pretty cute!! </div><div><br></div><div>After all that, we came home and did some chores then made cookies, had dinner and then a bath. 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I know most people who read this blog probably know already through facebook or word of mouth, but since the last post we found out we're having a girl and a week later got hired full time with Seminaries and Institutes for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! We are thrilled with both! The last day of school is tomorrow at Riverton High school where Preston has been teaching since March, but he is getting transferred to Alta High school for next year, so he made the move today since classes are over already. The pros are that it's super close to where we are now with his parents! The cons are that it's adjusting to a new faculty, and it's hard to find nice houses nearby in our budget. But at least we have somewhere to stay until we can find a place we like!<br />
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We are also getting excited for our little girl!! Names have proven more difficult this time around. With the boys we never "picked" the name until we met them, but we had a favorite (which they both ended up getting named). This time I feel like there are lots of names that I like or am ok with, but none have stuck out as a definite favorite. Right now the favorites are Claire or Emmy. But we shall see. We still have 8 weeks to go until the due date (July 27th!) ;)<br />
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So, yesterday we went to the temple and on our way home decided to stop for ice cream at sub zero cuz we had a coupon. There was a group of 3-4 boys around 11 years old and a couple moms who were just getting their ice cream when we walked in. When they were finished the boys were jumping off a leather couch to slide across the leather ottoman they had there. For a split second I started thinking "who lets their kids do that?!" But then remembered my own rambunctious boys at home who like to play wrestling or crashing games that are just as crazy. Plus, I don't know what it's really like with older boys yet, so who am I to judge? But we did watch them and then I turned to Preston and said "this is why we need a girl. . . to balance out the craziness of boys!" We both laughed and a second later one of the moms said to us "are you thinking you don't want kids now? ;)" I'm sure she had seen us watching them and then talking about it and I was so grateful I had chosen not to comment on how disrespectful their behavior was or anything negative that I probably could have. It was nice to be able to just share what we had said and laugh with them instead. Being a mom is not always easy and I see so many moms picking too many battles with their kids. Some moms maybe don't pick enough or set enough rules. But, so long as we are trying and doing what we feel is our best, isn't that enough? That was my "words of wisdom" to myself with this experience and I thought I'd share. You never know who notices you judging them and it's really not worth hurting feelings when you don't know the big picture.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-91835951416287049172014-02-19T16:38:00.001-07:002014-02-19T16:38:23.733-07:00Brayden's BirthdayI have gotten way behind on here!!!! But, there's a cute little video we did at Brayden's birthday (December 9th) that I want to share.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-44105551710933864352013-11-02T21:46:00.001-07:002013-11-02T21:46:41.632-07:00Halloween!We finally decided what to be just a week before Halloween, so we had to throw everything together fairly quickly. I gave in and bought one of the boy's costumes because Momma Brown offered to pay for one as well :) And I have to admit that they were much cuter (not to mention warm!) than anything I could have come up with. But the rest were made from Dollar store finds. We had our two cute firemen, I was the fire, Preston was the fire hydrant and he walked Sadie who was dressed as a dalmation. Then we even dressed the stroller as the firetruck. That was a fun project!! It turned out SO cute and I don't have pictures of it!!! But my mom took one for us (I forgot my camera trick-or-treating!) so I'll have to get a copy and then post it. We had a great time going around with my sister and her family and then come back to our neighborhood for another hour of fun! We have a fire chief in our ward, so Preston mentioned to him that we'd be visiting and the boys were going to be firemen, so when we got there his wife had made them special goodie bags with a little toy too. It was very sweet. Then we ended on quite the happening place where the Young Men president's family had put together a garage spook alley and they served hot chocolate with lots of fun mix-ins. The boys actually LOVED the spook alley because one of the little helpers would run through and tell people not to be scary because little boys were coming, so they were just friendly instead. Haha. :) It was fun being able to trick or treat in our neighborhood and see tons of ward members! One plus to being in Utah!! It was a great time!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-1988751034977061452013-10-21T20:22:00.001-07:002013-10-21T20:22:23.343-07:00Grandpa's FuneralIt was a sad occasion, but a great service. The viewing was great, the thoughts, the prayers, the company, the food, and the overall feeling. There were tears, giggles, and lots of hugs throughout. We are blessed with so many wonderful family members! The Doxey's are a great group of people and sadly, I only really know a small percentage. I feel like as I saw everyone it hit me that I had to think pretty hard to think of some cousins names, whose child they were and if I knew much about them. Of course we have those we're close to, but growing up in Japan and having some other families growing up away, there are way too many people I don't remember until I see them. Kind of sad. But, it was really fun to see them!!<br />
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Anyway, the cool thing about having an Ameritus General Authority grandpa is that General Authorities come to pay respects. We shook hands with Elder Christofferson and Elder Perry at the viewing and Elder Nelson walked in to the funeral right behind us, so we held the door for him and shook his hand. Then he spoke for a few minutes at the end! I think that's pretty darn neat. It's amazing to be in the presence of an apostle! And I'll admit it's hard not to follow them around just to say hi :) Haha. Without saying anything to Brayden when we held the door for Elder Nelson, he turned to us and said "That's one of our prophets!" I said "Yeah! Do you know which one?" "No. Who?" "It's Elder Nelson." Then very excitedly and loudly while Elder Nelson is walking down the hall Brayden exclaims "It's Nelson! It's Nelson! Zander, that's Elder NELSON!" Then Zander joins in (always wanting to be just like Brayden) "That's Nelson!!" I was slightly disappointed that he didn't turn around or respond. That would have made Brayden's day. But it made my day knowing that my little guys, young as they are, know that being an apostle is special.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-4342429898795457322013-10-20T19:13:00.000-07:002014-02-20T20:15:59.645-07:00Our Real Last Disney Trips. . . with our season passes anyway :)<br />
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This past week we chose to head out to Disney World in Orlando because Preston had seminary off for a school break. We invited Dan and Alyssa (who is a teacher in the same school district and therefore has the same break) to come with us if they wanted and by many little miracles it was able to work out and be a ton of fun! Disney is always a happy place for me, but then we drove up to Tallahassee for Saturday night and Sunday and got to see all our long lost friends that we tend to be so bad at keeping in touch with! It was absolutely incredible to drive up to the Porter's house and see the whole street lined with cars, knowing they were there to see us. Almost wanted to cry. And it was just magical seeing everyone again. It felt like home. We got to see the Bell's new baby and all the growing newborns from when we left. Plus, it was so nice seeing the boys be outreached by all their old little friends. They were right at home too ;)<br />
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(everything above was written back in October. I guess I just never got around to putting the pictures on. . . . oops!)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-4433365194564120642013-10-16T14:02:00.001-07:002013-10-16T14:02:19.670-07:00In Loving Memory of Graham W. DoxeyMy Grandpa Doxey passed away on Sunday night and he will be missed. We were so lucky to have him stick around long enough to visit him several times after we moved back to Utah. He's been battling lymphoma cancer for the past 6 months or so. I admired his optimism in the face of a hard physical battle. Of course once he's gone I wish I would have gotten to know him even better and spent even more time with him, but I am very grateful for his wonderful example in my life. He accomplished many things and served endlessly for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thank you Grandpa! I love you!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-90400133823465855352013-10-03T13:37:00.004-07:002013-10-03T19:36:59.869-07:00Zander's Birthday - a bit belated :)We had a little party on Zander's birthday way back in August that I never posted, so just doing a little catch up.<br />
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It wasn't anything too fancy, but Momma Brown helped me make some cake pops that turned out super cute, not to mention yummy!!! Then we just did yogurt/berry parfaits and mini bagels because it was brunch time. I made a "2" pinata I was pretty proud of and then prepared a couple simple games. It turned out a success because Zander had a great time. He and Brayden were talking about it for weeks and are now all about birthdays :) Mission accomplished!<br />
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Can you imagine being married for 60 years??? I can't even imagine being alive for 60 years :) But, my sweet Grammy and Grandpa Stevens are coming up on their 60th wedding anniversary, so we decided to celebrate as a family! There were a lot of fun "festivities" but it was definitely on standard Steven's time because we like to linger and take our time with things. So, some of the pictures ended up being in the dark and the kids got to bed quite late. But, what better excuse than celebrating with family? And we have a great family! I ended up taking a lot of pictures just because I could and I like it. But, my "assignment" was to make another slideshow of the family in the last 5 years. I made one for their 55th, so this was just to update on all the births, weddings, graduations, etc. in the family. It was so fun! Hopefully I can get it to load on here. . . At least there are definitely pictures!<br />
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Then we went to the fire station because it just so happens that a fire chief is in our ward. He and his team gave us a tour of the fire station. The boys loved it. Even the grown ones!<br />
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During Zander's nap we played some games and then we went to a neighborhood block party and BBQ. The boys had a blast with the bounce house. It was a first for Zander. He has always been too scared to go in the bounce house, so I was proud that he gave it a try anyway. We also saw Brayden's first and only friend there so he like that.<br />
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After driving through the mountains and accross the country, I think how much of a sacrifice the pioneers made. They had to leave everything behind and walk for months only to come to find a desert to try and live in. I can only imagine the feeling they had as they looked at the mountains they had to climb. And yet, somehow, I can also imagine the sweet comfort and the extreme anticipation of knowing they were going to have a fresh start on life. I can relate more to the pioneers this year. I am grateful for their faith and sacrifice.<br />
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Like father, like son, like grandson. . .<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-37170987994471512122013-07-19T14:58:00.002-07:002013-07-19T14:58:32.142-07:00In Utah!We've been in Utah for 2 weeks now! I feel like there is so much to say right now that it's overwhelming and yet there are so many things that I really probably <i>should</i> be doing instead. So, I've decided that it's only fair to take a few minutes to give a little info on the past month to give myself a little personal fulfillment.<br />
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In my last short post I mentioned the dissertation and house. Dissertation went well! The house didn't actually get an offer for another week and we accepted. Unfortunately, the contract fell through a week ago, so now we're working on that again. But, all will be well.<br />
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There are a lot of great things to say about my life- the move was full of miracles because we made it safely and the boys did AWESOME in the car for the 4 day journey; We are back in Utah where all of my family is for the first time in 4 years; and my mom survived a fall from a poorly placed ladder trying to get to our roof (she had 7 broken bones, 8 stitches in her ankle, 9 staples in her head, and wrist surgery, but she did survive!); and we get to come back "home." And yet, I'm still missing that home feeling. I guess it's hard to let myself settle without knowing how long we'll be here. But, I know I'll enjoy it and already have enjoyed it. It's just hard leaving Tallahassee because that was our first home for our family and the only place we've ever felt was "ours." If that makes sense. But, it still feels right to be here and I an so excited to see what the future brings.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-15150509784177798542013-06-20T06:11:00.000-07:002013-06-20T06:11:04.174-07:00Today is a BIG DAY!!I know it's been a long time and there are so many pictures to share and experiences as well. But, let me tell you about all the reasons I believe today will be a great day. First, Preston defends his dissertation in just an hour and a half!!! Woohoo! Second, we are going to get an offer on our house!! (as long as they didn't change their minds over night). Two big reasons that we are excited for the day. Besides that, we have our play group at someone's pool today, it's beautiful outside and we get to go to some friends to watch the NBA finals. (Mostly that's exciting for the friends from my perspective. :D ).<br />
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More to come soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-65726705888559056252013-05-04T07:54:00.003-07:002013-05-04T07:54:54.154-07:00Happiest Places on EarthWe made our final trip to Orlando this week! It was strange thinking we won't be making that 4 hour journey every month. Not that the temple isn't enough to keep us going down there, but we've been adding Disney after the temple to make it an extra fun/ extra long trip! I guess I won't miss having to drive 4 hours to get there, but it's always sad to realize your opportunity is coming to an end. We love the Orlando temple! The boys even know their way around and have favorite spots to go. The fountains are their favorite :) Plus, our Disney passes have several months left on them. But it was fun while it lasted!!! <br />
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I couldn't help but take lots of pictures knowing it was my last chance. So, here they are (probably more for my memories than your enjoyment, but please enjoy!).<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-31921376912904586822013-04-29T18:17:00.000-07:002013-04-29T18:19:44.200-07:00Life Plans as of NowEven though our seminary journey didn't end like we had hoped, the journey continues on. Not that we can't take "No" for an answer, but what else do you do when you just feel that it's the path for you?? Plus, you gotta understand that both our attempts so far have had some extenuating circumstances. First round they had actually told Preston's principle they were going to hire Preston, but then the hiring freeze happened and they just couldn't. Now we were just too far removed and we're not entirely sure if the pre-service director Preston worked with in Arizona ever <i>really</i> considered him as a student teacher. He seemed to forget about Preston and didn't provide the feedback he would promise. Who knows if he even watched the videos? <br />
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All we know is that we feel like Nephi when he went to get the plates. We feel like we're being told "Go get a job in Seminary and Institutes." So, we try once, but it doesn't quite work. That's ok. We'll just try again. I wonder if Nephi felt like we did when we knew we were going for the right thing, so we just figure it's going to work. But, just like for Nephi, our second try <i>didn't</i> end up working. Now we're at the point where we feel like in the eyes of everyone else we should probably just find a new goal. But, in all we feel from our Heavenly Father, a job with seminary is still the right goal. It's pretty humbling having to get turned away and ask for another try when there's not usually that option for people. But, as the Arizona preservice director responded, Preston does have some natural talent, so we can be given a chance when we get to Utah. But, I'm pretty positive this is THE last chance. So, here's to hoping that it all ends like Nephi's journey to get the plates. If not though, we can rest assured knowing that going for seminary will still get us to where we need to be. That being said, Utah is calling. It is where we need to be. So, on June 9-ish, we'll be heading to MO for a Doxey family reunion and then on to Preston's parent's basement in Sandy where we will mooch off of many necessities of life while we build our means back up. We are SO grateful for parents who are in a position to help us!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-74998413471384643982013-04-29T18:03:00.003-07:002013-04-29T18:03:32.980-07:00FHE- Followers of Christ<br />
This week we talked about Elder Oaks' talk from Conference. Another
record-time planning session (is it really "record" if it happens every
week?) that led to a successful FHE. The Lord is really looking out for
me! It seems like all I have to do is make an effort and he takes care
of the rest by filling my mind with great ideas. I love it! Anyway,
the talk is titled "Followers of Christ" and Elder Oaks talks about
different things we do that make us Followers of Christ. <br />
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For this FHE you will need:<br />
-footprints (traced or printed then cut out)<br />
-the talk <a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/print/2013/04/followers-of-christ?lang=eng" target="_blank">"Followers of Christ"</a> by Elder Oaks from April 2013 General Conference <br />
-tiny pictures for the characteristics you choose.<br />
-something your kids use while they sleep/rest (like a blanky)<br />
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Prep:<br />
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your footprints however you choose. I traced my own feet and cut out a
stack of construction paper footprints. I ended up with 8 (4 of each
foot). I think it was just the right amount. Then choose the same number
of characteristics that you want to use. Elder Oaks discussed
charitable contributions (tithing), baptism, the sacrament, service,
missionary work, keeping commandments, repentance and forgiveness. I
added my own applicable habits of sharing, reverence, and playing
nicely. Then search for pictures of each thing. I used a google search
for the topic plus the word "coloring" because then it brought up lots
of black and white pictures that are much nicer for my ink supply.
They're meant for coloring on, so if you have kids that want to help
prep, you could let them color them in! Or if you're in a super big
hurry, you can even just write words on the feet.<br />
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The last
thing to prep is deciding where you're going to lead them. I chose my
bedroom because the talk basically says that if we follow Christ we'll
find rest to our souls. So, I figured a bedroom is a good resting
place. Wherever you choose, leave your child's "resting item" there
where they won't accidentally find it before you start. <br />
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Song I used:<br />
Do
as I'm doing (with marching in a line to follow the leader. . . since
we're talking about following Christ). "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus"
would work nicely too.<br />
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Lesson:<br />
After we had an
opening prayer, I explained that just like in our song when we followed
each other (each of us got a turn leading) we were talking about
following Christ. I told them that we say "follow in his footsteps"
because we want to live the way He did when He walked on the Earth. I
told them that Elder Oaks shared some ways that we can follow in his
footsteps. Then I shared his testimony from the end of his talk that
says "He invites all of us who are heavy laden to come unto Him, to learn of Him, to follow Him, <i>and thus to find rest to our souls</i>."(I
added emphasis). I emphasized that we work hard to follow all his
footsteps and then we can rest because it can be hard and tiring!<br />
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Now
the fun part- the footprints! I just held the stack and showed them
the one on top and asked them what the picture showed. Then when either
they would guess it or I would tell them, I would toss it on the ground
ahead of us and we all had to run and hop on it. They started taking
turns standing on each one :) I kept tossing the footprints ahead to
lead to my room where my resting place is. Once we were there, they
found their blankies waiting on my bed and then we went to their resting
places after a quick treat and brushing the teeth. They both did
really well with it and actually went back to race to the footprints
after we were done. So, I asked what steps Brayden remembered. He
started just pointing and saying "that one and that one" so I started
naming some for him and he seemed to actually be paying attention and
trying to remember them. Ahhhh. Another success. Parenting is SO
fulfilling when you're doing it right. Basically when you partner with
the Lord. Love love love it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-2586822598469225792013-04-23T12:37:00.001-07:002013-04-23T12:37:44.794-07:00Conference 2013 FHE - ChristoffersonYesterday was not my favorite day. I went grocery shopping during my time with Preston during the day, then shortly after he left, I started feeling sick to my stomach and must have had a stomach bug. It lasted nearly all night. Yuck. A tender mercy was having Preston come home early without me even asking. He must have been inspired! But, one reason he came home is he heard some news we had been waiting for. It was bad news. No dream job yet. But, despite all the negative things that I could focus on, I was still able to feel pretty positive in life and put together another good FHE.<br />
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Elder Christofferson talked about being redeemed. It was a really great talk that I need to go back and read more in depth. But, I had the idea pop into my head (from a higher source I'm sure) that we could have a little shopping experience for FHE in a mini store where the boys could each spend homemade $2. However, the prices were $1 for 1 mini marshmallow, $2 for 5 mini marshmallows (obviously a better choice), or $3 for 10 marshmallows and a large gummy bunny. The idea was that they would want to spend $3 for the best treat bag, but they could only provide $2 on their own. I explained that there was a way to afford the $3 bag. They could go ask Daddy for a coupon that would make up the difference. Brayden was wise and got the coupon. Zander tried to take the bag without a coupon and ended up having a fit until we just gave him the $2 bag that he could afford without the coupon. That little one can't resist sugar!! It was a good object lesson though.<br />
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During the activity we used the words "redeem" the coupon. Which is important since the whole talk is about being redeemed. The other key was that the coupon was on the back of a picture of Christ- our Redeemer. So, while the boys ate their treats we showed them the picture and explained how we can go to our Heavenly father and ask him to help us with what we can't do for ourselves. We explained that Christ is our Redeemer because he provided a way for us to "say sorry" and repent.<br />
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I also used a small quote from the talk. There's lots of good things you can share from the talk.<br />
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Anyway, it was fun. And hopefully took the principle to their level.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-80034813564776837842013-04-17T17:04:00.001-07:002013-04-17T17:04:33.897-07:00Umbrellas, Paint and More!We've had a lot of random fun that never got shared, so here it is.<br />
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UMBRELLAS<br />
We've had some rainy days here in Florida, so the umbrellas have been thought of and pulled out. It hasn't rained inside yet, but it never hurts to be prepared! :D<br />
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PAINT<br />
Brayden got a little pain kit from Auntie Julianna for Christmas and we finally got around to pulling it out during a Zander nap. Brayden LOVED it and was actually pretty good. I let him paint all by himself by the end. <br />
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BUBBLEGUM<br />
They got bubblegum in their Easter baskets, but they haven't had much exposure to gum and 2 of the 3 other times Brayden tried it he swallowed it. So, it's been unopened. But, after explaining to them so many times why I didn't think they were ready for bubblegum, they finally talked me into letting them try it. They have been very good at spitting it in the garbage can with a couple exceptions. I did find three barely chewed pieces in the kitchen sink after I took a trip to the bathroom. The pictures below are of them eating bubblegum on the back stairs. Brayden's idea :) <br />
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HAIRCUT<br />
I cut Brayden's hair the day after Easter because I felt slightly embarrassed that his hair was so out of control for all the Easter pictures we got. This doesn't really show off the cut so much, but it does show the fact that there was hair all over. Brayden sat very still for me, but didn't want a towel over his shoulders :) <br />
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DIY BENCH<br />
I saw an idea on pinterest (of course) to make a bench using a bookshelf type slab of wood. Well, I just so happened to have a bookshelf scrap and a little table I got for free at a yard sale, so I went ahead and made a small bench that would fit the table. I think it turned out cute. It's not perfect, but still pretty cool to see something I made getting used and loved by my cuties.<br />
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MARKERS<br />
Thank goodness for <i>washable</i> markers. Zander went to a 2 week phase after discovering our markers that coloring was all he wanted to do. So, he got left alone with just him and the coloring book at times. One morning I helped him draw a circle a few times and then told him to practice. I left the room and was with Brayden in the kitchen when Zander came running out saying "Circle! Circle!!" I assumed he had drawn a circle on his own, but since he was so excited I went to look. Sure enough, he had a drawn a circle! A pretty good one too. I hadn't had experience with the markers on the wall yet, so I was pretty concerned it wouldn't come off, but I had to praise him for his artwork too. So, I told him it was very good and then told him that the wall is a no no for markers. We cleaned it up together using a wet wipe and it luckily came right off! He then got the idea to start testing markers on all the accessible surfaces at the coloring table (the table, his clothes, skin). He has now lost most curiosity and does very well, but he did get pretty good at wiping up marker!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-72531303656808376682013-04-17T16:40:00.000-07:002013-04-17T16:40:58.387-07:00Brotherly LoveToday at the library Brayden came walking out of the baby book area beaming and holding a book about trains. He was in the process of telling me he found a book he wanted to take home when another boy who was probably around the same age or maybe older came around and grabbed it claiming he had found it first. I hadn't seen what happened, but I followed instinct and grabbed onto the book calmly and asked both boys to let go. Brayden was crying saying "No! It's mine," but let go obediently and the other boy held tight saying "I had it first!" Wow.<br />
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Isn't it crazy when you're the adult and still don't always know what's best??<br />
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Well, I quickly made the decision to let the book go and try to help Brayden find another one. Brayden was of course in tears and the other boy went straight in to the baby room again, set the book down on a rocking chair and left the room. Meanwhile, I was explaining to Brayden that even though I didn't know what happened or whose book it should be, people's feelings are more important than books. Since I had noticed the boy set it down and Brayden had calmed down significantly, I mentioned that he could go grab the book because it was left alone. Of course he was thrilled and the problem was solved. Preston wisely pointed out that even though Brayden let the book go, he did the right thing so he got it back.<br />
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What I really loved about the experience was a quick moment that was probably unnoticed by everyone else. Right as I let the boy take the book back, Zander came running over behind the boy saying "No. No. Braydens!" It just made me feel so good seeing him care about Brayden enough to stick up for him. Very precious.<br />
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They are becoming very good buddies. I love watching them play together and the way that they create games out of nothing. Brayden calls Zander pet names like "Sweetie pie/sweet heart, Little Buddy, Zandy Babes, and Zander Boy" (which he picked up from me). Zander laughs when Brayden's trying to be silly and gives Brayden the best hugs. And even though he is a HUGE tease to Brayden when it comes to sharing things that he knows Brayden wants, I know he loves him and would look out for him. I got my proof today :)<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-72943259657927115022013-04-16T17:51:00.000-07:002013-04-16T17:53:07.822-07:00Conference 2013 FHE- Andersen I have decided to review all the first presidency and apostle's talks for the next few FHEs. So Monday afternoon I was struggling to decide how to choose whose talk to review when it occurred to me that I didn't have to choose all of them. I asked Brayden instead. He chose Andersen. Uchtdorf and Andersen are usually his favorites. Funny how a 3 year old has decided his favorite apostles. I sometimes wish I could get in his head just to see his reasoning. Anyway, when I looked up his talk on my phone all I had to do was read the highlighted text at the top and the idea came to me. Inspiration at it's best. I read:<br />
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"If you’re not a full-time missionary with a missionary badge pinned on
your coat, now is the time to paint one on your heart—painted, as Paul
said, 'not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God.'”</blockquote>
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I just knew I should cut out some little hearts and write something on it to remind them of this concept. I skimmed over the entire talk and then got to work cutting. When I was done, I decided that I would just write "I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in the style of a missionary badge (see below).<br />
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Then we could talk about how the missionaries want to share their love of the gospel and how we can show our love for the Savior and the gospel too. And that was it. I read the quote, summed it up that way and we were done with our "lesson." Then we glued a little picture of Andersen on the front just to involve a craft and to remind them whose talk we discussed.<br />
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As an activity we played charades with one turn for each me, Preston and Brayden. We had to act out a way that we could show our love for the Savior and gospel. I "read my scriptures," Preston "prayed," and Brayden covered his ears. . . ??? We interpreted it to be not listening to anything bad or scary. Haha. He said we were right :) gotta love 3 year olds! We had sort of lost Zander's attention at that point, so we didn't make him do one. But we mentioned that sharing, and saying nice things also helps people feel loved, which is a feeling from God. So, there ya have it. Simple, fun and I thought effective. Oh, and the hearts were hung by their beds for the week so they could remember to show their love for the Savior because Elder Andersen taught us that that was good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-56733121874266211832013-04-09T09:08:00.001-07:002013-04-09T09:08:33.538-07:00Super Reader FHE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't heard of the show "Super Why" this is nowhere near as cool. But, my boys love the show and I was inspired yesterday to have a little Super Why activity. At first I thought maybe for primary, but then changed my mind to use it for FHE. It was a hit with the boys :) I cut out some green foam masks just like Super Why's and planned the lesson to be a whole adventure with finding our own "super story answer" by looking in a book. Our story was from President Monson's talk on Sunday in General Conference about when he was young and started a fire with his friend even though he wasn't supposed to. So, when we got to the part of the story where the fire was out of control, we identified that as our "super big problem!"<br />
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The boys put on their super reader masks and we "flew" together into a book. Which happened to be the Book of Mormon. <br />
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We used a story from the area we've been reading and it was about when Jesus came to the Nephites. <br />
The story starts with a big storm and thunder, so Brayden helped me with some flickering lights. Then it was dark for 3 days, so we closed the bathroom door and were in pitch black. We decided it was scary and we should help the story by finding a flashlight. Low and behold, there were super letters with the flashlight! Go figure. We were on our way to our super story answer!<br />
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The next part of the story was when they heard the voice of the Lord and wished they had repented and come unto him before. So, we found out biggest picture of Jesus and went to him. More super letters were waiting to be found!<br />
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Then we got to the part when they couldn't understand the voice of the Lord until they listened. So, we looked to a picture of Christ on the wall for our next letters. <br />
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Finally, the people heard Heavenly Father introduce Jesus and he came to the temple. So, I explained that Jesus was there where they could see him and they could see how tall he was. . . the next letters were on their ducky measuring thing hanging on their wall. And we finally had all the super letters from this story. We had to review that the story was about people who had to repent and listen to Jesus in order to find peace and happiness. <br />
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Off we went to the super duper computer where we put our letters in order and found our super story answer! dun dun dun. . .<br />
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OBEDIENCE!! But why? Because if President Monson had been obedient he wouldn't have gotten in trouble with the fire. Then we watched the <a href="http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/obedience-brings-blessings?lang=eng" target="_blank">45 second clip</a> on lds.org from Monson's talk and raised our hands whenever he said "obedience/obedient."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116151982714708884.post-46511173404497146752013-04-09T08:38:00.001-07:002013-04-09T19:02:27.317-07:00General ConferenceAnother successful General Conference this past weekend. You just can't beat hearing living scripture from a living prophet and apostles all weekend long! Of course, I can't pretend that I really listened to <i>all</i> of it because Motherhood doesn't stop even for other important things. However, I lived up to my goal after last conference and re-read all the talks over again at least once, so I am determined to do it again. The things that stand out in my mind are:<br />
- Perry's talk on Agency and Obedience<br />
- what I do is important because I am important (from Elaine S. Dalton)<br />
- and that we should go out of our way to be a true friend (can't remember who said that). Due to an experience today I translated into we should go out of our way to do what's right.<br />
- and due to my calling as primary chorister, I also quite enjoyed the phrase "children who sing are happy children" which was from one of the Seventy on Sunday afternoon - Falabella or something like that. <br />
I really should just go get my notebook and look up who said everything, but it's good memory practice to see what stands out :)<br />
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Anyway, conference has messages for everyone in every circumstance, so if you weren't fortunate enough to watch it during the weekend, go look it up now! In fact, you can just <a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/watch?lang=eng" target="_blank">click here</a> for a shortcut. You will receive peace, comfort, direction and answers. Kind of important stuff.<br />
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I went a little overboard in my planning this session, but I actually liked it. I learned a few things to make it even better last time, but I loved having so many snacked planned and ready and changing them up every session to keep our tummy and mouths happy too. I tried having mostly healthy snacks available all the time and all the sweets were "listening treats" for if they heard specific things (like Jesus, family, prayer and temple and music). I did learn that I had too many listening treats the first session and we tried just one at a time for the other sessions. I also tried to have several activities, but I learned that we need to review the activities before conference next time because I didn't want to sit and explain things to the boys once it started.<br />
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Here's some of our setup and snacks. And here's a special thanks to my special boys for enabling us to watch as much as we did! They are great boys. It elated me to hear Brayden shout with joy when he would see the prophet!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Treat snacks. The pictures reminded us what to listen for. The hugs were if the speaker got emotional. The snickers were for when a speaker made people laugh :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We borrowed the seminary cords so we could watch on our big screen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our apostle activity found from lds.org (I enlarged it a bit)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bike practice in between sessions Saturday while Zander napped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our completed conference activity</td></tr>
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We had fun with the Bells again too. It was nice for our kids to be able to have some extra interaction on long days in front of the TV :) And it was nice for us to share a special time with some good friends too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1