Surprise!

R's buddies threw him a surprise party on the last day of school before our big move.
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Hookey

R's day of playing hookey...
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Squinkies

Q's new way to play with her squinkies...
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Our new ride...

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Last Hurrah

Our last hurrah with Jasmine & Brittany - out on the town in SLC.
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Random November

A few random pictures from last month:
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Dos-Uno

Jazzy's birthday festivities!
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Breaking Dawn

A fun day with the girls, all in the name of Twilight.
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TTI

For those who may not be aware, we recently got a new intersection in Utah.  It's not just any intersection, it's a ThruTurn Intersection, or TTI.  Check out UDot's rendition of the intersection.  Be careful, this video has been described as being "intense".
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Portland (AGAIN)

Ramblings (pictures too) from my house-hunting trip to Portland...
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Shanty Town

The kids' self-built shanty town...
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Ready or not!

Q's top-notch hiding spots at Aunt Shellee's office on a Saturday afternoon...
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Witchy

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Pun'kin Paintin'

As promised, I am sharing Q's painted pumpkin.

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Happy Halloween!

The Halloween festivities were super fun this year.  Perfect weather and great company make an awesome combination for an amazing holiday.

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Random October

Just a few pictures from the month of October...
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Road Trip!

Last week Andrew and I headed out to Portland.  It was the first time I had driven through Oregon, and the drive was beautiful (after we go through the eastern portion of the state).

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Portland, ho!

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Goooaal! (x2)

R had his last soccer game last week. The game ended in a tie, and R scored both goals for his team.

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Wendover!

Shellee, Jasmine, Brittany, and I drove out to Wendover.  The girls logged some highway driving hours, and we got to play for a bit.
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Mirror Image...

S came downstairs the other day with a new hairstyle...

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Steee-rike!

One afternoon while R was at soccer practice, Jasmine decided to take Q bowling.
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The National Anthem

Darwin was asked to sing The National Anthem...

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Little Firefighters

Q went on a field trip with her preschool to the fire station.

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Cousins

Katie & S came over to hang out while the boys went to the Priesthood Session of Conference. Because we had been downtown all day, I was very tired, and Katie was very tired too. We finally came up with a plan to get the girls to sit still. It involved Tangled and Teddy Grahams ("you can only have your crackers when you're sitting down...").  The plan worked well, and Katie and I don't feel guilty at all.
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General Conference

It's October again, and General Conference has come and gone. Going downtown and trying to attend a session or two has become something we really love to do. This year the weather was gorgeous, and I felt like a standby veteran. :)
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HeeHaw

Q's field trip to the farm with preschool...
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S'mores

An evening with a fire in the fire pit.
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Mr. Wizard

R's science project...
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Random September

A few random pictures from last month...
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Asantey sana squash banana wey weyuu a mimi a pana!

The Lion King is being re-released this month, and Disney decided to put it in 3D in theaters for a couple weekends first...
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Just Breezy

The weather has been changing (not as quickly as I'd hoped, but that always seems to be the case).
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Governor's Day

It's that time of year again, and this year we were able to attend Governor's Day for the SECOND time. Quite the accomplishment, I think. :) We got there early and noticed that the zipline was already set up. Last year the kids weren't able to do it, because the line was so long. We took advantage of being early and let the kids go. Several times.
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High Fashion

R's impromptu fashion show...

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Picture Day

It seems like picture day came ridiculously early this year. Maybe the school scheduled late (being a brand new school) and had to schedule when there was an opening...? Not sure. At any rate, it was early, as in the tenth day of school. I like doing simple things for picture day, so A and I decided to do her hair...
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Stolen

I recently got my hands on Jasmine & Brittany's camera (to get Rush's soccer pictures). I may have told them that I would delete the rest of the pictures, but there were some that I really wanted to keep. I've decided to share the wealth.
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Preschool!!

Q was supposed to start preschool last Wednesday, but Tuesday evening started in with a fever. She still wasn't doing well Thursday, so we decided to let her rest one more day and start out this week. She woke up this morning and was SO excited when we told her it was preschool day...
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Soccer

R started playing soccer about a week before school started. He is playing in the county recreational league and he's having a great time. I love watching my kids learn and grow in something they love, so watching R play soccer has been a treat for me...
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Cougars!

Football season has started, which means cool autumn nights aren't far behind. I'd be lying if I didn't say I am ECSTATIC. I LOVE fall, football, chili weather, crispy leaves... the list goes on.
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DRILL

After participating in cheer camp this summer, we are all about the fun mini-teams the girls at the high school do. When we got a flier for a mini-drill camp, we signed A up. She spent last week learning a couple routines for Friday's football game, then performed at the game on Friday. I think she did an awesome job!
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Glamorous

Jazzy came over one afternoon and wanted to hang out with the girls. Andrew was heading over to the parents' house, and I was working on a sewing project, so Jas & the girls were on their own. Jasmine took pictures, and from what I can see, it looks like they had a fabulous time doing makeup, playing dress-up, eating ice cream, and doing anything else their hearts desired. 
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A zoo of sorts...

Monday was Labor Day. We didn't have anything planned really, so we decided we'd go downtown to the Church History Museum. The kids were so excited - and so was I. I am a total history nerd, and the Church History Museum can hold me captivated for hours - no kidding...
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Choir!

R had a choir concert / play in the last part of May at his old school.  The performance was based on a radio show in the 50s. The kids sang songs from that era, and there were advertisements and even a mystery show...
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S Explains Asperger's

Waaaay back, not long after S was first diagnosed with Asperger's, we had family come out to visit.  S was excited to share what we had learned about Asperger's, and Jasmine recorded it all with the camcorder.  It has taken me at least nine months to get it edited, and while I say "edited" I do not imply that I did the editing.  Brittany was kind (and patient) enough to do it for me this week.  Yay!
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Better Late Than Never...

I am not a scrapbooker. When my parents moved to Utah, I was invited to go to a friend's young women leader's house. We were going to scrapbook. I made two pages, which, frankly, sort of stunk. Also, I had absolutely nothing to do with them, as I had no scrapbook. Thirteen years later, the pages are loosely stored in a box...
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Take Two!

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Perfect Afternoon

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Perdy.

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Staller.

Google's dictionary DID, in fact, inform me that "staller" is not a word. While I was not surprised, I am somewhat disappointed. What would one call someone who is ridiculously good at the art of stalling? Well, I'm calling said person a staller. That's all there is to it.
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Random Summer

Technically speaking, we still have a full month left until fall. However. School starts TODAY. (Those who know me well know that this makes me SOOOO HAPPY!) Therefore, Summer ends yesterday, Fall starts today. I had some pictures from this summer that didn't really have an occasion or blog title of their own, thus the RANDOM. :)
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R has this thing with football. I guess it's normal for boys, but I had no idea it was SO consuming. R reads football magazines, watches football shows, listens to football radio, and TALKS about football as much as possible. His favorite player is...
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School

That's right - school started for the big kids today. Q will be starting preschool this year as well, but that doesn't start for a couple more weeks. I'm so excited!

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Cedar Breaks

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Dam.

I'm a little bit sorry, but probably not as sorry as I should be. I honestly just couldn't resist. Friday was our only full day in southern Utah / Nevada and we decided to drive to the Hoover Dam. It was super cool to see and we had a good time. I do have one complaint. It was SO FLIPPIN' HOT. Too hot. Our next trip to Hoover Dam will be in January.
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St. George

We spent the late morning of our drive home in St. George. We stopped at the temple first. Not only is it pretty neat that the St. George Temple is the oldest temple in operation, it is also SO pretty. I love the palm trees all over the temple grounds.
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Getting away...

A couple weeks ago my dad decided it was time for us to get out of town. He gave us thirty-six hours notice and we we headed out...
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Swimming

I'm not sure why it is, but there is something especially cool about swimming at the hotel. Most likely it's the fact that you've been cramped in the car all day and not only is the pool a place to exercise and have fun, but it's also NOT the hotel room - which seems to be super-boring if you're a kid. :) When Dad asked us to head south with him, my plans were grand. Drive down, let the kids swim as much as possible, read A LOT, and just hang out. I'm aiming for a lot, I know. Guess what, we still managed to achieve it. We're so good...
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Pioneer S

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Family Pictures

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Holy Monster of a Dance Recital Post!

The entire month of June was somewhat overtaken by rehearsals - with two girls and a Daddy / daughter dance. They all worked super hard and I'm super proud! The day before the recital was the dress rehearsal. I decided to try my hand at makeup and experiment with some hair styles. This is what I came up with...
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Swimming Lessons

he kids had swimming lessons again this year. Unfortunately I did not take pictures again. :) Luckily Jen took a few. This year the kids worked on bettering their form and also learned how to dive. It was pretty fun to watch them learn.
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In Memorium

Last week we lost a member of our family. After living for 2 1/2 years, R found Swimmiey weak and swimming his last swims last Monday morning. It was the thing I feared, I hate seeing my kiddos sad, but we're happy Swimmiey lived for as long as he did.
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Nine!

S turned nine an entire week ago. I can't believe he's getting so old! It's a good thing that doesn't mean that I'm getting old too. I'm perpetually 27. :)

To celebrate his special day we had family over for cake & ice cream. We also grilled hot dogs & hamburgers. Andrew's grilled hot dogs? So yummy...
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Holy Macanoli!

Some of you may have missed my eighties reference. If you did, read up on Punky Brewster. She, along with Rainbow Brite, was my hero during the eighties...
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A few pictures from R's camera...

I recently took all of the pictures from R's camera. He had a few that I thought were cute.
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Summer Storm

This summer has been unusually stormy and I have loved every second of it. We have had real rain showers that hit the windows and actually cause puddles. We've even had thunder a few times. Yay. One of the best things about storms? The skies that come with them...
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Golden Gate Bridge & Pier 39

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Pacific

Before last weekend, I had never seen the Pacific Ocean. I had been swimming in The Atlantic Ocean, and have been to the shore in New Jersey; but The Pacific was a whole new thing for me. I didn't pack my swimming suit, so I just wore my shortest pair of capris. The plan was to just stick my feet in the ocean and do some seashell hunting. The plan failed, but it was a super-fun day...
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Yes we are THAT good.

Jen & I noticed that ice from her parents' fridge tasted funny, so we set out to change the filter. It wasn't just a "pull the filter out, stick a new one in" filter. It was an in-line filter, meaning we had to disassemble the old filter, then assemble and install the new one. We were super proud when we finished and not only did the water line to the ice work, but the water started coming out of the water spout too (it had stopped working because the filter was too clogged)...
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Coming Home...

While hanging out with Jen & her family was a ton of fun, it was great to come home. Not only is home where my family is - and I missed them dearly, but my amazing family had weeded the flower beds, cleaned the carpets, cleaned the kitchen floors (yay!), and baked me cupcakes - which were set out to spell "mom" with a heart above. I love my family.
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Goose Bumps

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California: Day 1 (The Drive)

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China!

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Owl City with Daddy

S really really loves Owl City, so when he found out they were coming, he asked if he could go. (Then he asked again. And again...) Andrew and I decided that we would buy a couple tickets and take S for part of his birthday present. S was SO excited...
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Big Girl Hair

Q has become quite particular about her hair at bedtime. She either likes to have it dried (with the blow dryer) or pulled up somehow. The other night I decided to try indian braids. I think they looked pretty cute, and Q thought she was pretty hot stuff with her "big girl hair"...
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Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben!

Ben Folds came to see us again this summer. Pam was here to go with us (yes, completely intentional) and we had a great time. I can't wait until next time...
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I'm so happy my sister was able to come out and visit us again this summer. We had a great time hanging out with her and just having her close...
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Fourth of July

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S's Sticks

S has a thing with sticks. I don't know why I was surprised when I found this picture from 2004. Apparently the stick thing started before we even noticed...
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Daddy Day (aka MOMMY day)

Katie and I have a to-do list about three miles long. We have I Spy bags to finish, a backpack to repair, a quilt to cut and assemble, the list goes on and on...
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Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Bah!

A came home with a flier from school announcing that the city would be offering a cheer camp for elementary school aged girls. It wasn't even something we had to consider - we knew A would love it. It was also a very minimal time-sucker. We love activities like that...
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Baby Birdies

This year Mama Robin returned. I'm not sure if it's the same one, but R likes to think it is, so it is. :) She laid a set of eggs and they hatched. R checked on them constantly, before they hatched and after. After they hatched Mama Robin became very protective, and wouldn't let R get close without yelling at him. I love this...
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Flat!

On a lovely Sunday evening I was taking Brittany and Jordann home. After driving through a couple different construction zones we heard a funny noise. Jordann asked what the noise was and I blamed it on the road. Her response: "I don't think that's the road." Sadly, she was right.
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Socks!

One afternoon H & Q found some socks. Not just any socks, but fuzzy green, white, & red socks. They did a pretty good job of sharing the socks - typically H could have one and Q could have the other. When O wanted some, the girls refused to let him in on their play. He just went around the corner and came back with his own socks off his feet and on his hands. Smart kid!
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Day Camp!

S was able to go to Day Camp with Cub Scouts for the first time this year. Because Andrew is a leader he went with the boys. I'm happy he was there to take pictures for me, as well as being there to hang out with S, of course...
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Happy Anniversary!

Andrew spent our anniversary at the eleven-year-old scout camp. The fact that he's an amazing dad sort of takes the edge off of our belated date night. :)
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Dance Festival

On the kids' last day of school they had a dance festival. Each grade choreographed and performed a dance to a song of their choice. It was funny to me to see...
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Teddy Bear Picnic

A's teddy bear picnic during the last week of school. She was super-excited...
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Man doing backstroke ahead...

One evening while driving home from Jen's house I noticed that the pedestrian sign was askew. It was pretty funny to me, especially considering the lake in the background...
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Duck Pond (Or a highly industrialized area that happens to have ponds where ducks live)

We happen to live in a beautiful place. I constantly look around and find myself in awe and feeling completely blessed to live here. One thing we don't have near us is any sort of duck pond. It's possible we're just not local enough and are merely unaware of the cool duck hangouts. As it stands, we drive to feed the ducks. It's not even a super pretty place. There are ducks. That's all that we ask at this point...
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My Baby Can Read!

Well, not really. I have heard that program works, but we have not tried it in our home. :) Q does really love to read books though. Her very favorite is one that she and Grandma have read together (and discussed in-depth, of course) several times. It's called "No, David!" and was written by David Shannon. Mr. Shannon has been a favorite in our home for many years, so I'm guessing "No, David!" will be the first of many books Q loves by this author.
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H of A

The fifth graders at R's school (and a ton of other schools) participate in a concert every May. I have to admit, going into this concert I expected super-cheesiness. I didn't expect to really be moved. It was honestly a really cool concert...
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Curls!

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Play

Andrew took the kids to play and came back with pictures and video. Good job babe! :)
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Premium?

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Fishing with the scouts

Even though R left his Webelos group in February, they asked him to come with them on a fishing expedition. R had a great time, caught fish, helped clean the fish, then went over to our neighbor's house to eat the fish. He was on cloud nine and has been asking to go again.
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Playing

So, I know that Ikea really isn't meant to play, but nobody has ever denied that it's a super-fun place to go. After finding my bookshelf on KSL to organize my craft room closet, I knew I needed to go to Ikea for some good organization within that shelf. Darwin was with me for homework help, and somehow Jasmine & Brittany ended up with us too. R had a dentist appointment later in the day, so he was with us, as well as Q. There were six of us and we had a grand time...
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Q's Recital

Because two of the big kids had recitals, Q decided she should put on a performance as well. Of course she played "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie", just like A. This all came about one afternoon as I was working on my laptop. One minute she was playing the piano, the next she had brought in the step stool and was announcing herself. Her rotation was to announce, play piano from the stool, then move to the bench for the grand finale. Pretty cute...
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Organization

Despite the way my house looks right now, I happen to love organization. For months and months I have been literally battling my craft supplies. I have tried labeling bins, dedicating our extra bedroom (and therefore closet) to crafts and craft supplies, little plastic drawers, you name it. I finally realized that even if all of my craft stuff was in organized and labeled bins, I still had to move all of the bins on top in order to access the bins below them. It was SO frustrating! I resigned myself to buying a shelf for the craft room closet. After finding the perfect shelf on KSL, I purchased comic book boards to organize and store my fabric, and I found some cute containers at Ikea for more organization. I LOVE looking at my closet, and I love even more how easy it is to get to my stuff...
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Spring Piano

R & A have been taking piano lessons. This spring their teacher decided to go low-key for the recital and have it at the neighborhood church. It was honestly right up my alley. We drove five minutes to get there, listened to the kids' recital pieces for no longer than forty minutes, ate yummy refreshments, and went home. Pretty amazing. Andrew took the kids' pictures before the recital...
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R

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K'Nex

Rush has always been a pretty mechanical kid. At two, he was taking apart our jelly belly gumball machine and reassembling the thing. At this age, he loves Legos and K'Nex. His favorite things to build with K'nex are roller coasters. He has a couple different sets, and he likes to combine them and make up his own paths. They're pretty neat to watch and he's using his brain-power. Double score!
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Easter Eggs

We have almost always dyed easter eggs with lots of family. This year it came to be only us, and it was nice. R is getting older, and really took charge of doing the more difficult decorating - tye dye, glitter, etc..
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Go, Go, Go!

Q & S really love playing Ring-around-the-rosie. Their first time playing together was fun to watch. They were distracted by television shows, going "faster!", slamming into each other, chasing, acting like puppy dogs, you name it. I'm glad we were able to get it all on camera. :)
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Springtime means baby animals!

Andrew took the kids to Thanksgiving Point Farm Country. I love seeing the baby animals there every year - they're just so cute! The kids had a good time too...
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Cupcakes!

One morning I slept in. Let's rephrase that. One OF the mornings I slept in, R and A decided to make cupcakes. Not only did the cupcakes taste yummy (R even separated the eggs), but they iced and sprinkled them. (I think sprinkles were A's main responsibility). They also cleaned up their mess. Did I mention that I was sleeping while this was taking place? Waking up to the smell of cupcakes is something I could get used to...
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Dentist

Somehow we got onto the schedule of going to the dentist for the kids' six month check-up every year on spring break. What better way to celebrate spring break than with clean teeth, right? I happen to love getting my teeth cleaned - I walk away and want to flash my pearly whites at everyone I meet.

So spring break has come again and where do I find myself, but the dentist with the kids...

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(re)Pierced

Q's ears were pierced before she turned one. This was awesome until she started pulling her earrings out during naptime. This worried me - I was afraid she'd rip her ear. As a result, out came the earrings for an indefinite period of time...
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Pierced

A's getting her ears pierced...again.
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Conference!

Brittany and I decided that we needed to go to General Conference again this spring. We decided to change one thing though, and bring R with us. I am so happy he came.

We started off by waking up early Saturday morning with plans to wait in line on Temple Square. I should have known when the sun started rising over the mountains while we were still driving north that we were really too late to get in that way. Last fall it was still dark outside when we got in line. Lesson learned? I hope so. At any rate, we waited in line for quite awhile...
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Spring!

Jazzy & I made SPRING blocks to display. As usual, hers turned out much cuter than mine, even though mine were acceptable. I've come to the conclusion that my first suspicion of only being able to copy and not so much create is accurate. At least I can copy, right?
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Skiing

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Rainbow

I love rainbows. I have always loved rainbows. As a little girl, I loved Rainbow Brite. I had her record. It was, I'm positive, the most beautiful record ever made. I saw Rainbow Brite live once. I still remember watching her and loving her more and more. When I learned that the "color" of the ribbon for Asperger's / Autism awareness is rainbow (it's a spectrum, right?), I was very very happy. :) I didn't waste any time making a key chain. The original keychain broke, so I set out to make a new one. I
came up with many possibilities...
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Stick a Fork In It

Every Sunday evening our sweet and agreeable Q is replaced with this little monster. Sunday-Night-Q is very particular, even when she's not sure what it is she actually wants (which happens often, unfortunately). She is also not as steady on her feet, which is how this particular owie came to be. One Sunday evening we were having dinner at the grandparents' house. One minute SNQ was squirming in her seat, and the next she was on the floor with a fork in her cheek. Fortunately the fork didn't go all the way through...

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Purdy.

Just a few random times that my girls have looked especially pretty. :)

I've gotten a little more adventurous lately. I actually left Anna's hair down one day. We braided a small portion to keep it out of her face, and then blow-dried the rest. Needless to say, it was pretty...
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Stickers

S loves stickers. They're sort of her thing. I've taken a page out of Katie's book and have stocked our diaper bag with stickers and a small notebook for sticking. It's a perfect activity for church or the doctor's office. When Charlie & April were visiting, we went downtown. Of course Katie pulled out the stickers. I was surprised when she didn't stick them on paper though. She stuck quite a few on my arm. It made me feel loved...
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Recent Craftiness

I have made a few things recently. I love making things. I love looking at the things I make. This is one of the things in life that makes me feel happy inside...
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Skating

A & R each have a pair of roller blades. R rides around on his occassionally, but A rides on hers constantly. It was so often that I finally made her a little tote to carry her shoes in so she wasn't riding around the neighborhood with a Wal-Mart bag on her back anymore. :) Of course Q wants to be just like her older siblings, so one afternoon the big kids put skates (and a helmet, of course) on her. She did really well. :)
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Biggest Loser!

Shellee and Brittany decided that they were going to try out for The Biggest Loser and asked me if I would come with them. I decided that if I was going to go, I may as well audition too. Needless to say, none of us made it. It was a super fun day though - spent acting goofy and having a good time...
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Mischief-Makers

Guess which of the of my children are involved in this one. Did you guess Q? If you did, you are SO right. I've noticed a recurring theme in life with her lately. Quite often it also involves S. In fact, it almost always involves...
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Staple!

About forty-five minutes after they left I got the call. It was A and she was a little frantic.

"Mom! S hit his head and he's bleeding! Everywhere!"...
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Winter Zoo

Q and I have been to the zoo two times this winter. The first time we went with S and Aunt K. It was SO cold! The girls were good sports though, and weren't cranky at all. They were fascinated with the animals...
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BYU Basketball / Girls' Night

When I bought Andrew's Christmas present (a BYU hoodie) from the bookstore, I was given a voucher for four free basketball tickets. Andrew, being the smart cookie he is, took the vouchers right in and redeemed them for tickets to what (we had hoped) to be one BYU's biggest games. On the night of the game (BYU vs New Mexico?), he and Dad took the boys down to Provo. Mom, Brittany, A, Q, and I headed out to Burger King. Ooops. I mean Olive Garden. :) (We told A the entire ride there that we were going to the big BK. She was not happy.)
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Big Girl!

Q is sort of ready to potty-train. Basically, she knows when she has to go, but she is resistant to actually GO on the potty. At any rate, we have put panties on her a couple times. One such time, she wanted me to take...
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BEAT it!

Q had her first beater on February 27. I realize she is a little young, but I'm a baker. I grew up being taught to bake and taste it along the way. I will never forget my grandma teaching me to bake bread, cookies, cinnamon rolls, you name it. She ALWAYS stressed how important it was to enjoy the entire process. :) So it came to be, that Q had her first cookie dough beater. She LOVED it. Can't say I blame her. :)
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Jewelry!

Last year for mothers' Day, I couldn't decide what to do for my mom. That's when Jen asked me if she could teach me how to make jewelry. Since then, jewelry-making has become something I truly LOVE to do. It is so incredibly relaxing, and the results are beautiful or super-cute jewelry...
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Weather Fail

A friend of mine posted this on FB this morning. It was too amusing to pass up...
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Party Pooper

I decided to bring Q to the zoo this morning. I hope she wakes up happy. :)
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Cougarette

A and I went to see The Cougarettes in Concert last month. We had a great time just being together and A has a new goal in life. She is going to be a Cougarette. While we were watching she asked me if we would come see her when she was a Cougarette...
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100 Pieces of what?!

Twizzler. Okay. It's the classic "make a picture using 100 of something" assignment. A chose to make rainbow colored butterflies. We obviously chose Twizzlers to do this. The best part about this project was that on a Sunday morning I came downstairs to find Andrew handling the glue gun. Not just handling it, but handling it like a pro. He and A, along with R's input, created an adorable butterfly poster...
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Poser

Because I took pictures of the girls the first time they wore their hats, Q thinks she has to pose every time she puts one on. It's pretty cute. :)
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Happy Valentine's Day!

Just a few pictures of the girls in their Valentine's attire with their pretty Valentine's hair...
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General Custer

S's book report project for the month of January was based on a historical character. He was to find a couple books about his favorite characer from history and learn about that person. S chose General George Armstrong Custer. After reading about him, the kids had to create a poster with facts about the person and then dress up as the person for a wax museum...
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Funny

Katie has this friend on FB. I've met him. He's a funny guy. The other day she showed me some of his pictures. A couple were just too funny not to share...
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R's Eleventh

R turned eleven this year. We decided that since it was a Sunday and we had football games to watch at Grandma & Grandpa's house, we'd have his party over there. We had family and friends over and did the normal cake, ice cream, and presents routine...
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Toothless

I think toothless little kids are just the cutest ever. So when A's first front top tooth fell out, I took advantage of it. I told her that if she was able to get her second top front tooth out quickly, the tooth fairy would bring her an extra dollar. Shameless? Yes, I am...
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Plain White T's

For my birthday, Jen took me to see the Plain White T's. (As a side note, I have to tell you that the only reason I am okay with the misuse of the apostrophe in their band name is because Jen has convinced me that it is merely there to replace the "ee" in the word "tee"...
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Princess Q

Q was invited to a princess birthday party at the end of January. I think it's safe to say that I had WAY too much fun with this. :)
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Hats (I made 'em too!)

Guess I don't really need to say much in this post. I love, love, love these hats. I still have to make...

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R's New Glasses (Again)

R's glasses have been MIA for quite some time now. At this point, we've decided it's time to bite the bullet...

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MLK

Human rights, whatever you'd like to call it. The kids were off school and Andrew was off work. We spent the morning at Jen's house playing games and just hanging out. Jen did the little girls' hair and I did the big girls' hair. I'm a french-braiding FOOL...

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Good Reads

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Flash!

The boys came home from school with free tickets to a Flash game. Apparently our team came back from an eighteen point deficit in the fourth quarter to win by four points in Overtime. Holy cow! It must have been a great game...
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Q's Frogs

The other day Q was telling me about a frog that she had colored. The word "frog" sounded a lot like...
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Technology is amazing :)
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Getting SO Big!

Q had her two year check-up last week. She's moving up on the height side of the charts, but her weight is still pretty low. Her head is a different story. :(
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Se7en (With friends)

First of all, A helped me design invitations. She had a different embellishment for each friend. She has good taste...
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Family Pictures

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Big Cheesy Family Haircut time

Q needed a haircut. A needed a trim. The boys seem to ALWAYS need haircuts. The boys usually go with Andrew to the cheap place up the street, but the girls...
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Se7en

That's the hip way to do it, right? It kind of drives me nuts, but I'm also over my boringer than boring blog post titles. At least it isn't boring? Or is it?
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Chuck E. Cheese

This post sort of makes me sad. As a consequence to the "it comes from your birthday budget" rule, we may never...

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Two facts: All of the Rescue Hero toys are at Grandma & Grandpa's house. S loves...

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