tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15263437846378968682024-03-13T21:41:05.840-06:00Our JourneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526343784637896868.post-35931212185562135152017-03-27T20:09:00.002-06:002017-03-27T20:09:09.924-06:00MaintenanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526343784637896868.post-74551578141028757982014-05-12T21:04:00.002-06:002017-08-30T16:15:08.901-06:00A History of Birthday Cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The other day, Mauri and I were talking about the different birthday cakes I have made for all the kids' birthdays. It took a few minutes before we were able to name all of them so I decided to post them to see the different styles and ideas for each of their birthdays. </div>
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Graysen's 2nd Birthday</div>
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Kyri's 4th Birthday </div>
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Tanzi's 1st Birthday</div>
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Graysen's 3rd Birthday</div>
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Kyri's 5th Birthday</div>
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Tanzi's 2nd Birthday</div>
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Kyri's 6th Birthday</div>
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Dawson's 1st Birthday</div>
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Graysen's 5th Birthday</div>
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Tanzi's 5th Birthday</div>
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Graysen's 7th Birthday</div>
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Kyri's 9th Birthday</div>
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Dawson's 4th Birthday</div>
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Tanzi's 6th Birthday</div>
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Graysen's 8th Birthday</div>
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This has been a fun hobby of mine and I am sure Mauri is glad that it is me that is doing it instead of her. The kids get to choose what kind of cake they want and are always excited to see what I can come up with. </div>
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This Guy!!</div>
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Last year Gary was gone for my birthday....AND <em>his</em> birthday!</div>
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This year he was gone for Dawson's FIRST birthday!</div>
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SAD!!</div>
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So, while I know these photos are a bit excessive, I didn't want Gary to feel like he missed out on anything!</div>
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Oh, and did I mention that he will also be gone for Graysen's birthday next month? Yeah, he's on a roll!</div>
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We WILL be celebrating with gifts, cake, ice cream, and all on Sunday, when Gary's home, but for his actual birthday I made <a href="http://allencooks.blogspot.com/2013/01/chocolate-cookie-dough-cupcakes-with.html" target="_blank">these</a> cupcakes. Since Gary is gone the frosting did not get piped on, so it doesn't look pretty, but you better believe it tastes AMAZING!! I think this frosting should go on....well....everything! </div>
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Ready for a cupcake!</div>
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Cute cousin Victoria</div>
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Tanzi and Gray think the frosting is yum!</div>
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Cupcake? Gone!</div>
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Alyssa eating her cupcake oh so meticulously</div>
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Mmmmmmm</div>
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Grampy approved</div>
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Yes, they were<em><strong> that</strong></em> good!</div>
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But the dots took too long...and he's kind of done!</div>
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He is obsessed with doors. He loves to open (if they're not closed tight) and close them. He loves peeking around the door and being surprised by someone or something on the other side of the door.</div>
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Dawson laughs and he is easily entertained, which makes it fun for us! We LOVE making him laugh! And when I say "we" that includes the kiddos! In fact, they can always seem to get him to laugh hard! Even if it's because they are laying on him, squishing him, dragging him across the floor, throwing things at him, or some other thing that seems dangerous for such a little guy.</div>
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And he will usually give kisses to the kids if we ask him to, but he doesn't like to give Gary or me kisses nearly as often!</div>
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Well, Gary's on another trip. That means time to update the blog! I have been SO bad about this lately! And when I say lately I mean the last year (+) But I figured now would be a good time to add a few posts. We have been pretty good about taking pictures (on occasion), just not posting them. And while I wish that I could post random pics over the last long time I am opting to stick with the recent happenings.</div>
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Hmmm....I wonder where she learns to stick things in her nose....</div>
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Graysen had a recent field trip to Kent's grocery store. The kids LOVED going into the back and, of course, getting goodies in their bag.</div>
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And, as a mother, it melts my heart to see Graysen and Tanzi holding hands.</div>
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Kyri and Gray chose to ride bikes. They are both very good...without training wheels!! I see a lot of walks/bike rides on the path in our future!</div>
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Over the weekend we went to Grammy and Grampy's. It REALLY helps the time go faster when Gary is gone! Plus, it was Dawson's birthday (another post on that to come) so we needed someone to celebrate it with us! And Tawn and her girls went, too, so we really did have a GRAND time!! We went to the pet store while we were in Pocatello and Tanzi was SO excited to go! She couldn't stop talking about it! Yet, she was TERRIFIED of every single animal! HA! And Alyssa nearly stole a girl's coat. It was on the floor behind Alyssa and Grampy asked if it was hers. She said yes and put it on. A few minutes later some guy came up and asked if it was our coat. Tawn, at almost that exact moment, was wondering where Alysa got her coat because they didn't bring them. Needless to say, it was NOT Alyssa's coat, but it DID look just like it!! :)</div>
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I love this picture because it reminds me of me. I don't know if he remembers or not, but I used to do things like this to my daddy ALL the time when I was younger.</div>
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For the last little bit (and by this I mean since the LAST time change), the kids have been waking up around 5:00 or 5:30am!! WHAT?! Well, since the time change the kids have been going to bed SO late! I was hoping it would mean they would sleep at least until 6:00. I mean, is that really too much to ask? Really?! On Tuesday Tanzi was still up at 5:30!! I worked out and then took a shower and got ready for the day (my normal routine). When I came back downstairs around 7:00 this is what I found. But before she found her comfy spot on the stairs she raided the pantry and ate some oatmeal....dry....oh, and she drank Dawson's milk! Haha!! She slept here until about 7:45. Crazy girl!!</div>
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A glimpse into a typical day in the Allen home. </div>
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Usually Graysen is joining in! It's a modern day miracle that he's not at this particular moment.</div>
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We always find the kids doing funny faces and it makes Mauri and I laugh every time. Here is a collecdtion of some of the most recent.</div>
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After loading all the pictures, I realized that Dawson and Tanzi were the winners of the crazy face contest. </div>
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These are a very few pictures of all Tanzi does to keep me on my toes!</div>
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It's a <b>really</b> good thing she is SO stinkin' cute!!</div>
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She looks innocent while she's sleeping, but don't let that fool you!</div>
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(LOVE the naked princesses that she is obsessed with!)</div>
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Tanzi was potty trained for a good, solid 2 weeks. And was, by far, the easiest to potty train. However, after 2 weeks she was done. Just DONE! She will occasionally go on the toilet and then <i>insist</i> on having a candy, since she peepsed on the potty. This time we caught her in the act of going for a candy....AND reading the coupon book! Haha!</div>
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The following day she told me, very excitedly, that she "made a Temple!"</div>
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Hard to get mad when she looks at you like <i>this</i>:</div>
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Fell asleep reading - and I can rest assured that she will stay out of trouble....until tomorrow!</div>
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She told me that Dawson was still hungry!</div>
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And she did a great job cleaning it up!! (Now if only I could get her to reach the smoothie on the wall that she splashed all over and was too high for her to clean off herself.....)</div>
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If only she could <i>always</i> do her own hair this good!</div>
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Make-up....from head to toe! Literally!</div>
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Tanzi spent nearly an hour cleaning her room and making her bed one night, when I never even asked her to. It was REALLY cute! From the other room I could hear her sing, "Jesus said, for a sunBEAM!" Over. And over. And over again! And when she was done she wanted to show me her bed. She really did a great job. What you can't tell from the picture is that she put every single blanket from their blanket bin on her bed. Over 20 blankets!</div>
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And this is what it looked like when I pulled all the blankets off and piled them at the bottom of her bed :)</div>
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Eating frozen strawberries</div>
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Tanzi loves to sneak into Dawson's crib. However, she knows she's not supposed to. After this I told her that if she got in again I wouldn't get her out, since she's not supposed to get in in the first place. The other day she got in and after I got Dawson out she said, "Tell Kyri get me out!" because she knew I wouldn't Hahaha! And, yes, Kyri does get her out, which is why she still gets in!! Last Monday she got in and Kyri was busy doing something and couldn't get her out. So, Tanzi told me, "Daddy get me out! I wait for daddy!" When I told her daddy wouldn't be home for a couple days she just said, "Okay!" And sat down. Eventually Kyri got her out, but I think it's funny that she won't even ask me to do it....she knows I say what I mean and mean what I say :)</div>
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It's taken me a long, <i>long</i> time to decide whether or not I wanted to actually write this post. It's been a really long time since we've updated our blog and I wasn't sure this is how I wanted to get back into "the blogging world". However, there are a couple things that have had a huge impact on my life, and I feel that it's important that I record not just what happened, but how it's changed me. What I've learned.</div>
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This little guy has stolen my heart</div>
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After Dawson was born I entered a world I had never known. Baby #4 had arrived and I wanted so badly to feel like the luckiest girl in the world with the greatest family on earth. Instead, I resented them. All of them. From my husband right down to my newborn son. Dawson was a hard baby. He cried ALL the time. I was lucky to get a total of 3 hours of sleep in one night. So, understandably, I was tired. Yet, I knew that what I was experiencing was so much more than sleep deprivation. I didn't <i>want</i> to do things with my children. I didn't <i>want</i> to get out of the house, even to go grocery shopping by myself. Isn't that what many moms look forward to? I didn't <i>want</i> to go to Relief Society activities, presidency meetings, or even girls' nights out with friends. Sometimes I didn't even want to get out of bed. I tried getting up each day with a desire to do things for my family. To focus on others rather than myself. Yet, still, I found myself in a sort of darkness I have never known. After a while I did realize that this was not just a problem for me, but a problem for my whole family. I felt like this darkness was not just setting over me, but that I was allowing it to take over my home. And that hurt. A lot. My husband means the world to me, and it made me ache knowing that I was allowing this wall to come between us. My children are my greatest blessings, and all I was doing was bossing them around, yelling at them, and asking them to find anything to do but spend time with me.</div>
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That's when it dawned on me. So, <i>this</i> is what they call post-partum depression. Yet, even after this realization I had such a hard time coming to grips with it. Admitting it. Mentioning it to Gary. But why? Why was it so hard to admit that I needed help? </div>
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2) I am a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I <i>do</i> have faith in Jesus. So, doesn't that mean that the Atonement alone should be enough to get me out of the darkest abyss? I was still praying. Man, was I ever praying! So, surely I should be on top of the world in no time.....</div>
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2) the Atonement <i>is </i>enough, but is only effective not only when we understand it, but when we <i>apply</i> it. "Apply" is a verb. An action word. We have to DO something. And sometimes what we "do" must be more than just praying. Sometimes it means <i>studying </i>our scriptures. Sometimes it means<i> talking</i> about things with your spouse or a dear friend. Sometimes it means <i>getting out </i>of the house and going for a walk or to the grocery store. Sometimes it even means <i>seeking</i> professional help. Yes, even that is <i>applying</i> the Atonement. Our good Lord has placed professionals in our communities who have studied and understand what it truly means to be depressed. And if they can help us to come out of a cloud of darkness then maybe, just maybe, we can think clear enough to understand our own thoughts, our own choices, and even better understand our Savior Jesus Christ. And then...<i>.then</i>....we can find a place where healing happens. </div>
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Personally, I have not sought out that professional counsel. So, now I'm a hypocrite. True. However, it has only been recently that I have realized how, it is often looked down upon. Again, because the atonement alone should be enough. Or so we think. Maybe this isn't doctrinally correct, but it has changed my perspective. On a LOT of things. Why? Because the Atonement is not only for the depressed. It is for each and every one of us. Because we are imperfect. Perfect people don't need a Savior. <i>We </i>do. And because of our imperfections it is up to each of us to <i>apply</i> the Atonement. And there are <b>so</b> many options in aiding that.</div>
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Right around the time that I was feeling like I could take control over my life once again I got a phone call from my mom. And this is one of those phone calls that you will forever remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard the dreaded news. </div>
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It was June 13, 2013. I was in our play room, doing "big puzzles" with my kiddos. Yep, I was <i>playing </i><b>with</b> my kids! </div>
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Then my mom told me that Theresa, my dear foster sister, had taken her own life the previous night. Now, I need to be clear. I say "foster" sister, but that was really just a title. She was family. She came to live with us when the two of us were in high school....and she could never get rid of us after that :) </div>
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Well, my mom asked that I contact my siblings and give them the news. This was something that was just so hard to comprehend. Things like this happen to other people, but they're not supposed to happen to <i>our</i> family. Yet, it did. And here we were. Confused. Shocked. Hurt. After calling a couple of my siblings I realized that it was Theresa's birthday. She would have been 33. Only 4 months older than me. How could this be true?! What heartache. </div>
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As soon as something so horrific happens, it tends to be the human nature in us to ask ourselves, "Why didn't I do more?" And I think that's what everyone in my family was saying. Why didn't I call her more? Why didn't I invite her into my home more often? Why didn't I leave random, thoughtful messages on her facebook page?</div>
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No one knows. We can't answer that.</div>
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They are just things we did not do...and we can not go back and change that now.</div>
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And so, instead of spending all our time thinking about the things we wish we would have done, why not take the time to think about the things we <i>did</i> do.</div>
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I will be the first to admit that I did not have the best relationship with Theresa. When I say this, it doesn't mean we didn't like each other. We loved each other. And I know that we both knew it. But, let's be honest. She came to live with us when she and I were both teenagers. Young. Selfish. Naive. And both vying for ALL of our parents love and affection. However, I <i>did</i> have a relationship with her. And that means something. And <i>that</i> is what I need to remember. Focusing on what we didn't have only brings great sadness, sorrow, and regret. But focusing on what we did have brings nothing but happiness, joy, and <b>hope</b>.</div>
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And when I start to ask the "why" questions I quickly remind myself that our loving God has a plan. For each of us. And we are all on a journey. A journey that continues on into the next life. And it gives me hope to know that one day I will see where Theresa's journey has taken her. And that she can help me with my journey in this life.</div>
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There are still many unanswered questions. When someone takes their own life the questions are endless. Some even painful. You will never look at the situation and think, "Well, it was just their time to go.....The Lord must have really needed them on the other side of the veil." No, the thoughts you have are not so organized and happy. Instead, I have often felt confused and angry. </div>
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And here's something I've learned:</div>
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It's okay to have questions. It's okay to be confused. And it's even okay to be angry. </div>
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However, once we hand our lives over to the Lord (yet again!), the pain from it all is subdued and peace and hope find us once again.</div>
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I feel very much at peace, knowing that Theresa is in a good place. And not only that she is in a <i>good</i> place, but that she is in a <b>better</b> place!</div>
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Theresa dealt with depression. her. whole. life. She experienced situations I can't even imagine myself in. I found myself in a dark abyss for a short period of time. I can not, however, imagine knowing little else. Much of my peace comes from knowing that Theresa no longer has depression, pain, or mental anguish. And knowing that she can now think so much more clearly, without having this cloud of doubt and depression hovering over her.</div>
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Having experienced the post-partum depression, I can say that depression is not something that is "just in your head", or something that you can just "decide" to not have. You don't just "decide to not have cancer once you have found out it lives in you. Depression is no different. It is a disease. It can be debilitating. Even life threatening. And when it claims the life of someone you love, you can only pray all the more that our good and loving Heavenly Father will allow our society to find a cure.</div>
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And our God <i>is</i> good.</div>
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He gave us 17 years with our beautiful Theresa.</div>
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And He gave Theresa some very happy and loving years in there, too.</div>
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It wasn't all bad.</div>
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I know this because I saw her go from a very depressed, suicidal teenager when she came to live with us, to a lively, energetic woman who had a testimony of the Atonement and <i>applied</i> that in her life to find some amazing moments of peace.</div>
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Much credit is due to our parents.</div>
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They allowed her to see herself for who she could become. And for what the Lord could see in her. They helped her recognize and pursue her endless abilities and talents.</div>
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Another thing I have learned is that death is a hard subject for many people to talk about. Suicide is even harder. I get it. I do. I'm not always the best at being there for other people, or knowing what to say about tragic situations. I had many people who commented on facebook when I mentioned Theresa's passing. However, when I saw them at church, or in the neighborhood the next few days, almost no one said anything to me about it! </div>
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Grief does not last for only a moment.</div>
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It made me realize that no matter how hard, or touchy the topic is, I will always talk to people who have lost someone they love. Even if all I say is simply, "I am SO sorry...you are in my thoughts and prayers." There were days that I felt so very alone. I didn't need people to watch my kids or bring me meals, I just kind of wanted people to, I don't know.....care. Luckily, I have an AMAZING family and we were able to talk to each other and share our thoughts and feelings. I also have a couple of<strong> very</strong> close friends that were there for me, just at the right time and in the right moments. Thank you!!<em> </em> I can't thank you enough! But it has given me a different perspective, and I now know what I will do for others in the future.</div>
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We learned a lot about Theresa through her death. Isn't that a funny thing? Or, better yet, a great and tender mercy of the Lord!! I actually feel closer to her now than ever before!! And each day I am reminded of her as I see the coffee table she made us. And the Navajo blanket she gave Kyri when she was born, which is on the dresser in the girls' room. I love that I have small, yet meaningful, reminders of her talent and her love.</div>
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I want to share just a few memories I have of Theresa. These are the ones I shared at her memorial service.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When Theresa came to live with us I was the only child still
living at home after the first few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But for the first few weeks two of my brothers were still in the house,
which meant that Theresa and I had to share a room. I had a water bed at the
time, which I had never had to share with anyone…until then. Awkward! I
remember noticing Theresa’s every move, and sometimes getting frustrated
because the wave from her movements would wake me up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, at the time I never thought that
she might be just as frustrated with the situation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean, here <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">she</i> was in a strange home, with strange people, in a very strange
bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, I was selfish like that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking back on it, I now find it quite
humorous that when one of us moved the other was practically tidal waved right
out of bed! I find it even more humorous that neither of us talked about this awkward
situation. Ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I also remember that my parents bought Theresa a pink pencil
bag for school right after she moved in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Theresa would <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> use
it….because it was pink. Ha!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One night Theresa, Tawn, and I decided to watch a movie together
at my parents’ house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s a movie
without treats, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, Tawn and I
found some ice cream, while Theresa chose to make some popcorn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right after the movie got started (actually
it was probably even right before), Theresa, who was sitting between Tawn and
me, asked if we wanted some popcorn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
told her no, that’s why we chose ice cream in the first place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, Theresa didn’t stop at that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knew how to push our buttons…and got a
good kick out of it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every couple
minutes she would turn to one of us and say, “Want some popcorn?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i>
kind of funny, but starting to get on our nerves at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, Theresa turned to me, and I knew what
she was going to ask, so I prepared myself to answer, “NO!! I don’t want any
popcorn!” Instead, Theresa turned to me, held up her bowl and asked, “Want some
ice cream?!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We still responded “NO!!”
and then all laughed since she asked if we wanted what we were already
eating!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realize that this story
probably sounds kind of lame to anyone who wasn’t there, but to Tawn, Theresa,
and myself this became a joke that we laughed about for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whenever we got together and were eating <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything</i> we would turn to each other and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Theresa always thought my hair was cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure it’s because, as women, we always
want the hair that we don’t have, and my hair is completely opposite of
Theresa’s. Fine, thin, and straight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
would sometimes come home to visit family with a new, less than conservative,
hairstyle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If my parents didn’t like my
hair they usually said nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
time, however, my mom saw me and said, “Hi, Mauri. Your hair’s orange.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When, clearly, it was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Theresa thought this was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">great</i>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did tell me, though, that she thought my
hair awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next few times I saw
Theresa she would say, “Hi, Mauri.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your
hair’s orange!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then just
laugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come to think of it, I’m not sure
she was making fun of my mom or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i>! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My kids are all young and probably won’t remember Theresa as
they get older.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, one of my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>favorite memories that will be with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i> forever is the way Theresa loved my
kids and played with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think
she ever came to see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i> when I was in
town, she came to see my kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’m
SO glad she did!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think of Theresa often. Every day. And I have no doubts
that when I see her again the first thing she will say to me will either be, “Hi
Mauri! Your hair’s orange!” Or, “Want some ice cream?!” And I can hear her
laughing about it now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This year was my second year doing the Stansbury Triathlon. Last year, it was my first triathlon ever and so I figured I needed to do it again. Also, I get to compete against my Boss and Co-worker and so that makes it fun. This year, my Sister-in-Law Heather came out and did it too so it was great to have some family there as well. </div>
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Heather and I after the race. </div>
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Heather took 1st place in her age group! Awesome job Heather. </div>
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I took 3rd place in my age group, the same place I took last year. We call it the "Stanbury" Tri because on the medals, it says Stanbury rather than Stansbury which is the correct name. Also, the medals are the same ones from last year so I have two bronze "Stanbury Park Triathlon" medals. </div>
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We have been talking for a long time about getting the kids into swimming lessons, a few weeks ago, we finally did it. The Layton Surf N Swim was to best option and fit into our schedules. We talked to the kids about it for a few weeks before they started and they got really excited about starting swim lessons. Kyri and Graysen started with Preschool A and Tanzi and I did the Parent/Toddler class. The kids have loved doing swim lessons. Kyri is now up to Preschool C and Graysen is in Preschool B. Here are some pictures of their swimming lessons adventures!</div>
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1st day looking a little nervous.</div>
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Some crazy faces while waiting for lessons to start. </div>
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Kyri and Graysen waiting to get in the water with their teacher. </div>
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Tanzi was a little scared to first get in the water, but she soon really liked it. </div>
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Each day of swim lessons Tanzi got to pick out a toy, she grabbed this pink tea pot every time. </div>
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Graysen working on his back floats. </div>
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Kyri's turn.</div>
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Tanzi even got to practice.</div>
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Another day at the pool and the kids were super excited. </div>
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Dawson didn't want to miss out on the fun so he dressed up in his super cute shark outfit we got from one of our neighbors.</div>
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Front floats, nice work Kyri. </div>
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Practicing in the deep water. </div>
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Kyri and Graysen both moved to Preschool B together. They learned a lot and improved their swimming skills. </div>
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Nice work Gray.</div>
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Doing great Kyri.</div>
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We were excited to celebrate Dawson's blessing with many of our family members. Unfortunately, we forgot to get the camera out until after many people had already left (mostly Mauri's family). He was blessed on May 5th and it was a special day for him and the rest of our family. Thank you everyone for coming and supporting our family. Here are few pictures from the day. </div>
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Dawson before church in the handsome Blessing Tux my mom made. It was the same one we used for Graysen. We were worried it wouldn't fit because Dawson was so much bigger than Graysen, but it fit perfectly!</div>
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We were glad to have Grandma and Grandpa and Great Grandma come up for the blessing. </div>
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Graysen and Rylee were making us all laugh so hard as they were performing for us. Rylee had some amazing vocals and Graysen was demonstrating his mad skills on the piano. </div>
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Todd and Heather getting some Dawson time......maybe they are ready for another one of their own!</div>
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These last two pictures were taken about a month after his blessing. We didn't get any good pictures of him in his Tux so we put him back in it and took a bunch of pictures. Good thing we did, I don't think he would have fit in Tux much longer. </div>
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It has been a long while since we have updated what's going on in the Allen Family. Over the past month, we have celebrated two birthdays. Tanzi's was on the 30th of March, and Graysen's was the 22nd of April. We celebrated them both by having family come over for cake and ice cream. Maybe we are horrible parents, but we haven't really did the whole big huge party thing with lots of friends and stuff. We did it once with Kyri a couple years ago, but haven't done any since. I kind of like it more simple and family focused. Both Graysen and Tanzi had lots of fun and got spoiled for their birthday's! </div>
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Here are Tanzi's birthday gifts. </div>
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She got all kinds of stuff; clothes, a chair, books, crayons, fairy costume, and a coloring table. </div>
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Nice fairy/butterfly costume. </div>
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The kids have been talking forever about this Bunny Bum cake and I decided to do it for Tanzi's birthday. It was easy and turned out cute!</div>
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Tanzi is trying to decide where to start. </div>
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Graysen getting ready to open his presents. </div>
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There was no shortage of gifts for him either. </div>
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With a little help from his sister's and cousin Rylee, he opened up his very first bicycle.</div>
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Graysen found this basketball cake in one of the cookbooks we have. He has been begging me to make it for his birthday ever since. </div>
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Getting ready to blow out the candles. </div>
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One week before March 9th</div>
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I am already very aware that this will be my largest baby.</div>
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I have been extremely uncomfortable and in pain for a couple months now.</div>
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And my belly is MUCH larger than it ever was with any other baby. </div>
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3 days before March 9th</div>
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It's a Wednesday.</div>
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All 3 previous babies were born on Wednesdays....this was Dawson's last chance to opt out of being the black sheep....instead, he opted in</div>
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Saturday, March 9th, I woke up around 1:15 am with a pretty hard contraction.</div>
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I had been having contractions for several weeks. All fairly mild and very inconsistent.</div>
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I had another hard contraction 10 minutes later.</div>
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I got into the tub to try to relax.</div>
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Big mistake.</div>
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We should have gone straight to the hospital.</div>
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By 2:00 my contractions were every 3 minutes. </div>
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I called my friend who came over to stay with the kids.</div>
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Good thing we did <i>not </i>have to get them out of bed and take them somewhere.</div>
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We wouldn't have made it to the hospital, I'm afraid.</div>
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Gary drove fast....but not fast enough for me!</div>
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By time we got to the hospital and up to the labor and delivery wing it was about 2:45</div>
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They asked me to pee in a cup.</div>
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I tried for about 10 minutes and cried in the bathroom, by myself, through contractions that were coming every minute or so.</div>
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Finally, I yelled, "I CAN'T PEE!!" And came out of the bathroom...mad. I was in SO much pain.</div>
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Before all else, the good nurse decided to check me.</div>
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She could not tell how dilated I was because the water sac was in the way. She got another nurse to help. </div>
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The nurse said, "We're at a 9 plus! Call the doctor!!"</div>
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They asked if I wanted an epidural. I'm sure it was because I could not stop yelling that I was in pain. I kept asking them all to "PLEASE HELP ME!!"</div>
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In came the anesthesiologist.</div>
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Bless him!!</div>
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I told him that I <i>always</i> have an allergic reaction to the tape they use. It's never fun to be recovering from childbirth and have a back that itches like crazy that you can't reach. He asked if I knew what the tape looked like. I REALLY wanted to yell, "IT'S ON MY BACK! How would I know what it looks like?!?!" Instead, I simply yelled, "NO!" He said he would use as little tape as possible.</div>
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He had me sit on the side on the bed and curl my back "like a cat! a cat!!" and hold <i>really</i> still! I imagined he could see the pain I was in and that he would work his magic at lightening speed. Instead I sat...and sat...and yelled a lot! I was squeezing Gary's hand and one of the nurse's hands. I didn't realize I was squeezing so hard until I looked down at my hand and my thumb was purple from Gary squeezing me back. I informed him of the situation. He let go. And I squeezed his arm super hard instead :) At one point I recall yelling, "What's taking so long?!" One can only "curl like a cat" on the edge of a bed for so long when about to give birth! He said he was working as fast as he could. I told him to go faster!</div>
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And, finally, some time around 3:10 or 3:15 the sweet relief of numbness came! (I think everyone in the room was relieved)</div>
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I wasn't really completely aware of everything that was going on, but at some point I do recall hearing someone say "She's GBS positive." I had no clue what that meant. Nor did I really care at that point. However, my hand started hurting and it wasn't until then that I realized they had even put an IV in my hand. I asked about the burning in my hand and arm. They said it was from the penicillin, which I actually didn't even need, because at this point the doctor was in and it was time to have a baby!</div>
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The doctor broke my water, said it was pretty much the only thing keeping that baby in, and told Gary that if my water had broke before we got to the hospital then Gary would have been the one delivering this baby! I think Gary said a silent prayer of thanks at that moment!</div>
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They put this oxygen mask on me. I'm not sure why, but there definitely was NO time for asking questions!</div>
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After less than 5 minutes of pushing (I pushed through 2 contractions that were only 1-2 minutes apart)</div>
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And then we learned that he was <i>not </i>so little, after all!</div>
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But still the dang cutest thing ever!!</div>
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AND...he has LOTS of DARK hair!!</div>
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Are you sure this dark haired chubby baby is mine?</div>
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Yep, he's one of ours! Even through his chubbiness he looks like his siblings.</div>
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All smiles already</div>
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He eats every 2-2 1/2 hours and after I nurse him we give him a bottle of formula and he usually drinks 1-2 ounces of that! He was so fussy and acting hungry ALL the time so the nurse recommended we supplement. Feeding every 2-21/2 hours is better than constantly.</div>
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I have been officially discharged from the hospital, but Dawson has to stay an extra day because of being on the antibiotics. They are letting me board here until tomorrow, when we can hopefully all go home! The other 3 kids are anxious to get us home. Since it's RSV season they are not allowed to come and visit...and they are just dying to hold their baby brother!! </div>
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This video is of Kyri when she was about 21 months. I just think it's too cute not to share with everyone. (Plus, I want to have access to it in case it gets lost from our computer, heaven forbid) My kids LOVE watching this. All 3 of them stay glued to the video...and Tanzi always waves and says "bye!" at the end :)</div>
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And, yes, that is what Kyri called Graysen when he was a baby. When people would ask her what her brother's name was, her answer to them was always the same as in this video. It took some time to convince her otherwise :) and, yet, he kinda lives up to that name, even still ;)</div>
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I don't know what I would do without my one and only Valentine! I am SO grateful for Gary and for the love that we have!! Today was nothing special or exciting. In fact, Gary is at work right now and won't be home until about 11 pm. However, we are hoping to at least go out to lunch this weekend, even if it means taking our kids with us.</div>
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Usually, for Valentine's Day, we go to <a href="http://www.jazznightattheskyclub.com/" target="_blank">Jazz Night</a> in Logan. In fact, we have been the last 7 years. This is our first year NOT going. We are both really sad. I have been pregnant at Jazz Night in the past (with both Tanzi and Graysen) However, this year I am about a month closer to my due date than I ever was before...and one month towards the end of a pregnancy is a BIG difference. Especially with this baby that the doctor thinks will be our biggest (Graysen is our biggest so far at 7lbs 13oz) Gary and I just decided that it's just an expensive night to not be able to enjoy it to it's fullest....which I know I wouldn't after the drive there and not being able to dance, let alone move much. So, I'm expecting Gary to make it up to me this weekend....chocolate anyone? Yes, please :)</div>
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And while Gary and I didn't do much to celebrate the day today, I had some fun with the kids. Kyri had preschool today, so she got a bunch of valentines (and candy) from her friends. I always make my kids share all the treats/candy they get, so all 3 of them had plenty of sugar, and yet we still had to make this:</div>
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When Kyri got home from school she gave Graysen a bracelet. They got to make one for someone else, and she chose her brother. She made it with orange heart beads. Gray's favorite color is orange. My heart melted just a bit. At times these two can be the worst of enemies, but it is obvious that they are also the best of friends....and, as a mother, I couldn't ask for anything more.</div>
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We also did a fun project. We made valentines for daddy out of wax paper and crayon shavings. The kids LOVED it! And I think Gary will, too, when this is what he comes home to tonight.</div>
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last weekend I got to cut my nieces hair. She ended up donating about a foot to Locks of Love</div>
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I love that she is SO beautiful with super long locks and super short curls (even with her cheesy smile) :)</div>
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So, I only make my kids beds after I wash their sheets. They are supposed to make them themselves every day. On this particular day Kyri was SO proud of how good her bed looked.She actually asked me to take a picture of her by her bed :) I must say, she does a pretty good job!! (although,when I went to tuck her into bed this night I realized her sheet and other blanket were pushed clear to the bottom!! haha)</div>
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Kyri also made Tanzi's bed for her...and all the kids had to get in on the picture...and make a silly face</div>
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Gray and his bed. <br />I actually don't really care what their bed looks like after they make it as long as they try to make it. He's 3. And I definitely don't expect perfection, I just want him to learn to do it himself. And soon I have no doubts his bed will look as good as Kyri's </div>
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I have to say, Tanzi is LOVING her big girl bed! I have found her sleeping on the floor twice, but I never heard her cry before falling asleep there, like I would when Graysen moved into a big bed. And she hasn't even fallen out of her bed....yet....I don't think. Although, I wonder. She seems like the type that if she <i>did </i>fall out she would simply get back into bed and go back to sleep. Graysen, on the other hand, still falls out of bed. He did just the other night...and started screaming! </div>
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Since Tanzi was being so big she also wanted to sit in a booster chair for meals. That, on the other hand, did <i>not</i> go so well. We actually moved her back to the high chair. She just could not sit still long enough to eat. So, after about 4 days of not eating and climbing onto the table and getting into everyone else's food, and spilling everyone's drinks, we made the switch back and she's eating like a true champ once again. </div>
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We have definitely had a really snowy January, as you will see from the majority of our pictures. Other than that we haven't taken a whole lot of pictures.</div>
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Kyri got some lip gloss for Christmas from Santa. She picked out a color and told me it was the one she wanted because it was the same color as Grammy's lip gloss. Then she went into her bathroom to put it on. When I saw her I let her know it was all over her face and she just needed it on her lips. She said, "Oh, I guess next time I should look in the mirror and watch what I'm doing." You think?!?! :) And, apparently, some things never change - check out <i><a href="http://gmkallen.blogspot.com/2009/08/here-comes-trouble.html" target="_blank">this post</a></i></div>
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We have definitely all had our fair share of sickness around here....poor baby</div>
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(yes, our Christmas lights are still up. It snowed over Christmas break, got super cold, snowed some more, etc. However, at least we didn't have a nativity in our yard, like one of our neighbors, and the wise men got buried in the snow and ice...luckily baby Jesus is still dry on their porch :)</div>
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Wearing brother's boots with one on backwards (she actually just calls Gray brother, not Graysen...I think his name is too hard for her to say)</div>
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ready to have a super fun snow day with daddy (who needs some actual snow boots, so he doesn't have to wear bags over his shoes)</div>
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creating a super big, fun maze in the snow</div>
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chillin' with daddy</div>
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Our friends,the Moss's, are expecting baby #3. They have 2 girls already and wanted to do something fun and creative to reveal the sex of this baby. So, Kellie asked me to make a cake and have the cake be the appropriate color for what they are having (she brought me an ultra sound picture) So, I made the cake and then Gary decorated it. It was a lot of fun. And we felt super privileged to be the very first to know the gender of their baby.</div>
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Graysen's preschool field trip to the fire station. Kyri and Gray held hands the entire time. A lot of moms commented on how cute it is that they are always holding hands and so concerned about each other.</div>
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getting ready to watch a fire safety video</div>
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Ms Kate putting on all the firemen gear...helping the kids realize they should not ever be scared of someone wearing that outfit, but should always go to them if they are in a dangerous, fire situation </div>
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too many bags</div>
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Oh, what do ya know...more snow!</div>
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snow mounds higher than the cars</div>
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We have such amazing neighbors! Gary would shovel in the morning before work and then in the afternoon a neighbor would come and either shovel or snow blow again.</div>
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LOVE our awesome neighbors!</div>
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turning into one big icicle</div>
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that's a lot of snow</div>
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cute girl!</div>
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Oh, and notice all those puzzles behind her? Well, she LOVES to get ALL the puzzles out, dump the pieces out (usually in our bedroom doorway, since it's right by the toy closet) and then just leave it! Every. Single. Day. But with a little bit of coaxing she will do the puzzles and is actually quite good at them!</div>
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more snow</div>
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no where else to put it. When shoveling, the snow either goes over the top and onto the neighbor's driveway or just falls back down into our driveway</div>
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some of our neighbors who have been here for over 10 years say they have never seen a winter quite like this! It was seriously CRAZY! </div>
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we got a lot of snow here, but that was not the case in the mountains, unfortunately, and strangely enough</div>
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see how much our small icicles grew? Yes, they are going from the top roof all the way down to the roof over the porch. </div>
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Some of our neighbors had them from the top of their roof nearly all the way to the ground!</div>
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backyard snow</div>
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Kyri's preschool class took a field trip to the grocery store, Kent's.</div>
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The kids LOVED it. They got a grocery bag that they carried around and put goodies in from every department. Unfortunately, this is the only picture I took. But it was super fun, especially since this is a store we frequent quite often</div>
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Another snow day with daddy</div>
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Once there was a snow man</div>
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So, Kyri has had a lot of cavities. All of which are "flosser" cavities, because we didn't floss her teeth. Well, you better believe we do now! After several cavities, many visits to the dentist, and one filling that was much too close to a nerve, she had to have a tooth pulled. This tooth fairy may be cheap compared to others, but she doesn't mind, she was just happy the tooth fairy let her keep her tooth :)</div>
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Tonight is Tanzi's first night in her big girl bed. We decided we better get her used to it before her baby brother comes and takes over the crib. We were sort of expecting her to cry about not being in her crib, or to dink around in her room or something, but she didn't. We warned Kyri that she might need to be patient with Tanzi and maybe even help her not be sad. Graysen was that way and ALWAYS ended up in Kyri's bed. Well, Kyri came out of her room once, shortly after we put them down because Tanzi was in her bed, but Gary just put Tanzi back into her own bed and we never heard another peep out of either of them. Let's hope every night (AND nap) goes this well!!</div>
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Since we were already in Nevada, we couldn't turn down an opportunity to travel to Ventura, California to visit Mauri's parents on their mission. The drive going down and coming back made me remember why I am glad I don't live in Southern California. Mauri got a Garmin GPS for Christmas and it came in handy for our trip. We loved spending time with Grammy and Grampy and they were so good to us while we were there. We got super spoiled by them also! Here are a few pictures of our time in California. </div>
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As you can see, it was a long drive. </div>
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All three kids out a few times along the way made for a quiet, peaceful drive. </div>
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We made it to Grammy and Grampy's place and the kids were spoiled with Christmas presents!</div>
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We started our first day at the mission office. We also got to meet Elder and Sister Blue who are serving with Mom and Dad. They are actually in our Stake here in Clearfield, and they used to live in our ward so it was fun to visit and chat with them. </div>
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We went to "The Cross" which is a nice little park that overlooks Ventura and the ocean. It was a beautiful place. Tanzi liked it. </div>
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Overlooking the coast. </div>
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It was a little chilly and Tanzi just wanted to run around. </div>
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Kyri posing for an awesome shot. </div>
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Really close to Mom and Dad's place, there is a nice marina with lots of boats and close to the ocean. It was a really nice place and we had some good Mexican food at Yolanda's while we were there. </div>
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The second day we were there, Kyri wasn't feeling very well, so we decided to go to a nice oceanside park and go play on the beach. We had a delicious picnic lunch, and then played on the beach. We flew kites, played in the sand, and some of us (Tanzi) even went swimming in the ocean. I love the beach and it was so fun to go there and play. </div>
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This was shortly before Tanzi got swallowed up by a wave that came up on her a lot faster than she expected. </div>
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Tanzi had some chocolate and had it everywhere. She looked like a little animal with it on her nose. </div>
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Kicking back with crazy hair. </div>
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We had such an amazing time in California. It was a great to get away and visit family and truly enjoy the holidays. Thanks Grammy and Grampy for making us feel special and taking care of us while we were in California, WE LOVE YOU!</div>
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After our Christmas at home, we packed up the car and headed south to much warmer weather. We spent a few days in Bunkerville with my parents and got spoiled rotten. It was really fun to just relax and reflect on the holiday and the real meaning of Christmas. We were there for Christmas Day and the kids had a super fun time with Grandma and Grandpa. </div>
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One of the kids favorite things to do at Grandma and Grandpa's......watch movies with them in bed. </div>
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My dad has become a modern day Betty Crocker. He got Mom a new wheat grinder and a Bosch mixer for Christmas. He has been taking advantage of his two toys more than Mom!</div>
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I never thought my dad would enjoy baking bread so much. It was cool to see how much fun he was having. Another one of his hidden talents I guess!</div>
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Tanzi found a funny puppy mask and was sportin' it around. </div>
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A Bunkerville tradition is have Santa ride around through town on the firetruck. The kids were anxiously awaiting his arrival. </div>
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Mom and Tanzi enjoying some warm Bunkerville sun. </div>
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There he is...Santa on the firetruck. They hand out treats for the kids. I love it!</div>
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Enjoying the peanuts in their bags. </div>
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The kids love Grandma's and Grandpa's jetted tub. It makes lots of fun bubbles to play in!</div>
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Santa even came to the house to bring a surprise for the kids. Lucky kids!</div>
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My Mom made some new stockings for us and we love them! Thanks Mom!</div>
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Christmas morning started with diggin' through stockings. </div>
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Opening their gifts from Grandma and Grandpa....new shoes and pajama's, the perfect gift. </div>
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Christmas shirts and happy kids.</div>
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We had such a great Christmas in Bunkerville. We don't get down there often enough, but truly enjoy our time with Grandma and Grandpa when we are there. Thank's Mom and Dad for making our stay so awesome. </div>
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We had a wonderful Christmas this year. I had almost two weeks off of work for the holidays so we actually got to have a couple of Christmas's. We went down to my parent in Nevada and then went to visit Mauri's parents on their mission in Ventura, California. Before we left, we opened family gifts, which is the bulk of Christmas for us. The kids wrote letters to Santa to tell him that we would be in Bunkerville at Grandma and Grandpa's to make sure they got their Santa gifts delivered there. We opened gifts at home and then left on our trip. The kids had a great time opening gifts and were happy with everything they got. </div>
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The tree and gifts before the kids ransacked everything. </div>
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One of the new ornaments from a set of snowman ornaments she got. </div>
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One of the Santa and Bell ornaments she got as well. </div>
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We had to wake up Tanzi because we couldn't wait any longer. She looks really excited about Christmas!</div>
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Waiting patiently.</div>
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The whole family ready to open presents!</div>
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They would open a gift and want to play with it. They didn't care about opening more of their presents. </div>
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Tanzi was sure happy with the piece of candy she had!</div>
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Happy with my new Aggie hoodie and sweats. </div>
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Mauri got some nice new stainless steel cookware. </div>
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This season has been a killer for our family with sicknesses. All of us have had the flu at least once, colds have been very present at our house, and even the little "Miss" got RSV a few weeks ago. She had to have breathing treatments and seemed to recover pretty quickly, but it hasn't been fun living in Allen house the last couple months with all the coughing, sneezing, nose-blowing, puking, headaches, sore throats, and achy bodies. </div>
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Tanzi at the hospital with mommy getting diagnosed with RSV.</div>
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One of the many treatments for RSV Tanzi had. She actually did really well and kept her mask on. She even started to hold it and would keep it on. It seemed to work though and she was back to healthy breathing in no time. </div>
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We have been debating on when to give the kids their new winter clothes. We had a couple of snow storms we though we would get them out for, but we didn't. We finally decided to give them their coats, pants, boots, gloves, and hats. The are really warm and nice and the kids love them. Tanzi really liked hers and always goes to get hers when we say we are going outside for anything. </div>
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The three with their new coats.</div>
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We went to Temple Square an their warm winter clothes came in really handy. </div>
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Tanzi just looks so cute and tiny in her new coat. </div>
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Yesterday was a super busy day for us, but it was also super fun. We started with our ward party in the morning. Our ward has been doing a breakfast Christmas party the past few years. We really like it because it is different than all the other standard ward parties and it is early in the day. </div>
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As soon as we left the our ward party, we headed down to Farmington to my brother's home for the Allen Family Christmas party. This is the second year of doing a family Christmas party and we really like it. We had a nice lunch, read some Christmas stories, exchanged white-elephant gifts, had an ugly sweater contest, and enjoyed everyone's company. We were going to go look at the lights on Temple Square, but it started to get snowy and cold outside when it got dark so we decided to call it a night. Here are a few pictures for our adventures today! </div>
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This picture actually wasn't from any of the activities today, but we thought it was super cute that Tanzi was pushing a picture of Jesus around in her baby stroller!</div>
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A special visitor came during the ward Christmas party!</div>
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Reading Christmas stories, a family favorite.</div>
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A cute picture of Aunt Meagan and Kyri.....not sure what their conversation was about, but it looks really entertaining. </div>
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Getting ready for the gift exchange.....the kids had a lot of fun!</div>
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Tanzi was wearing Kyler's Perry the Platypus hat and had clear down over her eyes....not sure how she was able to see anything.</div>
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I have decided I'm going to TRY to update the blog every Sunday. If I do that then it won't take long AND I can keep up a bit better. I really just love looking back on my blog, especially when I update it regularly. So, here's a go at my first Sunday/weekly post</div>
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Not much has been going on lately. I mean, outside the regular holiday going-ons, which Gary has already posted about. Thanks to him I'm not as far behind on blogging as I could be :)</div>
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We've had one snow storm so far this year and it happened to be on the weekend we were gone. Luckily it was cold enough to keep the snow on the ground for a couple days.</div>
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Graysen, Tanzi, and Jadyn having a great time!</div>
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Tanzi and her hat....what a crack up!</div>
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On Thanksgiving day we were able to celebrate Gary's birthday. His birthday was the following day, but I figured we may as well enjoy cake and ice cream with company. Now, I know my cakes obviously don't compare in looks to the ones Gary makes, but I do have to say that this one probably tasted better than his :) No offense to him, but this was made from scratch and not from a box. Nothing like <a href="http://mechamrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/10/pumpkin-cake.html" target="_blank">pumpkin cake</a> for Thanksgiving dessert and for your birthday, right? YUM!</div>
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The kids were quite anxious for him to blow out the candles</div>
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Sometimes, when I hear my kids yelling and fighting with each other all day I wonder if I'll be able to make it through the day with my sanity. On this day, however, I was given a true melt-my-mommy's-heart moment. I was vacuuming and when I got into Tanzi's room this is what I saw. No fighting or being mean. True sibling love. Everyone happy. And my heart truly did melt.</div>
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For some reason she always falls asleep while eating her green smoothie. They just have that effect on her...</div>
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The kids LOVE to color while we are making meals. It is now commonplace to scrub crayon and pen marks off my counter....maybe I should start leaving it there....true artwork from a child!</div>
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The last time I gave everyone haircuts Tanzi was crying because she wanted one too. So, here's a picture of Tanzi's "first haircut", where I cut practically nothing off. She was quite happy with the situation, nonetheless. And I've been wondering why her hair is growing like crazy in the back, but doesn't seem to be growing at all on top. I have recently learned it's because she pulls her own hair out. While sitting in her highchair Tanzi will pull her hair out! Then she gets mad because her hair is stuck to her messy fingers and I get mad because she gets food all over in her hair... Is it normal for a child to pull their own hair out? It's not in clumps, just a few strands at a time, a few times a day....which apparently adds up</div>
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Most people won't appreciate this photo....however, I love it!! I asked Gary to please get Tanzi dressed. And, bless his heart, he did just as I asked. I couldn't stop laughing, though, because I thought she looked like an elf. Only certain tops go good with leggings, and that was <i>not </i>one of them :)</div>
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Don't worry, our bed doesn't generally look like that...it's called changing the sheets. Yes, we do that on occasion :)</div>
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This is by far my most favorite time of year. I LOVE it!! And I love that I am completely done Christmas shopping too! This means that now I can just enjoy the magical feelings of the season.</div>
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This is the tree in our bedroom. I LOVE it! It's the kid's tree, so all their ornaments go on it. Hence, the several ornaments all in one spot. Kyri and Gray get mad when Tanzi takes an ornament off the tree, so they will put it up high. And most of them have found a nice gathering spot....out of Tanzi's reach :)</div>
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Our Christmas countdown calendar.Since our decorations were up before December, the kids had to wait patiently before adding any ornaments to the tree. Yesterday was a pretty exciting day around here.</div>
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Every year I get at least one new Christmas decoration from Gary. Well, this year I picked out a few of my own. :) Thanks, love. This stocking holder was one of them. I am so SO happy to finally have a spot for our stockings instead of just on the couch. And I can't wait until we have our new stockings Gary's mom is making for us! I will definitely have to post pictures of those after Christmas!</div>
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Our Christmas village. My friend told me it looks like an accident waiting to happen, with little kids around and such. So far there have been no incidents. Tanzi had to touch everything as I was getting it out, but hasn't touched any of it since.</div>
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Our tree!</div>
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I got new decorations for our tree this year (and a new tree, too, actually) I really love the new decorations!! Now I just need to find some ribbon or something to add to it to make it complete. But that will have to be part of my next years new decorations...I've spent way too much on them this year :)</div>
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I know I've posted this in years past, but I truly LOVE our nativity. It is so simple and SO unique! Thanks for your one Christmas decor contribution, love :)</div>
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I love looking down the street and seeing so much Christmas spirit. I can NOT wait for that magical day to arrive! </div>
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We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year. I had to work the day before and the day after so it limited our traveling options so we decided to invite others to come to our house. Some of Mauri's siblings and their families accepted our invitation. We were excited about it, until we realized we were in charge of the turkey. Neither of us had ever cooked a turkey before and so we were a little nervous. We found a decent recipe online and cooked it up. Amazingly, it turned out really moist and flavorful and everyone enjoyed it. We had a great time with everyone and ate lots of delicious food. </div>
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The youth table. All seemed satisfied with their dinner!</div>
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We fit everyone in rather comfortably.</div>
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A very happy and full family!</div>
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We had such a fun day! Actually, we've been celebrating Halloween all week. Kyri's preschool party was on Monday. My camera battery died right at the beginning, but luckily, Graysen's party was VERY similar.....and she got to be a part of that too.</div>
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Cutest little cheerleader <i>I've</i> ever seen!</div>
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Ariel and Buzz</div>
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Singing some songs</div>
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Marching in the parade</div>
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The kids had a lot of fun playing games and eating snacks at both parties. Thanks, Ms. Kate!!</div>
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All 3 kids climbed in the box and Kyri put the white tiger head on Tanzi. She left it on the rest of the afternoon! Too cute! Plus, I like how it looks like Gray is about to inflict serious pain on his sister.....</div>
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All ready for trick-or-treating....in the most PERFECT weather! No coats covering up these cute costumes!!</div>
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I reckon these are the cutest Bat Girl, Buzz Lightyear, and Witch in town!!</div>
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I brought Tanzi home while Gary took the kids to a few more houses. She was perfectly happy to eat her candy while I passed out our treats. Speaking of which, I passed out about 60 glow sticks in the 10 minutes I was home! It was crazy!!</div>
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Trick-or-Treat</div>
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Our last house to go to was great Grandma and Grandpa's, of course.</div>
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The kids were really tired, but super cute! They were all intrigued by Grandma's noisy ghost and tried everything to make it go off :) Glad they live so close!</div>
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Last week we had our first snowfall. The kids were SO excited! And very ready!</div>
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Our poor tree! </div>
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The snow came before the leaves had a chance to fall off.</div>
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It actually split one of the big branches, resulting in a loss of about 1/4-1/3 of our tree! Good thing we know these tress grow insanely fast! We are loving this big shade tree during the summer</div>
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Silly girl took her pants off. And her new thing is trying to take her diaper off! Luckily she was not successful this night.</div>
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SLEEPY.....</div>
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I sream...</div>
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...you scream...</div>
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...we all scream...for ice cream!!</div>
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Seriously?! I don't think it gets <i>any</i> cuter than <i><b>this</b></i>!!</div>
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Candy Bar Cookies I made for Kyri's preschool Halloween party.</div>
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I also made cupcakes for Graysen's party AND for Gary's work potluck, but never took a picture. SUPER yummy, though!</div>
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