tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028076642316026082024-03-05T03:28:32.029-07:00The Dog's a boy, too!Being a mother of a boy is hard work from son up, to son down.{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.comBlogger680125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-43841461686222721202016-04-07T21:44:00.002-06:002016-04-07T21:44:33.397-06:00Merging.... or not.<div class="MsoNormal">
Some know that I have another blog that currently is just
hanging out…. <a href="http://www.socks-shoesnotrequired.com/" target="_blank">Socks and Shoes NOT Required</a>. Kind of geared more towards
homeschooling, prepping and parenting, this blog was meant to be more of the
family blog that people who are far away can read and see the kids grow. I have
stepped back from both for a while. I do love to write I but feel like I can’t
be totally honest in all of my writings for fear of hurting people that I love,
so I have been writing privately to hash out all of my thoughts and feelings.</div>
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I’m not sure yet where this blog will go… if I will continue
to make it just of the family {which I totally can because my family rocks} to
merge my other more “professional” blog ie… web hosted, with it, do I add all
the dirty stuff, or keep that separate. AND.... Blogger is WAY easier to manage for the non-techy people like me. Seriously.... I would be up hours on end watching YouTube and reading tutorials just to end up in tears because I don't understand computer speak.</div>
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I’m just not sure yet what I’m going to do as I come back
into my writing. I do know that I want a place to write about the kids,
something that I can print off and give to them so they have something while
they were growing up. Managing two or more blogs is just too hard for me right
now, so I’m just still thinking about how I want to go forward.</div>
{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-87971878359911185552016-03-02T22:26:00.002-07:002016-03-02T22:29:41.490-07:00Blowing off the dust...This little neck of the woods is dusty... duuuus-ty!<br />
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Since my last post... in May, I think, lots has happen.<br />
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Benji and Tim had birthdays turning 5 {and starting kindergarten} and 9.<br />
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The boys started school... well... going to school. Benji {K}, Tim {3rd} and Tommy{5th} to the Elementary school up the road, and James {6th} at a charter school.<br />
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Swim learned how to climb the fence... we now go to the rock wall once a week.<br />
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Oh there was Halloween, and all the boys had fun coming up with costumes and trick or treating the neighborhood.<br />
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Thanksgiving where everyone helped make the meal. It was low key and actually really nice to be by ourselves. It was so fun having everyone in the kitchen, and making some fun traditions... and food that we will make every year.<br />
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There was Star Wars.<br />
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And James turned 12!! and was ordained a Deacon.<br />
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Christmas came and went with joy. We had our bumps over the season, but it was a good one.<br />
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The first of the year brought more birthdays as Steve got another year older, and Swim turned 3... Yes, that boy is now 3<br />
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We are now in March, and James is in the first phase of braces... {a pallet spreader} Tommy is playing handball... {yeah, I had to google it too...}, Tim is playing roller hockey, Benji is working on reading and is so excited when he knows the words, Swim is crazy... seriously!! But he is so fun and there is always something going on with him. And Charli... well that girl is so sweet! She has a cold... her poor face is snotted shut in the morning, and she is still so smiley. He snot smile is so sad and so cute at the same time.<br />
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Steve is just working...he is enjoying it, and learning a lot with the doctor he works with.<br />
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Me... where have I been... well, I have been going back to school. I was going to APU {American Public University} to get a bachelors in Sociology. I have been doing 2 classes at a time, and they are over an 8 week period. I"m done now.. at least until September I'm transferring to BYU-Idaho because they have the major that I want, a bachelors in Marriage and Family, I'll then go on to get a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy.<br />
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Our family is busy but I like it.<br />
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So there you have it... I'll be around a bit more and be back with pictures as well.<br />
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<br />{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-74490186693781456592015-05-18T14:17:00.000-06:002015-10-19T14:19:04.753-06:00Charlotte is ONE<div class="MsoNormal">
She has been with us for a whole year!! It went by so much
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She is such a joy to have in our family. She is so calm and
is always smiling. She loves playing with her brothers and they just adore her.</div>
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Benji will give her whatever she wants.</div>
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She laughs all the time, she will sign “please’ for the
things that she wants. She says ‘mom’, ‘cookie’, and ‘please’… so pretty much
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She is a meat eater. She loves fish the most, but will eat
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Oh… and chocolate. I’m totally convinced she can smell it.
I’ll be hiding with some chocolate and she will come find me to have a piece.</div>
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Charlotte is a great sleeper!! {and I for one am so happy
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She is running everywhere and is a champ on doing stairs. </div>
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She is also learning the ways of Swim. Every now and then I
see that sly little smile and then she’ll do something that she thinks is so
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She HATES baths… likes screams and tries to climb out. So
for that reason she is only bathed about every two weeks.</div>
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Her hair is so pretty, it’s brown with golden streaks. I’m
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Charlotte is also my lightest baby at a year! A whole 23
pounds {a full 7 pounds lighter than all of her brothers at a year} … which is
funny because she was my biggest baby when she was born.</div>
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I never knew that I wanted a girl until she joined our
family. And I’m so glad she did. She is the perfect end to our family.</div>
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{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-19365481714246088762015-04-23T14:08:00.000-06:002015-10-19T14:08:57.234-06:00Grandma came<div class="MsoNormal">
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We went to the Olympic Training Center. It is actually a
very inspiring place. We were able to watch some of the athletes work out. </div>
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There was the USA bobsled from the Salt Lake Games that was on display for us to see, and for the boys to get in.</div>
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We went to a dinosaur museum… Benji was in heaven. There was
a little tour going on that we joined in and Benji pretty much took over and
was telling everyone about each of the dinosaurs.</div>
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And then we went to the zoo. We love going to the zoo. And I
think we only lost Benji once. He climbed into the elevator, to go up to
another section of the park , before anyone else could get in and by the time
we were able to get up there he was gone. We found him looking at the bears. The zoo is always one of our favorite places to go.</div>
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We love to have people come and visit us! And we love that Gandma Johnson is up for anything... Even a mile and a half walk that is mostly up hill.... I've never been to a zoo on a hill... I guess I can cross that one off my list.</div>
{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-82558176330019782572015-04-07T13:50:00.000-06:002015-10-19T14:09:20.232-06:00Tommy is a decade!!<div class="MsoNormal">
During all the commotion of living, and blogging elsewhere,
chasing Swim and teaching Benji to read… Tommy turned 10! He has been here a
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This boy is such a good kid! He is responsible and is so
great with his younger siblings… especially Charlotte. {and she loves him}</div>
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He reads like crazy and loves books. Any books… all books!!
We spend a lot of time at the library to keep books in his hands. We have to
have a rule that he has to read two books before he can read one again because
he will read and reread the same book over and over again to be brought back
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Right now he is wanting to go to Oxford or BYU for college,
and would like to study Ornithology or Computer Programming. He is really smart
and can do it if he wants too… I know that.</div>
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For his birthday he had a couple friends. They played x-box,
ate pizza and ran crazy… pretty much every little boys dream.</div>
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love that they still love to do this. Of course we had to do it while Swim was
sleeping but it was still fun watching them pick their colors and hold their
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He brought me a jacket, 4 socks, and a sweater to help him put on. I hconvinced him he needed a bit more than that.<br />
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Once dressed he spent the next hour out side, as happy as could be.<br />
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He was born during a snow storm... I don't think I'll ever be able to keep him out of the snow.{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-14113051344230634072015-03-26T15:08:00.000-06:002015-03-26T15:08:00.074-06:00I love my CrazyLife is always fun<br />
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Always interesting<br />
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Always changing.<br />
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Often time I wonder what it would be like to be a "normal" family.<br />
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To buy a house<br />
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To know that this is it<br />
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I wonder what it would be like to have stopped having children... three kids ago<br />
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To have a small family.. a normal family<br />
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But then I look at my crew. Some big and some small, and I stop.<br />
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This is my life. My wonderful... crazy... not normal life.<br />
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We bought a live tree. It was beautiful and fun to decorate.<br />
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We had to string the lights a couple times because the first time Tommy put the lights on the tree the poor tree looked like it was being held hostage, it was wound so tight! Once we let the tree go, and tried again Tommy did a great job.<br />
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Our tree usually looks uneven usually decorated more on top or on the bottom. It's always fun to watch the boys decorate and how they do it.<br />
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In the end though we had to take the tree down. It was dead... I mean REALLY dead. It wasn't drinking the water that we were putting in the thing. We decided that a dead Christmas tree is a fire hazard so we took it down. It was kind of sad taking the tree down well before Christmas but it was necessary. And it's a really good thing that we did. While Tim was taking the lights off the tree they were shocking him! We would have had a fire! So it really was a blessing in disguise, and I am grateful!<br />
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It was a lot of fun shopping for the kids. Shopping for them is the best part of Christmas for me. I love seeing how surprised they are with what they got each year.<br />
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We got something for Swim to climb on... our little monkey loved his slide.<br />
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Christmas morning is always so fun and there is so much going on.<br />
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Can you get over these eyes!! I love her! It was a god first Christmas for her. Like all the babies, she loved the boxes and paper more than anything else.<br />
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The snow missed us by 4 days, so it was a beautiful sunny day on Christmas. Here's to another year!!!<br />
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Welcome 2015!<br />
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He has a few more inches and then he is taller than me. He is an incredible young man. Very smart, and always willing to try something new.<br />
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He is loosing his baby look, and growing into a very handsome young man. It's crazy... another year gone by. Seven more years and he will be out on his own. He wants to serve a mission, and go to college. He life is opening up and it's a bright one for him.<br />
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I feel so honored to be his mom, I have learned so much from him.<br />
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{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-83024671293342993472015-02-22T01:20:00.001-07:002015-02-22T01:20:33.942-07:00Don't choke on the dust!!Good heavens it's been a while!!!<br />
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October... that's when I last posted.<br />
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Is anyone still there???<br />
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Ok, lets blow off the dust and give a little recap.<br />
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Thanksgiving was uneventful, but nice. Christmas was fun and although we wanted a white Christmas we didn't get one.... we did however get 8 inches of snow 6 days after Christmas.<br />
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James turned 11 .... ELEVEN people can you believe it!! And our hellin' child Swim turned 2. He is the spicy one in the family and he keeps us hoppin.<br />
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Charlotte is on the move, and we work daily to keep her out of things. Tommy has decided that he wants to go to Oxford, and Tim wants to own property. Benji... well... he quizzes us daily on all things dinosaur and shark related. {and I have convinced him that sharks need hugs... and sandwiches... to be happy}<br />
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I have been missing here because I have been writing over at <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.socks-shoesnotrequired.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Socks & Shoes NOT Required</span></a>.</span> I am working on making money blogging. I love to write and I feel like I have good things to say. But there are somethings I just didn't want to write here on this blog. I like that it is kept for the family things. And while I won't be hiding my family at <span style="color: magenta;">S&SNR</span>, I don't want to put them on display. I also like feeling like I can have this one here as more of a journal, and the other is more of a business.<br />
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I think I have things set up over there.... as much as I can right now... so I am hoping to be able to just write. Both here, about the family and kids and our days... and there with reviews and homeschool things and what every else strikes my fancy.<br />
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I am going to try to make this work... I think it will be hard, but I'm ok with that.... {as long as you are too.}<br />
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<br />{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-78611172602299650392014-10-20T23:39:00.000-06:002014-10-20T23:39:00.100-06:00Dear Daughter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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your own. Any dream that you have, no matter how big and grand I will help you
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negative thoughts out of you head so that you can fill your mind with your
dreams, that you can fill your head with the realization that you, my beautiful
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{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-28002704728257113262014-10-17T15:16:00.000-06:002014-10-17T15:16:00.629-06:00Garden of the GodsIt was an overcast drizzle-y day. Steve was home and I was just feeling down. Steve made us all get dressed and put us in the car and drove us to <a href="http://www.gardenofgods.com/home/index.cfm?flash=1" target="_blank">Garden of the Gods</a>.<br />
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Honestly I didn't really want t go. I wanted to curl up in a blanket and just be left alone. But Steve knows me well. Once I was outside I could feel myself feeling better.<br />
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My soul craves to be outside<br />
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The mountains sticking out of the ground were beautiful.<br />
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We had to sty on the trail most of the way but there was a place that we could climb around on the rocks. And Swim... he wanted to climb in and out of the stroller.... <br />
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Little Miss all wrapped up {have I told you how much I love having a little girl??!!}<br />
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<br />{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-73727690666122572642014-10-16T22:54:00.001-06:002014-10-16T23:52:19.362-06:00Eight is Great!In September Tim turned 8. With that came the decision whether or not to be <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/baptism?lang=eng" target="_blank">baptized</a>. After an interview with the Bishop and some prayer, Tim decided to be baptized. He decided that he was ready to make covenants with the Lord.<br />
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Before we get to his baptism, let me tell you about my amazing Tim. When he born he was was fighting for his life. Born at 3lbs 7oz and with a little heart murmur he fought for every breath he took. After 7 weeks of being in the NICU he was able to come home. He was on oxygen and had other monitors hooked up to him.<br />
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You wouldn't be able to tell now. He is a spunky 8 year old and always has a smile. Except when he is sad... then his big blue eyes with dark eye lashes get all teary, and what ever he wanted you just have to make happen.<br />
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Tim was baptized by his dad, Steve. My mom gave a wonderful talk about baptism, and James and Steve's dad spoke on the Holy Ghost. It was small with just grandparents, and the Primary President, and the Bishop.<br />
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Grandma and Grandpa Johnson came from Utah<br />
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And Grandam and Grandpa Mohr also came from Utah.<br />
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While Grandma and Grandpa Johnson flew and was able to spend a couple days with us, Grandma and Grandpa Mohr drove and we really only spent a couple hours with them. And then they got stuck trying to go over the pass. We are so happy they came even if it was for just a small time.<br />
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And sadly I didn't get any pictures of me and my son. What is that?? That's what I get for trying to take pictures of everyone.... <br />
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{I think this is where the boys get their crazy from} <br />
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{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-57419303164398206582014-10-16T14:46:00.002-06:002014-10-16T14:47:24.414-06:00It's what we doThe day of days.... again. I feel like we are always doing this... oh wait... we are.<br />
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Another day of packing and moving. Here we are on the last day we were in Orem. Orem wasn't my first choice as a place to live when we moved back to Utah, but I came to love this city. I was actually really sad to leave. This house, and this neighborhood had been god to us.<br />
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Everything that is packed in the garage for Steve to come back and pick up.<br />
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Here is the trailer that I pack with the things that we would need for 2.5 weeks before Steve could come back and get the rest of our household goods. {Yes.... in this house Legos are a necessity}<br />
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While Steve was gone I pack an entire house, loaded the trailer, made sure that kids were fed... {at least twice a day} and I even slept a little. <br />
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And we are off! It took us 12 hours {way longer than it should have}, 5 stops, one car chase {not us} and only getting lost once before we made it to Colorado. <br />
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{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-6026873515351946532014-10-16T14:45:00.001-06:002014-10-16T14:45:36.749-06:00S'more Day!Did you know that August 6th is National S'more Day??? Well it is!! And - down at Utah Lake they were having FREE S'mores.... so we had to go and get some. It was awesome! I love S'mores!<br />
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And so do the boys.... especially Swim<br />
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Little Miss was happy to fall asleep as the sun was setting.<br />
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The boys were so happy with the free S'mores that I couldn't keep up with trying to take their pictures.... {that and trying to keep Benji from falling into the lake}<br />
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They had the fires going well into the night, but for us... heading out at 7:00 when this little one didn't have a nap was boarder-line crazy. We left before the crowds became to big and it was too over whelming for a napless little one. <br />
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S'mores make the world go 'round!!{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-63672950389063967652014-10-15T14:59:00.000-06:002014-10-16T14:59:38.320-06:005 Temples.... 1 Day! {+1}Back in August I had the opportunity to take the boys {and Charlotte... one day I'll get use to it} to the Ogden Temple open house. The temple in Ogden Temple has been around for a while, but they completely redid it! It doesn't look the same at all! Now before it is dedicated the temple is open to the public. Anyone and everyone can go through the Temple and ask questions and see what every endowed member sees every time they enter the walls of the temple. The boys had a lot of questions and it was so nice to be able to point things out to them and answer questions with a visual. {if you live near a Mormon Temple and they are having an open house I encourage you to go, it's free, and you will get to see and ask question about the temple}<br />
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Now we were living in Orem... And we drove all the way to Ogden... about an hour and a half drive to see the temple.... so I though why not just stop by the other temples on the way that we pass all the time. So we did. We stopped at 4 other temples that day....</div>
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We went to the Bountiful Temple... this one was closed for cleaning so we were outside of the gates for this picture. I went to the open house of this temple years ago after it was first built.<br />
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We went to the Jordan River Temple.... you can't tell but it was POURING! So I just had James jump out rather than to try to get everyone out without getting a sleeping Swim and Charlotte all wet. <br />
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{and we were in the area so I took them by the school where I graduated from.... yup... looks the same}<br />
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There was the Oquirrah Mountain Temple.<br />
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And the Mt. Timpanogas Temple {this is where Steve and I got married}<br />
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This is where our family started 14 years ago!!<br />
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By the time we got back to Orem every one was tired and hungry, and as much as well all love the temple, nobody was in the mood to drive to the Provo Temple.<br />
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So the day before we left for Colorado we made our way to Provo, we saw the new Provo Temple that is still under construction and then went to get a quick picture outside the Provo Temple.<br />
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<br />I will miss being at the feet of so many Temples. <br />
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{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-79629572022649170172014-09-29T23:39:00.000-06:002014-09-29T23:39:43.577-06:00One Last BlessingIn July, right before the move we <a href="https://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/priesthood-ordinances-and-blessings/20.2#202" target="_blank">blessed</a> Charlotte. It was a sweet blessing. Being that Charlotte is our last one watching Steve bless our last child was bitter-sweet.<br />
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We are not like others... we don't have a big party after the blessing, we keep it small and to the point. The men that stood in the circle to bless this sweet girl was Steve, Larry {Steve's dad}, my dad {who has been able to make it to each blessing that we have had for our children}, and a close friend, Issac. The blessing was beautiful, blessing her with strength, and wisdom. To have faith and t grow to be a beautiful woman, inside and out.<br />
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The blessing was beautiful... the pictures.... well.... what do you expect with 5 boys???<br />
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And then Swim moved.<br />
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One of Steve and I.... and Benji.<br />
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After the day was done I realized that I didn't have any pictures just of Charlotte. So naturally Iput her back in her dress and grabbed the camera.<br />
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Many people go all out and have long flow-y dresses that are beautiful.... but that's not me. I'm way more simple and the long gown with all the lace and buttons is just a bit much.<br />
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I found a simple white dress {which it does NOT have to be white} a cute sweater and a cute hair bow. A few ruffles and a bow. It's simple sweetness was beautiful to me.<br />
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It was a wonderful day. Nothing big and over the top. But it was special for me. I feel so blessed to have this little girl in my life!<br />
<br />{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-12369662067105940352014-09-29T22:44:00.001-06:002014-09-29T22:45:26.491-06:00bYuWhile we were in Utah we were visiting with Steve's sister Kim and her son CJ. I had wanted to climb the "Y". Up in the Provo mountains is a painted Y for <a href="http://home.byu.edu/home/" target="_blank">BYU</a>. You can see it from the freeway. It's about mile up. It was harder than I thought it was going to be, but it was totally worth it.<br />
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That day we left Benji, Swim, and Charlotte with Kim and Steve and I took James, Tommy, Tim, and nephews CJ, Jared, and Max.<br />
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James had a rough time going up, but he made it! I was so proud of him!<br />
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Tommy, Tim, and CJ pretty much ran the whole mile up the hill. {Gotta love the competition}<br />
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Do you see that??? That is Provo! The view was amazing!<br />
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That is what we did!! We climbed that!<br />
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James and Tommy played Lacross this summer. I knew what Lacross was but I didn't realize what it all entailed.<br />
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When the boys went to pick up their gear I thought for sure they were missing stuff. I mean have you seen all the gear that football players have?? Lacross is so different!<br />
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They had shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves and a helmet. That's it! That's all. And then we sent them out to a field with a stick and they were told to go hit people.<br />
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It's a pretty brutal sport.... we all loved it!!<br />
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Tommy was about half the size of most of the players out on the field. He took some hard hits, but he is a scrappy player and he's fast s he was able to keep up and knock people over.<br />
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Lacross is a fast paced game! They play for 12 minutes straight, have an 5 minute break... another 12 minutes and an 8 minute break for the half... and then again for another 2 more quarters! And then they are done. {as a mom I do have to say that is one thing that I like about this game.... in about an hour we are done!}<br />
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James really found his niche as defense. He is really strong and coming at most of the players on the opposite side, he would just plow them over. He would like to continue playing Lacross, but any sport that has a defense that hits people he will be great at!<br />
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And what team would be complete with out a cheering section!! <br />
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It was fun for the boys to play and Tim wants to try it next season.<br />
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.... They even have a woman's league....!{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-4338361691271522502014-08-28T00:06:00.000-06:002014-08-28T00:06:16.271-06:00Summer Fun Summer wouldn't be the same without a ton of pictures, so get ready for the over load. Some things that we did I want to highlight but here are some of the day to day things we did....<br />
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First of all sleeping....we like to sleep around here<br />
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There was that day, that was the last day of school so we waited....and waited for the brothers to get home<br />
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And then they did and we had a water fight. <br />
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There were about 150 balloons, but those went really fast so I'm glad that I bought these water wands so the fun could continue<br />
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{ha... he didn't even know it was coming}<br />
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Of course there were a few tears... but nothing that 100 OtterPops couldn't fix... yup, we ate the whole box! <br />
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And then there was the nasty sunburn that came as a result of the day out in the sun. This sun burn was so gross!! He had blisters on both shoulders, they would pop and then fill again. It was like this for three days. They were on both shoulders and they got bigger before they went away. It really was so sad {and gross... did I mention that??} <br />
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There was trampoline sleeping ....<br />
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Enchilada Sauce making/canning <br />
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And Benji finding some handcuffs but not the key....<br />
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We had a slip'n'slide<br />
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And Tommy had 'Jazz Hands'<br />
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Swim who was always eating and never had clothes on.<br />
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Oh.... and this park!!! <br />
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James at the top<br />
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Tim on the monkey bars <br />
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And Swim {who does have clothes on...} who lost his shoe <br />
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Benji wandering.... and getting stuck on the pyrmid<br />
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Tommy spinning <br />
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Tim and his best bud <br />
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And one little girl t add to the mix <br />
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There were rainy days in bathing suits <br />
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{or shorts}<br />
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And dinosaur slippers that were worn most days.<br />
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This summer was fun and there are a few more highlights to come. We tried to pack in a bunch of stuff in the short time that we had.{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-59354589841880663552014-08-27T23:19:00.002-06:002014-08-27T23:19:53.279-06:00Bringing Charlotte homeI wrote about my <a href="http://thedogsaboytoo.blogspot.com/2014/07/sweet-baby-girl.html" target="_blank">birth story</a> with Charlotte, but I also wanted to write about coming home. She was so sweet in the hospital, but the boys never came in to see her when I was there. We make for a lot of people and the rooms are really small, so we just waited until I came home before making any introductions.<br />
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Here she is in the hospital still, I love that she came with crazy hair!<br />
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A dear friend came to see me in the hospital and brought some flowers. She also made some really cute bows for her hair. It's so fun having a girl to dress up!<br />
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The other boys weren't to interested, and that was fine. I didn't want to push her on them. They are boys and she is a baby... at this point any little person who doesn't play x-box is just a pretty accessory. <br />
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This is Benji falling in love with his "Sweet baby Girl"</div>
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{I couldn't resist posting this picture... look at those eyes!! If nothing else our kids have incredible eyes!!}<br />
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Swim is not quite sure, and he tries to be careful... he's just not.... <br />
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Benji really can't get enough of her. It makes me happy to see this. <br />
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And a little scared for any other boy who wants to get to know her. I think they'll have to pass through Benji first.<br />
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Sweet little girl sleeping. A cute little bracelet that a friend made fr her. <br />
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And toes!! I love how they look like little peas when you open the pod.<br />
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On my phone I have a picture of Charlotte being held by each of the boys in our family. I'm going to hang it up in her room. She may be last, but certainly not least.<br />
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She was crying one day and Benji was concerned so he brought her a flower and a dinosaur to cheer her up. He started to sing to her and she stopped crying and just looked at him. It was a tender moment between the two of them. <br />
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And in case anyone forgot I have crazy boys too.... Someone left the markers down...Benji found them.... right before church..<br />
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<br />{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-20921367412914481672014-08-27T20:35:00.000-06:002014-08-27T20:35:52.112-06:00After 9 MonthsI should have posted these a couple of months ago, here are the boys at the beginning of the year. What a crazy day, we had just learned that Tommy was admitted in to Noah Webster the day before school started and we found out that Tim got in the day school started. {so he missed the first day of school}<br />
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Tim really was happy about going to school but I can't ever seem to get a picture of Tim smiling when everyone else is.<br />
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After 9 months of school and one new born later... <br />
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It was a wild and crazy year with lots of ups and downs.... more ups I think.<br />
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It's crazy to see the growth of the boys {and Charlotte} they all look so much bigger.{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-37371168659482114562014-08-26T23:18:00.000-06:002014-08-26T23:18:13.555-06:00Updates coming...Changes are coming..... updating is about to happen.... Our new life is upon us, but first we need to back up a little.<br />
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Soon... oh so soon.....<br />
<br />{leah}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09332673065709118013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902807664231602608.post-87388647946314149752014-07-21T00:32:00.002-06:002014-07-21T00:33:40.871-06:00Happy Half DozenThree weeks after Charlotte was born we went up to a friends house to have her take our pictures. Brianna has been a friend for many years and happens to be a fantastic photographer {she also has an indoor pool so it was great bribery to get the boys to behave and take good pictures}<br />
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I love this picture of our family. It makes me so happy to know that these people are in my life. I love that our family feels complete. {and look too.... everyone's face is in the general direction of the camera!!}<br />
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Swim was fun... what was even funnier was watching Brianna working so hard to make him laugh. I need to get her a funny hat to wear. And it was work to keep him from falling into the little creek in the park.<br />
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This boy is CRAZY!! He is non stop when he is awake and into everything. You can see where he has been as he likes to empty my drawers. Also for some reason he <i>loves</i> my wallet. He will search for my purse and only get out my wallet, and pull everything out, or rearrange it. He babbles all day long and we totally have conversations, only I have no idea what about.<br />
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I love Benji's eyes! They are a really pretty blue, but they turn grey when he is mad. I love his dimple!<br />
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He loves to give hugs and will ask me to hold him. He is independent which would seem nice... but it's not. He likes to pour his own juice {onto the floor} help get the markers {for Swim} will make sure everyone has their shoes {but not give them to anyone} and will put his own seatbelt on {only he doesn't and I don't realize it until we are on the free way and he is dancing between the seats!}<br />
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Of course there is our newest addition, our sweet little girl. I didn't realize that I wanted a girl until I held her in my arms. I would have been perfectly happy to have 6 boys running around, but she has completed me in so many ways. And the joy she brings to me is amazing.<br />
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I do have to mention the hand.... I have short stubby fingers. So I hired a hand model {Jen, and paid her with dessert} She has long beautiful piano playing fingers that look much better in pictures.<br />
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She was born with lots of hair and long curled eyelashes. Seriously... she is a doll!!<br />
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After 14 years I still really like this guy!! He is definitely my better half. We have been through so much together and are still going strong. He makes me happy, he wipes my tears when I cry, he makes me laugh, and he holds me together when I feel broken. <br />
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{And we make some pretty cute kids!}<br />
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Tim is 7 now and on that boarder of wanting to be a little kid, and wanting to grow up a little more. <br />
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He still likes to be held and cuddled and will curl up in a blanket with me and look at books.<br />
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Those dang teeth show no signs of coming in, so he has a jack-o-lantern smile that makes me laugh.<br />
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Tommy is our resident smarty pants. Don't know how to spell something??? Ask Tommy, he'll tell you.<br />
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He's a jokester as well.. He is also a schemer and always has something going on in his mind. He will be our first kid to hit the $1,000,000 mark.<br />
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He does have a soft spot for his siblings. Most of the time they drive him crazy, but at night when they are suppose to be asleep I'll hear him and Tim giggling over something, or reading Benji a book. He is always willing to hold Charlotte, or help Swim. And he is more than happy to sit by James and help him with homework.... or Mind Craft.<br />
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I can't believe that I have a 10 year old!! {He'll be 11 in December!!} The time has gone so fast and it keeps going. James is a good kid. He is at that boardering age too... between kid and young man. Watching him grow has been harder on me than I thought. I want him to stay little but he reaches my eyes now... another 2 years and he will be taller than me.<br />
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Every now and then he'll turn his head and I can see where his jaw will form, or he'll take off his shirt to play in the sprinkler and his muscles are starting to be defined, and when I see him pick up his sister I get a small glimpse of the man he is becoming.<br />
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These boys have been my life for so long. Everything has been for them. I am so happy to be their mom and to raise them. They are going to be extraordinary.<br />
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And now with her in the mix just adds a new element of fun and wonder to our family. She has soften us all. <br />
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These people make me happy!!</div>
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