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Easter.

   

   

4 years old.

• 35 lbs. (75%)
• 40.5 inches (75%)
• BMI: 15 (45%)
• her laugh is an infectious giggle.
• calls her sister "ad".
• loooooooves EVERYTHING princess.
• loooooooooves for her dad to play the prince.

• twirls better than the music box dancer but sometimes runs into the wall or a chair.
• runs with her arms straight and her head bobbling.
• randomly says "i love you" several times a day.
• always tells people about their specific beautiful features (e.g. "your eyelashes are beautiful, kaydee!")
• really scared of earthquakes because she thinks it's a monster of some sort.
• always voices random thoughts after long periods of silence (e.g. "mom, I was just thinking about Jesus" or "I was just thinking about Toby").
• tilts her head to the side when she talks to people.
• sensitive. sweet. tender. and sensitive. did i mention sensitive?
• loves pretend play with her friends but will also play by herself for hours.
• best friends: maddie, bella and addie.
• boyfriend: diego.
• changes her clothes at least 5 times a day. prefers dresses and swim suits. still doesn't care for matching clothes (see above birthday pictures donning her favorite outfit).
• favorite foods: prefers oreos and sprite for breakfast. (she pretty much eats like buddy the elf.)
• favorite movie: enchanted
• favorite tv show: "caillou" and "max & ruby".
• loves to cuddle.
• growing up waaaaaay too fast.

bitten by the love bug.

6 years old.

edited to note: don't miss the "3 month" post about Jack & McKay. I added it tonight but shows that it published on the 23rd. Scroll back or just CLICK HERE.

• Morning person.
• Calls her parents funny names like "kuka-head".
• Loves arts & crafts.
• Loves pretend play.
• Pack-rat.
• Remarkable memory.
• Favorite food: grilled cheese sandwiches.
• Loves water. Hates pop & juice.
• "Boyfriend": Cade
• Best friends: Mariah, Chessa, Cade, Jenna, Hollynd
• Always volunteers to do her testimony in Primary.
• Gets really shy and embarrassed when asked to sing or dance.
• Loves anything hunting.
• Zones out when watching TV.
• Comes down in the middle of the night and sleeps on our floor in her homemade special bed (on a regular basis).
• Very thoughtful.
• Blue Dragon in Tae Kwan Do.
• Size 6 pants & shirt.
• about 47 lbs.
• Size 11 shoe.
• about 39 inches tall.

Christmas Eve gift

This is to all our family and friends who can't be with us for Christmas:

Merry Christmas!

giving thanks.

food.

food.

sparkling apple cider.

food.

family.

fun.

paper bag turkeys.

happy thanksgiving from our family to your family!

September 11th.

This date conjurs up several memories and emotions for me.

1. Confusion. We were woken up with the news from our alarm clock radio.("Did they just say what I think they said on the radio? Hurry! Go turn on the TV!")

2. 5 months pregnant with Addie. Worry.

3. Surreal. First time ever witnessing actual death on live TV. Not just a single death but thousands.

4. Were we going to war?

5. The day before Shayn and Kristen's wedding day.

6. Days and days of television coverage.

7. Anger and anger. Damn Osama Bin what's his name.

8. Lots of weird questions: "what if we go to war and Lynn has to leave?", "will they ever let us fly again?", "what about the Winter Olympics?", "what about Kristen's wedding dress stuck in the mall?"

9. Pride everywhere and in everyone. A tremendous love for my country, President, flag and heritage grew. I even remember Rosie O'Donnell giving President George W a compliment on TV. Hello.

10. Patriotism. "God Bless America" everywhere. Finally. First time in a long time...actually first time ever in my lifetime--remember seeing the word "God" on public and government sign boards. Everywhere.

And so in honor of this day, I thought this was appropriate:

I must preface this by saying that I asked her beforehand if she knew the Star Spangled Banner song and she said, "YES". Hence, the laughing and the 2nd take.

Addie showing her Patriotism [take one].

[take two]

OK, so we're working on the words. She definately has the "bombs bursting in air" part down right.

Parents bedroom today, major sporting events tomorrow. For sure. Watch out Superbowl fans everywhere, here comes Addie.

PS If you haven't yet, be sure and read the article Kristen posted on her blog for September 10th. Very much worth your time reading.

babies, bread and little apricot people.

Lots of stuff to report today. We went to have another ultra-sound yesterday! Wanna' see pictures?!! OK:

JK. I haven't scanned the photos yet so maybe you will see real pictures tomorrow. The doctor said everything is super perfect. However, I don't think 4 little baby feet tap dancing on my bladder is exactly super. HA--oh well! They are growing swell; all the measurements of the  body parts (heart, spine, cranium, cerebelum, bladder, stomach, femurs) look great. Baby A is about 12 oz. and Baby B is about 13 oz. So, pretty much, I'm carrying around two cans of Shasta Root Beer in my stomach right now. The doctor said that there's about a 40-50% chance of them being identical. This is how they figure: she said that 20% of identical twins were dichorionic-diamniotic (2 sacs, 2 placentas) in the womb. Because they are the same sex and they are growing pretty much at the same rate ups that percentage to 40-50% that they will be identical. Whatever. I was never really good at math.

Another good part about yesterday's visit, besides the reassurance that everything is swell, is that I finally got one of my biggest questions answered. For the last month it has been driving me crazy that I haven't really felt them move. I mean, you would think that if I've got about 12 inches of baby in me that I would atleast be able to feel a distinct something. I haven't though. In fact, the lack of movement has been the root of most all my worries and anxiety about this pregnancy. I'm always pretty sure that something is wrong and it's a terrible feeling to have. The doctor told me the reason why I'm not feeling movement is because I have a big pillow inbetween my abdominal wall and the babies--the 2 placentas! Duh. Strangely enough, sometimes placentas plant themselves in the front and the moms have a hard time feeling their babies at first. For me to actually be able to feel them move, they have to punch and kick hard enough for me to feel it through the two placentas! I felt sooo much better after hearing that. sigh.

In other news...

Independence Day was a few days ago and I haven't said anything about it. I didn't take any pictures except for this one:

(Look how pretty she is!) That pretty much summed up our 4th of July. We came back into the family room after we walked the last group of friends to the door and we found her sleeping soundly--I guess we wore her out! We did a lot that day. It was so much fun having the Smith's, The Sorenson's, The Buckley's, The Robert's, The Burgon's and Shayn & Kristen's families over. We had tons of food, fireworks, games, slip n' slide and yummy caramel apples (thanks to Sara Smith)--yum yum! Earlier that day we went out to breakfast with the Smith's; went for a drive out to Pine Canyon; bought a treat at Leatherby's in Tooele; then drove through Middle Canyon on through to home just in time for a short nap before everyone came over. It was an excellent 4th. Kristen has some great pictures from our evening.

Other happenings: Lynn got a new bike for his birthday. I know it's late but what's a crazy mom to do? He's been wanting a nice one to cross-train for the St. George Marathon. He's not ready for biker spandex shorts yet. Dang. Ha!

Now, for my favorite. Addie and Hollynd made me and Lynn into little apricot men today. Addie, all by herself, while we were elsewhere in the house doing some jobs, went and snatched the apricots off the kitchen counter and all the supplies (toothpicks, raisins, pralines, charleston chews and straws) and went to town. Of course, Hollynd, her accomplice was obliged to help. They are so darn creative, I just love it!

Here is their presentation:

This one is me: 

This one is Lynn:

Here we are all together with Hollynd's fox who eventually chased us around and ate us:

Oh, I almost forgot. I made bread today! And it worked!!!!! Go me! Thanks for the recipe Anika! Thanks for the help Holly!

more adventures.

First of all...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LYNN!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

This video was from last night. We decided to celebrate with the Argyle kids before they had to leave. Super funny...

They liked hiking so much the first time, we went again yesterday! This time we went to Lisa Falls (Yesterday was Rocky Mouth). Perfect hikes for a pregnant lady with 6 kids. short, sweet not to mention the very cool spray from the falls. Niiiiiiice. I could really get the hang of this hiking thing. Really good exercise and I just love getting into the mountains. I think I'll do some more research and find more places me and the girls can go to.

Here are the pictures:

 

Father's Day

Yesterday, we celebrated our fathers. I love how excited Hollynd and Addie get for their dad.

They caught him in bed and gave him his present: a hunting shirt from Wal-Mart. Perfect. I wish I looked as good as him in the morning.

This video was directed by Addie (all by herself):