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| These kids were so excited to have snow for Christmas. I was not so excited to have snow and had been enjoying winter the way it was but it made me happy to see how excited they were. Aurora was probably the most excited. Aurora has spent several hours each day since Christmas sledding and she made some new friends that she has been sledding with. |
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| Logan wanted to take family pictures before we opened presents. We jumped on the opportunity since he is the one that usually fights us to take pictures unless it is his idea. |
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| We had a wonderful Christmas and the kids were happy with all that they received. They also enjoyed picking out gifts for each other. |
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| Logan was excited to show us the reindeer tracks that had been left from Santa's reindeer. It was the first thing he wanted to show us before we all headed down stairs. Below is the video of the kids coming down stairs. |
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| We spent a couple of nights enjoying some Christmas lights in the warmth of our car. The first night we went to Layton Park and enjoyed some Krispy Kreme donuts while we drove through the park. The second night we delivered some neighbor gifts and went to a house in Riverdale that has a light show. |
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| Chad was able to come visit us for an afternoon last Sunday because he was down picking up a truck for work. Logan was being difficult and didn't want to be in the picture. But we were all able to enjoy a nice lunch at Famous Daves. Then we got to visit with Mitch the Saturday after Christmas. It was great being able to visit with family. |
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| We attended our condo Christmas party again this year and had a wonderful time visiting with our neighbors. We are grateful that we still have a holiday party that we can attend since leaving the LDS faith. It is really nice being able to get together with others during the holidays. Logan and Aurora were excited to sit on Santa's lap but Avery has outgrown the desire to do so. |
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| We spent Thanksgiving in Oregon with Joseph's family. We had a nice visit with everyone and the kids had fun playing with their cousins. We were able to visit with some of Joseph's aunts and uncles and his grandma who we don't get to see much. Aurora, Mya, Grandma Nancy, and I had a fun girls day. We took the girls roller skating and out to diner and ice cream. The girl's had a blast at the roller rink. On Saturday we went to the Boise State game with Joseph's brothers and his mom. Logan and Aurora stayed with Marci (my sister in-law) and their cousins. We had a freezing good time on The Blue. I came very prepared with multiple layers as did Avery but Joseph didn't and froze. |
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| We haven't had much snow this winter, which I am loving. I think the only thing that would make the Ogden area more appealing to me is if the Great Salt Lake was the ocean. But the kids have been really disappointed. So for their sake I hope we have a few good snow storms or we will need to taking them sledding up in the mountains. |
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| Above is a picture of Aurora and her friend. They both just started working on a duet for the upcoming Winter Show. They are super excited to perform. They also both did amazing jobs at the last competition. Below is a picture of Aurora with her coach. We love Kelsey and all that she has done for Aurora, she is an amazing coach and person. Aurora was excited to place second at this competition. She also placed 2nd as the overall skater in her level for the year out of all the other skaters that have performed at all the various competitions in our inter-club( all the clubs in Utah and surrounding area). The way it works is that all the skaters get so many points based off of how well they did at each competition . She also passed her first moves in the field pre-preliminary test. |
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| Logan is a natural when it comes to numbers. We had to give a brief explanation when it came to counting to 100. After that he could count and write to 100 with no help other than a reminder on which way a number should face, that was a couple years ago. Addition and subtraction have been the same way. He doesn't use fingers or touch point, he just doesn't it in his head. Talking about numbers is one of his favorite pass times and it's often a topic at dinner or in the car. I just hope he isn't to bored in Kindergarten next year and hope that he might be a help to his class. |
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| Aurora, Logan, and Avery were all a little board during the game. I tried to get a picture of Avery on his cell phone but he saw me and quickly put it away. |
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| This football weekend could not have turned out any better. First of all, we all got in free. Avery had a free ticket given to him for having goods grades, we had been given two free tickets at the Pioneer Day Celebration over the summer, I get in free because I am a student, and Joseph gets in free because he is an alumni.We were also the last few people coming into the game to all get free shirts from our local police. It was also a bi week for Boise State so there was no conflict. And the weather was amazing. Plus one of my goals for a marriage and family class that I am taking is to spend more time with my husband doing a hobby he enjoys. So far it hasn't been that bad. Lastly, I was happy no matter who won because Cal Poly was my home team and Weber State is my school's team. |
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| Logan really wanted to host a tea party so one afternoon we had a little tea party with fake and real food and water. We had it on a blanket because it was a picnic tea party. |
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| When I picked Avery up from school last week he got into the car with this fake wound. At first glance I was a little panicked but quickly realized it was fake. He thought it was hilarious. |
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| This is the only picture that I took of us at our first hockey game of the season.The kids came with us. Aurora and her friend spent the evening running around. Logan was happy playing his 3ds for most of it but was happy to go home. And Avery decided he could wear his shorts because he is a man and won't get cold. Little did he know that he would be freezing. Luckily, I brought a couple of extra blankets and gloves just in case. |
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| Logan made sure he got a picture with both Avery and Aurora. |
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| Logan was supper excited for his birthday. He had been counting down the days since last year when he turned 4. The morning of his birthday he insisted that we make a list of everything that needed to be done to make his birthday special. When it came time to open presents he insisted that we had forgotten one of his presents so he went up stairs and brought down the wrapping paper. He quickly unwrapped the rest of the wrapping paper until he was holding the cardboard tube and then he said see but looked puzzled because it was just a tube. But since he had asked for spy gadgets for his birthday we quickly thought we can make the tube into a telescope and binoculars. He was so happy with that idea. He was so loving and kind and thanked us for everything that we did for him. He is such a kind loving little boy and he loves to tell me multiple times a day how much he loves me. Logan loves giving me kisses and hugs and loves to cuddle. We are so happy that we decided to have one more when we both thought we were done at 2 because he brings so much fun and laughter into our home. |
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| Logan and his friend found a snail up in the tree and decided it must be there pet snail Gary from last year. They decided that they needed to plant some beans so that they could grow a bean stock high enough to save Gary the snail before the giants came to eat him. Logan asked me for some magical beans and I tried to explain to him that I didn't have any but he insisted the beans we had used on an art project would work. They spent a few days going through lots of steps to try and get the bean stock to grow. |
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| Avery was excited to hear that there was a chess club that meets after school once a week. He wishes they meet another time or two but is happy that there is a club he is interested in. Avery loves playing chess and other strategy games. |
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| Aurora attended a Fall Festival fundraiser for her friends church a few weeks ago.She was excited that she was able to get her face painted and wanted a picture to remember it always. Her friend and her had a blast jumping on bounces houses, playing in water, dancing, and enjoying yummy food. |
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| Aurora with some of her skating friends. |
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| The above two picture are from the kickball game. I was at the playground with Logan and wasn't able to get a picture of Avery. Everyone who played had a blast. |
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| All of the club members who were able to come. |
