tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191562702024-03-12T17:15:23.766-06:00Johnson SemyaNick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-56101639855049402172014-09-01T21:37:00.000-06:002014-09-01T21:38:21.629-06:00Summer 2014 Reading ProgramToday the third summer reading program came to a close. The terms this time around were for the boys to read at least 10,000 pages for $100, beginning after the last day of school and ending before the first day of the next year (tomorrow). For every 100 subsequent pages, they'd receive another dollar. There's also a stipulation that each book must contain at least 100 pages and excessive pictures disqualifies them. Each book was also subject to a three-question quiz, where three correct answers were required, and three incorrect answers disqualified the book. For a quiz, I would randomly choose a page and read some text aloud, omitting a key name and having them fill in the blank, or I'd ask a question like, "What was John's dog's name?" <br />
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Owen took the lead, finishing up with 12,174 pages read for $121. That's 70 books. 28 of them were <i>Fear Street</i> or <i>Goosebumps</i>. Owen's longest book was <i>The Adventures of Indiana Jones</i> that was like a book made after the first three films. It had 602 pages and he was intimately familiar with Short Round, described what happened when one opens the Ark of the Covenant, and told me all about the Holy Grail.<br />
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Jack also met the requirements, reading 10,971 pages for $109. This was 61 books. He also is an R.L. Stine fan. His biggest book was an elementary school reading textbook with probably 30 stories in it. It had 709 pages. He read it in one morning.<br />
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Both boys really liked the <i>39 Clues</i> series.<br />
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And we blew a bunch of money at the candy store today.<br />
<br />Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-44024173355182363052013-08-17T16:37:00.000-06:002013-08-17T16:37:11.121-06:00Rough Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Not long after Nick started working for Fidelity we realized that to really move up in the company he'd have to transfer to a branch instead of staying at the phone site. This also meant that we'd eventually have to move. He would often look at which cities were hiring, nothing too serious though. Earlier in the year a friend he worked with transferred to a branch in Seattle and has loved it from the start. About two months ago he told Nick another branch in the area was hiring and he could get Nick an interview. Nick mentioned it to me but it was such a brief conversation I didn't think much of it, it was basically "Hey Kara, what do you think about living in Seattle? (me) Uh, I don't love Seattle, I don't want to live there." A week later he had an interview and shortly after was offered the job! It was such a fast thing that it just never came together very smoothly. We were both still working right up until the move so every spare minute was put towards packing and finding a place to live. It was incredibly stressful to have our entire life packed into a moving truck with no where to move into. The kids were super excited to spend a few days in Idaho with my parents while Nick and I drove to Washington to try to figure things out. A couple days later I flew back to Utah and then drove up to Idaho and the kids and I headed out the next day, still with no house to go to. After living at a sketchy hotel for another week (it did have a pool!) we finally found a house! So we've been here about a month now and things are slowly getting back to normal. Boxes are unpacked, but we're lacking some important furniture. The boys are sleeping on the floor for now until we find them a bunk bed. And we sold our couches before we moved so, for now, two lovely camp chairs will have to do. But we have a house and we're together so we're making the best of it. Washington is certainly different than Utah, I actually miss it. I think I mostly miss the familiarity and ease of getting around in Utah. I can't go anywhere here without using GPS and more often than not google maps doesn't quite work. I don't know how to recycle and the trash can is tiny and only is taken every week so that's something I need to quickly adjust to. It's only rained two days so far but those two days were pretty rough! I'll need to figure out what to do with kids on rainy days. Kids are happy here, they're excited to start 3rd grade in a couple weeks and Nick is really liking his new job. So, all in all it's going pretty well and I'm glad for that. I really do hope we come to love it here because I'm tired of moving!</div>
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Now that tax season is over I (Nick) have my weekends back. And with the free flights (if you don't mind the risk of being stranded), the boys and I decided to take a quick trip to New York City.</div>
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The flight out was a redeye. We left Salt Lake a bit before midnight and arrived at JFK around dawn. None of us slept. But for just $9/lb, you can eat your heart out at the airport buffet. The quality of the food is somewhere between Arctic Circle and day-old McDonalds.</div>
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Kinda fun to see. Then we immediately lost our bearings; we were surrounded by skyscrapers and the compass on my phone didn't seem to want to settle on which direction we were facing. But after a couple of minutes we figured it out and headed north. At the southwest corner of Central Park, we took a quick break at a pretty cool statue of Christopher Columbus. So next is Central Park, which is... really, really big. 2.5 miles long, half a mile wide. As soon as we got there, I sat them down and talked to them about the importance of staying where they could see me, of staying put if they got lost, of talking to someone in a uniform if they still couldn't find me.</div>
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We were all pretty impressed with the size of the park, so much so that Owen and Jack wasted no time running off and getting lost. It's one thing to lose track of your kids at Walmart. It's a bit different here. You go through the stages of Lost Kid a little bit faster (Annoyance, Concern, Fear, Panic, and then when they are found, a mix of Anger and Total Relief). We had a more serious chat this time that included some tears and threats of heading right back to the airport but they shaped up and it wasn't an issue from there on.</div>
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When we got to the hotel we grabbed dinner and then I told them they could stay up as late as they wanted. It wasn't very late. We were all exhausted and were asleep before 9pm EST. The best thing about the hotel, they'll tell you, was the <strong>free breakfast buffet!</strong> Please, friends and families, do not fall for this marketing trick. The waffle maker hadn't been cleaned in months, and I had to screen what they were eating out of fear for their health. But they had bacon, and between the two of them my boys ate half a pig. The next day we wandered a little bit and then headed back to the airport. It was a short trip but I had neglected these two for the entire tax season and wanted to spend some time with them. I'm glad I did. I think Alaska is next.</div>
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I've been putting this off for a week now and I'm still not sure of what to say. It's something that's been on my mind for a while now but I can't seem to put into action. I love being a mom but it's not something that comes naturally to me. I didn't babysit when I was younger and I didn't dream about getting married and having kids or being a stay at home mom. I wanted college, a career, and marriage down the road. Obviously plans changed rather quickly. Motherhood was a very hard transition for me and sometimes I feel like I haven't come very far. Parenting is hard as it is but when you feel like you're not programmed for it the task becomes that much more frustrating and difficult. Lately I've been feeling like I have been taking the back seat and haven't been applying myself as much as I could...and should. I want to be a great mom, partly so that when my kids are grown they'll tell me just how great of a mom they have and couldn't have asked for anyone better. Selfish, yes, but I'm okay with that. The other (bigger) part is that I truly want my kids to grow up feeling they are ready for the world and that they can accomplish whatever they dream. You need a mom for that. A dedicated mom. I tend to get caught up in everything that isn't going right and the things that need to change that I forget to enjoy the good moments. I came across a quote recently</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">All of these feelings had been intensified this past month as we prepared for Jack and Owen's baptism. The fact that they are old enough to be baptized is crazy. Childhood comes and goes so fast and here we are watching our babies grow up and make these big decisions and all I can think about is how this isn't going to last much longer. They were a huge example to me by being so brave and confident in their decision to be baptized. They were both so so excited and it was so fun to be a par of that. I hope that I can be that kind of example back to them. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I also wanted to remember some of the best parts of that day. It was a stake baptism and there were 5 kids total. The only girl being baptized is in Jack and Owen's class at school and they all share the same birthday so they were excited to see her there. One of the other boys being baptized was the oldest of 5 kids and the two youngest were baby twin boys. Watching them really brought back memories and showed how far we've come from those crazy days. Then there was one other boy from our ward. The bishop from each ward introduced the kids and told everyone a little bit about them. Our bishop called Jack up first and he walked right up and stood so proud and happy there at the pulpit. Here is what he told about Jack (which Nick wrote for the bishop)</span></div>
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Born March 12, 2005, at 10:01 PM. Jack was born one minute before his identical
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Jack loves art. He
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He’s very excited to be a cub scout and to learn all the new
skills and fun things that come along with scouting. He has always been a big fan of camping and
the outdoors. He’s also our little
academic. Jack does math problems for
fun, and his mom and dad were a little bit startled recently to find that he
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Jack is also very driven.
When he wants something, he goes after it. He does what it takes to get what he wants. Jack excels in school and is already talking
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Owen is much shyer than Jack is and I wondered if he would have a hard time going up when the bishop called for him. Well, he certainly didn't hesitate to go up so I knew he was excited but once he got up there he looked very timid and didn't want to look at anyone. When he gets like this he gets this funny look on his face like he's trying so hard not to smile and his lips get all pursed together. It was kind of funny to watch but he did great. Here is what was said about Owen</div>
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Owen is one active boy.
He has always been a big fan of action.
Anytime we go anywhere, he wants to go on his bike or on the scooter,
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He loves the water and swims as much as he can. He loves to play and spends as much time as
possible outside, except when it is cold.
Owen likes to travel, particularly to Idaho to see his
grandparents. He also likes to read
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It was then time to go to the font for the actual baptism. Papa Brent and Papa Don were the two witnesses for both. Jack again went first. It was very surreal to watch Nick enter the water and then reach for Jack. Jack was very quiet and looked like he was shaking a bit because of being nervous. We had talked beforehand about what would happen and he was most concerned about Nick joking with him or making him stay under water for a long time. When he came up out of the water there was a noticeable gasp from Jack almost like he felt he was under too long when it was really only a couple seconds. I think he was ready to get out right afterwards. Then Owen's turn. He, too, looked very nervous but he displays his nervousness quite differently than Jack does. Before he entered the water we could all hear him giggling, it was so funny and so Owen. Afterwards Nick confirmed them both, this time Owen going first. Nick did a great job and it was perfect. I would have been so nervous about doing all the priesthood stuff. I am so grateful that their dad was able to baptize them and be a part of this special day.</div>
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I am also extremely grateful to all the family and friends that came to be with us. I know that the boys may not remember much from this day but it's something that I will always remember and to know that so many of you supported us is very humbling. I made a personal goal this year to get to know and support our family more this year. It's difficult when so many live so far away but this has made me want to make a better effort to make it to important events because they really do mean so much. We love you all!</div>
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I have two handsome boys who are pretty dang excited about getting baptized. I'm having a little trouble coming to grip with the fact I even have children old enough to get baptized. These two <strike>little</strike> guys made me a mom and what a roller coaster ride it's been ever since. It's amazing how much they amaze and challenge me every single day. Being a mom is certainly a trip, I wouldn't want to imagine a life without these two. I hope I can do them right by being everything they need and teaching them to be good, honest, loyal young men. They are quite dear to me and I am deeply proud to call them mine. </div>
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Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-70666257793638098032012-11-10T11:41:00.001-07:002012-11-10T11:41:32.927-07:00Daddy!! IT SNOWED!! "I have to wear my new boots!"<br />
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It's pretty sad that we only make it to Oregon about once a year. I absolutely love it and there are always a few must-do's every time we go. This trip ended up pretty different than past trips, though. First of all, uncle Cameron came home from his mission so it was pretty fun to see him again and hear his homecoming talk in church. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Second, we flew there! There's some definite perks working for an airline and flying is right there at the top. We had no problems getting on any of the flight and the kids had a fun time. Leyla even had to sit by herself on our first flight and she did amazing, no problems the entire flight. It was so nice to not be in the car the entire day to get there and back home. </span><br />
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Third, the weather was pretty amazing and didn't rain a single time while we were there. The kids loved that they could swim at Grandma Ned's pool, we've definitely never been able to do that in the past. </div>
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Fourth, Nick and I got the chance to head to Seattle over night with some friends. We did a lot of walking around the Space Needle, the Pacific Science Center, the waterfront, and Pike's Place Market. Best of all, though, we hit up a Mariners baseball game where I scored a foul ball! It was a great little getaway and super fun to see our friends Chris & Jayme again. </div>
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At the Pacific Science Center they had a butterfly house that was filled with beautiful plants and flowers and tons of butterflies. It was so cool to see them flying everywhere around you, I loved it.
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Leyla cut some chucks of her own hair earlier in the year and it just wasn't growing in very well so aunt Ash gave her a super cute new 'do, she loves it! She was actually crying this morning because she thought her hair was getting too long again. Thanks Ash for both our awesome hair cuts!</div>
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We got some Chipotle to-go one evening just in time for this cute girl's soccer game. She did awesome, way to go Eliza! All the kids had so much fun playing together, it's really too bad we live so far away and don't get to see them often.</div>
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Had fun hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We're certainly out growing our vacation room there, if we have any more kids we're going to have to find a new place to stay!</div>
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One night we drove over to this old school in town to see quite an amazing site. Thousands of Swift birds fly in every night and funnel down into the school's chimney. It was so cool to watch, I definitely recommend it.</div>
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<br />Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-16570870165193322012012-09-29T19:50:00.001-06:002012-09-29T19:50:21.561-06:00Second Grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Even after such a great summer we were all ready to get back to school and back to a regular routine. I wish, more than anything, that they could be in the same class. They specifically asked not to be in the same class but it would be so nice for them to be doing the same homework, going on the same field trips, returning library books the same day...convenient stuff like that. And one of these days I'll even remember who has what teacher. They're such smart boys, I hope they'll always like learning and have a desire to do well in school. If only we could get rid of the behavior problems and it would be quite perfect! That could happen, right?</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">We had such a great summer! I was really nervous when school was coming to a close, our apartment is so tiny and all I could imagine was constant fighting and boredom day after day all summer long. Thankfully, we came up with a few solutions so that we would always have something to do. Between the Pass of all Passes, the library, a membership to Discovery Gateway and movies in the parks we had summer covered. It was nice to be able to get out of the house so much and always have something to do if we wanted. I think the kids had a great summer, too.</span></div>
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Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-1398590904586487392012-08-27T21:43:00.004-06:002012-08-27T21:43:52.072-06:00There were 104 (actually 84) days of summer vacation...Summer is over. So glad. We cured the boys of the nagging question, "What can I do?!" by finding things for them to do: writing lists. After the first few weeks of being bugged by this question, the lists got more challenging. It went from, "Jack, write a list of 30 things that you can find that are white," to, "Jack, find 50 things in our apartment that can be tied in knots." That was a two hour chore, but it was also the last time he demanded we give him something to do.<br />
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And, the reading challenge, as detailed in our last post, ended. I modified the challenge so that there was an extra dollar paid out for every hundred pages read (previously, it was $10 for every thousand pages read) to encourage more reading. Jack finished the summer by reading 86 books, for a total of 8,607 pages read ($86).<br />
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Owen was a little more stressful... for me. He's not been as enthusiastic about reading as Jack has, and I had hoped that this would turn things around a bit. He really liked Geronimo Stilton books but still wasn't motivated to read on his own. We had an Excel chart set up to show the boys how many pages they'd read total and how many pages they had to read each day to reach their goal, so it recalculated that each day. Halfway through the summer, Owen got in trouble and was grounded for a week. His grounding meant he could not use any electronics: no TV, no computer, no Kindle, no DS, no Netflix, etc. That was easily the most productive week of the summer for his reading. He probably read 1500 pages during that week. He pulled way ahead of Jack and could have read at an easy pace to finish up. But he didn't, he just slacked off. We talked to him more frequently as the days passed, urging him to just get it done, to meet the minimum 6k pages and then to slack if he didn't want to earn more money. He was so close, but no amount of explaining how close he was seemed to motivate him.<br />
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A week or two ago I finally set some clear expectations and a deadline: 8PM on Sunday night, the day before school started. I did not want him staying up through the night in a panic to hit his 6k pages. Last week started and he was still way behind. He went from needing 80 pages a day to 250 pages a day as the deadline approached. He'd read a little here and there but not enough to satisfy the "daily" requirement. On Sunday morning at 10am I turned the kitchen timer on for 10 hours and showed it to him. I explained that this was how long he had to finish up. He'd actually read on Friday and Saturday but still had a hundred or so pages to go. But it was Sunday morning, the day of the deadline, and he was watching TV. That was the last I talked to him about it. With a few hours left, he was finishing up a book that would put him over the edge. I started teasing him a little bit. "Come on Owen, let's go watch a movie. You've got <em>plenty</em> of time to finish reading, you don't need to read now." But he stuck with it at this point and with an hour left, announced he was done. So this is where the quiz came in. I decided early on to quiz the boys to make sure they'd actually read and not just skimmed through. No point in reading if there's no absorption, right? So the quiz policy was that I'd ask questions, with three correct answers they were done, after three strikes they were out and I wouldn't count the book. I asked Owen four questions, two were correct, two were incorrect. You can sense his anxiety at this point: the next question determined whether or not he would get his $60. If he got it wrong, it was too late for him to read another book. He got it right.<br />
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A couple hours later we walked over to the local ATM and they got paid. They've mentally spent about $10,000 each already.<br />
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Earlier this summer we made a deal with them. If they would read 6,000 pages before school started (this gave them 84 days), we would give them $60, and an additional $10 for each additional 1,000 pages read. <br />
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Jack finished last week. He's at 6,442 pages. Owen isn't as motivated; he's at 4,670 pages right now. We are struggling to find books that he actually likes. There are two series that he seems to enjoy: Geronimo Stilton and the A to Z Mysteries books. He's okay with Junie B. Jones but doesn't pick them out like the other titles.<br />
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Harry Potter, Hardy Boys, Percy Jackson are all too advanced. But the other books they <i>have</i> been reading... they're okay, but we don't really feel like they've challenged the boys much. No new vocabulary, not much learning, just fun reading. Fun reading is good; we understand that it develops a lot of areas, but we would also like their reading to be more educational. Owen read a book about Titanic and Jack read about the Revolutionary War, and both of those books had them asking us questions about the events and telling us things they learned for days afterwards. The goal isn't just for nonfiction. Owen read a fictional book about the White House and that seemed to initiate the same type of thing.<br />
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Have any of you had luck with other series/authors for this age level?Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-50643317059299958372012-07-01T18:56:00.001-06:002012-07-01T18:56:37.471-06:00Oh Leyla!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
She's 3 now, didn't ya know? What a precious age. Today she says, "Mommy, I'm not a baby anymore, I growed just like a seed!" What a cute little thing. She then quickly follows with, "and mommy, your belly's getting so so big!" Ha! Not so cute anymore, is she?
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The Easter Bunny didn't come this morning. Were the kids sad and disappointed? No. I'm not sure the kids have ever thought about the Easter Bunny stopping by, they've certainly never talked about it before. He never came when I was growing up, either, but I was certainly never disappointed waking up Easter morning to whatever cute Easter package my mom set out for me. Honestly, I had never given much thought about the Easter Bunny. He's been all over Utah the last few week, though. In the malls with lines of kids waiting to see him and ask him for special gifts. I had no idea this was such a big thing, almost like Christmas! Like my mom, I do get the kids some special things for Easter. It's fun. The kids get so excited about any kind of little thing they get, and then proceed tell me over and over how I'm the best mom ever. Who wouldn't love that? I know that gifts and candy aren't what Easter is all about but I don't think they have to detract from the real meaning. Nick and I teach the 7/8 year old kids in Primary. We've never been in Primary before and I can honestly say it was easier teaching Relief Society than this! This last week I started looking around for a cute Easter treat to bring to class. I asked online for some suggestions and I was somewhat shocked by some of the responses. I was told it would be a shame to bring secular things into church especially on Easter Sunday and how sad it was that I would give the kids something that would turn their attention away from Christ. I know I'm new to this Primary thing and maybe I'm a horrible teacher but I certainly didn't see the harm in bringing something. Is there any 7 year old that spends all of Easter Sunday thinking about Jesus? Or any Sunday, for that matter? Is a fun surprise at church really going to ruin the sacredness of Easter Sunday? I often bring gummy bears to bribe them to be good during class and, still, I often wish I could walk out of class. It's been a hard calling. </div>
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We sure do love our holidays around here! And we're sure glad Grandma Ned does, too, since she sends the best packages each and every time! The kids are always so excited to get any kind of mail, almost every day they ask if anything came for them. I need to find them a pen pal or something so they can get mail more often.</div>
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We also got a fun pre-Valentine's package from Grandma Jodi. She sent valentine's card and treats for the boys to take to school, and stickers to help decorate their boxes for school. They were both pretty adamant about using valentine colors for their boxes. Owen was especially careful to make sure his stickers were perfect. I remember when I was young, going through all my cards and deciding who to give each one to. The perfect one had to be given to my best friend, the boy I liked, the boy who liked me but I definitely DID NOT like, you get the idea. So much time and effort was taken into what to write! My boys, they scribbled their names and that was that. Maybe they are still a little young? Maybe the boys I liked in elementary didn't look twice at the cards they gave me?</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!</b></span></div>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-50977146665928029492011-12-09T15:26:00.004-07:002011-12-09T16:26:27.302-07:00Happy Birthday Nedra!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1f_23TeU1-xYsIVpsoNn43P5cI4VdZ67sbwymYFcYLIiNaRfHhW8TSxpQQ2HCYH0GqSHqIy-Vj1nZSIuM7iUpQFiaFI-Eb1Oz21v-qesUIZx4v19u7at4Hse4LHVsyYMu3Du8A/s1600/nedbirthday0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1f_23TeU1-xYsIVpsoNn43P5cI4VdZ67sbwymYFcYLIiNaRfHhW8TSxpQQ2HCYH0GqSHqIy-Vj1nZSIuM7iUpQFiaFI-Eb1Oz21v-qesUIZx4v19u7at4Hse4LHVsyYMu3Du8A/s320/nedbirthday0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684272290830385554" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Happy Birthday Grandma!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I love you, I hope you like my picture and I’m sorry I can’t go to your birthday. Today is Friday and we will have a treat and movie, sorry you can’t come. I love you, Bye. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Jack</p></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4lM84PvtIBjKdn6VrOP1gt2YlWY7zxUbhnAtoPUvW5jJ00JkNFmtD_zPEbsDkN4jWk0NoeTsIPVzPsq4dmH79WCdSsPgTMjCpqQZ3WhCO6WT2jTXQ4YYNHT8GoFxquiOS7rGsQ/s1600/nedbirthday0003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4lM84PvtIBjKdn6VrOP1gt2YlWY7zxUbhnAtoPUvW5jJ00JkNFmtD_zPEbsDkN4jWk0NoeTsIPVzPsq4dmH79WCdSsPgTMjCpqQZ3WhCO6WT2jTXQ4YYNHT8GoFxquiOS7rGsQ/s320/nedbirthday0003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684272281196105874" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Wawa’s Happy to you! </p><p class="MsoNormal">-Leyla <o:p></o:p></p></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WYo2eSdMywsaEcY_X0fhrZ1wu-T8II3qNI13jOUoI-GfkzkYB-w92AI73g8g1QKO4t7UzTUu7h9unOpSxtPB0iEdBf98BMRv17o5LEZQIE_RuBka_OWjdLZk5XbYXTtU7BAwLQ/s1600/nedbirthday0002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WYo2eSdMywsaEcY_X0fhrZ1wu-T8II3qNI13jOUoI-GfkzkYB-w92AI73g8g1QKO4t7UzTUu7h9unOpSxtPB0iEdBf98BMRv17o5LEZQIE_RuBka_OWjdLZk5XbYXTtU7BAwLQ/s320/nedbirthday0002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684272276457459698" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Grandma Ned, Happy Birthday to you! I wish I could go to your birthday, but I can’t because I have school. So, I am sending you a picture and wishing you a happy birthday. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Owen</p></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I just can't say enough how much we love and appreciate Grandma Ned. From day one she has been completely supportive and interested in our lives. From planning a wedding reception for us to traveling overnight to see our new born babies in the hospital to sending the funnest packages for each and every holiday, she's truly amazing. Although we only see her a couple times a year she has made a point to know her grand kids and to keep up with our lives. I have always appreciated how much she does to keep us (mainly me :) informed on everything happening in the family, as well. Ned, you will always be my favorite mother-in-law!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tc9IGJ2BFYVrowfRVaH8GGiHvxh_g_zQgRa9weB37akFfmIqLnnNi8YVyX9E5Q5WaxXjHRgdKGF3ZDbYU0Yc9WvvTMSTF3MQz_GrwOvRVCwFSGx412ZKBxZ-tfxsqttGRwieSg/s1600/IMG_3073.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tc9IGJ2BFYVrowfRVaH8GGiHvxh_g_zQgRa9weB37akFfmIqLnnNi8YVyX9E5Q5WaxXjHRgdKGF3ZDbYU0Yc9WvvTMSTF3MQz_GrwOvRVCwFSGx412ZKBxZ-tfxsqttGRwieSg/s320/IMG_3073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684265896869735794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nedra and Owen while we were in Oregon for Christmas in 2006</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_KrNZLqYmxpdHK1qOGUa6Cpc-YXJv4YflLfSpfje-2Plfy-hpyMHApxIKP004sQCcky3cJ9B6VB7NwpgVBhfG4VogSILqzMY-RcXZomIfaU83ulT38hslrje5HZ4FkBb7ia__g/s1600/DSC00812.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_KrNZLqYmxpdHK1qOGUa6Cpc-YXJv4YflLfSpfje-2Plfy-hpyMHApxIKP004sQCcky3cJ9B6VB7NwpgVBhfG4VogSILqzMY-RcXZomIfaU83ulT38hslrje5HZ4FkBb7ia__g/s320/DSC00812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684265881382897234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In the Provo NICU</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBNcf9r2Z8ryuQ6enUA0jqq3btyUM9ncm_JG8woI60cgPdDhJ4ph6j6FRjePdWc2ICrA6-hDhH7Kkt13YxhRTQnLze_vX4UuUhbaIR4-9XZAa0mpMu2gVcs1GoR-GU7R4ofuChw/s1600/IMG_1484.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBNcf9r2Z8ryuQ6enUA0jqq3btyUM9ncm_JG8woI60cgPdDhJ4ph6j6FRjePdWc2ICrA6-hDhH7Kkt13YxhRTQnLze_vX4UuUhbaIR4-9XZAa0mpMu2gVcs1GoR-GU7R4ofuChw/s320/IMG_1484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684265867044671314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Leyla's blessing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJpCp-vk_KQxuQhMBX3qs_Z7vfiR1p-FVMhPHbMnMFAKvGeOz6IUZOjh0YpEdEcRkjRfgJMFwmWfPcqWtfhqFQXWO452BsKGV1vCKyptTibtK8JQ3_c7Ilyfm-J9CxWwt3W2nsg/s1600/IMG_5313.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJpCp-vk_KQxuQhMBX3qs_Z7vfiR1p-FVMhPHbMnMFAKvGeOz6IUZOjh0YpEdEcRkjRfgJMFwmWfPcqWtfhqFQXWO452BsKGV1vCKyptTibtK8JQ3_c7Ilyfm-J9CxWwt3W2nsg/s320/IMG_5313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684265861767109010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In Rexburg for Jack and Owen's 2nd birthday</div></div>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-6233062933763798332011-12-09T12:50:00.004-07:002011-12-09T13:21:21.562-07:00Good Luck Santa!<div style="text-align: center;">Santa may not come through on these Christmas lists this year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys helped Leyla decide what to put on her list. She finds that dang drum playing Elmo at every single store we go to, sits down in front of it and just stares in amazement! </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAinMtzoSzsNlmknx_fXizd3jaawKQI1Cp5AB57FS8wMjt_NaHJEpu7FJc6vWjriJgtJmjRtjuQKHTRMETXeu_wcmmxc2BcLqed6LvEQAmq04Z6pqr3GSJIJGeUvUNyTw3fjDEw/s1600/Leyla-page-001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAinMtzoSzsNlmknx_fXizd3jaawKQI1Cp5AB57FS8wMjt_NaHJEpu7FJc6vWjriJgtJmjRtjuQKHTRMETXeu_wcmmxc2BcLqed6LvEQAmq04Z6pqr3GSJIJGeUvUNyTw3fjDEw/s320/Leyla-page-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684222308431244354" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As you can tell, Owen doesn't like to put much effort into his writing, something we're desperately trying to change. I'll help you out a little. He wants a yellow remote control plane, a pogo stick, a scooter, a skateboard, a computer, and a jet pack (because what little boy doesn't want a jet pack?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI4qd8zhHNaUw9Xmgv12rDSYLjt1jzaf5Mru0_nLL84IlEH3ZeYQcomTG3-kQwlypp_IfK9xImWYzkuK9lXU67ivYHEU_LNFUyYqGMo0pUT5yGOiONroKl2gwFElLT6b0Yg4jMQ/s1600/Owen-page-001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI4qd8zhHNaUw9Xmgv12rDSYLjt1jzaf5Mru0_nLL84IlEH3ZeYQcomTG3-kQwlypp_IfK9xImWYzkuK9lXU67ivYHEU_LNFUyYqGMo0pUT5yGOiONroKl2gwFElLT6b0Yg4jMQ/s320/Owen-page-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684222299432387506" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then we have sweet Jack who actually put some effort into his Christmas list. He wants a rubber T-Rex, a number two Batman castle (he got one for his birthday and now there's another one), a ninja sword (I didn't know they used swords), a remote control shark, and a Crayola glow dome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFJ1XdQt8lYUcveRbrOBhVmRYSyjETQPyul3sXmwF9Fytu8uC3W4Q2xS2W-UlQeDlMOrU36FQTtQXfJTtY_4bANMSZb7qhfBGXYm_H5Py7LhDGqaoDhW2UsFFIXvvDRkIdg-E4A/s1600/Jack-page-001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFJ1XdQt8lYUcveRbrOBhVmRYSyjETQPyul3sXmwF9Fytu8uC3W4Q2xS2W-UlQeDlMOrU36FQTtQXfJTtY_4bANMSZb7qhfBGXYm_H5Py7LhDGqaoDhW2UsFFIXvvDRkIdg-E4A/s320/Jack-page-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684222294476170642" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Does Santa ever send back the lists stamped "re-do"?</div>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-86887379954356135652011-09-11T15:12:00.003-06:002011-09-15T13:10:19.043-06:00All Smiles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BPBPL-7UagR7ieYyAKzYaNg6iaWyO-VJtxLveprkxS1h9uFymxs3c8Ey2lFGqkzfuJp8CHN3OBE2O5Nw3TCewOLx4xWxLNFnU5Im6fGzyV3Ss0CHZLuEzaNwQrSRpconoeJ2Rg/s1600/kidstemple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BPBPL-7UagR7ieYyAKzYaNg6iaWyO-VJtxLveprkxS1h9uFymxs3c8Ey2lFGqkzfuJp8CHN3OBE2O5Nw3TCewOLx4xWxLNFnU5Im6fGzyV3Ss0CHZLuEzaNwQrSRpconoeJ2Rg/s320/kidstemple.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652665741475097650" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Kenzie took some really cute shots of all the kids at Brad and Jenn's wedding, love them!</div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-%20%3Ca%20href=" com="" rvy1uih9g6i="" tm0kdk88gpi="" aaaaaaaabau="" vcbu="" s1600="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsESM5r0Wgds99raZxsVp9NnamfLs6wkxjVzvxh-5IphxgXVx2mLuw8MhOxGdPDS5Ywob9FJQvE9wL7x6H0OjV2sJqbo4Gacq2bhTC_65nZsob8AtoraqieRV5t-8FExKwrV90Q/s320/avajackteeth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651213190994598546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO95NaLZR6G7l6aLHTTxpJh5-tvALppEyGml4gSy-b3X56N4BOFaLCrkNJjqdeN8J3-FGns8gpXRvnls0fw1_zjeMHERoruZUq1A171hATNeCzI8MXrN_1FuvO_eYrorDxE20aeA/s1600/leylatemple.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO95NaLZR6G7l6aLHTTxpJh5-tvALppEyGml4gSy-b3X56N4BOFaLCrkNJjqdeN8J3-FGns8gpXRvnls0fw1_zjeMHERoruZUq1A171hATNeCzI8MXrN_1FuvO_eYrorDxE20aeA/s320/leylatemple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651213185043880898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs71eDcfXKoSqe5XfnK7N8bytEsMGlgKWMQ8wuMuI-NfpJgOEuHPqfsS_H58jr4IpcTjtKeGvigvi-KILNm8FG7fOvF-RNTQkviU2a5Fx28ViJyyzcqH3MrIeHE5xTTZK5Jm-bCg/s1600/jackgrant.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs71eDcfXKoSqe5XfnK7N8bytEsMGlgKWMQ8wuMuI-NfpJgOEuHPqfsS_H58jr4IpcTjtKeGvigvi-KILNm8FG7fOvF-RNTQkviU2a5Fx28ViJyyzcqH3MrIeHE5xTTZK5Jm-bCg/s320/jackgrant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651215553870782370" /></a>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-23369767029642095582011-07-08T16:33:00.002-06:002011-07-08T17:00:07.289-06:00A Bonding Moment<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxyhtdz2UYC8LiRIg0X55Smz5pfAW_KhI73U3hBHKbehSL6mhh2PjJm3ZnGHevizWs0nGs-tvHpwsM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heather really did pull it out eventually but I didn't get it on camera,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Jack didn't even know it had come out yet, so funny!</div>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-67258802945283892862011-07-08T16:10:00.004-06:002011-07-08T16:33:05.878-06:00Make it Snappy!<div style="text-align: center;">We made a quick trip to Utah earlier this week to celebrate some pretty big events!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">First, was fireworks at Grandma Murph's house for 4th of July. Aunt Heather even lit some off in the rain for the boys, we love our great aunts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguslPd-QYkST3Fp12sSMhgAbdoZ19M-6rglb6ODgQ0YZCUITRsXBq2eoWXQjQKX3qtvX8ukMHBr6XCauiEIHOAnUN_3CKjRHt3kjFNNy2fHikcGGKwrxmHHuvd56aZSc8wScQyCw/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguslPd-QYkST3Fp12sSMhgAbdoZ19M-6rglb6ODgQ0YZCUITRsXBq2eoWXQjQKX3qtvX8ukMHBr6XCauiEIHOAnUN_3CKjRHt3kjFNNy2fHikcGGKwrxmHHuvd56aZSc8wScQyCw/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627108576141420850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-wyvpn2LZ4Ht78NXy3b2kzZGPfr_BBH1XWmOE1bOa7ektED6LXKuP6fxijWTF9X-V-NSry2G3dw-fuAN0Uc0MeEkR4BzN0dRm6cIW4paPE0fH5PajQl4BDpL1N-CbyRvjd39UA/s1600/IMG_0603.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-wyvpn2LZ4Ht78NXy3b2kzZGPfr_BBH1XWmOE1bOa7ektED6LXKuP6fxijWTF9X-V-NSry2G3dw-fuAN0Uc0MeEkR4BzN0dRm6cIW4paPE0fH5PajQl4BDpL1N-CbyRvjd39UA/s320/IMG_0603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627108569457666098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Next, was Nick's 31st birthday. He came back down to Springville after work Tuesday and we had birthday dinner with Grandma and opened some gifts from the kids. On Wednesday we met him and uncle Brad at Tucanos Brazillian Grill for lunch, which was delicious, as always. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrQn8EMJJxza33-0UXUrRYDew17BaUzy2y3lFpcPsY2sh_GYyuxINQrjcj6_bc91JkWpmpTcO_yzbjPPaGA_ZT9w95PSMJkxjf_Ugv9b6jA-oT_SeBhlVMeaINcGTdAwpw1EXMQ/s1600/IMG_0613.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrQn8EMJJxza33-0UXUrRYDew17BaUzy2y3lFpcPsY2sh_GYyuxINQrjcj6_bc91JkWpmpTcO_yzbjPPaGA_ZT9w95PSMJkxjf_Ugv9b6jA-oT_SeBhlVMeaINcGTdAwpw1EXMQ/s320/IMG_0613.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627108581053132658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAli1l3oBFiceeLutRadhg4c6rlgTOv16NOYHRQlPDQaewwh7rr999YoMP0MaO39Eg4kOVMiZjDBYqRWqB-8vMKgI4ZJZNG8CcuuQliZPP88bVpziABmNmAyYKB4t8WzdjVrrPQA/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAli1l3oBFiceeLutRadhg4c6rlgTOv16NOYHRQlPDQaewwh7rr999YoMP0MaO39Eg4kOVMiZjDBYqRWqB-8vMKgI4ZJZNG8CcuuQliZPP88bVpziABmNmAyYKB4t8WzdjVrrPQA/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627108570013442226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kids and I hung out at the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake while we waited for dad to get off work. We played at the Children's Discovery Center for most of the afternoon then cooled off in the fountains afterwards. It was a really great day. </div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht22Cb_jkupWbzEmK2X9ENnKinlpi9LbmH3f3QECMZ4L2jV6qvlow0WCr7NT6EhDiwH9OmzULvYcUxuM5pu_IU_Z15rY2NCdY_V0jtMBmJpOvLN2JDKSzulVinqjks4KHkLpDyfw/s1600/IMG_0617.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht22Cb_jkupWbzEmK2X9ENnKinlpi9LbmH3f3QECMZ4L2jV6qvlow0WCr7NT6EhDiwH9OmzULvYcUxuM5pu_IU_Z15rY2NCdY_V0jtMBmJpOvLN2JDKSzulVinqjks4KHkLpDyfw/s320/IMG_0617.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627108586048381762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8WMKV5NfvW1R5mx1C4pZRyHVBZuYbQavRV59X9clp0VmK2-PiK3KFXljvZ8BTq1r8pKQuT_9o97pwiWYaamBNOMKYbRHkRSmQAxfud29szxNsG-QAaVx_UfykE8y4LufdS_4Fg/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlb0AsA2U_-KXtqPs23xVLEUJAIani5B2UeDHmKSxbsnEfqwN70ojp3bTHbQPetABs1lU_4U0zW6KWhpgcHa3uRviB7BWtT8xDMSvQgCMwEjo0ZscgM3Xd1cpXNwkXPGHBxn3dw/s320/IMG_0636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627112294481787154" /></a>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-3810588468280251722011-07-08T14:42:00.007-06:002011-07-08T16:09:15.294-06:00Scherer Family Reunion<div style="text-align: center;">We recently had our Scherer family reunion at the West Piney Girls Camp. It was so much fun seeing all our family that we rarely get to see. It was beautiful the entire time we were there, perfect weather. There was no chance to get bored, either. There was a ton of stuff to do. The cabin is up on a hill and down below is a huge field for baseball and other sports, swings, outdoor bowling lane, hiking trails, and a huge slide to get there! I swear I never saw my boys unless they were hungry or time for bed, it was great!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6tyzgIH1_8-ezAhplQ7O7zdJm6WIvnkFb-AI2g2tTFdK4uRsXcNp1YhPUZUD-nwTvLEyzezQ6FOtN48dT7hc_zn5L5ZVDlr2YQp0f469Lq_ofUrKq0r96C1lm98orV79Rgtk_A/s1600/reunion+103.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6tyzgIH1_8-ezAhplQ7O7zdJm6WIvnkFb-AI2g2tTFdK4uRsXcNp1YhPUZUD-nwTvLEyzezQ6FOtN48dT7hc_zn5L5ZVDlr2YQp0f469Lq_ofUrKq0r96C1lm98orV79Rgtk_A/s320/reunion+103.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627095353864368210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpJQhsACvJl3gRaRyDvLHCJXDy7K22L2oEoyWb7EwUV8pMwLvRVEbtard7h-1Sn516aaxSYTl93Zvy1d2g_nFB1ZuxIUhyROdMHijtid3srmpg_wvSVTpiYTmBudvazcYazglYA/s1600/reunion+100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwhznG1tKgsH1fiHNtkotPHWmZWBgVX27vUf0p62D-T-9VolWtocxG8XP7ElsMgw2zwsUG5PFfmtfGJmi28pk94TOCxajRXkEChFAhgH0YFx6EHYbg3mva_RmLtFknDeaKe-MsA/s320/reunion+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627089387268223346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ2_csBn6EGzBPumyXkaMUF53sslcrQjFNrEpIgz14CG_uaJfmaS8tDUDGndUfwd20IGuhopCWDIsJiSib5CyUlqGXV8FHf5y4LXJN_WF0BGDy-RTBQBbqlHxnINVaFdXpAjQXg/s1600/reunion+017.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ2_csBn6EGzBPumyXkaMUF53sslcrQjFNrEpIgz14CG_uaJfmaS8tDUDGndUfwd20IGuhopCWDIsJiSib5CyUlqGXV8FHf5y4LXJN_WF0BGDy-RTBQBbqlHxnINVaFdXpAjQXg/s320/reunion+017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627089378916799778" /></a>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-62024350690803595632011-07-08T14:16:00.003-06:002011-07-08T14:42:49.036-06:00GO Green Monsters!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONUHcCQnt7Cz2pNu5WK4KFbApydnWdg3Yvdp5rErO85pLJma3KFLCx2PiuM01qTodvkfyu7IPdBB0KaSZOCZoGI8WTKntXUsYFZrDs8WgiuDac9RdLkMXP2Tzj5NF4eh5a08ZCg/s1600/IMG_0456.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONUHcCQnt7Cz2pNu5WK4KFbApydnWdg3Yvdp5rErO85pLJma3KFLCx2PiuM01qTodvkfyu7IPdBB0KaSZOCZoGI8WTKntXUsYFZrDs8WgiuDac9RdLkMXP2Tzj5NF4eh5a08ZCg/s320/IMG_0456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627084506810060242" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was the first summer we've put the boys in soccer...and it will most likely be the last! For the most part it was miserable. Every single game, except for the last, they would both be in tears at some point. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >They couldn't run fast enough, they never got the ball, the other team always got to kick the ball, they were tired, they were cold, it was too windy!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Neither of them were very aggressive in trying to get to the ball and kick it. BUT! They both managed to score a goal at some point during the season, they loved bring treats and drinks when it was our turn, they got trophies, and absolutely no tears during the final game! Yay!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're not giving up on sports just yet. Maybe they're not soccer players but there's got to be something they'll end up loving! They really want to try baseball next... and karate and gymnastics, and roller skating, and swimming. </div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvumtbAbAqaQBbtT7nMt8no9BrQwbdhhcfDcdO0fS6qXn5hXpKCo7vpme-KlH7bveybqHJaqq811gbYzd21hcIc6FRNffeOqr3bqu5FR1Izl4UX22BqT7H3-JE64naytcC7aiEQ/s1600/IMG_0461.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvumtbAbAqaQBbtT7nMt8no9BrQwbdhhcfDcdO0fS6qXn5hXpKCo7vpme-KlH7bveybqHJaqq811gbYzd21hcIc6FRNffeOqr3bqu5FR1Izl4UX22BqT7H3-JE64naytcC7aiEQ/s320/IMG_0461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627084496984866034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROSBE8sDkh9lNIzg0SHL2i5JOyrwpMZqxt5dQOjedMceINjX96wtnbEB2dXo-vxwU9LuHRgeO5S07Y_y-MYVizGC4UF57pZf0dzl0Mz0qBCNw_bdCEbRmDdr247WMod31x5drog/s1600/IMG_0450.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROSBE8sDkh9lNIzg0SHL2i5JOyrwpMZqxt5dQOjedMceINjX96wtnbEB2dXo-vxwU9LuHRgeO5S07Y_y-MYVizGC4UF57pZf0dzl0Mz0qBCNw_bdCEbRmDdr247WMod31x5drog/s320/IMG_0450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627084493483642850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhus4JkcySZzhtoXfVE6xQyq_kfyrfh19oZPV9Q8ADWX3vRehI6QEc0NlfTXYFKBmEZIQIzXSrM0pxjl_RidjuivLq9YO0iG9hqIYx5kmZVC-06z20u1A5cEsSb501b8SntwEHA/s1600/IMG_0451.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhus4JkcySZzhtoXfVE6xQyq_kfyrfh19oZPV9Q8ADWX3vRehI6QEc0NlfTXYFKBmEZIQIzXSrM0pxjl_RidjuivLq9YO0iG9hqIYx5kmZVC-06z20u1A5cEsSb501b8SntwEHA/s320/IMG_0451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627084490190385778" /></a>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-69457412019893354202011-05-19T14:25:00.002-06:002011-05-19T14:27:11.128-06:00House For Sale<div>We're headed to Salt Lake. So we're selling our house.</div><div><br /></div>We've got a separate blog for it at www.pocatellohouseforsale.blogspot.com. It is incomplete but has the basic stuff on there.<div><br /></div><div>Feel free to offer suggestions. </div>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-32100327104873661112011-04-14T22:16:00.000-06:002011-04-14T22:20:49.720-06:00Family Picture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPAp821NQnrZpkk1OVpWgG01El-S2QKAuYad6ENUDDigzVmNvfbm9xkPZxhrhynwBsNcb7M90jsf70aEpkGpXnDWu76bSdUhGtCVmnqcXBF2bz14NY7hVrd4SeSVq5HmD0yXxIA/s1600/Nedra+2011+Family+Pictures027.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPAp821NQnrZpkk1OVpWgG01El-S2QKAuYad6ENUDDigzVmNvfbm9xkPZxhrhynwBsNcb7M90jsf70aEpkGpXnDWu76bSdUhGtCVmnqcXBF2bz14NY7hVrd4SeSVq5HmD0yXxIA/s400/Nedra+2011+Family+Pictures027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595660432605907890" /></a>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19156270.post-4936706652178085512011-03-13T20:22:00.007-06:002011-03-13T21:16:35.604-06:00Birthday Number 6<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was Owen and Jack's sixth birthday!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Boy did we party hard!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Friday evening Papa Brent and Grandma Jodi came to spend the night with us. They took us all out for a birthday dinner to Texas Roadhouse. It's the boys' favorite place to eat, they love steak, 1-A sauce (as they call it) and throwing peanut shells on the ground. Afterwards we went to see 'Mars Needs Moms' and they were thrilled that we were going to the "BIG theater" and not the little $2 theater their cheap parents usually take them to. So we all stayed up way too late and were super excited for the next day and the big party.</div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">It was their first party with friends, and they both loved it all. We had two cakes, two half-gallons of ice cream, two dozen cans of soda, five pizzas, and eleven kids. The kids started out by coloring their paper (goody) bags. Then they did a treasure hunt, which included dropping parachute men off the loft ledge, popping balloons filled with candy, running out to find a surprise in the mailbox, and decoding secret messages. There was a game of pin the fin on the shark, and finally, before cake and presents, the kids drew all over the sidewalk with chalk. The party went very well, despite our house being super crowded. It was fun to spoil the boys, they both got lots of presents that they wanted: Owen got his hamburger play-doh, Jack got his Batman castle (and Superman cake), they both got baseball bats and balls, coloring books, kites, action figures, and race cars, among other things. This was the first time that we've bought them totally different things, before we would always just get two of everything. It's fun to see how different they're becoming.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCnSAuvGWeZNZrDE9cCmfi-b6GPYeQUT4XolnRYfOXJLyva0WwJ1-OOKq9Y-OZ-iUWim1bvXQeretggy-Pjk1RpWn-7YY5IoyrIQRG6DyWraULV-HZbqykZf6DxCvwCCexQW5kg/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCnSAuvGWeZNZrDE9cCmfi-b6GPYeQUT4XolnRYfOXJLyva0WwJ1-OOKq9Y-OZ-iUWim1bvXQeretggy-Pjk1RpWn-7YY5IoyrIQRG6DyWraULV-HZbqykZf6DxCvwCCexQW5kg/s320/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583764255374408898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa7YIQgWwVqCr0N7cFSngEi4RVhAOzV8rqYCrygt73DvS1gJWDHzRrYHyEGkWezFcDYZPtrgrYZPlTAQrzDAjcv2ah0rHPCXAv6N6CdL4tZMyfLmViP4NowASIpPcyKXqtEnbcg/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH331paakBzd8YsoG1-Fcj5qdwXhtLVi_0Qr80AflrepECkhJ3_OQ4cxyiiSlzGXrjNjuGLutHk_K9ip2qbLwyEfb8-GWM0z4aaIC71RFw-zZA4hJOAvUF83c5eTotiwXqAXKCoA/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583756427911740802" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I can't help but reminisce about that day 6 years ago. I actually don't remember a whole lot about what happened but it certainly didn't go as planned. It's amazing that they both had so few problems at birth and that there were no lasting effects on them, despite being born so early. Now they're 6, they're at the top of their classes in school, they can read and we love them dearly. They don't look that tiny in this picture but combined they only weighed 7 pounds! I can't believe I was bigger during my pregnancy with one kid than I was with twins. We were so naive back then. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuWZqxYj6Em87XXqPkqX6SIwO1oHK5lN0v9tvnxK5383TUC00vCq_cf3aqTn4FajY2c0-PIARJiHcYdkmHqCiVTEpQCSoI1pSOLl7FA-WuD63wOpqUxQwvvO5DsvOYEMOh4ccmw/s1600/DSC00764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuWZqxYj6Em87XXqPkqX6SIwO1oHK5lN0v9tvnxK5383TUC00vCq_cf3aqTn4FajY2c0-PIARJiHcYdkmHqCiVTEpQCSoI1pSOLl7FA-WuD63wOpqUxQwvvO5DsvOYEMOh4ccmw/s320/DSC00764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583765214209631074" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center; "><b></b></div></div>Nick and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336309973723894171noreply@blogger.com2