tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975485677589053042024-03-05T13:57:48.690-08:00LIFE . . . according to MEjamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-15561665755786336192015-11-16T12:55:00.002-08:002015-11-16T12:55:45.282-08:00Baby PreparationsThe arrival of this baby has been quite the big ordeal. We've received more gifts and showers than we know what to do with. The Peterson's did a dinner shower, my family did a surprise dinner shower, the ward put together a shower and my friends did one too. So much love for this baby already!
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-32392422437374264522015-10-22T10:52:00.001-07:002015-10-22T10:52:05.330-07:00#35Another year older.<br />
Nate and I went to dinner and while we were gone, Nate had the kids plan a money egg hunt for when I returned. It was a fun way to end the day.
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-22090952950284024892015-10-12T13:26:00.002-07:002015-10-12T13:26:10.281-07:00Spring Break 2015We hit the road for Southern Utah and Nevada.
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We caught up one day with the West's and went hiking. Even my big pregnant belly didn't get in the way of me catching some fresh air and getting in a good calorie burn.<br />
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We stayed in Mesquite (wouldn't do that again) and had a good time swimming, going to the movies and eating out with Grandma Elaine, Myles and his family and Beth and her family.<br />
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Four days and three nights flew by and before we knew it we were back home with just memories of a good spring break!jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-12158851736674764842015-10-09T13:36:00.003-07:002015-10-12T13:02:46.087-07:00Jaxton's Serious StruggleI hesitate to include this post and pictures among what I want to remember, but I believe that by remembering what sweet Jaxton went through, I will all be reminded to not take anything for granted.<br />
Jaxton has always been a bit naive/less-focused about some aspects of his life (he probably gets it from his mother), but we've always loved this about Jaxton and believed it was one of his endearing traits. But last year, his lack of focus started going beyond his social life and began creeping into every aspect of his life such as academics and sports. Up to this point, Jaxton breezed through school and sports with his natural abilities, but it was now catching up with him. He'd be given complex addition and subtraction math problems and while he'd begin solving the problem correctly, by the time he got half way through the problem, he'd forget if he was adding or subtracting and he'd start doing the other one. In sports he was put in as the quarterback and between the time when they'd huddle and make the play to "hike," Jax would forget what the play was and run something different. The players and coaches would get frustrated and Jaxton would look at them as if to say, "What did I do wrong?" We took Jaxton to the doctor and different specialists and after many tests he was diagnosed with ADHD. Even though Jax wasn't necessarily "hyper" he did have "hyper" characteristics such as biting his fingernails down to nubs. The doctor put Jax on Aderol, a stimulant, but after four days and three nights of Jaxton not sleeping at all, we pulled the plug on that medicine and started him on a very expensive medicine called Stratera -- it was supposed to be the "miracle drug" for ADHD.
In the beginning, as the medicine got in his system, his grades immediately shot up to above grade level in every subject and we were so hopeful that things were going to get better for him. After about 4 weeks of taking the medicine, Jax started pushing back and not wanting to take it anymore. We thought we were doing him a favor, so we'd make him take it. We tried everything to make him feel better about taking the medicine, but nothing seemed to work. We also started noticing his appetite getting smaller and smaller, despite his increasing interest in food. He was also lashing out and losing his cool more often. These changes, though, were very slight and small and while we did notice changes, it wasn't anything that we were super concerned about. <br />
Until . . .<br />
Jillian had a friend over and they were looking for a notebook to write in. She found Jaxton's journal and asked if they could use it. I told her "no" and found her something different to use. But when I went to put Jaxton's journal back in his drawer, I noticed several notes that he'd written to himself. As I read these notes, fear and immense sadness overcame me immediately. The notes contained messages about him hating himself and his body. He wrote about how no one liked him, how he always got in trouble and he was different from everyone else in the family. He wrote about the need to lose weight and fit in. The final sentence read in all bold, "I HATE MYSELF!" Along with these notes I found several pages of papers where he had been counting his calories for weeks, so that he'd eat less than 200 calories a day.<br />
As any mother can imagine, these messages were devastating to me. How could my 9 year old child be thinking this way and me not know -- what kind of mother was I? I bawled and cried and bawled and cried. My heart hurt so much for my little buddy. In hysterics I called Nate, my brother-in-law, who has a degree in psychology, and my parents. They all agreed that Nate and I needed to sit down with Jax in a very calm manner and get to the bottom of what was happening.
This is what began our months of talking and praying and fasting with and for Jaxton.<br />
We found out that for weeks Jaxton had been throwing his lunch away without eating anything, that he would lie and tell me that he'd eaten breakfast when he hadn't and then he'd take a few bites of dinner to appease me. We realized that us having him take the pill was making him feel like he had no control over his life, so instead he was looking for something he could control. He remembered a "friend" telling him that he was fat a couple months back, it bothered him and the comment stuck in his head. In fact, it bothered him enough that he decided to "control" what he ate/didn't eat. My child was deeply depressed, anxious and angry. Nate and I consulted with each other, Jax's doctor and Jaxton and decided to let Jaxton make the decision of whether or not he wanted to take the pill. Jaxton chose to stop taking the pill and we supported him in that decision.<br />
For weeks following, we watched our boy and his fascination with food. He wanted to go grocery shopping and help make the food, but he didn't want to eat it. He would hide food in his pockets or in his backpack or in his room and not eat it. Even after hundreds of conversations with Jaxton and prayers and fasting on his behalf, it still looked as though all hope was lost and we started looking into professional facilities to help Jax with his problem. Jaxton was down at least 25 pounds, his cheeks were sunken and he looked sickly. He didn't want to play any sports, in fact, he didn't want to do anything but sit. Even when Jax did eat, he would immediately lock himself in the bathroom to look in the mirror and see if the food had made him fatter. He also became obsessed with showering, as if he was trying to wash the calories away.<br />
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And then, as the medicine wore out of his system, little by little, but all of sudden, Jaxton started opening up. Instead of Nate and I doing most of the talking, he started talking more. He told us of his concerns, his feelings and his fears -- our prayers were being answered.<br />
Over the next couple months, Jaxton continued to improve. One of my greatest joys was when he giggled for the first time in months -- I wanted to bottle that sweet laugh up and remember it forever. He started enjoying his siblings and had the patience to interact with them again. His pale/grey skin started turning pinkish and slowing his lips stopped cracking and bleeding constantly. Each time he'd smile it brought tears to my eyes, because I would realize how long he'd gone without smiling. We loved on him, built him up, wrestled him, tickled him and enjoyed him.<br />
Fast forward 7 months and our Jaxton is totally back to being our Jaxton. It's amazing to me what prayers can do and how miracles are real. I spent sleepless hours at night thinking about Jax and all my kids and watching each of them sleep. I was amazed at the overwhelming amount of love that I have for each of them and to think that there was a Heavenly Father who loved them even more, it is mind-boggling. Through this whole process I never doubted my Heavenly Father's love for me or Jaxton. I knew He was aware of Jaxton and his struggles and that He would heal him in His time.<br />
I learned many things during this whole ordeal. I learned that a mother's instincts are usually always more accurate than a physicians recommendations -- if it doesn't feel right, then there's probably something wrong. I learned that it's okay to snoop through your child's room -- a lot can be learned from a little rummaging. I learned the importance of talking, REALLY talking in depth, to your children. I learned that while medicine is a huge blessing, it is not the "fix all" to everything. I relearned that God is aware of us always, always, always -- what is important to us, is important to Him. I learned the importance of words and the deep affect that they can have on others -- I stress this daily, especially to my children. And I learned to never take my children's energy and rambunctious love for life for granted.<br />
Jaxton is an amazing, fun-loving, happy, social kid -- all who know him, love him. Although I hope to never have to go through a similar challenge again, I know that Jaxton and our family are stronger because of it. I hope Jaxton will always look back on this trial with pride, knowing that he went through something so difficult, yet came out on top. We can do hard things with the help of the Lord.jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-89012146712882887702015-10-08T13:17:00.000-07:002015-10-08T13:17:12.811-07:00Going "home" to North CarolinaAfter a lot of deliberation, Nate and I decided it was time to put our home up for sale in NC. We took one last opportunity to go out there and assess the house, find a realtor and make a few repairs. We also enjoyed catching up with friends and hitting some of our favorite restaurants. Among all the fun, was a surprise shower that my dear friends put together for me. Words can't adequately express how I feel about these sweet women who took the time to plan, prepare and come to the shower. I love my NC friends -- they will always be some of my most cherished people and relationships! For 8 years these people were my family away from family. I learned, grew, laughed and cried with them and I became a better person from knowing them.
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North Carolina will always hold such a special place in my heart!jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-70935727547341041442015-10-01T11:20:00.001-07:002015-10-01T11:20:16.989-07:00Boys and BasketballJaxton had a great Winter season of basketball. He was able to play up on a 4th grade team and he did awesome. He started as the point guard and had nice control of the ball and defended well. Spring season was hard on Jax since he was dealing with the horrific lingering effects of his ADHD medicine that he was taking, but now that he's feeling back to himself, he can't wait to start playing again and redeem himself!
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Mac did awesome, but his team, not so much. Try as he may, he just couldn't get his team more than 2 wins the entire season, bless his heart. He's determined that his 2015-16 season will be much more successful and when that boy puts his mind to something, he will accomplish it!<br />
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Beckam participated in the city's basketball clinics again this year. Although he enjoyed most aspects of this, he would get so annoyed at all the kids for traveling, not passing and always shooting. Beckam is ahead of the rest when it comes to game knowledge -- I think that must come from the hundreds of basketball games that he's watched his brothers play. I'm looking forward to seeing him put his knowledge to the test in real games this next year. <br />
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The boys used their same Valentine cards as last year, so I only had to make one for Jilli this year.<br />
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Finished product.<br />
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Jilli is enjoying Grandma Vicki's homemade dipped pretzels that she gave us for Valentines.<br />
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Heart hair for LOVE day!<br />
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Special Valentine mail for my sweet Valentines!<br />
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-65027830581703929402015-09-28T09:38:00.002-07:002015-09-28T09:38:56.863-07:00Mac turns ELEVEN years old!Oh how I love this basketball loving boy! He's the most dedicated kid I've ever known!
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Since Ethan was getting baptized on Mac's birthday, we were in Logan for most of the day. Mac opened presents and then we went out for breakfast before the baptism. We headed home just in time to make it to Mac's basketball game. We were hoping for a birthday win, but unfortunately didn't get it. We ended the night watching a movie and falling asleep on the couch.<br />
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Love this boy of mine! Always have, always will!jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-27496920654964221932015-09-28T09:25:00.003-07:002015-09-28T09:25:41.041-07:00Nate's 38th BirthdayHappiest of birthdays to this great guy!
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We sure think he's one awesome husband and dad! Hoping this year brings him lots of happiness!<br />
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-13302214354846971022015-09-28T09:19:00.003-07:002015-09-28T09:19:40.625-07:00Holiday BreakWe had a great holiday break! We spent some time at the Merrill's cabin, got to watch Camden wrestle at a tournament, watched Jaxton and his basketball team play during the halftime of the BYU vs. Gonzaga game and lots of other fun stuff. Now that I'm not feeling as sick anymore, it's easier to get out and about with the kids. <br />
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Our 2014 Christmas card.<br />
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Christmas morning, ready to open presents.<br />
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The night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse . . .<br />
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Obligatory Christmas morning picture on the stairs.<br />
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Beckam!<br />
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Jillian! The top left picture has to be one of my favorites!<br />
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Christmas Eve was spent with the Peterson's. Our kids opened up new slippers for Christmas morning.</div>
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How grateful I am for the Christ child! His birth, life, death and resurrection are all miracles! Merry CHRISTmas!
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Jax had been on the countdown forever and don't think he was disappointed!<br />
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Jaxton chose to eat at Chuck-a-rama for his birthday dinner and then we had brownies, berry pie and ice cream with the Peterson side that Sunday.<br />
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I love you Jaxton James, always have, always will!jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-29462894640004235012015-09-17T11:49:00.006-07:002015-09-17T11:51:26.402-07:00Thanksgiving 2014Thanksgiving was spent with the Olsen's this year -- it had probably been 8 years since the last time we were all together for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and I didn't even feel like puking until the evening, YAY!<br />
I was in charge of place settings. Each person had a different name of an actual pilgrim ship.
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So very grateful for many things, especially this family of mine and our newest addition coming soon. The Lord has truly blessed us!<br />
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Jilli was darling as a cowgirl,<br />
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Beckam opted for a skeleton (2nd year in a row),<br />
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Jaxton went with Dwayne Wade (either 2nd or 3rd year in a row),<br />
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and Mac, unlike the last three years as Rajon Rondo, added a cape and some extra sports accessories to this year's costume and called himself CAPTAIN SPORTS!<br />
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Ava also spent a few nights with us over Halloween while the rest of the Bagley's were at a baseball tournament. It was so great having an extra "mom" around to help out! Love that girl!<br />
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Grateful that my kids are old enough to realize that mom just doesn't feel good and that they can fend for themselves, costumes and all! Hoping I can redeem myself next year!<br />
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-58653619920567722732015-06-09T10:45:00.001-07:002015-06-09T10:45:23.393-07:00HOMEWe are thrilled to have our house and look forward to making it our home filled with love, laughter and memories!
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jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-91199245222079119632015-06-09T10:03:00.001-07:002015-06-09T10:03:30.216-07:00BIG news!Perhaps the biggest news is that we are expecting a 5th child the beginning of June. Words cannot express my gratitude at being given the opportunity to have another sweet child in our family, something I have fasted, prayed and hoped for for many years. So grateful that Nate is willing to take this leap of faith with me! We SO look forward to meeting her!
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My message to Nate. I sent this to him and videoed his reaction, priceless!<br />
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Our announcement to family and social media. At the bottom it read, "And now we think it's time for a change. Baby Peterson #5 due June 5th."<br />
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Our Christmas card announcement.<br />
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Our gender announcement. It's a girl!<br />
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-53319463373380058752015-06-09T09:32:00.003-07:002015-06-09T10:10:31.336-07:00Fall Sports 2014Fall of 2014 brought with it lots and lots of sporting events.<br />
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Mac played competitive soccer with Utah Storm and also tried his hand at flag football -- both sports were a huge success! It made me smile when I went to one of his football games and overheard a boy on the opposing team keep repeating, "Oh my gosh, we don't stand a chance. Mac is on their team and he's the best athlete. We don't stand a chance, they have Mac!" Mac's football team did go on to win the the whole league and his soccer team did well enough that they are being moved up to the next highest division for Spring league. Mac is quite the athlete and loves to play sports all day every day.<br />
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Jillian also tried soccer this year. She did a great job and loved being on the same team with her new best buddy, Brynlee. She played a little shy and not very aggressive, but she is fast and loved being out on the field.<br />
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Beckam had a great soccer season and enjoyed being on the same team as some of his best buddies. He's just happy to be out on the field running and rolling around on the ground in quite a dramatic way. <br />
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Jaxton also played competitive soccer and made it onto the A team, which we were all thrilled about. He also played flag football and was the quarterback most of the time. He's already begging us to let him play tackle football next year, but I don't think I'm quite ready to suit him up in pads and a helmet yet. <br />
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<br />jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-5988198876869554052014-10-08T12:19:00.006-07:002014-10-08T12:19:55.325-07:00School is Back in Session!We were so busy playing all summer that school snuck right up on us. It's always amazing to me how quickly time passes by.
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The Monday before school started, we held a special Family Home Evening . Nate gave each of the kids a beautiful father's blessing -- how grateful I am that he is able to do this for our kids. I provided a back-to-school treat, which the kids loved.
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Mac is entering the 5th grade. His teacher is Mrs. Bradford and he is thrilled to have a couple of his best buddies in class with him. A month into school I received an email from his teacher saying, "Mac brings so much energy to class!" Uh oh! But then I continued reading, "I have enjoyed his personality and the little jokes we trade between us!" She also said, "About a week ago I was on bus duty outside and I noticed the sweet way he helped his younger brother after school. I told him that said a lot about the way he valued his family and that was something I thought was very awesome about him! I am so glad he is in our class and I hope he is enjoying fifth grade." How grateful I am to teachers who choose to see the good in my kids!<br />
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Jaxton is in 3rd grade and has Mrs. Sandberg for a teacher. She does a lot of rewarding with treats, so it's nice to know that she speaks Jaxton's language. This year Jaxton has been working really hard on making not just friends, but GOOD friends. He is very aware of how people treat him and others and considers that when he plays with others. I love that he is trying hard to make good choices.<br />
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Beckam is in 1st grade and Mrs. Northcutt is his teacher. I spoke to his teacher the other day and she said, "Beckam is one of those kids that I only have to teach him something once and then he just gets it and can apply it." He has a lot of kids from his Kindergarten class in this class and has enjoyed that.<br />
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My baby, Jilli, is in afternoon Kindergarten with Miss Anderson. She loves school and takes it very seriously. Every day she comes right home, opens her backpack and sits down to do her homework. She's learning tons and making lots of good friends. She seems to be especially popular among the boys. When I take her to soccer there are always several boys who are yelling out to her, "Hi Jillian!" Her favorites seem to be Brandt and Henry. <br />
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Here's my sweet fellas ready to go on the first day. What a handsome group they are!<br />
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Hoping this year continues to go well and that my kids find success and happiness all year long. jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-45089548643162794682014-09-30T12:19:00.001-07:002014-09-30T12:20:31.789-07:00FaBuLoUs and FIVEHard to imagine that my baby girl is five years old. Boggles my mind, really.<br />
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Here she is on her birthday morning, waking up as an official five year old.
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Jilli had been on the countdown to her birthday for months. I'm not sure how many pics I took of her inside a store holding a toy that she didn't want me to forget to get her for her birthday. <br />
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And while she didn't get everything in all those pics, I don't think she was disappointed.<br />
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Since Nate had a family work party that we all had to go to that evening, we did cake and ice cream with the family the next day. Jilli had requested a pink princess cake, so I did my best to deliver.<br />
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Birthday selfies with my girl. Love, love, love her!<br />
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A couple days before Jillian's birthday I took her out for mini photo shoot. It only took about 5 minutes, but I got some great shots of this beautiful girl.<br />
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She's full of sass,<br />
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beauty,<br />
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sweetness,<br />
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and pretty close to perfection!<br />
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Happy 5th Miss J! We sure do love you and thank the heavens that you were sent to our family!<br />
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*On a side note, weeks before Jilli's birthday we all kept saying things like, "Oh, I can't believe Jilli's going to be 5" and "I remember when she was just a baby" -- apparently she was getting fed up with it because just a day or two before her birthday Mac said, "Jilli, don't turn 5, just stay 4 forever," to which she quickly replied (quite annoyed), "You said the same thing when I was 2 and then 3 and then 4 but you still always liked me and I'm sure you'll still like me when I'm 5!"<br />
Point taken.jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-61704979973910300592014-09-25T15:14:00.000-07:002014-09-30T12:29:42.440-07:00Summer Fun, Part Two -- the exciting conclusionJilli took summer tumbling and did awesome! She moved up two levels during the summer and was praised for ability to catch on easily, pay attention and listen. If was fun to see her excel at something new.
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The Smith family reunion is something that I have missed out on for many years since we lived in NC. I was so excited that I would be able to attend with my kids this year. Many of the Smith crew gathered at a privately owned wooded area, complete with a multi-level tree house, and spent three days together exploring, getting wet, paint balling, eating, visiting and sleeping in tents. It was awesome -- all except for the last night when half the kid campers were throwing up all. night. long. Amazingly, though, not even that could put a bad taste in my mouth (get it? haha) -- I'm already looking forward to getting together with these great people again next year and doing it all over again (minus the sick part). <br />
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I love getting together with friends and reminiscing about old times. Katie and Camille are some of my all time favorites and I'm so happy that I got to catch up with them. Hoping a lot more reminiscing is in my future with more good friends that I haven't seen in ages!<br />
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And a summer just isn't complete without a trip to the Merrill's cabin and Bear Lake. How grateful we are that they allow the entire Olsen family to take over/enjoy their cabin for a few days.<br />
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I love July 24th. Here we are enjoying a firework show from the comfort of Beth's backyard.<br />
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But I mostly love Pioneer Day in Mendon! I love the races, the parade, the food, the entertainment, the ball games, the firework show -- I love it all! At the end of the night, even Nate admitted, "Now that's a great city celebration!" <br />
Nate and I ran a 5k early in the morning and the kids each ran races in their age divisions. All of them did well -- Jilli took 2nd overall in her bracket, Mac and Jax took 3rd in their different ages and Beckam followed close behind Jax in their race.<br />
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Hiking the Y is always a fun and tiring activity. Glad we could do it in the company of Bethany's family!<br />
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We spent lots of time at parks, especially Jilli, while we waited for the boys' practices to be over.<br />
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Since we are locals again, I was adamant that the kids needed to experience the Cache County Fair. We were only able to stay for a half day, but it was great while it lasted. It was country livin' at its finest!<br />
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Bert had planned a trip to his home town of Boulder, UT to show us all the sites and history of that town. Only 100 people live there year round (200 in the summer), but the beauty of this town was awesome! We all loved seeing firsthand, the place that is clearly very dear to Grandpa Bert's heart.<br />
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Way back before we moved to UT, but knew we were moving, I bought 7Peaks Pass of All Passes. While in the beginning it was a pain to set everything up, in the end we loved and used those passes over and over at the water park and fun center. I swore I'd never buy them again, but I may just have to eat my words next year.<br />
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We attended the BYU football scrimmage, but didn't last long -- between the family behind us who continued to kick our chairs, the heat and the kids' constant complaining that they were hungry/thirsty, we were lucky to make it through the first half.<br />
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And nothing says "summer" like late nights, sleeping in and sleepovers.<br />
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We squeezed every last minute of fun out of this action-packed summer, but some of my favorite times looked like these -- just playing together in the backyard.<br />
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I do love summer and this crazy little family of mine!jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-87923935727256498132014-08-28T09:50:00.001-07:002014-08-28T09:50:44.352-07:00Summer Fun, Part OneSchool is back in session, which leaves me some time to sit back and wonder what happened to summer. From swim lessons to family vacations and everything in between, summer flew by leaving us some awesome memories and wishing it would've stayed a bit longer!<br />
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Summer started off with three basketball camps right in a row. First Maple Mountain High School, where both Mac and Jaxton earned more medals and trophies than they could carry home, second was BYU camp, where Mac was named to the All-Star team, and third was USU camp, where Mac also claimed a spot on the All-Star roster.
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Now that we're officially locals, we attended Springville's Art City Days and rode a few rides. <br />
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Swim lessons with Mark are always a big hit. It was Jilli's first time with swim lessons and by a total of one hour of lessons, she was swimming the full length of a large pool. Mark said that she's a "natural."<br />
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Kim's family came into town from OH and we had lots of fun cousin time. Among other things, we spent the day at the Spanish Fork Reservoir,<br />
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played outside A. LOT. and made lots of messes,<br />
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and went swimming at the Provo Rec Center pool.<br />
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Before Kim and her family headed back home, we snuck in a quick photo session of the cousins. What a great group of kids!<br />
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The Olsen reunion was a fabulous trip. Our first stop was at Bear World.<br />
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We then made a stop at Mesa Falls<br />
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and then we were off to stay in a big cabin in Island Park for two nights.<br />
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We also made a stop in Yellowstone<br />
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Seven years ago was the last time that the whole family had been to Jackson together, so we thought it only fitting to recreate the picture that was taken all those years ago. The kids have definitely changed and how lucky we are to have added three more to the mix since then.</div>
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Fourth of July was spent with Nate's family.<br />
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It's not summer if you don't run through the sprinklers at least a dozen times.<br />
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And that only gets us to about mid-July. Part two is coming very soon.jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-42819694930342916072014-08-26T20:34:00.000-07:002014-08-26T20:34:02.822-07:00Take Me Out to the Ballgame!I love baseball season! One, because it signifies warmer weather and two, because I'm a sucker for a boy in a baseball uniform!<br />
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Mac had a great season on the Cardinals. His team only lost one game and went on to the second round of the state tournament. Mac started most games as pitcher and then also played first base. He was a good solid hitter, with a beautiful swing, and was a very dependable player. Another mom with a son on the team said that he came home one day after practice and said, "Everyone on our team is pretty good, but Mac is definitely the all-star!"
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Jaxton played on the Orioles team. He played pitcher, 1st base and short stop. Jax hit great, usually hitting doubles each time he was up to bat. <br />
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Beckam played up on the 1st grade Orioles team and did great. He played a variety of positions and got to the point where he was consistently hitting triples pretty much every time he was up to bat. <br />
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Love my boys and love their desire to play team sports and be active! I hope it remains a lifelong love for them!jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-87677094548321552312014-08-01T15:27:00.001-07:002014-08-01T15:27:19.206-07:00SeattleNate and I have never been away, just the two of us, since our first anniversary (although once we went to Park City without our kids overnight, but we were only gone for 18 hours, so that doesn't really count). I never really felt bad about it -- our circumstances just didn't allow it since we always lived away from family. But, now that we live back by family, I jumped at the opportunity to meet Nate in Seattle after his work conference was over and my mom, bless her heart, agreed to keep the kids. My parents also offered to take me to the airport so that I wouldn't have to worry about parking and shuttling in. Long story short, between forgetting my luggage and having to return home to get it, two separate lane closures due to construction, lane closures due to a massive wreck on the freeway and getting dropped off at the wrong terminal, it was obvious that I wasn't going to make my flight. I pleaded at the check-in counter for another option and sure enough, the dirty scoundrel offered me one -- a flight that left the next morning and was going to cost me $500. That's when my dear husband Nate stepped in and saved the day. He called customer service, explained my predicament and the agent kindly put me on a flight that left an hour later for $25. It was amazing to me that my husband could bail me out even if he was hundreds of miles away. I love that I can count on that guy anytime, anywhere.<br />
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Once I arrived in Seattle, we had a great time. We slept in, went out to eat, toured the area, went to the movies, shopped and reconnected without any little people around. <br />
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I do love this man . . .<br />
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Hoping it won't be another 11.5 years before we get away again.jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497548567758905304.post-34482153333102723182014-07-31T12:55:00.000-07:002014-07-31T12:55:03.800-07:00Mother's Day (better late than never)Not sure how I missed posting about Mother's Day and this wonderful lady . . .
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It was the first time in 10 years that I got to actually spend Mother's Day with my mom. How grateful I am to have her in my life. I love her, I respect her, I admire her.<br />
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Now if only these kiddos will grow up to feel the same about me as I do about my mom -- how awesome would that be?<br />
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Happy Mother's Day (a few months late). So eternally thankful to be a mom and equally grateful to my mom, my mother-in-law and all the other awesome mother's that surround me.jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061976546671234437noreply@blogger.com0