tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10660232119713747692024-03-19T05:56:06.739-05:00 The Francis FamilyThe Francis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878199823296408976noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066023211971374769.post-38894705265715083532016-01-16T21:26:00.000-06:002016-01-16T21:26:42.434-06:00Hawaii<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year for Christmas vacation, Christian's parents took us all to Hawaii! It was incredible! Whenever I think about Hawaii, I think about my little brother, Jacob, breaking out into full voice singing on the airplane a song he made up, "We're going to Hawaii!!" I'm hoping he'll record it one of these days :)<br />
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The house we rented had a pool which was amazing! The kids played there for hours every day while parents took turns napping with the toddlers. Here we are cleaning it out on our second to last day there as it started smelling funny!<br />
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We went to the ruins of the old king's castle!<br />
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Every morning several of the adults went and watched the sunrise at Hanauma Bay and snorkeled for free!<br />
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We hiked up to a light house (which wasn't there) but found this stunning view instead! God made such a beautiful world!<br />
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Here's the lighthouse we somehow missed!<br />
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The sunset on our way down the mountain!<br />
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We saw whales half-way up the hike!<br />
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Matt and Caitlin and baby Owen did great! Travelling with babies is so hard!<br />
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The boys on the way up to the light house!<br />
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We hiked up to a waterfall on another day (every day we would snorkel, hike, nap, and beach it! If we had energy--the first week we were all going to bed at 8 pm!--we would trade out babysitting and visit Waikiki and the Cheesecake factory or stay home and play games. It was wonderful!)<br />
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We were so tired after reaching the falls! After this we went and got sno cones! They were heavenly!<br />
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The kids had tons of energy!<br />
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On our Anniversary--Happy 9 Years Christian!--we got to go on a walk along the beach without the kids. I really did marry the best man I have ever met. He never ceases to serve and amaze me. When I was too sick in the hospital, he fed me ice chips and the next day he did everything the whole day and made me eat jello and stay in bed. He really truly is the best person I know and I am so very grateful for him! I love you Babe!<br />
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Josh took these pictures of us on our walk!<br />
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All the grandkids--sans Owen--on the log!<br />
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31 weeks pregnant with number four!<br />
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The boys were so tired they could sleep through anything--including brothers laying on top of each other!<br />
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Christian and Austin on the boogie boards-did I mention how much I love that man?<br />
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Tyson, Hyrum and Evan running from the waves on the beach!<br />
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Keeping Austin afloat!<br />
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Grandma Sandra and Neal! She taught him how to stay warm and enjoy the water! She is amazing!<br />
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Warming up on the sand!<br />
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We went to the tidal pools one day and caught crabs! Sandra tried to save a fish and it bit her! It was sure fun to see the kids having so much fun and exploring the world around them! It was a beautiful day!<br />
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Here's the 22 of us! It was a blast!<br />
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How beautiful!<br />
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Tyson and Austin making discoveries!<br />
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Neal fell asleep in the car and Christian carried him all over these rocks!<br />
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Austin and his mommy!<br />
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We went to Teddy's Bigger Burgers one day and it was delicious! Their shakes are to die for!<br />
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It was just so much fun being all together!<br />
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Christian and Russ helped to push a man on his motorcycle out of the parking lot. It took a few tries but it sure added some excitement to the evening!<br />
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The boys played so hard and slept so hard!<br />
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Owen, Christian, and Grandma hanging out in the tent!<br />
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Russell and Brielle and Clara digging a hole! They made it to water!<br />
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The sun and the sand and the waves were so relaxing and beautiful. It was one of the most beautiful vacations we've ever had!<br />
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Neal playing in the sand and Hanauma Bay!<br />
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Me and Neal!<br />
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Tyson buddy!<br />
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The cousins did so well playing together! It really was amazing!<br />
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Evan, Tyson and Austin braving the waves at Kailua! Kailua was the beach my family always vacationed at so it was so peaceful to reminisce. No wonder I loved this beach so much! It was beautiful to me still!<br />
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Grandma Sandra and little Sammy! She was always willing to help with the kids!<br />
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Neal getting brave!<br />
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One day we got to go and have dinner with my Uncle Paul and Aunt Carol! It was so nice to catch up with them and see their beautiful house! Uncle Paul custom made all the interior and Carol helped with the design. They are simply amazing and gracious people. I love them!<br />
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Even waiting at the mall is more fun in Hawaii! The older kids took free Ukulele lessons and Hula!<br />
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The younger boys jumped off the rocks and played together!<br />
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Tyson and Austin!<br />
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Greg and Sandy were so kind to us the whole vacation. Thank you so much for taking us here! It was such a beautiful time together!<br />
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It was sad to say goodbye!<br />
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The clouds were so cool!<br />
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A few days after we got home, we had to go to Orange leaf. I was recently diagnosed with Melanoma and had my surgery the next day to see if it had spread or not. A week and a half in Hawaii and then my last meal at orange leaf sounded like the way to go if I had to go! Thanks to family fasting and praying for me and by the grace of God, I woke up from the anesthesia! We'll find out on Thursday if it has spread or not!<br />
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Luckily they have a few flavors Neal can eat! Next time we'll probably just get him a bowl full of candy!<br />
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Here are our creations! They had a fill your bowl and only pay $4 so we filled them to the max!<br />
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Happy New Year! We hope it is filled with a lot of joy and a lot of love and a lot of family!<br />
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Merry Christmas! We were so lucky to eat lots of treats, and have Ben and Laura come to see us!<br />
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Nash and Neal were inseparable!<br />
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On Christmas Eve we went and sang at the rehab center. We brought doughnuts and it really made me feel grateful for all of the many blessings we have.<br />
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We had tacos on Christmas Eve!<br />
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Christmas morning the boys were so happy!<br />
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They got cereal in their stockings!<br />
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And they were so cute all opening presents together!<br />
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We did the nativity on Christmas Eve but I don't know where all of the pictures went! It was a lot of fun!<br />
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Aunt Laurie sent us some games and a mining kit!<br />
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We made gingerbread houses--and some of us ate more candy than made it on the houses!<br />
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But the boys were in heaven!<br />
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Christian found them all matching minion shirts :)<br />
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Samson was so cute on the slide at the bounce house!<br />
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I was so grateful to have them there since I had so many doctor's appointments and they just made life seem normal and fun again!<br />
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Here's Tyson's masterpiece!<br />
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Nash's awesome house!<br />
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Neal!<br />
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Austin!<br />
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Ben and all the boys reading a book!<br />
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We went to the mall and rode the merry-go-round!<br />
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Our first week in Missouri we came across the Oscar Meyer Weiner mobile! Our boys were delighted! Christian started working at Plaza Dental Group and has been very pleased. We moved into our house sight unseen and are so grateful it is in a great area! Our neighbors have already brought us treats for Halloween and have been so nice!<br />
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My mom and Andre came down for a quick visit! They timed it perfectly with the changing leaves!<br />
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It was so fun to see them!<br />
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Aren't they beautiful?<br />
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They only got to stay for a day, but we made the most of it!<br />
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The next weekend, Tyson and I headed up to Great Falls to see his cousin Eli get baptized. It was a blast!<br />
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Airports are so much less stressful with just one kid!<br />
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We lived it up!<br />
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I don't have any pictures of the baptism, but it was so beautiful! Addie played her tiny viola, Laura's dear friend made a million pies, my Dad and Kelly as well as Mom and Andre all came up to be there and Eli was as sweet and thoughtful as usual. I just love that kid! It made me want to be at every baptism in the world. The spirit is so strong and it was so sweet to be there!<br />
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On our way home, we stopped at the science center in St. Louis which is huge and free!<br />
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The boys have been champions coming with me to the store every day it seems! I don't know where we're going to fit the fourth kid!<br />
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Halloween was so much fun. The ward put on a little party and the boys had no idea they could be anything we didn't already have costumes for. It was a blast!<br />
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I love this little Superman! On Halloween night we went trick or treating with Christian's boss and his family. It was so much fun! There was an entire house made into Harry Potter world complete with a little boy doing magic tricks, Butter Beer, and hologram pictures in their house. It was amazing! (Darcy would have been in heaven!)<br />
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Here we are with our Halloween grub--yummy mummies (thanks to Crystal Wilde!) and fruit and veggies! The boys had fun wrapping their own dinner!<br />
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I love this quote in our library play place!<br />
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We went to the Runge Nature center which is about 45 minutes away but free and so cool!<br />
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Here is the goods from Halloween night! These boys were in heaven as I have been too exhausted to say how much candy is appropriate! Free for all Candy time!!<br />
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We went to Orange leaf after going to the temple. It is Neal's favorite new phrase :)<br />
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We have been exploring parks but Austin has not been satisfied. He asks every day if we can go back to Kentucky or Montana. Poor kid! We'll keep trying, dude!<br />
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Life isn't so bad!<br />
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We found out we'll be having another BOY in March! The boys could not be more thrilled! They all wanted another brother because, as Tyson put it, "That way, if we had to pool our money to get something at the store, we would all want the same thing, whereas if we had a girl, she might want a princess doll or something instead of a light saber." He cracks me up!<br />
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We had the Gillims stop over on their way to Kristin's house for Thanksgiving and it was so much fun to see them! We later met up with them in Kansas City and went to the temple and to Bass Pro Shop. They are the best friends! And little Madds is so cute!!<br />
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Neal and his Daddy! We were also so lucky to have Renee and Jared Nimtz for Thanksgiving (how do I not have a picture?!) We just love them and they drove all through the night to stay for one day and see us. I miss them and it was so good to be together again!<br />
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For Austin's birthday, all he wanted was to play with his friends at the park and have bacon and popcorn for dinner with banana pie. He got all he wanted! Although his day at the park was only fifteen minutes long due to the cold and having to pick Tyson up from school. He is such a trooper!<br />
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The Francis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878199823296408976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066023211971374769.post-64566621185033151032016-01-16T19:33:00.000-06:002016-01-16T21:43:14.719-06:00Our final month in Montana and Happy birthday to Neal!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAIR0TfQoIJehr_5RuSG9f-a6-HbzcQj0oiN2ENOyTkjGqaejvCRL2mcdSV1VyUPx5bZn-x3UaVQnnb8NSml0ajfaUBLWov6YchAuEt0MBsI5AnYND-UVccDH5_q4JTycrteDmRagG9aa/s1600/Christian+Iphone+299.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAIR0TfQoIJehr_5RuSG9f-a6-HbzcQj0oiN2ENOyTkjGqaejvCRL2mcdSV1VyUPx5bZn-x3UaVQnnb8NSml0ajfaUBLWov6YchAuEt0MBsI5AnYND-UVccDH5_q4JTycrteDmRagG9aa/s320/Christian+Iphone+299.JPG" width="320" /></a>Christian's parents watched the kids so Christian and I could go on some interviews to Columbia, Missouri and we loved it! It was so much fun to tour the town together!<br />
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Tyson started second grade at Whittier school. He went from having 1 15 minute recess a day in Kentucky to having three recesses and a 30 minute lunch in Montana. He was in heaven!<br />
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We got to go up to Great Falls again and visit Laura and Alan. We just love their family! Tyson told me he feels safe at their house. When it was time to go, Austin turned to Tyson and said, "Go get your things. We're moving again!" Our poor boys have no semblance of routine!<br />
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Greg and Josh were champions loading our truck for the second time! They fit it all in 9 feet of space in the dark! Thank you! You are both amazing!<br />
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Our goodbye picture with Grandma and the dogs!<br />
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We went to Yellowstone on it's free day. It was so much fun to go with the cousins and see the sights! Neal fell off the boardwalk while looking through the binoculars but luckily did not land in any hot spots! Poor kid!<br />
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My favorite blue pool!<br />
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Me and Christian!<br />
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I just love these kiddos!<br />
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Another day we went to see all of the diggers! It was so much fun!<br />
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Tow Mater was there!<br />
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And Tyson and Austin both got to dig with a tractor. It was so awesome!<br />
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Then they played in the dirt! Thanks Mom and Andre for the fun day together!<br />
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At Grandma Sandra's house the boys had fun picking her raspberries!<br />
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I love this sequence of pics!<br />
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Neal stole the last berry right out from Austin's bowl! Poor kid! I felt bad but it was funny to catch on camera! They both had plenty of berries any time they wanted them!<br />
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Here's Neal's cake in all of it's glory!<br />
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We went to the park and played!<br />
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Neal<br />
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Austin<br />
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Tyson--who felt sick and ended up in the car half-way through the party.<br />
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Grandpa Andre and Grandma Joanne!<br />
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All the grandparents came. It was so fun!<br />
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Mary helping Neal read his card. Those two have a special bond!<br />
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His Sherpa from Costco! I was hoping he'd decide that could replace me in the middle of the night!<br />
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We got to go up to Great Falls for my birthday!<br />
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My Dad and Kelly came and made me a special pancake breakfast-just how I remember having them as a kid!<br />
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Dad took me to lunch and shopping. I felt so loved and special! Thank you Dad!<br />
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We went bowling with my mom and had dinner at McKenzie River Pizza Co. My favorite!<br />
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Thank you Mom!<br />
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I am expecting my fourth and have been throwing up a ton. Everyone has been so nice to pull the car over or just wait for me to be better. Thank you!<br />
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Neal got a book and some money from Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Tengelsen! He loves it!<br />
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He looks so cute to me here!<br />
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I still can't believe he is two!<br />
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The library in Bozeman holds outdoor programs and indoor game nights all the time. It is the coolest library I've ever seen!<br />
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The boys thought this festival was pretty fun!<br />
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We got to go and support Cassie in a few of her volleyball games!<br />
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It was fun and made me grateful for my siblings and parents who came to support me in all of my activities! Thanks guys!<br />
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Here I am outside of the Nash house. It was so beautiful. I am going to miss that place!<br />
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Sandra makes the best homemade raspberry jam! The boys loved to ride their bikes around the circle and come in for homemade bread and jam. It was so delicious!<br />
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She also loved to read and play with the boys!<br />
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Our final dinner with the Francis family at IHOP! We love and will miss you guys!<br />
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Tyson and Grandpa Andre on his new go-cart!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O1c1b_VRtqm_axV9lOKE3t9kTyswhDF-sgAb690-FaEJn3kEvdjBkTS-Q-x1tN2hVJU2TgXVMklEZHUGSokQv-9uWNkrkX1VgbIcda-jFsBfxIZi0ldRVWV4f7AEHb8Sh7L8MXFuG3lg/s1600/Christian+Iphone+245.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O1c1b_VRtqm_axV9lOKE3t9kTyswhDF-sgAb690-FaEJn3kEvdjBkTS-Q-x1tN2hVJU2TgXVMklEZHUGSokQv-9uWNkrkX1VgbIcda-jFsBfxIZi0ldRVWV4f7AEHb8Sh7L8MXFuG3lg/s320/Christian+Iphone+245.JPG" /></a>For Tyson's birthday, we met up with Grandpa John and Grandma Kelly (Can you believe how excited we are for them to get married this June?) We went to Perkins where my dad put in the trick candles and totally got Tyson! He loved it! I loved getting to see him with my kiddos!<br />
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Here's Eli riding the bucking bronco!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49F_GUBfUws7jwazYBc6PZeOLF60i-86ZCDzoG27tnrzjZCPk-40Ni3O6Tap3Zfd5WZTBGomydiClU6q1lrSk15pyGg6HiHfWjOmCptk0QiLvQimwiqxGZJsIgkQeZwF1PFzwrdOLjjFu/s1600/Christian+Iphone+285.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49F_GUBfUws7jwazYBc6PZeOLF60i-86ZCDzoG27tnrzjZCPk-40Ni3O6Tap3Zfd5WZTBGomydiClU6q1lrSk15pyGg6HiHfWjOmCptk0QiLvQimwiqxGZJsIgkQeZwF1PFzwrdOLjjFu/s320/Christian+Iphone+285.JPG" /></a>Here we are with the birthday boy. We certainly love him and can hardly believe he is 7 years old! He is full of light and love and is the best big brother we could hope for our other boys. We love you Tyson James! We're so lucky you are in our family!<br />
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So every two years, my siblings all get together, rent a house, and have a blast! This was our third year and it was in Durham, New York. It was so much fun! Stan is balancing a real egg--this is a lot harder than you realize and he was the only one able to do it!<br />
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There was a lot of time playing outside, hiking (checking for ticks--we found a few!) swimming, exploring, and taking turns. It is one of my favorite memories.<br />
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We played some minute to win it games. Neal just ate the oreos.<br />
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Tyson is not using his hands :)<br />
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They played with legos<br />
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They blew bubbles, flew airplanes, and went to the park. <br />
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We went to dinner one night at a fancy restaurant and the kids actually did great! We topped it off by playing baseball with apples (hand-picked by the kids) at a random park and blasting them to pieces for a home run! It was so picturesque and there was such a fun feeling there to be together with my family, making memories again! We later went for ice cream. We took pictures and played games at night. The boys played guitar and we got to listen to poop stories from Dan. It was awesome :)<br />
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Sandra lent us this cool magnet book for the airplane rides. Tyson loved it! The two hour drive to and from New York City got some use out of it, too. Christian did not appreciate the traffic in New York, but besides that it was perfect! I can't wait for KR IV!The Francis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878199823296408976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066023211971374769.post-49028661109772003402015-09-13T15:53:00.002-05:002015-09-13T15:53:32.707-05:00Another Road trip!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christian had an interview down in Albuquerque, New Mexico, so we travelled yet again as a family! We got to see our good friends the Luffs (I don't know where our pictures went!) We love them! Then we drove down to Santa Fe and stayed with my best friend growing up, Lana, and her family. They were so kind to host us during the interview and drive us everywhere downtown! Thank you Lana!<br />
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On our way back home, we got to see our friends the Patricks! It was a brief but great visit.<br />
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The boys yet again did great in the car--thank you Laura for the fun car stuff!<br />
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Santa Fe is one cool old city!<br />
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The scenery in New Mexico was pretty cool at times!<br />
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In Moab, we stopped for lunch and we happened upon Mater!<br />
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In Utah, we were able to make it to my Grandma's 85th birthday celebration. It was so fun to catch up with all of the cousins and see Grandma again. We just love her! (again, sorry about the lack of pictures!)<br />
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On our way back to Bozeman, I had a pregnancy craving and we stopped at firehouse subs about twenty minutes after leaving town...<br />
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Two days after we got home it was time to get ready for our next vacation!</div>
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So one of the best parts about being in Montana for the summer is all of the cousin time we had! Heidi and Russ came up from Seattle and spent an entire week with us. It was so much fun! We went on hikes (here is Tyson and Christian's mom and Zorro)<br />
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We played in the backyard!<br />
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We went to my mom and Andre's house for the fourth of July!<br />
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They sure know how to throw a party!<br />
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Christian's Brother was running the fireworks stand this year so we got to have quite the show! Heidi brought some cool ones from Seattle, too (including a floating lantern!)<br />
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The sunset was stunning!<br />
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Grandma always finds time to spend with the kids. I love that about her.<br />
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The kids all got to go to the Museum of the Rockies and enjoy the chocolate display and dinosaurs! We got there just in time to make rockets out of coke and mentos and alkaseltzer poppers!<br />
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We played in the Yellowstone room and it was so much fun to just get caught up and let the kids have fun!<br />
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We played water-baseball and had a barbecue!<br />
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Summer is not complete without popsicles dripping all up your arms!<br />
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My mom :)<br />
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The boys loved playing and the Coltrins. They have a juke-box (that plays "Purple People Eater" and "Blue Suede Shoes") and an arcade. They love it!<br />
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We got to go to the Playmill theater and watch "The Foreigner" Darcy brought bags of candy and chocolate for everyone and Josh and Greg stayed home to watch the boys. It was so much fun! Afterwards we looked at rocks in the gift shops and just had fun.<br />
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We went bowling, which come to find out, my boys LOVE!<br />
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We went to the library for lego building time (twice) and the cousins were so nice to each other and built things together. It was awesome!<br />
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Here's Russ torturing Austin :)<br />
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We picked raspberries and Greg made his famous liquid nitrogen ice cream. It was awesome! The kids made up plays for the adults to watch every night and Heidi had the whole week planned out perfectly (including food and activities and treats--thank you!) It was so fun to see the cousins all having a great time!<br />
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Later that week, we headed up to Great Falls to spend some time with my sister, Laura and her family. It was so fun! We went to her symphony concert at the stadium and Addie was enamored with the mascot!<br />
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She did a fabulous job playing all sorts of things from the Sound of Music and other kid friendly songs. My boys had a ton of fun dancing and listening to her play!<br />
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Austin took this picture and every time Neal sees it he gets really excited and shouts, "Daddy!!" I love it!<br />
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We rode bikes and went on hikes, we ate really yummy food (literally, every meal was fantastic)<br />
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The boys played basketball<br />
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Christian played, too :)<br />
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Alan fixed my teeth--he does amazing work, by the way! Thank you Alan!<br />
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We went to this super yummy café (Laura's favorite) and the kids all had fun.<br />
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Serious fun :)<br />
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We went to the bounce house and just enjoyed being with each other. Tyson told me he felt safe at their house and when it was time to go Austin turned to Tyson and said, "We're moving again!" Someday we'll have a house! But it has been fun to be with family in the meantime! We love you!<br />
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So a few days after we arrived in Montana we decided to go to Utah and catch up with friends and family we hadn't been able to see in a long time. Here we are with Christian's Grandpa and Kaye. They are so welcoming and warm. We just love them!<br />
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We also got to visit Aunt Tenille and Uncle Jake and their two puppies! Our boys loved just loved Simon and Murphy!<br />
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Our dear friends the Lees were in Logan and we were able to meet up with them for lunch (gourmet bagel sandwiches--these guys know how to do food right!) and playing at the park and it was just so much fun! We will miss getting to see them so much!<br />
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Our good friends from Texas, the Garlicks also drove up an hour to come and bring pizza to the park. It was so fun to catch up with them and see their baby (on the very left) who was a brand new born the last time we saw them, all grown up. It was so good to see them!<br />
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We stopped over at Christian's Aunt Cindy's and got to meet her new kitten. <br />
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Austin was in love! I can't believe we missed a picture with Cindy! We just love her!<br />
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Uncle Jake pulled out all the stops when we came to see him and gave my boys popsicles. He won them over right away!<br />
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It was just so endearing to see my Grandma read and play with my boys. It just warms my heart looking at this picture! My Grandpa died only a year ago and she is such a trooper. The picture behind her was painted by her mother many years ago.<br />
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Aunt Tenille and Uncle Jake!<br />
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On our way out of town I texted Misty since we were driving through her home-town. I couldn't believe she happened to be there for the week! Here we are together with her new and adorable baby. You just can't beat having good friends. She saved me from depression after having Tyson and I will always be grateful to her for that!<br />
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As soon as we got back to Montana, our friends the Blairs came to visit! It was so much fun!<br />
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We played at the park, had picnics, hikes, and played games as soon as the kids were in bed. We just love them!<br />
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Christian hiked up this huge mountainside with Tyson and Austin. Montana has such breathtaking views!<br />
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We made it!<br />
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Nichole is such a dear friend. I am so glad we still get to see each other!<br />
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Palisade Falls!<br />
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The girls had fun with the dress-ups in the basement! They were such crack-ups!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76YW8YxxNNY0Vp2BkMskY7LKbgburpOHeidHeaabG1kFvpgVTXLEE4vTU0hPLrAuNpDvywb_GNdhMWlP1Apr4QYGw7atjJQi6q6ZzmBnC0tDTYixJXF_A7QTYs6ODNc9AZaMRjD1GmLXM/s1600/Christian+Iphone+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76YW8YxxNNY0Vp2BkMskY7LKbgburpOHeidHeaabG1kFvpgVTXLEE4vTU0hPLrAuNpDvywb_GNdhMWlP1Apr4QYGw7atjJQi6q6ZzmBnC0tDTYixJXF_A7QTYs6ODNc9AZaMRjD1GmLXM/s320/Christian+Iphone+115.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
In general, the kids actually played really well together!<br />
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We fed the ducks!<br />
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Nichole again taught me how to have fun and imagine with the kids! Those Alligators :)<br />
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So after three short years in Lexington, Kentucky, Christian graduated from UK with his certificate in Orthodontics and his Masters Degree. We are so proud of his hard work and accomplishments!<br />
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Christian's parents were so kind to come up for the celebration. His professor he worked on with research and the invited speaker are pictured with us here. It was an honor to work with them.</div>
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Christian's parents were incredible and helped us pack our 2400 square foot house into 9 feet of trailer space. They are tetris geniuses!<br />
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We hit the road the next day ready to camp and play along the way! My Korean neighbor gave me this headband as a goodbye gift. We had the best neighbors in Kentucky!<br />
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The boys were terrific on the way. We felt very blessed.<br />
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Our first night we had trouble finding a place to camp. Everywhere we looked were just windmills! Finally, we found a little place that was $5.00 a spot with free firewood. As it was already dark we counted our blessings and stayed!<br />
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Our first stop the next day was a little town called Carthage, Illinois. It was in the local jail here that the prophet, Joseph Smith Jr. was martyred over 100 years ago. It was a reverent place to be.<br />
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Our next stop was Nauvoo, Illinois. This was one of the first settlements of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day, Saints. I was surprised at how beautiful the temple was and how much I wanted to go inside. I finally decided that even though we were only hoping to stay for a short time, that I would go inside and Christian would watch the boys. It was such a beautiful and peace-filled experience. <br />
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While I was in the temple, Christian took the boys to see old-time Nauvoo. They had a lot of fun!<br />
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That night we were able to stop by and see our dear friends the Riggs. It was so much fun to see them! We spent a few days with them and just had fun!<br />
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After that, it was back to the car! The boys were once again Champs!<br />
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Christian obliged me to stop at this restaurant in Nebraska (who knew that Nebraska was a huge wetlands area?) It was not as good as the online reviews suggested :)<br />
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Finally, we made it to Car Henge. The weirdest place in Nebraska!! But the kids had fun and it was free!<br />
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It was made of real cars---the wheels actually moved!<br />
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We kept driving and felt like real tourists when we were taking pictures of the Bison in North Dakota!<br />
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We camped that night in a super sketchy campsite that had free wifi but the password was "rampage" which kind of freaked us out! Luckily we escaped unscathed! We had a campfire and watched the stars. Camping with kids sure is fun! (Although Tyson was terrified we hadn't put the fire out all the way. That boy and fires!)<br />
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We woke up early and made it to see Mt. Rushmore. The boys were sort of impressed!<br />
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Here is a little update on our lives! Christian was able to go and visit Dan and Katie and Benson in Boston and eat yummy pastries and ride the subway. He kept saying how big Benson was getting! He's a little man now! He was able to present his research (and later pass his Thesis!!) I was pretty proud of him! Great job Babe!<br />
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The weather was pretty crazy with all the snow so we spent a lot of time coming up with fun things to do! The boys enjoyed making donuts--I can't tell if there's more donut or sprinkles!<br />
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Neal keeps getting bigger all the time! He's starting to use utensils on his own--which has been an adventure of its own!<br />
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With all the cold weather, we had to get creative in our layering for a while!<br />
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Austin is here pulling Sophie up the hill!<br />
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Christian got to help the boys build snow men! <br />
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We made noodles with our friends the Stephens!<br />
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For Valentine's day, Tyson wanted to make all of his classmates flowers. I am always surprised at just how much he loves to create! Christian and I got to go with our friends the Lees to the UK basketball game on Valentine's day. It was awesome! <br />
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We had an undefeated season until the tournament, which was pretty awesome! The hype around here was unbelievable!<br />
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It kept snowing! People stopped driving their cars and our street was lined with people walking to the grocery store and back. All our neighbors were out helping to shovel snow. It was awesome!<br />
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The boys got to go sledding for the first time not in our backyard and loved it! When we got home they thought their sleds were broken because they wouldn't go as fast in the backyard! I loved seeing them play together so much! All of the snow days were fun!!<br />
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On Austin's first ride down, I went with him, only I was on my hands and knees behind him. It would have been great until we hit a cement block near the bottom and we lurched forward, me smashing his poor face into the snow! There were some tears but it was hard not to laugh! Luckily, he still let me ride down with him after that! The boys were also introduced to icicles!<br />
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The boys helped me make snookie doodles for the first time! They were a recipe my great-grandma used to always make. Ver See Gu! Later, our neighbors came over to teach us how to make snow-cream (ice cream made from the snow!) It's a huge tradition here and it was yummy!<br />
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We have the best neighbors here! Thank you Chrissy and Fumiko!!<br />
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The boys built towers with their blocks! I was so proud of them. Every time Neal would destroy it, they just kept building and laughing and playing. They weren't angry with him even though they had spent a long time building! This picture of Tyson reminds me of my brother Jake! I love you!<br />
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That's a lot of snow! Austin has learned to read and I love to see him read to his friends! I was really surprised and impressed with how well he has figured it out!<br />
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And then it finally started to warm up! Welcome Spring!<br />
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Merry Christmas! My favorite part of Christmas morning is being together as a family. The boys were SO happy to be thought of by so many of their family and friends! They were also excited about giving gifts to each other. I felt like we had a very meaningful Christmas, but this post is mostly about their presents. They are just so excited in these pictures! Christmas morning, the boys came down the stairs to see their presents. We were so lucky that they slept in! When Tyson and Austin did wake up, they waited patiently for Neal to get going. It was so nice!<br />
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They got Cereal with spoons in their stockings!<br />
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Neal was loving his book from Grandma!<br />
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The boys wanted to play with each toy before opening the next. It was so rewarding to watch!<br />
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Tyson and his knock-knock joke book. He is just starting to understand humor! I LOVE him!<br />
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Austin was so excited about the car in his stocking!<br />
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Austin in his minion suit :) Thank you Christian!<br />
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We took a break after opening stockings and had our Christmas oranges and cereal! Tyson wanted to save his orange from his stocking, so he took one of the matching ones from the bowl on the table :)<br />
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I just love these guys!<br />
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They were so excited to have something of their very own. It was adorable!<br />
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Grandma Francis sent us some cars that you pull back and they go on their own. Neal was in heaven! All the boys went to play!<br />
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It was so much fun!<br />
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Austin and Neal<br />
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The race is on! Neal now tries to pull back on all of his cars. It's adorable!<br />
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Neal didn't need anything else to be over-joyed!<br />
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But...he got this beauty from Goodwill. He was pretty thrilled!<br />
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We were the recipients of gifts from so many of our family! All of our Grandparents, parents, many of our siblings, and aunts and uncles were so kind to think of us. We are so grateful as we live so far from so many. I was just amazed<br />
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Here the boys are mesmerized by a singing puppet! It was so funny to watch!<br />
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Neal couldn't stop dancing!<br />
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The boys got to wrap up their gifts to Christian. Here is Austin's gift--now that's a lot of tape!<br />
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Thank you Grandma! The boys were in heaven!</div>
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The boys got each other gifts this year. Tyson got Austin some bubbles which of course had to be played with ASAP!<br />
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Barefoot and all! Even though it was COLD!<br />
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Brothers are just so much fun!<br />
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Neal just loving life!<br />
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Big and little brothers!<br />
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I love this picture!<br />
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Can I have a turn?<br />
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I love it!<br />
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Complete giddiness!</div>
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Christmas is so much fun to share with little kids, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and more. The best present is being together, forgiving one another, and treating others as Christ taught. I'm so grateful for this gift! Merry Christmas!The Francis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878199823296408976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066023211971374769.post-58418992878497389212015-01-14T13:05:00.002-06:002015-01-14T13:24:09.341-06:00Merry Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Christmas this year, I donated my hair. After years of growing it out, I finally did it! (Sorry Nichole--I'm so slow!) Nichole has helped me run a marathon and now donate my hair. What's next?<br />
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The bulk of it was 8-10inches which was perfect for Pantene. Christian was super scared I would look like a boy, so my friend Kelsey took me shopping :) Luckily, I didn't look so bad, so I had to return some of it, but not all!<br />
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Tyson gave some vanilla sugar scrub to his teacher for Christmas.<br />
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I thought his jar turned out pretty cute!!<br />
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Merry Christmas!<br />
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And the card!</div>
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Christmas Eve, the boys got to open their pajamas from my mom! Thank you! Notice, the tree is only decorated lop-sided at the top. Thank you Neal! He was asleep by the time we opened this present!<br />
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They loved the books, too!<br />
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This year we had our friends, the Stephens over for Christmas Eve (as well as the missionaries from our church! These 18 year old boys spend two years away from home, telling others about Christ and the reality of His life and teachings. They are amazing.) Here we are playing the candy bar game!<br />
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The Stephens brought a cake--we sang happy birthday for the Christ-child and the kids were in heaven! (We had café Rio style tacos for dinner! Yum!)<br />
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Christian, lighting the candles!<br />
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We acted out the nativity. This was the most fun! Jason has the star, Neal, was the Christ-child, Austin the wise man, and Tyson was the inn-keeper!<br />
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When the wise men were to fall down and worship Jesus, Austin fall flat on his back! It was hilarious! He's smiling now because we all started laughing, but he had no idea what he was supposed to do!<br />
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Here was our stable, stuffed to the rafters with the animals.<br />
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Christian was the narrator. Elder Spaulding was Ceaser and Elder Loveless was the shepherd.<br />
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Both Joseph and Mary got to ride on the donkey this year!<br />
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Our little wise man!<br />
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This year, we also made our own candy-canes and suckers! Thank you to Kris, for showing us how!<br />
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Most of the time, the kids played...<br />
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But when it came time to pull the candy, we needed lots of hands fast!<br />
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My friends Kris and Emily!<br />
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Our finished product! It was so fun to give home-made gifts to our neighbors this year. I can imagine it getting over-whelming but for a few neighbors it was fun!<br />
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For Christmas, Christian gave me family pictures. Thank you to our home-teachers for taking them for us! Afterwards, I realized I didn't get any with me and this little dude!</div>
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He was pretty grumpy, but I just love him! Merry Christmas everyone! May the spirit of Christ truly permeate our homes and guide our actions. I'm so grateful for each other and our opportunity to grow and stretch beyond anything we know now. Merry Christmas!The Francis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878199823296408976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066023211971374769.post-21084985582109064932015-01-01T12:22:00.000-06:002015-01-01T12:22:29.630-06:00Happy 4th Birthday Austin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy Birthday to Austin! He adds so much laughter and love to our family! I am so grateful to have him in my life!</div>
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He is doing so much on his own now! Here he is pouring his own milk! He chose cereal for breakfast!<br />
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Here he is with his red cupcake! It's what he wanted!<br />
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Our little family!<br />
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He will probably always have Christmas paper on his birthday--such is life for December birthdays!<br />
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I can't believe that less than four years ago he was just a kicker!<br />
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He lives each day in the moment.<br />
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I love his smile!</div>
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His love for life is contagious.<br />
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This Semester, Christian has come home after the kids are in bed 3/4 Mondays each month. Luckily, we found out that Firehouse subs has 99 cent kids meals on Monday nights!<br />
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It is way better to have Christian with us, but it's still fun to go out on our own!<br />
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One of the most magical parts about Kentucky is their Fall. Playing in the leaves with my boys is one of the very best things we've ever done!<br />
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Tyson made his very first Pumpkin pie all by himself! He was so proud to share it at the Clifton's annual pie night! What a fun tradition!<br />
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This year, we were so blessed to have my Mom and Andre, Dan, Katie and Benson, and Ben, Laura and Nash to come and visit us for Thanksgiving! Hosting has got to be one of my very favorite things in the world--mostly because that means I get to see all the people I love in the comfort of my own home! Thank you so much for coming to stay with us!! Aside from that, it was very healthy for me to think about how to make everyone comfortable instead of where we're going to live in a few months, putting our house on the market, and finding a job!<br />
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Nearly 8 years of marital bliss :)<br />
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We were able to fit the two tables together so we could all sit together! Thanks to Andre for making them the right height!<br />
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We played a lot of fun games once the kids went to bed! Probe is an all time favorite!<br />
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We cooked and cooked and it was fun to do it together!<br />
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The boys helped Grandma make this awesome fruit turkey! Thanks Mom!<br />
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Katie and Laura working on the stuffing! It was seriously delicious!<br />
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The boys with their turkey legs!<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for my family, our health, and the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!<br />
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My mom brought along some fun games :)<br />
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and moustaches :)<br />
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Laura who was booked with schoolwork and studying helped make the ugly sweater cookies!<br />
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Tyson adores his grandma!<br />
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Frosting the cookies was fun! Thanks to Alisha and Stan for introducing us to such a fun tradition! (They do it at Christmas, but it's fun anytime!)<br />
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Benson and Andre<br />
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Christian's cookie<br />
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Tyson's cookie<br />
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Dan can make the funniest faces!<br />
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Mom and Neal<br />
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My Cookie<br />
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I love this picture! Nash was trying to eat the cookie mid-picture!<br />
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We went to the park to play! Neal was so funny! (Earlier, our sweet neighbors, the Lees brought us over some of their traditional clam dip. It was so nice! I love new traditions!)<br />
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My mom brought along a chipmunk version of "Merrioke" (karaoke to Christmas songs!) The boys LOVED it!<br />
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Christian wearing Tyson's hat!<br />
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It was cold!<br />
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Neal and his Daddy!<br />
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Benson<br />
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Nash--we later got to go to Southern Lights and visit Santa, pet Camels, ride a train and see the coolest model trains ever. It was so much fun!<br />
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Thank you for the fast and fun visit!<br />
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We love to be together!<br />
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Here is Tyson's racing silk he made at school!<br />
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He described it as cool, striped, and awesome. It is!<br />
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He said he would like to be a UK doctor fixing teeth. I love him so much!</div>
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Christian was an awesome minion from Despicable Me :)<br />
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Here he is with the other minions from his ortho residency!<br />
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Our friends little girls were so adorable! A cheerleader and a bumble-bee!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNNfO9SiW_plJoNS0nRZAjQk4e5iNcWC4Mqq0iexZip36CIL_8dxmDhRsZlg7E7d42idH9XVoQ4Vg7LJL54gz6cZB9mx0a1m2BwAF0Q7Y1avV0E858yI2gpNOakHaNRTdII5pdOBJeoCz/s1600/IMG_3826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNNfO9SiW_plJoNS0nRZAjQk4e5iNcWC4Mqq0iexZip36CIL_8dxmDhRsZlg7E7d42idH9XVoQ4Vg7LJL54gz6cZB9mx0a1m2BwAF0Q7Y1avV0E858yI2gpNOakHaNRTdII5pdOBJeoCz/s1600/IMG_3826.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTyax9Tg-Jsqf2h6Z3u9AeohOz-x7TCIfLIDT8kvZuhW81o2qvjuFkyjsWBJtpHIRE2cTBrAI2I_r1hpsdyfp8_JQkZLWOC3KZvKYZ3MaGhklqXAmKUVepPcr6yu-9yk1Qyxd5R-rPzzK/s1600/IMG_3836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTyax9Tg-Jsqf2h6Z3u9AeohOz-x7TCIfLIDT8kvZuhW81o2qvjuFkyjsWBJtpHIRE2cTBrAI2I_r1hpsdyfp8_JQkZLWOC3KZvKYZ3MaGhklqXAmKUVepPcr6yu-9yk1Qyxd5R-rPzzK/s1600/IMG_3836.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
In case you're wondering, Austin lost his front tooth while sword fighting with pool noodles on the bed. He lunged forward and ate it on the foot of the bed. After cleaning it up, he said, "I wanted Daddy to take out my tooth, not the bed!" The tooth fairy came and left a $2 bill under his pillow (it's what she had on hand thanks to Great Grandma and Grandpa Tengelsen!). He, however, was not interested in the money. He just wanted his tooth back! He told his teacher that his parents put the money under his pillow--how he figured that out is news to me! So much for being sneaky!<br />
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Here are our yummy mummies! We started running out of wrappings by the end! The boys had a blast making these! (These make me laugh because the first two times we ever had them, we had our friends the Luffs over--I think I burned them both times! Thanks for eating with us anyway!)<br />
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And we had a blast sharing them with friends! Notice the flowers and pumpkins in the background? We got them for free at the farmer's market! The nice farmer just started loading up my car with them! When I told him I didn't pay for them he said, "I know. I'm just done!" After that he took off! It was awesome!<br />
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Here's our pirate friends! (We shared Christmas with them last year!)<br />
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Our Superhero friends (We shared Thanksgiving with them last year! She brought the fun plates and napkins! The kids loved them! Sometimes I think it's the details that make such a difference to a kid!)<br />
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A UK Wildcat--he is so cute! And sadly we missed pictures of some of our other dear friends who came! We love them all!</div>
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Here we are just before sending the boys out to get some candy!<br />
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Neal aka batman had to stay home with me and hand out candy! (One of my other dear friends and her baby stayed to man the fort as well! It was so fun!)<br />
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It was surprisingly cold, but gorgeous outside! The city has a two hour time limit for trick-or-treating so they had to run!<br />
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Thank you to Crystal (my friend from San Antonio) who was the first to introduce us to yummy mummies! What a fun tradition!<br />
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Here they go! The first half hour of trick or treating has got to be one of my favorite times! The kids are just so stinkin' cute and excited!<br />
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It got so cold, one boy came and knocked on the door with his head, since his hands couldn't do it anymore!<br />
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The Francis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878199823296408976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066023211971374769.post-76537873216365590952014-11-20T21:23:00.000-06:002014-11-20T21:23:28.652-06:00Grandma in Kentucky!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were so lucky to have Grandma Francis come and visit us in Kentucky this year! It was seriously one of the best vacations I've had! She was the perfect guest and we all just love her!<br />
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She found these awesome knight and fighter pilot costumes at goodwill and brought them for us. The boys were so excited! She also brought two more superman suits just in case they'd prefer to be that again (year three for Tyson!!)<br />
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She was so fun to play right with the boys! She fixed up the frog tent and she and Neal are attacking the older boys with dinosaurs!<br />
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We went to feed the ducks (and non-existent koi!)<br />
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She is so much fun to be around!<br />
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Tyson helping Neal get some fish/duck food!<br />
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Austin cheesing fro the camera!<br />
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I love him!<br />
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Tyson and Grandma inside!<br />
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We played games...<br />
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We went to see Keeneland and meet the horses! The people here are so nice!<br />
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We went to several (and I mean several) parks!<br />
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Grandma played right along with us!<br />
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She and Austin found this sweet preying mantis on one of their walks and took the time to stop and pick it up! That's one sweet thing about Grandma, is she always takes the time to enjoy being present. It's refreshing!<br />
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Austin and me coming down a slide!<br />
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We went and hiked up to the Natural Bridge and it was gorgeous!<br />
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Just look at that!<br />
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Grandma found a leaf as big as Austin's head!<br />
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My two big boys!<br />
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Playing on a rock<br />
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Cool formations!<br />
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Tyson and his daddy. He is just like him and he loves him (and vice versa!)<br />
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Hiking on the trail!<br />
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We made it to the top! Tyson had just sneezed right before this picture was taken!<br />
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It's gorgeous!<br />
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Austin fit in this tree!<br />
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Look at this awesome leaf I found!<br />
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The colors are so vibrant and beautiful! Sandra is quite the photographer!<br />
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Christian was doing pull ups along the trail! I guess the hike was too easy for him!<br />
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Balanced rock--or something like that!<br />
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Greenery!<br />
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We went to this awesome pizza place (Miguel's) after our hike and it was so yummy and fun! Super down-to-earth and delicious! You could put ANYthing you wanted on your pizza (or noodles or beans). It was seriously awesome!<br />
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This is perhaps one of my favorite pictures of all time!<br />
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The kids played basketball while we waited for our food!<br />
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Sandra was so thoughtful and kind and helped us with all sorts of projects around the house. Here she is helping Austin to fix the blinds :)<br />
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We went to Boyd's orchards to play and because it was raining, we got in for free! Sandra got this hat and these boots for Austin and he was so cute in them!<br />
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Neal and the pumpkins!<br />
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Our three boys!<br />
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Neal and Christian coming down the slide! I love that he's always happy to play with them!<br />
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Christian and Sandy!<br />
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Christian and his mom racing to the top! The hay bales were covered due to the rain but that's why it was free! (It rained almost every day Sandra was here but it is usually quite sunny!)<br />
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We went to see the animals and Austin started chasing a chicken. It sliced his finger and stomped all over his feet. Luckily, he didn't even cry, but I was horrified. We left directly!<br />
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Christian was able to get this moving shot of Neal in a car swing! Way to go!<br />
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We got apple-cider donuts to eat when we got home with our hot chocolate and it was divine! I can still taste their goodness!<br />
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We went to see the capitol building and the governor's mansion in Frankfort. It was beautiful!<br />
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We found all sorts of treasures there!<br />
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Austin climbing up to see this giant floral clock :)<br />
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Christian couldn't help but take this picture of this awesome Mohawk! He was pretending to want one of the red-tailed hawk :) Nice one!<br />
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We gave Neal some crayons and a piece of paper and he somehow knew just what to do!<br />
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Until he started eating them!<br />
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Yum!!<br />
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Austin's artwork has really started to change recently. He's gone from scribbles to this gingerbread man!<br />
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Tyson's favorite subject is art. He absolutely loves it and I've been impressed with his attention to detail!<br />
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Neal's final masterpiece!<br />
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Complete with the half-eaten crayons!<br />
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Austin is off to Miss Bryn's Preschool! Bryn is my neighbor and friend. When we first moved to Lexington, she added an extra spot to allow Tyson to come to her preschool. It meant the world to me because she had already been telling people she was full but since we didn't have a car, and Tyson would be starting kindergarten the next year, she allowed him to come. It was the BEST experience ever. She actually loved every one of her kids and Tyson just blossomed. I was so excited (and a little nervous) for Austin to start at her preschool!<br />
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I LOVED that he chose a Thomas backpack over Spiderman. There's just something sweet and innocent about choosing trains!<br />
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Austin really is getting so big! (He tells me that every time he eats!)<br />
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Christian texted and told me it was free orange leaf--so we went and shared a great big bowl!<br />
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Tyson and Austin went right outside and shared it under the cherry tree. It was the sweetest!<br />
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After taking their pictures, I got to sit out there with them. It was such a precious moment.<br />
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I love these kids!<br />
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And this one too! Here is Neal after his first haircut! Hardly anything came off!<br />
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We were SO lucky to have Laurie come and visit us in Louisville this month! She was so kind to drive 2 hours out of her way to have a picnic lunch by the temple and meet us for church. She is the sweetest! She read "The Little Red Hen" with the boys and they were enthralled!<br />
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It was the same version Grandma read to her when she was young!<br />
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We cherish every chance we get to see Laurie! Thank you for coming!<br />
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I just love these friends! When they come to play, they imagine and create and it is the coolest thing to overhear!<br />
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Christian reading to Neal! I love these two!<br />
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Tyson's drawing of me :)<br />
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We took the opportunity to hike up Raven Run as a family and ended up hiking for 4 hours!<br />
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Good thing we packed a lunch!<br />
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We found a rat snake, a blue tailed newt, and some beautiful butterflies!<br />
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Me and Neal!<br />
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We hiked through a river!<br />
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It was a great break for Neal too since he was in the backpack the whole time. He did great!<br />
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They had fun exploring!<br />
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Where to begin? Neal was my hardest birth, but I loved him from the start. He was easy-going. He always grabbed his hair with his thumb and fore-finger when he nursed and had the cutest belly-laugh. He thought things were funny at such a young age! He loves to try things on his own but always comes running back to Mama. He gets the biggest smile on his face when Daddy comes home and is so patient with his brothers. He only cries if he's really hurt and I love him so very very much. I remember looking at him when he was only a few days old, and I was really hurting, and thinking, "He was worth it." and he totally was. I have held him longer and just enjoyed him because I feel like this time is so fleeting. Thank you Neal for showing me love no matter what.<br />
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Tyson and Austin got to decorate his cake with sprinkles!<br />
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We recently found out he has a severe milk and egg allergy so his cake is vegan!<br />
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...and a little hot! Sorry Neal!<br />
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He LOVED this present from Grandma and Grandpa Coltrin--it's a singing car!<br />
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Tyson and Austin were just as excited!<br />
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I love how different and yet how similar these three hooligans are!<br />
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I love this boy. I feel so grateful every day God gave me him to change my heart.<br />
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While we were driving from New York City to Boston, my mom called to let me know that my grandpa had died. He was a wonderful man who I loved very much. I flew with Neal to go to the funeral and Christian drove the boys back home on his own--successfully and even stopped to see Ben and Laura and help on their driveway, and go to the zoo. He said they were wonderful!<br />
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My grandmother, Pauline is one of the most wonderful women I have ever known. I look up to her so much and more and more frequently do I realize how wise and good she is.<br />
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I love this lady!<br />
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My sister Laura met me at the airport and I just love her!<br />
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We stayed at my good friend Leslie's house (Nancy's older sister!) and we went out to a sweet Thai restaurant!<br />
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Leslie is the most generous person I know and her kids were so sweet to help feed Neal and give up their rooms. I hope to grow up someday to be more like Leslie!<br />
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Here are some of my cousins I have not seen in years!<br />
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Susan and Michelle! I miss living close to Susan!<br />
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My Niece took this picture of Neal!<br />
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Jake sang--"When I'm 65" as a tribute to Grandpa and at the funeral we did a beautiful rendition of "Oh My Father" with Tenille and Laura on the viola, Jake on voice, Susan and I on the violin and my Aunt Karen on piano. It was SO neat to play with my family. Thank you Grandma for asking me to play!<br />
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It was a beautiful funeral and I was so sad to think that the man that I loved and had so many memories with had moved on. It was a poignant reminder to me to cherish the days and small moments with the people I love.<br />
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Four generations<br />
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After the funeral, Katie invited us to her house to go swimming. The only good part about funerals is to see family.<br />
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Second cousins!<br />
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Hanging at the house with cousins, aunts and uncles. I just love my family!<br />
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I love you Grandma!<br />
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This year during Christian's summer break we decided to take an East Coast trip up to see family. It was SO much FUN! We were able to stop every few hours and get out for an adventure and the boys were terrific!! Seriously, I had to take Tyson's books away so he'd look out the window. They were that good!</div>
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Our first stop was to see Ben and Laura in Pittsburgh. It took us the entire day to make this 5 hour trip. The boys had some medical issue and had been up the night before so we weren't able to leave first thing in the morning as planned and missed seeing my dad--sorry! Then, when we finally got there, Neal decided to scream the entire night which made me so nervous about the rest of our trip! We decided to give it another day, went to church and to the park and just enjoyed being with Ben and Laura and 'Nashy-Nash.' They were so kind to not complain of our noise and play with us. We just love them! Monday morning, we continued our trek and our first stop was at the Indian Caves in Pennsylvania. While waiting for the tour, we let the boys pick out their sand bags and search for gems!<br />
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They loved it! Neal just got to nurse!<br />
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Next, we got to go in the perfect cave for my little guys! Not scary (for kids or adults) and just enough hokey :)<br />
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There were also some sweet formations to top it off!<br />
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After the tour, we headed to this fun stream where you could feed the rainbow trout--for free (they were insane jumping out of the water to get the food!) My boys were in heaven and let's be honest...so was I!<br />
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The boys jumped up and down and would run back for more food. It was so cute!<br />
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Here's our yummy lunch!<br />
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Cute Neal!<br />
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Next we stopped in Hershey, PA and toured (for free) chocolate world!!<br />
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This was my boys favorite part. They could not stop talking about chocolate world!<br />
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The street lights were kisses and there was one free ride that we went on at least three times (you could tell it was meant for a busier day!) At the end they got two free miniature candies which was just enough for my boys to be delighted! Austin ate them as soon as he got them and Tyson saved all of them for later :) I ate all of them as soon as I got them and Christian saved his for later :)<br />
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Here we are on the free ride!<br />
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Pennsylvania was incredibly gorgeous. As we drove into the night, Christian stopped to get some Tylenol from a little store. He expected everything to be overpriced but was delighted to find that their pumpkin ice cream which was locally made was only $1 He bought me the whole half gallon and it was so much fun to eat ice cream with my feet on the dash with the little guys sleeping in the back. Did I mention that I love road trips?! Christian is the best!<br />
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We got in late to Philadelphia and got to stay with Nancy and Jared Huber. Nancy was my good friend in High school and they were incredible hosts! They let us sleep in their bed, and early the next morning, Jared rode his bike to get us tickets to Independence Hall and then got back in time to make us a waffle breakfast. Then, he personally took us to the Italian market place where he knew many of the people. It was amazing! Here we are in one of the cheese shops! (The lady here REALLY wanted us to buy some cheese). The sample we had of parmesan happened to be the best cheese I have ever ever had. I still think of how yummy that was!<br />
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After accompanying us to our tourist destinations, Jared was then our photographer, kid carrier, and even rode his bike to get us Amish donuts. I was telling my sister how nice he was and she went on to tell me that when she came to Utah for Jake's wedding, her kids had thrown up in the car. Jared happened to find out and detail her car for her. I think he's the nicest person I've ever met so I'm really glad he married Nancy who is one of my favorite people in the world!<br />
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This was the building the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. It was almost a spiritual experience. Actually, I think it was. There was a definite feeling of reverence inside. This was such an important place and the beginning of our freedom.<br />
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After our tour, we went and had lunch on the lawn. It was very peaceful. Jared went to help someone with a move and we made our way to Franklin square. There were story telling stations set up throughout the city and the boys LOVED that. We saw Liberty Bell (through a back window) and the mint. It was really cool!<br />
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Nancy got to come and join us for the afternoon and evening! I just love this girl!<br />
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After leaving Manhattan we got to wait in a real live traffic jam! Christian was thrilled :)<br />
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We finally did make it to Boston and had to see Fenway park!<br />
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We went to visit where Christian lived when he was born!<br />
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There are many many stories of him running around naked around these parts!<br />
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The boys found a pretty sweet and random modern art piece to climb :)<br />
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I just love these boys!<br />
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It was absolutely beautiful here! Here's the skyline with the sailboats in the background!<br />
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The best part about Boston was getting to see Dan, Katie, and Benson. They are simply Amazing!! We had so much fun seeing them, playing games, eating REALLY good food, and just being together.<br />
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It was free day (or half off) at the children's museum and the boys had a blast!<br />
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There were several floors of fun!<br />
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I love him!<br />
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Neal<br />
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Austin<br />
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Tyson<br />
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Dan and Benson<br />
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These three make me smile!<br />
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We got to eat on the Boston Harbor--some more history for you!<br />
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They were so hospitable and kind!<br />
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We went up to Walden's pond which was awesome!!<br />
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I love this boy!<br />
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There were a lot of people at the beach---which is funny since this is where Thoreau found his solitude and wrote his experiences in his book. It was still so beautiful and fun!<br />
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Here's a replica of Henry's cabin!<br />
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The boys had a blast at Dan and Katie's house. They loved playing with Benson and coloring on the sliding glass doors!<br />
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Like Father...<br />
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Like Son :)<br />
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This boy loves to go and is the cutest little talker!<br />
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Dan and Katie are so much fun!<br />
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Look at those happy faces!!<br />
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I can hardly believe that Tyson is six years old! This year his birthday landed on the first day of first grade! He chose Lucky Charms for his birthday breakfast!<br />
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He's growing up so fast! He loved this sign I made for him (my mom always made these for us). He just kept staring at it and smiling. Sometimes I think it's the simplest things that make their day!<br />
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He's ready to listen! I got to sit with him at lunch on his first day and bring in lucky charm (rice krispy) treats. His teacher is AMAZING. I just love how sweet she is! Tyson went to read in her class all during kindergarten so I was really excited for him to have her. She said that this year he is far and away the best reader.<br />
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Tyson chose to have a tye-dye cake this year and it actually turned out! Here's the batter...<br />
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Since we had just come home from Utah, we decided to have a Chuck-E-Cheese birthday with two of his friends. He LOVED it!<br />
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He had a blast with all of the games!<br />
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Christian and me!<br />
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Tyson played this game over and over until he finally was able to score well. I was so proud of him!<br />
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Here they are with their pizza!!<br />
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I couldn't believe all the kids were looking and smiling at the same time!!<br />
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We came home to have cake and ice cream!<br />
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The finish! I thought it was pretty cool!<br />
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We are so lucky to have grandparents and great-grandparents send presents in the mail. Tyson loved every one of them!<br />
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My grandparents are so sweet to send cards every year to me that I can remember and they have continued this sweet tradition with my boys. Thank you!!<br />
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I love this little boy and he is so wanting to please and grow and it is so fun to watch him. Happy birthday Tyson!! We love you!<br />
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One of my favorite things is how well he loves his brothers--especially the little ones!<br />
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That weekend we had a garage sale and Austin hosted a lemonade stand! He was so cute! Tyson was too sick to help (he woke up and said he was so sick he needed to watch a movie. Afterwards, he realized this meant he couldn't play...which was not in his plans! I thought he was making it up so of course two days later it hit me! That's what I get for judging!<br />
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The garage sale part was fun but afterwards we tried to shut the garage door and it completely broke! Then, when we were trying to move our table inside, we discovered these nasty bugs! Christian sawed them out of our table and I got to refinish it with my wonderful friend Renee! Overall, we definitely spent more than we earned :)<br />
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