tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007562734874590322024-03-05T23:38:51.824-08:00The Cromwell ClanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-80684947139318895272016-11-19T12:47:00.000-08:002016-11-20T13:19:59.966-08:00Sealing Day..........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Oquirrh Mountain Temple will always be a little bit more special for us not because today was a special day for the Cromwell family, we had Gabriel Lorenzo sealed to us for time and all eternity.<br />
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We got up early and got ready to go. It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining bright. We packed up the kids and drove up to the temple. As we drove up Christian yells out, "look on top of the temple, it's Ramoni (Moroni)!" We all had a good laugh.<br />
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We walked inside and there were so many people milling about but we had 2 people greet us that would attend to us all day and help us all along the way. We took the kids up to the children's center where they got to play while we went to do paperwork and get ready. We went into the vital records room and the thought just hit bought of us........we don't have any paperwork with us?! We had forgotten the adoption papers....ugh! We thought we might have them in an email but no luck. Layne had to drive all the way home and grab them. So a little hiccup in our morning but not to worry we had nothing else to do for the day. And what better place to wait in the temple.......calm and peaceful. The kids were taken care of and everyone who came was okay with waiting. Layne and I just felt bad for making people wait who had little kids and babysitters. It just took longer than expected.<br />
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We decided to have our whole family dressed in white to make it more meaningful to us and symbolize our family unit. Julia got to wear her baptism dress and the boys both were in white. Friends and family were in the sealing room while the sealer, Brother KiniKini spoke to us about the importance of the temple and the steps and covenants we make each step of the way to the most important.........the sealing of families. The kids walked in and Gabriel was hesitant and a little scared. I think because all eyes were on him and both mom and dad looked a little different than we normally do. Julia and Christian did great. Gabriel kept saying no over and over again but finally quieted down as Layne whispered in his ear.<br />
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Family and friends came and congratulated us and gave us hugs. Julia said that's when she could feel the spirit the most. As we left the sealing room the sealer, Bro. KiniKini, said to me he met with the kids before hand and talked to them. Julia had told him she wanted to get married here someday. That made me smile and I'm glad he shared that with me!<br />
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We quickly went outside to get a picture because it was so windy and cold. But it was important to us to get that picture so we could remember that we were all inside the temple together and became a complete family today. We added a new family member to our existing family for eternity. That changes us and gives us new perspective as a mom and dad and as a brother and sister. I don't know how much Christian and Gabe will remember but they will have this picture. I hope Julia will remember the feelings she had while she was inside and what she told the sealer. I will always remember Gabe and what he kept saying the rest of the day and all the way home, "I go to temple/I want to go to temple!" Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-83337499458830139122016-07-06T15:23:00.000-07:002016-11-20T15:42:01.671-08:00A Perfect Smile.........The beginning of last year 2015 I decided to get braces. The night I got them I thought, what have I done, because I was in so much pain. I don't remember it being this painful when I was in the 4th grade. As an adult having braces was not fun, it hurt to wear the rubber bands and have the wires tightened. It was hard to go without eating some of my favorite things like nuts and certain kinds of chewy candy and chips. Salad, meat and rice would always get stuck in your teeth/braces but now that is ALL done! I LOVE my smile and first on my to eat list is a big bowl of ice cream or a brownie with nuts!! Pictured below are what my teeth looked like before, the day I got them and the final result!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-39978678142409564122016-07-05T13:20:00.000-07:002016-11-20T15:23:35.832-08:004th of July..........This will be a 4th of July we won't forget. We went to spend sometime with Layne's family up in West Yellowstone, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday we traveled up and stopped along the way here and there with the kids to break up the drive. We stopped at a little go-cart, mini-golf place to stretch our legs. Layne was feeling pretty bad. Super dizzy and very nauseated, bad combination. So long story short, an instacare visit, an ER visit and a hotel stay later, we drove home Sunday. Layne basically lost his balance center in his left ear from a virus and has to have physical therapy to gain it back. Recovery time 6-8 weeks. He is miserable and I've never seen him sick like this. I'm just glad to be home so he can rest.<br />
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Monday, 4th of July, we left Layne home and I took the kids to my parents to hang out. We had a craft day, played outside,ate and waited for fireworks to start in the park. We missed dad. It stinks when he's not able to participate and have fun with us. He makes things fun and is usually the life of the party.<br />
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Sun catchers, a wood block flag, and fabric flip flops<br />
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We tried to take pictures of the kids together but you know how that goes........lower your expectations people.......one's always grumpy or not looking at the camera. Someone has their eyes closed or making a silly face. Julia is the only one, only one......who can put on a smile every time!<br />
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We headed over to the park in Alpine for the "big" show. These are the rich people who spend tons of money on the real deal fireworks and set them off. Free of charge! You just have to sit back and enjoy. But you have to watch out for all the idiots who light off the little fireworks 20 feet away and zip right by your head and almost hit you in the eye. Way to close! But there are some many groups putting on their "shows" you just don't know where to look. It was so fun and just as good as any firework show you pay for! The kids loved it and it was fun to be with family and celebrate America!!<br />
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Good news this past Monday we got done with trial and parents rights were terminated. We are moving ahead with adoption and are so excited. What a way to start of a birthday week for this guy! We also are going to change his name to Gabriel Lorenzo. New start, new name, is how we look at it!<br />
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Gabriel turned 2 today! He woke up and saw his balloons and went crazy! Every time anyone else had a birthday with balloons or cake that's all he kept talking about. So when he had his own balloons he was in heaven!<br />
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We just had family come a little celebration after Layne got home from work. He loved opening his presents. He is very vocal and talks a lot for a 2 year old. He described everything he did or got. He was so happy to get a water bottle of his very own, some pj's and some beanie boos!<br />
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This kid, along with Christian and Julia, loves Star Wars and got his very own blanket to sleep with. He was so happy to have everyone there at his party! He loves being around family.<br />
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We invited the Checkett's over to have cupcakes with us.......because he LOVES the Checkett's and knows each of them by name. So they had to come. Besides family, they are his favorite people! Besides balloons, cake, is where it is at, for Gabriel. He loves cake. At every birthday for family he asks where the cake is or says, "have cake?" So to see the cupcakes and hear us sing to him and know it was HIS birthday, he was so happy!<br />
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABRIEL!!</div>
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THINGS ABOUT GABE:</div>
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* About his name: Layne and I both liked the name Gabriel when Christian was born so it was still at the top of our list. Layne really liked Lorenzo but I didn't like it for a 1st name. So that was decided and became his middle name. Layne likes it because he calls Gabriel "Zo" for a nickname. So Gabriel goes by Gabe and Zo too!</div>
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*He loves his fruit</div>
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* Funny Story: One day I had grapes in the fridge and he said, "want boobies." I paused and was like what? I asked him again what he wanted and he said the same thing. I had no idea what he wanted?? I made lunch pulled out the grapes and he kept saying it over and over. OOHHHH.......blueberries! He thought I had blueberries but they were grapes. So blueberries and grapes are called boobies. So now everyone tries to get him to say blueberries.</div>
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*Gabe is super friendly and will wave and say Hi to everyone. When we walk down the hall at church, or go to the store. He can everyone smile that is for sure.</div>
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*He sleeps through the night....without a nap with go to bed between 7-7:30 and get up between 7-7:30.....with a nap goes to bed at 8pm and gets up at 7-7:30am. Pretty good sleeper!</div>
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* Loves milk and always has to have his sippy cup with him. We don't do a sippy cup at night or nap but he has that thing with him everywhere!</div>
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*Gabe is so polite. He is always saying "Thank you mama." Or if you ask him to go get something or do something "okay daddy."</div>
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Christian was able to go to grandma camp for 2 days this year between the 16-18th of June and was super exited. He was there with his cousins Eli, Austin and Olivia. They played games, got to go see Finding Dory, got new pj's, play Disney bingo, play in the pool, dress up like pirates and go on a treasure hunt. The best part is wrestling with grandpa! He also got to sleep downstairs like a big slumber party. He enjoyed every minute of it and talked about it for weeks after wards!<br />
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Something we haven't done since they remodeled the new place is visit the new and improved Bean Museum, down on the BYU campus. It was pretty cool actually and the kids loved it. Lots of displays and lots of cool animals to see. We took our time in the nice cool building and enjoyed ourselves.<br />
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After wards, no trip to BYU would be complete without a trip to the bookstore and a trip to the creamery. We love going down to BYU and visiting and the kids a great time hanging out and getting to spend time together!<br />
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We took the kids to the park and they all brought their roller skates and had a blast. They had a great time and roller skated around the park for a long time. Christian started to practice in our basement awhile ago and has gotten pretty good in a short time. He did pretty good today keeping up with the big kids. Hopefully this wears them out for tonight! Here's the roller skating gang.........<br />
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My mom was taking most of the pictures. She got some great shots. The one above show Kristy getting shot right in the face with water.....priceless!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-356785485557503892016-06-14T09:07:00.000-07:002016-11-14T10:10:44.189-08:00Family Reunion.......My dad's brother, Uncle Robert, came to visit tonight. That's rare and I don't remember the last time I have even seen a member of my dad's family. My dad isn't one to talk much about his family and we weren't very close with them growing up. They lived in New York and Pennsylvania while we were growing up and we just never saw each other. I do remember getting a Christmas ornament from Aunt Nancy every year and actually we still do.<br />
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My cousin Susan and her husband also came with them and brought her 2 girls. And our girls had a blast with them. As the adults sat around and talked the girls played and played. They had a great time connecting and getting to know one another. It was interesting to hear Uncle Robert talk about my grandma. She had passed away when my dad was 12 and he says he doesn't remember much about her, or least doesn't like to talk about her much. Uncle Robert is the 2nd oldest and had lots to share with us. While telling stories my dad would share his input and shared what he recalled.<br />
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It was a fun evening to catch up after all these years and talk. It's nice to see the girls play and make new friends/cousins so easily too! <br />
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One miracle has already taken place for this little guy. Extended family was looking into getting him and working on background checks and we were just waiting to hear back about it but it was taking forever. So in the mean time back in May we had a special family fast that everything would work, according to Heavenly Father's will, if Luther could stay in our family and be safe and happy. So the caseworker came by later in the month for her monthly visit and said that they finally got things back but the family never followed up on any paperwork and things just kinda fell through. I just got a big smile on my face. A prayer was answered! The caseworker said she knew I would be happy to hear that. <br />
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So it's been a waiting game with this little guy but we are still hopeful! Everybody asks us is it looking like adoption?? The caseworker says that's where it is headed.......but we just don't want to get our hopes up......we have heard to many horror stories. But his biological parents have both finally gone through their pre-trials after a few missteps because of lawyers and paperwork etc., etc. So we finally have a date for trial which will terminal the parents rights on June29th. Both lawyers are trying to get them to give up their rights before trial but we will see if that happens. Usually a trial means the state has enough solid evidence against the parents for their rights to be terminated and the caseworker keeps telling us that we shouldn't have anything to worry about. The judge has the final say. He could give the parents another chance, its happened before....so that's why you don't get your hopes to high. But good things have happened already and we keep holding on to hope and keep praying! Things have been falling into place so far so we just have to wait and see!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-53295796396983314652016-06-07T17:18:00.000-07:002016-11-11T10:30:01.090-08:00First Dip in the Pool........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since its summer and the kids are always dying to be outside we bought this but with a little help. Luther has social security money that comes to him. We got a call from the caseworker and he had some saved up in an account and so we had to spend some on him and buy him whatever we thought he would need or enjoy. So one item was this nice big pool. <br />
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Luther actually didn't want to get in at first and was really scared but once he walked around the pool and touched the water and saw it was okay and he was safe he got the hang of it. Jane became his best friend for the day. She would help walk around the pool with him and just play with him. The kids had a blast and kept nice and cool!<br />
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To start of summer break we set off on an adventure. Kasey knew of a little hike up behind the Draper Temple easy enough for all of us to do. So we started out early and went. It was mostly stairs for the first little while which was tough for the little ones but we got there eventually. It was pretty cool to see a waterfall at the end and be able to rest. <br />
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Christian and Caleb had a blast playing near the water trying to divert the water with rocks and sticks. And they could help themselves but go off and climb on all the rocks behind us. It was hard to not let them go off and play but it was loose, shale rock and not very safe to play on. The girls were content on trying to get close to the waterfall and take pictures and trying to stay dry!<br />
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We are so proud of Christian! He has worked so hard this year and has done so well in pre-school! In the beginning he was super shy with his teachers and friends and by the end of the year he was shouting out answers and could at least answer his teachers if they asked him a question. But he had a great little group of friends. It was so fun to see him interact and talk with them. <br />
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I wish I could post the video on here of this song...but he has some of his dad in him for sure. He was shaking and moving his leg around and couldn't keep still while singing this song. He was on beat and be-bopping along. It was hilarious! It was awesome to see him really get into and actually sing and dance along!<br />
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Getting his diploma from teacher Jen. Teacher Jen and teacher Season got a kick out of Christian. They also said he followed the rules and was so kind and helpful to the other kids in class. He would encourage them if they were having a hard time or needed help. It was fun for them to try to get him to smile or grin because he wouldn't say much. He knows all his letters and sounds and has even started learning some sight words.....next stop learning to read! He is great with math...adding and subtracting numbers already. And he is pretty good at writing his own name. He has learned a lot and will definitely be ready for kindergarten next year! WAY TO GO CHRISTIAN!!<br />
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Julia started taking piano lessons in January and has loved it. She is a fast learning and picks up the music quickly. She has a fabulous teacher that knows just how much work to give her and just how much to push her. She takes 3 lessons per week and then on the 4th week they have a group class where they play a piece in front of the group to work on playing in front of people (genius!) And then they also talk about a different composer each month, what type of music they played/composed and interesting things about them. Her teacher gets them excited about music! <br />
Julia did a fantastic job. She said she was a little nervous playing in front of so many people but she did great. She played and played her piece at home constantly and really did have it memorized. It was Winnie the Pooh, a Disney classic. It was also great to hear all her students play and to see what level they were at. We look forward to Julia continuing on with lessons and getting even better! Way to go Julia!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-70703544084187196032016-04-27T09:34:00.000-07:002016-11-11T09:37:03.588-08:00Spring Flowers...........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers...they remind me of my Grandma Shirley. She use to have bouquets all around her house cut from her own yard. I have planted some bushes in my yard and hopefully after a few years will get blooms as gorgeous of this. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-29192152458916907732016-04-24T18:56:00.000-07:002016-09-09T19:27:11.918-07:00Sunday Selfies........Luther is such a happy boy. He loves to smile and laugh. He loves to look at pictures on my phone and take pictures. So we were just sitting around having fun and decided to take some pictures.We were laughing so hard by the time we were done. Luther was just cracking us up.<br />
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It just must have been one of those weeks. Because all of these guys feel asleep at random times during the day or in just funny ways.........<br />
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just a long sleepless night</div>
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This little guy fell asleep mid peanut butter sandwich...it was</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-38227257605369766042016-04-08T18:28:00.000-07:002016-09-09T18:40:31.899-07:00Church Museum and Temple Square.........The last day of Spring Break we decided to take the kids up to Salt Lake for a little outing. It was a beautiful day and we couldn't resist.....it felt like spring had finally arrived!<br />
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We first stopped at the Church History Museum. It is very education, hands on and fun. We spent a lot of time their and the kids loved it. There is a section on the prophets of the church. There is a kids section where they can play and build with blocks and color and explore on Nephi's boat. There is a replica of the Angel Moroni they put on top of the temple you can see close up.<br />
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We even got to see a short video of the 1st vision by Joseph Smith. It was like you were in the Sacred Grove with him. It was pretty cool. The kids were just mesmorized by it all. I think they just love learning and being able to touch and explore things. It was a really fun thing to go do with everybody.<br />
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After the museum we headed over to Temple Square to see all the beautiful flowers. Spring time on Temple Square is gorgeous and one of my favorite times. We took lots of pictures. The kids loved all the fountains and we couldn't keep them away from the water. They also loved standing on the platform in front of the Salt Lake Temple and posing for some great pictures.<br />
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Every now and again I have to refuel and top of the tank. I am chronically anemic and when my levels get to low I have to go in and get some iron infusions. Here we are trying out a new kind. I usually just into my doctor's office and have them do a push but this was an IV this time. It only takes 30 minutes but with hookup time and the 30 minute wait time after to see if I have a reaction its more like 1.5 hours. So not as quick as the doctor's office and not as cheap either, come to find out.<br />
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Anyway, a couple of these bags and I'm back to feeling like my old self. At least a little more energetic and positive!! Thank you modern medicine!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-70976531914091206752016-03-27T18:18:00.000-07:002016-09-17T17:08:37.249-07:00Easter Sunday.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Easter Sunday the kids usually wake up and have Easter baskets waiting for them. This year they each got a shirt and a book and a few other things. And then the bunny does leave a few candy trails around the house they can collect.<br />
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It was fun to watch the kids show Luther how to collect the candy into his basket. He of course wanted to eat of it instead of putting it into the basket but he was getting the hang of it. They were all excited and had a good time this morning. I love to see the joy on their faces.<br />
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Breakfast we made resurrection rolls this year. The kids helped put the marshmallows(represented Christ) inside the cresent dough(tomb) rolled in butter and then cinnamon sugar(spices and oil put on Christ's body) and then we baked them.<br />
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Once they opened the cresents they noticed the marshmallows were gone.....Christ was gone from the tomb.....he was resurrected! Just a little reminder of what Easter is truly about!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-62239519031793859842016-03-26T17:55:00.000-07:002016-09-09T18:18:24.702-07:00Easter Egg Hunt...........We headed over to gma/gpa Mott's for the big Easter Egg Hunt. The kids love it. It's nice because my mom has a certain amount of eggs for each kid so they don't fight over eggs. So they grab their baskets and off they go. The big kids just take off running and are done pretty quick but its so fun to watch and help the little ones because they love to just search for them and put them in their basket.<br />
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Luther had a great time going around with Aunt Amy for awhile. He would say "LOOK," and go run to the egg and grab it. He kept wanting to open the eggs to see what was inside, who wouldn't, but we had to keep going. By the end it looked like he was on the prowl for eggs. He was kinda hunched over sneaking up on the eggs, it was really cute.<br />
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Overall, it was a good hunt and the kids got tons of candy!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-18642665006186604322016-03-03T17:48:00.000-08:002016-09-09T17:52:20.553-07:00Provo Temple Open House..........A few years ago the Provo Tabernacle caught on fire and was completely destroyed except the outer walls and one stained glass window of Christ. So one General Conference, President Monson was announcing new temples to be built and he announced that the old Provo Tabernacle would become the 2nd temple in Provo. You could hear an audible gasp in the audience. Everyone was so excited. I think because such a historic landmark wasn't going to be lost but rebuilt.<br />
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So once it was rebuilt after a few years it was ready for everyone to go through and see what they had done to turn it into a temple. It was beautiful. They added levels to it and it contained a lot of wood inside. Beautifully carved wood, reminiscent of the time period that the tabernacle had been originally built. They also kept the original stained glass window of Christ with the sheep. They only had to replace a few pieces. It was wonderful to be able to walk through with my family and to have them be able to see the inside of the temple knowing that hopefully they will want to return someday.<br />
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As Layne would say, "He defied death another year!" That he did! Decorations, presents, and birthday pie! Another year older and wiser too.......Happy Birthday Layne, we love you!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-83501251625056030152016-02-25T18:47:00.000-08:002016-07-18T19:06:24.984-07:00Julia's Solo.........Julia has been practicing for her 3rd grade singing program for about a month. A few weeks ago she came up to me and said "I tried out for one of the solo parts with some other girls and I hope I get one." I was shocked. I had no idea she wanted to try out for a part let alone a solo. Wow, that was awesome and brave! So a about a week later she told me she had gotten one of the solo parts. I told her that I was proud of her and she was so happy. She was nervous about practicing in front of her class but she sounded great!<br />
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She was suppose to wear a dress to her concert and so she wore her Christmas dress. She wanted to look extra special I think for her solo. Their concert was great. It was all about helping others, and standing up and making a difference in the world. Pretty poignant for today!<br />
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KINDNESS<br />
"Are you wondering how you can help the world?" (Julia's Solo)<br />
Are you wondering how you can make a diff'rence?<br />
Do you wonder what to do? Do you wonder how it's true?<br />
Do you wonder how a change could start with you?<br />
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Chorus: It stars with kindness, with kindness.<br />
It comes from deep inside.<br />
With kindness. With kindness.<br />
Kindness from the heart.<br />
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Are you wondering how you can help the world?<br />
Are you wondering what matters on your journey?<br />
Do you wonder what you'll see? Do you wonder how to be?<br />
Do you wonder how it starts with you and me?<br />
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Julia did such a great job on her solo and in her concert. You can tell she loved all the music and had a good time singing it. Great job Julia!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600756273487459032.post-28607092844039170822016-02-22T18:26:00.000-08:002016-07-18T18:38:39.067-07:003rd Foster Placement.........We got a call Tuesday saying we have a little boy that is a possible adoption case and the current foster home doesn't want to re-new their license, so they wanted to know if we would like to take him. I said of course that sounds great!<br />
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We set up a meet and greet at Artic Circle for tomorrow for us to meet Luther who is 20 months old. Julia and Christian and I went down and waited with anticipation. He walked in the door with his current foster mom and we all just smiled. The kids took off immediately to play and we 'moms' sat and talked about Luther's likes, dislikes, history etc. You get so many different stories on foster kids between the caseworkers, the GAL, the foster parents and bio parents. Everyone is told something different. So it's very interesting what you are told up front.<br />
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Luther came to stay with us on Feb. 19th (Friday) a few days later. We are happy to have him in our home. He seems like a well adjusted kid, happy, smart and fun. He lights up a room with his smile. He does have attachment issues because he has moved around so much and hasn't had time to really bond with one person. The current foster parents dropped him off with all his toys and clothes and were just bawling as they left. They just kept saying you are going to love this kid, he's great. We can't wait to see what Luther will bring to our home. <br />
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Meet Luther Malachi Madrid. </div>
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In his Sunday best for church! One handsome little boy!</div>
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Along with Christmas, New Year's, and the twins going home our ward split back in November. And along with that being new Layne was put into the bishopric. So an exciting new adventure has come our way. It's not anything new to have Layne gone all day Sunday, his calling before, as ward clerk prepared me for this. We have a great bishop and a great new ward. We will certainly miss a lot of our friends we have come to get to know but we see each other now and again and we are not that far away. It's a bonus for us, we get to know more people.<br />
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Since the twins went home in December, we also decided to take a short break from foster care. January is our month to recoup from the last 5 months. To regather ourselves and be "normal" again for at least a little while. It's been a lot less chaotic and crazy with the schedule we were on. I have a little down time while Christian is at school and it's been a lot more quiet in our home. If our "normal" is quiet, maybe I should say quieter!<br />
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We also took a little out of town vacay to SLC. We rented a hotel room with a big pool and had a nice over night swim party with the kids. Sunday we went up to Temple Square and went to sacrament meeting at the Joseph Smith Memorial Bldg. Everybody knew we were visiting because this particular ward had no kids. Mostly older, senior adults, no primary. After the meeting, we walked around the temple grounds and the visitors center. It was a nice break from the norm with just us, as a family!<br />
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