tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65902748691142104072024-02-06T18:31:40.676-08:00Sunny DaysAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-90140297657225969092013-12-17T22:11:00.001-08:002013-12-17T22:11:43.497-08:00Sight Words Pizza Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tuesday was the long awaited sight words pizza party. I think Jasper has been waiting for it since the second day of school! <br />
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The goal is to pass off 300 sight words for 1st grade. Jasper passed those off April 5th while he was in Kindergarten. (Photo is from April 5, 2013.)<br />
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This year he re-passed off 1st list and passed off the 2nd grade list. He has also passed off spelling 170 of the first grade words. <br />
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He knows all 400 of the 3rd grade sight words, but he is not allowed to officially pass them off until he passes off spelling all 600 of the 1st & 2nd grade words. <br />
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If he gets through spelling all 600 of them by the end of 1st grade I will be impressed.<br />
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I'm not quite sure how the pizza party selection works, but I think they pick the kids who have passed off the most sight words for a special lunch. He was treated to two slices of pizza, a Capri Sun drink AND a fruit roll up. I remembered for a week that it was on Tuesday, until Tuesday morning when I forgot and packed him a lunch! Duh!<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-91638767643174751472013-12-17T21:23:00.004-08:002013-12-17T21:23:54.201-08:00Holiday Hat Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnKNB5HbAAYBeVNBs7mzK3_56_1IpLwu4_e9h4PzSi6KwoGavG3FeGn9bH41CidENi90m4a3Iyv33piyHcvotZhKJiJbokJspXjmx-YSmKbsJ9k8TVslN8aUweBUYVDvcbzXP-UrfTkRA/s1600/Jasper.Santa+hat+day.Dec.16.2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnKNB5HbAAYBeVNBs7mzK3_56_1IpLwu4_e9h4PzSi6KwoGavG3FeGn9bH41CidENi90m4a3Iyv33piyHcvotZhKJiJbokJspXjmx-YSmKbsJ9k8TVslN8aUweBUYVDvcbzXP-UrfTkRA/s640/Jasper.Santa+hat+day.Dec.16.2013.jpg" width="640" /></a>This week is Spirit Week at Jasper's school. Monday was holiday hat day. Jasper was so excited that he wore his hat to bed! Jasper calls it his Dr. Suess Santa hat because of the stripes.<br />
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We bought this hat a few years ago at Target for holiday hat day in preschool. I had a really hard time finding a hat small enough for Jasper's 3 year old head. Jasper plucked this one out from the dollar section. The crazy part is that it was part of the "pet dress up $1 section." :) <br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-57763965470506057292013-12-11T22:16:00.000-08:002013-12-11T22:16:16.046-08:00Christmas Stories: "The Story of Holly and Ivy" by Rumer Godden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jasper and I have been reading a Christmas book every night before Mike tucks him in.<br />
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Most nights we read on the couch snuggled up in fuzzy blankets by the glow of the Christmas tree. Sometimes we read in my bed under the covers. That's where we read the book we just finished, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Holly_and_Ivy">The Story of Holly and Ivy.</a> It was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Holly-Rumer-Godden/dp/0670062197">written by Rummer Godden and the vopy we read was illustrated by Barbara Cooney</a>.<br />
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It took us three nights of reading to finish this book and we loved it. Every night we were full of anticipation as to what would happen next. It is a book about wishing.<br />
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Rumer Godden wrote this book in 1958 and it is more of a story than an illustrated children's book. The first edition was illustrated, but it is written so vividly and clearly that you could picture all the details in your mind. I loved that about it. <br />
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It has a sweet message of hope and kindness. It left me wanting to find more of Rumer Godden's writings. I think it will be a new Christmas classic for us. <br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-3856884609659857332013-09-10T21:25:00.001-07:002013-09-10T21:25:20.950-07:00I Love a Rainy DayOur end of summer monsoon season seems to be longer and wetter than usual.<br />
No complaints from me, as I welcome the change in weather.<br />
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I've positioned our Little Tikes sink under the corner of our patio
cover so that it fills up with water for Henry. Every time I open the
sliding glass door and let him outside he makes a bee line for the sink
to splash and splash. It's his happy place.<br />
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Henry just turned 10 months.</div>
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Jasper just knows that he is going to lose a tooth at any moment, so I
guess I should be grateful that he is showing so many teeth in this
photo. It may be the last one I take before he gets a visit from the
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When Henry was a newborn he had wispy, fluffy hair. Like baby
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Jasper loves Henry SO MUCH! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW68reqlj9ByBVddeosHPESiXbNk_Vd5b2J_w9Vtmj3D-Z1CoSq_kBWr72r64ZA_Qnm_bbAANZGyzHNBlweJ08Q2nAQhHhx0KPgemLRuiS1OL-4awg38_d0-vu8lStZnnTmrA7SfXBmQGz/s1600/brothers.ready+for+church5.sept.08.2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW68reqlj9ByBVddeosHPESiXbNk_Vd5b2J_w9Vtmj3D-Z1CoSq_kBWr72r64ZA_Qnm_bbAANZGyzHNBlweJ08Q2nAQhHhx0KPgemLRuiS1OL-4awg38_d0-vu8lStZnnTmrA7SfXBmQGz/s640/brothers.ready+for+church5.sept.08.2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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Jasper is growing up so fast. Too fast for me.</div>
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Yes, Henry is always drooling. He has his 2 bottom teeth in, and 1 tooth on top. </div>
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I figured out that if I put an IKEA Lack side table in front of Henry it keeps him somewhat contained and entertained so I can snap a photo of him. </div>
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Of course he crawls under it and around it. He also loves to open and close the front door.</div>
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Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-4616780135469339802013-09-03T20:56:00.001-07:002013-09-07T10:10:53.011-07:00Jasper's Birthday Lunch at School - Age 6<br />
At Jasper's school the parents can come and bring their child a special lunch and eat with them on their birthday.<br />
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Since McDonald's is not my favorite, we opted to get a pepperoni Domino's Pizza and bring that in with some applesauce cups and a Vitamin Water fruit punch drinks.<br />
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I bought sugar cookies with sprinkles for Jasper to share with his class for a birthday treat, and I brought a few extra of those to lunch too.<br />
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Henry came with us and was the hit of the lunchroom. We ate with Evan Gornichec (who is in 3rd grade) and Jasper's friend Gunnar from his class (because Gunnar didn't have a lunch today.) <br />
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1st and 3rd grades eat lunch from 12:00 - 12:20 PM, and Jasper loves it
when he can find Evan and eat with him. They have recess at 11:45 AM,
and then lunch. The lunchroom is PACKED, as in the school staff have to
help people find a seat. Kind of crazy!<br />
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Jasper's teacher gave him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY bracelet (which he wore to bed tonight) and a special star sticker saying that it was his birthday. </div>
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Happy 6th Birthday Jasper!</div>
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We have a tradition to go to the Black Mountain Rec. Center near our house the last day it is open. We stayed until the pool closed and Jasper was the last one down the big waterslide for the summer. Henry was a splashing maniac.<br />
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It has been raining on and off all weekend. The weather was so nice and
overcast and the water was warm. I wished we could go there every day
with weather like that. There were more lifeguards on duty than people
swimming due to the weather. We almost had the place to ourselves. We loved it! .<br />
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Good times and fun memories with my boys.<br />
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Jasper likes to crawl inside the ring of water made by this water feature and pretend he is trapped by laser beams. Silly boy.<br />
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Henry likes to crawl around the beach entry area. Sometimes he goes out too deep and I have to grab him when he goes out so far that he's crawling through water as high as his head.<br />
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Even though Jasper loves the big waterslide, he still has some fun in the kiddie zone.<br />
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Here are a few videos from our time at the pool.
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What I like or do that makes me special too!</div>
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Jasper LOVES to get a lot of balls on the trampoline at once and play "Poison Ball." </div>
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His teacher is Mrs. Doughty, and he has 19 kids in his class. The class is decorated with hot air balloons. Which is really cute and kind of fun since Jasper and I just finished reading "The Wizard of Oz," as part of our preparation to go see the musical at The Smith Center in a few weeks.<br />
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Jasper went to 2 years of preschool at Smalley, and last year he went to PM Kindergarten, in Ms. Montemayor's class. So he is starting his 4th year at Smalley. This is his first year eating lunch at school and he is excited to bring his lunch each day.<br />
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Morning recess is at 8:40 AM, and Jasper is supposed to be lined up to go in school at 8:52 AM. School gets out at 3:11 PM.<br />
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Henry and I are walking Jasper to school every day. Smalley is .7 of a mile downhill from our home. </div>
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We made it four of the five mornings the first week, and Friday's torrential rainstorm made it so we had to drive that day.<br />
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It was an overcast and humid day the first day of school. After Henry
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Here's to a great year in 1st grade! Two thumbs up!<br />
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Jasper was very excited to meet his teacher. He will Mrs. April Doughty for 1st grade. <br />
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Our entire family came over to the school for the 2:00 PM Meet and Greet time. We love that Mike has a bit of flexibility with his new job and can be a part of these things when it works out. He's going to be in New Foundland for Back to School night, so this was his chance to meet Mrs. Doughty. </div>
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Jasper knows quite a few kids in his class. He went to afternoon Kindergarten last year with:
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Jasper goes to church with
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Jasper was really excited about the reading area, and spent most of his time in there.</div>
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I thought this "Book Hospital" bin was a really cute idea.</div>
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We had to tear Jasper away from the reading area when it was time to leave.</div>
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He was really excited for the "book buddies" (stuffed animals) that you can read with. </div>
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When the kids walk in the class they take this foam name tag that has a magnet on the back, and place it in a bin that says "cold lunch" (brought from home) or "hot lunch". </div>
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Jasper is looking forward to a great year in first grade with Mrs. Doughty!</div>
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-30419250048506651092012-09-10T16:55:00.001-07:002012-10-17T16:40:58.438-07:0033 Weeks - Let the Countdown Begin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I had my 32 week check up on our busy little baby.<br />
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I have been feeling a lot of pressure and pretty uncomfortable, so I was curious as to what our little guy is up to. I feel like he is always trying to break out...but we still have seven weeks to go.<br />
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He looks great. He's just as busy as I thought he was. Every other sentence that ultrasound tech said was, "You have a very busy baby."<br />
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It looks like he has a lot of hair, just like Jasper did. She took a snapshot of his hair (above), she was so excited about it. He is already turned head down, ready to go, measuring in at 3lbs 10oz.<br />
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I am feeling extra puffy and swollen. My OB said that's just 3rd trimester fluid retention, but nothing to be alarmed about.<br />
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Today I started fetal monitoring, which also looked good. I will go back every Wednesday morning from now on for 20 minutes of fetal monitoring, a quick ultrasound scan, and a quick check-in with my OB. I'm going to take Jasper with me for these weekly appts. We'll see how that goes.<br />
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The baby is measuring for a Nov. 1st due date. Right now the plan is to induce me then if I haven't gone into labor. Induction makes it so we can stop my blood thinner shots in a controlled way for delivery.<br />
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In July I switched OB's. I was going to a regular OB and a high risk (perinatologist). The double appointments were killing me. I switched to<a href="http://desertperinatalassociates.com/doctors/"> Dr. Van Bohman</a> at <a href="http://desertperinatalassociates.com/">Desert Perinatal </a>and I have been VERY HAPPY with him and the entire staff there. He agreed to take me as a total OB patient, so I only have to see him. HUGE time saver for me. Plus his office runs on time, which is also very nice.They have a Green Valley office that's 15 minutes away from my home.<br />
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Because I had a sub-clavian DVT (big, bad, blood clot in my chest) when I was 34 weeks pregnant with Jasper I'm taking a new anti-coagulant <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR601645">(Fondapirnux)</a>
shots daily as a precaution and have never had any side effects from these new shots. For that I am very grateful. I see the Hematologist, Dr. Edwin
Kingsley, on Thursday for a blood draw, a check up on my blood
thinners and to discuss stopping the blood thinners when I deliver the baby.<br />
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Yesterday someone told me, "Wow, your pregnancy has gone by so
fast." I decided I'm never saying that to anyone. I just smiled and
thought, "I'm glad it's gone by fast for you." It sure hasn't gone
by fast for me.<br />
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I feel so blessed to be pregnant with a healthy baby and can't wait for him to get here! THANK YOU to everyone for your thoughts and prayers on our behalf. We truly feel like this baby is a miracle.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Photos of Jasper as a baby.) </i></span><br />
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Today I had my 23 week ultrasound with the high risk OB, Dr. Wilson Huang. I also had a fetal echo cardiogram. Mike ran over during his lunch break to meet Jasper and I for the big appointment. <br />
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A normal umbilical cord has 1 blood vessel and 2 arteries. Mine has 1 blood vessel but only 1 artery. This is a soft marker for Down's Syndrome. Coupled with some blood work that I had come back a couple months ago showing a very high risk for Down Syndrome, we were really worried.<br />
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After measuring everything possible on the baby's body and doing a fetal echo cardiogram I am THRILLED to report that our baby boy looks great! Our baby is 1 lb 2 oz and busy as can be. <br />
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The Single Umbilical Artery (SUA) could mean an early delivery if fetal circulation isn't doing well or if the baby isn't growing enough. But, I could also go full term. I'm going to be prepared to have the baby a month or so early, and hope for the best.<br />
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Because I had a sub-clavian DVT (big, bad, blood clot in my chest that was nearly fatal) when I was 34 weeks pregnant with Jasper, I am on anti-coagulant (blood thinner) shots daily. <br />
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I started taking anti-coagulant shots when I was 5 weeks pregnant, and since I was 11 weeks I've been on a new medicine called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondaparinux">Fondaprinux</a>. I have a food allergy to pork, so when I took shots of the more common medicines like Lovenox, Heparin or even a newer shot called Fragmin, I got HUGE softball size bright red welts at every injection site. Fondaparinux is made from beef, not pork like all of the others. My shots are $130 per day and we feel so blessed that after much pleading and some tears on my part, our insurance covers them.<br />
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I feel so relieved after the ultrasound today. I am so happy and getting more excited by the minute!<br />
It is all sinking in. We really are having a baby. After FIVE years of waiting, we really are having a baby. I feel so blessed for this miracle in our lives.<br />
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Thank you for your continued prayers and support.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-64709059725837635832012-06-19T09:48:00.002-07:002012-07-09T20:53:07.035-07:00CineMark $1 Summer Movie Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHLFRmRmm3tUbIyOdPGDgcUrtrtRqSh7Hff82WCrmTbtplKdRY89ZfwxibFsJNi3DEub8h_56RY-duNrrDKHg2C1jNGhGlYTuZ9w41hIV9_vH7htxEtDPh-lTNF6slNeltE8ZlzeZmp6A/s1600/2012+Cinedome+Summer+Schedule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHLFRmRmm3tUbIyOdPGDgcUrtrtRqSh7Hff82WCrmTbtplKdRY89ZfwxibFsJNi3DEub8h_56RY-duNrrDKHg2C1jNGhGlYTuZ9w41hIV9_vH7htxEtDPh-lTNF6slNeltE8ZlzeZmp6A/s320/2012+Cinedome+Summer+Schedule.jpg" width="247" /></a>One "beat the heat" option for us is the <a href="http://www.cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse-2012">CineMark $1 Summer Movie Clubhouse</a>.<br />
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The Cinedome is 5 minutes from our house. It's not the newest theater, but you don't have to walk through a casino to get to it -- which is a bonus, especially with kids in tow.<br />
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Their Summer Series shows start at 10AM every Wednesday. <a href="http://www.cinemark.com/images/smc2012/SMCflyer2012Color_414.pdf">Here's a link for the PDF of their flyer</a>.<br />
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The movies are $1 each of $10 for all 10.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-1884610412688210412012-06-04T21:49:00.000-07:002012-06-19T10:00:48.271-07:00We're Having Another Boy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>(Photos are of Jasper one day after he was born.)</i><br />
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June 4, 2012<br />
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Today we found out we are having another baby <b>BOY</b>. We are so excited!<br />
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Mike, Jasper and I have all felt like we were having a boy, and we've called him baby Henry since the day we found out I was pregnant. We can't wait until he gets here!!!<br />
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Jasper loves to come up to me and say, "Mom, I need to give baby Henry a hug." He then asks me to point to the exact location in my tummy where baby Henry currently is and proceeds to tell him how glad he is for him to come to our family.<br />
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Jasper gave the closing prayer in our CTR 4 Primary Class and said, "Dear Heavenly Father, We are thankful for this day. Please bless that our baby goes big and strong like me. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."<br />
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Not the most appropriate closing prayer. :) Jasper prays for baby Henry at every meal, every family prayer, any prayer. It is very sweet. <br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-37659055973280960832012-05-12T20:44:00.004-07:002012-05-12T20:44:37.559-07:00Big Brother...Almost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We feel like it's a miracle that I'm 15 weeks pregnant.<br />
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Last year I went to a fertility OB, Eva Littman. Since she couldn't pinpoint any particular problem, we didn't go through with any fertility treatments.<br />
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Since she had seen me for extensive testing, Dr. Littman took me on as a patient the 1st trimester for extra monitoring, even though I got pregnant on my own. We were spoiled with weekly ultrasounds and lots of attention.<br />
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We're excited, but I'm still really nervous. We would appreciate any prayers for our little baby.<br />
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THANK YOU!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-79789919389745216602012-05-11T21:29:00.000-07:002012-05-15T12:01:12.512-07:00First Time at the Splash Pad 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jasper doesn't have preschool on Friday's, so that is usually our day to go do a fun activity. <br />
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It's been hot here in Henderson, we're sweltering, and we're only half way though May. It's gonna be a long, HOT summer!<br />
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I'm not sure why, but they took down the red fence around the <a href="http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/parks/water_features.php">splash pad</a>.
It's easier if you have older kids, because you can sit on the shaded
picnic tables and the kids can run over to check in.<br />
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tiny tots who you are worried about wandering off, you might wish the
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Here's a wet and cool summer...and trying to beat the heat.<br />
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I've been a little slack on Jasper's dental check-ups. The irony is that I took Jasper in for a <a href="http://livefromvegas.blogspot.com/2008/11/jaspers-first-dental-visit.html">1 year check-up</a> and <a href="http://livefromvegas.blogspot.com/2009/09/2-year-dental-check-up-for-jasper-and.html">2 year check-up</a>.<br />
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The fact that we don't have him signed up on our dental insurance has not helped in me getting him in. I did the math to add him to our policy, and it is cheaper to just do cash pay visits for him.<br />
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Our dentist moved, and that's when I went downhill on my diligent efforts.<br />
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Jasper did have a 3 1/2 year check-up, but the dentist decided he probably wasn't going to sit still for x-rays, so he just got a cleaning. Everything looked fine then.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBnEGqUnRTfLPis_cZPrDzoYCPdCz7y62gt5ddTIThfI_Nmu7jsNAeTeCPpZKMsem8VmRbw-mqrT1ol4NEgiQJ9sSRsR5VkeQVpOYZkGIelWasWWGdoRcy3HMlmulHNdEqeIwGQ4j_bO-/s1600/jasper.cleaning.april+11.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBnEGqUnRTfLPis_cZPrDzoYCPdCz7y62gt5ddTIThfI_Nmu7jsNAeTeCPpZKMsem8VmRbw-mqrT1ol4NEgiQJ9sSRsR5VkeQVpOYZkGIelWasWWGdoRcy3HMlmulHNdEqeIwGQ4j_bO-/s400/jasper.cleaning.april+11.2012.jpg" width="265" /></a>We are now going to <a href="http://www.tinylittlechompers.com/about_us.html">Dr. Brandon Grieve</a>. His practice is called <a href="http://www.tinylittlechompers.com/">Tiny Little Chompers</a>. Dr. Brandon is a great dentist and is great with kids.<br />
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He told Jasper that he was going to count his teeth, and asked Jasper to guess how many teeth he had.<br />
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Of course Dr. Brandon knew the answer already -- 20. Jasper has been walking around all day saying, "I have 20 teeth."<br />
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At this 4 1/2 year check-up Jasper had front x-rays but wasn't too keen on getting the films way in the back of his mouth, so they just said we'd try again next time. <br />
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He was a bit fidgety for the cleaning, but did okay. He does not like the suction or water spray. Jasper did bring 2 of his baby puppies with him to the dental visit.<br />
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It had been over a year, so I was a bit worried about my sweet-tooth boy having cavities.<br />
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I was right. He has two tiny cavities. So we're going back in two weeks to get them fixed.<br />
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And we are getting on the 6 month check-up schedule. :)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-59338167889236107142012-04-12T11:32:00.002-07:002012-04-12T16:22:48.566-07:00All Lined Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pQfOHoQM1468PHKgolV2wM0lBukPloTAxEW9Ex1kyz33fn5ru-Ibupm4WJgAOZDMbVqVY6mv_tq-fVmwZ6tlMe24iP528ohGi0eCaG45EsdL4vp0xS-iW3GsUWKsLocZl0qkuJfQd6xd/s1600/jasper+with+his+cars+lined+up.april+12.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pQfOHoQM1468PHKgolV2wM0lBukPloTAxEW9Ex1kyz33fn5ru-Ibupm4WJgAOZDMbVqVY6mv_tq-fVmwZ6tlMe24iP528ohGi0eCaG45EsdL4vp0xS-iW3GsUWKsLocZl0qkuJfQd6xd/s640/jasper+with+his+cars+lined+up.april+12.2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Yesterday Jasper had his 4 1/2 year dental check-up at <a href="http://www.tinylittlechompers.com/">Tiny Little Chompers</a> with Dr. Brandon.<br />
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They were showing the <a href="http://www.iwantcandy.com/index.php">movie HOP</a>, and promised Jasper that if he was good during his cleaning he could take the movie home and borrow it. Jasper's favorite line from the movie is, "What about China?"<br />
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He lined up his three Hot Wheels cars and three Transformers cars that Grandma Sharon gave him in an Easter basket and got settled in to watch HOP.<br />
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We don't have TV and rarely watch movies, so he was so excited to get to watch a movie with his cars.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-20936364875426530002012-04-12T11:19:00.000-07:002012-04-12T11:19:11.726-07:00RECIPE: Mango Blueberry Quinoa Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT-vI3bdjs7EcbxeWmewHydrt6VOiXhbLBgNmZp3KrZTMWhr0yVTcDKFSHmaXD4cp51x9P8Q-TnFIDiGWFVQEeJzweMKzru7qtAOX6upd7jHxOoLViHwXEohsWc2R3t-Kp1UMol7hraV8/s1600/mango-blueberry-quinoa-salad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT-vI3bdjs7EcbxeWmewHydrt6VOiXhbLBgNmZp3KrZTMWhr0yVTcDKFSHmaXD4cp51x9P8Q-TnFIDiGWFVQEeJzweMKzru7qtAOX6upd7jHxOoLViHwXEohsWc2R3t-Kp1UMol7hraV8/s640/mango-blueberry-quinoa-salad.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last night our ward recipe group theme was "summer salads" at Tenille Strode's home. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm trying hard to cook with quinoa more, so I am always thrilled for a new quinoa recipe. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This recipe and the above photo comes from VeggieBelly.com. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Cook 1/2 cup quinoa and let cool.<br />
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<u>Fruits and veggies</u><br />
½ cup fresh blueberries<br />
½ cup cubed ripe mangoes (can substitute or add fresh pineapple)<br />
½ cup cubed cucumbers<br />
1/2 tablespoon dried cranberries<br />
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<u>Lemon basil dressing</u><br />
1½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil<br />
2 tablespoons lemon juice<br />
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest<br />
10 Basil leaves, chopped finely<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
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While the quinoa is cooking, combine the fruits in a bowl and refrigerate till you are ready to serve the salad.<br />
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Whisk together all the dressing ingredients, except the chopped basil. Refrigerate till you are ready to serve. Chop and add the basil to the dressing just before serving. If you add it earlier, it will go black.<br />
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Add half the dressing to the quinoa and mix gently.<br />
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Assemble the salad just before serving – toss the quinoa, fruits and cucumbers together. Serve other half of the dressing on the side. Serve immediately.</div>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-37870736067614288832012-03-07T22:42:00.001-08:002012-03-08T07:23:31.423-08:00If I Had a Dog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NEvGFLnzm6WQoetcGEu0w4S0bgp0u4f0n1dVnnEkNcfXGSLcEmv6SPjFLrpfyqwiJQK1dY_4aPvJEvKQe6Qkc6TFSATlfr1UMRs0Ko61il-EZ-OmtoNqtNs89dimd_o04AZ5c25IUltB/s1600/book+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NEvGFLnzm6WQoetcGEu0w4S0bgp0u4f0n1dVnnEkNcfXGSLcEmv6SPjFLrpfyqwiJQK1dY_4aPvJEvKQe6Qkc6TFSATlfr1UMRs0Ko61il-EZ-OmtoNqtNs89dimd_o04AZ5c25IUltB/s640/book+cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Jasper is studying pets for the entire month of March at preschool. Same as last year. This is always an interesting unit for us, because we have no pets. So without fail Jasper comes home from school with visions of pet ownership.<br />
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I did much better last year when Jasper would come home with a paper list of homework assignments. We would pull it out of his backpack after school, read over the assignment together and talk about how we would complete it. No one else is living in the 80's besides me, so this year we have to log in a website, pull up the weekly newsletter and try to read the 12 pt font on my phone.<br />
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Homework for four year old's is another soap box I could climb on. I will say -- I do not love it when the assignment is something they clearly can not do on their own. I try to have Jasper do as much as possible himself, but it's hard. I do like homework he can do 100% on his own, with supervision and encouragement.<br />
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The assignment: Make a poster or book about your pet(s). We modified it to be about a pet Jasper would like to have. Luckily he was realistic and we did not research having a Zebra in our backyard.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkTY7OAQEnN92oY0RTxMFgNZFnSkFGKT-6Eavi_9GV42S2Czow928Cq_T7x6ibmQZ2XwM9wihRlPwyeER9FFkrcCn546BVi0YJaGX4bL2FxJOa_HZ0koPNKMm1BeBIacpE0DnFKetKcm0/s1600/book+drying+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkTY7OAQEnN92oY0RTxMFgNZFnSkFGKT-6Eavi_9GV42S2Czow928Cq_T7x6ibmQZ2XwM9wihRlPwyeER9FFkrcCn546BVi0YJaGX4bL2FxJOa_HZ0koPNKMm1BeBIacpE0DnFKetKcm0/s400/book+drying+2.jpg" width="400" /></a>He chose a dog. The not surprising part of that is that his best friend and confidant is baby puppy the stuffed animal. The surprising part is that he is scared of real dogs. He didn't used to be. But he had some run-in's with some very large (i.e. much bigger than he is) dogs and it freaked him out.<br />
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Throughout this assignment Jasper has told me over and over, "I just want a small dog mom." We had dinner at the Fortier's on Sunday night. Their dog Tobi (small to medium size) was there, and Jack and Susie's dog Sandy (medium size) was there too. Jasper did okay with them by the end of the night.<br />
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I had to add small items in between each page so the book would dry without the pages stuck together. It is currently fanned out on the kitchen table in hopes that it will completely dry overnight.<br />
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I am SO EXCITED about this project and how it turned out. I asked Jasper to tell me about the dog he wanted, what they would do together, etc. Most of the text in the story is word for word from Jasper. A couple of lines really make me laugh. <br />
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We got online and I had him select photos to use for the book, mostly just from the Microsoft Office clip art gallery, so I don't think we are using anyone's photo we're not supposed to. We also went through and picked a few of our own photos to add in. Without further ado...<br />
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I need more than 48 hours notice to be "that" creative.<br />
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My friend Lindsay (Wilson) Cannon had the same idea that Jasper had. A Polar Bear. She said that when she pictures Jasper and reading she instantly thinks<a href="http://livefromvegas.blogspot.com/2011/01/polar-bear-polar-bear.html"> of this video</a> I posted a year ago of Jasper reading "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?"<br />
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A polar bear was out, because I don't think I own enough stain spray to send Jasper to school in all white clothes. Jasper has a cute fuzzy brown bear hat. He wore brown pants, and brown shirt and a brown coat and we called it good. Surely we did not win any points on creativity. But he did participate. And he did look really cute in his hat.<br />
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Here are some great costume suggestions that my friends gave me that I want to remember:<br />
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Nate the Great - Boy Detective<br />
Where's Waldo<br />
Cat in the Hat<br />
Thing1/Thing 2<br />
Pirate (Book: How I Became a Pirate)<br />
Dinosaur (Book: How do Dinosaurs say good night?)<br />
Wemmick (Book: You are Special)<br />
Curious George<br />
The Man in the Yellow Hat<br />
The Lorax (Mustache and an orange shirt)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-10441971897949380322012-02-28T22:54:00.000-08:002012-02-28T22:54:32.401-08:00Adoption and Foster Care Through DCFS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFVwg24RihYg7xRzDsMCZ7A-jgZekwcruryuTKVqkfOSOmfU_6PEpSf64Aq5Aru_2ilM7shzvBcHFrWdZlE5hc6f9bcO_SP9iiK7ufjJBXhQOs7zL4ftM_6SDfmW_-IrMN7xA5AXQe8JR/s1600/j+umping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFVwg24RihYg7xRzDsMCZ7A-jgZekwcruryuTKVqkfOSOmfU_6PEpSf64Aq5Aru_2ilM7shzvBcHFrWdZlE5hc6f9bcO_SP9iiK7ufjJBXhQOs7zL4ftM_6SDfmW_-IrMN7xA5AXQe8JR/s400/j+umping.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Take a leap of faith. Cast your nets wide. Those are our two mottos when it comes to adoption. <a href="http://livefromvegas.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-road-to-adoption.html">We are still working with LDS Family Services</a>, and attend and training class <a href="http://www.providentliving.org/familyservices/strength/0,12264,2873-1,00.html">at their office once a month</a>.<br />
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In an effort to keep all of our options open, we are also signing up with the <a href="http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/">Nevada DCFS</a>. <br />
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Tonight was our first class. An introduction and overview of how things work. Since we have 10 more three hour classes to take that Jasper can't come to, we decided to bring him tonight. He was an angel. He brought a book bag of Highlights Puzzle & Maze books and a Lego magazine. He sat right up at the big table with all the adults. The room was full, and as a white couple, I was definitely feeling like a minority.<br />
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<a href="http://livefromvegas.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-is-heavenly-father-going-to-give.html">We have 100% involved Jasper in the adoption process.</a> We told him that we are looking for a baby or kids who need a home and want to be a part of our family. Tonight he said, "Do they need a mom?" And I replied, "Yes, and a brother and a daddy too." <br />
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Mike had to leave after class for Bishopric meeting. Jasper and I stayed to look at the book of kids waiting for a home. Listed are their photo, name, and a little bit about them. Jasper LOVED going through each page as we tried to pronounce everyone's name correctly. I would read him a little about each kid and he would say, "They like pizza. I like pizza. They like soccer. I like soccer. They like to swim. I like to swim. Their name starts with w J. My name starts with a J." It was really cute to see him looking for things he had in common with each kid. <br />
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When we were done he said something that really surprised me. And he said it loud enough that the case workers could hear. "Mom, I don't really want to have two kids join our family." Great, I thought to myself. No points for us. Then he said, just as loudly, "Mom, I want A LOT of kids. Not just 2, how about 6." A little ambitious. :)<br />
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We just want to adopt, but we are trying to be open to foster care and foster-to-adopt. My heart is already broken over not being able to have any more kids, and I'm not sure that I can take the additional heart break of having kids in our home, getting attached to them, and then having them leave. I think if we were already happy with the number of kids in our family I could do it. But since we still want more kids, I think it would be really hard.<br />
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Here's the low down:<br />
1. Pass background check that we applied for tonight -- takes 1 week.<br />
2. Get finger printed ($55 each) and clear that check -- 2 to 4 weeks.<br />
3. Get assigned a case worker and get assigned a class schedule. 10 consecutive weeks for classes from 6-9 PM once a week. And yes, class is at least 30 minutes away. So we're talking 10 weeks of needing someone to watch Jasper at a fairly inconvenient time: 5:30-9:30 PM.<br />
4. Start our home study and get to know our case worker at class each week.<br />
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Here we go!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-11443250708601338282012-02-27T22:28:00.001-08:002012-02-28T22:14:24.093-08:00Family Scripture Study These Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg7CSZcduOAnhKZkFE2_4pf08JxPQ3uhpUfbhH_UN97-PKQCyzARqtabLbKhs7JPWtSuy4BTsAFXPw8uK2XGbli-EwZqCcsNYcgsMK4yIIvWtRzuAkU5WNV80cWx1D5bvOn8OIX4XFihF/s1600/scripture+study+2.feb.17.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9DCLX1ZYYxVJ1S7CrfDhaTd75i0Nblz_leUfJX6zr3xeS5OakHEXDhhjSvIfste4jmjMK9l0eT9kBYavjC2_5k7i-s2dNSoHSsnxmsC1pAPwIghht4sG0CfDLZvbBl2Q1BxtJ10zc1EC/s1600/scripture+study+3.feb.17.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9DCLX1ZYYxVJ1S7CrfDhaTd75i0Nblz_leUfJX6zr3xeS5OakHEXDhhjSvIfste4jmjMK9l0eT9kBYavjC2_5k7i-s2dNSoHSsnxmsC1pAPwIghht4sG0CfDLZvbBl2Q1BxtJ10zc1EC/s640/scripture+study+3.feb.17.2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We read scriptures as a family together every day.<br />
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Usually at night. If we have a particularly busy day, we might read in our car. If we are out on a hike, then sometimes we read on the trail during a lunch break. If Mike is out of town for business, or Jasper and I are out on an adventure, we video chat or just read together on speaker phone.<br />
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No matter what, we read every single day.<br />
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Our incentive to Jasper for happily showing up for scripture study the first time he's asked and for sitting reverently is that he gets to read. He LOVES it when it's his turn to read. Of course since he can't read yet, that means I read 3 or 4 words at a time and he repeats them. Yes, it's a lengthy process.<br />
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I remember last October when Jasper and I stayed at a condo on the beach with some friends. At night during their family scripture study he was always begging to read every verse. It definitely is one of his love languages.<br />
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In the last few weeks we have watched our friends four kids as part of a babysitting swap. We usually just have Jasper for scripture study, so adding four other kids, ages 8 and under, is a little more difficult.<br />
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Each of the kids sit down with scriptures in their lap turned to the correct page. The first time we had all five kids only read five verses, and the next time read nine verses. These experiences made me really respect my friends who have more than one child and persevere with family scripture study.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg7CSZcduOAnhKZkFE2_4pf08JxPQ3uhpUfbhH_UN97-PKQCyzARqtabLbKhs7JPWtSuy4BTsAFXPw8uK2XGbli-EwZqCcsNYcgsMK4yIIvWtRzuAkU5WNV80cWx1D5bvOn8OIX4XFihF/s1600/scripture+study+2.feb.17.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg7CSZcduOAnhKZkFE2_4pf08JxPQ3uhpUfbhH_UN97-PKQCyzARqtabLbKhs7JPWtSuy4BTsAFXPw8uK2XGbli-EwZqCcsNYcgsMK4yIIvWtRzuAkU5WNV80cWx1D5bvOn8OIX4XFihF/s640/scripture+study+2.feb.17.2012.jpg" width="640" /></a>Tonight we read in the <a href="http://mormon.org/faq/what-is-book-of-mormon?gclid=CKik8uX2v64CFeMbQgod2lGemg">Book of Mormon</a> in the book of <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/14.12-13?lang=eng">Alma, Chapter 14</a>.<br />
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We spend A LOT of time explaining vocabulary words. Here's a small sample from just 15 verses.<br />
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Chief Judge = The Big Boss<br />
Smote on the cheek = Punched in the face<br />
Bound with strong cords = Tied up really tight<br />
Loosed their bands = Busted free<br />
Began to flee = Run like crazy<br />
Cast into prison = Sent to jail<br />
Answered him nothing = Didn't say a word.<br />
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My favorite from tonight was every time we would read 'Chief Judge' Jasper would chime in and say "The Big Boss." We don't get very far along in the chapter stopping to explain everything. We do have a good time and I feel good knowing that Jasper understands what we are reading.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-40434007013047013542012-02-16T21:51:00.000-08:002012-02-16T21:51:18.235-08:00Double Date Dinner ---- With Kids!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6kQllwysXMXr60muE254N3bWrKx8_eDyAgE1da8UsFZyaO7w-VnqorTHeZ_1E9-GLrbdjHW0jG5vPwNKREiCmo3xaIhAVLAG5Lx1gfZgo7y8-Hr6KFaQrNC5c759LJDWy7lOVktErgtp/s1600/davidson's+and+fortier%27s.feb.16.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJyckcR_Qi-DJdznqrr-AINJmKFiJ-RtoWhsGZmsxfjZNrWBOOtGLUvd0JHPiI1YC7HMlniKi-7oMq5e-pObJhMjbq9Yutqc2SJI5iLoseHj4JzO-5JhTeMmO4Y3tkl03tXdsFMpHKBsZ/s1600/jasper+and+raynee+at+dinner.feb.16.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJyckcR_Qi-DJdznqrr-AINJmKFiJ-RtoWhsGZmsxfjZNrWBOOtGLUvd0JHPiI1YC7HMlniKi-7oMq5e-pObJhMjbq9Yutqc2SJI5iLoseHj4JzO-5JhTeMmO4Y3tkl03tXdsFMpHKBsZ/s640/jasper+and+raynee+at+dinner.feb.16.2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY5eD7AJOQglo4uX_dMn3_R5ZJjConFm6nFV5y-Jsavsw3_x5fZj6-bSw6pc1D1zNDO1_f-mRPe812kFVHGBge0zBAtoWZURsmTeIzG1c0Sya68Abp9Cf_6k5kub4GfWoiPqzP_-YL7qs/s1600/davidson's+and+fortier%27s.feb.16.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY5eD7AJOQglo4uX_dMn3_R5ZJjConFm6nFV5y-Jsavsw3_x5fZj6-bSw6pc1D1zNDO1_f-mRPe812kFVHGBge0zBAtoWZURsmTeIzG1c0Sya68Abp9Cf_6k5kub4GfWoiPqzP_-YL7qs/s400/davidson's+and+fortier%27s.feb.16.2012.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcboxxWfLDv6Rff1Oc1mPWgWf8ndFFGhwu9D06RvI-wRSmKoqouh2HAmsJ_BHPGerxZcAgF5M7tk99f_HsHKW3C8f2CWnGNmkt201kcJ4gxncEi-Sn7h7cn9jPOcaAoSTmnP8a80NzvoEA/s1600/jasper+and+raynee+3+at+dinner.feb.16.2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcboxxWfLDv6Rff1Oc1mPWgWf8ndFFGhwu9D06RvI-wRSmKoqouh2HAmsJ_BHPGerxZcAgF5M7tk99f_HsHKW3C8f2CWnGNmkt201kcJ4gxncEi-Sn7h7cn9jPOcaAoSTmnP8a80NzvoEA/s400/jasper+and+raynee+3+at+dinner.feb.16.2012.jpg" width="400" /></a>We are so happy that <a href="http://livefromvegas.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-home-soon.html">Captain Fortier is home from his recent deployment</a>. Not as happy as his 10 month old baby girl Raynee.<br />
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The entire Foriter family met us for dinner tonight at Claim Jumper in Green Valley. It's the first time we've seen Jeremy, even though he's been back since Feb. 3rd. <br />
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We are proud of Jeremy Jasper was thrilled to share some ribs with Mike. He also was quite concerned about Raynee.<br />
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He always checked on her and worried if she needed a bite or a drink or anything. <br />
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Jasper is so anxious to be a big brother. Hopefully we will be able to adopt soon and he can have a brother or sister to look out for.<br />
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Jasper LOVES Raynee and is always concerned if she's not happy or needs anything.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590274869114210407.post-76078662313815948172012-02-15T21:52:00.000-08:002012-02-15T21:52:17.496-08:00Library Books --Lost and Finally Found!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb6X3XHTL0n0K2Z7nreXvPZ1TsdisW13g7eHvNgWOFRDgcCzzOm9s8VBy6WU9QjMTJhsQMNhKDpW9LadlUt6c7IpPGtVkR7Izo0t8A3rE4H2tzf_aw_61vfIvcT-cLyOexEehf7nYuP_6/s1600/library+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb6X3XHTL0n0K2Z7nreXvPZ1TsdisW13g7eHvNgWOFRDgcCzzOm9s8VBy6WU9QjMTJhsQMNhKDpW9LadlUt6c7IpPGtVkR7Izo0t8A3rE4H2tzf_aw_61vfIvcT-cLyOexEehf7nYuP_6/s400/library+book.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Jasper is only four, and I'm pretty sure that the amount of money we've paid to the Henderson Library System in fines and lost/damaged books has fully funded the new Gibson Library!<br />
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When I found<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Chicken-Hungry-Crocodile-Won-Ldy/dp/0805070478"> Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile</a> tonight I shouted for joy. It's $16.95 to replace this book that has been checked out long enough for the library to declare it "missing." <br />
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I am afraid that the fines are going to be as much as the price of the book. Maybe we should keep it, but I don't even really like this book much. Jasper picked it out. Because it has a crocodile on the front. Of course.<br />
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Do you have a great system for not losing library books and avoiding late fees?<br />
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My trick that works most of the time is to keep renewing the items online until we can find them. :)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365219330788759187noreply@blogger.com0