tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43525517239318911482024-03-13T12:09:57.107-07:00Morrise Momentscassandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17387256664829988617noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-72049576250114889362016-07-28T19:42:00.003-07:002016-07-28T19:42:54.827-07:00Ground ZeroI stopped blogging because I thought I just didn't have enough time for it. I'd get behind and that would overwhelm me and so I wouldn't blog even if I had time. Instagram seemed like a much better way to document our lives and with the ease of automatically getting books printed, it really was better. But today I've hit a low. I'm talking crying while doing the dishes, can't catch my breath crying, low. After I calmed down a bit, I was able to tell Jacob exactly the reason for my crying. He knew the big reason; it's HARD being a mom to 7 young boys. But it was more than that tonight. I had been yelled at all day, either because I was making my innocent sons clean up the floor AGAIN! (for the second time the whole day), because I needed to look at Max eat each bite of his Mac and Cheese, or watch Ryan stick the fork in his mouth, or watch Christopher climb up the stairs on the hand rail (something I've asked him not to do), because Max was standing on a toy and fell off and bumped Thomas down, because I took something from Spencer and now he feels like he needs to scream at me for the next 10 minutes to get back at me, because their brother is talking to me but what they have to say is more important, or because someone hurt someone so badly they needed to scream bloody murder. And that's just what I can think of from today, off the top of my head. <br />
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But it's not just my kids tearing me down emotionally, I'm adding to the mix as well. I've had a hard time getting a voice out of my head saying I'm not good enough. My house is not clean enough, my children aren't clean enough, my children are too loud, too messy, too rude, and selfish. I'm doing a lousy job at this mom thing. But to add to it today, I saw family pictures that were taken for the Morrise side. They really are great pictures, and I love our individual family's one, the boys are so adorable. But the first thing I thought of when I saw me was, "My gosh you've gotten fat." My face is bigger than I'd like, and although I look at myself each day it's nothing like looking at much anticipated family photos to realize this. And all day I've been battling myself on my self image. And while I'm crying Steven comes up to tell me that his brothers are doing the exact opposite of what they need to be doing. In my tearful state I say, "Go talk to your dad. I'm done being mom." Which started a whole new slew of tears. Yes, I need a break from being mom at night, but I don't <u>ever</u> want my boys to think I want to stop being THEIR mom. Hence the new low, but no more.<br />
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Starting now, I'm going to blog or journal more at night. I've always said I'm just too tired at night so all I can do it lie down, scroll through facebook and watch a show or two with Jacob. But I'm going to force myself to write down my feeling from the day. Remind myself that I am a human being who's trying her best to do what she was meant to do. And even if it feels like I'm failing, hopefully I'll be able to see moments when I wasn't. <br /><br />
As I've been beating myself down lately a realization came to me, I'm raising 7 (almost 8) boys who will turn into young men who will turn into men. No wonder Satan wants for me to get discouraged and shrink from my job, he KNOWS what a powerful impact these boys will have for good. If he can get me to get stuck in my head and form small cracks in the foundation I'm trying to lay every single day, there might be a chance for him to get to these boys. And nothing brings out my momma bear instinct than to think of my children struggling in any aspect of their life. I just wish that feeling would last and be that strong all day every day. But the truth is I forget. I get tired, frustration, lose patience, lose my cool. But I'm hoping that with writing down my feelings and impressions I get throughout the day, hopefully slowly but surely I'll be able to resist those feelings more. I can enjoy the little and big moments of each of my children every day. I can let my boys see there is joy in parenthood, and that there is nothing I'd rather be doing with my life than to raise them.<br />
-side note: When Steven came upstairs to get his blanket and said that he loved me, I asked if he knew that I loved being his mom. He said, "No. I know you love me. But I don't know that you love being my mom." Tears swell up again as I tell him how much I love being his mom even if it's hard sometimes and it's hard for me to show it. Really something for me to work on.<br />
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Jacob had his tonsils removed a week ago tomorrow and man has it been a hard week. Neither of us were expecting it to be this hard. It's been SO painful for him (he's spent most of the last 6 days in bed) and it's been emotionally hard for me to try and make him as comfortable as I can and also try to care for our boys, but keep them quiet so they don't bother dad. And to just physically do everything myself, no help with the chores or putting the kids to bed, the little things I've been taking for granted that Jacob helped with. So here's to tomorrow. A new start. A chance for me to be better, stronger, and more committed to being the best mom I can be.<br />
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Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-34817701746382445852016-01-03T14:46:00.000-08:002016-01-03T14:46:06.726-08:00Daily scheduleI made a list of what usually happens every day for my mom while she watched the boys when we were in the hospital with Thomas. I thought it would be good for me to remember later in life.<br />
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Watch what you leave on the counter, Spencer and Max will find it and make a mess<br />
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Spencer and Max like ice water in their sippy cups and will often ask you to refill it when it's only half empty.<br />
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Make sure the toy closet is closed or Spencer and Max will dump out as many bins as they can as fast as they can.<br />
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Watch Spencer and Max, they will move chairs anywhere to get whatever is dangerous or messy.<br />
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Spencer and Max like to put on hand sanitizer on after they get their diaper changed.<br />
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William and Ryan will fight.<br />
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William and Ryan will try and get you to put on their underwear, but they can do it. Free their hands up or tell them they can do underwear and you'll help with their pants.<br />
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William and Ryan will get a new pair of underwear every time they go. I don't love it, but I tolerate it.<br />
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William and Ryan will still come and tell you, while dancing, that they need to go to the bathroom. Rush them there as soon as you can!<br />
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William, Ryan, and Christopher like to take off their shirts and throw them up in the air. I don't love it, but it keeps them busy without making a mess so it can't be all bad.<br /><br />
Christopher will try and pin his brothers against each other and bribe them to do things he wants by saying he'll buy them something in the near future. I don't like it, but I tolerate it.<br />
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Be patient with Steven, he's trying to figure out where he belongs in the family. With Christopher always playing with William and Ryan and again loving to leave some brothers out of the action, Steven can be emotional. Luckily he will calm down if you give him something to do, especially if it's with you.<br />
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7: get up and make breakfast/read scriptures<br />
7:30: make sure Steven is dressed and eating.<br />
7:45: Take Steven to school<br />
8:00: Get babies up and give everyone else breakfast if they haven't already started eating.<br />
8:30: Start clean up: unload dishes, save the silverware for Christopher. Unload dryer, try to have William and Ryan help though they probably won't. Either move laundry from washer to dryer and put a load in the washer. Try and make William and Ryan collect all the dirty underwear and pants on the bathroom floor, though they probably won't. Change and dress Spencer and Max. Try and get the older three dressed, especially if they want to go outside. Get dressed and somewhat ready for the day.<br />
(Mondays: 8:45-9:45: William and Ryan have talking time)<br />
10:30 ish: Play with the kids either outside or legos or reading. Or let them watch a show while you pick up another part of the house or sit down and watch it with them depending on how you feel.<br />
11:30: Make lunch and feed the kids.<br />
12: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday take Christopher to preschool, Put the kids to bed<br />
12-2: quite time, homework time with William and Ryan.<br />
2: wake kids up, pick up Christopher and Steven.<br />
2:20: Have snack, let Steven play with brothers.<br />
2:40: Do homework with Steven.<br />
3:00: Random play with boys<br />
4:30/5: Start dinner let kids watch a show if they aren't playing well amongst themselves.<br />
6: dinner, hopefully Jacob's home.<br />
6:30: Random play<br />
7: Put Spencer and Max to bed, have kids help clean up<br />
7:30: Put triplets to bed, listen to Steven read.<br />
8: Steven goes to bed, finish cleaning: vacuum and dishes.<br />
8:30: start relaxing<br />
9: grab a snack, start a show, movie with Jacob<br />
10:30/11: sleep.Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-10476053264601125022016-01-03T14:22:00.001-08:002016-01-03T14:22:10.254-08:00Daily Moments from 2015Probably around March I started to write down things the boys have said or done that just make me laugh out loud and want to remember. Here's the list.<br />
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Me: "Spencer is giving me... (I was going to say a funny look)<br />
Steven: "...the willies?"<br />
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Max biting William because he put his finger in Max's mouth<br />
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Ryan randomly showing up while we get ready for bed.<br />
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Jacob jokingly said we'll put Steven to bed then the rest of us will go to the museum. <br />
Steven: No. That's bad parenting.<br />
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The boys singing, "Dead man, dead man, come alive, before I count to the number 1... ONE"<br />
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After Jacob sprayed water on Christopher's face. <br />
Jacob: What that mean?<br />
Christopher: Yes. <br />
Jacob: Am I a mean dad?<br />
Christopher: No, you're still an awesome dad. You're an awesome dad every day.<br />
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William bringing me his underwear and said, "Cookie mom."<br />
Me: How do I know you went pee? Did Dad see you?<br />
William: No<br />
Me: Did anyone see you?<br />
William: Yeah. Ne! (Me)<br />
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On the way home from Walmart at 8:30.<br />
Jacob: If it's not 8:00 you boys can watch a show when we get home. Oops, it's 8:30. Too bad.<br />
Steven: Then we get to watch a movie! You said if it's not 8, and it's not 8. It's 8:30!<br />
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A glimpse into a moment:<br />
Apples everywhere boys shouting and throwing items at each other. Then 10 minutes later...<br />
Steven and Christopher coloring, William and Ryan quietly playing and Spencer and Max playing nearby me while eating or else they'd cry.<br />
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Christopher: Can I eat when we get home?<br />
Me: You can have a banana.<br />
Steven: You could have a monster from your nose!<br />
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Jacob: Christopher, what's your favorite number?<br />
Christopher: Two.<br />
Jacob: Why is it two?<br />
Christopher: Because it goes one. two. That's my favorite part: one, two!<br />
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Jacob: What's wrong with that child?<br />
Me: He's a mix between you and me...<br />
Jacob: Oh yeah, that explains it.<br />
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Ryan pumping on the swings<br />
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The triplets singing Mr. Downtown from "The Thing You Do"<br />
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William and Ryan opening the James Hinckley's stall and then giving each other swirlies when Jacob took them to the bathroom at church.<br />
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We passed a car wash fundraiser for a family's adoption, it was $5. I was explaining to Steven what a fundraiser was.<br />
Me: You pay them five dollars and they wash your car.<br />
Stven: Oh and then you get a child?<br />
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Ryan: Me hold hand mama?<br />
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William talking about the new trampoline: Boing boing high!<br />
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Christopher: Where does Isla live? She's my friend. I bumped into her backpack and we both smiled.<br />
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Christopher: Spencer has a big tummy. And a big beehive!<br />
Me: Beehive?<br />
Christopher pats his bum<br />
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Ryan: Baby Tom come out your tum! MOM! Baby Tom come out your tum!<br />
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Ryan: Baby Tom so cute! Baby Tom so little!<br />
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Christopher: I love Thomas more than anyone in the world!<br />
Jacob: More than mom!?<br />
Christopher: Yep!<br />
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Ryan brought me a burp rag that matches a blanket we have and said: Oh no! Blanket broken!<br />
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William: Mom, what you do ing?<br />
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Ryan while we're driving in the van: "Mom, look at me!" I look back to see William with his face sideways but his eyes to the front looking at me with his tongue sticking out about to touch Ryan or doing a chomping motion as if he's going to eat Ryan.<br />
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Ryan: Get off of me!<br />
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Max: Stop it!<br />
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Steven talking about new year resolutions: Yea, but no one ever does it. They might for a few days but then they don't do it anymore.<br />
Jacob: Who told you that?<br />
Steven: No one. I just learned it. I only did mine last year for like half a day.Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-6686311898634276642016-01-02T21:05:00.001-08:002016-01-03T08:42:09.127-08:00December 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Steven got the Student of the Month, which we were proud of but when we got a postcard telling us why he did we were even more proud. We want him to do his best and succeed academically but more than that we want him to be a good person and friend and that's just what he's been doing. He got it for including everyone, helping others, and being a friend to everyone. That's my boy.</div>
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I wanted to put Thomas in a stocking but by the time I got around to it, he was already so big!</div>
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Max and Spencer are good about having Thomas around, they just love to point out all his cute features. Which may or may not be a good thing...</div>
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We got our pictures taken by my amazingly talented friend Jenn!</div>
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Steven has had a tooth that was loose for a long time and after going to the dentist he we found out his grown up tooth was coming in and way out of place because the tooth was still there so Jacob had to bribe him multiple multiple times to let him pull it out, but we did it!</div>
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Christopher lost his first tooth at church...during sacrament meeting. Jacob didn't think it would hurt him so he bribed him with a big cookie with pink frosting. It did hurt and Christopher cried. He later told me, "Dad really shouldn't have pulled my tooth."</div>
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So Jacob stepped in to help out and they came up with this picture.</div>
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Dentist visit for William, Ryan, and me and Christopher had his cavities filled. William and Ryan did great and neither of them or me had cavities and Christopher was brave and was great until the end then he started crying we think just because he was tired of being there.</div>
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Thomas's first time at church AND first smile for the camera. He's TOO cute!</div>
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We made the trek to Salt Lake City to see the Temple Square lights and had such a great time. We stopped at Denny's first (kids eat free!) for dinner and the boys got the cutest reindeer pancakes and were pretty well behaved. I LOVE when we can do things as a family that we would do with only a few kids. Making memories with my family warms my heart. </div>
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we're told it's the symbol of fertility. Because we're blessed in that area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christopher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christopher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Card Tree</td></tr>
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Christmas Eve</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute Thomas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stockings and Presents ready!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three boys asleep and Steven awake. <br />
He finished It's a Wonderful Life then watched part <br />
of Elf and The Grinch before he fell asleep.</td></tr>
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Christmas Morning</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing Connect 4 while waiting for brothers to wake up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spencer made this face for a full minute</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Max checking out his stocking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven, Christopher, and William looking into their stockings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spencer hoarding other people's treats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas with his loot. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We only bought him one of those.<br />
The bear was from his Great Great Aunt Darce <br />
and the lamb from Grandma Morrise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">breakfast with their own cereal</td></tr>
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Last year Christmas morning was a bust! The boys stormed through their presents, throwing them aside and whining till they got to open another one. Then instead of playing with their new things they fought with each other; Jacob and I were done with the day by 9:30. This time the boys each got three presents; if it's good enough for Jesus it's good enough for them! They each got a sweater, a lego set, and a nerf gun. (well Spencer and Max didn't get a lego set, they got a ball instead). And just like that the morning was pretty great! We built legos together and played with our guns together, so much better than last year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kind of blurry, Christopher working on his legos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven working on his aim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christopher</td></tr>
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What was going on at 10:27 a.m.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Max playing at the batman house with some almonds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spencer sitting and watching it all happen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan, Christopher, and William playing with their nerf guns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob teaching Steven how to play pool on his new little pool table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas sad his binky won't stay in his mouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was making cookies with my new cookie cutters Jacob gave me</td></tr>
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Nerf Gun Wars!</div>
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After lunch on Christmas we headed to Soda Springs for my family's Christmas Party. We had a great time and even got pictures with our Great Grandma! (my pictures didn't turn out great on my phone but others did that I'll have to switch out later)</div>
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We stayed in Soda over the weekend and played basketball, watched the free matinee, relaxed and chatted. It was really great.</div>
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Sunday morning I got up thinking I needed to hurry and get everyone ready for 9 a.m. church, but when the bishop got up that morning it was -24 degrees so he pushed back church an hour and canceled the other blocks. He hoping for the weather to warm up, and it did to -4. It was perfect for us since I'm not sure how my boys would have reacted going to class. I just love to see the boys in matching sweaters!</div>
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We left after lunch on Sunday and made a stop in Roy to see Jacob's grandparents and luckily his Uncle, Aunt, and Cousin who live in Korea were visiting so we got to spend time with them as well. We always love to stop by and see Grandma and Grandpa Morrise.</div>
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A few days later my parents came to help out, my boys really love when they come.</div>
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New Years Eve the boys wanted to see if Jacob could win some stuffed animals for them. He won one with his first dollar and all he had left was a five dollar bill so he had 20 tries and got 3 more, the boys were excited. The best was when he got two on one round.</div>
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Spencer was being a pill in Walmart and would scream when we took things out of his hands he wanted to buy. Here he thought it didn't matter that I said no to this big pink bike he was going to wheel it away anyway! Sadly he couldn't move it himself and it made him SO frustrated. I was half laughing half wanting to stick him in a sound proof room for the rest of his life.</div>
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<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-48819916050436804872015-12-06T11:58:00.003-08:002015-12-06T11:58:46.304-08:00The First Week as a Family of 9!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We had a lot of visitors since it was a weekend and we loved visiting with everyone, though looking at the pictures I see we are missing a few! Sorry Matt and Jo, Amy and Charles, and Laurel!</div>
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When the boys first came in Ryan looked at me and with surprise in his eyes said, "Baby Tom out your tum! Mom, baby Tom out your TUM!" It was adorable. The boys were excited to see and hold him, but soon became much more excited about daddy's treats!</div>
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*sidenote: After you have a c-section you are not able to have real food until you pass gas. This didn't happen for me for a full day, so I was living on broth, juice, and Italian Ice. I was really excited when I was able to have real food, which started Sunday.</div>
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Jacob's work mom Laurel gave Thomas this blanket which we instantly put him in and he loved it, often calming down when we wrapped him in it. Pretty much everyone who saw him commented on how cute and comfy it was. We all love it.</div>
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Our boys came back to see us again on Sunday afternoon.</div>
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The nurses stress that you get up and walk around the halls to help with the recovery. Before I could get my IV and catheter out I had to walk the halls like this, because my gown didn't cover my rear end enough. I was stylish. I was so excited to get those out and be able to shower and move freely. The nurses were proud of how well I was doing and would cheer me on whenever I went for a walk.</div>
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We loved our time in the hospital getting to snuggle our sweet baby.</div>
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Thomas was a master nurser and would often latch on for 30 minutes a side. His nose was often stuffy from mucus left over from the birth, so when he got really hungry he would snort. It was adorable.<br />
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We decided we'd leave on Monday night, with the doctor's approval. At Thomas's last check up the nurse noticed his breathing was VERY labored, his stuffy breathing was also worse. She took him to the nursery to make sure he was getting enough oxygen. His numbers were all fine but he still was taking in these deep breaths every time. They called a NICU nurse to come and take a look at him, since they are a bit more specialized in this area. He came down and suctioned out a large piece of dried snot from his nose, no wonder he couldn't breathe! We waited an hour or two more making sure that was really the problem, and it was. He was just fine to come home with us.</div>
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* We had the same nurse for all three days and loved her! She has 4 girls, the middle two being twins and her fourth coming 20 months after her twins, so she had some really good advice and knew what I'd be facing at home. Not to mention she was on top of my medication which really helped!<br />
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My parents didn't tell the boys we were coming home, they just let them stay up a little bit longer. The boys were excited to see us, but more excited to hold Thomas!<br />
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For the first few days after I was home, William would come and let me know that I had a new shirt on. I'm not sure why this was so cool, but I thought it was cute.<br />
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The first night was a bit rough. Thomas wanted to eat every 3 hours, which wouldn't have been a huge problem, but he nursed for about an hour then I'd swaddle him and put him down and just when I'd carefully get back in bed he'd start fussing again. So I woke Jacob up to help put his binky in, but then Jacob couldn't get back to sleep for a while and I'd have to get up shortly after that. Thankfully my parents were here to take care of the boys so we could sleep in.<br />
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Spencer and Max were asleep when we came home so they were very fascinated with Thomas when they woke up.<br />
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Then we came home and watched a movie all together. Thomas was a fussy and since he only cries when he's hungry Jacob asked if we should try a bottle, but knowing we'd go into the doctor the next day I wanted to make sure I was giving him enough milk without supplementing. Tuesday night was a bit better; I had decided to let Thomas nurse until he pulled away instead of me breaking the latch. 45 minutes on each side. I nursed him for an hour and a half, but then he went peacefully back to sleep. He only woke up twice, which I was very grateful for.<br />
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Wednesday morning I took Thomas to the hospital to get his bilirubin checked since he was on the border when we were leaving the hospital. Then we went over to his doctor's office to make sure his breathing was fine (after the scare when leaving the hospital). He had lost almost a whole pound (10% of his body weight), the doctor was a bit concerned and suggested with his bilirubin being so low and his losing weight we should supplement for the next few days until everything comes back up. While talking to him I realized that my milk had come in sooner than with the other boys, but was not as full. I thought it was because Thomas was such a great nurser but I realized that I wasn't producing as much milk as with Steven and Christopher and that's the reason he was nursing so long; he wasn't getting enough. Jacob and I decided we'd just formula feed. It was would be better for Thomas now, and for our family if I could feed Thomas in 20 minutes instead of an hour every 3 hours. Not to mention he'd sleep better, so I'd sleep better and be able to take care of our family better.<br />
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We got the results back from the hospital and Thomas was now in the severe zone which meant he needed to have some phototherapy. We had the light bed and jacket for 2 days and just the jacket for the third day before his levels were back where they needed to be!<br />
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It started like every morning with me and Thomas in the hospital, but I made sure while he could wear clothes (he couldn't while in the bed) he'd wear the turkey bum pants. He was our Turkey Tom!</div>
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The nurse thought it was cute and took a picture of it. She was a twin and from a family of 9, we had some good talks of how it was growing up as a twin in a large family.</div>
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It was a bit weird to just have us for Thanksgiving, but fun at the same time. Jacob and I commented on the fact that we were having 7 people over for dinner and none of them helped cook; all they wanted to do was play games, make a mess, and complain. Sounds bad until you realize it's all our kids and they're all under 7.</div>
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We had Jacob's brother, Andy, and my brother Matt and his friend Max over for pie. So we did have some family which was nice.</div>
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Once we switched over to formula Thomas was filled sooner and he started sleeping for longer stretched (4-5 hours!). He really is such a great angel baby!<br />
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We spent 4 mornings in the hospital in his first week of life. He did really well though and his last time getting his foot poked he didn't even cry!<br />
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Jacob was able to be home with us the whole first week thanks to the holiday. I had imagined that we would spend it just watching a bunch of movies together, which we did...<br />
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...but I also was feeling much better than I did after Spencer and Max, or after any birth as a matter of fact. So we went out quite a bit! Jacob would often take some of the boys out for adventures while I was taking some much needed naps. But when Thomas was just a week old, we went to Lowes to get some materials for a project Jacob did for me.<br />
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We were quite the sight and when we were finally done we were all tired of being there and hungry, we went to Dickey's! Which most of the boys did great, except Max and Spencer had some melt downs. Max was okay as long as he had ice cream, but Spencer was a guessing game what he wanted and if you offered him something he didn't want, he'd start screaming again. Other than that, it was perfect!<br />
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I felt weird being out and about after just having Thomas, but I figured if I felt good enough I might as well be out with my family. We also went grocery shopping. I'm not allowed to push a cart so Jacob wore Thomas (he insisted) and then pushed the cart around while I got the food we needed. Also didn't think I'd go shopping for a while either, but I'm grateful I've been able to.</div>
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Christopher with his new hat Jacob bought him from the D.I. I thought he looked so cute and like a character on Little Rascals.</div>
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Jacob's new project! He was cleaning that area out (we caught our third mouse. gross is right, hopefully they were our last). I mentioned to him what I really wanted for that corner and he just went with it. It turned out just like I had imagined. It will make doing laundry so much easier!</div>
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Thomas's first bath</div>
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Thomas's first photo shoot while everyone else was at church. Thomas really is the best baby we've ever had and is so darn cute! We all love him. Christopher says he loves him more than anyone in the world, even more than me. Ryan, while holding him, said, "Baby Tom so cute! Baby Tom so little!" </div>
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It's funny how he's only been with us a week and but seems like he's been a part of the family the whole time. We can't imagine life without Thomas now!<br />
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<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-66966701538172521122015-11-29T12:45:00.001-08:002015-11-29T12:45:12.332-08:00Welcoming ThomasEver since I knew we'd have another baby I wanted a VBAC, and when the doctor said I was a perfect candidate for it, I was sold on the idea. Until I out of curiosity asked what the risks were, since I knew some doctors and hospitals wouldn't do them. He said most of the time everything went really well, but when they went wrong it was a catastrophe. That put doubts in our heads for sure. For the next several months we went back and forth whether we wanted to have a scheduled c-section: my parents would be here to watch the kids, we'd know when it was, we wouldn't have to play the "am I really in labor" game, we could plan (I'm a big planner!), BUT the recovery would be longer and I couldn't pick up my other boys for at least a month which was really hard for everyone last c-section recovery. With a vaginal birth: the recovery time would be a less extensive, it's natural so I wouldn't have to have a major surgery, it's what I wanted, BUT I can't be induced with a VBAC and having delivered two sets of twins at 38 weeks being induced with both who knows how long I would go before my body felt the need to give birth, I couldn't plan which sounds silly but it's actually a big part when you think of who will take care of our 6 boys until my parents could come and would it be conenvient for them? The final deal breaker was twofold: 1. I heard over and over again that recovery for your second c-section was better and didn't take as long, and I remembered I wasn't able to pick up William and Ryan for a good 2 months before I even had the c-section so it was a good 3 months since I held them which is a lot worse than 1 month. 2. My doctor said he could induce me one week before my due date on Saturday, 21st. This means that Jacob could use his days off not for being with us in the hospital but for being with the whole family at home especially since he had Thursday and Friday off anyway because of Thanksgiving. Also it worked out great for my parents. So the new plan: If I went into labor on my own, we'd do vaginal; but if not we'd do the scheduled c-section. <br />
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I anticipated being checked at 37 weeks to find out whether we'd have a chance at having a baby before the scheduled time! I was dilated to a 0. I had never been at a 0 before, I thought just checking me would have made me a 1. Nope Thomas was so high up, this baby wasn't coming any time soon. Still Jacob and I worried over our decision, did we really want me to go into surgery? At my 38 week appointment, still at a 0, I asked my doctor how long he'd let me go since this kid didn't seem to want to come any time soon. He said we'd have a non-stress test at 40 weeks, then again at 41, but if I still wasn't progressing we'd do a c-section because we'd need to get the baby out. Which calmed our fears; if the end result would probably be a c-section anyway, we might as well do it sooner and at a more convenient time! <br />
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The night before Jacob and I went out for a mini date grocery shopping for the week or two ahead of us. My dad gave me a blessing with Jacob assisting, I gave my mom a run down again of everything they'd need to know to take care of the kids until we got back, we repacked our bags and were in bed about midnight. My alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. I took a shower, got somewhat ready and we left our house at 5 arriving at the hospital at 5:30. It was weird to be there prepping for our baby but not feeling any sort of pain. We were tired but so excited knowing in minutes we'd be holding our little boy! After all the check in routines and signing the papers, I walked into the O.R. to have our Thomas. They gave me spinal block and while that kicked in everyone was just chatting: doctors, nurses, anesthesiologist, Jacob and I. Once we were ready to go they started, it was a much better experience for both of us this go around. I felt better and Jacob actually got to stand up and see them cutting me open! He took a video of it, which I still haven't watched because my incision is still too fresh, but our boys have and a lot of family - I hear it's not that graphic but still, I'll watch it probably in a week or two. As a point of interest, Jacob said they used scissors and past them from one side to the other, Dr. Nance on one side and another doctor on the other for about 7 layers. Out came Thomas Orson Morrise at 8:07 a.m. weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz and 19 1/2 inches long! They cleaned him up a bit and let me see him before taking him to the nursery, sewed and cleaned me up and we were all together again in our hospital room. We instantly fell in love with our little Thomas! ( Baby Tom, Tommy)<br />
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*Things I want to remember from this pregnancy: The first trimester was not as bad as a twin pregnancy, but the second trimester was! I grew to be about as big and uncomfortable and waited to see what the third trimester would be; it was so much better than a twin pregnancy! I was able to walk around and do everything I had always done, just a bit slower and with lots of breaks.</div>
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The blanket I made for Thomas. It is really plain but I appliqued a car, truck and train with some brown mink fabric to make a soft place for him to snuggle. Then I had it quilted with circles as a pattern. Also we got this chair at Savers for $10 so I would have a place to rock Thomas in our room. I love them both!</div>
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Are you ready for a long post where I cram as much as I can because I'm behind and well in a day I'll have another baby boy and time is about to get a lot more precious? Here we go!<br />
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On the way to have cake and ice cream for William and Ryan's birthday with family in Provo, we get stuck behind an accident and waited, in the heat with chocolate cake and ice cream till we moved.</div>
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Jacob and I were bored so he dared me to go out and dance. I did. Then I took pictures.</div>
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The day before our anniversary, we took the boys to McDonalds as a family birthday party. They boys were in heaven with happy meals and getting to play, two things that rarely happen.</div>
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Our 7th Wedding Anniversary! We had a babysitter fall through so we took the kids out to eat with us at Denny's. They were actually pretty good, and as always adorable.</div>
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We picked up Aunt Mel for a fun visit. I asked the boys if they wanted to make signs to hold up for Mel, I gave them two choices: "We love Aunt Mel", "Welcome Aunt Mel". Christopher wanted his sign to be "Come here Aunt Mel."</div>
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(Moments like these make my heart happy)</div>
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Birthday cards we wrote to my Grandma Balls. Steven wanted to give her some coins, so then all the boys wanted to send something in the small envelopes. (Christopher drew a picture and somehow made it fit in his.)</div>
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My mom while visiting made me a container for my plastic bags. The boys were enthralled.</div>
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The only pictures I got from the Sego Lily Elementary Carnival.</div>
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Our neighbors had some grapes they weren't going to use so we went over to pick some, or so I thought, we came back with this bushel!</div>
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It turned out to be great though, we had some to freeze and made a ton of the best grape juice I've ever had! When our grapes start producing I'm going to have to invest in this juicer, it was easy and nothing but grapes went into this juice.</div>
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In September I went for a sister's weekend in Boise. So much fun, and this is only just a small amount of pictures since we took pictures with the nicer phones. </div>
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We chatted and played games on Friday night. Saturday we went to the Temple, had pedicures, went out to lunch, went on a walk, shopping, then watched a BYU game while we chatted more. Such a fun weekend. We left on Sunday after Mel's church.</div>
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Getting ready for Fall and getting the fruits of our garden!</div>
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We finally took Jacob to Thanksgiving Point Farm Country with us, and since he came Spencer and Max were able to ride the horses too! Max did pretty well, Spencer rode for just a minute or two but when I started to get my phone out to take a picture he had a melt down and I just carried him the rest of the time. (And apparently I didn't get a picture of William, sorry buddy.)</div>
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For General Conference I thought it would be fun to start a new tradition where we bake a cake and decorate it during the last session. Steven was so excited to finally get to decorate our sports arena cake. Unfortunately the first cake I made I let Steven make it all and I was so proud of him for doing everything himself I forgot to tell him to put in the eggs and they whole cake fell apart. So we had to do it again, but the boys did have fun frosting and decorating it. </div>
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Having a picnic at Thanksgiving Point Gardens. </div>
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The older boys were so excited to carry our lunch in their backpacks!</div>
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More Park Adventures</div>
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I don't remember how it happened, for some reason Jacob said he'd give the boys some treat if they would drink some lemon juice, and these cuties kept going back for more!</div>
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We got to read some stories Steven wrote in his journal when we went for parent teacher conferences, (he loved going there by the way, or maybe it was the ice cream we went for afterwards...)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma and Grandpa: "My grandma and grandpa came to my house yesterday night. I made bats with my grandma. It was fun. My grandpa went for runs. They stayed for a night. My grandpa bought cookies and I bought treats."</td></tr>
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We met my good friend Brianna at Wheeler Farm for some fall fun. It was a bit hectic at times, but super fun!</div>
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We took Amy and Charles to the Gardens for a picnic and to enjoy the fall leaves there.</div>
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I thought I'd be a fun mom and take the kids to the park, but after only being there for a few minutes Ryan tripped and fell on the stairs. I knew it would hurt but didn't think it would be that bad until he took his hand away and I saw all the blood. Luckily he had an extra shirt he was playing with so I could sop up the blood while I called Jacob to tell him to pick Ryan up and take him to the ER. (Usually I can't tell whether something will need stiches or not, but not this time!)</div>
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He was so brave and hardly cried at all. He had 7 stitches and you'd never known. Though I know some family members who are glad they can now look for the scar and know who is who!</div>
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We "Got Boo'd" but I Jacob and I weren't up for printing off the instructions and going out to give it to other family, so we were just going to skip it this year. Jacob really wanted to, so he grabbed some cookies I had made earlier, drew a ghost on a paper, left it on the neighbor's porch and ran away. He didn't think he knocked loud enough so he went back to see and they saw him. We had a good laugh with our sweet boy.</div>
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I wanted to have some fun fall days as a family, so one Saturday we got our chores done early and headed out. Unfortunately it was later than we thought and kids and mom were grumpy but we stopped at one last store, which happened to have these Halloween shirts for $1 each. We got one for everyone, made them put it on and it really cheered everyone up enough for us to go out and have some fun! *Note if we didn't attract enough attention before, having 6 small boys all in bright orange will do the trick! It was fun though.</div>
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While at Walmart the boys and I were tired so we rested while Jacob tried to find the best deal on vacuums.</div>
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Trying again to sneak in some fun Halloween activities we made banana ghosts.</div>
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When looking for a needle to bind Thomas's quilt, I found some needles that belonged to my Grandma Balls and knew I needed to use them!</div>
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Sego Lily Elementary Costume parade</div>
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Our Ninja Turtle crew with their favorite thing in the world: pizza!</div>
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Halloween lunch at Dickey's</div>
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We found Spiderman at Winco!</div>
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Trick or Treating</div>
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I found these gems on my phone from Stake Conference.</div>
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*yes Stake Conference is ridiculous with our kids. My favorite is from a few times ago when Steven looks at me and says, "why are we even here!" I have no clue kid, my thoughts exactly!</div>
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Max and Spencer joined us at the table!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I came downstairs to find them all watching a movie like this. Too cute!</td></tr>
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Just your typical fall day</div>
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A week or so ago Christopher told us he saw a mouse under our couch. Now Christopher isn't known for his amazing truth skills, but we thought we'd investigate and sure enough there was a rather cute small mouse behind there. We tried to force him out the back door but our plan backfired and he went under the stove. So for a good two days I spent as little time in the kitchen as I could, and we got many mouse traps. Then Jacob saw it behind the couch again poking his out the edge. This time while we were trying to create a way for him to run outside, Christopher saw it IN the couch. One of our sectional pieces has a hole. So Jacob took the couch outside and tried to take it apart, but couldn't find it anyway! I was starting to get scared thinking of all the places it could have run in our house when we weren't looking. But luckily eagle eye Christopher spotted him outside and then Jacob saw it in our window well where he burrowed himself down nicely. Later that week when Jacob was cleaning out the garage he found some mice droppings on a table, so it looks like he came in our house through the garage. But really our house is a dream for mice; food on the floor, plenty of toys and blankets on the floor so it's hard to be detected. Let's just hope he didn't tell his friends how awesome it was here.</div>
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Dinosaur Museum</div>
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I decided to let Spencer and Max walk for quite a bit of it and they did pretty well!</div>
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We had a fun visit from our friends Ryan and Liz who have been living in Georgia for the past 3 year and just recently moved back. This is who Ryan is named after.</div>
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Limbo night! I'm not sure why Jacob started teaching them how to limbo but we were laughing towards the end with their amazing technique.</div>
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Making Pumpkin Puree</div>
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We finally cut into one of our pumpkins to make puree! I wasn't going to this year, but I felt pretty good and I realized if we did we could have pumpkin waffles, which we all love! The pureeing wasn't bad, but after standing to make a double batch of the waffles, I was done for. And no there wasn't a single waffle left from the double batch I made.</div>
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Max. is. so. cute! He really is, he can be a stinker at times but right now I find myself saying, "you're just so cute!" so many times.</div>
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Max is our smallest kid. Everyone, even people who don't know how family as well, say that he looks like Christopher which is true, but Christopher was WAY chubbier. Max is a Christopher mini, but he is just that a mini version. <br />
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He's an inch or so shorter and a few pounds lighter which may not seem like a lot but it you can for sure feel it when picking him up compared to his twin.<br />
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Max is a dare devil at the park, which you'll see in quite a few pictures. Here I was to show you his adorable leg rolls. I just couldn't help myself when he would go down the slide.<br />
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He LOVES to have fun. He can often be found running around and teasing his brothers. He does his own thing, but is very much willing to join with his brothers if they are having a good time as well.<br />
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Again Max is a daredevil of sorts. He loves stand on the back of the chairs and rock, and yes he has fallen and it still doesn't stop him.<br />
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He loves to get utensils from the drawer out, any and all are great to him. We only have like 2 spoons; I have no clue where he puts them!<br />
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Max also loves to get bowls out of the cupboards, put them on his head, carry them around and fill them with toys.<br />
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Which reminds me of Max's love of the recycling. We often have our recycling cans and containers all of the house because Max loves to take them out and stack them like they were intentional toys.<br />
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Max can often be found pulling up his shirt exposing his stomach, pulling his shirt down over his knees, or trying to pull off his pants. He's super funny.<br />
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Max loves to eat and will eat quickly if he is hungry and likes the food, if not, he won't eat. period. You can't make him. And you should probably take away the plate as quickly as possible because it's going to get messy. Which it's not uncommon to find Max putting all his food on the table before eating it either.<br />
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Most of my other kids and Spencer especially will sit quietly in their cribs or talk until I get them out, not Max! If he is up and wants to get out, he's going to SCREAM until you get him out.<br />
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Max is the favorite brother for most of his brothers. Steven and Christopher would fight over who got to take Max down the slides at the park all the time.<br />
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Max also really loves to move chairs around the kitchen to see what he can play with next. The pantry is no exception here and often will find spare crackers and food lying around.<br />
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At a new park we found, Max loves to climb on these free standing stools and then stands waiting for me to help him through the bridge of these. William and Ryan barely are able to do this!<br />
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Later on I asked the boys if they could see Max, he was climbing down this fish ladder thing. All by himself, Steven and Christopher were the only ones who would do this. Once again this kid is crazy.<br />
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Max used to be the victim from his brothers. Spencer would bite him, the older four would take things from him, and he would just cry for a minute or two and then move one. Not anymore! He has now found a joy in pushing them back literally. Spencer bit Max while I was in the bathroom, I came out and started to discipline Spencer when Max came out of nowhere and pushed him down then started hitting his head. It was so out of the blue that I had to stop myself from laughing and start reprimanding him. He does bite himself when he gets frustrated, which is kind of weird.<br />
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Max is getting to be a pretty good talker, not compared to his look alike brother, Christopher, who was our earliest talker, but he is getting there. My favorite words he says are: uP, bye bye, shoes, hi, popcorn, momma, go, blankie.<br />
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Man do we love his kid! I will often whisper how I love him in his ear, and he always turns and kisses me. Also when I'm singing to him at night he'll give me kisses; it melts me. He is fun loving, smart, funny, crazy, and just plain adorable! We love you forever Max!!<br />
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Oh Spencer. He'd be a great only child. He is so happy when he gets the attention that he wants and what he wants, but when he has to share his things and mom can't do everything he wants when he wants he is NOT afraid to scream and let me know it! But man he's cute.<br />
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He likes to climb at the park, but will often just spend his time walking around up there, I'm not sure if he's afraid of the slides or just likes to be like the big kids.<br />
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Spencer is a complete momma's boy. I'm a little worried about when his new brother gets here, because he LOVES me to hold him, and luckily I've been able to throughout the whole pregnancy. I will say he is getting better at having other people hold him as well.<br />
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When the camera comes out he knows how to cheese it up! And will often push others aside to make sure he's got his best chance of being seen.<br />
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Now that he is 18 months, he's been going to nursery! You'd think he'd be awesome because he has his brother (and for a few weeks 3 brothers before they split the nursery into two), but he's not and does worse than Max. Hopefully soon he'll get it down.<br />
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He loves to be with his brothers, but will often sit back for a while to see what they're doing and if he really wants to join. He usually does.<br />
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Some of the words in his vocabulary are: mom, dad, bye bye, up, hi, more, please, thank you, hat, shoes, blanket, eyes, hot, and some more that I can't think of right now. He also is pretty good at imitating.<br />
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Spencer loves his shoes and will often try to find them and asks to have them put on, even if there's just one. I also love when he brings me hats and asks me to put them on. He walks around with it on for a minute then takes it off for me to put back on his head.<br />
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Spencer loves his blanket that I made for him, especially the corners that have unraveled. He will find his favorite corner; stick it up his nose or in his ear while he sucks his thumb.<br />
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Spencer is a good inch taller and a few pounds heavier than his twin.<br />
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Luckily Spencer is starting to get out of his biting stage, hopefully. He doesn't bite nearly as often and when he does he'll mostly take the shirt and bite that. Much better in my book<br />
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Spencer is super sweet and smiley when he wants to be and knows how put up a fight when he wants to as well. He has the tantrum thing down! He'll throw himself to the floor and cry when he feels he is being mistreated, someone took something away from him or I told him no and he has no clue why. But if he knows what he was doing is wrong or he first took the toy away from his brother, he'll give me the world's biggest stink eye for a good few minutes before going on his business. Just to let me know that although he understands why he was reprimanded, he didn't like it. It should also be known that he gives me the cutest, sweetest smile after he's done something mean to his brother. Any of them, he's not afraid of picking on any of them!<br />
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He's already starting to get into mischief! He loves to get bins of legos or other toys out of the toy closet and dump them around the house. Luckily he'll help clean up the mess, sometimes.<br />
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His new favorite past time is moving chairs around to get what he wants. He loves to play in the sink in water left in a bowl or cup, or knives. Yeah, not my favorite stage. I have to be careful about what I leave on the counter or sink; if it's out, he'll find it, get it, and eat it if he can.<br />
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<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-35770769692981644102015-11-11T12:21:00.002-08:002015-11-11T12:58:04.985-08:00Ryan 3 Yrs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I honestly can't believe Ryan's 3! The time has really flown as these two have grown up. We had donuts for breakfast.</div>
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Played at a new park<br />
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Ate lunch at Sam's Club, where he wanted to buy these flowers for me because they were pretty. He really is so sweet and points out flowers at every store we go to and says they're for mommy.<br />
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We bought a trampoline that just so happened came that day, so the boys thought it was theirs for a good while. Ryan LOVES to jump on the tramp with his brothers and especially with his dad.<br />
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Ryan is really coming along with his speech, we knew a few words he said but man has he blossomed with going to Talking Time. He loves going to school and loves to doing his homework even more, please let this always be the case! He is still pretty shy while at Talking Time but occasionally they'll get to see his silly side.<br />
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Ryan is silly. He loves to make you laugh, and he'll usually do it with a serious face as well. But once he sees you laughing he can't help but join in on the fun. <br />
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My favorite right now, is the way Ryan will answer me. When I ask him to do something and he replies, "nope, mom" so cute and matter a fact. So I'll get closer to his face and ask him again and he'll do the same reply a little closer to my face and this time with his eye's smiling more. This will go on until we are touching noses and both laughing. <br />
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He and William have started to be less mischievous since turning 3, but there are still times especially when their little brothers do something that they just can't help joining in on the fun!<br />
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He first learned his name with a Roar so when we asked who he was he'd say, "RYAN!". We loved it, this was just after their third birthday. I was just glad that they knew their own identity, not just that they were the twins or WillRyan. As soon as he was comfortable with his name and William's name, when asked what his name was he'd say, "William". Again straight faced, unless started to laugh, he'd get away with it though if we didn't know better. He's such a tease<br />
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Ryan really gets along well with all his brothers, and again just loves to have fun and a good time.<br />
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He found this Cat in the Hat hat and LOVES it. No one else can wear it. Every time he wears it he has to find a book with the Hat on it (Cat in the Hat, Cat in the Hat returns), and then he points it out to everyone he can, "two hats! My two hats!" <br />
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He loves to give Zurpert kisses (blow raspberries). He of course thinks it's hilarious!<br />
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Once again, Ryan is a pretty easy going, fun loving, laughter making boy we wouldn't trade with anyone!<br />
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William and Ryan had their THIRD birthday at the end of August, and honestly I can't believe how big they are getting!</div>
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Their birthday started with donuts and presents!<br />
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We went to a new park and let the boys play, always a favorite for these cuties!<br />
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We bought a trampoline and we just so happened to pick it up on their birthday which was a fun activity. Afterwards we ate and did some shopping at Sams Club. William and Ryan stopped at the flowers and insisted they were for me. My parents had given them money for their birthday, so they spent a portion of it on me. It made my heart melt. They really are sweet boys.<br />
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We then headed over to Walmart to pick out a present with their birthday money and only came away with these huge balls, which are a blast on the new trampoline! Jacob put the tramp up and we spent the rest of the day playing on it.<br />
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Since they still are not great at talking, I figured the best birthday cake for them would be a chocolate candy cake. They of course loved it, what's not to like!?<br />
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William LOVED getting sung to for his birthday and often pointed to the happy birthday banner and say, "Happy Bir...ne!" much after his birthday past. In fact, I had bought two cake mixes for their birthday but only used one, so anytime he saw the cake mix in the pantry we had to sing to him again.<br />
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His talking is improving quite a bit lately. Though we did have them tested for their speech with the Alpine School District since they are now 3, and they were approved for services. We just started a program called Talking Time, which has a small preschool feel to it. There are 6 kids and their parents, they sing songs, read books, work on specific letters that everyone is struggling with, then while everyone is working on a craft they pull back the kids for one on one attention. It's great, William loves going and especially loves having a homework folder and homework to do like his big brothers.<br />
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William is starting to have a love to getting himself dressed in anything with pockets. We look through his shirts for those with pockets, but when we can't find any we settle for just pants with pockets. He loves to find things and put them into his pockets.<br />
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His personality is such that if he wants something, he'll find a way to get or do it, even when it comes to going to the bathroom! He can come upstairs 4 times to go the bathroom in a 30 minute period when he should be in bed and go a little every time. If he wants to stay awake, he'll find a way to do it!<br />
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William loves to play with his brothers, it doesn't really matter which one. He seems to have a great relationship with all of them, although he could be found fighting with any of them at any given time as well. But such is the life of brothers. <br />
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Thanks to a new school schedule, he doesn't take naps every day which really helps with bedtime! And when he does take a nap, he has to be up by 2 to pick up the older two from school so he's usually pretty tired at the end of the day.<br />
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This kid is the best to volunteer others. "Who wants to help me clean this up?" "Ryan" "Who wants this pillow thrown at him?" "Didder" (Christopher). But of course if it's like who wants candy or ice cream, he has no problem volunteering himself!<br />
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He and Ryan have started to say their names well and call each other by their names. I've been worried about that for a while, whether they knew their own identity or not. We love to hear him say, "WillUm!"<br />
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Oh boy do we love this kid and his crazy antics! He is smart, silly, funny, full energy, and can be super sweet when he wants to.Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-53361555469773469782015-10-03T21:20:00.000-07:002015-10-03T21:20:29.390-07:00Christopher 4 1/2 yrs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We were worried about his voice volume while at preschool, but his teacher has reassured me that he is normal, kids will always try to talk over each other, but he's just like everyone else. Miss Heather said he is so smart and great at school, but needed to work on holding his pencil correctly, which he has been doing such a great job on!<br />
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He's really into making friends. Like if he plays along someone for a minute or two they are his friend. My favorite is when he said a little girl in our ward was now his friend. "I bumped her backpack, she turned around and we both smiled." Oh my.<br />
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Christopher is the champion of all bragging. If you give him a candy and say, "don't tell anyone!" He will wait a minute then go to each of his brothers and say, "Hey look at this! You don't have one, but I do!" Today he found a quarter and told William if he followed Christopher around he would buy him something from the store. </div>
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Christopher LOVES to play with William and Ryan, which is fun to watch. Except that he will often turn them against each other. I will find him whispering to Ryan: "hit William with your blanket." Or visa versa, I have to remind him if his brother gets in trouble for something he told him to do, he's going to get in trouble as well. It seems to be working...sort of. One day they will be taller than him and everything will change.<br />
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He is usually the most considerate at the dinner table. "Mom, thank you for making this yummy dinner. I appreciate it." Then he refuses to eat it 10 minutes later because it's too gross.<br />
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Christopher is really a big sweet heart and will often share way more with his brothers than they would share with him, when he's in the right mood of course. He gives great big bear hugs, loves to play with his brothers (and anyone else for the matter), is smart, funny, and has such a contagious laugh. We love you to pieces Christopher!</div>
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For Steven's birthday this year we chose to make a Darth Vader cake (that I found the mold for at D.I. earlier this year. Score!)</div>
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The night before his birthday my parents were in town so we had a little family party for those who could come for cake and ice cream and a pinata.<br />
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One of his gifts was an adult's coloring book for him and me to do together. He really has a knack for art and details and loves to color, we've enjoyed using them so far.<br />
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The day of his birthday we ate breakfast and let him open a few small gifts but what he really wanted was money! Which was perfect when Grandma and Grandpa Balls sent money. After we did chores we went to a park with some neighbors, then picked dad up for lunch and took him to walmart to use up that money! He bought a $5 movie, some ice cream, a light up ring, and a Hulk ring pop all for $10 and has yet to spend the rest of his money. No wait, he bought a big ball after William and Ryan got one for their birthday and he paid tithing. I think he likes to know that he has a lot of money. That night we ate at In-n-out then bought a movie to watch at home (Jacob and I were exhausted), we put the boys to bed and let Steven stay up with us watching a show while eating treats galore. He ended up falling asleep on our bed, I hope he had a good day.</div>
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Steven is now in first grade! He is doing well and I'm surprised with how much retention he has from Kindergarten but has made it known that First Grade is BORING. He'd rather go to preschool with Christopher or Kindergarten, because they were more fun. Sorry kid, you've got a long way of school ahead of you! He does have to go early in the morning (8 a.m.) and then after he gets home we do homework before he gets to play. <br />
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He told me he wished I homeschooled him so he could have more time to play games on the computer, I informed him he wouldn't get to play any more games than he does now, maybe less, he said he'd stay where's he's at. He loves lunch time and recess and often comes home telling him how he got to move up on the behavior board for being a good boy and working hard. He's doing really well, with his homework he wizzes past the math homework and has the spelling words down the first go, and is increasingly amazing me with his reading. (as long as he's not too tired)<br />
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I think it's a hard adjustment going all day long, especially when all your playmates (brothers) are still home playing and doing fun things. Which he has banned us from doing anything fun while he's gone. At first I tried not to, but after a while I've learned that the younger boys need to be out doing something or they mess the house up! So now we'll just have to work with Christopher not bragging to Steven what we do while he's gone.<br />
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Steven is such a great big brother and a good example for his little brothers, we really couldn't ask for a better first child! His super power is telling the truth. The week after school started Steven randomly told me that when I send him down to bed, he will watch a movie before going to bed. He'll put the volume all the way down, so we don't hear it. Once we're in bed, he'll turn it up so he can barely hear it; then once it's over he goes to bed, or sometimes he'll fall asleep before it's over. REALLY! That's why you're so tired in the morning! Silly kid, but I am really glad he told us so we could keep an eye for it. He is so sweet, honest, smart, and kind hearted. We love you kid!</div>
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For Lehi Roundup they had this bouncy house in the park that my boys LOVED, and begged to go on again and again.</div>
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Jacob got a bonus at work and used some of the money to buy my a porch swing I've always wanted</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I know these pictures are messed up but I can't figure out how to fix them. Jacob and a 14 year old boy he home teaches decided (or the boy decided to have a few competitions to see who was strongest one Sunday. With arm wrestles and leg wrestles they were tied and needed another competition, I suggested a race, which Jacob won but the boy needed another one. So he coaxed Jacob into a full on wrestling match, Jacob tried to decline but to no avail. Well he ended up cracking a rib which other than being really painful, was okay medically.</span></div>
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We loved trying to discover new parks this summer, this one had the sprinklers on so rather than playing at the playground they just ran through the sprinklers.</div>
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I love that the boys love going to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens with me to walk around and be in nature. They also love to have me take their picture in different poses as well. It cracks me up, but warms my heart just the same.</div>
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Every year our neighbors have a fun fireworks show with treats and visiting, the boys and I look forward to it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We didn't let them do sparklers like the big kid, so snap its would have to do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William in Elmo and Ryan in the aligator pjs.</td></tr>
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One morning there was a beautiful rainstorm, so I brought the boys to the swing and we read books while watching the rain. It was really magical.<br />
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This year we decided to not really grow a garden, we'd have to buy and build the grow boxes and then take care of it all and really we knew we wouldn't have that much energy this summer, so we decided to plant our favorite things in the front and see what we get. We planted zuchini, pumpkins, and peas, along with the raspberries and strawberries that usually grow in the front. We didn't get many zuchini's, a few pumpkins, a few peas, and a few strawberries, but the other day we got enough raspberries to put in a gallon size ziploc bag and put in the freezer which was fun.<br />
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Story time to thank the service men and women.</div>
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Ryan and William like to put their fingers in their ears and say, "na, na na, na, na na." to each other or their brothers. It's really cute.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan</td></tr>
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William and Ryan broke a shelf in the fridge and a big bag of apples came tumbling down. This is when they left the scene of the crime and Spencer and Max came speeding towards it to get these said apples. I had learned a few days earlier that they know how to eat apples whole, after they'd find a brother's discarded one on the floor. They were right at home here.<br />
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Some more adorable Garden pictures. Once again, I love taking the boys here!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two have smiles that are beyond cute</td></tr>
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One Saturday was rough, I don't remember exactly what happened, but just remember saying to Jacob maybe if we get out of the house it would go better. So we took the kids to Dickey's, where you get free ice cream with any purchase. It's a favorite of ours for obvious reasons.<br />
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Then we went to the D.I., because that's what we do for fun.<br />
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And then to top it off we went to Walmart to do a bit of shopping. Jacob gave the boys a thrill by turning the cart around and around. I have a cute family.<br />
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A few of my neighborhood friends were meeting at a local splash pad, so I ventured out for the first time alone with the kids, and we all survived! And had fun along the way.<br />
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After hearing one of our nephews has a unicycle, Jacob decided to use some of his birthday money he'd never spent and buy one too! It's not as easy as it seems and is still a work in progress, but he's getting better!<br />
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And these boys are getting more adventurous!</div>
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They boys picked a strawberry for me. and Max decided to eat it but soon realized it wasn't as sweet as he thought it would be.<br />
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Another fun story time!</div>
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My parents brought us a whole slew of raspberries from their garden (we only get a handle full from ours thanks so little boys nibbling on them. Which I'm not complaining about that either). I enjoyed saving a bag for things like: waffles with fresh raspberries and cool whip.<br />
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We had the chance to go to our nephew's birthday party. They recently moved to Utah from Arizona so it was fun to be close enough to join in on the festivities! They also rented a bounce house, which my boys just adore.<br />
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A great friend of mine spent a month in Utah when she and her husband were moving from Korea to Washington D.C. and I'm so glad she made time to spend a few hours at a splash pad with me! It was a new splash pad in Layton that we hadn't ever been to, so the boys had a great time and I had a great time catching up with Luci! Win Win in my book!<br />
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Speaking of good friendships, while in the area I got head over with the kids and have dinner with another dear friend whom I've been friends with since Jr. High. Brianna and her family just moved from Arizona and I'm so excited to be able to hang out more! Extra bonus, our kids get along!<br />
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While we had our niece with us we made a trip to Neptune Park, where Christopher climbed higher than he ever had! (I didn't get a picture of that, but I'm still proud.)<br />
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Saturday's we're trying to get a new schedule down where we clean as a family in the morning for a few hours and then head out to do something fun! And let the house stay clean a little longer. I love it! We were heading to Provo for a nephew birthday party, so we decided to stop off at our old park and finally play in the splash pad! They loved it, of course.<br />
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The Young Women in our ward was doing a big better best service competition, so one team came to our house and watched our boys for 30 minutes while we went to the store for my goodies. While the girls were doing this, the leaders cleaned our house! It was so so so nice and appreciated. We really lucked out when it came to our neighborhood. These people are GOLDEN!<br />
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Another fun splash pad where I met up with some great friends, though of course I didn't take any pictures!</div>
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Spencer and Max just learned to go up and down the stairs and now they think their pretty cool. Which they are.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Spencer loves to walk around with his blanket. The edges are unraveled (due to my amateur hand binding job), but he loves it and loves to stick that part up his nose or in his ear while sucking his thumb. Much like his older brother Steven.</span><br />
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I needed to go to Saratoga Springs to pick up something I bought off the internet. I thought it would be fun to find a new park to explore while we were there. The older 3 ran off to the playground while I took Ryan to the bathroom with the babies and when I came back they were all up on the highest park of the playground because there was a cat. And it's dead mouse. My kids don't do well with animals, so I really had to coax Christopher and Ryan down the slide with popsicles and the promise that the cat was nowhere near them. Luckily Jacob's co-worker gave us those popsicles or the adventure might not have ended so well.<br />
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<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-86359057181435480232015-08-15T20:53:00.000-07:002015-08-15T20:53:02.194-07:00My Fight SongSince potty training the boys, it's been pretty rough at our house. Like I said before I was emotionally and physically drained, and Jacob was right there with me. There were a few days when I was sure I had depression and would need to get medicine to take care of myself and our family. Luckily I thought to start memorizing scriptures each day or week and then the words of God would be in my mind instead of thoughts of failing and exhaustion. I decided to go with scripture mastery first with 1 Nephi 3:7: <i> ...I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them. </i>I repeated it over and over in my head all morning, but it wasn't until I took the kids to the park and sat in the fresh air that I received the revelation I needed. <i> I know the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way. </i>I know this is true, I've seen it over and over in my life, it was my testimony as well as Nephi's. It brought me more peace than I had felt in weeks. I had already said, I will go and do, and have the family Heavenly Father wants us to have, now I just needed to rely more on Him and on my testimony that everything would work out. It might seem impossible and I may feel discouraged, but He'd prepare a way for me to do it. Scriptures are powerful. The next day was 2 Nephi 2:25: <i>Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. </i>As I pondered on this scripture throughout the day I found something I had never noticed before, <i>men are that they might have joy</i>. We are supposed to have joy in this life. I'm made to be happy while cleaning up after my boys, teaching them the right and wrong ways to live this life. It's supposed to bring me joy, not just bring me headaches, tired eyes, and muscles. Again it brought a deep peace to my spirit.<br />
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I wish I could say I went on like this, but life helped me forget and these scriptures helped buoy me up and that was enough to help me keep going for a while. Until recently when I've noticed my back hurting more, my body not reacting to this pregnancy like I'd like. My body is tired and so was my spirit. All I could think of is I don't know if I can do this again, it's just too hard. I'm just too tired. Jacob and I talked about it (like I mentioned before, he's in the same boat) and it's not like saying just tough it out for 3 months and it will get better. It's tough it out for 3 months, then you'll have a new born and it will get harder. I knew I wasn't depressed this time, I was just tired and worn out. On the way home from a doctor's appointment all by myself, thanks to my parents for watching the boys so I could go alone, I heard this song. "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten<br />
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I'd heard it once before and liked it, and this time I thought I need to remember this for after the baby comes and I'm trying to diet and exercise to get my body back. What a great running song "...This is my fight song. Take back my life song..." It made perfect sense to me to want to fight to get my life back from having kids. The song ended and soon another song came on that I didn't like so I changed the station and the end of this song came on again, but this time I heard it differently. I realized my greatest impact on this world will be my children, not me having the body I did before I had them. The words took on new meaning: "Like a small boat on the ocean, sending big waves into motion (bringing children into this world). Like how a single word can make a heart open (mama, mom, mommy). I might only have one match (life) but I can make an explosion. This is my fight song. Take back my life song. Prove I'm all right song. My power's turned on. Starting right now I'll be strong. I'll play my fight song. And I don't really care if nobody else believes, cause I've got a lot of fight left in me."<br />
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It has turned into my anthem. I play to myself when I'm in the bathroom and feeling discouraged. This is my life: Jacob and the boys and all the exhaustion that goes with it, is my life. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm going to fight to be happy and see the good in my days. I'm going to take back my life from all the negative feelings and thoughts. I'm going to prove to myself and others that I can live this life with a happy disposition. Prove to myself that I'm stronger than I think I am, than I feel. And it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks or their opinion on how big or small our family is or how we are going to handle it. Because I still have a lot of fight left in me. I just needed some good old revelation from my Heavenly Father to remind me.<br />
<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-40072546400099569312015-08-14T20:50:00.000-07:002015-08-14T20:50:01.208-07:00Potty Training Twins: First Set EditionI hate potty training. I know hate is a strong word, but I would rather give birth multiple times to multiples than potty train one child. This is why I always said that William and Ryan would have to say, "Mom, I want to wear underwear and go in the potty from now on." before I started to potty train them. Until one afternoon when William took off his diaper during nap time and I didn't want to go into the babies' room to get a new one so the thought struck me to try him out in underwear, just to see. I would sit them on the toilet before going into the bath and William would always sit on the toilet until he went; Ryan would wait a second or two and say he was done. So I had wondered if William was ready to potty train. Anyway, on a whim I put underwear on William, and he liked it. He did really well. I would ask frequently if he needed to go and he would tell me if he did (and luckily I had some sort of treat to reward him with). Ryan saw the attention and wanted to try it out, so I put him in a pull up not really concentrating on him, but letting him go when he thought he needed to. Well it just so happened that the next day our sister-in-law and her kids came to stay with us and we had places planned to go and I didn't really want to have to worry about always asking if they needed to go. So I put a pull up on them and kind of forgot about it while we were out and about. But luckily they were doing pretty well, I was hopeful I could do this in a short period of time.<br />
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The next week I decided we'd start for real (except naptimes and night times they would still wear pull ups, I'm not THAT good). But I was scared, Christopher had really scarred me. I asked Jacob to give me a blessing, I needed to know this was the right time to do it and not just something I thought up. I was scared about me giving so much energy into William and Ryan that the other boys would be too neglected. After the blessing was done, Jacob apologized that it didn't really answer my question on whether it was right to potty train or not, but it actually was exactly what I needed: <br />
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He said the boys would receive enough love, keep going and they will be taken care of and turn into good upstanding men before the Lord. Trust myself. Even when I think I'm making decisions by myself, the Spirit is whispering in my mind what I should do. Trust it and the family will continue to grow up strong. I'll have enough energy to give to everyone I need to and still have some left for me. Everything that's happening is for a reason I may look to the future and be scared of outcomes, but blessings will come and I needn't be so worried.</div>
I knew that the thought to randomly put William in underwear was inspiration now I just needed to follow and act on it. <br />
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The first week went pretty well; William was telling me when he needed to go. He is also very talented; he'd go a little in his underwear, but then go more in the toilet so he could have a treat. Then when he was done eating the treat, he'd immediately go again to get more treats. He's smart and talented. Ryan had a harder time catching on when he needed to go and being able to make it to the toilet before going. But he was learning and trying. We went on like this for about a month. Unfortunately at the end of the month, neither of them had pooped in the toilet; I tried being super optimistic and giving them showers, neither of them worked. One Sunday morning they both had accident after accident, and I just couldn't take it anymore. I knew William knew how to tell when to go and could go and Ryan was almost there, but yet they still would wet their underwear consistently. Obviously, they just didn't want to do it and if they didn't want to do it I didn't have the energy to make them do it. I was emotionally drained. I told them if they wet their underwear one more time I'd put them in diapers again, with no more treats. William wet himself and he skipped to get a diaper on. As soon as he was done, Ryan came and sat down for his diaper to put on. I felt relieved to not have to worry about how long it had been since they'd last gone to the bathroom, but also upset at all the emotion I put into teaching them when it was all for nothing. I told Jacob they had sucked up all my reserve emotions and energy, he said, "you had enough for a reserve!" Apparently I did, but not anymore.<br />
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The next morning, I heard them in the bathroom for a while so I thought I should investigate. They had both taken off their diapers gone to the bathroom in the toilet, and put on underwear. Maybe they <i>were</i> ready. After that the accidents were minimal, except #2, neither had really ever done that in the toilet yet. So we went to the store and got them each a pack of 9 cars; when they went poo in the toilet they'd get 2 cookies and a car. Soon William caught on and it wasn't long after it clicked for William, but Ryan started to go. It was such a glorious day when they both were going in the toilet consistently. So now we are about 2 months out and occasionally they'll run to the bathroom to go but come back with wet underwear, either not making it or just not pulling down their pants before they go. But other than that they go by themselves or tell me they have to go then run in, often not wanting anything in return; occasionally they'll ask for their cookies (Nilla waffers). Although during it, it was so rough, I now can see that the Lord was helping me along the way and that it was the right time for them. (now we won't have 5 kids in diapers!).Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-54916408790251514582015-08-13T20:33:00.002-07:002015-08-13T20:33:57.098-07:00Family Staycation 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We ended the night with running to a local D.I. we don't get to that often. A great start to our family time.<br />
Wednesday we started the morning eating breakfast in mom and dad's bed while watching a show. Jacob took Spencer and Max to a check up doctor's appointment while I took the older boys to see "Rise of the Guardians" at our local dollar theatre. It was William and Ryan's first time watching a movie at the theatre and they did pretty good!<br />
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We were going to go out to lunch and have some more fun, but it was evident to the parents that most of the kids needed naps, so we came home and everyone had a nap. When everyone woke up we got some dinner and at a picnic at neptune park.<br />
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Then we dropped the kids off at the house, put kids to bed and Jacob and I had a date night at the temple and some random shopping. A great day for Day 1 of our staycation.<br />
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Thursday we started the morning off at the aquarium. We knew if we ever wanted to go, it needed to be before William and Ryan had their birthday so we didn't have to pay for them. <br />
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We rushed home and put kids down for a nap and went to my 21 week ultrasound. Everything looks great; our little buddy is as healthy as can be!</div>
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When everyone woke up from naps, we went to eat out and the kids were beyond crazy. They were loud, disobedient, and just plain exhausting! We were going to go out for ice cream or something afterwards, but after that experience I was done and so we ended up going to a park instead and found one that we LOVED in Draper. But Jacob and I were excited to get back home and put those crazy kids to bed. It wasn't greatest end of the day, but I guess not every day can be wonderful.<br />
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Speaking of wonderful, Friday was wonderful. We started out at a Nickle Cade near Salt Lake, after going to a Savers or two before it opened. Of course we had a blast, we always do.<br />
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We skipped out of there with our treasures and went to Dickey's for lunch. The kids were much better here and we actually quite enjoyed ourselves! It may have been the unlimited ice cream we could supply them, but we're not complaining.<br />
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We went to City Creek to let the boys play in the splash pad, and ride the escalators. They LOVE those.<br />
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Then to let the boys dry off we walked over to Temple Square and let the kids run around and see the sights. We were really quite the attraction while in downtown Salt Lake, we often saw people just staring at our family trying to figure it all out. It made me laugh and made Jacob stare back....awkwardly.</div>
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Oh and in between all of that we went to 4 Savers (we would have gone to D.I.'s as well but they were closed for Pioneer Day). But here was our load from those thrift stores!<br />
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Saturday we went out early and got donuts and juice to eat in the car on our way to Salt Lake again. <br />
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This time we went to 4 D.I.'s for mom and dad and for the boys we went to the Clark Planetarium.<br />
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While at Gateway mall we ate lunch, another horrible eating experience, then let the boys run through the splash pad.<br />
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We came home for naps then felt like we needed a big finale for our vacation so we went to our favorite Chinese restaurant. Again, you'd think we'd learn, it was a horrible disaster. So much so after we ordered I asked if we could just get it to go, but what we ordered couldn't do that we instead we endured the loud children getting out of their seats, making big messes and climbing on the table. <br />
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Fortunately we got the best fortune cookie fortune ever:<br />
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So we dusted ourselves off, went to a D.I. (or Jacob ran in while the boys and I decided what as next) and we got ice cream cones and went to the duck pond at BYU.<br />
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All in all a great family staycation for the books! While driving the boys would watch, "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" where the song "Beautiful Boy" is played. This line always gets me teary eyed, especially at this point in my life. "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans. Beautiful beautiful beautiful, beautiful boy." I never thought my family would look like it does, but its life. It's my life. And it's real beautiful.</div>
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This year was my high school class 10 yr reunion on July 3rd and luckily the 3rd was a Friday and Jacob had it off since the 4th was on a Saturday so we were able to spend a bit more time in Soda Springs for the 4th of July Festivities. Friday afternoon we met with a few of my classmates and their families for lunch at the park, which was really fun to catch up for a bit.</div>
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While I was still chatting Jacob walked across the park with the boys to get their energy out and let me have some more time to visit. They stopped at the Dinky Engine where Jacob tried to get the boys to fit through the bars (which I did as a child). Ryan was the only one who could do it and EVERYONE screamed when Jacob "helped" him a bit.</div>
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We also were able to go to foam, where they bring the firetruck to the park and spray the foam they would at a fire at the kids, then hose them off with their huge hoses. At first the boys were hesitant, but Steven and Christopher soon learned to love it while William and Ryan would only get their feet and hands messy.<br />
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That night I was able to go to dinner with two of my best friends from high school and catch up without any kids or distractions. It was fabulous!<br />
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Normally I love to go to the 5K on the morning of the 4th, but my family slept in and we missed it. But I suppose we needed that sleep, so we slowly got ready and headed to the parade<br />
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After the parade we always have a bbq with as much as we can get at my parents house. It's again a favorite of mine. Ryan (and really all my boys) LOVED sneaking the cheetos, and then he'd take this seat over and put his stash in the cup holder.<br />
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My Uncle Garth and Wayne are known for their story telling skills, mostly that it makes them each crack up laughing most of the time. They could make any story funny. I don't exactly remember the story here, but I know we were all belly laughing throughout.<br />
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<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-20805240890220298162015-07-31T20:15:00.000-07:002015-07-31T20:15:23.340-07:00May and June 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Father and Sons: the boys had a blast! The hiking is always is big hit with these three.</div>
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While trying on shoes Steven stored his flip flops in a safe place...</div>
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My mother's day loot. Jacob gave me the beautiful flowers and chocolate (he knows me) and Steven wanted give a picture with me and him in a frame. I loved it.</div>
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This was probably my favorite though. I made one of these plates growing up and was delighted to see Steven did the same and that his picture was pretty close to mine as well!</div>
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Mom's and Muffins: A time to come and read with Steven at school</div>
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If Spencer wants something nothing can deter him from getting it. I recorded Spencer following Max around wanting this yogurt container for 20 minutes, crying the whole time. He eventually got it and all was right in his world.</div>
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Family bike rides that take longer because boys can't pass up chances to throw rocks into the water.</div>
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These boys came with me for my pregnancy appointments and did marvelous!</div>
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Ryan fell on the sidewalk and cut his lip pretty bad.</div>
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Max loves to push the scooters around like he's a big boy.</div>
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Such a cute big boy!</div>
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Steven was in his first dance festival! He did so great! But like an awesome mom, I actually didn't push record on my phone, but know I was proud and he really was great!</div>
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Some moments are just plain wonderful. Seeing all the boys playing happily in our backyard on a wonderful evening. Magical</div>
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Sometimes we are spontaneous and go to Nickle City and the boys have the time of their lives! And half the kids are in pj's in the middle of the day, but whatever right!?</div>
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Steven likes to pretend to be daddy so he can stay up later and eat ice cream. Sometimes we actually let him do those things because we think he's just so cute!</div>
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And build towers to see who can be the first one to throw a lego and knock it down.</div>
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Steven did so well in his graduation and was excited to say hi to his younger brothers as he passed us, didn't even acknowledge his parents.</div>
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More time in the front yard! Max started to stand by himself and walk short distances these months. He's so proud of himself, but has no desire to start walking all the time. Which is fine with his parents!</div>
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Watching our nephew race.</div>
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The boys' fort making skills. The only way in is through the oven door of the Little Tykes kitchen.</div>
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Ryan didn't want to leave when I said it was time to go, but I was hot and I had just carried Spencer and Max to the car and wasn't feeling great. So I sat in the car waiting for him to come. He stood and cried. Steven felt bad for him and went over and carried him to the car while Ryan was crying the whole time and fighting to be put down. I know I was being a bad mom, but it was just too funny.</div>
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We were working in the yard and I noticed William and Ryan had been in the house a little too long by themselves. I came in to find Ryan at the bottom of the stairs and William at the top with a container of ice cream with two spoons in it and two otter pops in his hand. I took the ice cream and William took that moment to hurry and give Ryan the other otter pop so I couldn't take it away. These two...</div>
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One Saturday adventure we ended up at Smiths where they just happened to be giving away free small ice cream cones, it was meant to be. Spencer and Max were in heaven.</div>
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Another syrup episode at our house. This time it was all over the kitchen floor with Spencer licking it up with his whole body being a sticky mess. After having messes like this with cereal we stopped buying cereal, but we couldn't stop buying syrup since we have a lot more pancakes, waffles... I learned and moved it to the top shelf of the fridge. So far so good.<br />
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Farm Country</div>
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We went to the Balls Family Reunion in June to Bear Lake. It was so great! We rented a big cabin that fit all 43 of us, there was always a party going on.</div>
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Friday morning we went on a hike (Spencer and Max stayed home for a nap) I was in heaven and all our boys loved it as well. William and Ryan did great and did the whole thing themselves.</div>
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I didn't get a picture of Steven or Christopher because they were always at the front of the pack with their cousin buddies.</div>
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After the hike we went to the KOA and rode some bikes.</div>
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The kids loved it.</div>
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Jacob took Steven and some older cousins fishing while everyone else got a little wet and wild.</div>
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That night we took family pictures on a beautiful hill where we had mountains on one side and the lake on the other. It was hot, with bugs all around, but here are the gems we got.</div>
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Saturday we went to the beach, which I don't have any pictures from on my camera. But the boys, expect Max, had a great time. That night we went to eat with just the adults for a fun date</div>
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We may have gone out to eat a raspberry shake every night. My favorite shake was not this place, but this sign made me laugh so much that we had to stop here as well for one. Every place advertises that they have the most famous shakes, since Bear Lake is famous for their Raspberry shakes, but these guys knew how to get attention. Overall we had a fabulous reunion!</div>
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Golden raspberries are our favorite!</td></tr>
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While playing outside we found a baby bird chirping loudly, but no nest or mom in sight. The boys followed it around for a while until William and Ryan started to hit it and throw toys on it....yeah this is why we don't have pets. Luckily the bird lived and we found it in a neighbor's yard later that night, hopefully then the mom found it and helped it to safety.</div>
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We started potty training randomly at the end of June. There will be another post on that later, but know that in June potty training was pretty good.</div>
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Petting zoo put on by the library</div>
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More story time crafts: or scissor fights if you're William and Ryan</div>
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We had our sister-in-law and most of her kids come and stay with us for a few days and we had a blast! Just like we always do.</div>
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Neptune Park</div>
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<br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-3386222798518914852015-06-24T20:21:00.000-07:002015-06-24T20:21:11.050-07:00Lily and ThomasI had a blog post I had been working on for about 6 months; it was a perfect way to share our story of getting our new baby whom we thought was a girl. Then it was a boy. And I haven't known what to write. And since I didn't know what to write or how much to share, I just didn't. But after a hard day being a mom I started reading my blog from a couple of years ago and was uplifted, and I realized why I write in this blog. It's to document our cute family's lives, but also to write my feelings and revelations that I receive that will hopefully help someone sometime. So here it goes, a shorter but just as meaningful post about the tiny miracles that come into our lives.<br />
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Spencer and Max were about 6 months when Jacob and I felt like we were missing someone in our family. I tried to shake it, because I was DONE having kids. I was 95% sure we were done and reserved 5% for Heavenly Father to make it strongly known to me that there was another for our family. He sent messages to me for weeks before I finally let myself really feel the need for another child. I was counting my children over and over because for some reason 6 just wasn't enough. When I finally confided in Jacob my feelings, he had been having the same ones. We were on our way to the Temple and left with the same answer. There was another child needing to come into our home, a girl. We were scared, excited, but mostly scared. Could we do it again? Could this really be best for our family? Jacob gave me multiple blessings because I really needed to know this was His plan for us before we jumped in. The blessings were powerful: He is proud of our family, but if we were willing there's plenty more spirits that need homes. Our family is coming this way for a reason, someday we'll find out why and be so glad we listened. This addition would not hinder our boys but bring love and help bind our family together. We'd receive so many more blessings that we could even be aware of if we listen to His council. After hearing these words, how could we say no.<br />
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We got pregnant much faster than either of us expected. I was tired, but my morning sickness was minimal, and we waited for our first doctor's appointment and ultrasound with much anticipation. We both felt her spirit very strongly, much sooner than we had with any of our other children. Around 5 weeks we knew her name would be Lily; I imagined her with dark curly hair and thought she'd be great friends with Max. She was not just some baby barely starting to grow, she was our daughter, our Lily. We went in at 8 weeks at the beginning of December and were thrilled to see one baby, but she was smaller than we expected and we couldn't see a clear heartbeat. We made an appointment for the next week with every intention that we'd see our cute daughter's heartbeat. But when we went back, she'd only grown a day. My body would soon miscarry our daughter. We were heartbroken, but KNEW she was ours for eternity. She was part of our family; this just wasn't our time to meet her. I had a D&C a week before Christmas and everything went smoothly. Jacob had a harder time with losing her. I believe she was giving me peace from the other side to go on and take care of our family. Jacob and I had a firm resolution that we'd try harder than ever to get our little Lily back. The first month possible we prayed and did everything we could to ensure she'd come, but all we saw was the negative pregnancy tests. This is where I lost it. No family picture was complete anymore; she had created a place in my heart that will not be filled without her. She is a part of our family whether everyone knew it or not. It was much harder than I expected it to be.<br />
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The next month happily we found we were expecting again. This time the morning sickness was stronger but not too overbearing. But the wait to 8 weeks seemed unbearable. We were convinced we were having Lily again and regularly prayed for her in our family. Sometimes Steven would stop and say, "Mom, it might not be Lily. It might be a Thomas." We'd smile at him and assure him that mom and dad knew best and we were pretty sure it was Lily. Our 8 week ultrasound confirmed that was one small growing baby. That heartbeat was music to our ears. Because of our previous miscarriage we both were always worried something would happen to our baby, but luckily we made it to 15 1/2 weeks where we paid for a gender check. I was excited to finally tell everyone we'd be having our little Lily! But ultrasounds usually like to surprise us; it was a boy not a girl.<br />
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I was shocked, confused, happy for a healthy baby, but so confused. This was not the plan I thought. I will admit there were tears shed, not because I wanted so badly a girl. I was expecting to see Lily, and instead found myself with another son. What does this mean for Lily? Will we ever get to see her in this life? I wish I knew these answers, but luckily I have more peace towards it all. Jacob and I have a few theories one leading to us never meeting Lily in this life, and another where we will. Either way we know she is a part of our family, and that our Heavenly Father knows more than we do and loves us completely. It will all make sense in the end, even if it leaves us confused now.<br />
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So I'm now almost 18 weeks and very excited for our little boy. I felt strongly that we needed to pick a name for him, get to know him better. I felt horrible that we'd been calling him Lily all this time. Who was this handsome new addition to our family? The answer came to me, Jacob feels good about it, and it looks like Steven was right all along. Thomas will be joining our family around Thanksgiving.Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-88854230980564353942015-05-08T22:42:00.002-07:002015-05-08T22:42:57.000-07:00Another Post of Pictures to Document Our Lives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What it looks like now. Our neighbors thought we were crazy when we first described it, but we love, and seeing it they like it too. We just cemented where we had garden space, so now we'll put garden boxes and it will be easier to maintain and it will look nicer. And there will be less MUD! I'm excited for that part.</div>
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The boys new favorite game is to put the cribs together and make a hideout.</div>
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Spencer and Max found a sandwich that a big brother left on the floor.</div>
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Which was better than a steak knife Ryan was using earlier </div>
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We went to a park to meet with some of Jacob's siblings in town.</div>
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They had bunnies hopping around, and luckily we spotted one!</div>
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Christopher can now ride a big boy bike!!</div>
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We've had a problem with swing set flooding creating the best swimming mud puddle ever!</div>
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I did make them wait to play until all the other boys were asleep. I'm a nice mom, but not nice enough to clean up 6 muddy boys.</div>
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Jacob had the worst case of strep throat a few weeks ago. He was out of commission for a good 3 days. It really sad.</div>
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I was sick of cleaning up cereal, so I stopped buying cold cereal and started to actually make breakfast. It's turned out great and I was commenting to Jacob that I was clean our floor was because of it. The next morning this happened....</div>
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These two fight a lot. But they are also great buddies</div>
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I followed a prompting and took the boys to a park after picking Steven up from school and it turned out to be a perfect outing. The boys noticed Max looking for these ball things and then collecting them for him.</div>
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In my head I saw the perfect picture of the boys sitting together smiling. And tried to get it, but somehow just got these.</div>
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That's when I decided perfect is overrated. This is real life and I LOVE IT!</div>
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After closing up shop and heading into our room to watch a Perry Mason, we heard and noise and came out to see this.</div>
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And this.</div>
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William has been obsessed with this baby. It's adorable</div>
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Sometimes we go out to eat and I think to myself we're kind of crazy to take our clan out to eat, but it's not the worst thing in the world. And THAT is amazing!</div>
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Sometimes I find William and Ryan eating sour cream, because it's what they can reach when they're bored.</div>
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We were able to take Steven and Christopher to the Payson Temple Open house. The Temple was beautiful. And my heart was full while walking around being reminded over and over again that my family was mine forever no matter what happened. That knowledge brings more peace than I can possible describe.</div>
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Since the Tulip Festival was coming to a close I knew we needed to go again, so I took the boys this morning to try and get their energy out. I came back with these gems.</div>
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At first I asked them to smile and I got random smiles.</div>
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I was lucky enough to be selected to be spotlighted at a Stake's Women's Conference at the beginning of April. The key note speaker was Michelle Gifford, who is the founder of <a href="http://beautyrevived.com/" target="_blank">Beauty Revived</a>. Beauty Revived is a great campaign to help women see that their unique life experiences, talents, and even shortcomings make them beautiful not their physical appreance. I met her the night before where she took my picture and the pictures of my family (I may have called Jacob and told him to hurry and come so I wouldn't just be in the pictures myself!). </div>
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I should also mention I'm pretty sure I was chosen because of sitting next to the stake relief society presidency in ward conference. By the time Jacob and I got in the room after taking all the kids to their classes there was just two empty seats in the front. We took them and started pulling out cheerios to keep Spencer and Max quiet; who thought it would then be fun to throw them at the feet of the stake president. I made jokes with the counselor sitting next to me and we giggled as the stake president silently picked the cheerios off the ground so no one would smash them, and that night I get a call from her asking if they could spot light me. I was very flattered.</div>
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Michelle's message that morning was so beautifully put I wish I could remember more of it in detail. But I'm sure everyone felt of their divine worth and the divine worth of everyone around them, I know I did. She talked about how our struggles make us who we are and THAT is what makes us beautiful. Not the perfect circumstances around us. She used the analogy of a candle in a dark room, when another candle is lit, it doesn't diminish the light of the first candle but gives MORE light to the room. So it should be with everyone around us. When someone else is shining, we don't need to feel bad because our light is dimmer, because it's still shining just as bright. We need to cheer everyone on around us, not look for ways to compare and diminish ourselves or others. Honestly it was such a magnificent message! </div>
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In preparation for the day, they asked me to answer some questions and write up a short bio for Michelle to use in her presentation. After writing a short bio of my life I wrote the following.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I feel very strongly that our family was given to us the way
it was in part to teach us lessons we need to learn in this life, sooner rather
than later. I struggle with the opinions
that others have of me, but with each of my pregnancies Heavenly Father taught
me that the only opinions that mattered were mine, Jacob’s, and our Father in
Heaven’s. Having our children so close
seems outrageous to many, but fortunately I have the faith needed to follow
God’s plan for us instead of the world’s idea of an ideal family. Often I’ll be talking to friends about their
struggles in motherhood and they’ll stop themselves, thinking surely they have
nothing to say since I have 6 boys so close.
But one important thing that motherhood has taught me is that everyone’s
struggles are real. One child was HARD.
Raising two kids is HARD (I told Jacob we would have no more!). I don’t really know about three or five children,
but raising 4 and 6 children is HARD.
Every family situation is different, which creates different
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<i>But I’ve found time and time again, that the true source I can turn to that will always be there is our Heavenly Father. It’s wonderful to get wisdom from loved ones and from good books, but when I’m really stuck with a problem, or feel like life is just too much (pretty much every day lately) there is a source that will never steer me wrong or let me down. The atonement of Jesus Christ allows us to pray to our Father for guidance and help. It has the power to help us have the energy we need throughout the day, the patience for that child that just rubs us the wrong way, and the knowledge to know how to reach out to that child who seems distant. If you’d like to know how I’m able to take care of my family along with the household chores, it’s 100% heaven’s help. I pray constantly to know what I need to spend my time worrying about and what just isn’t a big deal. I strive to live my life so that I can always have the Spirit to help me know who needs my help and when the screaming is just for fun. My boys will often find me on my knees in my room, in the bathroom, or in the middle of the chaos in the living room and I hope they always will. How do I handle the stress of taking care of so many little children? With a lot of prayer and help from my Heavenly Father, his angels (both in heaven and on earth), and most importantly His Son, Jesus Christ. </i><br />
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Michelle e-mailed me the next week saying they had someone back out last minute for a campaign they were doing, "America's 50 Most Beautiful Mothers" and wanted to know if she could add me into that spot. It's a magazine that recently came out, and I'm astonished and flattered to be a part of it. She said it was meant to be the way everything fell together, but I think it was a Heavenly Father wanting His daughter to know she was perfect just the way she is. This whole thing has really helped me see it's okay that my house isn't the cleanest, my meals the most gourmet, my children the smartest, most well-groomed, or best behaved, or my figure what it was in high school. I'm doing my best with my destined role in this life, and that's enough. I'm enough. YOU'RE enough. We're beautiful just the way we are, being who we were meant to be.<br /><br />Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-74086809496786877182015-05-08T19:29:00.002-07:002015-05-08T19:29:35.799-07:00Spencer and Max's First Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I realized I had never posted about my babies' first birthday! We started it out with pancakes with their first candle in it. Spencer may have been burned a bit...but he was really okay with it.</div>
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Next: Presents. I'm not sure why they were naked, but it's cute.</div>
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They loved their blocks and Legos! And so did their brothers, poor kids had to fight to play with them.</div>
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We ended the day with a little ball pit at the Curiosity Museum. A great day all around.</div>
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The next day we had a party for them. We thought of just doing cake, but the more I thought about it the more I realized this needed to be a party for not just celebrating Spencer and Max, but our family that helped us get through this first year. So we had dinner, cupcakes, and an Easter egg hunt (since it was Easter weekend.) We had a blast visiting with family!<br />
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We had a pretty big snow storm today, which was really weird and nice at the same time. I opened the windows to let the boys watch it falling down. There is something magical about snow falling, whether it's in December or April. We read books and played toys for a while.<br />
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Then after the babies went down for their nap we watched a movie and had popcorn. It just seemed right.<br />
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After lunch the boys couldn't take it any longer and had to play in the snow. Please note that William and Ryan have jackets that are too small on, Christopher has no jacket, and Steven has boots, a coat, and snow pants and nothing on underneath. Apparently it's fun like that.<br />
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I convinced them to come inside for some hot chocolate. (They kept on coming in and leaving the door open. And it was COLD!) Where we played, I don't remember with what except that they had a fishing pole they were playing with.<br />
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That's why Christopher's standing on the table, trying it get it untangled. Though it's not unusual for our boys to stand on our table, unfortunately.<br />
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These two were the cutest! A lot of times I will start to get after Steven and Christopher for playing too rough with Max or Spencer, but then hear the babies giggling and have to stop myself. It's really just too cute!<br />
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Normally I put William and Ryan into their rooms for quiet time, put on a movie for Steven and Christopher and I take a nap, but today I was feeling nice so I let Ryan and William stay awake and watch the movie too. I put on the movie in my room and then went to the couch to sleep. Right as I'm starting to doze off William comes and lays on me like we are about to play. I push him off and tell him I need to sleep. He stood next to me crying until I couldn't pretend not to hear him anymore and invite him to sleep with me, which he did! I was quite surprised, and he looked so cute when I moved.<br />
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I woke up to find this...they were hungry so they each got a bag of cereal out to have while watching the movie. Ryan dumped his fruit loops on my side of the bed, which Christopher thought looked like fun so he dumped his wheat puffs all over the floor. Then while I was in the bathroom preparing myself to clean this up, Ryan got the baking powder out of the pantry and dumped on the floor and part of our quilt. <br />
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Needless to say the rest of the night was spent cleaning, and making little boys clean. Oh but it was wonderful to have Steven stay up a bit later and do his homework while I cleaned. He was so much more cheerful and willing to do his work, when it was just me and him! It's funny how during the day I can have such perfect moments like reading to the boys while watching the snow fall and hearing the boys laugh and play together, and then moments of frustration like trying to convince Christopher why it was important that HE cleans up and not just me. All in a day's work apparently.Cassanda Morrisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251986660801420760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352551723931891148.post-74652279538828307502015-04-09T20:32:00.001-07:002015-04-09T20:32:28.420-07:00Families that Play Together, Stay Together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The Park...we love the park</div>
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First successful trip to the Dinosaur Museum taking the kids myself</div>
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PI day with family</div>
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We had the middle three in the bath and put the babies in for a second and how could we not call Steven in for a picture! It just melts my heart!!</div>
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My sister Dorene and I met at the Hogal Zoo for their free day (along with all of Utah). </div>
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It was crazy, but really fun. The boys loved it!</div>
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The water part was the biggest hit</div>
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We came home and Jacob decided to break down the stairs since they were practically falling apart.</div>
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The next day: Sunday. I took Steven after Sacrament meeting to the Insta Care where he was diagnosed with Strep Throat. Poor kid was really hurting</div>
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Easter morning, kids usually wake up to find baskets of candy and presents. Our kids woke up and we went on a walk to the park to look at...dead fish. But we have boys and they LOVED it.</div>
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We went to the Kimball's for lunch and the last session of <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions?cid=HP14GC&lang=eng" target="_blank">conference</a>. To keep the boys quiet we dyed eggs. (side note: William and Ryan learned how to peel hard boiled eggs and did so for the next few days all of the floor. Until we ran out then they tried it with normal eggs...a couple of times)</div>
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This past week has been Spring Break. Monday we stayed home and watched WAY too much TV, so we've tried to do at least something each day. We decided to go to each of the Thanksgiving Point venues. Tuesday we went to the Farm Country for the first time. Ryan was too scared to ride the horses, but everyone else loved it!</div>
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Wednesday we went to the Dinosaur Museum. Luckily when we got there it wasn't too busy, it was pretty early, and the boys convinced me to skip to the end. Genius. They had a blast.</div>
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I wanted a picture of everyone, but Ryan fell backwards and in tears was sure the shark did something to him. I convinced him he just fell but I couldn't convince William. He wouldn't get near it.</div>
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Today (Thursday) we discovered The Gardens. We all loved it!</div>
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"We can just run here"</div>
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All I wanted was a cute picture of the boys in front of the beautiful scenery. These were the best I got:</div>
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