tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30787364337423414412024-02-07T03:58:17.819-07:00Ian, Kristen, Serra & AlexA little here and there about our family.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-80854930784595471412015-08-17T13:25:00.005-06:002015-08-17T13:25:53.565-06:00Serra Tribute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe my little girl has turned 8! It is hard to imagine life without her- even though I knew I existed before, it feels like I wasn't really living. She is the light of my life- and quite the goofball too!</div>
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She participates in both gymnastics and dance- which keeps her afternoons very busy, but she loves them both so much.</div>
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She loves dressing up- or even wearing regular dresses. It's been a challenge, but also fun, to at times make special occasion dresses for her like this Minnie Mouse one she wore to Disneyland.</div>
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She also loves everything about nails and makeup and jewelry- the more of each the better! </div>
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She is a great artist, constantly drawing and painting things - making it very difficult to decide which ones are worth keeping...</div>
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She is full of spirit and adventure- especially when he cousin Kevin is around! I still can't believe they willingly went on the Catapult at Lagoon, shooting them nearly 200 feet into the air!</div>
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It's crazy the weird quirks she has picked up on- like my talent to touch my nose with my tongue [she can only reach the base, but in a few years I'm sure she can get to the tip of her nose like me!]</div>
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Full of spunk, extremely smart, and beautiful all at the same time [I don't know how she manages it!]- I love you, Serra! Happy birthday!</div>
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<br />Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-79206633644164910482015-07-26T17:43:00.003-06:002015-07-26T17:46:40.847-06:00Ode to Alex<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>I can't even imagine my life without Alex. Life has really been full of ups and downs since he joined our family [pretty much never his fault, but they happened none the less].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn't have asked for a happier, more easy-going kid. He's always doing things that make Ian and I smile- or laugh- often without him even trying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is no middle ground when it comes to his effort level- it's all or nothing. And if it's physical, it's almost always at full throttle until he can't manage another step.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His love of the world, his ability to push himself, his natural knack for figuring out games and puzzles are all so inspiring! I'm so lucky to watch him grow and get excited just thinking about his future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our little Spiderman!</span></span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-70082937488751836482015-07-14T20:40:00.004-06:002015-07-14T20:40:37.146-06:00Been a WhileI have no excuse other than time got away from me. Life is fleeting and I've found myself sucked up into things that don't really matter- ignoring the things that I should be focused on and cherishing. I've been so focused on activities for my kids that I've been missing them growing up. I've been forcing myself to watch my food & exercise aggressively- which would be a good thing, except that it's made me focus on the end goal [that I still have yet to meet] and not appreciate how far I've come already. I've spent so much time trying to find things to wind down by myself- watching TV, reading a book, playing games on my tablet- that my husband and I hardly do anything together anymore. I've been so worried about making x amount of money that I'm not enjoying the shifts I'm getting, the people I'm working with, watching the participants play sports. Even though I'm realizing this now, I don't think I'll change over night. The rest of our summer is booked and I have things to do, yet I'm sitting at my computer typing this up. But maybe, just maybe, now that I'm more aware things can change in my own life for the better. I'm going to start by getting off the computer and playing with my kids and then going out with my husband to play basketball!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-47329622019143549432013-03-06T14:34:00.000-07:002013-03-06T14:34:03.633-07:00Serra's School Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Serra's Valentine's for her school friends- it says "I could use S'more friends like you" and has 2 graham crackers, 2 heart marshmallows and 1 mini Hershey bar. Saw it on Pinterest a while back and when I showed Serra all the ideas I'd found this was the one she liked the most- and she did most of the assembly!</div>
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Serra's kindergarten class had a "job fair" where the kids made posters and dressed as what they wanted to be when they grow up- Serra chose a teacher [she's VERY excited about the laminated photo ID lanyard that I made her like her teacher wears!] It was interesting to see the diversity in her class- there were doctors, policemen, a paleontologist, a detective, a performer, vets, soccer players, a baker, a florist, a fireman and more that I can't remember right now!</div>
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For Dr. Suess Day Serra knew EXACTLY what character she wanted to dress like [for those of you who don't know, she's Daisy-head Maisy!]</div>
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Serra has been attending school at Lakeview Academy, a local charter school. A lot of people thought I was crazy driving 3 miles to & from each day to take Serra to school when there is a public elementary school just 5 houses away. Now that we're halfway through the school year, I can say that it has been worth every mile/minute! Serra adores her teacher, Mrs. Thompson- and her teacher has admitted on several occasions that Serra is one of her favorites. Every Tuesday and Thursday Serra sees a speech therapist- it's going well, but Serra still has some issues with forming her thoughts into phrases that make sense. In time, no one will probably notice. Monday through Thursday she gets 30 minutes of computer time using an i-Ready program to supplement her with reading and math. I go to her classroom every Monday morning to help out [Alex gets to play at a friend's house while I'm there]. It's amazing how much Serra has developed over the last few months- I can't wait to see what the rest of the year brings! And she is counting down the months until she's 6 and gets to go to 1st grade [she wants to be at school for a full day and eat lunch there]!</div>
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On Christmas Eve, the kids insisted on leaving cookies and milk for Santa. Serra colored a picture for him and wanted me to leave a drawing of holly so that he would know it was for him- Ian also added a nametag just in case.</div>
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Sure enough, Santa found the cookies and milk and took Serra's picture with him!</div>
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And the stockings were stuffed by the fireplace with care!</div>
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How the tree looked after Santa arrived!</div>
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Christmas morning- the kids with their Santa gifts!</div>
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One of my big gifts- a DS and Brain Age from Ian.</div>
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Serra gave Ian a roll-up piano.</div>
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I gave Alex a helicopter and army hat- I LOVE the face he makes when he's making it fly!</div>
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Ian gave Serra a new dress and gloves- the gloves are too big, but she'll grow into them!</div>
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Alex got a train whistle and hat in his stocking and decided to try them out later- gangsta style!</div>
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And just for giggles... on Serra's last day of school before Christmas she was allowed to wear a Christmas hat. She chose some reindeer antlers and right when I was about to take a picture of her she said, "wait, Mommy! I need to stand like a reindeer!" This is what she envisions reindeer stand like... :)</div>
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We had a wonderful Christmas and hope all of you did too! MERRY CHRISTMAS to ALL- and to ALL a GOOD NIGHT!</div>
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Each day the kids open a present to see what the activity of the day was!</div>
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Day 1: Put up the Christmas tree- and I made this felt tree for them to redecorate any time they wanted!</div>
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Day 2: Write letters to Santa. Serra asked for a princess bike with a carriage for her baby to ride in, red sparkly shoes that don't hurt her feet, and a piece of candy. Alex asked for cars, drums, and candy.</div>
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Day 3: We went to a "festival of trees" and boutique at the University Mall with their cousin, Scott. This was their favorite tree.</div>
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Day 4: We went to a Christmas puppet show at the local library. My kids have never really sat long enough to enjoy a story time or puppet show, but this time seemed to work- maybe we'll go more often this next year now!</div>
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Day 5: We colored some Christmas pages and put on Christmas tattoos with some neighbor friends!</div>
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Day 6: We made some ornaments out of buttons to look like a wreath- Serra gave some to her teachers for a Christmas gift this year.</div>
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Day 7: We made hand-print ornaments to be able to remember how small they used to be years later.</div>
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Day 8: Gingerbread house day! First we went to Lowe's free kid's clinic where they made some wooden gingerbread houses- with a hinged roof so they can put stuff in it!</div>
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Then we made a gingerbread house out of foam from a kit I bought last year.</div>
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Lastly, they made a cookie gingerbread house with Daddy!</div>
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Day 9: Christmas trivia game and Christmas puzzles- Serra definitely takes after her dad and loves to build puzzles.</div>
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Day 10: Free carriage rides at Provo Riverwoods... </div>
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AND 7-Eleven hot cocoa!</div>
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Day 11: We grew a crystal tree and snowman with our friends, Hailey and Kinzey. It takes a couple of hours for the crystals to show and the kids kept asking, "can we see them yet?"</div>
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Day 12: We went to Thanksgiving Point to see some of Santa's reindeer and watch someone sculpt ice in-person. The man doing it when we showed up was sculpting a polar bear!</div>
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Day 13: We made snowflakes- these are our paper ones. And yes, Alex and Serra really cut the ones they are holding!</div>
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We also made a snowflake with a tortilla, baked it and sprinkled it with powdered sugar and silver sprinkles!</div>
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Day 14: The kids made snowglobes out of baby food jars- Serra's has a Christmas tree and Alex's is a snowman.</div>
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Day 15: We went to Thanksgiving Point to see the holiday lights. We also visited Santa at a neighbor's house and drove by a couple of homes in the area that put their lights to a radio station for quite a show!</div>
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This is what their expressions were for most of the lighting show... too enthralled to even show excitement!</div>
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Day 16: We were waiting for it to snow so that we could have our SNOW DAY! We built a snowman with a snowman kit Ian's aunt, Denise, gave us last year for Christmas.</div>
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And we went sledding for the first time- the kids LOVED it!</div>
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Day 17: Some neighbors were hosting caroling at their house and even though it was raining, we showed up to sing!</div>
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Day 18: We went to IKEA, one of the kids' favorite stores because they get a free meal on Tuesdays and Serra gets to play in their playland while Alex wanders the store with me to see what he can find!</div>
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Day 19: We have a neighborhood co-op where we take turns watching each others' kids for free. Today was my assigned shift, so we decided to have a Christmas party! We played games- below are the winners for pinning the carrot on the snowman.</div>
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And we made artwork with our FEET!</div>
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Day 20: We invited our friends, Benjamin and Anna, over to make some cards and brought them with some goodies we made to the local Fire and Police departments. We forgot to get a picture at the Fire department, but the kids posed with a policeman!</div>
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Day 21: We kept our annual tradition this year of going to Ian's aunt Denise's house to bake goodies! Serra made some sugar cookies that you stack to make a Christmas "tree".</div>
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Day 22: We all went to the Dollar Tree and got to pick out 1 thing for each person in the family. When we got home, we each had 3 gifts to open. It was interesting to see what the kids picked and how well they know the kinds of things we like!</div>
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Day 23: We had a Christmas slumber party with my cousin's kids, Cecily and Andrew, and so we made some pizza for dinner...</div>
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And "snowball" pancakes for breakfast [Aebelskivers]!</div>
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Day 24: We opened up our new Christmas PJs- the kids both LOVE theirs!</div>
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And right before bed, Daddy read The Night Before Christmas poem.</div>
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It was a LOT of work to come up with ideas, coordinate it with our schedule and make sure we completed each activity. But it was SO worth it- the kids loved it and so did I! It created a lot of great memories, too. I don't think we'll do it again for a while, but we'll definitely keep up several of the activities for traditions- we just won't do 24 activities!</div>
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Serra is in gymnastics and LOVING it- her favorite thing she's learned so far is how to make a "rainbow"- and she's quite good at it!</div>
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Serra had a checkup with the nephrologist. Everything is looking great except for 1 of the things they test in her blood [it's not at a dangerous level, it just concerns them that is still hasn't returned to fully normal levels yet]. She is also testing for blood in her urine still, so we'll be going back in a few months again to see if those things improve.</div>
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This boy CRACKS me UP! And I love how his lashes are so long that even with his eyes squished shut you can still see the ends of them sticking out!</div>
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It was a sad day when Hostess closed... we ran to the gas station and found what would be our last Hostess brand snacks. There weren't many left, so we had to divvy up what we could find!</div>
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Our floor was filthy [we hate our crappy vinyl flooring!], so Ian decided to handscrub the floor. I left to run some errands and came back to find that he had scrubbed the right tiles to make it a chessboard. Added to the list of signs that my husband is a true nerd.... </div>
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I made some cute turkey shirts for the kids- and some turkey hairbows for Serra- for Thanksgiving Day.</div>
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We drove up to Washington state to visit Ian's sister and her family. The kids really loved hanging out with their cousins, and we miss being with them- it's too bad we don't live closer!</div>
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We decided to do our own photoshoots this year- one with the help of my sister, the other with the aid of a tripod. Saved us a fortune, was a lot of stress but a lot of fun, and I think they turned out great!</div>
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Serra playing a new game with toy cookies!</div>
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Standing on a rock outside the movie theater. We went most Tuesday mornings with some friends to see a different kid/family movie each week.</div>
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The kids with their movie friends- they're some new friends that we now hang out with regularly! </div>
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Thanksgiving Point- Farm Country- the kids get 1 free pony ride!</div>
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Thanksgiving Point- Farm Country- Alex on his pony.</div>
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Ian and I went to the State Fair- there was a hotrod show outside and I couldn't help but pose with one! </div>
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Inside the State Fair there were a bunch of booths and the library had this photoprop set up... again, couldn't resist! </div>
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Later outside we saw them giving rides on a monster truck and for the third time... couldn't resist! We rode in the back in those red seats as it went over hills and cars and around in figure 8s for 5 minutes!</div>
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We managed to go camping one time this summer- the last time we went I was about 7 months pregnant with Alex, so it had been a while! </div>
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Our annual membership to the Living Planet Aquarium expired, but we manged to make it to shark week right before- this is Serra in a MegaShark's jaw! </div>
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We went back to Thanksgiving Point for $2 Tuesdays, but this time we went to the Dinosaur Museum- they have a sand and water digging area to find dinosaurs or build a dinosaur colony. This is Alex's favorite part!</div>
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Thanksgiving Point- Dinosaur Museum- Serra is not as big of a fan- she's never liked to get her hands dirty. </div>
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I signed up through Crowdtap.com a while ago- it's a survey and sampling site. I've been taking all kinds of surveys and having simple hosting parties with things like small laundry samples, Madagascar 3 party game supplies, and private links to pre-screenings of comedians. But for the first time I was chosen for a big sample party- and a SWEET one! I had to choose 3 friends to go to Old Navy with me to try on their new line of cardigans, skirts and scarves for fall. Then we got to choose one of each of those items to take home FOR FREE! I took my sister- Paige, one of my neighbors- Becky, and a more recent friend through a mutual acquaintance [her hubby is my chiropractor!]- Mandy.</div>
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Trying on our first selections- the only hit was Becky with her brown skirt, blue cardigan and purple scarf!</div>
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This was one of my favorite moments- Paige and I went to try on our second outfits and came out wearing almost the EXACT SAME THING! Guess that's sisters for ya! </div>
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It was a fun night- it's always great to get so many free things, but it was also a lot of women acting like girls and giggling. :) Thanks for a memorable night- and a great first sample party, Crowdtap!</div>
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We got a room at the Anniversary Inn, a themed hotel suite. I chose one of their English countryside carriage rooms- the bed is a carriage! It was fun- especially since it was the first time we were alone together without the kids since before having Serra! Thanks to my cousin and his family for watching the kids overnight for us. :)</div>
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Oh my goodness! I've never heard of this store- Ian and I were on a date and decided to wander The Gateway shopping center in Salt Lake when we came across this store: <a href="http://www.blickenstaffs.com/" target="_blank">Blickenstaff's</a>. Pretty much anything that totes games draws Ian's attention, so we went in. It was amazing! It was fun to look at all the toys- they even had a conveyor belt above our heads with different toys and games hanging down that would wrap them around the store! There was also a candy section, but avoided it. ;) Ian said it best when he said, "I'll be stopping here every time I come to the Gateway now!" I just thought it was a good idea we didn't have the kids with us...</div>
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Serra is really excited to be going to kindergarten. She did very well in preschool, so we're all excited to see her excel in a new environment. I thought I would be emotional seeing her go off on her first day, but I was nothing but excited- for her, for me, for Alex. Alex misses her, but he loves the time with Mommy!</div>
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The last five years have been a roller-coaster ride. And we are so thankful for the reason: Serra! She loved her My Little Pony party [and so did her friends].</div>
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Serra has brought so much happiness to our lives that it's easy to forget the stress, tears and hard work that comes with it! I can't believe what a smart and beautiful young girl she is becoming- even though she reminds me of it every day. While I hope that the next 5 years are not so dramatic, I'll take whatever we get just to have her in our lives! We love you, Serra, and hope you had a great birthday!!!</div>
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I had posted a few months ago some pictures I took of a sort of Japanese cherry blossom tree near my sister's house that I was thinking of using for her bedroom theme. Well, my sister moved and now she has a tree with BEAUTIFUL purple flowers- so I took some more pictures and it's going to be hard to choose which ones between the two photo shoots to use in Serra's room! And what are the odds that my sister would live in 2 different houses near 2 trees that were perfect for pictures?!</div>
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This summer we had planned to host the first official MacGregor reunion with Ian's parents and siblings. Everyone was able to make it except Ian's youngest brother, Brandon, but his wife and newborn were there without him. And, luckily, Serra was released from the hospital the morning of the first day too! We had a lot of ideas planned that were kind of thrown out the window since the week prior was overtaken by Serra's condition- but everyone said it was a success and we were able to keep at least our 3 major planned events intact! It was a fun 3 days and we look forward to when everyone else hosts too!</div>
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The boys played pool a lot too- I chose this picture to share because it's proof that even Grandpa joined in the fun! </div>
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One of our major events was an extended-family get-together at their aunts' house in South Jordan [they have a lot of extended family in the area]. And we got to swim in their REALLY cold brand new pool [the heating wasn't put in yet]. Here are the brothers [minus the youngest who couldn't come, of course]</div>
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The boys all spent an afternoon playing basketball in the park [the only one who didn't join was Jeremy, a bro-in-law, in order to get some work done and to avoid injury :) ]</div>
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Since it was Pioneer Day in Utah, we had our own fireworks show- after a previous incident with fireworks, Ian now lights and RUNS. :)</div>
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We also had a date night without the kids to go rock climbing and to Cheesecake Factory. I took lots of pictures, but didn't want to spotlight any 1 or 2 individuals and we don't really have a great shot with all of us. Above is our third major event- a family 5k with finisher's medals! </div>
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We took some pictures with all the grandkids- a FIRST! We've tried over the years when it was just 1 sister who had kids and Serra, or the 1 sister and Serra and Alex... but my kids don't really cooperate for pictures much and it never really worked out. I was so glad to get these pictures- especially now that we have grandkids from 2 other siblings!</div>
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One of the things that sort of fell apart was a family photo shoot- but we figured not knowing if Serra would be released in time, Brandon not being there, and finances suddenly being what they were, we backed out of that plan. So we took an impromptu photo in front of our house- didn't turn out too bad!</div>
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Oh, and Alex claimed a new Daddy... he LOVED his Uncle Gavin!</div>
Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-22574553754477233722012-07-24T13:26:00.000-06:002012-09-08T01:26:53.831-06:00E coli & HUS<div style="text-align: center;">
This post is a large part of why I'm so behind on blogging- not only because it interrupted my regular life, but also because it's something that is difficult to put into words. We could have lost Serra- it was closer than we would have liked, but luckily for us it wasn't as close as they were afraid it might have been!</div>
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Serra was having some symptoms of illness- nothing that seemed too dangerous [diarrhea, upset stomach, etc.]. And then we thought we saw blood in her stool. Her pediatric office wanted a sample and while we were waiting for the results, Serra took a turn for the worse. She hardly ate, heck she was hardly ever awake. When she was awake, she was lethargic and complaining of her stomach hurting. She had fevers, her stomach was distended and she looked pale- she's always been fair-skinned, but she was PALE even for her! We took her back to the pediatrician even though we knew they most likely wouldn't have the results back, but obviously there were new developments.</div>
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Just seeing her was enough for them to have some concern, but after a few quick tests they found that her blood levels were all low. Turns out we didn't need the stool sample back to find out if there was blood in it- she was obviously losing blood somehow! They also wanted a CT of her abdomen to find out if she had appendicitis or something else going on, and they needed a lot of blood-work done. The pediatrician said the quickest and easiest way to get it all done would be to admit her to the hospital- we readily agreed.</div>
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Unfortunately, our insurance doesn't work with the major network of hospitals here in Utah, so the closest one was in north Orem. We drove her straight there, had her admitted, they drew some blood and hooked her up to an IV. We went downstairs to have the CT done and right after we got her on the table, THE phone rang- the emergency one in the actual CT room to reach the technicians immediately if needed. They couldn't give her the dye injection for the CT because her kidneys were failing. Um, wait, what? [She later had an ultrasound and x-rays to confirm it was just her kidneys.] When we got back to her room, her pediatrician was there- he drove all the way from Saratoga Springs on his own time to give me the bad news.</div>
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The stool sample still wasn't back to confirm, but they were positive she must have contracted a rare form of E coli which led to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome [HUS]. The E coli caused the bloody mucus in her stool- her intestinal tract was diseased and bleeding raw which then spread to her kidneys. The kidneys start to fail and sometimes don't bounce back- resulting in dialysis and sometimes transplant. Because of the blood loss, she required a transfusion. As for the kidney failure, there was nothing they could do- antibiotics would make it worse. But we had to stay in the hospital in case she took a turn for the worse [then they would be right there to set up dialysis, etc.] The hospital we were in wasn't equipped to deal with that- she would need an ambulance transport to Primary Children's.</div>
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We arrived in the ICU and were immediately swarmed by doctors and staff in training. Serra was hysterical- they had to give her a relaxant and because of that she would need a catheter. However, as soon as the relaxant started to take effect, we could all see her stomach deflate- she had been full of urine [more proof that he kidneys were failing- we had no way of knowing whether she had been peeing because every time she would get on the toilet she had diarrhea, but obviously now she had NOT been peeing.] From that point on, she would let them touch her and would even talk back to a few select nurses- she still kicked and screamed anytime they came to draw blood. Her face puffed up as well as her hands and feet- another sign of the kidney failure- but after that first rough night, she was discharged to a regular hospital room.</div>
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Things were finally taking a turn for the better- a very, VERY slow turn. The stool sample results finally arrived- they confirmed she had a very rare form of E coli. Serra was in isolation for the duration of her stay because the E coli is technically contagious through her stool. It was hard for Serra to not leave her room- but it was harder for her to be on a very strict renal diet. We tried to not eat food in front of her, but there were times she didn't want us to leave so we had no choice. The things she missed the most [mostly because they were things she saw us eating] were hotdogs, bananas, and muffins. The diet ensured that she had very little or no potassium, sodium and phosphorus- it basically amounted to a handful of allowable produce, a few meats- none of which she liked except eggs- some basic cereals and breads without milk or other dairy. She was also very limited on her fluid intake- they didn't want to flood her kidneys and make them worse. Her intake and outtake were measured religiously until she showed a lot more improvement.</div>
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During her stay, she had lots of visitors- and lots of presents. It got to the point where she expected something every time someone new came to see her- even if it was just the new shift of nurses! I think they were used to that though, because they all seemed to have some little trinket to give her- or would find her some of her favorite thing: paint. One of her favorite visits was when her neighborhood friends, Benjamin and Anna, came to visit- they loved going for a ride on her bed.</div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-6289107547105459872012-07-05T12:29:00.000-06:002012-09-08T00:30:27.823-06:004th of July<div style="text-align: center;">
The kids LOVE fireworks [I have some super cute videos, but Blogger STILL won't let me upload any videos... must be the format or something- I'll have to research it!] </div>
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I know it's delayed, but we hope you all had a great 4th of July!</div>
Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474900357985235753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078736433742341441.post-57539216134883414102012-06-24T22:43:00.000-06:002012-06-28T22:48:34.110-06:00Happy Birthday, Alex!<div style="text-align: center;">
In lieu of paying someone else to take crappy pictures [in my opinion
anyway... because I'm picky and hate some of the things they do- or
don't do!], I decided to start taking my own pictures. Some of you may
remember the Christmas family pictures I took- I thought they turned out
well. Obviously even I have some things to learn- especially when I
can't actually look through the lens because I'm in the picture! But I
decided to plug through and try again with Alex's 2 year pictures. I
can't believe my baby is 2- but at the same time it feels like he's been
1 for three years! He is such a fun bundle of joy- everyone always comments on how happy and expressive he is. I can't wait to
show him off to all the family we have coming this summer to visit.
Anyway, here are some of my favorites that turned out [and a few silly ones]! Oh... and just one last side note- these are the raw pictures, meaning I haven't cropped or edited anything yet. It always takes me forever to do that, so I figured I would share now while it's still somewhat close to his actual birthday. :)</div>
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