tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219388272024-03-13T00:50:55.145-07:00These JonesysKeep up with us. New adventures, family love, livin' our dreams and teaching our children how too.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-45957212778703462112014-03-30T08:21:00.000-07:002014-03-30T08:21:48.565-07:00Disney World 2014- Day 1 Epcot<div class="MsoNormal">
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trip and it was nothing short of THE BEST TRIP EVER!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been planning this trip for a really
long time, and it seemed like it would never get here, but once it came it was
such a whirlwind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We packed so much into
that 1 week that we were there and the kids were absolute troopers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not even sure how to recap everything about
the trip without writing a book (maybe that will be my next project), but we’ll
start with the surprise…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We knew from the beginning
that we weren’t going to tell the kids about Disney until the day we were
leaving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considering this trip almost
didn’t happen, it was a good move on our parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, it got so hard, planning and packing for the weeks leading up
to the BIG reveal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had suitcases in
our bedroom for weeks (I started packing early), and luckily the kids never
really noticed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to have a
personalized audio message made from Mickey Mouse telling the kids that they
were going to Disney.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We set up the 2
cameras up so we were hands free and they wouldn’t think it was weird that one
of us was recording them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, we were able engage with them, and that was the best part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We surprised Tanner
once before when Sam was a baby, and he was in shock, plus he had never been to
Disney before so he didn’t really understand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>3 years later, he gets it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their
sweet reactions were priceless. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So glad
we were once again able to capture this great memory on film to have forever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We split our stay at two
different resorts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we landed in
Orlando at 8:30pm, the magical express bus dropped us off at Port
Orleans-French Quarter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all
exhausted and hungry, so we had pizza in the room around 11pm and then it was
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Day 1: EPCOT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This was our first time
visiting Epcot, and throughout the trip, it quickly rose to the top of our list
for favorite parks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> So glad we did this on our first day. We didn't have any real plans and were able to just walk around at our own pace and be spontaneous. </span>Although we were a
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We saw Pluto right away and had to get his
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, Sam’s </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">skiddishness</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> of
characters has diminished since our last trip when she was a baby and was
absolutely terrified. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Even Landry surprised me with his playfulness
with them all.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> (Hey, Lan, I think Pluto wants his ear back :))</span></div>
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Tanner wanted to meet them, Sam did not<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>(obviously).</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After meeting Pluto and Chip and Dale, we </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">moseyed</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> our way toward Norway in the World Showcase.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Not because we actually thought we would get to meet the "Frozen" sisters. Oh, no, no, no. Unless we wanted to stand in line for 3+ hrs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Taking in all the pretty flowers and topiaries made </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">into</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> different characters. If there's one reason to visit Disney in the spring, this is it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We hit up Maelstrom which I thought was going to be a little boat ride, and
instead turned out to be the boat ride from Hell that went down a hill
backwards, had what looked like scary trolls and polar bears that flashed their teeth at you and left our kids screaming till the very end and covering their eyes.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">First Ride!</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> I can kiss that dream of getting them on other big kid rides goodbye. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We tried to distract them afterwards with
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</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It worked.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Just look at those goodies!</span></div>
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Bathroom Break for everybody else. Landry didn't think he was getting enough camera time out of the stroller. I agreed...SELFIES!!</div>
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-35361682959379042692014-02-20T07:11:00.000-08:002014-03-26T11:31:51.132-07:00Disney Surprise is Almost Here!Well, the day is almost here. I've been planning our Disney vacation for about a year now and have had an official countdown since day 222. The best part is, the kids have absolutely no idea. I refrained from telling people really early on, just to make sure the surprise stayed a surprise. Now that the trip is nearing, more people know, and hoping we can keep this a surprise for 19 more days!! When we decided that we were going to go to Disney this time around, we knew we wanted it to be a surprise. This trip almost didn't happen, so I'm really glad the kids don't know. Of course, it would also be fun if they knew and we had a countdown going, and could talk about what all we wanted to do when we got down there, but hopefully we'll have other trips that we can save that for. I will say, for all the friends that know to keep this hush hush, our cover was almost blown by non other than the UPS guy! Of course, I had been expecting our magic bands in the mail and had been very careful about watching for the UPS guy in the late afternoon/early evenings when he normally shows up, but when a different guy showed up one morning as I was loading kids in the car and exclaimed for all to hear, "Are you going to Walt Disney World?" I think the look on my face pretty much said it all. I gently shushed him and he got the idea. Sorry to be rude Mr. UPS guy, but you threw me off my game a little. Luckily, the kids didn't hear him (which I was sure they did) and the situation was quickly diverted. We've been working on a way to surprise the kids and I think we finally have that planned out, so now we wait...<br />
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On our last trip to Disney World, Tanner was a few months shy of being 5. Sam was almost 1. Although, Tanner knew who all the characters were, when we popped the surprise on him the morning we were leaving, he was in a little bit of shock. And while he was excited, he couldn't really wrap his mind around "where" he was actually going. This time is going to be so different I think. I'm going to go out on a limb and make a pretty confident prediction, that the kids are going to be out of their minds excited. Tanner has been there, he remembers some stuff, but understands what it is. Our little Sami knows that all the princesses live where our girl, Cindys' castle is, and although she doesn't remember her last trip, I think she will be equally excited as Tanner! Although, it is a pretty overwhelming thing to tell kids, and I have seen surprise videos of kids that cry, but I don't think that is what they're going to do. We'll find out soon! While we wait, I was looking through photos from our last trip and wanted to post some up.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam was Keeping a very close eye on these 2 characters...</span></div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-25105468430204414422013-12-06T13:02:00.000-08:002014-01-14T13:22:33.667-08:00Our Advent Calendar<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love Christmas! Love, love, love, love, love Christmas! The music, the baking, Santa...all that good stuff. This year I wanted to try something different and decided to make an advent calendar for the kids. The only advent calendar we ever had as kids were the little boxes with the windows that you opened and got chocolate out of. In true Kristin fashion, I decided on 3pm on December 1st, that yes, I was going to make an advent calendar. I headed out to Target to grab a couple of supplies since I had most everything at home that I was going to use. While I was wandering around in the holiday section, I stumbled upon the Christmas trees. I thought how fun would it be to surprise the kids and get them their very own Christmas trees and decorations for their rooms? SO FUN!! So I gathered what I needed and headed home to get to work on the Advent Calendar. I Incorporated the trees in the calendar so the note that they read in the bag for Day #1 was, "There is a surprise in your rooms!" (to find out what was in the rest of the treat bags keep reading). The excitement on their little faces were almost too cute to bear, and luckily I had the video camera rolling to capture there reactions. When they opened their doors and saw their very own trees all lit up, they were a little speechless at first. And then it happened. My darling 7 year boy, started yelling, "YES! YES! THIS IS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED! MY DREAM COME TRUE!" He had been asking me for the last couple of years to decorate his room with lights and we just never got around to it. If I would have known that he would have been this excited, I would have done this in years past. The emotion in his eyes and face were something I will never so real and sincere, it nearly brought me to tears. He was bursting with happiness like I've never seen from him, and it was one of those mommy moments for me that I will never forget! (also because I video taped it). I hope this is one of those childhood memories that he remembers forever as one of his favorites when he is grown because it sure was one of mine. Sam was also thrilled to pieces, but the best part about it was that when it came time to decorate, Tanner dragged his tree into his sisters' room so they could decorate them together. It was so fun, and they're so excited to be able to get their very own trees out every year now and add to them. Pics of this below...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've had a few questions about our advent calendar, the most common one being, "What's in the bags?" So, here's how I made mine. I scoured the Internet and Pinterest for all things Advent Calendars. I was late in getting started on mine since it was Dec. 1, so I needed something quick, simple and cost effective. I decided on hanging paper bags with goodies in them on our little chalkboard wall that is between the kitchen and the mudroom/garage door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This project to me about an hour from start to finish and here is the process...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First, I drew out the month of December on paper and filled in every day with what was going in each bag, so I didn't double up on something or forget something. Once I was satisfied, I cut little squares out of scrapbook paper so I could write little notes on them. I gathered all my goodies and started filling bags. Of course I could have made them cuter, but I didn't have time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Examples of goodies I put in the bag: Halloween candy, candy canes, animal crackers, fruit snacks, unopened Pez dispensers they got last year for Christmas, a couple of crafts from the $1 bin, stickers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I tried to use what I had at home already and only picked up a couple of cheap goodies at the store for fillers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some examples of what I put in bags without treats; mostly they were notes for doing a Xmas craft, doing something as a family or doing something for someone else. Here are a few examples of what ours say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - write letters to Santa</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - make snowflakes to hang around the house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - watch Sound of Music as a family, <strike><span style="color: red;">and clap as mom sings along to all the songs</span></strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - go on a carriage ride</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - gather unused toys and things and donate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - pass out teacher gifts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - bake cookies and hand out to neighbors (with a note clearly stating, " EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK. MADE BY LITTLE PEOPLE"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - watch Polar Express</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - Drive around and look at lights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - sleep under the Xmas tree (this one may be a big hit. It will probably turn into, "hang out under the Xmas tree until mom and dad decide it's time to sleep in our own beds," in which case there will most likely be tears).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - make Xmas ornaments</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - make Xmas cards and send out to family and friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - (Xmas Eve) open 1 gift, our tradition</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, that's it! Simple and quick! Also, pleased that our Advent calendar doubles as a place to hang holiday cards, since I don't currently have a specific place for them it is perfect!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Landry wanted in on the action...Holy Cow, Look at that mess!!! Landry, naughty...</span><br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-23862646640959028012013-11-20T12:45:00.000-08:002014-01-14T20:48:10.713-08:00Landry 8 Month Photos...UP, UP and AWAYI've been pondering this idea around for a while now of somehow constructing a hot air balloon for Landry's 8 month pics. Basically, I'm obsessed with hot air balloons (and babies) so I couldn't think of something more fun. Since Landry just started sitting it's the perfect time! We drove out to Mike's hunting spot right before sunset on a Sunday in mid October, but the wind had picked up a little in the afternoon, and after getting every one dressed and ready and out to the country, we quickly realized that our poor little balloon was not going to fair very well, and was probably going to blow away. So home we went (defeated, and sad). Thankfully I have a very understanding and accommodating husband because by Monday, the very next day, our hot air balloon was losing it's spunk and it had to be the day. I had a very tiny window..the balloon was deflating (and that puppy cost $15 to inflate!), and seeing as it was mid October, it's unlikely I'm going to get another day like this. Since daylight is limited (and we were losing it quickly), Mike left work 10 min early (gasp!) so we could do a TAKE 2! The weather couldn't have been more perfect or still, and while the balloon was, eh, I could think of a million things I could change with it...my kids were perfection. We even chased a coyote away from our spot. Couldn't have done it without my mom and Mike, trying to make a baby smile and rounding up kids. We got some "forever" shots, and it made for a memorable hour right before sunset! And to make the evening even more perfect, as we were loading up the cars we saw 2 REAL hot air balloons in the sky! Every day since the kids have asked me when we are going to go back to "the field" to take pictures! So glad they had fun, because that's all that matters in the end! Still going through the 500 pics I took, but here are my favorites! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Love his little baby toes peeking out of the basket!!</span></div>
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Monday I shared my <a href="http://thesejonesys.blogspot.com/search/label/Our%20Home" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">color swatches</span></a> that we were considering for our front door. Of course nobody wants a "before" pic if there isn't an "after" photo. And if you're anything like me I like a good tutorial to go along with someone's sharing of anything. This was a pretty easy project and quick. I painted the door in one afternoon. Our door started off beige, and in desperate need of a makeover. Since I didn't want to paint our options on the door, I instead took a bunch of swatches of each color we were considering and taped them on the door so we could see what they looked like. Once we picked a color I went back and grabbed a small can of paint and a short time later? WA-LA! A brand new door! </div>
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As for the color we chose, it is Behr's "Jamaican Bay". I couldn't take my eyes off this color and it just makes me so darn happy when I see it, so it had to be. Sam is upset that it isn't pink, but I can't win them all. Mike seems to like it so that's all that matters. </div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">1. angled 2 1/2 inch brush and a 1 inch brush for the nooks and crannies. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">3. Behr's Jamaican Bay in exterior satin finish with primer (2 coats). The nice man at the counter suggested a satin finish and he seemed to know what he was talking about.</span></div>
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I can't help to smile when I pull up to my house now! Before my front door said, "I'm boring." Now it says, "LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!" I love the color so much, I may just paint the inside of it...and the garage door leading into the house too. The possibilities are endless! Did I inspire you? Do you have a fun and fresh front door? If so, I want to see it. </div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-62884430676318174382013-09-30T19:00:00.000-07:002013-10-03T08:13:13.326-07:00A Splash of Color<div style="text-align: center;">
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So, for a few months now I've been pondering painting our front door. The front of our house is east facing so in the summer the morning sun can be excruciating so I've been waiting for some milder weather before taking on this small project. Right now I have taped up a bunch of different paint swatches and periodically go outside at different times of the day to see how they all look. Like all the colors we've painted in our house, or bedrooms mainly I should say, once I get an idea in my head nobody can sway me from it. Like the morning I woke up thinking I wanted to paint ginormous navy and white stripes in Tanner's room, Mike tried to talk me out of it, but it was, eh..too late! I've gotten excited about it and no matter how crazy it seems to anybody else it's happening.</div>
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This time, it's a little different. I'm painting our front door which is visible to everybody on the outside. I want it to stand out but I don't want it to be an eyes sore for neighbors (yes, I care about their feelings too). The outside of our house is a rich brown color and I want to go BOLD with a much cooler contrasting color. Am I pulling out colors out of our stone? Noooo. Am I going against all the laws of decorating which this choice? Yessssss. But I want our door to make a statement. Since we'll never be painting our vinyl siding on the house, the door is my only hope for any change (color-wise) that I'll be making. If we hate it, we can always change it. <br />
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Right now our shutters are a maroon-ish color and I'm not a fan. They look fine, but when the door is painted, they will not, so those will be changed as well. We're going to replace them since we need only 4, but for now they may actually be painted for a quick temporary fix.<br />
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Here's what our door looks like today....<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-24387930040815476252013-08-21T08:22:00.000-07:002013-08-21T08:23:51.414-07:00AZARKS-ARZARKS-OZARKSIf you don't understand my chosen title for this blog it's okay, you wouldn't unless you were here everytime Tanner tried to tell someone where he was going on vacation. We're going to the AZARKS (ponders the word that came out of his mouth)...ARZARKS...ORZORKS...wait for it...OZARKKS!! WE'RE GOING TO THE OZARKS!! There it is. It's not his fault, he gets his confusion from his mother. She booked this trip and the whole time thought she was taking everyone to her old home state of Arkansas (silly lady). Oh, and in case you're wondering, Lake of the Ozarks is NOT in Branson either. I know, I was just as shocked. With all this confusion it's amazing we all made it here with no problems (Mike drove).<br />
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This is our last (and first) family hurrah before school starts for Tan man in 1 week! 1st GRADE...I'm not ready for this. While I knew the kids would enjoy staying here on the lake in our somewhat cabin-like room, I'm going to be honest, the first night was not easy. Landry did not settle down for more than an hour at a time until about 4am. Once he finally fell asleep, a monsoon hit (not exaggerating) for the remainder of the dark morning hours so I think it's safe to say Mike and I have had about 5 hours of combined sleep over the past 2 nights. We're tired. But we're not going to let that detour us. The wasps and bees around this place are giving me a heart attack, and it's a little too woodsy for my liking. I like to see what I'm dealing with and the trees hide what may be lurking. Landry was screaming last night and we couldn't just take him out of the room to walk him around in the dark woods (spiders, ticks, spiders, etc...), so it was really hard to get the kids to sleep and then stay asleep when he was crying all night. <br />
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The kids were all excited to wake up and look out at the lake. Sam went on the waterside at the pool about 100 times and Tanner went twice, and 0 if you count the times I carried him up the stairs and onto to slide kicking and crying. He loved it both times but couldn't push back his fears of the slide by going by himself. Call me mean. I call it, "prepping him for the real world." Sometimes in life someone's going to gently nudge you down a slide. You may not want to at first, but if you can push your fears aside and make the plunge, you might actually really enjoy it. Oh, and I did go with him if that makes a difference. Hoping he'll do it again tomorrow...by himself. The boys fished while the younger two napped and then Sam joined them. The most excited I've seen them was when the ducks came over and they got to feed them honey nut cheerios. I tried to snap as many pics as I could from our balcony so I didn't get any close ups.<br />
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We promised the kids we'd do the indoor water park at our resort today even though I think it may be chillier tomorrow and rainier too but we went anyway. Nobody would go down the water slides. I'm pretty sure I spotted the only wasp that happened to make it's way indoors as well. We took a break from the water park and went to the outside pool in the afternoon. The bees and wasps were horrible. Seriously, why can't those things just leave me alone!! My anxiety was at an all time high on this trip, but I think it's safe to say we all managed to salvage some fun. Sam fell asleep on our 5 minute drive to dinner. Then it was a couple of chapters from Charlotte's Web before bed.<br />
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Rain rain, go away!! It rained most of the day. We last minute decided to take the kids to see Planes movie on opening day. Tanner was so excited, he brought his "planes" with him to the theater. We finally got to the window only to find out that the guy in front of me bought the last 4 tickets! Needless to say, Tanner was pretty disappointed. Situation quickly diverted as we headed into the nearest ice cream shop. We ran in the pouring rain to our cabin and the kids giggled and thought that was so fun! We fished again, fed the ducks and geese again and swam...again. <br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-77287497658937134362013-07-21T19:08:00.000-07:002013-07-21T19:08:22.927-07:00Our Sweet little Landry BoyWell, since I'm finally starting to come out of that "having a newborn" fog I wanted to post some pictures of our littlest peanut. Wow, 5 months (this used to read, "3 months...and then 4 months) really flies when you're sleep deprived. I feel like by the time they're 3 months old you start to ask yourself where the time goes because it was only seconds ago that they were born but the truth is, for me anyway, that I've been walking around in this fog for his entire life which is probably why I cant remember him being a newborn already (only kidding...sort of).<br />
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Here are some pics of our sweet boy. I've been working on this short little post for over two months so I'm just going to post it because he would turn 1 by the time I finish it. Coming to the realization that with 3 kids I will forever start things that most likely won't ever get finished. I'll start with the birth day and a few hospital pics for now...#small victories<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-41962867220069230612013-01-17T09:42:00.003-08:002013-01-17T09:42:59.993-08:00Let's talk about a Resolution!New Year's resolutions that is. I usually go all balls to the walls when it comes to New Years resolutions. Normally I have a pluthera of ways I want to better and challenge myself. This year however, I didn't make any...yet. Maybe because we have a baby coming soon and my goal as of now is to just survive the rest of the pregnancy, delivery and post surgical recovery that I can't see past that to something that resembles more of normalcy in our everyday lives yet. I do have one resolution though and that is to seriously learn how to use my dslr camera. I mean to really get to know it, and not just in a 'Hey, how you doin', sort of way. I've gotten slightly better over the past couple years since getting it, but there is so much that goes into capturing a moment and being the perfectionist that I am, I want to capture the BEST of each and every moment. I would rather have 1 amazing, memorable photo from a day, than a bunch of mediocre, and most likely blurry and out of focus ones. So, if there is anyone reading this who has some tips on capturing great photos, please do share. I'm also in the market for a new lens. Preferably one for taking portraits of some sort. I've researched some, but in this case I would just like the opinions and tips from my friends. Reading about lenses and all the millions of details of camera settings is hard to contain in my small brain. I feel like I've spent hours, even days reading blogs and tutorials on how to use my camera appropriately and I've gotten nowhere. Probably taking a class would help a lot, but since I don't know when I'll get around to that, asking you all for tips is the next best thing right now. So please, HELP!!! Here are a few photos I've taken recently...<br />
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These photos are with my 75-300mm lens which I use for all things sports and far away outside stuff. These are a few pics from Tanner's first hockey tournament. <br />
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Here our a few with my 18-55mm lens that I use on a daily basis...<br />
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Sam playing peek a boo<br />
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Christmas time at Lauritzen Gardens<br />
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Of course I did some minor editing in iphoto, but it would be nice to have another photo shop editing tool. I don't want to spend a lot of money on a program, especially before I can really start to understand my camera. <br />
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What photo editing tools is everyone using? Am I the only camera dummy here?Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-79859705596491360922013-01-14T09:12:00.000-08:002013-01-14T09:32:16.977-08:00Oh Baby!Well lazy doesn't even begin to describe our winter break, but with baby #3 on his way in February, I admit that our laziness was mostly due to my hibernation habits that I've acquired over the past couple of months. With less than 6 weeks to go, I've finally started to make some decisions on baby boy's room. I love decorating, especially my kids' rooms, but my problem always lies with my indecisiveness. I always have too many different ideas, and can't always seem to make them work together. Does anyone else get this way? Then I get frustrated, and procrastinate. I think also since this is baby #3, the room got put on the back burner. With 2 kids to take care of already, and a house full of other 'in need to do' projects, I've kinda been feeling like it doesn't "need" to get done right away. That being said, it's getting close now, so with many o' projects in mind, we have been slowly working on bambino's room. There is paint on the walls! YES! Oh, and the crib we didn't want to spend a lot of money on? Well, let's just say that my daily visits to Target finally paid off. While browsing around the baby section I just happened to stumble upon a crib that someone had returned from online! Not only that, but I scored a $250 crib for $85! I know you're impressed. Because they don't sell it in the stores, they can't sell it at the same price that it is online. Nothing wrong with it and I'm still grinning about that steal of a deal! Never underestimate a good ole Target run. You never know what you're going to find. <br />
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This weekend was a busy one (for Mike). He lugged the heavy, old dresser down 2 flights of stairs to the basement, via wheely cart..I don't know what you call it, and sanded, primed and painted that baby. It's nice to know we now have a place to start storing all of bambino's things since I've already washed and folded all his newborn clothes. Also, I ordered his bedding, YAY!! It won't be here for about a month, but if anyone is on the lookout for custom bedding, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/modifiedtot" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">modifiedtots</span></a> found on Etsy is a great place to start looking. She has loads of fabrics to look through and choose from and I found the prices to be reasonable considering what you get for the price. She will also help put together options if you're having a hard time trying to decide what you like, and will keep doing it until you're 100% happy. I'm so excited to get the bedding. I'm going to try to save a little mula by attempting my own changing pad covers and maybe some curtains (gulp). I do have a back up plan if my brilliant attempts end up to be just that...attempts.<br />
There's still a lot in the room to get done, but for some odd reason, I'm just not in a rush...<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Paint the dresser</span><br />
Make changing pad covers<br />
Curtains<br />
Rug<br />
Recover the glider<br />
bookcase of some sort<br />
bins and baskets for storage<br />
lamp<br />
wall decor<br />
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Those are the main things, but since little man will be bunkin' in our room for a while, I'm just taking my sweet time...kinda like he is doing in my belly ;)<br />
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Pics to come of the progress soon...HAPPY MONDAY!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-72863105554519167322012-11-11T06:50:00.000-08:002012-11-11T06:50:39.822-08:00Fall fun!!Wow, it's been awhile since I updated this thing, which means I'll be working backwards to get posts up regarding summer birthdays, first day of Kindergarten and everything else I've neglected the past 6 months ;)...<br />
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Well fall break was full of pumpkin patches, visits from out of town family, trick or treating and how could we ever forget the rapid spreading of the flu throughout our household and beyond. The kids and I finally got to meet the newest member of the family, their cousin and our nephew Triston. What a sweet baby. They couldn't stop leaning over him, patting him, holding him and feeding him. When they weren't swooning over Triston, they were wrestling and playing football with Caiden. The weekend visit went way too fast, but we couldn't have had more fun.<br />
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Here are some pics of the crew...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Baby Triston 4 months old!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tanner loves him!!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dance class- "dress up in costume" day</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Me and my sweet baby girl ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Watching her baby cousin very carefully...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The men reading the Sunday paper</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Skinny Bones Pumpkin Patch- Uncle Jim with the boys</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sam holding still to get her face painted</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Going on a hayrack ride</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Love this photo of Tanner and Uncle Mike :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Neema with the oldest 3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sam and auntie Laura</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Caiden with a skeleton</span><br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-43063032410900029562012-05-20T06:57:00.000-07:002012-05-20T06:57:35.087-07:00Preschool GraduationIf they would have just called it "last day of school" I would have been fine, but of course they have to call it "Preschool Graduation" so naturally I was a crying mess. I was pregnant with Sam when I took Tanner to his first day of preschool 2 1/2 years ago and I cried then. We've been preparing for this day for 2 1/2 years and it's still hard for me to stomach that he's going to be a Kindergartener, and then the next thing you know he's off to college or getting married. I said to myself last night that in 10 years (and 2 months) I'm going to have a 16 year old and I can't handle it. The years fly by now and someone put it best when they said that at this age that the kids are the days are long but the years go by so fast. It's completely true. <br />
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Anyway, so we have a graduate now and I feel confident that he is as ready as he'll ever be for Kindergarten, and I'm so excited for his journey. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">January 2010: First day of school-3 1/2 yrs old</span><br />
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Doesn't even look back... *tear*<br />
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Tanner and Owen<br />
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Lot's of snow!<br />
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Me and my baby ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 2011: First Day of last year of preschool</span><br />
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Last day of preschool...gifts for the best teachers ever!<br />
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Graduation ceremony...starts with the "Good Morning" song<br />
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Getting their class hats and certificates!<br />
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Tanner and Carter<br />
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Kait and Tanner (buds and future Kindergartners:)<br />
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Tanner and Ms. Betsy and Ms. Jan (love them!)<br />
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THE GRADUATE!!<br />
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A proud family!<br />
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Tanner and Grandpa<br />
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Mommy and Tanner<br />
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Daddy and Tanner<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-70397092287066694772012-05-07T08:25:00.001-07:002012-07-11T11:34:24.267-07:00Tanner's Big Kid Room<span style="color: #20124d;"> We've made lots of progress in Tanner's room. We've been working on his room for 4 months now, and I don't know if I'm happy or sad that it's pretty much complete. I had so many fun projects with this room and it's kind of sad that it's coming to an end. Of course I've maxed out last month's budget while trying to complete it, nothing new there of course, but I am waiting on a couple more items to make Tanner's room more complete. I purchased Tanner's comforter, rug and curtains last summer so I've had a lot of time to ponder what else we wanted to do in his room. The navy and white stripes were the best idea I've had so far in the new house (in my opinion). Terrifying at first yes, but none the less the kid is absolutely ecstatic about them. I opted not to paint the other walls with stripes for fear it might make the room appear smaller than it already is. Plus, I'm actually really surprised at my decision to do navy and white stripes because of the dark trim and doors throughout the house. I love, love, love white trim in homes, but since our house is new we are not going to change to trim quite yet ;) The more I thought about it, I didn't want the dark color of the wood to hold us back with how we wanted to decorate his room. I felt limited with options, but decided to go against the grain (so to speak) and just go with my heart in choosing paint and furniture for the space. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">I decided on a very light gray blue color for the other 3 walls and I think I lightens up the room a lot. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"> To save some money on furniture I painted the old dresser white and an old nightstand as well. Tutorials <a href="http://thesejonesys.blogspot.com/2012_03_01_archive.html#909707995782933487" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://thesejonesys.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html#6219489153325078911" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">I wanted to keep it simple on the crazy striped walls so I just added some sweet photos of the kids together in white frames to break it up a bit. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Tanner loves his books along with doing art 24/7 so I bought a black bookcase for book storage and a couple of lime green storage ottomans for him to keep his toys and art in. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"> We mounted Mike's old snowboard that he doesn't use anymore above his closet for some unique, funky, sporty (and free) decor. Tanner has been giving his input and opinions all along the way so he was involved with most of the decisions. I wanted him to feel like he was a part in his room remodel so he would really love it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Last but not least, THE MAP, ahhh, yes the map. It was an idea I had a while back and while Mike wasn't sold on the idea, I pulled one of my "trust me" phrases and sold or not he was onboard. Thanks Mike! And, thanks to my handy hubs-o-lot he helped me get the map on the wall and framed out with our homemade frame. It's a hit! Now the kids can see where all our family and friends live across the U.S., where daddy travels to on his trips, and pointing out different countries.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">While the room isn't finished, it's pretty close. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Things on my list to do still:</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"> Make a headboard</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Get a couple fun throw pillows for his bed</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strike>Fix the broken old chair that belonged to me as a kid</strike></span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Get a table lamp for his nightstand</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Maybe paint the chair and table legs</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Frame and hang some of his art work on the bare wall</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Make C.D.'s of some of his favorite country songs for his CD player</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Paint the inside of his closet (because I have nothing else to do)</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Get some storage baskets for the top of his closet</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">The inspiration for the room was Tanner himself of course. Fun, Creative, unique but also relaxing. While, the stripes on the wall give the room a slightly nautical feel, there was no real theme in the room. He is my little artist so I wanted to make sure I met all his creative instincts when piecing his room together. He has more energy than any kid I've ever met, so I also wanted a room that he could relax in at night and just feel like it is special just like him. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Come along for a tour...</span><br />
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A tutorial on how we wallpapered the world map poster and framed it coming soon. It was Mike's favorite idea of mine ever (wink, wink)</div>
<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-62194891533250789112012-04-17T07:59:00.001-07:002012-04-17T08:06:36.253-07:00Painting a nightstandI decided that I liked the dresser I painted for Tanner's room so much, why not try to paint a nightstand for him too. I snagged my old college nightstand from my mom's house that I faux painted green and blue "crackle" paint (I know...*sigh*). I did sand it down a little bit with 100 grit sandpaper (prob could have used some with more grit or used a circular sander) but I didn't it need to be super smooth or perfect, because my boy will beat the crap out of it anyway. Oh, and when I talk about sanding I do my best to pretend I know what I'm talking about.<br />
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However, painting furniture is a great, inexpensive way to update old funiture to make it look new! It's my new favorite thing, because I'm on a budget and it's a quick decorating fix.<br />
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<strong>Lesson learned:</strong> Do not sand outside when it is super windy, and wear sunglasses so the dust doesn't get in your eyes, ugh. <br />
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Here is most of the nightstand I was so proud of 10+ yrs ago without the drawers b/c I forgot to take a pic of the total before product <br />
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I'm sure there are 100 better ways of doing this out there than I chose, but I'm on a budget and I have limited time. <br />
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1. Sanding it down <br />
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2. Making sure to get around the bottom edges where there were some previous dried paint bubbles and even some splintering going on <br />
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Here is the end product, again this was a bit different than the dresser becaue it was real wood and had the texture of the previous crackle paint. The dresser was maybe vaneered wood? I don't even know if that's what it's called, but it was really smooth. You can still see the crackle texture through the paint, but again, I don't care much :) <br />
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I used the extra navy paint I used for his walls for the knobs. You can't really tell that there are stars on them. And there we have it, a free nightstand for T-man's room!<br />
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Stay tuned for pics of Tanner's new room!<br />
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In case you missed it here is the <a href="http://thesejonesys.blogspot.com/2012_03_01_archive.html#909707995782933487" target="_blank">dresser</a> I painted for his room as well.<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-25769571465314834102012-04-15T13:31:00.000-07:002012-04-15T13:31:15.888-07:00Easter Fun!<span style="color: #e06666;">I can't believe it's already been a week since Easter. We had a really fun weekend with the kids. Saturday we died Easter eggs and Sam ended up getting really mad because she couldn't stick her whole hand + the egg in the coloring liquid...<span style="color: #674ea7;">REALLY</span> mad. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">None the less they had fun plopping them in different colors and putting stickers all over them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> ...And this one is good of Tanner.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I don't have photos of the next activity because it was a little chaotic. With a screaming toddler and 2 messy kids it was time for bath. Since Sam recently had a scary experience in the tub during normal "rinse the shampoo out of your hair" time and inhaled a bunch of water, she's now <span style="color: #674ea7;">TERRIFIED</span> of the bath and screams bloody murder every time. I got creative this night...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">"Who wants to go have beach party in the tub??"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Well of course they both thought the idea of everyone getting in their bathing suits and getting in the bath, including mom, sounded super fun! So off we went, we laid out our towels, filled the tub with bubbles and turned on the music in the bathroom and had a beach party. I must admit, it helped. Sam did really and there were a couple of things that really helped her not to "freak out".</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"> 1) the foaming shampoo that I let the kids use themselves</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"> 2) a squirt bottle I found that I gently squirted Sam's hair with water so she could barely tell.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">By the end of it, nobody wanted to get out of the tub, and Sam was actually the last one out! Because I overestimate my children's cleanliness it's now a week later and I realize we haven't had another bath, whoops! I'm going to try for beach party again with just the kids this time and see how it goes. Although Tanner takes mostly showers now, but loves to take baths and play with his toys.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Usually the Easter bunny hides eggs along with the kids' Easter baskets around the house, but since he couldn't find all of the extra plastic eggs he skipped that part. So the kids found their baskets along with their goodies and it was all downhill from there...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Next we went to brunch at our favorite breakfast place with Matt and Cally and the kids and Grandpa Mike. Everybody behaved (thanks to a couple IPads and some crayons).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Let's see, of course I was able to get out to the golf course for a little practice while the kids took a nap before our big family dinner. They had a blast in the huge bouncy house aunt P and uncle R rented. Of course we had a couple casualties, but overall everyone survived without too many injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"> The good news is we emptied some more boxes since the move, organized a few and threw things in the garage sale pile! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">We also found a few fun items that have been lost in the chaos for awhile, like Sam's first Halloween costume, little ladybug! And looks it still fits!</span></div>
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<li>Ran to Menards to get MDF board for Tanner's world map we are putting up and framing with the trim (Tanner was mad we didn't let him buy the tractor wall decal)</li>
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<li>Take down our vanity mirror over our dresser so we can replace it with a t.v. (sigh)</li>
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However, The Master's golf tournament is on so...we'll see what we actually get done..Oh, yea, and dye Easter eggs with the kiddos.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-61089716390090659372012-04-02T13:04:00.001-07:002012-04-02T13:04:48.738-07:00Spring has sprungThe trees are in bloom, the grass has been green for weeks and as much as we have loved having this summer weather for the last month, it ends tomorrow. Not ends, just cools down to more spring-like temps. Tanner is going on his 4th baseball practice, and so far there are no complaints. He and his buddy(and neighbor) are on the purple team together and can't wait to start playing games.<br />
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This weekend was another busy, golf-filled one for me. I had a lesson for the first time in 3+ years and went to work with the one and only James Sieckmann. I've worked with him since I was a teenager and I wouldn't trust my swing or game with anybody else. He works with a lot of guys and gals on the PGA, Nationwide and LPGA tour, and it's no wonder he does. He know a lot and I always learn so much whenever I go to him. If you really want to take your game to the next level, whatever that may be and get better, he's the one to talk to. He promised me I would be playing scratch golf in no time (well ok, he didn't promise, I just assumed).<br />
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Mike, dad and I played in a scramble yesterday and let me just say, a 6 hour round is really not that fun when nobody is hitting the ball well. On a positive note, we didn't go over par (yippie...), I won longest drive on a hole and we actually won our flight! So maybe it was a good thing we played terribly. <br />
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Saturday was car washing day, aka "just another photo opp of the kids" day for me. Here are some funny photos of the 2 of them trying to help...<br />
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Today we went to the zoo to celebrate our last 90 degree day(probably) for a while. The kids walked the whole time and are sleeping like babies. It may take an hour to get out of the house, 20 min to get the stroller out, everyone loaded up, and sunscreen on, but it was all worth it because the carosel was open, we had ice cream and only 1 melt down/kid and it wasn't until we were on our way back to the car. Today was pretty much a piece of cake...well so far at least.<br />
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<strong>Sam's First Push Pop at the zoo</strong></div>
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<strong>Here's a look back almost 4 years ago when Tanner had his first push pop at the zoo on his 2nd birthday. He was Sam's age that she is now. Brings back memories...</strong></div>
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<strong>Tanner, July 18, 2008</strong></div>
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<strong>Do we see the similarities between the two of them??</strong></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-64352290154572661332012-03-27T11:20:00.003-07:002012-03-27T11:20:44.695-07:00We've got Poop!Let's see...lots of odd things happening at the Jones household these past couple of days. I played lots of golf this weekend, trying to get my scores down. By lots of golf I mean, lots of really crappy crappy golf (excuse my language). I have such high expectations for myself and as awesome as this weather has been, luckily I've been able to get out more than a few times so it's hard for me to be patient with myself. Plus, I know it's early in the season, but when I leave my kids and a very understanding husband for 3 days in a row to go to the golf course I expect results. It's work for me and that's how I look at it, and I always get mother's guilt when I go out to play golf (the leasure sport...NOT!) for the day or for a few hours. Yesterday while I was just hitting my 11th shot out of a sand bunker for the day (that's a lot of beach), I got a text from Mike saying, "Guess who went poop on the potty??" Well, and that does it, played crappy golf only to miss my first milestone ever with either of my kids. <br />
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And on that note...Guess who went POOP on the potty?? Our little miss Sami. So the tally is as follows: Potty- 4, Poop- 1...and I don't even have to bribe her with candy! <br />
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Today Sam fell twice and got up limping. She nursed her leg and limped until bed, but finally started to put some weight on it and walked, though not without a slight limp. Poor baby :( I really am praying that she wakes up with no limp tomorrow or we will be making a trip to the Dr...<br />
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UPDATE on the leg...Since I haven't posted this yet and it's the next day, I will say, Sam was catering her ankle/foot again first thing this morning, but is walking and running (with a slight limp) now so I'm assuming we just have a strain...thank goodness it's not broken!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-56178876739898893692012-03-23T12:34:00.002-07:002012-03-23T12:34:29.182-07:001,000,001 Ways to Blow a NoseSam is obsessed with kleenex. She's also obsessed with blowing her nose (in something or not). I might run out of kleenex quicker that normal, but I'm not complaining that she could blow her nose at 8 months. It comes in handy when she has a cold. She'll see the kleenex box and say, "Heee? Heee?" For those of you that don't speak gibberish that's Sami talk for "Kleenex please?" I know, it's impressive that I've memorized nearly a dictionary's worth of her gibber-gabber, but I had practice with Tanner when he was little. Though Sam doesn't say as much as her brother did, I can understand her a little more than T. That boy would talk, talk talk all day and you wouldn't hear one real word come out of his mouth, but he was always so sure at what he was saying. I get the same response with strangers as I did with Tanner. "Does she talk?" Yes, but only I can understand her. That is because she has a lot of clearly spoken words such as "momma", "daddy", "Nannie"(Tanner), "eat", "night-night", etc. But she says her manners with her mouth closed and in syllables. I can here her when she says, "Gmm, gmm," or "thank you", but unless you know her you might think she doesn't say much. I got distracted again, rambling about something else...here are some pics of Sam entertaining us with a piece of kleenex.<br />
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We've had 75-80 degree weather for almost a week and a half and for the middle of March in Nebraska that is abnormally warm. I'm not complaining though. It means that spring is upon us and golf season is on the horizon. I've been out the the golf course around 10 times already and most years that doesn't even happen halfway through the summer (since kids). I made the commitment to play more golf this year and I've made some pretty hefty goals for myself. I'm used to biting off more than I can chew, so I'm used to feeling completely overwhelmed, but it's also where I feel the most comfortable. If I can accomplish half of what I want to this year, than I'll be a pretty happy camper. Of course I can't just up and go to the course whenever I want because I have two rugrats at home that I take care of all day and night, but like anything else in life, if there's something you want, I'm a full believer that you have to make time for it in your life, make it a priority. I told my husband that I'm going to break par soon, meaning really really soon. He does his best not to make too much of a reaction whenever I just blurt something totally ridiculous out of my mouth every time I'm thinking it. I think he knows I can do it, and is probably as surprised as I am that I haven't yet, considering how long I've been playing, but that's the goal, break par (soon), play in more tournaments. So, while the kids lay down for naptime this weekend, I am heading out to the golf course to get some practice time in. I love that I can go practice for a few hours or play a round and be home by the time they get up and I hardly even miss a beat with them. Also, on my list of golf "to-do's" is getting a new set of golf clubs. I think I've finally talked Mike into getting me a new set! Yay, me!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-9097079957829334872012-03-18T13:13:00.013-07:002012-03-20T11:37:48.192-07:00Tanner's "not so" new furnitureSo in my previous post about Tanner's room remodel and how I'm finally getting around to doing it, I forgot to mention that one of the reasons it has taken me so long is because I couldn't make a decision on what I wanted to do with his room. Do we want to splurge on new furniture or keep the old for now? What colors do we want to do, etc, etc. So, after painting the final three walls to complete the entire 4 walls, I made a decision to try and paint a current very old and ugly dresser that we got from an aunt four years ago (Sorry Aunt Bev). I always thought we would get rid of them as soon as we moved or got new stuff for the little man, but I've had a current change of heart. After researching numerous tutorials online on painting furniture I once again ran to Home Depot to gather my supplies. Since Mike was out of town last week I thought it would be the perfect project for me to make the time go quickly until he came home. And a project it was. Luckily we had some very unseasonble hot temps so after I put the kids down for naps each day I would head out to the garage, music on and doors up. Finally, after 4 nap periods, 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint (4 total coats), we finally had a "not so" new, but much prettier dresser sure to please the little guy. However, although it took me lots of coats, it was super easy and a "no brains" project.<br /><br /><strong>Here's the rundown...</strong><br /><br />Here's what the dresser matched before I painted it. This is the complimentary dresser (oh yea, there's 2:)...hideous right?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEG2LQjnrM2oKATS97BEE_yjIodonNwPksNCN2sQkkWUeUcK9QFNTilKKvhonHUqsNEU8ksAuNLjrQ5nZGJIJlw28SOBdiNg6MOlOHf40DwqjTzmJp52PHbPTjSzREZwjw3n2tA/s1600/2012+097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEG2LQjnrM2oKATS97BEE_yjIodonNwPksNCN2sQkkWUeUcK9QFNTilKKvhonHUqsNEU8ksAuNLjrQ5nZGJIJlw28SOBdiNg6MOlOHf40DwqjTzmJp52PHbPTjSzREZwjw3n2tA/s400/2012+097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722028026205538850" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here it is all painted and purdy:) <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuEopn6Fc_57f_fKqoyfP08KbRPxLs4hxdjoUbHxZvkJPuYSuAmzkyM-3JNRiLx82eMp4ucN2T9CMdJjysDZkmNVcx2JWJafiS6EJBnDcB6v206UIFpNctbjtAiz9KmkRZp0UTQ/s1600/2012+138.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuEopn6Fc_57f_fKqoyfP08KbRPxLs4hxdjoUbHxZvkJPuYSuAmzkyM-3JNRiLx82eMp4ucN2T9CMdJjysDZkmNVcx2JWJafiS6EJBnDcB6v206UIFpNctbjtAiz9KmkRZp0UTQ/s320/2012+138.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721716402559160018" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiZZdDbU5mWWtS0gwVLC6sPZm7lygSuniAI1qMHdor5KNJ6_E-N0jdznlUyX8iiSeAAfObnZd_4DvNs68QmkgW6-MlVGoCsWl_ILqqCx8WW0S2Rz5YKFdcFPrbSUmtrWfZC3M8w/s1600/2012+141.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiZZdDbU5mWWtS0gwVLC6sPZm7lygSuniAI1qMHdor5KNJ6_E-N0jdznlUyX8iiSeAAfObnZd_4DvNs68QmkgW6-MlVGoCsWl_ILqqCx8WW0S2Rz5YKFdcFPrbSUmtrWfZC3M8w/s320/2012+141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721716726666494802" /></a><br /><br /><br />I did roll the paint on the large piece, and brushed each drawer. If you are going to roll on furniture I read a tutorial where they suggested using a small foam roller, which is what I did. Roll it slowly to prevent bubbles. The effect won't be as smooth as brushing, I can clearly see the difference between the dresser and drawers,(only up close though) but you won't have brush marks, so it's a personal preference.<br /><br /><br />I used this primer stuff that the paint lady told me would stick to anything and I wouldn't have to sand. Done.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-288HF1CScXTEmUM1lmVd25U2OeRmyl0XabLL2x7dREqPg-QDOAxg6PBPLHPdFyYdnfuPzQUp26lNHTDRJtkpij8KblAYiMA5jesc9F4IiZNxUM_x7MVsuC_0tTmRC4Lo9BrmQ/s1600/2012+143.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-288HF1CScXTEmUM1lmVd25U2OeRmyl0XabLL2x7dREqPg-QDOAxg6PBPLHPdFyYdnfuPzQUp26lNHTDRJtkpij8KblAYiMA5jesc9F4IiZNxUM_x7MVsuC_0tTmRC4Lo9BrmQ/s320/2012+143.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721717149928639378" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then, I used the same paint color that I used on his striped wall and had her mix it in this little can of interior semi-gloss paint to make the dresser look a little shiny. The paint color is Behr Paint's "Luster white". I am also painting a little nightstand with the same color and still have almost a half can of each left, so it goes a long way.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pSU1enT6BSOVf5lVNdV1aM2IUv0r5RxpUbuTgRhbOdsh2T7MKQCP_hhNQ_i2PHwkyQoRsQNuxn3BgpGuBy6sk9wu1ZTPnPFbfUWArG1ravVDAHGuLZ78Foz0Sx6xZCs7cDLVXQ/s1600/2012+142.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pSU1enT6BSOVf5lVNdV1aM2IUv0r5RxpUbuTgRhbOdsh2T7MKQCP_hhNQ_i2PHwkyQoRsQNuxn3BgpGuBy6sk9wu1ZTPnPFbfUWArG1ravVDAHGuLZ78Foz0Sx6xZCs7cDLVXQ/s320/2012+142.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721717560128238162" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lesson learned: Thin coats are better than thick gloppy ones, and once I brushed paint on, if I went over it more than a couple times or after a min it would clump. That pretty much irritated the heck out of me.<br /><br />Hopefully, I inspired some of ya'll to paint a dresser for your home. It's super easy and is an inexpensive way to dress up some old furniture without buying new.<br /><br />Total spent: (lost my receipt so I'm estimating)<br /><br />Dresser- FREE<br />Foam roller- $5ish <br />small can of primer- $6is<br />small can of paint- $6ish<br /> = $17<br /><br />I had a gift card to Home Depot so this was a free project for me!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-31679465145150669802012-03-17T18:39:00.008-07:002012-03-17T19:13:35.296-07:00"Mom, can we paint MY room yet??Poor kid...not only was my sweet boy kicked out of his room in the old house and thrown into the attic when baby sister arrived, but after 10 months of living in our new house, I am just getting around to finally giving our energetic, larger than life boy the room he deserves. He has been so patient and since Sam never got an official baby room in the old house I felt I had to do hers first before any other project in the house. I feel terrible that my son has been living in a world of tan/beige walls and old dark ugly furniture for almost a year now. But the time has come and it's finally happening. After days of pondering over 5 different shades of light blue samples on his walls something deep inside of me was screaming to get out. I couldn't tell my husband what it was or even dare say it out loud, because I was sure it was just wasn't supposed to be. After laying awake practically all night, I woke up the next day and without hub's knowing I decided it had to be so. So I dropped off little man at preschool and the littlest runt and I headed to Home Depot where I was on a mission. If you know me, you know that once I'm dead set on something it has to and will happen. I will make sure of it (usually). I was a little uneasy about the drasticisty (is that a word? Becca?...) of the situation, but I was determined and if I told my very understanding husband what I was up to, he was sure to try and change my mind or worse, not be as overly as excited as I was. I was almost giddy inside when I put the kids down for nap and got to work on painting Tanner's walls. Wait, for it, wait for it....<br /><br />This is the before walls with the paint samples I did not use<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahJMQMuwOUk4fWvCzY5VeZATo13o3PGkhDYeNxUQb-Nx6Mygl6O67XK6vwP1jywN4UxKjbmmhGM7hjggRslQ6gyUr_3d8V8-qsEYHKXaxZXbhzhf6a0wrlze6uVNbU529aOG8cA/s1600/2012+097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahJMQMuwOUk4fWvCzY5VeZATo13o3PGkhDYeNxUQb-Nx6Mygl6O67XK6vwP1jywN4UxKjbmmhGM7hjggRslQ6gyUr_3d8V8-qsEYHKXaxZXbhzhf6a0wrlze6uVNbU529aOG8cA/s400/2012+097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721050300863012114" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And, TA-DA!! Gigantic Navy and White Stripes<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-U8awwC7wfeJEt4DfkWj2YELdTWPKdjiQbZoK6NwbaIYp202Y0ReiK1S-J4KbfbPBP7-x83Qqd0Sj4PQvkrUw77e05AXPtN0BIF-Lk8KRPx_UoaYsHaliGOBGIs-wchKVbuyaQ/s1600/2012+099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-U8awwC7wfeJEt4DfkWj2YELdTWPKdjiQbZoK6NwbaIYp202Y0ReiK1S-J4KbfbPBP7-x83Qqd0Sj4PQvkrUw77e05AXPtN0BIF-Lk8KRPx_UoaYsHaliGOBGIs-wchKVbuyaQ/s400/2012+099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721051173611700354" /></a><br /><br /><br />If you're still wondering what it was that the voices in my head were saying over and over the night before, it was, "naaavy...naaavy.." Not only can I believe how brave I am, but I am also very impressed with how straight my lines came out...as my dad always said, measure twice, stripe once (he, he). Only kidding he never said that because he would never expect me to measure anything in my lifetime probably. I did actually measure a few times before drawing out my stripes just for safe keeping. They look amazing! Tanner's face was priceless when he saw them for the first time and that was enough satisfaction for me. I have since painted the rest of the walls and am in the process painting furniture, and adding decor so I will get back with an update soon!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-1838713069052132622012-02-01T19:23:00.000-08:002012-02-01T19:43:44.169-08:00Preschool VisitTuesday I went to preschool with Tanner. I hadn't been all year, and it was so fun to see his reaction to bringing me to school with him. He was so excited and chatty and going around the whole room to show me what everything was. Then every once in a while he would get done explaining something to me and he would hug me and say, "I love you mom." OK, I would be lying if I said I wasn't tearing up on the inside. Days get so crazy sometimes and hectic and the kids are both begging for attention and it's so nice to get one on one time with both of them each day and for Tanner, do things with him like this so that he sees that I am so interested in what he is doing at school and excited to be there. He was attached to my hip the whole time, and wanted me to sit with him on the floor for story time and snack time and play with me outside. When we were doing art he said, "When I am big I'm going to marry you. Becuase I love you. We can get married right mom?" Well, I'm not about to break his heart right now so of course I said "Yes." He also wants to marry Samantha on most days too. So, as these last few months of preschool wind down, I'm anxiously awaiting Tanner to start Kindergarten. Of course it's amazing to watch the kids grow up and develop their personalities and watch who they are becoming but it's way too fast. I just try to relish in every little precious moment like this that I can.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938827.post-52693962826264386332011-12-12T13:10:00.000-08:002011-12-13T13:46:20.659-08:00A Tale of Two Sisters-1 year ago<div>A year ago, we had no idea what we were in store for. How in an instant our simple lives were about to change forever. Busy with kids, sleepless nights with a baby, the full swing of the holidays and soon to be the birth of our newest addition to the family, our nephew, Tyler Benton Kutler, things couldn't be better. Going back to this time 1 year ago is not easy for me, though I think about it 50 times a day, and remember it like it was yesterday. The wounds for me, are still fresh. It cuts like a knife thinking about what my sister went through, but at the same time I celebrate every day since that I've had with her and truly thank God for giving me my sister back. Though what happened to Cally was tragic in every sense of the word, her story is one of survival and inspiration. December 13 is a day I will remember forever. It was one of the best days of my life as I got to witness my sweet nephew Tyler be born into this world. Everything went really well, and since I was the only other family member allowed at the hospital during the birth, next to our cousin and Cally's doula, Risa, I had the honor of making sure we got all the pictures and calls to each grandparent so they could hear his cries over the phone. Since it was so late at night, everyone else including Tyler's big brother was planning on visiting in the morning. After a while, Cally had some minor complications post birth, so we stuck around for a little while longer to make sure she was ok. The doctors were reassuring that they got everything under control. Since it was around midnight or later and they all needed some sleep we decided to leave. Something in my gut didn't feel right as I walked out of the hospital, and call it instinct or sister's intuition, but I just felt like I should stay. It's something I still have a hard time forgiving myself for. That night I laid awake for quite awhile. When my phone rang just an hour or so later, I knew something wasn't right. I jumped out of bed practically in hysterics, threw on the same clothes I had just taken off and ran out the door. When we pulled into the UNMC parking garage it was 3am. The only other car there and in the very first stall was my sisters'. It was of such irony because this is the very hospital that she works at as a NICU nurse, and normally her car would be parked there for work, but not today, December 14. Today was different. Today my sister was sick, and for the first time ever, I wasn't sure she was going to be ok. Cally had had postpartum hemorrhaging along with other complications. When we arrived at the hospital she was in the operating room and as reassuring and informative as the doctors were, we really had no idea what was going on behind those doors. I now know that it was most likely mass chaos, a whole medical team doing everything the could as to not only save a patient, but one of their own. Every 15 min. or so it seemed, a lady in scrubs would get off the elevator pushing a cart carrying an American Red Cross Box on it. As I would watch her take that long stride down the hall and disappear, it hit me. That is for Cally. There is no one else here that needs that much blood, or any blood at all. Hours went by before her doctor finally came to give us an update. Cally had lost so much blood and in such a short amount of time that she required a massive blood transfusion. She also had to have her uterus removed to save her life. Knowing that she got through it was such a relief and we all, along with her doctor cried and held each other. When they finally wheeled her out of the O.R. we walked her down to her ICU room. Those first few hours in the ICU for me were the hardest. I was prepared to be strong for Cally, to make jokes and lighten the mood, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next. When she opened her eyes for the first time she couldn't talk because of the breathing tube down her throat. Her entire body had swelled to twice its size it seemed from all of the blood products she had received from her massive blood transfusion. She motioned for something to write with. I gave her a pen and paper and she wrote, "Where am I?" As I calmly explained to her that she was in ICU, I prayed she couldn't see the tears welling in my eyes. I could see the instant panic set into her face, and just as I thought she was going to freak out and start pulling out tubes, she slowly wrote, "Did they take my..." I interrupted her and said, "yes, they did." She nodded. The questions didn't stop there. It was her way to communicate with us. I could tell when her morphine was starting to wear off because she would frantically push her button to give her more, but it wasn't time yet, and I hated seeing her in so much pain. They sedated her as best they could but sometimes it wasn't enough and that was hard. That first night in ICU (I think) Matt laid baby Tyler on his mommy, and even though she couldn't hold him he was there next to her, healing her in a way no one else could..his tiny body was now nursing her back to health. The 24 hours or so that she had her breathing tube in were hard. Cally would try to gesture to me to move her a certain way or elevate her feet somehow and it would take my dumb self 20 minutes to figure out what she was trying to say. I remember she wanted her socks off once, and I seriously couldn't figure out what she wanted by her wiggling her feet. She got so frustrated because she couldn't talk and I couldn't understand her and she would just look like she was going to cry. When I finally figured it out, or someone else did, I don't remember, she just looked so relieved, and then I would make fun of myself for her benefit. The staff taking care of Cally was amazing. I remember her first ICU nurse she had that first day. Her name was Barb, and she, as Cally would explain later, was an angel in her ear. She didn't leave Cally's side for a second and we nicknamed her Badass Barb. Cally lost so much blood, that if she were in any other hospital she most likely wouldn't be here today. She received 60+ units of blood product that day and she is lucky she was at the Med Center. No new mother should have to endure what Cally went through, and I can't help thinking of the irony of it all, how she was literally fighting for her life in the same hospital that she saves premature babies in for a living. Last winter was a slow recovery for Cally and after a few scary setbacks and a trip back to the hospital after Christmas, she finally made a full recovery in early spring. I can't even begin to thank everyone who surrounded us all with love last year. Our family and friends who were literally on call to watch kids so we could go to the hospital, everyone who brought them meals every day for over a month, and even Cally's friend who donated her breastmilk for Tyler to have while Cally couldn't feed him. Last year at this time we had no idea what we were in store for, but do we ever? As the winter months fall over us it's hard not to feel the weight of anxiety pulling me down just thinking of last year. That being said, this Christmas and holiday season is one to celebrate and reflect. I just feel extremely lucky to have had 1 more year with my sister, my best friend, my other half. Hold the ones you love close, tell them you love them. What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger, and I truly believe that. Love you Cal! And Happy 1st Birthday Tyler Benton! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772277534439004752noreply@blogger.com1