tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60404280753169930992024-02-21T05:24:20.885-08:00Mini MartsKeepin' everybody informed on how the Mini-Mart household is holding together!Kierra Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451473274879791666noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-75587408958903772962017-04-13T15:04:00.004-07:002017-04-13T15:04:44.651-07:00Puppy!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been casually looking for a dog for about a year. We were very specific to the breed we want. We LOVE Phoebe's breed: Australian Shepherd mixed with CattleDog (we think). We want a dog with high family values, a protector of the property, heard the chickens, and be great with kids.<br />
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Then, Phoebe died. We were so sad and it was really hard to be home with our Bobby. I wanted that little protector. We began looking more aggressively. We looked at rescues with no luck. There were many puppies available but they were not willing to let us adopt.<br />
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Then we began to look on Craigslist! And we found the perfect little guy!<br />
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Kierra Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451473274879791666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-47099136672261225682017-04-13T14:40:00.003-07:002017-04-13T14:40:46.039-07:003rd Time's A Charm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's this little thing in your knee called the meniscus . . . it acts as a cushion and shock absorber in you knee joint. Mine has torn twice! Just before that, I had to have a surgery to remove a Plica. <br />
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During this time, we have had an incredible amount of help! A good friend set up a Google Document for people to sign up for time slots that Bobby would be working. It's been an overwhelming, humble time.<br />
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With 3 pregnancies that led to bedrests and 3 knee surgeries, I have had a great deal if "down" time. This has been a humbling and frustrating time! I love my job. I love to be a wife and mom. Not being able to fulfill my role is really difficult, and so many times.<br />
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I wish I could end this post with some great epiphany of what God has taught me each time, but I don't have that. Although, I have had a unique opportunity to be in prayer for people each day.<br />
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We are praying this is the last surgery for a while, at least!Kierra Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451473274879791666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-31292081579951347452017-04-13T14:23:00.002-07:002017-04-13T14:25:15.882-07:00Mommy Fail. . . Mommy Redeemed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That one time I SHOULD have gone to the ER. . .<br />
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I feel like parenting is a constant battle of, "Am I overreacting?" Kids fall ALL the time, they get bumps, bruises and scraps. How do you know when it's time to go into the ER?<br />
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I can write this night out and laugh now. . . the night of, I couldn't!!<br />
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We got home from Bible study late one night (9:30pm). I get the girls a piece of toast and send them to bed. I tell them I will be in as soon as Jeremy and I check on the baby chicks. I see a string in the chick area and tell Jeremy to grab it so none of them swallow it. Too late! He grabbed the string but it was already digesting in a chick's stomach. He runs up to get a pair of scissors.<br />
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*At this point, I hear Heidi-Rae crying in the house*<br />
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I can't pull the string out. I cute it as close to the beak as possible. Figure I need to just cut it and check on her in the morning to see what's going on with Heidi-Rae. As I turn to head back up, Heidi meets me at the coop, trips, and bites through her lip on the step of the chicken coop!<br />
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Jeremy close up the coop as I head to the house with a bloody mouthed 2 year old! We stop the bleeding and get cleaned up. I give her some Motrin and decide since the bleeding stopped quickly we didn't need to go in. I had her sleep in my bed. She was up about every 3 hours in pain.<br />
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Fast forward 2 days, she's really complaining that her lip hurts. I text a photo to our family doctor. . . I hear the answer to the question. . . YES, I should have taken her into the ER. He said anytime there is a puncture through skin, take them in! OY! We couldn't tell if there was an infection. I rinsed her mouth about 5 times a day and applied antibiotic ointment for 2 days and it was clear! Phew!!<br />
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Well, for the future. . . I know!Kierra Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451473274879791666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-73323183998325806652017-04-13T14:03:00.000-07:002017-04-15T14:32:01.426-07:00Show Love. . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my opinion, the single most important teaching of Jesus Christ was to LOVE PEOPLE! He asks us to love. To forgive, to give grace, to show more people love. I feel like this is a simple command, although sometimes it such a hard command to live out.<br />
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I had to have *another* knee surgery! 3rd surgery in 7 years! More on that later. . .<br />
The week before we had the "unplanned" opportunity to serve quite a few families! <br />
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I will say, this was one of the times that living our Galatians 5:13 was easier. To cook, play and, serve spend time with friends was awesome. It was a great way to spend the 2 weeks leading to surgery.<br />
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Update: About a week after I wrote this post FB was offering to show you the words you use most often in your posts. The larger, the more frequently used. . . The largest word is. . .<br />
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"They" (<--- Whomever "they" is!!!) always say, "A dog is man's best friend." We are not big animal people. By that I mean, we don't enjoy animals sleeping in our bed or feel like they should be treated as a human. But, HOLY COW. . . We were not prepared for the grief that comes with losing a pet!! We have always thought Phoebe was the BEST dog! Many people in our lives felt the same way.<br />
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She blended in to our family so well. She tolerated the many, many events we hosted at our house. She house trained in a few days when we got her at 3 years old. She let kids do anything!! One evening, we were eating dinner and heard her quietly whining under the table. . . We look to see our niece, about 3 year old, with her finger in the dog's eye socket!!! A simple whine to let us know she was uncomfortable. She went on a few little vacations with us, saved us from a rattle snake this past summer! She was protective when Bobby wasn't home. She slept in the kids bedrooms, came to get me when they woke up in the middle of the night. She was just such a great companion!<br />
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We were incredibly sad to lose her. It hit Bobby and I hard the night of and many weeks following. The kids were ok the morning after she was hit by a car, but as the weeks have gone on, they noticed she wasn't there and missed playing with her.<br />
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She will be hard to replace!! We have a puppy now. Post coming soon!<br />
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<br />Kierra Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451473274879791666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-41266648658034968652017-04-03T13:31:00.002-07:002017-04-03T13:31:33.881-07:00Fire Family <div style="text-align: center;">
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There are different types of "family" that come into in life. Our fire family has been one of those. Our guys live life together for half of the month, it only makes sense to become friends with their wives! I have seen some pretty cool things happen when us fire wives pull together and create that family environment! We can go months without seeing each other, and pick up where we left off at a station gathering, community event, birthday celebration, holidays the station, supporting one another when theres a huge, lengthy fire assignment, or when life throws curve balls we don't know how to catch. It's be wonderful to belong this type of family.<br />
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Ya know that saying. . . "It takes a village to raise kids." How true is that statement! I have just had my 3rd knee surgery. . . With 3 pregnancy bedposts and 3 knee surgeries. . . This whole staying in bed thing is just not fun! The first few days are nice to catch up on sleep and rest my body. . . But, I'm over it but this point. We are praying this is the last surgery for a while, my knee heals properly, and no more tears occur!<br />
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Being down, means I need help with the kids when Bobby is at work. . . The tribe God has equipped me with has been incredible!! The amount of time they have given to my family is sacrificial!!! I can't explain my gratitude, nor can I thank them enough.<br />
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Next comes the praise for my husband. he has taken both parenting roles, housekeeper role, AND still works 72+ hours in shifts a week!! He is truly amazing. His heart to serve us has me choked up!<br />
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Cheers to "taking it easy," getting though the next few weeks and proper healing!Kierra Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00451473274879791666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-2302155576435832472016-08-27T15:31:00.001-07:002016-08-27T15:31:50.417-07:00Capri turns 4Capri choose chicken legs, sweet potatoes, green beans, and monkey bread for her 4th birthday! It has been such joy to teach her preschool this year! I have a passion for teaching preschool! I got to use all the projects and curriculum I made when I was teaching on my kid! It was a really cool experience. For her pre-kinder year she will attend the preschool where I worked. I have requested my favorite teachers! Prayerfully she gets one of them! I think her sass has calmed down a bit. She has a compassion about her I yearn for! She is always the one to remind me of the rules and be sure everybody is following them. She loves to be dressed up and go play in the mud with Jeremy, the perfect combination, if you ask me!<br />
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1. Make Jeremy's bed for him one morning.</div>
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2. Make a bag of diapers and wipes to put at a public restroom changing table.</div>
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Jeremy choose Ribs, macaroni and cheese and broccoli to celebrate his 6th birthday!<br />
In all my years dreaming of being a mommy... it was always to 5 and under! I feel like infants through kindergarten is my niche... We are stepping into uncharted territory! I am ready to take the bull by he horns (the literacy of that phrase scares me a little) and help my little boy grow into a man after God's heart! His Daddy is a great example of a family man. Jeremy is always by his side, morning the law, fixing the chicken coop, cooking, playing sports, etc. His memory amazes us. He memorized over 30 Bible verses for Awana this year.<br />
Bobby was working on his actual birthday, so we went to the station to have Chick-Fil-A... Bobby bought silly string, invited his partner's kids and ambushed Jeremy! It was epic! They also got donuts for dessert!<br />
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Middle Top: WE walked to the store, they all got to pick one thing to buy... carrot, apple, and pear!<br />
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2. Make paper airplanes for Dillon and Drew<br />
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3. A surprise he wouldn't tell me about..... It was a paper that said "I <3 <3 <3 <3 Mom" 4 hearts for love!! SO sweet!<br />
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4. Give oranges to the neighbors. Didn't get a photo :(<br />
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We had a little family dinner at the house to celebrate! I didn't get any photos from the dinner! GAH!!<br />
But here are some cute ones from the friend Bday party at Romp-O-Rama!<br />
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This little girl gives us a run for our money. She is witty, sassy, and knows how to play her audience. She can emotionally read people, it's pretty impressive. Because of that, she is quite concerned if she thinks you are hurt, mad, sad, angry, etc. She picks up on it and asks how she can help. We are quite impressed by her vocabulary and understanding of situations. She is a Mama's girl all around, it makes my heart sing! Next year, we will start acts of kindness on her birthday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-86393608745865151042016-07-13T22:01:00.000-07:002016-07-13T22:01:01.667-07:00Mary PoppinsThe kids LOVE Mary Poppins! A local dinner theatre was showing it. Papa took Bobby, Jackie and I to see it. It was superb! One of the best plays we have seen. We had to take the kids the next week. They were captivated!<br />
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Last year was a crazy hard year, health wise, for Heidi-Rae . . . and parents. It started with being admitted to the PICU with pneumonia. Her blood test 2 days after she was released showed highly elevated white blood count of 1.1 Million, normal is 200k. This is assumed if you have an infection. However, she was getting better from the infection and the blood count was much higher then even a normal infection, normal infection would have been 500k. From there we had to have monthly, sometimes every 2 week, blood tests. It's so difficult to hold a one year old down while she is getting a blood draw. There was one test that took an hour and the blood clotted so we had to redraw it 2 days later! It was heartbreaking. About 1/2 way into the year, Heidi's hematologist died of a heart attack. So, so sad!<br />
We asked to be referred to a hematologist at Loma Linda. With a lot of prayer we went in and came out with answered prayers!!! The blood tests were down significantly (although, still high) and the doctor said we could stop the blood tests and check back in with her in a year!! We were incredibly thankful! I realize there are parents that have much, much worse health conditions the are dealing with and I don't want to seem like I am down playing them. I am just thankful to be in the clear. All Glory be unto God for hearing our prayers!<br />
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We did it again! WE had combined birthday! I know I say this every year.... But love it! With all of our birthdays within 15 weeks of each other, it would be incredibly stressful to throw 3 separate birthday and the occasional parent birthday celebration! The kids love it, friends and family appreciate it. <div>
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This year, we invited the kids' close friends and cousins to <a href="http://www.romporama.com/">Romp-O-Roma</a>. Believe me when I tell you this place is so FUN!!!! They are an indoor playground with 3 stories, trampolines, pretend city, and a ball room with shooters!! The pictures show how much fun the kids had! </div>
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We will still celebrate each kid on their birthday and have grandparents over. Jeremy and Capri will being doing their Random Acts Of Kindness! Heidi will start hers next year. Stay tuned! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-87294808389636568982016-03-13T22:43:00.001-07:002016-03-13T22:43:52.498-07:00Halloween 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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8 years later. . . </div>
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SO much joy seeing them wear these dresses! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-88226982852818823762016-03-13T22:30:00.001-07:002016-03-13T22:30:54.238-07:00Mommy BondingAll Mommies want something they can bond with their kids over. . . .<br />
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Mine??? Artichokes!<br />
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It's probably necessary to mention, Bobby hates artichokes! We try to only eat them when he is working!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-2639550194524546532016-03-13T22:25:00.000-07:002016-03-13T22:25:19.994-07:00Pirate DayDid you know September 19 is National "talk Like a Pirate Day"??<br />
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If you dress like a pirate, Krispie Kreme will give you a dozen FREE donuts!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between the 2 of our families, we received 6 dozen, FREE!!!<br />Naturally, we let the kids have one and had 3 dozen left!<br />So, we took them to the fire station!<br />Daddy had been working for 3 days, we needed some Daddy time!</td></tr>
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Look at this Beauty! </div>
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I've realized since Heidi-Rae was born, I haven't spent much one on one time with Capri. Bobby really wanted to send us on a Princess Day to Disneyland. I was hesitant because of the price! A friend came across discount tickets and that was all we needed! We booked her an appointment to get her hair done at the Bippity Boppity Boutique and were all set! I didn't tell her where we were going, just that we would be gone all day and it was just she and I!</div>
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There are SO many pictures but I just couldn't narrow it down! She was incredibly surprised when we arrived. We got there a little early, so we went to get a treat at Starbucks. While talking over breakfast, Capri was worried Jeremy would feel bad that he couldn't be there. She called him to say Hi and wanted to get him al little gift! What a sweetie! I asked what she wanted to do all day. Her response was, "Go on the carousel and meet the Fairy Godmother."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the drive<br />When she figured out where we were going<br />On the tram</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loves to be the center of attention! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before and after!<br />The after is so cute and the day was fun<br />But I prefer the before on an every day basis! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We waited in SUCH a long line to meet Mickey!<br />And play peek-a-boo.</td></tr>
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We got lunch and since we had been up since 5:30am, I had Capri lay down to take a nap. I got her all settled in the stroller, then I saw The Fairy Godmother!!! I had to let her get up! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She settled into a 2 hour slumber!<br />I got some snacks, found a shady spot and read a book!<br />We snuggled for quite while when she woke up! </td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-10494979422325625602016-03-03T21:09:00.001-08:002016-03-03T21:09:51.080-08:00Take off to 5, 3, 1.....<br />
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We love combined birthday parties! And by "We," I mean Bobby and I. A few people have told us "The kids will hate them in the future." But, in the spirit of teaching our children to serve others, I think it's perfectly fine to celebrate their birthdays together, especially because their birthdays are all with in 6 weeks of each other. That's enough to make a Mama go crazy planning 3 separate parties! On the day of their actual birthday, we let them choose dinner and have a dessert of some sort to celebrate them individually.<br />
This year was "Planes: Fire and Rescue" theme. I wanted to do "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." But the kids begged me to do Planes. How could I say No???<br />
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My dad's wife, Kylie, and I attempted to back cakes.... it definitely ended in a Pinterest fail!<br />
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Kylie had made this type of cake before so we didn't have a plan B. It was the day before the party and i was a little stressed by the evening! Kylie called a friend that's a baker and had a cake made... She also made a dairy free version for Capri... AND decorated them! I was SO thankful!<br />
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The first set is from Jeremy.....<br />
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<li>"It's like Heidi is just exploding with cuteness."</li>
<li>"I need to eat more ice cream because I need my hair to grow back, and hair is your body's waste."</li>
<li> Watching a Carrie Underwood video Jeremy's says,"Man, she IS pretty!" He's growing up too fast! And had good taste! And he had tears streaming down his face by the end of the video! Line em up ladies we got a sensitive one!</li>
<li>I was looking at the razor burn under my armpits. I haven't shaved in a few days because I'm trying to let it heal. Jeremy says, " m</li>
<li>M: Jeremy, why do you eat your boogers? J: Because they are salty M : You may NOT eat them, you're going to get sick. J: *coughs* I'm already sick, so can I keep eating them?</li>
<li>"30/80/12 months ago"</li>
<li>'You don't have to be afraid. The good shepherd is with you."</li>
<li>"Maybe when I marry Olivia, we'll get merited at orange terrace park. I like it because when we have kids they can play at the same place we got married"</li>
<li>"I wonder where all those birds are thing to go after they are done meeting each other in their flock"</li>
<li>When is your birthday? Twenty April 3rd</li>
<li>Learning about Paul in prison, Jeremy said, "I wouldn't be scared." The teacher asked "why?" Jeremy said, "Because God would be with me!" The teacher said, "yes! Exactly!" </li>
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<li>After spinning around for a while, "This place is just moving all over." "Be careful Mommy, you don't want to fall in this spinning world"</li>
<li>"5dy 9 stickers"</li>
<li>Capri's mind had a hard time wrapping around the fact that we have the same name when we are grown ups. She keeps saying, "When I grow up I'm going to be Kierra." </li>
<li>"People fall in the oven eating ice cream, this is like 200 good"</li>
<li>"I call him 'babe' (Jeremy) because I'm the mommy and he's the Daddy."</li>
<li>Snuggling with HR, I hear Capri go into Jeremy's room (she's sleeping with me tonight), she's on the verge of tears, "Jeremy I can't find Mommy. She was just here and now she's gone"</li>
<li>In her sleep, "Heidi-Rae, that's my mama"</li>
<li>C: "I get that boogie right here." Me: "Where did you put it?" C: "Down there" (points to the ground)</li>
<li>"I want my these (points to lips) to touch yours?"</li>
<li>"That's much more better!"</li>
<li>"Pink is my favorite."</li>
<li>"Foooorevver"</li>
<li>"I didn't hit you, I'm high-fiving your face."</li>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;">I have to add another category to this post. Capri is on the verge of not needing naps, mommy is not ready to give that time up! Some nights she is awake for l little while before falling asleep at bed time. Here are some of the funny, creative things she comes up with to tell me! </span><br />
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pink and blue and it lightlights up like my turtle amd never turns off."<br />
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This life God has blessed me with is so much better then what I dreamed of as a kid!<br />
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I have some really great friends! They set up a Birthday scavenger hunt!<br />
Bobby came home from work and got the kids ready a dressed. I found this odd but just went with it. I got a phone call from one of my Bffs, Lauren, saying to cancel the plans had for the day and look in the broiler of my oven!<br />
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It’s a birthday surprise<br />
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to see how wise</div>
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your 30 years have made ya!</div>
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Grab the kids and a snack</div>
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because you won’t be back</div>
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<o:p> </o:p>Happy 30th birthday, Kierra!</div>
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Love, Danielle, Lauren & Jenna</div>
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We get into the car.... The girls put goodie bags in the car for the kids! The has fun little toys, a scratch pad, stickers, bubbles and gum for them to play with in the car.... There was a candy for Bobby and start bucks card to get coffee on the way! How sweet of them! Clue #2 was under my seat<br />
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Dammit Eve!</div>
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Now, when we conceive,</div>
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who put you in shock</div>
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when she “gave”<span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms";"> </span>you an STD!</div>
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My OB's office! Sounds weird, right? Not at all! She was such a fun person! We loved the time we spent with her during Heidi-Rae's pregnancy. Her nurse is also such a sweet person. It was really neat to see them and show the kids to her!<br />
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Feet are pretty gross.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Well, at least most.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>about a Jew who came to be our Savior.</div>
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Our Church.... Sandals Church.....</div>
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An all time fave.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A place you crave.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nearest to you now,</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>they don<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">’</span>t serve cow,</div>
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Enjoy a sweet tea, on us!</div>
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Answer: Chick-Fil-A They bought our whole family lunch!! </div>
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Clue #5:</div>
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Your hubby decided to tag along</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This last gift will have you singing Solomon<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">’</span>s Song.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He gets all the credit for working so hard.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Especially for his birthday card!</div>
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Answer: Home....</div>
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The last gift was a dress Bobby bought for me, a love letter, and tickets to see Wicked!!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040428075316993099.post-70820877604525470642015-11-20T15:15:00.002-08:002015-11-20T15:15:25.054-08:00Yosemite... 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This post is Looooong overdue! I've had the pictures waiting to be posted for years! Opps!<br />
None the less!! This trip was so wonderful! We spent a week campaign in Yosemite with some of our best friends! It was a rural, rustic campground. No bathrooms or showers. It was along a creek and had outhouses. The scenery was gorgeous!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drive! We packed a ton of fun things to do on the way.<br />We hit some traffic because of a fire.</td></tr>
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The O'Rafferty's trailer blew a tire on the way up! Slight set back. We ended up staying the night at a hotel, swimming, and eating pizza! It was a fun detour! The tires were fixed in the morning and we were on our way again..... About 2 hours later, while 30 minutes away from the campground, the O'Rafferty's truck started smoking! We were driving up the mountain and needed to pull over. Thankfully, it only needed transmission fluid. We found a town to purchase it. An hour or so later we were on our way... again.... Once we arrived and set up camp, we went for a bike ride!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capri fell asleep during our ride! She stayed alseep for quite a while back at a camp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun climbing.<br />The creek we bathed in! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That top right picture is SO sweet to me!<br />It was a little difficult to wash our hair because the creek was pretty cold (snow melt!), so we didn't!<br />But by day 4, we felt gross! Our hair was greedy!<br />Our sweet husbands planned to wash our hair while the kids slept that day!<br />They warmed water and set up a chair and bucket!<br />*Keepers*<br /></td></tr>
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The thing about most of your family living on the East Coast is that it's BIG vacation when you make it out there! We get to see SO many loved one all at once!<br />
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The trips was divided into 3 legs. We flew across the US and rented a motorhome for 2 legs and stayed at family's house for the 3rd leg.<br />
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All 3 kids did great on the flights. We had a 2 hour layover, which had planned. We like the option to get out of the plane and let the kids run. It works great every time! I made the kids all kinds of little "to-dos." Capri slept most of the time in the air!<br />
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The first leg was to my grandparents! We went to the Apple Cider Mill to see cinder and donuts being made! We watch bees making honey and played on an old tractor.<br />
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The next day we went to the Ben and Jerry's factory!<br />
The picture with Heidi-Rae and my grandmother (her namesake) is so dear to my heart! My grandmother's name is Raelene. <3<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My grandparents 50th wedding anniversary!<br />
Look at the whole family!<br />
And look at how in love they STILL are!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a fun creek and waterfall behind the place the party was. Jeremy was insisting on going swimming.<br />
Bobby (what a great Daddy) went in with him. The water was FREEZING!!<br />
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The 2nd leg was to see my dad and his family!<br />
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My dad is a bus driver!<br />
He took Jeremy on his route with him!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading Home<br />One last Dunkin Donuts before heading West<br />Capri getting a ride<br />Our sweet friend were housesitting... They made a banner and dinner for us!<br />The kids were happy to be home, snuggling!<br />Capri sleeping on the plane!</td></tr>
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A while back I wrote a post titled <a href="http://bobbyandkierra.blogspot.com/2014/07/confessions-of-mom-of-3.html">Confessions of a Mom of 3</a>. Kids make things tough! Weather you have one or ten! They have a beautiful way of making life chaotic.<br />
When people ask me, "How life is with 3 kids?'<br />
I always answer, "Beautifully chaotic."<br />
There are moments I dearly love it, would't change it a thing and I want to pull my hair out, all in the same breath!<br />
Even when they are all peacefully sleeping (insert time stamp) there is a mile long list that keeps me busy! For instance, that pile of laundry glaring at me this very moment!<br />
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I try to be as "Crunchy" (<-- My husband's favorite # for me) as I can. But, Geez, it can make you go crazy! It seems like everything on Earth is bad for you or will cause cancer but don't even think about moving to Saturn because they are like 5x worse for your health and probably have some weird invasion of a super fly that will make frogs grow from your armpits.... with. no. cure!<br />
That's exactly how your brain starts swimming if you read too much and believe it all! You head gets dizzy and you have to take a break from any "Granola" reading for awhile..... Does anyone else feel this way? (Thanks, Mama in the back that was up all night nursing, lays her head to go to sleep and the 3 year old starts throwing up! I heard you faintly say, "Amen." I knew I couldn't be alone in this!)<br />
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While I do my best, I let myself slide on quite a few, because, well, I need to keep my sanity!<br />
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**You are now entering a <span style="color: blue;">Judgement Free Zone</span>!!(<span style="color: blue;">JFZ</span>)***</div>
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<li>I, occasionally, more often then not, indulge in Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I may or may not be sneaking bites as I type...... <span style="color: blue;">JFZ</span>....</li>
<li>Most days I use a homemade deodorant. Some days, its JUST easier to put my Dove on. Some days, I don't have the extra 3 seconds to put my organic stuff on. Some days, I don't want to! </li>
<li>Organic meat is too expensive at the stores. We have bought a pig and cow. But, aside from that, we eat regular meat. GASP</li>
<li>I have tried many, many different organic shampoo and conditioner combos .... None of them stand up to my chemically infused salon stuff. I like my hair to be dry (not greasy) for al least 2 days in a row. I don't have time to take a shower more often then that! Reference my first confessions post.... 5 days! Yuck!</li>
<li>Uncrustables are one of my favorite (sometimes, lifesaving) foods! They are so easy, convenient, and TASTY! </li>
<li>We use Tylenol and Motrin to help fevers. Although. I've dabbled in Essential Oils, I loose patience for them to work when i am looking at how miserables my babies are and I just want them to feel better. In my mind, I know the meds will give them relief in 20 minutes, not usually the case for EOs. (At this point, I'd like to remind you of the <span style="color: blue;">JFZ</span>)</li>
<li>We use disposable toilet paper, paper towels and tampons. . . The Earth hates us. </li>
<li>We looooove Skippy Peanut Butter! Tried all the natural stuff ..... no bueno.</li>
<li>The kids eat off plastic plates and bowls. They are reusable and we do not microwave them... but we do...</li>
<li>We use the microwave. </li>
<li>Wine.... do they even make organic wine? I'm sure they do. I have never searched it out. But I am quite happy with my favs that are not.</li>
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There you have it. The ugly side of a 1/2 and 1/2 Crunchy Mama. There is more that can be added to my list but the laundry is screaming at me by this point!</div>
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While I still have you, let's just keep the <span style="color: blue;">Judgment Free Zone</span> going for, </div>
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oh, I don't know....The rest of our lives! </div>
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We need to support each other crunchy, granola, natural or not at all!</div>
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This photo is just too precious not to share! </div>
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We took a road trip to Arizona to visit a long time friend: Gimbo.<br />
Rewind 15(ish) years ago:<br />
Her family calls her all different names. . . Emily, Ashley, AshleyJane, AJ. I got confused. So, I came up with a random name to call her: Gimbo. She calls me Bobby. Then I married a Bobby! That got confusing! So, I am Bobby #1 and he is Bobby #2. . . .<br />
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Back to real time:<br />
I haven't seen her in ages! She and her husband just moved back from Germany (he's in the Airforce.) And the are due to have their first baby in May! They bought a house that needs some work. Bobby has some skills in the construction department! It was such a great trip! We went to some great places while the guys worked! The nights we filled with fun games!<br />
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On the way, we met my sister and her kids at Chick-Fil-A. We had a fun visit with them.<br />
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Our first stop was a super cool kids museum! We had a blast! I mean, it was so much fun! There were things for all ages. . . Including adults!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top Left: Large domino-type blocks. We made a domino line all the way around the room!<br />Top Right; Heidi-Rae climbing up the indoor slide<br />Middle Left: I love being a Mommy!<br />Middle Right: They had an entire room set up like a grocery store and house. <br />The kids really enjoying 'shopping' for dinner and taking it home to 'cook'!<br />Bottom Row: Playing on the indoor playground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the "Hero" Room<br />A fire engine, ambulance and police bike to ride and play on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was our favorite part!<br />There was air blowing through the tubes.<br />They had balls and scarves to put in at different places.<br />You could change the route it was taking by switching a door<br />and then it spit the ball or scarf out in different spots.<br />WAY COOL!</td></tr>
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We took a visit to a Framer's Market and a short hike up to the top of the "A."<br />
4 adults, 3 kids and we FORGOT Jeremy's shoes! There was a store nearby that sold Moccasins! Red, no less! It was a fun adventure!<br />
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WE went to a nearby park and fed the ducks!<br />
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