tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64584835485362421832024-03-06T00:16:12.532-08:00Mobley's JungleJames and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-63013089174229951822018-05-20T16:23:00.000-07:002024-01-07T16:39:33.896-08:0020 May 2018<p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We got to see Grandpa Sunday and part of Monday last week. It's always so nice when he has meetings up this way. I was busy with a funeral in the ward on Thursday. Most people in the ward didn't know the sister who passed away, I had only met her a couple of times, but everyone was so willing to help and bring food for the family dinner. It made my job a lot easier! </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stephen has been busy working at the same part time job he had last summer, yard work and other maintenance at a nice trailer park just outside of town. However, he has just about got a different job for the summer. He will most likely be fighting forest fires and be based in Deary, ID which is a little town about 20 miles from here. Unless they get called to go help with fires in other areas, he will still be able to live at home. If there aren't fires here to take care of, they work very hard at fire prevention. It will be good money and good work for him. He wanted a job like this, but didn't think he could do it because he won't be 18 till July. And they had all the fire crews filled up, but when a guy dropped out of the Deary crew, Stephen's Sunday School teacher who teaches fire management at the U of I and is an active firefighter herself, told Stephen he should apply and recommended him to the guy doing the hiring. Stephen has his application and everything in, and talked to the boss, just waiting for the final confirmation.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stephen and Annie's last day of Seminary was on Friday and last night was Seminary graduation. I only cried a little bit! </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-ehPYwLniP9iXR8bQ7wssd3TuYi9wcETMnTNs5_yHZX7Rt9nqF6xSFcQPthoIC1_4e_9tirppP3LZ6OW7zy5jCsR6hVo3Z7wHoCD_edYDH4QlVq8Ok99kYpSmQwdgEJpw_4mmglzqwUEn9UbiY38k9eUXVoGDNwuuRR_5b1ooyR2d87vtDkdEUQz/s400/IMG_20180521_100945_073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-ehPYwLniP9iXR8bQ7wssd3TuYi9wcETMnTNs5_yHZX7Rt9nqF6xSFcQPthoIC1_4e_9tirppP3LZ6OW7zy5jCsR6hVo3Z7wHoCD_edYDH4QlVq8Ok99kYpSmQwdgEJpw_4mmglzqwUEn9UbiY38k9eUXVoGDNwuuRR_5b1ooyR2d87vtDkdEUQz/w400-h400/IMG_20180521_100945_073.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The girls all had their final concerts of the year these last two weeks. On Thursday evening the HS band and orchestra had their awards night and Annie received the award for most improved in orchestra. She just decided to play the cello this year and can now keep up with everyone else who has been playing for much longer. One of our ministering brothers, Mark Secrist, took pictures of each of the girls at a combined concert they had.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCwj0wgxBdwqUrFnoF5E1qvYw-zoAZP2phF8LXAQofKx2m9Iive1C0cu31K0atQKvWpAOsDBrKRpjnmOPLc2NBUl5MTGW2M2LTLcCc8uNO0iMx8gFOPVI5yvW1QGMCOfRd0Hh_vyj-wRfmVnkls1l8Nj1R5OU9XAhR-cMdw0OiCu7_Vj_PgGLOigZ/s399/IMG_3217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="399" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCwj0wgxBdwqUrFnoF5E1qvYw-zoAZP2phF8LXAQofKx2m9Iive1C0cu31K0atQKvWpAOsDBrKRpjnmOPLc2NBUl5MTGW2M2LTLcCc8uNO0iMx8gFOPVI5yvW1QGMCOfRd0Hh_vyj-wRfmVnkls1l8Nj1R5OU9XAhR-cMdw0OiCu7_Vj_PgGLOigZ/w400-h266/IMG_3217.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3QA94ezvrOBg-D0AIVkrQ-aQSl_6GRJ2V6OkeQcKzYQGVbDzSHv4uCOBVtIV29XTZN_x3ZUa6iqToYFLR_vym7hmuQSG4yNBRhY2Cb5V15rLPv0TAvGvavmsRylMII7WyZ0dw9CEJgEiX4qko3byFJFBQ2cRglriYvgXnZOUlANLg4d7ev77QtKD/s399/IMG_3211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="399" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3QA94ezvrOBg-D0AIVkrQ-aQSl_6GRJ2V6OkeQcKzYQGVbDzSHv4uCOBVtIV29XTZN_x3ZUa6iqToYFLR_vym7hmuQSG4yNBRhY2Cb5V15rLPv0TAvGvavmsRylMII7WyZ0dw9CEJgEiX4qko3byFJFBQ2cRglriYvgXnZOUlANLg4d7ev77QtKD/w400-h266/IMG_3211.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqGJG60340HsYOm-nrrqueFqaSRej5zp-WesxokrWh7I2Bs594A-HySNC60XMG_xDoVm8A7EUStJONu-DtJ0Jm9kpt89C1zdqaQqKQfzbmArVT4ML8H0f7xp9ccg7-c4z83usimbVk5usUNxaiAOILcdCf_JPl1c08JkRPXeyIIh3Jsn62bI84R9I/s399/IMG_3178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="399" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqGJG60340HsYOm-nrrqueFqaSRej5zp-WesxokrWh7I2Bs594A-HySNC60XMG_xDoVm8A7EUStJONu-DtJ0Jm9kpt89C1zdqaQqKQfzbmArVT4ML8H0f7xp9ccg7-c4z83usimbVk5usUNxaiAOILcdCf_JPl1c08JkRPXeyIIh3Jsn62bI84R9I/w400-h266/IMG_3178.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Annie had a good birthday on Friday. Her cousin, KatieJo, came for the weekend from Richland, WA. Then on Saturday, Ellen and Naomi planned and very successfully pulled off a surprise party for Annie. I forgot to take a video of her reaction though! </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stephen went to prom about 3 weeks ago and I'll include a couple pictures of that. He took his friend Sam. Her name is Samantha, but goes by Sam. He asked her by making an ottendorf cipher using the scriptures as the key! (She is LDS) It that not the coolest? She answered him by making a bow tie for him that matched her dress. 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Her mouth was pretty sore at first, but she says it doesn't hurt anymore. She's still getting used to eating some things a little differently, but she has been a real trooper! </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We are getting to the end of the school year! Whew!! Our last day is June 6th and graduation is on June 8th. We mailed out graduation announcements late last week. Everyone is excited for summer. I am too, I just can't believe how fast this year has gone by! So crazy!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Oh! One last thing. Our good friends, the Cooks, went to Salk Lake for General Conference in April and their picture is in the Ensign! They are on pg 82. Ryan used to be our Bishop, and is now our Stake President. They used to live just down the street from us, but they moved out to Troy at the end of last summer. Luckily they aren't so far away that we can't still get together with them. Their oldest daughter, Whitney, just left last week to serve a mission in Manchester, England.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div>James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-49241115641158539822018-04-20T18:34:00.000-07:002024-01-07T16:40:40.653-08:00Washington DC: Day 1In the spring of 2017, we decided as a family that we wanted to go to Washington DC. We had saved a little bit of money from selling paper airplanes, and figured out that if we could sell enough airplanes we would be able to go in the spring of 2018. And we did it!<br />
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We left home on Wednesday after school and work. Annie drove us most of the way to Spokane, where we stayed in the Peppertree Inn, right near the airport.<br />
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...and landed just after 8:30 in Denver. It was kind of fun to walk off the plane and smell DIA. It brought back tons of memories for me! I hadn't realized till then that DIA has such a unique smell. We just had time to walk from gate to gate, with a quick stop at the bathroom. Thank goodness for the moving walk ways! We got right into line to board our next flight when we got to our gate. </div>
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We made it to our Airbnb around 4pm. It was just a short block and a half walk from the metro station. We explored the house a bit, figured out where we would all sleep, and got the tv figured out. Then Annie, Ellen, James, and I walked two blocks to Safeway and bought groceries for the next few days. We weren't sure we would be able to carry it all back to the house! But, between the four of us, we made it. We ate a quick bite, and headed back to the metro station and went to Union Station where we got on a Big Bus Night Tour.<br />
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Big Bus Tours are all on double decker busses that have open air tops. James, Stephen, and Noah decided they wanted to sit on top. It was COLD! But they were stuck up there because all the seats inside were full. They did survive. James had said that he would rather go bear hunting than go to a big city like DC. Sitting on top of that bus was just about as cold as sitting in the tree stand while bear hunting. He managed to get both experiences all in one trip! We saw most of the major monuments all lit up.<br />
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Yesterday I found myself thinking about the fact that all three of our girls were surprises and the boys were not. That sounds weird, what I mean is that we knew the boys were boys before they were born but we didn't know the girls were girls. Maybe it seems weird to write a whole post about this, but it is part of our family's story! <br />
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Since Stephen was our first, we really wanted to know if he was a boy or girl and were quite excited to find out he was a boy. It was a lot of fun buying a few baby boy things. We didn't have much money, so we bought a little Moses basket at Walmart for about $15 and I sewed a little mattress and bumper to go around the inside. Mom threw a baby shower for me, and that helped a lot! James had known for a very long time that he wanted to name his first son after his Dad, Stephen James.<br />
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When I was pregnant with Annie, I had an ultrasound very early in my pregnancy and then found out that our insurance would only cover one ultrasound. So we planned for either possibility! As my due date got close, I was measuring a little small and my doctor was concerned that there wasn't enough amniotic fluid. So he did a quick ultrasound in the office just to make sure everything was ok. It was, she was just a small baby. But he also checked her sex. And asked if I wanted to know. I told him I had waited that long, I could wait till the baby was born. She was born the very next day! And I was SO excited to have a girl! Even though we knew she could have been a boy, we never did agree on a boy name. We had only chosen a girl name, Anne Johanna. A few sisters from our ward had a baby shower for Annie a couple of weeks after she was born.<br />
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Then when I was pregnant with Ellen, we purposely decided not to find out if she was a boy or a girl. We had enjoyed being surprised by Annie so much and wanted to do that again. Luckily, we already had everything we needed for a boy or a girl, so that was not a concern at all. And it was fun again to find out when she was born that we had another little girl. Stephen was not quite so excited about it, but he got over it. With Ellen, we had only been able to agree on a boy name. We had decided, if the baby was a boy, that we would name him after our close friend Russell Osterman. I don't remember having a middle name to go with it though. We had discussed several girl names, but didn't settle on Ellen Margot till an hour or two after she was born. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9knRd3XnyJJZAZjMemqZtRhlupcxU_V1CGSzp9X9vuTnmHvjvEZKEAZDcB45Dgslv_HH7wnAlYsLf95k9vqFdqlc3iYgAW09m-d3m-PNmkNtN96mAs-ChOoS0Rj7sLdt3YnV6WuR5/s1600/DSC00218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Next came Naomi. We decided we wanted to know this time. I had an ultrasound, but Naomi was shy and the technician couldn't get a good enough look to see if she was a boy or girl! So we were going to have our third surprise! Stephen really wanted a brother. But he seemed ok with it when she was born and we had girl number three. Annie was quite excited to have another sister. I don't remember if we ever had a specific boys name picked out. Boy names were a little harder for us. I had been sure that we had decided on Naomi Fern for a girl. I was so sure that when she was born and the nurse asked what we were going to name her, I said, "Naomi Fern Mobley". And James promptly said, "We are?" He did not remember choosing that name! But he was gracious and let me name her Naomi Fern. Life after Naomi was born was hard for us. Ellen had just started her <a href="http://mobleysjungle.blogspot.com/search?q=hip+baby">treatment for hip displaysia</a> and was in a spica cast. And I struggled with post partum depression for most of Naomi's first year. So we decided that we would be done having kids.<br />
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Then, SURPRISE! I found out I was pregnant. I was so nervous that I knew about it for two weeks before I told James. He was very positive and encouraging. But we were still both a bit nervous, so we decided to find out if we were having a boy or a girl. It was a boy! And we were all so excited! Especially Stephen. He was finally getting a brother!! My sweet visiting teachers threw a baby shower for me since it had been so long since our last boy and I had given away quite a bit of our baby clothes. We tried for a while to think of a name we both liked, and couldn't come up with anything. Then one day James suggested Noah and we never looked back. Twelve days after his due date, and after both Nana and Grandma and Grandpa Mobley had come and gone hoping to see the new baby, Noah Vernon was born. <br />
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After Noah we again decided that we would be done having children. Every now and then James would say, "Are you sure we shouldn't have another kid?" And I always said, "Yes!" But when Noah was three, I read a quote from Spencer W. Kimball in a <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2011/03/teaching-the-doctrine-of-the-family?lang=eng">talk by Julie B. Beck</a>. He said, "“It is an act of extreme selfishness for a married couple to refuse to have children when they are able to do so.” And that morning I knew that we needed to have another baby. But I wanted to make sure! So we prayed and fasted and went to the temple. And the answer was definitely yes. I was soon pregnant, but after just 7 weeks I had a miscarriage. James and our neighbor, Mike Dixon, gave me a blessing and I felt a lot of comfort and reassurance that everything was ok.<br />
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We were all excited when I found out I was pregnant again. And we all really wanted to know if we were having a boy or a girl. I went to the ultrasound by myself then afterwards called James to tell him we were having a boy. I left blue sticky notes on Stephen, Annie, and Ellen's lockers at school telling them they were going to have another brother. Noah and Naomi were at the Dixon's house and were so excited when I told them. James really wanted to name the baby George, after his great-grandpa George Baugh Everton. James and the kids were constantly talking about Baby George. I just couldn't quite get used to that name though. About a month before his due date, I started thinking really hard about other names. James knew how I felt about the name George so he listened, but wasn't convinced to go with a different name yet. Then I remembered the quote from President Kimball and suggested the name Spencer. James wondered who we would be naming him after and I said, "The Prophet from when we were born." and he liked it! Whew! Spencer Everton was born a whole week before his due date.<br />
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And there you have the story of how we knew when we were having boys but were surprised by our girls. Plus a little extra. <br />
James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-62730802211169020582015-08-16T17:03:00.001-07:002015-08-16T17:03:08.957-07:00Our 2015 Big Trip: Camping in KilgoreOur trip started with Grandpa's annual campout at the Steel Creek Campground in Kilgore. James had to work that week and Annie was at Girl's Camp with Katherine, so it was just me, Stephen, Ellen, Naomi, Noah, and Spencer. I got to hang out with my sisters and Beth and it was just wonderful!<br />
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It was COLD this year. The kids and I didn't get to the campout till Monday evening. When we got here we found out that we had missed hail and snow and rain and more hail and more snow. Dixie and Zach and Mom and Dad made room for all of us in their campers so we didn't have to set up out tents and sleep in the cold. When we woke up in the morning there was ice on all the tables! Brrr! We wore our jackets almost all day that day. </div>
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The big people card game. We had to pause the game while getting everyone put to bed. But we picked it right back up around 10 or 11 in Dixie and Zach's camper. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! So much fun!!!</div>
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He'll be home Thursday afternoon.</span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;">Yesterday Annie was set apart as the 1st councilor in the Beehive Presidency. She is very excited about that. The president's name is Heidi!</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;"><br style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;" /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;">We signed Stephen up for driver's ed last week. Yikes!! This week we have to go get his permit. Then the next week he starts the class time. He is WAY excited!!</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;"><br style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;" /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;">Naomi started swimming lessons last week, which she LOVES, and Noah started basketball. February is just a crazy month for us. I'm so glad it's the shortest month of the year!!</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;"><br style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;" /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;"><span style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: static;">I read this quote from Ezra Taft Benson the other day. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“There is a power in the [Book of Mormon] which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. The scriptures are called ‘the words of life’ (see <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84.85?lang%3Deng%2384&source=gmail&ust=1519921849933000&usg=AFQjCNEZTieLRiUr7s78bigUKI_SEgqxlA" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84.85?lang=eng#84" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; border-left-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: 0px; color: #1155cc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">D&C 84:85</a>), and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon. When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance.” I realized that I haven't actually read the whole Book of Mormon in a very long time. Probably since before Spencer was born. I've been reading other scriptures and going by topic sometimes, but haven't read and studied from beginning to end. So I'm going to read it again. And study it too! 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<strong>Monday</strong>, Nov.3rd, Naomi stayed home from school but was definitely starting to feel better. No fever! For Family Home Evening we wrote on our traditional "We Are Thankful For..." paper that covers our pantry door. It is more full this year than it has ever been! <br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong>, Nov. 4th, Spencer and I picked the last of our tomatoes out of our garden. We also raked up all the pine needles in the front yard. Two big wheelbarrow's full! And all of that was from only one tree since James cut one of our pine trees down this summer. The other one goes next summer! Hooray! Ellen and Naomi went to Activity Days. Then we ate a quick dinner and went to Annie's band concert. There were two bands and two choirs that performed and we all thought Annie's band was the very best. <br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong>, Nov. 5th, Annie went to dance class. Ellen had her first basketball practice of the season. She is on the same team as her friend/neighbor Bailee Cook. Bailee's mom, Lori (aka, the Bishop's Wife) is their coach. Ellen is excited and nervous for basketball because this year they will play full court games instead of just half court. Annie, Stephen, and James all went to mutual. Stephen's group went bowling. Stephen got 3rd place behind two of the leaders. Annie's group made decorations for the upcoming Young Women's in Excellence. <br />
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<strong>Thursday</strong>, Nov. 6th the girls all had piano lessons and I had scouts. We had a lady from the community come talk to us about alternative forms of communication used especially by kids with Autism.<br />
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<strong>Friday</strong>, Nov.7th, was an early release day from school! Annie stayed after school to work on an art project. Ellen hurried off to basketball practice. Friday night the boys went to the church to set up chairs for Stake Conference. The girls and I got to go with Sister Dixon and Julia to see the play of "Anne of Green Gables" put on by the Moscow Community Theater. We really enjoyed it! Especially since we knew the girl playing Anne! Her name, for real, is Marilla Hurst. She used to be in our ward and was one of the kids favorite babysitters before Stephen was old enough to babysit. She was so good! <br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong>, Nov. 8th, we got a lot of work done inside and outside the house. This weekend was our Stake Conference so James went to the Priesthood Leadership meeting at 4. I made 5 pizzas. Then James stayed home with our 4 youngest and the Dixon's 4 youngest eating pizza and brownies and watching "the Apple Dumpling Gang." I took Stephen and Annie and Cecily took her older kids to the Youth/Adult session of conference. Elder Robert C. Gay of the Seventy was here and of course gave a great talk. He told a lot of stories that we all enjoyed. <br />
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<strong>Sunday</strong>, Nov.9th we all went to Stake Conference. We got to see some actual relatives today! Joseph and Mary's kids are staying with their Mauery grandparents for the weekend and we got to see them at conference! Sister Mauery and I arranged ahead of time to sit together so the kids could visit a little before conference started. We even got to see Simon! He is so cute!! He smiled and smiled! I love him!!! James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-5534727428051537032014-11-02T14:51:00.003-08:002014-11-02T19:32:18.401-08:00Oct. 26 - Nov. 1<strong>Sunday</strong>, the 26th, was a pretty relaxing day. I didn't have to teach Sunbeams because the Stake Relief Society Presidency taught a special class and wanted all the sisters to attend, so the brethren took care of everything. It was SO nice! Sunday afternoon was still nice and quiet. Lots of naps! <br />
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<strong>Monday</strong>, the 27th was Naomi's last soccer game! We made it through the whole soccer season! She played hard but is not planning on playing soccer ever again. Stephen had taken care of most of dinner while Naomi and I were gone. Baked potatoes. After cleaning up dinner, we sang "Once There Was a Snowman" to get FHE started. Then we watched the Mormon Message video where President Uchtdorf talks about the marshmallow experiment and patience.<br />
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We played spoons (even Spencer tries to play, and since it is spoons, it works!) and had candy for our treat. There is a lot of candy in our house already, and more coming in the next few days. Yikes!<br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong>, the 28th, Noah woke up with a slight fever, a very sore throat, a cough, and a lot of congestion. He stayed home from school. I gave him some ibuprophen and he was pretty comfortable for most of the day, but when it wore off his fever went up to 103.6. After school Naomi and Ellen played with friends, Annie did homework then practiced dance, Stephen designed on paper then started working on a Viking type of boat he wants to build, Noah hung out on the couch, and Spencer played with cars. <br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong>, the 29th, Noah was still home sick. Annie went to her dance class from 4-6. Then Annie, Stephen, and James went to mutual that night. It was a joint activity with all 4 Moscow wards. They had a chili dinner in a barn just outside of town. From what I hear there was tons of really good food.<br />
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<strong>Thursday</strong>, the 30th, Noah was starting to feel better but still had to stay home. He was pretty sad about that because it meant that he missed his class Halloween party. Mrs. Murphy, the mom of one of Noah's good friends, brought him a plate of all the goodies he missed and a mask to color. After school the girls had piano lessons then I had scouts that night. Alida Fern Humphries was born to Sam and Natalie today! <br />
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<strong>Friday</strong>, the 31st. Happy Halloween! The kids were out of school for parent teacher conferences. Ellen and I met with her teacher first. It was a student-led conference, which meant that Ellen had chosen some things she wanted me to see and she had set a short term and a long term goal for herself and she got to tell me about all of those things. Ellen's teacher is Mrs. Mock. Annie had her in 5th grade and we really love her. Then I met with Naomi's teacher, Mrs. Gillette. Then with Noah's teacher, Ms. Hughes. All good reports and nice things to say which is always nice for me! After conferences we got some work done around the house. At noon Stephen and I went to the bank to turn in his report card. Our bank gives kids ages 13-18 one dollar per A on their report card which they can turn in at every quarter. They are also entered into a drawing for a scholarship. We've never known about it before, but will do it from now on! Stephen had 5 A's! After the bank we went to Winco to pick up 200 donuts for the ward party that night. I've never had a cart FULL of donuts before, and it was kind of fun! The afternoon was spent finishing up costumes and carving pumpkins.<br />
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Stephen was a stick man. He used glow-in-the-dark tape on a black hoodie and black pants and looked really awesome in the dark! Annie was a train engineer. Ellen wore a poodle skirt and cardigan. Naomi was a Monkey Fairy Heart Queen. (She had a crown, but forgot to wear it.) She put it all together herself and was very happy with it. Noah was Donald Duck. And Spencer was a football player. Halloween night we went to the ward Trunk-or-Treat then came home and trick or treated on our little street. Whew!<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong>, Nov. 1st, I got to go mountain biking this morning. YAY! It was foggy up at the top of the mountain and was so beautiful! James and Stephen spent the morning cleaning up their bear bait site. Our neighbors, the Kleffner's, have season tickets to the UofI football games but couldn't go today so they gave their tickets to us. Stephen and Noah ended up going and had a great time. The Vandals lost to Arkansas State though, 44-28. James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-85165717377477563712014-10-27T05:48:00.002-07:002014-11-02T15:27:01.459-08:00Oct. 19-25<strong>Sunday</strong> was the Primary Program! We only had three kids participating this year! I think Annie was a little sad about not being part of it, but she loves Young Women's so much that she didn't say anything about wishing she was still in Primary. Ellen, Naomi, and Noah all did a great job. They all had their parts memorized and didn't act nervous at all. I got to sit on the stand too since I teach the Sunbeams. It's always fun to watch the parents watch their kids. Lots of smiles, some prompting, and of course tears here and there. <br />
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It was also the day we got to celebrate my birthday. It was a busy Sunday for James, but he still managed to bake a cake and frost it with Nutella (definite favorite in our house right now!) and he made fish and chips for dinner! James has made his french fries for a few ward and youth activities so that the last time he made them for the Father and Sons campout it was announced from the pulpit that they would be having Brother Mobley's Famous Fries. They are so good!<br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> morning, Spencer suddenly decided that he wanted to be done with diapers. We spent a pretty intense hour going into the bathroom every 3-5 minutes. Then he asked to put a diaper back on and was done. He has only asked to go potty twice since then, but at least it's on his mind! Noah had a soccer game. <br />
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For Family Home Evening we had a great lesson on what it means to be a Child of God and what great potential we have because of that. Then we had a dance party, one our favorite FHE activities. Stephen taught us a new line dance he had learned at the Stake Dance. <br />
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On <strong>Wednesday</strong> we got to see Grandpa Humphries for a few minutes since he had to drive through Moscow on his way to Coeur d'Alene. It was short but so nice! We have been able to see him at least once a month since July!<br />
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<strong>Friday</strong> night was cookie night of course (chocolate cookies with mint chips) and we even had time to watch a movie after dinner. None of the kids had ever seen the Disney version of Tarzan so we gave that a try and they all loved it. Lots of laughing!<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong> James and Stephen worked on the shed for most of the day. Naomi and Noah had soccer games, Noah's last! It was cold and windy but we survived. The day really warmed up after that though. The four youngest kids and I went shopping for costume stuff and got most of what we were looking for. Spencer did great until we went to the fabric store. He was NOT happy to be there so we got a few things and came home quickly. Stephen and I got to go out that night to get a few more costume things. We went to 3 thrift stores, Walmart, and a couple places in the mall. It was so fun to spend time with just him. We even went to the China Buffet for dinner!<br />
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James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-84743292302185650032014-10-12T21:03:00.001-07:002014-10-12T21:03:16.734-07:00Week of Oct. 5-11Sunday, Oct. 5 - We were invited to the Bishop's house for breakfast and to watch the first session of Conference. The second we watched at home. The weather was perfect so I decided to take the kids to the Arboretum to take some pictures. James had Bishopric stuff to do so he couldn't come. We had only been there for about 10 minutes and Spencer walked into a pond that was covered with green stuff so it didn't look like a pond to him. I heard him go in and looked and could only see the back of his head and some of his back. So I ran and jumped in the pond and was very surprised to find that the water came almost up to my chest! I grabbed Spencer, climbed out, and we hurried home. I did get one decent picture before the whole pond episode. Sometime I'm going to have to get pictures of the rest of the kids!<br />
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Monday, Oct. 6 - Naomi and Noah had soccer games. James and Stephen worked on the shed. For FHE we memorized D&C 6:36 "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not." Then we had cinnamon rolls for treat because we didn't have them for breakfast the day before. <br />
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Tuesday, Oct. 7 - We finished reading the New Testament! Getting through Revelations was a little rough. There were a lot of confused looks. But we made it! James and Stephen took more bait out to the bear bait site. Ellen and Naomi went to Activity Days. <br />
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Wednesday, Oct. 8 - I tried a spin class before going to my regular pilates class and liked it much more than my last spin class experience. My legs were so sore the next couple of days though! Annie had her Celtic dance class that afternoon. The weather was so beautiful! James and Stephen worked on the shed. <br />
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Thursday, Oct. 9 - Spencer and I actually stayed home all day and didn't go anywhere! Then the girls didn't have piano lessons because their teacher was out of town. That night I had scouts (I have a partner now!) and James and Stephen went out to drop bait. <br />
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Friday, Oct. 10 - Spence and I went to the gym for my yoga class then we did a little shopping. School gets out early on Friday so the afternoons always seem nice and long and relaxed. James and Stephen worked on the shed. I picked more tomatoes out of our garden. Still amazing weather!!! I even put some on one of our pizzas for dinner that night.<br />
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Saturday, Oct. 11 - Naomi and Noah had soccer games in the morning. So Naomi, Noah, Ellen, Spencer and I all rode our bikes to the soccer field. While we were gone James and Stephen kept working on the new shed and Annie cleaned up breakfast then hung out with her neighborhood friends. James and Stephen went out hunting in the afternoon. They saw a couple of cubs and decided they were too small so didn't get anything. But the season isn't over yet! They got home around 7:30 and Stephen quickly cleaned up and got dressed. He went to his first Stake Dance! And he had a good time!!! He even danced with a few girls!!! He only knew two of them. As sad as it makes me, sometimes, to think about how fast my kids are growing up, I really am enjoying them growing up and doing all these fun, neat things they get to do. <br />
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James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-34005572411586503912014-06-22T17:35:00.002-07:002014-06-22T17:35:44.571-07:00GratitudeAnnie gave her first talk in Sacrament meeting today.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I was asked to speak on Gratitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the talk, <u>Grateful in Any Circumstances</u>,
President Uchtdorf says, "When we are grateful to God <i>in </i>our circumstances,
we can experience gentle peace in the midst of tribulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In grief, we can still lift up our hearts in
praise. In pain, we can glory in Christ's Atonement. In the cold of bitter
sorrow, we can experience the closeness and warmth of heaven's embrace."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That doesn't mean that we need to be grateful
<i>of</i> our circumstances though, as he says soon after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we are grateful <i>in </i>our
circumstances, instead of grateful <i>of </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>them, we are choosing to have an <u>attitude
of gratitude.</u> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That means that we are
thankful all the time, until we loose that attitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Doctrine and Covenants, section 78, verse
19, it reads; And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made
glorious ; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an
hundred fold, yea, more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we are
thankful, we will be greatly blessed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are many things to be thankful for, such as a small favor from a
family member or friend, to a beautiful sunset, to a miracle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we are thankful, we need to help and
bless others too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a hymn that
states this very thing on pg. 219, called <u>Because I Have Been Given Much</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It says; Because I have been given much I too
must give;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of thy great bounty
lord each day I live<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shall divide my
gifts from thee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With every brother that
I see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who has the need of help from me.
To help and bless others, we need to use our talents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Doctrine and Covenants, section 6, verse
11, it says; therefore thou shalt exercise thy gift, that thou mayest find out
mysteries, that thou mayest bring many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, canvince
them of the error of their ways. That is definitely serving others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can choose to be grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn't just come all of a sudden when
something amazing happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that was the way things worked, then we
wouldn't have much success in just hoping that we could be thankful all the
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To do that, we have to choose to
be grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>President Uchdorf, in the
same talk that I quoted earlier, told a story about a waiter who gave a
customer two slices of bread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
customer said it was good, but not enough. After the waiter gave the man a
doubled amount, and then even twice as much as the doubled amount, the
costumer, was still not satisfied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
the waiter gave him a nine foot long loaf, cut in half, the man said,
"Good as always.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I see you're
back to giving only two slices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of
bread."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Like this man we can choose to be ungrateful no matter what,
or we can choose to be grateful no matter what.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In order to be happy, we need to choose the second choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that everybody has much to be grateful
for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a tradition in my family,
that every thanksgiving we put a huge piece of paper on our pantry door, and at
the top in big letters write; We are Thankful for…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that, for the whole thanksgiving
season, when ever someone thinks of something that he or she is thankful for,
they write it down on the piece of paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If they have not learned to write yet, they draw a picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year at the end of the year, the poster
is filled in every nook and cranny, and corner, with words and pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every one always spends<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lots of time dropping everything they are
doing, to write another thing that they just remembered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are always things from <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>chocolate chip cookies, to family, to
the Atonement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that when we are
grateful all the time, and when we do all of these things, we will be blessed,
and be happy as long as we are grateful <i>in, </i>not always <i>of</i> our
circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<br />James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-31317655891591419552013-12-27T22:42:00.000-08:002013-12-27T22:42:19.710-08:00We Went Camping for Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This year for Christmas we wanted to do something different. Something to make Christmas a little more special with less focus on the presents and the sweet food. Somehow we found ourselves planning to go camping! James parents, his three youngest sisters, and his older sister Rachel and her family all went with us. We met in Montana in the national forest near James' Grandma Staples house. There is a little cabin there available to rent. No electricity or running water, but there is an outhouse. James parents and younger sisters stayed in the cabin. Rachel and Tyler and their family stayed in their pop-up trailer. And we stayed in our great big tent.</div>
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James and Rachel making breakfast in front of the cabin.</div>
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We spent Christmas Eve setting up camp and playing around. The kids all had lots of fun together sledding and playing in the snow. Grandma Staples came out to camp to join us for dinner. She brought doughnuts and all kinds of treats. We read the Christmas story together, sang Christmas Carols, then let the kids play a little more before settling down for the night. <br />
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We spent most of Christmas Day at Grandma Staples house. We enjoyed visiting with each other and also got to Skype with Chris for quite a while. We all had Christmas dinner together. Then while the kids watched Despicable Me 2, the grown-ups played a couple of games. Just before we left we all took a turn in the bathroom so that none of us would have to use the cold outhouse in the dark. We got back to camp just in time to get ready for bed. <br />
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The day after Christmas we had a pancake breakfast then started packing up. We were sad to say good-bye to everyone. <br />
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Now we have to decide what to do next Christmas. Any suggestions???<br />
<br />James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-52995697902263079922013-12-14T00:18:00.000-08:002013-12-14T00:18:25.611-08:00Haeberle Reunion 2013<br />
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<br />James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-16718311271224186582013-12-13T23:48:00.001-08:002013-12-13T23:48:12.134-08:00Grandma and Grandpa Humphries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While visiting in South East Idaho this summer we got to have a wonderful visit with Grandma and Grandpa Humphries. Grandpa spoiled the kids, like he always does. We miss you Grandma and Grandpa!</div>
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Julie and I had talked about taking the kids to the Portland Zoo and decided to take them on a Tuesday that would have reduced admittance prices. Everyone else wanted to go to the zoo that day too! The line just to get on the shuttle bus that would take us to the zoo because the zoo parking lot was already full was HUGE! We decided we weren't that crazy and that we would try the next day instead, full prices and all. As we were waiting in line to buy our tickets to get into the zoo, a man approached us and said he was from some kind of kids summer camp program that was over and they had lots of free children's tickets that were left over and they were just trying to give them away so they wouldn't go to waist. He asked how many kids we had with us. We told him 8, the two babies got in free anyway. He gave us 8 tickets and went on to the next group of people. We only had to pay admission for two adults! It was amazing!!! And we had a great time!</div>
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We spent one hot day at the OMSI! There were so many fun things to do and play with! How did I only end up with a few pictures? I guess we were just busy having fun!</div>
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<br />James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-77491306655478570262013-12-13T17:57:00.000-08:002013-12-13T17:57:33.292-08:00Canon Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Like I mentioned earlier, the week we stayed at Mark and Julie's house was HOT! So one day we went back to the coast, but to Cannon Beach this time. The temperature in Portland/Vancouver was right around 100 degrees. In the town of Cannon Beach the temp was probably 75 degrees, but right on the beach itself the temp could not have been more that 70 with a very cool breeze coming in off the ocean. </div>
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James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-16334882742058683852013-12-13T17:02:00.001-08:002013-12-13T17:02:45.076-08:00Another Laundromat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-18474838961864405862013-11-10T21:00:00.001-08:002013-11-10T21:00:26.312-08:00Portland Rose Garden<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We got to stay with Mark and Julie for a whole week and a half. While James was busy working at the testing lab the rest of us got to have lots of fun. One of the first places we visited was the Portland Rose Garden. There were so many roses and they were amazing!</div>
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While we were there we split up into two groups. Julie and I with Teancum and Spencer were one group and Mark and all the other kids were the other group. All of a sudden I heard Mark's voice on the other side of a tall hedge telling the kids to come back up because he needed to show them the proper way to go down a grassy slope. I was thinking that the kids had been a little rowdy and now Mark was going to have to show them how to properly behave in a rose garden. I came around the hedge just in time to see Mark lie down on the ground and roll down the grassy slope! The kids of course followed right behind. </div>
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After walking all over the rose garden we went to the huge, amazing playground. Tons of fun! <br />
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After camping on the coast and having mostly cool and rainy weather, we went to visit Uncle Mark and Aunt Julie in Vancouver and arrived just in time for the hottest week of the summer! On Sunday evening we decided to drive down to the Portland Temple so that Uncle Mark could show us around and also so that we could sit in the air conditioned van all the way there and back. It was such a hot and humid day! I think the signs around town were saying 104 degrees! Just look at these hot faces!</div>
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Uncle Mark took us to the coolest place in all the Temple grounds. The kids were so hot that all they could do was just lie there in the cool shade.<br />
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These side doors to the Temple were gorgeous! <br />
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The next day, June 25th, was Ellen's birthday! We had great plans for the day!</div>
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The low tide that morning was a super low tide which meant tide pools! I had read that the far southern end of the beach at Cape Lookout had some pretty good tide pools, so we headed in that direction.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We found some!</span></div>
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Most of the starfish were this purplish brownish color so they were pretty well camouflaged.</div>
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But some were bright orange! All of the little orange spots on the cliff wall in this picture are starfish. There are lots and lots more that were purple.</div>
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We started out pretty good, but ended up very cold and wet and well, not very happy. When we finally got back to camp the wind had picked up again and our tent was not looking so great. And most people had left the campground. We decided we had better leave to. The sooner the better. So while Naomi and Noah entertained Spencer in the van, the rest of us packed up as quickly as we possibly could while the wind tried to blow everything away. It was a little crazy!!! We finally got all packed up, checked out, and headed away from the coast. We didn't know quite where we were going, and were all a little sad. Especially Ellen. <br />
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We remembered a restaurant on the other side of Tillamook that had caught our eye. We went there and had a great dinner and let Ellen open her presents. After that we drove a little farther up the highway and found a forest road, took it, and found a place to camp. Then, once again, we got crazy busy and unpacked and got all set up in our new campsite. Whew! It was a long day!<br />
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Even though it was sunny, the water was still COLD so the kids would come out and cover up with the warm sand for a while to get warm again before heading back out.<br />
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After visiting the fish hatchery, we made our way through Portland (with only one slight mistake that didn't turn out to be that bad anyway) and on to the coast! We found our camp site and set up camp as quick as we possibly could. </div>
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Our first sight of the ocean.</div>
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The water was COLD, but everyone had to get wet anyway.</div>
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After getting all wet and sandy everyone took a quick shower. We finally ate some hot dogs around 8pm. We were so sure that we were all going to sleep like rocks. Little did we know what lay in store for us that night. About 10pm the wind really started blowing. We would hear an eerie whistling sound for a couple of seconds and then a huge gust of wind would hit and shake the tent like crazy. Poor James had to get up a few times to re-pound stakes into the ground or re-tie ropes that had come untied. The kids slept pretty good through it all, and I got a little bit of sleep, but I don't think James really got any sleep. It was a long night! </div>
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On our way to the Oregon Coast we stopped at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery about 40 miles east of Portland. It is such a neat place!</div>
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We fed lots and lots of rainbow trout.</div>
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We fed some more trout.</div>
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<br />James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458483548536242183.post-14294153592542348992013-05-12T22:34:00.000-07:002013-05-12T22:34:16.940-07:00Morning Scripture Study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a slightly blurry, but extra happy picture of the kids one morning about a month ago. We get them up at 6am every day so that we have time to study the scriptures as a family before the madness of breakfast and trying to get everyone out the door on time sets in. They usually aren't as smiley as they are in this picture. Although lately they have been much happier about it than usual. I think it's because now it is light when I get them up. That helps a lot! Right now we are reading in the Book of Mormon and just finished Ether a few days ago. We are almost done with the whole Book of Mormon! I don't know how many times now we have read it as a family. <br />
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My favorite part of our morning scripture time is when we actually stop reading and start talking about the things we have been reading and what they mean to us and what we can learn from them. That doesn't happen very often, but it's great when it does. Usually the kids and James are all struggling to keep their eyes open and I'm struggling to keep Spencer on my lap and quiet enough that we can all hear whoever it is that's reading in their barely awake, very quiet, voice. <br />
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Just the other day as we were finishing the book of Ether we read about the final duel between Coriantumr and Shiz, and how Coriantumr was then left all alone. We talked about how hard that must have been and how he could have avoided that if he had listened to the prophet. Then we talked about why we have trials, some that we choose and some that we don't. We asked the kids what kinds of hard things they have had and what they have learned from them. Naomi jumped right in with, "Jobs!" Ellen talked about getting to school. We asked Stephen if he had been through anything hard and then learned from it. He said, "I don't really know." So we talked about how sometimes we have trials and hard things and don't realize what we have learned from them until years later. The kids didn't do a lot of talking, and I really don't know if they have given that whole conversation another thought. But I thought about it all that day and throughout the week. Maybe someday they will remember it when they need it. James and Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333716347686594484noreply@blogger.com1