tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82266041119992684332024-03-05T15:32:45.216-07:00The Hurst FamilyLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-63829232349229691222014-09-06T00:01:00.001-06:002014-09-06T00:01:17.003-06:00Summer GoalsSo at the beginning of the summer I decided I needed to do something to make sure we had a great summer that we actually accomplished something. So I decided we would give Summer 100%. We made 3 goals, read 100 books, do 100 kind things, and go 100 none motorized mile.<br />
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So as reward to completing our goals we celebrated by going to boondocks. We had an absolute blast.</div>
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Sure love this great family of mine!!!</div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-47603424818246778122014-09-05T23:35:00.000-06:002014-09-05T23:35:06.747-06:00Labor DayYep after a loooong break I am blogging again. Hopefully I will get caught up someday but for now we will start with where we are are. <br />
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For Labor Day we were invited to go down to Ephraim and stay in some beautiful cabins with my family. The time was spent with games, laughter, lots of yummy food, silly camp skits and songs and lots more fun. Here are a few fun pictures.<br />
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First one night we had an electrical parade and dance party that was a blast.<br />
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Thanks everyone for the great weekend, It was wonderful!<br />
<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-62375302820733122002013-05-23T13:26:00.003-06:002013-05-23T13:26:58.357-06:00My FatherMy mom e-mailed me this picture today.<br />
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I was unprepared for how seeing this image would affect me. It made things feel final, and I cried. So I decided the best therapy would be to finally sit down and write about this.<br />
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To begin here is his obituary. <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I, Lonnie Frederick Baird, having been born of goodly parents, Frederick Twede Baird and Sarah Orton Baird, both of whom were descendants of valiant pioneer stock, appreciate the great examples provided by my parents; I love you both very much. I have been highly favored of the Lord all the days of my life. I was born in West Mountain/Payson, Utah. I was welcomed into the home by a hearty big brother, Dennis (Christine), and a sweet sister, Vickie (deceased). Before long we had a baseball team, joined by Scott (Bonnie), Jillean (Art Allen), Jacquelyn (Mark Standing), Chad (Cathy), then Vickie escorted both Kimberli (Brian Westover), and Daren (Cami) from above. I was raised in Orem where I attended great schools and had many influential church leaders. I had the privilege of serving in the Munich, Southern German Mission. I learned to love the German people and the culture. I met my sweetheart, Julie Anne Smith, from Moultrie, Georgia and married her in the Manti Temple in January 1974. Thank you, Julie, for your kind and considerate care. That marriage began another great family: Christopher James (Kimberlie), Shon Frederick, Lonnie Joseph (Cody), Timothy Seth, Amy Rebecca (Mikel Jackson) and Elizabeth Anne (James Hurst). I now have 15 dear grandchildren and I am going to guide more this way from heaven to earth; the first arriving in March of this year. I love this country. I served this country and retired from the US Army. I worked hard as a small business owner for over 30 years. I also served this country working for the Department of Veterans Affairs. I loved those I served and served with. I loved to travel and always found kind, generous people in this gorgeous earth. So I say to myself, “What a wonderful World.”Dear Lonnie was diagnosed 5 years ago with late stage colon cancer, he fought hard and had 4 more wonderful years, and then it metastasized to his brain. He encourages everyone to get a colonoscopy; it will be so much easier than what he went through! He was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He was faithful in all his church callings and was dedicated to serving the Lord. He was always an optimist, never a complainer, and a man full of faith. Even on the day he left us he proclaimed he felt "great." He passed away surrounded by family at home. We will miss him greatly. Until we meet again!</span><br />
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My father is a wonderful man and has been a great example and teacher to me and I am certain will continue to be. <br />
Each of his children was asked to prepare a little something and share it at his funeral services. I thought long and hard and wrote down my thoughts and what I wanted to say but I did not bring it with me so the words I shared were somewhat jumbled. So I would like to share what I wanted to say hear:<br />
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";">Charity- the pure Love of Christ. This is a word and action that
is sometimes hard for us to understand and implement into our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Father was a great example to me and
helped me to better understand what charity is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is a man who loved me and I am certain all others as well unconditionally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He saw who we were and what we could become
and he loved us for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did his
best to help us become our best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did
this mostly by example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not a
rare thing to catch him studying his scriptures or kneeling in prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was also always working hard and serving
others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only times I can remember
him raising his voice and truly getting after me was at times that I was
disrespectful to my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At times
when I made other mistakes he was kind and loving and encouraging. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";">In my life as I have had spiritual epiphany moments he is one I
always wanted to discuss these with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
could always help me understand more and he truly helped me to learn and
understand the Gospel better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";">One of the last spiritual discussions I had with him was in
regards to angels and their obvious presence in our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then found this quote from Henry B Eyring
and shared it with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can think of
nothing more appropriate than this to share now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";">“If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as well as the
easiest times in life can be a blessing. In all conditions, we can choose the
right with the guidance of the Spirit. We have the </span><a href="http://lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/the-gospel-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";"><span style="color: #486fae;">gospel of Jesus Christ</span></span></a><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";"> to shape
and guide our lives if we choose it. And with prophets revealing to us our
place in the plan of salvation, we can live with perfect hope and a feeling of
peace. We never need to feel that we are alone or unloved in the Lord’s service
because we never are. We can feel </span><a href="http://lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/the-love-of-god?lang=eng"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";"><span style="color: #486fae;">the love of God</span></span></a><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";">. The
Savior has promised angels on our left and our right to bear us up.</span><a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/mountains-to-climb?lang=eng#10-10485_000_17eyrin"><u><sup><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #486fae; font-size: small;">10</span></span></sup></u></a><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";"> And He
always keeps His word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";">My Father was an angel to me in life and I am certain will
continue to be one still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you dad
and I look forward to the day we shall me again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;">While these past few months I have missed my dad and have cried over him, the thing that has broken my heart the most these months is seeing other families being ripped apart. Miscommunication, pettiness and pride can tear families apart and hurt much worse than death. Death is not a permanent separation of family, but what we do and how we treat each other in this life can lead to a permanent separation. So can we all step back and put our pride aside and love our families deeper.</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;">In our most recent April 2013 Conference Elder Richard G Scott said this specifically speaking of families:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Recognize the good in others, not their stains. At times a stain needs appropriate attention to be cleansed, but always build on his or her virtues."</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> My dad would have agreed full heartedly with this.</span></o:p></span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-67244935264436858022013-03-08T15:54:00.000-07:002013-03-08T15:54:06.419-07:00Jan-March overviewOkay so I have some big posts that I need to write. So big that I keep talking myself out of it. So I am going to do a brief over view of our year thus far and hopefully fill in more information later.<br />
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Jan. 21st A day I will never forget. My father ended his battle with cancer.<br />
Jan 26th My fathers funeral services. They were beautiful and inspirational. You can read his obituary and listen to his funeral services here. <a href="http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/">http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net</a> Search Lonnie Baird<br />
February 2nd. Kaylee turned 3 years old. With her need for speech therapy this means she also started pre-school.<br />
February 8th. Erin turned 8 years old.<br />
February 16th. Erin got baptized. Another beautiful inspirational day.<br />
February 22 Van turns 1. He is so big and so cute. <br />
Also on February 22nd I was driving to the grocery store and got rear ended. James' car was totalled.<br />
(anybody selling a car in good shape for really cheap???)<br />
March 3rd Released from my calling in the primary presidency... can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for me next...<br />
March 7th. Lily broke her arm, required surgery and spent the night at primary childrens hospital.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-30324949859051098732013-02-05T12:51:00.002-07:002013-02-05T12:51:53.463-07:00Cousin Christmas PartySo instead of the cousins exchanging Christmas gift we decided last year to have them get together and have a big party They all love it (and us older folk love it too.)<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-4388905334604225782013-02-03T22:44:00.003-07:002013-02-03T22:44:57.956-07:00Chritmas part 2Okay so here are pictures from the Sunday before Christmas and Christmas day.<br />
I am glad I got picutures of these dresses I made because even though I prewashed the fabric the red bled all over when I washed them again, so it was a 1 time dress...<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-54120105509402889272013-01-30T21:34:00.000-07:002013-01-30T21:34:29.968-07:00Christmas 2012 part 1I know it the end of January but hey at least I am getting around to it. So I am just going to share a few pictures from a family Christmas party where we got to see Santa and than some pictures and videos of Lily Kindergarten Christmas program.<br />
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I must say how happy I was to find this picture as I was going through the camera.<br />
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Now for the cute Christmas program.<br />
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and a cute video too.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-40606177121763818762012-12-11T12:23:00.002-07:002012-12-11T12:23:15.788-07:00Some Great DealsOk so I am going to be "one of those people" for a moment :) Anyways I have recently discovered a site that I think is awesome. It is called No More Rack. It is similar to Zulily in and off they have great deals that are available for a short amount of time, but they have so much more. <br />
They have something for everyone. And one of the best parts is that when you sign up you recieve an automatic $10 off (when you are reffered to sign up.) I will also get $10 off for each person I reffer that signs up. So there are a few things that I would like to get for Christmas but I would really like $10 off:) <br />
They have lots of items that are around the $10 range as well so really you could get something for free or dirt cheap. Like a set of 10 gimmie clips (hairbows/flowers) is selling for $11. That is already a steal but take $10 off and anyone with little girls would be silly not to try it:)<br />
They have some really cute warm boots that are only $26 etc. <br />
Go ahead and check them out and if you want a refferal let me know and I will e-mail you one.<br />
<a href="http://www.nomorerack.com/">http://www.nomorerack.com/</a><br />
Hurry quick so we can get out stuff in time for Christmas:)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-43138052264717614132012-11-13T11:11:00.001-07:002012-11-13T11:11:41.098-07:00Disney Continued...Okay here is my last post about Disney Land. And really I could go on and on and on about how wonderful it was and how much we loved it, but I will try to let the pictures do the talking.<br />
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A few of the pictures from the princess post were while we were at dinner one night. We also met a bunch of other characters that night as well. We went to eat at Goofy's Diner and while it was pricey it was soooo worth it. The food was really yummy too.<br />
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Another highlight was the parade. I am not sure who loved it more, the girls or Grandma and Grandpa Hurst.</div>
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Here are a picture of some rides. I really only got pictured the teacups and dumbo. Teacups is always a favorite of mine. Other family favorite were, splash mountain, soarin, buzz light year and midway mania and the new cars ride radiator springs.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-39544884763468368832012-11-01T22:21:00.001-06:002012-11-01T22:21:42.625-06:00PrincessesWith 3 little girls a big part of Disney Land is princesses. The girls loved seeing and meeting princesses. Lily couldn't give them enough hugs. So here are a bunch of pictures of some of the princesses we met.<br />
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So this last one isn't a princess, it is Periwinkle, Tinkerbells sister. But close enough to be in the princess post. <br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-63162348869321922642012-10-30T10:33:00.001-06:002012-10-30T10:33:24.922-06:00The BeachSo at the end of Sept. we took a family vacation to Disney Land. It was amazing and wonderful and awesome. We arrived in California Sat. night along with James' mom and dad. So on Sunday after church and naps we decided to head over to the beach. Karen (James' mom) had never been to the beach before and neither had any of our children. We had lots of fun.<br />
Erin and Lily loved splashing and having the waves push them around (as long as they had someone to hold on to at least.)<br />
There is an extra little girl in a lot of the pictures, this is because Lily was her true self and became fast friends with another little girl their.<br />
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Grandpa Jim LOVED the beach. I have never seen him have so much fun. Grandma on the other hand didn't really love the ocean.<br />
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Van didn't really like the water either. But he did enjoy eating as much sand as he could.<br />
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Kaylee didn't love the water but she did love chasing the seagulls. <br />
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When she got close enough they would fly away and the she would out her hand to her mouth and say uh oh. It was darling.<br />
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We had a fun time and while we all enjoyed something different we all enjoyed ourselves.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-14492399069668589522012-10-28T16:08:00.002-06:002012-10-28T16:08:47.578-06:00A MiracleI witnessed a miracle. 2 weeks ago late Friday afternoon, Erin and Lily went to play with the neighbors, Van had just woken up from his nap and I was getting ready to feed him, and Kaylee was upstairs playing. Than I heard Kaylee screaming and it sounded like she was outside. Unwilling to believe she was outside I ran upstairs to find the bedroom window wide open and yes I could hear Kaylee screaming outside. My heart dropped, Kaylee fell out of the second story window right onto the drive way below. I ran outside and my wonderful neighbor across the street was already to Kaylee assessing the situation (he is a cop.) He said by them time he got there Kaylee was standing up and walking over to the door which was amazing. But still afraid of what might have happened to her little body we called 911. <br />
They came and their quick assessment was she looked great but again still afraid of what might have happened that was unseen, they strapped her to a board and put a neck brace on her and off we went to the hospital. (My wonderful neighbors stepped in and took the rest of our kids so to relive some of my stress. They were a few of the angels that helped us out that day.) Once to the hospital they wanted to do a CT scan. But first they wanted to sedate her so she wouldn't wiggle so much. After and hour and a half and 5 failed attempts at putting an IV in (this was very upsetting to both Kaylee and I) they finally just took her back, and she did fine through the CT scan.<br />
They found what they called a phenmothorax (sp?) in her lung. Basically the impact of the fall caused a small hole in her lung and a little bit of air leaked out. But we were all very amazed that her neck, spine and head were in impeccable shape. Still worried that there might be something more and wanting to watch the phnemothorax we were transferred to Primary Children's. There assessment there was amazing, they could find nothing. They did keep her over night and through the next afternoon just for observation, yet she was fine. The x-rays they did there, they could find no phnemothorax. She sounded great, looked great and acted just like herself. <br />
Still worried, I was instructed to take her to her pediatrician in a week and come back to primarys in 2 weeks, simply to ensure that nothing was missed and she was fine. Each appointment we just marvel at what a miracle she is.<br />
I am certain that angels were sent her way to catch her that day. I am so grateful that my prayers to protect my children were answered. I am grateful to the angels seen and unseen that helped us out. I know the Heavenly Father is looking out for us and does love us and care for us. Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-29775115026388062732012-10-24T21:34:00.001-06:002012-10-24T21:34:07.371-06:00family picturesYet again I am way behind on what I want to post. But here's to trying. <br />
At the beginning of the month we had family pictures done. I loved how they turned out. Here are some of my favorites.<br />
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We had them done at fotofly in case you are wondering. I think they do an awesome job there.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-92201929778777156402012-09-21T12:53:00.001-06:002012-09-21T12:53:40.671-06:00School<br />
So school has started and is in full swing. Both Erin and Lily are loving school and doing great. Here are pictures of their first day of school.<br />
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I am proud of both these girls. And to top it off they were both picked to be the student of the month in September for being kind and considerate. Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-17878741816735740142012-09-21T12:36:00.000-06:002012-09-21T12:36:27.719-06:00Some Random Fun and SillyI am playing catch up again... So my first catch up is just some random fun or silly moments from the past few months.<br />
First here is a video of Van playing with his favorite toy. A package of wet wipes. I think it must be the crinkle sound. (of course before I started videoing he wass really talking and singing)<br />
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Now another Silly Van. Remember the mustache post from awhile back... Well we got another one and this time we got some really big laughs.<br />
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Here is my Kaylee monkey. She got into my pretty new powder foundation one day and used it all. Isn't she lovely...<br />
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I always love these moments. And I love that my bed looks like this most sautrday mornings.<br />
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One last fun thing is we had fun cousins sleep over. <br />
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We sure love having fun together and being silly!<br />
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-35170989006992686412012-07-31T16:51:00.000-06:002012-07-31T16:51:01.836-06:00My Happy Little ManSo Van has been such a wonderful addition to our family. He is such a happy baby and we all love him soo much.<br />
We blessed him the first Sunday in June.<br />
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The hat kills me! I love it.<br />
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See he is even happy after Kaylee attacked him.<br />
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On lily's birthday he was sooo good and easy going. What a blessing! This is how he spent his day.<br />
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He is just such a good happy baby. Don't get me wrong though he still can cry and I think he has one of the most heart breaking cries ever. Good thing he doesn't cry too often.<br />
At 5 months old he is rolling everywhere. He wants to crawl but he can only get his front end or back end in up so he's is thankfully not doing that yet. And besides nursing his favorite food is peas. Isn't that funny.<br />
I sure love this little guy! I guess I need to get a few more updated photos of him though...Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-90655315439703027432012-07-26T14:36:00.001-06:002012-07-26T14:36:59.695-06:00Little Lil's Other HappeningsLily sure has been busy the last few months. Not only did she turn 5 but she also graduated from pre-school, had a gymnastic recital and then was asked to join an invitation only team and some other fun things.<br />
Here are some pictures from preschool graduation. <br />
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And a quick little video<br />
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Now here are a bunch of pics from her gymnastics recital and a video too.<br />
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Lily also had one other big thing happen to her recently. She cut off her hair and donated it to Locks of Love. And can I say I believe this is the cutest hair cut ever on this child. Oh we both love it so much!!!<br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-71647733929970349292012-07-22T16:33:00.003-06:002012-07-22T16:33:45.582-06:005 yrs oldYep my little Lily turned 5 years old last month. It is hard to believe. This year Lily's favorite thing has been bubble gum so she had a bubble gum themed birthday party. And as usual I am to crazy before and during the party to get any decent pictures but James got a few for me.<br />
This first picture is on her birthday where she got the one present she had been begging for. A gumball machine.<br />
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Here all the girls at the party are making their own pizza.<br />
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We got a book called 'Bubble Um Bubble Gum and read it at the party.<br />
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Just had to show you these awesome cute balloons!<br />
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We played pin the gum ball on the gumball machine.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> Here is Lily opening presents. If you look you will notice all the girls wearing bubble gum necklaces that we made I just never got a good picture of that activity.</span><br />
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Here is the table that had the party favors and game supplies etc on it. Each girl got a mini gumball machine and the pink polka-dot bags have bracelets, bouncy balls and bubbles in them. I figured their gumball necklaces was enough candy.<br />
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I swear I rotated this photo but now it isn't. Oh well here is the birthday cake. The "gumballs" were cake balls.<br />
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Along with the cake I made a homemade bubble gum ice cream that was really yummy.<br />
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Lily and her friends had lots of fun. And I am glad the her 5 year old birthday party is done with:)<br />
<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-51058625786976754372012-07-18T13:43:00.000-06:002012-07-18T13:43:34.379-06:002=potty, markers, and cutenessYep I am talking about my Kaylee today. What a wonderful handful she is. <br />
She is the most independent little thing ever.A few things she wont let me be involved in are: putting her shoes on, help her wipe at the potty, stir fruit into her oatmeal, and brush her teeth. She thinks she is as big as Erin is.<br />
But she is also the cutest, sweetest little girl. She loves to be helpful, she gives the tightest hugs and she has sweetest my innocent smile ever.<br />
She also loves to make messes. At least once a week she dumps all the drawers out in her room. Nearly daily I am washing marker, crayon or chalk off the walls. I have started putting the shampoo and soap away in high cupboards between bath time otherwise I am having to buy a new bottle every other week.<br />
She also loves her little brother to death. She just doesn't know how to softly show that she loves him.<br />
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She also loves dolls and stuffed animals so much. I frequently find her sleeping like this.<br />
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Ahh what a fun 2 year old she is. She is definitely giving me a run for my money, but I love that little stinker more than I can express.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-89822484649259137492012-07-17T13:46:00.001-06:002012-07-17T13:46:32.417-06:00Piano, Soccer, Broken Bones and BooksWow the past few months have been crazy! So to catch up I am just going to do a post for each child. So today we are getting caught up on Erin.<br />
First off I must say that I am so grateful for her. She is the biggest help and so much fun. <br />
In May she had her first piano recital. She did wonderfully. I was impressed at how easily she memorized the songs and at how well she played. (sorry I forgot my camera but she looked lovely too.) She was rather nervous and forgot to introduce herself at the beginning, but as she sat down to play her good practice took over and she did wonderfully.<br />
Also this spring she played soccer again. She improved so much this year and worked hard. I am proud of her. She really is an amazing worker.<br />
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Erin had another first for our family recently. She broke her wrist. She was playing with some friends and one fell on her wrist and broke it. It is a minor break so they have only braced it (yay no cast!) And thankfully it happened in the summer.</div>
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Erin has also been a book worm. I have a hard time getting her to put a book down. We will go to the library and within 2 days she has read 4 chapter books! I just can't keep up with her.<br />
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I realize I have disappeared. So I have a bunch to catch up on. So first off I am trying something new. For mothers day I received a new camera (Wahoo!!!!) I can take video with this camera so I am going to try and share some video with you. This is the first one I took of my cute girls dancing away on mothers day. Hopefully it works and then I will add more.</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-78353811940074959682012-03-27T12:53:00.000-06:002012-03-27T12:53:50.558-06:00A late St Patty's day postSo life has been busy with 4 kids and I haven't gotten around to posting about St. Patricks day until now. But we did celebrate and we had fun. The night before the girls and I painted some rainbows and made a leprechaun trap.<br />
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Then for dinner that night I made St. Patty's day soup (spinach soup) and for dessert rainbows. The girls loved it.<br />
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First baby Van hit 2 weeks old yesterday. What a fun precious two weeks it has been. His little boy spirit is certainly different than the 3 girls. But he has certainly been a joy. <br />
At his 2 week check up he was his birth weight exactly 7.15lbs. He is also 1 inch longer now 20 1/2 inches. His head size and wieght are at 50% and his height is 75%. So at the moment his is tall. Other than that he is the spitting image of his dad. The faces he makes are so James that they make me laugh. I really could just sit and watch Van make faces all day long they are so cute and funny.<br />
Each baby I have teaches me more about how precious they are as a baby. I really just want to treasure every moment. Every cute face, every baby squeak, the smell of sweet baby breath and the way they feel when you hold them: like a piece of heaven. Yes every moment spent with that baby is a little treasure.<br />
One quick cute story. On Sunday we went to my parents for family dinner. When it was time to go James was quicker than I was and had the 3 girls buckled and waiting for me and Van to come out. After a moment of sitting and waiting Kaylee got very concerned and stared pointing to where baby Van should be saying "uh oh, uh, oh." With increasing urgency. She sure does like him, which brings me great relief.<br />
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Now some updates about my dad. So the tumors in his brain are malignant. So he has cancer again. This is really not good news. But on the good side every doctor is amazed at how well my dad is doing. He is a fighter and is strong and that bodes very well. Next Monday they will start radiation on his whole brain. They will do this for 3 weeks in hopes that it will kill any cancer seeds/tumors they have not seen. After that they will do a more focused radiation on the tumor that we know is there. He is able to go to work as long as he wants to, and he is going more than I would:). He really is amazing.<br />
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So yes time and family are so precious and important. Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226604111999268433.post-86944284590047476122012-02-25T11:41:00.000-07:002012-02-25T11:41:50.314-07:00James Van Hurst IIIYep he's here. He is happy and handsome and healhty too. We have decided to call him Van. <br />
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Last Friday night by the time I left the hospital with my dad (read my last post for details on that) I was having contractions 2 minutes apart. I was pretty certain it was just my body being exhausted and stressed but we decided to go over to the hospital in which I deliver to be checked out. After laying there for 2 hrs my body relaxed and calmed down and contractions were 8-9 minutes apart so we went home. At that time I was dialated at a 3.<br />
I was very glad he didn't come that weekend so I could spend the weekend with my dad and family. My dad was released from the hospital Tuesday morning. Now the baby could come. All day Tuesday I kept having little signs that could be early labor signs and I questioned if my water had broken and was leaking a little bit. By later that afternoon the signs were stronger, so I layed down for 15 min to see if my water had broken. When I stood up there was a significant amount of leakage. I decided to test one more time to be sure and I had the same result. So I was pretty sure my water had broken so off to the hospital we went. We got there and I was still at a 3 and not having regular contractions. So they tested to see if my water had broken. They told me the test was negative and sent me back home. I am still in a but of shock. I can't believe that my bladder had that much liquid in it. Oh well I guess I lost some dignity.<br />
Well Wednesday morning I was scheduled to be induced so in we went. When we checked in I was dialated at a 4 1/2. They broke my water for real (about 9:30) and my Dr mentioned that my sack was double layered so I wonder.... James and I walked around for awhile and I was having contractions about 5 min apart. By about 12:00 I was dialated to a 5 but my contractions were still only 5 min apart. I must admit it hadn't been that long since we started but with the week I had had, I was worn out. So we decided to try and speed things up with pitocin. Okay now contractions were coming rather hard and fast. They were getting more intense with each one and I was really about to wear out. At 2:30 I felt like I was in transition so they checked me again and I was at a 6. I cried. I asked for an epidural and fast please. I got the epidural and it was fast. They checked me again and I was at a 9 1/2. Oh I guess I was in transition... Oh well the edge of the pain had been taken off although the epidural hadn't fully set in. Baby's heart rate was getting a little concerning so it was time to push and get him out. They had me pushing non stop. Not just with contractions because they were concerned about him. Then they yelled at me to stop pushing. I looked in the mirror and saw why. The cord was wrapped around his neck twice. Yeah I stopped pushing. They quickly unwrapped it and then yelled at me to push again. Two more pushes and he was out. He looked a little blue. He wasn't crying. but after a few seconds of rubbing his back he started to cry. What a relief that was. James cut the cord and they took him to clean him up etc. His apgar was 8-9 so he was perfectly fine and healthy. He just gave us a little scare. He was born at 3:11. He weighed 7 lb 15oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.<br />
Recovery has been going very well and he has been perfect and healthy. I have a little cold but I am doing what I can to knock it out quick.<br />
The girls love him and I can't get Kaylee to leave him alone. She adores him. She just wants to pat and kiss and hold him. <br />
Here are a bunch of pictures.<br />
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The girls visiting baby brother:<br />
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Baby Van relaxing:<br />
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Friday afternoon my mom mentioned to me they they had two extra tickets to go see a play that night and asked if we wanted to go. In some ways we did and in other ways we didn't it was a bit of a debate, but we decided we should get one last date night in for awhile. So we went and we picked up my parents and went out to eat. But our plans changed by the time we finished eating. My mom and I were certain that my dad had just suffered a minor stroke, we said a prayer when we got back in the car for guidance on what we should do and my Mom said go to the IMC hospital. I thought her choice of hospital odd. My dad's cancer Dr. has worked with him at St. Marks, my dad has done stuff at the VA hospital (which we were a lot closer to at that moment as well.) He had no ties or any reason to go to IMC. But I didn't question her. We got to the ER and they took him back immediately. After a short while they sent him back to do a CT scan. Then came back and told us there was a large amount of bleeding on his brain and they believed it to be inoperable.<br />
Anyways a lot happened Friday night and we were told a huge gamut of possibilities which started rather dim but by the end of the night were sounding a lot more hopeful. He did not have bleeding on his brain, he had a large tumor in the left side of the brain swelling to the right side. The swelling was so server they were afraid that it would soon effect his lungs and they would have to incubate him. They also found one more small tumor in his brain. So Saturday a neurosurgeon came in and did surgery. He said the tumor was the size of a lemon. (That's HUGE) But the surgery went very well. He is hopeful that my dad will return to 100%. Turns out the more we hear about the surgeon the more I believe that is the sole reason my mom told us to drive to the IMC, he is an amazing surgeon. The other small tumor they are going to do radiation on and it will be outpatient services. The tumors are a result of the cancer he had a few years ago.<br />
His recovery has been amazing! Saturday night he was talking some and could move a little bit. Sunday morning he asked the Dr. how the surgery went the the Dr responded, "You're sitting here asking me how it went fully aware. How do you think it went?" He got up and walked around Saturday. So while he still needs lots of rest his recovery has been amazing. So amazing that he is being released from the hospital today. Yes 3 days after brain surgery he is coming home. <br />
I am so glad this baby boy decided not to come this weekend. I needed to be somewhere else. I am so grateful that the Lord knows what he is doing and blesses us. I am so grateful for my family, the way I have seen us come together is something that would make any parent proud. I am also so grateful for James' family and the support they have given us and help with watching the girls so we could be with my dad. <br />
I feel so blessed and grateful that I am easily overcome by emotion. For all of you who were aware of our families situation I thank you for your prayers. Without all the amazing love, support and prayers we have had who knows where we would be instead.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274360849116061091noreply@blogger.com4