tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39850305641697342112024-03-13T22:09:41.481-07:00Little Moments Big Memories...Mrs. Schmalisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715755060566679093noreply@blogger.comBlogger670125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985030564169734211.post-15378267629987239692013-12-13T09:42:00.000-08:002014-01-18T09:44:30.341-08:00Maybe Texas didn't want us back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When we got back to Dallas we were hit with an Ice Storm. It was our first. It was crazy! The ice was so heavy that it broke off of bunch of huge branches from the tree in our front yard.</div>
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The ice was covering everything. It looked like everything was incased in glass. </div>
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The kids wanted to go outside but it was so cold we had to bundle them up nice and warm. Unfortunately we don't have gear for snow or ice so we had to make do. Elena was pretty cold by the end of it.</div>
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So since everything was just ice, they closed everything and there was no school or church for 4 days. It was fun at first then it started to suck. We were tired of being inside. I cannot tell you how happy I was when things were melted enough for us to go back to our lives. I have never had church cancelled before for any reason so this was a shock for me. As things would melt, the water on the roads would freeze over again in the night so there would just be more ice on the roads. I slid a little taking the kids to school for a few days but then the sun came out and melted everything and I felt all the anxiousness go away. I love the sun. Love it.</div>
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When we woke up after an amazing day of Disneyland we packed up and headed to the beach. We walked out onto the pier and watched the waves and looked around in the tiny shops. We had lunch at base of the pier so we could enjoy some clam chowder. Real Clam Chowder. It was so good. </div>
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Ben had to work that morning so we went to his golf course to see him and meet Cannon, his dog on the course that gets rid of the ducks that make a mess on the greens. </div>
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Then we headed to Bakersfield. I loved watching the mountains as we drove by, even though they were far away.</div>
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Then we made it. Bakersfield. </div>
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The night we got there we went over to the Buntings to meet little Max and get caught up with old friends. It was so nice to chat with them and for the kids to play with Sarah and Lincoln.</div>
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Mom had lots of ideas to keep us busy. The kids made hot chocolate sticks with candy canes and marshmallows dipped in chocolate. </div>
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We stopped at Jesús's old office to see Judy and cut out some paper. It was nice to see Judy and chat with her. I definitely wanted the kids to have a picture with her. </div>
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Then we played Grandma's bells and the kids did such a good job. </div>
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And I couldn't get enough of Afton. Would you look at that sweet face?</div>
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We went to the park and enjoyed the warm weather and played soccer and played zombie tag. </div>
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Bryan was also pretty entertaining. The kids had a good time with him.</div>
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We made street tacos and beans for everyone and they were quite tasty. </div>
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Dad had bought a couple of old motorcycles that we could all take turns riding. I was afraid to ride but it was fun when I did.</div>
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Sara had planned out a whole minute to win it game and it was so funny to watch. </div>
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We went to The Crystal Palace for a date night and it was a fun time. Sara and I got the ribs to share and we did a little line dancing.</div>
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We had to make a stop over at the Gabbitas house to visit and say hi. Patrick and Elena are always talking about Stevie and Michael and Sarah and Kate. They adore them. They were so excited to see them.</div>
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Elena and Hannah played so well together the whole time. They were best friends and so sweet. I was sad to split them up.</div>
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The day before we left we went to Katy and Tylers house to visit and see their new house. It was so fun. The kids had such a good time playing out in their backyard. I'm glad I got to see Katy too. We got married a week apart from each other, we lived next door to them in our first apartment, and our first babies were born a month apart while we lived down the street from each other. We walked together every morning. She's my good friend and I miss her.</div>
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Then we left. I hate leaving. I'm not good at leaving family. Its probably the hardest thing I have to do. The drive home was a difficult one. We drove really far the first day because we were going to stay with my cousin Kristin like we did on the way there but her youngest was sick so we figured that it was a blessing in disguise so we could go farther. We got a hotel room in Deming New Mexico. The Hotel had only been open for 3 months so it was really nice. </div>
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We finally made it back to Texas. It was good to be home but hard to be away from my family. It was such a long drive to get home and we were relieved to be there. </div>
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Guess who I finally got to meet?? Afton!!! And guess what??!!??? I love her. No. Adore her. She is the sweetest baby ever. </div>
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The kids were so excited to go to Disneyland and even though we were worried that it was going to rain, we couldn't have been more excited. </div>
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The first characters we say were Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter. We didn't want to wait in line to see them so we just kept walking.</div>
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But then we saw Belle. Elena needed to see Belle. She was so sweet with her.</div>
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It was so fun to be there while it was all decorated for Christmas. There was a barbershop Quartet singing on the steps and when they saw my Birthday button (Stephanie grabbed a some for us since our birthdays were all close) they had me come up on the steps so they could sing me happy birthday. They were super nice. It was fun.</div>
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The ride Patrick wanted to go one first was Indiana Jones since he has never been able to ride it before. He has always been too short. Elena still couldn't ride it so she went with Grandma Stephanie and Afton on the Safari ride. Jesús Ben and I took the boys on Indiana Jones. Patrick got a little scared and held on pretty tightly to Jesús but he thought it was so fun. </div>
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After Indiana Jones we did Pirates of the Caribbean. Then we headed over to the Haunted Mansion. This was my favorite part of Disneyland. It was completely changed into The Nightmare Before Christmas. Cool right? The inside and outside was decked out. Elena loves that movie but she was scared and nervous but she sat in between Stephanie and me so I think she was less scared.</div>
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When we got out we saw Jack and Elena wouldn't even go near him. I thought he looked very cool.</div>
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Then we headed to Splash Mountain because both kids were able to go on it. I don't think I prepared them enough. </div>
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Right as we walked out we saw Mark Whalberg sitting on a bench with his wife. I snapped a quick picture for proof then left him alone. I'm sure he was pretty annoyed with people posing by him for pictures. We saw him a couple more times and he said hi to Jesús. Pretty cool.</div>
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Then Patrick and Caleb both got light Sabers and loved having battles.</div>
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Then the kids watched the Jedi's and Caleb got picked to be a Jedi!! </div>
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The castle lighting up was very cool and I'm glad we stayed to watch it.</div>
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Afterwards we headed to Denny's for dinner and Elena laid on my lap and fell asleep. It was a long day. When we got to the hotel our air conditioning was broken and the guy could not figure out what was wrong. So they moved us to another room and comped the night. That was so nice of them. I think they felt really bad. I think we all slept pretty well that night though.</div>
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<br />Mrs. Schmalisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715755060566679093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985030564169734211.post-11513252672563444282013-11-20T19:27:00.000-08:002014-01-17T19:28:10.312-08:00Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So we headed to California for Thanksgiving. It was a 3 day drive both ways. Rough. But it was so worth it. </div>
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This was the General Patton museum. I thought Dad would be interested in knowing we drove by this. </div>
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Then we came into our valley. We have a valley. Not really but hey, I'll claim it. </div>
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We found the first evidence of Disneyland</div>
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First thing we did after went to the hotel to check in was head to the beach. I just wanted to hear the waves. The kids loved it. They weren't happy when we had to drag them away for dinner. </div>
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Crazy picture of Ben. Check!</div>
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<br />Mrs. Schmalisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715755060566679093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985030564169734211.post-71320747195949920292013-11-17T18:58:00.000-08:002014-01-17T18:58:29.240-08:00My Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I didn't really want anything for my birthday this year but my sweet husband surprised me with tickets to a Josh Groban Concert. I was so excited!!! He wasn't too thrilled but he was a good sport. I'm glad that we went because he was an awesome entertainer. It was such a great concert.</div>
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Then on my actual birthday we went to Babes for dinner with family. Seriously. Babes. So divine and nowadays a rare thing but such a treat.</div>
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<br />Mrs. Schmalisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715755060566679093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985030564169734211.post-84828165848924268962013-11-12T18:44:00.000-08:002014-01-17T18:45:46.602-08:00Today is Shannons birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Shannon was my dear friend, she died 5 years ago. I remember that day. But I also remember the incredible person she was. I am lucky that our birthdays are so close so that I can remember her as often as I do. When we were married she gave us two mugs. I broke one on accident and when I did I cried. She also gave Elena a sweet white flower on a clip which fell out of her hair in a church parking lot and I never found it. I cried about that too. But I still have one mug left. And its handled with care. It reminds me of her. </div>
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We had an easy night and lit a fire in the fireplace. And we had a yummy dinner of tomato soup and grilled cheese and turkey sandwiches. Its winter here. </div>
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Patrick is such a good reader. His reading level is so high but he isn't a fan of doing it every night. Lately though he has really like reading bible stories from the Childrens bible that Grandma Connie sent him and Elena. I hope he will continue to read the scriptures and actually enjoy it. </div>
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So we fixed the leak under our kitchen sink and then I called the plumber because the ground was still wet and not drying up. And then in our effort to dig a trench to keep it out of the neighbors yard we had a gush of water come out from under the house. So they came the next day to find a leak under the house by listening to the ground with a giant stethascope. They couldn't find anything. So at that point we didn't know what to do. So one day after work I finally just sat down and started calling plumbers and slab leak specialists. I found one that said they could be there in an hour. He was there till midnight trying to find the leak and he found it. It was under our bathroom the whole time and tracking its way under the house following the downhill slope to the other side of the house. He came next day they came and fixed the leak under the house. We had our first big problem and we survived it. The reality of home ownership has set in.</div>
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This is Sydney. I adore her. She is one of my Beehives and she cracks me up. She used me for one of her school projects and I had to answer some questions and then she needed a picture with me. She and I always have fun. Even when trying to take a picture. </div>
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Elena gets to dress up for preschool but Patrick doesn't. So I'm soaking up the last chance I have to send her off to school in a costume. The kids all sang some pretty cute songs for their parents they had been practicing. </div>
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This is Elena's friend Preston. That boy is the sweetest little boy ever!!! I swear if I didn't know his mom I would take that boy home. </div>
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We went to our annual pumpkin carving night but the lights were out so we left and went to a friends house instead to hang out. So the next day we finished our pumpkins. </div>
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For actual Halloween we went to Jesús's parents house so we could go trick or treating with family. </div>
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Elena wore 3 different costumes this year. She was Ariel at preschool, a ballerina at our ward trunk or treat and tinker bell for Halloween. When you have options, go for it. </div>
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Patrick was good ol' Tony Stark/Iron Man</div>
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Sweet little Benjamin and the rest of his family were all minions. Would you look at that sweet face?</div>
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Then Raquel brought Layla by. She was a cute little princess. She's Totes Adorbs and reminds me of Elena when she was a baby.</div>
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We have a bit of a leak. Well that may be bit of an understatement. We noticed the side of the house is all marshy. We thought we had fixed it but no. Jesús is out of town so I called a plumber because its starting to make the neighbors yard a little damp as well. That makes me nervous because I don't want to deal with neighbor problems too. We have a separated pipe under the kitchen window so hopefully we can fix it ourselves and hopefully the yard won't always look this awful.</div>
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We stopped over at the Bluths the other night to drop off their lawn mower that we borrowed. We hung out for a little while and chatted in the backyard while the kids played with their dog. </div>
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Then of course Everett had to teach Patrick some tricks. Patrick loves the Bluths. Both kids do. They would rather sit with them at church than with us. Thats ok though, because I love the Bluths too. We make sure we save their seats in front of us every Sunday. </div>
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I sat and watched Elena play games on the computer the other day. I love her. She looks so grown up with her cute little haircut. She is brings so much joy into my life. And sass. She's so sassy. </div>
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So every time I work out. I lay on the ground to do crunches or a plank and there's the cat. She has to lay under me or practically on top of me. </div>
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I had a really hard day yesterday. One thing after another. And I forgot to eat lunch so I ran by Chick fil a and they gave me this little ice cream for free. I felt Heavenly Father was reminding me that he was there. Even though I felt like crawling into a hole I knew that he was aware of me and what I was dealing with. </div>
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We have had some pretty dang cold soccer mornings. It's painful. We have to bundle up pretty well or sometimes we just sit in the car until the very last minute. </div>
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But aren't we stylish in our warm comfy's? </div>
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Elena's class went on a field trip to visit the pumpkin patch. It was so fun!! There were a lot of fun things to do and they even got to go on a hayride to pick out their own pumpkins. </div>
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I realize that I didn't get a picture of Jesús on his actual birthday. Bad me. So we celebrated with family on Sunday so we could celebrate both Jesús and Diegos birthdays. Aren't they cute with their candles in their cupcakes?? </div>
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I threw my first baby shower for a good friend in our ward. I did it with my VT companion and a couple other friends. </div>
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The decor was so fun and I made my first fondant cake. It was rough but I want to perfect it. Maybe I'll just randomly start making cakes. </div>
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One of my Young Women was in the a ballet called Dracula. In an effort to support our young ladies, we try and attend their events. Elena really wanted to see it with me and I was glad for the little mother daughter date we had. She really liked it and had lots of questions. I'm glad we got to spend the time together. </div>
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So we pulled up to the Coles house and as we pulled up I saw this huge bird on their front lawn. It turned out it was a vulture that had picked up a dead rabbit off the road and dropped it into their lawn for a snack. Elena and I just sat and watched it for a while. It was pretty cool.</div>
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So after the vulture flew away, we went inside for Elena's first big haircut. She never lets me brush it anymore so I asked if she wanted to cut it. She said yes! I really didn't want to but I knew it would make things easier on me when I need to do her hair. </div>
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And the finished product!!!! Isn't she adorable??!!!!</div>
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So the State fair is a big deal here. They kids are even given a day off of school. Awesome right? So we decided to go and enjoy the day together. It started off cool and then it got warm but not too bad. It was fun. We first stopped off in the food area to get some Corny dogs which are my favorite and well worth waiting in a huge line. </div>
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The kids also really enjoyed them</div>
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Then we ran into the missionaries and they were asking where the butter sculpture was. Butter sculpture?? I know!!! So we went into the exhibits and checked out all the handmade stuff and search for the butter sculpture.</div>
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This Van Gogh was made entirely of buttons. It was pretty awesome. </div>
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All the lego creations were pretty incredible too. </div>
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We wandered around a bit and walked through the exhibit. We were really on a search for cinnamon rolls. </div>
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We walked through the car building and snacked on some cotton candy.</div>
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Inside the car building were all the superman costumes from Hollywood. It was pretty cool. </div>
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Here is the costume that Dean Cain wore.</div>
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And Christopher Reeves</div>
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And here is the most recent Superman costume used with the costume that Russell Crowe wore.</div>
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We thought it was pretty neat.</div>
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In this huge tree they had cut down, they had carved the whole inside out to be a house. We didn't go inside unfortunately. </div>
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Patrick had to try on the cowboy hats </div>
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I had to get a picture of the New Big Tex. The old one burned down last year so they have been working all year on a brand new one. He is a little creepy looking. </div>
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Then we headed to the farming area which the kids wanted to do last year but we never got a chance to get into. Since we went earlier in the day, we had plenty of time. </div>
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The kids had to grab a basket and an apron and follow the signs. </div>
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They had to pick peaches and grab some seeds.</div>
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Then they had to pant their seeds</div>
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Then they got to ride a little tractor to pick up the animal feed</div>
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Then they got to milk the cows and feed them</div>
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It was a very cool learning experience for them</div>
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When we realized there were no cinnamon rolls (I know, depressing) then we decided to try the red velvet funnel cake. It looks nasty but it wasn't too bad. I probably won't get it next time though. Just not worth all the calories. Cinnamon rolls are though. </div>
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Then Jesús decided to go find a turkey let so we sat and watched the roller coasters.</div>
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And Jesús got his turkey leg</div>
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We watched some guys surf on a simulated wave.</div>
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Then I had to get a picture with me and my kiddos. We had so much fun. Until next year Big Tex!</div>
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So we decided to start a huge project on our house. The texture on our walls is awful. Its sticks out so far that Elena gouged her arm on it and was bleeding pretty badly. I have never liked the texture of our walls so we decided that we would start on a small room so we started on the kids bathroom that doesn't have a lot of wall space. We decided to sand down the walls and repaint with paint that is a little more water proof since the flat paint which is all over the house isn't working so well in the bathrooms. We were having some bubbling up on the side of the tub where the steam escaped during showers. </div>
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So first started the sanding. We bought a couple of sanders and got started on the walls and ceilings. </div>
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It created quite the mess. So then the painting started. We bought a huge 5 gallon bucket of paint for all our ceilings without matching it to anything. Stupid. I hated it because it didn't match the trim and I don't feel like painting all the trim in the house, at least not yet. Maybe someday. It was just too white. So we went back to Home Depot and they changed the paint color to match it perfectly for free!! </div>
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I really like the finished product but there are a few more things I want to do in there. Change the rugs on the floor and frame the mirrors and add a wire towel shelf behind the toilet.</div>
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It was a great room to start on since nobody really sees it. Next up, our bathroom!!</div>
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I have been spending my lunch time on Fridays with this sweet boy. Since I spend Monday Wednesday and Friday with Elena at preschool for 45 minutes I thought it would be nice to spend some lunch time with Patrick each week. I really look forward to our conversations together while we eat lunch. I love that time we have together. </div>
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Elena had Cowboy day at her preschool and she loved being able to wear her cowboy boots. They had so much fun "roasting marshmallows" around the "fire" and singing cowboy songs. I think she is adorable.</div>
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So when we bought our house it didn't come with screens on the windows and I love an open window so I have opened up our windows anyway to let the breeze in. Well when the breeze came in so did the bugs. So I was looking online to see how much it cost to have your windows fitted for new screens. I figured we would just save up and get in done next year. Well as I was walking through Lowes looking for something I found a whole screen making section so we went for it. It took a few tries to get all the measuring down but once we figured it out it only took about 3 evenings to finish them all. </div>
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We had to measure the frames and cut them to the right size.</div>
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Then we had to put the screen into the frame</div>
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Patrick got invited to his very first rollerskating birthday party. Well he was sooooo excited to go skate! He didn't realize that it was going to be so hard even though I told him over and over again. He was determined. Finally when we had to go he didn't want to go because he hadn't learned yet. Poor kid fell down so many times his elbow was all swollen and red from hitting the ground so many times. </div>
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I promised we could go back and keep practicing. </div>
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Patricks team got their jerseys!! They are neon yellow! Very easy to see. There was a mix up and they sent an adult size too so I get to wear one to games. </div>
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Elena needed a picture in her uniform too. I love my soccer players. </div>
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I was doing some laundry the other day and I found Elena like this in the family room. She does some crazy stuff to entertain herself while I get chores done. I'm sure going to miss her next year when she's in school all week. </div>
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In honor of Grandpa Gene's birthday I made sure to some of the stuff he loves. I made pancakes in his apron that I inherited and then Elena and I took the car to the carwash. For dinner we went Wendy's which is right by our house. I'm not sure if thats a good thing or not but it helped me think of Grandpa and what a wonderful man he was and how much I miss him. </div>
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