tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239776962024-03-23T13:58:36.305-04:00The Adventures of the LuidhardtsGene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.comBlogger674125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-41347424084836609672011-09-25T12:08:00.000-04:002012-05-30T09:31:38.582-04:00Day 2: Arrival to Florida......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After driving about 9 or so hours on Saturday, we only had 3 hours to go on Sunday. </div>
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The kids were so excited to see the beach!!</div>
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It was so beautiful!!</div>
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The water was crystal clear too and so blue!!</div>
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We knew it was the beginning of a good week!</div>
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Since we got to Panama City earlier in the day, we had time to kill before checking into our condo. So we went to the Visitor's Bureau, where they mentioned that the local zoo was only a dollar that day! What a neat surprise to be able to go for such a good price!</div>
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It was busy but we still got to see lots of new animals!</div>
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We got to see this albino white tiger which was really cool! At one point it even roared and jumped up on the fence! It was cool and a little scary!</div>
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We also got coupons for free ice cream from this guy!! Another nice treat!</div>
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We saw so many cool primates</div>
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This mama had her baby on her back! They were so tiny and cute!!</div>
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We got our picture taken with this crocodile! </div>
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Grace didn't want to touch it but at least she got in the picture! :)</div>
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<em><strong>Flashback</strong></em></div>
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The picture above was very reminiscent of Gene and I's March 2003 spring break trip to Miami, where we also got to hold a crocodile!! I was pregnant with Grace in this picture! </div>
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After the zoo and a grocery store stop, we finally were able to check into our condo at the Splash resort in Panama City.</div>
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The first thing the kids wanted to do was go swimming!!</div>
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We had two pools to choose from which was fun. One was heated and one was not!</div>
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They had all these round tube floats to use for the lazy river which was a nice amenity!!</div>
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We got in the warm pool that night!</div>
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Gene holding onto all the kiddos!!</div>
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They had this cool playground and different water features which was neat. Surprisingly, we didn't use this playground that much! It was cold and the bucket dumped water every 5 mins which sounded like a storm so our little ones were scared of it!</div>
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It was a great first day of many to come!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-490604427453726942011-09-24T13:35:00.000-04:002012-05-25T16:44:04.595-04:00Day 1: First soccer games.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids first soccer games was on our first day of vacation. So instead of missing them, we stayed in town and just left after their games!!</div>
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Dax getting ready to throw the ball in to his teammates!</div>
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Grace playing peek a boo with Asher</div>
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Asher wasn't old enough to play this year but maybe next!</div>
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Hayden played at the same time as Dax, so I was running back and forth watching them!!</div>
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Hayden throwing the ball in to his teammates</div>
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Grace got to play right after the boys and did a great job for her first game!</div>
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Right after Grace's game was done, we were itching to leave to get started on our vacation!! We left town around lunchtime and made it to Montgomery, Alabama that night. We stayed in Alabama that night and only had a few more hours to go the next day for Panama City, Florida!! </div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-27978506669100224352011-09-23T13:34:00.000-04:002012-05-19T21:47:50.923-04:00The Urologist appointment....My Dad went Friday to the Urologist, whom officially diagnosed him as having Kidney cancer. He scheduled him to have a biopsy the following Monday. He said it was most likely Stage 4 Renal Cell Cancer. It's the most common form of Kidney cancer. He said surgery at this point would not be an option and he referred him to a Oncologist. He was not at all optimistic and was very real with my Dad. It was very discouraging and hard to hear this news. My Dad called me that afternoon to tell me the news and it was very hard to hear him talk about it. I am sure it was hard for him to tell me too. <br />
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I cried alot that day. I remember Grace coming up into my room and saw that I was crying. I was laying in bed and so she laid next to me rubbing my back and asked me what was wrong. I told her that Papaw was really sick. She knew that I meant it was serious. She asked if he could die from it, and I said yes. Right after that, she said, "Well, if he dies he will go to heaven which is good.......but I know you will miss him." Her words ministered to me in many ways. She was not being insensitive at all, but <em>hopeful</em> for what lies ahead in heaven. <br />
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We had planned a vacation for the last part of September in Florida. We were actually supposed to leave the very next day after their soccer games. We had planned this way before we knew my Dad was sick and we were so looking forward to getting away and resting that week. After we found out about my Dad, I didn't want to be away from him that long, especially at this time, but my Dad insisted that we still go and enjoy ourselves. He's the one who put the love of traveling and family in my heart and he wanted us to go. He knew Gene had worked so hard all year and really needed this vacation. He knew we had a really hard summer and needed this week to rejuvenate and get away. He was so selfless and insistent that we go, so we decided to go ahead with our plans. I so wanted my Dad to go with us, I wanted to pack my whole family up and just disappear with them. (partially hoping that it would all go away....) <br />
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Normally, I am so excited to pack for vacation but I could barely bring myself to do it that night. I was pretty sad. I called a few friends and they started praying for my Dad and our trip! I asked them to pray that God could still bring some joy to this week despite what was going on in our lives. In the end, God did just that, He knew what was going to lie ahead over the next couple months and He allowed us to have a wonderful vacation! (Pics to come)Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-48212056276989908542011-09-21T13:33:00.000-04:002012-05-19T21:10:52.301-04:00Dad's colonospy and CAT scan....On Wednesday of that week, my Dad had a colonoscopy. At this point, they were looking for possible reasons for his blood loss and also for any other abnormal things. Everything came back completely normal, so that was great news! <br />
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On Thursday of that same week, my Dad had a CAT Scan. During this CAT Scan they found out that he had a 15 centimeter tumor on his right Kidney, a tumor on his adrenal gland and some cancerous lymph nodes. At this time they believed it was kidney cancer that had spread to his lungs. All in all, it was very disappointing news. I think at first my Dad was relieved it wasn't lung cancer and we hoped kidney cancer would be easier to treat, but at the same time it was not good that it had spread to his lungs. The doctor initially said that my Dad would have surgery to take the cancerous kidney and she then scheduled him to see a urologist the very next day.Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-22149869469657178132011-09-20T13:36:00.000-04:002012-05-19T19:41:14.166-04:00Appleworks....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had signed up for a field trip to Appleworks with a local homeschool group and it also gave us a chance to see my Dad that same day in Brown County!</div>
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The Appleworks lady telling all about the different apples that they harvest there!</div>
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(Dax and Grace are with their friends Zion and Ally)</div>
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Now she's telling us all about how an apple is made!</div>
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Next we got a tour of the cooler where they keep all the apples that they pick!</div>
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Next we got to see the kitchen where they make all their yummy things they sell in their shop!!</div>
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A worker showing us a sliced and cored apple which was super easy with their little gadget!! I need one of those!!</div>
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After our tour, we got on a wagon which took us on a tour of the orchard!</div>
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Dax and his friend Josiah!</div>
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All the lovely apples!!</div>
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All the kiddos got to pick an apple off the tree!! </div>
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They loved that part!</div>
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Finally, we all got some apple cider and a Carmel apple bar treat!!</div>
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After that we got to explore everything else on our own so we took a walk!</div>
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We saw this big guy in the water!</div>
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Our family and Josiah's family!</div>
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Asher and a turkey!</div>
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Hayden swinging on a rope!</div>
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My kiddos on the hay bales!</div>
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Our kiddos with two of our favorite families</div>
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One last photo before we go......</div>
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I guess this will have to do.....I couldn't get these crazy kids to look at the same time!! </div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-66709667974686270032011-09-19T13:32:00.000-04:002012-05-19T18:48:49.216-04:00Dad's x-ray.....A week later my Dad was still coughing even though he had finished the Z-pak antibiotic, so he called the doctor. She sent him to get an xray that same day for his lungs, she suspected that maybe he had pneumonia. Once again, not more then an hour or so later after they got home, his doctor called with some bad news. She told my Dad that the xray showed 7 or 8 tumors on his lungs. She was very concerned and kept telling him how sorry she was and that the pattern did not look good. <br />
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We were scared to say the least, we assumed at this point it was lung cancer. My Dad had smoked in his earlier years but he had quit 20 years ago. Sadly, my Dad's mom actually passed away from lung cancer in 1996 so we knew some about lung cancer. We were still holding out hope that they were benign tumors but the doctor wasn't very optimistic about the pattern. She told him to go ahead with the colonoscopy on Wednesday and she scheduled a Cat scan on Thursday of that same week.Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-60423325374686851382011-09-14T13:30:00.000-04:002012-05-19T18:48:23.035-04:00My Dad's first appointment....I know it's many months later by the time that I am writing this, but I need to do it for my sake. I want to be able to remember all the ups and downs, how my Dad persevered, his devotion to God, and all our feelings. <br />
So it all began with a trip to the doctor. My Dad went to the doctor for cough that just would not go away and he also had been pretty tired lately. My Dad had always been so healthy and hardly ever had to go to the doctor. She prescribed him some antibiotics and sent him to get some blood work done. Just an hour or so after he got home, she called to tell him that his iron came back really low. The crazy thing is that usually you don't get your results back right away like that and it's usually not the doctor that calls. She was definitely concerned right away. She said he was severely anemic. My Dad's level was 8.3 and men need to be 14 or higher. She asked a few more questions and decided to schedule a colonoscopy for the next Wednesday to check for bleeding. <br />
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Men don't usually have trouble with anemia, usually it's women so it was all a little disconcerting for us too, especially since she seemed concerned. I was still going to the doctor for my blood loss and anemia issues as well. I actually got my blood work done that same week and my results were 8.5, but women only need to be 12. It was a little funny to be sharing a similar health problem with my Dad, since we both were anemic. I kept joking with him that we were two peas in pod with our anemia issues!! :)Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-60046116861494804292011-09-13T13:23:00.000-04:002012-05-19T17:50:16.247-04:00Zoo and September 11th Memorial....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first field trip of the season was to the zoo!! I always like to start the school year off with a field trip and it always seems to be the Zoo!!</div>
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We've always had Tigers at our zoo, but they had renovated the enclosure and it's pretty cool!!</div>
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Talk about being up close and personal with the tigers!! The tiger really seemed to like Hayden and just keep following him around the glass!!</div>
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These bats were also new to us and pretty cool!! They were hugest bats that I have ever seen! I didn't even know that they could get that huge!</div>
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Grace and bear!</div>
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Hayden posing on the rock!</div>
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Dax wanted a picture taken there as well!!</div>
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The new baby elephant born that summer!!</div>
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Dax in front of the Cheetah exhibit which was also new to us!!</div>
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A closer picture of the cheetahs!!</div>
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The momma and her baby!</div>
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My babies watching the baby!!</div>
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Gene giving Asher a ride!!</div>
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As we came through downtown on our way home, we stopped at the canal. They had a September 11th Memorial that was set up, so we decided to see it! It was definitely sobering and something that is very hard to explain to kids.</div>
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It's important for them to know our history though, so I'm glad we saw it!!</div>
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These are actual beams that were from the Trade towers.</div>
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I can't believe that it's been 11 years since this happened!</div>
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We took a little walk along the canal as well. Gene and I got engaged on this canal so it has some wonderful memories!!</div>
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We got engaged in this spot!!</div>
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My awesome hubby and I!!</div>
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I love him!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-45103500312612881462011-09-12T13:22:00.000-04:002012-05-19T16:54:02.669-04:00Starting School.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With our crazy last month and miscarriage, we got started on school a little later (just 3 weeks) then I had originally anticipated. On our first day of school, I put together a scavenger hunt for them. I hid something that was new and special for each of them!</div>
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Grace was the official reader of all the clues but they all took turns trying to figure out the clues!! The clues took them to the freezer....</div>
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.....to the dog crate.....</div>
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...in the bathroom....</div>
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...outside in the sunflowers and a few other places till......</div>
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...they found their surprise!!</div>
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They all got brand new lunch bags!! Most days, we will have lunch at home but for the occasional picnic fun and co-op days, we thought it would be nice for them to have their own!!</div>
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Grace got Hello Kitty, Hayden got spider man, Dax and Asher got Cars 2!</div>
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So here are the kiddos on their first day of school!!!!<br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Grace 3rd grade Curriculum</span></u></strong></div>
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<em><strong>Handwriting:</strong></em> <a href="http://www.areasonfor.com/article.php?id=19">A Reason for Handwriting</a> Level T Book (It's the transition book to Cursive)</div>
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<strong><em>Grammar:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.easygrammar.com/index2.html">Easy Grammar</a> Grade 3 book</div>
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<strong><em>Spelling:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-spelling">All about Spelling</a> Level 1 and 2 (We just started this spelling program and they suggest to start at level 1 for all students)</div>
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<strong><em>Vocabulary:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.wordlywise3000.com/">Wordly Wise 3000</a> Level 3</div>
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<strong><em>Math:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.mathusee.com/">Math U See</a> Beta Level</div>
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<strong><em>Bible:</em></strong> <a href="http://positiveaction.org/">Positive Action Bible Curriculum</a></div>
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<strong><em>Reading:</em></strong> At least 30-60 mins a day (It depends on our day and what we have time for, sometimes she does more and sometimes she has less. We usually do this during "Rest time")</div>
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<em><strong>History, Art, Art History, Music History/theory, Science and much more will be taught at our co-op through <a href="http://www.classicalconversations.com/">Classical Conversations</a>. I will talk about this more later!</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Handwriting:</strong></em> <a href="http://www.areasonfor.com/article.php?id=19">A reason for Handwriting</a> Level A</div>
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<strong><em>Spelling:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-spelling">All about Spelling</a> Level 1 (We won't start this till half way through the year)</div>
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<strong><em>Vocabulary:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.wordlywise3000.com/">Wordly Wise 3000</a> 1st grade</div>
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<strong><em>Math:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.mathusee.com/">Math U See</a> Alpha Level</div>
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<strong><em>Bible:</em></strong> <a href="http://positiveaction.org/">Postive Action Bible Curriculum</a></div>
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<strong><em>Reading:</em></strong> At least 30 mins a day</div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Hayden (age 4) Preschool</span></u></strong> </div>
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Hayden joins in whenever it is possible with the big kids when I am teaching Science, History or Art. </div>
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<strong><em>Curriculum:</em></strong> <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/letter-of-the-week">Letter of the week Preschool curriculum</a></div>
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<strong><em>Activities:</em></strong> Puzzles, games, and play time with Asher</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Asher (age 3) Preschool</u></span> </strong></div>
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He will join Hayden and the big kids whenever it is possible. Other wise, he is doing structured play time and random play time with Hayden.</div>
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At CC, Asher will be in the Toddler room and playing with other little kiddos!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-29705695018315418872011-09-07T14:18:00.000-04:002012-05-05T19:36:24.041-04:00The things I love about Asher.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are many reasons why I love this sweet baby boy!! </div>
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First of all, he's the baby of the family which makes him super special!! He doesn't like to be called a baby, he prefers Big Boy! We are constantly telling him that he is so cute, but he doesn't like either. He's always says, "I'm not cute, I'm Asher". He only likes to be called Asher or Iceman!! :) So then we say, "You're so Asher!"</div>
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He loves fruit and constantly is asking for it!! He still loves to cuddle with me at times which is sweet!! </div>
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He loves to do anything that the big kids are doing and never wants to be left out!! He's so smart and pay attention well!! </div>
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Asher and Hayden are two peas in pod and pretty much stick together most of the time!! He loves superheros and cars just like his big brothers!!</div>
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He loves to make us laugh by talking funny or being silly, but he doesn't like it if we laugh too much. He thinks we are making fun of him!! :)</div>
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He's one special little boy and we love him so much!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-1404823999620844672011-09-05T13:16:00.000-04:002012-05-03T14:18:45.315-04:00Asher's Birthday Party.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had Asher's Birthday party on Labor day at our house. We wanted something pretty simple considering our last month! </div>
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We went with a Toy Story Theme!</div>
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Our cupcakes, because they are easy!!</div>
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I decided last minute to do a little cake for Asher too!</div>
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Blowing out the candles!!</div>
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Asher's 3 now!!!</div>
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Opening presents.....</div>
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A new game!!</div>
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A new football!!</div>
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We had a good time celebrating our awesome little boy with family!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-16002021472762897752011-09-04T23:28:00.000-04:002012-05-03T14:11:02.546-04:00Alison's Wedding shower....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Also on Asher's birthday, we had a wedding shower for my friend Alison. I hadn't been to one in a long time so it was fun to pick out a gift and attend.</div>
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I took Grace with me because I knew she would have fun!!</div>
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Alison with her bouquet of bows!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-89399289601776512042011-09-04T13:13:00.000-04:002012-05-03T14:50:56.700-04:00Asher's 3rd Birthday.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On September 4th, we celebrated Asher's 3rd birthday!!!</div>
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He is so cute and such a sweet boy!!</div>
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He was so excited to see his gifts!!</div>
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He got to pick a few to open that day and the rest we saved for his Birthday party. </div>
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He really liked his matchbox planes!</div>
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He's also into the superhero stuff too!!</div>
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We went for Asher Well Child Checkup and here are his stats!! He was 36 1/2 inches which puts him at 25% for height. He is in between 25-50% for his weight at 30 lbs. They even did his blood pressure and it was 80/56. He's a healthy boy!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-52445771666439287142011-08-29T13:45:00.000-04:002012-05-03T13:14:43.774-04:00Last day at New Life.....We had many hard conversations with many people over the weeks that followed the change at church. Obviously, lots of tears were shed by us and those who hated to see us go. We weren't the only ones that left, God led many others to leave as well. Gene did a great job with the Children's ministry in the short month and half that he the led it. It's funny how you wait and wait for something that you have dreamed of to happen and then it lands in your lap out of the blue, but we knew it wasn't for us. We just didn't have peace in staying there and taking the job. Our last day was August 29, just two weeks after our miscarriage. It was sad day but a hopeful one too. In many aspects, we were leaving a family and it was hard, but we know as Christians, that our family extends way beyond the walls of a church. It doesn't stop us from loving them any less. <br />
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We were hopeful too, because despite loving our time at New Life, there were many things we had hoped for in a church that New Life lacked. So many things that we felt God was taking our family into certain direction that a new church might be able to offer us. We were also excited about the extra time we would have and all the great churches in our town. We were driving 45 mins there and back 3 times a week for the past 8 years. (Plus, my time before we were married) We finally would be able to live and do church in the same town, which is important. God had definitely released us, even though it was hard, we had peace!Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-47205715829475981912011-08-15T13:21:00.000-04:002012-05-03T11:55:25.901-04:00Our 5th baby......<span lang="EN">We found out on Father's Day June 19 that we were pregnant with our 5th baby due March 1, a day after leap day! We were so excited because we had been wanting this to happen for at least a year. Everything seemed normal and I was feeling sick, like usual. I went in for our 1st ultrasound appointment on July 28th at 9 weeks. During this ultrasound, they could not find a heartbeat. I was so sad and was hoping they were wrong. My midwife felt that the ultrasound was accurate and that my two options were either to have a scheduled D&C or to let the miscarriage happen naturally. I opted for the 2nd choice. I was still hoping they were wrong and we were also praying that God would intervene. <br />
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Well, as the weeks went by I was still sick and had all the same symptoms. Actually, I felt really sick and was so tired this time around. Around 11 weeks, I was beginning to think we needed to head back to the doctor because I wasn't having any symptoms of a miscarriage yet and wanted to see if something had changed. A few days later at 11 1/2 weeks on July 15th, I started spotting which was the first sign of the miscarriage. It all started out pretty normal, and what my mid-wife told me to expect. I assumed I would be fine to stay home like many women that have had miscarriages before me. I knew it would be alot of bleeding but in my case it just never stopped. I went on like this for about 5 straight hours and I was getting so weak. Finally, I blacked out for a moment and Gene really felt we should head to the ER. We called my mom to come stay with the kids since it was late at night. <br />
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I arrived at the ER and my blood pressure was bottoming out and my heart was doing weird things. It was all pretty scary and I was incredibly weak. I was in and out of consciousness and in those moments I really had some scary thoughts. They got me hooked up to fluids which really helped to stabilize my blood pressure. My initial iron on the blood draw was 12.1 but they said it can take awhile to register blood loss. They took my blood again an hour or so later, and it was 7.8. At this point, they gave me a blood transfusion and sent me to the OR for an emergency D&C. <br />
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The D&C stopped the bleeding immediately. I stayed overnight in the hospital and was sent home the next day. The blood that I received brought my iron back up to 8.1 which was still really low. Women need to be at least 12. I needed to take it easy and I was still incredibly weak. By happenchance, the kids were already supposed to go to Gene's parents house that week so I could do some school planning. So I got to rest and recuperate all week and the kids had a fun at their grandparents. I didn't get any school planning done because I had to rest so much. It was hard to be that weak and it took me weeks to feel even somewhat normal. <br />
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They tested some tissue to see if it was a molar pregnancy but it came back negative. She said I had an abnormal amount of tissue and we never found out exactly why it happened this way. The week that the kids were gone was hard because I missed them but it was also good to be alone to process all that had happened. Gene was so great through the whole thing. We even got to celebrate our 24th anniversary a week early! Our friends brought us meals the week the kids got home so I didn't have to worry about cooking. It was a hard loss and took months to comprehend, but we look forward to seeing this baby in heaven someday! I'm so glad that God gives us that hope!!</span>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-29716313343437524622011-08-09T13:12:00.000-04:002012-05-02T16:30:04.355-04:00Holiday World Part two.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After lunch, we headed to the waterpark area!</div>
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The kids always really enjoy this part!!</div>
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Asher got to try a mini slide all by himself!!</div>
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Hayden and Asher on a small slide!!</div>
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Dax and Grace doing a big slide!!</div>
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An upclose shot!</div>
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Hayden going down the big slide for the first time!!</div>
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We ate dinner in the Thanksgiving area and had a yummy turkey dinner!!</div>
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Afterwards the everyone did the turkey swirl thing!!</div>
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We wrapped up our day back on the rides!!</div>
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Asher trying to high five the attendent!!</div>
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Asher spotting me with my camera!!</div>
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Water bumper boats!!</div>
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It was our last ride of the night!!</div>
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Dax had a few dollars left and was able to buy himself an ice cream cone!!</div>
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We had a blast and always enjoy our time spend at Holiday World!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-6074107249525502502011-08-09T13:10:00.000-04:002012-05-02T16:20:57.855-04:00Holiday World Part one.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Also in the early part of August, we went to Holiday World! We had won two tickets earlier in the summer so that really helped us to be able to go!</div>
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It turned out to be a beautiful day for it too!</div>
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Gene and Dax on the bumper "horses" </div>
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Dax thought it was fun!</div>
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Grace and Gene on the Liberty Launch, and it was the big version! Grace was a little nervous but loved it!</div>
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Here's the video of it!!</div>
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Riding a train through story time!</div>
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Hayden, Grace, Dax and I on a mini roller coaster!!</div>
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I love their faces!!</div>
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All the kids really like doing these types of rides because they get to drive!!</div>
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Dax wanted to be in his very own jeep!</div>
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Each of our kids had an envelope with some of their saved birthday money to be able to spend at the park. It really helps to cut down on questions like "I want this or can I get that?" I would, instead, ask if they had the money for it? So each of the kids wanted to play a game, so we picked one where they were guaranteed to win a prize!</div>
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They all won a small stuffed animal!</div>
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Hayden later on used some of his money and won Cookie Monster!!</div>
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Gene and the kiddos in front of some pretty flowers!</div>
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Our annual Santa Claus photo!!</div>
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On one of the days we were there, we visited the <a href="http://indianarailwaymuseum.org/">Indiana Railway museum</a> and got to ride a train! It was very cool and such a neat experience!</div>
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One of the trains!</div>
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One of the conductors actually came around and punched holes in our tickets! After getting our tickets punched, we were ready to go! </div>
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They even sold refreshments on this train! It was about a 2 hour ride and we went 10 miles out and then 10 miles back! We got to go through a tunnel on the way there and then on the way back! During that time, we were in complete darkness!</div>
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Hayden with his ticket!</div>
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Makayla </div>
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Dax and my sister's girls</div>
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After we went 10 miles, we stopped at a general store and got some ice cream!!</div>
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The front of the train!</div>
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Our family plus an extra! :)</div>
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Asher by one of the wheels!</div>
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My sister's littlest girls!</div>
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My sister and Emma</div>
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Asher and I</div>
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Grace</div>
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Asher was pretty mesmerized by the whole thing!! If you look closely you can see his reflection in the window!</div>
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The whole experience was really neat! </div>
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My Dad's favorite part was taking some of kids through the different sections of the train while it was moving! He always likes adventures!! </div>
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All in all, it was a good trip! It was a little hot but very memorable!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-86203692431887627672011-08-03T13:06:00.000-04:002012-04-18T12:37:19.265-04:00Camping with my family......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the early part of August, we went camping with my family. We had a blast even though we were only able to stay one night/2days. The rest of the family got to stay 3 nights.</div>
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We camped in Southern Indiana at a place called Patoka Lake, it's near French Lick. </div>
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The kids really enjoyed being at the lake with all their cousins!!</div>
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Asher and Abram</div>
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Dax on a jet ski float!</div>
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My sister took this picture and I thought it was cool!! A lot of the pictures you will see in this post are actually from my sister! She took alot more then me and I liked them better!</div>
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Aleigha</div>
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Gene got designated as the thrower!!</div>
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He was throwing them way up in the air!!</div>
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They kept coming back for more!!</div>
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My sweet camping boy!!</div>
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Hayden, relaxing in his chair!</div>
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My Dad and sister</div>
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Grace and my sister</div>
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We even got to play a good old fashion game of baseball!! My Dad was the pitcher and we all took turns batting!! My Dad is such an awesome teacher! He would always take the time to teach me and now the grandkids the right way of doing things!!</div>
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Even my mom got to hit one!! </div>
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We had lots of bikes so that was another fun favorite while we were there!!</div>
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My Mom!!</div>
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Little bikes for the little ones!!</div>
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Stay tuned for pictures of our train ride!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-58641265065594493822011-08-02T13:46:00.000-04:002012-05-03T13:14:59.654-04:00Beginning of a hard season..... On July 20th 2011, we began a really hard season in our lives. Up into this point, Gene had been working very closely with our family pastor, named Vic. He had came to New Life in Fall 2009. Over these past few years, God had shown us that Gene had a passion for working in the Children's ministry department. He got his start working under our previous Children's pastor Michelle, and continued gaining a love for it under Vic. Our senior Pastor Justin saw this too and really encouraged Vic mentoring Gene. Gene was getting really excited about the possibility of changing careers and possibly being a children's pastor. We even thought we might work at the church in the future. It was an exciting time. <br />
On July 20th, I got a call from one of our elders telling me that the elders wanted to speak to us that evening at church. He said that they had fired Vic and that they wanted to talk to us about stepping into that place. As you can imagine, we were devastated and stunned by it all. We went there that evening to church and the whole atmosphere was different. A different elder encountered Gene and told him some even worse news. Not only had they fired Vic, but they had also fired Justin. It was crazy to say the least. Our church at this point, didn't have a youth pastor either so we were down to our administrative secretary as the only paid staff member. <br />
We sat down with the elders and they asked Gene to step into Vic's place for the time being as the interim and that when the time was right, they really wanted Gene to take over as the Children's ministry pastor. As you can imagine, it was something we were being groomed for and something that Gene had a passion for but the circumstances were so crazy. Gene said yes to taking over for the time being and said we would pray about the rest of it. <br />
Over the course of the next few weeks we were just so sad. I cried quite a bit over the weeks that followed the firing. We loved both families and knew their hearts and hated to see how they were being treated. I'm not going to get into all the details but in the end we did not agree with how the elders were handling this situation. It was so hard too, because we really felt like the church was going into a direction that really fit our family but after the firing, it felt like our church was regressing. In the end, we could not be in a church that allowed people to rule rather then God. <br />
In some sense, it was an easy decision for us, we absolutely knew that we were not supposed to take the job. On the other hand, I had been there 15 years and Gene had been there 9 years. It was our home and a place that we loved and served with all our heart. The one thing about us is that we give 110% to everything God asks of us and for the last 9 years as a couple it had been serving there. So, yes, we knew that God was calling us away but it was also hard. We decided our last day would be Sunday August 29st.Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-63572334511032311312011-08-01T14:06:00.000-04:002012-04-16T12:46:36.612-04:00Blueberry Boy......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Asher is constantly asking for fruit or snacks! One day I walk in the kitchen and he had helped himself to a bunch of blueberries!! He thought his shirt was a good place for them!!</div>
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It was cute!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-84051833543303496942011-07-30T12:06:00.000-04:002012-04-16T12:44:40.174-04:00BC Fair....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We did bracelet night at my hometown fair in BC this year!</div>
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We got to ride all evening long and we had a good time!</div>
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I think one of the biggest hits was the slide, as you can see from Hayden's face!</div>
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We were flying down it!</div>
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I love to see them so happy!!</div>
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Gene and I took turns going down with Asher!</div>
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Asher and Grace on the carousel</div>
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Hayden flying down!</div>
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Gene and Asher having fun!</div>
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Eventually we caught up with some of our friends!</div>
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Asher and Hayden on the mini-Ferris wheel!</div>
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Dax and his friend Maddox!</div>
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Hayden and Asher on the caterpillar!</div>
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I love Asher's cute little smile!!</div>
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It was a blast!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-52423845862080631552011-07-29T12:04:00.000-04:002012-04-04T14:04:22.713-04:004-H....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Fair season again, a time of year that I look forward to and love. Grace and Dax were even more excited about it because they had some 4-H projects in our local fair. Gene and I were both in 4-H when we were young and had good experiences so we are now glad to be doing it with our kids. </div>
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On our way to see their projects, we checked out the animals in the barn!</div>
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The kids both were involved in Mini-4H and Dax's first project was models cars. The red car behind him with the yellow strip in the front is his car! </div>
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Grace's first project was Sewing and for that she made a sewing box. We cut fabric out, got adhesive spray, a box and made a sewing box. We also put in the things she needed to begin sewing!</div>
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It's the pink rock and roll box!</div>
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Grace also did My Pet and Me. She had to make a poster and tell about her Pet.</div>
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Dax's second project was Lego's. We got a simple kit from Walmart and Dax put it together.</div>
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It's a little blurry but he did a great job!</div>
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The last thing they did was crafts. They both did a Mosaic. They received blue ribbons for all of their projects!!</div>
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The kids and their balloons!</div>
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Checking out the chickens!</div>
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Asher with his balloon! </div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-64382564953362442102011-07-19T14:24:00.000-04:002012-04-01T10:09:16.930-04:00Things I love about Grace...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lately as I look at my sweet girl, I just can't believe that she is eight years old! Time has flown in the past 8 years. She's so tall and will definitely outgrow me one of these days. We are only a few sizes away from each other in shoe size too. I'm certain she will outgrow me there too! </div>
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My girl is so sweet and I couldn't be more proud! I love her determination and how she likes to challenge herself. Like I've said before, she reminds so much of myself at her age!! She's a mini me for sure!!</div>
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I love that she is such a good big sister and very considerate of others!! She has a soft and tender heart that I love!</div>
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I love that I am do girly fun stuff with her and that she loves it too! She loves to spend time together just the two of us which is sweet!</div>
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I love watching her run and be athletic. She's so smart but can be hard on herself. These are just a few of the things we love about our girl!! We just love her to pieces and so glad that God gave her to us!!</div>
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We love you Grace!!!</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23977696.post-17633926562074785642011-07-19T12:00:00.000-04:002012-03-31T19:38:46.677-04:00Grace's Friend Birthday party....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We decided to have a little pool party so Grace could invite a few friends. The theme was Hello Kitty and this is a picture of her cake!!</div>
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The sides of the cake!!</div>
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A picture of the cake after it melted in the heat! Haha!</div>
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Grace getting ready to blow candles!</div>
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Opening presents</div>
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Baby Arie</div>
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Hayden and Alana</div>
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Zach</div>
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Dax and his friend</div>
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Gene holding the sweet baby girl</div>
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Asher and Hayden</div>
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Hayden and Alana playing together</div>
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Grace and her really good friend Sara</div>Gene and Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181573229616773601noreply@blogger.com1