tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55638416689492008352024-03-12T21:33:21.465-07:00Our Simple Lifedreams come true, prayers are answered, miracles happenThe Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.comBlogger484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-48403007190446167972017-11-05T16:31:00.000-08:002017-11-05T16:31:22.334-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-49890685935001191812016-09-15T19:05:00.002-07:002016-09-15T19:05:28.119-07:00Life Keeps Going!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh my goodness how life keeps going. Time seems to fly by at an alarming rate. The worst part is that I can't do anything about it! So, here's a little update from the past few months. The pictures are out of order, and I can't figure out how to change it, so I'll just go with it!<br />
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In June, my parents took all 8 of us kids and our spouses on a cruise to Alaska! It was amazing. We had such a fun time and loved it. The scenery is of course, beautiful. We had lots of laughs and lots of food and lots of fun together.<br />
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The Mendenhall glacier. It was really cool to see and it was amazing that the temperature dropped so drastically the closer you got to the water and the water fall. Brrrrr!<br />
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One of our excursions was the Yukon adventure. We rode a bus about 2 hours into the mountains. We saw a lot of gorgeous scenery and we saw several BEARS! We ate lunch at a yummy little stopping point and then rode the Whitepass railroad the rest of the way back to Skagway. The railroad was built during the gold rush era, so it was cool to learn about that history of Skagway.<br />
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Alaskan bears!</div>
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Ready to take off! The view of Seattle from the ship was amazing.</div>
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I got to spend my birthday on the boat! It was a memorable day for sure. </div>
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Above.... our first view of Juneau - Below.... our BINGO winners! Andy and Jenn won 500$ and GayLynn won 40$!<br />
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Juneau was one of my most favorite days on the cruise. After seeing the Glacier, we walked around, and rode the tram up to the top of a peak. We had an amazing view from the peak and had such a fun time hiking. It was beautiful, cold, and felt so fresh and clean!<br />
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This turquoise lake on our drive in the Yukon was of course my favorite. It really was breathtaking.</div>
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When we were in Ketchikan, we took a Tom Car excursion. It was a blast. It was rainy and muddy, and beautiful. We laughed the whole time!<br />
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Ketchikan also had the BEST popcorn we found on the trip! We sure like our popcorn. Lisa and I were laughing at how many bags we carried back on the boat. Don't worry we shared with everyone.<br />
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We've had lots of fun this Summer. We did a hike at Tibble Fork for FHE one night. The babies did great, both fell asleep. Sorry Sam, you aren't in the selfie! <br />
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Will and Eli had a fun summer as well. They took golf lessons and got to participate in the AF Canyon kids run. <br />
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I feel like this Summer the babies just grew like weeds! They started sitting, eating and crawling all during the Summer!<br />
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On the fourth of July, we did a 5K run together in Provo and then stayed for the parade. It was a lot of fun! My boys beat me easily!<br />
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On our Summer trip to the cabin, Scott took Will and Eli to river raft the Snake river in Jackson Hole. They went with Wes and his big kids. They had a blast!<br />
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I guess the biggest news of our family is that we moved! :( It was a surprise and has definitely been bitter sweet. Scott was transfered to the North Region, so we decided we needed to move. He is now over McKay-Dee, Logan, Bear River, and Cassia Hospitals. It was so hard saying good-bye to our new home, but we are excited for the new opportunities in front of us. We are renting at the moment and will be renting for a year or so, and then we are hoping to build again. We will probably build almost an identical home, we are working on the changes right now. Building again will be really exciting, we have the chance to change and improve the things we wished we had done in the first place!<br />
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Three days after moving, the big boys started school. Eli started First grade and Will started Fifth! They are growing up too fast. They have done amazing, I'm so proud of them. We are living (and planning to build) in Mountain Green. It is a hidden GEM! We absolutely LOVE it. It is about 10 minutes up Ogden canyon, towards Morgan. It is small, but has beautiful and nice neighborhoods. It is nestled in the mountains, 10 minutes to Snowbasin (great for skiing!!), and about 15 to Pineview reservoir. There are mountain biking trails, hiking, and beautiful mountains surrounding us. We are really excited to be here. Scott is only 15 minutes to the hospital, and it's only 10-15 for me to get anywhere I need to go (Groceries, gym, doctors, etc.).<br />
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The babies celebrated their FIRST birthday on Sept 7th. I really can't believe it has been a year. It is amazing to think about how far we have come. Thinking about them being born so early, and being in the NICU to now being so smart and strong and healthy. It is amazing! We had such a blast celebrating them. We did a "Wild Things" party for them. <br />
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They LOVED their cake. Finn dove in face first and had a smile on his face the whole time. Sam started slowly, and then was shoving bites in his mouth two fists at a time. They went at it for an hour and loved every minute of it!<br />
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Life is good. Life is exciting. It is constantly throwing us curve balls! The twins are growing so quickly and we are all obsessed with them. They are at such a fun age and the big boys are wonderful helpers. Scott enjoys his new job and I'm learning my way around. We are excited to get back into a home and hope everything works out.The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-2469094448067078342016-02-26T12:13:00.005-08:002016-02-26T12:13:47.761-08:00Our family of SIX!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's time for an update! I can't believe how quickly time seems to fly by. The babies are almost six months old. It seems like just yesterday we were making daily trips to the NICU and waiting for them to come home. <br />
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Just after Christmas, Tyler came and took some family pictures for us. They turned out great and it was so fun to have all six of us in a picture together! Doesn't happen often enough! <br />
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The boys (all four of them) are really doing great. Will is growing up before my eyes and is looking forward to his 10th birthday! He keeps reminding me that he is almost a "tweenager." Gah!! He is always making us laugh and smile with his sweet tender heart and his funny personality. The other day he said "Welp, I guess that groundhog dude was right.... it looks like Spring is almost here!" He is super helpful with the babies, always wants to get them out of bed for me, hold them, and comfort them. He also joined the world of braces! Will is always so thoughtful and often tells me things like "Mom, I know you probably don't feel like we appreciate it, but thanks for working so hard for us." Heart. Melted. <br />
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Our "bright" and "jolly" Christmas babies!</div>
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The newest Star Wars came out this Christmas season. We had a lot of fun going to see it with the big boys.... TWICE! Haha!</div>
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Four month check up and shots. Finn was NOT happy about it.</div>
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My big helper Will.</div>
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Eli is also doing so great! He has really stepped into his role of big brother and enjoys it so much! He is very helpful, always willing to get me things and make the babies happy. He loves to be right by my side while I'm taking care of the babes. Eli has lost 4 teeth recently! We love his little toothless grin. Eli is always active and has recently started wrestling. So far he really enjoys it and is a natural. He is still obsessed with football and can't wait to join a flag football team in the Fall. Eli is doing great in Kindergarten. He is a social bug and has a lot of friends. He is a leader and always helping the kids in his class to play new games and work together. He is amazing!<br />
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A few weeks ago we took the babies out for their first official outing. We went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Sunday dinner. It was nice to get out, but to also not be worried about germs and what not. Plus Grandma and Grandpa love getting to hold the babies. They have been so great to help out when I need it, I'm not sure I could have survived twins without having them close by!</div>
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Holding two babies = the best thing in the world!</div>
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We couldn't get over how cute they looked in their jeans!</div>
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The babies are doing great. We have one thumbsucker (Sam) and a finger sucker (Finn). We affectionally call them Sammo or Pumpkin (he's very round and chubby) and Finners or Goose. They are growing like weeds and I love it! I'm still pumping (goal is six months.... in just a few days!) and feel good that I've been able to give them exclusive breast milk thus far. We have only had to start supplementing a couple ounces per day in the past couple of days. They sleep through the night off and on.... but not consistently. Finn usually gets up to eat or get in bed with mom and Sam is the one who usually sleeps through. We put them down around 7 and give them a "sleepy" bottle at 10, without waking them. Then they sleep until 3-4 or Sam will sleep until 6:30-7. So they are really doing great. They are rolling from tummy to back, they are starting to grab things and put them in their mouths. Especially Sam. They are giving us days full of smiles, and have started laughing. Sam is a wiggle worm and wants to move... he's going to be busy! Finn is a little more mellow and just kind of takes everything in. </div>
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Having the twins in our family has been so much fun. It is a blast. They are loved by all of us and I am completely smitten with them. I'm loving life right now and loving on my babies all day everyday is the best thing ever. It is so fun to see them growing and learning. Loving this time of our life!!</div>
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What a couple of months we have had! At 1:30am Sunday morning, Sept.
6th, I rolled over in bed and felt a little gush of fluid. I thought I
needed to go to the bathroom, so I rolled my large self out of bed and
hurried to the bathroom. That's when a little gush turned into a very
large gush of water. My water had broken! I called to Scott, and we
rushed around getting ready to head to the hospital. Krista came out to
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We got checked in and
situated in our room. The Dr. came to see us and was hoping they could
stop my labor and contractions. I was 31 weeks exactly and they were
hoping to stop it for as long as possible.... maybe even another 3
weeks. I hurried to get me steroid injections to help the babies lungs
develop in case they were delivered. They put me on magnesium to slow
down contractions and labor. The magnesium was a horrible experience.
Long story short..... almost 24 hours later, I was in labor and having
strong contractions.<br />
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Because my water had broken, they
weren't checking to see if I was dilating, in order to avoid any chance
of infection. They were just monitoring my contractions and how I was
feeling. I was feeling terrible and have some very uncomfortable
contractions..... although they were 15 minutes apart at times. Around
5:30pm Monday evening, I had two very strong and painful contractions
that were really close together. On the second one, I felt like the
only way to get through the pain was to push. As soon as my nurse heard
me say that, she ran out to get the doctor. He rushed in, checked to
see what I was dilated to, I was at a 6 almost 7. He said "It's
time.... let's go." And then it was like people came out of the walls of
our room to prepare me for an emergency C-Section.<br />
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was fast and crazy and a little scary, but I was confident that our
babies would be ok. At 5:55 and 5:56 our sweet little twins were born.
Samuel Wesley - Baby A and Finn Michael - Baby B were finally here! They
were a tiny 3lbs. 8oz. and 3lbs. 10 oz. They struggled a little bit
and were rushed to the NICU.... where are next 7 weeks would be spent.<br />
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Teeny tiny beautiful perfect little fingers and toes.</div>
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NICU was a special experience. So many wonderful nurses and doctors
that took care of our boys. The babies were on and off breathing
treatments, oxygen, and biliruben lights. Overall, they did wonderful
and gained weight really well. They had to grow and learn to eat before
being able to come home. At 46 days, Sam was ready to come home. He
came home on oxygen and an apnea monitor, but it was great to finally
get him home. At 49 days Finn was ready to come home as well.<br />
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Sam's time for skin to skin with dad</div>
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Cute
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families so much. Sam looks so much like Scott and the Mortensen family
and Finn is so much a Hopkins! Even in their feet print. Sam's are
wider and fatter and shorter toes, just like Scott. Finn's are long and
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fun to have us all together for a few minutes. Going back and forth to
the NICU and hold things down at home for 8 weeks was tricky. I was
grateful I had so much help and support. We had friends and family
helping to get the big boys to and from school so I could go down to the
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Sometimes
it feels like the NICU was such a long time and sometimes it feels like
it was just a few days. It was such a unique experience and we learned
so much about having preemies. I'm grateful for all our wonderful
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We
are happy to have our boys home and have us all under one roof. It is
much more tiring, because we don't sleep much, but they are so much fun
and we are completely smitten with them! It is so much fun to see their
different personalities. We do a lot of holding, eating, sleeping, and
loving on our sweet new babies. I'm enjoying this newborn time because I
know it goes by so quickly. They are such little miracles, and I just
can't get enough. Now we go to the doctor every couple of weeks to do
growth checks and make sure the babies are doing good and growing as
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It is so amazing that we have four boys!
Our little family has grown and we love it. We are so blessed and I'm
excited for this new adventure for our family. It will be fun to watch
them grow and to see all four of our boys grow up together. We are so
blessed!!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-324595699921497312015-06-27T18:20:00.001-07:002015-06-27T18:20:13.667-07:00A long overdue Update!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe how quickly time goes sometimes, and how far I get behind! I'm going to try to do a quick catch-up of our lives! We've had some exciting adventures going on! (Above) Our trip to the cabin in February. Thanks to our unusually warm winter, we barely had any snow. We still had a great time though and we always love spending time at the cabin. I like getting pictures of our family when we go because I think it will be so fun to watch our kids grow throughout the years as we make so many memories in this beautiful spot.<br />
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On to our biggest adventure as of late..... in late February we started our last and final round of IVF. After so many years and so much prayer and fasting, both Scott and I felt like this was something we needed to do. One last time, give it one more shot, and then move on regardless of the outcome. <br />
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Here I am snuggling my boys on my "Princess Days" - the two days following IVF are supposed to be low-key, relaxing, and lots of down time. The boys were so good to me. They brought me water and snacks, and did anything I needed them to. They are going to make amazing husbands one day!<br />
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About 10 days after our transfer (when they do the actual IVF and put the embryos back into my uterus) I had my appt to get my blood drawn. I was pretty sure I was pregnant, but cheated and took a pregnancy test anyway. I wanted to know and be prepared. It was so amazing to see this positive!! Something I've done 1000 times before with only negatives. BUT, even though it was positive, we were still cautious because we needed a good strong HCG number, which equates to a healthy pregnancy. <br />
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After my blood test, we got the results that my HCG was at 272 (anything over 100 is awesome), so naturally we were SO excited. The boys were jumping up and down and we were crying tears of joy! After a first blood test, they test again a week later to make sure the numbers have doubled and tripled as they should. A week later my HCG was at 3655, which is awesome. <br />
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About a week after my second blood test, I started having some pretty strong pregnancy symptoms. I was about 6 weeks by this time. They hit me hard. I was SO sick. My first inkling that there could be more than one baby in there. As hard as it was to be sick, I was so grateful because I knew that the sickness showed signs of a strong pregnancy. I've never been grateful to be throwing up and feeling miserable, but I was! Haha! I tried to stay positive, but I'll be honest, it was extremely difficult, on all of us!<br />
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At 7 weeks pregnant (March 24), they check for strong heartbeats via ultrasound. They also check to see how many babies. We were praying for one, and so excited to see TWO strong heartbeats. It was amazing. We were both pretty emotional. TWINS! They put my due date as Nov 8th, being 40 weeks. But with twins, we will probably deliver between 36-37 weeks, which will be the middle of October. <br />
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(Above) 8 weeks and feeling totally miserable... but loving the beginnings of that tiny bump!<br />
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One aspect of IVF that is not so fun are all the medications. Looking back, it doesn't seem like it was that big of a deal, and honestly, it's not, when you get to be pregnant and have a baby (or babies!). But at the time, it is really hard. I was on 2 types of progesterone daily, two doses of estrogen a week, and two injections of Heparin daily. The resulting bruises were battle wounds. I was sore everywhere and by the end, it got hard to find a place that wasn't already bruised, in my tummy (above) or in my back side. YOUCH! I was on injections for 3 months, starting before the IVF and continuing until 10 weeks pregnant. <br />
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Getting to see our little peanuts (above) made everything worth it! I loved getting to go to the Dr so often and see them and their beating hearts. Hearing a baby's heartbeat is the best sound in the world!!!<br />
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Over Spring break, we went with Krista's family to St. George. It was a great little get away. Even though I wasn't feeling great (I was 11 weeks) it was so nice to be in warm St. George and be able to be outside and have fun with the boys. Scott did a Sprint triathlon and the boys did their first kids triathlon. They did so great and it was so much fun to watch them!!<br />
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I "graduated" from my Reproductive Endo Dr. around 10 weeks and saw my "real" OB for the first time. More ultrasound pics of the babies. Always so fun. It is amazing to watch them grow in such a short amount of time! I love it! <br />
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Eli's preschool fieldtrip to the farm. I barely made it through a couple hours without feeling like I was going to die.... or throw up everywhere. But he had fun!</div>
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End of April, Will turned NINE!!! What?!??!! He is the best little nine year old we could ask for. He is growing up to be such a great kid. We had fun with gifts, getting him out of school early, and having a friends party that weekend. <br />
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We also had another ultrasound of the babies that week. Thanks to Scott's amazing Labor and Delivery staff, they told me to come in whenever I wanted to check on the babies. I have taken them up on their offer several times! Especially in the beginning when things are still risky. It is so fun to see them in there wiggling around! <br />
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Will's friend party, laser tag, pizza, and games (Above) Our anniversary - 12 years!!! (Below)<br />
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We celebrated by going out to our favorite little spot here in Utah, the Tree Room at Sundance. The food is absolutely AMAZING and the atmosphere is perfect. Oh how I love this man!!<br />
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Mother's Day 2015 - feeling SO lucky!</div>
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Payson Temple Open House - gorgeous! </div>
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15 weeks. A big milestone in the pregnancy of twins! Making it to 15 weeks was a relief, to say the least. I was still sick, but starting to feel better. <br />
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I felt like I needed a change, so I chopped 8 inches off my hair!! It feels great and has been so nice with the hot weather this summer. Plus, I just love seeing that growing belly! 17 weeks. <br />
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Now that we are official Eagle Mountain residents, we made it out to the Pony Express Rodeo. It was so much fun! We had a great time. Taylor and Clay came down, and it was so fun to see little Mac! I was grateful I was feeling better, and I finally got to have my first Waffle Love experience. It did NOT dissapoint!<br />
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Hello Baby!!! 16 weeks</div>
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For Mother's Day, Scott bought me plane tickets to go visit Liz in AZ for four days. It was so much fun. We always have too much fun together, and laugh the whole time. Liz is a true friend and sister, I'm so lucky to have her around! We loved hanging out in the 104 degree weather, and chasing little Rowen around. He's a cutie!! We also enjoyed some pedicures and a little shopping. Plus lots of yummy food, as always!<br />
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After I got home, summer was officially underway! I bought the boys some squirters to kick it off. They had fun with them, unfortunately we don't have grass, so it was kind of hard. The first few weeks of summer also means swimming lessons! They did amazing, as usual!<br />
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18 weeks! Grow babies grow!</div>
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At my OB appt, just after 18 weeks, we were able to do a gender ultrasound. We were SO excited. I have been dying to know what the babies are. To tell the boys we filled balloons with confetti and had each of them pop one. They were shocked (as were we) but so excited to find out we are having TWO BOYS!!! I couldn't be happier! I love having boys and I feel so lucky in so many ways.</div>
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Hello babies!!! These pictures are from our gender ultrasound. Baby A (below) has a profile that is the spittin' image of Will! Can't wait to see the boys when they are born and see who they look like. I thought for sure we were having a boy/girl. So I was surprised when it was two boys. But honestly, I couldn't be happier. Every once in awhile I think "Oh, I'll never know what it's like to raise a girl" but I haven't been sad about it. There are so many things I love about having boys, I think it will be so much fun. Plus I love that the boys will all have a fun and unique relationship with Scott, and with each other. I love that I get to raise FOUR missionaries, and four little men to become husbands and providers. I couldn't be happier. <br />
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Last weekend, Scott took Will and Eli to the cabin with his parents. It is amazing fishing on Yellowstone lake right now, and they wanted to get the boys up there to catch some fish! I had to work on Monday, so I didn't go with them. I missed them terribly. But thought about all the fun and memories they were making together and couldn't help but think of how many trips the boys (all 5!) will have together in the next many years. SO FUN!<br />
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20 Weeks! Growing more and more everyday. </div>
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Feeling the babies move. Finally feeling better, just little moments of sickness here and there. Appetite like a crazy person. SO TIRED all the time. A little trouble sleeping and getting comfortable at night. Loving every single second! </div>
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And last but not least.... the boys ran a kids run for the hospital, as part of the AF Canyon Half that Scott helps put together. They had a blast and did really great! It is such an inspiring event and for such a wonderful cause. I'm so happy we get to be part of things like this through Scott's career. <br />
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For some reason, I'm having the hardest time getting my pictures to upload in order! Either way, we had a great Christmas season this year! We kicked off the kids school break with a ride on the Polar Express! We met up with our friends the Jory's and their cute boys. The Polar Express was a lot of fun. They sang songs, passed out hot chocolate and cookies, and we even got a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. I think the funnest part for the boys was being with their friends!<br />
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On Christmas Eve, we did our traditional Temple Square visit. We like to visit the Grand America in downtown Salt Lake first, it's warm and they have so many fun window displays for the kids. They have a life size Gingerbread house and a little scavenger hunt for the kiddos. We had a lot fun looking at the window displays and eating our yummy treat!<br />
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After the Grand America, we walked up to Temple Square. We invited Grandma and Grandpa to go with us. We had a fun time walking through City Creek and then over to Temple Square. We were there just before dark so we could see the lights come on. <br />
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While we were walking around Temple Square, we stopped in the JSMB for a little dinner. We ate at the Nauvoo Cafe. It was tasty and warmed us up to keep walking around Temple Square. The sunset was SO pretty. It was lighting up the whole sky and making the temple all lit up. It was pretty incredible!<br />
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Christmas morning tired eyes! Will was SO excited for Christmas that he barely slept. He was awake from midnight until 4am! Little stinker. Then he finally fell back asleep and Eli had to wake him up at 7:30. So funny!<br />
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The boys are always so excited and happy with their stockings. Sometimes I think it's the most exciting part of Christmas! Haha! They had a fun time opening gifts. We kept it pretty simple this year. They each got a book, a DVD, a board game, some clothes, and a couple toys that they asked for. <br />
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Our house was so warm and cozy on Christmas morning. We have the best view out our living room windows and we could see everything all white with snow. It was SO pretty!<br />
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After opening gifts, we had a yummy breakfast. We had Grandma and Grandpa over for breakfast as well as our friend Leonard. After breakfast we just relaxed adn then headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's clubhouse to swim, play games, and have dinner. After dinner we went to see a movie. The boys loved it. We saw Night at he Museum III. It was super funny and we had a lot of fun. Krista and her family came with us. <br />
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Oh man, I love this picture (above) so much. The Jory's are our favorites and we always have so much fun with them. I love that we can just be ourselves with them!<br />
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It was a memorable Christmas. I feel so blessed for all that we have. Our new beautiful home and my sweet boys. Life couldn't be better! We truly are blessed. I'm so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ. For his birth, his life, and his atonement for us. He is THE best gift ever given. We are so blessed to have the gospel in our lives and to have our families forever! Christmas time is the best!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-88246299965615319042014-11-09T17:39:00.001-08:002014-11-09T17:39:11.554-08:00Fall catch up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well, it's November and time to catch up the blog! It has been several months since I posted, and we have had a lot of fun things going on the past few months. In August, school started. In September we moved. In October, Eli turned FIVE! And of course we celebrated Halloween. We've been busier than ever, and having a great time. Here's my catch up... and sorry about my out of order pictures!</div>
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My big boy starting THIRD grade. I couldn't believe that my boy was getting so big! He was very nervous to start at his new school, but he did great. He was so brave. I cried the whole way home! For the first 6 weeks of school, we had to drive him out to Eagle Mountain every day. Then Eli started preschool and I was going out and back 2-3 times per day. It was crazy!!</div>
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Halloween is always fun with cousins!! We had a fun Halloween dinner with Krista and her family, and then the kids went trick-or-treating together. They had so much fun doing it with cousins. We didn't think we would have trick-or-treaters at our new place since we are the only house, so it was fun to have somewhere to go.</div>
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Look at these spooks! Kayla (yellow M&M), Grandpa (old man!), Ali (Elsa), Zac (bat), Eli (Captain america guy), Matt (BYU football player), Will (Darth Maul)</div>
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Our spooky Jack-o-lanterns!!</div>
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We had a blast carving our pumpkins! Will especially liked pulling out all the guts! :)</div>
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ELI TURNS FIVE!! </div>
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Eli asked if he could have a football party for his birthday. So we invited some friends and family and had a tailgating party. We played football games, ate football food, watched football on TV, and had a great time! Above: Eli and Aliyah Jai (Eli's biological sister)</div>
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Of course we had football cake!</div>
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Eli and Ali - cute cousins</div>
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Eli and grandpa are football buddies! They are always loving to watch football games together. We feel really lucky that we get to live so close to them!</div>
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Over the Labor Day weekend, we took a drive to Brian and Krista's cabin for the day. It was so beautiful to see the leaves all changing!</div>
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The kids loved playing their "clubs" and their forts.</div>
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This picture is out of order, but this is Eli's first day of preschool! He has had such a fun time in preschool, loves his teacher and loves making new preschool friends! </div>
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At the cabin we saw several moose!!!</div>
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Zac and Eli - best cousins</div>
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More from my handsome guy on his first day of school!</div>
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We had a busy Fall, but have loved being in our new house. We have to pinch ourselves that it is really ours sometimes!! The views are beautiful and I love the natural light we get to enjoy everyday from our big windows. Moving in was busy, as usual, but we are finally getting settled. There are lots of little projects here and there, but it will all get done eventually! It has been great being so close to the school, Will can just walk home now! We are getting acquainted with people and really enjoy our new ward. Life is good and we are so incredibly blessed!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-51695709112656895062014-07-20T17:46:00.003-07:002014-07-20T17:52:21.473-07:00family vacation 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had such a fun little family vacation! A few months ago, we decided we wanted to do our family vacation this year in Southern Utah. We wanted to take the boys to the Grand Canyon! After our trip to Phoenix in February, we drove home past the Grand Canyon and had been wanting to go back ever since. So we made some reservations and then got an even better idea to invite both of our parents along for the fun. The boys are so lucky to have both sets of Grandparents nearby and we thought we had better take advantage of that while we can. So road trippin' we went!</div>
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Eli, Grandpa Glenn, Will, Grandpa Hopkins</div>
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at the Grand Canyon Lodge - North Rim</div>
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We stayed in a fun little place called Jacob Lake. It is beautiful at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The boys loved exploring the "forest" and looking for animals. We saw the famous Kaibab squirrel - can only be found at the North Rim! We saw lots of other squirrels, buffalo, tons of cool birds, and several lizards and chipmunks. Will thought it was so great that we saw so many lizards. The boys worked on a scavenger hunt the whole time in order to earn a souvenir at the gift shop. They had a lot of fun with it and loved checking things off their lists!<br />
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The boys with Gigi</div>
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Gigi and our family</div>
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The grandparents enjoying the view... and me freaking out behind the camera about Eli leaning over the edge! Hahahaha!</div>
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The view in these pictures doesn't do it justice. It is pretty breathtaking and unreal. The boys really loved it and kept talking about how amazing it was!<br />
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Gotta have a silly picture! It's more "authentic" :)</div>
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So many amazing views!!</div>
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By this point, we had been to several look outs, it was hot, and the kids were so sick of my taking their picture. They were great travelers and such good sports though!</div>
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All of us!</div>
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After a couple days at the Grand Canyon, we headed down the mountain to Zions. We ate at the best Mexican place, called Oscars and then headed into the park. The grandparents decided to wait for us at the big Lodge and hang out there while we did some hiking. The four of us headed to do the Narrows. On our way up to the narrows trail, it was thundering and getting darker and darker. We were talking about it raining and the possibility of a flash flood, but didn't think too much of it. <br />
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We got to the Narrows and started heading up the water. It felt so good on our hot and sweaty feet! Ha! It was still thundering, and as we started around a bend in the river, another hiker told us there was a ranger up farther that was telling people to turn around because of the storm. So we started to head back. As we were headed back to the shuttle, it started to POUR. We got completely soaked. But I have never seen anything so beautiful. There was water pouring over the cliffs and rocks. It was pretty spectacular and pretty hilarious that we were running through the rain. The boys were just laughing!! We made it to the shuttle and back to the lodge to get the grandparents. Before we left the lodge, we had to get ice cream! It was the perfect ending to a perfect little day.<br />
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The views were SO awesome. I love Zions and can't wait to go back and do some more hiking!!!<br />
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When we got back to the hotel, I took the boys swimming. They wanted to cool off and never pass up swimming! After swimming, and showers, we played Scum in the hotel lobby.... it was the only place we had a big enough table. Will loved it and did so great learning how to play! Eli ate his snacks and played on the ipod.<br />
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The next morning we left to come home. We stopped at the cheese factory of course, and then headed to Cove Fort. I had never been there, so I was excited about it. The boys were restless from riding in the car, so it was a good stopping point. It was so pretty and so interesting. I had never visited that church site and didn't know much about it. It was super interesting and fun to see all the things they did in Cove Fort.<br />
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We had a great trip and enjoyed being together for several days. We are lucky that Scott has a flexible work schedule where he can take time off to be with us. The boys love when he's around and we loved having their grandparents there with us as well. Until next year! Now.... where should we go?The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-79220518989111364302014-05-23T13:20:00.001-07:002014-05-23T13:20:41.343-07:00easter and a baptism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time for an update!! We had a great springtime! Lots of fun family events and lots of great weather. During conference weekend, we had some special visitors drop by! This family hosted Scott while on his mission in Bolivia. At the time, their kids were just little. Now their oldest son is on a mission and their daughter is in highschool! They were sweet people and it was fun to us to meet them and for Scott to see them again.</div>
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We had a really fun Easter! The boys were excited to hunt for their eggs and Easter baskets. We did our traditional egg dying and talked a lot about what Easter truly means to us. I feel so blessed to know that through the Atonement we can be eternal families and live again!<br />
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A couple weeks after Easter was this boys birthday! I can't believe I have an 8 year old. I started this blog when he was just a year old.... wow!!! He was SO excited for this birthday, it is a truly special one. He was excited to wake up to his balloons and to his presents of course!<br />
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He had school on his birthday but asked if I would check him out early. So of course I did. Then he came home to play with his new Legos and then we went to Red Lobster for dinner. He not only ordered the most expensive thing on the menu (a platter of crab legs, lobster, shrimp) but he also ordered Calamari and ate the entire plate. After Red Lobster we went to Orange Leaf for some frozen yogurt. We had lots of festivities planned for the baptism, so his birthday was pretty low key.<br />
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Will's baptism was such a special day for our family! The weather was sunny, but COLD. Will looked so handsome and so grown up in his nice church clothes. He was excited but we could tell that he was a little bit nervous. I was so emotional when I saw him after he had changed into his white clothes. The spirit was so strong! I'm so proud of Will for his decision to be baptized. <br />
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After the baptism, we had a big lunch with all our families. Almost everyone was able to come! Will was so happy to be surrounded by cousins and aunts and uncles. We had the lunch at Grandpa and Grandma Hopkins clubhouse, which was nice. It accomodated everyone really great. Will chose Clam Chowder soup (I added a few others too....) shrimp, and salads. We also had bread, and he requested chocolate ice cream for dessert. It was such a fun day! After the luncheon and all that fun, we packed up and drove to Logan. We spent the afternoon/evening with Scott's family and helped Glenn and Martha prepare for their homecoming the next day. It was a weekend full of fun and family time!!<br />
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Even though I wish my boys would stay little forever, they just keep growing! Our family is doing great. Life is good, and always an adventure. We are excited for the next few years and all the adventures that will come!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-58124416155678024592014-01-19T17:11:00.000-08:002014-01-19T17:11:19.581-08:00the holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, this is a long over due post! These first picture are from Scott's birthday, all the way back in November! But they were too cute not to share. It was a gorgeous day and we decided to do a little miniature golf and then out to eat to celebrate our main man! Such fun with these boys of mine!</td></tr>
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We started our holidays off with a bang, recitals, performances, class parties, it was all sorts of fun. We were busy every.single.day. in December! Below is Eli at his Christmas performance. I insisted he wear his nice clothes and bow tie.... he insisted on the ball cap. Good thing he is such a charmer! <br />
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They were so cute at their little performance, I loved it. He is lucky enough to have class with cousin Aleah, which he loves. They spend many afternoons together after school because they are such good buddies. After his preschool performance, Ali came home with us and we had fun doing some Christmas crafting!<br />
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We had such a fun time on Christmas Eve! It was just the four of us. We went up to Salt Lake. First stop was at Grand America hotel, where they have several toy window displays throughout the main floor of the hotel. They have a little scavenger hunt to fill out as you walk around and then you get a treat at the end! The boys loved the windows and it was great because it was warm!! We weren't out in the cold for so long!<br />
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These are their scared faces from the Yeti....</div>
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They also had a life size gingerbread house. All made from real gingerbread, frosting, and candy.<br />
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Of course mom had to pose by the ONLY girlie window.... and I forced Will to stand by me, doesn't he look thrilled? Hahaha!<br />
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My most favorite picture of the evening. After walking through Grand America, we headed up to City Creek. We walked through Deseret Book, bought a couple things and then walked over to Temple Square. We saw lots of cute missionaries, one from Bolivia that we got to practice Spanish with. We went through the visitors center, saw the Christus, and saw the awesome nativity and narration. We took the boys into the Tabernacle to see the organ. We walked around and saw the lights as it was getting dark.<br />
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I love the gray church on Temple Square next to the Tabernacle. I wish they would still build our church buildings with this much design and beautiful architecture. I love the colors and the steeples and the windows were so pretty. We got to go inside it, it is very similar to the Tabernacle and has an even older organ!<br />
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After one last scary picture with the lights in the background, we ducked into the Joseph Smith Memorial building to the Nauvoo Cafe and ate soup and hot chocolate. It was the perfect little ending to a fun afternoon! Then of course we rushed the boys home to open PJ's and go to bed!<br />
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After we sent the boys to bed Scott and I "relaxed" (wink, wink) and ended up eating Top Ramen because we were still hungry! :) Then we watched a movie and headed to bed early ourselves. Below is Christmas morning, waiting so patiently to go see if Santa came. <br />
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Stockings are always the funnest part! I love putting fun little random things in there for them to open. They were just thrilled that it was Christmas! I was thrilled they slept until 7!<br />
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New Bball shoes for both boys, who have now started bball season and are loving it! They loved this gift, and I'm happy to see them getting used! :)<br />
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The aftermath.... always so fun!</div>
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On Friday after Christmas, we made our way up to the cabin. It is the perfect little get away, especially after Christmas! Not to mention it was gorgeous with a lot of snow to enjoy! The follow pictures are out of order, but oh well. This was a snowmobile trip we took to Mesa Falls. We have been there several times in the summer and it is gorgeous, but even more stunning in the winter! Plus it is fun to ride the snowmobiles in.<br />
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We had such a blast at the cabin. We were there with the Hopkins family. We snowmobiled A LOT, probably 20-30 miles per day. Mark was super kind and generous with his snowmobiles and we had a lot of fun. It is a trail riders paradise up by the cabin. We also snowshoed, sled, and laughed a lot. We played games, watched movies, and laughed more. We ate lots of good food and just had a blast.<br />
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This picture is way out of order..... but it is of some of the girls in my class at UVU from last semester. They are so sweet. I have loved the opportunity to teach and hope I can continue to do so for many more years. It is so fun getting to know my students and their different cultures. They become like my little kids and I love seeing them learn and progress! Look how much taller I am than they are and I'm not even that tall!!<br />
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We enjoyed a couple BYU basket ball games before the holidays, as well as the last BYU football game, in the rain!!<br />
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Will had several violin performances this year. He played at the festival of trees, the Dickens festival, and did a little recital. He played a solo of Good King Weceslas each time. I love watching him play! He is doing such a great job!!<br />
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We had cousins over for Christmas ice cream (peppermint and egg nog) and the boys got into a little Parkour competition..... shirts off of course! <br />
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Mom and Dad took us to see Bar J Wranglers, which was a blast! They always have a great show and great music! Below.... our table set for Christmas breakfast!<br />
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Last but not least, my two little "Who's." We had Scott's family's (aunts) Christmas party. It was Grinch themed, so of course she had all sorts of Whoville attire we could dress up in. Aunt Becky always has the best ideas and best decorations! It was such a great holiday, we really enjoyed every moment and made lots of fun memories. The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-45404411816633299452013-11-03T18:28:00.001-08:002013-11-03T18:28:21.717-08:00halloween and scott's birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year was a party for Halloween! Our friends, the Herberts invited us to a special "Mayhem at the Mansion" party. Their dad is the governor of Utah at the moment and so they have special privileges at the gov's mansion. We felt super lucky to be invited and to spend the evening with friends. Obviously it was a costume party and we were asked to come as turn of the century people. We rented our costumes from a theater and had a lot of fun dressing (and acting) the part. I felt a little bit like I was in Downton Abby. My favorite! :) <br />
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Scott had quite the costume. Complete with top hat and gold mallard cane. It was awesome. I especially loved his lacey ascots. :)<br />
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So, we arrived at the mansion and it was all spookily and eerily lit up. It was all lit by candle light. It's hard to describe the ambiance, but it was seriously amazing. Every little detail was perfect. We took a spooky tour of the mansion while we heard all about the mysterious and crazy things that have happened there and then we had a yummy time period dinner. We got to eat on special china and silver that was rescued from the USS Utah that sunk at Pearl Harbor. They even told us that each time it is used a security guard counts it, twice, before the meal. Then afterwards, they count it again. <br />
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Check out that bussel. I have NO idea how women actually lived and dressed like everyday. It was so difficult to move around and breathe! There were so many layers, it was crazy. The bussel was ginormous and made it really difficult to ride in the car and sit down normally. It was still fun though!<br />
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Eli (and Ali) had their preschool Halloween party. They had a great time. They did lots of fun Halloween activities and got to truck-or-treat their moms! I'm so glad Eli gets to go to preschool with his cousin. Cousins are the best!!<br />
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Halloween was a blast! Eli was obviously a football player and Will was a zombie. We had fun with the boys. They did lots of fun stuff at Will's school and Eli and I had fun during the day waiting for Will to get home! <br />
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I had to teach my class at UVU on Halloween so I thought I would take a picture of my class. I decided I need to take one every semester so I can remember all my awesome students I've had. It has been such a fun experience, I hope I can continue to teach for many years to come! :)<br />
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It has become tradition to eat a spooky dinner with my sister and her kids. It was so fun and the kids LOVE it. My sister made all the spooky food, we just got to show up! :) Above we have - a Real soccer player, a ninja, Tangled, BYU football player, Zombie, and Superman.<br />
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Their off! Trick or treating was the highlight of their night. They loved it. Eli had a hard time keeping up with Will, but still loved every second. It was so fun to watch them run from house to house. It made for a late night, but it was still a fun time!<br />
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The day after Halloween is Scott's birthday. We surprised him at his office, where they had pizza and a birthday cake for him. It is always so fun to see him in is his element at work and how much his co-workers think of him and appreciate it amazing leadership. He's doing a great job, I'm really proud of him.<br />
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After Scott got off work, we went to do a little miniature golfing to celebrate the birthday boy's love. The little boys loved it! The big boy had fun too, and the wifey learned she's a pretty pathetic mini golfer, but we all had fun none the less. <br />
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It has been such a fun Fall! This morning it was blizzarding. I'm a little bit excited for a change of seasons, especially this time right before Christmas season begins. I was determined to plan ahead this year and I got almost all my Christmas shopping done (just a couple things left to find!) and I have our month of december planned out, our advent activities and parties, etc. It feels so good to be prepared, and have that out of my mind, so I can just really enjoy the season with my boys. The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-61110451687736828872013-10-20T14:35:00.003-07:002013-10-20T14:35:55.421-07:00fall and eli's birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple weekends ago the boys were out of school for fall break. Scott was up in Park City for a work meeting. We decided to meet him up there after his meeting. We had such a good time with the boys. First we went to dinner at a super yummy restaurant. Then we went and got a treat at a little bakery. After our bellies were full we took the boys to ride the Alpine Slide. It was GORGEOUS, and we had a blast!<br />
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It was the perfect time to see the leaves and the weather was amazing. I loved these pictures, and they are not even edited!<br />
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Ready to go! Will was mad at me because I was too chicken to go too fast. I guess I am becoming the worry wart mom! It was still super fun though, we had a great time. <br />
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Happy birthday Eli!! I can't believe you are FOUR?! Eli was excited for his birthday and talked about it for months! He was so excited about all the little things, like his balloons, picking out his cupcake and frosting, going to Target to pick a toy, etc. I love this age. And Eli is such a sweetheart. We had a really fun day celebrating his birthday! <br />
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10$ from Grandma! He was very excited about his very own money. And of course Will had to help him open everything. <br />
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Eli loves sweats, especially since that is what a lot of athletes wear. So he was super excited to open a new pair!<br />
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His next present was a BYU football helmet and uniform. He loved it and has worn it constantly since!<br />
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He also went to Target to pick out a toy and then when Will was out of school, we had our cousins over for pizza and cupcakes. Then we headed to Kangaroo Zoo. The kids ran around crazy and loved every minute! Eli really loved when everyone was singing to him. That was one thing he was really excited about before his birthday.<br />
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And.... the cupcakes were a success. He picked out the cake mix at the store and the frosting. They turned out pretty good and I think Eli probably ate 5 over the next couple of days. <br />
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After Kangaroo Zoo, we met up with Scott and took Eli to dinner at Blue Lemon (his choice!). We had such a fun day together. Eli is truly a blessing in our lives and we love that he is a part of our family. He is growing up so fast! He told me "Mom, when I turn 5 you can't pick me up anymore, I'm too big!" He's right, he is growing like a weed! We love you Eli!!</div>
The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-61033216916627308542013-09-08T15:42:00.000-07:002013-09-08T15:42:14.952-07:00back to school<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The days go slowly but the years fly by. How is it that my boys are both in school now? They are growing and learning and I'm so happy, even though I wish they could stay little forever! This past week Eli started preschool. He is attending with my niece, and they love it. He takes from Ms. Johanna and so far has had a great time. I really like his teacher, she is cute with the kids and does lots of fun little projects with them. I love this picture (below) of Eli and Aleah. Ali is a year older than Eli, but Eli is bigger (and taller) than she is. They have a lot of fun together and will have a great year in preschool!<br />
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They wanted to hold hands while they walked to preschool. Cutest little cousins!<br />
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Will started second grade this year! He is really liking it so far. Even though every morning he tells me he wishes he could just stay home. He is my mama's boy and home body. I don't mind a bit, but it does get hard convincing him every morning that school is worth it! He loves his teacher, which makes a huge difference and he is already learning a lot and making new friends. I'm so proud of Will, he is a sweet kid and really tries to do his best!<br />
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Here's to another great year at school! I'm so happy and so proud of my little men. They make my day, and they keep my busy in the best way possible!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-72716825236952673812013-08-18T14:39:00.001-07:002013-08-18T14:39:15.616-07:00the last hoorah!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent last weekend at the cabin! The cabin is one of our most favorite places, we never get tired of going there and the boys LOVE every minute. We took some friends with us. Many of them are friends of Scott's from high school that we have kept in touch with. Some of them are friends that go to Lake Powell with us as well. It was fun to have everyone's kids with us! This is Jack (above) and Eli. They were buddies the whole time. They took walks and found BB's on the driveway. <br />
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The wild flowers are always super pretty this time of year! I can't help taking pictures of them, even though I have a million! Wes was so nice and let us borrow his Razor 4-wheeler. So we had a blast driving it all around! Eli thought it was great!<br />
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Eli with two cute girlies, Emma and Mady Wiser.</div>
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Yeehaw! Go Falslev family!</div>
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Its tradition, we always go and see Mesa Falls. It is gorgeous and always amazes me that it exists, hidden in the middle of nowhere. I love to see it in the Summer, everything is so green!<br />
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This was our whole group (Minus Allison who stayed back at the cabin so their baby could nap)! Look at all those kids! It was the Williams (without their kids), Us, the Wiser Fam, the Falsevs, and the Marshalls.<br />
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Cute boys enjoying their sticky s'mores. What is better during the Summer? NOTHING! Cute Jack and Max Falslev and Will and Eli.<br />
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The guys played a little paint ball. They had a blast! They found a guy who would bring all the gear and everything up to the cabin. So they just ran around in the woods and played for several hours. They loved it. The 13 year old boys had a blast too! They look like serious business....<br />
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Before the paintball began, the guy was nice enough to let all the kids take a turn shooting the gun. The kids thought it was a hilarious that they got to shoot at their dads! Eli went crazy and got Scott twice! Will had a good aim too and hit a couple of the dads.<br />
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On our last night we went out and took some family pictures. We are SO happy with them! I'm excited to use them on the Christmas card this year! The boys did great and had a lot of fun taking pictures. I'm sure I have the cutest boys on the planet! Love my guys!<br />
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The cabin was a great way to "end" our Summer. Now we are back to school on Tuesday! Yikes! It will be nice to be into more of a routine, but I'm not sure I'm ready for Will to be gone all day again, and the busyness of homework and activities. We've had such a fun summer!<br />
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Our Summer has been full of fun, busy and lots of time outside enjoying the sunshine and beautiful Utah Summers. The boys have loved going on "hikes" this year. And it is so great because they are big enough that they can both walk quite a ways. One of our favorites is bridal veil falls, up Provo canyon. It's so pretty, and the path is paved. Plus the boys love to play a little bit in the water. We had a great time playing with friends and having a picnic.<br />
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(Below) We got to meet up with a bunch of my friends from our MN days! It was so great to see so many of the amazing friends we made there. It was also fun to see how their families have multiplied! :) There are tons of kids!<br />
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More of our hike to bridal veil. Not sure why my pictures are out of order, but here are a couple more of our hike!<br />
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We did two weeks of swimming lessons again this summer. We love Ms. Sheryl! The boys are doing great at swimming and absolutely LOVE to be in the water. It makes me so happy, I love that they love it so much!!<br />
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(Above) Will and his buddy Luke think they are pretty hot stuff with their green goggles at the pool everyday! They are hilarious. I love Will's little personality he is developing, it's so fun to watch our kids grow up! <br />
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One day at swimming lessons Will got stung by a bee right on his lip! He was super distraught about it and doesn't his face just say it all?! Hahaha, it was SO sad, but also kinda funny. His first words were "At least the bee is DEAD!" I love him.<br />
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More hiking adventures (above) this time to Dry Creek Trail head in Alpine. One of our favorites!<br />
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Summer would not be summer without stopping for a shaved ice on the way to the pool! These boys and their shaved ices. I guess that is what summer is all about!<br />
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One night we tried to go see Scott finish his Ragnar race. The canyon was closed due to a semi roll-over so we turned around and went to Cheesecake Factory instead! It has been so much fun having my parents so close!<br />
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During the Lehi Round Up the hospital got to be in the parade. So we got to help support Scott and American Fork Hospital and walk and pass out candy during the parade. The boys loved it and had a blast. It was SUPER hot, but we still had a fun time!<br />
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After the parade, we went boating. It was perfect. We went with my brother Mark and his family. The boys loved it and even jumped in the water! Maybe next time we can convince Will to try the knee board. Scott got to surf and we had a fun time!<br />
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(above) After boating, we went to the Lehi Round Up rodeo! It was Will and Eli's first time at a rodeo and they really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun. We got to watch my nephew do a little steer wrestling. I love this picture of my dad and Eli. My dad is a cowboy. Born and raised. I love it when he gets in his cowboy duds!<br />
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The 4th of July! We had such a fun weekend celebrating the 4th! We were up in Logan and enjoyed spending lots of time with cousins and family. The boys really liked doing fireworks.... even thought it was only like 4 in the afternoon!<br />
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We went to the cruise in and Eli loved seeing the cars, can you tell? Hahaha, he was being a little bit of a turkey for this photo. The cars were really cool and we had a fun time.<br />
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Our summer of fun continued with a trip to Lake Powell! We went last year with our friends and were lucky enough to be invited back! Hahaha. Lake Powell is beautiful, blissful, and so much fun. We don't take our kids so it's a party. We boat all day, eat lots of yummy food and treats, play a lot of games, laugh hysterically, and enjoy every minute. One reason I love Lake Powell is because it feels like Scott and I are dating again, hanging out with friends. It's so relaxed and such a blast!<br />
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Our friends decided Scott's new nickname is "Gills" since he is such a fish. He was always jumping off something, diving into the water and doing lots of "fishy" things. :) He is a natural swimmer and it is so fun to watch him!<br />
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We did lots of wake surfing.... well, Scott did. I'm athletically challenged so I was dragged behind the boat. <br />
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The scenery at Lake Powell is breath-taking. One favorite thing we do in Lake Powell is go on a longer boating excursion up in the canyons on Sunday. We take our lunch and go for hours. There is always something amazing to see.<br />
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The girls, Me, Amy, Mandy, and Allison</div>
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The guys, Lance, Steve, Tyler, and Scott</div>
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Look at that water!! This is no filter, and taken with my phone. It was incredible, almost like when we were in the caribean, it's hard to believe water that color really exists. It was by far my most favorite part! Love Lake Powell!!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-16601237136818693592013-06-09T15:05:00.000-07:002013-06-09T15:05:08.049-07:00summer time is cousin time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The morning after we got home from Cancun, Will had is school dance performance. He did such a great job and it was so cute to see all the little first graders doing their dance! Will has had a great year in first grade. Even thought it was a difficult transition for him to go to school all day long, I think he did an awesome job. Worked so hard, made lots of good friends and did so great! We are so proud of him!<br />
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This past weekend, we went up to Logan for a mini-family reunion with Scott's family. His brother's family is here from Michigan so we wanted to see them. We took the kids to the American West Heritage Center. We love that place, it is always a lot of fun for the kids and never crowded so the kids get lots of attention and get to do all the activities. <br />
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My kids love their cousins so much! They are best friends and love to be together. This is all the Mortensen grandkids except JD (who was being shy), Gabe who was home napping, and baby boy in Kari's belly due in August. Owen got to join the cousin picture so that Lila would get in it too. :) Such cute kiddos!!!<br />
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Before Eli rode his horse, the girl was talking to him and said "Give me bones" with her hand in a fist holding her candy bar. Well, Eli didn't give her bones, he just snatched her candy bar! And then just started eating it! It was hilarious. She was nice and let him keep it.<br />
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Scott and mini-Scott on the train. I love these two. They are so much fun and I love my family of boys! We had a fun time with family at the farm. Afterwards we went to Wes's house for some yummy food. The kids played on the bounce house, jumped on the trampoline and the boys played football with all the kids. It was a great day and we were glad we could be there!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-65736650332685787202013-06-09T14:52:00.001-07:002013-06-09T14:52:22.800-07:00anniversary trip to cancun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To celebrate our 10 year anniversary we took a trip to Cancun! It was so great and just what we needed. We left early (4:30am!) Sunday morning to head to the airport. Grandma and Grandpa Hopkins came to stay with the boys. We flew from SLC to Denver and then Denver to Cancun. We arrived in Cancun at 3:30pm. It made for a really long day of travel and by the time we got there, we were exhausted and HUNGRY!<br />
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Our resort was actually in Playa del Carmen, about 40 min south of Cancun. So by the time we got to our hotel, checked in and took luggage to our room, we were really starving. We chose to eat a brazilian restaurant. It was like Rodizio grill and tasted so good after a long day of travel. Then we of course had to walk out to the beach. It was beautiful, even though it was getting dark. <br />
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Our trip was so relaxing. Pretty much all we did was relax. We just relaxed at the beach and at the pool, it was exactly what we needed and was so much fun. The resort was all inclusive, so we would wake up in the morning, eat breakfast, go to the beach, eat lunch, go to the pool, eat dinner, and go back to beach. It was awesome! We read, listened to music, talked, and slept. Oh and our favorite part? People watching!! There are some crazy weird people in this world! It was so hilarious. <br />
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One morning we woke up at 5:30 to watch the sunrise. While we were waiting we saw them raking the beach. They do it with this tractor every morning and get all the stuff the surf drags in so the beach is pristine. It was actually pretty cool. We also saw the resort staff lining up the beach chairs perfectly and measuring with a string to make sure they were all perfectly aligned. They really go to a lot of trouble to make your vacation perfect. It was actually really neat to see. The picture above is from my beach chair, waiting for the sun to come up. Below is the beach tractor.<br />
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Still waiting..... watching the birds dive for fish....<br />
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The sunrise was amazing. It was so quiet and peaceful, we were pretty much the only people awake. It was SUPER not while we were there. The humidity is crazy, so it felt really hot. One day I left our hotel room with my hair wet and it never dried!<br />
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Our grounds at our resort were really pretty. And there were several areas where there was water and TONS of turtles! Our boys would have loved it.<br />
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One day we rented a car and took a trip to the ruins at Tulum. They are ancient Mayan ruins. It was really awesome to see. There were iguanas ALL over the place. Again, our boys would have loved it. <br />
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We had a little tour and walked around the ruins. It was so hot this day, I thought I would die, it totally drains you of all your energy. Not to mention we both got really bad sunburns our first day there so we were really sore and tired. <br />
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The most amazing thing about Tulum is that it sits right on the ocean. With the blue sky and the gorgeous turquoise water, it is an incredible place. It was so beautiful, I loved it.<br />
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Look at that water!!!!! Seriously, it was incredible. And I don't even think my pictures do it justice. Plus the water was perfect. We walked down from the ruins to the beach to get our feet wet. It felt amazing. The water is just cool enough to be refreshing, but not so cold that you can't stand it. <br />
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So, right before we took this picture, a girl was taking the same picture and got nailed by this giant wave. So that's why I'm making a weird face in the second picture, I could hear the waves behind me and I was sure I was going to get drenched. The waves were pretty big here and my pants got soaked.... good thing they were white! NOT!! So when we got back to our car I had to change into my swim suit shorts. :)<br />
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Scott was our mexi-navigator. It was such a fun day trip. After Tulum, we drove down the coast a little bit and found this little "village" type town. It was right on the beach and had a bunch of hotels that were more eco-friendly type places. Lots of hippies :) But it was SO awesome. They looked like amazing hotels and little bungalows. Then we stopped at this beach called Playa Paraiso. It was beautiful too. And no one was there. <br />
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Check out how clean the water was! Those looks like rocks in there, but they were little red plants. The water was so clear and pretty, we loved it. Except that we were dying of heat. <br />
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After our trip to Tulum, we just drove back to the hotel to eat and do some more relaxation. It was a perfect trip and we had a blast. We were missing our kids, but we were also grateful for the time away! We will definitely be making a trip back to Playa del Carmen again soon!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-50340923605019719652013-05-07T13:29:00.002-07:002013-05-07T13:29:50.490-07:00little hikers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Saturday was the perfect day! The weather was amazing. It wasn't hot, the sun was shining and it was the perfect temperature. After Will's soccer game we decided to go for a hike. We found a really fun, kid-friendly hike in Alpine. It was called Dry Creek Trail. We will definitely be going back to it soon. <br />
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It was super fun snapping pics with my new camera. I need to learn more of the details of it, but it is a lot of fun to take pictures with it! The wild flowers were so pretty. I loved these little blue flowers, they were every where and were so tiny and pretty.<br />
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We were hiking right below Lone Peak and Timp. It was so pretty, these pictures don't even do it justice. The snow on the peaks was so gorgeous.<br />
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This little grove reminded us of something we would see in the Hobbit, or Lord of the Rings. It was really pretty and Will was loving all the rocks to climb on. I love getting outside and watching my boys explore and truly be in their boyish elements..... jumping, climbing, exploring, getting dirty, throwing rocks, and loving every single second!<br />
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It was a great afternoon and such a fun way to spend sometime together! We love our family adventures!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-88024326967943954262013-04-30T20:02:00.002-07:002013-04-30T20:02:48.749-07:00seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How did this happen? I have a SEVEN year old! Ahhhhhhh! Cutest seven year old, I'm pretty sure. Will has been such a blessing, every day of his life. He is my tender hearted, sincere, loving, kind, sweet boy. He loves to be home with his family, he loves to laugh, he loves to play soccer, and loves to play his wii. He is super talented at his violin, and has an incredible testimony. I'm in awe of him all the time, he just such a good kid!<br />
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Grandma and Grandpa sent money!! Wahoo! He was so excited, he works hard to earn money to buy toys and things that he really wants, so this was extra exciting!<br />
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Can't have a birthday without a summer clothes item or two!<br />
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Will still loves star wars. He also loves the game angry birds, and his wii game called Rayman. He loves legos and loves to play outside with his buddy Luke. He loves to ride his bike and he is loving this season of soccer. He's scored a goal in every game so far! We are so proud of Will, he is pure joy in our home. <br />
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He's always being silly and he was being a goof while we were singing happy birthday to him tonight. I love his personality. I especially love that he is not afraid to be who he is here in our home. He knows he can be crazy and weird like his mom and dad! :)<br />
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Such a handsome guy, check out those chompers coming in! So awesome.</div>
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Will has been working SO hard to earn money to buy a pet - specifically a frog. He has been doing extra chores and has been saving every penny. As part of his birthday presents, Scott and I surprised him with getting a frog. So after we ate dinner at Red Lobster (Will's choice) we went to the pet store to find a frog. We were so worried, as the lady started adding all sorts of things that we needed..... warming lights, heating pads, plants, rocks, moss, an aquarium, and the worst..... live crickets. As soon as she said we had to feed it live crickets and buy the crickets every couple of days, I was like "uhhhhh, no." So, we tried to break it to Will easily and he was so sad. We told him he could get one, but we needed to find one that would be a better pet for him..... and not one that would cost 150$!<br />
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We talked him into trying another pet store just to see what they had and luckily we found these little guys! Meet, the three amigos! These are our African Dwarf Frogs. They are water frogs and basically it is like having a fish, so we just have to clean their bowl and feed them little flakes once a day. Much better! Plus, Will was thrilled with these little guys. Hallelujah!!<br />
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Happy birthday Will - We LOVE YOU!!!!<br />
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Easter! It is such a beautiful time of year! I love Easter, and I loved this Easter season. It was a beautiful (chilly) day. With our recent disappointments from our IVF cycle, it was a special tender mercy to have Easter following everything we had undergone. It helped me renew my faith, and remember that our Heavenly Father has a plan for us, that we are not forgotten, that through the Atonement our hearts and souls can heal. <br />
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We had a lot of fun with our kids, dying Easter eggs, and doing egg hunts. Both Will and Eli thought dying Easter eggs was the funnest thing and they really got creative with their eggs. <br />
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I love seeing all the colorful eggs together, they looks so pretty!<br />
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We have been loving the new running/biking/walking path right by our house. It goes for miles and miles and it is all paved, we don't have to cross any streets and we hop on it right by our house. The boys love to ride their bikes and scooters there and I have been anxious to get out and run on it!<br />
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All dressed up and ready for church - Easter Sunday. Such handsome guys I have in my life!<br />
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Easter dinner is one of my MOST favorites of the entire year. We had my brother and sister (and their families) over for dinner Easter Sunday. We had ham, au gratin potatoes, salad, rolls, fruit salad, and yummy dessert. Tasty!<br />
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Wowzers, am I ever behind on updating my blog! I did not realize that I had so many pictures on my camera that needed to be put on the blog, so here goes..... Way back in February, Scott participated in the ground breaking for the expansion of the American Fork Hospital. Scott is in charge of the multi-million dollar expansion and is so excited (and busy) about the project. It is going to be an incredible expansion for the hospital and I'm excited to see it come to together for him and the community.<br />
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Scott had a few minutes to speak and did a fantastic job. Below is a picture of the traditional "turning of the dirt." I think he looks so great, it made me so proud of him! He is standing next to the Hospital Administrator (CEO), Mike Olsen, on his left and then the nurse assistant administrator (same position as Scott, but over nursing), Lori Bertleson. Next to Mike is the Regional Administrator for the Urban South Region (the bosses boss :) ) Steve Smoot.<br />
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So proud of you honey!! You look awesome in a hard hat and suit and tie. Love you and I admire your hard work and dedication, to the hospital and your job, as well as to supporting our family. <br />
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Valentines Day 2013 - Feels so long ago that I can hardly remember what we did! All I know is that we have really cute boys. I love them so much! Valentines Day was slightly crazy for us. We kept it super simple. I had to have surgery that morning, so I gave the boys a little treat at breakfast and sent them to school and babysitters. Then Scott and I headed to the hospital, such a fun way to spend valentines day! Just kidding..... luckily, things went smoothly with the surgery and we enjoyed our day nonetheless.<br />
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At the end of February, Will had his first violin competition. He did a great job and earned a "superior" ranking from the judges. I was so proud of him. I'm amazed at how much he has grown in confidence through the violin. I'm so happy for Will, he is growing up so fast!!<br />
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It if finally starting to look and feel like Spring, but all these latest pictures are from the long winter days we had! A month or so ago we had an Elders Quorum activity at the Governor's mansion. It was really cool. The mansion is amazing and it was really fun to walk around such a historical building. I loved all the little details, and so many little things to represent Utah. It was a really fun night!<br />
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Scott took Eli to a Jazz game. Eli was beyond excited! The last basketball game that Scott had tickets to, he took Will. Eli was heart broken so we had been telling him that the next time would be his turn. Well, he was more than excited when his turn finally rolled around. He didn't waste any time rubbing it in Will's face, either. It was pretty funny actually. Will was not happy about it though and cried and said "It's not fair!" Fairness is a hard lesson to learn, especially when it's not going your way!<br />
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The boys ask constantly when we can go swimming at our pool. I keep telling them all the snow has to melt and it has to be really hot outside. They just keep begging and begging. So a couple weeks ago, I had a Relief Society activity on Saturday morning and Scott decided he would take the boys to the Rec center to go swimming. They loved it and had a blast. I love that my boys love the water and miss it!! That is how I was as a kid, too. After swimming, they decided to see if they could both fit in the lockers. Silly boys!<br />
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More of our silly Eli. He loves to make faces at the camera. He also loves to do karate moves with his hands.... here's the best of both.....<br />
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We put Will in ski school a couple weeks ago. We have been so excited for him to learn to ski. Scott is an avid skiier and grew up skiing all the time. So it was a dream come true for him to send his little man to ski school. We were nervous how Will would handle it, just because he can get frustrated with himself pretty easily. But to our surprise and thank heavens, he loved it! He did an amazing job! <br />
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Will did his ski school while Scott skiied. Scott would come check on him every once in awhile and each time, Will had improved a ton. By the end Will was turning and everything. Must be in his genes. They had a great time together. I love this picture (below) of the two of them, they are little twinners. We can't wait to take Will again and maybe go as a family!<br />
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I don't know why, but I was almost crying when Scott sent me pictures of Will skiing. It is just emotional to watch your kids grow up I think. He looks so big and yet so little at the same time. I love being a mom and having sweet boys and watching them learn new things. It's such a blast! I also love his little skiis. Such a cutie! Hopefully we have many more ski days ahead of us for our family, it's such a fun sport and something that we can all do together, we are excited to get back into it little by little. The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-55198963008692364212013-02-12T17:03:00.003-08:002013-02-12T17:03:57.728-08:00time for another update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Winter really seems to be dragging on and on around here! We find ourselves getting a little cabin fever every few days. So we have been trying to make the best of it. We are always so busy, sometimes I don't know where the time goes! Here's what we've been up to lately......<br />
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Will seems to loose a tooth every other day! He is such a goof. I think first grade has really pulled him out of his shell. He is a funny kid!</div>
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Boys will be boys. And oh how they love to pull faces!</div>
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(Above) Will's cousin, Matt was baptized a few weeks ago. These two are good buddies! Just a year apart. It's hard to believe Will will be getting baptized next year!</div>
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My parents are home from their mission! Will and Eli enjoy having grandparents around again! It's been several months with both sets of grandparents on missions.</div>
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(Below) We've let Eli's hair grow for several months now. Last night we decided it was time for a clean cut. It is really hard to take care of when it gets so long and we were done. It is such a process, I thought I better document it. Also, Eli LOVES to make faces. They fit his personality so well, I love that he was pulling faces at me the whole time I was snapping pictures.</div>
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We have to start with a bath. We have to get his hair REALLY soaking wet. When we get it really wet, it expands and loosens the curls and tangles.</div>
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Then Dad has to comb it out as much as possible. This takes awhile. Like a long while. </div>
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Still combing. But hello, that face is to die for. </div>
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Whoa. Ready to cut. </div>
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Random Will here in the middle of the hair cut session. He lost another tooth just a couple days ago. Now he has no top teeth! He has learned to whistle and is awesome at it!</div>
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Still cutting away, and Will just hanging out!</div>
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An hour into it and we are still buzzing away. How do you like that kung fu move? Actually he might be saying "Get that corn outta my face!" - Anyone know where that is from?</div>
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One ginormous pile of curly tufts and a handsome little stinker with a new buzz. He was SO happy and said "I look like Dad!" and then he said "I look like a basketball player!"</div>
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He was pretty happy with the result. And today it has been nothing but kisses all around. I seriously have to squish him every time I see him. I can't believe how much older he looks with his hair short. Hair or no hair, he is so handsome! </div>
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Life is good. I have two of the sweetest children on the planet. They make me laugh every day, and they such good boys. Eli keeps me on the move constantly, but I love his vivacious personality. Will is doing great in school, he's reading and loving it! They are good friends, most of the time. Scott is busy at work, doing all sorts of important things. :) I'm busy with the boys, as well as teaching my class at UVU - which I love. Life is great, we are so blessed!The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563841668949200835.post-83201841466672694152013-01-07T12:50:00.000-08:002013-01-07T12:50:05.795-08:00Christmas Cabin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Like I said in the post before, after Christmas we headed up to the cabin in Warm River. It had just snowed and it was so pretty! Will was trying out his headstand skills while waiting for his turn on the tube, in the snow. He was actually pretty good, I was impressed!<br />
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I look so goofy with my goggles on, but here's a picture of me and the boys on the snowmobile. Eli LOVES it. That was all he wanted to do. It was so much fun, other than it was freeeeeeezing. Seriously. The high one day was 3 degrees! Then when you start going on the snowmobile, your face freezes. <br />
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My cute little snowmen!</div>
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The sunshine was so pretty and the blue skies and the snow were seriously amazing. It felt good to get out and get some sun, even in the cold weather!<br />
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This is Warm River (below). We cross over this river and head up into the forest to get to the cabin. We float down this river in the summer and we fish on this river. It is always so gorgeous. It is the same temperature year round, so in the winter, it always has steam coming off it. It's not necessarily "warm" though! We always see lots of ducks and sometimes wildlife around here.<br />
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On New Year's Eve, we headed to the thriving metropolis of Island Park (sarcasm there!). It was great though, we sat by the fire and had pizza at this little restaurant. I know I look scary.... but this was after a day of sledding, snowmobiling, and freezing temperatures. :) After our dinner and our drive, we headed back to the cabin and we watched Nacho Libre. Then we put our kids to bed, and Scott and I fell asleep at 9:45!!! Hahaha, that's my idea of ringing in the New Year! It was such a fun day with our little family together. I will never forget it. We just hung out, laughed, played, and had a fun time together. <br />
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Another shot of Warm River. Below, the boys are feeding the ginormous fish! I wish I could get a good picture of the fish because they are seriously amazing. We were feeding them bread and they were fighting over the pieces. They are some of the biggest fish I have ever seen. This is a tradition we do every time we go to the cabin. It is always entertaining, even thought we've done it a million times!<br />
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We had a great time at the cabin and can't wait to go back! I think Winter time is my most favorite at the cabin. It is so cozy and fun to play in the snow and then warm up by the fire. All the craziness aside, it made for a fun and memorable holiday!</div>
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We had a very exciting Christmas! The weeks leading up to Christmas were kind of rough. We had the flu go through our whole family. I was sick two days before Christmas, so it kind of messed with our plans, but over all, it was a great holiday! Christmas is such a special time of year, I love it. I love having lots to do, people to see, and lots of fun things planned with my kids. I started thinking that I should do a year long advent, we have so much fun doing little activities, or crafts, or going somewhere! Above and below are pics of the boys playing their new Wii game. Eli is just learning, but he is OBSESSED. It is pretty hilarious to watch the boys play together, they have a lot of fun and play really nicely.... for the most part. Their little faces are always so serious.<br />
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On Christmas night, we had my brother and his family over for dinner. We laughed a lot, played games, and of course ate way too much food and treats! Below, another picture of Eli in a trance while playing the Wii. We couldn't even get him to look at us for a picture.<br />
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Will was super excited about his new Lego Ninjago set, we had fun putting it together, together. :)<br />
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Look at those missing teeth! Again, playing the wii, but at least we can get Will to smile!<br />
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My boys love their cousin Denver. They think he is the coolest. Eli always follows him around and wants him to play (and snuggle) all the time. It is fun to have older cousins that my boys can look up to, play with, and have fun with. Plus Scott and I love our teenage nieces and nephews, they are seriously hilarious!<br />
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My parents got everyone in my family a Washington DC sweatshirt for Christmas since that's where they served their mission. They are super warm and cozy, we love them! And, even better, my parents just got home last week!<br />
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The day after Christmas was really snowy. My boys took full advantage of the warmer weather and played in it for quite a long time. They are always so cute when they are all bundled up! (Above)</div>
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The weekend after Christmas we headed to our cabin. It was freezing cold, but so much fun as usual! The boys love to play out in the snow, and this year we bought a snow mobile, so that was definitely the highlight of the trip. It is so beautiful at the cabin, we love it!</div>
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More cabin photos to come...... Will loves sledding on the tubes and riding the snow mobile. We have the perfect sledding hill just outside the cabin, it is so fun for the kids and the adults! I laugh so hard when stick our kids on tubes and send them down the hill and then we just stand and watch them bounce around. Such great parents.....The Mortensenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442150672498677033noreply@blogger.com1