tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692456073706093812024-03-12T22:29:21.528-06:00Hanksville HeadlinesNaomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.comBlogger352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-22213771466805909862014-04-28T10:27:00.001-06:002014-04-28T10:27:13.556-06:00January in Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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January started and ended pretty much the same way...</div>
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Cold and snowy!</div>
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Which caused more than a few bad hair days.</div>
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But also allowed for some fun adventures...</div>
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And some fantastic family time!</div>
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As you can see... the snow didn't keep us from having fun! Kevin and I got to go to a Bulls game!</div>
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And he and the girls spent a lot of time playing in the igloo they helped to build!</div>
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But it was still redonkulously cold...</div>
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And snowy!</div>
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But that's OK. At least the birth of my niece Nori brought us a few more rays of sunshine!!!</div>
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My girls are totally in love with her! They keep asking when I'm gonna make them one!</div>
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I think Kevin might be a little in love with her as well :)</div>
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Yup! January was cold and snowy... but also quite WONDERFUL!</div>
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January brought us a polar vortex and the coldest, longest, snowy-est winter Chicago has on record! There was so much snow that Kevin and the girls were able to help build, not one, but TWO igloos in my sisters backyard! AND despite the bitter cold, we were still able to party like it was 1999!!<br />
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And THIS girl wouldn't have it any other way. Especially since January also brought about her 6th birthday!<br />
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She asked for a RAINBOW themed party, which I was VERY grateful for since it only required some construction paper and food coloring! Also, I would be lying if I said I wasn't relieved that she didn't choose a "Frozen" party theme like most little girls her age. I might have died if I had to listen to "Let it Go" a kazillion times in one day! <br />
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Anyway, I had fun making the cupcakes and decorations, but was especially pleased with the leftover-wrapping-paper-table-cloth that we put out for the kids to color! (Kevin's idea!)<br />
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The kids loved coloring on the table and it kept them busy while we cooked frozen pizza and set out their lunch. And by the way, this little guy just happens to be Brooklyn's big Kindergarten crush!<br />
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Look at all their hard work! We have some real artists on our hands.</div>
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After coloring and pizza eating, it was time for games! First off was a trek through our "laser beam" obstacle coarse to find the magical unicorn horn suckers! (Suckers that look like unicorn horns, not creatures who walk around sucking on unicorn horns...in case you were wondering.)<br />
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Then the kids had to protect a magical dragon egg (balloon) from touching the hot lava ground that only THEY could touch because of the magic shoes they were wearing. This was by far their favorite game and they played it forever!<br />
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Last, but not least, was the tried and true Red Light, Green Light game! Amazing how a game that involves nothing more than stopping and going never gets old :)<br />
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After games the kids each took turns sharing a wonderful gift with Brooklyn! She was given so much art stuff, I won't have to entertain her until her next birthday! Yay me!<br />
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It was so much fun that we hardly remembered good old Chicago was under a deep freeze! Amazing what a little fun can do for you!Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-30558965353608888532014-04-03T16:21:00.000-06:002014-04-03T16:23:22.866-06:00A Very Happy December!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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December 2013 brought us SNOW! Lots and lots of snow with blisteringly cold temperatures. But that didn't stop us from getting outside to have a little fun...<br />
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But those moments were filled with tree decorating, watching movies with friends, sewing and crafting presents, riding bikes through slush and ice, going to the theater to see HOBBIT: The Desolation of Smaug, playing at the Children's Museum, feeding early morning seminary students, caroling, and babysitting Monte (my sister's dog)!<br />
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Later in the month we were able to get out to the ward Christmas Party! It was so fun to see the little kids sing, and eat and chat with so many of our friends.<br />
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We even got to see Santa Clause, which left the girls giddy for weeks! Yes, weeks...long after he was gone...<br />
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When Christmas came around, we spent Christmas Eve having dinner with our good friends, the Booths. We ate a delicious meal, played some games, opened a few presents, and had a fantastic time together. So much fun, in fact, that we forgot to take ANY pictures...which incidentally happened the week before when we celebrated an early Christmas with my sister Becca and her family as well! <br />
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The picture forgetting continued on Christmas morning while we were opening presents and enjoying a yummy breakfast, but Kevin remembered to pull out the camera again when he went on his annual Christmas Design run. Can you tell what it is?<br />
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When all was said and done, I did remember to snap a few pictures of the girls in their Christmas dresses. I had to laugh when I pulled the pictures up on the computer and noticed that Lily looks drunk in almost all of them!<br />
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After all the celebrations were over, we set up a gigantic tent in our living room so we could watch our new movies together and play with our toys. It was all fun and games until midnight when Lily vomited all over the pallet on the floor. Her puking continued on throughout the week, spread to the rest of us, and brought us all into January a few pounds lighter! Count your many blessings...right?!<br />
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Anyway, we DID have a fantastic December and a beautiful and memorable Christmas, despite the bug that followed :) And now, I leave you with the outtake video of our Facebook Christmas Video. We had asked the girls to tell the story of Christmas, and apparently, they got a little carried away! <br />
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November 2013 came and went in a <i>FLASH</i>! Kevin had been in Alaska on business the whole week before and returned home on November 1st, just on time to see Brooklyn receive the Scholarship Award at her school!</div>
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The award was given to one student in each class for exceptional academic work. When the principal asked each student why they thought they were given the award, many of them were confused. But when Brooklyn gave her answer, the entire gym audibly sighed in adoration. It was pretty cute!<br />
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After the awards assembly, Kevin packed up the girls and went to sleep over at the Booth's house with Rob and his little girls while Tiffany and I spent the weekend celebrating our early birthdays at my house! We treated ourselves to shopping, sushi, and manicures, ate lots of goodies, watched Legally Blonde, and relaxed like champs! It. Was. AWESOME!<br />
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The following week consisted of teaching Sunday School, lots of hula, a trebuchet launching, dinners with the Sweetwood and Aiono families, Parent Teacher Conference, a temple trip, laser tag, my friend Tiffany's "<i>Breakfast at Tiffany's</i>" inspired 30th birthday party, a jewelry party, and then my BIRTHDAY!<br />
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And for my birthday I was rewarded for living another year with an extra special visit from Kevin's parents! And they, of course, brought with them lots of fun, rainbows, sunshine, and happiness for everyone!<br />
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Some of that sunshine included cookie making, flashlight games, visiting a TANK museum, puzzle time with grandma, and reading time with grandpa!<br />
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For me, it meant dinner at the most amazing Italian restaurant with the BEST butternut squash ravioli I have EVER eaten, a new pair of boots and a sweet magnetic Nativity from mom and dad, and 2 more nativities from Jennie and Kevin, plus a set of beautiful wooden deer that I've had me eyes on for the last few years from Kevin. YAY ME!<br />
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After Dell and Colleen left, we filled the void with lots of Dr. appointments, meetings, craft groups, baptisms, and more teaching... and of course... Kevin took a little time to drive to Indiana for the BYU vs Notre Dame game!<br />
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He even got to do a little sight seeing while he was there!</div>
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While at the game, Kevin actually ran into the Fjeldsted family who he grew up with, so on the Sunday after the game, our family drove back to Indiana to hang out at their hotel for a little while! Kevin's friend Isaac has 3 little girls close in age with ours and our girls had a blast hanging out with them!<br />
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After our adventures in Indiana were through, we packed our bags and headed over to Geneva to spend Thanksgiving with my sister Becca and her crew! We had so much fun stuffing our faces, playing games, running races, and watching movies while we were there!<br />
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As it turns out, spending time with more family was the perfect way to wind down the month. I even got a free makeover out of it! :)<br />
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Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-2909717150936015122014-01-05T12:40:00.001-07:002014-01-05T12:40:11.104-07:00Halloween 2013Halloween this year consisted of two parts for us: One part without children, and the other part without Kevin...<br />
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Our first Halloween celebrations took place on the 25th at my sister Becca's house. Every year she throws an EPIC Halloween costume party, and this year we were invited!<br />
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I worked super hard turning Kevin's bicycle helmet into a velociraptor head for my costume in hopes of winning one of the 4 coveted prizes for best costume!<br />
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It turned out to be a bust (we came in 5th...perhaps because everyone thought we were the Crocodile Hunter and his crocodile...) but that's OK. I still had a blast playing around with Kevin, who came as Muldoon! We played lots of Minute-to-Win-it games, ate lots of great food, and had a wonderful evening without the kids under foot.<br />
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The second part of Halloween for us was on the actual day of Halloween. Kevin got called out to work in Alaska last minute, so he wasn't able to enjoy the festivities with us, but we made do.<br />
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Anyway, when I wasn't working on my velociraptor costume during the month, I was working on Lily's Cheshire Cat costume. She was so happy to put all her kitty skills to good use, especially since she got candy for it!<br />
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Brooklyn got lucky and was given this fantastic dress from someone in our ward. It was perfect for her Queen of Hearts costume.<br />
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The first festivity of the day was a costume parade at Brooklyn's school. She was the first one out and led the whole school up and down the halls for parents to see.<br />
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And as you can see, she really enjoyed playing the part of the queen :)</div>
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After school, we drove over to the Booth's house for food, fun, and trick-or-treating. Unfortunately, it was raining really hard all day long, so we didn't make it very far.<br />
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Brooklyn and her prince charming got pretty quick maneuvering between houses.</div>
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Even Lily started picking up the pace when she realized her fur was melting off!</div>
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But alas, when we finished, she looked like a drown cat rather than the Cheshire cat!</div>
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Brooklyn, on the other hand, wised up and used her powers as the queen to command the aid of someone else's daddy to walk her through the rain without too much drippage on her person.<br />
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Even though we really missed Kevin on Halloween, we had a great time with our friends and were very glad to have so many great people in our lives to share the experience with!<br />
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Aside from our adventures with luaus and Halloween, October held a lot of other fun surprises and adventures for us this year:</div>
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We got to watch our neighbor (who Brooklyn may or may not have a crush on) play football at his Senior year Homecoming game! And his team WON!</div>
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Kevin finally finished the trebuchet that he started building with the young men in our ward last October.</div>
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Brooklyn and Lily practiced their biking, scooter, and pump giving skills.</div>
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We had a blast playing in the parks with all the wonderful weather we were having.</div>
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which was helpful in getting all 3 of my kids wiggles out :)</div>
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We babysat and played with baby Mason (Brooklyn's biggest obsession in life.)</div>
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I sewed lots of crafts for the Helping Hallie Bazaar and 5K that our ward helped to throw. (P.S. Kevin won the 5K by a landslide!</div>
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We celebrated Kevin's birthday...which we somehow forgot to take ANY pictures of except this one of our friend Robert building an iPhone microscope for Kevin as a present. (Kevin also received a pretty dope bike to help with his commute to work, and an awesome Bishopric survival kit from my sister and her family!)</div>
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Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-28036389628557310822014-01-05T11:21:00.003-07:002014-01-06T07:18:28.961-07:00Shriner's Luau and Brooklyn's 1st Show!On October 19th, Brooklyn got to join Kevin and I in her very first luau as an entertainer for the halau I dance for! It was amazing for me to finally have one of my children sharing in something that I love so much, especially because it was her choice to do so!<br />
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Brooklyn was adorable in her costumes and spent weeks practicing hard for the big show (that took place in an airport hangar...much to Kevin's delight!)<br />
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I took Brooklyn around before the show and explained to her how all the stage entrances would work, and where she would stand. She really just soaked it all in.<br />
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In the meantime, Lily was being a fantastic support in her little mu'u mu'u. She sat quietly where we had asked her to stay and cheered loudly after each performance. People seemed to be just as impressed with her after the show as they were with Brooklyn :)<br />
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Brooklyn had one little friend who danced with her, which was good because she still needed to peek over her shoulder quite a bit to remember her moves!<br />
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She did great on all her dances and was a major star during her Tahitian performance and her solo during the poi ball number with Kevin and I.<br />
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I was so proud of her when we finished, I felt like my face would burst from smiling so big! Unfortunately, I can not get the video to post to YouTube for your viewing pleasure, so this picture of her in her Maori costume before we left for the show will have to do :(<br />
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We had a blast dancing for the Shriners and were so glad to share such a neat experience with our kiddos. Can't wait for next season and many more shows with my sweet little family!<br />
<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-55782438937844465352014-01-01T08:59:00.000-07:002014-01-01T08:59:00.158-07:00Perfect Timing!On September 17th, my beautiful mother flew out to Chicago to pay me and my sister Becca a visit! She started out the first week staying at Becca's house, although I was able to go up for a girls night out one night and my whole family drove out to Geneva to spend the first Sunday she was here together.<br />
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The 24th marked the day that my mom would travel down to Westmont to spend a week with my little family! Unfortunately, on the 23rd, our sewers backed up! This is the most mild of the pictures (to spare you the gore). Short story is this: The landlord wouldn't answer the phone messages, texts, or emails that we sent him, so we called a plumber, who wouldn't fix it without permission from the landlord! We ho-hummed around a little until finally I told him that my mom would be arriving the next day to spend a week SLEEPING in the very basement that was covered in POO! The plumber took mercy on me at that point and rotor rooted our drains (for $500!) unscrewed our toilet and dumped it out on the floor, and splashed poo slime all over my basement! I spent the next 10 hours squeegeeing floors, wiping down walls, and bleaching every surface under the sun! And I finished, 30 minutes before my mom arrived! Just in the nick of time :)<br />
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playing in some pretty fun parks and zoos...</div>
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During her visit, Brooklyn even got to sleep over in Geneva with grandma so she could see her cousins perform in their ward primary program. She felt very special having grandma semi "to herself" <br />
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But the highlight of the trip for my girls was when grandma Uda taught them how to make her famous peanut butter fudge, and she even let them lick the pot! Just like old times :)<br />
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We would not waste such a marvelous day! No! Instead, we would fill it with color and happiness!</div>
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It took her all of 2 seconds to realize that she had me ALL to herself, and that made her VERY happy! Especially after I told her that she was the boss and I would take her wherever she wanted to go!<br />
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She dragged me around to see the dolphins and seals, then over to see the naked mole rats and the porcupine (who was very angry at me for taking his picture). After that we saw the alligators in the swamp, and even got to see the snakes eat their morning RATS! (Something that deeply disturbed Lily since she owns a pet rat... but after explaining the circle of life, she seemed to be OK with it!) After the rat encounter, we headed over to see the wild cats. We were lucky that they were all awake and quite active! I even got a picture of Lily mimicking the yawning tiger we saw!<br />
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After seeing so many fun animals, Lily asked for some macaroni and cheese. Lucky for me, there happened to be a place at the zoo that sold macaroni and cheese! We grabbed some lunch and then sat down to eat. But it wasn't long before...<br />
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When lunch was over, Lily asked if we could ride the tram that does tours around the zoo. I agreed, and 2 hours later, after we had heard the whole tour and seen the whole zoo TWICE, she finally decided she was ready to get off and head home :)<br />
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We had so much fun together at the zoo and I am SO glad that I paused on all the things that I usually feel are important, to spend some quality time with my little Lily!<br />
<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-6862048585829783642013-12-31T09:41:00.004-07:002013-12-31T09:41:42.000-07:00Lily's 1st Day of Preschool!On September 9th, Lily started her very first day of PRESCHOOL! As many of you know, I teach preschool from my home. Last year I alternated teaching days with my friend Arielle, but sadly, she moved after the end of the year :( Lucky for me though, another dear friend of mine offered to co teach with me, and her little boy, Aiden, joined the class and has been an excellent little school friend for Lily!<br />
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Just like her big sister, I made sure to interview Lily at the beginning of her big day. It was fun to see the influence of her big sister on her answers.<br />
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After Lily was interviewed and both girls were dressed and ready to go to school, they said their goodbyes and Brooklyn hopped on the bus while we headed to the backyard for a few pictures.<br />
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Lily usually doesn't cooperate during photo shoots, but she seemed to know she was THE very special person of the day, and I was lucky enough to get this great shot of her before class started.<br />
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After taking pictures we waited for Aiden to arrive...and when he did, the party REALLY got started!<br />
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We learned about the letter A and about our 5 senses on day one, but really, most of the day was spent teaching them how to sit still, follow instructions, and hold a pencil :) They both did great though and are now super preschool pros!<br />
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When class was over, we waived goodbye to Aiden and then had a celebratory dance before we sat back to wait for Brooklyn to return home. It was a fun day and so amazing to be able to see my little one's progress and grow, right in my very own home!<br />
<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-56863159182071910592013-12-31T09:16:00.001-07:002013-12-31T09:16:51.480-07:00Bike Rides and Birthday Parties!On September 5th, Kevin packed his bags and flew out to Utah to participate in the <a href="http://www.lotojaclassic.com/main/index.html">LOTOJA</a> (on September 7th) with his dad. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name, the LOTOJA is a one day, 200 mile bike race from Logan, UT to Jackson Hole, WY... Yup... CRAZY SAUCE!<br />
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I can't tell you much about the race because I wasn't there, and my dear sweet husband isn't much into details :) But this is what I do know: He had no hills to train on in Chicago, nor did he have enough time to train any where near the distance, but he made it! And he made it ALIVE thanks to his very buff and fit Dad who let him draft behind him for much of the way :)<br />
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I also know that Dell and Kevin started way before their slotted time (in hopes of finishing the race before it closed) and finished just minutes AFTER it closed! But because they were lit up like Christmas trees when they came riding in, the race staff still let them finish and gave them some pretty awesome medals for doing so!<br />
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Kevin told me afterward that the race was much more challenging than a marathon and that he never wanted to eat GU or any CHOMPS (blocks of scientifically altered sugar that are supposed to give you energy during your races) again for the rest of his life! The Monster Cookies that he and his dad survived on, however, have already been welcomed back in to his daily diet!<br />
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We celebrated our little friend, Ellie's, Birthday at Jonamac Orchards! (Ellie is the cute little thing in pink standing behind Lily.)<br />
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It was a busy day because I was also helping to throw a baby shower that morning, but we had so much fun at the petting zoo, on the giant blow up bounce pad, on the barrel train, in the hay maze, in the corn pit, and drinking apple cider and eating apple cider donuts with the Booths and DaSilvas!<br />
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It was fun to have something to do while Kevin was away and was the perfect way to spend our last weekend before Kevin got home and Lily started Preschool!<br />
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<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-45147640146817016792013-12-30T08:31:00.000-07:002013-12-30T08:31:30.959-07:00The Random Rest...<div style="text-align: center;">
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And many other fun luau's and parties that I forgot to bring my camera to. August was a fun and exciting month and only the beginning of many more adventures in 2013!<br />
<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-39448124224850241782013-12-30T07:46:00.002-07:002013-12-30T11:22:51.972-07:00Brooklyn's 1st Day of Kindergarten!August 21st was Brooklyn's 1st day of Kindergarten! Building up to the event was quite a fiasco, but we made sure that her first day was special despite the problems we were having with the school. What problems you ask? Well, here is the short version:<br />
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The school decided to offer full day Kindergarten along with their regular half day Kindergarten (except full day would cost $2,000 and half day would be free). They told the parents that full dayers would be smarter and all that jazz, but because I felt the transition would be too hard and I wasn't about to pay for public school, we opted for half day. Well... we were the only ones! Which lead to a lot of pressure to switch over to full day, many conversations about how Brooklyn would be deprived and wouldn't be allowed to play on the recess equipment or participate in any arts programs, and some frustrating comments about my poor decision making being because I am a stay at home mom, as well as the awkward suggestion that if I can't afford it, why don't I put Brooklyn in ESL. Yeah... it was crazy!<br />
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Anyway, I was FINALLY able to surpass the office staff and talk to the principle who was WONDERFUL and kind and by the second week of school, had helped me to get Brooklyn in full day with her fees waived. But I digress... Here is what you really came here for. PICTURES!<br />
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Ever since Brooklyn started preschool I have been interviewing her with these questions. It has been so much fun to see how her answers have changed over the years.<br />
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Brooklyn is bused to and from school so we all got to say goodbye to her at the front door. </div>
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Daddy followed Brooklyn over to the school and got to stay for the first half of the morning. She was so excited when they finally arrived!<br />
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The school had everything organized and ready to go, including name tags for all the Kindergartners so that they wouldn't get lost and would receive help wherever they went.<br />
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Lots of parents came to show their kids into the school on their first day. Brooklyn just looked too small to be going to school whilst she was standing amongst them.<br />
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where we all waited together for our little Brooklyn to come home. We picked her up at the door and Lily even bought her flowers to let her know how much she was missed!<br />
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Brooklyn had a GREAT first day of Kindergarten and has loved every day since!</div>
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It was such a blessing to have Kevin's parents there to not only support him, but so that Dell could actually ordain him to the office of High Priest!<br />
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We were also luck to have Taber and Becca living close enough to drive down and support Kevin on such a crazy day!<br />
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President Duffield presided over the whole thing and was so much fun to be with. We took this picture after the ordination because he frequently mixes Becca and I up, and we thought it would help him to keep us straight :)<br />
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And at the end of it all, Kevin became an official member of the Woodridge 1st Ward Bishopric of the Naperville Stake, in the state of Illinois, with Bishop Jeff Bennett and 1st counselor Dan Miller!<br />
<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-74226629662543193572013-12-29T19:24:00.004-07:002013-12-29T19:24:42.957-07:00The Keiki Luau!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As previously mentioned, On August 17th, I held a little luau for the girls I had been teaching the Hula to all summer! The girls worked so hard on their dances and were very excited to show off their new skills to their parents.</div>
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Despite the chaos of trying to get everyone dressed, the food served, and the finishing touches of decorating done, I was able to stop for a few seconds to take a picture with my cute hula dancers. (Thanks to Colleen who had just run home to get the ukulele that I had accidentally left behind!)<br />
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Once the show started, the girls knew exactly what to do! They began by dancing a Kahiko called Kalakaua. After Kalakaua, the girls performed Puka Pants, and later they danced with poi balls to the song Terina. Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures because we were taking video instead, and for some reason none of the videos have sound, so I decided not to upload them. :(<br />
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But someone did catch a nice shot of the Mormon Missionaries performing the Haka with Kevin during one of our costume changes! Elder Pulotu and Elder Blackner were a great addition to the show and we are so grateful they agreed to dance for us.<br />
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At the end of the show we let each girl walk on stage one at a time to receive a candy lei and a standing ovation from their parents. Aren't they cute?!<br />
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The luau was a lot of work, but thanks to the great parents of my girls who brought food to share, my in-laws who worked so hard to make things beautiful, and my husband who is the best emcee EVER! We were able to pull it off and have a wonderful time! Can't wait to do it again next summer!<br />
<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-32498467029534806612013-11-10T09:05:00.002-07:002013-11-10T09:35:18.268-07:00The Aftermath...The day after Kevin got called to the Bishopric, his mom and dad hopped into the car in Utah and started driving East to Chicago! Their plan was to get in some quick grandparent spoiling, help me with my luau, and watch Brooklyn perform for the first time... and then on Sunday, Dell would ordain Kevin a High Priest! They drove all day the 14th and 15th and arrived at our house late at night on the 15th. We hugged, chatted a bit, and then sent every one to bed!<br />
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The next day (which just happened to be Dell and Colleen's anniversary!) involved a LOT of preparation for the luau and a LOT of spoiling from Grandma and Grandpa...even though we should have been spoiling them! :)<br />
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They helped us get some scooters and helmets for the girls and THEN they even took the time to help the girls learn how to ride them! Brooklyn really loved her scooter and practiced hard so she could get the hang of it. <br />
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Lily decided her new scooter looked more like a new pet and proceeded to
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continues to do 4 months later!<br />
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On Saturday morning, we woke up early, started the Kalua Pig in the oven, and then me and Brooklyn headed over to her doctor's office to get her Kindergarten checkup. When we got home, mom, Kevin, and I got in our dress clothes and headed over to the church to see our friend's son get baptized. After the baptism, we headed into the church gym and started cleaning and setting up for our big luau!<br />
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Mom did and INCREDIBLE job decorating the gym and stage and making it look like we'd just landed in Hawaii! I hadn't expected her help, but once we finished I was so, SO, SOOOO Grateful that she was there! There is NO WAY I could have done it without her!<br />
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In the end, the luau turned out great, we had a fantastic experience on Sunday when Kevin got ordained, and we were all so happy to have been able to spend a quick weekend with Dell and Colleen. They are simply WONDERFUL!<br />
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More to come on the luau and the ordination, later...<br />
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<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-78167176906646675182013-11-10T08:34:00.001-07:002013-11-10T08:34:48.307-07:00Our CRAZY 8 year Anniversary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, our anniversary picture is NOT of Kevin and I, but instead, of Kevin and President Duffield! That's because our anniversary went a little like this:<br />
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12:30pm - My return flight from Utah landed in Chicago<br />
1:00pm - Kevin and Brooklyn pick me and Lily up from the airport<br />
2:00pm - We get home from the airport, Kevin goes back to work, I start prepping the house for my hula class<br />
4:00pm - My hula students arrive and we have a dress rehearsal for our big Luau Recital that will be that Saturday<br />
5:30pm - All the parents finish picking up their kids and I start making dinner<br />
6:00pm - Kevin gets home, we eat dinner super fast and get ready to go to mutual<br />
6:30pm - We drive to Mutual, make a quick appearance, and then head over to the Stake Center<br />
7:00pm - President Duffield invites our whole family into his office and then asks Kevin if he will accept a calling in the Bishopric of our ward. Kevin says yes.<br />
8:30pm - We get home, put the kids to bed, and pass out from exhaustion!<br />
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Happy 8 year anniversary Kevin! It was super crazy but totally a great example of what the last 8 years have been like... and I have loved every moment! Thanks for asking me to marry you dude. You are the BEST!Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-15301830898495240272013-10-13T10:21:00.000-06:002013-10-13T10:21:10.135-06:00Our Time in PG and the Main Reason for our Trip...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In case you were wondering, the whole reason behind our very short trip to UT, was to be at my niece Akira's baby blessing. It was the first time that I got to meet little Akira and I couldn't believe what an adorable little sweetheart she is. My brother Jake gave her a beautiful blessing and I had so much fun visiting with his friends and family. A highlight for me was hanging out with Scarlet's mother! She is one of the neatest, funniest, and fun women I have ever met, and I can't wait to see how her daughter and granddaughter follow in her footsteps :)<br />
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Being in PG for the baby blessing also meant that we got to spend a few days with the Uda Family... and that meant time with Grandpa and Grandma Uda!!! Lily adores both of her grandparents and was eating up all the attention she was getting with Brooklyn back home with Daddy.<br />
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She even got a whole day of Grandpa Uda to herself (something that is pretty much unheard of) and they were able to paint these beautiful rocks together!<br />
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We also got to visit Auntie Liz and Uncle Tony while we were in PG, where Lily was introduced to Liz's kitty, Saki! As you can tell from the picture, she is squealing the work "cuuuuuute!" She was a big fan of the kitty.<br />
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On the day we visited Tony and Liz, we also got to go to the movie with all the grand-kids to see Monsters University. Lily LOOOVED the movie, but something that surprised me more, was how much she loved my soda. My mom had purchased me a giant Pepsi for the movie and I had placed it between Lily and I. I wasn't very thirsty until almost the end of the movie, but when I reached down to get a drink, I realized that the cup was EMPTY! I looked down at Lily and she peeked up at me with a big smile and said, "Mom! I can take a drink without picking up the cup! Its so awesome!" Needless to say, she was bouncing off the walls for the rest of the day and had to go to the bathroom a hundred times :)<br />
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The day before we had to go back home was packed with fun and was the perfect way to say our goodbyes. We started off the day visiting a splash pad in Provo. Lily is a BIG fan of splash pads and she had tons of fun running through the water with her older cousins. She became especially fond of her oldest boy cousins, Joseph and David, while we were there...which was both adorable and surprising to me!<br />
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After the splash pad, we headed over to the Provo Town Center mall to see my brother Josh's new laser tag arena. It wasn't finished yet, but it was pretty cool seeing some of the stuff that Kevin helped to design, being put together.<br />
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While we were waiting to be seated, Lily walked over to her uncle Tony, lifted her shirt to show him her piko (bellybutton) and then said, "Now show me yours!" Her auntie Liz then bent down and told her that she didn't want to see Uncle Tony's piko because his piko was humongous and it liked to eat little girls. Lily, of course, was horrified and quickly made her way back to mommy. <br />
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A few minutes later she had seemingly forgotten about her earlier interactions and went back to uncle Tony to request, once more, that he show her his piko. But this time, as soon as the words left her mouth, she started backing away slowly, and then she said, "Don't worry, I'll stand back here so your piko can't eat me!" It was seriously so funny, and uncle Tony was such a good sport :)<br />
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During dinner, we were all sharing funny horror stories of growing up with our brother Josh. We were all trying to decide who was tortured the most by him when Lily came to me with something in her mouth that she didn't want to suck on anymore...so naturally, I told her to put it down Josh's shirt whilst he was deep in conversation. It took him a second to realize, but once he did, we all had a grand laugh, until he bent down to Lily and said, "You don't know me very well little girl, do you?" ... Hahhaha :) I totally love my family!<br />
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Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-4340894795391553082013-09-15T19:41:00.000-06:002013-09-15T19:41:20.661-06:00Starved Rock!While Lily and I were off in UT having a glorious time, Kevin made sure that he and Brooklyn also had tons of fun things to do! Along with baking, staying up late watching movies, and taking walks to the park, they also tagged along with my sister and brother-in-law and their kids to Starved Rock where Brooklyn got to spend the weekend hiking and camping with cousins, and Kevin got to stay up all night protecting the campground from unruly raccoons :)<br />
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<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-34054586967675324862013-09-08T08:54:00.004-06:002013-09-08T09:02:44.598-06:00Utah or Bust!A few months back, my little brother informed me that he would be blessing his new daughter on August 11th, and he wanted us to come. The flight to UT for a family of 4 is pretty expensive, but with a little luck and 2 "almost free" tickets from Southwest, we decided that we would be able to send myself and one of our children. Since Brooklyn still had a lot to do to get ready to start school, we opted to send Lily out with me and have Brooklyn stay with friends during the day and with Daddy at night. It was a hard decision, but it ended up being a pretty neat experience!<br />
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But before we could head to UT, there was work to be done! I was about to see, for the first time, 3 of the 4 new babies born into our family this year, and I had some nephews with birthdays to celebrate! So I got to work making gifts for all my sweet nieces and nephews before we made the flight into family land!<br />
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But that's not all I was doing, between the 1st and the 6th of August, I crafted, babysat, performed at some crazy luaus, had a few awesome play dates, taught the Gospel Principles class at church, took Brooklyn to some Kindergarten dental appointments and eye appointments, and crafted some more! And on the day of my flight out, I was able to teach hula and babysit the cutest little boy in our ward named Mason. Brooklyn is obsessed with him and helped out a ton! She even told me that if we ever have another kid, she wants to name him Mason :)<br />
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After hula practice, we packed up the car and headed to the airport. Lily was ecstatic (since this was the first time SHE could remember going on an airplane.) She told everyone at the airport that she was going to see her grandmas and grandpas, and made many friends in the process! And once we were on the plane, she cheered and squeeled with delight through the whole take off and landing!<br />
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Random-est moment at the airport: a woman kept staring at me and finally said "OK, I'm just gonna take a gamble...do you know Becca Rigg?" I had to laugh since this has been happening to me my whole life! Then I told her that I not only knew Becca, but I was her sister. It turns out that she was at the girls camp that Becca and I danced at the month before and had seen us both! Small world!</div>
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When we arrived in UT, Grandma and Grandpa Hanks picked us up at the airport and took us home to get some sleep. Then, the next morning, we were up and ready to play play play! First on the list of things to do, a trip to the local trampoline park with auntie Janna and Cousin Audrey. IT WAS AWESOME!</div>
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I wasn't able to get pictures of everything we did in Kaysville since I accidentally left my camera at HOME! but we were also able to watch the Lorax at the Kaysville theater, take a trip to the mall where grandma bought the girls some pretty awesome toys from the Disney store, and Uncle Tyler treated me to an amazing dinner at Red Lobster where we laughed a ton and took turns bantering with our poor waiter. And the next morning Tyler even made us stuffed french toast before we headed down to Pleasant Grove to see my family. <br />
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We had so much fun in Kaysville, despite the short visit, and the fact that Lily managed to puke on her poor Grandma before we left. My favorite part was watching Lily play with her cousin Audrey, who is about 3 weeks older than Lily. They both have such huge personalities and it was fun to see them interact!<br />
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Lily's favorite part was getting snuggles from her amazing grandparents and having some time with Mommy all to herself! <br />
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<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-10470526711996288802013-09-04T13:56:00.000-06:002013-09-04T13:57:23.941-06:00The Morton ArboretumOn July 26th, the Bishop's wife treated me and my friend Cary to a day at the Morton Arboretum! Mine and Cary's children are about the same age, and they all had so much fun playing in the wide open spaces together. The Arboretum was beautiful, relaxing, and tons of fun... and at the end of the day, we even managed to leave right before a giant rainstorm hit. It really was a perfect day!<br />
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<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-72213803772590566682013-09-02T15:10:00.002-06:002013-09-02T15:12:28.275-06:00July in Pictures...July was a very fun and busy month for us, and not just because of the Independence Day holiday! Once the fireworks were long gone, we still had plenty of fun lined up on our schedule!<br />
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On July 13th we took our girls to the Taste of Westmont fair on Main Street. First up on our list of things to ride was the giant Ferris wheel.<br />
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The girls loved all the different rides and couldn't have been happier than they were when they got their faces painted. They even collected a LOT of free things just for being so cute!<br />
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And right before we left, they got to break boards with their bare hands (and a lot of help from the instructor). It was a blast!<br />
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On July 19th, the girls went to my sister Becca's house to celebrate cousin Brinley's birthday! They stayed the night so Auntie Becca could watch them the next day while mom and dad went to a baseball game, and while they were there, they even got to go to a pioneer day celebration!<br />
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On the 20th, Kevin and I got to drive downtown and attend our very first White Sox game! We were even lucky enough to be there on Star Wars day! It was so much fun to have a date with Kevin and share such a fun experience. Plus, it was FREE and we WON!<br />
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On July 23rd, Kevin and I drove out to Wisconsin to dance for our Church's Girls Camp! We met my sister Becca there and danced together for the first time in 9 years!<br />
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We also taught two of our ward's young women a Tahitian number that they performed. Then, while we were there, we taught the entire group of girls a dance. It was SO much fun and I wish we could have stayed all night!<br />
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But alas, we needed to get home to pick up our tired little girls at 1am from our friend's house. Our friend's little boy is the same age as Lily, and it appears that they had a very fun time together while they waited for us to come home.<br />
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On July 25th, a large group of moms from my ward met at the Brookfield Zoo for a little play date. The girls had so much fun checking out the animals and playing with their friends. And we even discovered the zoo has a splash pad!<br />
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And just for fun, during the month of July we decided to work on replacing the ugly fire pit in our backyard. Here are the before and after pictures for all who care to see :)<br />
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On the 4th of July, our little family woke up early, hopped in the car, and drove an hour and a half out of town so Kevin could participate in a Metric Century ride! For those who don't know what that means... a regular Century is 100 miles, turn that over to the metric system and it becomes 63 miles! When we arrived we realized that it was more of an organized bike ride with a couple hundred friends then it was a race. Nonetheless, Kevin lined his bike with Gu packs, hooked up his iPhone, pumped his tires, and headed out on his long journey.<br />
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But not before his number one fans gave him lots of hugs, snuggles, kisses, and encouragement!<br />
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Then he was off! Out of the parking lot and down the long empty road he went, and where he went after that will forever remain a mystery to us all...<br />
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It was exciting watching him ride down the long country road and then disappear of in the distance, but it also signaled the beginning of a new era...<br />
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The era of waiting... And we didn't know how long we would BE waiting! So we waited... and goofed off... and waited... and made friends... and waited... and explored our surroundings...<br />
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...and waited... and watched all the interesting people passing by... and waited some more...<br />
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Until FINALLY our ever buff and handsome hero returned from his long journey into nothingness! (About 3hours and 45 minutes after he began.)<br />
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Upon his triumphant arrival, Kevin was greeted with more hugs and snuggles and kisses, although this time they were a little sweaty-ish :)<br />
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And then we all went to meet the other people who had ridden with Kevin the entire way. Turns out Kevin is REALLY good at making new friends no matter what he happens to be doing when the opportunity presents itself :) And he is also really good at riding his fancy bike for very long periods of time!<br />
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<br />Naomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669245607370609381.post-13175170439964489222013-08-26T11:16:00.001-06:002013-08-26T11:17:45.368-06:00June Randomness...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The benefits of that relationship may or may not involve making you wear every single bow that you own, on your head, all at once.</div>
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Which could result in you looking like a synchronized swimmer!</div>
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And sometimes, having a pet rat isn't enough! Because sometimes you need a SUPER pet rat!</div>
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I mean, who doesn't love a rat in a cape!</div>
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And sometimes... food tastes a million times better because you're eating it outside instead of inside!</div>
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And sometimes... sleeping on a regular pillow won't do! Frogs are far more fluffy AND they are ergonomically designed to fit the contours of your body!</div>
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And sometimes... wearing daddy's clothes is way more fun than wearing your own clothes. After all, pet rats fit in dad pockets better than they can fit in kid pockets! </div>
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And sometimes... singing happy birthday as Brooklyn and Lily just isn't enough! Because sometimes, you just need to be potato heads! </div>
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