tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78531682074745606292024-03-05T19:36:17.915-08:00The FloydsKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.comBlogger570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-21801530018481587972017-04-26T13:53:00.001-07:002017-04-26T13:53:07.437-07:00December 2011 (otherwise known as the most unflattering post ever)I just found a bunch of awesome photos that my kids took over 5 years ago while we were visiting my parents at Christmastime. Everyone was home and it was so fun to be together! My kids took all of these photos and while there were plenty of unflattering photos of everyone, I didn't want to upset anyone by posting them! So I'm only sharing a few bad photos of everyone else and a lot of bad ones of me with a couple of good ones to make up for it. ha!<br />
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There are so many great things about this photo. The bacon. Shane's mug. Their jolly faces.</div>
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Our cute tiny Karter friend!</div>
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Geri and I in all our glory, clad in our nightgowns in our natural habitat.</div>
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Stunning.</div>
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I like this picture because I look like I'm 14.</div>
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Mallory was so tiny. Those are little gingerbread men on her jammies. Why did I let those go!?</div>
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Grandpa in his glory. Getting ready to fix something. </div>
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Check that beard out!</div>
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I love these two. Emma is still Lily's favorite person and best friend.</div>
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Uncle Andrew is so much fun!</div>
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Playing this dance game was the best! I love the determination on Shane's face. He's so into it.</div>
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Shane! hahaha</div>
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Clearly, these are not the greatest pictures but finding them and reminiscing was so much fun. THIS IS WHY I don't want to restrict my blog to beautiful and flattering photos only. Sometimes it's good but other times it forces you to leave the fun out. I love these bad photos and the memories they brought back to me on this April day over 5 years later.</div>
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Spring is finally here! It has been teasing us for the last couple of months but it's finally here to stay. I can feel it! (edit: since posting this the weather has taken a turn for the worse. Wishful thinking.)</div>
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I have a hard time leaving my house when I start to feel overwhelmed with it. I want to do nothing but clean and tidy but I know I need to get my kids and myself out, especially when I'm feeling like there's too much to do! So we located shoes that were scattered all over the house, made sure everyone was wearing pants, and off we went to the park!<br />
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His sisters told him to pose like this. Oh my, this boy needs a brother!</div>
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Ella took a comfy nap while the other kids played.</div>
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The lilac trees are blooming all over town and they smell divine! My parents have a huge, beautiful one growing in their yard. It's such a magical little tree; I lovvve when it blooms. I can often be seen burying my face in it at this time of year.</div>
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Michael came home from work and joined us at the park.<br />
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Spending a few hours outside with my kids was just what we all needed. In the spring, the air is fresh and new and we breathe deeply and happily. We are a bit more cheerful and carefree.</div>
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I live for these little outings with my kids. When we are out together it's easy to let go of my worries and responsibilities and just be their mom. </div>
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A few weeks ago we took the kids to Disneyland and had a fun day full of noise, color, entertainment, food, running around, and activity. That night we drove 45 minutes north to my grandpa's house and spent the next day with him and his wife. Our day at his house was the opposite of the previous day. It was calm and quiet, slow paced, full of good, quiet conversation, and peaceful.</div>
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We picked oranges off the tree for breakfast. Cecil was kind enough to peel them for us! We watched grandpa sort through his pennies; he keeps all of the ones from 1982 and before. Lily had a ukulele lesson; I love watching them play together. The kids played games and got along happily. We spent time in his cute little backyard and Grandpa showed me the plants he has coming up in his garden; he is excited about his tulip bulbs that he brought home from New York. </div>
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I love this place, the tree, the people, the atmosphere. Disneyland is magical, but it could never compare to the feeling of peace and love in our grandparents' home.</div>
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Ever since Michael and I got married his dream has been to do construction. He envisioned building and flipping houses and having his family come to visit him at work and to help and play. It's happening and he couldn't be more thrilled!<br />
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We are very grateful for the sale of our home in Idaho (which was also a flip). The profit we made from flipping and selling that house combined with the money we had saved enabled Michael to quit his job at the hospital and work full time on this house flip. He is working hard but totally in his element and it makes me happy to see him so happy.<br />
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Behind them is the kitchen. It is full of cabinets now and looks beautiful!</div>
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The kids had "way much" fun (a Matthew phrase) helping dad fill all the holes in the trim with pink putty!</div>
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Michael. Happy and dusty from a hard day's work.</div>
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-54242210189952168372017-02-23T23:26:00.000-08:002017-02-28T10:07:06.036-08:00Ella at Six monthsElla Mae at 6 months old. These photos were taken February 2 in my grandpa Varge Christensen's backyard in Sylmar, CA.<br />
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I love this chubby, dimple cheeked baby more than I could ever begin to say. My heart is spilling over with love.<br />
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-18743100916734101462017-02-12T22:00:00.000-08:002017-03-09T11:14:26.456-08:00Riley is 8!Riley is 8! We are so thankful to have this girl on our lives. She is bright and happy and a ray of sunshine.<br />
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She had a special day; we had lots of family in town to celebrate Riley on her special day. Uncles Zach and Andrew both spoke at her baptism and had such wonderful lovely thoughts to share. Riley is lucky to have a big family full of people who love her so much!<br />
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Here is a slideshow of Riley's cute little life so far. We played it at her baptism while I helped her dry off and get dressed. I adore this girl and I love being her mom.<br />
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So a few months ago I decided to start keeping a video journal. At first I tried a couple of vlogs, but I have discovered that I like making these shorter videos way better. I am definitely an amateur but there is a lot more room for creativity with these smaller ones than with the boring 20 minute vlogs. Making videos takes quite a chunk of time but I really want to make it a priority to keep making them and acquire some skills in the process.<br />
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Here is a video of our Saturday afternoon at the park with my parents. I love watching my kids run around and play and there's something special about seeing the children interact and play with their grandparents. I love these people so much!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-60592397764063017992017-02-04T20:12:00.000-08:002017-02-04T20:12:00.790-08:00Disneyland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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1) Getting to ride Peter Pan twice in a row! As we were getting off the ride Matthew told me he wanted to go again. I explained to him that we needed to get back in line and wait our turn. The nice lady at the exit overheard our conversation and whispered, "If he wants to ride again you can just wait right here and I'll let you back on." What??? We were so happy! Peter Pan is one of the most popular rides at the park and the wait is always at least (the <i>very</i> least) 30 minutes, so we were thrilled!</div>
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3) When we left the park we were walking with the masses back toward our hotel room. As we were waiting at the light to cross the street a man tapped us on the shoulder and said, "You wouldn't happen to want an umbrella stroller, would you? It's brand new, we just bought it for our trip and we're finished using it; we don't want to take it home." Yes, please!! We didn't take our double stroller with us because it was having tire problems and our old umbrella stroller is broken and has retired. We may not have been able to use our new stroller at the park but it was nice to be able to push Matt back to the hotel in it and it will get PLENTY of use in our family!</div>
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Ride: Splash Mountain</div>
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Food: Churros!</div>
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Ride: Splash Mountain</div>
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Food: Jedi Order Chicken Sandwich at the Galactic Grill</div>
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Ride: Mad Tea Party (aka Teacups!)</div>
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Food: Mac and Cheese at the Galactic Grill</div>
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Ride: Pirates of the Carribean</div>
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Food: French fries (haha)</div>
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Ride: Astro Blasters</div>
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Food: Pizza at the Pizza Port</div>
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Ride: Winnie the Pooh (haha, I don't know but it's a really cute ride!)</div>
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Food: Wicket's Wicked Veggie Wrap at the Galactic Grill</div>
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I loved going to Disneyland as a kid and it's so fun to see the excitement on my own kids' faces and to watch them run around the park and have such a great time! We are really lucky that we're able to take them from time to time.</div>
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Lily told me a few nights ago that she wants to be "furtographer". I told her she could only be a proper photographer if she can say "photographer" properly. Wh knew that's all it took? You are welcome for the information. She took a lot of these photos. I will credit her for the one she took.</div>
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She was sooooo proud of this one. She had Kaylee hold the backdrop up and squealed with delight when she saw the result of her efforts. The next morning she got my camera down and turned it on to look at this photo again and said, "I'm just so happy with this picture that I took!" I know that feeling well:) It was fun to see her experience it.</div>
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Matthew does this thing where he tries to tell me that "The Sign" says to do something (The Sign says I don't need to wash my hands!" "The Sign says it's not bedtime yet!" etc.) Here are a million photos if him telling me that The Sign says he can watch Paw Patrol on YouTube (he's not allowed to watch it on YouTube, he has to watch it on Amazon Prime).<br />
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Every time we go on a long drive I think I'll have all the time in the world to knit and crochet. We spent 48+ hours in the car over the last 10 days and I got about 6 hours of knitting in. I guess that's the way it goes when you have 6 kids! I should know that I won't have as much time as I think, but I always bring yarn for 3-4 projects and I'm lucky if I get to finish one. I don't mind too much because not knitting meant watching movies with my kids, singing songs, searching maps as Michael drove, make time-lapse videos of our drive, eating snacks, helping cranky kids to get happy, and lots of conversation with my hubby boy. Now THAT'S a treat! We aren't often able to have an uninterrupted conversation but all that time in the car meant lots of talking and listening for us.<br />
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I'm not even sad that I only got one project done because, look how cute it is! The pattern is knit in one piece and very simple; perfect for a beginner. Because it was so basic, I was afraid it wouldn't be flattering and that I wouldn't love the final result. Happily, it turned out so cute and it's so squishy and cozy; she's extra huggable in this little sweater, if that's even possible! I actually really love how plain and simple the sweater is. Sometimes simplicity is as lovely as intricacy.<br />
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Yarn: <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Swish_DK_Yarn__D5420168.html" target="_blank">Swish DK by Knit Picks in Dove Heather</a>*<br />
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*The pattern calls for worsted weight yarn. I used dk by accident and, as a result, the sweater is a tad smaller than I would have liked.<br />
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We are so lucky to live just a few hours from grandpa Christensen. We spent the weekend at his house and had a lovely time being with our family. I didn't get any of it on the video, but we gathered at his house with my Uncle Michael and Aunt Susan, Zach and Rachel, grandma and grandpa Howe, and cousins Kellie and Nathan. Michael and Susan have been remodeling and needed a cleanup crew! So everyone pitched in to help. Well, I wasn't much help, but everyone else was great! On Saturday we went to a Trunk or Treat at Michael and Susan's church and it was so fun. The kids loved going around and seeing the spooky decorated trunks, we met a CUTE bulldog named Hank, and Kellie made homemade rootbeer, or Witch's Blood, as Nathan called it. We LOVE our family and it was so fun to be with them. Michael and Susan just moved back to the Pasadena area (from Sacramento) and we're so happy that they live somewhat close to us now! It's been so fun to see them every time we go to grandpa and Cecil's. Speaking of grandpa and Cecil! They are coming home from their 6 month temple mission in Palmyra this week! We can't wait to have them back!<br />
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We came home from our lovely weekend to Uncle Andrew and Aunt Nicole! We're so excited that they will be just up the street from us for the next couple of months! And the best part is that their sweet baby girl is due at the end of the month! Hooray for aunts, uncles, and new baby cousins!<br />
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The kids had a great Halloween, even though it seemed like we were missing half their costumes by time the actual day rolled in. I love my little cuties and I'm so glad they don't want to be anything (too) scary yet.<br />
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Last night I was wrapping up my vlog for the week on my front porch with the intention of getting our cute halloween pumpkin in the shot but I heard some seriously spooky noises that sent me hightailing it into the house! I can't even describe what I heard and of course it couldn't be heard on the video, but it was like rattling and whizzing and right next to me in the yard! Scary Halloween stuff.<br />
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As much fun as Halloween is, I am always relieved when it's over! I feel like I spend the whole month searching for missing costume pieces as the kids change their minds a hundred times about what they want to be, sending me on new searches for new items. It makes me feel so stressed out! But the parties, the decorations, the costumes (once they are complete and actually on their bodies), the candy, and the fun are all so great, it makes it worth the effort!<br />
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Now we are on to Thanksgiving and Christmas. My berry wreath is already hanging up:) I love this time of year.<br />
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BUT WAIT! There's more! Disclaimer: I no longer care whether my pictures are pretty enough to be blog or Pinterest worthy and I don't care if there's clutter and my house looks messy. My kids took most of these and I think they're wonderful!<br />
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Don't forget to watch our video at the bottom of the post!<br />
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-77027525424615392032016-10-27T06:42:00.000-07:002016-10-27T06:46:10.273-07:00About a Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three months. How is it that three months can seem like so small an amount of time, yet somehow like a lifetime? This little baby was so familiar to me from the moment she was born. It was like I'd known her all my life and <i>longer</i> and I'd just been waiting to meet her again. At the same time, the memories of finding out we were expecting her, waiting for her to make her entrance, and physically bringing her into the world are still so new and fresh; I'm still completely enchanted by her presence, her chubby baby body, her coos, her sweet little gummy smiles, her hiccups, the way she clasps her hands together right in front of her face and just stares at them. These things never get old; they're all so new and precious, innocent, wonderful, and pure. It's as if she's been here for always, yet she's astonishingly new.<br />
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Somewhere deep inside of my soul I know that the connection I feel is eternal. I know her because I <i>knew </i>her. I do not doubt that we existed together before our earthly life. With all my heart I believe that, in spirit form, she has been close to me my entire life and <i>that </i>is the reason she is so familiar to me. I know her because my spirit recognizes hers. She is a part of me and has been all along.<br />
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This precious girl is three months old. That means that <i>one year</i> ago she was just beginning her earthly existence. ONE YEAR ago this happy, chubby, sweet, smiling, beautiful child was no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence. ONE YEAR ago she was without her hands, her mind, even her heart beat. She was nothing and yet <i>she was already everything</i>. All she'd ever need to grow into a baby, a little girl, a woman, a mother... was all there.<br />
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It seems like such a miraculous transformation should not be physically possible, yet with God, all things are possible. She came to me from His presence, as all babies do. Nothing so magnificent and wonderful and lovely could have come from anything or anyone but a God in Heaven. I think that the reason we are so enamored with these tiny beings is because they come to Earth with His love and leftover bits of heaven; they are divine creatures and their heavenly spirits can't be contained by their tiny little bodies; the feeling of heaven radiates around them.<br />
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What a lovely, perfect, most wonderful and blessed gift from God. May we never take such a miracle for granted. May we remember our own divine natures and honor God by showing appreciation for the beings He has entrusted the world with. May we ever nurture them, love them, and stand to shield and protect them from any harm that may come their way. We knew them before any of us ever came to this earth, they have been waiting to join us, may we welcome them with open hearts and arms, <i>love them</i>, and show them how wonderful this place can be.<br />
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Today we continued our study of arthropods (we are using the Jenny Phillips <a href="http://www.jennyphillips.com/science/" target="_blank">science curriculum</a>). I set up one station each for mosquitos, fireflies, termites, and silk worms. We hate learning about mosquitos (we watched several youtube videos on them a few months ago) because it makes us all squeamish and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGaT0B__2DM" target="_blank">termite video</a> was a little difficult to watch, only because of the scene where the dreadful things are ambushed my a colony of ants (we're a bunch of girly girls). Despite the terror of the unfortunate scene, learning about termites was fascinating! Did you know that the queens can live for 15-25 years, mate for life, and get absolutely morbidly HUGE?! Here is an entertaining article about <a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/long-live-the-morbidly-obese-termite-queen-and-her-terrifying-army-of-sweat-licking-babies/" target="_blank">Her Majesty the Termite Queen</a>.</div>
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-55634816249339808962016-10-22T15:00:00.003-07:002016-10-22T15:00:33.436-07:00Family Journal- Week 1We sold our house in Idaho and last Thursday, Michael took Lily and Kaylee with him to get our belongings in Idaho. It was strange not to have my big girls around! They are homeschooled so I'm used to having them with me all day. Mallory and Riley go to school so for 4 days I spent several hours with only Matthew and Ella. It was quiet, Matthew was lonely, and I think we were more than ready for them to be home by day two. We kept busy by doing things like playing with blocks and puzzles, reading books, and going to the park, but it wasn't enough to fill the void. They came home on Tuesday and we were sooooo happy!<br />
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They came home with a brand new trailer (Michael is so happy to finally have a trailer of his own!) and a TON of stuff. I was elated to find all the journals that I've kept for each of the kids since they were babies; I shed some serious tears reading over some of those entries and I'm so excited to pick up where I left off in each of them. I feel bad that there is a 2 year lapse in them but hopefully I can make up for it.<br />
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Along with the journals, they brought so much STUFF. It's crowding our living room and it seems like our amount of laundry has been tripled. I am feeling overwhelmed with all there is to clean, sort, out away, and give away. I'm trying to remember that it takes one step at a time to accomplish these sorts of things and that I WILL get it all sorted out if I just keep going.<br />
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Wednesday was full of driving, shopping, and a doctor appointment. Ella had her 2 month check up (though she's nearly 3 months old) and she's a healthy, happy, normal baby. I can't ask for anything more than that! After her appointment we shopped for much needed new clothes; we have a hard time finding jeans that fit these girls properly. What a treat for them! We VERY rarely go clothes shopping so they were extremely excited to be allowed to pick out a few new items of clothing.<br />
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After the clothes shopping we went to the grocery store and were delighted to find out that the small store we usually shop at had been transformed into a big, beautiful, normal sized store! A big deal when you live in an area like this! I think I'll actually find myself looking forward to my Smart and Final trips, especially now that the carry Tillamook ice cream!<br />
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Thursday was a special day because it was the first day of garbage pick up for the Floyd Family. Haha. We've been loading garbage and hauling it to the dump for 2 years! I don't mind the hauling part but the dump is only open for a few hours 2 days a week and if you forget or can't go for some reason (which happens often!) you're out of luck and the trash piles up beside the house. Gross. I was soooooo happy to drag that can out to the street that morning. Ironically, Michael still had to make a dump run because of all the boxes and garbage that his trip to Idaho created.<br />
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Friday! Fridays are the best. Matthew and I started the day with a walk to collect a pretty bouquet for grandma. He had told her the day before that he didn't like her and hadn't been a very nice boy so he needed to do apologize and do something kind for her.<br />
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<a href="http://wherethefloydsare.blogspot.com/2016/10/we-went-on-date.html" target="_blank">Kaylee and Lily sent Michael and I on a date</a> and that was a lot of fun. A little while later we went to grandma's to deliver the bouquet and we jumped on the tramp and played for a while. I love playing with my kids. I get so caught up in all of my housework, paperwork, and adult responsibilities that I forget to play. I'm so thankful that they remind me to by asking and sometimes insisting that I just play with them. When we got home we made some halloween treats for friends in town. We finished them too late and didn't get to deliver them last night, which was a MAJOR disappointment to some of the girls, but it gave us something to look forward to tonight;)<br />
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It was a good week. Nothing out of the ordinary or terribly exciting but just as happy as I could ever hope for. We started a weekly video journal (or vlog or whatever you want to call it) if you'd like to check it out. I reeeeeally want to keep doing it week after week so wish me luck and go subscribe to our channel if you'd like to!<br />
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-80872262792857513042016-10-21T22:00:00.000-07:002016-10-25T13:34:33.448-07:00We Went on a DATE!Today Lily and Kaylee collaborated and came up with the idea to send Michael and I on a date... in our very own kitchen/living room!<br />
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Lily took me to her room, did my make-up and picked out a dress and shoes for me to wear. Kaylee styled Michael's hair (it took her longer to get him ready than it took Lily to get <i>me </i>ready!) and picked out a tie that went well with my dress. Then they had me make peanut butter/honey/banana sandwiches and cut them into heart shapes.<br />
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When I finished the sandwiches, they finally let us see each other. They sat us at the table and served us water and sandwiches by candlelight. They played country music (Michael's favorite!) and took a few photos then switched the music to some beautiful classical piano and led us to the dance floor (living room). We danced for a few minutes and I was amazed at the look of pure happiness on their faces as they watched us. After that, they led us to the recliner chair which they had placed in front of the TV. They had Singing in the Rain all ready to play for us!<br />
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This was an eye-opening experience for me. Michael and I get along well with the occasional squabble. We love each other deeply but I suppose the girls don't often see our concern for one another. When we're together we're busy getting from here to there, doing chores, caring for the kids, working on a project, etc. and the children don't get to see us just being together and enjoying one another's company. We're only able to be quiet together when the kids are away from us or in their beds sleeping.<br />
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Today our kids got to witness us just being together and <i>I</i> got to witness how important it is to them to see us loving each other; it means so much more to them than I think any of us can understand. It gave me the determination to <i>never</i> argue in front of them and to make sure that they consistently see Michael and I actively loving and serving one another so that they know without any kind of doubt that their parents care for one another. They need to feel the strength in our relationship because it gives them strength. In our love for one another, they are secure.<br />
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-69379614552704728632016-10-17T15:16:00.001-07:002016-10-17T15:41:29.454-07:00Disneyland<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vJKpS5hKOGA" width="459"></iframe><br />
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So, we went to Disneyland all the way back in February and I put a video together of our fun time and then I accidentally deleted it! So many tears. I finally got on my computer to make a new one (I made the first one on my phone) and I don't really know what I'm doing, especially when it comes to music and copyright issues and what I'm allowed to do, so it seriously took almost my whole day so far. I think it was time well spent; I know that we will love having this fun memory to look back on.<br />
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In case anyone is interested I ended up buying a license for this song ($12) called Bright & Happy from <a href="http://melodyloops.com/">melodyloops.com</a>. And if anyone has any advice/tips for me I'd love to hear what you have to say:)<br />
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Here is Ella at one month old. She has brought some serious sunshine to our lives. Her siblings love her so much; sometimes they love her TOO much. Matthew can't even handle how much he loves her. He is <i>very </i>affectionate ("Can I kiss her? Can I hug her? Can I hold her? I just want to kiss her! I l<i>ove</i> Ella.") and it's just about the cutest thing I've ever seen.</div>
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We're so glad this little girl came to our family. She enjoys an abundance of love and fits right in.</div>
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Our little Ella Mae is a month old today. She has brought so much joy to our family. She's everything we imagined she'd be and more, and more, and more.</div>
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Here are her first few moments in this beautiful world.</div>
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I went to bed anxious, fearful, hopeful, joyful. Knowing but not knowing the changes that were about to take place in my life. Excited for my babies to have a new sibling to love and cherish, happy for me to have my arms full instead of my belly full, looking forward to the tender moments in the hospital with just me, my baby, and my loving husband. </div>
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-34929764081240677242016-07-21T05:23:00.001-07:002016-07-21T05:34:49.149-07:00Wonder of Wonders<div class="p1">
It’s 4am on July 21, 2016, my due date with my 6th child! I’m so tired but I can’t sleep and I feel like I want to write.</div>
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As I have approached my due date I’ve been thinking about the births of each of my children. I remember thinking only a few hours after Lily was born, “That was easy! I want to do it again, I want a sister for this child!” (She was born via c-section and my morphine hadn’t yet worn off). I was young, 19 years old, and although I was thrilled to have a baby, I took the miracle of conception and birth and the sacredness of it all for granted. It was fun and exciting and I loved Lily to bits but I didn’t and couldn’t have grasped the miraculous event that I had just taken part in. As I have watched her grow and mature over the last 10 years, I am in awe of the wonderful blessing she is in my life. She has brought me an insurmountable amount of joy and is already an example to me of goodness and love. It's hard to believe that this all started with her. My first tiny baby.</div>
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Kaylee was born 17.5 very short months after Lily. Back then that year and a half was practically forever; looking back I seem to have blinked and the wait seems to have not existed at all. I had been determined to try for a VBAC with her. My doctor told me after Lily was born that I could never have a vaginal birth; it was too risky. I remember feeling disappointed and angry that he had been so quick to cut me open, potentially altering the course of my life. I had always known that I wanted a lot of children and did NOT want any kind of limit on how many I could have. I was crushed when he told me I could never give birth naturally and I decided to do my own research. I read books, researched articles and statistics, prayed, and determined that I was a great candidate for VBAC. We had moved out to California and though I didn’t have a doctor that I saw regularly (I went to a low income clinic and never saw the same person twice), I was told that if I had my baby at the UCLA Medical Center on Olive View, I could attempt a VBAC. The location was quite convenient as we were living with my grandpa and the hospital is right down the street, minutes away. I labored for 6-7 hours with her and wanted an epidural desperately. Because of the circumstances I was never able to get one. In fact, they brought the anesthetist in and as soon as he walked through the door I had to start pushing! They turned him away telling me it was too late and I was terrified! I had to push a baby out with no pain medication! To my surprise, the contractions were less painful as I pushed through them. Kaylee was born within minutes and I. Felt. Like. Superwoman. I did it! My VBAC was a success! I had defied my silly doctor and without pain meds to boot. I was beside myself with astonishment and I felt proud and was THRILLED with my new baby girl. Throughout my pregnancy they were either reluctant to reveal the gender or just were unable to tell, but I KNEW she was a girl. I was so, SO incredibly happy to have a sister for Lily and I knew that they’d be best friends. They kept me in the hospital for a loooong time after she was born, I’m not sure why, I think they forgot about me! But it gave Kaylee and I lots of snuggle and bonding time. How I adored that new tiny baby.</div>
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17.5 months after that found us in Rexburg, ID and this time it was Riley’s turn to join our family. I was a little older, if only slightly, and just the teensiest bit wiser and the blessing and wonder of bringing a child into the world meant more to me than ever. My labor with her was about an hour, a little longer, I think. This time Michael and I were alone; my mom had been present for both Lily’s and Kaylee’s births. Riley was born very early in the morning and afterwards it was just Michael and me and our newest precious baby. The room was so peaceful and quiet and the spirit was tangible. Later in the day we had LOTS of visitors! We were so lucky to live in Rexburg and be surrounded by family. My cousins all came to visit, Geri was there, and my grandpa was even in town; I think it was the only time he came to Rexburg while we lived there. Riley was surrounded by people who loved her and were so happy about her entrance into the world. It was such a fun and special time for our whole family and I will cherish the memory of being in the hospital surrounded by our most favorite people forever.</div>
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Nearly 3 years later (what a gap!) it was time for Mallory to make her debut! I had discovered I was 5-6 cm dilated and in labor at my doctor appointment that day. We met the doctor at the hospital a little while later and since I'd had two successful and unmedicated VBAC’s I was unconcerned about doing it for a 3rd time. I let him break my water AND I opted for an epidural. I would not do either again. When he broke my water her heart rate dropped to 60 bpm. It scared the life out of me but we were able to bring it back up quickly with some repositioning. I had an epidural and while it was perfectly lovely to birth a baby with absolutely no pain, I was sore at the injection site and have since learned that epidurals can be scary and that I’d rather birth naturally since it’s tolerable for me and I know I can do it. My mom was there again for this delivery and I adored my nurse who took such good care of me. Mallory was born and bringing a baby into the world seemed more miraculous and spectacular than ever! I can’t begin to describe the joy and peace that I felt. It was so fun and special to have her siblings come in and meet her. It was incredible to look around the room and see how my family had expanded.</div>
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2 years later we welcomed little Matt Boy. Oh, that boy! To tell the very honest truth, I had hoped for another girl. I was surprised when they told me he was a boy and didn’t really know what to do with one. But I was excited to meet him. When he was born they put him in my arms and the word “smitten” or the phrase “love at first site” can’t even begin to describe the emotion I felt in that moment. We were meant to be together. My soul had been waiting for his and we belonged to each other. I remember telling him I was his mommy over and over and studying his sweet face and newborn movements, grunts, yawns, oohing and awing over his first sneeze. A newborn baby had never been more miraculous to me than it was right then. Grandma Jan and Michael brought the girls over in the morning and I was amazed that I had FIVE kids. There was so much love, joy, happiness and I knew that it must be what Heaven is like. I absolutely adored watching my girls meet their baby brother. Our family was somehow all crowded around us on top of our little hospital bed and we laughed and giggled at this cute new baby and life was perfect; there was never so much joy in a room.</div>
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That last experience was a little over 2.5 years ago and now that I’m about to have another baby the feeling is more surreal than ever! When I found out I was expecting her I wanted to do a monthly photoshoot with my kids holding something that was the same size as she was as she grew in my belly. I’m so terribly unfocused when it comes to that kind of thing that I only ever took one picture. I put a sesame seed on Matthew’s face and snapped a photo. That was in November! Eight months ago, this baby was the size of a sesame seed! Now she is a 7-8 lb baby! If that’s not miraculous, then nothing is. There is a God and He is a God of miracles. Each person walking on this earth is a living, breathing miracle. What a better world this would be if we could all understand that. </div>
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One might think that after being pregnant and giving birth 5 times, it would be no big deal and nothing out of the ordinary for me to have another one, but nothing could be further from the truth! It is still unreal to me that there is a child inside of me wiggling and waiting to be born. She is a fully developed newborn baby and ready to come into the world. How is that possible??? With each baby, the process of conceiving, growing, and birthing a baby becomes more astonishing and more miraculous to me. Everything is more special. The love that I have for my family and my children grows exponentially. I have a deeper love and a greater bond with my dear husband; we did this together! My love for God and my gratitude for Jesus grow, and grow, and grow. Families are miracles. They are special and sacred and they are of God. I am beginning to understand that concept more fully. I am ever grateful for my calling as a mother. I love these kids and being their mom more than I can even begin to express. I wish that I was more eloquent with my words so that I could properly shout out my feelings and have everyone feel what I feel. God has surely blessed me and I don’t know what I have done to deserve it, or if I even deserve the abounding blessings I have at all. I don't. But I praise Him and give Him my thanks for all I have. Everything I have and you have and we have comes from Him and I will never stop giving Him my praise and thanks.<br />
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I can’t wait to meet this girl. I can’t wait for her to be a part of our family and for her siblings to meet her and hold her and love her. I’m so thankful for her and for each one of my children. What a joy and a comfort it is to know that we belong to each other forever. Because of Heavenly Father’s plan, every family can be together forever. What a blessing.</div>
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11693783196632911659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853168207474560629.post-20969743080936234872016-04-09T22:24:00.000-07:002016-04-10T22:03:15.179-07:00The BeginningI have always wanted it to happen. For some reason I needed to be shoved into it. I am happy (and a little nervous) to announce that we have begun the homeschooling journey in our home. Lily and Kaylee started on Monday and I looooove having them at home with me. Riley will complete the school year at the school; there wasn't much sense in taking her out 2 months before the end of the year. She is doing really well and has a fantastic teacher. It was necessary to take Lily and Kaylee out. They were in the same class and the decision to take them out and begin homeschooling was much deliberated, pondered, and prayed over, and has been a long time coming. I should have listened to Heavenly Father a long time ago, but, alas, I am a slow learner.<br />
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Our first day was so disastrous it was comical! We had an appraiser coming to look at our house so I rushed around making sure everything looked great while the girls read their current chapter books. The appraiser came and went, they did reading logs and vocabulary/spelling words, and we piled in the car to drive 15 minutes south to shop at the grocery store, bring Michael his forgotten water bottle, and most importantly get the mail key from him! All our new homeschooling supplies were sitting in the post office, waiting to be picked up, and we couldn't wait to get our hands on it all. We drove straight there from the hospital.<br />
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As I was loading our boxes into the car I remembered that I didn't have the blocks to go with our math books (we are using a program called Math-U-See). I didn't buy them because a friend of mine offered an extra set to us; I happily took her up on it because the set is quite pricey (thank you, Nina!). I sent her a text to see when we could pick them up but discovered they were out of town until Wednesday. Bummer, but I didn't mind, we had plenty to do! Or so I thought. I excitedly flipped open our brand new history book and immediately discovered that I needed a few extra books to begin the lessons. No big deal, I thought. I could order them online and head to the library to get the books we needed to follow the curriculum for our Five-in-a-Row books. So I went through the book list and selected a few that we could use for the next few weeks. I checked the library online to make sure they were in stock and we headed over to grab them. We got to the library and boom. It's closed on Mondays! Our very first day of homeschool and we couldn't use any of our brand new supplies! We were not discouraged. Okay, the girls may have cried a little BUT I assured them that everything was okay. We got home and did some science using a nature book that I purchased a few weeks ago. With the science, reading, logs, and vocabulary, they didn't do much, but they got a LOT of reading in which I am super happy about. Reading, reading, and more reading are top priority for me. I even finished a book; My Story, by Elizabeth Smart.<br />
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Tuesday was a little more structured. The girls read a ton, did their reading logs and more vocabulary. They started a free typing course online, we read from their nature/science book and did some outdoor exploring. They started a couple of nature logs and loved making observations of the world around us.<br />
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Wednesday we did all of the same things AND started on our history because our books came in the mail (hooray for Amazon Prime!) AND we started a Book of Mormon course that I purchased through bookofmormonhistory.com. It's a pdf file that you can print at home and it covers the entire Book of Mormon. There are separate courses for grades 1-3 and 4-7; we are doing the latter. I want my kids to have a good understanding of their scriptures and I can't even tell you how excited I am about this course!<br />
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On Thursday all we did was our Book of Mormon study in the morning because I had a doctor appointment 45 minutes away (in the Big City. Not. It's still a very small town) and any time we are up there we make sure to get some household staples since we can't get them where we live. So that took our whole day and we were unable to do much besides reading, of course! That evening we picked up a piano that a very kind friend gave to us and it was SO EXCITING for our family. After 11 years of marriage and family, we have a piano in our home! Hooray!<br />
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On Friday we totally and completely made up for Thursday's lost time. We had our new blocks and did a TON of math. We did Book of Mormon, History, reading, vocabulary, a load of writing, and more math. I went to bed last night feeling like I had run a marathon.<br />
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Today was relaxing. We finally made it to the library; it was our 3rd attempt for the week and we got there JUST as the librarian was ready to lock the door! They close super early on Saturday and I didn't know beforehand. She kindly let us in and helped us find the books on our list. Thank you, Kind Librarian! We borrowed some movies too and spent the afternoon watching them; Jungle Book and The Secret Garden. It was a nice and lazy day.<br />
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So far homeschooling has been trickier than I thought, easier than I thought, and though I knew I'd love it I underestimated how much. So far, I. LOVE. IT. and I know it will be a challenge but I honestly doubt my love for it will fade. I think it will grow and grow and I'll never want my kids to go back to school! I love being with these kiddos, teaching them, and learning with them. I'm so thankful for this opportunity. Things got pretty sour at the school before I took the girls out but I am starting to see that it was all ONE HUGE blessing in disguise.<br />
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We went to the sand dunes on our last day of our trip. If you ever feel like getting a serious work out just drive out to Death Valley and climb out to the tallest peaks (please don't do it in the summer, though. I don't want anyone to die.) Wow! What trip. I definitely had an easier time making that trek as a child. Michael had to leave the sand dunes (and our trip) early to attend training in Tulare, CA which left my dad to carry Matthew up several of the hills and ALL the way back to the parking lot. He's a trooper. And he probably saved my life;) Rachel carried her little baby up and down each hill as well! She amazes me! I did not carry any children. Maybe I would have assisted if I wasn't already carrying an extra 20+ pounds of pregnancy weight!</div>
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The sand dunes are really fun. We love to climb out to the tall, tall, tall dunes and sit and enjoy the breeze and the view. The kids had a great time sledding down the steep slopes and climbing back up! I had a great time watching them! (Although watching little Matthew sail down that hill was a little nerve-racking.)</div>
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We had such a great time camping with our family. I love these people and spending a weekend exploring with them was kind of the best. I can't wait to do it all again.</div>
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We went to visit the Natural Bridge and it didn't disappoint! We didn't end up getting any pictures of the actual bridge. Well, not any good ones... But we made up for it with cute pictures of our family on our hike/walk up to the bridge and back. The walk was shady, breezy, and just perfect. The kids climbed rocks and hills and found cute little caves to climb inside of. It was such a fun little hike and perfect for our little kids!</div>
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We ran into more beautiful wildflowers (and Kaylee nearly sneezed her nose off her face).</div>
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When we were little our parents would take us out to Death Valley over President's Day weekend. It was always the perfect time to go; it wasn't too cold and the summer heat hadn't yet made its way to the valley. We camped, hiked, and explored the beauty around us. With a name like "Death Valley" it may not seem like the most appealing place to visit, but we LOVED the time we spent there. There is so much to see and God's hand is everywhere you look.</div>
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A month or so ago my mom and dad suggested we take a trip out there again; we haven't been in years! They packed up the trailer for us all to use, purchased food and planned meals, and did dang near everything so that we could all have a good time.</div>
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We met Zach, Rachel, and Lucy on the way and made our way to a campsite. Our first campsite was more of a parking lot and we were bummed that there wasn't even a fire pit! The kids didn't care, though. As soon as they were up the next morning they got to work attempting to crack open every large rock they could find in search of crystals.</div>
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While the girls were hard at work, Zach and my mom went on a search for a better camping spot. They saved the day by securing the last and BEST spot at a nearby (actual) campground, fire pit included! We made our way over there before heading out to explore some of the valley...</div>
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The wildflowers were beautiful. We mostly saw these yellow ones but there were some really pretty purple and pink flowers scattered here and there. They smelled wonderful but, sadly, Kaylee was terribly allergic to them and exploded into a fit of sneezes any time we were close to them.</div>
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Next we visited the Devil's Golf Course which is a giant field of crystallized salt structures. They were wonderful and amazing and also dangerously sharp and treacherous. Luckily we made it out without so much as a scrape! We tasted bits of these little formations and they were... you guessed it. Salty.</div>
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