Yes, it has been forever. Yes, you probably have given up and will notice I have a new post several days from now when you happen to think...oh, maybe I should just check in on Am and Fm...well family and friends...here you go...a glimpse into the last month or so of our lives...finally...
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One of the things that I WILL miss about Tucson, is the fact that it was 75 the other day and we drove up Mt. Lemmon and it was 40 with snow enough to satisfy our craving. We visited the ranger's/visitors station where the girls each got an animal souvenir and then drank hot chocolate on the porch and made a mini snowman. We wore coats at the top (well most of us) and took them off at the bottom. I will miss Mt. Lemmon...it is stunningly beautiful and a stark contrast to the dessert just when you need it!
So we CAN make something out of this stuff?
Avery posing with snowman and a nice hot chocolate mustache:)
Fin just kept putting her hands in it and saying "cold, cold." She was a little obsessed about it:) Notice the bear she is clutching for dear life.
I know it's nothing compared to Minnesota, but it is our little taste of the white world:)
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On Valentines day, we got a package from Gramma A that had some pretty dresses in it all wrapped in this fun paper. Avery decided she wanted to put it on her head and this is what evolved. We kept it on when we went to see daddy at work...he loved it!
She called herself a Valentine princess!
Fin enjoying some Valentine goodies
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Last week we went to a wildlife museum for playgroup. There were many stuffed animals and so I wasn't sure how the girls would enjoy it, but turns out they really liked getting up close and personal with the dead "rarh rarh's" (as Finley calls them)...we had a great time!
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Finley went for her 18 month check up yesterday and is still consistently off the charts for height. She is in the 50-75% for weight whatever that means. The above picture is from snack time...she loves cream cheese. She is so funny though...she gets sick of certain foods and will let you know.
I have quit giving her cheerios as a snack and have even backed down from the fish and pretzels...she gets bored if I give her the same things two days in a row even at snack time. But two things I can count on that she will always eat are apples and "sheeze!"
So this is a typical armload for Finley. She is always toting Bunny, her drink, and usually her binky (I gave up and have let her have it daily now...I know, I know, but it has done wonders for her temperment:). When she finds something she wants to play with, she just rotates a little, but she must know where each item is at all times!
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Lately Avery is so spiritual! It is so sweet how much she loves to talk about the gospel. She loves the story of Jonah and the whale and loves to recite it word for word to anyone who will listen. We have been working on her articles of faith and she loves to talk about missionaries and what they do. Often I am told that I have to have a "missionary moment" to share before I can enter a room, or as in this picture, enter the cupboard. I absolutely love it. We have been praying a lot for daddy as he is interviewing and facing big milestones on his pHd quest, and after each one she says without any doubt, "now daddy will do great, cause Heavenly Father will help him." How I love this little girl!
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Aunt Kaci has been the light in so many of our days. So often lately, I seem to be struggling and feel burnt out more often than I would like to admit, and many of those days, aunt kaci comes swooping in to shed light into the girls' lives. I am so grateful that she lives here and they can spend time with her and get to really know her...they just adore her...how could you not! Love you Kac!!
One of the things that I WILL miss about Tucson, is the fact that it was 75 the other day and we drove up Mt. Lemmon and it was 40 with snow enough to satisfy our craving. We visited the ranger's/visitors station where the girls each got an animal souvenir and then drank hot chocolate on the porch and made a mini snowman. We wore coats at the top (well most of us) and took them off at the bottom. I will miss Mt. Lemmon...it is stunningly beautiful and a stark contrast to the dessert just when you need it!
So we CAN make something out of this stuff?
Avery posing with snowman and a nice hot chocolate mustache:)
Fin just kept putting her hands in it and saying "cold, cold." She was a little obsessed about it:) Notice the bear she is clutching for dear life.
I know it's nothing compared to Minnesota, but it is our little taste of the white world:)
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On Valentines day, we got a package from Gramma A that had some pretty dresses in it all wrapped in this fun paper. Avery decided she wanted to put it on her head and this is what evolved. We kept it on when we went to see daddy at work...he loved it!
She called herself a Valentine princess!
Fin enjoying some Valentine goodies
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Last week we went to a wildlife museum for playgroup. There were many stuffed animals and so I wasn't sure how the girls would enjoy it, but turns out they really liked getting up close and personal with the dead "rarh rarh's" (as Finley calls them)...we had a great time!
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Finley went for her 18 month check up yesterday and is still consistently off the charts for height. She is in the 50-75% for weight whatever that means. The above picture is from snack time...she loves cream cheese. She is so funny though...she gets sick of certain foods and will let you know.
I have quit giving her cheerios as a snack and have even backed down from the fish and pretzels...she gets bored if I give her the same things two days in a row even at snack time. But two things I can count on that she will always eat are apples and "sheeze!"
So this is a typical armload for Finley. She is always toting Bunny, her drink, and usually her binky (I gave up and have let her have it daily now...I know, I know, but it has done wonders for her temperment:). When she finds something she wants to play with, she just rotates a little, but she must know where each item is at all times!
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Lately Avery is so spiritual! It is so sweet how much she loves to talk about the gospel. She loves the story of Jonah and the whale and loves to recite it word for word to anyone who will listen. We have been working on her articles of faith and she loves to talk about missionaries and what they do. Often I am told that I have to have a "missionary moment" to share before I can enter a room, or as in this picture, enter the cupboard. I absolutely love it. We have been praying a lot for daddy as he is interviewing and facing big milestones on his pHd quest, and after each one she says without any doubt, "now daddy will do great, cause Heavenly Father will help him." How I love this little girl!
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Aunt Kaci has been the light in so many of our days. So often lately, I seem to be struggling and feel burnt out more often than I would like to admit, and many of those days, aunt kaci comes swooping in to shed light into the girls' lives. I am so grateful that she lives here and they can spend time with her and get to really know her...they just adore her...how could you not! Love you Kac!!
