Just one more: A month of "finding"

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

A month of "finding"

This month we found out a few things:

We found out Jack needed glasses (and has LOVED wearing them)

We found out Haken is becoming awkward...but maybe we already knew that.

We found out our basement window comes completely out of the casing, which I guess can be convenient, unless you find it this way one morning at 5:30 am, your husband is gone, and you didn't know this was possible. I was a little freaked out at first. Apparently it wasn't locked into place properly since we moved here and is missing a latch. No wonder it was cold down there for the last few days.

I found lice nits in Gracie's hair which triggered a complete treatment of the kids and our house. Luckily we haven't seen any more signs and it has almost been 2 weeks. It is going around apparently. Lucky we caught it early.

We found a pretty cardinal dead on our back porch. Apparently my sliding glass door is cleaner than I thought.

We found out that Benny really hates climbing stairs. He won't climb them for anything.

But he looks awfully cute sitting there at the bottom waiting for me when I come back down.

We found out that it is possible to win 4th place "best of show" at a pinewood derby, even if your car has finger prints all over it because you didn't have time to paint it before you went on vacation and so you finish it 20 minutes before the race starts.

And lastly...we found out that it is possible to have 75 degree weather in March in Illinois! The bonus was that it was on a day where Dairy Queen had FREE ice cream cones! Sorry Utah people who had to brave the snow to get your free cone....

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We met while attending Utah State University in Logan, Utah and were married in August 2005. We moved to Central Illinois from Northern Utah in 2015 and we have loved the change even though we are away from our families. Shad is a religious educator for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoys every day. I currently stay at home with my 7 kids and I love the sweet moments and even the chaos that sometimes comes with it. We have learned to roll with the punches with our big family. The greatest evidence of this is when we were going for "just one more" and ended up with two! That's pretty much become the story of our life.

Our intellectual 13-yr-old. He loves to be involved in every adult conversation and activity and he should be with how much responsibility he takes on in our household. He is a model student at school and has become a fantastic writer. He has a serious sweet tooth but hasn't had a single cavity. His new passion is road biking and loves to see how far and fast he can go. He has been a perfect first child. We have been spoiled with such a good young man who wants to please us in everything he does.

Exactly 3 1/2 years younger than his older brother, but you wouldn't know it by the way he plays with him. He was definitely worth waiting for, and brings so much joy into our family. In December 2013, just 3 days after his third birthday, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes but this hasn't stopped him from being the happiest kid you will ever meet. Checking his blood sugar and counting every carb before he eats hasn't slowed him down much. He recently switched to an insulin pump and it has been life changing. He has a contagious smile and rarely has a negative attitude. He is our "super Jack-Jack" and has become my little hero.

Don't let this little girl fool you, she has more spunk in her body than most kids her size. She is our tiny little girl with loads of personality. She is a goof, just like her brothers. We have loved having a girl after two boys and she has really thrown us for a loop with her all-girl dramatic attitude. She loves everything fashion, sparkly, and pretty. At 6 yrs old she has an opinion about everything that goes on her. Her room is always spotless, there is a place for everything, and you better not mess it up. I'm sure we will be in big trouble when she grows up.

"Our little minion." He has a smile that will melt your heart and loves to cuddle. He is my master sleeper and is content doing things on his own. He loves anything on wheels and copies everything his big brother's do. He recently started preschool and has made huge strides in talking but we still often find ourselves playing "Benny Mad Libs" as a family trying to figure out what he is saying. This doesn't prevent him from getting his point across as he is a very determined child with lots of great ideas.

Witty, smart, and sneaky. This girl rules the roost around here. She loves to sing songs and has a beautiful singing voice. She knows every word to every frozen song and belts them out. Her curly hair is a blessing and a curse as she hates having it brushed out but loves the curls. Already learning to read she is ready to start kindergarten next year and can't wait, especially since that means she will be with friends all day. She is a social butterfly and can't want to emerge from her cocoon.