We were lucky to be able to spend part of memorial day at my Aunt Dee’s house today. My cousin Brent was there with his wife (Natalie) and sons (Jackson and Sam). My cousin Brittany was also there as well as my uncle Toby and his wife (Marianne). I really like this picture of my [...]
Posted on May 31st, 2010 by Kathleen
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Zach has enjoyed having these bunnies nesting in the yard. He was checking on them daily and inviting the children out to see them. The last few days he’s gone so far as to extract the little critters from their home. Their eyes have opened up and they’re now furry and as they grow they [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2010 by Kathleen
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(Here’s another cross post. Our assignment for the Cochran family blog is to write about the first time we moved out so I thought I’d post a copy here as well).
I moved out for the first time about two weeks after I graduated from High school. I packed my bags and flew to Utah for [...]
Posted on May 28th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Zach pulled the little bunnies out today to show the kids. They’re silly little things. Two of them tried to hop away and had to be chased down the first time he pulled them out. Here’s a better shot of the little guy (or gal, who knows). And this one’s good for more perspective on [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Kathleen
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My mom is the one who gets credit for naming this one, for those who don’t know, my maiden name is Bird. It started out that Sarah wanted a chance to see as many sibs as she could while she was visiting with her family from Oregon and it ended up that all of my [...]
Posted on May 26th, 2010 by Kathleen
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The kids had a great time playing in the water outside.
Posted on May 26th, 2010 by Zach
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On the drive home. I like this little picture of Nicole riding along in the back of the van.
Posted on May 26th, 2010 by Zach
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I get very impatient to get everything cleaned up and back to normal after a trip and today as I sat in my chair feeding Ila, I was surrounded by a mess of suitcases and laundry. I felt overwhelmed and stressed and I thought of this analogy for how I felt.
It was like I [...]
Posted on May 25th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Their mom is feeding them about once a night, between 7 and 9 PM. They look pretty healthy; their eyes are opening and their fur is growing. I try not to bug them more than it takes to peek in and make sure they’re fat and healthy.
Posted on May 21st, 2010 by Zach
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Charlotte: I want to tell him something that I never telled him before. I want to tell him grandpas have pianos. That’s what I never said.
Me: What do you think grandpa should do on his birthday?
Charlotte: I think he should play his piano.
Me: What else should he do?
Charlotte: I think he should turn on his [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2010 by Kathleen
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This is a nest of new-born rabbits in my front yard. I’m keeping a close eye on it in hopes no cats or raccoons get them.
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by Zach
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Isaac ran in suddenly from riding his bike and announced that “it looks like black bear weather!” He asked if he still needed to put his bike away since black bears might come. When I told him he should, he wanted Charlotte to come with him to protect him. After coming in, he remembered that [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2010 by Kathleen
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This is a fun little video. Listen for Nicole to say Ready, Set, Go! and then laugh her little head off.
Posted on May 18th, 2010 by Kathleen
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We had an assignment on the Cochran family blog to write about what inspired the choices we made in naming our children so I thought I’d share what I wrote here as well. What I thought would be a short post, turned into a rather long one.
Our first boy was going to be David Hyrum [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2010 by Kathleen
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I previewed a room transition that we had started, but it didn’t go as planned so we had to change things around a few times to get it right, but I think we’re finally settled. For the sake of family history, I will be thorough, so this might be a long one.
My late nights were [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Isaac is giving a talk on repentance tomorrow in church. Here is a video of him practicing his talk. He’s getting to be a great reader. The other day he said “my reading skills almost go the whole way” meaning he can almost read as good as an adult.
Posted on May 15th, 2010 by Kathleen
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It’s about time. We only see time going forward. Ask any physicist to tell you why time goes the direction it does. They don’t know; how can they know? Just one example of how only appealing to the observable is fruitless in the measure of our lives.
One thing we understand about God is that He [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2010 by Zach
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Jack loved to play with paper of all sorts.
Posted on May 14th, 2010 by Zach
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Jack sat where he wanted, without worrying about whether he would fit or not.
Posted on May 14th, 2010 by Zach
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