tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32565996776632507002024-03-13T13:17:11.635-07:00The Randall FamilyStephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-75113944647539090802013-09-03T21:56:00.001-07:002013-09-03T21:58:03.148-07:00A day in the sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I spent a week in Ventura with my Mom and the kids. During the day we walked around together seeing all that the Beach and the fair had to offer. At night while the kids slept Mom and I sewed. It was heaven for me. I rarely ever have time to sew. There always seems to be something more pressing to do. I stare lovingly at my machine as I walk by it everyday and as I lay my head down at night I think to myself, "Tomorrow is the day for sewing." So far "tomorrow" hasn't come. Maybe someone has a tip?....Saturday morning we went out to breakfast.<br />
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We went to the Farmer's Market and then back home to lay Afton down for a nap (after her bike ride). Then while the kids hung out Cory and I rode the bikes around Main street.<br />
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We came back and went straight to the beach. A man on the beach caught a few really cool things... including a guitar fish, He let Caleb throw it back in the water.<br />
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A leopard shark...and a little later a sting ray!<br />
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I love the Sun!<br />
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Can't you just feel the warm sand?<br />
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Happy Hannah<br />
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The sting ray! <br />
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Caleb getting ready to "boogie."<br />
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A sweet smooch<br />
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Hannah is a free spirit. <i>This</i> is Hannah!<br />
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Just before Caleb and Cory launch the kayaks into the water. They went far out and saw some kelp beds and in the kelp a huge starfish and crabs. <br />
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The Randall men coming back in. Caleb flipped over and out, but couldn't be happier.StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-61120766912206096712013-08-28T21:35:00.004-07:002013-08-28T21:35:48.764-07:00Swimming and a Date<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent a day with Grandma and the Luke's. I can honestly say that I have never seen this before! Brian is great. He played with Caleb and that's the kind of thing "Mom's" notice. <br />
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Afton decided she loved the pool but I think Hannah loved it the most. This girl has no fear!<br />
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After our swim we left the kids with Grandma and used one of our remaining Wedding gift cards to eat out at Frugatti's. I thought it would be fun to do a trip around the world dinner night. We ate at Dewar's (first of course!) had a George's Special - with Ice milk (our personal favorite) and then onto little Italy. But that's as far as we got because when we got to Frugatti's we started talking and ended up being literally the last couple in the restaurant before it closed. I couldn't believe it. I guess when we've got free babysitting we aren't worried about the time...<br />
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<br />StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-27149628109310725482013-08-20T16:36:00.004-07:002013-08-28T21:20:05.675-07:00Baseball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Baseball season and we did the logical thing: put Caleb on a team. </div>
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Hannah and I take a break from cheering Caleb to snap a silly photo.</div>
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Afton happy just to be there with her Daddy.</div>
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The wind up</div>
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The team.</div>
StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-30845747321047923602013-08-20T16:20:00.001-07:002013-08-20T16:20:16.593-07:00Camp Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Caleb had a great idea... make a fire! In the backyard! to roast Smores! BUT we didn't know how to build a fire. Caleb found his Boy Scout handbook read it and together we found everything we needed, including extra water, and cups and a table (made from water jugs and a piece of wood), plates and napkins.... Caleb never does anything half way! <br />
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Good job buddy!</div>
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Two days after we got home from Utah, Cory (on a business trip) flew to Portland Oregon and then enjoyed a scenic drive to Mt. Hood. His boss has a home close by and several ranches of blueberry, cherry and pear. <br />
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Cory found out that he was in the Windsurfing capitol of the world! Can you see the wind surfers?</div>
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One of the many windsurfing shops.</div>
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We went to St. George and then later on to Provo to spend time with our family for 4th of July. Cory and I sat down at the beginning of the week and decided what we would do each day. We came up with a great fun list and here's what we did. We spent time with Wendy (Cory's Aunt) at her pool. <br />
Another family tradition is to take a pizza to the Church across the street from the St. George Temple, lay out a blanket and have a picnic. After dinner we walk around the Temple and talk.<br />
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Of course Sara's old "Jefferey" bear had to come along</div>
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Here's Caleb and Cory walking together</div>
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Another day was spent at the REC center in St. George. Ummm... it was deliciously fun<br />
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Even Afton thought so,</div>
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Another day we went to Zion National Park. We left St. George early to beat the heat and the crowd. We hiked the Emerald Pool trail. <br />
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During the wet season, this ledge is pouring over with water, but during July it was just a trickle.<br />
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We saw some tadpoles ...</div>
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Afton put her feet in the cool water.</div>
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We found the Emerald pools!</div>
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Provo 4th of July Parade!</div>
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All the young cousins taking a short break from playing and laughing and hugging (well except for Hannah and Henry) for a picture.</div>
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Just before the fireworks began at Doug and Helen's house.. HI HEATHER!</div>
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We went out to dinner, Afton surprised the lady behind her by selecting her own meal.</div>
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Home Again, Home again. </div>
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It was a quiet ride.</div>
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We had a fabulous time. Thank you Gene Orton's!</div>
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Afton is a joy to have. She is loving and happy and darling and ....</div>
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Hannah getting on the swing</div>
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In the tub. It's <i>almost</i> too small</div>
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Caleb enjoys being in the backyard and making up stories. </div>
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3 Saturdays ago, while Cory and I were working in the front yard together, we heard Oreo (our cat) get hit by a car. His back end was hit but he was able to run to our grass. We ran to him and sat beside him stroking his fur and watched him suffer. Cory and I said a prayer asking Heavenly Father to please take him quickly. He did. Oreo died in our front yard. After a few minutes we called the children to us and told them the terrible news. They sobbed and sobbed. We buried him under a eucalyptus tree. We spoke about Heaven and how there is no sadness there and no pain there. The children were glad to be reminded of this. Even still I think about Oreo from time to time. He was a wonderful and special cat. We are glad we had him for a time. </div>
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The following Saturday Hannah and I went out and adopted a cat. She is all black (pictured above) and after almost a week of being nameless she will now and forever be known as Kasha, </div>
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If we loved a cat this much and hope to have him with us after we die, how much more will we mourn the loss and hope for the presence of our children, parents, spouses, siblings and friends in Heaven. I want all of them with me and I want to be with all of them. </div>
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Slip and Slide (with soap of course)</div>
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Luke teaching Caleb multiplication. </div>
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Huntington Beach was really windy but we didn't mind... we were at the BEACH!</div>
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Caleb enjoying boogie boarding and the kids in the warmer (than Ventura) water</div>
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We always make a sandcastle when we visit the beach. And it all starts with a moat.</div>
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The kids were happy and tired - the perfect combo</div>
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People love Afton. Wherever we go she draws people in with her sweet spirit. This little girl followed us around at the park (near Uncle Ben's house in Huntington). Then her grandmother asked if she could hold Afton. The Grandmother only spoke Spanish so Cory translated for me and answered her questions about our baby. The Grandmother was very sweet and Afton (although it doesn't look like it in this picture) was happy to be in her arms.<br />
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The D-land train</div>
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We've been to Disneyland a lot but never into Toon town. For this trip we started here.</div>
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Hannah was big enough for Splash mountain...she rode it but said next time she would get off the ride before she got to the "big part."<br />
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Sweet Afton with her sweet Daddy</div>
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Another Family tradition: One last picture</div>
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This is classic Calvin and Hobbs: I count to 3 while Caleb holds a handsome smile, then just before the camera clicks I get this face. I laughed and laughed... who cares? </div>
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Alison, Janae and Sara: I wish you could hold her</div>
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Caleb waited all day to buy something (with is own money) at the Lego store. One noteworthy thing about this boy: He can wait.</div>
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I looked behind me and both the girls had fallen asleep...Ahhh</div>
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Growing up Cory loved reading the Calvin and Hobbs comics. He collected several books over the years and has now passed them onto Caleb. Caleb is old enough to "get" them and laughs at Calvin's crazy schemes and humor.</div>
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My parents brought Hillari up to our place so we could visit with her during her very short trip from S.F. state University, We had a picnic, fished, and changed the oil on the corolla. I know... don't you want to come? I'm sure we could think of something to do.<br />
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Sister Lane (in our ward) invited us over for a swim. Now you might be thinking... Early May? Swimming? Well, considering the two oldest Randall kids have been in and out of a pool since March,<i> May</i> is no big deal. But why on earth did I join them? Sister Lane keeps her pool covered during the day so it warms up faster. 75 degrees feels a little cool but not too cool. <br />
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We have a family of skunks living in our backyard, a mama and her 6 babies (only 5 a pictured) We went back inside after they hid themselves in the giant cactus that serves as their den and read that Skunks typically only have 2 or 3 babies. So either we have witnessed an oddity in Skunk offspring or maybe adoption?<br />
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We had a fire really close to our place. No one was hurt that we have heard and no damage to property but it was very close to several homes.<br />
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Hannah fed Afton for me one day and I was witness to how sweet, tender and attentive she is. Hannah gently wiped her mouth after every bite and gave her a sips of water when she thought Afton was thirsty. <br />
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These children are growing up so very fast. Am I teaching them enough so they won't stray? Will I have them in the eternities? The more I read about parenting the more I realize I don't know. Their learning spirits depend upon my testimony and example to teach them. Heavenly Father lives and he is watching me and expects me to do my best. I also believe that he wants to me to succeed and has made available everything I need to do so: prayer, scriptures, the Holy Ghost, my husband, and advice from wonderful friends.StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-57708990074779968862013-04-09T15:44:00.002-07:002013-04-09T15:44:24.145-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hannah and my Mom get the house ready for Easter while Caleb draws in the backyard.</div>
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Peacocks in the barn</div>
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Three females and One male</div>
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Caleb and Hannah ran the water hose down the dirt driveway and played in the mud for an hour.</div>
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It ended when Hannah got a little mud in her face</div>
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A little cleaner and just before the shower, but still not quite happy</div>
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Afton is now eating baby cereal. </div>
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This is a neighbors dog that loves to come and play at our house during the day while his "kids" are at school. This dog is perfect for Caleb and Hannah. I know that Hannah could never hurt the dog and I also know that Caleb could never tire him out.</div>
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I walked outside and saw this snapped a picture and asked him why he wasn't wearing any pants. He said he simply, "Tarzan doesn't wear any pants."</div>
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Cory called us all in the backyard to check out a snake he had found. Hannah wore a bike helmet for protection.</div>
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Upon closer inspection, Cory realized it was a rattle snake...</div>
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A baby rattlesnake (which means <i>more</i> deadly)</div>
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So we killed it. It was sad because it moved for a long time after it was technically "dead." After it stopped moving we decided to see what the big bulge was in his belly. It was a lizard. Cory said that he would not kill another snake if he didn't have to. Instead he would give it to a guy we know in the ward. </div>
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Afton's first game: Candyland. </div>
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Dying eggs Easter morning</div>
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Luke helping us find Easter eggs in the morning</div>
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Easter Egg confetti fight</div>
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We have chickens. We've had them for 3 weeks and so far only one accidental loss. We have 5 now. Here are Bumble bee and Spotty.</div>
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A drawing of mine and Hannah together. She asked me to draw Mermaids (me and Cory) and then to write what we were talking about.</div>
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General Conference napping</div>
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The Randall girls went over to see my parents. Afton just loved my Dad!</div>
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I have never seen a gray ladybug before have you? </div>
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Just look at Caleb's face! He is really excited about his friend Luke being swung up in the air. <i>This</i> is Caleb! He is just Happy for you when you are happy. And he is also aware of when you are not. Today Caleb came up to me, started rubbing my back and said,</div>
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"You're having a hard day aren't you Mom?" And I was. </div>
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Here he is getting his turn...</div>
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This is Hannah watching Caleb having fun with the Scouts. This is also just minutes before she realized that she isn't going with Dad and Caleb to the camp out. She cried for 20 minutes.</div>
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Hannah wanted to make a little special table setting for her bunnies. She and Caleb turned it into a restaurant. He served her cut apples, bananas and then gave her the bill... $150.00. (they must have been grown on the moon).</div>
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In the backyard on Saturday. Hannah wearing one of her two favorite shirts...Christmas and the other? Halloween of course!</div>
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Caleb giving a tough face.</div>
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The kids ran off to play and Afton and I laid together on a blanket I made for Cory when were dating. It's really amazing to think about that. Who knew that 13 years ago while I was in Beverly's deciding what color and pattern to choose the finished blanket would later be used to warm or keep the itchy grass off all 3 of our future children.</div>
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Hannah is my free spirit. She also knows exactly what she likes and it usually involves a lot of color.</div>
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The Santa Rosa plum tree getting ready for summer and driving the bees into a frenzy</div>
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Oh sweet cheeks.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And Hannah loves Chocolate pudding! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">She is a pretty funny girl! Maybe even a little Broadway girl in the making!</span></div>
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I found these little cuties on the Martha Stewart site. <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/272535/crayon-hearts">http://www.marthastewart.com/272535/crayon-hearts</a>. They were easy to make, but I ruined my ironing board cover because I didn't put a towel <i>underneath</i> the wax paper and the melted crayons spilled out of the wax paper onto it. I didn't think that Cory would appreciate smeared crayon on his church or work shirts so I threw the cover away. <br />
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Hannah and I put Afton in a baby stroller. She loved it and stayed in there for 20 minutes. Hannah loved it because she felt like a Mommy. </div>
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We read about the Ark and the Covenant on Sunday and afterward Caleb used the descriptions from the Bible Dictionary to draw a picture of it. Caleb loves to draw and it turned out awesome. </div>
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We went to Bakersfield on Monday and left Wednesday. Cory was far away in Santa Barbara for a business training and the thought of being at home without him for three days didn't sound very fun. We stayed at my Mom's. Went to University park., then afterward drove to Cory's nearby childhood house. <br />
I explained to them that this was the house their Daddy grew up in when he was a little boy. They were floored. I remember as a child trying to imagine my Mom as a child and it was hard. I could look at pictures and listen to her tell stories but it was still hard to think of her as small or my age. Caleb and Hannah had a hard time thinking of their Dad as anything other than their Dad too. Still they liked seeing the house and I could see their minds working to grasp the concept. the next day we went to the Beale Library for reading time. It was fun. The Librarian was a gifted storyteller. Caleb and Hannah were either laughing or completely mesmerised by the stories.</div>
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I went to the Caleb and Hannah Beauty Shop this week. Caleb took a few pictures of the process.</div>
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Here's the finished product. It's called, "Flower Garden." </div>
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I have never painted my toes white before. I usually pick a shade of pink or orange. But today I am breaking out of the norm and going with white. Can I get a woot woot?</div>
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Several months ago we heard a small baby animal crying out. We thought it was a baby fox since we'd seen a Mama fox running around and assumed the baby was crying for her return. After two days the kids and I decided to go out and discover what was making the noise. We followed the sound and discovered a kitten under an Oak tree across the street. We tried to coax him out from under the tree but nothing worked. It wasn't until we walked away that he came out and followed us back to the house. We fed him milk and canned chicken. I told Caleb that Heavenly Father sent this little kitty to him because he knew that Caleb would love to have him. I asked Caleb if he would like to keep it and take care of it. Caleb said, "Yes!" and named him Oreo. </div>
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Oreo has been his little buddy ever since. </div>
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Afton's first trip to the Temple. </div>
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While Caleb was in Tae-Kwon Do, Afton slept in the van and Hannah and I looked at old pictures on the camera. It was amazing to see how many happy things we've done and forgotten. The pictures reminded us of dress-up days, cardboard box creations, hiking, silliness, and how fast a child's face can change in a year. When Hannah was a new baby it seemed like she would grow overnight and in the morning after she woke up she would be longer in my arms. Looking back at those pictures made me feel like the time the pictures captured went almost as fast. Oh where <i>does</i> the time go? So, feeling nostalgic, I took a picture of her. She loves to be silly and fun in front of a camera and immediately began wiggling. The result? This blurry picture! Hannah couldn't stop laughing when she saw it...<br />
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It was really cold. <br />
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We invited two boys to join us for Pizza and a movie night. <br />
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Caleb is learning how to jump rope. <br />
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Caleb and I took a walk together in the empty pasture by our house. He ran and ran and looked free and happy! <br />
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After running; then jumping off rocks.<br />
And after jumping off rocks Caleb and I talked and ate the oranges we picked off of the trees. I asked him if Heavenly Father had a plan for him. He said "Yes, to die and come back to him." I asked if Heavenly Father had a plan for him in between being born and returning to Him. He said, "Yea." then very matter-of-fact "To be happy." He does want Caleb to be happy. He wants all of us to be happy. I love Caleb. He is a sweet boy and I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for him. He knows his potential and what lessons he must learn to be what he can become. I tell Caleb and Hannah that Jesus is in heaven watching and cheering them on. So don't give up. We can do hard things!StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-91266769311394880032013-01-10T22:53:00.000-08:002013-01-10T22:53:05.126-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a beautiful day Heavenly Father gave us! The sky was crisp blue and the clouds were 10 different shades of white, grey, and yellow. We just had to get out there and enjoy it. <br />
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The neighbors across the street now have two new donkeys. The kids thought they looked funny and every so often they looked at them and laughed.<br />
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We walked through the olive orchard to the line of orange trees by the side of the road and picked a few tangerines and navels. Then Hannah had a great idea: to eat one! She peeled it by herself and then ate every delicious and juicy bite. I watched her and thought about how Heavenly Father provides for everything we need... even a little extra vitamin C during the winter season. <br />
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To say that Caleb <i>loves</i> the Titanic would only scratch the surface. For Christmas he got a model of the ship and when he isn't drawing pictures of it, reading the same two books we've checked out from the library again and again he is looking at the instructions for the model or like today painting the pieces.<br />
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Oh sweet Afton. She loves the FAN! I got down on the ground with her today and looked up at the fan trying unlock its magic but couldn't. Instead I took a picture and decided I'd ask her about it later.<br />
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My two favorite gifts from Christmas were a book and a new camera. The book came from our favorite Texans<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://alisonmoren.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;">alisonmoreno.blogspot.com</a><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;">. </span> </span>It is <i>Heaven is Here</i>... by Stephanie Nielson. I loved this book. I read it whenever I could and was happy and sad as I read the last line of the book and closed it. Check out her blog: <a href="http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/">nieniedialogues.blogspot.com</a>. You will not believe this woman! She is ... honestly there are no words. Throughout this book I kept thinking, "I want my mind and thoughts to be like hers: ever fixed on the Gospel and her [but for me 'my'] family." There seems to be nothing more important to her than those two things. Her trials are like the barren Mulberry tree in the picture above. To one it may seem bleak and hopeless but under closer inspection the fallen leaves reveal the sun and the promise of Winter's end and Spring's arrival. Through her book and blog she shares her faith and hope, One then see past her scars and into her deep emerald green eyes filled with the love and trust she has for Jesus Christ. <br />
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We spent the night at Grandma Connie's on Friday for our weekly Pizza and a Movie night with her. In the morning I caught the kids playing together and snapped a few pics with an awesome new camera. I am not a great photographer but I can learn.<br />
Our family motto is "We Can Do Hard Things!" and through practice I hope to be better and better at photography. I see so many great photos out there in blog land! Keep sharing your talents.StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-66369920136392376362013-01-04T17:53:00.004-08:002013-01-04T17:53:31.332-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is Afton... and she is here! We have waited and waited for her to come. But now the wait and disappointment is over. She brings a sweet, heavenly spirit with her into our home and I always want our home to <i>feel</i> like heaven. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Afton was born Nov. 7th and weighed 8 lbs. 11oz. After we brought her home she did not have a middle name. Cory asked the kids what they suggested and Caleb immediately replied "Beth, like <i>Beth</i>lehem." From then on she was Afton Beth Randall and now we also have a sweet story to go along with her name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope this post finds you all well. We are happy and loving having a little piece of Heaven in our home.</span><br />
<br />StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-400353592733024882011-11-15T21:36:00.000-08:002011-11-18T18:09:09.814-08:00Captain Jack and A Princess<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xQR9EZUhQsc/TsNMwLDAuUI/AAAAAAAADGE/zx7KudwHQFo/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xQR9EZUhQsc/TsNMwLDAuUI/AAAAAAAADGE/zx7KudwHQFo/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675464345899809090" border="0" /></a>It wasn't just Halloween day for us this year it was Halloween week! First we went to a school party at Citrus South.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h0f2g3MT77o/TsNMv4Y_wLI/AAAAAAAADF4/tw1mrAlUOpI/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h0f2g3MT77o/TsNMv4Y_wLI/AAAAAAAADF4/tw1mrAlUOpI/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675464340891746482" border="0" /></a>Then spent the night at my parent's house and had tghe kids dress up in their costumes to trick or treat at Nono and Nini's early since they would miss it on Monday. My Mom pulled Caleb into the bathroom and gave him his first beard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nSSLMOB1oQM/TsNMu14Ji6I/AAAAAAAADFs/kPPtLPKOjKo/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nSSLMOB1oQM/TsNMu14Ji6I/AAAAAAAADFs/kPPtLPKOjKo/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675464323037236130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ljdRzQck9hQ/TsNMuvwswDI/AAAAAAAADFc/eICg2PtOUIA/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ljdRzQck9hQ/TsNMuvwswDI/AAAAAAAADFc/eICg2PtOUIA/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675464321395376178" border="0" /></a>On Halloween night we went to the church and had a carnival/trunk or treat. It was so simple and good. It was more about the kids than the lavish decorations. After all what are the kids really going to remember? The decorations? or the happy feeling they had?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QcuUWiGSP3Y/TsNMuUuyQ1I/AAAAAAAADFU/RjIYDpxY9po/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QcuUWiGSP3Y/TsNMuUuyQ1I/AAAAAAAADFU/RjIYDpxY9po/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675464314139591506" border="0" /></a>StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-4646980085588639952011-11-15T21:25:00.000-08:002011-11-15T21:36:06.573-08:00Mickey Mouse is okay but...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vyD2oOABVTg/TsNJa8QJRrI/AAAAAAAADFI/rrB5Iv0WqJ8/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vyD2oOABVTg/TsNJa8QJRrI/AAAAAAAADFI/rrB5Iv0WqJ8/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675460682616227506" border="0" /></a>Nov. 8, 2011<br /><br />...not these guys. This is a disgusting story so if you don't like mice then turn away.<br /><br />We had mice playing and having a picnic on Hannah's and Caleb's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">car seats</span> in our car. They chewed up part of the trunk and even the fabric on the floor of the car. There was poop <span style="font-style: italic;">inside</span> the car and the trunk and we tried again and again to catch those little turkey's every night. And every morning when we woke up the traps were empty. Well not two mornings ago! We caught three! Caleb cried when we threw them in the trash and Hannah accepted the sentence very well, (i think she wanted justice for her holey chair. - the saddest part about her chair is that she screamed and sobbed when we put her in it the first time. She was scared that the mouse was still in her chair and that it was going to bite her just like it had bitten her chair.- )<br /><br />We are setting traps every night. We have now included the snap traps (all sympathy for the mice has flown out the window) but those mice are finding away to lick the traps clean and not set them off. How are they doing that?<br /><br />The one positive note is that they are out of are car. Probably because they are now too fat to climb up inside it.StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256599677663250700.post-70665195479891899032011-11-15T21:09:00.000-08:002011-11-15T21:25:13.901-08:00Veteran's Day Parade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3YR41U5M37g/TsNHY6vnfOI/AAAAAAAADE8/UYVKabH4CF0/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3YR41U5M37g/TsNHY6vnfOI/AAAAAAAADE8/UYVKabH4CF0/s320/oct.%2B2011%2B016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675458448828366050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHPpcFGjvuA/TsNG1bgDKhI/AAAAAAAADEw/2DiRnqD9nqs/s1600/oct.%2B2011%2B015.jpg">Nov. 11, 2011</a><br /><br />At my eye <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">appt</span>/ earlier this week, (where I, Stephanie Summer Randall picked out a pair of eyeglasses in 10 minutes. The same Stephanie Summer Randall that always orders my dinner last and before that I have asked the waitress 3 times to "give me just <span style="font-style: italic;">two</span> more minutes) I asked the receptionist what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Porterville</span> does for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Veteran's</span> Day. Well it just so happens that I asked the woman who knew everything about the parade, past present and future. She told us it was awesome and we had to go.<br />We got there at 10am and it was nice. I love going to parades period and I love America. So it was double good. I love reading the signs people have made and to see first hand the sacrifices the sign bearer has made with either the loss of a friend or family member or that someone they know is currently serving our country.<br />Thank you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Veterans</span>!StephanieBootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611615725554645632noreply@blogger.com2