tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44471059701429113722024-02-20T18:53:30.948-08:00Desert DiariesMemories From The Campos FamilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965643871292662705noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-10970562154330344482014-01-03T18:38:00.002-08:002014-01-03T18:38:37.686-08:00New Year!Its been a <strong>really </strong>long time since I have updated this blog, but when you have 4 kids other things just tend to fall to the way side. Here are some highlights from our year in 2013:<br />
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Noah-turned 6 years old in January, graduated kindergarten in June, started 1st grade in August and is a straight A student!! He has lost several teeth, and is growing into a wonderful young man! He is always looking out for his siblings, and is so sweet and snuggly still!<br />
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Ammon-turned 4 in August, started preschool in September, had his first Primary program (and he sang so well!), and he is learning and growing up so quickly!! He is my little inquisitor and always has a million questions to ask about everything, he is very smart!<br />
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McKenna-turned 2 in October, became completely potty trained (WAY faster and easier than both her brothers!), she really wants to go to school too...but she has a while before its time for that! She has just really sprouted with talking and LOVES to sing!<br />
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Madison-turned 1 in December, this year she learned to roll over, sit, crawl, eat solid food, stand, and cruise...it won't be too much longer before she is full on walking. She has 6 teeth, is very stubborn, very silly, loves to make Donald Duck noises, and is still nursing twice a day.<br />
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Mike got a very nice buck this year with his archery tag. He is having a good year of trapping so far, and he got a new (to him) truck for trapping this year. He is still working out at the test site for C. Martin, and works hard to provide for our family. Also, he *gasp* turned 31 this year! ;)<br />
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I shot my first Antelope and deer this year, both on opening day, and both with all 4 kids in tow! (Luckily we had Mike's dad to help us out with them! :P) I've been keeping busy with normal day to day mundane tasks, and practicing my baking/cake decorating skills! :P<br />
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We made a few trips to St. George this year, one for the Burns Family Reunion, which was a blast, we also made a trip out to California for Mike's Uncles' reception, and we got to see some family and go to the beach.<br />
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My favorite all time highlight from this year though would have to be April 13th, when we got to go to the St. George temple and be sealed as a family for all eternity. It was the most amazing experience, and I am so grateful we had the opportunity to go, to have all our babies with us, and to have so much family and friends there to support us!! Knowing we are an eternal family is simply the best feeling a mother could ever have!!<br />
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Here is hoping that 2014 is even better than 2013!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965643871292662705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-10166723428191693632013-08-13T10:29:00.001-07:002013-08-13T10:57:56.272-07:00T-Ball<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Noah had the opportunity to play t-ball this year, and he had a blast! He loved being able to get out, run around, learn how to play t-ball and make new friends, and we really enjoyed being able to get out and watch him play. He said his favorite position to play this year was catcher.</div>
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For his last game of the season, he wanted me to make cupcakes to share with his team, this is what we brought:</div>
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This year for the Fourth of July we did the kids parade again, they all had patriotic outfits, and helped to decorate their bikes and things:</div>
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The kids really enjoyed it, and they even won first place for their division and got 5 silver dollars a piece.</div>
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At the last minute I found out they were doing a cupcake competition, so I scrambled to get ingredients together and made carrot cake cupcakes with Italian custard cream in the batter, and cream cheese frosting, all from scratch, and I won first place!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0Tonopah Tonopah38.064312 -117.230832tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-42844830384265948332013-08-10T10:06:00.001-07:002013-08-10T10:06:36.665-07:00Quick Update on the Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_763_DSSI7uf6GYgCA20pulX_uYCXindaLz4mBqBGszgDxhAjK5vdgLXq3emEuSUPCT4gRsuKwcahR4sso8BqVcV6J7ScrvzCNPG_m_aAhgHGr4fnqyzThh60Ovjta49iUpseV-TxW1y/s640/blogger-image-2112427620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_763_DSSI7uf6GYgCA20pulX_uYCXindaLz4mBqBGszgDxhAjK5vdgLXq3emEuSUPCT4gRsuKwcahR4sso8BqVcV6J7ScrvzCNPG_m_aAhgHGr4fnqyzThh60Ovjta49iUpseV-TxW1y/s640/blogger-image-2112427620.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have been falling behind on my blog, per the norm. Here is a quick update on the kiddos lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Madison will be 8 months old in 8 days! She army crawls, scoots, and rolls everywhere. She is learning how to get up on her hands and knees (or hands and toes!) and rocks and launches herself, it won't be too long before she is really crawling! She sits up on her own really well, and loves standing holding on to anything. She LOVES food, and eats everything we give her, even spinach and broccoli! She loves playing with any toy she can hold and put in her mouth, doesn't matter if its a hotwheels car, a soldier, a teething toy, or a princess. She has one little tooth, and it working on her second one. She loves to snuggle, give hugs, and scream! Oh boy, she sure has a set of lungs! Doesn't matter if she is happy or sad, she loves to scream about everything! She definitely has her own little personality, and we love her so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">McKenna is 22 months old! I can not wrap my head around the fact that in a couple short months she will be 2! She loves all things girly. She loves wearing dresses and skirts, she will bring me them to help her put them on and calls them her "princess" clothes. She loves to sing, her favorites are "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," the ABC song, and "You Are My Sunshine." She sings at the top of her lungs in church, and keeps everyone entertained. She loves to pray by herself, and always shouts an exuberant "Amen!" at the end of every prayer. Her favorite toys are her baby dolls and her Barbie. She is very attached to her pink elephant blanket and has to have it everywhere she goes, it even hangs on the back of the chair while he eats! She is such a sweet little girl, and has such a spunky personality. We sure love our little Kenna Boo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ammon is going to be 4 in just a few short weeks! He is growing up to be such a sweet young man! He absolutely loves being outdoors (just like his daddy!), and is fascinated by bugs, and all types of animals. He would never come inside if we didn't make him! Whenever we go for a drive in the mountains, he always comments on how "beautiful" it is, and he always wants to go hunting with Daddy! We are working on getting him ready for kindergarten (how is it possible that there is only 1 year left before he starts school?!?) and he is such a smartie pants! A lot of times he doesn't like to show me what he knows (I think he just gets shy) but its amazing to watch how much he really does know, and will do when he thinks no one is watching! He is such a big helper to me, and he loves his siblings so much! He is always trying to make others smile, and is such a little ham. He is such a little firecracker and brings so much joy to our family. We love our little stinker!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Noah is getting ready for 1st grade, and quickly approaching 7 years old! He loves reading and one of his favorite things to do lately is read books to McKenna and Ammon. He had his reading level tested last week for school and he really impressed his teacher! We are looking forward to a great school year! Noah has been keeping the tooth fairy in business, he has lost 4 teeth so far, and has at least one more tooth loose at the moment. He looks so cute with his little toothless grin! He got to play t-ball this year, and he absolutely loved it! It was so much fun going to his games this year. He loves writing and drawing, just like momma! He is definitely my big helper, and I can always count on him when I need something. He is an awesome big brother, and is always looking out for his siblings. He has always had such a sweet and loving nature, and we sure love our big guy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0Tonopah Tonopah38.062286 -117.232287tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-40036780981953644132013-06-19T10:25:00.002-07:002013-06-19T10:25:56.289-07:00Maddie is 6 months old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I cannot believe my little baby girl is 6 months old!! Time is going by way too fast!! Miss Maddie is such a sweet little girl, she loves to snuggle, smile, giggle and squeal. She can roll both ways, and likes to propel herself backwards on her back by pushing off with her little legs. She is my little thumb sucker, and has been from the beginning, she never would take any kind of pacifier, but she sure loves her thumb! (and it is so cute!) All her siblings are just in love with her, and she loves them too, it is so sweet watching them together. She just started solids a couple weeks ago, right now she eats oatmeal, carrots, and squash, and she LOVES to eat!! We are so very blessed to have this little girl be a part of our family!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-45888646229307214342013-05-02T10:58:00.000-07:002013-05-02T10:58:04.463-07:00A Letter to My ChildrenTo Noah, Ammon, McKenna and Madison:<br />
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I don't know if you will ever truly understand the depth of my love for you until you one day have children of your own, but I do want you to understand that I do, and will ALWAYS love you more than words could ever express. Do not ever let the world, or any person in it make you believe you are not loved, because that is absolutely, unequivocally a lie. I loved you from the moment I first knew you were coming to join our family, even more when I first saw you on the ultrasound screen, even more when I first felt you move inside of me, and even more when I first held you in my arms and saw your beautiful face. My love for you grows stronger with each day, and there is absolutely nothing you could possibly do to make my love for you lessen.<br />
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I want you to know how absolutely beautiful you are. Beauty comes in all sizes, shapes and colors, and everyone is beautiful in their own way. Do not define yourself through the world's idea of beauty, or let others define your self-worth. Learn to love yourself for who you are and embrace your imperfections; beauty is not defined by perfection. Nobody is perfect!<br />
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I do not labor under the delusion that I will be able to shelter you forever from those who would wish to hurt you or cause you harm, but I do hope that I can build you up to be strong enough not to let those hurtful people affect you.<br />
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I want more than anything for you to be happy, to be successful in what ever endeavours you choose to pursue in your life. I want you to dream big, to hold fast to your dreams, and never let anyone tear them from you. If you work hard, and put your sincerest best effort into becoming what you want to be, you can do anything!!<br />
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I hope that you always have a positive attitude, that you will look for the good in everything. I hope that you can focus on the good qualities in people, and never allow yourself to be judgmental and unkind. I hope you can find positives in ever situation and realize that your trials can be learning experiences that will help you grow if you allow them to. I hope that you can look for, and appreciate the beauty that is all around you. Remember there is always a rainbow after the storm, and stars in the darkest of nights.<br />
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I want you to learn the value of hard work, integrity, honesty, and respect. The world is quickly devaluing these principles, and I want you to know how important they are, whether the world believes so or not. I hope that you learn not to lower your standards, or jeopardize your integrity to follow what is popular or trendy.<br />
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I think it is very important for you to know that you WILL make mistakes. Learn from them, learn to forgive yourself and move past them. I hope that no matter what situation you may get yourself into, you always feel comfortable with coming to me, and your father, to talk about it. We are not perfect parents, but we love you, and we are here to help you the best that we can. Please remember that no matter what you do, we will always love you, and there is nothing you can do to lessen that love. I hope that we can always have an open and forgiving relationship with each other.<br />
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I have greatly enjoyed watching you grow, learn, master milestones, and develop your personalities, and I very much look forward to watch you continue in these things. Every day I get to hold you, watch you, and call you mine is the most glorious blessing. You are my little miracles, and I thank God everyday that he let me be your Mother.<br />
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Love you always and Forever,<br />
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Mom<br />
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On Saturday, April 13th, we had the great privilege of going through the St. George LDS temple. It was truly an amazing experience, it was so neat for Michael and I to be able to go through together at the same time, and such a blessing for us to be able to have ALL of our babies with us to be sealed to us. It was truly a miracle that Noah's dad agreed to let him be sealed to us. God truly and absolutely answered our prayers, and it made it so perfect that he got to be there with us. It was just amazing when they brought all of the kids in, dressed in white, and they were all so calm, it was beautiful. I am so grateful for the family and friends who came to support us, and for those who couldn't come, but supported us in spirit, and for all those who helped us on our journey to get to the temple. I am so blessed to be able to say that my family is Eternal, and I will be able to have them be mine forever!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-10300867498679449792013-02-26T10:39:00.001-08:002013-02-26T10:39:58.004-08:00Life LatelyLife has been a bit crazy lately, some days I feel like I am living in a zoo...but I figured I needed a little more positivity, so I am going to blog about the good things going on.<br />
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Madison is growing by the minute. She already has such a sweet little personality, she loves to be held and have you talk to her, and gives giant, contagious smiles when you do. She loves to talk, and squeal, and make this little sucking in noise that sounds kind of like the beginning of a hiccup. She is definitely a snuggler, and LOVES to be swaddled. Everyone thinks she looks like me, and not much like McKenna and Ammon who are both the spitting image of Mike. She is VERY much a co-sleeper and does not like to sleep in the bassinet period...we are going to have to work on that... ;)<br />
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McKenna is my funny girl. She loves smiling, laughing, and applauding herself on anything cute she does. She is starting to be a climber like her brother. She is pretty rough and tumble and has plenty of bumps and bruises on any given day. She HATES having her hair done, but its getting too long not to pull back out of her face, besides, she looks SO cute with pig tails!! :) She is at the age where she is starting to pick up new words every day and is getting better at communicating with us. She loves her baby sister and will hold her and kiss her, but she definitely lets you know when she is done by shoving her away. She loves to fold her arms for prayers and will always shout "Yay!" and clap in the middle of every prayer to let you know she did it right and folded her arms. She has gotten very attached to a specific blanket, and has to take it EVERYWHERE with her, she even tries to make me let her take it in the bath with her. Her favorite toys are her baby dolls and her little people princesses, very girly!<br />
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Ammon is such a sweet little guy. He is going through kind of a sensitive phase, which is a little difficult, but we are trying to make sure he gets more positive attention and love. We are working on learning how to write letters with him, and he LOVES to do his "homework" when Noah is doing his. He has an amazing memory for things, and is starting to talk like a mini adult, it cracks me up. He wants to be a big boy just like Noah, and has to do everything he does, I am thinking about trying to get him in to preschool because he wants to go to school like Noah so bad!! He is really into big construction trucks, tractors, and trains. He LOVES any little furry animal, and his greatest desire is to be a hunter like Daddy. He is always talking about hunting, different hunting seasons, trapping, and all the animals Daddy hunts and traps. He is such a good big brother, and loves his little sisters so much. He is quite the little character.<br />
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Noah is growing up way too fast. He is doing so awesome in school, he loves to read, and amazes me at how well he is reading. I am also amazed at how good his handwriting is. He has better handwriting than a lot of adults I know. He always takes his time, and is a perfectionist with his homework, which is kind of a two edged sword. It is good that he likes to produce quality work, but its hard for him when he gets frustrated when things are just quite the way he wants them. I am trying to teach him to just take a deep breath, laugh about it, fix it as best he can, then move on. It seems to be helping him so far. He is a wonderful big brother, and is always willing to help me out. I have caught him sitting next to Madison and singing to her to keep her calm while I am making dinner, and playing baby dolls with McKenna. He loves playing hunting with Ammon, and tells me he wants to be an archery hunter when he grows up. We are trying to get him into T-ball this year so he has another activity to do to get him out of the house, make friends, and have fun.<br />
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Mike and I got our temple recommends this week and are trying to figure out a date to get to the temple and have as much family with us as possible. We are going to try and get Noah's dad's permission to have him sealed to us as well, and need as many prayers as we can get to soften his heart so he will agree. We are very excited to go, and can't wait for our family to be sealed to each other for eternity.<br />
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I am pretty certain I have the CUTEST little Valentines in the WHOLE world!! :) This year we got the kids all a little stuffed animal, and the three older ones got a little box of chocolates as well. Its amazing how little simple things can make kids so happy. McKenna wanted to have EVERYONE's stuffed animals, and the boys did a good job trading and sharing with her. She is such a goof ball. Noah had a great time at his school party, and he and Ammon both had a lot of fun writing Valentines cards to their cousins.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-14099075931150494242013-02-07T08:31:00.002-08:002013-02-07T08:31:57.954-08:00Madison's BlessingWe were able to bless Madison at our church a couple of weeks ago, and it was a very beautiful day. Mike's brother and a couple of his uncles were able to come to help with the blessing, and Mike did a beautiful job. Here are a few pictures of our beautiful baby girl!<br />
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I tell Mike all the time that as an adult and a parent time seems to fly by unreasonably fast. I am still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that my oldest baby is 6 years old!! I don't know how it is possible when it seems only yesterday he was the same size as McKenna.<br />
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At six years old Noah is about half way through Kindergarten. He LOVES school, and is doing AWESOME!! He seems to make friends very easily, and as much as he likes to hang out with the boys, he has lots of girl friends too. He is the top sight word reader in his class and is getting better at reading and writing every day. He is a BIG helper to mom, and an awesome big brother!! He loves everything about being outdoors, and even wants to be a bow hunter one day! He still is not embarrassed to hug and kiss his mom (and siblings) when he goes to school, and still is a BIG snuggler. He has a big heart! He is kind to the other kids at school, and is always empathetic and helpful to those who are sad or hurt. We are so blessed to have him as a part of our family, and it has been so much fun watching him grow up into the big boy he is today!!<br />
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1/2 C butter at room temp<br />
1 C Sugar<br />
1 t distilled white vinegar<br />
1 large egg<br />
1 t vanilla extract<br />
1 1/2 t red food coloring (I didn't use quite that much b/c I only had the food coloring that squeezes out one tiny drop at a time, and I didn't feel like waiting to measure out 1 1/2 teaspoons, but it would be prettier if you use the correct amount :) )<br />
1 1/2 C flour<br />
2 1/2 T Cocoa<br />
1 t cornstarch<br />
3/4 t baking powder<br />
1/4 t salt<br />
1 C white chocolate chips (plus more for garnish if desired)<br />
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<li>Sift together the flour, cocoa, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Add half to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. (scrapping the side of the bowl) Mix in the remaining flour mixture just until combined.</li>
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<li>Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on parchment lines cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.</li>
<li>Bake for 9-11 minutes. While still warm, press a few white chocolate chips into cookies, point side down. (this is mainly just for looks, you can skip this all together if you don't care too much about presentation ;) ) Allow to cool on pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-88124586819838170832013-01-24T10:39:00.001-08:002013-01-24T10:39:45.775-08:00Christmas 2012Our Christmas was pretty laid back. Since we knew we were either going to have a brand spanking new baby, or I was going to be very very pregnant, we did not make any plans to go anywhere. It was our year to have Noah for Christmas, and we had Madison a week before, so it was VERY nice to have all four of our babies with us for Christmas. Mike's parents and sister came over to watch the kids open their presents and have breakfast with us, and it was a very good day.<br />
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Christmas Morning, coming to see their presents:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965643871292662705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-72739517055411744432013-01-04T12:10:00.001-08:002013-01-04T12:10:18.952-08:00Madison Reese - Birth StoryLife has definitely been a little crazy the last couple weeks being a mom to four, but I thought I would take a few minutes while the baby is napping, and the other kids are engrossed in a movie to write out Madison's birth story.<br />
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On December 18th at 9am I went to my last OBGYN appointment. I was 37 weeks and 5 days, and had been having lots of random on and off contractions for days. At my appointment my doctor informed us I was dilated to a 4-5, and since we live 4 hours away, he didn't want to chance it, so he sent us to the hospital.<br />
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At the hospital they started me on pitocin around 10, and my doctor came to break my water a little after noon. After a few hours of contractions I told Mike I thought I could handle not getting an epidural, because my contractions were registering pretty strong on the monitor and they weren't intolerable to me. Mike's response was to say "I know you could handle not getting an epidural, but do you really want to go with out it?" It wasn't too long before I was eating my words. The pitocin started kicking my butt. It got to a point where my whole body was shaking with each contraction because they were so intense, and I told Mike I changed my mind. It was close to 3pm by the time I was able to get the epidural...and I had to get it twice because the first time she put it in it went into a vein...it was not pleasant. At first the epidural only worked on my right side, the anesthesiologist came back in, gave me a shot of some other medicine through the epidural, and a little while later it started to numb my left side, but it never did take away the pain completely, and I felt a bit more than I ended up wanting to.<br />
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After the epidural I was able to relax more, and watching my contractions on the monitor I noticed they were getting less strong, and further apart, which worried me. One of my biggest fears is ending up with a C-section, and I was honestly afraid that was what was going to happen. The nurse came in to check me because she had noticed the baby's heart rat dropping a little with each contraction, and I expressed my concerns to her, she said I didn't need to worry, that my contractions were not following a normal pattern, but my cervix was still changing, so I didn't need to worry about ending up with a c-section.<br />
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A little after 4 I started feeling a lot of pressure and asked the nurse to come in and check, I was at a 10, and she told me not to push, that they were going to get a hold of my doctor. My doctor was apparently at his office in with a patient, so I had to wait a little while (which seems like an eternity to a woman in labor being told not to push). Once he arrived it only took about 5-10 pushes for little Madison to be born.<br />
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We had kept her gender a surprise the whole pregnancy, and I can tell you it was a pretty neat experience not knowing what she was until the doctor held her up for me to see. I felt so much love for that tiny baby girl Heavenly Father had blessed our family with again.<br />
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Madison Reese Campos was born on December 18, 2012 at 4:28pm, weighing 7lbs 6oz and 20 inches long. We feel so blessed to have her as part of our family.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-84288117276605882052012-11-01T11:10:00.003-07:002012-11-01T11:10:41.264-07:00Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The kids have been looking forward to Halloween for MONTHS, I have had to point out to Noah almost daily what day it was, and how much longer it was until Halloween. At first both boys wanted to be pirates together, and I had planned on making their Halloween costumes, but with 3 kids and being pregnant, it didn't happen, and Ammon started changing his mind about what he wanted to be. He went back and forth for a few weeks between wanting to be a pirate, and wanting to be a monster, before he finally settled on a monster. I waited a few weeks to make sure he wasn't going to change his mind again before I ordered the costumes, and they were both VERY excited when their costumes came in. Halloween morning when I was getting Noah dressed in his costume for school, Ammon started crying saying HE wanted to be a PIRATE too! Oh dear....luckily Noah shared some of his pirate accessories with Ammon, and he quickly became OK with being a monster again. Here are some pictures of my cute kiddos in their costumes:</div>
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And here is the treat I "made" to send with Noah to school, they had asked for healthy snacks, and I found this idea on pinterest, Noah thought it was VERY cool.</div>
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After begging all day to go Trick-or-Treating, they were all very excited when it was finally time:</div>
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All that walking was hard work, I think Daddy earned his share of candy too :P</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965643871292662705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-59545940047007885292012-10-16T14:19:00.000-07:002012-10-16T14:19:54.152-07:00Pumpkin Patch!This year the boys were very much looking forward to going to a pumpkin patch, we hadn't been able to go last year, and I really wanted to make sure they got to go this fall. It turns out we had one Friday when we would be up in Reno where it would work out, but the day before it was raining buckets, and more rain was on the forecast for Friday, it didn't look very promising. I explained beforehand that we might not be able to go if it was raining, and the boys were definitely bummed, however, luck was in our favor and it was a beautiful sunny day!<br />
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Ammon's favorite part of the day was riding the ponies:<br />
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Noah's favorite part of the day was the petting zoo (particularly chasing the chickens, although I wasn't able to get a picture of them doing that)</div>
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And they got to ride the train:</div>
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They all picked out their own little pumpkin, and Ammon specifically picked his because it was "yellow" unlike all the other ones:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965643871292662705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-10243805557627073262012-10-06T17:19:00.000-07:002012-10-06T17:19:15.780-07:00McKenna is One!It is definitely bitter-sweet knowing my baby girl is now a one year old! It is rather unfair how fast this last year has gone, it seems like yesterday when I first held her in my arms.<br />
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She has been such a sweet and loving spirit from the very start. She was by far my "easiest" baby, and people have often commented on how happy she always is. She loves giving hugs and kisses, and while the moments are becoming less as she gets more and more active and curious, when she sits and snuggles with you, it just melts your heart. She is a little chatter-box, she doesn't say a whole lot of "real" words yet, but that doesn't stop her from having a full on conversation with you. :) She absolutely LOVES to sing, she sings at the top of her lungs at church, sings whenever she hears music, and just sings to herself while she plays. She is not quite walking yet, but she has always been one to do things on her own time...and she gets into plenty of trouble already, with out walking. :P I like to play a little game with her where I rock her in my arms counting, and when I get to "three" I toss her gently onto the pillows on a bed, she thinks its hysterical, and now she will climb onto the spare bed in her room, rock on her knees and count "wha, dwoo, weee!" and throw herself down on the bed. Recently she has started pointing to things that she wants and saying "diss, diss!" (meaning "this"), and has started getting a little sassy attitude when she doesn't get what she wants, or if one of the boys takes a toy she was playing with. She has such a little personality, and we love having her as part of our family.<br />
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Here are some pictures of her special day:<br />
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After Daddy helped her unwrap the first present, she figured out how to pull the wrapping paper off all by herself :)</div>
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Her cake that I made, it was my first time ever doing fondant, and I was pretty pleased with how it turned out:</div>
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McKenna Riley's one year photo collage:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-16385813106309731702012-10-02T07:45:00.000-07:002012-10-02T07:45:55.787-07:00Potatoes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During the summer we had a plethora of potatoes in our pantry, we had bought some from the store, then Mike's mom had given us some she had bought in bulk, then someone from our ward came by with 2 big bags of potatoes they could not eat themselves, and we were not able to get though all the potatoes before some of them started sprouting all over the place. Mike took about 15 sprouted potatoes and planted them out in our front yard, and we got some pretty big potato plants growing from them. After I did some online research, and Mike talked to someone from work who was knowledgeable on the subject of harvesting potatoes, we decided to harvest them last night, and we got a pretty good crop. We planted a few different kinds of potatoes, and the boys were so excited to help daddy pull them up.</div>
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Next year hopefully we will be able to get more of a garden going, and earlier, so we can enjoy more than just potatoes!</div>
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His favorite day was probably Monday, he was very happy he got to wear his PJs to school for Pajama day:</div>
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Tuesday was Hippie Day and we made tie-dye shirts for him and Ammon using an idea from pinterest:</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-29779951577270262792012-09-19T15:49:00.003-07:002012-09-19T15:49:44.889-07:0050 Reasons Why I Love Being a MommyToday I had a friend from High School (a woman, with no children and not married) make a comment that being a mom was not a "real job". I won't quote verbatim what she said, but I found it rather offensive, and it made me pretty upset. I almost jumped on here and typed out a big long post about all the work that stay-at-home mom's have to do every day, but the truth is, I KNOW what I have to do everyday, I KNOW how hard I work...and I don't need to justify it to anyone. So instead I made a list of just 50 of the many many reasons why I LOVE being "just" a mommy.<br />
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1. Waking up to the sweet sound of my baby girl talking to herself in her crib, and seeing the pure joy on her face when I go in to get her up.<br />
2. Having my five year old give me a high-five because he had a great day at school and earned a sticker.<br />
3. Having my three year old tell me how much he wants the new baby to be born and how he wants to name him/her "Jemima".<br />
4. Having the ability to be pregnant, to grow a little tiny baby that is 1/2 me, 1/2 my husband and feeling the sweet little movements of this baby.<br />
5. Being able to still nurse my sweet little girl, I really enjoy the quite snugly moments with her, and the smiles she gives me during and after.<br />
6. Hearing my boys say their prayers every night.<br />
7. Getting hugs a million times a day from each of my three kids.<br />
8. Getting sticky, slobbery kisses a million times a day from each of my three kids.<br />
9. Seeing my five year old helping out another child who is hurt or upset at school.<br />
10. Watching my kids learn a new skill.<br />
11. Being told "I love you Mommy".<br />
12. Making a meal and having my kids enjoy eating it and tell me how yummy it was.<br />
13. Snuggling with a sick child and knowing that just holding them makes them feel better.<br />
14. Watching how peaceful my children are when they are sleeping.<br />
15. Having my kids tell me "I missed you Mommy!" after sneaking out to go to the grocery store while daddy is home.<br />
16. How my five year old is not embarrassed to hold my hand, hug and kiss me, or tell me he loves me in front of all the kids at school.<br />
17. Watching my kids playing together.<br />
18. Hearing my boys telling each other that the other is their "best buddy"<br />
19. Hearing them laugh.<br />
20. Crawling around on the floor and making a fool out of myself to make them giggle.<br />
21. Hearing the hilarious things they come up with on a daily basis.<br />
22. Feeling accomplished when my kids actually learn something important from me.<br />
23. Looking at pictures and realizing how much they have grown and changed.<br />
25. Seeing my kids cheer each other on when learning something new.<br />
26. Having them all piled up in my bed with daddy in the morning during the weekends.<br />
27. Watching how excited they get over simple little things.<br />
28. Hearing my five year old tell me what he learned at church.<br />
29. Hearing my three year old tell me how excited he is to go hunting with Daddy.<br />
30. Hearing my children sing.<br />
31. Seeing my husband playing with our children.<br />
32. Seeing my husband comforting one of our kids who is hurt, upset, or scared.<br />
33. Holidays are just so much more fun when you have kids!!<br />
34. Always having some sort of comic relief in the home.<br />
35. Always having little hands that are willing to help. (Even if the "help" is more of a hindrance than anything)<br />
36. Hearing my kids making up nick-names for each other. (Noah started calling McKenna "Sugar Snack" no idea where he got that from)<br />
37. Hearing my kids tell each other that the love them.<br />
38. Snuggling on the couch with them just because.<br />
39. Reading them stories, its one of my favorite parts of the day.<br />
40. Having an excuse to watch cartoons.<br />
41. Seeing little smiles that are always contagious no matter how crappy your day has been.<br />
42. Having someone compliment you on how beautiful, sweet, helpful, kind (etc) your child is.<br />
43. Always having someone to hold your hand.<br />
44. Being able to dress them up in ridiculous and cute outfits.<br />
45. Just being able to watch them learn and grow.<br />
46. Looking at them and knowing you helped to create that.<br />
47. Knowing that God must love you and trust you enough to let you be a parent to one of His precious children.<br />
48. Being able to help someone else achieve their hopes and dreams.<br />
49. Having the joy that comes from serving someone other than yourself everyday.<br />
50. Being able to understand the magnitude with which one human can love another human being.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397010356196506777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447105970142911372.post-57200679705258807562012-09-17T19:31:00.000-07:002012-09-17T19:31:02.622-07:00Pumpkin Spice Cookies Made with 3 ingredientsYes, you read that right, Pumpkin Spice cookies made with <strong>3 </strong>ingredients! These are some of my favorite fall cookies (and my kids' favorite all time cookies) and they are SUPER easy to make. All you need are these 3 ingredients:<br />
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My picture is a little deceiving, I used a 29oz can of pumpkin and doubled my recipe, because apparently you can never find a small can of pumpkin in our small town. (well, that and the cookies disappear so fast that doubling the recipe is NEVER a bad thing at our house)<br />
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With most cookies you don't grease the cookie sheet because they already have a lot of fat in them (butter, shortnening, etc.) but since these cookies do not have any added fat you NEED to grease your cookie sheet, don't forget to!! Drop by rounded tablespoons onto your greased cookie sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. The cookies don't spread a lot, and you want them to be soft, you can check to see if they are done by poking them with a tooth pick if you are not sure.<br />
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And here is one of my little monkeys enjoying her cookie:<br />
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I can barely believe that my baby boy is three years old!! He had been asking about his birthday for at least a month before hand, and would get so upset when each day was not yet his birthday. I tried showing him on the calendar what day each day was, and which day his birthday was, but it wasn't quite helping. At a friend's suggestion I made him a paper chain to hang up in his room to count down the days. The paper chain definitely helped. We had talked about what kind of cake he wanted to have, and after informing me he wanted it to be "CHOCOLATE!" he agreed on me making him an owl cake. (He REALLY likes owls)</div>
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As you can clearly see, he was very excited that it was FINALLY his birthday!</div>
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He made out like a bandit with presents this year, he got some new Cars 2 cars from Grandpa and Grandma Lynne, the first Toy Story Movie from grandma, some new truck books from Nana and Papa, the movie the Lorax, Buzz and Woody (which is what he had been asking us for), and a big John Deere dump truck filled with Mega Blocks.</div>
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He told Noah he could open one of his presents, then quickly changed his mind and pouted:</div>
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A very happy boy!!</div>
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Ammon is a very special part of our family, we couldn't imagine our lives with out him. He is such a little firecracker, very opinionated, VERY busy, and always there to make you laugh. He is very smart (he surprised me this summer when I was teaching Noah my phone number, he memorized it too!) and loving, he loves his brother and sister very much, and is always looking out for them. At three years old his favorite things are trucks (especially tractors and construction trucks), anything to do with the Movie Cars or Toy Story, owls, going camping, playing outside, and hunting with his daddy. He keeps telling me that "the season" is coming up, I asked him what season to which he replies "the season to shoot the kitties." (He is excited for trapping season with daddy)</div>
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I can hardly believe that my oldest baby (because to me he will ALWAYS be my BABY) started kindergarten this year!! He is growing up way too fast!! Hoping he has a fantastic year at school this year!!</div>
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The kids (and Mike) all enjoyed wadding in the creek.</div>
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Nana found a baby snake and showed the boys, who had no fear.</div>
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The boys really enjoyed roasting marshmallows, making s'mores and playing with their glow sticks!</div>
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