tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400232098810249082024-03-13T17:28:18.747-04:00Wilkerson WeeklyWilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-72097900421389949202017-11-22T23:03:00.000-05:002017-11-22T23:03:02.606-05:00Meet Samuel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Samuel William Wilkerson joined our family on August 31, 2017. He was a good boy and waited for his induction date. We were nervous he'd come during the wrath of Harvey, but he waited until the rain stopped and we had a clear ride to the hospital. He was born at 4:02pm, weighed 8 pounds even, and was 21 inches long.</div>
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The boys were so excited to meet him. They came to the hospital in their church clothes. When we commented to Micah about his outfit he said, "Of <i>course</i> I'm wearing fancy clothes. It's a <i>hospital!"</i> And then he shamed Jared for wearing shorts. I'm not sure where he got the idea that he had to dress up. </div>
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Jared's parents flew in a few hours before Harvey arrived. They were here to ride out the storm with us. It was their first time seeing a real gullywasher as well as their first (several) experiences of hunkering down in a bathroom to wait for a tornado warning to pass. It was so nice having them here, especially so that we didn't have to worry at all about Luke and Micah when it was time to go to the hospital. The boys were in great hands.</div>
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Samuel meeting his name sake (William)</div>
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Grandma did LOTS of Samuel holding while she was here.</div>
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Honestly, I don't know how we'd have gotten through the first week without them. Grandma and Grandpa made sure I got naps, did all the cooking and cleaning, and helped settle the boys in to their first week of school. And little Samuel was the best little newborn he could possibly be. Welcome to the world and to our family, Samuel!</div>
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Jared's family went on a cruise to Mexico to celebrate his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Jared, Luke, and Micah were able to go on the cruise. I stayed home with 3 week old Samuel.</div>
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The whole family rode a bus to Chichen Itza where they got to see the old pyramids. The boys were excited to get new hats. Luke also got a ball of obsidian, and Micah got a glass pyramid model.</div>
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One of the highlights of the trip was renting a jeep in Cozumel. They went on a Jeep tour to different sites. Luke got to sit in the front seat and help Jared shift gears. That was definitely the high point of his trip!</div>
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On the Jeep tour the guide took them to a bridge that was the site of an old movie. Crocodiles had been imported for the movie, and after the filming they were left behind to breed. The boys thought it was pretty cool to see a crocodile.</div>
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<br />Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-28760605038336598542015-01-02T22:20:00.001-05:002015-01-02T22:21:08.085-05:00The Firm Christmas Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jared's firm had their Christmas party at a fancy place. Now I can't remember the name, and I couldn't really figure out what it was. It wasn't set up like a restaurant or a hotel. So maybe it was just a fancy reception center. But there was valet parking and when we entered someone took our coat. Fancy waiters walked around with trays of wine and appetizers that I didn't know how to eat. We got our goblet of fizzy water (which I don't like, by the way) and mingled. </div>
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I always stress out about these events because I'm uncomfortable with fancy. I don't know what to wear, so I stress about my outfit. I'm nervous I won't be able to join in the conversation because I don't know what's going on in the legal world and I'm not up to date on current events. But I always have more fun than I think I will. No one has ever been weird about my not being part of the corporate world. Lots of the people have kids, so people asked about Christmas preparations, our kids, etc. But people are always surprised by how far away we live from downtown. When people ask why we live so far out I say that it's because Jared loves me. I tell them that I have family there.</div>
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Anyway, we talked to lots of people and made our rounds. We were both tired though. So once people started getting food and sitting down to eat, we skipped out early.</div>
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This photograph was taken at the party. I like the way it turned out.</div>
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The day before Amber left, Luke got pink at school. Pink means "outstanding behavior," and he gets to pick a reward when he earns it at school. His teacher has given pink more than I expected, so most often now he gets to go to Bass Pro shop or take a trip to a special playground, but since this was Amber's last night, we went to Rainforest Cafe which is one of the boys' favorite places.</div>
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Dean wasn't really in the mood:</div>
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We had a fantastic Thanksgiving break. My sister Amber and her son Dean flew into town early, and she got to stay with us at our home for a few days. I, of course, didn't take as many pictures as I should have. But I at least got this one to prove that they came:</div>
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Since starting my job, I'm always a little bit behind on things in the house. We run out of our food staples sometimes before I can make it to the store-- things like that. So the first couple of days she was here she mostly accompanied me shopping. I had to do some birthday shopping also because Luke's birthday was on Thanksgiving day.</div>
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The ONLY thing he asked for was a Power Wheels. I guess we're suckers, but it's pretty hard not to get him the ONLY thing he asked for. So we debated it out and decided that if Christmas was very simple we could spring for the Power Wheels for his birthday.</div>
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My brother Michael met me at the store and loaded it into his truck, so we were ready for the big day. The day before Thanksgiving Amber moved her stuff over to Michael's, her husband Trevor flew into Houston, and our good friends, the Sorrells, came to visit for Thanksgiving. We were very good friends with them during law school. It was like old times when Justin and Jared would put together Luke's toys on Christmas Eve while Nancy and I talked, made hot chocolate, and added the sticker appliques to whatever toys he was getting. This time, Justin and Jared put together the Power Wheels.</div>
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Luke was SOOOO excited when he saw his Power Wheels on his birthday morning. Unfortunately he couldn't drive it for about 6 hours because the battery had to charge for 18 hours before the first use! But he was happy just to sit in it and pretend to drive.</div>
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He was veery good about sharing. He let James (the Sorrells' little boy) have a turn.</div>
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And Hazel had a turn.</div>
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Jared and Justin went on a bike ride in the morning. The kids mostly pretended to drive the truck, and Nancy I did some cooking and talked. It was very relaxing. Late afternoon, we all went over to Michael's for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a full house with our family, Michael's family, Amber's family, the Sorrells, and a couple of Michael's co-workers. This is from the feast:</div>
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After dinner, Jared read the proposal of George Washington for a national Thanksgiving holiday. The idea behind the holiday has nothing to do with the "first thanksgiving" which probably didn't happen AT ALL the way we are taught. But whatever. His proposal was all focused on thanking God for preserving us as a nation.</div>
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And then some relax and game time. So sweet!</div>
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The day after Thanksgiving we went to the Houston zoo with all our families (minus the co-workers.) That was very fun, but the zoo was a zoo, and parking was a nightmare. The Sorrells and us had to park pretty far away, so we had a long walk to the zoo. At the end Nancy and I waited with the kids while Justin and Jared ran to get the cars. Then we stopped at Ikea on the way back. I think Ikea might be Luke's new favorite store. He was very impressed by how big it was. And I was impressed with the cinnamon rolls.</div>
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Justin, Nancy, and family had to leave on Saturday morning. It was such a nice visit! I wish we lived closer, but we did some planning, and I think next summer the Wilkersons and Sorrells will meet up again in Orlando for a Disney trip.</div>
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Saturday afternoon was Luke's birthday party at the roller rink. I was a little bit nervous because Micah's friends didn't like skating at all, but Luke's friends had lots of fun. It was pretty simple. He invited 3 friends from school. They are the friends he has from riding the bus. I am SO, SO GLAD that he switched to the regular bus instead of the special needs bus this year. He has learned quite a few bad words since riding the regular bus, but he has real friends! That's worth a couple of bad words, right? Anyway, his party was lots of fun.</div>
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On Sunday was our family dinner. Luke was excited to see Jennifer and Grandma Debbi! He was very excited about his bow and arrow! (And Jared was maybe just a little bit more excited than Luke.)</div>
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One of Jared's coworkers told me about the Elf on the Shelf at last year's Christmas party. I asked Santa to send us one. He arrived about a week before Thanksgiving. Our elf's name is Peter, and it is his job to watch Luke and Micah and report back to Santa each night to let Santa know if they have been naughty or nice. Hopefully Santa will be pretty forgiving because Peter has seen a lot of interesting things and been privy to some interesting conversations such as, "Micah, I've told you time and again. YOU CAN'T PEE IN THE DRAIN OUTSIDE! YOU NEED TO COME INSIDE AND USE THE TOILET!" One time Luke was doing something he's not supposed to and I told him, "Peter can see you!" Luke just replied, "No he can't. He's looking the other way." It's true. He was looking the other way. So even though the motivation might not be all it could be, it's still fun to find Peter each morning. And the conversations about Peter have been very fun. Luke wants to know how he moves around and how he gets out of the house and how he comes back in. What does Peter eat? What does Peter do while we're gone? Etc, etc, etc. So if you don't have an elf and your kids are old enough to get it, then get one. Pretty fun!</div>
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Sometime in November Luke lost his first top tooth. He is scared to wiggle his teeth, so they will be loose for months before they finally just drop out. It happened while he was home sick. Luke is wearing his backpack, not because he is coming home from school, but because his new backpack arrived in the mail. With his birthday money from Mima and Papa, he got a Lightning McQueen backpack, and with his birthday money from Grandpa and Grandma he got a matching lunchbox. His old backpack ripped, so we actually ordered his new one a couple weeks before his birthday.</div>
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My friend Carrie introduced the boys and I to Blessington Farms last spring break. The boys had asked to go back several times. Finally, the first weekend in November, we made it back. And Dad got to come too!</div>
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Blessington Farms is a working farm that is also an outside play land. The boys (all of them!) loved the big slides.</div>
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We also had a picnic by the pond, went on the hay ride, visited the barn, and dug in the sand mountain. I just didn't get pictures of those things. It was a very fun day!</div>
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In the first part of October, Jared loaded us all up on Saturday and took us on a trip to the beach. Galveston is not the best beach, but it is pretty close and we had lots of fun. We went to Galveston Island State park which has the still side and the wave side just on opposite sides of the road. We didn't know that at first and started on the still side. This turned out to be super nice because it was great for wading and there was a lot of empty beach. </div>
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Even the dogs did some wading. Phoenix liked the water, but Griffin hated it.</div>
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We tossed Cheetos to the seagulls and tried (mostly unsuccessfully) to dig in the sand. But we had a great time. </div>
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Then we drove to the other side and saw the waves. The boys had SOOOOO much fun jumping in the waves. I sat on the beach with the dogs and watched my boys play around. It was perfect! The only thing that would have made it better was if I had taken pictures :)</div>
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I know pretty much every little girl under the age of 10 wanted to be Anna or Elsa for Halloween. I was a bit surprised when my boys announced they also wanted to be characters from the movie Frozen. Micah was Hans the bad guy. Mima (my mom) made his outfit as it was impossible to find a store-bought costume. I'm glad he has a grandmother with sewing talent. His outfit turned out adorable. He tried it on at Michael's house and made Libby Rae put on her Elsa dress.</div>
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He built a sword out of legos and spent the afternoon pretending to attack Elsa over and over again. Luckily Mima or I took turns being Elsa, so Libby was safe. She actually built her own sword and did some pretty good attacking herself.</div>
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On Sunday before Halloween we carved our pumpkin.</div>
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This is at the ward Halloween party. They posed with friends who went as (surprise!) Elsa and Anna.</div>
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Grandma Debbi joined us for trick or treating. So fun!</div>
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I think Luke first saw a violin in church. Someone played during sacrament meeting. He was fascinated, and he asked a lot of questions about the violin. Then we visited Megan (my sister) and Luke learned that his cousins, Taylie and Brenna, played the violin. He got to see one up close. And then he started asking to play the violin. He was about 4 years old. We originally told him that he could start violin lessons when he started Kindergarten. But then Kinder was such an adjustment that we waited until this year. Luke is in first grade. </div>
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It was a little bit tricky to find a teacher. I couldn't find anyone through church here in Katy. I asked Mom if she knew anyone who taught lessons, and she told me that Sister Reyes from Bear Creek Ward (my ward growing up) played. If she didn't teach lessons herself, she'd know someone who did. So I called, and she teaches. Luke started the first week of school. Luke LOVES his lessons, and he practices on his own --without reminders from me!-- almost every day. When he first started he just did plucking while he learned fingering. He started using the bow a few weeks ago. </div>
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<br />Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-72017863376828626802014-10-19T21:30:00.003-04:002014-10-19T21:30:30.083-04:00Micah's Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This year Micah wanted a Peppa Pig party. Decorating ended up being very fun. We put up some pictures and books. I found these stuffed animals on Amazon for $5/ pair. And then a friend brought us back a Peppa Pig magazine from England. I cut out the pictures and hung them around the kitchen.</div>
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I loved his cake! We ordered it from a lady whose business in called "Patty Cakes." Grandma Debbi orders cakes from her often and can get a good deal, so she ordered it for me.</div>
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Micah was lucky to have many family members visit Europe this summer, so he got lots of Peppa Pig items that crossed a wide blue ocean to get to this little silly boy.</div>
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<br />Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-91504261060379937892014-10-05T10:46:00.001-04:002014-10-05T10:46:26.408-04:00Phonenix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Meet Phoenix!</div>
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Phoenix is a 3 year old Dachshund/ Chihuahua mix (like Griffin) that we adopted from the local shelter a week ago. We actually picked him out 3 weeks ago, but Phoenix had kennel cough and couldn't come home until he finished treatments. He is a great play-mate for Griffin. They are about the same size-- Phoenix is about 2 pounds lighter than Griff. </div>
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Phoenix is a great dog! We didn't know much about him when we adopted him because he had been found on the street, so the shelter didn't have any history on him. We brought Griffin with us to the shelter to pick out his friend, so we knew Phoenix and Griff played well together, and we knew that Phoenix would be good with the boys, but that's all we knew. It turns out that Phoenix is house trained, walks well on the leash, and doesn't scratch at doors! He does have one flaw, and that is that he has separation anxiety. If I leave the room he whines. But even that is getting lots better. The first 2 nights he cried and whined in his crate. It was awful! But he hasn't cried at night since. He has also started cuddling up in his crate if I leave the room, so he isn't whining as much. I think soon he won't whine at all. He is a great addition to our family.</div>
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Griffin turned 1 on August 6. The boys wanted to acknowledge his birthday in some way. Actually THEY wanted to have a big party for Griffin with cake and everything and invite all the neighbor's dogs. Instead we got Griffin a can of wet dog food and 2 new toys. Luke and Micah were excited to give Griffin his toys.</div>
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One Saturday at the very end of July or the very beginning of August we drove the boys to the Houston Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The week before, we had a family home evening about the temple. Now we wanted the boys to see it and touch it.</div>
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Touching the Temple:</div>
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We may have hyped it up a little bit too much. We told the boys that when they touch the temple, they will feel something special in their hearts. That is the Holy Spirit telling them that the temple is a special place. Luke had his face scrunched in concentration trying to feel something special. He said (in total confusion,) "It just feels like a rock!" But, bless his heart, he kept trying to feel that something special. </div>
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Then we went into the bride's garden on the side (where bride's often take pictures.) The boys had a lot of fun playing with the fountain. Micah actually climbed inside. Oops!</div>
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<br />Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-76739981658777341292014-08-20T23:24:00.003-04:002014-08-20T23:26:21.779-04:00Zoo Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
About a month ago our play group went to the zoo. It is soooooo hot in July. It might not have been the group leader's best idea. I can say that because I AM the group leader. But two other women were brave enough to drag their kids into the heat and come along. I rode up with a friend, and her kids and mine were the most excited to see the monkeys. So we headed to the monkeys first. </div>
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My boys mostly wanted to see the new Gorilla exhibit-- still under construction-- because Grandpa Terry is working there right now. It turns out that the gorilla exhibit is actually in the "Africa" section instead of the primate section. Go figure. So we headed that way next. By that time (about an hour in) we were all drenched in sweat and the boys were losing it. We stopped for lunch before we got to the Gorilla Construction. This was taking a break to see the chimpanzees-- also in Africa.</div>
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And finally the future Gorilla's home!!!</div>
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The boys were shouting "GRANDPA TERRY! GRANDPA TERRY!" as loud as they could. Another worker heard them and came over to see what the fuss was about. I told them we were looking for Terry Herrera, and he went to find him for us. Grandpa Terry came over looking VERY stylish.</div>
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The boys were so excited to see Grandpa Terry at the zoo!</div>
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After seeing Grandpa Terry we went to the children's section and did the petting zoo. We played in a little Indian village for a little bit, but the heat was really getting to everyone. Micah just gave up on standing all together.</div>
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<br />Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-89168552794553409782014-08-13T22:20:00.000-04:002014-08-13T22:20:29.493-04:00The Rest of UtahIt's been awhile since our trip. So I'm trying to remember everything we did. One of the highlights for me was going to BYU one afternoon to visit my very dear friend Nora. She and I were very close during Jared's first year at William & Mary. It was wonderful to see her and her son Samuel and to catch up. Meeting Dean for the first time was also a highlight. He is such a cute baby!!! <br />
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Let's see. Michael, Amber, the boys, and I went hiking around up Payson canyon one morning. We just parked the car and followed an animal trail and taught the boys a little about marking a path. There was a day at Seven Peaks water park. Lots of evenings playing games. <br />
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I love getting to spend time with family, and since my family is very spread out I don't see many people very often. But I was glad to spend a lot of time with Amber and Megan, Mom and Dad, and Eric. I look forward to our next visit.<br />
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I didn't get a picture of me meeting Dean, but here we are saying good-bye. I love his little outfit. It used to be Luke's!<br />
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<br />Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-35081608119693837252014-08-11T18:28:00.001-04:002014-08-11T18:28:42.224-04:00Pa's Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The main reason I stayed in Utah after Jared went home was to attend my grandpa's 90th birthday party. His birthday is really in March, but the big party was in July. All but 2 of his grandchildren were able to make it, and it was a big crowd. It is incredible to see a family that big. It really gives the words "heritage" "legacy" and "unity" more meaning. I hadn't seen many of my King cousins in several years. It's always a bit shocking to see people you still imagine as kids and they have turned into grown-ups. And it was fun to catch up with people.</div>
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The party was at the Pavilion across the parking lot from a stake center in Bountiful. There are a lot of air conditioners around a stake center, and the boys spent a lot of time checking out each one.</div>
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Before blowing out the candles, Pa said the only thing that could make the day better would be to have Grandma there. She passed away a year ago, but everyone knew she was there. We just couldn't see her.</div>
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I was glad that my boys remembered Pa. We stopped at his house last summer and went to church with him. The boys talked about "driving" Pa's car and eating M&Ms. That is what they did at his house. This time they spent most of their time with Pa showing him my cousin's dog and asking him questions about how old his house is.</div>
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I wish it would have been possible to get more one-on-one time with Pa. He is an incredible person! I am lucky to be part of his family. He continually imparts a legacy of kindness, hard work, and faithful service. When I was younger my favorite things about visiting his house was that anything was okay. No shoes-- fine. Running in and out of the house all day long-- no one cares. Pretty much the only thing that wasn't okay was rude behavior. But I don't think I ever saw him lose his temper. He also has a way of making everyone feel special and important. I think he does this by remembering things about people, asking good questions, and listening for a real answer. He also throws around compliments so easily I don't think he consciously even knows he is giving one. He will just say things like, "Hi, Beautiful! How are you doing?" So glad I am one of his granddaughters.</div>
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One day we went down and spent most of the day at BYU. First we went to the Bean Museum, which is a Natural Science museum full of taxidermy animals. My sister Amber's father-in-law used to work there, and it was neat to be with Dean on his first tour of his Grandpa's old stomping ground. I'm sure it was special for Ann, Dean's grandma. I think the boys had fun.</div>
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The museum had been completely renovated and expanded. There was a large new exhibit featuring the art of President Packer who would sculpt birds and other animals. He also did many wildlife paintings. It was probably my favorite part of the museum because I'd never seen it before and didn't know he had those talents.</div>
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After the museum we went to the Creamery and had some BYU ice cream. Yum! And then on to bowling in the Wilkinson student center.</div>
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Aaah. Nostalgia. College were some good years.</div>
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My mom lives very close to a nice pond and playground. One morning Amber, Mom, Dean, the boys, and I went down to the pond to play. The boys went into the water with Mom, and I stayed up on the grass and chatted with Amber and played with Dean. A very pleasant morning. And then time to go bathe the boys. Pond water is fun but definitely requires a wash off.</div>
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Those moments made me want to move to Utah. What an amazingly beautiful place!Wilkerson Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155803762309441463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840023209881024908.post-9300976958947897602014-08-03T21:44:00.000-04:002014-08-03T21:44:02.168-04:00Salem Trip Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My mom and my brother Eric came to pick us up from Mom and Dad Wilkerson's house. We took the scenic route home and stopped for a little hike.</div>
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Later that night Eric took us out on his boat at Utah Lake. Micah didn't want to go on the boat so he stayed by a sand volleyball pit and played while Luke and I went out on the lake.</div>
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We went to visit Jared's parents in Moroni, Utah over the week of July 4th. We rented a car and drove up, stopping in Amarillo on the way. Jared got to visit the Judge's chambers, and I got to see my friend Emery again. The drive was okay, but Micah was sick for a lot of the ride and that made things more difficult. However, we arrived safely, and then we were ready to play.</div>
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Moroni is a pretty small town, and his parents live at the end of a street that borders a big field and mountains. They have a very large yard with soft grass, and it was so fun just to feel the freedom of open spaces. On Monday night we had a cookout in the backyard. The boys (Micah especially) were so excited to help light the "camping" fire.</div>
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After dinner we played several outdoor games for Family Home Evening. Playing Duck, Duck, Goose with Grandma and Grandpa was lots of fun!</div>
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On Tuesday we spent the day in the Utah valley area. Trevor, Amber's husband, was studying for the bar and couldn't take much time away. We met up with him and Amber at a park in Orem to say hello. Later that evening we went to James' (Megan's husband) birthday party. He rented the Payson pool and there were pizza and snacks and treats to eat. He either has a LOT of friends or a lot of party crashers because it was a pretty happening party! This is the only picture I got from the party. What is with Luke's face?!</div>
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On Wednesday and Thursday we played at Grandma and Grandpa's and also visited Aunt Rachel and Uncle Paul's. Jared's sister is back door neighbors with his parents, so it just a quick walk to get to her house. She has the only pool in Moroni, and the boys went swimming there almost every day. Katrina's boys, and Sally and her kids came for a visit too. We went shooting together on Wed. All the pics are on Jared's phone, but Luke was very excited to shoot a gun with Jared's help. Micah didn't like the noise and stayed in the car the whole time. On Thursday, Mom and Dad watched the boys so that Jared and I could do a session at the Manti temple. That was so neat because we were married in that temple but had never done a session there together. It was very special.</div>
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Early on the 4th Jared's brother Leonard, his wife Amber, and their three boys came down for a visit. We went to the parade. Rachel's family saved us places on the curb. Luke was so excited that Cameron's (Rachel's son) dog, Gomer, came to the parade. Luke loved that dog! He was, I think, the most well behaved dog I have ever seen.</div>
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That night we did a few fireworks at the house. Mostly flowers and sparklers, if I remember correctly. Last year Luke was only mildly interested in the fireworks and very scared of them. This year he was right in the action.</div>
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This is Micah and Grandma waiting for the big show to start. The Moroni fire department puts on a nice show from the field right across from Mom and Dad's house. We got a front row seat. Micah stayed put for about 3 fireworks and then wanted to go inside. Luke stayed for the whole show this year!</div>
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Jared left early the next morning to get back home and prep for trial. I drove him to the airport and then came back to get the boys ready and finish all the packing. Jared's parents work at the temple on Saturdays, so they had to leave pretty soon after I got back. We took a few final pictures before we had to leave.</div>
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It was a wonderful visit. I wish it could have been longer! I'm sure we'll see them next year!</div>
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I had a big, organized plan for school time during the summer. Things haven't gone quite according to plan. My idea was to do reading, writing, and math every day with both Micah and Luke. Only thing is that I can't do both boys simultaneously since neither one can work independently very well (or kind of at all.) So Micah hasn't done nearly as much as I planned because Luke is the bigger priority. I feel terrible writing that. I don't mean AT ALL that Luke is more important. It's just that I feel like Micah has more time to develop skills before I need to worry. Plus, I can target his individual needs after Luke is back in school, whereas Luke needs to build his foundation and strengthen skills NOW.</div>
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The other big kink in my Micah plan is that Micah doesn't have some of the foundational skills that he needed for my plan, and I hadn't realized that. I meant to begin the "Handwriting Without Tears" program with him. This starts out with really basic writing skills, like drawing vertical and horizontal lines and then moving onto diagonal lines and THEN beginning letter formation. But Micah couldn't hold a pencil. He just hadn't developed that kind of grasp yet, and I didn't know! So we backed up to the very bottom foundation. I got some tongs and we have been doing activities to help him learn to hold a pencil. This is a great activity that I learned from Luke's OT a few years ago. Here are a few photos of the boys picking up pasta and putting it into bowls.</div>
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Something else I've done with Micah is break his crayons really short so that he HAS to hold it with just 2 or 3 fingers. A fist grasp can't fit on the crayon. Micah is working on letter and sound recognition, counting to 30 (goal is to reach 50), and recognizing and naming coins.</div>
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Work with Luke is actually going well. Before our vacation we were targeting all areas almost every day. During vacation things were very lax, but we are now back on a school schedule. I am excited about his writing. I made him a journal with 100 pages like this:</div>
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He knows the format really well by now. (We've actually been using this format for about a year. I first saw it at an autism conference where I took a class on strengthening literacy skills. I tweaked it just a little and we have used it periodically since then. And now we are using it a lot.) Luke usually gets to pick the topic. Then he has to write 2 things about the topic and draw a picture. For the entry shown he ran out of room for a picture. We are still working on letter size. I will translate in case you can't read what it says. The topic is Pool, and he wrote (spelling corrected,) "I can put my head under the water. I can jump off the first step." He comes up with his own sentences and obviously does his own spelling. But I still have to be right beside him saying, "Great. Keep going." Or, "What else can you tell me about the pool?"</div>
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Luke has been reading mostly non-fiction this summer. I have found that it holds his attention better than most fiction easy-readers. His very favorites are from the National Geographic series.</div>
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I don't have any math pictures. We have been doing addition flash cards (been on 2s for awhile now!) and also working on place value. Luke can write any 3 digit number and explain the place of each number, even a number like 305 which is kind of tricky. He can also build the number using base 10 blocks. We are also working on addition problems such as 12 + 5. The goal is for him to put 12 in his head and then count up 5 more. So the second number is always 10 or less for now. I just want him to have the basic skill of starting with one number and counting up from there. I also want him to know how to use his fingers. I had 4th graders who couldn't do that!</div>
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I'm very proud of my super smart boys!</div>
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During the first week of summer vacation our play group went to the Katy Fire Station for a tour. We were the first ones to arrive, and the boys loved playing with Katy, the fire dog, while we waited for everyone else to get there.</div>
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First we went into the training/ conference room for a fire safety presentation. The kids all got these cute hats.</div>
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Then one of the firemen dressed up in his gear so the kids could see what he looked like. They stressed that he was wearing his helper clothes and that even though he looked funny, he was a good guy. So if there was ever a fire the kids should run TO him, not away from him.</div>
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Then we got to go outside to see the trucks. Every child got a chance to spray the fire hose.</div>
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These pictures make it look like my boys were great little participants the whole time. The truth is that doing the outside presentation, the boys spent the ENTIRE time--minus their turn to spray the water-- trying to sneak away to see the air conditioners. So after the tour when I asked them what their favorite part was, I wasn't surprised to hear them answer, "Air Conditioners!" For anyone who is interested-- MY favorite part was SEEING THE FIRE TRUCK!!!</div>
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