tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244140520495859482024-03-19T15:20:10.906-04:00The Wessman FamilyMike, Marinda, Hope, Abby, Briton & HannahThe Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-58429498489468742712013-03-15T22:12:00.000-04:002013-03-15T22:12:06.640-04:003 monthsIt has been three months since I have updated the blog. We've had a lot happen in that time. I will try to update...The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-74486743443294596912013-03-15T22:11:00.000-04:002013-03-15T22:11:15.751-04:00Milli<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On December 14, 2012 our 5th child, Amelia Grace, was born. We learned in August of last year that Milli had Trisomy 18, the same condition that our first child, Hope Elisabeth, had. We knew our time with her would be short but we hoped for time to spend with her and our 3 other children. Unfortunately, Milli was stillborn. We knew that was always a strong possibility, but we certainly hoped otherwise. Her birth was a special experience and we felt her sweet spirit strongly. I felt more peace that night than I had (or have) in a long time. We continue to learn from our experience with Milli and we continue to grow. We are still recovering and are grateful for that process. She is a beautiful baby and we miss her.<br />
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The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-56712304366366868452013-03-15T22:10:00.000-04:002013-03-15T22:10:17.577-04:00Milli's Funeral<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We flew to Utah 4 days after Milli's birth for her funeral and burial. The mortuary in Michigan arranged for her travel and then the mortuary in Utah took over. We are very grateful to Jenkins-Soffe for the way that they have taken care of both of our girls. We were pleased that a former ward friend was our funeral director. It made the experience all the more personal for us.</div>
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The day after we arrived we went up to the cemetery to sign some paper work. We took a picture of Hope's headstone knowing that she would soon be joined by her younger sister. (Of course, we knew that at that point they were already together.)</div>
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The viewing was very nice and we felt a lot of support from friends and family. It was good to see Milli and to have more time with her. We actually spent a lot of time holding her (which we didn't do with Hope). It might sound strange, but I am really glad that we did. Each of the kids also held her. They hadn't in the hospital so I am glad that they did then. Their cousins wanted to hold her and once our kids saw the pictures of them holding Milli, they decided to. </div>
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Mike's dad, Mike and I all spoke at the graveside service. My dad conducted the meeting. The kids were a bit rambunctious but Uncle Kelly (who is oftentimes the ringleader) did a good job at reigning them in.<br />
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After the service the kids played around the cemetery a bit. Abby found some silk flowers (I decided not to ask her where she found them) and decorated Milli's casket with them. The kids were interested in seeing the hole she'd be buried in so the funeral directors removed the board and showed them the hole. Mike and the big kids ended up climbing down into the hole to place the casket (with the silk flowers lovingly arranged on top).<br />
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It was a long day. We had a lunch at the church after the services. Later that night we went to Temple Square to see the lights. I was excited to show the lights to my kids being that Temple Square is such a Utah Christmas tradition. I was surprised how emotionally drained I was by that point (surprise, surprise) but I am glad that the kids had a nice time with some of our extended family and that I got to see some of my favorite trees on Temple Square!The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-85214740529559237912012-12-07T12:10:00.002-05:002012-12-07T12:10:32.140-05:00Happy Birthday, Hannah!<div style="text-align: left;">
Our baby is 2!</div>
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We celebrated Hannah's birthday 2 weeks ago. We had a fun, family (fairly low key) day. The day before her birthday we were at Sam's Club and picked up some muffins for her breakfast. After that, every time we mentioned her birthday, she'd say "muff-muff". As far as she was concerned, birthdays are all about muffins. We had hot dogs for dinner followed by cupcakes (also called muffins by Hannah) and presents. She has enjoyed her gifts and pushes her new stroller everywhere!</div>
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Some things about Hannah:</div>
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<li>She is a good sleeper and takes very good naps. We recently moved Briton into the girls' bedroom and set up the bunk beds for Abby and Briton. Hannah loves to climb up on the bunk beds and be a big kid like her siblings. I think she wishes we'd let her sleep on the top bunk, but she'll need to stay in the crib for a bit longer.</li>
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Here he is with the splint and sling (alongside the infamous box). He really hated it and he was exhausted when this picture was taken.</div>
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2 days later he got the splint off and had a waterproof fiberglass cast on. It was fabulous. It didn't go past his wrist so he could still write, eat and play with it. I was so pleased that really the cast proved to be a non-issue for any of us. (The only thing it limited was some of the shirts he could wear.) Here he is (with the box again) with the new cast.<br />
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This morning we got the cast off! The cast was short lived - only 3 weeks! Briton was excited to get it off but I think he is a bit surprised at how little he wants to move his arm. He's still holding it in the casted position, but I am sure the motion and his confidence will come back within the next few days.</div>
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The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-70914885910668888962012-12-07T11:32:00.001-05:002012-12-07T11:32:25.632-05:00Christmas Tree!The day after Thanksgiving, we took our annual trip to the Christmas tree farm a couple miles from our house. It was a cold day, but the kids were excited to bundle up.<br />
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We took the tractor to our favorite variety of trees and found a winner!</div>
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It took a week or so to get it decorated, but we love being all set up for Christmas!</div>
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Today is Abby's 6th birthday!</div>
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She is a fabulous person. We love her creativity - her desire to make everything beautiful. She has an excellent memory and is a quick learner. She is a very caring sister and treats her siblings exceptionally well. We are so proud of her desire to be good and to make good choices.</div>
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We had a very nice day, complete with a donut breakfast, a trip to Impressions 5 (which happened to fall on Chemistry Day which proved to be very fun) and lunch at McDonald's. In the afternoon she helped decorate her cake, spent some time with mom, went with the family to the neighbor's 1st birthday party and rounded it off with a pizza dinner and her own cake! Busy, but complete.</div>
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Impressions 5 is always a favorite of our kids. We haven't gone for a few months, but were excited to see some of the new exhibits. There is an awesome building area with all sorts of building materials. Abby was especially excited about all the special chemistry events. Students from local colleges and high schools set up displays throughout the museum with fun hands-on activities for the kids. Mike's work was a sponsor and also had some activities.</div>
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This is Abby unwrapping a gift. She got the bathrobe she is wearing, a couple outfits, a watch, lots of arts and crafts supplies, a movie, the traditional birthday photo book and a pony stuffed animal. Thanks to all the grandparents and aunts and uncles for the lovely gifts. (I like this picture because Briton was being strongly encouraged to keep his hands to himself while Abby opened her gifts. He was just way too excited for all the festivities!)<br />
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Greenfield Village is one of the Ford Museums in Dearborn. It includes lots of historical homes - not recreated homes and structures, but the real things transported from their original locations. Some include Thomas Edison's workshop, Henry Ford's birthplace, the Wright Brothers bicycle shop, the Robert Frost home, the Noah Webster (think: dictionary) home and many, many more. It is really a fascinating place. Not all of it was super for kids as little as ours, but there was plenty for them as well - a glass blowing shop, a pottery workshop, a printer's office, etc. (all hands on to some degree).<br />
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Abby is taking her turn operating the printing press.</div>
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Everyone enjoyed the carousel!</div>
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The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-31193503310631892592012-10-26T20:25:00.001-04:002012-10-26T20:25:24.920-04:00Halloween 2012<div style="text-align: left;">
A small shopping center in our town had trick or treating this week...and it was conveniently scheduled the same night as the branch trunk or treat. Mike is going to be out of town on Halloween so we did our pictures a week early.</div>
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Here are the many faces of Abby the witch. Perhaps you can guess which of the 4 poses I requested (one of these girls is not like the others...) We think that the outfit turned out cute (and the girl is even cuter) - thanks, in part, to the US Postal Service. (I mailed the skirt half finished to my mom so that she could finish it and then she mailed it back.) Abby has wanted to be a witch since about the day after Halloween last year!</div>
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Briton just wanted to be a ghost. You might notice the short sleeves and sunshine. It was nearly 80 degrees that day. Weird weather (but adorable ghost).</div>
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Hannah is the 2nd generation of Little Red Riding Hood. Abby delighted us in this outfit 4 years ago. (I guess it is really the 3rd - or more - use of it since I wore this hood and apron as a kids. Ahhhh, cute.) She picked up on the trick or treating quite well!</div>
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The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-13310705733574268572012-10-26T19:50:00.001-04:002012-10-26T19:50:49.537-04:00Part 2 from Bear Lake This is a very delayed post. We had such a great time on our trip to Bear Lake so it definitely deserves to be documented. Here are a few more pictures.<br />
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On Saturday, we spent the afternoon playing at the lake. The kids enjoyed playing in the mud and the grown up kids played on the paddle boards and kayaks.<br />
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This is just a cute picture of Hannah on the mini potty in the cabin. It was so tiny!</div>
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On Sunday we did some family pictures. It is so nice to have pictures with everyone!</div>
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I don't have a picture readily available, but the grown ups also did a really fun murder mystery pirate dinner after the kids went to bed. </div>
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On Monday afternoon on the way back to my parents' house, we stopped in Logan to visit Frank (Mike's step-grandfather) and his new wife. It was very nice to meet her. In Salt Lake we visited Grandpa David and Nancy and went to dinner with Grandma Marva. We also enjoyed (as always) stopping here:</div>
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It was a great trip and we wish it could've lasted longer! </div>
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Thursday morning's flight went smoothly. We left the airport and went straight to pick up lunch at Red Iguana (delicious). We <i>really</i> miss Mexican food in Michigan. We then headed to the new Brigham City Temple for the open house. It was very pretty and we had a nice time. Hannah was upset part of the time but everyone was so nice to tell us that they like crying babies! She calmed down after a few minutes:)<br />
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After the open house we continued on to Bear Lake by way of Logan. My parents rented a cabin for the weekend and it has been perfect for us! There is plenty of space for everyone, a theater room, slides from level to level and this...</div>
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On Friday morning, we went to the Minnetonka cave. It was very neat and the kids did a great job walking up and down the 444 steps.</div>
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While we were in Ohio for Amy's graduation, her sister-in-law took some pictures of everyone and I thought that they turned out so fun. We even hung a bunch of the pictures of the kids up in the playroom!</div>
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The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-81570058808962126812012-09-07T23:27:00.000-04:002012-09-07T23:27:06.589-04:00Abby's First Day of Kindergarten<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Abby's first day of Kindergarten went well! She has a great teacher and we are so excited for what the year holds!</div>
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Here she is posing with a picture of herself on the first day of school last year.</div>
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The bus was running a bit late and Mike got this shot of it <i>finally</i> arriving. The past couple months she hasn't shown much excitement for school so I didn't know how the first day would go. Fortunately, though, the morning came and she acted more excited than she ever had!</div>
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Speaking of the bus, there have been a few transportation issues with bus drivers and others getting used to new routes, etc. Her bus was 45 minutes lat the first day. Whoops! I was never too concerned because I had more or less followed it part of the way so I knew where it was, but here's to hoping the timing gets better! (I keep getting emails from the district saying they are tweeking things to improve bus schedules so I am confident!) </div>
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We are just happy that Abby is enjoying herself!</div>
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The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-15811423066803699632012-09-07T23:18:00.003-04:002012-09-07T23:18:46.233-04:00August stuffHere are a few random pictures from the last few weeks. Very random.<br />
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Abby enjoys playing with pattern blocks. She made this owl (from a pattern) and was very proud of it. She did a very nice job.<br />
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I forgot what jets do to bubbles. It made a big mess in my bathroom but they were happy!<br />
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Abby and Briton put couch cushions at the bottom of the stairs and had a blast jumping. I thought some of these pictures were fun.<br />
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On the first day, we visited the Columbus Zoo. It was awesome!<br />
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There is a water park adjacent to the zoo and we spent part of the day there. It was a bit chilly but still a fun time.</div>
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The best part about these two pictures is that they were taken less than 30 seconds apart. During that time, the bear kind of leaped up on the window as Brian and Abby were posing. It was pretty sweet. Too bad we didn't get that picture.</div>
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The next day we went to the Hopewell Culture Center. It is run by the National Park Service and teaches about these ceremonial and burial mounds built hundreds of years ago. Apparently there are a few sites around Ohio built by the same groups of Native Americans. It was very interesting. Abby continued her habit of earning her Junior Ranger badge.<br />
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On our last day we visited some parks in Columbus. These were taken at the topiary gardens downtown. The garden had lots of topiary figures that replicated this famous Seurat painting. It was pretty impressive! (Notice Abby's missing tooth. Grandma pulled it pain free!)</div>
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I'll post some other pictures (from the graduation) soon. (I need to prove that the others were there as well!)<br />
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We took an obligatory trip to the horse farm - always a fun time. Briton and N are less than 2 months apart in age and it was a lot of fun to watch them play so well together. (They also had their "moments" but overall did very well.)</div>
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Mike and I took advantage of the visitors and took off for the weekend. We bought a weekend stay at a B&B (Inn at Honey Run) through Groupon getaways. It was so great! The Inn is in Amish country in Ohio and is beautiful (both the Inn and Amish country). The time away was needed and appreciated. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed it. This is a picture of the two of us at a garden we visited.</div>
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Last weekend we spent 2 days out at the beach (Ludington and Silver Lake State Park area). The beach is always fun and one of our absolute favorite things about living in Michigan. (1 - We walked out to and climbed a lighthouse in Ludington; 2 - The second beach we visited had a river entering it and the kids loved the "tidal pools" as Abby called it; 3 - Notice the nice green water? The recent heat has been good for algae:) 4 - Hannah is really warming up to the water!)</div>
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Here are a few other highlights: 1 - Lots and lots of stories; 2 - Our last day of playgroup (with a cousin); 3 - The MSU Bug House while mom and dad were out of town; 4 - A yummy (and entertaining) meal at a Japanese steakhouse; 5 - Lots of playtime at home</div>
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</div>The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324414052049585948.post-40057833442700721232012-08-07T22:24:00.004-04:002012-08-07T22:24:56.286-04:00PicturesWe have been eating a lot of cherries lately (especially thanks to Grandpa Dave who commented this morning, "These cherries seem to be multiplying!" - he's the one who was bringing bags and bags home)! Hannah has been having fun eating and wearing the cherries.<br />
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This is from Father's Day. A few days before Father's Day, I suggested that Abby make a card for her dad. She decided to make him a bow tie. It was awesome. He wore it on the way to church but took it off when we arrived so that everyone could see the pink tie she gave him as a gift.</div>
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We have started trying our hand at grilled pizza, thanks to <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2011/07/grilled-pizza-how-to.html">this tutorial</a>. It is good. (I like my toppings a bit more well done than what the grill can offer so we usually stick it in the broiler for a few minutes after we grill it. Does that defeat the purpose of using the grill?)</div>
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Briton's received his first (much needed) haircut at the salon a couple weeks ago. Mike said that he was somewhat terrified and that translated in him not moving a muscle and not making a peep. That translated into him falling asleep in the chair.</div>
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Our trip to Durango was very nice. I didn't really know what to expect of Durango, but it is a great little town. It has a lot of touristy shops, restaurants and activities; seems to have a comfortable climate (at 7500 feet above see level); and is located in a very scenic area.<br />
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The Animas River runs right through the center of town and there are several companies that run rafting and kayaking trips and rent float tubes. We rented this tube the last day and played in the river for a bit.<br />
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One of my favorite parts of our trip was our visit to Mesa Verde National Parks. Every time I visit a new National Park, I am reminded of what treasures we have in our backyards! Mesa Verde has Native American structures from 500-1300 AD. These were built by the Pueblo tribes. The most spectacular were the cliff dwellings which were built between 1200 and 1300 AD. They were amazing!<br />
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Here are some pictures. These four are from the Spruce Tree House. Hannah was with us but she didn't end up in these.<br />
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As we waited for our turn to go on a ranger led tour of another cliff dwelling, we drove the Mesa Top Loop. Here is Briton and Uncle Lance enjoying some scenery. Also, here is a picture of another cliff dwelling that was not open to visitors, but that had a great view from the road.</div>
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These pictures are all of our tour of Cliff Palace - the largest of the cliff dwellings. We didn't take Hannah on this tour because of the ladders and walking. Lance, Bekah and Carter were our tour buddies. It was very neat!
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Our last stop in Mesa Verde was at the Junior Ranger station. Abby enjoyed working on her booklet (and I enjoyed helping her) to receive her badge!<br />
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Here is a picture of cute little Hannah since she is painfully missing from this post:</div>
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We have spent the past few days in Durango, CO with Mike's family. We have had a very nice time enjoying the mountains...and especially the company! One of the highlights was riding this train from Durango to Silverton. It was a beautiful ride and the scenery was fabulous. I do love the Michigan beauty, but visiting the west reminds me of how nice it is to be in the mountains.<br />
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Here is a picture of the entire group. It is fun to have everyone here.<br />
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In addition to the train ride, we've enjoyed visiting some places in Durango as well as relaxing in the rental house. Grandma brought bubbles and sprinklers for the kids to play in.<br />
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After the sprinklers we bribed the kids with cookies to get a picture of all 7 of them. I was very impressed with their response:)</div>
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We went to a fish hatchery.</div>
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This might be my favorite recent picture of my children.<br />
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Happy 4th of July! We had a relaxing (yet fairly productive) day and ended it with a barbecue with friends and a visit to the St. John's fireworks display. This was our facebook inspired creation at dinnertime. Our friend, Cheryl, helped put it together and perhaps it added to our display of patriotism!<br />
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On the Friday following the 4th, my friend, Crystal, and I went to see <i>Wicked</i>. We had a really nice time. While we were gone, Mike and the kids did fireworks in front of the house. </div>
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Yesterday we started the day at the temple. It was lovely and Mike and I got to enjoy a very nice morning together.<br />
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After the temple, we drove to Dearborn (25 or so minutes) to go on the Ford Factory Tour. We've wanted to go on a vehicle factory tour for a long time and really enjoyed it. Their were two videos at the beginning (that were pretty interesting) and then a walk around the factory overlooking the in progress work of building trucks. It was mind boggling how intricate the process is. It is huge and really neat. We saw bare bones truck parts and fully-functional-drive-off-the-lot trucks. They don't allow pictures in the factory, but here is one that Abby snapped of Mike and I in a small gallery at the visitors' center.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">After we finished the tour the bus took us back to the Ford Museum/Greenfield Village. We have used our pass to visit the museum a couple times, but had never made it to the village. It is somewhat reminiscent of Nauvoo or This is the Place, but I believe it is quite a bit bigger. We were only able to stay for an hour before it closed and we had 3 hot children so we didn't see much, but it certainly got us excited to come back for a full day!</span></div>
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The kids have been begging to go camping since last fall. Last weekend we headed out to the Lake (the capital L lake, as in Lake Michigan) planning to camp and play at the beach Thursday thru Saturday. Our trip got a bit of a rocky start when we showed up at the campground certain they'd have some unreserved spots, and they didn't. Luckily (and miraculously) we were able to get the last spot at the state park 10 miles north of our original destination. It was actually kind of fun to try out a new campground and beach. We stayed at Muskegon State Park. <br />
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The most difficult part of beach trips is dragging everything across the big, wide, sandy beach down to the water. We employed cheap labor though and made it.<br />
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Here are a few more pictures of us at the beach. We had a good time, enjoyed having our friends, the McKays, join us the last day, and enjoyed good weather (up until the big thunderstorm that moved across the lake <i>very quickly</i> a half hour before we had planned to leave). We'll look forward to going back!</div>
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Here is Abby posing in line with a tooth-ier grin than usual. (She had lost her first tooth the day before!)<br />
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Here are Abby and Briton dancing while we waited for the big Romney bus to arrive. It is a <i>very</i> short clip, but they look cute.</div>
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Here's Mitt. We were fairly close to the stage but with all the people in front of me I couldn't see anything (and wasn't even exactly sure where the stage was). I could hear fine though so I just listened. About midway through his speech, I turned my head slightly to the right and, lo and behold, I had a very good view of Mitt. It turns out the stage was slightly more forward than what I'd thought. I felt pretty silly (even though there was no one there to know and make fun of me:). That is one of the joys of being short! It was a fun and unique experience.</div>
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I put Hannah on the carousel and she giggled every time her horse went up. It was very cute.<br />
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As you can guess by the glistening faces, it was a very hot day! It was in the mid to upper 90s, but we still had a lot of fun. Many of the displays and enclosures were shaded so we weren't very uncomfortable. <br />
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Speaking of enclosures, they were beautiful (especially the hippos and the elephants). The kids' area was great! There was a "house" with a pets display with birds and guinea pigs (to hold). The kids' area also had a water play area, and areas to watch bees and leaf-cutter ants.<br />
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We'd recommend this zoo to anyone in the area and are glad that our friends D&C recommended it to us!
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Here are the kids sitting in front of the otter pool. <br />
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Random thing: We took a different route on our drive home and drove through Jackson. The fundraiser coupon book from Abby's preschool has several coupons for Jackson area establishments that we never use so we decided to get dinner there with our coupon book. We contributed less than $3.50 to the Jackson economy and got 2 pizzas and 2 good size ice cream sundaes from 3 different restaurants. Dinner success!</div>
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Abby and Briton are both enjoying their bikes! <br />
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The first couple weeks of spring Abby was really struggling with riding her bike and we were both getting fairly frustrated. My neighbor (who is much more bike savvy than me) checked the air in her tires one day, filled them up and Abby took off. I am pretty ashamed that I didn't think of such a simple solution. She is doing really well now and Mike has practiced with her sans training wheels. I am glad she is enjoying her bike! (She really does wear a helmet - not sure how she got away without one in these pictures:)<br />
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Briton also started riding a little two-wheeler this spring. We inherited it a few years ago from a friend. Mike gave it a bit of TLC and it is working well for Briton. He is so little, but the bike fits him well and he looks cute on it. He still spends a lot of time on his tricycle and big wheel, but I think he enjoys riding a bike like the big kids.</div>The Wessman Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780247937124654277noreply@blogger.com1