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Park's haircut

Before...we didn't get one of the back, but this kid was getting a mullet.


During...he sat really still while we were using the clippers, I think he liked the vibration against his head. Trimming the top is another story.


After...what a handsome little guy!

Well, I guess technically this is Park's second haircut since we shaved his head when he was just a few months old. I still want to call it his first REAL haircut.

Dr. appointment

Annicka did great at her 3-year check-up today. She is big enough now that she gets to go in the room with the big doctor exam table. They even did an eye test with her today. Dr. Wilcox said that a lot of kids come in who can't do the eye test just because they can't quite comprhend the instructions. Well, Annie did great! She stood against the wall like the doctor asked and covered one eye and kept it covered while they went through a bunch of shapes and she labeled them all without hesitation, even after they got smaller and smaller. She held really still while the doctor did all the regular exam checks, like her ears, mouth, eyes and chest. She does have an ear infection, but she hasn't hardly complained about it. She was even really brave when it came to shots. She only cried for a little bit and held still even after they stuck her. She is also finally starting to register on the charts. Her weight was in the 2% and her height in the 13%!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNICKA!

Well, Annicka's birthday was yesterday and we can hardly believe that she is three years old now. As you can see she got a bike for her birthday from her Grandma and Grandpa Copple. From mom and dad and Park she got the movie Ratatouille. We would have gotten more pictures, but Scott had the job of handling Park while I took the cameras and so any cake and opening presents was done with the video camera and the enjoying of presents afterwards was taken with the still camera. Happy Birthday, Annicka! We love you and are so glad you came to our family!

Miscellaneous

Here are the kids at the ward trunk-or-treat a week or so ago...

So last Saturday Annicka didn't get a nap because we were out running around. Scott had gone in to take a nap at about 4:30 and I was watching something on TV. Annicka wanted to watch a movie so I told her she could watch it in out room. I put it on and told her to be quiet because daddy was sleeping. I came in about 45 minutes later to wake up Scott because we were going to my brother's house for dinner and this is what I found. Scott doesn't even know I took this picture!

Park took his first couple of steps today...he's been pushing around this walker for that last week or so. We borrowed it from the next door neighbors. Don't you just love how you can tell how dirty the door is? I'm going to go clean it right now!

I've been tagged again!

The rules: Player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and posts a comment letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read our blog for the rules.

Ok, I'll answer, but I don't think I know six people who blog who haven't done this, so I'm NOT going to pass it on.

1. Well, all told, including half and step, I have 10 siblings. It's still kind of crazy to think of, and usually if you ask me how many siblings I have I'll say five, because that's what I grew up with. But my parents divorced when I was 17 and are both re-married. My dad has two kids with his wife (both of which are younger than my Annicka, they are more like a nephew and niece to me) and his wife also has a son from her first marriage. My mom's husband has two daughter's from his first marriage. So 5+3+2=10

2. I LOVE to read! I'm always looking for something new and good to read or re-reading a favorite. I have to admit that I'm a Janite. The biggest problem this causes is that, especially when it's a book I haven't read before, I can't put it down until I've finished it. I've lost lots of hours of sleep and you can tell I'm reading a new book because my house isn't as clean as it should be.

3. I'm big into chick-flicks too...but not just any chick-flicks. They have to be period chick-flicks, among my favorites are Pride and Prejudice, Miss Potter, Sense and Sensability, Anne of Green Gables, anything like that. I have a really hard time with ones like How to lose a guy in 10 days and Maid in Manhattan, I'll see them, but then I don't really like them.

4. I almost never wear make-up. I think I can count on one hand how many times I've put it on since I've been married, and one of those times was my wedding day, and I've been married for five years. My dad always told me I was beautiful enough without it and I guess I believed him.

5. My exercise of choice is kick-boxing. It's a great stress reliever. Although I do like sports in general. I even had one of those long kick/punching bags in our basement. It's been taken down temporarily while my husband is working on finishing the basement (It will probably be a couple years before it gets put back up).

6. Scott and I have never had a fight. Really. Of course we've had our disagreements, but we've never yelled at each other and we've never been mad for more than a few minutes.

Family Pix

Well, we got our annual family pictures taken a few weeks ago and we got the pictures back.
We went in the afternoon (we'll never do that again). It was nap time for both and so they were pretty cranky, especially Park. We couldn't get a single picture of him smiling. The concerned look below was the best we could do. Oh well. They are still some pretty cute pictures anyway.