Tuesday, May 28, 2013
summer. . .
yesterday. We've been in heaven. Can you stay for three months
please???
goodbye dear friends
taking them away from us. oh how we will miss them. Meg has not only
been my best friend, but Gavin and Asher and Sam are the best of
friends, and Corbin and Hyrum have been inseparable.
Over the last few years we've camped together, biked together, eaten
together, watched movies together, hiked together, played games
together, celebrated holidays together, gone winter camping together,
gotten through two deployments together, two babies, and a dental
hygiene program. Meg and I have played basketball or walked together
almost everyday. Our boys have built legos and played pokemon. It
has been an amazing friendship.
A little bit of my heart left on that airplane yesterday and I am
grateful for our time with this good family.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Track Stars
Tanner quickly fell in love with the hurdles and broke the school record.
Christian's first love was the high jump.
At one meet the coaches got them mixed up and put Tanner on high jump
instead of Christian. Mind you Tanner had really NEVER high jumped
before and was receiving last minute approach coaching from Christian
(he didn't even know what leg to jump off of. . . ) We were surprised
to hear that Tanner cleared 5' beating Christian's previous record by
2" and setting a new school record.
Needless to say, I now have two high jumpers.
(Christian also did amazing at the relays. . . the longer the distance
the better)
My Mediums and a few of My Littles
[Can you see me in the background. . . obviously dreaming of
Californai]
My boys are getting so big. Today is the last day of school and I'm
looking forward to an entire summer of playing with them.
California Dreaming
While we obviously didn't get it, it was fun to "live" in Fresno for a
few days via the internet and my dreams.
Our weather at the time was extremely bleak. . . which made it extra
fun to picture ourselves living somewhere warm and wearing flip flops
and shorts. Eric would come home daily to a new rendition of
California.
In My Mind I'm gone to "California". . . .
California Dreamin
Hotel California
or my favorite
The Sun will come out in California,
betcha your bottom dollar that in California,
they'll be sun.
Just thinking about California,
clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow,
till there's none.
When I'm stuck with a day,
that's gray and lonely.
I just stick up my chin and grin and say. . .
California, California, I love you California
You're only 5000 miles away [repeat]
Arrow of Light
Gavin & Asher Speaks.
Friday, May 03, 2013
You're all Invited!
At one Holland has mastered the stairs and still bites everything and everyone (though he mostly manages to get clothing, I believe this is intentional on his part).
He can say Mama and Uh-Oh, never on demand. He waves Hi, Bye Bye, and can sign please. (They all look suspiciously the same)
He loves to play with the phone and prefers household goods to toys, like banging the rocks in the planter box together. He enjoys a good game of patty cake and is very ticklish.
He walks along furniture but doesn't seem interested in full fledge walking yet. Whenever the front door is open he crawls as fast as he can and tries to escape.
He loves to snuggle and suck his thumb.
He's been sick on and off (heavy on the on) the past six months. He's swallowed a marble and gotten a bloody mouth a dozen or so times (he's not catching onto this sure footing thing very fast and usually misjudges a step and goes down hard)
Favorite recent moment: He was playing the piano on his tip toes, would stop and cackle, and play some more, cackle again, repeat. It was really cute to see him so proud of himself. . . and I'm a sucker for a good baby cackle.
Re: FW: Student-compliment
addendum: After posting this my little lunchroom angel came home from school and proceeded to have a couple of mini trantrums void of kindness, quietness, and any sort of manners. :)
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Stephanie Bacon <baconbits4@gmail.com> wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Colgrove_Erin <colgrove_erin@asdk12.org>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Subject: FW: Student-compliment
To: "baconbits4@gmail.com" <baconbits4@gmail.com>
HYRUM'S TEACHER FORWARD THIS TO ME TODAY. To quote a Kevin Henkes book. . . "Wow," that was all [the mother] she could say was, "Wow."Hi Erin,
A parent was visiting her students during two lunches today, and she made a point of coming to tell me that Hyrum Bacon is an amazingly well-behaved young man in the lunchroom. She said out of everyone she saw, and she wasn't trying to be judgmental about anyone, she just was impressed at how kind, quiet, and well-mannered he was. I thought you might like to know:).
Hope this made your day happy.
Debbie
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Fwd: FW: Student-compliment
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Colgrove_Erin <colgrove_erin@asdk12.org>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Subject: FW: Student-compliment
To: "baconbits4@gmail.com" <baconbits4@gmail.com>
HYRUM'S TEACHER FORWARD THIS TO ME TODAY. To quote a Kevin Henkes book. . . "Wow," that was all [the mother] she could say was, "Wow."
From: Colgrove_Erin <colgrove_erin@asdk12.org>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Subject: FW: Student-compliment
To: "baconbits4@gmail.com" <baconbits4@gmail.com>
HYRUM'S TEACHER FORWARD THIS TO ME TODAY. To quote a Kevin Henkes book. . . "Wow," that was all [the mother] she could say was, "Wow."
Hi Erin,
A parent was visiting her students during two lunches today, and she made a point of coming to tell me that Hyrum Bacon is an amazingly well-behaved young man in the lunchroom. She said out of everyone she saw, and she wasn't trying to be judgmental about anyone, she just was impressed at how kind, quiet, and well-mannered he was. I thought you might like to know:).
Hope this made your day happy.
Debbie
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Hy's Big Day
[Not sure why this didn't post with the pictures. . . ]
Hy was baptized on Saturday. While we are sad that we aren't surrounded by grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, and cousins we truly felt surrounded by family. The Speaks & Holts, our Alaska family, were there along with our neighbors the Galloways, Jimmie Michaelis, Hopkins, Porters, Turners, Bonnie Victors, Penfields, and Hy's Primary Teacher Jeremy Jensen and his family.
I asked the twins and the Speaks to share a brief experience they had either living up to their Baptismal Covenants or a time when they felt the Spirit. I was really touched by the experiences my boys shared.
Christian mentioned that in Elementary School his friends were always trying to get him to use "cuss words." He never did. He knew it wasn't good. Then recently he and a friend were talking. The friend was insisting that surely Christian had used cuss words before. Christian said that he was able to look back and honestly say that he never had. He knew that he had been blessed for keeping himself pure and clean. [As a mom can I say, "WOW!!" I had no idea. I knew this one was good and pure, but to hear this story just astounded me. I think I often don't give these two the credit they deserve for being amazing young men.]
Tanner spoke a few minutes later about a really bad day. When he got home he felt prompted to read his scriptures. He kept putting it off thinking that there would be nothing in those pages that would help him. He doesn't remember what he read when he finally opened up the Book of Mormon, and his day was still down right horrible, but he was "filled with hope. Hope that tomorrow would be a better day."
I know that this post should be all about Hyrum and about how he is special and marvelous. He is. But I was just blown away by the goodness of my two boys who could stand and share with such conviction and confidence.
. . . Back to Hyrum. He was the only one baptized today. I'm not sure he loved all the attention and he was filled with an expected amount of anxiety. Yet, he felt "special" and "excited" He loved his new white shirt and the donuts his friends gave him that made the letter 8. He is an inquisitive little soul who will wonder, question, and ponder about the ordinance he participated in today and the covenants that he made. I hope he spends a lifetime discovering and rediscovering the blessings and beauty of his baptism.
Fwd: As good as it gets
I had high hopes for a decent family picture this weekend. Too many little ones. Too much sun. This is as good as it gets.
Birthday Beard
Some Bacons eat their food. Others seem to wear it. Mudgie is sporting some Birthday Breakfast while he reads his books. This kid just cracks me up.
Monday, April 15, 2013
3, 2, 1
Happy story. We got a new dishwasher.
Sad story. It cost us money.
Happy story. It came with a box.
And that said box has provided two little Bacon boys with a day [and a
night] of fun. For several hours it was a house before it morphed
into a spaceship and is now a bed [?!? . . . reminiscent of the 6 or
so months Sam insisted on sleeping in a cardboard box].
Warner got his bike out today and was riding it around the cul-de-sac.
Around patches of snow and ice, mind you, but still riding. We are
all itching for Spring. I think if sleeping in a cardboard box would
melt all the snow, I'd schedule my overnight trip to the moon
tomorrow.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Fwd: Your high jumping boy!
C&T had their first track meet yesterday. They did amazingly well. I made the boys take turns telling me about their three events (they have a three event limit). Christian shared that he ran the hurdles and did "awesome" except for the kid in front of him was a little better and faster. Then he paused and smiled.
"Would "that kid" happen to be your brother?" I asked.
Yup. Tanner came in 1st place, with Christian two strides behind and in 2nd.
Christian took 1st in the high jump. And 1st in the 4x400 relay.
It was a good 1st day for them. Their meets right now are in South Anchorage, but I am looking forward to one at the end of the month that is here in town. I'll be sure to take my camera and get lots of footage [pun intended]. Attached is a video that our friends took of Christian doing the high jump.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
FrankenThumb
this and then hopefully I'll be as good as new.
Fwd: [Dingleberry's] Yankee Doodle
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Try number 2.
Try number 2.
Hyrum wanted to try out for the school Talent Show. He's a great little pianist but nothing that would make him stand out. . . so we put on our thinking caps and came up with this number. It is super short (which I think makes it endearing) and unique since he's playing it on the melodica.
He did well at tryouts and was thrilled to find out that he had made it. I'll be sure to record the performance later this month.
Sam also made the talent show and will be playing Concerning Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings. We are working on his hobbit costume now.
Yankee Doodle
Hyrum wanted to try out for the school Talent Show. He's a great little pianist but nothing that would make him stand out. . . so we put on our thinking caps and came up with this number. It is super short (which I think makes it endearing) and unique since he's playing it on the melodica.
He did well at tryouts and was thrilled to find out that he had made it. I'll be sure to record the performance later this month.
Sam also made the talent show and will be playing Concerning Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings. We are working on his hobbit costume now.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Thumbs Up
Drive home in 8 inches of snow was scarier than the stitches.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Picasso in our midst...
Mrs Murphy, the art teacher, stuck her head inside to say hello.
MM: Did Sam tell you the good news?
Me: No.
MM: You mean he didn't show you? I told him to show you. We'll, c'mon, you've got to see this.
Mrs. Murphy scurried down to the art room while I followed closely behind. She sat at her desk and pulled up the Anchorage School District's homepage. Then with a wave of her hand she unveiled Sam's masterpiece prominently sitting in the spotlighted column.
Horray for Sam. Art is his thing. Telling his mom about his 15 minutes of fame, not so much. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
More love
package came yesterday and Hyrum was begging to make another pennant.
He does a bang up job and while his lines aren't as straight as Sam's,
he's not one bit scared of the sewing machine. He LOVES the purple
bunny fabric and made sure it made it into the middle of his creation.
Love this boy. Love his love for projects. And love his Grandma
that sends so many fun things our way!
I'm in love
eyes turn into crescents. I love the awkward pained expression on
Warner's happy face. I love Hy's inbetween phase look he's got going
on. . . baby face and big teeth. All of those things plus the arms
around each other. . . I'm in love.
happy helpers
gets right to work. He's a CHAMP at garbages, dishwasher, and
windows.
Monday, March 18, 2013
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