tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997921003861511612024-03-14T01:25:49.017-04:00Taylor TalesMalinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.comBlogger635125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-19769099025430803572016-01-05T23:55:00.003-05:002016-01-05T23:55:43.477-05:00Year of Family Snapshots 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
January: trying to stay warm at home</div>
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February: all the cold and snow made it a great month for playing together at home</div>
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March: First day of Spring Break swimming at the Y</div>
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April: Jolie's baptism day</div>
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May: Mother's Day</div>
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June: visiting Portage Lakes beach</div>
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July: attending the Indianapolis temple open house</div>
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August: a pontoon ride on Sippo Lake just after returning from our Utah trip</div>
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September: listening to the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center</div>
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October: Trunk-or-Treat at church</div>
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November: Thanksgiving day at home</div>
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December: at New Smyrna beach in Florida</div>
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This photo was taken right after a funeral. Eric was up on the stand during the meeting, and the boys didn't last longer than a few minutes before I felt they were being too disruptive. So I took them to the nursery and listened to the meeting from the Relief Society room next door.</div>
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Henrik was so tired tonight that he fell asleep before even eating his dinner.</div>
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Some great packing snow! The girls were making snowmen right after getting off the bus!</div>
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We took the van in for an oil change...and then needed some other things to get fixed. So, the boys and I hung out at McDonald's while we waited. The boys were thoroughly entertained with the touch-screen games and loved their lunch. We made it back to pick up the van, fill it up with gas, and get home just in time to get the girls from the bus stop.Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-69491724566187949862015-01-19T21:22:00.000-05:002015-03-20T21:28:07.528-04:00362/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mierae made this cool drawing while Harry Potter was playing behind her.</div>
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LOVE the addition of all the girls' little sailboats on the bulletin board!</div>
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My little helpers did a great job tonight scooping out the cupcake batter.</div>
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But then three kids were fighting over who would lick the bowl, the scoop, and the mixer paddle. At least they each got one! And who can help but get it all over? :)</div>
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P is for Preschool!</div>
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I think Ollie enjoys it just as much as Henri.</div>
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I guess they both needed a nap!</div>
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Pink cheeks and nose, and he was only outside for 2 minutes! (And his hat is appropriate after the big Buckeye win last night!)<br />
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School was back in session today, but Jolie stayed home one more day because her pink eye spread to the other eye. We finally got out of the house for real, though: we drove to the library drive-thru. :)Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-26770204866924640242015-01-12T22:48:00.000-05:002015-03-20T21:08:44.084-04:00355/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first time I set foot out of the house in 5 days...and I was getting the mail. The boys waited for me at the door wondering why I left!<br />
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These three sickies stayed home from church today. (They've been watching Frozen a lot lately!)</div>
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The boys took long naps today so they went to bed later than the girls. Ollie was able to fall asleep, but Henrik was too restless. He ended up with me in the couch room upstairs and looked at his books while I read The Fault In Our Stars. At one point he curled up on top of me and fell asleep. It was sweet just holding him as he slept. He likes to sit on my lap but can't sit still longer than 2 seconds! So having him lay quietly with me, peacefully sleeping, was a sweet moment.Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-19509645140667584782015-01-10T22:24:00.000-05:002015-03-20T20:25:20.709-04:00353/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These two... They can sure fight, but they can be good friends too. I wish they would stop climbing into our bed, though!Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-4365505061235522152015-01-09T20:21:00.000-05:002015-03-20T20:23:49.240-04:00352/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mierae ventured out to help Eric shovel this morning. I stayed firmly in the house, so I took this photo of them from the door that goes to the garage.</div>
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On Snow Day #2 they got creative with their play spaces!</div>
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At the end of a Snow Day, the kids finally let me snap a photo of all of them wearing their scarves Leanne knit for them as Christmas presents.Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-11787845401582130652015-01-07T17:14:00.000-05:002015-03-20T17:29:58.029-04:00350/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Poor Henrik was up in the night last night with a fever and cough. Poor Eric got up at 3 with him and ended up on the floor next to him for interrupted sleep the rest of the night. :(<br />
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Some snow, a little wind, and lots of cold!<br />
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The girls always read before bed, and Eric often does as well, but it was fun to be able to do it all together tonight. The boys were in bed before 8, so it was nice having some time with just the girls. (Well, the girls played for a bit while Eric and I made a ganache tart, and then we were together.) :)<br />
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Our friend Dave from church stopped by today and helped us fix the water line to the fridge. It was so sweet of him, and we were so grateful!Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-48082761335291154332015-01-04T22:48:00.000-05:002015-03-20T17:10:09.559-04:00347/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The joys of homeownership. :(</div>
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Tonight the copper pipe that feeds the water to our ice and water dispenser of our refrigerator broke and water leaked onto the wood floors. Thankfully it happened when we were still awake and we caught it quickly. We also were able to call a friend from church who talked us through some things we could do to hold out fixing it until tomorrow.Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-20028496780088963502015-01-03T23:57:00.000-05:002015-03-20T16:33:33.267-04:00346/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Saturday night sponge curlers while watching Harry Potter--takes me back to my childhood. :) We don't always do this routine, or even baths every Saturday night, but it was nice to do it tonight to help bedtime flow nicely and prepare for Sunday.</div>
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It was a busy but good day today. Eric made pecan rolls for breakfast and then we had the Gibsons over for lunch and games. We made split pea soup and rolls, and they brought a fun game called 5 Second Rule that the adults played. Then we played Heads Up on my phone with the kids. The kids didn't want to quit playing games after the Gibsons left, so Eric and I played Sorry Revenge with them. :) In the late afternoon we went to the baptism of two sisters at church--Dawn and Ruth. Eric conducted the meeting and I played the piano. We all enjoyed being there.Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-89345771870461381712015-01-02T22:41:00.000-05:002015-03-20T15:57:19.250-04:00345/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I spent the afternoon with my presidency redoing our YW bulletin board at church. We'll have the girls make their own smaller boats next week at our activity.</div>
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We had our traditional Friday night pizza and then played Chutes and Ladders as a family. Mary and Joseph joined us as game pieces so we'd have enough players for everyone. :)<br />
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Just getting ready for family prayer!</div>
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January--posed--We sure get silly at bedtime!</div>
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--candid--Saturday chores (not easy to see everyone, but this is one of my favorite photos!)</div>
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February--an afternoon with Dad at his work (the kids were off for Presidents' Day, but Eric wasn't)</div>
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March--At the zoo at the end of spring break</div>
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April--candid--Finally getting to be spring!<br />
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May--a Memorial Day hike at Cuyahoga Valley National Park</div>
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June--at Historic Kirtland</div>
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July--Cow Appreciation Day!</div>
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...and a family selfie on our 11th anniversary after a run on the trail!</div>
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September--ending our Feed Ohio campaign at our church</div>
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October--wagon ride to the pumpkin patch at Kingsway Farm</div>
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November--during an FHE (the pic with the most of us in it from the month!)</div>
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December--Christmas Eve day errands</div>
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To celebrate New Year's Day we went up to Kirtland to see the nativities display in the Visitor's Center. Henrik was especially good--he obediently pointed without touching and even whispered throughout the displays. The kids really enjoyed getting to dress up and play in the kids' room!</div>
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We also got to see "Meet the Mormons" which was showing at the theater in the Visitor's Center. The boys didn't sit for the whole thing, but the girls enjoyed it. At the end when I was crying and looked over at the girls, Mierae had tears in her eyes too. She had fought us about going up today, and so I was thankful and touched that she had felt something while we were there.</div>
<br />Malinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99792100386151161.post-76104597410700857422015-01-01T20:07:00.000-05:002015-03-04T13:22:50.535-05:00Merry Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Family and Friends,<br />
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This year we had our first Christmas in our first home! It was almost silly how exciting it was to pick the place to put the Christmas tree and what wreath to hang on the front door. With all the new firsts, we are also putting down roots and continuing to establish our own traditions. We've been in our new area of Ohio for 2 1/2 years now. Eric is coming up on his first full performance review at work, and the girls are on their second year at their current school. We are busy and happy, and love calling Ohio home.<br />
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We had our own adventures this year, squeezing in two summer getaways (camping in a yurt in Delaware State Park in Ohio, and a visit to Robyn's aunt's lake house in Maryland). We locked ourselves out of our house one Sunday morning in the spring just before we needed to leave for church and had the fire department come to our rescue! In the fall Robyn got stranded at a farm and had to have the van towed to the shop to be fixed before coming home (the boys loved riding in the tow truck). And we continue on our adventure of home-ownership (we added a piano (!), furniture, new paint to the inside and outside, and are still making slow changes) to make our home ours.<br />
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Eric is currently serving as the second counselor in the bishopric of our ward. He teaches two evenings a week, comes to Mutual on a third night of the week, and this last semester took a gym class on a fourth night of the week. We definitely look forward to our open Friday nights! He is enjoying all the things that keep him busy. He did another relay race this year with his siblings in Colorado. He also took his students to North Carolina on his first overnight field trip as a professor. And he was amazing at being a single working parent for a week over the summer while Robyn was at Girls' Camp!<br />
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Robyn continues to serve as the Young Women president in our ward. One of her biggest accomplishments is getting the kids to church alone every week, especially the two Sundays a month when she has early-morning meetings! She ran two 5K races during the summer, but doesn't plan on joining in on Eric's relays anytime soon! This year she also started a co-op preschool with some friends. She teaches a couple of flute students and tries to stay involved with music at church by accompanying people and playing at baptisms. She stays busy with her friends as she is in charge of a play group and book club, and loves the chances to socialize!<br />
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Mierae turned 9 this year and is in 4th grade. She hates math, but she <i>loves</i> to read! She read all 7 Harry Potter books and watched all the movies between Thanksgiving week and New Years. She just started taking piano lessons with her mom, and she already wants to quit! (But of course she isn't allowed!) This year she started using an alarm clock to wake herself up for school, and she is becoming more and more independent and helpful around the house and with the boys.<br />
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Jolie turned 7 this year and is in 2nd grade. She took art classes after school for a while and was in the 2nd grade musical just before Christmas. She joined Girl Scouts this year, which is a first for us. She really enjoys it and has lots of friends from school in her troop. She has lost a lot of teeth this year!<br />
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Henrik just turned 4 and is loving his weekly preschool with his friends. He is still mom's good buddy at home, and a great playmate for his younger brother. We kept a busy schedule again this year with Music Time, Story Time, Play Group, and weekly shopping. Henrik had an ER visit this year related to his vesicoureteral reflux. He has stayed healthy since, but he may need surgery in the coming year.<br />
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Oliver is now 2 and still the sweetest, happiest kid! He loves his big brother and is so easy-going. He loves to play outside and play late at night when all his siblings are asleep and he has free reign! He is finally starting to have a better sleeping schedule and can skip naps and go to bed very well at night. He is talking really well, and he has no end of things to learn to say from his siblings, for better or worse!<br />
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We hope your Christmas season was filled with the peace and love of the Savior, and we wish you all a wonderful 2015!<br />
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Our favorite Christmas videos from this year:<br />
Live Nativity with Piano Guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrLoWt2tfqg<br />
He is the Gift: https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2014-00-1460-he-is-the-gift?lang=engMalinovkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160037062363730837noreply@blogger.com1