tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66794742762825260792024-03-13T22:12:13.400-07:00Strain FamilyChristina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-64242301463170244172013-03-29T23:36:00.000-07:002013-03-29T23:36:36.411-07:00Yearly Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FAMILY PICS. AUGUST 2012</div>
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Obviously I am terrible at this blogging thing. But as I look back at my previous post (almost exactly a year ago), I realized how so much has changed and I needed to write some of my thoughts and memories down over the last year. </div>
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So here is the last year in review (this might just be the longest post yet!).......</div>
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{1} Watching these two play together makes me laugh.....whether it's dressing up like Hulk and Ironman, running around with mustaches on, or giving each other knuckles. Benny just follows Roman everywhere and copies everything he does. </div>
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{2} <span style="color: red;">CHRISTMAS 2012</span></div>
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As you can tell, going to visit Santa (at the Riverwoods) was a huge success:</div>
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This Christmas was one I will never forget. I am blessed with a pretty amazing family and can't express enough how much I love them. </div>
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The Elf on the Shelf came to our house for the first year. Roman's favorite one was when he toilet papered the tree. The Elf also pooped in the toilet, fought with Hulk, hung from the kitchen light, bathed in marshmallows, got into the Froot Loops (crumbs all over his face), and read books with other stuffed animals. And seriously there is nothing better than seeing these little boys light up when they come downstairs Christmas morning! Even Jared enjoyed Christmas and that is saying ALOT!!!!!! </div>
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and of course the Strain family Christmas card:)</div>
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{3} <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Roman</span> turns 3 (December 20th)</div>
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Yes, I cried a little when he became a Sunbeam:) This kid is such a character. He loves when people come over so he can show off all his cool stuff. He wears the same outfit almost everyday and is very opinionated on his clothing. After almost a year, he is a big boy and sleeps in his big boy bed! Yay for mom and dad! He loves all things Spiderman, Hulk, Ironman, Captain America, and Wreck It Ralph. He isn't in character quite as often as he used to be, but he used to wake up and come straight to our room to help put his costumes on. He is starting to learn colors and can count to 10. Almost everyday he asks me "Who's coming today mom"? He loves when Aunt Steph, Grandma's and Grandpa's, and cousins come. He also requested that I paint his toenails for the first time today.</div>
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{4} My <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Benny Boo</span> turns 1!!!! (August 22nd).....which makes him 19 months now:)</div>
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Benny has such a different personality than Roman. Although he is very active, he is also much more content and even tempered. I am always amazed at how quickly he picks up on things. It's obvious where he has picked up on words such as Ironman, Batman, and Hulk and he even points a gun and says "Freeze"! haha! He LOVES reading about animals and cars. He loves movies and dancing to music. When we play outside he notices every airplane that passes. The last three months he has been really sick. He had croup and (what we thought was) the stomach flu. Finally after about the 4th time I thought maybe something else was going on. We will have some tests done (mostly allergy testing) on him next week, but he has shown major improvements since we eliminated gluten from his diet. Hopefully the tests will give us some much needed answers to get him better! Through it all he has been a pretty happy boy (except at night.....I want my sleep again!). </div>
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Saddest croup baby:(</div>
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{4} HAWAII. SEPTEMPBER 2012</div>
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It was perfect! Seriously. 10 days of sunshine and the beach! </div>
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Jared also did a half marathon with Teresa, Judd and Becky. What an amazing trip.</div>
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This is what happened when we were away........</div>
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.......not to mention the attack by the hornets at my moms house:( Poor guy got stung and bit by about 12 of them! Good thing he is tough. But you should see his face when he comes close to bees now. haha!</div>
Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-21018015992244938772012-03-24T22:56:00.000-07:002012-03-24T22:56:32.310-07:00Good days and bad daysLife at our house isn't always easy. J has been working over time and going out of town. Momma has been working over time at home and feeling overwhelmed, but then I stop to remember how lucky I am to be their mom....and they need me! One night when Jared was gone, both of the kids woke up at the same time. I didn't know how I was supposed to get them both back to sleep and so I broke down and cried. My sweet Roman could see that I was sad and immediately stopped crying. I lied him down on my bed and he went right back to sleep, and I was able to deal with Bennett. These two boys are my world. They are the greatest examples to me. Being a mom isn't always easy, but it is SO worth it. I wouldn't change it for anything:)<div><br />
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</div>Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-88789573349942726942012-01-26T20:30:00.000-08:002012-01-26T20:30:46.480-08:00Bennett's Blessing......November 6,2011Jared gave Bennett the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">sweetest blessing</span>, and we had so many wonderful friends and family there to share this day with us. I wish we took more photos and I REALLY wish we got a better family shot. Sadly, Roman is nearly impossible to photograph. Nonetheless, it was a great day!<div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Okay, so now we can move on:)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-putLkPKkzpE/Tq4e3lzoTwI/AAAAAAAACG8/86lTLP62d9w/s1600/IMG_2263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-putLkPKkzpE/Tq4e3lzoTwI/AAAAAAAACG8/86lTLP62d9w/s320/IMG_2263.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Wow, I have to say Brother Roman is still not sure what to think of little Benny boy. It took him a few weeks before we could get him to hold Bennett. He often likes to get up in his face and say <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">"Hi-eeeeeeee"</span>! He means well, but tends to smother and when Roman gets near him, Bennett usually knows.....and doesn't like it . Haha! But Roman knows his name and likes to call him "Benny". I can't wait until they start playing together!</span></div><br />
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</div>Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-16738617928033534782011-08-31T19:28:00.000-07:002011-08-31T19:28:57.059-07:00Introducing Bennett Charles Strain......<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">AUGUST 22, 2011</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bennett Charles Strain</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">joined our family.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">9 lbs. 21 inches.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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1) Baby #2 is a BOY!!!! And a VERY VERY active baby too:)<br />
2) Roman is in nursery! Wahoo!<br />
3) Jared now has a skate ramp at his office. One. Happy. Dude.<br />
4) I turned 31. Roman is 18 months.<br />
5) Jared ran the Ragnar.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute smiles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kfXYpiBLkb8/Tg1LRDjNg7I/AAAAAAAACDM/0ggwpsaFyv8/s1600/IMG_6316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kfXYpiBLkb8/Tg1LRDjNg7I/AAAAAAAACDM/0ggwpsaFyv8/s320/IMG_6316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-16965420369932268482011-04-26T23:14:00.000-07:002011-04-26T23:14:25.597-07:00Roman 16 monthsOur little ball of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">energy</span></span></span> is growing up quickly. We are having so much fun with him (although not so much at church..haha). Some of his favorite things are: <div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HIS FIRST WORD WAS <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"BALL"</span></span></span>. HE ALSO SAYS "DOG". BUT VERY SELDOM WILL HE SAY "MOM" OR "DAD":( </div><br />
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</div>It was our first <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Christmas</span></span></span> to stay at home and do Christmas with our own family. Then later we went to The Talbots, and the Christmas breakfast was gone:( \ So I guess next year we have to get there early! My brother, James, was here with his family and Bonnie came from Arizona.<br />
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</div>Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-24559702865971238172011-03-19T10:27:00.000-07:002011-03-19T10:27:07.511-07:00Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: left;">Turkey day was at The Talbot's this year. We were lucky to have the Helm's join us too:) Afterwards we played our favorite game <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">Amis and Andy. </span></span></span>So thankful for the best family in the world and for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">sweet little Roman</span></span>. He has changed my life forever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This was a really </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">big month</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> for little Roman, because he learned to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">walk</span></span></span>!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am in love with his smile, because he has a mouth full of teeth to show off. At 11 months he has 8 teeth.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He is a very independent baby, which I love because he doesn't need to be held.....he actually dislikes it very much:)</div><div style="text-align: center;">He is very <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">energetic</span></span></span>, which makes church interesting. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He is into everything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wake up with a horrible headache and feel sick. After a while I threw up and that was that. No more sick spells. But I was constantly hungry over the next couple weeks, which added to the weirdness of throwing up out of the blue. I had a feeling it could be true, but when I asked Jared "What if I am pregnant?" he thought the recent hunger was due to a diet I had finished doing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Because of our history, and doctors giving us such a small chance of conceiving, I tried not to get my hopes up.....but to be honest I had been feeling like it was time to start trying again, even though Roman was only 11 months old. Because what of it took years to get pregnant again?! Well, apparently I wasn't the only one who thought it was "time" for Roman to have a sibling!!!!!!! Heavenly Father knew it was time too:) So, sometime around August 30th our new addition will arrive! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-89997935253869902822011-01-21T22:11:00.000-08:002011-01-21T22:11:44.370-08:00Everything in the mouth<div style="text-align: center;">I am just wondering if or when the day will come when he will decide that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">not everything</span></span></span> has to go in the mouth? Hilarious, but nasty sometimes too:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xIEtpJkMSUM/TTp0u_M_pDI/AAAAAAAAB9k/7mX5zbU3Dho/s1600/IMG_0045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xIEtpJkMSUM/TTp0u_M_pDI/AAAAAAAAB9k/7mX5zbU3Dho/s320/IMG_0045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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FIRST OF ALL: ROMAN IS 8 MONTHS......and gets cuter every day.<br />
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He is getting chubby (weighing in at 20 pounds) and is moving EVERYWHERE!!!! He started crawling at 7 months, and there is no stopping him now!<br />
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1) CRAWLING UP STAIRS!!!!!!! He gets so giddy.<br />
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2) BATHTIME.....It's amazing how long he can chew on a toy.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1) Shopping with mom......grrrrrrr! I keep thinking that I am going to train him not to be like his dad in this way. LOL. So far it's NOT working:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2) Getting in his high chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3) Changing his clothes(very challenging). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4) Walking him up the stairs, because he's smart enough to know he is probably going to sleep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5) Being held by anyone at any time. NO CUDDLING ALLOWED! Or kissing:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6) Getting teeth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Christina and Jared Strainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348676095169136576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679474276282526079.post-52066298354754435562010-08-22T10:00:00.000-07:002010-08-22T10:00:38.264-07:00Family PhotosWe had these done by Heather Telford Photography back in June, when Roman was 6 months old. I am so glad we did them! I think she did a great job, and Roman was happy the whole time! Here are just a few of my favorites:<br />
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</div><div>We had so much fun at the aquarium. Even though Roman is only 8 months old, it was fun to see his reaction to all the fish. We got to see Octopus, Jellyfish, Catfish, Sharks(small), Penguins, Sea Turtles, Sea Horses, Stingrays, and many more. We had a great time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xIEtpJkMSUM/TGynekbz52I/AAAAAAAABv8/k8XtPr7pCNA/s1600/IMG_4268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xIEtpJkMSUM/TGynekbz52I/AAAAAAAABv8/k8XtPr7pCNA/s320/IMG_4268.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I have this application on my IPhone called a Hipstomatic camera. I have had fun using it, even though they aren't the best quality. Here are a few of my favorites.<br />
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