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February 2018
Hamilton Newsletter
FAMILY February flew by and we kept really busy this month! Kezia and McKinley had Peter Pan play practice every weekday for 2-2.5 hours, and then had their performance on February 17th & 19th! Kezia was Michael & McKinley was Tiger Lily – they did so great! Grandma & Grandpa Potts & GG, and Uncle Burton and 6 of his kids, along with Truly, Levi, Zhane & Lex came on Saturday the 17th & Daddy & the girls came on the 19th (daddy’s side of the family were supposed to come, but there was a bad snowstorm L). On Sunday Feb 4th, Irealnd made an enormous chalk-drawing on the driveway & her sisters helped outline it in tiny pebbles. It looked so cool! We finally got to watch the movie Wonder as a family on the 11th – we bought the movie – it was so good! Valentines Day was wonderful, and daddy spoiled us with roses and chocolate. Mom also had put hearts on the girls’ doors every day with a little treat & given daddy a big treat every day until Valentines. Daddy was a watchdog for the last time at North Elementary with Ireland. That night, mom & dad went on a date to Alfredo’s and it was so yummy J On President’s Day, we hung out inside & stayed warm, and then headed out to go sledding and had a ton of fun J On Friday, the 23rd, Heidi & Jason went to a marriage conference with John BytheWay & others in St. George while mom & dad watched the girls. We had a wonderful time & learned lots! Divit came home with us that evening as the Potts are heading to Australia/New Zealand for a month! At the end of the month, we did Family Home Evening at Brookdale and we asked them family history questions. It was fun, though the little ones were a bit irreverent. Another fun thing for us this month was getting a new STOVE! Our other one was all cracked and breaking and a safety hazard. So, we got a double-oven, gas stove & we are all LOVING it! Another fun thing this month was cheering on the USA in the winter Olympics. So fun! The girls started their own “Hamilton Sistas” club this month, patterned after the Little Women book. So cute & fun! J Daizy has lived up to her Crazy Daizy name… she likes to take stuff from inside and bring them outside. We have found boots, stuffed animals (she doesn't chew them up, she just brings them outside), a computer mouse, teeth whitening kit, coats, toilet paper rolls, cups, oven mitts, gloves, flashlights and hats. If you think you're going nuts because you set something down & can't find it a minute later, check outside! She is also quite stealthy at stealing cheese from the countertops. She also loves stinky diapers.
Hamilton Newsletter
FAMILY February flew by and we kept really busy this month! Kezia and McKinley had Peter Pan play practice every weekday for 2-2.5 hours, and then had their performance on February 17th & 19th! Kezia was Michael & McKinley was Tiger Lily – they did so great! Grandma & Grandpa Potts & GG, and Uncle Burton and 6 of his kids, along with Truly, Levi, Zhane & Lex came on Saturday the 17th & Daddy & the girls came on the 19th (daddy’s side of the family were supposed to come, but there was a bad snowstorm L). On Sunday Feb 4th, Irealnd made an enormous chalk-drawing on the driveway & her sisters helped outline it in tiny pebbles. It looked so cool! We finally got to watch the movie Wonder as a family on the 11th – we bought the movie – it was so good! Valentines Day was wonderful, and daddy spoiled us with roses and chocolate. Mom also had put hearts on the girls’ doors every day with a little treat & given daddy a big treat every day until Valentines. Daddy was a watchdog for the last time at North Elementary with Ireland. That night, mom & dad went on a date to Alfredo’s and it was so yummy J On President’s Day, we hung out inside & stayed warm, and then headed out to go sledding and had a ton of fun J On Friday, the 23rd, Heidi & Jason went to a marriage conference with John BytheWay & others in St. George while mom & dad watched the girls. We had a wonderful time & learned lots! Divit came home with us that evening as the Potts are heading to Australia/New Zealand for a month! At the end of the month, we did Family Home Evening at Brookdale and we asked them family history questions. It was fun, though the little ones were a bit irreverent. Another fun thing for us this month was getting a new STOVE! Our other one was all cracked and breaking and a safety hazard. So, we got a double-oven, gas stove & we are all LOVING it! Another fun thing this month was cheering on the USA in the winter Olympics. So fun! The girls started their own “Hamilton Sistas” club this month, patterned after the Little Women book. So cute & fun! J Daizy has lived up to her Crazy Daizy name… she likes to take stuff from inside and bring them outside. We have found boots, stuffed animals (she doesn't chew them up, she just brings them outside), a computer mouse, teeth whitening kit, coats, toilet paper rolls, cups, oven mitts, gloves, flashlights and hats. If you think you're going nuts because you set something down & can't find it a minute later, check outside! She is also quite stealthy at stealing cheese from the countertops. She also loves stinky diapers.
JASON: Jason continues to be busy with his work & calling, but he took a day off to be a watchdog at North Elementary.
HEIDI: Heidi caught a bad cold in February. It started with a sore throat, then a runny nose and headache and cough. Then it went into her ears. After about 10 days, she finally went to the doctor because her ears were hurting, and sure enough she had an ear infection & sinus infection. 10 days of antibiotics helped, and finally she is feeling better, but not hearing 100% out of her left ear yet. It was about 2 weeks of feeling awful and not getting much done, but she is thankful for getting sick, because it made her REALLY appreciate breathing out of both her nostrils & hearing out of both her ears J She finished the Voice in the Wind book, and A Man called Ove (so, being sick has its benefits J ). Heidi has also been involved in prepping for the Share Walk in May, so she’s been working on that. Also, her goals for February were to re-scan pictures, and so she spent a LONG time scanning probably a thousand pictures! It was fun to walk down memory lane, but she’s glad that’s done!
McKINLEY:
-McKinley was SUCH a great Tiger Lily in the play. We loved to hear her sing about how girls can be strong and powerful! McKinley is such a great example of this!
-McKinley got to go with daddy to The Piano Guys on the 8th!! They said it was wonderful, amazing, fun, and funny!
-McKinley got to go to Micaela’s party this month, pizza at her house & then to see The Greatest Showman (she’s been waiting to see that one!)
-McKinley’s class has been studying Greece, so they held a Greek shop & McKinley dressed up and “sold” her mint cookies! She had fun J
-This is the first year McKinley hasn’t exchanged Valentines’ at school, so she was a bit bummed, but dad spoiled all the girls with goodies!
-McKinley has made it to the temple to do baptisms almost every week this month! We LOVE that she loves to go! Once she even got to go with Grandma & Grandpa!
IRELAND:
-Ireland is registering for middle school soon! She’s debating between playing the flute, the violin, and doing art.
-On the 6th, Grandma & Grandpa Potts came to go with Ireland to a grandparent breakfast at North Elementary. They also bought her some books at the book fair!
-On the 12th, mom & Ireland headed over to SUU to cheer on our gymnast Thunderbirds! We didn’t end up winning the meet against USU, but we had a great time!
-For Valentine’s, Ireland made a STEM project – a box with a pulley. It was so creative & cute!
-Ireland got to go skiing with the Vogts & had so much fun!
-Ireland got to go to another breakfast at school when she went with daddy to “Dudes & Donuts.” They had fun!
KEZIA:
-Kezia REALLY enjoyed the Peter Pan play and was SO disappointed when it was over. In fact, she said she didn’t like the weekends any more because there wasn’t play practice on the weekends. She was SUCH a great Michael! We LOVED to hear her say her lines so well and see her AMAZING smile! She is a natural & we hope we get to see her in lots more plays.
-Kezia was so cute and wrote, in masking tape, on the front door “We Love you Daddy” <3 br=""> -Kezia got to go to the Ninja Warrior place for Macie’s birthday party & had a lot of fun J
-Kezia has had fun with Activity Days lately – she got to write thank you letters for teachers and have treats.
-Kezia got the blue award for reading this month & mom got to come see. It was cute. The lady reading the awards had a difficult time pronouncing Kezia’s name & the whole class in unison said “it’s KEZIA!” J
LINK:
We love you so much, our duder-dude. We miss you every single day!
NOELLE:
-Noelle likes band-aids. A lot. One day mom watched her bite her own finger & come tell mommy “I need a band-aid!”
-The inevitable finally happened. Noelle cut her own hair L It wasn’t as bad as it could have been, and mom has been able to hide it for the most part, but still sad.
-On Valentines’ Day, mommy & Noelle made heart rice crispy treats & took them around to Noelle’s little friends J And her friend Sam brought her a sucker from preschool!
-Noelle was sitting on Truly’s lap in church & felt a vibration (Truly’s phone vibrated). Noelle looked at her wide-eyed and asked “was that me, or you?”
-Noelle & mommy like to try to out-do each other with how much we love each other. One day Noelle said “Mom, I love you ALL THE SATURDAYS!” Mom had to admit that was a bunch J
-Noelle had a dream where she was taking lots of pictures and making HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! (maybe she’ll be a photographer?)
-For Noelle’s choice chore one day we were cleaning the window. Mom said we needed to clean off all the fingerprints. Noelle said “And all the tongue prints, too!”
We love you so much, our duder-dude. We miss you every single day!
NOELLE:
-Noelle likes band-aids. A lot. One day mom watched her bite her own finger & come tell mommy “I need a band-aid!”
-The inevitable finally happened. Noelle cut her own hair L It wasn’t as bad as it could have been, and mom has been able to hide it for the most part, but still sad.
-On Valentines’ Day, mommy & Noelle made heart rice crispy treats & took them around to Noelle’s little friends J And her friend Sam brought her a sucker from preschool!
-Noelle was sitting on Truly’s lap in church & felt a vibration (Truly’s phone vibrated). Noelle looked at her wide-eyed and asked “was that me, or you?”
-Noelle & mommy like to try to out-do each other with how much we love each other. One day Noelle said “Mom, I love you ALL THE SATURDAYS!” Mom had to admit that was a bunch J
-Noelle had a dream where she was taking lots of pictures and making HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! (maybe she’ll be a photographer?)
-For Noelle’s choice chore one day we were cleaning the window. Mom said we needed to clean off all the fingerprints. Noelle said “And all the tongue prints, too!”
OAKLYN:
-Oaklyn is still just DANGEROUSLY adorable. Her scrunchy-nose smile when she titls her head to one side, along with her curly blonde hair (which has really started to grow now!) and hazel eyes are just too much sometimes!
-Oaklyn’s vocabulary has really taken off this month. She repeats a lot of what we say & will even answer “yeah” when mom asks if she has stinks.
-Oaklyn loves babies. J At the gym daycare, she always has one or 2 babies in her arms, and she loves her babies at home, too. She says “baby!” and cuddles them J
-Oaklyn thinks its SUPER fun to flush the toilet
-One of the favorite things Oaklyn says is “THANK YOU WELCOME!”
-Oaklyn has become super picky about food and binky’s. 3 out of 4 times, she pushes dinner away & won’t touch it. And her binky, she won’t take it if it’s in her crib. She wants you to get it from under her crib & give it to her before she’ll take it.
-Oaklyn loves head, shoulders, knees & toes & knows how to point to all of them. She also LOVES to point to her belly button!
-When you ask her how old she is, she says “ONE!” and holds out one finger & wants to touch it to your pointer finger. J
-When you ask Oaklyn where someone is that she doesn’t know, she puts both hands in the air & it’s adorable!
-Oaklyn is also signing more & will sign APPLE, BIRD and FISH
-Oaklyn gives 5 AND knuckles now! It’s so cute!
-Oaklyn is still just DANGEROUSLY adorable. Her scrunchy-nose smile when she titls her head to one side, along with her curly blonde hair (which has really started to grow now!) and hazel eyes are just too much sometimes!
-Oaklyn’s vocabulary has really taken off this month. She repeats a lot of what we say & will even answer “yeah” when mom asks if she has stinks.
-Oaklyn loves babies. J At the gym daycare, she always has one or 2 babies in her arms, and she loves her babies at home, too. She says “baby!” and cuddles them J
-Oaklyn thinks its SUPER fun to flush the toilet
-One of the favorite things Oaklyn says is “THANK YOU WELCOME!”
-Oaklyn has become super picky about food and binky’s. 3 out of 4 times, she pushes dinner away & won’t touch it. And her binky, she won’t take it if it’s in her crib. She wants you to get it from under her crib & give it to her before she’ll take it.
-Oaklyn loves head, shoulders, knees & toes & knows how to point to all of them. She also LOVES to point to her belly button!
-When you ask her how old she is, she says “ONE!” and holds out one finger & wants to touch it to your pointer finger. J
-When you ask Oaklyn where someone is that she doesn’t know, she puts both hands in the air & it’s adorable!
-Oaklyn is also signing more & will sign APPLE, BIRD and FISH
-Oaklyn gives 5 AND knuckles now! It’s so cute!
