March Newsletter & Slideshow

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March 2019
Hamilton Newsletter
FAMILY:What a month! So many fun, hard, and good things happened! On Friday, March 1st, we headed for “game night at the Bealers,” but it ended up being a huge surprise 40th birthday party for Heidi at the Bealers’ church! Jason put so much work into it and it was wonderful, complete with amazing decorations, yummy food & cakes, and a slideshow with music! Mom knew her sisters were there when she old the “old hag bag” on the stage, and sure enough, they came! After the fun, they whisked Heidi away for some sister fun in St. George. It was wonderful! The next weekend was Heidi’s big Half-Ironman race in Long Beach, CA. Grandma Devenish was so good to come stay with the girls so Jason & Heidi could go & focus on the race. We left early Friday & got back Sunday afternoon, so, quick trip!, but Heidi did better than expected in the race and she was so grateful for all the support everyone gave her. That next week, the girls had Monday & Tuesday off, so we had fun going sledding, finishing Girl of the Limberlost, watching movies, drinking hot cocoa, playing with friends, etc :) On the 16th, we all headed to Gunlock Reservior to check out the waterfalls. They were amazing & incredible! Gorgeous! We even watched some crazies do some cliff jumping while we were there. We probably could have stayed all day! We also loved stopping at Veyo on the way there for some pie :) The next day was St. Patrick’s Day, so we all got dressed in green. It was also Sunday, and also Camri’s farewell! She did a great job & we loved getting to spend time with family that day :) The 26th was Link’s 6th Angelversary & we had over 40 names to write on stips of paper & form a chain around Link’s bench. Mom, Dad, McKinley & Ireland all went to the temple that day. At night, we watched his slideshow. On the 30th, mom & dad went on a snowshoeing date up on the mountain - it was beautiful! Mom and Dad have been pretty busy with the rental lately as well. One thing that’s kept us laughing this month is the “Marry me Rebecca” on YouTube. It’s pretty hilarious - and all of us, from Oalyn to daddy, have been quoting it! MIRACLE: Our dryer’s plug blew out & we were worried we’d have to have a major repair on our hands. Thankfully, our neighbor came & helped us replace the cord & outlet & we were good to go!

JASON : Jason was just the husband of the decade this month with Heidi’s surprise party & slideshow and Heidi’s race. He was such a huge support to Heidi for her Half-Ironman. She couldn’t have done it without him! The race was over 6 hours and he was there the whole time. It was wonderful to have that drive there, back, and at Shannon’s house together. Jason has had Elder’s Quarum interviews this month and also been busy at the rental & doing taxes!

HEIDI: Heidi was so beyond grateful for all the love & support this month - both with her 40th birthday, and with her race. She can’t imagine anyone more blessed than she. Heidi is also VERY thankful that the race went so well and that it’s OVER :) It really did consume a lot of mental and physical energy and she’s thankful to be able to re-direct that :) Heidi had a goal to do yoga every single day in March, and she accomplished it! She hopes to continue because it’s been awesome! She also started a health challenge on the 20th, and it goes till mid-June, so she’s excited about that. Heidi has also been busy at the rental, finding student renters for the basement, getting bids to paint, etc. Heidi finished a couple books this month - The Glass Throne, and Harry Potter book 4. She has also been quite involved with her calling, in charge of 2 activities and 2 lessons. She was so thankful about how the picture of Jesus turned out for our combined YW. They each had a square to paint and it was so neat when it all came together as the red-robe Christ.

McKINLEY:
-McKinley had a big day on the 5th. She went on a ski trip to Brian Head with the Honor’s Society, then came back to the school and got changed for her orchestra concert. It was wonderful!
-McKinley got a 4.0 last quarter - we are thankful she is such a hard worker!
-McKinley got to go to Fiddler’s Fun Center for Warrior Pride - fun!
-CMS has been doing a Harry Potter themed year and their big end to it was a huge Harry Potter night, complete with movies, games, etc. McKinley went with Karmiyah & Micaela & they all had fun!
-McKinley was blow-drying her hair one day and the metal part that protects from the fan was gone & her hair got sucked in!
-We love to hear McKinley’s insights when we do Come Follow Me. One week she did a whole chart to help us learn from the parable of the seeds and the different types of grounds. It was great!
-Mom got to take McKinley out for a lunch date. We went out to Pizza Factory and great food & a great chat! Love my time with my oldest girl!

IRELAND:
-Ireland got a 4.0 last quarter - she is a hard-worker & we have seen her focus improve so much this past year - way to go Ireland!
-Ireland got to go to Fiesta Fun Center in St. George for Warrior Pride, and she had a fun time!
-She had another book report due this month, she did a game board, but it was made out of sheet metal and the pieces were magnetic - way cool!
-When we went sledding, Ireland hiked to the very top of the hill & spent most of the time making a really cool snow cave!
--CMS has been doing a Harry Potter themed year and their big end to it was a huge Harry Potter night, complete with movies, games, etc. Ireland went to Mahina and had a ton of fun!

KEZIA:
-Kezia is still in full-on-in-love-mode with her chinchilla! She brings Wolf to the table at breakfast & goes to her cage right when she gets home from school. So far she’s been pretty good about taking care of her - cleaning out her cage, etc. Which is good, because Wolf poops a LOT! :) She really is cute, though, and we’ve all had fun with her.
-Kezia’s Spanish teacher, Senior Niles, has been out with pneumonia for almost 3 months now. He’s finally come back & Kezia was so cute to welcome him back with a cute note.
-Kezi & Addi have been having a lot of playdates this month - in the sandbox, at Addi’s house, and one time mom took them to Wal-mart so they could do the ABC challenge. They got all 26 letters in an hour
-Kezi started soccer at the end of the month. She gets to be with 2 of her classmates - Sarah and Carissa. They are all blondies. It’s fun to see them play together. They are pink this year!
-Kezia was watching the littles for a bit, and when we came home, Noelle & Kezi had a treasure hunt all set up for us! With clues like “the next clue is where it gets hot. But where it gets cold, it is not” :) So cute
-We went sledding this month & there was a Hispanic family sledding that only had one sled, Kezi was cute and told them in Spanish they could borrow our sled.
-There is often fights over who gets to sit in the middle seat of the van. One day, there was a handwritten note on the seat “This seat is reserved for Kezia Hamilton” :)
-One morning we all woke up to a wonderful surprise! Our kitchen had turned into “Chef Kezia’s,” complete with a menu written on the whiteboard. We could choose pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, yogurt parfaits, etc. It was awesome! Kezi is just so thoughtful and cute.

LINK:
Our sweet, beautiful boy. 6 years seems like so long, yet we know it’s the tiniest moment in time compared to eternity. We are so thankful for eternal families. Thank you so very much for your presence in our lives and hearts. Watching your slideshow is always hard, but so important, to re-live those precious memories, and so your littles sisters can know just how beautiful and amazing their brother is. We love you!

NOELLE:
-Before Heidi & Jason left to California for Heidi’s race, Noelle asked “Mom, are you swimming to England?”
-Mom ran out of rubbing alcohol and was going to add it  to the shopping list, but Noelle yells “Alexa, add alcohol to my shopping list!” and Alexa repeats “Alcohol added to your shopping list” :)
-One day, Noelle was acting very naughty and sassy in front of one of mom’s friends. Later, while we were having yogurt time, mom explained to her that she was very disappointed in Noelle. Noelle asked “Are you so disappointed in me that you’re doing to throw me into a VOLCANO?!”
-Noelle is so inquisitive. She keeps asking what words mean. She is also constantly asking about volcanoes, tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.
-Noelle has had some anxiety lately as well. One time she had a meltdown about going to the grocery store without socks on. She was SO worried about getting blisters! Mom told her to take all that worry and fear and put it in a box and close the lid. About 5 minutes later (mom thinking she was a genius), mom said “mom, someone keeps taking the lid off!!” Mom peeks back there, trying to see what lid has come off, Noelle said “the lid with my worry!”
-Noelle earned a date & got to go to the movies with mommy! We saw Lego Movie 2, it was so much fun :)
-Noelle’s question one day “If you die in a volcano, do you not go to heaven?”
-We went to St. George (Costco) one day and coming back Noelle just screamed & screamed (and threw things) “Mom - my yawn is stuck in my ear!”
Mommy asked Noelle what she wanted to say for the newsletter, so her it is: “My mom I want my mom to get me a toy dinosaur. With a volcano. I want to get my mom for her birthday a beautiful picture. That’s all.”

 OAKLYN:
-Oaklyn is a cutie, and a mess-maker! She’s definitely in the 2’s!
-Oaklyn had a couple days of pukies this month :(
-We were in St. George for Camri’s farewell, and Oaklyn had a super-tough time. She started crying during sacrament meeting & wouldn’t stop. Mom had to eventually take her to the van. She kept screaming and screaming. She finally yelled that her ear hurt, so we made an emergency trip to get some liquid ibprofin. Finally she calmed down and slept for a long time. We alternated who stayed in the van with her. Poor baby.
-Oaklyn calls pens (that you draw with) pennys :)
-Oaklyn used to be infatuated with knowing what time of day it was. Now she has switched to “what day is it?” Like, 20 times a day. And even once she woke up crying & mom went it & she tearfully asks, “What day is it?”
-We have a book called “One” about bullying. Oaklyn likes to read it a lot. She calls it the “Stop Laughing!” book
-One day everyone was giving daddy a hard time about his long hair and everyone was chanting “cut it, cut it!” Oaklyn just started crying and hugging daddy and saying “NO! I love my daddy!”
-We have all been quoting the “Marry Me Rebecca” on YouTube, but the funniest was when we were driving & mom hears Oaklyn whisper “I hate you so much”
-Oaklyn is so cute when mom does her yoga, she comes & joins her & says “let’s do downward dog!” and she does the cutest down dog you've ever seen :)
-When lots of people are talking, but Oaklyn wants you to focus on HER, she will take both hands and move your head to look directly at her :)