tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46803700657583720232024-03-03T18:25:45.928-06:00Party of 5April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.comBlogger967125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-46142863088701325312014-02-13T21:41:00.000-06:002014-02-13T21:41:09.172-06:0040 and Fabulous Surprise Birthday PartyI can't believe that I just typed those words. But, it is true. I turned 40 last week. Craziness.<br />
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Actually, I think that my kids were more excited and anticipated it more than I did. I can tell you that I don't "feel" 40 . . .whatever that is supposed to feel like. At least I don't feel like what I thought 40 would feel like.<br />
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On the day of my actual birthday we were enduring yet another snow storm here in St. Louis. Little did I know, though, that my husband and friends were scheming and planning. I told Scott that I really didn't want/need anything big but would just like to go out to dinner with a couple of friends. Well, they sure surprised me.<br />
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I can't tell you the shock that I had when I saw a room full of my friends. My friend, Janice, is a fantastic party planner so I guess Scott just put her in charge and boy, did she come through. <br />
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The room was absolutely beautiful. We had a private room surrounded by natural wood and coolers full of wine. <br />
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I <b><i>"might" </i></b>like to drink a bit of wine. Loved my "40 and Fabulous" wine gift from some really great friends, Angie and Kori.<br />
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I also <i><b>"might" </b></i>like to gamble a bit . . . <br />
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Janice made tons of picture props . . .cigars, mustaches, glasses. They were so much fun!<br />
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Angie and Kori gave me the great wine glass</div>
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After party at the casino</div>
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Corey (my Sunday Funday buddy) and Ann--great neighbors!</div>
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Although you would think that it goes against my personality but I truly am not a "center of attention" person. I always feel like I am putting people out. This is why I really appreciated all of the time, effort, and secret conversations that took place to make this a surprise for me. It was great to celebrate with everyone. It was definitely a birthday to remember! <br />
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My sister and me</div>
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Sue and me</div>
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<img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/suit1/signature-10.png" />April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-59252492906254402772014-01-20T20:56:00.002-06:002014-01-20T20:56:51.697-06:00TRAVEL REVIEW: Hyatt Zilara (formerly THE ROYAL Cancun)I just returned from a weekend at the Hyatt Zilara (formerly THE ROYAL Cancun) and here is my honest review.<br />
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First of all, let me be upfront and tell you that I am a travel agent. I went to this resort because I have 12 couples booked here in May. With the change of ownership, I just wanted to make sure that everything is still up to the same standards as the Real Resort. I was not disappointed.<br />
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Check-In: We were met with champagne and led over to a table in which the concierge asked us about our preferred pillows, when we would want have maid service, and what kind of aromatherapy for the room. We also were able to make reservations for dinners right then. Not all restaurants require reservations but since we were there for only 2 nights, I wanted to try one of the specialty restaurants. We chose Maria Maria (more on that later). <br />
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Our room was not ready until 3:00pm. I don't know why everyone makes such an issue about their room not being ready until later in the afternoon. Check-out is at 11:00am, they clean the rooms, and then they check you in. Just come prepared . . . we packed our swimsuits on the outside pockets of our carry-ons, changed, and got on with our weekend. It really is no big deal!<br />
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Room: We stayed just in the entry-level Junior Suite. If you cannot afford to upgrade, don't worry! Every room at this resort is ocean front! The view, as you can tell from my pictures, is absolutely amazing. There is a large spa tub right in the bedroom. We never used it. Some people love them, some people hate them. I just don't really take baths on vacation. The shower was huge with about 6 different water spout and it is big enough for two. The drains are not that great and the water did stand a bit but once the water was turned off, it drained rather quickly.<br />
There is a mini-bar in the room stocked with name brand liquors, beers, soda, juices, and water. There was also a full bottle of wine waiting for us. <br />
Turn down service was fantastic and little candies were left each night.<br />
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Service: I cannot say enough about the service at this resort. Every single waiter, housekeeper, concierge, bartender . . .everyone went out of their way to make sure that they gave us the best service possible. There is a pool waiter that walks around and will clean your sunglasses. The waiters hand out frozen grapes. They all are just great.<br />
In particular, we loved Felipe at the Lobby Bar. He was so much fun and really made us feel so special. I loved talking to Felipe about his family and about Don Julio 1942 and Real(ha!). I also loved Nava's mojitos down at the beach bar. They were great!<br />
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Food: This is the one area where I can't go on and on. In all honesty, I was just there for 2 nights so I don't have a huge selection. Some of the standouts were the Mexican Coffee at Tapas & Pinxtos, my husband loved the tuna at Maria Marias, the flank steak tacos at Pelicano's were great as was the guacamole. I wish we could have tried the Chef's Table . . .another reason to go back.<br />
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Entertainment: There are nightly shows in the lobby along with other special theme nights (ie Disco night, etc). The flamenco dancer and singer were fantastic. Him singing Ava Maria was unforgettable. I also enjoyed fondue night. There is also a lady who rolls some fantastic Cuban cigars. She is great.<br />
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Beach: The beach is wide and gorgeous. The chairs are nice and the beach service was great. The ocean was very rough and not very swimmable but you can't judge that because next week, it could be great! <br />
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Location: This resort is only about 15 minutes from the airport. It has a great, walkable beach. If you want to venture out, feel free to jump on the city bus for only $1 and go to local restaurants, bars, and shops.<br />
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If you have any particular questions about this resort, please feel free to message me. April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-37922564960489104772013-12-27T15:55:00.000-06:002013-12-27T15:55:02.298-06:00Christmas 2013Christmas 2013 was great. We were able to spend the entire weekend doing Christmas activities. It really got everyone in to the spirit.<br />
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We started the weekend off by decorating cookies and exchanging gifts with our friends.<br />
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On Saturday we had the Westerhold Christmas party. We always go to Scott's sister's (Debbie) house. Everyone brings appetizers and we play games and exchange presents.<br />
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Sunday we moved on over to my parents' house and my side of the family.<br />
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We had a very exciting Christmas Eve. We took Gracie to pick out her first American Girl doll as her "big" gift. <strike>I</strike> She had so much fun even though it was a bit overwhelming. <br />
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In the end, she chose Marie-Grace. <br />
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We headed to church and then dinner afterwards with our family. Back home and the kids said good-bye to our elf, Chuckie, and waited on Santa Claus to visit. <br />
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When the kids woke up on Christmas morning, they saw that Santa came overnight and both Chuckie and Santa had left a note.<br />
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The boys both enjoyed their "big" gifts this year, too. These awesome planes that we found on Toys R Us online. Scott was as excited about the boys getting these as they were to get them. I have to admit, they are really cool!<br />
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Gaga loved his new watch, it was a surprise, and his new Darius Rucker hat.<br />
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As for me, I love my new Fitbit Flex. Most of all, though, I'm loving these three. Hope you all had as great a Christmas season as we did.<br />
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<img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/suit1/signature-10.png" />April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-86358460321085844262013-12-26T20:12:00.002-06:002013-12-26T20:12:24.445-06:00Gracie's Winter Party 2013Gracie's Christmas party was held the last day of school. I love going to the parties for the younger kids. They are always so excited to play the games, make the crafts, and most importantly to eat the snacks.<br />
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1. My favorite Christmas was . . .what a HARD question! I love all Christmases (yes, that is correct . . .look it up) but I guess the most memorable was the year that I got engaged, 2005. Scott and I had been dating for about a year and a half and I was beyond ready to "get this show on the road". All the way to his sister's house I was giving him the loud "hints" about wanting a ring. Little did I know that he had a ring in his pocket the whole time. He had gone through the trouble of creating a scrapbook of our entire life together and the last page had a page with a ring that said, <i>"Will you marry me?" </i>and then, of course, he was down on his knee. Needless to say, I was a wreck.<br />
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2. The worst Christmas I had was . . .2008. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Scott and I had to hurry up and move out of our rental. We found, bought, and moved in to our current house within 45 days. I was 4 months pregnant with Caleb in December and when we moved on December 23, it was very stressful. I already had our rental house decorated for Christmas so we just packed up our Christmas tree with the lights and ornaments already on it and loaded it on the moving van. I ended up so depleted that I caught the flu and woke up on Christmas Day with the full-on flu. It was so bad and I was so dehydrated that I ended up in the hospital for about 48 hours. I woke up and watched the kids open their presents, in between puking, and then had Scott drive me to the hospital. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemey.<br />
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3. The one gift that made me scratch my head and say hmmm . . .this is a stumper, too. I can't remember any gift that I didn't appreciate. There have been some gifts where I thought, <i>"Ok, that wasn't very exciting" </i>but, at the same time, I understood why I was receiving them . . .because they were things that I wanted and would never have bought myself.</div>
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4. One year I . . .re-gifted some gifts that the kids had received for birthdays. They were things that the kids had received double of and I just never took them back to the store. My kids never played with these toys an they were brand new but I just didn't go out and buy them. </div>
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5. I think the worst gift to give is. . . gift cards. Let me be clear, I <i><u><b>love </b></u></i> to receive gift cards but I always feel like giving them is taking the easy way out. Having said that, I have given them before because I just didn't know what else to give or I didn't know what toys the kids already had so I have given gift cards.</div>
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6. At Christmastime I typically. . .freak out because I have so much to do. I usually focus on the small things like what outfits the kids are going to wear, which Santa Claus we are going to see, when are we going to decorate Christmas cookies, what in the world am I going to get Scott!!! The list goes on and on . . .</div>
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7. Typically, family Christmas. . . is so much fun! I love family Christmas weekend.</div>
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8. If I could change one thing about the Holiday season . . .it would be that it passes too quickly. </div>
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9. It is so hard to buy for . . .Scott! I honestly rack my brain all year long trying to think of cool things to get for him. Usually, though, if he wants something and it is within reason then he will get it for himself. I can't tell you how many times I have had to tell him, <i>"Don't buy that!" </i></div>
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10. My favorite Christmas tradition is . . .after spending all weekend with family opening presents and just having fun, I love going to church on Christmas Eve then coming home and waiting for Santa Claus. I love that on Christmas morning the kids come downstairs and we spend all morning with just the 5 of us opening presents and I make breakfast. Then, at noon, we meet family and friends for a huge Christmas brunch/lunch and then we come back home to play with our gifts. Typically, my parents will come over to see what the kids got and then later on Christmas night we go over to our neighbors' house. I love it!</div>
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11. Santa, baby, bring me . . .workout clothes, a punching bag, clothes, set of white dishes, jewelry, a gold watch . . .I'm happy with anything.</div>
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April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-34938114970909170762013-12-08T17:19:00.002-06:002013-12-08T17:19:29.402-06:00Kanin Turns 10Even though this is about a month late, I still can't believe that my Kanin Bomb is 10 years old!! Where did the last 10 years go??<br />
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In the past we have had all kinds of birthday parties but this year Kanin really just wanted a couple of friends to go to <i>"Pizza Street, Orange Leaf, stay the night and do boy stuff"</i> so that is what we did!<br />
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Even though he is in 4th grade this was Kanin's first friend sleepover so he was very excited.<br />
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Because I didn't want to put pics of his friends on here, we will just skip to the family party. Needless to say, I had a house full of loud, rowdy boys that ended up going to sleep sometime between 1:00-3:00am. haha</div>
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Next, we had a family party for Kanin. We just had our family over to our house for some hearty appetizers, cakes, and ice cream<br />
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For some reason, Nerf guns were high on his list this year.</div>
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We were so thankful to be able to have Kanin's friends over, as well as, our family. <br />
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Over the past 17 months, though, I have grown to love CrossFit and it has become a part of my life that I don't even question anymore. It's not something that I do, it is something that I am . . .as corny as that might sound.<br />
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When my CF coach, Josh, mentioned that he was going to be hosting a Tag Team competition back in September, the thought actually entered my mind, <i>"That might be fun to try." </i>Even back then I had no lofty ideas of winning, placing, or even finishing in the top 10 or 20. I just thought it would be fun to compete and to be around other people who love this stuff as much as I do. I ended up pairing up with an awesome firecracker, Jesse, and we set out to go in and do the best that we could do.<br />
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Fast forward until the day before Thanksgiving, 1 1/2 weeks before the competition, and I ended up falling down my stairs at home. In this fall, I re-injured an old tailbone fracture and it caused my lower back muscles to really contract and inflame. I was so upset not only for myself but also because I had a partner who was depending on me. For the past week I have taken more Ibuprofen than I have in my entire life, stayed off my feet, sat on a donut, and kept going back to my chiropractor, <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4680370065758372023#editor/target=post;postID=2631003870302270307">Dr. Matt</a></b>. We made the decision on Wednesday that I could compete, knowing that I wouldn't be 100%, but at least there was no danger of hurting myself any farther. It would be painful but I could make it through.<br />
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So, that's exactly what I did. I must say that I am paying the price for it today but the experience was amazing. It was so inspiring to see so many people giving it everything they had in them. People of all shapes, sizes who, just like me, had no expectations of winning but just wanted to be a part of it. <br />
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The <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TagTeamThrowdown">Tag Team Throwdown</a></b> was held at the St. Louis Rams Training facility.</div>
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My partner, Jesse, is awesome! Our team name was "Meet Me at the Bar" (you can order shirts from my friend, Rob, <b><a href="http://www.bowlingshirt.com/">HERE</a></b>) </div>
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The day consisted of 3 WODs (Workout of the Day). The first was strictly strength and the last two were strength and cardio combined. I'm not going to lie, it was hard especially since I hadn't worked out in a week and a half. We had such a great time, though.</div>
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Here are some pics of me snatching. I ended up snatching 80lbs, no new PR but still glad to have it that.</div>
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Jesse hit a new PR with a 115lb clean and jerk! (sorry for the blurriness)</div>
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Because of the whole tailbone issue, I was "dying" on the 800 meter row. I just closed my eyes and tried to get through it. Oh, how I wished that I could have taped my donut to that seat.</div>
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Overall, I'm happy with how we did. We ended up finishing 27 out 42 scaled teams. I would have loved to have made it in to the top 20 but there were a lot of strong women's teams and by the third WOD, I was in serious pain. <br />
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I will definitely compete in another competition. Of course, I want to do better. . . isn't that the point? I can't say enough, though, about the sense of community in CrossFit. Even though we were in competition with each other, if you weren't busy with the WOD then you were cheering on other teams. It is one of the strangest but yet best aspects of this CrossFit world . . .yes, I want to beat you but I also want you to do the best that you possibly can do. <br />
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Now . . .on to more Ibuprofen, a hot bath, and rest!<br />
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Yes, I was very upset during the actual games when there were silly, silly mistakes or when we just could not get a hit or when everyone Cardinal fan knew they should be walking David Ortiz and we didn't . . .but, when put into perspective, we made it to the World Series and I can't really complain. We just won the Series in 2006 and then in 2011, how can I complain?<br />
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Even though we didn't win, some things never change about my love affair with the St. Louis Cardinals.<br />
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I always love going with this guy . . .(notice the way we are dressed for the NLCS, Game 2 on November 12) <br />
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This is NLCS Game 6 on November 18. Stupid St. Louis Weather!<br />
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I also always love when they bring out the pride of St. Louis, the Budweiser Clydesdales. It NEVER gets old!<br />
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I also love being able to experience the post season with family and friends.<br />
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In the end, I am proud of the Cardinals. It stinks that we didn't win but our future is bright. We are a young team with lots of post seasons in our future. As many of us discussed during the playoffs, we are very spoiled in St. Louis. It is almost just assumed that we WILL make it to the post season. <strike>We</strike> I often forget that it isn't an automatic thing.<br />
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This pretty much sums it up for me (Click <b><a href="http://fox2now.com/2013/10/31/watch-the-team-say-thank-you-cardinal-nation/">HERE</a> </b>for a video from the Cardinals) and I am already counting down the days until March 31, Opening Day! <br />
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Kanin's party was first. I wondered how he would act this way being a big 4th grader and if he would want Mommy at his party and hanging around but my sweet boy surprised me and really wanted me to be by him the entire time. Of course, I ate it up!<br />
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We played lots of games . . .first he carried eggs in a relay race . . .<br />
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then he tried to stack dice on an ice cream stick . . <br />
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I loved when we placed an Oreo on his forehead and he had to try to get it down into his mouth. This game was so much fun and I loved watching all of the kids try it. Surprisingly, several kids got really, really close! . . .<br />
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Kanin had a partner in which they had to lock arms and run down and back . . . <br />
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the last game was the potato sack race. I loved this only because it brought back my own memories from doing this as a little kid. I'm glad that he was able to experience it, too. <br />
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In the afternoon I moved over to Gracie's party. I was really excited as this was her very first school party. She was so excited and hopped right out of bed this morning, a rarity in our house. I also loved that she was so excited to see me.<br />
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One of the families in Gracie's room has this neat little putting green and they brought it for games to her party. What a great idea. The kids loved it and Gracie was so excited to sink the ball a couple of times. <br />
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I love her so much! It was so cute that a couple of the kids kept telling me that I look just like Gracie. LOL<br />
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We made these bug crafts. It was so cute. <br />
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It was a great day. I am so happy and blessed that I was able to go to the kids' school today. I made memories and I hope they did, too.<br />
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Here in St. Louis, my kiddos were so worried all day that they were not going to be able to Trick or Treat because it was cold and rainy. Luckily, right around dusk the rain cleared out a bit and we were left with a couple hours of just mist and wind.<br />
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All 3 kids were really in to their costumes this year. This is the first year that Caleb actually understood what Halloween is about (the candy, of course!) so he kept up with the big kids all night.<br />
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My niece and nephew came over again this year. I was really afraid that Ali would think that she is "too old" to Trick or Treat this year (she's 14) but she informed us last night that she is going to Trick or Treat until she is 17. We all told her that she could Trick or Treat forever as long as she still dresses up. <br />
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I love this bunch of monsters: GracieAnn (6), Aidan (10), Alison (14), Caleb (4), Kanin (9) <br />
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Aw, I love these kids. They all look so big, though, in this picture. Makes this Mommy a little sad.<br />
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Gracie's eyes in this picture crack me up. <br />
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This particular Pumpkin Patch is the one that we went to the first two or three years for Kanin. I need to go back and find a picture him at ages one, two, and three in one of these same little carts. <br />
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The kids loved these big tire swings. They really are a lot of fun! <br />
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After the Pumpkin Patch, we came home and decided to paint our pumpkins. The kids were so excited to paint them. <strike>We </strike>I usually end up carving them and it takes me forever so I decided that this year the kids would actually decorate their own pumpkins.<br />
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As much as I hate to see the summer come to an end, I love all of the fun activities that come with fall and the changing seasons.<br />
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<img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/suit1/signature-10.png" />April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-76449725724089062642013-10-13T21:50:00.003-05:002013-10-13T21:50:43.063-05:00Caleb Is a Big Boy!While I am slowly trying to catch up on writing about the major activities of our family over the past few months, I started thinking about major changes in our life that happened over the summer.<br />
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First and foremost, Caleb became a BIG BOY! He stopped wearing diapers AND gave up his binky. This was a long, hard road on both fronts. I had attempted several times to potty train Caleb and he just wasn't having it. Off and on all summer long I would attempt to potty train him and he would just say, "No, I want to wear diapers." I cleaned up more accidents than I care to remember. Finally, one day I guess he just decided that he was ready and that was it. No more accidents. <br />
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While, of course, I was very happy to be out of diapers I do have to admit that I was also a bit sad. No more babies.<br />
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The binky was not nearly as easy to get rid of. In fact, we have only been a couple of months binky-free. I tried several times to take the binky away and he would always find one somewhere. Finally, it came time to go on vacation and I came up with a story. I told Caleb that binkies were not allowed in Jamaica. I kept telling him this for a couple of weeks before we left. The night before we left he said, "I better have my binky because I can't take it with me." I did actually pack a binky but he never even asked for it on vacation. He took naps and slept at night and didn't make an issue out of it at all. Once we got back, no more binky. <br />
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Isn't it crazy how kids work?<br />
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This year we decided to go to Chicago for 4th of July to visit family. Our niece's husband is in a band (Mason Rivers) and they were playing at a couple of festivals up there. We had never seen them play before so we thought it would be a great way to visit family and see the band. (Check them out <b><a href="http://www.masonrivers.com/">HERE</a></b>).<br />
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Our kids do not do so well driving so we decided to ride the train from St. Louis to Chicago. My sister-in-law and niece do it all of the time and highly recommended it. I'm not going to say that it was the easiest thing in the world but what is with 3 kids? They all thought it was really cool for the first couple of stops but then they kind of got bored with it. Scott and I, though, thought it was great. We didn't have to drive and we could each just sit back and relax. The one thing the kids did love, though, was the food car. <br />
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All decked out in our Red, White, and Blue<br />
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Kanin, Caleb, my great niece Kenzie, and Gracie. You can see Mason Rivers in the back round playing on the stage at the Naperville Rib Festival. <br />
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Here they are the next night (I can't remember the name of the town). <br />
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Here is Gracie being Gracie. <br />
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It was a great weekend in Chicago. The weather was perfect (not too hot), the music was great, and it was good to be able to hang out with family.<br />
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I can't believe that my youngest two babies are already 6 and 4. Where has the time gone?<br />
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GracieAnn's birthday is on July 1 and Caleb's birthday is on July 3. They are still young enough to have joint birthday parties and, for now, we still do family parties.<br />
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Because they are still so young, I can still get away with matching birthday shirts. Kanin has long outgrown this practice and I have a feeling than in another couple of years, Caleb will be putting up a fight, as well.<br />
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Of course, our Gaga made the birthday cakes again. He does such a good job. I hope the kids will always want him to make their cakes.<br />
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Our friends and family are always so generous when it comes to birthdays. These kids don't know how lucky and blessed they are.<br />
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After opening presents it was time to blow out the candles. Then, it was outside to spend the night playing with our friends.<br />
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It was another successful birthday party. Looking back at these pictures, I can't believe how much they have both changed in only a short, few months. Precious times!<br />
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This summer we took a day trip to Springfield, Illinois to the <a href="http://www.lincolnlibraryandmuseum.com/"><strong>Abraham Lincoln Museum</strong></a>. Scott had work in Springfield and his sister and brother-in-law live there so we thought it would be a perfect time to spend some time with "She She" (Sherri) and get a little history, as well.<br />
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If you ever have a chance to go this museum, I highly recommend it. There is something for everyone at the museum: a movie, interactive play, and lots of archives.<br />
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Around the courthouse square, there are statues of the Lincoln family. All of the kids had fun walking up and "talking" to them.<br />
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Here is the whole Lincoln family. . . plus three. As soon as we saw these mannequins, Kanin noticed the man staring at them from the far corner. Do you see him?<br />
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That's right, it is John Wilkes Booth. You can see what Kanin thinks of him.<br />
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Generals McClellan and Grant<br />
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All three kids loved playing dress up.<br />
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Gracie had her first dance recital called "More Than Words". She started tap, jazz, and ballet last year with a local dance studio and they practiced all year long for the big night.<br />
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I didn't know if Grace would actually go through with being on stage. While she has a great personality, she also has a shy side. I honestly thought that she would get "stage fright" and just stare out at the crowd. She surprised us, though, and did great.<br />
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There were three dances: <em>Isn't She Lovely?</em> (ballet), <em>Call Me, Baby</em> (jazz), and <em>Pretty Girl Rock</em> (tap). All of the dances were so sweet but the one that stands out in my mind the most is the first one, <em>Isn't She Lovely</em>? These little girls were so precious twirling around in their purple dresses. As soon as the music started I couldn't help but get all teary-eyed. Gracie looked so beautiful up on that stage. I fell in love with her all over again.<br />
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<em>Call Me, Baby </em>and <em>Pretty Girl Rock </em>were cute, as well. I loved these songs because it brought out the sassiness in my Gracie Sassypants and boy, did she rock that!<br />
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Here are some pics from the night:<br />
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<img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/suit1/signature-10.png" />April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-32871640731374698682013-09-24T08:31:00.001-05:002013-09-24T08:31:06.622-05:00Time to Start Again<span style="font-size: small;">I've been thinking about this a lot lately and it has been way too long since my last blog post. </span>Life has been so crazy, hectic, busy, insane for me these past few months that I have gotten away from blogging.<br />
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I've used this blog mainly to document the events in the kids' lives. I used to love to scrapbook but seriously do not have time for that. When blogging came along, it became a way for me to "virtually scrapbook" all of the things happening with my family.<br />
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I'm going to attempt to go back over the summer and catch myself up and hopefully, I won't ever let it go this long again!<br />
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Look for a new post later today<br />
<img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/suit1/signature-10.png" />April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-72211635966286741742013-05-24T15:20:00.000-05:002013-05-24T15:20:12.301-05:00Chelsea vs Man City at Busch Stadium<span style="font-size: large;">Last night was a big night in St. Louis. The English Premier League's Chelsea Football Club and Manchester City Football Club had a friendly game at Busch Stadium. St. Louis is a huge soccer town (despite some haters) and the game sold out in record time.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">This tent was the first thing we saw when we got down to Busch Stadium. It was quickly apparent that Chelsea was the favorite team as it seemed everyone initially had Chelsea gear on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was really odd to see all of this merchandise at the Cardinals' merchandise stands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our seats were mid-field and they were great. We could see everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Cardinals donated $1 of every ticket sold (over $48,000) to the relief fund for Moore, Oklahoma. Both Chelsea and Man City Clubs matched that donation. There was a short ceremony before the game to show signs of unity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This back up goalie warmed up during half-time and a few minutes in to the second half. Unfortunately, it didn't do much good. When he came in Chelsea was winning 3-0. He gave up one goal within the first 10 seconds and a second goal about 2 minutes later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Man City ended up coming from a 3-0 deficit and win 4-3. In the end, I think that most people were cheering for both teams. There were some die hards for each team but, for the most part, we all were just excited to see these premier players play the game of "football".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the hot items of the night were these scarves. I have seen them in soccer bars/pubs before so I knew I had to have one. This one has Busch Stadium and the date, May 23, 2013, on it. Then on each end are the coat of arms of each team. I love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really hope that we get more games like this to St. Louis. It was good for the city and great for the fans to see the game played at this high of level. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As is his school's tradition, the last day of school ended with a parade. Every year on the last day of school, I start tearing up as soon as the kids start lining up. The 5th graders are so excited to be moving on to middle school and those little kindergarteners, I mean now 1st graders, all just still seem like babies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got down to the school about 45 minutes early and people were already lining the streets. The entire subdivision shuts down for this parade each year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last day of 3rd grade!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I told you that this school take it's last day of school parade seriously. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This smile melts my heart every year.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I know this is going to sound really weird but <span style="font-size: large;">because I took a while off <span style="font-size: large;">from blogging, I have forgotten a few things. The most important is how to respond to the comments that are left for me. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I have had several blogs all opened up with different email accounts and I know that at one time I would receive the comments left here at one of the email address<span style="font-size: large;">es. My problem is, I can't remember which one. I've gone back and checked each one to see if it is the "right" one and can't <span style="font-size: large;">find the comments.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So, if you have left a comment for me and I didn't respond back to you . . . this is why.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Does anyone kno<span style="font-size: large;">w if I can go in an<span style="font-size: large;">d change the email address to which the comm<span style="font-size: large;">ents are sent?</span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This week was a big week for me. I hit 3 new PR's (personal records) <span style="font-size: large;">in strength. Bac<span style="font-size: large;">k in January<span style="font-size: large;"> I wrote about my <b><a href="http://westerhold.blogspot.com/2012/12/crossfit-goals-for-2013.html">2013 Cross<span style="font-size: large;">Fit goals </span></a></b><span style="font-size: large;">and what I wanted to accomplish this year.<span style="font-size: large;"> Well, yesterday, I met on<span style="font-size: large;">e of the goals!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last time I tried for a 1 rep max in dead lift, I got up to 17<span style="font-size: large;">0lbs. <span style="font-size: large;">During yesterday's WOD we were supposed to reach a 2 rep max. When I got to 170lbs, I blew threw it. I th<span style="font-size: large;">en went up to 185lbs and that was easy, as well. Well, when I was <i><u><b>that </b></u></i>close . . . I had to try it. I went up to 200lbs and I did it! Not only did I lift it but I held <span style="font-size: large;">it for about 20 seconds while this picture was taken.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">love that I am constantly challenging myself and <span style="font-size: large;">working towards new goals. With each PR I hit, I get such a feeling of accomplishment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">still hav<span style="font-size: large;">e 2 more goals to reach:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. <span style="font-size: large;">Do a handstand push-up from the ground.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Do 10 Kipping <span style="font-size: large;">pull-ups unbroken<span style="font-size: large;">. . .so far I have done 4.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you are still reaching new goals and breaking old boundaries, too. I'd love to hear about them! </span></span> </span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">St. Louis truly is "Baseball Heaven" and there is no other place that I would rather be that at Busch Stadium on Opening D<span style="font-size: large;">ay. This year I decided to surprise K<span style="font-size: large;">anin and pull him out of school to go to <span style="font-size: large;">his very first O<span style="font-size: large;">pening Day. He was so excited!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the past several years I have been in charge of the <span style="font-size: large;">tailgate. I nor<span style="font-size: large;">mally get all of the food and get down to Busch early in the morning; however, after spending the entire day out in the rain at <b><a href="http://westerhold.blogspot.com/2012/04/opening-day-2012.html">last year's Opening Da</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://westerhold.blogspot.com/2012/04/opening-day-2012.html">y</a>, </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">and the forecast of rain again this year, I decided to skip the official tailgate and just <span style="font-size: large;">eat at one of the restaurants downtown.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Scott and our nephew, Paul</div>
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Our niece, Susie, and her hubs, Doug. Notice that he is wearing a blue shirt . . .he's a Cubs fan. He was banned from wearing Cubs gear to Cards' Opening Day so he chose the bluest shirt he could find.</div>
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Our neighbor, Corey, and my bonus daughter, Emily</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you ever get the chance to come to St. Louis, you must go to Grant's Farm to see the Clydesdales.<span style="font-size: large;"> They are beautiful<span style="font-size: large;">, graceful, and elegant animals. When they entered in to the stadium,<span style="font-size: large;"> and I got really excited, Kanin made the comment that <span style="font-size: large;">"they are just horses<span style="font-size: large;">". <i><u><b>I had to school my son!! </b></u></i>The Clydesdales A<span style="font-size: large;">RE NOT just horses. To St. Louis, the Clydesdales represent so much more. Yes, they are Anheuser<span style="font-size: large;">-Busch <span style="font-size: large;">(which employees thousands of St. L<span style="font-size: large;">ouisans) and beer (which we are a drinking town) but they are a representation of the pride of St. Louis<span style="font-size: large;">. They are a connection to the past. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each year for Opening Day, after the Cly<span style="font-size: large;">desdales come out<span style="font-size: large;">, we have the player parade. This parade is always led off by our Hall of Famers.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, the biggest glaring absence this year was that <b><a href="http://westerhold.blogspot.com/2013/01/rest-in-peace-stan-man-musial.html">Stan the Man Musial</a></b> wasn't there. Sadly, we lost him over the winter. He will never be forgotten in St. Louis. The Musial family unveiled a new memorial out on the left-field <span style="font-size: large;">fall.</span></span> </div>
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Even though we lost, we had a fantastic time and we had so much fun celebrating a Happy New Year!</div>
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My babies: Caleb (3), GracieAnn (5), and Kanin (9)</div>
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My great-nephew, Ben (5).</div>
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I was happy that Kanin still wanted to hunt Easter eggs this year.</div>
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My other great-nephew, Ian (2).</div>
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<img src="http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/suit1/signature-10.png" />April Westerholdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450415992718748443noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680370065758372023.post-13195587613726419502013-03-14T15:46:00.002-05:002013-03-14T15:46:19.429-05:00Yesterday was a GREAT Day!<span style="font-size: large;">Let me tell you about yesterday. Yesterday was a <span style="font-size: large;">great day! Yesterday I accomplished a goal that I had set for myself way back in July<span style="font-size: large;"> when I started CrossFit. I remember walking in to the box and there was this woman cranking out pull-ups with absolutely no help at all. When Josh (the owner/trainer) asked me what my fitness goals were I told him that I #<span style="font-size: large;">1</span> wanted to look good in a bathing suit<span style="font-size: large;"> and #2 that I wanted to do THAT with my finger <span style="font-size: large;">pointing. I didn't know it at the time but that beast of a woman <span style="font-size: large;">is Josh's wife<span style="font-size: large;">, Mendy, and she is incredible.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, yesterday, <span style="font-size: large;">I did it. Over the last couple of weeks I have <span style="font-size: large;">done a couple of pull-ups here and there but yesterd<span style="font-size: large;">ay I did an entire WOD without any band assistance, without <span style="font-size: large;">jumping off of a box or off <span style="font-size: large;">stacked weights. I could<span style="font-size: large;"> not beli<span style="font-size: large;">eve it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, gra<span style="font-size: large;">nted, I am not going to say th<span style="font-size: large;">at they all were beautiful or even all "<span style="font-size: large;">to standard" but for it being my very first ti<span style="font-size: large;">me, I'll take it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have worked so incredibly hard on pull-ups.<span style="font-size: large;"> I started with 2 bands (blue and red), then just red, then just blue, then just a little skinny one. Finally, I moved to standing on a box and jumping up over the bar and lowering myself down. Next step, stacking (2) 45lbs weights and jumping from them. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I<span style="font-size: large;"> was so happy when I finished that WOD yesterday that I cried. I literally cried. One girl asked me if I was ok because I've been kind of sick and had a really tight chest. I told her yes that I was just happy. Honestly, it was one of th<span style="font-size: large;">ose few times in my life that I was really, really proud of myself.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even with yesterday's WOD, I don't have it down. I went in today and my hands were so sore that I could hardly grab the bar. I'm sure that I will still use bands to practice my strict pull-up and I may even <span style="font-size: large;">do jumping pull-ups again if I feel I need to but at least I am on my way.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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