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December 2021

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The first day of December,  we were able to do something very special. We signed up to create an ornament to place on the tree at the hospital for families who have lost a child or had a miscarriage. It was a very sweet thing and both Mikal and I got emotional. It was so nice that someone takes the time every year to put on something so special for those during this time of the year. We went home and then we decorated our fresh cut Christmas tree to lighten the mood. Dean was so happy to put up the decorations! This year my mom decided to not put up her Christmas lights, so I met Carter in Moses Lake and picked up the lights. That next week, I put them up! It was fun to be festive this year and Dean looked forward to the Christmas lights turning on every night and driving around looking at them. Christmas is a magical time of year for him and it’s so great to see him get so excited!   We took a drive up to Chelan to find some snow. We got look for animals and see some beautifu...

November 2021

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 One of my favorite months of the year! We raked lots of leaves, did lots of little activities, saw wildlife, traveled and played in the snow!  Dean has started saying his name. If you ask him what his full name is, it is “Dean Dad Terry” instead of Mikal. It is the cutest thing ever!  I created lots of little crafts/activities for the boys this month to do. We made gingerbread houses, turkeys, painted and learned how to do elk calls. 😊  Saw some sheep just outside of Wenatchee I got in touch with one of my friends (Casey Nesbit) who has gone through IVF and told me about the Cache Valley Fertility Clinic. She gave me the idea to possibly look into another fertility clinic that costs a little less for the actually egg retrieval. The clinic was down Gilbert, Arizona called New Direction Fertility. I looked online and made a consultation with the doctor. A few days later, we met with Doctor Amols. Mikal really liked him and he said he would like to try a couple things...