tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18563495127062447992024-03-27T00:38:08.087-06:00Breakfast at the Zemke'sBreakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-199620122588255532020-08-12T15:34:00.001-06:002020-08-19T14:30:01.517-06:00Our Mid Century Home Remodel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mwd4wLsVtlFW_8VOKkls81lj8aElw5zA5phlV7OxtIpaCak7P9e9i4TbU2T5mWGueINLU5IBEQbuJENw2kA8AJoJfC84Z-SIPfY8ub6Os2HrC6ClXDw_qNIpVo3M4mGHKogosXoMznY/s2048/IMG_5381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mwd4wLsVtlFW_8VOKkls81lj8aElw5zA5phlV7OxtIpaCak7P9e9i4TbU2T5mWGueINLU5IBEQbuJENw2kA8AJoJfC84Z-SIPfY8ub6Os2HrC6ClXDw_qNIpVo3M4mGHKogosXoMznY/s640/IMG_5381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>What a year! In January of 2019 we decided we wanted to take the plunge to remodel and add 1800 square feet onto our home. We've lived here for 7 years and truly love the home, the area, the neighborhood and the people. The walls were closing in on us but we couldn't fathom leaving. So we laid out a rough design we wanted and had the plans drawn up, then we found the contractors we wanted to work with and got the ball rolling. We felt it was best to move out during construction which I'm so glad we did, there's no way we would've survived living in our home during all the chaos, dust and people coming in and out. We moved in with my grandma who lives only a few miles away so we were close enough to drop in daily and keep an eye on things. We broke ground the last week of October 2019 and the project finished the end of May 2020. It was a long 8 months and there were times I thought we were going to lose it but it was all worth it in the end. We love our home and it's perfect for our needs. </p><p>One of the main reasons we wanted to remodel was to make our home more accessible for our little boy Finn who's 8 years old and in a wheelchair. We needed some wider doorways, flush transitions and more room to move him around in his chair. Also one of our biggest complaints about our home before was the kitchen and the lack of space for a dining table.</p><p>We added on 20 feet to the back of our house, vaulted the ceilings, added a master suite and laundry room, turned our front living room into an office and dug out the basement for an 800 square foot apartment. </p><p>Our home was built in 1959 and had a mid century modern feel to it. We wanted to continue on with that style since our home already has those touches, and I happen to be huge admirer of the MCM era and style so it worked out perfect. It was also very important to us to bring nature and the outside, in. We wanted a natural and organic feel to the finishes and decor, we also wanted a lot of natural light so we incorporated many windows and skylights in the kitchen. </p><p>Now for an explosion of photos! </p><p>Before and afters....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtuLi5RBe1xJLWCwEMNX0giHP3fjkr5wzqEca2q_GFEj6dNgXR43gosSsoZJN1k5s0PBQMB0pV4x2y8MbDTEJFNt9JgQozoeOchvOXTGgt7FJllVisONoIIMLWwGsp4dlUAdOVQ0KyHc/s2048/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtuLi5RBe1xJLWCwEMNX0giHP3fjkr5wzqEca2q_GFEj6dNgXR43gosSsoZJN1k5s0PBQMB0pV4x2y8MbDTEJFNt9JgQozoeOchvOXTGgt7FJllVisONoIIMLWwGsp4dlUAdOVQ0KyHc/s640/13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walled off the fireplace as it was never used and we plan on putting in some built in shelves behind the desk down the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . . . . . </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BKqz0bunulHvyhym6MrODOjBDdGmuZvU7KB8YqznnmhtPxBTYOslXgTclAwtEtEe199wq9rnDaRi6uQOa51VJbtq2aOer7i_JUPsEpFIoTXmGLJ0QB43mYa34LiqMoSemG_vZkARqyc/s2048/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BKqz0bunulHvyhym6MrODOjBDdGmuZvU7KB8YqznnmhtPxBTYOslXgTclAwtEtEe199wq9rnDaRi6uQOa51VJbtq2aOer7i_JUPsEpFIoTXmGLJ0QB43mYa34LiqMoSemG_vZkARqyc/s640/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2IE4uGn4iVsP4iH8zaAi_ffvZbwNc_EmVVEcLx9cbdEcrlGlrArXAJoMVPB5IF7K0VhFnuVAjtrkFUPsQFCu27oC_Y4KqITxNa0S0z-hEfOLVhSIeGBgMlPiNp4MV67Zw3065vS0w7A/s640/IMG_5191+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the exterior we wanted to keep it minimal and mostly white and black. We originally wanted a faux wood paneling where there is currently brown cladding but it was out of our budget. I actually really like how the brown cladding turned out. Plus we painted it ourselves! We painted the brick on the front a shade or two different than it was before and did a creamy white stucco on the addition in back to match the brick. Fun fact: the two windows on the right are faux, meaning they're real windows but that's where the attic is so they serve only an aesthetic purpose.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyMqIKi4-yhRbvqVh9kw32Gp-bI0zvGwMdbjwPkabWJLv-yCpYKhpXEXs2je5Cu38gf4h0P8VXqgRQZ_C4Y48ZNGahk6Mv9D9i_u4NEcMeLJYqEbnmhItd3GQnA6M0Lm8-1ZwxOUMVLM/s2048/IMG_5194.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyMqIKi4-yhRbvqVh9kw32Gp-bI0zvGwMdbjwPkabWJLv-yCpYKhpXEXs2je5Cu38gf4h0P8VXqgRQZ_C4Y48ZNGahk6Mv9D9i_u4NEcMeLJYqEbnmhItd3GQnA6M0Lm8-1ZwxOUMVLM/s640/IMG_5194.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went with a trex deck which we love, and hope to finish landscaping within the next year or so. The windows are Andersen 100 windows and they're great! We really wanted a black on black and they were very cost effective yet quality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_APTMVUaWR4OF_EFlV2WPDjCN4DCraphf0xG3urtKDFeXvqMXPeBYkqGaehvOGpsh02OUOszJYPRbKw5YVNh41Z7RjksOLO-PrcdVggArnIM4nmyFGf-hoMiqcdxrP9YPJ7st7A09A30/s2048/IMG_5318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_APTMVUaWR4OF_EFlV2WPDjCN4DCraphf0xG3urtKDFeXvqMXPeBYkqGaehvOGpsh02OUOszJYPRbKw5YVNh41Z7RjksOLO-PrcdVggArnIM4nmyFGf-hoMiqcdxrP9YPJ7st7A09A30/s640/IMG_5318.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This entry tile is one of my favorite features of the house. It's common to see larger flagstone like tiles like this in MCM homes, this is a smaller scale tile but I fell in love with it when I found it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.coverallstone.com/" target="_blank">https://www.coverallstone.com/</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBdrJGiCZbQMj9-8Nx9aRKnv0Qs8Q6CNFGq8eVOyWlspIMYcbDg89uwM1z2qtPAAu2J9WUD_JA88_6RF9rU3sXmL43YSuR3htG46tMjCGjAGmOy1PiE_LysU2ikxzOS6mvwwBacZ0O4w/s2048/IMG_5321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBdrJGiCZbQMj9-8Nx9aRKnv0Qs8Q6CNFGq8eVOyWlspIMYcbDg89uwM1z2qtPAAu2J9WUD_JA88_6RF9rU3sXmL43YSuR3htG46tMjCGjAGmOy1PiE_LysU2ikxzOS6mvwwBacZ0O4w/s640/IMG_5321.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gYuoa42Y-T_7mz7Qw15hsQOrgGhe1P2DgSD5NdHbRj-WPfsPO1u0WRGWgQDnm8-FtMwldWb-RqnGVwwGue9jsEnxHvpH-t_ehSf1cOMr0FWufpwTU7ZwFCOD0iSuLipZsAAw5LpATVw/s2048/IMG_5312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gYuoa42Y-T_7mz7Qw15hsQOrgGhe1P2DgSD5NdHbRj-WPfsPO1u0WRGWgQDnm8-FtMwldWb-RqnGVwwGue9jsEnxHvpH-t_ehSf1cOMr0FWufpwTU7ZwFCOD0iSuLipZsAAw5LpATVw/w307-h410/IMG_5312.JPG" width="307" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99qCzmbP_8OvCzBLnFhk5ZkSe0m6GBms5JCgbZmpCRuIwSavNWHsS-tRUoKGk31Y9lRvIvruFUq9eGM8vIh7URKdeQyr1BgXGDz4Y72Rw4JQacHixp2BPWrSjtWmVQf550PjI5PEX2qI/w307-h410/IMG_5314.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="307" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What use to be our living room is now an office for Noah. We created an entry way from the front door with pocket doors off to the side for his office.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6B2C7pRtAAlgL_eVbQcetuq_9ek8bTjzOGnqfXvm-ft_GSRam9uIG3JBfdCPpwxrD7-wRFy9mI_NyQGAaaMjfFY5mw6LPUi62GjAMuTndkFwKfatFj5-EKmJiVKE4yuHkwlOnLUt1-Q/s2048/IMG_5315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6B2C7pRtAAlgL_eVbQcetuq_9ek8bTjzOGnqfXvm-ft_GSRam9uIG3JBfdCPpwxrD7-wRFy9mI_NyQGAaaMjfFY5mw6LPUi62GjAMuTndkFwKfatFj5-EKmJiVKE4yuHkwlOnLUt1-Q/s640/IMG_5315.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our wood floors are Kentwood brushed oak natural. I wanted something very natural with little variation and a more honed finish, after a lot of searching I finally found these and they turned out beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykv23-Huqz3QSGrImaFrHTXdoCKuuXsSApqtoTnGAO05XNVVmcqhm44tPDO-O-QnG8HINhVoAAxn45DNwcyyib_zvaSuNuPmorayksN-YaTzhuNu2G1eSiOvVf0VU3quAo34wnSl5yE8/s640/IMG_5375.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's nothing I love more than a warm acorn wood tone. They are a clear alder wood with a toffee stain and our waterfall countertops are quartz from Daltile. We had a local cabinetry company build and install the cabinets in the kitchen and master bath, they also did the wood fireplace accent piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV65fQn_qcz_Dn8j8uPxVt9oJ8dq1gxPXqgiA3ZB8SVQju3oCClZmNySqdNJbOrlDKyOX_PSEs-vlHfuei6Y8ERSUEj7Bv9ZInW-w0hqqYEtb647dbuCuIUcubhFzsq2Lju-SlVthD8rM/s2048/IMG_5328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV65fQn_qcz_Dn8j8uPxVt9oJ8dq1gxPXqgiA3ZB8SVQju3oCClZmNySqdNJbOrlDKyOX_PSEs-vlHfuei6Y8ERSUEj7Bv9ZInW-w0hqqYEtb647dbuCuIUcubhFzsq2Lju-SlVthD8rM/s640/IMG_5328.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Noah's favorite feature of the home are those two transom windows. You can see Mount Olympus from them clear as day. I must say I get a little giddy whenever I look out them too, it's just so beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFB9BXqErundjJLshPBWnoGyRgcIlCQ5bIfdU9KhsBxbUclwF9hTLJ_r31BJ6fr-shXqmP3hRgRzRpN-8OZT5ch7cBqF8XvvClh3CU_3IGHxpQSzMYpvhzX2qrv4nJi5JRpCz-LRSFpo/s2048/IMG_5333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFB9BXqErundjJLshPBWnoGyRgcIlCQ5bIfdU9KhsBxbUclwF9hTLJ_r31BJ6fr-shXqmP3hRgRzRpN-8OZT5ch7cBqF8XvvClh3CU_3IGHxpQSzMYpvhzX2qrv4nJi5JRpCz-LRSFpo/s640/IMG_5333.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All lighting (aside from ceiling fans) and furniture is from West Elm, Black Friday Sale for the win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the original plans we had both side of the fireplace as sliding glass doors but to save money we went with fixed on the right and sliding on the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qnzsRa20z7wECPDwjYs6hBYNPna8ln1QY_VnrXlgdZxZBNsHUdHIXKmT-LK0sgcme7bd4VLLFLfqZgKoyoYWUOBOadeblvnhQAySvD5PCXyIgmDS8wppMIMWMdAb54k8vthsABmoXzc/s2048/IMG_5359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qnzsRa20z7wECPDwjYs6hBYNPna8ln1QY_VnrXlgdZxZBNsHUdHIXKmT-LK0sgcme7bd4VLLFLfqZgKoyoYWUOBOadeblvnhQAySvD5PCXyIgmDS8wppMIMWMdAb54k8vthsABmoXzc/s640/IMG_5359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The two smaller transom windows above the door and window were last minute additions, the wall looked a little bare and we figure what's two more windows? haha.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRaLsYnjDCE6Il3BgerLubTmMIDJaq2WMGK8b2DQ5hnCu-1QaIMvhsUV3oFq1jkSVIJT-asrfuxVrPxLSfle5FOxBOWPS6aUv9sVw8CWeOHJq1rZuDiB-q7RWsGvRCx_ume2FET4LqQ4/s2048/IMG_5367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRaLsYnjDCE6Il3BgerLubTmMIDJaq2WMGK8b2DQ5hnCu-1QaIMvhsUV3oFq1jkSVIJT-asrfuxVrPxLSfle5FOxBOWPS6aUv9sVw8CWeOHJq1rZuDiB-q7RWsGvRCx_ume2FET4LqQ4/s640/IMG_5367.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The side door used to be where the long vertical window is and the there was a window where the side door is now.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl4eArGDZk0dcGdjuSS8XduuD8o0AG-aVsduvvlonRRhz_KCLp8EB8N3ZSgyPCN9xsFStmstOsPe2tD0tzJIrlV-kTP-1rp4AbytBqc7rwERevVkAgA3LfQn8bAAURNuVx4LaSeoGlBM/s2048/IMG_5377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl4eArGDZk0dcGdjuSS8XduuD8o0AG-aVsduvvlonRRhz_KCLp8EB8N3ZSgyPCN9xsFStmstOsPe2tD0tzJIrlV-kTP-1rp4AbytBqc7rwERevVkAgA3LfQn8bAAURNuVx4LaSeoGlBM/s640/IMG_5377.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fireplace was my baby. I spent more time designing it and picking out the finishes than any other area of the house. I have this thing for Frank Lloyd Wright and this was my nod to him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T21dEtjNUbR5UGhx9OVzJfgUyf-6K_U6MQfNjusPV_I8npFrXrrxSRzQMnXNw6AfcGSdEsLUHymXhiEfdUCuvMOKTFkeWRwn4qHT1fqJCA_wxQ9kFj-wLPT9CCdsMZUR3zx18lHOXxg/s2048/IMG_5381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T21dEtjNUbR5UGhx9OVzJfgUyf-6K_U6MQfNjusPV_I8npFrXrrxSRzQMnXNw6AfcGSdEsLUHymXhiEfdUCuvMOKTFkeWRwn4qHT1fqJCA_wxQ9kFj-wLPT9CCdsMZUR3zx18lHOXxg/s640/IMG_5381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other day we noticed that at any spot in the house there is line of sight to the outside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpK28CSjfQ9CiLKKeFyN_SD2vdioyHQ4UK2ZbrnnHTqRpLOxeIvhse0-nbGhlVZDqVN429SIb4eml3cxLnYs73ClBmtvRHPMtzmUp459izG9EiwlDq3Ev_3zy2a4h3Z3xPEB6BeJZUXk/s2048/IMG_5384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpK28CSjfQ9CiLKKeFyN_SD2vdioyHQ4UK2ZbrnnHTqRpLOxeIvhse0-nbGhlVZDqVN429SIb4eml3cxLnYs73ClBmtvRHPMtzmUp459izG9EiwlDq3Ev_3zy2a4h3Z3xPEB6BeJZUXk/s640/IMG_5384.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31CQTTtGNReCcDCuY8c-wVUiV61uaPynsBPlIPYdGIGnaJllvvv4U2uNwP6sYOzzpOprCyeZo0FIPQQHB0K32BnRsCX1uV7emZhxxSZrYOqT9eRQ_ZAq1vnUKjMRpaOSQhl6Dy8XZHbs/s2048/IMG_5401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31CQTTtGNReCcDCuY8c-wVUiV61uaPynsBPlIPYdGIGnaJllvvv4U2uNwP6sYOzzpOprCyeZo0FIPQQHB0K32BnRsCX1uV7emZhxxSZrYOqT9eRQ_ZAq1vnUKjMRpaOSQhl6Dy8XZHbs/s640/IMG_5401.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofKb68OfXk4W8CCRiIp95bRNlwUu8Lh-MEaO8Y-vd12Rinb8V3pI9gSa6otjqYyvn5XTsYDd_EhMRoi9AK1RnFfJ95_qd46kxjEG4Sq2F0ZcZiPa7jSzfBM968hSHL9H1kvdrXASAlms/s2048/IMG_5402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofKb68OfXk4W8CCRiIp95bRNlwUu8Lh-MEaO8Y-vd12Rinb8V3pI9gSa6otjqYyvn5XTsYDd_EhMRoi9AK1RnFfJ95_qd46kxjEG4Sq2F0ZcZiPa7jSzfBM968hSHL9H1kvdrXASAlms/s640/IMG_5402.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the kitchen and great room turned out. We loved the idea of having an open concept for Finn and us. The high ceilings and big windows make it feel airy and open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR-eX0NDoMJMtzEAMpHwKJiojdd_Axz6d4ZwHxgJk76-QrEzuk1BUSAYcTIDc6k35LqHPY99FWf0BO9FRb_9E-D5iaDWwixmS0UCibS1xXe7T3lF3hMCCJvVkgtMBQfsi7hF767W16t4/s2048/IMG_5138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR-eX0NDoMJMtzEAMpHwKJiojdd_Axz6d4ZwHxgJk76-QrEzuk1BUSAYcTIDc6k35LqHPY99FWf0BO9FRb_9E-D5iaDWwixmS0UCibS1xXe7T3lF3hMCCJvVkgtMBQfsi7hF767W16t4/s640/IMG_5138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our master bedroom. I love how it isn't super big, we don't spend a lot of time in our bedroom so I didn't want to go overboard with it. I love the windows and how bright it is during the day. I also wasn't sure if I'd like a sliding glass door off my bedroom but it has been really fun to have. We plan to do a wood accent wall and a wall to wall headboard down the road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWicO7_p3X1AbBSh5fv1IaMrhwwKqDxtdAbPZ6kSRzdDqwPbxRD49_gvTGTRyRU-EO2bwj92S2omJdwpgINwmyY7S6VKB1Ot3nLyGb301CPUN6wUnoUAcbuBvnjDBaX2rQD6fpC6ziccs/s2048/IMG_5139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWicO7_p3X1AbBSh5fv1IaMrhwwKqDxtdAbPZ6kSRzdDqwPbxRD49_gvTGTRyRU-EO2bwj92S2omJdwpgINwmyY7S6VKB1Ot3nLyGb301CPUN6wUnoUAcbuBvnjDBaX2rQD6fpC6ziccs/s640/IMG_5139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through the door seen in this photo is our walk-in closet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjFcItY0XWHLU_rcUKB7lbaf9Nj2UacpsDvapPCr-uPMCrAXZ92MSZVzArLY_dLRApVja4NvR6qjwYx6PgCHEtbsqvP6TF5iQXi1CwnlUMlP15hxx6dxr64TgEStlrWZnHEF8Z1ksy-E/s2048/IMG_5144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjFcItY0XWHLU_rcUKB7lbaf9Nj2UacpsDvapPCr-uPMCrAXZ92MSZVzArLY_dLRApVja4NvR6qjwYx6PgCHEtbsqvP6TF5iQXi1CwnlUMlP15hxx6dxr64TgEStlrWZnHEF8Z1ksy-E/s640/IMG_5144.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XU_tBUY1xayvHcjkChSNpM7BDWv5WfXGuAINdecl2kSNdO8bCKOIVi9AK33G9zTQD7PgFCww8H-7t4mHYZ1AXf22Uwgi91WGsxwcEayZIhzz_mbFsfIdpou7RSfVJQe5C0J59T6ul5E/s2048/IMG_5145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XU_tBUY1xayvHcjkChSNpM7BDWv5WfXGuAINdecl2kSNdO8bCKOIVi9AK33G9zTQD7PgFCww8H-7t4mHYZ1AXf22Uwgi91WGsxwcEayZIhzz_mbFsfIdpou7RSfVJQe5C0J59T6ul5E/s640/IMG_5145.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The master bath... I've never had a master bath before so I was pretty excited about it. Cabinetry and countertops are the same as the kitchen and we'll get to the beautiful terrazzo floors in a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRXzEMTvQEIgyUw_98Nzy_GOHzRcMoUATTJOkuG2HoBtEr8FTllz2IJwUdwA1p8ATiP05aI4sKKcJ9ae0OKvmTsp6foP4n-evAzjOS_96ugP9rxpHBhpk3jRyWD_xqu6wreuKy9pScYg/s2048/IMG_5148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRXzEMTvQEIgyUw_98Nzy_GOHzRcMoUATTJOkuG2HoBtEr8FTllz2IJwUdwA1p8ATiP05aI4sKKcJ9ae0OKvmTsp6foP4n-evAzjOS_96ugP9rxpHBhpk3jRyWD_xqu6wreuKy9pScYg/s640/IMG_5148.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walk-in doorless shower. Since the bathroom isn't huge we opted for a doorless shower to save on space. I love it and think it looks super sleek. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These next few rooms are existing parts of the home. We didn't do much to the existing aside from new windows, floors, trim and paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQWFPmnmSvYbwaTBqmtUF_WMJFR6RO7IQ9Znoy8DoYWhKp-VfIvgKyOFqlRUPe1-n4Jo5jQLcf1LZEvqb-NtH3Vozxk-VLIt36Bpoojrs3qQqd8VjYbDRB2rv6sq0ADObE9AvwUqw-H0/s2048/IMG_5348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQWFPmnmSvYbwaTBqmtUF_WMJFR6RO7IQ9Znoy8DoYWhKp-VfIvgKyOFqlRUPe1-n4Jo5jQLcf1LZEvqb-NtH3Vozxk-VLIt36Bpoojrs3qQqd8VjYbDRB2rv6sq0ADObE9AvwUqw-H0/s640/IMG_5348.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8N7q8-GfHxdkxEiqy_uWVrRNKrLegDGo8CcZrKPRkoV-UB0V8pLho4U9TJuhnH3ToGixlnoJ6PVRj8TBvqeOModjNIVg02Is409B1wuJ8bW8dV60N24nwXiLEre-UOGf4m7jPS-onqA/s2048/IMG_5350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8N7q8-GfHxdkxEiqy_uWVrRNKrLegDGo8CcZrKPRkoV-UB0V8pLho4U9TJuhnH3ToGixlnoJ6PVRj8TBvqeOModjNIVg02Is409B1wuJ8bW8dV60N24nwXiLEre-UOGf4m7jPS-onqA/s640/IMG_5350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is now the boys room but used to be our master. It's a good sized room and they love it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGMT5d7Kifinw2WxMojV6D21qZ-AHaU5vwrXwrrqL5C2RFjbMRe_SV10dqHVRbncqiEa7pVNWT9IYmDGBVQSEqXVpKPCwaWudicZui1C7xBazdNli_kP-xC1e6sJUgtABy_4PItBdLno/s2048/IMG_5371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGMT5d7Kifinw2WxMojV6D21qZ-AHaU5vwrXwrrqL5C2RFjbMRe_SV10dqHVRbncqiEa7pVNWT9IYmDGBVQSEqXVpKPCwaWudicZui1C7xBazdNli_kP-xC1e6sJUgtABy_4PItBdLno/s640/IMG_5371.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Junie's room also didn't change much except for her big girl bed which she's pretty excited about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZWIggA9uDzOk4Ly7APeBajv0bpBw-JYhCMZy7yGnYTsM8pDVAksYR0bU0xkLTrQIbC3g3hGLiqWwcNxwDKux-KkRoij5iw6SvoUrd682KiW40rjANu4rFRpon5JABSfmohdk3SN-uvA/s2048/IMG_5407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZWIggA9uDzOk4Ly7APeBajv0bpBw-JYhCMZy7yGnYTsM8pDVAksYR0bU0xkLTrQIbC3g3hGLiqWwcNxwDKux-KkRoij5iw6SvoUrd682KiW40rjANu4rFRpon5JABSfmohdk3SN-uvA/s640/IMG_5407.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only changes we made to the basement are the the canned lights we put in and the utility closet is we reconfigured and is now a pass through to get to the apartment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_xSCANn4wpfZ8cSrQsUMMYNrkpkm-9ooV__H3aaNccWDCTJ4HyT8DZ6kPeItBun6q8tLem7wwga1s5ZUYX2vsWfXMr0o-tNcuGVthIFmJDAgay-xPp66VbS9b-Y7PCvrBGP75iDOyuU/s2048/IMG_5412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_xSCANn4wpfZ8cSrQsUMMYNrkpkm-9ooV__H3aaNccWDCTJ4HyT8DZ6kPeItBun6q8tLem7wwga1s5ZUYX2vsWfXMr0o-tNcuGVthIFmJDAgay-xPp66VbS9b-Y7PCvrBGP75iDOyuU/s640/IMG_5412.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDARdRpjFJ9G0vWjROjJ8TD9-915XzEIiarc7boq6tltXoOEo9RARuGIrWzPGFpdvFqRfWTdQ2f7dC68jsNJ-439C1cF3NrA-oWHrAkVfwg3P__1xuuFX4n5ELTDrR0pO_6FR3CYGxJ6w/s2048/IMG_5819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDARdRpjFJ9G0vWjROjJ8TD9-915XzEIiarc7boq6tltXoOEo9RARuGIrWzPGFpdvFqRfWTdQ2f7dC68jsNJ-439C1cF3NrA-oWHrAkVfwg3P__1xuuFX4n5ELTDrR0pO_6FR3CYGxJ6w/s640/IMG_5819.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We found out last minute that we were going to have to gut his entire bathroom in the basement, it was probably for the best since it was very outdated!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the basement apartment that's located directly under just the addition of the house. It's about 800 square feet, has 2 bedrooms, a big bathroom and laundry. 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This is another one of my favorite elements of the house. I instantly fell in love with this tile from Cle tile. We also have it in our laundry room and honestly considered doing the entire upstairs in it. LOVE.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cletile.com/" target="_blank">https://www.cletile.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Well I think that's it! We are still in awe that we get to live here, we are just beyond grateful. We love every single part of our home and can't wait to make more memories here. It wasn't an easy process getting here but we made it and it was definitely all worth it! A big shout out to the brothers of Wolf Co. who tackled our project and were wonderful to work with. And also Jackson Law from House Draft Studio who created our plans, he is so talented and had some wonderful ideas in the planning stages that we wouldn't have thought of. </div><div><br /></div><div>Home sweet home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-18661970141722785212017-05-16T01:18:00.002-06:002017-05-16T11:13:41.940-06:00Finn's National Park Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's no secret that we're kind of National Park junkies. Any chance we get you can bet we're exploring a new park. Finn also gets in for free because of his disabilities which is a huge perk, he loves to be outside and so do we! In March we were in Capital Reef National Park, having a picnic and brainstorming ideas for Finn's big 5 year old bash for his birthday in April. 5 years is kind of a big deal so we wanted to throw him a party that we knew he'd enjoy and would be memorable. We also wanted to celebrate all our friends and family that have had a huge role in Finn's and our lives, a "thank you for being in our corner" kind of a thing.<br />
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Finn's birthday theme was National Park/Junior Ranger explorer. My grandma was kind enough to let us have the party in her backyard which basically looks like a national park. As they entered Finn National Park they stopped at the "Visitors Center" and each party goer picked up a backpack with all the explorer essentials, a bandana, explorer notebook and pencil. They would become "Junior Rangers" as we went through each station. The different stations were fishing, archery, bug exploration, geode mining and arts & crafts. After they completed each activity they received a stamp in their explorer notebook and at the end they each got an "official" Junior Ranger badge! It turned out to be a blast and the kids had a ball exploring and learning new things. We roasted hot dogs and s'mores, ate chili and had the most amazing gluten free/vegan log cake ever made from City Cakes. Finn then got to open his presents from all his friends, he was totally spoiled!<br />
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It turned out to be an incredible afternoon spent exploring and spending time with friends and family. Finn is a lucky boy to be surrounded by such wonderful and positive people. Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated with our big 5 year old! Below is a video and photos of this epic day.<br />
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The first station was fishing. My grandma has a Koi pond, complete with waterfall, in her backyard which made for the perfect fishing hole! I made fishing rods from wood dowels and attached magnets on the ends and we tossed in some magnetic fish for the kids to catch.</div>
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The second station was archery. We made bows and arrows made from PVC molding, string, wood dowels and eraser ends. </div>
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Next up was bug exploration. Each explorer got a card that explained a certain type of bug and they then had to find that bug, which were plastic toy insects we placed all over an area of the yard.</div>
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Ahh the geodes. The kids really dug this one (literally and figuratively, wink). I ordered a bag of geodes online, we buried them and had the kids dig for them. They then took their geode to Noah and Blake, who cracked them open for them. They LOVED the sparkles inside.</div>
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From there we went over to the arts and crafts area where the kids made their own bird feeders using the classic pinecones, peanut butter and bird seed. A somewhat messy, but super fun and easy project that the kids loved.</div>
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The last activity was making their own trail mix. They each got a trail mix bag and filled them with whatever they wanted!</div>
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Then it was time to sing to the birthday boy! His friends were so cute and helped him blow out his candles.</div>
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Finn then opened his presents, how cute are his little friends?</div>
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The food was amazing. Everyone had the option of roasting their own hot dogs or we had pre-cooked wienies available. Also salad, veggies, fruit, chili, you know... camp food.</div>
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Such an amazing day! Thank you to Annie Johnson for taking these wonderful pictures and documenting Finn's National Park. Below are some super rad pictures my sister took on her vintage Soviet film camera. </div>
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I had the itch to get Henry's nursery finished 3 months before his due date. I'm glad we did because he came 2 months early and his nursery probably never would've been finished. This is Finn's old room, next to ours. Guess where Finn is now? In the basement, in his big boy room. So far away from his mom, ***tears. He actually likes it down there, it's dark, cool and away from his crying brother. So ya, he's not too upset about the move.<br />
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For Henry's nursery, I wanted the colors to be neutral and earthy. And I wanted to have an outdoor theme, big surprise. We went with a National Parks, great outdoors theme. We recycled some of Finn's things like the dresser, book shelf, crib and wall moose mount. Details below:</div>
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crib: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Mod-Modena-Convertible-White/dp/B006Z6IQEU/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1476384651&sr=8-3&keywords=mod%2Bwhite%2Bcrib&th=1">Amazon</a></div>
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chair: World Market</div>
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Rug: Urban Outfitters</div>
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book shelf: Ikea</div>
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Wolf book ends: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/122159966/metal-bookends-wolf-functional-decor-for?ref=shop_home_active_5">DesignAtelierArticle</a></div>
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Moose wall mount: <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/p-8949-moose-head-1375h.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4fy_BRCX7b6rq_WZgI0BEiQAl78nd2XGp-pvqNVc4HI4rzupblTuj7XuclR-uaM4YIyr6JkaAsnE8P8HAQ">Z Gallerie</a></div>
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National Parks Prints: <a href="http://andersondesigngroup.com/">Anderson Design Group</a></div>
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Crystal Mobile: Urban Outfitters</div>
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National Parks Map: handmade, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/215555909/national-parks-map-18x24-official">inspiration here</a></div>
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Pom Wall Hanging: Handmade</div>
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Ottoman: Handmade</div>
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Dresser: Ikea</div>
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Changing Pad cover: handmade</div>
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Salt Lamp: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/WBM-Himalayan-Natural-Crystal-Control-8/dp/B001892AX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476385354&sr=8-1&keywords=himalayan+salt+lamp">Amazon</a></div>
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Blanket: Handmade, fabric purchased from <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1728423-mudcloth-black-on-bone-by-domesticate">Spoonflower</a></div>
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<br />Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-69454071956972622782016-06-13T00:18:00.001-06:002016-06-13T14:50:41.831-06:00Henry Wilder: A Birth Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Henry Wilder came into this world with a bang. He wasn't expected for 8 more weeks but something in me knew he wanted out well before I was even showing pre term labor signs. He was very active since I could feel him in my belly at 16 weeks along. Constantly moving, flipping, kicking and wiggling. Hence his middle name "Wilder." He was just ready to come and nothing and nobody could stop him.<br />
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Disclaimer: if womanly fluids, blood/gunk or labor talk isn't your jam then you may want to pass on this read.<br />
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This story starts on the Sunday before I went into full blown labor. I was 31.5 weeks along and woke up with some bleeding and was a little concerned but not too much, I just thought it was my mucus plug passing. I've heard you can lose it well before you go into labor so I just went about my day. The next morning at 4 am I started to feel some mild contractions. I had been having braxton hicks contractions that were fairly regular since around 20 weeks so I instantly knew these were different when I could feel they were stronger and much lower in my uterus. Then I passed a blood clot and the worry set it much more. I called my doctor and he said to come in so we went to labor and delivery, they checked me and I was already at 3 cm and 50% effaced. After a long discussion we decided it would be best to start me on steroids to help develop the baby's lungs in case he came early and they also started me on a drug called indocin to help stop the labor temporarily for 48 hours to get both doses of the steroid. The great thing is they monitored Henry the whole time and his heart rate was always so strong, it was never a concern which was a huge relief. I stayed in the hospital for 2 days and the contractions stopped and the bleeding mostly stopped as well so they sent me home and told me to take it easy. My doctor gave me a prescription called Terbutaline and told me to start taking it if my contractions picked up again. Things were looking good for a couple days until I woke up again on Friday morning at 32 weeks along with regular mild contractions. I read about Terbutaline and felt very uneasy about taking it but I took a dose anyway and started having very strange reactions. I decided it wasn't good for me or Henry to be taking it so that was my last dose. It didn't work anyway because by that evening we knew we needed to go to the hospital.<br />
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We arrived at the hospital around 8:00 pm back in the exact same triage room I was in only 4 days earlier. It seemed like deja vu and I remember thinking, I just can't go on doing this for 2 more months, I really felt he was just supposed to come. I don't remember being afraid, maybe a little worried but I felt that Henry was so strong and he'd pull through just fine. So they checked me and I was already at a 6 and about 80% effaced. He was coming for sure now! They gave me another drug to help stall labor a bit because every day he stays in there would be a little more time to grow. That drug did not work either, he had a mind of his own. While we were in triage a nurse from the NICU came down to talk with us about what we will expect with having a baby this early. We knew 100% he'd have a nice lengthy stay in the NICU and we had to mentally prepare for that. I honestly couldn't remember a single thing that nurse told us, it was all a little shocking at that point.<br />
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At around midnight I was still at 6 cm and they set me up to labor in one of the labor and delivery rooms. I knew without a doubt I wanted to have an unmedicated birth. No pain meds, no epidural, nothing. I had a not so wonderful experience with pain meds when I had Finn and I vowed never again. For the first 2 hours or so I had regular contractions and they were strong but not too painful at that point so Noah and I tried to get a little shut eye. By about 2 am they were coming on a bit stronger, but still not terribly uncomfortable. The wonderful thing about going natural is you don't have to have a catheter and you can drink as much water as you want. The downside is you have to pee a lot so I had to get up, unhook from the machines and go pee every half an hour or so. I woke Noah up to help me and sat down on the pot and looked at Noah's face, it turned white and he said "I think your water just broke." I in turn said "no way, I just really had to pee." Well Noah was right because the nurse came to check me right after and my water had indeed broken and I was about 7-8 cm dilated. The contractions were getting much stronger now and I spent the rest of my time laboring on the birthing ball rocking from side to side and hunching over onto the bed during the contractions. The funny thing is in between contractions it was like no bid deal, I was cracking jokes and Noah would make some snide remark and we'd chuckle. But during those contractions it was crunch time, I had to focus and breathe. I didn't do a lot of preparation for a natural labor but I had practiced a few relaxation and breathing techniques and those came in handy. I really focused on relaxing my whole body during contractions and visualized my birth canal opening so the baby could come down. Also the horse lips were my go to, try tensing your body while doing horse lips, not possible. Noah was a great birth coach, I forced him to read some books about birthing and coaching and I'm glad I did because he was a huge help in getting me to focus and cheer me on. By about 3:30 I was going through transition and this was the hardest but the shortest part of it all. The contractions were right on top of each other and they were very strong and uncomfortable but I powered through and then the nurse checked me and I was at a 9! She said since the baby was so small I could start pushing if I wanted to. I started getting the shakes really bad, I'm not sure if it was nerves, adrenaline or what but I was shaking uncontrollably to the point of annoyance. I think I even said at once point "this is way annoying" and the nurse and doctor just laughed.<br />
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Just before 4 am they wheeled me into the operating room (I had to deliver in the operating room because they have a window that goes right into the NICU to pass the baby through.) I remember it being very white and sterile, not the most idyllic place to bring your baby into the world but whatever, I just wanted him out that this point. My doctor wasn't able to make it but the doctor on call was so great. She was so sweet and attentive and I'm glad it was her that helped bring Henry into the world. I pushed for what seemed like forever but was only a few minutes. Pushing was hard, I don't think my body was ready to push yet since I wasn't fully dilated. I never felt the urge to push I just went for it and I think next time (if there is a next time) I want to take it slow and steady and let me body tell me when it's time to push because the whole thing seemed somewhat forced. His heart rate had been super awesome this whole time but I think it started to dip down just a bit and that's why they were so antsy about me pushing. Like I said it was hard but it was so awesome being able to feel him come down. I didn't get to feel that with Finn because of the epidural and I felt bummed afterward, like I didn't get to experience the whole birth or something. I know I sound way hippie but I like to feel in control of everything that's going on with my body. I felt little Henry's head crown and that's when I felt the ring of fire that everyone talks about. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but there was definitely some stinging. The thing is it was all so quick I didn't even have time to process the pain. I do remember saying while I was pushing that I couldn't do it. But everyone was so encouraging and told me to keep pushing and he was almost there. Another couple pushes and at 4:05 am he was out! He started crying instantly and was such a little firecracker. I got to see him and touch him really quick, Noah cut the cord and then he was off to the NICU. They let Noah come back right away and be with him which was a huge relief to me. He was 4 pounds 3 ounces and 16.5 inches long and was so beautiful, even covered in vernix. I delivered the placenta and the doctor took a look at it and noticed a small tear which must have caused the bleeding. I'm not sure if this is why I went into preterm labor but it's a possibility. The second he was out, my body instantly felt relief and I was back to chatting and joking right there in the operating room. I felt like a million bucks, something that took me weeks to feel after Finn. I had heard that you feel so much better right after if you give birth naturally but I was really surprised at how awesome I felt. I was up and walking around 10 minutes after and I felt emotionally and mentally all there which was a big difference from last time as well. Also I didn't tear or need an episiotomy which I was so relieved with, probably because he was so tiny. So all in all regarding the whole natural unmedicated birth, I'm 100% on board and would do it again in a heartbeat. It was all so worth it!<br />
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Before I went up to my room they took me to the NICU so I could see my precious boy. He was already hooked up to all the monitors and in his little incubator. He never needed oxygen and was breathing room air since the beginning which is so huge for a 32 weeker. We were so happy but not all that surprised cause again, he's such a strong kid and we knew it before he even arrived. I spent a day in the hospital and we decided that I felt good enough to go, so we packed up and went home, but not for too long because our precious boy had to stay so we went back later that day to visit him. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do to leave my baby boy there. But I know he needs to grow and develop more. I never in a million years thought I'd have a baby in the NICU and it has been quite the learning experience for me. I've had to learn to be more patient, because I mean nobody wants to leave their baby at the hospital for weeks I'm sure. I've had to learn to ask and accept help from others, I may just be the most independent, self sufficient person I know but with Henry being in the NICU I've had to let all that go and ask for help with Finn so I can go be with Henry for a few hours a day. It's been hard but I think it's good for me. And most of all I learned once again that God is in control, he has a plan for everyone and this is part of His plan. We want to be in control so badly and think we have everything planned and mapped out but then something like this will happen and it's a tugging reminder that we just have to let go and let Him work in our lives the way He sees fit.<br />
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We love our Henry boy so much and can already see such a sweet little personality in him. He's so calm and gentle, all the NICU nurses love him because he's so easy going. We go over every day and help change his diapers, take his temperature, do skin to skin and practice nursing. My favorite part of my day is when I get to snuggle my boy for a couple hours. He instantly nuzzles in and sleeps on my chest. We've taken Finn to see his little brother a few times and it's so fun to see them together. I don't think Finn really understands at this point but I think once we get Henry home, Finn will be able to feel the different dynamics and I'm sure he'll catch on and bond with his baby brother. So overall Henry's doing so great, he's growing and tolerating his feedings so well. We just can't wait to get him home with us.<br />
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It's surreal to me that I have two boys now. We just love them both so much, they both are so special in their own way and I can feel their little spirits so strong. I don't know why God has entrusted us to be their parents but I truly feel honored.<br />
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It's been a long time since I've updated on Finn so I think we're due. He just turned 4 and I honestly can't believe I have a 4 year old. These last 4 years have gone by quickly yet I look back at his first year of life and it feels like a lifetime ago. I've been dwelling on that first year a lot lately, maybe because we're about to welcome a new baby into the world or maybe because of his birthday, who knows. That first year was hard, really hard. Doctor and specialist visits a few times a week, endless crying (on both our ends), and constant fear and questioning. It seems like once we hit that year mark things started to smooth out and we caught our breath, thank goodness. The crying spells stopped, after countless amounts of tests we didn't find anything out so the testing stopped, and we stopped doubting and living in fear. We decided to let Finn be Finn and just love the heck out of him, and that made all the difference in the world.<br />
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At the beginning of this year it seems like the fear started to settle in again. We have been worrying a lot about his weight after a few doctors mentioned he's extremely underweight and there has been a lot of talk of a feeding tube (G tube). The tube would be surgically placed in his belly and he would get liquid supplements a few times a day along with eating orally. We have been going back and forth wondering if this is the right thing for Finn and us. Many parents say it's really not a big deal and it's actually a huge lifesaver but for whatever reason we just haven't felt good about it for Finn and for us. We got so scared we upped his daily calorie intake, pumping him full of high caloric foods. Finn got so sick. He stopped eating and refused anything we gave him. He seemed miserable all the time and started having meltdowns (flashbacks to his first year of life, eek!) He had always been such an incredible eater up until now so this really scared us. Hence, more fear.<br />
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After weeks and weeks of this battle I'd had enough. One night at 2 am as I was putting Finn down to bed (ya, still a wacky sleep schedule at this point) I broke down. I had a long, tearful chat with Finn and with God about how we were done. We were done living in fear, it's just not us and it's not what God wants for us. I felt like I wasn't me, I was never fearful when it came to Finn and his "condition", I've always been so accepting of everything. I wanted to feel like myself again and I wanted my good eater, happy boy Finn back. The next morning I felt so much better. I fed him a normal breakfast, free of 500 calories of dairy and peanut butter, and within the next few days things started to get back to normal. I felt like a could breathe again and I got my happy boy back. Sigh of relief.<br />
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Finn's weight is still something we are aware of we are just focusing on it in a different way. After visiting multiple nutritionists and dieticians we came to the conclusion with their help that Finn is very much ok. A feeding tube is not necessary at this point and we just need to be thoughtful of the things we put into his body to help him get all the nutrition he needs. Another sigh of relief.<br />
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This whole ordeal taught me a lot. First and foremost I need to trust my instincts. Noah and I know what's best for Finn because we are with him everyday. God has instilled in us a special radar so we know what Finn needs and doesn't need (most of the time). And because he's non-verbal this really comes in handy and we NEED TO USE IT. Doctors are wonderful and we have some pretty incredible ones in our corner that we're so grateful for, but we have to use our discernment along with their advice.<br />
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Once that was all over we decided to tackle the sleep issue. He hasn't slept well in over three years so I bought a book titled "Sleep and Your Special Needs Child." One thing they stress a lot in the book is routine. So we started enforcing a strict bedtime routine for Finn and let me tell you, he's been sleeping like a dream, knock on wood, please please please don't jinx it. This has been going on for over 2 weeks now so we're crossing our fingers it sticks. It's been an answer to our prayers, especially with a new baby coming in 2 months. We need our sleeeeeep!<br />
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So other than all that Finn has been doing great. We've kicked therapy into overdrive and started taking him to Shriner's Hospital and we have an incredible therapist there who has been teaching us so many wonderful things to help Finn with his strength. He's standing so great, with our help of course and he's loving all his equipment. We also have been taking him to a holistic doctor and they have given us some natural supplements to clean out his gut and keep his brain healthy. He has been a new kid! He's so aware of his surroundings, looking around and taking everything in. He's babbling nonstop and saying new words and sounds like dada. He smiles at us now and is just overall a happy guy. Not everyday is perfect but he has so many more good days than bad at this point.<br />
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Also school is going so great. I was so so so scared and almost didn't put him in preschool. But now I'm thinking it's the best thing ever. He goes twice a week for a couple of hours, he gets all his therapies there and they keep him super active. It's a mixed class with special needs kids and regular kids and it brings tears to my eyes when I see the other kids interact with Finn. They just love him and accept him for exactly who he is. And his teachers and therapists are so wonderful with him. It's been such an amazing experience.<br />
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We haven't done much more testing at this point. We thought about doing some genetic testing last year but decided to hold off since insurance wouldn't cover it. Finn's auntie Ruth raised some money for him last year when she ran the Boston Marathon and we were thinking of using that money to do the testing but decided against it since we could use it for much more important things like equipment, a wheelchair and specialists that aren't covered under insurance. Also a huge thank you to everyone who donated last year, we are truly grateful.<br />
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This is already a very long post but I figure it doesn't happen often and I should get it all down now. If you're still reading you're seriously a trooper, hats off to you!<br />
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So, baby number two. Yes it finally happened and unplanned too by the way. But now that it's happened I'm really happy about it, it's just time you know? I've been so much more in tune with this baby and pregnancy for some reason. Maybe because he's the second so I kind of know what I'm getting myself into and I can relax a little more. But I've just really felt a connection with him and I've been thinking a lot about how I want to bring him into the world. I'm really excited to give birth to him and see him for the first time.<br />
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I hate to say this but I feel like we were somewhat robbed of the new baby experience with Finn. We had a lot of issues from the get go and I really struggled with baby blues and coming off of the epidural and pain meds. We're shooting for no meds or interventions this time around (for my sanity) and hopefully it pans out. We loved Finn obviously but he was our first child and he had special needs unbeknownst to us at the time. It was just a real struggle and took a while to bond with him. Now we can't get enough of him and feel like we might eat him at times, he's just so darn sweet and amazing.<br />
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The thought of having another child with special needs like Finn has come up. Because Finn doesn't have a diagnosis we don't really know if his condition is genetic. But if it is we have a 1 in 4 chance of having another like him. To be honest we don't dwell on it a lot. Whatever happens will happen and I really feel at peace with it. From the beginning of my pregnancy I was never really worried about it so that must be a good sign right?<br />
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It's probably about time I wrap this up, hopefully I'm better at updating especially once the baby comes. Mostly for my sake, to have these experiences and thoughts in a place where I can go back to read and dwell on them. My pregnancy hormones have made me very contemplative and deep. It's funny actually, and so unlike me. But we'll roll with it.<br />
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A few months back Noah and I were discussing things we can and can't do with Finn. Because of his disabilities, we are limited with the kinds of activities we can do with him. As he gets older it will probably become even more difficult. One thing we can and love to do with Finn is travel. But because traveling can get expensive we thought a little camper might be a good investment so we can take Finn on adventures without spending all the money on hotels and lodging. After a few weeks of stalking Craigslist we finally found the perfect little 13 foot Scotsman trailer from 1975. The moment I saw her I was in love. We named her Loretta after the sweet little old lady we bought her from. I wasn't there for the trailer purchase but she told Noah story after story about her family's adventures in this little trailer. We can't wait to add to those adventures.</div>
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She was in rough shape when we first got her. The exterior isn't terrible so we will probably wait until next spring to dive into sprucing that up. The interior was super outdated and dingy but her bones were strong and in pretty decent shape. And I might add, the whole trailer had a sunflower theme, clearly 70's right? It all had to go. Here's the low down of the updates and renovations:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">We started out with replacing the ceiling. It had some water damage and was old and brittle. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">We then repainted the walls and ceiling white (Great White Way at Lowe's) to give it a nice clean feeling.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">We also repainted the kitchen and storage cabinets white.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The floors were a greenish vinyl and we covered them with a vinyl wood plank flooring from Home Depot, it's inexpensive but looks like laminate and is super resilient, perfect for a camper! We used <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Allure-Dark-Walnut-Resilient-Vinyl-Plank-Flooring-4-in-x-4-in-Take-Home-Sample-10060915/202899642">Traffic master allure in Dark Walnut</a>. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">For the front walls we wanted to add some wood paneling as an accent wall, we threw around a lot of ideas to do this but ended up using the same vinyl plank flooring we used on the floors except did a lighter wood color, called <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Allure-Pacific-Pine-Resilient-Vinyl-Plank-Flooring-4-in-x-4-in-Take-Home-Sample-10064117/202899687">Pacific Pine</a>. I am super happy with how it turned out. Real wood would have been super bulky and heavy but these thin planks went up super easy and it looks real and natural.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">For the kitchen we wanted to keep it simple and clean. We used peel and stick subway wall tile (<a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Smart-Tiles-9-75-in-x-10-96-in-Mosaic-Decorative-Wall-Tile-in-White-SM1020-1/202016981">Smart Tiles </a>purchased from homedepot.com) for the backsplash which was super easy and looks like real subway tiles. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">We replaced the drawer knobs in the kitchen with some simple mid-century brass pull handles, purchased from Etsy.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The sink, stove and hood were a dark green and we spray painted them with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-241232-Enamel-Copper-12-Ounce/dp/B001UE7MWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444110310&sr=8-1&keywords=rustoleum+high+heat+copper">Rustoleum High Heat enamel spray in copper</a>, I absolutely love the copper look.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">We kept putting off the counters because we didn't know what to do with them. We finally decided to do a cement overlay. We followed <a href="http://www.vintagerevivals.com/2014/08/the-nugget-refinishing-countertops.html">this tutorial</a> and I love how it turned out, super clean, modern and industrial. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The seat cushions I was totally dreading. I was not feeling sewing all those covers so I didn't. We bought new <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Future-Foam-3-in-Thick-Multipurpose-Foam-10030BULK3/203837114">pads</a> from Home Depot and I recovered them with an upholstery fabric from Fabric.com (got a great deal). We got a thin board backing to put behind the foam pad then wrapped the fabric around (kinda like wrapping a present) and then stapled the fabric to the wood backing. I don't think it will last forever but by the time they're worn out I'll probably be ready to change the fabric anyway. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">For the final details: southwest pillows were purchased on Ebay, Squirrel pillow from Ikea, and skull head pillow from Home Depot. The long body pillow I made from a southwest style saddle blanket. I made the furry seat pads on the two ends of the couch from fur fabric and cushions from Ikea. We put up pull shades purchased from Ikea. The wall shelves are actually Ikea's spice racks we stained and then put in faux greenery. The rug on the back wall is from Urban Outfitters. The floor rug is from Ikea ($3.99!!!) We purchased the deer head, vintage first aid kit and Pendleton hat from Ebay. Lighting is from Home Depot.</li>
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It took us about 2 months to renovate little Loretta. We (mostly Noah) put so much time and effort into updating her in a way that felt like us. We mixed a lot of different styles but we love how it turned out and it feels like our mini home. We can't wait to take her out and make many memories with our little family. And most of all we hope this is something we will be able to share with Finn for many years to come.<br />
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It's funny how three years can seem so long and so short at the same time. Giving birth to Finn in the hospital seems like it was foooorever ago. Yet it seems like just yesterday we were mastering the art of nursing.<br />
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For Finn's third we kept it simple with a little fiesta the Sunday before his big day. Tacos, cacti, and cake. Who could ask for more, right? It was a dreamy afternoon spending time with a few family members and celebrating our big almost 3 year old.<br />
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On the day of his actual birthday we had some plans but those plans got squashed because the birthday boy was such a grouch. We did end up taking him to Ruth's Diner, the cutest little diner up Emigration Canyon, where we also took him last year. Then we came home and finished up the rest of the delicious City Cakes birthday cake. I'm thinking 3 is going to be a good year with lots of progress and growth for Finn. We love you big 3 year old!</div>
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Sometimes I make an attempt to copycat recipes from my favorite restaurants. They usually don't end up well. I hate to toot my own horn but this one turned out pretty good. There's a restaurant near us called The Blue Lemon, they serve "clean food with a twist." It's one of my favorite places to eat and I always get the same dish. The Balsamic Chicken sandwich with a side of fingerling potatoes. Tonight I decided to recreate the recipe off the top of my head. It doesn't taste exactly like The Blue Lemon's but it's super tasty. Here's the recipe, let me know what you think!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Balsamic Chicken Panini Sandwich w/ Roasted Fingerling Potatoes</b></span><br />
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<b>chicken sandwich:</b><br />
1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast- cut into bite sizes pieces<br />
1 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar<br />
1 medium onion cut into strips<br />
1 red pepper cut into strips<br />
2 cloves minced garlic<br />
1 1/2 tsp salt<br />
1/4 tsp pepper<br />
slices of fontina cheese<br />
whole wheat artisan bread<br />
butter<br />
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<b>balsamic ailoi</b><br />
1 garlic clove minced<br />
4 tbsp mayonaise<br />
2 tsp balsamic vinegar<br />
pinch salt<br />
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<b>fingerling potatoes</b><br />
1.5 lbs fingerling potatoes<br />
1 tbsp salt + 1 tsp salt divided<br />
1 sprig of fresh thyme minced<br />
1 sprig of fresh rosemary minced<br />
1 tbsp olive oil<br />
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1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, red pepper and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and saute until no longer pink. Turn down heat to medium low and add salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar. Cook until chicken and veggies start to brown and onions begin to carmelize. Remove from heat and set aside.<br />
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2. If you have a panini press, now would be the time to plug it in. Assemble the sandwiches, add a couple spoonfuls of chicken mixture to bread slice, spread aioli sauce on top then top with fontina cheese slices. Add top of bread and spread butter on top and bottom bread slices. Place in panini press until cheese is melted and bread is browned. Or you can place the panini in a skillet over medium heat and brown both sides and melt cheese. Press down frequently throughout cooking with a spatula.<br />
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2. Boil fingerling potatoes and tbsp of salt (preferably while chicken and veggie mixture is cooking) in large saucepan until knife is easily inserted. Drain potatoes then cut in half. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat then add potatoes, 1 tsp salt, thyme and rosemary. Let sit so the potatoes brown then give a quick mix to let other sides brown. Once they start to char lightly remove from heat. Serve alongside chicken panini and enjoy!<br />
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About 6 months ago Noah and I had a thought. "We should totally take a road trip to Seattle then drive down the coast to Portland." We aren't sure why we chose those places but it's just somewhere we've always wanted to visit. We aren't beach people, if we had our choice between Hawaii or Alaska, we'd choose Alaska hands down. We are mountainous, tree dwelling king of people. Oh and we love the rain. So now I guess it makes sense why we wanted to visit the rainiest of all rainy places. </div>
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We loaded up the car on a warm Friday and hit the road for the PNW. I was worried, super worried. The longest drive Finn has been on was 4 hours, and that seemed like A LONG TIME. But he did so amazing! He was happy, he napped in his seat when he got tired and he kept busy playing with his beads and listening to Siri's navigation. </div>
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<b>DAY 1</b></div>
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Our first stop was in Yakima, Washington. We'd been driving for almost 9 hours at this point and we decided we'd bunk there for the night. It was dark so I can't really tell you what the town was like. The next morning we packed up and took off for Seattle. We made a pit stop in Snoqualmie to visit the falls, which were incredible! We then went to lunch in Issaquah. Issaquah holds a special place in my heart because my dad lived there as a kid, it was a cute town.</div>
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We made it to Seattle! The first item of business was the Ballard Locks. The locks are basically the divide between the salt water of the Puget Sound and the freshwater of the Lakes. It was cool to see the Salmon jumping up the ladders. We then went to Archie McPhee's which is a toy and novelty store, we dinked around in there for a while then headed downtown.</div>
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On our second day we got up bright and early and hopped on a ferry to Bainbridge Island. We loved Bainbridge! We stopped at a little coffee shop for a drink and pastry while Finn took a snoozer in his stroller. Then we walked up and down the main street, in and out of shops. We hopped back in the car and drove to the next island, looped around and stopped in Bremerton. The highlight of Bremerton was that it had some naval ships you could tour. It was a Sunday so most of the shops were closed, we didn't stay long. We took the ferry back to Seattle, which was a beautiful ride.</div>
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Food was always on our minds during the trip so we jumped off the ferry and decided where our next meal would be. We decided on a little BBQ joint called Bitterroot BBQ that we read had good reviews. We loved this place, if you're in the Seattle area we definitely recommend it. They're pulled chicken was to die for and Finn's macaroni and cheese was the best I've ever had. This little restaurant was in a part of Seattle named Ballard. We instantly fell in love with Ballard, it was quaint with an old city vibe.</div>
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Up again bright and early and off to the Space Needle. I just have to say one thing about these touristy spots. You kind of have to do them just because, when in Rome, right? If I could go back I'd probably not go to the Space Needle, it was expensive and super packed. Also, heights are not my friend. After the Space Needle we went to Pike Place Market. I wish we would have went earlier in the morning to see more of the fish throwing business but we had fun walking around and looking at all the different shops, vendors and yum yum food. We grabbed some pastries from Piroshky Piroshky, a little Russian bakery in Pike Place. They had the most delicious savory and sweet pastries. I'd definitely recommend trying a few. After Pike Place we had to stop by the Post Alley gum wall. It was seriously gross and mind boggling but you just gotta do it.</div>
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We had decided at this point we were kind of tired of crowds and tourists so we looked up some parks to visit. We first went to Golden Gardens Park which is actually a beach. It was so beautiful and we had fun finishing our pastries and playing in the sand. Then we went to Kerry Park which is a quaint little park nestled in a neighborhood. The great thing about his park is the amazing view of the city! That night we met up with my sweet friend Dani who was my roommate in college, it was fun to see her and we ate at an awesome diner, Lost Lake Cafe.</div>
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That concluded our stay in Seattle, we absolutely loved this city. We got lucky and barely had any rain while we were there and the scenery is just beautiful. So quick recap, here are the things we loved seeing and places we ate at.</div>
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<li>Ballard Locks</li>
<li>Archie McPhee's</li>
<li>Great Wheel</li>
<li>Waterfront</li>
<li>Ferry to Bainbridge Island (Bremerton was ok, but we liked Bainbridge best.)</li>
<li>Shopping in Ballard</li>
<li>Space Needle (eh, you just have to do it cause it's the Space Needle, am I right?)</li>
<li>Pike Place Market</li>
<li>Post Alley Gum Wall</li>
<li>Golden Gardens Park</li>
<li>Kerry Park</li>
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<li>Bitterroot BBQ</li>
<li>Piroshky Piroshky Russian Bakery</li>
<li>Daily Dozen Donuts</li>
<li>Lost Lake Cafe</li>
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The fourth day consisted of a lot of driving. Instead of heading straight south to Portland we decided to take the long way, driving around the peninsula along Highway 101. We are glad we did because it was a beautiful drive along the coast. We stopped in Port Angeles for lunch and a quick walk around to stretch our legs then it was off to Forks! Ok, I'm not like a die hard Twilight fan, but the 18 year old inner me was pretty stoked! Forks is a sleepy little town, nothing really like the book/movie but it did own up to it's reputation of overcast and rainy. Oh and we didn't stumble upon any vampires. Before we got settled in our hotel we wanted to stop by the Hoh National Rain Forest. I'd heard incredible things about this forest and it did not disappoint. It was insanely beautiful! Green and moss everywhere! I felt like I was in a fairy forest. Wildlife all over, this sweet little deer I named Ip, followed us around the whole time. Then as we came out of the forest we stumbled upon an elk, he was just chilling on the grass, we walked right up to him and he couldn't have cared less. This may have been one of our favorites parts of the trip, you know us, nature people. When we got back to Forks it was dark so we had dinner across the street from our motel (Forks Motel... so authentic). We attempted to watch Twilight that night, how legit would that have been? But the wifi wasn't working. Wah wah wah.</div>
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This was another long day of driving. We really wanted to stop in Astoria, Oregon. We've heard great things about this little town, plus a few movies have been filmed there. Kindergarten Cop and Goonies anyone? We had lunch at little restaurant called Baked Alaska, you can imagine why we chose this place (Alaska fanatics). Such yummy food, Finn had grilled salmon like an adult. We then walked around downtown and peeked our head in at all the shops. We then went to the Astoria Column. 260 stairs up... Noah held Finn. Our last stop in Astoria was the Goonies house. The house has residents so you can't go in or anything but just being there was good enough for me. Goonies never say die! Then it was back on the road. We made it to Portland that evening, had some pizza and hit the hay.</div>
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Portland! The city of breweries, beards and food trucks. First stop, Japanese Garden. It was really beautiful and we got some great ideas for landscaping our backyard. Next up, Voodoo Doughnuts. You can't not go to Voodoo when in Portland. They have the most bizarro doughnuts, some a bit scary. But all delicious. Next up we walked around downtown. I had to stop at the Ace Hotel, I'd seen pictures of the lobby and fell madly in love. Its rustic decor is charming. Then we took a ride on the Aerial Tram. It's a sky tram that takes you from the Waterfront up to Marquam Hill. Then we headed back to the hotel. This was the best hotel experience we've ever had. Every night they served soup and warm cookies. Talk about service! </div>
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Our last day. This was the first day we weren't out of our hotel room by 9 am. We slept in, ate the delicious continental breakfast and then we were out the door to explore more of Portland. We had lunch at a yummy food truck that serves nothing but grilled cheese. But these aren't your average grilled cheese, they're fancy. And the best part is the eating area is an old remodeled bus. After lunch we hit up the local Goodwill, Goodwills are expensive in Portland unfortunately. Then we took Noah to get a barber cut at a cool shop called Bart's Barber Shop. For dinner we met up with my aunt and uncle who live near Portland. We ate at a yummy Latin American restaurant called Sabor Savadoreno. This was our last night in the Pacific Northwest. The next day we got up packed the car and headed east. We stayed the night in Boise and then drove the last 4 hours on Sunday. By the time we made it home we were beat and so grateful to be back.<br />
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Our trip was seriously amazing. Finn was incredible the entire time, not one single meltdown. The kid was a trooper. We loved being in the Pacific Northwest. The rain, cool weather and lush trees are right up our alley and we enjoyed every place we visited. We're already thinking about our next family trip. Where to, where to?<br />
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Fall is just around the corner, I can smell it. Fall is my fave so I'm totally cool with it. Before we give summer a big smooch and send it on it's way we spent an evening at the Utah State Fair. Fairs, I mean who doesn't love them? Carny rides and games, food that will give you the runs and salesmen that persuade you to buy mops you don't really need. Finn was brave and rode his first carny ride with dad, he was so cute going round and round. We got some delicious food, navajo tacos (what's more American than a navajo taco?), pulled pork sandwiches and deep fried taters. For dessert? A frothy nutella shake. Um yes! We tried our hand at a few carny games, I totally won a fish. I acted out the entire scene from My Girl when she drops her carny fish (I didn't really drop it, just reliving my favorite childhood movie). We named him Gill and we stopped by Walmart on the way home to buy him a home and some food. On the way out we got sucked into one of those tents that has all the weird crap you can buy. Last year we spent like an hour watching a cooking presentation, I was all ready to fork over hundreds of dollars to be the new owner of those incredible pots and pans. Luckily the husband was there to talk me down. This year the mop guy sucked us in, it was the chocolate sauce on the floor that did it. So we caved and bought the mops. I guess we need a new mop anyway, right?<br />
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<br />Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-52947825692866213602014-08-27T13:41:00.000-06:002014-08-27T13:41:50.033-06:00Finn's Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have many posts about Finn and his updates but I thought it'd be nice to have his whole journey down in one place. So here is his story, more like our story.<br />
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Finn was born on a sunny Saturday morning in April of 2012. He was a healthy 8 pound baby with no problems and no complications. I'll never forget the first time I saw his squishy face, I just knew we were going to be best friends and that he was special. At 6 weeks old he started crying. A LOT. He cried everyday for many hours regardless of what we did for him. His pediatrician chalked it up to colic, whatever that really is.<br />
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When Finn was 3 months old we started to notice he wasn't progressing much. He couldn't hold his head up at this point, sitting up or on his belly. His eyes would cross often and he rarely smiled or looked at us. And all at once the insanity began. His pediatrician was just as concerned as we were so she sent us to multiple specialists and set up many tests. Over the course of 4 or 5 months we went to a neurologist, muscular neurologist, two geneticists, two eye doctors, eye test specialist and many physical therapists. We have done an MRI, multiple EEGs which tests epileptic activity, a spinal tap, muscle biopsy, hundreds of blood tests to check for syndromes and genetic conditions and an eye test. Every test came back normal except for his EEG which came back abnormal but inconclusive. We noticed Finn making strange startling movements. We came to the conclusion that Finn was having some kind of seizure. The doctors couldn't confirm this but we felt this was the root of all his issues.<br />
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The first year of Finn's life were hard on us. We were at some kind of appointment at least 3 times a week. Along with his incessant crying, most days we just barely got by. We were afraid, we didn't know what was wrong with our baby. We didn't know if his life was in jeopardy or if he'd ever be able to walk, talk or see. As time has gone on Finn's crying spells have stopped for the most part, he is progressing at a slow rate, but hey progress is progress. He can now hold his head upright, sit upright with assistance, roll from back to tummy, has much better use of his hands and legs, babbles and makes lots of sounds and he seems more aware of his surroundings and the people around him. We are so grateful for these little milestones he's hit recently. With the help of his physical, occupational and visual therapists, Finn is making great improvements.<br />
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We took a nice long break from testing and specialists but we are now jumping back on the test train. We've noticed Finn making strange movements, especially at night when he's trying to fall asleep. Also, now that he is two his doctor would like another MRI done of his brain because it is more mature and would be able to tell us more now that he's older. He is currently having a 72 hour in home EEG which monitors brain waves and any potential seizure activity. This coming Friday Finn will be getting the MRI. He will also be getting some blood work done to test for some other genetic syndromes as well as a hip x-ray to make sure his hip sockets are setting correctly. Testing is hard and can be taxing on us emotionally and physically but we are hoping to get some answers and make sure our Finny is doing alright. And if we don't get answers then that's ok too. Finn will be Finn and we love him the way he is. I tell him all the time he's a magical guy. My little Magic Finn. He brings so much joy to our lives and the lives of others around him. He has a very special spirit about him as all special needs people do.<br />
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We are so grateful for the love and support of those around us and those far away who have prayed for and thought of Finn. Prayer is powerful stuff and God's plan is perfect. I thank Him everyday for giving me this sweet boy. I truly NEED him, Finn is my rock.<br />
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Love you little man, thanks for being you.<br />
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The 24th of July is a big holiday here in Utah. It's the celebration of the settling of the Salt Lake Valley, we take it very seriously with lots of parades, food and fireworks. So basically just another Independence Day. This year we celebrated at our cabin in Oakley, we spent 4 days playing around in the water, the boys fished and we soaked up the mountain air. Kamas is a small town near Oakley, we went to their annual parade on the 24th. I love going to small towns, everyone knows each other and life just seems to be more simple. We tooted around Smith & Moorhouse, a small but beautiful reservoir, ate lots of good food (including the best gas station donuts you've ever tasted), took Finn on his first hike and played in the river behind the cabin. It was so nice to get away from the city to relax and spend time with family.</div>
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<br />Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-46474520634671216722014-07-07T13:02:00.001-06:002014-07-07T13:02:21.244-06:00Fourth of July WeekendAs a kid, The 4th of July was one of my favorite holidays. I think it's all about the traditions, we grow up doing certain things and as we continue to do them it places a stamp on our hearts. Over the last few years, our traditions have changed a bit, due to marriage, Finn and other factors but I'll always remember the 4th as a kid. Like a scene straight out of The Sandlot.<br />
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This year we went back to my roots a bit. We skipped the Murray Parade because Finn doesn't do mornings. But we went to Murray Fun Days, which wasn't as fun as I remember it, Finn wasn't impressed either. It was just too dang hot. We then spent the day with family bbqing, bouncing, water sliding, volleyballing and enjoyed street fireworks after dark. Oddly enough, Finn was digging the fireworks.<br />
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We kept ourselves busy this weekend with other fun activities. We went to the new Museum of Natural Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point. It was cool but crowded, I don't love crowds. The kids thought it was fun though, Finn loved the water table. He sat up all by himself and played next to cousin Aubrey in the water.<br />
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On Sunday we spent the day in the Canyon with all the family. I'm so smitten by these Utah mountains, I feel so at peace when I'm up among the trees and fresh air. It's nitty gritty therapy. We ate a lot, because that's just what we do. We played by the river and in the trees with the kids. Ate some more and sat around the fire roasting starbursts and pizza rolls.<br />
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Happy Birthday Murica. We love you and all your glory.<br />
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Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-1932667426523039732014-06-30T01:48:00.002-06:002014-07-01T01:03:43.856-06:00Our Summer So Far<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It isn't even July yet and I feel like our Summer has been jam packed. It's been nice to get out and enjoy the summer sun, the last couple summers we spent mostly indoors because of Finn's tantrums. This is what we've been up to...<br />
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We took Finn on his first bike ride, we used his new Go To Seat which makes it possible for him to sit safely and securely in the bike carrier.</div>
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Finn loves the backyard. Most of our meals are eaten outside on our patio. I also made Finn a water blob, it's nice and cool on a hot day and also is great for a sensory activity, it increases his body awareness and mobility.</div>
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Spending the day with friends by the pool is pretty rad. I think hammocks are Finn's new favorite nap spot.</div>
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Fresh mountain air. There's nothing like it.</div>
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And last but not least, we just returned from a trip to Cleveland, Ohio. We spent the week with Noah's family for his Grandma's 90th birthday. We played with the nieces, had breakfast in bed, did some swimming, a zoo trip and spent lots of time with Grandma. Finn loved her, she would sing to him when he'd be crying and he would be completely still and content. It was a good time with the Zemke/Polcha clan.</div>
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Noah and I celebrated our 4th anniversary this weekend. On Thursday we went up to the canyon where we were married, like we do every year. It's such an awesome tradition we've started, rain or shine, we're going up every year. We had a little cook out and showed Finn the exact spot where his parents <a href="http://breakfastatthezemkes.blogspot.com/2011/09/our-budget-friendly-wedding.html">tied the knot</a>. </div>
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Last year on our anniversary we decided to take Finny with us. It was fun, but this year we decided to leave him with Nana. This was the first night we've ever spent away from him. It was kind of weird being away from him, we missed our little dude but it was nice to have some time to ourselves.</div>
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We spent the night in a mountain town near us called Park City, home of the Sundance Film Festival. We stayed in a lodge that's nestled near the side of the mountain. I'm not used to seeing these mountains without snow, it's truly beautiful. We went to an Irish pub on Main Street for dinner then went back and watched the Goonies because we were unimpressed with what Redbox had to offer. The next day we took a chair lift up the mountain. It was so pretty but freezing. We weren't planning on 45 degree weather, it is June after all. We then went back to Main Street for some lunch and window shopping. It was a nice short getaway, we were so excited to get back to Finn. I don't think he missed us much, he had a good time with Nana.</div>
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Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-445702487870333382014-05-05T13:12:00.001-06:002014-05-05T13:20:20.737-06:00Finn Turns Two + A Finn Update<div style="text-align: justify;">
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My boy is now a big 2 year old. It's surreal really, I feel like he should still be that chubby little 6 month old. Such a cliche mom thing to say but it's true. As I look back, I realize how far Finn has come and I am so proud of him. He has been doing some amazing things lately, I feel so blessed! </div>
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-He is making so many sounds now, I feel like he thinks he's talking and it's so incredible to see. He let's us know when he's mad or irritated, and also when he thinks something is funny. His little noises are hilarious.</div>
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-His trunk and head support are so awesome. He can sit up straight with very little support on his bottom half. He loves to be upright and when we recline him back, like on our chest, he immediately pulls himself back upright.</div>
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-He is holding and gripping objects for long periods of time. He also loves to hold my finger and pet my arm. Funny boy.</div>
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-His eyes look about the same but it seems like he is looking around a lot more. I'll catch him checking out his surroundings, it's brief because his eyes get tired, but he's trying and seems a lot more interested.</div>
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-He is still rolling a lot. Still mostly to his left side but he has rolled to his right a few times so we know he can do it, I guess he just prefers the left side. He can now roll onto his stomach which is very exciting!</div>
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-Finn used to not mind sitting around at home all day. Now he likes to be on the go and be busy which I love because that means he is getting bored and needs to be stimulated in other ways. He's motivated to do things and see difference places. We've taken him to the Zoo, the Aviary, the park and on lots of walks and he loves it (unless he's tired, then all bets are off).</div>
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-THIS IS THE BEST NEWS OF ALL. Finn is standing!!! As of last week he can bear weight on his legs as his back leans against us. This is truly incredible because just a couple months ago he couldn't bear any weight on his legs, now the boy is standing! He stands anywhere from 3-20 seconds which isn't long but is such a remarkable improvement. We've been putting him in his saucer a lot and I think this has helped the muscle strength in his legs immensely! </div>
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Now about Finn's birthday. Last year we were in the middle of our big move, we had a party for him but I don't think we celebrated on his actual birthday... oops. This year he is more aware of what's going on so we wanted to make it super special! The week before his birthday we had a little party for him which included a BBQ, pinata, and the most delicious chocolate cake. Since he and I both love black and white we did none other than a back and white theme. I'm all about pinatas, I think every party isn't complete without a pinata. We even had one at our wedding! The kids loved the whale pinata (in honor of Tilly) and Finn even got a few whacks at it. </div>
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I made the scallop garland from streamers using this easy t<a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2014/03/easy-diy-streamer-garlands/">utorial.</a> I also made the HOORAY banner and Finn turns two cake topper. I printed them out on glossy photo paper and cut them out. The cake topper was quite the time suck, but I love how it turned out so it was worth it.</div>
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Finn loved the cake, he was actually playing in it and tasting it! We sang happy birthday probably 6 or 7 times because each one of the kids was "helping" Finn blow out his candles. I think he appreciate it.</div>
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Finn's actual birthday was the 21st of April. It was such a perfect day, we don't get a lot of those so we were so grateful. The weather was incredible and Finn was happy all day! I think he knew it was his birthday and was soaking it up. We took him to breakfast at a little diner name Finn's. We stumbled upon this place when we lived downtown and decided we were going to take him there every year for his birthday. The food was yummy and the people are so kind there.</div>
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After breakfast we went home for a little nap. Next was the Zoo! If you're going to the Zoo go in the afternoon. It was the perfect time, everyone was leaving as we were just getting there. I think most Zoo goers like to be there in the morning. We saw all the animals and he loved being outside.</div>
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For dinner we went up the canyon to Ruth's Diner. It's one of our favorite places to go in the spring and summer because you can eat on the back patio. It's nestled up against the mountian and has the perfect ambiance with live music playing, strings of globe lights above and trees all around. Perfect. He loves going there because, again, the kid is all about the outdoors. The deep fried mac and cheese balls aren't bad either.</div>
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On the way home we decided to stop at Build-A-Bear because it seemed like a very birthday-ish activity to do. With the assistance from mom and dad he built a cute little white bear and we named him Huckleberry. We came out of there spending only $12, I thought that should be noted because I think that was the cheapest Build-A-Bear purchase in history.</div>
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We then went home, sang one more happy birthday to him and shared his birthday cupcake.</div>
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Like I said it was a perfect day and we couldn't be more grateful! Now that Finn is getting older and a little more aware of what's going on we like to make it a point to do activities that a child without special needs would enjoy. For one it gives us a feeling of normality and two I think the more we do do with him, the more Finn can experience and hopefully these experiences will help in his development.</div>
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I know I sound like a broken record but I am just so grateful for Finn. Everyday I thank God over and over again for blessing our lives with this little boy. I love him the way he is, I wouldn't dream of changing a thing (sleeping habits I might change a bit). He's a truly remarkable little human being and I love watching people light up when they're around him, he has such a special spirit about him and people can feel that. </div>
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I love you little buddy, happy birthday.</div>
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Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-48855558782273467222014-04-24T13:00:00.000-06:002014-04-24T13:06:28.393-06:00Our Easter Sunday<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oh man, I love Easter. It's got to be one of my favorite holidays, and let me tell ya, It's even more fun with a little nugget to spend it with. Now that Finn is getting older and becoming more aware of things we've been trying to create more memorable experiences for him. Last Easter I don't think we did much but this year I wanted him to experience what Easter is all about.</div>
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Easter morning we got up, ate our Easter donuts and then got him all dressed up in his Easter outfit. He looked so sweet in his coral shirt, shorts and seersucker bow tie. I got super cheesy and put myself and dad in the same coral color (we got some funny looks at church). Then Finn (with dad's help) went out back to look for his Easter basket. Dad knew right where it was because we don't have very good hiding places in our backyard. In Finn's Easter basket was some Freshly Picked moccasins, a good read, a few tees, some toys from Grandma + Grandpa Z and a delicious chocolate egg (I would know because I ate it).</div>
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We then went to church but Finn was not having it so we came home a little early and went over to Grandma's to help her get ready for the big Easter feast/egg hunt! The Easter egg hunt at Grandma's is always epic. There's lots of cash, candy and toys, we always get hooked up.</div>
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We had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I'm so grateful for my Savior and for the sacrifice he made in my behalf. Wow, what an incredible gift! I hope I can teach Finn that yes, Easter egg hunts and chocolate bunnies are fun but that's not what Easter is really about. It's about the love that Christ has for us, and that's worth more than all the chocolate bunnies in the world!</div>
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Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-87027294046028226122014-03-27T21:43:00.000-06:002014-03-27T21:43:12.937-06:00Vintage Baby Shower - For AliI'm so excited that my friends are having babies. It seems like everyone is pregnant right now and Ali is one of those lucky ladies. Ali and I have been close friends since high school. We spent most of our days skipping class and swimming in her pool. We also went off to college together and then worked in Alaska the following summer. She was in a scary long boarding accident a few years ago and we were scared we might lose her. But Ali is a tough chick and she turned out to be as good as new! We love our Ali and were so happy to throw her this baby shower.<br />
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Ali's decorating baby girl's nursery with light colors and vintage floral patterns so I thought I'd decorate with a similar concept. I made the tissue paper poms using this <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/handmade/how-to-make-tissue-pom-poms/index.html">HGTV tutorial</a>. I made the 'BABY' banner by tying strips of fabrics on a string then made the pennant banner from pre-cut linen triangles. We had yummy chicken salad sandwiches from <a href="http://www.villagebakerfood.com/">Village Baker.</a> And authentic macarons from <a href="http://dolcetti%20gelato./">Dolcetti Gelato.</a> We also had lemon cake, fruits, veggies, and cookies to nibble on.<br />
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It seems like us ladies only see each other at weddings and showers these days. It was so fun to get together with them and celebrate Ali and her baby girl on the way! Below are photos of the shower.<br />
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Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-63795831708229371772014-02-28T01:54:00.004-07:002014-02-28T01:58:09.929-07:00Our Much Needed, But Much Too Short Trip to California<div style="text-align: justify;">
At the beginning of the month we took a little trip to Cali. This trip was a long time coming. About a year and a half ago we planned a trip to Alaska, but a few months later we canceled it because we realized it would be too hard to take Finn and we weren't ready to leave him yet. Then, we had a different trip planned in August of last year, to go to California. We just so happened to find a perfect little home and closing date fell right during our trip, so it got postponed.... until now.</div>
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I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to get away from the smog-filled, freeze your buns off, Utah weather. And I now think that every winter we need to take a trip somewhere warm, to rejuvinate our spirits (Utah winters tend to drag on... and on).</div>
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So let me tell you about our trip. Every time we're about to get on a plane I worry, I go over all the different scenarios in my head. Will Finn cry the whole flight and everyone on board hate us? Will the oxygen masks fall and mine be the only one that doesn't have a flow of oxygen (wouldn't that be a terrible way to go?) I'm a complete mess the whole day and a half before getting on that flight. But of course, once I'm on, all is well and things usually go pretty smoothly. Finn cried for about 20 minutes at the beginning of the flight but then zonked out and slept most of the way. Sigh of relief.</div>
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I love Long Beach airport because it's quaint and there's never a lot of people, that's a great way to start out any vacation. It was a warm 60 degrees (to me that's warm). My aunt Mikelle and cousin Aubrey picked us up and we were ready to party.</div>
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That first day we went to Balboa Islands which is in Newport Beach. Such a fun little island with shops and the most beautiful homes. Unfortunately it started to down poor so we didn't spend a whole lot of time there but it was fun to see.</div>
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The next day was probably my favorite. We met some pretty amazing people that day. We went to LA to meet up with my sweet friend Carly. We have been friends for about a year now, we met basically on social media because we both have Etsy shops. She makes the most amazing kids clothing, and Finn greatly appreciates that, wink wink. We met at a little french dip joint in LA called Philippe's and we all chatted together for what seemed like hours. I was a little nervous meeting up with someone I only knew from texting and messaging but she is the sweetest person and it was like we'd known each other for years.</div>
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Then, off to our next venture. We met another couple through Instagram recently who have a sweet little girl with a similar condition to Finn's. We were so excited to find out that they lived close to Irvine (where we were staying) so we met up at The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Again, it was like we knew them for years as well. They are the kindest, most up lifting people and little Dani is the sweetest thing you could ever hold in your arms. It was amazing to finally put our two kids next to one another, you could tell they both knew one another and that they'd be friends for life! We then went to dinner with the Smith family and chatted about our sweet kiddos, and then it was back to Irvine.</div>
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Saturday was beach day. We went to Laguna Beach, always a stop for us! As a teenager we always went there because I was obsessed with the MTV show Laguna Beach, but now it's just tradition. Walking up and down PCH and gelato on Peppertree Lane. We then went to Montage Beach to hang out and let Finn stick his toes in the sand. Unfortunately he blew out of his diaper, which hasn't happened in over a year so that was just our luck, and we left a little earlier than we would've liked.</div>
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We've been in our house now for about 6 months and I feel like it's coming together. It looks just how I want it to, for the time being anyway. I've always had a love for decorating and learning about different styles. As a kid/teenager I re-arranged and updated my room on a bi-annually basis.<br />
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I have really grown to love this home we've settled into. I really feel like I belong here and I'm looking forward to watching our family grow in this home.<br />
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Before we bought this house I decided I wanted to go with a mid century modern theme. It ended up being a mish mosh of mid century, modern and eclectic elements. Have a little looksy!<br />
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For the living room I wanted a gold theme. At first it was looking a little to bright and cheery (I know, I'm weird) so I added some black elements to the room to give it some edge. Our last home had a bright, vintage-y feel and I wanted to go in a different direction with this new home.<br />
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Sofa- <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/clare-fabric-sofa-82w-x-37d-x-37h?ID=672571">Macy's</a><br />
Coffee Table- thrifted<br />
Rug- Ikea<br />
Sputnik Light- Ebay<br />
Arm chairs- Target (<a href="http://www.target.com/p/manhattan-occasional-accent-lounge-chair-dark-khaki/-/A-10771271#prodSlot=large_2_3">similar here</a>)<br />
Entry table- overstock.com<br />
Gold Pillows- <a href="http://www.goodsbygrinn.com/">Goods By Grinn</a><br />
Black and white pillows- <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/122205841/pair-of-decorative-throw-pillow-cover?ref=related-2">Etsy</a><br />
Armchair pillows- handmade by me<br />
Side table- handmade by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OrWaDesigns">Orwa Designs</a><br />
Curtains- handmade by me (pair of black and pair of white curtains from Target, cut and sewed together).<br />
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Our room is so cozy. It was actually two rooms and the previous owners knocked down the wall to create one large master, I'm so glad they did because our room is spacious and bright with all those windows. I bought the orange chair from a Mid Century Modern shop downtown SLC and decided to go with a gray, orange and gold color scheme.<br />
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Finn's room might just be my favorite room in the house. It's such a boy room but it's fun and lively. I absolutely love the black and white trend right now and before we moved in I knew I wanted the nursery to be black and white. I love how it all came together and he loves the black and white contrast.</div>
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Crib- Amazon<br />
Dresser- Ikea<br />
Rug- <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=24862534">Urban Outfitters</a><br />
Replica Eames Rocker- <a href="http://www.contemporaryfurniturewarehouse.com/products/plastic-molded-rocking-chair-white?utm_source=googlepla&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CLjRupuJ37wCFUOVfgodqkoACQ">Online Furniture Store</a><br />
Wallpaper- <a href="http://www.fermlivingshop.com/products/half-moon-wallpaper">Ferm Living</a><br />
Curtains- Target<br />
Wolf Book Ends- <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignAtelierArticle?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Design Ateli</a>er<br />
Floating Book shelf- Ikea<br />
Lamp- Target<br />
Hanging Light Fixture- Ikea<br />
White moose head- <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/p-8145-moose-head-31h.aspx">Zgallerie</a><br />
Triangle pillows- Custom made from <a href="http://carlymegan.storenvy.com/">CarlyMegan</a><br />
Mountains pillow- <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/juniperwilde">Juniper Wilde</a><br />
Mobile- Handmade by me<br />
Quilt- Handmade by me<br />
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Our first home didn't have a basement, well it did, but it was a dungeon and smelled like cat pee and death, so I only went down there to do laundry. I must say, I LOVE having a basement. It stays nice and dark, cool and we can veg out in front of the TV at night after Finn goes to bed. I kept it pretty simple because I didn't want a lot of clutter. I decorated the walls with pages from an old calendar of all the national parks. Around the corner of the family room is a little office nook that is so fun and cozy. Our basement also has two spare bedrooms, we use one as a guest room and the other as storage/exercise room.<br />
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It's been a white since I've posted an update on our main man Finn. I can't believe it, but he is going to be two in 3 months! It's hard to believe I will have a two year old, once they hit two, they aren't really babies anymore, they're little people.<br />
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We haven't been to many specialists lately and haven't had any tests done within the last 6 months or so. We just stick to our regular appointments. It's been a really nice break, that first year of Finn's life we were at the doctor, hospital or some type of clinic two to three times a week. It took a lot out of us. These last few months we've just been enjoying Finn and watching him grow and learn more things. He is still with early intervention, which is physical, occupational, and visual therapy. We also take him to another physical therapist once a month. They are all helping him and they're teaching us ways to help him learn new things and gain strength.<br />
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Lately Finn has been catching on to new skills. In October, he rolled over for the first time! I honestly thought I was going to explode with excitement and tears all at the same time. And since then he's been rolling all over, but only to his left. If he and Zoolander could get together and share some of their turning skills I think we'd have it made. He is holding his head up so well and his trunk is getting stronger too. He can sit up all on his own in his bumbo seat and he also has a saucer that he likes to sit and play in.<br />
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We haven't had much improvement with his eyes. It seems like he is trying to look more, I can tell when he's looking at me, but his eyes get tired quickly and he looks down or turns away. I'm just glad he's putting forth the effort. I think if we could fix just one thing it would be his eyes. I want so badly for him to be able to see his world clearly and without struggle.<br />
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Finn has been grasping objects better and likes to feel and touch things. He will hold things in his hands for long periods of time, when he used to drop them immediately, almost like he didn't realize there was anything in his hand. He seems like he wants to explore things more with his senses, when he hears an interesting sound or a new voice he gets very still and listens closely, and sometimes, if he likes what he hears he'll give a little smile. He still loves music more than anything. He smiles and tries to sing a long when we play any kind of music, his favorite is still indie/folk bands with good guitar and soft voices.<br />
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Next up for Finn (and us) is another MRI. He was only 5 or 6 months old the first time we had an MRI done and because he was so young his brain we very immature so there wasn't much they could see. Now that he is older his brain is more mature and if there is something wrong they will be able to tell much easier. We are planning on having the MRI around his second birthday, so within the next few months or so. I don't really know how I feel about it. With all of Finn's tests they've all come back normal so my expectations are very low with this next one. It's kind of a catch 22. It's nice when they come back normal but it'd also be nice if they found something and we could get a diagnosis in the chance that we could help him. But either way, it's in God's hands and we're leaving it all up to Him.<br />
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, Finn has been a wonderful teaching tool for us. We've learned so much about ourselves and life and God. It's not perfect. Finn isn't perfect. No child is perfect. Children are messy, loud, and unpredictable. People call their children wonderful, perfect "little angels", but they aren't angels. They aren't supposed to be. I watched a wonderful TED talk a while back. The woman giving the speech said, children are wired for struggle as soon as they are born. When we hold those perfect little babies in our arms, our job isn't to say "Look at him, he's perfect. Let's keep him perfect and not let anything bad happen to him." our job is to say, "You know what? You are imperfect and you're wired for struggle but you're worthy of love and belonging." It's our job to love them and teach them. And in the process, they're probably going to teach us more than we'll teach them. Although they are messy and loud and bla bla bla, they bring so much joy. It's hard but it's worth it. Finn is hard sometimes, but he's so worth it.<br />
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I watch Finn and I'm amazed at what he CAN do. He can eat so well, he's never had a problem with that. He eats whatever we give him and he can chew and swallow with no problems. He can give us sass. He has the funniest personality and sometimes he can be a little punk, but it totally cracks me up. I just love this kid and I'm so glad he's mine, I'm so glad God let me have him and I'm glad Noah and I can raise him together. I feel really lucky.<br />
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Happy New Years Eve! I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable night. You can download the above print <a href="http://fs06n1.sendspace.com/dl/544c7a5cc3bf99315868f49fa6f8d86f/52c2706d77c5dd62/45rldv/cheers.jpg">here</a>.Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-15375594538698762622013-12-19T17:47:00.002-07:002013-12-19T17:48:50.376-07:00DIY Hand Stamped Wrapping Paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just thought I'd drop in to do a little tutorial on our handstamped holiday wrapping paper. I haven't had much time for blogging lately but I hope to still do a post every now and again. </div>
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Every Christmas I like to do a different theme with my wrapping. The first year I was married I wrapped everything in tissue paper and tied them with hand made tags. Last year I did kraft paper and pine branches with twine. This year I thought it'd be fun to make my own hand stamped wrapping paper and black and white printed tags. Here's what you need, and how to do it:</div>
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I made the tags and printed them off in black and white. I love how the black and white contrasts with the wrapping paper. Feel free to snag the tags at the bottom and use them for your own gifts.</div>
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Breakfast at the Zemke'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363845760254842998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856349512706244799.post-22771180867559506132013-09-01T02:37:00.000-06:002013-09-01T02:40:38.941-06:00Random Ramblings at 2am About Homes, Faith and Progression <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's 2am I can't sleep because of all the jumbled thoughts going through my nutty head. First of all, we moved into our home last week, finally. It's so great to have a home again, and this got me thinking about the crazy path we were on to get us here. We had two other homes before this one that we had put offers on and we thought they were "the ones." The first time we walked through this house we liked it, but weren't jumping out of our socks over it. We went through 4 months of house hunting, in and out of contracts, and hopelessly wondering if we'd ever find "our" home. Now that we are here and settled in our home I chuckle to myself and give a little wink and thumbs up to God because, this was all him. It seems silly, I mean, it's just a house. And it is, it's just a house. But he can sure teach us through silly things like houses. As I look back at the other homes we thought we couldn't live without, I can't imagine living there because this one is so perfect for us, even if I didn't quite see it at first, and I'm so grateful we were patient and faithful enough to go along with God's plan instead of our own.</div>
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I've been going through somewhat of a personal restructure of faith. The last couple years I have been very idle with my faith and I've felt super lousy. I knew in the back of my mind exactly why I've felt lousy but I never did anything about it. Now that I've settled in my home I have the yearning to grow and learn more about my faith, Jesus Christ, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. I've been trying to read my scriptures more regularly and I've been listening to podcasts of people and members of my faith who have similar viewpoints that I do and it's really been helping me on my journey of the person and follower of Christ that I want to become. I really don't EVER want to become one of those people that just goes through the motions of going to church and putting on an "I'm super righteous" show, "look at my fabulous, perfect life." I want to have depth in my faith and beliefs, and I want to be able to talk about it with people and friends. It's important to me that I take my faith seriously and that I'm constantly progressing.<br />
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I'm hoping this restructure will also help me with self confidence. I'm not the most confident person out there and I believe that if I have a strong self worth and know who I really am this will help with that. </div>
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This is all very random but this blog has most definitely become more of a journal for me, and not just for me but hopefully for my posterity to read in the future. If you've made it this far, you definitely deserve a high five. </div>
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