Well, I've talked about the tough things in my past posts, now it's time
to share some of the wonderful memories that 2013 brought our family.
We started the bucket list as a way to keep our promise to Everleigh,
which was to give her the very best life possible. Before her traumatic
experience in the spring, we completely sheltered Everleigh. We wanted to protect
her from illness, overstimulation, and the cruelty that sometimes
surrounds people with disabilities who live in a world that doesn't always understand them. But when she survived to the summer,
we decided it was time to let her live! We are still very careful, but
now we strive to give her as many meaningful experiences as she can
tolerate.
Evey's bucket list only has one rule: when you cross something off, you
have to add something new to the list as well. That way, there is always
something to live for and to look forward to.
So, what do you do when you get a second chance at life?
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| 1) Go to church for the first time |
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| 2) Read lots of books and sneak into Mommy and daddy's bed |
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| 3) Throw an impromptu pool party |
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| Chillin' |
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| 4) Make some best friends-She has 2. This is big Everly :) |
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| Everleigh and her other best friend Abbey :) |
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| 5) Walk with dinosaurs |
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| Oh dinosaurs! |
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| 6) Give the best baby snuggles ever! |
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7) Play in the snow for a minute or two (She was definitely not amused)
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| 8) Go Camping |
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| She really loved sleeping in the tent! |
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| Just waking up from a good night's rest |
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| 9) Go hiking! |
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Definitely our girl-she loves the outdoors!
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| 10) Hug a moose! |
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| 11) Adopt a pet damsel fly named Cosmo |
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12) Go to the zoo
In the Aquarium escaping the hot afternoon. Poor girl got so hot! We had to go home early. |
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| Everleigh's favorite exhibit (pictured) was the big cats. She loves tigers! |
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| 13) Take lots of naps |
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| 14) Destroy a chocolate ice cream bar |
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| 15) Cheer on our favorite team on game day |
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| 16) Take random photos in a cute crib at Target |
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| 17) Learn to stand during physical therapy (click to watch the clip!) |
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| 18) Learn to sit up in physical therapy (click to watch the clip!) |
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| 19) Embrace your inner princess |
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| 20) Ride a rocking horse named Ponyella |
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| 21) Celebrate a very special first birthday |
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| At the Sweet Tooth Fairy Shoppe, Everleigh's favorite store, to pick out a birthday cupcake |
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| Made her birthday cupcakes myself! (Ok, I was supervised by a sweet and experienced friend. But I was so proud!) |
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| Digging into her Sweet tooth Fairy Birthday Cupcake! |
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| Peanutbutter Cup-her favorite. Can you tell? |
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| The cupcake coma sets in |
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| 22) Play in your ball pit |
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| 23) Grow gorgeous red, curly locks; make everyone jealous |
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| 24) Celebrate the holidays at home! What a ham! |
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| Precious pumpkin |
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| She dressed up as a bumble bee as well-so sweet! |
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| Too tired for Trick-or-treating, but she almost made it! |
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| Everleigh's Christmas photo 2013 |
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| Decorating the tree with Mommy-the lights are always her favorite part of the tree |
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| Playing with the O-Ball Santa brought her |
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| Look Mommy and Daddy, Santa came! |
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| She was very anxious to open her presents |
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| Bring on the presents, Mom and Dad! |
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| Happy girl |
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| Modeling her new hat from Grandma C. |
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| 25) Cherish every moment, life is too short! |
These are just a few of the many things we did this year! That girl just melts my heart! I am so grateful for every moment we have with her.
Here are some other things on Evey's bucket list:
-Visit extended family in California and Canada
-Visit the National Parks
-Go sledding
-Build a snowman and have a snowball fight
-Go geocaching
-Go to the beach
-Get a service dog
-Meet someone famous
-See a movie in the theater
-Learn to Ski
-Travel internationally
-Go trick-or-treating
-Pull an epic prank
-Ride a horse
-Have a sleepover with the cousins
-Take Ballet & ice skating lessons
-Take Piano lessons
-Go to Disneyland
-Pet a dolphin
-Attend a classical music concert
-Attend a BYU football game
-Go to college
-Sleep in a treehouse
-Give President Monson a high-five
-Learn a new language
We are always crossing off and adding to the list! We are so excited to
see what new experiences await her this year. We do love adventures
(well, the nice ones)!
-Love, Nate, Stephanie, & Everleigh
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