tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76171864179890103742024-03-09T20:48:37.291-06:00Merkley JiatingIt means family.Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-34529195960219017372023-09-01T22:00:00.019-05:002023-09-07T15:52:10.045-05:00Happy 7th Birthday, Mei!<p style="text-align: center;"> Today is Mei's 7th birthday! Mei likes to make things special. She is always planning, creating, rehearsing, decorating, and imagining. Everyone in her vicinity is either going to be incorporated into her shows or become audience members. She is a very thoughtful gift giver and is extremely empathetic. She loves to teach things she is learning to Rhys. She is fashionable and will wear several outfits in a day, with outfits planned days in advance. At the end of a long day of all of her doing, her studio (bedroom) is a disaster and she has no plans to change that. Mei is beautiful joy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVdXTsn8Bk5O22U-hbWPaOEpVxPW-HUXWt8fD9QgleaZXgLxZIRS_niH9fwS5jx1pPczhx3bZS4ueb7xS1qCWUsZL5AuuqAdTjH8naVZncYwckM38JwlIFYMqrPPZw5WXROHfLQxNrZsguD86dw0aJ6lxlVscGrVBEQYjM0IRpOf3nGTHJyNWUFMuKA/s4032/IMG_7249.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVdXTsn8Bk5O22U-hbWPaOEpVxPW-HUXWt8fD9QgleaZXgLxZIRS_niH9fwS5jx1pPczhx3bZS4ueb7xS1qCWUsZL5AuuqAdTjH8naVZncYwckM38JwlIFYMqrPPZw5WXROHfLQxNrZsguD86dw0aJ6lxlVscGrVBEQYjM0IRpOf3nGTHJyNWUFMuKA/w640-h480/IMG_7249.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="333" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vGbmL-HNvck" width="480" youtube-src-id="vGbmL-HNvck"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="343" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KiKZqf0Ah34" width="473" youtube-src-id="KiKZqf0Ah34"></iframe></div>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-55259014718526034842023-08-01T22:00:00.021-05:002023-08-08T15:28:41.719-05:00Happy 14th Birthday, Alex!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alex is 14 years old! He is reliable, competent, hardworking, particular, exacting, kind, respectful, playful, thoughtful, and sarcastic. He loves to read, eat apples, and call out cool cars he sees. He is athletic and enjoys doing all of the physical activities. Alex works hard to become better at everything he does; he is self-aware and has seemed older than his age for years. Fourteen years later and I’m still glad I didn’t give into my labor dream and name him Guillermo. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">You’re welcome, Alex!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja234l2rqWK2MMSxBrFFpRvTrtRVigYMzb1gb6Ykc-njDK0Ts8QHLiIRgrLCbyyP3b_H9TIaFJXmzWxzlZOfXK3E7u0tIKOjkFCvxqRjqIa4Fwe0Q-xf6CCDjjwCrjCtInN1R9zMwGHmluyfBgWwNtw9ZLSDJ4YbYTeD7F3KdNfTvMaJG0mNXFEf3CIA/s4032/IMG_0987.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja234l2rqWK2MMSxBrFFpRvTrtRVigYMzb1gb6Ykc-njDK0Ts8QHLiIRgrLCbyyP3b_H9TIaFJXmzWxzlZOfXK3E7u0tIKOjkFCvxqRjqIa4Fwe0Q-xf6CCDjjwCrjCtInN1R9zMwGHmluyfBgWwNtw9ZLSDJ4YbYTeD7F3KdNfTvMaJG0mNXFEf3CIA/w640-h480/IMG_0987.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="374" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4JH35_KR6uE" width="483" youtube-src-id="4JH35_KR6uE"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="370" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JegplkIgsf8" width="482" youtube-src-id="JegplkIgsf8"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-43619622566478858782023-05-25T22:00:00.001-05:002023-07-13T10:14:01.455-05:00Happy 4th Birthday, Rhys!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet Rhys is four years old today! He has been counting down and it's finally his day. Rhys is incredible with number manipulation, he communicates clearly and concisely with adults and kids, and he is loving and friendly to everyone. He is silly and has boundless energy and stories to tell. I love being around him, so I am extra lucky since he follows me everywhere. Rhys considers everyone a friend and always has kind and encouraging things to say to people. Rhys is warmhearted and easy to love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekhYh9h1CQ-gwZEfFOq37vr0D0YsfwBda5_tRlhFSZEARG4wtUSKOENWme4RCIfLpK6t63vi7mPhRRCIg_VLjPLpaiS5OGTWRfOVXwhWrZO2_2LTPC1EawYqK7tZJIDiaYqX4L5KzIYg1s9_xXXCkdmfNx59QP034WRDsl1elF-xJrJmk3RZewY-NBQ/s4032/IMG_7838.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekhYh9h1CQ-gwZEfFOq37vr0D0YsfwBda5_tRlhFSZEARG4wtUSKOENWme4RCIfLpK6t63vi7mPhRRCIg_VLjPLpaiS5OGTWRfOVXwhWrZO2_2LTPC1EawYqK7tZJIDiaYqX4L5KzIYg1s9_xXXCkdmfNx59QP034WRDsl1elF-xJrJmk3RZewY-NBQ/w640-h480/IMG_7838.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="368" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k3ULMK2ILg" width="468" youtube-src-id="5k3ULMK2ILg"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="376" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R-pqIVuFR1g" width="479" youtube-src-id="R-pqIVuFR1g"></iframe></div><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-89804619267184198662023-04-18T22:30:00.025-05:002023-07-13T10:05:45.681-05:00Happy 10th Birthday, Declan!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Declan is ten! He carries himself with confidence. He is comfortable doing his own thing but isn’t scared to join in when he sees a good time. He is our quietest kid but has smart, cool things to say whenever he talks. I wouldn’t describe him as overly sensitive but his older brothers know how to get a reaction from him. Declan is thoughtful and considerate of others. He watches, learns, and remembers. He still loves to climb, play any sports, and organize Pokémon cards. He </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">has mastered doing things one-handed because the other hand is holding a book. His approach to everything is, “I could probably do that really well.” </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">And he’s usually right.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJrixm7KRfHzNZS0REEtcfrzABe2-peU7wfuJUZ_urO3xeBxJgcHOBZZagARZKsBECdCdlbm1Zck6yGNXqfw0aZB_RXSu0oWtawEGUOAsfcRtrym725686Y2ffqDrH-75Tyi9rieEvnH9RAFzyrHk1mZJHchit-bpu-vTZgEkKj52MS3Sa87Nzjg/s4032/IMG_3591.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJrixm7KRfHzNZS0REEtcfrzABe2-peU7wfuJUZ_urO3xeBxJgcHOBZZagARZKsBECdCdlbm1Zck6yGNXqfw0aZB_RXSu0oWtawEGUOAsfcRtrym725686Y2ffqDrH-75Tyi9rieEvnH9RAFzyrHk1mZJHchit-bpu-vTZgEkKj52MS3Sa87Nzjg/w480-h640/IMG_3591.heic" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="352" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m0Z5tsyZL6c" width="467" youtube-src-id="m0Z5tsyZL6c"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="389" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cOAXjEF5UXY" width="468" youtube-src-id="cOAXjEF5UXY"></iframe></div></span><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-53469212530989558962023-03-27T21:00:00.012-05:002023-04-11T16:11:34.327-05:00Happy 12th Birthday, Edison!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our eleven-year-old was an out of date model so we upgraded to this newest twelve-year-old. Yesterday I started reviewing the calendar for the week and he said, “Don’t even try!” Then I declared, “Nothing special happening tomorrow!” And he smiled his adorable smile. Edison considers everyone a friend. He is humble, he hustles, he is helpful, and he is chronically happy. He is always the first sibling to play with Rhys. He is self-driven in his schoolwork and practicing </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">violin and piano, to the point we have to tell him to take a break and do something else for a while. Recently he has been reading much more and requesting I pick-up specific books at the library for him. He is confident and figures out anything he’s working on and just goes about his day, always steady and sincere.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-FDvYuc_lKi9XPKkHNmXuowiND4p4lCXoi2gHItVvz9L6pNe8FI7BFVqrJbGx5oiwdgWXjBRgpVqvrMt7W-UpNyt-xOeAnOMVSyUb1T94YlVSDfcDExFo6TEWrtNfYrVg9_dnF02eiN5bs7BBuTxfeaMaERz0fk2zi-M7hjL_7C4OsvzHIZpcQ0/s4032/IMG_7288.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-FDvYuc_lKi9XPKkHNmXuowiND4p4lCXoi2gHItVvz9L6pNe8FI7BFVqrJbGx5oiwdgWXjBRgpVqvrMt7W-UpNyt-xOeAnOMVSyUb1T94YlVSDfcDExFo6TEWrtNfYrVg9_dnF02eiN5bs7BBuTxfeaMaERz0fk2zi-M7hjL_7C4OsvzHIZpcQ0/w480-h640/IMG_7288.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5g00n6o_eys" width="459" youtube-src-id="5g00n6o_eys"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mgmmOo9-E_A" width="454" youtube-src-id="mgmmOo9-E_A"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-41065950586668456412022-09-01T22:00:00.024-05:002022-11-08T14:59:53.169-06:00Happy 6th Birthday, Mei!<p style="text-align: center;"> Today is Miss Mei's sixth birthday! She is a delight in every possible way. She loves to play, write, talk, make up songs, dance, learn, and convince other people to do what she wants. She is generous and affectionate. She has the magic and enthusiasm to turn the mundane into a special occasion. We adore her face and her buoyant personality with our whole hearts.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaN6wA8VR-goMqOSAWvh3qGFa-ZcLrNr2a51qKFXipUWVomGbvOiYywYIlakLYbkUhuAI9gvJe2R2dRzFHi_PmIs80Sw4WsSsrwVuXcTfJIvXU9UvBFkGtItHV99vu63MftJPJ3bdbYsLZWxx-ZnGD-IIgfTUne4WgrH1rq-guRYdubTQ234MSGE/s4032/46AD04F2-F6C4-4E2C-B15B-6A5295717958_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaN6wA8VR-goMqOSAWvh3qGFa-ZcLrNr2a51qKFXipUWVomGbvOiYywYIlakLYbkUhuAI9gvJe2R2dRzFHi_PmIs80Sw4WsSsrwVuXcTfJIvXU9UvBFkGtItHV99vu63MftJPJ3bdbYsLZWxx-ZnGD-IIgfTUne4WgrH1rq-guRYdubTQ234MSGE/w640-h480/46AD04F2-F6C4-4E2C-B15B-6A5295717958_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="371" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FsGpBXAS7ms" width="481" youtube-src-id="FsGpBXAS7ms"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="346" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mCgaEIHhr6Q" width="481" youtube-src-id="mCgaEIHhr6Q"></iframe></div>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-61003856794114204692022-08-01T22:30:00.037-05:002022-08-11T14:06:43.173-05:00Happy 13th Birthday, Alex!<p style="text-align: center;"> Today is Alex's 13th birthday. I am getting a glimpse of Adult Alex and he has a great trajectory. He is focused, fun, and discerning. He works hard and sees the results, he is involved in every opportunity, and he is kind to everyone. He still has endless energy, a bottomless appetite for apples, and an eye and ear for details. He knows he's funny and he thinks he's smart which sometimes makes him insufferable but we love him just the same.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPZVSqTyRS7oGDBUkv6sNzn4V_7WIVn_oI5ALL1pdILVJwRu18G4zUrGQKz4VmZ2_bIRnuEsq7ZBLvVzIW8TC0B0NbOx8ap0E7CgNAr1PelNFinlUW3E5Q36r3wATtIBYEAf2BlJYK-iGGxqiBn_t3dMfp_rvGEq8LPlWizFqfwbSYLDhohNPUPE/s4032/IMG_6619.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPZVSqTyRS7oGDBUkv6sNzn4V_7WIVn_oI5ALL1pdILVJwRu18G4zUrGQKz4VmZ2_bIRnuEsq7ZBLvVzIW8TC0B0NbOx8ap0E7CgNAr1PelNFinlUW3E5Q36r3wATtIBYEAf2BlJYK-iGGxqiBn_t3dMfp_rvGEq8LPlWizFqfwbSYLDhohNPUPE/w480-h640/IMG_6619.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="470" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XsA7VxCCwmo" width="442" youtube-src-id="XsA7VxCCwmo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="395" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rz9eD7P3SLw" width="443" youtube-src-id="rz9eD7P3SLw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/avx87Sl8O7g" width="479" youtube-src-id="avx87Sl8O7g"></iframe></div>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-29842873187585780182022-05-25T22:00:00.001-05:002022-06-25T19:19:55.513-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday, Rhys!<p style="text-align: center;"> Happy 3rd birthday to Rhys! If you can get Rhys to sit still, he likes to cuddle. Otherwise he is running around in a zigzag pattern, laughing maniacally, and preferably – his own preference and not mine – being chased. He communicates very well, loves coming along everywhere I go, and tries to keep pace with his siblings. He is hilarious and yesterday kept me laughing by saying, "I don't like mean people who are ugly. I like nice people who kiss me." He is high-key all the time; there is no warm-up period and no chill. He is always ready to go, with an abundance of energy, joy, and silly faces.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZDcN3kl8tQl8sa9PepmOXWLMqOxJeVwlxwaJXA99BNm8vOd-FWdlS_PjpC2e82l8bRpHkht3fqv8r2c3eD0GaqtQQbPSWQ6dNXowISmbXaGk2-xjgLwco6SjePBGUtP1VLrPDX-ao1Vekq2gagfNDIkfxuDPrMupceFmKoFErFZD0yp1e_wuuVA/s3024/FDF8C4BE-4753-4D2C-82D7-2D204811D5B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZDcN3kl8tQl8sa9PepmOXWLMqOxJeVwlxwaJXA99BNm8vOd-FWdlS_PjpC2e82l8bRpHkht3fqv8r2c3eD0GaqtQQbPSWQ6dNXowISmbXaGk2-xjgLwco6SjePBGUtP1VLrPDX-ao1Vekq2gagfNDIkfxuDPrMupceFmKoFErFZD0yp1e_wuuVA/w640-h640/FDF8C4BE-4753-4D2C-82D7-2D204811D5B1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="363" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OlLPlRelbfE" width="557" youtube-src-id="OlLPlRelbfE"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="351" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SD9qktNHXOs" width="549" youtube-src-id="SD9qktNHXOs"></iframe></div>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-58991548690830572262022-04-18T21:41:00.019-05:002022-04-19T21:45:34.230-05:00Happy 9th Birthday, Declan!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">It feels like Declan just had a birthday but time flies and now he’s NINE! Declan is always up for a good time. He seems to need less sleep than the rest of us and tries to devote every possible minute of the day to reading. Unless he is climbing trees, playing sports, doing gymnastics, or taunting his siblings with his big brain. He has (over)confidence for days. He can think on his feet, and he has some quick feet to boot. I am lucky to love him.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4nK1_Eg11LngPqaSBsx3U----IGVcuLHIzE5gsiIvez1onN7qHoIb0N8tDczhNqZEl3FbUI-hbCueGFwCeGYMDsXSKFeMIZyG4ANVHiaHIjKwKE0fJM4jJRumOJDTbq6XnJvLuKUaJjBTpRci9D9llz2GI2BFFg6NRCdtc_2b81au4UifAG2VbI/s3024/217F2F51-A8A3-4A64-B51A-35787FE29EE4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4nK1_Eg11LngPqaSBsx3U----IGVcuLHIzE5gsiIvez1onN7qHoIb0N8tDczhNqZEl3FbUI-hbCueGFwCeGYMDsXSKFeMIZyG4ANVHiaHIjKwKE0fJM4jJRumOJDTbq6XnJvLuKUaJjBTpRci9D9llz2GI2BFFg6NRCdtc_2b81au4UifAG2VbI/w640-h640/217F2F51-A8A3-4A64-B51A-35787FE29EE4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="313" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wFHJgddoLso" width="484" youtube-src-id="wFHJgddoLso"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="333" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CNdD1eaGN5Y" width="472" youtube-src-id="CNdD1eaGN5Y"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-19070574242296331592022-03-27T22:54:00.009-05:002022-03-27T22:55:09.460-05:00Happy 11th Birthday, Edison!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy 11th birthday, dear Edison. He has his own special personality, almost like he’s underwater so the movements are not quite so big. He experiences the same highs and lows as the rest of us, but they are just a little muffled. He can be sad but stoic. He is joyful but without rhapsody. He is reticent and satisfied. He is steady, kind, helpful, and growing so fast. We all love him so much.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGtcxZo_tN6_8b91k8YWXnpoCrp8UaHwOmtT6U2_u9rcep20WrY9MPRhnv7p747k5G1sLALgNjpmy-s7GSo8gDtRDyM1AP5lk6VR_pkzh4Q8mmJKJEvVQ8Mby7L8eARxTa1ylzs3TqR5QF3ETy4JNFuxW0PfhEuLVHzuko7VZ8W_ZmGsveehIbLs/s4032/IMG_3131.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGtcxZo_tN6_8b91k8YWXnpoCrp8UaHwOmtT6U2_u9rcep20WrY9MPRhnv7p747k5G1sLALgNjpmy-s7GSo8gDtRDyM1AP5lk6VR_pkzh4Q8mmJKJEvVQ8Mby7L8eARxTa1ylzs3TqR5QF3ETy4JNFuxW0PfhEuLVHzuko7VZ8W_ZmGsveehIbLs/w640-h480/IMG_3131.heic" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="311" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7G8tXDkx7JQ" width="481" youtube-src-id="7G8tXDkx7JQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="363" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NqoKoLl4Bwc" width="482" youtube-src-id="NqoKoLl4Bwc"></iframe></div><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-38788547646268636932021-09-01T22:45:00.019-05:002022-03-27T22:49:29.064-05:00Happy 5th Birthday, Mei!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miss Mei is a whole five years old today! She is so fun. She is always up for adventures. She is helpful and pulls up a chair to help with things I’m working on. She loves to learn. She is generous and thoughtful and creates and gives sweet gifts. She encourages making extra loops around roundabouts. She breaks into song mid-sentence. She has to dance if she hears music. She is adored and special and we love celebrating with her.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodKORej4bCLd6UFsk7YKQuMH1xxxUGeVIUfkp5nXilNzHg-RSvCBHfehElrk8tqsHrxVzrPL77ECjoYkldcJIoEPInL4-9dftXLo7-PAPhAVqMefj2zgZhDdk9aAMhlyCxxJTXTq0He0BZfh27OeebXcRpXMqjDcaaGhT1hmeEtvyI8SIQL368lQ/s3018/62A572A9-6684-4EA4-9E20-1F9FF643F74D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodKORej4bCLd6UFsk7YKQuMH1xxxUGeVIUfkp5nXilNzHg-RSvCBHfehElrk8tqsHrxVzrPL77ECjoYkldcJIoEPInL4-9dftXLo7-PAPhAVqMefj2zgZhDdk9aAMhlyCxxJTXTq0He0BZfh27OeebXcRpXMqjDcaaGhT1hmeEtvyI8SIQL368lQ/w640-h640/62A572A9-6684-4EA4-9E20-1F9FF643F74D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="316" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UwxoTze_JyU" width="481" youtube-src-id="UwxoTze_JyU"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="389" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qjOMOYmiSYE" width="481" youtube-src-id="qjOMOYmiSYE"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-16212480883329610382021-08-01T22:32:00.038-05:002022-03-27T22:45:20.037-05:00Happy 12th Birthday, Alex!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today is Alex’s 12th birthday. He is an ideal kid. He is fun and happy and helpful. He plays with everyone. He has deep and wide interests, knowledge, and skills. I regularly ask him questions about things I don’t know because he learns and retains so much from the nonstop reading he does. He is really interested in typing right now and practices as often as he can. Recently he has started looking so old. It’s pretty unbelievable to me that he is already twelve.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmG21WIuaF8iaXMBowiCS_eH4AQW6NkDF3286yDK6JF6EFtEWfc4zAK7B9LJe3MWIV9cGRssO73Y53q7ipWb0J0Urr6SgereRGMzsQprBAqESrugHVaqbPR_HsusvMeGj4JH4AGEdWWR7uiVyg6qZxSp8ZR-SPvfQJGEbcWwEL__lNGU3rByyXyNA/s3977/17F56282-12A8-47D1-AAF4-37D0022FA2FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3977" data-original-width="2832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmG21WIuaF8iaXMBowiCS_eH4AQW6NkDF3286yDK6JF6EFtEWfc4zAK7B9LJe3MWIV9cGRssO73Y53q7ipWb0J0Urr6SgereRGMzsQprBAqESrugHVaqbPR_HsusvMeGj4JH4AGEdWWR7uiVyg6qZxSp8ZR-SPvfQJGEbcWwEL__lNGU3rByyXyNA/w456-h640/17F56282-12A8-47D1-AAF4-37D0022FA2FB.jpeg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="377" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N40HyMRuYpo" width="661" youtube-src-id="N40HyMRuYpo"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="351" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jQ-9zKY6Yxk" width="480" youtube-src-id="jQ-9zKY6Yxk"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-55331979152561137182021-06-18T23:05:00.025-05:002022-03-27T23:11:49.360-05:00In Memory of Gramma Neil<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYX5ODuIxubxVNT8gXER6fGW8xi7jBKH9Vmu1vlWG43EuEboIaeNZ-xFn93jBuCE0obLuAuUfBiWrF0ZWU7ZDJxTLouY6LQWo9qwWKuIl8fOH_K7GzynJ9y695Wncerga9r0vz96OUHjjfErSOD1BV-T4w7X71E8TcCKw7LuxON0iKT6zDRq6w-fg/s960/202758375_10106682212858839_407053638367814059_n.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYX5ODuIxubxVNT8gXER6fGW8xi7jBKH9Vmu1vlWG43EuEboIaeNZ-xFn93jBuCE0obLuAuUfBiWrF0ZWU7ZDJxTLouY6LQWo9qwWKuIl8fOH_K7GzynJ9y695Wncerga9r0vz96OUHjjfErSOD1BV-T4w7X71E8TcCKw7LuxON0iKT6zDRq6w-fg/w480-h640/202758375_10106682212858839_407053638367814059_n.jpg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">While sitting on the bleachers at Alex’s baseball game tonight I got word that my Gramma Neil had passed on.</span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I last saw Gramma in March 2020. She had recently moved into an assisted living facility. We walked around and she greeted *by name* every single person we passed. She told me their stories and it was shocking how much she knew about people. She listened and remembered them because she cared. This is the same way she loved me.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While growing up we would regularly go to Papa and Gramma’s house in Phoenix and I would pack a bag so when I asked my parents if I could sleep over I was prepared and a lack of toothbrush could not be used as an excuse! I am so glad I grew up close (in more ways than one) with her.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I started calling her regularly toward the end of 2020 and she was as witty and kind as ever, although if I called her too late in the day she would chastise me and say I needed to call before she took her teeth out. At the end of one call she said, “Don’t repeat anything I said! I’m an old lady! I’ll haunt you if you tell anyone!” I laughed and laughed; she’s crazy and she would do it. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(The following part is an excerpt of a letter I wrote her in 2016 when she and Papa celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gramma, thank you for taking me to the salon so I could watch you get your hair and nails done. Thank you for letting me make lists and go Christmas shopping for the whole family and meticulously keep track of how much you had spent on someone so we would know who else needed another gift so it would all be fair. Then thank you for teaching me how to wrap those gifts. Thank you for letting me have sleepovers at your house. Thank you for always having ginger ale in the fridge and cookies in a tin under the cabinet. Thank you for having a pantry with such a distinct smell that, when I smell it now, I am immediately taken back to reaching way up to the top for the cups that had all of our names written on them in permanent marker. Thank you for being a food pusher, because now I can claim it is genetic! Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for letting me be your favorite grandchild, although that can be our little secret. Thank you for your regular check-ins. Thank you for rearing my Dad into a great man. Thank you for spoiling me in a perfect Gramma way. I love you so much.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7oe5NSEy3lZOXEq1nH5u50M0ovbeBvBRU0RFiAF1bAI9l_nK8TqL4o__s0uOOMsjylCvHq1Rz6MgbZrHxK5srocnWUoU4zAmW5BSiqxn7DSGb5dY0B-nFGWxidbn4IlVCN1lngup4EEp8SOpcyFNU3WXJxgOdM5nT2zUddWMkGv8Q0zqyvSuqjQ/s960/200052882_10106682213327899_6461179342685670138_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7oe5NSEy3lZOXEq1nH5u50M0ovbeBvBRU0RFiAF1bAI9l_nK8TqL4o__s0uOOMsjylCvHq1Rz6MgbZrHxK5srocnWUoU4zAmW5BSiqxn7DSGb5dY0B-nFGWxidbn4IlVCN1lngup4EEp8SOpcyFNU3WXJxgOdM5nT2zUddWMkGv8Q0zqyvSuqjQ/w640-h480/200052882_10106682213327899_6461179342685670138_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> Even though Rhys is telling everyone he is <i>one</i> he is, unfathomably, TWO today. He is a master of menace. He loves ducks and dogs, as long as he is the one doing the approaching. He is trying to potty train himself (Sam is encouraging this and I am a diaper-hugger). His vocabulary is exploding daily. He can be found pulling off his shoes, running toward danger, and cracking up while doing it. I love him so much. It really hurts to think that it has been two years since I first met him. It is going by too quickly.</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/AVvXsEgzRGdCNuXhC96tMXllf0xp_M011Sp_eSfq682KxY6k5rOLsTAGHk6weI-KJOLsjaVsNf1Q4CwMeUUEPp1pM7P0l32lHktOcAafus-90HHq0r0x0F3jK9swWWOmWeWf3PA7koHdKNjInyI/s4032/IMG_2797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRGdCNuXhC96tMXllf0xp_M011Sp_eSfq682KxY6k5rOLsTAGHk6weI-KJOLsjaVsNf1Q4CwMeUUEPp1pM7P0l32lHktOcAafus-90HHq0r0x0F3jK9swWWOmWeWf3PA7koHdKNjInyI/w640-h480/IMG_2797.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zt0puJWQ4Es" width="468" youtube-src-id="Zt0puJWQ4Es"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="354" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sl8yArDoaMQ" width="471" youtube-src-id="sl8yArDoaMQ"></iframe></div><br />Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-15991205523114887812021-05-02T13:58:00.015-05:002021-05-05T14:27:31.803-05:00Thirteen Years!<p style="text-align: center;">Wow! Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. It is unbelievable to me that we have been married for so long because I don't feel nearly old enough. I am beyond lucky for marrying Sam. He is steady and exactly what neurotic me needs. We are not perfect but our marriage is happy and full of love. 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Declan is fun, loud, and observant. He has the fastest feet and climbs like a ninja. He is adorable and I love his unique expressions. His teeth are falling out at a rapid pace but he gets cuter while he sleeps so it's balancing out. He is quick-witted and goody, generous and kind and wise. He reads constantly, in crazy places usually, and is truly a genius. Today he was baptized and it is amazing to see how much he knows and learns as he grows.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IhUB0E5QufDu-t7xHcESijBn6BY1qX-qWqKx1aIwK_3App07tJ-gUUa0SlMjzWegKHqsNJIsnEijsw9hFlWzLd9aGqyiqN_73HdbLFtaW1ji-wQRmL4gZXao-mm2cpNTihcHo6Yi1CI/s4032/IMG_2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IhUB0E5QufDu-t7xHcESijBn6BY1qX-qWqKx1aIwK_3App07tJ-gUUa0SlMjzWegKHqsNJIsnEijsw9hFlWzLd9aGqyiqN_73HdbLFtaW1ji-wQRmL4gZXao-mm2cpNTihcHo6Yi1CI/w640-h480/IMG_2018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4CM8NPZGU1g" width="499" youtube-src-id="4CM8NPZGU1g"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="317" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5yf7N2PXEbA" width="493" youtube-src-id="5yf7N2PXEbA"></iframe></p><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-74809466931461160302021-03-27T22:00:00.038-05:002021-03-28T15:33:40.890-05:00Happy 10th Birthday, Edison!<p style="text-align: center;"> Today is the day! Edison is <b>ten</b>! On his first birthday I described him as being in perpetual motion and that is still very true. He is always up to something: playing, helping, eating, reading, bike riding. He is hilarious and brings loads of laughter to our home. He is sincere and thoughtful. He notices people and is a great friend to everyone. He is super rad and we are obsessed with him.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYI9d3w0TjtL9eYAuSLRIzGHQkvJEMYxZJlwxkpiz7jEoKPtcQScBRJHmi56eYEqxvAoRxFxLfL-YdS8Qu8I1Hqft4eQh7B6hJ-iY5W2_BcWTu9JlrM9CgQHtTePFPzTfzkVnXgHb9ck/s2812/IMG_1458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="2812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYI9d3w0TjtL9eYAuSLRIzGHQkvJEMYxZJlwxkpiz7jEoKPtcQScBRJHmi56eYEqxvAoRxFxLfL-YdS8Qu8I1Hqft4eQh7B6hJ-iY5W2_BcWTu9JlrM9CgQHtTePFPzTfzkVnXgHb9ck/w640-h640/IMG_1458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="272" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HBOO6IqaGM" width="629" youtube-src-id="0HBOO6IqaGM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="298" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YYA6pJza5BE" width="635" youtube-src-id="YYA6pJza5BE"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Merkley Jiatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737173851074428120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617186417989010374.post-42212126859836780282021-02-24T22:56:00.032-06:002022-03-27T23:05:03.805-05:00In Memory of Grandpa Hilton<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">My Grandpa Hilton died this morning at the age of 90. He has five living children, each of them brilliant and beautiful. My Mom is one of those five and she adored her father. He was PhD smart, comedian witty, lovingly spiritual, and a special sort of carefree wacky. He was perpetually cheerful, an incredible listener, and a brilliant talker. He had jokes and stories and dance moves that were so bad they were good.</span></span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I visited him many times when I was young and my grandparents lived in Las Vegas. We would drape a towel across the branches of a tree and spend hours eating pomegranates from his bountiful trees in the backyard. We spent so long out there that the juice would soak through the towel and drip onto the grass below, our fingers stained deep red. If we were lucky we could sit in the kitchen and he would harvest the fruit for us at the kitchen table, with the edge of the newspaper folded up so the arils didn’t escape to the floor. When I was in 4th grade we moved to Utah for six months so my Dad could help my grandparents build a home there. We rented a house nearby their future home. I lived upstairs, my grandparents lived downstairs. I don’t think the house had air conditioning because my room was always sweltering so I would head to the basement for the crisp air and a board game.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Traveling didn’t seem to be an issue and he attended more Westwood High School graduations than I did as he watched my seven siblings and me walk. He attended my temple endowment, wedding, college graduation, and even traveled across the country to New York for Alex’s baby blessing. At every event his camcorder would be looped around his hand, his lens trained on the action. He probably has more minutes and moments on tape than anyone will ever watch. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He could sit back calmly, or fall asleep even, in the midst of absolute pandemonium. He was seemingly unfazed by his 26 grandchildren running into and out of every area of his house and yard. Perplexed by our ability to inevitably tangle Newton’s Cradle, but calm and patient.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He would eat Shredded Wheat for breakfast. The giant biscuit kind without any redeeming frosting that makes it more than throat-stabbing straw. He performed exercises on the floor in the morning and flutter kick exercises will always make me think of him. He was always serving others in small ways but completely dedicated himself in big ways as well: he served a mission as a young man in Houston, and later served multiple missions with my Grandma. He served for years in the Mount Timpanogos Temple.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He was brilliant and his brain was a Rolodex, from nuclear physics to the gospel of Jesus Christ. He was faithful, kind, and happy.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am going to miss him. I love him. He loved me. He told me and showed me.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Updated to add: If you want to read more (especially about the 58 years before I met him), the obituary can be found <a href="https://www.andersonmortuary.com/obituary/Kent-Hilton?fbclid=IwAR1zHOPIF8gVTQ8Vcp_t_an9cBioNkFMmjnNsQpTVxTVgGTzUrp2bEalmI0">here</a>.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gqKOfpxYlS1lRU-bDDAAXIz9rmha758qHN4CxxcpZekT9AMHbAnWymlKgoo56-ZV92oE1IuS5VOqvd_wNsfrlhQWx37lLzc12vMWWqQwAwAp5VOG93K3ujE8CZWGoswaU8OpoNZj_sUaP6wHnRgXNxXkBOJjZae_CYg4HALdOo5fioHUyHggvWM/s960/152401010_10106468111968739_336085810317136451_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Mei is four! She loves birthdays the most and has been looking forward to today. She is sweet and opionated, articulate and thoughtful, joyful and fun. She is a night owl, knows what she likes, and is always ready for some fun. We love this little lady.</div>
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It has been 15 years since my sister Rachael died. I remember so many details vividly that it is hard to believe it has been so long. I wonder what could have been if she were still alive. I miss her every day and wish we could be adult friends, like I am with my other siblings. She was a great example to me of kindness and fun. I wish I could still have her here, but since that is not an option, I am grateful for the peace I feel when I think of her.</div>
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It is really true, although hard to believe, that Alex is 11 years old. He has matured before my very eyes. Today we are celebrating his birthday here, there, and everywhere and he is rolling with it like it's nothing. Alex is a reading addict. He could happily read the whole day. If he's not reading, he loves being with friends and family members and running, jumping, and playing. He is so incredibly helpful and playful with little kids and is very responsible. Being the oldest is a big job and he is smashing it!</div>
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My baby is one year old. I am in complete disbelief that he was born a year ago. This year has gone by at warp speed and Rhys has been a joy to have along on the ride. He is at such an adorable stage and makes everyone happy when they see him. He moves nonstop and is always making a beeline for the stairs or any other sort of trouble he can find. We are quite fond of him.</div>
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It is Declan's seventh birthday! Seven seems like a big deal. Declan is an undercover genius; he's not how I picture smart kids – sitting around and reading and meditating. He runs around like a maniac and then says he wants to be a lion "because [he] likes how their eyesight works and how ferocious they are." He can spend hours organizing and reorganizing his Pokemon cards and knows an insane number of facts about Pokemon. He reads way passed bedtime and we catch him in his closet with the light on and a stack of books well beyond bedtime. But that doesn't stop him from being the first one up in the morning, always in a good mood. He is friendly and fun. I love his squinty eyes and dimples and all of the rest of him too.</div>
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Edison is nine years old! He is such a fun kid. He does what he wants, but luckily most of the time that means he is happy, helpful, and kind. He has endless amounts of energy during the day and then falls asleep at night faster than anyone I know. I love seeing his smiling face every day.</div>
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Mei is three and the queen bee. She is the epitome of joy and is at a magical age. She has been stunning us with her language skills for more than half of her life but now we are regularly dazzled by her thoughts and understanding. We all think she is the greatest little girl in the world. She brings so much color – especially pinks and purples – to our family. She is royalty. I love her so much.</div>
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