tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932517363686343572024-03-05T20:30:44.773-06:00The Magic of an Ordinary Dayat Barefoot Cottageshastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-88181483119757753822016-04-24T23:09:00.000-05:002016-04-24T23:09:23.292-05:00My Four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My four little ones...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this picture seems like it was taken </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">soooo long ago...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but it was only four months ago!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seems like Genevieve has been here forever...</span></div>
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shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-41237850882212776042016-03-02T22:25:00.000-06:002016-03-02T22:25:14.757-06:00The Birth of Genevieve...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little over 2 months ago</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">little miss Genevieve Grace </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This pregnancy was a perfect one compared to my others...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">while I was uncomfortable with contractions and pressure</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">almost the entire time,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was able to avoid bedrest and pre-term labor until the last 2 weeks...{whoop, whoop!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At 34 weeks I was put on modified bedrest and given medicine to stop contractions...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a miserable 2 weeks because the kids were sick and Jon was working out of the town the whole time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At 35 weeks 6 days I was feeling real labor contractions and the medicine stopped working. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Jon was still out of town and since the labor with Angelina went scary fast, we chose to spend the night at my parents house just in case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The contractions had been about 7min apart all day but not super strong. I went to bed thinking all would go away and I would wake up and have another miserable day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead I was woke up at 6am with 4min apart and very strong contractions...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this time I got ready right away to head to the hospital...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and since I was now 36 weeks, the Dr was willing to deliver her at our local hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shortly before we left for the hospital, I had issues with lot and lots of bleeding...something I had never experienced before...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the nurse later said it was simply the mucus plug.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the time Jon and I got to the hospital,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was dilated to a 5 and almost fully thinned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the next couple hours walking the halls...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I walked until I could barely walk through the contractions...and some of the contractions lasted the entire time it took me to walk the length of the hall...not fun, but worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next time they checked me I was at an 8 and they broke my waters...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our room was extremely quiet this time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">only Jon and I were here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shortly after the Dr broke the water,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grandma B and Patrick arrived and were able to see Genevieve be born.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Within about 15min after breaking the water I was dilated to a 10 and felt like pushing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a few pushes later and she was born!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Genevieve Grace was born at 11:53am</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She was my tiniest baby...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6lbs 4oz and only 18" long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Genevieve is classified as a preemie,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we also had to have a M.D. in the room along with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">our Obgyn Dr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The M.D. Dr who was on call was the same Dr </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">who delivered me! Small town!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Dr remembered my birth and mentioned how I was born </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">during his lunch break and he almost didn't make it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He also told the nursed I give birth just like my mom...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all calm and collected and able </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to carry on a conversation at 10cm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Its always such a surreal moment when the baby is finally </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">born and placed in your arms for the first time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm always in a bit of shock thinking, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"its over, the baby is fianlly here!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Being that I hardly had to push with Genevieve,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was in a bit of shock that the birth was over!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So many emotions run through you in those first few moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My biggest worry was her breathing being that she was </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">born early...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but she did perfectly and didn't need any oxygen at all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Dr warned me that I may not be able to hold her right away </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">if she wasn't breathing right,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so it was such a relief when they immediately placed her on my chest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few hours later,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Daddy brought all the kids to see the baby...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">love at first site!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For months before Genevieve was born, Angelina insisted </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the baby would live at Grammies house because she didn't want the </span><span style="font-size: large;">baby at our house...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but one quick look at little Genevieve and she changed her mind </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and has been deeply in love ever since!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone had to inspect every little inch of her...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and we all agreed she was pretty much perfect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soon we had a room full of visitors...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Genevieve got passed around to each person for plenty of loving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sadly after all the visitors left,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Genevieve's temp dropped down too low and the nurses had </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to take her to the warming bed for an hour to get her temp back up...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so she spent her first night laying on my chest with heated blankets </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Apparently preemie babies have a hard time regulating </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">even at a little over 2 months old, we keep blankets and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because of her issues with keeping her body temp up,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we had to stay an extra day in the hospital...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">which turned out to be a good thing because her </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bilirubin was too high and she had turned a lovely shade of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yellow...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we stayed in the hospital several more hours so she </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">could spend 4 hours under the lights...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and she had to have her first blood draw which had me </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">fighting tears to hear to scream!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She hated being naked and hated laying on her belly</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and hated not being cuddled...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">she she cried a lot...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the kids were all sad to see their baby</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so upset!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They made sure she had a paci in her mouth and kept </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When she was done with the lights, we were finally </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">free to go home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We carefully dressed Genevieve in her special </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">going home outfit and her special bonnet...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">her colour was still pretty yellow...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and she was still super sleepy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but it felt so good to finally be going home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So tiny in her giant carseat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She ended up losing quite a bit of weight in the hospital</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and was only 5lbs 11oz when we left. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our little Christmas baby...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so thankful you are here and you are a perfect little baby...</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-86307128420594749932016-02-07T22:21:00.002-06:002016-04-24T23:10:21.773-05:00Fall...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This will be a post of our fall photo shoot with</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">no words...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because its getting late and my brain is officially </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">shut off tonight.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was getting ready to post a newer post,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but figured since this was all ready to be posted </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I better get it posted...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you don't even want to know how many </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">posts I have sitting in the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"never posted" file...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to Instagram, blogging has become a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">thing of the past for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kinda sad though because I love all the little memories </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have written about on the blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps someday I will blog again...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Life is an always changing thing and blogging is just</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">not very high on the priority list right now...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">~</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pictures from fall...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie Jane-7 {and a half}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">James Hawthorne-5</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina Viviana-almost 3</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">{and a 20week belly picture of Genevieve}</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-59386713923193073112015-10-08T00:08:00.000-05:002015-10-08T00:08:45.829-05:00Baby Four...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">such a long break that </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~surprise~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">baby number four is over half way done baking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow starts the third trimester already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few weeks ago we had an ultrasound...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we hoped to find out if baby was a girl or boy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but Baby was a stubborn little thing and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">kept its legs tightly crossed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since they also couldn't get a good view </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the heart,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we had to go back in the following week...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">at that ultrasound we found out baby is a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Girl!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie was excited, James was disappointed and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina is still in denial that she will no longer be the baby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next is figuring out the perfect name!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a list hanging on the fridge...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but Jon seems to find it funny to torment me </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and not pick a name!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully soon he will choose one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because this blog is our Life Journal I need to back up and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and write down this little ones story from the beginning...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon and I had always assumed we wouldn't have anymore children </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because my body is a crazy one and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we had to rely on a natural fertility med for James and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">medical fertility meds for Angelina...and I have </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a history of rather un-pleasant pregnancies</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that leave me on bedrest due to pre-term labor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we were moving ahead with becoming foster parents again</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with the intention of adopting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But...God had other plans!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hadn't been feeling well for awhile, I was upset </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and frustrated because I didn't have energy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started eating kale to give me energy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but I thought the kale was making me bloated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started sending pictures to my sister telling </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">her I was gaining weight! haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally my homeopathic Dr suggest I take a pregnancy test.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My parents were in town one evening so I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">begged them to pick me up one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much to my surprise,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the test was positive!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think I blankly stared at the test for a good 5min</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">before I told Jon the news!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were shocked, excited, overwhelmed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few days after finding out we were expected I woke up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not feeling good at all...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">soon I started feeling gushes of bleeding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was silently freaking out...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I called my mom and she came to watch the kids</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and my sister, Laura, brought me to the ER.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">when they did the ultrasound I was so scared...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't want to see a baby with no heartbeat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was a whole bundle of different emotions...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was literally shaking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much to my shock,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we saw a heartbeat!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I saw the heartbeat I could breath again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We found out baby was a little tiny thing of just 6 weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We never did discover the reason for the bleeding...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the Dr said it was a weird thing that happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I never want to experience anything like that again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Morning sickness was a pain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All day long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No energy, soooo tired and wore out,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">nausea, food issues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was very spoiled by my sister who would cook for me</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and keep the kitchen in order...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and my parents who would often </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">take the kids for the afternoon so I could nap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those first 3 months are the worst!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still managed to gather the strength to go camping </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for the weekend though!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also ended up moving during those 3 months...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">highly do not recommend that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully my parents and sisters again stepped up to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the plate and helped out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so out of it during those 3 months,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could hardly function, let alone move!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second trimester has gone extremely well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No signs of pre-term labor this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am un-comfortable with pressure and contractions,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but no pre-term,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I cannot complain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Baby is an active little thing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can feel her kicking and moving around </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all.the.time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kicks are now strong enough where my whole belly </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">moves when she kicks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been busy collecting little baby clothes,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hairbows, blankets and shoes for her...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little girl things are addicting!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I keep dreaming of what our life will be like with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">four little ones...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and 3 girls!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming from a family with 8 girls,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so excited to have 3 of my own girls!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are all hoping the next 3 months goes by quickly so</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we can snuggle this little one...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes God's plans turn out to be the best plans...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now lets go way back to January...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we met my family at the local </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">tubing hill and had a little fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{well, not me because of my darn back!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This winter was very mild without </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so it was perfect tubing weather!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even little Angelina enjoyed tubing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">she didn't even want to come in to warm up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie was a little cautious and enjoyed going </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">down with people until she got the hang of it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James is the complete opposite of his sister...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">after going down one time with someone,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he was begging to go down alone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good thing everyone in my family loves kids!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A fun family afternoon...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids were begging to go back!</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-9467404408581597162015-04-01T19:30:00.001-05:002015-04-01T19:30:00.451-05:00Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goodness,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">its amazing how quickly I get behind on blogging!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I never open the computer except at night </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">when the kids are all in bed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and sometimes I'm just too pooped out to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyhow...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in February, we hosted our annual </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine Party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a house full of friends and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">lots of sugar treats and plenty of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">valentine loves going on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And lots of babies too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And lots of toys all over!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think my kids had sugar highs going on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a good week...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a sure sign of a good party!</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-64835444135653004632015-04-01T19:30:00.000-05:002015-04-01T19:30:00.823-05:00Godmother...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a quick little post to share that I am now a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dextor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I would never be a Godmother to any of my nieces or nephews...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am {or rather, was}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the only non-Catholic person in our family...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I just always knew I would never be a godmother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It never crossed my mind that Ted and Ceara</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I was rather thrilled!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{Ted and Ceara have recently joined the church we </span></div>
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shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-57845544355946437652015-03-25T22:39:00.000-05:002015-03-25T22:39:26.972-05:00Daddy's Leg...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day before Christmas eve,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon had surgery on his knee...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he tore the cartilage under his knee cap and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so he was in a great deal of pain for the Holidays...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and very loopy from the pain medicine!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And he is a pretty bad patient...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">refused to accept help at all,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">enjoyed a beer with his pain pills even though</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I told him no,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">went outside several times for smoking,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">which we wasn't supposed to do...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I swear, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will hire a nurse to hover over him at home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon was able to be home for over 6 weeks to let </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and we loved those 6 weeks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now he is back at work and we are back to </span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-72530253029420293072015-03-19T22:03:00.000-05:002015-03-19T22:03:05.802-05:00Christmas Morning...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My grand plan of blogging more often</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">was an epic fail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soooo...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">back to Christmas pictures...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my kids love to look at past holidays and event on this blog,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I better post these so I don't disappoint them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas eve the kids left cookies,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">milk and orange juice out for Santa...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and they sprinkled the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">reindeer don't starve!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{they fly on glitter, so they added plenty!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite is watching their faces as they come running down the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and packages on the end table...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all wrapped up in fancy sparkle paper and signed </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Love, Santa"...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">such a magical moment...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids were so excited that they didn't want to open the gifts right away...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they just held them and soaked up </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the magic and anticipation...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">someday the magic will wear off a little...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so for now I cherish every moment of this </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">childhood wonder!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina's face shows it all...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Santa left a little Dr kit for Angelina and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a BB gun for the the other two...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">pink for Elsie and the tiniest wooden one for James...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Santa knew just what they wanted!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After Santa gifts and eating a little breakfast,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we passed out the gifts from under the tree...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James was so excited to tear into his biggest package...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a rocking bull!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Poor daddy was still pretty miserable and spend his day </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like this...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{good thing he has some pretty good gift-openers ready to help him!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is a house full of Happiness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we were done opening all the gifts,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grandma b and Patrick had to drop off the girls huge gift...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it was too big to hide in our house,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so she kept it hidden away until Christmas morning...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were excited!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rest of our day was spend lounging around in our </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas pj's and eating donut muffins and fresh fruit...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas 2014 was a memorable one...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">everything is softer and more beautiful"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">-norman vincent peale</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had very high hopes of keeping up with blogging now that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but now its just to find the time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will admit,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">most of the time I am pooped out by the time the kids finally</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I choose to just relax in bed, laying on the ice pack</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and watching Hulu...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my choice of shows being </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hart of Dixie, Nashville, New Girl and Modern Family...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am still mourning the ending of Parenthood!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyhow...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight I turned off Hulu and will post about </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Eve...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{now that Valentines day is over!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year was a crazy year...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 weeks before Christmas,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we moved to a new house...as we unpacked boxes we decorated</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for Christmas and it felt like chaos!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the day before Christmas eve,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon had knee surgery...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so he was slightly groggy and not feeling very good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, the kids never seem bother by the chaos...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to them Christmas is magical,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">no matter what!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas is BIG deal in this house...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids looked forward with great anticipation to the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our {many} traditions is the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lump of Coal...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this is our 3rd year of passing the lump around...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year 1 person is given the lump of coal...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">then that person gets to choose who to give it to the next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year Elsie chose to give the Coal</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to James!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Coal is a coveted gift in this house,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so James was very excited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He has already been trying to figure out who he should </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James expression is priceless!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They all really were very happy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">just getting excited to finish with the pictures so they could tear into the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Poor Daddy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is how he spent his Christmas eve!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we finished with the stocking stuffers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids and I headed to church...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we made Daddy stay home and rest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After Church we went to my parents house for the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">traditional Christmas eve meal of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Poor Jon was feeling so rough,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he didn't even want to join us...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he did agree to come long enough to eat then went </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry to say the kids were having too much fun to miss him too much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My family always does a $5 movie exchange on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Eve...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone brings a $5 movie and we play dice until everyone has one...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we split up into groups...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">girls, kids and guys...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was happy to trade movies with my dad...so I came home with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Napoleon Dynamite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since my kids were the only ones,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I surprised them with Frozen and a few others...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ironically only Frozen has been watched,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the others still are sealed up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sisters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All but 2...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, Elsie snuck into the sister pictures...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Someone said,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"lets pretend to eat, it will be funny!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so we did...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not sure if its really as funny as we thought it would be...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but we were all laughing so hard!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are a weird group of people sometimes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all fell into bed,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">very late,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with a smile on our face and a warmth in our hearts...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">spending Holidays with family is a special thing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These pictures really need no words...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a little boy in your life,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you get it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These two are actually the best of friends...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">if you find one,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the other is always close by!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If James isn't right by Angelina's side,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">she runs through the house yelling,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Jame, Jame, Jame!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And if Angelina simply runs up town with daddy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James will get all teary eyed and say he </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">just misses her so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That said,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they also annoy the bajeebers out of each other...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They fight like they might truly strangle the other...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I guess that's just the life of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">siblings...</span></div>
<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-46749594141517181132015-01-13T19:30:00.000-06:002015-01-13T19:30:01.472-06:00Bell Ringing 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Every year we take a few hours shortly before Christmas and ring the Red Kettle bells for the Salvation Army...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPqydcVaCu6cJ-Fua_sWvCf0mB0Iv-D6cVa4Cjo4qm0AarVk0C9-BD5sM3xzmBiSFkTauKZSKsOg97JKjgnxeBDD5OAldZUYGU4Crh-4lYD95A7jt42uQgCTUpJjmngtTP11sbNRWTJJA/s1600/DSC_0902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPqydcVaCu6cJ-Fua_sWvCf0mB0Iv-D6cVa4Cjo4qm0AarVk0C9-BD5sM3xzmBiSFkTauKZSKsOg97JKjgnxeBDD5OAldZUYGU4Crh-4lYD95A7jt42uQgCTUpJjmngtTP11sbNRWTJJA/s1600/DSC_0902.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bell Ringing is something the kids always </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we all dress up as festive as possible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am pretty sure James was the very best </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bell Ringer ever!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James was dancing around yelling out to people</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Step right up and get your candy cane!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He would also hold doors open for people </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and boldly hand out candy canes and ask people </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to put money in the kettle!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The girls were good volunteers, they were </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bell ringing is hard work though...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">good thing we brought snacks of grapes and jelly sandwiches!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were hoping the sound of the ringing bells and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the festive reindeer ears would make baby Dex want to be born...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but he was pretty cozy in his mama's belly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a little side note...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just learned that all the money raised from the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Red kettle drive,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is what sets the funding the the entire year for the Salvation Army...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the list of everything they do with that money is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">very long...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">food and clothing for families, emergency shelter, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">job training...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all in our local community and beyond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, next time you have an opportunity to donate to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">make sure you do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">St Lucia day is a huge highlight at our house...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it ranks right up there with Christmas morning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We celebrate with a big breakfast in bed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we have been doing this since Elsie was little tiny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The girls each wore their Lucia crowns and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James was supposed to wear his Star Boy hat...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but instead he wanted to just </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">breakfast like a dog...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not sure why, but it made him happy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We always decorate the room with plenty of candles...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">such fun and special memories being created...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also decorate gingerbread houses every year on</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">St. Lucia day...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Usually this is a Daddy project...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but this year daddy was away at work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also turned sugar cones upside down and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decorated a whole forest of trees for our </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">gingerbread house...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids had SO much fun and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">created a huge sticky mess in the process!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the time we got done with all the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decorating,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bath time was in order!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love all the special little things are involved in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the Christmas season...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so many memories...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and so fun now that the kids are old enough</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to talk about all the Christmas memories from past years...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All these cozy feelings are priceless.</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-53902094704949248302015-01-08T21:41:00.000-06:002015-01-08T21:41:03.218-06:00a Little Santa Magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Santa...the magical man...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope Santa never looses his magic in my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">children's eyes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even Elsie is still truly mesmerized my Santa...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They know that Santa has many helpers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">who pretend to be him...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but they also know that the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>True</i> Santa and Mrs Claus</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">comes to the local bank a few days before </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas every year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Santa is clearly the real deal...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids always get dressed in their </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">fix their hair all pretty and are on their </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">very best behavior before going to the bank...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we left the house, all three of the kids </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">announced that were too scared to go sit on his lap...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina was dramatically telling us that she would cry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, when we got to the bank,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all three of the kids marched right over to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Santa and sat on his lap and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was a little surprised...first year ever with no tears!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James stood in front of Santa and Mrs Claus talking their ear off for quite some time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and clearly this is the real Santa because look at how </span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-20266189238368002432015-01-01T23:04:00.000-06:002015-01-01T23:04:42.606-06:00B/W of our life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully I'm really truly back in the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">blogging groove this time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Turns out the computer we bought on the Black Friday sale,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">didn't let me edit pictures like I wanted to do...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but, because Jon spoils me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he gave me another computer for a Christmas/Birthday gift!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A fancy computer...I'm almost scared to use it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so excited to be able to edit pictures and blog again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I feel a little sad about all our </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Summer adventures that I didn't get a chance </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to blog about...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I might be skipping around a bit and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">posting summer pictures </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">along with our Christmas pictures...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this is our Life Journal,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I have to document it all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy 2015</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-85553575013700426502014-12-05T07:30:00.000-06:002014-12-05T07:30:00.802-06:00Road Trip!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This seems like forever ago!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't even remember when we took this trip...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">end of June?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made the four+ hour trip </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"down south" twice this last summer...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and we had a blast both times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We found fun little things to do each time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon and I lived "down south" in southern Minnesota</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">when we were first married,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but we never once did any of the fun stuff...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so its fun to take little vacations there and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bring the kids exploring all that fun stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every road trip must have a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">selfie or two of Jon and I!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop was </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Niagara Cave...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon and I had each been there before, but never together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids were so excited to go in a cave...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they talked about it for weeks in anticipation before we went!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids loved it and want to go explore some of the other </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We explored into Iowa a little ways...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie wanted to see Amish people...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So Daddy drove past lots of Amish farms for her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our handsome driver!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon works on the road all week...traveling to a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm always afraid he will be pooped out and tired of traveling </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">by the time he comes home...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but he is always game to bring us on an adventure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am finally blogging again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At least for one night...haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I stopped because our computer stopped working...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and since money doesn't grow on trees and a new computer </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">wasn't top of the priority list, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">blogging came to a halt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, thanks to an awesome black Friday sale</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{and a husband who surprised me!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we now have a computer again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was surprised to find so many posts all ready to go...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I guess I will be posting some catching up on all our </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">summer activities while I figure out the new computer and how to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">get new pictures edited and on blogger!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though these pictures were just from July,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe how much the kids have changed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina looks so "baby-ish" in these pictures compared to now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">seeing these pictures and all the memories </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this is our Life Journal...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I don't want to miss any of it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These pictures were all taken in the middle of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">July at the local county fair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids Love the fair...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we count down the days until the fair opens and usually make </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids each get to pick out a few rides to go on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but only if Daddy is with...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">mommy doesn't do rides!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina was too little this year for rides...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure next year she will be the first in line for the rides!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids all time favorite ride is the Farris Wheel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They look forward to the Farris wheel all year long!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina didn't think it was any fair that she didn't get to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James chose the bumper cars for one of his rides...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he was beyond excited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He could barely touch the wheel...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but that didn't stop him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He was smirking the whole time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a feeling this boy will be bad news when he is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James had some little </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at that little smirk!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All pooped out from the fair...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the last stop whenever we leave the fair</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because no fair is ever complete without </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cotton Candy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">no matter how close to bedtime it is!</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-15670301445120893652014-09-08T21:43:00.001-05:002014-09-08T21:43:35.402-05:00Birthday Boy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">{going back to July, because why not?}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since we always celebrate </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James birthday on the 4th of July, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James says his birthday is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4th of July 13!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever works! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The morning of his birthday,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he woke up to a plate of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">chocolate cupcakes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And yes, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because...just because! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My little guy has more personality </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He keeps us laughing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and exasperated!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He comes up with the most hilarious things to say...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like when he refers to himself as </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and saying things like,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"oops, i gotta take a dump now!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{not sure how to respond to that one!} </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love ya,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you crazy little four year old guy! </span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-59906452322794684682014-08-19T19:30:00.000-05:002014-08-19T19:30:00.648-05:00Last Day Camping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Day of camping...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">while we were ready to come home,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we really didn't want to leave yet either!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Camping was way more fun than we thought! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we finished packing up,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we all hiked up to the top of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mt Tom again...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and since we were all packed up,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we all caravaned up the road in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">different cars! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">one last try at a family picture...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{kinda another fail!} </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget Margot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we went to look at the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dam in New London,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we left Margot resting on the bikes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I guess a gust of wind knocked her over and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">she was smashed to the sidewalk...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids were certain she was </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"dead"! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This summer we discovered the kids are now </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The older two watch a show,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina just sleeps...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so sometimes, Jon and I had nothing </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">more to do but keep ourselves entertained </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with selfies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are messy travelers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I think we are outgrowing our van...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we were </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">p.a.c.k.e.d in there tight!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next time I think we need to pull a trailer for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">gosh sakes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have driven past </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Treasure City </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for my entire life,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we always talk about stopping,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but never have...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">until our way home from camping! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was an awesome little stop...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids each picked out a fun little </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">treasure to buy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and we spent far too much time </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with all the fun head cut out things!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{what are they called anyhow?} </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we finally made it home,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the Peonies were in full bloom...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it was pretty much the perfect ending to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">our first family camping trip! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can't wait for next year's </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family Camping Trip! </span></div>
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<span id="goog_37260027"></span><span id="goog_37260028"></span><br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-32489878842010181872014-08-04T22:35:00.000-05:002014-08-04T22:35:14.633-05:00Camping Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day3 of camping found us feeling rather adventurous...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so to climbed to the top the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mt Tom scenic outlook...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we left early in the morning before the heat of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">day was too overwhelming! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank goodness we carry a pocket knife </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in the diaper bag...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids each had to carve their names on the wood floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is something I would typically not let them do,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but a few years earlier the aunties did it,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Elsie thought it sounded so neat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that she begged to do it too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After climbing Mt Tom,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we went to the interpretive center...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{which is a fancy way of saying museum!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">when we first got there,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon accidentally locked the keys in the car!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{this happens to him often and he wasn't too concerned!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully I had my phone,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I sent a mass text to everyone and asked them to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bring a clothes hanger! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we waited for the clothes hanger,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we took selfies</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and toured the little museum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully Daddy has lots of experience</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with opening car doors with hangers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so we were able to carry on with our day in no time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After getting back to the camp site,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was quite hot out,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so sitting by the beach was lovely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a little gift shop right next door to the beach,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so we made a couple trips in there </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for Rock Candy on a stick! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all tried out the kayaks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All three of the kids loved kayaking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And yes, I gave Jon heart-failure when I plopped Angelina in the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">kayak with me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but she loved it and didn't want out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The beach was so relaxing that some people</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">even took a little nap... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We do not pack light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stroller had no room for the kids even! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone was in charge of their own meals...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but somehow everyone usually ate in the same place! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*find Margot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Papa Wayne's hammock was the most </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie was bored and was being entertained by selfies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the flamingo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Freaks me out every single time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sparklers, campfire and glow sticks to end the evening!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another great day Camping...</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-29574791689362494752014-07-30T19:30:00.000-05:002014-07-30T19:30:00.292-05:00Epic Camping Trip~ Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the rain from the night before made for some </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">fun mud puddles the next morning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina was covered in mud by the time I got her dressed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and her Pj's are still stained with mud! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a little extra fun, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we brought with a Pineapple named Margot...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for the most part we forgot her sitting on a picnic table...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">our goal was to see how many pictures we could get her in! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Card games after breakfast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">notice even Margot got in on the card games...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love this picture...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think Jon took it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James is never far from the guys! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before the heat of the day,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">he hiked to the picnic pavilion on the hill... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina found a little worm...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">she was the only one of our three kids who </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While the guys were off exploring the hill top,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we attempted a selfie...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{note to self, set the lens back to 18mm!} </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Later that evening </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Lisa and Devan joined us too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ana and her family and Jessica and her family</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">were not able to join our </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family Camping Trip this year...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">maybe next year... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the top of the hill was a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">kept the kids very occupied! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our attempt of a Family picture...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James decided he didn't want to be included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go figure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always at least one that doesn't cooperate! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James decided he would be in the pictures after all...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but with no shirt on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good thing he is cute! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We ate super simple while camping...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sandwiches, burgers and hotdogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids were happy and ate with no complaining! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The water was kind of cold and the "beach" was</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">very busy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but the kids still had a blast playing in the water! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Farmers tans are the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"in thing", right?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think our favorite times were in the evenings...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">everyone lounging around,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">relaxing and visiting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Simply being together is the best part. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned for Day 3.</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-38286219802587746702014-07-29T19:30:00.000-05:002014-07-29T19:30:00.725-05:00Epic Camping Trip~ day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">That's right...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went camping...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in a tent!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we loved it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we even have more camping trips planned!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always said I would never camp,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am more of a hotel person...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">never say never.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lesson learned!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are now proud to be part of the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Camping folks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the kids loved it too...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">what kid wouldn't love it?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All spring we slowly collected all the important </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">camping things we needed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a tent,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">air mattresses,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cooking stuff,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">pink flamingos,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">100 glow sticks,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">colourful buntings...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as you can tell,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a little more into the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Glamping style of camping!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For our first camping trip we went to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sibley State Park...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a 4 day camping trip with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my whole family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were all SO excited! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our camping started off with a bang...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we set up camp,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">then headed out to the grocery store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our way back to Camp we ran into </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">extremely hard downpours...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and when we made it back to camp,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">everyone was yelling to us to head into the shower house...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there had been a tornado spotted very close by!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scary excitement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{side note: first time campers that we were, we didn't close the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">windows to our tent before heading out...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my little sisters noticed and zipped them up...thank goodness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So no wet bedding at least!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everything was drenched outside! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully my parents had their little Vintage Camper...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so we all hung out in there while feeding the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">kids deli cut and chips for dinner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The guys were outside in the rain putting a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And just as quickly as the storm popped up,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it was gone and the sun was shinning again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We set off to explore Sibley...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a perfect evening...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">beautiful weather...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">kids were all happy to be exploring a new place...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So long as there is water around,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kids are happy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Spring and Summer had been so rainy that the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so high that the entire beach was under water...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but the kids didn't mind having to walk through</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">knee deep water to get on the fishing pier!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina is not at all afraid of water...she will walk out until she </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is in neck deep water...so she was not happy </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first day of Camping created many,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the best one that the kids talk about was </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{stay tuned for day 2 camping}</span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-60550756967836589102014-07-22T19:30:00.000-05:002014-07-22T19:30:00.846-05:00...hello...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just maybe I will get back into the swing of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this blogging thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wouldn't hold your breath though...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there are simply not enough hours in a day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This summer has been crazy busy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but in a fun way...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">lots of little day and weekend trips and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so much fun exploring new places</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and soaking in as much summer as possible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All too soon winter will be back...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and school...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so we are taking advantage of all summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I find that Instagram has kinda taken the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">place of blogging for me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still record our daily life,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">just much shorter stories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have oodles of pictures from our summer adventures</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am hoping to be blogging in the next few weeks...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hopefully!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Side note: this picture of James is old...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">taken from early spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">His hair is now cut short.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I miss his long hair...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">short hair makes him look too old! </span></div>
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<br />shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-57359207764581365622014-05-29T19:30:00.000-05:002014-05-29T19:30:00.075-05:00Colouring Eggs...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, this post should have gone </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">before the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Easter one...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but oh well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Daddy was gone for the 2 weeks before Easter...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">which meant if the kids</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was up to me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yikes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The night before we did the colouring,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sat down and blew out 2 dozen eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's 24 eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mouth was sore for a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was light headed all evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next year it better be Jon's turn to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't worry,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina did not get left out...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">though we did give her pink so her fingers </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She mostly just used a marker and decorated her egg. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James was the very creative</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{and very messy}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">one this year! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie has become so </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"clean" when doing projects...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and so systematic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love watching her grow up and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">finding her groove. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had some pretty fun and very colourful eggs </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to put on the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Easter Egg tree...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and a few even made it into the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">special box of eggs we save </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">every year.</span></div>
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shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078234815693096651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593251736368634357.post-24278560647700465902014-05-27T19:30:00.000-05:002014-05-27T19:30:00.316-05:00Easter Memories...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This post with all the Easter pictures</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">has been sitting in the draft file since </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a few days after Easter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always have great intentions of blogging </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">right away...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but Life happens and I just cant squeeze it all in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Better late than never I guess!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this is so late...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">very few words!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mind is always racing with a million other things</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I can barley even remember Easter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the kids request the Easter baskets were </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hidden in random places in the house...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elsie's was in the stove,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James in the tub </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Angelina's on the book shelf. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Easter Bunny spoiled them good this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Easter Bunny likes to do little </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">themes with the gifts...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this year is was all about Beach Fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beach towels,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">pool floaties,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big water toys/floaties,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Camp silverware,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and more than I can remember! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After church,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we went to my parents house for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">dinner, and an egg hunt and lots of visiting... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina loved the Egg hunt! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a fabulous Easter...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">perfect weather,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">lots of family,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good memories...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a perfect day... </span></div>
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