tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75826347707386517102024-03-05T19:00:04.717-06:00The Henry FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-73301171415972995952015-03-05T11:50:00.000-06:002015-03-05T11:50:04.831-06:00STILL trying to catch up: November 2013At this point, I must admit that it feels a little overwhelming to try to catch up over a year's worth of family events. But, then I remember how much my kids and I love to look at old posts. I am not a scrapbooker, so this is all I have. I'm iced in today and thought I'd try to keep working toward catching up.<br />
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*Also, my phone camera was getting worse and worse at this point, so the picture quality is not great. I have gotten even worse about remembering to use my nice camera too.<br />
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November brought some fun times and some more sick times, unfortunately.<br />
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Poor Mallory got her first black eye after a run-in with the coffee table:(<br />
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But, she also got enough hair to enjoy some cute baby pigtails!<br />
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We started working on making our new house ours. It was all painted a "builder beige" when it was renovated and that is just not our style.<br />
I love the choice we made for the living room. It looks great with some of our new furniture.<br />
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Madeline had to make an authentic recipe from the 1800s for a unit she was doing in her G.T. class. We worked together to make Wagon Train Biscuits. This was her first real experience with using buttermilk and she hated the smell. They turned out pretty good, but she said they were salty. I'm guessing that helped preserve those biscuits for a long time on the pioneers' journey:)<br />
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My friend, Amanda, and I decided to chalk paint a piece of furniture that was really showing its age. I love how the gray looks in our new living room. It makes a great place for our T.V.<br />
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Madeline had her first opportunity to perform in our town's "Lighting on the Square." She was so excited and her dance was beautiful. Here she is already to dance.<br />
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Unfortunately, the skies opened and poured a ton of rain down on everyone and the girls never got to dance:( They turned on the Christmas lights, but that was it. Luckily her dance teacher rescheduled a performance for December at the High School Auditorium.<br />
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November also includes American Education Week. One of the fun activities was allowing the kids to dress us as what they want to be when they grow up. Last year, they wanted to be a contractor and a vet. This year, they changed. Will wanted to be an Allergy Doctor, like his Uncle Robbie. Madeline decided to be a librarian, like Mrs. Franques at school. That was perfect for my girl who loves to read!<br />
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Madeline's school choir performed at the John Newton Historical Home again to help kick off the downtown Christmas festivities It was so cold, she had to wear Nathan's pull over during the performance. He is such a sweet daddy to freeze so she could be warm!<br />
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Will invited over his friend Cannon for the first time. They had a great time playing Legos and Zombies.<br />
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We were supposed to go to Georgetown to spend Thanksgiving with my Grandparents and the rest of my family. Unfortunately, my Grandma Taylor started having health problems and found out that she had an aggressive form of cancer that would not be likely to respond to treatment. It was just too much to have a bunch of visitors, so we stayed home and had a nice, quiet Thanksgiving, just the 5 of us.<br />
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On Black Friday, we went to Home Depot to get some new Christmas decorations for the new house. The kids wanted to go see Santa and the whole experience cracked me up! Both Will and Madeline refused to sit in his lap. It made for awkward pictures.<br />
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Mallory sat in his lap. But I think her picture speaks for itself! She hated the whole experience!<br />
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It was a good month, and a sad one. We were not sure how long my grandmother had but talked to her often and planned to go see her on our Christmas Break. I was looking forward to my first long break since returning to teaching:)<br />
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To start off October, Mallory decided she loved taking selfies, lol! It was one of the only ways to get a decent picture of her at 17 months!</div>
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She also got enough hair to sport a little baby ponytail with a bow. So cute!<br />
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We continued to be pretty busy, which led to more eating out than usual. One night, we got dinner from a place called "Old Fashion" (seriously, that is how they spell it, lol!). We get ice cream there fairly often in the summer but this was the first time we got food. Will wanted a corn dog and was very pleasantly surprised when he got it out at home and saw how huge it was!<br />
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On October 8th, we celebrated Nathan's 36th birthday. He is obsessed with all things pumpkin flavored at this time of year, so I made him a pumpkin cheese cake. It was a big hit for the whole family! I can't even begin to describe how blessed I am by this man everyday. God has blessed me with an amazing husband!<br />
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As I said at the end of my September 2013 catch up post, we started a long streak of the kids being sick. Will and Mallory both had strep at one point, just at different times. We had to use up A LOT of sick days at this point. We even had to call in Nathan's mom when Mallory got a bad fever virus and took over a week to recover:(<br />
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I love this picture of Madeline from October! She was getting ready to go to her good friend, Haley's skating birthday party. She was so glad those cute pink boots still fit. I think she looks so old here!<br />
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Our small town finally is getting some new restaurants. One was a frozen yogurt place called, The El Dorado Creamery." It's a lot like Orange Leaf or Froyo. We were so excited because we loved going to Froyo when we stayed with my parents in Spokane last summer. Here are Madeline and Will on their first visit:<br />
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More of Mallory loving the selfie. Madeline and I decided to get in on the action too!<br />
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After a tough week at work, we went out to eat, yet again. My kids love Chinese food and I had to laugh when I saw my fortune! I had some students with very tough behavioral needs that year and each day was pretty tough! I did need some rest!<br />
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Will got very excited about crazy sock/wear red day during Red Ribbon Week.<br />
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Another sick day home with Mallory:( Nana surprised her and sent a Pottery Barn chair just for her:)<br />
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Madeline went on her first out of town G.T. field trip without one of us. They visited some neat historical places in Arkansas and even spent the night in an old school house. I was so thankful my friend, Teresa, watched out for Madeline for us. She had such a good time.<br />
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We had a good time planning for Halloween again. Will was Iron Man.<br />
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Mallory was a cute pig.<br />
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Madeline wanted to be a pirate. It was actually very hard to find an appropriate pirate costume for a 9 year old! Many of them were really risque.<br />
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I unearthed my cookie decorating supplies to make some cute mummy cupcakes for Halloween snacks.<br />
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I love this group picture of the kids! Madeline was running fever off an on for that whole day, but recovered enough to go trick or treating, luckily!<br />
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We love our new neighborhood! Halloween was so much fun. There was a constant stream of trick or treaters at our house and, even though we bought 8 huge bags of candy, we ran out! It was a school night, so that was probably a good thing. It's so nice to live in a neighborhood with such a fun family atmosphere!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-54772336418540287752015-02-19T10:22:00.001-06:002015-02-19T10:22:18.486-06:00September 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This was a busy and kind of crazy month! We started it by coming home from work/school one day and find out we had no water or sewer service. It turned out that there was a mix up with our bills while transferring everything to the new house. But, the water company said they had no workmen who could turn it back on until the next day, ugh. Five people with no water or toilets was not going to work, so we booked a room at our local Country Inn and Suites. The kids were excited:) Will had the best time. We all got a pretty good night of sleep and it was fun to start our day with a continental breakfast:)</div>
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Of course, we looked like we had packed up for a week stay, lol! Our stuffed animals just had to come too!</div>
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One of the reasons September got a little crazy was that this was the month the kids' activities started up. Will had tried t ball and soccer but did not really enjoy them all that much. We decided to try TaeKwondo and he was very excited to start. It has been a good experience for him so far!<br />
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Another part of our craziness this month was that I had planned a belated birthday party for Will along with Madeline's actual birthday month/party as well.<br />
Will had a football themed party at Larry's Pizza. He invited his new friends from his new class. This cake was from Walmart and I was so impressed with how well it turned out!<br />
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My iPhone camera leaves a little something to be desired. But at least these moments are captured even though I forgot to bring my nice camera.<br />
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Will has made some really nice friends in this group and it was nice to get to know them better. Mallory and Madeline had fun joining in too.<br />
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The birthday boy blowing out his candles!<br />
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Madeline's birthday fell on a Sunday but we decided to have her party that Saturday instead. She went to pick out her own cake at Brookshire's and found just what she wanted. When I picked it up the day of her party, I thought it was the wrong one because it said "MackLine" instead of Madeline. I couldn't figure out how they made this mistake. So, I decided it would have to do and took it to the party.<br />
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Later, I looked at the ticket attached to the box and saw that handwriting does in fact make a difference. She had written Madeline but I see why the decorator messed it up, lol!<br />
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Madeline wanted to have a Spa party at a local place and invited a few friends. They were all so excited to get pampered!<br />
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They got a chocolate facial, paraffin on their hands, and manicures. It was the perfect way to celebrate turning 9:)<br />
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Sunday was her actual birthday. I caught this picture on the way to church. I can't believe she is already 9! Time has flown by. She is such a caring, intelligent, and feisty young lady! I love to watch her care for and mentor her younger brother and sister. She works hard at almost everything she does and makes me so proud! I've now been a mother for 9 years and it has been a joy! I can't believe in 9 more years she will be 18!!!!!<br />
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This summer, we found out Wicked the musical was coming to Little Rock. Madeline has really been wanting to see it, so that is what we gave her for her birthday. Here we are before leaving for the show.<br />
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We took a little selfie just before things got started. She loved every minute of it and so did Nathan and I! It was such a good show that we bought the soundtrack and now know every song by heart, lol!<br />
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Just when we felt like we were getting the hang of being a 2 parent working family, I got a call that Mallory was throwing up at daycare. This ended up starting a long streak of the kids getting sick one, after another for a while:( Go figure that, while I was staying at home, the kids almost never got sick. As always, God brought us through it and for that we are thankful!<br />
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August was a month of transitioning into our new normal. We closed on our house August 3rd and moved in on August 4th. We were blessed to have my mom come to help and Robbie and Connie came down to help too. Because we were moving into a split level home, we also needed to hire a moving crew for our heavier furniture. It was a great decision and the move went really smoothly! The kids stayed with our friends, the Johnston's and had a lot of fun too.</div>
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My mom stayed for a week, so I got busy finishing up my Kindergarten classroom. All of the teachers at Yocum have a theme. I picked a garden theme but it was mostly a color scheme:) I love the bright and cheery look of things!</div>
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I officially became a working mom again on August 7th. Nathan and I both had to do a lot of Professional Development before the first day of school. That's always hard when we have 2 school aged kids who need child care. Luckily my mom kept them the first week (while Mallory was still easing into daycare). That weekend, we took her back to Little Rock to fly home and took Madeline and Will to Conway so they could stay with their Granny for the next week of Professional Development for us. </div>
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We love to hit Chick-fil-a when we get a chance since we don't have one in El Dorado. This was Mallory's first try of their ice cream and she loved it!</div>
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The day we headed back to El Dorado, I decided to do some teacher supply shopping in Little Rock with Connie, so we met up with her Robbie, John, Lindsey, and Lucy at P.F. Chang's for dinner. The girls had fun playing together at the table and loved their Chinese food!<br />
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We worked hard that next week to get ready for our students between meetings. Mallory got adjusted to going to daycare full time as well. She did so well with it:)<br />
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The weekend before school started, Nathan and Mallory went back to Conway to pick up the big kids. I took advantage of the time on my own to get the kids' rooms settled. We had done some shopping with Nathan's mom the week before and she got both big kids some really cute bedding and decor. Nathan had worked hard to paint Will's bunk beds turquoise for Madeline's new room Here is the finished product:) She loves having a "bigger girl" bedroom now!<br />
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We picked out a queen sized bed for Will's room, as it will double as our guest room when my parents come to visit. I really like his new color scheme too. He still needs a new chest of drawers and some wall art, but it was a good start. I so wanted them to both be settled in their new rooms before school started and I accomplished it in the nick of time!<br />
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On August 19th, Madeline had her first day of 3rd grade! She was excited to start a new year. This will be the first time she will trade classes for different subjects between 2 teachers.<br />
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Will was ready for his new Kindergarten year. He was supposed to have Mrs. Ponder again but, sadly, she was having some health problems. So, he was meeting a new teacher, Mrs. Preston. He was excited to meet new friends and was especially proud of his new Batman backpack and lunch box!<br />
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A friend of mine who teaches at Will's school caught this picture of him and Brylee in the classroom. It was hard on me not to walk the kids in for the first time. I had always done it:( But, I was thankful Nathan was able to, and for a friend who shared this moment with me to make me feel better.</div>
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As we settled into our new routine, I realized how much I missed catching pictures of the kids throughout the day, so I started taking pictures in the morning before I left. </div>
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Here's a sweet selfie of Mallory and I:</div>
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This is one of my favorites of the three of them:)<br />
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Madeline was so ready for dance to start back in September, so she did some practicing on her gymnastics mat.</div>
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Mallory decided to try too!<br />
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It was a month I had dreaded, but we made it through! Nathan's job stayed as busy as ever and mine was tough due to some of the unique behavioral needs of some of my students. I honestly had some regrets about some of our decisions, but I knew God could carry me through anything and He did. It was hard then, but it is easier now to see the good that was happening in our lives too.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-21218908290075749592015-01-18T11:56:00.000-06:002015-01-18T11:56:23.191-06:00The Elm Street HouseBefore I go on with August, I thought I'd do a post about our new house. Our main goal was to get a 4 bedroom house with more space for our family. We loved our former house but the bedrooms, bathrooms, and closets were very tiny. The living space was great but lack of storage was our biggest issue. It was also in a neighborhood that was in transition and not really in a good way. When we moved to Mimosa Dr., it was mostly older families who had lived there since the houses were built in the 1960s. But, as those sweet neighbors passed or moved away, the houses were being bought up by investment groups. They were quickly becoming rentals with new renters moving in and out often. We wanted to find a neighborhood with lots of kids and families like us who were likely to stay a long time:)<br />
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We looked at everything that remotely fit our criteria. The Elm Street house was one of the first we looked at. It was in our absolutely favorite neighborhood and had lots of good space. We even put a contingent offer on it, but pulled it later, deciding it was really too expensive. After we accepted the offer on our Mimosa house, we had 3 months to decide on a house. We fell in love with an older character home (I can't find a picture anymore) but it sold before we could sell our house:( In the end, God was good because it had a lack of storage and bathroom space. We just loved the character and were ignoring the practical points of the house too.<br />
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There was also the house on Cedar St.<br />
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It met a lot of our requirements but had some renovations that were not done very well. The bathrooms needed a lot of work and we didn't love the layout quite as much as others we had seen.<br />
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Then here was the Oak St. house.<br />
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It was not actually on the market yet. It was a nice house but not in quite as nice of a neighborhood. We were hoping for a 2 car garage and it only had a carport. It also needed some work in the bathrooms too.<br />
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There was the Main St. house that was a true fixer upper in our favorite neighborhood (couldn't find a picture). I finally said that, considering all of the changes we were about to experience, it was not something else we needed to take on!<br />
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Just when we were starting to get worried we wouldn't find a house, our Realtor sent us a text asking if we were still interested in the Elm St. house. We said it was too expensive and she said the owner was desperate to sell and was willing to accept a much lower offer. We stuck to our budget and got a great house for a great price! Here are some pictures from when it was listed:<br />
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Here is the main bath (there are 3 bathrooms!) All 3 bathrooms had been renovated very well.<br />
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One of the 3 secondary bedrooms. We liked the character of the windows. This is to be Mallory's room.<br />
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The dining room. We decided to change things around and make this our upstairs living room though.<br />
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The kitchen. They did a good job renovating this room. It has plenty of storage space, a pantry, and a island with bar stools.<br />
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The living room. This room is what we decided to use as the dining room/Nathan's office area.<br />
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The master bedroom. It's a nice size with two closets. The bathroom was done nicely and was a much better option than our previous tiny bathroom.<br />
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Here is the front. We don't love the street appeal but we don't hate it either:) We also had to come to terms with the fact that it is a split level with stairs right in the entry way. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, and living room upstairs. There is one bedroom, one bathroom, laundry, and a huge playroom downstairs. It will be a great home for our family for a very long time, I hope!<br />
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We were still in Spokane when July started. It finally started to warm up too. We took the kids to a small water park one day with our Spokane friends, Sharon and Trevor. Will was pretty tentative about things and just kind of stuck to the shallow pool in the kiddie area. Madeline and Trevor went on every slide possible and had the best time. Mallory looked so cute in her new swimsuit and hat. She liked the water too:)<br />
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We also did some fun indoor stuff. We went to a big bounce house place and took the kids to see Monsters University. They loved the movie and Will became obsessed with everything involving Monsters Inc.<br />
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We had the best time in Spokane and were so thankful for the time spent with my parents and the fun they provided! Nana and Pawpaw are awesome!<br />
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When we got back, Will had a food trial scheduled to see if he would have a reaction if he ingested peanuts. He had already passed milk and eggs. This face shows you the result. No more peanut allergy and no food allergies at all anymore!!!!! We are so happy! This will make life so much easier for our Will:)<br />
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We started packing and getting ready to move while still enjoying our summer break.<br />
Mallory discovered a love for spaghetti:<br />
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She also had her first day of daycare while Nathan and I had to go to some professional development and work in our classrooms. I'm not going to lie, it was hard on me. I wanted to change my mind about going back to work so badly:( But, Nathan is a great leader of our family and patiently reminded me of the reasons we made our choice. I'm thankful for his calm and reasonable personality!<br />
We eased her in with a few half days and then a few full days a week. She adjusted very well! She really seemed to love going which helped the transition for everyone:) Here she is on her first day with her backpack and lunchbox;<br />
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On July 27, we celebrated Will's 6th birthday! Because we were about to move, we decided to delay having a birthday party with friends until we were settled. So, we celebrated as a family with cake, presents, and a trip to the bowling alley. It was a lot of fun!<br />
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Will is such a blessing to our family! We have been so proud of his progress in school this year and how well he has handled the news of our decision to have him stay in kindergarten another year. He is so loving, kind, gentle, and creative. I can't wait to see what all he learns and accomplishes in this next year!<br />
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Here is a cute snapshot of the girls one morning before church. It shows just how much Mallory has grown! I also love the next picture of Madeline. Her face has changed a lot this year. She is turning into such a beautiful young lady, inside and out:)<br />
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July was such a nice month but we were honestly holding our breath and dreading August. We had some issues with our mortgage broker while trying to finish all the paperwork to close on the new house. She had forgotten to turn things in and it was a very stressful time. That coupled with trying to find time to get ready for a new school year and the whole adjustment to being a 2 parent working family again was overwhelming, at times. I'm not sure I always handled the changes well, but sometimes I did. It was truly the grace of God that would get us through the next few months and beyond.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-77446099890284848252015-01-10T14:45:00.000-06:002015-01-10T14:45:27.772-06:00June 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
June 2013 was a nice time of enjoying playing at home, packing slowly but surely, and preparing for our big trip to see Nana and Pawpaw in Spokane, WA.</div>
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Not long before we left for Spokane, Mallory decided to add some excitement to our home by taking her first steps by herself. Madeline didn't walk until 15 months and Will was 17 months, so we didn't quite know what to do with an early walker, lol!</div>
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The next day, we headed to Little Rock to help Lucy celebrate her 1st birthday! It was such a cute and fun party with a watermelon theme. We had such a great time visiting with our family and celebrating Lucy.</div>
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Madeline and Emma are always thrilled when they get to spend time together:) </div>
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Mallory and Lucy are so cute together. There was music playing and they both just started dancing. I love that they are only 10 days apart. I can't wait to see them interact with each other more and more.</div>
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I offered to make some of my cookies for the party. Here are my watermelons. They turned out super cute, I think!</div>
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The week of our trip, Madeline participated in Ferncliff's day camp at the Presbyterian church with her friend Miriam. They had a great time. Miriam came to spend the night before their last day. Summer sleepovers are the best! Miriam also loved playing with and carrying Mallory around. Mallory loved being with the "big girls."</div>
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The next day, we flew to Spokane. It was our first big trip as a family of 5 and it went pretty well. We had a long layover in Denver but we tried to find fun where we could and the kids all did really well.<br />
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It was a lot colder than in Arkansas. Luckily we packed for the weather:) It seems weird to see Mallory in leggings and a jacket in mid June! We had to go buy Will jeans at first, lol! The kids loved being at Nana and Pawpaw's house for sure. They had planned so many fun things for us to do.<br />
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This is Mallory getting ready to do some serious shopping! We live in a small town and get so excited when we go somewhere with good shopping!<br />
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My kids have never been to Build a Bear, so that was up first! Madeline made a cute panda bear. She named it Oreo.<br />
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Will built a cute bear and fell in love with the police man outfit. He named him Officer Bacon:)<br />
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I didn't get a shot of Mallory's, but she made a little dog and named it Brownie.<br />
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That Sunday was Mallory's first birthday! We went to mass that morning and my dad took a great family shot of us all dressed up. I sure love my family of 5!<br />
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Here's the birthday girl in her cute apple dress.<br />
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After church and a nap, Mallory was ready to open presents. Nana and Pawpaw got her first baby doll. It's name is "Baby Jenna." You can see how excited she was about it here!<br />
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It was love at first sight! This little girl sure loves babies.<br />
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After presents, it was time for cake! She wasn't sure about the candle and Will and I had to help her out.</div>
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She did really love the cake though!<br />
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I'm so glad I made a point to take her picture every month for her first year. It is so fun to see how much she grew and changed. I also love that we had to give up on the crib shots the last three months, lol!</div>
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That evening, my dad and Nathan took the 2 big kids to a Spokane minor league baseball game while the birthday girl stayed home and rested with Nana and Mama.<br />
This will always be remembered because my dad and Nathan let Madeline eat a ton of kettle corn. Then, they won coupons for free tacos from Jack in the Box and fed them that for dinner. Poor Madeline got sick in the middle of the night after that, bless her heart. She no longer likes Kettle Corn, lol!<br />
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On June 29, Nathan and I celebrated our 11 wedding anniversary! My parents surprised us with a one night stay in a nice resort in Cor d' Lane Idaho. It was such a beautiful place on a lake with an amazing restaurant. We had the best time together, just the two of us. I think this may be our first official "selfie" We are so grateful that our parents kept our kids so that we could have this time together. Now that we don't have any family in the same town as us, this is very rare. It was wonderful!<br />
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May is always a busy month with all of the school year activities ending. It was an even busier month for us because I was offered a job teaching kindergarten in the fall and we finally got a good offer on our house! The only catch was that the couple couldn't close until the beginning of August, so much for the convenience of moving during summer break!</div>
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Last PRE class for the year. These buddies had a good time together:) Nathan and I are sad that this will be our last night teaching PRE for a few years. Now that I am going back to work, it's not going to be possible for us to teach next year:(</div>
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Madeline went to Miriam and Hope's birthday party at the Painter's cottage and had a great time!<br />
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Madeline continued to do well in gym. So well in fact, that she was asked to perform in the gym recital performance this year! The girls have to be performing their back hand spring and round off back hand spring well enough to be asked. Madeline almost made it last year, but it was a piece of cake this year!<br />
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Mallory discovered Will's toys and loves them! Will, however, is not enjoying this new phase, lol!<br />
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She also discovered Go-go Squeeze applesauce and is a big fan! This mom is happy for a convenient and healthy snack:)<br />
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Madeline's last Northwest Choir performance of the year:<br />
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Will has the amazing ability to make just about anything out of paper. He made a basketball goal complete with the metal structure to attach it to the ceiling of a gym. I think we have a future engineer on our hands for sure!<br />
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Field Day! It was pretty drizzly in the morning, but luckily it cleared up and they had a great time.<br />
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Dance Recital weekend! Madeline spent lots of time over those 2 days with her hair in rollers:)<br />
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Her gym performance outfit. She did so well in this. Her tumbling looked so good up there with the big girls and she was just thrilled to be a part of it:)<br />
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Hip hop outfit. This was a cute dance that she enjoyed. All of the hip hop classes got to perform the finale this year, so she got to do some extra performing. <br />
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Posing with friends:<br />
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Jazz: this was my favorite dance of hers this year. She really danced well and I was so impressed with her skill level and how well she performs!<br />
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Ballet: This was a beautiful dance to an operatic version of a night time prayer and I loved it! I really appreciate how much her dance teachers use Christian music in the recital.<br />
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Two of Madeline's best friends were in her class this year and that made it even more fun for her. She sure loves Miriam and Sydney!<br />
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Last day of 2nd grade! <br />
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Last day for Will too! We have decided to hold Will back next year. He has done very well academically but his maturity has lagged both socially and emotionally behind his peers and we feel that he is not quite ready for 1st grade just yet. He was the youngest in his class by far and we felt that the extra year would give him a chance to mature and become more comfortable at school. We are so proud of him! <br />
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End of year awards assembly. Madeline with her GT teacher, Mrs. Woods:<br />
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With her buddy Miriam:<br />
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Now it is officially summer and we have time to do fun things like experiment with new hair styles,<br />
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Paint cute baby toenails,<br />
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build Lego firetrucks with no help from a grownup,<br />
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play in the wading pools,<br />
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be a sweet big sister who shares Frigid Frog snow cones with her baby sister,<br />
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and play around with Instagram by taking great pictures of this handsome boy!<br />
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We hated that we couldn't close on our house, and thereby couldn't move into our new house, until summer was over. But, we were excited that we could just settle in and enjoy our summer together!<span id="goog_1257135854"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-26089406826636364202013-12-22T19:12:00.000-06:002013-12-22T19:12:12.016-06:00April 2013April started with Madeline making her First Communion. She had worked for so long to prepare for this Sacrament and was so excited! She looked beautiful in her dress and veil.<br />
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Mrs. Judy, one of her teachers:<br />
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Mrs. Nancy, her other teacher:<br />
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These 4 girls have been in PRE together since they were 3:)<br />
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My brother, Robbie, is Madeline's godfather. We were so grateful he could be there but sure missed her godmother, Kym's presence. Virginia is a long way away though:(<br />
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Madeline was also super excited her cousin, Emma could be there.<br />
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Nana flew in for the occasion too!<br />
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Sweet siblings! Can you tell the sun was a bit bright, lol!<br />
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Our family of 5:<br />
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A beautiful cake:<br />
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Later that month, Madeline's ballet class was asked to perform at the Health Fair in town. She had a good time!<br />
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Then, Nathan was able to go with her on her first out of town GT field trip to Memphis. They rode the charter bus with her friend, Haylee.<br />
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One of their stops was the Memphis Zoo where Madeline fell in love with the pandas.<br />
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The start of Spring, meant the start of t-ball for Will! This year he was on the Oakland A's.<br />
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Mallory seemed to enjoy hanging out at the ball field too:)</div>
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This is her 10 month picture. We completely gave up on the sign in the crib:) She was not having it anymore.<br />
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She also discovered a love for the i pad.<br />
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And the swings at the park:)<br />
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Will discovered that he loves Monopoly Jr.and we have had many Family Game Nights playing his new favorite game!<br />
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Mallory became quite the cruising machine during this time.<br />
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We did get an offer on our house but it was a really low one so we decided to pass and just continue the waiting game. To make matters more stressful, we had a bad storm with hail damage right around Easter and had to replace our roof, ugh! We hoped that May would bring us a better offer and the chance to move while Nathan was on summer break.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-53711620756140739662013-12-22T17:54:00.000-06:002013-12-22T17:54:27.444-06:00March 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
March was a busy month with house showings and us going to look at more houses. In January, we took a close look at our finances and decided that I was going to need to go back to work. Even if we did not move to a bigger house, it was no longer possible for me to keep staying at home. It was such a hard and sad decision for me but it needed to be done, so I started the application process for teaching positions in the fall.</div>
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A silly picture in a new outfit from Nana:<br />
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Nathan and the rest of my family ran the Little Rock Half Marathon again. Nathan ran a personal best and won our family trophy!<br />
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Mallory started trying some solid foods. Here is the first try of egg yolk. It was a hit:)<br />
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Our family did Marleigh's Diabetes March again. They did moustache face painting:)<br />
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Mallory having some fun wearing Daddy's sunglasses.<br />
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Mallory having fun at her 9 month appointment showing off her waving skills to Dr. Calloway:)<br />
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Her 9 month picture. We had to give up on the sitting down pictures by this point!<br />
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A fun new Matilda Jane outfit for Spring.<br />
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A chilly before school picture. I sure love these cuties!<br />
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In an effort to prepare her for daycare in the fall, Mallory started a 2 day a week MDO program. Here she is on her first day.<br />
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Madeline's hip-hop dance picture for this year:<br />
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Resurrection Rolls on the Saturday before Easter.<br />
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Easter baskets waiting on Easter morning:<br />
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Happy Easter from 3 smiling kids (an Easter miracle)<br />
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We also had a nice staycation for Spring Break. No luck selling our house at this point, but we kept hoping an offer would come soon!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-70019521253240389902013-12-22T17:25:00.001-06:002013-12-22T17:56:12.436-06:00February 2013We started this month by putting our house on the market. We had found a house we really liked but knew we had to sell first. Here are some pictures of our house so that we can always remember:)<br />
Living Room<br />
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Dining Room<br />
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Kitchen<br />
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Playroom<br />
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Will's Room<br />
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Girl's Room<br />
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Master Bedroom<br />
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Front of House<br />
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We lived in this house for a little over 7 years, the longest I have ever lived anywhere by far! When we bought it, it was stuck in the 1960s and with a lot of hard work and a tight budget, we managed to make it more like us. We brought home 2 babies to this home and Madeline was not even 2 when we moved in. We have been so blessed to live here and have so many wonderful memories!<br />
On to the rest of February!<br />
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Valentine's Day<br />
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Annual Campfire Father Daughter Dance:<br />
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Mallory turned 8 months:)<br />
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Sorry to be so short! I have a lot of updating to do:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-62193152857033907502013-12-22T17:02:00.001-06:002013-12-22T17:02:25.200-06:00I can't believe it's been almost a year!I'm sad that I've let the blog go untouched this long:( After January, life got super busy with many, many life changes. Now that I'm on Christmas break, I can finally try to catch up. I'm probably just going to post a few pictures of each month and the major updates. Lots has changed for our family and I want to document it for myself even if everyone else has given up on reading my blog:)<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-64375244110052476332013-01-29T10:10:00.000-06:002013-01-29T10:15:03.211-06:00What we've been up to: January 2013<br />
Okay, so I know I said I was going to try to take more pictures to blog with on my good camera that takes way better pictures than my really old and outdated 3G i phone, but this mama is pretty busy and just doing the best I can! I am due for an upgrade in March, so maybe my frugal self will get really wild and get the cheapest i phone offered that is a step up from my 3G. Then at least my pictures might be slightly better in quality as I run around doing a million things for my 3 kids while still trying to capture memories!<br />
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So, back to the purpose of this post: We have had an interesting January. We started casually looking around at houses right before Christmas. The "casually" looking quickly turned into looking online at ezmls multiple times a day, uploading the realtor.com app on my phone to check when I can't get to my computer, talking to 2 different mortgage brokers, and looking at every home in our town that is remotely close to our price range. So, you know, it's no big deal or anything.<br />
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The kids have really been good about it all. Here's Mallory all ready to head out, yet again, to see just a few fixer-uppers!<br />
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We have found a few we are interested in but haven't made any offers yet, so we'll see! I get twitches when I think about getting our house ready to sell and keeping it "show ready" with three young kids, especially since the reason we are selling is because we are busting out the seams of our cute "starter" home:) Being a one income family definitely rules out the whole 2 mortgage thing so we will have to sell while still living here, like I'm sure most people have to. I'll do my best to keep you all posted but if you don't see many house hunting updates, just know I'm probably going crazy trying to find every Lego Will has scattered on the floor 5 minutes before someone comes to see our house! If you live in my town and feel like you see me at Walmart or Sonic every time you go, just know that I'm probably killing time during showings.<br />
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So, back to the rest of our life! We got Madeline and Mallory their first matching outfits for Christmas. This was tough to find when your 8 year old refuses anything smocked! Thanks to Matilda Jane, we found something. I think they look so sweet! I didn't plan to ever attempt to match them with an 8 year age difference, but Madeline thought it would be fun, and it was.<br />
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Mallory started rolling both ways right around this time, so nothing is safe! She rolled all the way from her play mat in the background to be near Madeline, who was doing her homework on the floor. She's eyeing Madeline's pencil here. I wish I had captured a picture of her grabbing it while Madeline was trying to write!<br />
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Uncle John and Aunt Lindsey got Will this spin art set for Christmas. He thought it was a lot of fun on a cold Sunday!<br />
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Will just celebrated the 100th day of school, which is a huge deal in kindergarten. He had to bring a hat with 100 things on it. We went with golf tees, which made for a very hazardous, but cool, hat!<br />
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Mallory turned 7 months on January 23! I love how much bigger she looks here! She has such a fun and happy personality.<br />
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She sits ups so well, loves to babble, rolls all over the place, and has turned into a stomach sleeper which scares this worrier mom to death! I kept sneaking in to roll her back over but she would just go right back to her belly, so I gave up. She is not crawling but it really trying too. She hasn't figured out how to get up on her hands and knees at the same time.<br />
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We had an unnaturally warm day on Sunday. We asked Will to go change out of his church clothes to go play outside, and this is what he came out in. Not sure about his sense of style yet! He has such a great sense of humor and loves to make funny faces for the camera.<br />
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Some fun pictures of the "big kid" cousins:<br />
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I love the look on Will's face here. He could not seem to jump at the same time as the girls, but at least his hands are up:) I'm impressed with Madeline's jump. That girl has some 'ups!<br />
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Love Madeline's eyes here. Just so strikingly beautiful and the missing tooth makes it even more precious!<br />
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This picture of Will is my favorite of the whole session. It just captures him perfectly and makes my heart melt!<br />
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Sweet little Mallory:<br />
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Robbie's little girl Emma with her beautiful brown eyes!<br />
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Love Lucy's little half smile, just so adorable!</div>
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Oh the fun of trying to get the whole group. It seemed like there was always someone not looking:)<br />
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I think this was the one we went with for my grandparents:<br />
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Except for the phantom hand on Madeline's stomach, this was one of the very best pictures! We had it blown up, cropped, and framed for my parents and they were blown away by the sweet faces!<br />
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The babies were so calm and cooperative:)</div>
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Mallory's face cracks me up in this group shot:<br />
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I'm not sure why photographers love the jumping shots so much but at least it gives us something to laugh at after the chaos of the photo shoot:) The three guys in the back are the best part!<br />
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Funny faces!<br />
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My favorite shot of our family. I am so glad to have a new blog header!<br />
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Trying to get a shot of all the kiddos sitting up, but it was tough with 2 babies that couldn't sit up yet.<br />
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My three babies! I wonder what Mallory is so focused on?<br />
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Our other family shot. It's okay, but I like the other one better, less posed:)<br />
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We were exhausted and cold afterward. I'm not sure we will do it again for awhile. This is the first time we have ever had professional pictures done of our family, outside of church pictures. I am enjoying the few pictures I like but am not sure it was worth the trouble or expense. Maybe next time we can find a more reasonable photographer who is better at handling family shoots!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-87244269614169783532013-01-15T21:35:00.000-06:002013-01-15T21:36:16.351-06:00Christmas 2012By this point on Christmas Eve, Nathan and I were exhausted but still had to get everything ready to host Christmas for my family the next day. We were told that there was a Christmas Mass at 9:00 the next morning, so we had to be ready early too! Luckily, we are a great team and it all got done fairly easily:)<br />
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We try very hard to raise our children without a sense of entitlement. We want them to not worry about what others get or have but instead to be grateful for the blessings they do have. We want Christmas to be about Jesus while still enjoying a little of the magic we enjoyed as kids ourselves. We decided the best way for us to do that was to keep things simple. Santa does visit our house but not the Elf on the Shelf. I worried that my kids would be jealous of other kids who do have one, but they didn't seem to mind at all. They are such good kids! I don't have a problem with Elf on the Shelf, we just decided it was not necessary for our family in our quest to keep Christmas simple. We also make a big deal out of choosing two angels from the Salvation Army Angel Tree to shop for. Madeline and Will get so excited to do this every year! We do have an Advent calendar and do many church related activities to prepare for the Christmas season as well.<br />
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A few years ago, we decided to have them write letter to Santa asking for something they want, something they need, something they can wear and something they can read. It keeps things organized and helps them really think through what they ask for. Then Santa does his best to oblige their wishes and adds some stocking stuffers of his own:)<br />
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They were so excited to see their gifts that morning! Madeline wrote Mallory's letter for her asking for a toy purse, some sippy cups, a new outfit, and the Pat the Bunny book.<br />
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Madeline asked for a scooter, new earrings, a pair of TOMS, and Judy Moody books. She later sent him an amendment to her list. She had decided she wanted Dork Diary books instead but Santa was sweet and gave her both!<br />
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Will asked for a Lego Police Station, a bigger box for his Legos, a Spider Man costume, and Lego books. Do you see a bit of a theme with him:)<br />
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Santa spent almost 2 hours getting this done. It looks simple but had like 6 booklets of directions! These sets are so detailed.<br />
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Will was blown away!<br />
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Cool Spider Man!<br />
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Madeline showing off her earrings.<br />
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Mallory took a quick look at her gifts but was more interested in getting some breakfast, so Nana took care of that!<br />
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We all ate breakfast and got dressed for church. I was pretty impressed that we were able to accomplish all of this with no melt downs in time to take a few pictures before leaving at 8:40! <br />
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Here's our family all dressed up!<br />
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Apparently we got a little miss information about church. When we pulled up, there was no one there. We found out that there was only a Christmas Eve service this year! So we went home and read the readings for Christmas together as a family. Way to improvise!<br />
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Then it was time to open family gifts. You can see how excited Mallory was!<br />
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She sure loved having her Nana around to spoil her:)<br />
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Nathan loved the fancy new skillet from my parents. I'm happy too. That man sure can cook!<br />
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My parents got Mallory this cute little dress up mirror that she loves! It does so many things and is just perfect for her age.<br />
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Will got the Lego mine and he and Pawpaw spent the rest of the day putting it together. They were so proud of the finished product!<br />
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Madeline got the American Girl doll, Caroline. She also got all of her books and was so excited!<br />
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I sure love that she asked for so many books. Here she is with them all spread out. This girl sure loves to read!!!<br />
Side note: Don't you love the Christmas mess in the background. My OCD self wants to jump in the picture and clean it up! I also just noticed that Maddie put Caroline in Mallory's Bumbo seat, so funny!<br />
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Will with his new Lego sets on his Lego table in the playroom. Let me tell you that this has provided hours of entertainment for him!<br />
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Nathan cooked an amazing dinner for us all, as usual! I hate that we didn't get a picture of it. We also had some snow during that time! Nathan was so excited and cracked us up going back and forth between cooking and checking the weather on his i pad:)<br />
It was such a nice Christmas and I am so thankful that we did not have the bad weather and power outages that so many of our friends had to deal with all over the state.<br />
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I'm adding these last pictures a little out of order, but just noticed I had not posted it on this blog. On December 23, Mallory turned 6 months old! I can't believe she has gone from this tiny little newborn:<br />
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To this cute little baby, already sitting up on her own! It's so cute that she looks like she is pointing at the sign:)<br />
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I'm still in shock that she is already halfway through her first year! It has gone by so fast. At her doctor's appointment, she weighed in at 14 1/2 lbs and was 26 inches long. She's a little squirt compared to her brother and sister at this age:) She wears 3-6 month clothes but is almost ready for 6-9 month. If we put her in a disposable diaper, she still wears a size 2. She is sitting unassisted and starting to roll a lot more. She loves the sound of her voice and is starting to babble. She lights up for her Daddy and brother and sister but is a major Mama's girl. She still won't take a bottle and we are hoping she will learn to drink from a sippy cup soon. She loves every kind of food we have given her and makes the cutest mmmmm sounds when we put her in her highchair.<br />
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It is amazing how much she has grown and changed and I am so excited to see how much she changes in the next 6 months!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-3339024463547920712013-01-13T21:52:00.000-06:002013-01-14T08:40:06.077-06:00Christmas Eve 2012We left to do an early Christmas with Nathan's family in Conway on the Saturday before Christmas. We had so much fun seeing his side of the family and the cousins had such a good time playing together. As usual, I didn't take any pictures:( I have decided that sometimes it is more fun to just enjoy the experience rather than being so focused on pictures. Luckily, my dad took care of that for our family celebrations!<br />
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On Christmas Eve, we headed to Little Rock to see Robbie and Emma. My mom, dad, and Grandma and Grandpa Taylor also met us there. We watched Emma open her presents, played with the kids, and ate some great snack food, as we always do:)<br />
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Surprised:<br />
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After our snack dinner, we loaded up to head back to El Dorado. We got the kids in bed and then got the house ready for Christmas morning!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-28479487889709824012013-01-13T21:24:00.001-06:002013-01-14T09:16:33.119-06:00December 2012The momentum we came out of November with just increased in December. I do not remember a time when we have been this busy! But it was all so much fun!<br />
At Madeline's school, the 2nd graders do a Christmas play every year. Their music teacher, Mrs. Vickers, had them do tryouts for the speaking roles. Here is Madeline rehearsing with Nathan and I playing the other roles:) She took memorizing her lines so seriously and did a great job!<br />
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She earned the roll of Penguin #13. She had 5 lines to memorize and I had to create a simple costume.<br />
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The play was so cute. They sang quite a few songs, did some dancing, and were very funny!<br />
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Madeline said all of her lines on cue and perfectly, so all of that hard work paid off!<br />
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Afterward, the school choir performed some Christmas music. Here is a quick snippet of one of their cute songs about Santa's Reindeer:<br />
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We are so thankful to be at a school with such an amazing Music teacher. She works so hard and offers such great opportunities for her students to explore their performing talents!<br />
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Two days later, Madeline had the opportunity to be on her dance studio's Christmas Parade float. Our small town makes a big deal out of parades and this year was no different:) People literally park their cars in parking lots the day before just to make sure they have a good spot to watch!<br />
The float had a Grinch theme and was so cute. Some of the girls dressed as ballerinas and some were little Who boys and girls.<br />
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The weather was a little cool, but not too bad and Madeline had the best time waving and playing with her friends on the float. I know it is something she will not forget:)</div>
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I decided to start a tradition for Madeline this year. I planned a Cookie decorating party for her and 5 of her friends. I have a great love of decorating cookies and wanted to share that with them!</div>
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You can't have fun decorating without some good snacks and drinks. I tried to balance out all of that sweetness with some salty cheese and Chex mix:) Also, milk is a must with chocolate as an option!</div>
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All ready for decorating!<br />
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Lots of Christmas shapes to choose from!<br />
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Plenty of sprinkles to go around!<br />
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Here are some of the finished products. They all did such a good job and had so much fun. I can't wait to do it again next year!<br />
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Hope Landing, Will's therapy center, had a Christmas festival one weekend. Sadly, it was so hot that day that we couldn't wear cute Christmas clothes but still had fun. We went on a ride in a horse pulled carriage, made reindeer food, and visited with Santa. I hate that I forgot my nice camera, once again, and had to make do with my phone.<br />
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I also did some baking and cookie decorating for teacher gifts this year. It was the first time I had done any decorating since having Mallory and it was fun to do again!<br />
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We got the dogs an early Christmas gift, another dog bed so that they would each have their own. I guess they are just used to cuddling together all of the time because they just keep squeezing in the new bed together:)<br />
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Madeline had a huge milestone as a Catholic. She participated in her second Sacrament, First Confession. Here she is just before, looking nervous:) She did well and said it was so much easier than she thought it would be. I was so proud of how well she prepared and took the time to acknowledge her sins and the importance of confessing them. Her next step will be First Communion after Easter!<br />
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She also had her first piano recital. She was asked to memorize, Away in a Manger. Here she is practicing just before. Mallory got really into it and decided to sing along:) She did the same at the actual performance too! Madeline handled it like a pro. It did make her pause but then she just kept playing. I'm so proud of the progress she has made in her first 6 months of lessons!<br />
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This little one started sitting unassisted right before Christmas! She is so proud of herself:)<br />
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Sorry this was so long and random! Next up will be Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! I guess I didn't quite make my goal of being all caught up before 2013 but I'm still trying:)<br />
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A friend of ours loaned us her jumper for Mallory and she loves it! I love that her head control is so good now and she loves being able to play with the toys and see what her big brother and sister are doing:)<br />
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Both kids came home with turkeys to decorate. We decided Madeline was old enough to do it all on her own. She went a little crazy with the glitter and the paper was very heavy when she was done:) I'm not sure I will ever get all of the glitter dust off of our floors!<br />
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Will was told to create a disguise and thought a chef would be fun since he loves to pretend to cook. Nathan, Will, and I all worked together and created this:) It was a lot of fun!<br />
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Mallory started laughing! Madeline and Will make it their mission to find ways to make her laugh all of the time:)<br />
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Nana came from Spokane and visited us for 6 days. It was so fun to spend time with her and we stayed busy. She loved picking out Mallory's clothes everyday:)<br />
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When we took my mom to Little Rock to fly home, we made a visit to see Lucy. These cousins are growing so fast! <br />
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After watching my brother and Lindsey do so well with cloth diapers, we decided to give it a try.<br />
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What is this thing?<br />
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I like it! It's so soft!<br />
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So far, we really like them. We spent about $100 but that should cover us to potty training, way less than the cost of disposable diapers for that long!<br />
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The kids had American Education Week and were asked to dress up for career day. Madeline was a Vet and Will was a Contractor.<br />
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Mallory started eating baby food! She does so well with it and likes everything so far!<br />
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Will got ready for Thanksgiving by making a few crafts in Kindergarten. He was so proud of everything he made!<br />
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The weather was unseasonably warm so we spent some time playing outside while the kids were on break from school. We tried out the umbrella stroller and Mallory loved it:)<br />
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We went to see Nathan's family in Conway for Thanksgiving and had a good time seeing everyone. She may not have eaten turkey, but this little one needed a nap. Nathan grew a moustache this month in honor of "Movember" to raise awareness of prostate cancer.<br />
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My sweet kids posing for a Thanksgiving picture. I really need to be better about using my good camera because the phone pictures are not that good!<br />
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We stopped by to see Lucy again on the way home. They did some tummy time together this time:)<br />
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We were finally able to get a picture of all 5 of my parents' grandkids!<br />
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Mallory turned 5 months old! We no longer need the Boppy pillow to prop her! Such a big girl:)<br />
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Nana ordered Madeline a bunch of books from the school book order when she was visiting. Madeline finally got them in and was so proud of her stash:) I love that books are always what she wants!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-1110740389349911372012-12-19T21:28:00.002-06:002012-12-19T21:28:28.393-06:00Halloween 2012The kids were very excited about Halloween this year. I had said I was not buying costumes this year because we have so many dress up clothes already. We just created costumes from what we already have. The Tuesday before Halloween, we went to a Halloween party at Hope Landing (Will's therapy center). We made Will a pirate costume (Nathan actually painted the skull and crossbones himself) which actually won a costume contest at a birthday party the weekend before! Madeline used several different costume pieces to create a rock star costume, and Mallory just wore a cute Halloween outfit my mom had bought her. I thought we did a pretty good job and the party was so much fun for everyone!<br />
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On Wednesday, we normally go to "church school". They hosted a trunk or treat with carnival games inside. Mallory and Will wore the same outfits and Madeline decided to be a sock hop girl this time, using another dress up outfit. She looked so cute!<br />
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Eating dinner with our church friends!<br />
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Having another baby has made me very nostalgic:) So, I thought I would show our old Halloween pictures:)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-90373529531873544712012-12-19T21:16:00.000-06:002012-12-19T21:16:58.231-06:00October 2012Now for a rundown of our October:)<br />
We spent a lot of time at the soccer fields watching Will play games. I was so proud of him because he has some sensory issues that cause him to be super sensitive to the feel of weeds and grass on his legs. He used to cry if we even came near an overgrown area, but he managed to overcome that to play soccer! This was his first year and I'm not sure if he really understands much of the game at all:) He mainly ran with the pack and had a very short attention span with watching the ball:) He had a few good performances at goalie though. He never scored a goal but came close a couple of times. It was a good social/teamwork experience for him and we will let him try again next year to see if he can learn more about paying attention, helping your teammates, and strategy. He was always so excited to go to his games and had great coaches!<br />
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October is the annual "Read for the Record" event at their school. Schools across the nation gather at the same time and read the same book to set a record! They had to wear their red school shirts and posed so sweetly for me that morning:)<br />
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Mallory has rolled over a few times from the time she was 5 weeks old but really starting getting good at it during this month. I hope this video actually uploads correctly!<br />
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Madeline finally lost her other front tooth. So, now she knows just what she wants for Christmas:)<br />
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I was in charge of the October meeting for Madeline's Campfire Girls group. We went to a local, fancy restaurant where the owner did etiquette lessons. It was so fun, informative, and cute. She used chocolate milk as the soup course:) <br />
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Mallory tried our her highchair with some toys. She liked sitting higher and being able to see more. <br />
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October also means Red Ribbon Week. They have a fun theme each day. This was neon day because they are too bright to do drugs:)<br />
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They also had a mismatch day (I think it was not being mixed up with drugs). This is what we came up with for Madeline. Will had his trip to the pumpkin patch that day and had to wear a school shirt.<br />
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Mallory turned 4 months old! She had a great checkup and her next round of shots:( She weighed 13 lbs and was 25 inches. <br />
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Will's class celebrated the 50th day of school by having a 1950s themed day. Here is Will's greaser outfit. He was so cute!<br />
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Nana caught a good sale at Crazy 8's and sent Madeline a box of fun new clothes. This was her favorite outfit. I'm glad my mom loves shopping for my kids. It is such a blessing to us! Only Nana would buy her pink, suede boots:) <br />
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Next up. . . Halloween!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-35230008233697891802012-12-19T14:08:00.000-06:002012-12-19T14:47:44.649-06:00Madeline's 8th Birthday!On September 22, 2012, this precious girl of mine turned 8 years old! She is looking so grown up these days! We decided not to do friend parties this year, but just keep things simple. Here she is in a new outfit her Nana had sent her, ready to open presents<br />
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Her Nana and Pawpaw got her a new outfit for her Molly doll. I love the vintage 1940s swimsuit!<br />
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For the rest of the day, we let her invite one friend over to play, and she chose, Macy. They played dress up a lot, hence the strange outfits below:) Madeline wanted to have her cake when Macy was over. She chose strawberry cake with cream cheese icing made as a sheet cake, not a layered one. The Happy Birthday candles came in handy again:)<br />
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Dear Madeline,<br />
I can hardly believe we are already celebrating another birthday with you! 8 years old sure sounds more grown up to this mama!<br />
You have had such a good year! You loved first grade and became an avid reader. You love most books but most especially American Girl books. You join the Gifted and Talented program at school and scored extremely high on your state test at the end of the year. <br />
You still love dance, gymnastics, art, and you started piano lessons this summer. You overcame your fear and can now do a back hand spring and round off back hang spring all by yourself. You are quite the performer at your dance recitals and did well in your first drama camp this summer.<br />
You are an amazing big sister. You are so loving and patient with Will and love having a new baby sister. You already say that you can't wait to be a mama someday:) <br />
You are growing spiritually as well. You have a bigger interest in the Bible and are developing in your prayer life. You have started classes to prepare for your First Confession and First Communion this next year. I am so proud of the deep questions you ask as they often challenge me and help me grow as a Christian too!<br />
You still have such a good sense of right and wrong and want everything to be fair. You are learning to work through difficulties with friends and your brother. You still have your fiesty moments and love to question mom and dad but are easily redirected when you need to be:)<br />
I love you so much and look forward to another year of enjoying my girl!<br />
Love,<br />
MomUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-11383501230227577282012-12-17T21:33:00.000-06:002012-12-17T21:33:57.235-06:00September 2012Mallory and I started September with a trip to visit my parents in Spokane, WA. My parents were really wanting to see the baby but it was too early in the school year for Madeline and Will to miss that much, so just the two of us went while Nathan took care of things at home. Here's Madeline holding her baby sister right before we left. She missed her so much!<br />
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This is the pallet I made for Mallory in the airport so she could stretch out between flights. She was a great traveler! She nursed, slept, and charmed everyone we sat by:) I was a nervous wreck about traveling with a 12 week old, but it was a really good experience in the end.<br />
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We had so much fun with my mom and dad! Nana did some shopping and this cute sweater dress was one of her purchases.<br />
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While we were there, she loved to be put on my mom's ottoman. Her head control got so much better while we were there!<br />
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We stayed for two weeks (this was actually Nathan's idea) and it was wonderful but I sure missed Madeline, Will, and Nathan so much. I was so excited to be reunited with them and to get back to our normal routine.<br />
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Monday morning after we got back, we were back to normal! Here's Madeline on her way to school (I wasn't driving yet). She had earned a hat pass for good behavior:)<br />
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Will cheesing it up, all dressed for P.E. day!<br />
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Mallory usually falls asleep for her morning nap on the way to take the kids:) Such a sweet angel!<br />
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Madeline's friends all love that she has a baby sister! They are always asking to hold her when they come over. Here is her friend Lynley, taking a turn:)<br />
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At the end of September, Mallory turned 3 months old! The change between pictures was not as dramatic as last month's but she sure has grown still:)<br />
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I caught Will reading to Mallory while I fixed dinner. He is such a good big brother!<br />
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In other big September news, Will started playing soccer for the first time! He was so excited to wear his uniform. The shin guards were his favorite. <br />
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Our other big September event requires its own post, Madeline's 8th birthday! Stay tuned!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582634770738651710.post-17330662135985747282012-12-16T21:36:00.000-06:002012-12-16T21:36:46.718-06:00The First Day of School 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On August 21st, Nathan, Madeline, and Will started a new school year. Nathan's job for the district has changed somewhat. He will still be the Instructional Technology Director, but he will also be teaching 5 technology classes at the High School. So, this year, he also had to set up a classroom. This kids love going up to the high school with him. Will loved his desk and laptop:)</div>
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It was a fun day because my mom was still in town from the Baptism! She was a big help in getting everyone ready that morning. Here they are together, ready for Kindergarten and 2nd grade!<br />
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Madeline looks so cute in her glasses, although the glare is a bit of a problem in pictures:) We had just gotten her hair cut short again.<br />
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Will was a little nervous and silly that morning but so excited to carry his big backpack and new lunchbox with dinosaurs on it!<br />
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Here is Madeline at her desk. She has Mrs. Lyons and was excited to see a lot of familiar friends in her class.<br />
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Will was so excited to have a locker of his own!<br />
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I worried he would be clingy as he is my more shy child. But, he walked right in, put up his backpack and was ready to sit right down! His teacher, Mrs. Ponder, told him he could sit wherever he wanted and he chose a table with some children he had gone to preschool with. He did not seem upset at all and my mom and I were able to leave him with no issue at all. He sure has grown up!<br />
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It was so strange to go back home to my quiet house with just Mallory. My mom left that morning to go back home right after we took the kids to school. I was a little sad not to be going to pick </div>
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will up after lunch like I did for 4K. I couldn't wait to pick them up! They both walked out with smiles on their faces and were excited to tell me about their days. I am so glad it was such a good experience for them both and look forward to a great school year!</div>
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On August, 20th, our family came together to celebrate Mallory's first sacrament in the Catholic Church, Baptism. Father Gregory was very kind and allowed us to have it on a Sunday that is not normally scheduled for Baptisms so that my mom could fly in to be present. We were sad my Dad couldn't make it as he was on a business trip:( As always, Father Gregory made the ceremony very special for us. My younger brother, John, and his wife, Lindsey are Mallory's godparents. She wore the gown that Madeline, Will, and her cousin, Emma all wore. My mom has each name and date of Baptism embroidered on the back. </div>
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Here is Father Gregory presenting her as the newest member of our church! Mallory did so well. She was calm and taking it all in. She cried for a moment when the water first touched her head, as it splashed in her eyes just a bit, but calmed down quickly and was so good!</div>
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I am so grateful for these family members who were able to make the trip to share this special milestone in Mallory's spiritual life!</div>
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Afterward, our family and friends gathered at our house for a little celebration. Will was so excited to get out of his "church clothes" and get to playing. Our friend, Gerry came in to join him for a little while:)</div>
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Uncle John, Aunt Lindsey, and little Lucy. She was such a good little traveler for them that day!<br />
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The "twin" cousins having their second meeting on the blanket:) They've really grown since their first meeting on the 4th of July!<br />
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My Grandma and Grandpa Taylor with 4 of their 5 great grand kids. It was impossible to get a picture without someone getting stirred up, so this is the best we could do:)<br />
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It was such a special day! We look forward to raising Mallory to be a strong Christian woman who loves God above all else and are thankful to have such a great family and church to help us!<br />
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Right after Will's birthday, Nathan had to go out of town for a week for technology training. He decided to take the two big kids to their Granny's for the week, to make things easier for me. So, it was just me and this precious 5 week old:<br />
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We watched a lot of Olympic coverage and just nursed, cuddled, and had quiet days together:)<br />
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When everyone got back, things got pretty busy getting ready for the start of school. Mallory tagged along to the dentist where both kids kept up their no cavity streak! <br />
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We went to Hope Landing twice a week for Will's Speech, O.T., and P.T. Madeline, Mallory, and I got pretty good at passing time in the waiting room (for 1.5 hours each time!). <br />
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Madeline got in some sweet cuddling time with her baby sister. <br />
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Madeline got a special award. Our town is the home of Murphy Oil Co. They do wonderful things to encourage good academic performance for our districts' students. One such thing is to reward any first grader that scores in the 85% in all areas on the State Test $1000. Half of it is put in a college account to be given upon graduation from high school and the other half is given in cash. It is such an amazing program and we are so thankful that they choose to recognize this achievement!<br />
Madeline scored 99% in Math, 98% in Language, and 97% in Reading! So, we went to the award ceremony. Here she is with her friend, Mady.<br />
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Her check:<br />
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Her certificate of achievement:<br />
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We allowed Madeline to choose one thing to spend her money on. She did lots of thinking and didn't rush out to spend it. She finally decided she wanted to buy an American Girl doll. She got online and researched quite a bit and settled on one that looks like her. She also got her a few outfits and glasses:) She put the rest of her money in a savings account. We sure are proud of her!<br />
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Nana came to visit and got Mallory a mobile for her crib. She was pretty mesmerized by it!<br />
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Mallory turned 2 months old. Here is her picture and last months for comparison:<br />
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It is amazing how much she changed and filled out in one month! Mama's milk is doing a good job:) At her two month check up, she weighed 11 lbs and was 23 inches long.</div>
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Both kids got haircuts. We tried a new style for Will. He calls it his rock star hair!</div>
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Madeline had lost three bottom teeth at this point. Right at the end of August, she finally lost a top tooth:)<br />
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We also had two major events in August: Mallory's Baptism, and the first day of school. I decided to give each one their own blog post so stay tuned:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0