tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79261695788315966882024-03-13T10:11:58.670-07:001,2...3? Three Children in Three Years!A couple's journey of raising three children in 3 yearsAnd then there were three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06932539945798196855noreply@blogger.comBlogger454125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926169578831596688.post-10085495964640182852016-01-16T14:03:00.002-08:002016-01-16T14:03:44.548-08:00Mark's Birthday and Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We celebrated Mark's birthday the weekend before Thanksgiving. The kids LOVE celebrating and even more when it's their daddy. </div>
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Mark dropped me off half way and my dad picked us up to let us spend a week in St. Louis. Mark met us on Wednesday and Thanksgiving morning we woke up and headed down the street to the Thanksgiving day parade. I love parades and to be that close, we had to go. The kids enjoyed all the candy.</div>
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Cooper was a hit!</div>
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The weather was gorgeous-obviously we aren't wearing coats.</div>
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Our sweet girl-our first born-turned 6 this past August. Saying time has flown by is an understatement. The years fly by and the she is developing into a strong, smart, kind of (at times) independent little girl. She writes stories ALL the time and love to listen to books. Since starting Kindergarten we have seen her math skills take off. She is adding numbers in her head, counting by 5's and 10's to 100 and she brings every math game home to teach us all. Now, she will be getting glasses for her reading and writing. She is also begging to get her ears pierced! </div>
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I love how much the boys enjoyed watching her open presents.</div>
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Mum stayed with them for the day:)</div>
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In the evening we celebrated with Nanny and Papa H. and Mum for tacos and cake.</div>
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Four days later...</div>
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Our Mack turned 5! This little boy has changed so much the last three years. He is growing tall and can barley keep his pants up. He is so handsome and snuggely-I heard boys were this way with their moms, but now I am living it. He loves going to preschool and being one of the oldest kids in his class. He calls his preschool writers workshop and is learning everyday. His passion for engineering amazes me. I watch him in everyday events with his inquisitive eyes looking to see how everything works. We have been engaging him with activities to answer his questions.</div>
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Mack's birthday was also the first day of school and my first day of my school!</div>
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Which meant I didn't get to be with him the whole evening because I had class. I had such guilt, but in the end he was surrounded by Nanny and Papa H., his daddy and his siblings and they all waited for me.</div>
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Then we had a joint party the following Saturday. Thank goodness they agreed on a Paw Patrol themed party. Both sides of the family attended and a few friends.</div>
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Mum and Papa came early to bring their presents.</div>
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It's really hard for Lincoln at this age to sit through all of this...so he gets a few presents too.</div>
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Mack's gift was a success!s</div>
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After a late night visiting Uncle Matt, we met up with cousins and Aunt Sarah at Grants Farm. This is a place owned by the Busch family. They have train rides and the best part is feeding the baby goats milk.</div>
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Growing up with my brother wasn't always easy. There were stares and questions and sure there were at times embarrassment, but as an adult I am so thankful for these times. He is a person that will always keep our family grounded, will never complain, and is always wanting to know about colleges. Most of all he loves his family. </div>
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After soccer games we loaded the kids in the car and drove to IL were he lives to take him to dinner and watch his talent show. Not until this weekend did I realize how sheltered my kids are. I had tears in my eyes watching my kids be exposed to the differences which surround Uncle Matt. It was then that the conversations/questions began. </div>
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Blogging is not happening and isn't going to happen-unless I get a feeling to do so. I found these precious gems today and had to put it in our books! These are from our trip to Florida...as the weather is getting cold I want to be back on the beach!</div>
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How many times do I mention my kid's cousins on this blog? I think almost every post has something about cousins. My kids have two cousins in this town that are close to their age and during the summer we spend almost everyday with them. Then only a few hours later they have three more! </div>
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During the raining part of the summer we tried bowling with Cohan and Ireland. At first we thought there might be multiple games, but we quickly learned one game was enough.</div>
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When we came home from bowling that day, I saw my sister-in-law from St. Louis and my niece in my yard. They thought we were out of town and had to stop by for work. This turned into Lucie staying with us the remainder of the week.</div>
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On the 4th of July we had friends over, but the majority of the kids were...</div>
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Cousins!</div>
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Luckily these three have these special people in their lives because they are the most antisocial kids! They prefer to just be with each other when in social situations.</div>
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We did have a break after the 4th and they enjoyed time with our chickens,</div>
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Avery and I had a date getting our nails done,</div>
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We had a fun dinner enjoying their cousins new house!</div>
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Then Lucie and Gretchen came to stay with us for a week. It was a fun week, but 5 kids all day everyday was a lot for me:) At least they will have the memories.</div>
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Once again, we have used today to regroup and gear up for more fun in the sun with their best friends!</div>
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Since my parents sold their lake house, we have been going to St. Louis a lot more this summer. We have spent a few weeks there with my parents and have done a lot of city things. </div>
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We spent time eating delicious dinners which my parents cooked for us each night.</div>
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We took a trip to the Magic House and met up with cousins-if you are ever in St. Louis this is a fun place where you could spend an entire day. We were there over three hours and didn't even get to half of this place.</div>
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With a pool on the roof top there was a lot of swims. It was perfect to run up there before dinner.</div>
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One trip was for Mack's doctors appointment. We only go every 6 months now, so both Mark and I like to be there. This time was different. We were told all great things about Mack that put us at ease for now. He is slowly weening off his medicine since we haven't changed his dose and he is growing. Our doctor did say he may have to go back on it during different phases in his life-such as his teenage years when his body changes. Over all the message was to let friends and family know he can be treated just like other kids.</div>
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When my parents kept the kids for a weekend, they went to the City Gardens. This is a really neat sculpture garden right down town-walking distance from my parent's house. They have a huge spray area and little pools. They really aren't meant for swimming and probably aren't treated like a pool, so my parents didn't let Mack get in them. When we were driving home from the doctors appointment we asked Mack what he wanted to do. We thought it was a great time to have alone time with him, but nope he wanted to go back to my parents to get his siblings and walk to the City Garden.</div>
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I don't get as many workouts in as I should, but one morning I went with my dad. I didn't realize it was going to be 6 miles:/</div>
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Another favorite place is the Botanical Gardens. I love this place because adults can enjoy the surroundings and the kids get excited for the children's area.</div>
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After those two weeks, we spent a weekend at the lake. We had fun relaxing and celebrating Father's Day. </div>
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And stopped at one of our favorite places. The boys love digging in the sand.</div>
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They just can't seem to catch up on their rest! There have been a lot of naps together this summer. We are more than half way through our summer break-I have to say they are getting SO much easier and I enjoy my days with them! It's less stressful and we have had lots of laughs with lots of snuggles!</div>
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If I want to ever get back into blogging, I am going to need to catch up. This blog post is VERY long, but it will get me caught up to current day. We were out of our house for about 13 weeks and lived with Mark's parents (Nanny and Papa H.) our lives carried on and we got to spend some quality time with family. I am going to go through our journey in pictures and then I will be caught up!</div>
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Mark finished the Chicken Coop. The kids enjoyed working and helping through this process. We did decide to wait for our chickens to arrive until we moved back in. I think Nanny and Papa H. were happy with this decision.</div>
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The kids were always busy with Nanny. They spent so much time with her.</div>
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Mack and Avery completed their first year of soccer and had a little brother cheering them along. Next fall they will each be on their own teams:/ so our Saturdays will be spent at the soccer field.</div>
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Easter came and went, but not without a celebration.</div>
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They are becoming much more used to taking group pictures for us. We went to church and then had the Watson family over for dinner and an Easter egg hunt.</div>
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Many afternoons, after work and school, we would stop by the park to get some energy out!</div>
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We made some trips to St. Louis to visit my parents.</div>
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I had moments that just had to be captured! This was a view I wanted to remember-he looks so little.</div>
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Avery showed her cousin's Flat Stanley around school.</div>
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Meanwhile our house was transforming.</div>
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Every Tuesday Lincoln went to soccer with Meme and he LOVED it. He moved up with some older kids and listened to his coach the whole time.</div>
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Dropping a nap for Lincoln was tough sometimes. Especially sitting through your sisters dance class.</div>
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I ran another 5K!</div>
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These two cousins were just too cute during soccer games.</div>
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We had some bonding time with Mark's brothers and sister-in-laws at a wedding.</div>
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Avery got her second tooth knocked out by her brother. It was an accident, but at least her dead tooth is out!</div>
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I finished my first year teaching college classes. These ladies were so fun to teach!</div>
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Mack and I got to go to a Cardinal game with friends.</div>
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While we were having fun, Nanny and Papa H. took Lincoln to Cooper's Landing and Aunt Heidi took the kids to a friends birthday party.</div>
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We are lucky kids to have two ladies who do everything for us and our kids. We are thankful for their love and time spent with us.</div>
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I was totally spoiled with flowers, mimosas and a trip to the garden store.</div>
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The end of the school year was exciting and Avery got us all caught up on her work.</div>
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Lincoln enjoyed a day at school with mommy. He loved to raise his hand in circle and got in line for lunch.</div>
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This was another fun Friday night at the soccer field followed by pizza.</div>
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The last day of school was a success! Avery is ready for Kindergarten, Mack will be in his last year of preschool and Lincoln will start his first year of full day preschool. My babies are growing up!</div>
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Lincoln got to come enjoy the fun too!</div>
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That takes us back to our house. We moved back in over Memorial Day weekend. Our time spent out of our house was full and we are grateful for the time we had with Nanny and Papa H., but it feels good to be home.</div>
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My mom came to help and the kids enjoyed the hotel pool!</div>
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Then the next weekend Ireland turned 3 and we "helped" (not very much) them move into their new home. It's crazy to have a brother and sister in-law that we get to share so many similarities with. We have had kids close together and moved within a week of each other. </div>
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While moving we found my grandmas's tea sets and Avery loved playing with them and her dolls.</div>
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Then it finally happened! We got our chickens! We have had a fun time as a family caring for them and learning about them.</div>
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We took a rode trip over spring break to St. George Island, Florida. My parents rented a house for two weeks and invited us to come stay with them. It was a fun road trip (even when there are hard times you tend to remember the fun more) and we stopped in Alabama for a break. The next day we got on the road and only had about 5 hours. That allowed us to get there in time to run to the beach.</div>
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I made sure to bring the kids lots of sand toys! The short walk to the beach was amazing. It was the whitest sand with greenery all around.</div>
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We took lots of walks down the beach collecting shells. This day we watched the dolphins leap through the water right in front of our eyes.</div>
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Uncle Matt was helping look for shells and Avery and papa found one that papa put on a necklace for her.</div>
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This was the table to clean off their shells.</div>
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The pool was great, but the bugs were not:( The kids didn't mind. This was a great family vacation full of relaxation, conversations, and much more. I didn't get a picture of the house, but it allowed plenty of room for us all! It's sad this summer without the lake house, but looking back at these pictures makes these trips even more special! Thank you mom and dad, the kids are still talking about the beach!</div>
<br />And then there were three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06932539945798196855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926169578831596688.post-67358238805427216672015-06-09T13:11:00.002-07:002015-06-09T13:11:54.832-07:00My Baby is 3! Since February<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We are moved in and living a normal life! I just found my camera and couldn't wait to post this about our little man. When I look back at life with three babies I barely remember the hard times. Now that they are all getting "older" (and Lincoln being 3 is different then the others since he is the youngest-he seems to grow up faster) life is calming down. Yes, we are on the go more, but they are much more independent. There are many ways to describe Lincoln. He is absolutely an amazing little boy. His knowledge is endless, his vocabulary shocks me, and he asks the most astonishing questions. He isn't afraid to talk to others and is very energetic. He loves soccer and playing at home. Next year this big boy will be at school and he is so ready! He weighs in at 35 pounds and is 39 inches tall. Everyday he brings something new to our family.</div>
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Lincoln woke up to presents and his siblings were so excited too!</div>
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We are always looking for fun things to be outside and we found this wheelbarrow-it has already been at work. </div>
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After school/work we headed to the indoor bounce house where all his cousins joined him and baby Kalen.</div>
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After an hour of bouncing, we headed to our favorite pizza place where Mark was able to rent a room. His cake was waiting along with a room filled with our closest friends and family.</div>
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And then there were three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06932539945798196855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926169578831596688.post-43512005495146880982015-03-10T13:16:00.001-07:002015-03-10T19:19:59.758-07:00All NewAfter the last few years we've had, we finally made the plunge into a remodel! We have lived in our house almost 8 years and have done a lot to fix it up. The outside has been changed and we love it-the inside was always going to be a fixer upper. I've never built a house let alone remodel one! Growing up we moved multiple times and built a house...I learned nothing! We showed up at the flooring store and were so overwhelmed, but we have the best person working for us. I didn't even think about picking out grout!!! Now I'm choosing cabinets, a shower, flooring and more! We are very lucky to have to architects in our lives helping with our decisions. <br>
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And then there were three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06932539945798196855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926169578831596688.post-22833611906457523442015-03-09T12:03:00.000-07:002015-03-09T12:03:11.865-07:00A Little Journey Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If I ever thought I was behind on this blog before, now is an all time record. We have celebrated Lincoln's birthday, built a chicken coop and have now ripped out our lower level of the house. I am going to start back...way back!</div>
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There were also the occasional nice days. Avery had a birthday party with little girls from school. Afterwards they played outside (in their Elsa dresses of course).</div>
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Below is our chicken coop in progress. It has been put on hold due to the weather and our house. I can't wait to get back from spring break and get our new pets. They will be a perfect addition to our garden.</div>
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The kids had a Valentine's Day party at school. I love that I get to be a part of their school life.</div>
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I absolutely love the theater. I'll never forget watching my first Broadway show-Carousel-and loving every minute. When living up in Minnesota we had season tickets to the theater and I got to see a lot. When Nanny/Jane asked if we would be interested in seeing Cinderella at the Fabulous Fox in St. Louis, it was a yes! Even more exciting was to spend the time with my sister-in-laws, mother-in-law and niece. A girls weekend. </div>
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What a fun memory I'm going to have with these Watson ladies! I hope Avery will remember and that we can do more things together. Thank you Nanny for getting us all together and taking such good care of us. We had a blast with you all!</div>
And then there were three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06932539945798196855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926169578831596688.post-27828039629512851092015-01-29T10:47:00.000-08:002015-01-29T10:47:39.797-08:00His Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've taken a while to write this post and now I finally figured out how I feel. My last living grandparent passed away. My grandpa Ralph. My kids Papa 2. My mom's dad. As I drove home tonight after an emotional few days, I finally let myself feel sad and tears were finally really ready to flow. He's all I've ever known as a grandparent and he may have not always been the most involved grandpa, he had to do it alone. My grandma passed away very early-she was only 55! Grandpa was left alone to be the grandparent for 12 grand children! That's a huge responsibility!<a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5FNlMWCYw_8/VMmK1twRRVI/AAAAAAAATdM/iOEm8HioGsM/s640/blogger-image--1725260668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5FNlMWCYw_8/VMmK1twRRVI/AAAAAAAATdM/iOEm8HioGsM/s640/blogger-image--1725260668.jpg" /></a></div>
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He did his best and was present when it mattered! Sure he forgot to send birthday cards, but he was there the day I got married and gave the prayer before dinner. My memories are full and that's what matters. He got to see and hold 19 great grandchildren! My other grandparents didn't get that!</div>
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As my kids waved goodbye to Papa 2 and asked a lot of questions, my sadness grew. I just assumed grandpa would be with us. He was for 33 years! I'm going to miss seeing him. I get to share his remarkable life with my kids and hopefully they will pass them down. He had the coolest stories about WWII, stories I wished I'd captured. Remember to take those pictures and listen to those stories because life has to end. It might be the right time and it might be sudden. It was his time and he did it his way!</div>
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Every year it gets easier to get a picture of them all... until we add to this crew someday.</div>
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Merry Christmas everyone and we hope your new year is off to a wonderful start! We are ready for warmer weather and it's only the 9th of January!</div>
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I found these cute pictures that I had to add. Before we left town the kids had a little gift exchange with Meme. We are so very lucky to have her in our lives! The kids have missed her like crazy during this break.</div>
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It was our year to be in St. Louis for Christmas Eve. We spent the days enjoying our time doing new things, so when the Eve of Christmas came, it was time to calm down and relax to relish in the evening and remember the true meaning of Christmas. Our first stop was church. We have been non-existent in a church in a very LONG time. We joined my family at their new church-it was small and friendly and made me wish we had something like that. My kids need to know more about our faith and develop a family within the church. At that moment, I knew my new years resolution, to attend church and get the kids involved! After the Christmas Eve service everyone ventured back to my parents house for our tradition of a sea food feast! </div>
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Mum and Avery baked everyone's favorite cookies in the shape of candy canes! </div>
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The kids waited patiently to open presents! They exchanged gifts from each other first. </div>
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Avery received a neat kit to make her own button hair ties! Luckily Aunt Sarah taught her how to do it. </div>
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We were able to keep them in their clothes to capture a few pictures:) </div>
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We got a few of the cousins. </div>
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And then the door bell rang... </div>
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Santa came by to give the kids a train set-this kept them entertained while dinner was being made. </div>
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Uncle Matt gave the boys these huge trucks. Lincoln and Mack are used to sharing toys and Mack usually dominates them. Lincoln was excited when he saw the truck, but nothing made me smile more than his reaction when he saw a second truck waiting for him! It was pure joy! </div>
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Since we leave on Christmas day and my brother's family likes to have their own Christmas morning, we open all our presents on Christmas Eve. </div>
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After finally falling asleep around 11:30 (only because we were tracking Santa and he was almost at our house) he arrived. They all woke up around 8:00 the next morning to more gifts from Santa. This year they were so excited to see he had come! </div>
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They can each find their pile by the first letter in their name. </div>
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My kids are beyond blessed. At times I feel guilty by the amount they receive for holidays and my hope is they appreciate it all and can be thankful. Our new years resolution is off to a great start! We have found a new church were the kids can jump right in. It feels nice to know we have found a place where everyone seems happy. Through this experience, I hope we as a family, can work to live a life that has meaning and teach our kids to always be grateful for all they have. As a family we couldn't have had a better time in St. Louis! Thank you Mum and Papa for a wonderful night filled with pure joy! </div>
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The atmosphere and time with family made it special. Christmas music was playing and it brought me back to my younger years. Hopefully we can try it again soon to keep them going!</div>
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Wow! Holidays get more fun as your kids get older! We do more, get them out more, and include them more!</div>
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My kids school created art work which was displayed in the house of the president of Stphens College!</div>
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Then our kids spent more time with their cousins at aunt Heidi and uncle Scott's house. This allowed mark and I to attend our friends reveal party. We wrapped the box with balloons and I swear I had peeked...</div>
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After our busy weekend with the family Christmas party, we spent Sunday together. Mark and I took the kids swimming in the morning, then it was off to brunch with Santa and Fred Bird.</div>
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My parents got us all to go to brunch. Not only was it pure deliciousness, the kids had so much to do. They could get their face painted, create crafts, have a balloon made, and take a picture with Santa. After their picture they received a Cardinal back packs and new jersey!</div>
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It was the first year they were excited to sit in his lap. The actual picture shows Avery's face!</div>
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Then we got a picture of all 6 of them for the grandparents.</div>
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By far one of the coolest events we have attended. Hopefully it will work out next year too!</div>
And then there were three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06932539945798196855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926169578831596688.post-60257822663765522992014-12-09T07:30:00.000-08:002014-12-09T07:30:01.847-08:00TREE SUCCESS? NOT SURE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since having children we have been cutting down our tree. I love the idea and I love the build up, but it hasn't always gone smooth. This year went fairly well...</div>
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It was a beautiful day! The kids got fresh air and were enjoying the time running around.</div>
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We were lucky to have Papa H. and Nanny join us in this event.</div>
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After a long time we (Avery) found the one. Then we hauled where we could get picked up.</div>
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I love their conversations.</div>
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Lincoln says YIPPEE!!!</div>
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Family is a unique thing. No matter where you are in life, they are always there. We are reminded of this every time we get together with the family. There is always someone to talk to and someone to give a hug when it's needed. Life has been very busy/on the go/full of emotions, so when we had a weekend planned with my parents we were ready.</div>
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Friday night we drove to St. Louis to be greeted by three little girls awaiting their cousins. The plan was to get them in their PJ's, drink hot cocoa, and watch the Polar Express, but it got really late and the movie wouldn't work. They settled for Frosty the Snowman and some snuggles.</div>
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Avery is very lucky to have so many girl cousins who adore her.</div>
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Mack and Gretchen are only 6 months apart and have started to play together.</div>
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That night all, but Gretchen, spent the night together. It was cute to wake up in the morning with little people coming out of every room. I used to love spending the night with all my cousins!</div>
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You wouldn't even know you have kids at these events if they weren't running around with each other or you were chasing them down to eat. It is a houseful of kids, adults catching up and LOTS of food! Every year we say to not wait another year, and every year we seem to only get together on Christmas.</div>
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I love the feeling I have leaving weekends like this. It's a reminder of how wonderful family can be. Again, no matter who you are, what kind of personality you have, they always love you!</div>
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I am now officially in the holiday season!</div>
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The whole week of Thanksgiving I was SICK! We had decided to have our first Thanksgiving at home and invited everyone to us. I couldn't believe I got sick. We had a fabulous time filled with memories, but I regret not feeling better to be with the kiddo full of energy. Hopefully this will end in time for all the festivities about to happen!</div>
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It got real to me when I was asked what everyone should bring. I had only thought about ordering the turkey-which I was able to do here locally and received a box full of fresh local side items! Then flowers arrived from my parents! It meant so much to me that everyone was so supportive and wanted to be here.</div>
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The kids helped with the table and made the center pieces! My mom brought her silver and Avery put the napkins together! </div>
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Nanny worked really hard to make a veggie and fruit platter in the shape of a turkey. </div>
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We used a roaster to cut the turkey and it was finished fast. My dad and Mark smoked two breast outside...we had plenty of food!</div>
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Avery and Mack were interested in the wish bone:) </div>
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As people arrived Avery was handing out tickets for her show. She had us all sit on the stairs to watch. There she sang and danced, then asked for audience support:)</div>
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It was a fantastic day and I learned how much work goes into a full Thanksgiving dinner. I finally was able to write down my mom's recipe for her stuffing while cooking along beside her. Everyone brought so much food and we tried new items. Hopefully in the future it will be a lot more spacious with our new kitchen!</div>
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