tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38410173773021288462024-02-19T20:53:25.105-06:00Blessed With 3 Boys & A Little LadyBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282004576110473484noreply@blogger.comBlogger472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841017377302128846.post-81499703635282149402015-12-08T00:51:00.001-06:002015-12-08T00:51:42.207-06:00#CrazyDafoes For the past 2 1/2 years, I have dreamt of resurrecting our blog more times than I care to admit. Motherhood is hard, fabulous, exhausting, marvelous, challenging, and the most blessed job I have been given. I learned long ago, it wasn't something you should do alone. I also spent a few of my early years as a mom trying to conform to the <i>superhero-pinterest goddess-picture perfect mom </i>of today's society who always had it together, with perfect children who never misbehaved, and was a trophy wife and friend extraordinaire to boot!<br />
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That was the most depressing, lonely, isolating, defeating time of my life. It is no way to live, and certainly not good for anyone involved! I realized something had to change because spending EVERY SINGLE DAY feeling like a failure and not living up to this unobtainable standard was WAY too much work and I was just a hot mess!<br />
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(<i>Also I had given Richard my resignation letter from my job as a mom pretty much every day when he came home from work and he would kiss my forehead, look me in the eyes and tell me I was funny and offer to proofread my resignation letter for the next day since he had an English degree and all)</i><br />
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<i>Isn't he the greatest??? He didn't take my offer for an all inclusive trip to a tropical island in exchange for my unemployment check after I resigned from motherhood. But he did delete text messages that could be used for evidence about my great ideas to make money fast like selling the current toddler to the highest bidder on ebay, or if he thought it was okay to duck tape my strongest willed child to their bed as long as I promised to check their circulation every 15 minutes and make sure they were still breathing of course! He would even eat my horrendous cooking and say really sweet things like, "Hey babe, let's put this one to the back of the recipe box and maybe don't add it to your list of meals you bring to a friend "</i><br />
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After my attempts to do everything myself failed (<i>will I EVER learn my lesson....I mean seriously ),</i> God picked up this hot-mess-mom-failure and freed me from my self induced prison hell hole! He dried my tears (<i>and then had to use cold packs to reduce the swelling in my eyes so I could see again)</i>, and told me the most amazing thing. I was enough. He had chosen me for the #CrazyDafoes and He had my back if I needed anything! Then He gave Richard the wisdom to smile, nod and agree instead of saying I told you so!!!!<br />
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He placed on my heart a desire to be real, vulnerable and share my own motherhood triumphs and spectacular gong show moments in hopes that all the other poor hot-mess-mom's would realize He had their back too! AND that they were enough and the best mom for their little ones!<br />
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This blog has served as a place to free other moms from their own self-induced prison and to keep the precious stories of our daily life safe from the long term memory thieves who make you stop in your tracks every once and awhile and confirm you were sure you had no life prior to kids because it is so hard to fathom or requires more energy than you have to offer.<br />
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Along with every other mom that is honest, it really wouldn't be hard to list reasons why I have avoided pouring out my heart and sharing all my lovely stories for all to see and judge me for. The guilt of missing out on documenting the past 2 1/2 years also consumed me at times and made me sweaty and more tachycardic than a venti hazelnut machiatto from Starbucks does!<br />
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Then there's the physical reminders like empty baby books that collect dust in the closet and the 9 kabillion (<i>math isn't my strong suit, but I am sure this is the largest number fathomable....I am positive I learned this from Diego, Cailou, or Ms. Frizzle from the other room one of the times I attempted to do something productive while my children were temporarily paralyzed by the tv) </i>half done projects I have promised my kids.<br />
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Or maybe I could blame it on the constant struggle with keeping the house in a state of ------- while our 4 precious children prefer to create scenes from an end of the world documentary on a daily basis because it is just too damn hard to get the socks IN the hamper, or put the toys BACK where you found them, or they feel the need to leave clothes everywhere because they touched their body for 2 milliseconds so clearly they need to be washed!<br />
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2015 has been a hard year. I have been in awe of God's abundant blessings throughout every valley and mountain. So humbled watching Him provide for us while we have learned what is truly most important in life. These are stories for another day!<br />
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So while it seriously kills me to imagine ALL that has happened since I last wrote, I want to fill the pages with the moments I can recollect for my kids so they will never forget how God was with us EVERY second of the past year and how He provides admits darkness and unknown. If I could have just ONE life lesson for them to store deep in the most protected and treasured place of their heart it would be that God's continued love, protection, and provision through our darkest year is a truth they can believe for themselves. It is hard enough as an adult to comprehend how God is still amazing despite the struggles of our flesh! So I know that seems crazy to ask of a 10, 9, 5 and 4 year old, but God IS THAT BIG!!!<br />
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I am praying their memories will be filled with these truths and not of their mom too sick to get out of bed for months or the nasty chronic pain that controls our lives and dictates our every move!<br />
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I found it most fitting to resurrect the blog while we are enjoying a mini vacation that is another one of God's blessings throughout the darkness! (<i>This is a post in itself so hopefully I can get that written before 2 more years go by)</i><br />
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<i> In the mean time, I will be soaking up every minute with my #CrazyDafoes and praising God for this precious time together that we all desperately needed! </i><br />
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<br />Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282004576110473484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841017377302128846.post-64998716613208275102013-04-19T15:01:00.001-05:002013-04-19T15:01:24.102-05:00The difference between #1 and #2...<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>While I do have a household of boys, and I wish I could say our house wasn't filled with armpit farts, abc's being burped and excited yells from the bathroom to check out ____, that would be a lie.</i></div>
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<i>but a few differences between our firstborn and our second born.</i></div>
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The boys excitedly ran into the house today with school pictures in their hand. </div>
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<i>Well actually Jonah was excited and Elijah was crying because he had ran the last stretch of their walk home from school with only one shoe on because his shoe had gotten stuck in a snow bank and thus filled with snow when he pulled his foot out of it. </i></div>
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<i>Rather than dump out the snow, he decided it would be smartest to run home with one shoe on and one shoe off since they were so close!</i></div>
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So after recovering from a very cold foot, Elijah was also excited to show me his pictures.<br />
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<i>If you are confused right now I will explain that the schools in town have fall school pictures taken and then again in the spring. </i><br />
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<i>Not sure why this happens except to target suckers like myself and my kids. </i><br />
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<i>The spring photos come with your kid in front of a fake background on cool magnets, key chains, and other random things that Grandmas like to have in their house. </i><br />
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Before you get too worried, know that I have <i>never</i> purchased the spring photos. <i> </i><br />
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<i>It was a bit difficult to do this when Jonah was in Kindergarten because the sentimental Becky felt like she might be throwing away a piece of her child by not purchasing them.</i><br />
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<i>Then the realistic Becky smacked her face a few times and welcomed her back to reality, reminding her that Richard would be far from impressed if I spent money on these and that mommarazzi Becky takes 999 pictures with her cell phone on a daily basis so their lives are documented pretty well. </i><br />
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<i>Since I have never intended on purchasing these the date of the picture taking misses my momdar (mom radar for important things). When they come home I peek at them and simply send them back to school with the kids. I am not sure what happens to them at this point. </i><br />
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So back to my story, and the difference between our first child and our second!<br />
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Jonah (first child)carefully pulled his unwrinkled, perfect pictures out of his backpack and carefully laid them on the table for me to marvel at his handsomeness. He also proudly shared that the day of picture taking he was wearing a grubby black shirt and he figured I would be sad he wasn't wearing something nicer so he turned it backwards for the picture! He told me he had on "nice sweatpants" so he thought I would be okay with his pants. He also had tattoos all over his arms and turned them <i>just</i> right so only a few were visible.<br />
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<i>The smile on his face and excitement in his voice reminded me of myself and how similar we are.</i><br />
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Jonah continued with a pretty good case as to why we should purchase them and how much he liked them.<br />
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Then Elijah (second child) reached into his backpack, grabbing his crumpled, wet and slightly damaged school pictures and threw them down proudly on the table.<br />
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I smiled once again because this sweet boy was wearing a worn out shirt that was too small with mismatching windpants that had seen too many days, were too short <i>and</i> had no more wear left in the knee. His arms were also <i>covered</i> with tattoos that he did not try to hide!<br />
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The best part was he had a huge smile on his face (which is abnormal for this boy when asked to smile on demand).<br />
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<i>He had been smirking while Jonah explained how thoughtful he had been during his photo session so I was quite anxious to see Elijah's pictures. </i><br />
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Once I had seen them, I glanced up to see him beaming. I asked him what he was smiling about and he explained that he knew I wouldn't buy the pictures so he didn't try to hide his "sweet tats" and was happy he didn't have to wear "dumb jeans and a nice shirt" like he has to for the fall. He said, "isn't it sweet that I was wearing that? You would NEVER let me wear that on picture day!"<br />
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<i>Jonah continued his plea to purchase the pictures a few more minutes while I listened and just smiled. </i><br />
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Elijah gently placed a hand on Jonah's shoulder and told him<i> </i>he should just stop. He said, "mom isn't buying them, she never does and never will so let's just go play."<br />
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<i>Sentimental Becky didn't want to forget this sweet moment in which my oldest boys who are 20 months apart, yet so similar in size and looks that they are mistaken for twins, have such different personalities!</i><br />
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<i>I LOVE these little conversations we have and moments together in which I get to see their personalities come out and learn just a little more about them.</i><br />
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<i>Makes me excited for summer break and more time together so I can learn more about the difference between #1 and #2.</i></div>
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Over the past 8+ years as a mother I have learned many things. </div>
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Advice is given freely by everyone to mothers, <i>whether you desire it or not</i>, from strangers and friends. </div>
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I remember receiving a plethora of advice and information while pregnant with Jonah and honestly didn't let much of it sink in until I was drowning in my life with a newborn who was far from easy. </div>
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He was colicky (<i>which apparently doesn't exist anymore, but tell any mother who has had a child that fits this description and she might punch you in the face</i>), never slept, and refused a bottle. </div>
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<i>My husband thinks I exaggerate on occasions and when I say the child cried ALL the time and NEVER slept...this is NOT an exaggeration!</i></div>
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<i>The good news is we didn't know any different! </i><br />
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<i>During the weeks of solitude that followed Jonah's birth, running on negative sleep with a crying baby who only wanted to nurse every minute of the day I could hear the advice of every person running through my sleep deprived foggy brain:</i></div>
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<i>Have your family watch him/her while you rest (I would if they were closer)</i></div>
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<i>Let people help you (I have never been very good at this...control issues prevent me from doing this very well)</i><br />
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We were living in Iowa, far from family, and our small group of friends at the time were still in school and weren't having babies. </div>
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Shortly before Jonah was born, we had been introduced to a local church by someone who became a great friend (<i>thanks Natalie</i>) and eventually became plugged into a small community of other wonderful friends who became our family while we were there. </div>
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One of the ministries of the church was to bring meals to new moms (<i>which is quite common but a new phenomena to us since we were new to the baby thing). </i></div>
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After Jonah was born and a sweet lady from the church called to tell me that we would be getting a few meals over the next few weeks.<br />
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<i>It was like a movie with time slowing down and I think I could hear angels singing over Jonah's cries.</i><br />
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I know I have shared this before, but I will once again confess that I am NOT a good cook, never have claimed to be and probably never will be. This has caused LOTS of anxiety in my life over the years and a few quality fights between my hubby and myself that we have filled away in the "did that really happen to us memory file" and laugh about on special occasions.<br />
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The thought of having to cook dinner makes me a bit sweaty and nauseous.<br />
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So, to have someone offer to bring us a meal when I could barely find time to pee during the day was the best news I had ever heard!<br />
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I remember feeling so extremely grateful and undeserving as these experienced mommas juggled multiple children like a pro and delivered home baked deliciousness to our little 400 sq foot apartment we called home.<br />
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The chuckled and smiled at me as I answered the door with my sweats on, unshowered for days with dark circles under my eyes that weren't from makeup that had been left on too long!<br />
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I remember wondering how anyone has time to do anything else with one child let alone more than one!<br />
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These ladies all looked amazing, showered, clean, smelled good and were bringing us supper!<br />
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We were very thankful for their servant hearts and selfless attitudes.<br />
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Fast forward 20 months later and we were blessed again with meals from our church body and sweet friends (who were just like family) when Elijah came screaming into the world.<br />
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Now, I will confess that I had never <i>enjoyed</i> making a meal for someone else at this point in my life.<br />
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One because I had zero confidence in my cooking skills, and two because I would rather do 20 loads of laundry than cook supper <i>every</i> night!<br />
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Fast forward a few more years when we were pregnant with Mr Isaac who rocked our world starting at 20 weeks with contractions that caused a bit of a scare and then labor starting at 29 weeks that was thankfully stopped, followed by 6 weeks of bed rest with two toddlers at home.<br />
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I know I have shared this before, but we were <i>SO BLESSED </i>by so many wonderful people during those weeks and then again when he was born.<br />
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The boys prayed every day for Isaac to stay in my tummy and thanked Jesus for mommy's friends who brought them yummy supper , movies to watch and McDonald's for lunch!<br />
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<i>They know I am not a great cook and were excited to taste some good home cooked meals and what kid doesn't like McDonalds every day for lunch for a few weeks!</i><br />
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This was probably the first time our older two were able to recognize others loving us and making sacrifices for our family and loving us like Jesus.<br />
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It was a HUGE testimony to them, to myself and Richard.<br />
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Every time someone brought us a meal we all thanked Jesus for providing for us and I vowed I would change my heart and make meals for others joyfully.<br />
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Since then we have brought meals to many in need and it was been fun to see our boys recognizing this. It has also been fun to love others as we have been loved <i>so</i> many times!<br />
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Fast forward 20 more months and Miss Olivia <strike>took her sweet time and</strike> came screaming into the world as well! Once again we were blessed by so many with meals, help, and coffee for the momma!<br />
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Fast forward only 1 month and once again we found ourselves <i>SO BLESSED</i> by so many when we had one kid with 2 broken feet, one with pneumonia, one with RSV, and a momma who was just about ready to loose her mind!<br />
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Since then we have been able to bless many families as we were blessed and it has been wonderful.<br />
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<i>I still don't claim to be a good cook, but do stick to the same few recipes that my family has deemed "edible" so I know that at least it will be one less meal for another momma to cook!</i><br />
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Over the past few months we have been bringing meals to one family or another at least weekly and I have been delivering them after school with everyone (including my sweet niece Ingrid who is now 4 months old that I am blessed to watch each day I am not working).<br />
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A couple of times we have delivered multiple meals in one day and spent a bit of time driving from one end of town to the other. During one of these occasions the older boys were complaining a bit because they were anxious to get home and play legos and were sick of being in the car.<br />
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I asked if they remembered all the times other people brought us meals.<br />
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I asked them if they remembered how helpful that was and how hard it was for me to cook supper with a new baby, or someone who was sick and needed help.<br />
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We talked about how living as Christians means to be the hands and feet of Jesus on Earth.<br />
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We talked about how hard it is to do that sometimes, but that even though they didn't cook the supper with me they were being the hands and feet of Jesus by helping entertain the little three while I ran the supper into the homes of people who have just had a new baby, lost a baby, or who had sickness overwhelming their house.<br />
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They quickly became excited seeing it from this perspective and were all the sudden grateful for this opportunity to serve someone in need. They talked about a few other ways they could be the hands and feet of Jesus.<br />
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<i>During this conversation Isaac was pretty quiet but copied a few things the big boys said so I knew he was at least listening. </i><br />
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Fast forward a week later when we had to make a quick stop at the grocery store after school with all 5 kiddos to pick up a few things I needed to add to a few meals we were going to be delivering shortly after. I had explained this to everyone in the car before we exited and began our adventure in the grocery store and also bribed them with a cookie if they behaved, that they could eat while we were delivering the meals.<br />
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<i>When I take EVERYONE to the grocery store we select the cart with the car attached to the front and I strap Isaac and Olivia into it, Ingrid (in her carseat) takes up the cart itself and the big boys are bouncing around behind, beside or in front of me. </i><br />
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<i>To say that we attract a bit of attention is probably an understatement. </i><br />
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So we made it through the store in one piece and were checking out.<br />
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<i>Ingrid was crying, Olivia was leaning out of the car portion of the cart, upside down and making darth vader noises, while Jonah and Elijah are doing ninja moves in front of the cart. </i><br />
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Isaac was "helping" me put the items on the conveyor belt at the grocery store and was telling the sweet gal checking us out about each item.<br />
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"This my yogurt I like. This carrots I don't like. This for my sister"<br />
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He placed a bag of grapes up on the belt.<br />
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The checkout gal asked if these were for him.<br />
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He leaned forward and told her, "This for someone who need help with their supper."<br />
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Before I could say anything Isaac continues with, "If you cut your hands and feet off my mom can bring you supper."<br />
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He then continued all matter-of-factly with, "Or you just have to have a baby, or have your baby die, or get REALLY sick. Then she will make you supper and you will see Jesus loves you"<br />
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He agreed and told her, "Plus usually she forgets something for the supper and we have to go to the store and get a cookie if we listen!"<br />
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So we continue to bring meals to those who need them and I pray my boys (and Olivia) will continue to find joy in being the hands and feet of Jesus.<br />
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Wow I can't believe I haven't written for a few months. </div>
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Life has been happening and I have been hanging on for dear life.</div>
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I have also been enjoying some of the little things...</div>
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1. Snuggles from the little people in our house <i>(did you know that snuggling with both Isaac and Olivia is almost like a human blanket during this lovely -30 degree weather)</i></div>
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2. Thoughts on the world with some of the medium sized people in our house (<i>we have had some quality heart to hearts which I hope to share on here in the near future</i></div>
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3. Spending quality time with my hubby while he is between seasons of coaching (<i>we have been working out together after school, watching our favorite show on the computer with hummus, pita chips and dark chocolate when kids are in bed and soaking up time together before track begins)</i></div>
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I have so many wonderful things to blog about (<i>Isaac is potty trained, my sweet niece's arrival, I have been running, God has been so good and encouraging me during some tough trials recently, and my kids just keep getting cuter and I keep falling more in love with my hubby).</i></div>
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Since I was hoping to keep this short and sweet here is the reason I am climbing out of my blogging hibernation...</div>
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For those of you who do NOT have a kindergartner in your house, today was the 100th day of school!</div>
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For those of you who are unaware of the magnitude of this day, I will tell you that this day is one of the most beloved days of kindergarten.</div>
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The anticipation leading up to it is quite insane, and while each class is different, it is basically a celebration of everything that is 100!</div>
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Elijah was asked to bring 100 of something to put into a giant bowl for snack time. </div>
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(<i>My stomach churned a bit when he described the different items that were included in this "mix" and how delicious it was!)</i></div>
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He chose marshmallows for his snack, so last night we counted out 100 marshmallows and placed them in a bag for him to bring to school. </div>
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Since I am not a novice kindergarten mother, I was already aware of the excitement surrounding this day and asked Elijah about it when he got home today.</div>
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Being the man of many words that he is, he told me it was fun and showed me the badge on his necklace (pictured above) stating that he is now 100 days smarter!</div>
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<i>I challenged this as he had missed one day of school for being ill so wondered if that only made him 99 days smarter...he looked concerned for a moment and then saw me smile and told me I was funny.</i></div>
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I have the boys place all their papers on the kitchen table after school and I rifle through them quickly while they are distracted by food or some toy they have been longing to play with "all day" so I can toss what isn't important without little eyes seeing.</div>
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I always enjoy reading their comments, stories, or answers to open ended questions such as "If I had 100 dollars I would..."</div>
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I know it is hard to read, but on the worksheet below he was asked that exact question and his answer was "gift it to the NICU mom's and dads"</div>
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<i>You probably can't see the stains from my tears either but they are there. </i></div>
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<i>The picture in the center is of a baby in a crib on wheels.</i></div>
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This boy is very hard to read, very serious, and has been struggling with being <i>extremely</i> selfish recently (nothing that abnormal for a 6 year old), but definitely has a different take on the world that his older brother Jonah. </div>
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<i>At home we have been talking a lot about serving one another as Jesus would. </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i>He has not willingly jumped into that boat recently!</i></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i>We have also had a few talks on money (saving, spending, and giving).</i></span></i></div>
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<i>You know how you talk to your kids over and over and over about things hoping some minuscule piece of the advice or instruction you give them while eventually sink in and they will start living that way?</i></div>
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<i>Oh, me neither :0)</i></div>
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<i>It has been a struggle to help Elijah understand why he can't stomp around our house saying unkind things, doing whatever he wants, and not helping the rest of us.</i></div>
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<i>Sometimes I get sweaty, nauseous and dizzy thinking about he and his siblings as teenagers!</i></div>
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<i>I just might wish to have these emotional elementary school kids and challenging toddlers back in a few years...</i></div>
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The tears were flowing pretty heavily when I called him to the kitchen to explain it to me.</div>
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I am 99.9% sure he thought he was in trouble when he saw me crying, but I asked him if he could explain what he would do with his $100.</div>
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He quietly explained he would give it to the moms and dads in the NICU to help pay for their baby's medicine so they could get better faster and go home.</div>
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I told him I was so proud of him, but most importantly that giving his $100 to someone who needed it more would make Jesus happy. </div>
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He asked why I was crying and I said it was because I was so happy and proud of him that he would choose to give it away.</div>
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<i>I honestly am sure I would have kept the $100 for myself if I were him.</i></div>
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He gave me a hug and said, "it's so weird that girls cry when they are happy...a guy never knows what to think...are they happy or sad?"</div>
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<i>Such a valid point buddy!</i></div>
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Just in case you are concerned that he is too good to be true, here is a closer look at how he "decorated" the $100 bill...</div>
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Which made me smile, since I expected this Van Gogh excerpt from him more than his servant heart. </div>
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So tonight as I tucked him into bed and told him how proud I was I thanked God for reminding me to live less selfishly and consider what I could do with my $100...<i>besides buying a nice cup of coffee at Starbucks, a massage, and a new pair of jeans ;0)</i></div>
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I also thanked him for a glimmer of light in the tunnel of darkness that is sometimes parenting. </div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282004576110473484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841017377302128846.post-23978882457002318992012-11-12T11:04:00.000-06:002012-11-12T11:04:48.682-06:00Celebrating Our Little Lady<div style="text-align: center;">
We celebrated our Little Lady's first birthday a few Sundays ago. </div>
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It was a wonderful day filled with lots of smiles, laughs, pictures and a few tears. </div>
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She even took the cake that day by taking her first steps!</div>
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We feel truly blessed by this sweet little lady and love her to pieces. </div>
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She has been taking her time talking, walking and moving quickly. </div>
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Of her limited vocabulary, she tries to say each of her brothers names and tries to say "boys" after I yell it downstairs or into the other room to get their attention. </div>
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So sweet!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>Olivia had her one year check up and she is definitely the smallest one year old of our crew.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>She remains a peanut at 19lbs 5oz (fully dressed and with a clip in her hair) and 30 1/2 inches long. This puts her in the 90th percentile for height and only the 25th for weight. Our boys haven't ever been below the 99th percentile for height and I am pretty sure they haven't ever been below the 50th percentile for weight either ;0)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>Just out of curiosity I peeked at Isaac's one year stats (who was our biggest one year old): he was </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>25 lbs 13 oz and 32 1/2 inches long!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>No wonder she seems so small still!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>My parents graciously allowed us to host the party at their house as they have more room than us. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>Pink Peanut Butter Hug cookies....they were quite good. </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>I found the recipe <a href="http://dailynibbles.com/2011/02/01/in-the-kitchen-pink-peanut-butter-hugs/">here</a>.</i></span></div>
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<i>I found the balloons on amazon for a ridiculous steal..</i></div>
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<i>The boys helped me create this 3D #1 out of a diaper box and <strike>we</strike> I wrapped it with pink zebra wrapping paper I was using for her presents</i></div>
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<i>The crown was a foam sparkly craft in the $1 at Michaels and I added a fluffy accessory and a zebra #1 I cut out of zebra cardstock.</i></div>
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<i>The banner was the inspiration for the zebra/pink party because I found it at Target on sale for $2 a month prior to her birthday when I was trying to decide on a "theme" that wasn't princess or obnoxiously pink (per a family members' request).</i></div>
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<i>This picture frame was from Gordmans and was a result of a credit I had to the store and jumped into my cart when I passed it by a few days before her birthday!</i></div>
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<i>Our good friends the Fialas joined us for the party.</i></div>
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<i>She put up a #1 as I was snapping the picture per coaching of her big brothers!</i></div>
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<i>Now we have a few girly things for her to play with!</i></div>
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<i>We attempted to get one family picture before she got into the cake and this one turned out the best...</i></div>
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<i>Isaac was VERY excited for this part, as he had been practicing for quite some time!</i></div>
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<i>The boys were VERY excited to have her finally be 1 as they said their friends had a hard time understanding that you could be zero for 12 months!</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>Overall it was such a wonderful day celebrating! Everything went so well and we were all able to enjoy the time together and it was pretty relaxed! Olivia seemed to really enjoy herself and the boys were just as excited for her birthday as she was. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>It was a pretty sweet day and so fun that she took her first steps that day too!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>A few that morning at church, a few during her party and a few more when we got home that evening. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a221a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!</span></div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282004576110473484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841017377302128846.post-8135773842586632272012-10-28T00:03:00.001-05:002012-10-28T00:21:19.983-05:00Happy Birthday Olivia!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't believe my baby girl is ONE!</div>
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Has it really been a year since I was holding you in my arms for the first time Miss Olivia Joy?</div>
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Life has required me to take a blogging break and I thought this was a great time to jump back in!</div>
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<i>It isn't every day your baby girl turns one!</i></div>
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<i>I asked the boys if they remembered her being born a year ago and Jonah was the first to say YES and provide me with intricate details of waiting all day for her to be born and coming up to the hospital to see her and being so excited that God had given him a sister. </i></div>
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<i>Elijah got really excited too, but he could only communicate his memory of watching the karate kid in the hospital after she was born. </i></div>
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<i>Isaac seemed a bit confused and just kept saying "No, my Livers J is not sick. She not need to go to hospital. She having happy birthday soon. I eat her cake. I love my Livers J"</i></div>
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<i>I remember that day so well, yet it's hard to believe it has been a whole year already!</i></div>
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<i>Here is a short tribute to our little lady. </i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To the Princess who has stolen our hearts...</span></i></div>
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<i>You are such a delight to us and bring so much laughter, smiles, and happiness to our home.</i></div>
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<i>You still have such a happy personality and are rarely upset. </i></div>
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<i>I love the way you scrunch up your nose when you laugh or smile.</i></div>
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<i>I love your cold little fingers pulling on my leg when you need me or are using me as support to stand.</i></div>
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<i>I love how you get so excited to see the people you love and know.</i></div>
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<i>I love how you have your daddy wrapped around your little finger.</i></div>
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<i>Your big brothers continue to adore you and you them.</i></div>
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<i>It melts my heart every time!</i></div>
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<i>You are still a peanut, but I am thankful for that as you will seem little a bit longer than your big brothers did!</i></div>
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<i>You have dark brown beautiful eyes, strawberry blonde hair, and are a pretty good mix of both your dad and myself. You also look so much like ALL your brothers, but are so feminine at the same time!</i></div>
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<i>Your hair is curly when it is wet and has started to curl up a bit in the back and the sides!</i></div>
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<i>It has been so much fun watching your personality develop and watching you interact with your doting big brothers. </i></div>
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<i>You and Isaac have had lots of time together now that school is back in session and it has been wonderful to watch you two play together. </i></div>
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<i>It has also been entertaining to watch you aggravate him, as he is often the one doing that to Jonah AND Elijah!</i></div>
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<i>You are definitely a momma's girl and this has recently become a bit of a problem for your dad. </i></div>
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<i>You get very excited to see him though, especially at the end of the work day! Or even hearing him talk on the phone makes you smile, laugh and clap!</i></div>
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<i>You prefer "big girl" food and amaze me with what you can eat despite your lack of interest in anything other than nursing for so long!</i></div>
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<i>Some of your favorites are lasagna, chicken, apples, grapes, cherrioes, popcorn, bagel, cheese, yogurt, rice, corn, carrots, and crackers. </i></div>
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<i>You have 4 teeth that came all at once last month! It was rough for us all and your daddy and I are okay if you don't get anymore for a bit longer ;0)</i></div>
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<i>You LOVE baths, playing with your brothers, reading books, going for walks, dancing, listening to music and exploring our house. </i></div>
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<i>You don't seem bothered by the dresses, skirts, tutus, tights and hair accessories that you wear daily.</i></div>
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<i>You have also recently developed a shoe fetish! You love checking out the shoes in the front closet, taking them off the shelves and inspecting them. </i></div>
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<i>You also like carrying your shoes around the house...which makes it tricky to find a match sometimes.</i></div>
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<i>You are a pretty good sleeper and have only been taking one afternoon nap for quite some time now because we were never home in the morning!</i></div>
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<i>Olivia, we love you so much and are so blessed God gave you to us!</i></div>
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<i>It's hard to imagine what life was like without you!</i></div>
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<i>Happy First Birthday Sweet Girl!</i></div>
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Here is a picture each month of our little lady over the past year!</div>
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Life is flying by and I am hanging on for dear life!</div>
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<i>Isaac: So I can throw my booger out the window!</i></div>
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<i>Isaac: Goodbye booger! I not eat you, that sick! Momma, I not eat my booger.</i></div>
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<i>Isaac: No mom, it SICK! (He turns to Olivia and talks to her) Livie J, not eat your boogers! It SICK! It so SICK Livie. Just throw them out the window!</i></div>
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This year I dropped off TWO kids at school!</div>
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I still can't believe we have a 2nd grader AND a Kindergartner!</div>
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<i>I was secretly happy to hear this because Jonah was never worried about missing me nor did he miss me while he was at school. </i></div>
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I told Elijah it was okay if he missed me and that I would miss him too, but that he wouldn't even notice I wasn't there because he would have <i>so</i> much fun in Kindergarten. </div>
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Both boys were so excited they had their shoes and backpacks on a good 30 minutes before we needed to leave the house! </div>
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Grandpa stopped by to wish them good luck and Grandma Teresa and Aunt Nikki called to wish them good luck too!</div>
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Elijah's favorite parts were reading the kissing hand book, going to the library, the prospect of gym class tomorrow, the whole hot lunch experience (he was pretty proud he had remembered his lunch code), and that he realized he knew a few kids in his class. </div>
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My boys even comment if it my toenail polish is coming off ;0)</div>
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Since having a daughter, I have been dreaming of doing fun girlie things with her as she grows up. </div>
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One of these is painting our nails together.</div>
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I have many fun memories of having girlie time with my mom and sisters while painting our nails or having them painted. </div>
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I found some kid friendly nail polish awhile ago and thought I would save it for Olivia's first birthday.</div>
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However, I repainted mine the other day and she noticed the sparkles and was fascinated with it.</div>
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<i>I bought the Piggy Paint at </i><a href="https://dprhcp121.doteasy.com/~adleyann/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2092&osCsid=ccfc5b81a18d31417ed82bea75d14d39">Adley Annes</a> (<i>one of my favorite places to shop for baby things</i>).</div>
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<i>If you have never been you should check it out! </i></div>
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I just couldn't resist so I decided to try painting hers. </div>
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Jonah was very intrigued by this and took a few pictures of the process for me.</div>
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She watched very patiently as I painted each toenail and dried them with a hair dryer (per instructions on the bottle). </div>
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Jonah enjoyed watching the whole process and even wanted his own toenails painted. </div>
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Elijah had an Olympic themed birthday party this year!</div>
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During our trip to Iowa we were able to watch quite a bit of Olympics and the older boys really got into it. On the way home from Iowa I realized his birthday was the next week and school started the week after. I also realized I worked the next 4 nights and would have to throw a birthday party together rather quickly! </div>
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Thankfully my mom helped out by ordering some Olympic themed party supplies!</div>
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I was also able to find a party on pinterest with TONS of great ideas!</div>
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It was a bit stressful getting the house cleaned up and ready for the party, but we managed to get it done just in time! <i>I owe a BIG thanks to my mom and sister laura who made the "uniforms" for me and came over that morning and helped out!!!!</i></div>
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<i>Here is the porch all decorated for the party...</i></div>
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Elijah was a little disappointed we had a medal for everyone since he wanted it to be like the <i>real</i> Olympics where there is just a gold, silver and bronze medal for each event.</div>
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Elijah thought he should get the most medals since it was his birthday and all.</div>
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Here is the awesome Olympic cake that my talented sister Laura decorated!</div>
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Olivia even joined in the Olympic spirit!</div>
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<i> Here is the crew minus 2 who weren't here yet...</i></div>
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The kids did great with the "olympic games" we had planned.</div>
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We did a little archery...</div>
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Played a little soccer, ran sprints on the sidewalk, and their favorite was an obstacle course that we set up. Each kid had to crawl through a tunnel, jump over a foam sword I held up, run around the tree, jump over the tunnel and shoot a basketball in the hoop as quickly as they could. </div>
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<i>Here is everyone waiting patiently for their turn...</i></div>
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<i>Isaac demonstrating (then my battery died....so I didn't get any more pictures of this)</i></div>
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We are so thankful for the wonderful friends in our kids' lives!</div>
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<i>And now you are 6 years old and starting Kindergarten in a few days!!!!!!</i></div>
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Richard and I ran to the living room and watched as our nude 2 year old ran to throw the diaper in the garbage <b>outside</b> (<i>most often we throw the diapers outside when they are stinky so he must have thought this is what Richard meant). </i><br />
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Then we saw him come back from the side of the house where the garbage is and pause to pee in the grass. Then he came scurrying into the house proud of himself for doing what he had been told and probably because he was able to do it in the nude!<br />
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We scanned the perimeter to make sure any neighbors hadn't witnessed our little nudist, and we congratulated him on obeying, but reminded him that he can't go outside nude.<br />
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Last week <strike>our family</strike> I packed our suitcases, and we loaded up the suburban and headed on a fun filled road trip to Iowa where we lived for 8 years and moved from 4 years ago. </div>
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It was <strike>overwhelmingly</strike> a bit stressful getting everything ready to go before we left, but we managed to pull away from our house only 3 hours after I had hoped we would leave ;0)</div>
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Since moving back 4 years ago, we have only <i>all</i> made the 12 hour trek back to Iowa once and Jonah and I were able to sneak back 3 years ago for a good friend's wedding I was in.</div>
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Once we made it to the hotel, we did a little relaxing</div>
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She had worked in Grand Forks with me and moved away a few years ago. </div>
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She graciously agreed to come to our hotel to visit and it was so wonderful to see her!</div>
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I was also able to meet her son Declan, who happens to be only a few days younger than Olivia!</div>
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After swimming we spent the evening laying around the hotel room together watching the Olympics. </div>
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Today we spent the morning watching the boys play their Tball games at the BIG softball complex where Richard plays Thursday nights. </div>
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Last night they laid out their tball shirts, baseball pants and caps.</div>
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<i>Isaac has a red soccer jersey that resembles their tball shirts and thinks it's his tball shirt and made me lay it out for him last night too! I found him snuggling with it this morning and it was the first thing out of his mouth as he sleepily stumbled out of bed!</i></div>
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He was only distracted by the dirt and his baseball cap a few times...a common problem for these sweet 5 and 6 year old players. </div>
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Jonah was pumped that he was able to play since he has missed out on most of the season due to his injured clavicle. </div>
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Richard was able to make it too!</div>
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He and Isaac played a little catch while watching. </div>
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Isaac did very well for the 2 + hours that we were there...</div>
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Elijah was able to play with the "big boys" at the end when a few of Jonah's teammates had to leave early. He even hit the ball without the 'tee'!</div>
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Here are my boys!</div>
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I <i>LOVE</i> this picture! I wish they wouldn't grow up so stinking fast!</div>
<br />Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282004576110473484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841017377302128846.post-16811029308182739152012-07-12T09:46:00.000-05:002012-08-20T23:32:07.284-05:008 Months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't believe this little lady is 8 months old!!!!</div>
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She was quite the ham for this photo shoot and she cracked me up!</div>
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She is still sweet as can be and her brothers continue to ADORE her and she loves them to pieces. </div>
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They give her quite a bit of attention and are often worried about her well being. </div>
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Her and Isaac are starting to have a few sibling quarrels and I am enjoying watching their relationship. </div>
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It is quite amazing to see such a LARGE 2 year old doting on his sweet petite baby sister. </div>
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I love hearing her giggle and her brothers can make her giggle the most. </div>
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She is getting so LONG and has moved into 12-18 month clothes. </div>
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She isn't moving (crawling) at all and enjoys playing with her toys and sitting up.</div>
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She also adores her daddy! If I call him and put him on speaker phone she starts saying "da-da, da-da" and beams! </div>
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I can't believe how big she is getting and I am just going to stay in denial about her turing one so soon!</div>
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<i>I Love you Livie J!</i></div>
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<i>Please don't grow up too fast! I am so thankful for you baby girl!</i></div>
<br />Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282004576110473484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841017377302128846.post-72865966562741021532012-06-27T23:04:00.000-05:002012-06-27T23:04:31.234-05:00Inside Jonah's Outside<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am enjoying having everyone home, but I feel like they are growing up even faster!</div>
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He was hurdling a bush in my parents backyard and ended up with a broken collar bone rather than landing on his feet.<br />
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The worst part was I had just pulled into the mall in Fargo with my mom, sister Nikki and Olivia for a ladies day of shopping and fun.<br />
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Richard called to see if there was a clinic he could take him to or if the ER would be the only route.<br />
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I offered to turn around and come home, but he insisted we stay and he could handle it.<br />
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So he went through the McDonalds drive thru grabbing lunch for the 3 boys and headed to urgent care to be seen.<br />
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While we (my mom, sister and myself) frantically were searching for someone in Grand Forks who would graciously give up part of their Saturday.<br />
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My sister's sister-in-law, Maggie saved the day!<br />
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She was sweet enough to drive to the ER, pick up the little 2 and take them back to our house until Richard and Jonah were done.<br />
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After waiting an exceptionally LONG time for an xray, it was confirmed that Jonah had a broken collar bone.<br />
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He has been a good sport and is doing well eating with his right hand and doing most everything with just one hand.<br />
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Welcome to the broken bone club Jonah, I am sure it won't be your last one!<br />
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We recently had our family's pictures taken by my good friend Stacey Rygh.</div>
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She is very talented and has been taking our pictures for the past 3 years. I <i>LOVE</i> how she is always able to capture the craziness of our family and that they are so real.</div>
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We went urban this time and were in front of a random super fun blue building and downtown and they are AMAZING! You can see the preview <a href="http://srygh.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post_15.html">here</a>.</div>
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During the photo shoot she was asking us about Isaac's personality...and it got me to thinking about him. He is a limit pusher, a dare devil, independent, a comedy show, and on more than one occasion has made me feel like a novice mom. (<i>Not that I claim to be an expert on motherhood, but after a few years of experience there is a bit of confidence that builds helping you with future children).</i></div>
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Isaac pulls the <i>little</i> bit of confidence that I may have had right under me on a daily basis. </div>
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He challenges me to practice deep breathing, patience, and to "embrace the craziness" as Richard always encourages me to do. </div>
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So this got me to thinking about Isaac and how I daily pray for God's wisdom and guidance while encountering specific "toddler" situations as he explores his world. </div>
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He is so stinking cute and is often <i>innocently</i> getting himself into trouble. </div>
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As the kids get older and enter into a new stage I find myself loving the next stage more than the previous one. I am not sure that I have ever enjoyed year of the twos as much as the other stages. </div>
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When I am frustrated with Isaac, I will often say I <i>love</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 26px;"> </span>2 year olds instead allowing other choice phrases to slip out of my mouth. <i>Of course, there may be a tad bit of sarcasm in my voice while doing this!</i></div>
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So I though I could share a few incriminating pictures of my favorite 2 year old... </div>
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who think they should read books instead of napping.</div>
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<i>I heard him talking in his room when he was supposed to be napping and I found him sitting on his bookshelf, behind the shade because it was so dark, reading a book. </i></div>
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<i>who try to go potty by themselves and realize while they are peeing they have to poop and leave a small trail of poop on their way to excitedly tell me about the poop.</i></div>
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<i>I also </i> ❤ <i>lysol wipes.</i></div>
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<i>who unfold a whole basket of laundry looking for some socks...</i></div>
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<i>who help themselves to a snack after asking their mom to get it for them and she told him he would have to wait until she was done feeding his sister.</i></div>
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Isaac's hand is looking great and I am amazed at how well it has healed!</div>
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The surgeon joked so many times how children are like little salamanders and heal so quickly and he was right! We are thankful this was only a minor surgery and that Isaac tolerated it so well. </div>
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<i>Day 1: Isaac's hand pre-surgery</i></div>
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<i>Day 7: During one of our many dressing changes....looking a bit swollen & bruised.</i></div>
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<i>Day 24: Finally looking like an almost normal hand again!</i></div>
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<i>Our Little Salamander happy as can be to have his hand free from stitches and the dressing/bandages he had been wearing for the past month!</i></div>
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The surgeon said we would most likely need to have this done again down the road as the web space that was created between his fingers won't "grow" with him as he gets bigger. </div>
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However, he made it a little deeper than it needed to be this time so we could get a few more years under our belt before repeating the process.</div>
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I am too because it was quite the task to keep a 2 year old boy inside and away from dirt, sand, and rocks! There is something not quite right about that. </div>
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Our little lady is 7 months old!</div>
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She is still sweet, but <i>may</i> have a bit of an attitude at times. </div>
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She is happy most of the time and even happier outside (just like her brothers).</div>
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It has been so fun to see how she really adores her brothers and how they just love her to pieces. </div>
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They can usually get her to smile or laugh no matter what. </div>
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She was a bit freaked out by the grass during our mini photo shoot so I yelled at the boys to come help me get her to laugh.</div>
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<i>Isaac thought Elmo could help.</i></div>
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<i>I just realized I hadn't done a post about 6 months so I guess that will be coming up next!</i></div>
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I can hardly believe that 9 years ago we were starting on this crazy journey called marriage together!</div>
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I feels like it has gone so quickly </div>
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Last night we were able to celebrate our Anniversary by doing one of our favorite things...</div>
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We don't go out to eat a lot so this gives us opportunity to enjoy multiple places...in one night!</div>
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We started at one of our favorite date night spots...L'Bistro.</div>
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However, we prefer this location on thursday nights when they have 1/2 price pizza and live jazz music. So, since it was wednesday night we just had a drink and appetizer.</div>
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We sat on the deck and it was beautiful.</div>
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We talked about what we thought marriage looked like 9 years ago, what were our hopes and dreams for the future, and how have we managed to stay madly in love despite the chaos of raising 4 small children, working and keeping our house <strike>clean</strike> in a state that is <i>mostly</i> sanitary. </div>
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<i>Richard was a good sport and let me document the night with our camera and instagram pics on his phone...here we are at Stop #1: Drinks and Apps</i></div>
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The sun was setting and it was still beautiful out!</div>
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<i>I LOVE this man.</i></div>
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<i>I LOVE that I have been blessed to be his wife.</i></div>
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They have the BEST mud pie EVER!!!</div>
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So we lifted our glasses to 9 years of marriage under our belts & to many more!</div>
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We also decided that 9 years later we were still madly in love with each other.</div>
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<i>Happy Anniversary Babe!</i></div>
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<i>Here's to many more years together!</i></div>
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Summer is officially here, well at least summer vacation started. </div>
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While we haven't had the warmest days, we are sure enjoying them. </div>
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School is over, everyone is home, we are enjoying the freedom of not having to be out the door so early in the morning and not running everywhere all day. </div>
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Today the boys started T-Ball and they LOVED it!</div>
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<i>Then as he pulled it away from his face he casually stated "it smells like a vagina."</i></div>
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<i>He looked so grown up in his gear!</i></div>
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It was so wonderful!</div>
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I feel truly blessed to have married into such a great family.</div>
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The only problem is we don't get to see each other often enough!</div>
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The weekend of fun started Sat night with a BIG get together at one of the cousin's place south of town. <i>I forgot my camera so don't have any proof of the fabulous time we had.</i></div>
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Richard was at state track and the boys were wonderful.</div>
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They had a ton of fun playing with all the kiddos and I was even able to visit a bit!</div>
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The wedding was Sunday and they were so excited to play again, which made the ceremony a bit difficult because they were so anxious to get to the reception party!</div>
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<i>Here are the 2 excited guests...</i></div>
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Liv took a cat nap on the way to the ceremony.</div>
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Here we are waiting for the ceremony....</div>
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Jonah was so excited that during the wedding he kept whispering to me about how excited he was to go to the party and who was coming. </div>
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I kept shushing him and answering his questions quietly then told him he needed to stop talking about it and pay attention. </div>
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Then he leaned over and started whispering something else and I told him we were done talking about it and he said, "No, it's not about that....there are 139 pieces of wood on the ceiling."</div>
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I thanked him for sharing that with me and told him he needed to just wait quietly until it was over.</div>
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After the ceremony we snuck in a quick family photo....sans Isaac...(thanks Jennifer for taking this picture that <i>Richard</i> really wanted).</div>
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When we arrived it was almost time to eat and the boys were so excited to dance they could hardly stay in their chairs!</div>
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Isaac was quite enthralled with the dinging of the glasses to get the bride and groom to kiss.</div>
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Then the dance started and the boys later told us is was the best night ever!</div>
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<i>Here is the beautiful bride and her dad! This one always gets me....so precious!</i></div>
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Elijah and Isaac busting some moves...Elijah had this fascination with trying to do the splits...Jonah was break dancing....Isaac was shaking it pretty good too...in case you are wondering we don't do that at home!</div>
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Here are my boys with Ian, one of Richard's cousin's son, proudly showing me their glowsticks!</div>
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Isaac and Liv taking a dancing break...</div>
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Richard and Liv dancing...<i>Brown Eyed Girl </i>came on so I had to snap a pic of Daddy with his brown eyed girl!</div>
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Uncle Frank the baby whisperer!</div>
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We feel so blessed to have these 4 to care for and to challenge us!</div>
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Elijah and Jonah had so much fun they want to have a dance party at our house with glowstick necklaces and invite everyone who came to the wedding!</div>
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Elijah had his last day of Pre School and can hardly wait for Kindergarten to start!</div>
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He asked me about 500 times, <i>well it may have been 501</i>, if everyone was coming to his graduation! </div>
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I have been <strike>so excited to share this wonderful news </strike>waiting patiently to introduce you to....</div>
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Becky Jr...if it's a girl.</div>
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This little one will join our family sometime early December of this year.</div>
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Jonah, Elijah and Isaac were <i>so</i> excited when we told them.</div>
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I am going to be an AUNTIE!!!!!!!</div>
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My sister Nikki and her hubby Tom are having a BABY!</div>
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Praising the Lord for this blessing.</div>
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