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Archives for March 2014

party animals…

celebrations, cousins, friends, kids

 what a fun weekend you boys had!   first weekend of really gorgeous spring weather and two great birthday parties!

saturday we celebrated cousin bailey’s  1 4 th birthday!   i don’t know how that baby girl has grown up so fast!  we sure do love her!   she has always been such a big help to us and hands down, always has been the best go to for sweets galore 🙂   jack you weren’t ready to try out the skates just yet but you and samuel sure loved watching joshua and daddy go super fast.   great music and a colorful room, samuel you were in awe!

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DSC_0530sunday afternoon, we were invited to a zoo birthday party for our friends charlie and henry!   what a great day for a birthday party!   the weather couldn’t have been more perfect!   both of you boys were so excited  you didn’t even take a nap!

DSC_0544a zoo party isn’t complete without temporary tattoos of your favorite zoo animal 🙂   those were such a hit!

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happy birthday to all these spring babies 🙂

xxoo

check outs and check ups…

kids, well checks

gramps came by the house today 🙂

DSC_0306today he checked out of his old office building for the last time.   his company has been awaiting their move for a while.  granny is so excited because it’s closer to home.   i’m sure he is so relieved he doesn’t have to make the commute he has made for so long.  i’m a little sad because i always took comfort in knowing he was around the corner if we needed him!   we didn’t get to see him all the time but the visits and stops to check in on us sure were comforting!   he says we can still come visit him at his new office 😉  see you next week maybe?

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ohh i just love him so much!

this afternoon, i thought we had samuel’s well check,  we did and we made it on time.  to my surprise i forgot i had scheduled jack’s 3 year check up too!

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DSC_0402jack,  you did super!  you only had one shot and you cried a little.  it was so sad you were so trusting on what was happening and then you looked at your nurse like “i can’t believe you did that!”   oh sweet boy, you try to be so tough.  you currently weight 37 pounds.  your doctor, considered you a little hefty 😉 and he thinks you may have a growth spurt soon.  your vision is great and you loved showing your muscles!

DSC_0366 mr. samuel you were a little nervous today but i could tell you felt better when you saw brother was getting checked out too.  you added a new word to your list today…  “abble” = apple.  you also are having us laugh so much when you yell “ewooo!”  = hello.   you came in at only 24 pounds.   you ended up getting 2 shots and a blood test.  🙁  you were not happy.  you grabbed the bag and you were ready to go.   you felt alot better when you saw an umizoomi sticker in the sticker basket.  we are still in your first week of glasses and you  l o v e  them.  we love watching you discover everything with them!   you now love books which makes us even happier!  it’s been a great week!

xxoo

ps.  today is taylor (18!!) and bailey’s (14!)birthday!! wow time flies so fast.  so thankful for you two.  a very happy birthday to you!

here’s to another beautiful year ahead for the both of you!

his new spring look….

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no, no, not the crazy morning hair.   that has always been there…

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yesterday, we were in for something that would change your world mr. samuel.  or well the world as you use to see it.  yesterday was the day samuel got his new spring look…

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yes a big yay for your new glasses!   a few weeks ago we went to your long awaited eye appointment.  your doctor was amazing to say the least! they dilated your eyes and somehow with all the screaming, she was able to tell that you were extremely far sighted for your age.  you had been struggling to focus so much that one of your eyes would tend to drift.  she referred to this as strasbismus.  she advised us that glasses were the answer for now and she will check back with us in the summer.  we had a few weeks to anticipate what your new adventures would be like.  i have had activities planned to keep your little mind off of wanting to pull them off and all!    to  my surprise and just pure excitement you  l o v e  your new glasses.   i was able to catch your first sites on video which are priceless and will forever be etched in my memory.  i have said it to so many people but seeing you react so positive to this has been one of the top five moments of my life right now.  we take them off for bath time and bed time.  today is only the first full day with them and you got so upset and cried when we took them off.     tonight, (with your glasses on)  you let me read you your first full bedtime story “the little blue truck.”  you actually let me read it! you loved looking at the pages!    we can’t thank our family enough for the prayers and of course st. lucy and bishop fulton j. sheen.   you have so many adventures ahead little man!  it has been so exciting to watch you discover your toys all over again!

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xxoo

the big weekend…

cousins

we did it!  granny and i had been preparing for this busy weekend for a while.  with the help of daddy we did it! jack you were in heaven for  f o u r  whole days.  you had joshua, the outdoors and the wii all to yourself.  we created great memories this weekend amongst the hustle and bustle of it all.

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DSC_0046jack, you and joshua were so much fun to watch.  you did pretty well taking turns with things.  you try so hard to be just as big as him.  you also let sam know he is to little for a lot of things.

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DSC_0059samuel, i think you found your hero this weekend.  i had been wondering when you would take notice of the cooler older cousin.  you would run up and just stare at joey.  it was so funny to watch you with him.  you were really watching everything thing he did!

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you also couldn’t wait to get your hands on the four wheeler also known as the “joe.”   if no one was on it, you ran as fast as you could over to crawl up on it.

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DSC_0122i know, i know, samuel i just can’t keep the camera off of you!  you are my guinea pig since your big brother is always running off to play.  i’m soaking up all this time of your sweet baby face!

flair affair was a hit!  we were so thrilled with how it turned out.  there were so many other beautiful and creative tables i had to get pictures of!   erika had an amazing performance as well!  so much fun to end our crazy weekend!

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thank you so much for letting us be a part of your night erika!  we are so proud of you!  also, thank you to granny for letting the kids have such a fun weekend!!

xxoo

rodeo round #2

kids

 we looked forward to this rodeo trip for a while…  the day we got to be with friends and see all the “aminals.”   we didn’t get the memo all the children of the city would be there as well.  us mama’s feel we could survive anything after surviving this rodeo trip!  it was such a crowded day, but we made the very best of it and some of our very best memories!

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DSC_0700we started a tour with our group and after two exhibits we realized it was just too fast and too crowded for the little eyes and feet we had with us.  we ended up doing our own thing at our own pace and had a really great time.

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DSC_0719jude learned to clap at his first rodeo!

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DSC_0736the petting zoo wasn’t what we thought it would be.  after a very long line to wait our turn.  the oldest two of our adorable bunch became the llama’s favorites… the were traumatized to say the least and were ready to get out of that pen!

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bailey, what would i do without you?  always such a huge help!  sienna and samuel enjoyed the stay and played with some of the baby animals….

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DSC_0767nadia happily took the other two out 😉

DSC_0781we took a little break before letting you kids take your very own pony ride!   it was definitely the highlight of the day!

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DSC_0842 we braved the wind and used some extra carnival tickets to let you all ride a ride!  these faces say it all!

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DSC_0864thank you nadia and bailey for enduring that long day with us!  we made some great memories we can for sure look back and laugh at!  thank you also to nadia to letting us take a picture together 😉  us crazy mama’s never get to do that!

(all the kids were strapped in a stroller or a carnival ride!)

yeehaw!

xxoo

boys and their dog…

kids

she can be annoying and cute all at the same time…

DSC_0639that’s your dog! oh samuel your best friend for sure right now is your dog.  you like her so much even jack is starting to come around to her again…

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no matter what this crazy weather is doing, you want to be out there to see her and tell her “hiya!”

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it’s been a crazy spring so far.  a few beautiful days and then the cold came again and spread that yellow pollen everywhere!  samuel you wanted to go outside so bad today but i just couldn’t do it.  that chalky yellow stuff has my head hurting and your nose running like crazy!  hoping we can clean it off and have a fun day outside again!

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xxoo

on saturday…

kids

this weekend was one of my favorite kind of weekends. ever.  daddy and i ran a few errands with you boys and stopped by the park for a quick run around.  when we got back home, i was able to do a good saturday cleaning with my music on and daddy cleaned up the yard.  lots of hard work and a yummy bbq after.  the rain came in that night and brought in another cool front.  i was so thrilled!   not because of the cold,  i’m so eager for spring, but it has been a while since we have had that kind of saturday.  just a take care of the house and enjoy each others company kind of day.   i’m weird i know but i swear it’s just the best.  mainly because it reminds me of growing up.  that’s how our saturdays always were.  however, instead of a cool city park we had country living.   i think you boys are just happy with any open space to run.   jack you are still into racing cars so between you and samuel all i hear is pretend sirens and engines.  oh and whistles!  as little as you are right now samuel,  we definitely see your competitive side.   you have no problem showing jack where you want him.   you also believe you can do anything he can do.   you are at the age where your face is almost always dirty and you fight and fight us on cleaning it… its very noticeable in pictures.   jack, this was the first time you were adventurous enough to do some climbing.  you didn’t think you could but i said just try it, and you were good to go!  ohh you and sam are night and day…

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happy springing forward… here’s to that extra evening hour in the backyard we now will get!

xxoo

 

family day

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it’s the second year we have attended family day at the rodeo cook off with daddy’s company.  what a treat it was!  great bbq, entertainment and great company!  our two little buckaroos sure kept us busy.  we recently got a new (used) double stroller.  it was a life saver!   samuel was able to take a nap and jack “almost” did but got a second wind at the end.  they are troopers.  crazy as it sounds, quite a few people asked if you were twins.  interesting considering the size difference.   we say it so much but boy are we blessed to have such good boys.  they giggled the whole way home.   the camera didn’t make it out as much as i hoped.  we are looking forward to going back to see the animals!

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ride along little cowboys…

xxoo

oh this phone ….

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tells the survival of our days.  beautiful weather, freezing cold, up and down days…  i realized we have not blogged in a while.   this is my version of playing catch up.   loading all our photos off the phone 🙂   we have celebrated st. valentines day.  we have also enjoyed daily outings with the boys because either i’m eating my words and becoming stir crazy or their ages are making it so much more fun to be adventurous and explore 🙂  we have gotten hair cuts, gone to the rodeo cook off, gotten sick, gotten better and gotten crafty.  saying we are ready for spring is an understatement!  here is an abundance of our iphone pics through out the last few weeks…

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never a dull moment with you boys.

xxoo