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Archives for May 2014

friday fun day…

cousins, firsts, kids

last friday was quite a big day… we started off with mass at mama’s old school.   it was the eighth graders last school mass.  this eighth grade class was super special to me because it was my first class to teach!   i have so many memories with them.   seeing them again was so great!  they hadn’t changed one bit!  they just got a little bit taller.   oh how i wish i could have gotten pictures with them, but for now that day is etched in my memory.  they were my first babies before these babies.   i couldn’t have asked for a more special morning.

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after visiting with all my old students we headed out to bc.  the boys could not wait!  we added a new addition to the boys toys…

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samuel, this was the first time you got the hang of your four wheeler (aka joey).  you had a blast.

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sam didn’t stay still too long. 🙂  we will be back out soon again to play!

xxoo

blessed indeed….

celebrations, kids

 

 and spoiled!  oh you boys had nothing but treats for me this weekend.  balloons, flowers and food, food, food.    i think we all gained a few pounds but it was oh so yummy!  the best part of this mothers day was just watching you boys work with daddy in the kitchen.   jack you were thrilled to say the least, to help out in the kitchen.  you get to giggling so hard when you are working on something you are excited about.

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2014-05-11 09.10.01you guys worked hard  on some pretty amazing french toast…  for the record i could only eat one slice.  i think it expanded in my stomach after i ate it.  oh it was so good!  we quickly got ready for mass.  we made it on time and you boys were pretty good.  pretty entertaining at times but good overall.   🙂

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we enjoyed a trip to sonic and a late afternoon nap.  that evening  we got a little play time  outside before helping daddy in the kitchen again.   daddy  made us a yummy 🙂  italian dish and i requested that he help you boys create your own pizza.  oh you had so much fun!  samuel, we were quiet impressed you followed directions (after trying to spoon the sauce in your mouth).  you both did an awesome job and jack you were so proud to eat a pizza you made!

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DSC_1032i can’t say it enough,  i am so very blessed that god chose me to be your mama.  i’m also so blessed to have such a wonderful mama as an example.  she raised me to fully appreciate this vocation of motherhood.  there isn’t anyone else i’d rather spend my days and nights with than my babies!

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thank you for another wonderful weekend!

xxoo

lucas is o n e :)

celebrations, cousins

little cousin lucas turned  o n e  this last week!   we had so much fun at his first birthday party.   too much cuteness with 4 boys, 3 and under 🙂

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thank you for letting us share in this special celebration!

happy birthday sweet boy!  excited for your year ahead!

xxoo

all done!!

dada

another exciting milestone to document…  daddy is finished with his classes!   samuel it is all you’ve ever known!   he started taking night classes the fall you arrived in our arms.   a new job, a new baby and school!?  why not?   i always told daddy if he was going to do it, do it while you boys are babies.  richard you amaze me at all you can handle!   though some days were long you pushed through and made some very impressive grades 🙂   we are so excited for this summer to have more time with you.  we couldn’t be more proud of all you have accomplished and provided for us!

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so so proud of you!  we love you!

xxoo

eighteen months { and one week}

kids

samuel fulton

you hear your full name a lot.  because well i’m still in love with it anddddd you are a little rascal.   your glasses have totally brought out your personality in a whole new way.   it is a sneaky, confident, inquisitive and determined personality.   if you want it, you will get it somehow.  no matter how messy or dangerous the obstacle course to get there is.   oh how much i love you and how much i love what you add to our days.  its never a dull moment.  we are either cuddling or chasing each other.

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you are really attached to “bevo” and your blanket.  you have gone as far as to drag the blanket outside like linus.   you still communicate with many grunts.   you will say “mama” “dada” “yack”  and “Mmmah!” for a kiss.  “yah!” for yes and “uh oh” when dropping something.   you sign “please,” “more,” and point like crazy.  you and jack started saying “uh uh!” to each other recently.  it sounds a lot like “no way!”  the other day bailey got you to finally make the “ba” sound!  we were super excited!   you love to tell us that a cow says “muhhhh”  oh and sometimes so does a cowboy. 🙂

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you still love “thomas the train.”  today at target you grunted and pointed until i saw and picked up the “thomas the train” swimming trunks.  you smiled so big.  you really enjoy giggling with jack.  especially outside.  we can maybe make it an hour inside in the morning before you want to go outside.  you play in any puddle you can find and ask for more and more water.  i’m struggling to make you understand that maudies water bowl is NOT to play in.

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i cannot believe the little boy you have become in the last few months.  you are so precious samuel.   i love getting you each morning and i really miss you when i lay you down at night.  you are a special one 🙂  what a fun summer we are going to have ahead of us!

xxoo

 

we can do this!

firsts, sisters

we did it!

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 erika and dana encouraged me to run a 5k with them.   i really didn’t run until the last two weeks before this event.  barely.   erika kept informing me she would skip the whole thing.  although i worried a lot about being able to do it.   we did it!   granted we walked then ran most of the time… we still signed up and we did it!   what great memories we made that night.  thank you dana and erika for challenging me and richard for encouraging me to do something i’ve never done.   maybe i’ll do it again sometime. 😉

xxoo