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all hallow’s eve 2013

November 6, 2013celebrations, kids

oops a little late… but last week seemed like the busiest week of the whole year.   i think we just over booked ourselves.  throw in costumes, lots of candy and people knocking on our doors.. i’m so thankful its over.

here are the cutest two boys we have.

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  oh how i love them, costumes and all 🙂

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jack, this was the first year for you to grasp what your job was on this night.  you were so excited for “halloween day” as you called it.   you and your pup were ready to go out and get some candy!

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your costume came together very easily.  after your fire truck birthday you had, you were happy to dress up as a fireman.  it wasn’t much of a costume but you felt like a fire fighter and that was all that mattered.  samuel, aunt holly sent you the most adorable dalmatian costume.   you might not have picked it out but color a puppy nose on you and i was head over heals in love all over again,  so were the neighbors.  it didn’t help that when you crawled, you almost panted like a dog too!  what a hoot you were.  daddy decided last minute he was going to go as the guy that jack rescued.  the neighborhood seemed to think he was really hurt.  oh how i love him!  we had some good laughs.

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that night we kept a tradition i had when i was little. we enjoyed a movie {monsters university} with popcorn and of course some of our halloween treats.  yum!

happy all hallow’s eve 2013

xxoo

{jack decided next year he wants to be a garbage man for halloween…} 

 

 

one year.. {almost}

October 24, 2013celebrations

today we had a little fun taking some pictures in this beautiful weather.  jack and joshua enjoyed some much needed playing time at the park.  i really just ran around like crazy trying to make you laugh, while aunt dana captured the best of you!   oh how fast this first birthday is coming!

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oh my samuel fulton… here’s to one beautiful year!

xxoo

 

sienna is 3!

October 20, 2013celebrations

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and cute as can be!

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what a joy she is to us all!  today we celebrated her birthday cowgirl style!

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 there were lots of tiny outlaws and some really cute ponies that the kids got to take home!

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 then there were the pony races with babies in tow….

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we asked jack what his favorite part of the party was…  he said he liked watching sienna open all her presents.    you two are something else.   i find it funny when i ask to take your picture, jack, you run away.  but when i ask you to put your arm around sienna for a picture oh no worries!

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it was such a fun day! thank you for once again letting us be apart of it!

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and never forget sweet girl,  your birthday isn’t just your birthday!  it’s also your parents anniversary!

7 years today. 🙂

happy anniversary you two!

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can’t thank them enough for being such a beautiful witness to us all!

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little jude’s thinking…

“ohhh mom and dad!”

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 xxoo

 

the actual third birthday :)

October 7, 2013celebrations

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oh little buddy,  how  t h r e e  years can change so much.  two things that haven’t changed.

our love for you.

our love for spoiling you.

what a special third birthday you had.  we started the morning off with a surprise birthday balloon, breakfast and a gift.  i could tell you were really going to enjoy this day.  we then went to mass for your birthday.  you took your new cars but understood you weren’t suppose to be “too loud” with them.  you behaved so well and after you belted out the alleluia, i decided in my head you could be as loud as you wanted with those cars because that singing of yours made my day.  after mass father orrin gave you a birthday blessing.  you told him all you wanted for your birthday was chocolate cake.  oh how i adore you sweet little man.

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sam was pretty excited about your birthday treats too.

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that afternoon we headed out to meet daddy for lunch.   we picked him up downtown and drove around to find you a chic-fil-a.  after we finally located a good one you exclaimed from the back seat that you wanted whataburger.  oh boy.  you were a hoot to listen to when people would call you to wish you a happy birthday.  you would proudly say “hewo”  “thanks”  and “i yuv you, bye!”    no shyness today, that’s for sure!

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for being spoiled all day, you were really so good!  you fell asleep on your own at about 6:30 and did not budge.   we were so sad because we really wanted you to blow out candles again.  the next morning i told you, well you are officially  t h r e e  !  you were so sad when you realized it wasn’t your birthday anymore.  you asked “what got my birthday over?!”  i responded with well, you fell asleep and its a whole new day.  you said “well then my birthday can be tomorrow?!”   oh we love you sweet boy.  thanks for giving us the best three years as parents.  you are such a joy!

xxoo

 

 

a firetruck birthday party

October 7, 2013celebrations

oh sweet boy,  what fun it was to spoil you with a birthday party the weekend before your birthday.  you had a blast.  i think you finally grasp what birthday parties are all about.  we could barely grab you for pictures you were in your glory.  we enjoyed pizza galore and so many sweets.   it was a good ol’ fashion back yard party.   the weather turned out beautiful!

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you save the best smiles for last. silly boy.  must have been quite the sugar high 🙂

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birthday party day fun…

September 24, 2013celebrations

jack, the morning of your birthday party we headed out to an area church that was holding an event called “touch a truck.”  i want to mainly share pictures and say…. we will definitely go back.  what a little man’s dream come true.

(if only they could have disabled the horn on the garbage truck that all the wild children were pulling  ha!)

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i think by far the favorite truck (besides the firetrucks) was the school bus…

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until next time ….

xxoo

t h r e e

September 19, 2013celebrations

 yes little man is about to be …

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 jack anthony you are our favorite oldest son 🙂  next tuesday you will be  t h r e e .   yes, i’m really excited about spoiling you.   i’m sure i will post about your birthday party and about your birthday “day.”   but for now, i’ll consider this your update on what your sweet and silly self is up to at  t h r e e  years old.

 what a great age.  you love almost everything.  you let us know exactly what you want, when you want it and if it’s not exactly how you want it.  and to you we still hung the moon. you love anything with a motor, unless it gets too close.  you are not a fan of loud things.  if you are a little worried you ask

“hey what’s that sound?”

you love to sing your favorite songs.  your current top 3 are -the thomas song – crash my party – hey mama rock me.   you are very quiet when around people and usually hide behind us till you feel comfortable enough.  you love to play cars with daddy and samuel.  you have an addiction with phones and their games.  you ask a lot of questions. after everything we say, we hear

“what do i not need that for?” 

“what did you say that for?”

“why do i not need that for?

  i need to start correcting some things you say, but it’s hard because so much of it is just so you.

 “mama you gonna head down?” 

“i want you to head down.” 

“make samuel head down.”

  oh my  little love.

you are a little lover.  you still love to sleep, cuddle and grab hair and yes, you still suck your thumb. daddy is doing bed time duty still.  i love it because it has really turned into something special.  we may fight you to stay at the table and finish your food but you get a smile out of us every time you tell us…

“thank you for the dinner daddy/mama.”

and  asking “you have a good day daddy?”

you have been potty trained since probably february.  a fast learner you have proved to be.  you have given us scares at the emergency room the last two years when getting sick but you’ve given us plenty of laughs to make up for it.   we love you sweet jack.  we love your curiosity,  your gentleness and kindness.  you are a handsome one.  you are the best big brother and the perfect first son for us.   you make us proud and we are so excited to watch you grow this next year!  you have given us the best 3 years we could ask for.  we love you big boy!

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 xxoo

 

 

mr. jp { the newest little buddy in town }

September 10, 2013celebrations

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so excited to finally post these pictures.   we got our announcement for the little man in the mail this week, so I figure it was okay to share them now 🙂

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a few weeks before this little misters arrival we grabbed a few pictures at a new favorite picture taking spot.

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at the time we didn’t know if the little babe was a he or a she…

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 i think it’s safe to say they are pretty excited about their surprise….. their very own little brother,

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last sunday we were able to celebrate his baptism day with him.  there were little ones all around.  so adorable!

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welcome into this beautiful faith sweet jude!

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it is so special to know how many people will be praying for this little ones journey in his faith.   even his littlest friends will be praying for him!

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who knows, he may even end up being the priest to marry the two little rascals above 😉

oh my.

we are so excited to have a new little friend for jack and samuel.  we are so excited to see you grow sweet jude!

xxoo

 

 

 

 

happy { first } birthday to a favorite little friend

September 4, 2013celebrations, kids

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miss felicity rose!

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oh i’m all caught up in our own birthday party planning,  i had to stop myself to share this sweet one’s little birthday! we did have a whale of a time sweet friend 🙂  can’t wait to see you grow this next year!

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we were lucky to get a quick visit in the other day too!  she came in proud as can be, just a walkin around in a rather cute little outfit i must say 🙂

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happy birthday sweet felicity!

xxoo

happy birthday to daddy!

August 18, 2013celebrations, kids

thursday was daddy’s  2 9 t h  birthday.  yes boys,  daddy is 1 year younger than mama.   he will always remind us of that too.   so i should not even try to forget about it.  we were so happy he was able to come home from a business trip on his birthday.  we sure missed him!  a lot.   we celebrated with spoiling him with his favorite foods and lots of love!  samuel was really excited to see him!   it is so sweet to see his love for his dada! we  look forward to spoiling daddy through out this last year in his 20’s  😉

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happy birthday

we love you!!

xxoo

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