tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73174882667307381662024-03-14T03:08:59.722-05:00Lilly & Reid's LifeLilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.comBlogger653125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-38175145143792779292014-07-15T16:19:00.001-05:002014-07-15T16:45:14.924-05:00Kansas City Zoo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have thought about trying to start blogging and catching up on our life moments lately but so much has been going on that I don't even know where to start...so I thought I would just dive in regardless.</div>
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Our girls (our first foster placement) were able to go home with family at the beginning of April. (This was a good thing and we have even been able to see them a couple of times since then which has been a blessing for us all.) The day they left we loaded up the car and headed to Kansas City as a little distraction trip for our kids...and a little for us. ;)</div>
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One of the first things we did was go to the zoo. The polar bear was probably our favorite animal of the day. He was really putting on a show swimming through the water and having a good time. <br />
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This was a play area and it is supposed to be a hatching egg. <br />
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I don't remember this one's name but I thought he was so strange looking--I'd never seen one before! <br />
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There were a couple of petting zoo areas and the kids love to feed the animals. <br />
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Always ready to say cheese. Love her. <br />
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DeDe, Daddy, and Lilly. Reid couldn't be bothered for a photo. Ha! <br />
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The Sky Safari was my idea and Matt has not let me forget it. I thought we were all going to die. We were so far up and I kept thinking, "If we survive the fall the animals WILL get us." Of course we didn't fall and we all made it out unharmed. Ha! <br />
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This gorilla was hilarious. He has his arm over his face and legs up and crossed on the rock. <br />
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We found this wild one coming out of a cave! ;)<br />
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The meercats are always one of our favorites. <br />
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Creepy looking croc. <br />
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Drink Stop with DeDe<br />
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While I was taking this picture of these beautiful lions, Reid was behind me with his pants around his ankles peeing in public. I turned around and Matt walked up and it was too late. That boy knows no shame. Ha! <br />
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The elephants paint on Saturdays at the KC Zoo. We got to them right as they were finishing up their artwork.<br />
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This is one where they put paint in their trunk and spray it out...<br />
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and this is one where they paint with paintbrushes. <br />
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My people watching the elephants. <br />
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This guy was cracking me up. Just hanging out. <br />
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And this was on his (and other monkeys) area. Hahaha! <br />
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They have a really cool penguin area with several different types of penguins. <br />
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And some more animal feeding. <br />
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I look at this guy and just start singing, "I like to move it, move it!" <br />
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The kids barn is 2 levels and you can either use the stairs or this awesome slide to get down. <br />
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We had a great time at the KC Zoo and we were literally there from open to close. Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-64718234272127315842014-04-02T18:22:00.001-05:002014-04-02T18:43:37.934-05:00Our Spring Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our Spring Break started off rough. We got back in town from Mike and DeDe's at about 10 pm Sunday night. I came up with this <strike>incredibly unrealistic </strike>plan of doing all the laundry (including cleaning out Lilly's closet) and cleaning the whole house on Monday so that we would have the rest of the week to just play and have fun. This. Did. Not. Go. Well. For every one thing I cleaned, my house-bound-due-to-weather children created at least 4 messes. It was a cycle of frustration. For all of us. </div>
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Then Tuesday morning I had to take our two girls to a check-up and despite our early morning appointment we were still at the doctors office for two full hours. With four children 5 and under. In a confined space. With other people. It was as glorious as it sounds. And as well behaved as they all were my nerves were shot.</div>
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And apparently so were Reid's because he got out his map and was determined to get us to the beach THAT day. Ha! I put the kids down for a nap and had some much needed time with Jesus...which is probably the real problem all along...I am not good without my Jesus time. <br />
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Then we watched Frozen for the 1,000th time and Lilly said, "You should have named me Elsa. And why didn't you give me any powers? I am so upset that you didn't give me any powers!" Ha! Matt came home and I went to the Dollar Tree to help regain my sanity as well as grab a few activities for the kids to do so that I could keep my sanity for the remainder of Spring Break. I wanted us to be able to have fun and enjoy Spring Break...not just survive it. <br />
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Okay...this is where I need to put a little disclaimer...the remainder of this post has LOTS of Pinspired activities. So...because of this...let me share my heart on the whole Pinterest activity thing. This. Is. My. Thing! I have a Master's Degree in Elementary Education. I got that specific degree because I love kids and teaching and these kinds of activities. I love preparing them and I love doing them with the kids. Let me assure you that Matt is the BEST daddy I know and he has never (not once) prepared any type of Pinterest activity for the kids. He does not enjoy it. And that is FINE. He does quality time with them totally different--he takes them to the movies, goes to get ice cream, plays in the backyard with them, goes on walks, plays catch. And that is all just as awesome because that is HIS thing. And the kids love us both the same. Except Lilly. She announced yesterday that Daddy was her favorite person in the family. So while you scroll through these activities please know this is just my way of having some fun with my kids and sharing what I love with them. <br />
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So without further adieu here is a nauseating amount of Pinspired things that we did on Spring Break. And any tips or real life reactions of the kids while doing them. <br />
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The first thing we did was <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763710113/">this counting kite activity</a>. There are 10 kites and each one has a different number on it (1-10) and the kids added that number of beads to the string (I used a pipe cleaner cut in half.)<br />
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Of all the activities we did this one took the longest to prepare and I really thought before we did it that it was too much work BUT then the kids LOVED this. I was really surprised by how much they enjoyed doing this and how well they did on it. <br />
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While I was at the Dollar Tree I bought these suncatchers for them to paint (it came with the paint and brush).<br />
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Then I found<a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/DoaDoMiniMarker/DoaDotMini-dino.gif"> this mini-dot dinosaur printable</a> that we used to q-tip paint.<br />
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Lilly and Big Sis LOVED this...while Reid enjoyed painting about 10 and decided he was done. And that was fine. <br />
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We also made <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763714523/">these cute C/Caterpillars</a>. I have a circle punch that I used to punch out all of the circles. This was a really quick/cute activity. <br />
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And of course we had some spontaneous dancing. ( ; <br />
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We read How to Pray out of our Jesus Storybook Bible (basically says to talk to God like you would someone you really love) and then we made these cute prayer pots. Once again, this is where you can see the difference in personalities in our house. Reid wanted close family in his and Lilly wanted to write all of the names herself and include every person she has ever met. Ha! <br />
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I found these cute grass animals at Wal-Mart in the garden section. <br />
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So we planted our grass. It has a soil pellet that you add water too and then some seeds that you plant in that soil. <br />
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It was really neat to watch the soil pellet grow into lots of soil. <br />
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And then the girls decided they were going to read a book and just wait for it to grow. Haha!<br />
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Then we did some <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763710176/">Counting Caterpillars</a> where the kids got to glue the right number of pom-poms to make the caterpillar body. Reid was working hard to get that glue out. Ha!<br />
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And then they drew the legs. <br />
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I also found some Spring/Easter window clings and the kids always LOVE to decorate our glass door with those!<br />
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And then we made some<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763709942/"> marshmallow bunnies</a>. If my tongs wouldn't have been at school we would have practiced using tongs with this, too. <br />
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And then my good man surprised me by stopping at Sam's Club and getting me these. It is the little things like this that just let me know that he gets me. Spring Break? Activity 1000? Coffee? Yes please! (: </div>
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Then we made some <a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/05/play-recipe-sidewalk-chalk.html#_pg_pin=538149">exploding sidewalk paint</a>. They had so much fun making it before they even knew what it was. Ha! <br />
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We did Lilly's first. She shook it up...<br />
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and we sat it down...<br />
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and then it barely exploded. Basically the bag just opened up and it slowly oozed out. <br />
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So she stomped on it and the bag exploded that way. Ha! <br />
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So for Reid's we added more vinegar and I wasn't able to get any pictures because it EXPLODED all over us. It was pretty cool. We will definitely be doing this again. In the instructions on the<a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/05/play-recipe-sidewalk-chalk.html#_pg_pin=538149"> blog</a> I got this from it says you want a thicker liquid but for us it worked much better with more vinegar and it very liquidy. <br />
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Then I filled a spray bottle up with vinegar and let them spray it and watch it fizzle and bubble. <br />
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Lilly LOVED this the most. <br />
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Then we used some of the paint to do some flyswatter painting...for really no other reason than I just thought it sounded fun. <br />
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Then we played with paint and sidewalk chalk. <br />
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And Reid drew his first car! <br />
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He has been really into drawing lately--he is always making me these sweet family picture. I LOVE it. <br />
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And then Friday night to wrap up our Spring Break we had a Glow Night Party. I made these "tickets" and painted them with glow-in-the-dark paint so that they glowed. I didn't tell the kids what we were doing...<br />
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I just had them paint a picture with glow-in-the dark paint (they didn't know that is what it was). Then I had them take their pictures to the playroom and turned off the lights. <br />
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They were so excited! It was in the playroom in the dark when I gave them their "tickets" for our special night. Then Matt put them in a glowstick bath while I prepared all of our activities. <br />
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We had <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763709631/">ring toss</a>. I put two bracelets together. You can do that or one necklace. Or use the bracelets and a bunch of bottles for a bottle-type ring toss. (You know where you just try to get it around the top of the bottle??)<br />
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And<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763710299/"> bowling</a>. I learned that you can jut use empty water bottles--no need to keep any water in them. <br />
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This kids honestly had a blast at all of these. They laughed and had so much fun. <br />
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Then we had a glow in the dark snack. Our snack didn't glow but I found this green platter at the dollar store and then just used orange jello and then I set up a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763709625/">glow-in-the-dark table</a>.<br />
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At each plate was a glow necklace and bracelet for them to wear.<br />
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And then I stacked<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763710339/"> two clear plastic cups and put a glow bracelet between them</a>. (Tip. I got my clear cups from the dollar tree and they were too small so we had to tape the bracelets to make them smaller so next time I would just buy bigger cups.)<br />
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So there you have it. Our fun and activity filled Spring Break. (: We ended up having a really great week and I am so thankful for the quality time with these sweet littles!
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We spent the weekend at Mike and DeDe's when we went to Breanna's party. Lilly's favorite stuffed animal "Pink" tagged along with us (like always) and we took her to see Dr. Becca (; (; for a little nose surgery.</div>
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Becca was able to fix the tear on her nose in no time...<br />
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and Lilly was SO excited! Lilly loves Pink and takes her everywhere so I am thankful that she is all fixed up now. <br />
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And, of course, what is a visit to DeDe's without popsicles? <br />
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Cute, sweet kids! <br />
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And some DeDe lovin! <br />
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I love this picture! So much personality. (: <br />
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We also got to see Grandma Betty.<br />
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We always love our trips to Mike and DeDe's and seeing all of the family! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-56844041964710918122014-03-31T18:57:00.000-05:002014-03-31T18:57:01.306-05:00Bre-Bre's Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of weekends ago we helped celebrate our sweet niece's 2nd birthday! Isn't she precious?!! We still call her "Baby Breanna" or Bre-Bre. We absolutely adore her and were so excited to help celebrate her birthday!<br />
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It was a Minnie Mouse themed party and her mom made this adorable cake! I was pretty impressed. (And it did end up being the perfect pink Becca. ;)<br />
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She also made these cute Minnie oreo cookies to snack on and as favors.<br />
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A trail mix.<br />
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Hot diggity dogs and Mickey cheese. The birthday girl LOVED the Hot diggity dogs. <br />
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And some Minnie cookies. <br />
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There was also lots of cute décor. <br />
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The party was at The Wonder Place and the kids had a blast. Lilly enjoyed cooking and serving lots of meals. <br />
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Reid did too. <br />
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Lilly playing waitress to Big Sis. They took turns doing this many, many times. <br />
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I LOVE Reid's face in this picture. He was putting a scarf in the tube and then it goes all through the tubes and comes out at the top. This was a hit. <br />
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They have this cool water area too. <br />
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And a vet area where Lilly snatched this dog up and carried it around to each area. Eli did a nice photo bomb in this picture.<br />
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Always love a slide. <br />
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Singing Happy Birthday! <br />
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She didn't want to blow out her candles so, of course, Lilly was willing to help! <br />
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Playing in the sand.<br />
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Putting together some puzzles. <br />
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The kids had tons of fun at the birthday party. Can't believe sweet Bre-Bre is already two! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-54844845476753309612014-03-27T12:03:00.001-05:002014-03-27T12:03:37.162-05:00St Patrick's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I guess I should start by confessing that we are (to my knowledge) 0% Irish and I could not even tell you why St. Patrick's Day is a holiday. BUT it sounded like a good excuse to have a fun, special day so we jumped in on the fun. Starting, of course, by wearing some green. <br />
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Oh mercy! The cuteness of these two (and the two I can't post on here) is just too much to handle!<br />
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We started the day with some lucky charms and green milk (regular milk with green food coloring). <br />
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Like I stated earlier--this has never been our thing before so Reid was like why is my milk green?? But he quickly got into the excitement of it all! <br />
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Lilly is all about some special food! <br />
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We had "school" that day so I packed us all (even Matt and I) a fun, green lunch. Pudding, and ham and cheese wraps in spinach tortillas, and a pretzel clover. The other stuff just comes in a green package (pringles, applesauce, and apple juice). <br />
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I had to laugh at lunch when I realized the notes I made with clovers and the pretzel clovers were all 3 leaf clovers. Whoops! It's the thought that counts, right? <br />
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I put a note in everybody's lunches and we have this space on our back door where we hang up special work the kids do that they want displayed. Well I walked out of my room to find out that Big Sis had hung her note up on the door for all to see. How sweet is that?!? <br />
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We kept the fun going for dinner!<br />
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We had a fruit rainbow. Y'all this was ALL gone. I was shocked. I thought I would have fruit ready to go for the week. Not so much. <br />
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Green eggs and ham. Also ALL gone. Lilly wanted me to make more. Give her regular scrambled eggs and she will eat MAYBE one...give her green eggs and ham and apparently you can not make enough. <br />
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Asparagus. I am sad to report that I basically ate all of these except for the ONE they had to eat. Two out of three ain't bad, right? <br />
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Not excited about having to take a picture before we ate. Ha! <br />
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Every time Reid saw the special food throughout the day he would say, "I love you Mommy!" Apparently we share the same love language...food. <br />
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After dinner we had a special green bath with rainbow glowsticks and green bath paint (shaving cream with green food coloring). <br />
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Here is what it looked like with the lights out. <br />
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Then we got our pajamas on and went on a treasure hunt for gold coins that they got to trade-in for green gum. It was super easy to hide the coins because we had stuff all over the floor. I call it "embracing the mess". Hahaha! <br />
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Then we read Green Eggs and Ham and went to bed! Love fun days with my people. (:Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-47518329459517541842014-03-19T23:40:00.000-05:002014-03-19T23:59:05.122-05:00Frozen Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday Frozen came out on BluRay/DVD! We were SO excited. And yes, I mean WE. It took all of my self-control not to buy this on ITunes a few weeks ago but I knew I wanted to do a special night. And Matt insisted. So we waited. And waited. And FINALLY yesterday was THE day!! Matt is such an awesome husband and Daddy and got up early and went by Wal-Mart before he went to work. <br />
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Lilly woke up saying, "It's Frozen Day!!" She came out of her room with this outfit and we had the following conversation.<br />
Me: I think it is a little too cold outside for that outfit.<br />
Lilly: Yeah it is but it is Frozen Day and Frozen is cold and so that is why I want to wear this and be cold.<br />
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Our Frozen festivities began with a complete Frozen themed dinner. And because I have been asked I will be giving sources and recipes along the way. It was just a complete bonus that we already had all the dolls.<br />
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Elsa's Stuffed Snowballs. These are yummy<a href="http://www.jennablogs.com/2010/09/chicken-roll-ups.html"> chicken and cheese roll-ups</a>. This recipe is from my friend Jenna and they are really good--you should make them even if you aren't having a Frozen dinner. I sprinkled them with some extra Monterey Jack cheese for "snow" on top. Also this is one of two ideas that I came up with on my own...the rest is from Pinterest. I love Pinterest. <br />
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<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/274930752226339427/">Anna's Frozen Hearts</a>--I cut strawberries in half and then cut a little "V" shape out of the top middle to make the heart shape and then dipped the ends in white almond bark. (A little tip for dipping strawberries in white or chocolate almond bark--the strawberries have to be dry--they can't be wet because it will ruin the almond bark. That's free lesson-learned in the past advice folks. Ha!) Then I decided to dip some twisted pretzels in the leftover almond bark, too. <br />
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<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763629655/">Sven's Antler's</a> are just some pretzel sticks in bowl.<br />
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Olaf's Noses, Olaf Treats, and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/256353403763629655/">Kristoff's Ice Blocks</a> (blue jello cut into little squares)<br />
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Olaf Treats. I got this idea and there is a tutorial <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/1023031/olaf-the-snowman-snacks">here.</a> I did make a few changes because I couldn't find black licorice rope so I just used a black tube of icing I already had. If you want to do the mouth like they did on the source you would need an icing pen (just a heads up). I also used the whole graham cracker instead of breaking it and I only had medium and regular size marshmallows. I just improvised and cut one of the big ones a little smaller for the middle because who needs 3 different bags of marshmallows laying around?? I also just cut an orange fruit snack for the nose. Really what I am saying is the tutorial gives great instructions but you can just use what you have. (: These kids were ecstatic about these so they were worth the work. <br />
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Olaf's Noses--obviously baby carrots. (:<br />
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<a href="http://bubblynaturecreations.com/2013/12/disney-frozen-snow-cap-punch.html"> Snow-Cap Punch</a> This is equal parts blue Hawaiian Punch and Sprite topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. <br />
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Ready for dinner! <br />
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And SUPER excited!! I wish I could show pictures of our girls because Big Sis LOVED it. <br />
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He could not wait to get to his drink! It was gone before he ever took a bite! <br />
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Here is one of their plates. The "ice blocks' were probably the favorite--there were none left. The kids had never eaten jello before. <br />
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After dinner we watched the movie. I was a little worried I had built it up too much in my mind but it did not disappoint! It is just such a cute movie! Afterward we channeled our inner Elsa's and "Let it go" with some crystallizing <a href="http://www.sisterssuitcaseblog.com/2013/12/disney-frozen-party-ideas.html">Epsom Salt painting</a>. You just mix equal parts Epsom salt and hot water and then they paint and when it dries it crystallizes. We were all very excited to see them this morning! </div>
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And then to end the night we busted out our Frozen soundtrack and out karaoke machine and sang our favorites. I love this sassy little singer! We had such a fun night! <br />
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I came across a few other cute ideas that we didn't do but I am going to go ahead and share them here.<br />
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Super cute <a href="http://lovingmountainlife.com/2014/01/23/olaf-the-string-cheese-frozen-snacks/">Olaf String Cheese</a>.<br />
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Play Pin-the-Nose-on-Olaf.<br />
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There is also a cute build-an-Olaf printable <a href="http://mommyoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/frozen_pdf_524cae6a24ba6.pdf">here</a>.Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-25277791066455590172014-03-19T22:43:00.002-05:002014-03-19T22:43:59.301-05:00Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well I kind of left y'all hanging without an update on the whole fostering situation (or our lives in general) didn't I??? Honestly it is kind of overwhelming to update because it is such a change and I don't know where to start...or stop. Ha! We were open for three weeks before we got THE call for our first (and current) placement. It seemed like it took forever. We had prayed for God to close any doors that were not meant for us and He did that with three other calls that we received. Anyway, we got the call for a sweet little girl just over a year old in the middle of night at the first of February. We got the call at 12:45 and by 1:45 she was with us and we had already changed her diaper and clothes, fed her and she was sound asleep in bed. It was crazy!!</div>
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The kids woke up in the morning and were so surprised. Lilly was ecstatic and Reid wanted to know if that baby came out of my belly. Ha! Little bit (as I will refer to her on here) had such an easy transition. She came happy, has always eaten well, and (if she isn't sick or teething) she sleeps like a champ. <br />
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It took Lola all of 30 seconds to figure out the benefits of having a baby around. Ha! Anyway a few days after Little Bit came we got another call saying that she had an older sister that had been with family and they wanted to know if we could take her. So 4 year old Big Sis came to stay with us then. I was nervous about having another kid so close in age to Lilly and Reid but it has really gone pretty great. They get along (most of the time...there is plenty of drama) and play together so well. As far as girls go we could not have asked for two sweeter girls and we just adore them both. <br />
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Everyone asks "How is it going?" It is going pretty great right now. In the beginning there was definitely a transition period that was challenging for sure. Not at all because of the girls! Going from 2 to 4 kids within a week is just an adjustment. And the life threw a few curve balls--the day after we got Big Sis Matt's MamMa went to be with Jesus, we were sick for a good solid month (we took turns--not all at once), and we were snowed or iced in SO many days. <br />
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The blessings and the sweet moments where I Reid and Lilly being so loving and compassionate and caring just melt my heart.<br />
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And this picture is just my absolute favorite. The day Little Bit came into our house Reid told anyone that would listen, "This is not our baby!" I was worried that he would be miserable and wondered if this was going to be too hard on him and prayed for him and on day 3 he said, "Mommy, I love you. And I love the baby." And y'all!! He ADORES the baby!!! Lilly and Big Sis have been sweet friends from the beginning--I am thankful Lilly is extremely social and enjoys always having people around.<br />
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So, there you have it. In what is probably a slightly sugar-coated-because-I-can't-remember-the-details nutshell. (;<br />
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Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-9587108573901862152014-01-03T14:07:00.001-06:002014-01-03T14:07:24.366-06:00New Year, Big ChangesWell I have been trying to write this post since March but I just can't seem to get the words right to encompass all God has been working on in us and in our lives. However I kind of feel like I am out of time and it just needs to be said. So, without further adieu...<br />
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<strong>We are opening our home for foster care.</strong><br />
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There is so much I want to say and share with you all so I think I am going to cover it in Frequently Asked Questions and if you want to know that part you can read it and if not you can skim past it. Sound good? Great! <br />
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<strong>When did you all start thinking about doing this??</strong><br />
Last January Matt and I participated in a 21 day fast with our church (little sidetrack: this is the 2nd time we have done this fast and both times it has completely changed the course of our lives...or got us back on the course we were supposed to be on...who knows for sure ;) and one of the things we prayed over was whether we should have another child, adopt, or stay as we are. We have been praying that prayer since Reid was born but really felt this was the time to actively seek the answer. (You might notice "fostering" was not even one of the option.) Throughout the fast the only answer we received from the Lord was "not yet"...in fact when I asked God to give me some clarity and I opened my bible, I opened it to the story where God told Abraham to follow Him but didn't tell him where. I said, "Oh! So that's how it is going to be, huh?" Ha! <br />
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<strong>So how did you all decide to foster??</strong><br />
Then during Spring Break Matt came home and went out and measured the patio (I had JUST thought I needed to do the same thing because I wanted to get a patio rug and thought we were SO on the same page.) I asked why he was measuring and he announced, "I'm thinking about adding a bedroom. The Lord has really been stirring in my heart the need to foster or adopt." (Ok so not at all on the same page. Ha!) And I responded, "Great! Let's adopt! I don't want to foster." <br />
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So I started searching the bible for verses on adoption and researching all of the different types of adoption and the more I searched the HEAVIER I felt. Like a giant weight was on top of me pushing down harder and harder...until 3 days later I knew I just needed to be alone with my God. I walked into our bathroom (because that is where I can be alone in this house) and turned on some praise music and I said, "God I don't know what is going on right now but I am just going to praise you!" <br />
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Then God--more clearly than I have ever heard Him in my life--said, "You are looking in the Bible for what YOU want, NOT what I want!" Then the verse James 1:27 scrolled through my mind, "Take care of the orphans and widows IN THEIR TIME OF NEED." And we had the following conversations:<br />
Me: You want us to foster don't you?<br />
God: YES!<br />
Me: But Lord what about my kids? What if...<br />
God: Just think what you will be teaching your kids about me.<br />
Me: Okay. <br />
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Imagine Matt's shock when I came out a few minutes later and announced, "Hey! So it turns out God wants us to foster after all! Haha! And then over the next week I saw James 1:27 no less than 1,000 times. I am not even joking. It was literally everywhere I turned and everywhere I went...so much so that at one point I said, "God I got it last week! I'm with You!" (: But because of that I have had so much reassurance through the whole process that this is God's plan for us. WHEW! That was a long answer! Kudos for staying with me. (: <br />
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<strong>What age? How many?</strong><br />
We have prayed over this and our plan is ages 3 and under. However, this whole ship is being sailed by God, so we will follow wherever He tells us. BUT it would take a very clear message from Him for us to stray from that age range. We have space for up to two children.<br />
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<strong>Are you all planning to adopt or solely foster?</strong><br />
We have no expectations and will do what we feel called to do. If God wants us to solely foster than we will try our best to show Jesus to the kids he entrusts to us and pray for them and care for them as long as they are in our care. If we get a child that ends up needing to be adopted, we will pray over that when the time comes. At this point, we are fully surrendered to whatever God's plan is for us...which is really easy right now because we don't have any kids in our care yet...so please pray that continues to be our heart throughout this journey. <br />
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<strong>When do you start?</strong><br />
We had our final walk through today so we could be open and take kids as early as tonight. (See why I said now is the time? :) I don't know when we will get our first placement but we are already praying for whoever that may be and are nervously excited to see what God has planned. <br />
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Ok if you have any other questions I will be happy to answer them. Thanks for caring enough about our lives to read through all of those words! You are a blessing to our family! (: Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-78907178038692223192013-12-21T11:09:00.000-06:002013-12-21T11:09:26.384-06:00KDO Christmas Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were supposed to bring a treat for the cookie exchange. I brought these yummy things right here. They are ritz crackers with peanut butter in the middle and then dipped in almond bark. They are fantastic and fairly easy to make. <br />
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We were also supposed to make something from Pinterest and bring it for a Pinspired Dirty Santa so I made this candy cane sugar scrub.<br />
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Trish and Christy had decorated everything so cute. <br />
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AND made all kinds of yummy brunch foods. <br />
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These are just a couple of the jars that decorated the table. Everything was so festive!<br />
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And this is what I got during the Dirty Santa game. I LOVE it and am still trying to figure out how I managed to keep it. (: <br />
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These were all of the goodies that I had after the cookie exchange. Luckily we had small group that night so we were able to share all of the goodness! It was such a fun time and I am so blessed to work with a group of ladies that I just love! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-33932024050633353212013-12-09T23:53:00.003-06:002013-12-09T23:53:42.730-06:00No Cavity Club<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last week Lilly and Reid went back to the dentist to get their teeth cleaned! This was their second time to go to the dentist. </div>
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We usually see our friend Lisa but she stays home now so I was a little nervous about how the kids would do with somebody they didn't know. They ended up doing great. The lady that cleaned Reid was so good with him. She showed him what each tool was and let him touch each one before she started. You can see him smiling in this picture--it really helped him relax! <br />
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He chose the cookie dough flavored cleaning stuff. It was important because he told her 1,000 times and held it until it was time to use it. Ha! <br />
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Lilly was so excited to go--she loves the dentist! The lady that cleaned her teeth told her that she had been doing a great job brushing. Pretty sure that made her day. She chose the bubble gum flavored cleaning stuff...also important and also reminded the hygienist 1,000 times. Haha! Lilly forgets nothing and so as soon as she got there she was asking if they still had the stickers and the prize bucket. <br />
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Oh, and the dentist office we go to has big glass windows where you can look outside and Reid kept looking for a squirrel. We were SO excited when one came up and started eating right outside the window! <br />
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Both Lilly and Reid are still in the No Cavity Club and they both picked out a bouncy ball as their prize! <br />
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Love these two cavity-free-kiddos. ( ; Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-61781690434693736092013-12-07T23:58:00.001-06:002013-12-08T00:05:18.037-06:00Snow Days!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We are snowed in! (Currently on day 3--we did get out today but the roads were terrible.) It all started Thursday, though. The news and forecast were so bad that they cancelled school before it all even started. On Thursday there was freezing rain and sleet off and on during the day so we just hung out inside.</div>
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I guess the kids needed a day to relax because they sat still and watched movies all morning long which is not really like them. <br />
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Lilly did get up to put her Tangled dress on before starting a new show at one point. ( ; <br />
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And Lola was my kitchen helper. Ha! It started snowing Thursday night and didn't stop until 1:00ish Friday afternoon. <br />
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The kids woke up pumped and ready to go outside and play Friday morning. <br />
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I think we are going to have to ask Santa for some snow gear. <br />
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The kids ran around and were so excited! The first thing Reid did was grab a handful of snow and eat it. Every time he talks about snow he says, "I love snow! It is so yummy!" <br />
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Oh, and the snow was so powdery that you couldn't really make a snowball but that did not stop him from having a pretty good snowball fight. <br />
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Lilly was trying to catch it, <br />
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roll in it, <br />
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and make snow angels in it. <br />
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Such a pretty snow bunny! <br />
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Lola ran around like a crazy dog in it. It was entertaining. <br />
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This was several hours before it stopped snowing. <br />
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We made at least 3 new loads of laundry after all of the snow clothes throughout the day. <br />
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Reid was having a blast in the snow and then just stopped all of the sudden and said, "I'm going inside. I'm freezing!" So, of course, we made some hot chocolate! <br />
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Reid drank all of his! <br />
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She looks like such a big girl holding her cup like that! <br />
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After the second round of snow play Lilly came in crying that her foot was frozen. I was a little worried because it was SO red but I tried to warm it up a little and then get them in a warm bath. Thankfully, all toes were back to a good normal color after that. (: <br />
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Lola just laid in bed all day. I tried to convince the kids THAT was the fun way to spend a snow day but no such luck. Haha! <br />
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They did get in their "snuggly" PJs and watch a Christmas show, though! <br />
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And had a picnic in the living room while they watched it, too. <br />
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After naps some of our neighbors sled to our house and we all went back outside for snow play round 3. Look at Lilly-she is covered in snow! <br />
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Reid gathering some ammunition. <br />
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We measured 8 inches of snow in our front yard! <br />
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After dinner we made snow ice cream. (8-10 cups of snow, 2 cups of milk, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 to 2 tsp of vanilla)<br />
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It got two thumbs up! It was tasty! (: <br />
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Then we played Hi-Ho Cherry-O. This was our first time to play and the kids LOVED it! It is really an age-appropriate game for them. <br />
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<span id="goog_711559212"></span><span id="goog_711559213">And after all that fun we put the kids to bed and had a little snow day date with a couple of redbox movies. I am so thankful for fun times like these with the people I love most! Snow days are one of my favorite things! </span>Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-40245425688058191912013-11-30T22:56:00.000-06:002013-12-07T22:57:07.641-06:00Christmas Countdown!!Well it is that time of year again...my FAVORITE time of year again...Christmas time! One of our favorite traditions is doing our Christmas countdown and I am so excited to get started! This is our third year (you can see <a href="http://lillyscottslife.blogspot.com/2011/11/25-days-of-christmas.html">our first year's list</a> here and our <a href="http://lillyscottslife.blogspot.com/2012/12/25-days-of-christmas.html">second year's list</a> here) to do the Christmas Countdown and it is probably still my favorite idea from Pinterest. <br />
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Soooo I noticed after last years that I really needed to include in the activities things that we were going to have to do anyway like wrap presents, address Christmas cards, etc. I also realized I really needed to look at days we already had stuff planned (like small group or Christmas parties) and plan easy, quick things for those days. And last, but not least, every December weekend is crazy busy (fun, but busy) so I planned for every Monday to be a family movie night this year. Now, without further adieu, our 2013 Christmas Countdown (not in order):<br />
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1. Minivan Express<br />
2. Christmas Train<br />
3. Read the Christmas story in a fort<br />
4. Grinch Storytime, Whoville Feast, and the Grinch movie<br />
5. Wrapping party<br />
6. Watch Frozen<br />
7. Candlelight dinner and Special Bath<br />
8. Watch Rudolph and have Rudolph pancakes for dinner<br />
9. Watch Frosty the Snowman and make Snowman pizza<br />
10. Watch Veggie Tales and make Jesus in a Manger treats<br />
11. Watch Santa Claus and Veggie Tales St. Nicholas (both short) and have Santa waffles<br />
12. Nativity Night--Read the story of Jesus' birth from the Bible and retell it using our Little People Nativity<br />
13. Night at the Square<br />
14. Neighbor gift. <br />
15. Christmas Cards (the kids make a Christmas card for a soldier--I send out our Christmas cards)<br />
16. Dance Party and Christmas Action Cards. Kids decorate their trees<br />
17. Cookie Decorating tea party<br />
18. Christmas light scavenger hunt<br />
19. Christmas craft<br />
20. Random acts of kindness<br />
21. Toys for Tots<br />
22. Decorate Ornaments<br />
23. Shop for sibling at the Dollar Store (one of our favorites)<br />
24. Make Jesus' Birthday Cake<br />
25. Happy Birthday Jesus Party!!!!!<br />
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Oh, and one last tip--some things like Toys for Tots or Christmas Cards for soldiers have to be done by a certain date so you have to make sure those are earlier! Also, both previous years there have been things we didn't get done because things came up or we got sick and that is just fine. I figure if we only get half of the stuff done we have still made lots of great memories together! <br />
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Wednesday morning Reid got up and I went to check on him and he had taken all of the clothes out of the dryer and put them on the couch and he was finishing up moving all of the clothes from the washer to the dryer. Then he started the dryer all by himself. You see, his favorite shirt was in the washer. </div>
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I went ahead and gave him a bath and then he put his towel on and stood in front of the dryer and watched and waited patiently until his shirt was dry. Haha! Later that day we all loaded up and headed to Mike and DeDe's for Thanksgiving! <br />
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This is his favorite shirt...and also how I found him sleeping when I went to check on him at DeDe's. Now this is where I fail--I have no pictures of Thanksgiving Day! :/ Not one. Not a family picture. Not one of the kids in their cute outfits. (Well Lilly in a cute outfit and Reid still in his favorite shirt from the day before.) Not one of the yummy food. Not one of any of the awesome family member we got the pleasure of seeing. Not even the ones from out of state. Eeeeeeek!!! So let me just tell you that we ate lots of yummy food and loved getting to see each and every family member that was there, too! Becca, DeDe, and I went Black Friday shopping. I know lots of people don't enjoy--but I really like Black Friday shopping. The boys are all going to watch football and the kids are going to play and it is a great opportunity to get out for a little girl-bonding and I knocked out most of my Christmas shopping (while getting it on sale...bonus!) <br />
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On Saturday we decided to take the kids out for some fun and give the guys the chance to watch football uninterrupted. We started with lunch at the Purple Cow and both Lilly and Reid were SO excited about the purple milkshakes. <br />
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Then we went to the Wonder Place. It is like a big indoor play area with all kinds of different pretend areas like a restaurant, store, vet's office, sand, legos, blocks, water, etc. The kids LOVE it there. Reid and Lilly both fixed us all several meals. <br />
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Some water area fun! <br />
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Lilly my little animal loving child. (: <br />
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Breanna was cracking me up saying, "C'mon DeDe" over and over until DeDe finally sat in one of those tiny chairs. But seriously, who could say no to that face?? Then we watched the movie Frozen. We all loved it! After that we met the guys for dinner and Lilly discovered she loves steak. Then, on Sunday, we had lunch with all of the family and headed home. I think we all had a great Thanksgiving and weekend and we have SO very much to be thankful for--we are beyond blessed!Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-21131672631790895422013-11-27T17:27:00.000-06:002013-12-07T17:28:06.675-06:00Fun with MoMo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
MoMo (and PaPa Ray) came into town the weekend before Thanksgiving and MoMo brought a couple of activities for the kids to do!</div>
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The kids were pumped up! Lilly said, "I wish we could decorate cookies EVERY day!" <br />
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First you have to put some icing on the cookie...<br />
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Lilly kept "sneaking" bites of the icing. <br />
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Then you have to add lots of sprinkles!! <br />
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Here is all of the finished cookies. What was left of Reid's is on the bottom left. Ha! He just couldn't wait to eat it! <br />
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They were all proud of their finished product! <br />
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(Their cousin Emma. Lilly and Emma were inseparable the whole time MoMo was in town--it was pretty cute!)<br />
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And their cousin Hunter.<br />
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Even MoMo got in on the fun.<br />
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MoMo also got them all the stuff to make razorback ornaments! Reid, Hunter, Lilly, Emma, and Ethan. <br />
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And is it really fun with cousins if you don't have a silly picture to prove it?? <br />
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Their sweet little ornaments! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-54488666164425426622013-11-26T16:35:00.000-06:002013-12-07T16:35:34.777-06:00November Misc.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well at the beginning of November we decided we wanted to clean out the garage so that we could get BOTH cars in there before the cold weather came.</div>
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This is what is started out looking like. Oiy! Also a huge shout-out to my brother-in-law for building the shelves in our garage earlier this year. We LOVE them. We started cleaning out and we took several loads of stuff to our local Compassion Center. <br />
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And we decided since we were taking stuff to the Compassion center that we should get in the attic and go through the Christmas stuff because we had lots of pre-kids breakable Christmas stuff that needed another home where it won't just be in the attic. (: Soooooo...since we went ahead and decorated our house for Christmas...on November 9th. I am usually one of those people that thinks you should wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate BUT I think my mind has been changed. I still thoroughly loved Thanksgiving but I am so glad I am not squeezing decorating into the busyness of December this year. <br />
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And we put the final finishing touches on the garage the next day and we are ecstatic. I smile every time we open the garage now!! Of course I did have to learn how to park where 2 cars could fit in the garage at the same time. Ha! It took us almost 10 years but we finally have a garage that is cleaned out, organized, and both cars can be parked in!! <br />
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We saw this beautiful sky on our way to church and I just loved it. <br />
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This is my happy place. On the chair snuggled up with these two cuties. My happiest place has their Daddy in it, too, but this was during the day while he was hard at work. (: <br />
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Oh, also, Lilly came home with a list of words and I asked her about them and she came over and read each one to me. You could have knocked me over with a feather. So, naturally, I videotaped it and we called Daddy and every grandparent. Ha! Reid apparently was getting a little jealous so he started writing his letters and he would say, "Look Mommy an F! The F says Fffff!" It was so cute so we had to give him some attention, too! <br />
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Speaking of Reid, his favorite thing to do right now is organize and line up his cars. <br />
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I love it. He shows it all off when he is done, too. <br />
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The kids had their Thanksgiving Feasts at KDO and Lilly wanted to sign-up for Juice boxes (the pilgrim hats on the left) and Reid wanted to sign up for brownies. And then the kids took these turkeys (made with a Hershey's bar in the middle) for their teachers. Lilly wrote her "I'm Thankful You're My Teacher" on the feathers all by herself. (I spelled them--she wrote the letters.) I just can't believe how much they are learning and am so thankful they are able to be in such a great program! <br />
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Lola has started sleeping in the fetal position and I think it is hysterical. <br />
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We had lots of fun food in November. The kids always eat so good when we make it fun so it is worth the effort for a couple of fuss-free meals. <br />
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We have also read Green Eggs and Ham every night before bed for the past 6 months and the kids have been begging for me to make green eggs and ham. I finally obliged. (: Lilly, who won't normally touch scrambled eggs ate like 6 helpings. I, on the other hand, love scrambled eggs and could hardly manage to eat them because they look so gross. Ha! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-50813678410171401982013-11-19T16:09:00.000-06:002013-12-07T16:10:20.657-06:00Dinosaur Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After the kids had prehistoric preschool week at school we decided to do some fun dinosaur activities at home.</div>
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They painted their own dinosaurs and came up with a list of the dinosaur's favorite things...like color, food, toy, etc. <br />
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Then they each had one of these eggs. You are supposed to be able to dig a dinosaur out...<br />
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so we tried...<br />
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and tried...<br />
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and repeatedly soaked them in water...BUT they were like trying to dig into concrete with a paintbrush...so we let them soak some more.<br />
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And while we did we read a non-fiction dinosaur book that told us all about several different dinosaurs and the book came with a flashlight that shines different dinosaurs on the wall. The kids LOVED this!! <br />
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Then we made some pictures with some dinosaur stencils. <br />
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Reid loved this and part the most, I think. <br />
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And then we brought out the big tools and went at the dinosaur dig again. Ha! <br />
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We finally got them out and were so excited to find the tiny dinosaur inside. Lilly and Reid love special days like this and Lilly is always asking, "Mommy are we going to do any 'actibidies' today?" Love it! (; Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-25499588443230705712013-11-13T22:57:00.002-06:002013-11-13T22:57:30.414-06:00Family in Town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Halloween Bert, Becca, Breanna, Mike, and DeDe came to visit us for the weekend! We loved having them all here and had such a great time with them. </div>
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Friday night we went to the volleyball game. Turns out Spiderman likes volleyball, too. ( ; <br />
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Saturday Mike and DeDe watched all three of the kids so that Bert, Becca, Matt and I could go to the game! We hadn't been to a game without the kids in so long and we had so much fun!!! <br />
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Before the game Becca, DeDe, and I went shopping. I found the sweat heaven at Old Navy and was so excited to get some new sweats for the winter. Then we went to a local boutique and I felt like I needed a stylist and a personal trainer just to shop there. Ha! <br />
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But then I found these so now I am good. My ponytails are now very trendy. ( ; <br />
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And I found this super cute coffee mug while we were out, too. <br />
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After the game we stopped and grabbed a bite to eat and that is where Becca and I got the great idea to go the movies, too. So Matt and Bert dropped us off at the movies to see Last Vegas and they went home to relieve Mike and DeDe. The movie was pretty funny. It was such a great day! <br />
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When we got back to the house Breanna was already asleep so she got to have her first sleepover at our house!! We LOVED having her spend the night. <br />
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She woke up with some crazy hair so Uncle Matt fixed her hair. I was pretty impressed with his skills. <br />
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The kids played and played and Lilly just LOVED playing little Momma to Breanna. She is so my little mother hen. Oh, and Reid found one of Matt's old hats and has claimed it as his own. <br />
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We are so glad everybody came to visit and can't wait to see them all again soon! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-53657340457421682442013-11-11T22:42:00.001-06:002013-11-11T22:42:25.268-06:00Fall Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids and I put on our rain boots the other day and went on a leaf hunt. And of course we brought our Halloween buckets to collect them in because, well, what else would we use? ( ; <br />
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All of the trees are turning colors around here and they are all so beautiful. <br />
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My two cute leaf hunters! <br />
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We were successful!! <br />
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After we got our leaves home and we did a couple of crafts. We made squirrels with bushy tails...<br />
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and leaf creatures. Reid put a "smile" on his leaf. I thought it looked like a mustache. Either way it is cute. <br />
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Lilly made lots of leaf creatures. Ha! I love how thorough she is! <br />
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And we picked our favorites. Good times.Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-29968099568271296992013-11-10T00:41:00.000-06:002013-11-10T00:41:19.916-06:00Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sooooo I was SUPER excited this year because we did our first ever family costume!!!!</div>
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The Flinstones!!</div>
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I will just go ahead and warn you that I got a little carried away with fun festive food! The kids started the day with a monster donut. <br />
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So the Flinstone costume idea actually came together because our Preschool was having Prehistoric Preschool Days so we had to dress up as something prehistoric. And then, all the stars in the world aligned and I found a plain orange shirt in Matt's size and he (reluctantly) agreed to the whole family costume thing. He loves us. He really loooooves us. (; The kids and I went to school and had lots of fun with all kinds of prehistoric activities.<br />
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Oh funny sidenote-the kids had no idea who the Flinstones were so we had to google an episode for them to watch. <br />
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There was also a prehistoric parade and these two cuties (above and below) did great! <br />
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There fall parties were Monday and Thursday so this was the lunch I sent on Monday.<br />
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And then we signed up to bring dessert Thursday and Lilly requested, "The two chocolate chip cookies with the icing in the middle." To which Reid immediately replied, "Ohhhh I do, too!" So we made some double doozies and added candy eyes to be festive. (Oh, and I just use break and bake cookies and whipped white icing.)<br />
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This was their Halloween lunch. I totally Pinterest failed the apple mouth with marshmallow teeth. Ha! <br />
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This is Whitney and I--we were in charge or Prehistoric Preschool days together! She is also one of Reid's teachers.<br />
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Lilly's teachers dressed up as paleontologists. I am so glad that both Lilly and Reid have teachers that make learning so much fun! <br />
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Here is Christy--she set up all of the recess activities and the kids had so much fun! I LOVED her costume! <br />
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And just a few more of the fun ladies I work with. I wish I would have gotten a picture of all of them but I had to go back to teaching. (: <br />
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I was such a lucky Wilma!!! I had the cutest Freds EVER all day long. <br />
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And then the best Fred ever at night. ( ; <br />
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Oh and Lilly's teacher sent me this picture. LOVE it! <br />
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After school we were so excited because DeDe, Mike, Bert, Becca, and Breanna were all in town. We were having some friends over for pizza and trick-or-treating later so the kids made their brooms from Reeces and pretzel sticks. We love these because they can make these all by themselves. <br />
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Love them--they made every one of the brooms! <br />
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This was all the kid food. Mandarin oranges jack-o-lanterns, ghost bananas, ghost cupcakes (that I got from Sam's and added chocolate chips and Hershey circles to make the face), the brooms, and mummy dogs. All the adults ate pizza...and maybe a cupcake. ( ; <br />
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Lilly changed into Belle before trick-or-treating. Hopefully I can get some trick-or-treating pics from Aunt Becca because I didn't get any. Reid was Spiderman for trick-or-treating. <br />
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And Breanna was a cute little ladybug. We are so thankful we got to go trick-or-treating and spend the night with such fun friends and fun family! Oh, and we are good on candy until next Halloween. Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-65823725335933569872013-11-08T15:17:00.000-06:002013-11-08T15:17:04.425-06:00Pumpkin Carving Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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There were a couple that didn't participate (pictured above and below) because they are lame. Ha! I am JUST teasing!! <br />
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It was a couple's competition. So, naturally, Matt and I were on a team. I have to say I let him down a little because I was trying to do this princess witch design that Lilly had picked out but it was way too elaborate for the 45 minute time window we had to carve from start to finish. About 30 minutes in I realized I wasn't even 1/3 of the way through tracing the design so we to stop and just wing it. It is noted for next year--after all, this was our FIRST pumpkin carving contest and only our 2nd jack-o-lantern...and last year's was the traditional triangle eyes, nose, and crooked smile. Anyway, I digress. <br />
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Jennifer just free-style drew her design on with a marker. Talented! Cody did the carving.<br />
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Brent and Becky worked on theirs. Pretty much the men did all of the carving. We ladies were there for support and direction. Ha! (; <br />
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Andy carving his and Amanda's pumpkin.<br />
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Ta-Da! Ours looks way better in pictures than it did in person. I give us a gold star for creative carving because that was done in about 7 minutes, though. ( ; <br />
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Cody and Jennifer's spooky tree. Cody is super competitive and was cracking me up. <br />
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Andy and Amanda's pumpkin. <br />
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Brent and Becky's pumpkin. <br />
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All lined up and lit up (with our flashlight apps on our cell phones because no one had a candle :) and ready for judgment. <br />
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A special shout out to our judges Clif and Sarah Anderson who came by just to judge our jack-o-lanterns. They picked a winner and a runner up. <br />
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The winners!! Great job Cody and Jennifer...<br />
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your spooky tree was awesome. Next year, I'd just scrape the face instead of carve it out , though. Hahaha. (That is a joke because Jennifer wanted to scrape the face and Cody accidentally carved it out.) <br />
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And Clif and Sarah with Andy and Amanda's 1st runner up pumpkin! I just love getting to do life and grow in the Lord with these sweet couples!!Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-40746666861563980172013-11-07T22:19:00.000-06:002013-11-07T22:19:10.589-06:00Family Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago my Aunt Grace and Uncle Ross came in town from Oregon for a visit! We were so glad to see them!<br />
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We spent the whole weekend hanging out with them and the rest of my mom's side of the family. We loved seeing everyone, especially my sweet grandma who likes to tell us she loves us every few minutes. (: <br />
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Lilly and Reid LOVED getting to know Aunt Grace and Uncle Ross. They are such fun, sweet people to be around!<br />
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Lilly told Aunt Grace that she was going to mail her some pictures and both Lilly and Reid were so sad when they left to go back home. <br />
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Luckily for them, we were turning right around and heading to see Mike and DeDe. Reid decided he was going to pack himself. He had a huge blanket, his nightlight, his bear named Plane, one pair of shoes...and then he added underwear, pajamas, and a sleeping bag. I just sat back and watched to see what all he was going to take but then I guess he thought it all looked comfy because he got it out and made himself a nice bed on the couch. ( ; <br />
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We loved getting to see most of Matt's family while we were there, too. We got to go by and see MamMa and Reid asked one of the ladies there if she liked to pick her nose...so that was nice. Ha! Lilly loves to look at the birds, fish, and this time there was a dog! <br />
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Reid started carrying his "murse" (or man-purse) while he was there. It has his cars, and Iron Man notepad, and his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles markers in it. He does say, "Oh wait! I need to get my purse!", though. I can't help but crack up. <br />
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Lilly walked around with a wig on. We said, "Oh my! Your hair is back!" Ha! We are sure blessed with such a big loving family! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-57074539242354344822013-11-06T16:15:00.002-06:002013-11-06T16:15:36.890-06:00My Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A couple of weeks ago I turned 31. I am one of those people that just LOVES my birthday! And my sweet husband went out of his way (quite literally got up early and went several places out of his way) to make my birthday super special. </div>
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I woke up to a pumpkin spice latte from my favorite coffee place. Seriously, locals, check it out. The best! <br />
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He even set the birthday table!! <br />
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And picked up a cake from Ricks.<br />
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He hung the birthday banner...<br />
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and brought us breakfast...all before he had to be at work at 8!!! He is the best! I felt so special. And the kids were pumped that it was my birthday, too. Lilly kept saying, "Mommy it is YOUR birthday. What do you want to do??" Also she slept until 9 that morning.<br />
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Probably the best thing that happened on my birthday was that our little buddy Trevor had his last radiation treatment and got to ring the gong and come home!! Hallelujah! We wore our Team Trevor shirts to celebrate! <br />
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We also met up with MoMo, Aunt Michelleey, Aunt Becky, and Aunt Grace, and Emma at the craft fair. The kids were dying to ride the cow train but then when it was time to get on the train Reid changed his mind. Lilly and Emma had a good time, though. <br />
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They loved the tractors, too. A little funny story about this guy...he got a wooden sword and was in the middle of one of those round clothing racks basically attacking the clothes with his sword (but not being destructive, just playing) while we were looking at a dress for Lilly. All of the sudden I look over and notice his pants are on the ground. I got there just in time to move the clothes out of the way because he was peeing. Right there. In public. In the middle of the craft fair. Thank God the people that owned that tent thought it was hilarious and were so sweet about it. The older man there said, "Hey! When you have to go, you just have to go." <br />
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We came home and the kids napped and I just relaxed.<br />
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Then my Uncle Ross and Aunt Grace (far right in the picture) had come in town from Oregon so we were having a big family dinner that night. I kept saying, "I can't believe you flew in just for my birthday!" and "Oh thanks for throwing this big birthday party for me." Hahaha! Anyway, these three crazy ladies sang Happy Birthday to me 31 times throughout the day. <br />
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Then the next morning my Grandma Odie cooked her famous from scratch breakfast. SOOOO GOOD. <br />
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We loved getting to see her...<br />
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and Dinka!! <br />
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All in all I had a pretty spectacular birthday and am so thankful to all of my family and friends for making it so special and sending lots of birthday wishes!!Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-24169475941497915672013-11-05T17:17:00.000-06:002013-11-05T17:17:05.732-06:00Lilly's BIG haircut!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A few weeks ago we went in to check on Lilly before we went to bed, as we do every night, but it seems as though this night she decided to have a bit of a party between the time we put her to bed and the time she went to sleep. </div>
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She had apparently put on some mascara...<br />
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and cut her hair (and a tutu). Scissor par-tay?!? We went to bed thinking she had just trimmed her hair (she was sleeping on the side she had cut). Then, in the morning, Matt came in as I was having a prayer time...I should have known something was up when I felt the Holy Spirit saying, "You aren't going to want to wait until nap time for your quiet time. You are going to want to meet with me now." early that morning. Anyway, I digress, Matt came in we had the following conversation: <br />
Matt-"Did you happen to look inside the trash can?" <br />
Me: No. Why? (Thinking...a little panic setting in...) Was there more hair in it???<br />
Matt: Yep. <br />
Me: How bad is it? Like lots of hair? Long hair??<br />
Matt: It was a lot. You <em>probably</em> need to brace yourself. <br />
Me: Have you seen it?<br />
Matt: Ummmm. Yes. It's pretty short. It can be fixed but it is going to be short. I mean, just brace yourself and remember it's just hair. <br />
Now I am so thankful for the prayer time and the conversation between Matt and I before I saw the hair cut. <br />
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Lilly walked in the living room with tears in her eyes and crawled up in my lap. I said, "Don't cry. It's just hair. You are still just as beautiful and we love you just the same. It's just hair. No big deal." <br />
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Then we just kind of snuggled and while her head was laying on me I looked at Matt and he gave me a thumbs up and mouthed, "It's okay. It's just hair." Ha!<br />
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Then my sweet girl perked up and said, "Yes. It is okay. And I left half of it long so we can still braid half of it!" I had to explain that we couldn't just leave half of it long and she was really upset and was very adamant that she did NOT want a boy haircut. Praise the Lord I already had a hair appointment scheduled for that very day!!</div>
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(Okay--look at the Joe Dirt hair cut she did to one side of it. Ha! Bless her! Only she could still look cute with a half mullet. ;) Oh, and she pretty much cut perfect bangs...except that she took them around the side of her head. Reid had everything under control. He sprayed her hair down while Mrs. Brittney and I talked about possible hair styles for her. <br />
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Then he swept up all the hair.<br />
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We ended up going with a little asymmetrical bob that the other side of her hair will grow into. She loves it! And I was so relieved because I was really worried because she LOVED her long hair and she was worried all day long about getting it cut short. Honestly she just didn't realize that it wouldn't just be back in the morning. She still says all of the time that she likes her short hair but she likes her long hair better and about once a week she wakes up a little sad and says, "Why isn't it back yet??" I just tell her it will grow back and in the meantime she is ROCKING the short hair. (; <br />
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This is what the back looks like.<br />
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Lilly and Mrs. Brittney. When people ask her about her hair cut she says, "I started it and Mrs. Brittney finished it!" (: <br />
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She is still just as cute and sassy as ever!!<br />
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This was her all ready for KDO her first day back! <br />
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She requested that I take a picture of the back. Ha! <br />
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And this is how Reid left for KDO. We are always quite the sight to see. <br />
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And this is how they walked into KDO...<br />
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hand in hand. Precious. So thankful for the Lord's preparation and wisdom that morning because it was just hair and their sweet spirits are so much more important than hair.Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317488266730738166.post-363823205752107112013-10-02T22:19:00.000-05:002013-10-02T22:19:00.163-05:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this month my BABY girl turned (deep breath, gulp) FIVE!!!!!</div>
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I can't believe my sweet girl is already 5! She was SO ready for it to be HER birthday. (:<br />
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Balloon avalanche ready for her to wake up!<br />
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Birthday table and banner up...<br />
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table set...<br />
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presents wrapped...all waiting for a very special birthday girl! <br />
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Waking up. Yes, she owns pajamas. No, she doesn't like to wear them. Ha! <br />
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Excited about the balloons! <br />
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The first thing we did was open presents. She was so sweet and funny opening presents. After she would open each present she would get so excited and say, "I love it! It is just what I wanted!!" <br />
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Showing off her singing princess card. <br />
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Excited about some Doc McStuffin's stuff...which was "just what she wanted!" (; <br />
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Reid was also very sweet and stood beside her and handed her each present. <br />
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Lilly is pointing out each fairy and telling Reid their names...<br />
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and then they were telling Daddy. <br />
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Lilly requested a chocolate donut and "one of those hot dog things" for breakfast. <br />
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DeDe, Mike, MoMo, and PaPa Ray were all still in town because their birthday party was the day before her birthday. Lilly and Reid got a swing set for their birthday and hadn't had a chance to play on it yet so after breakfast they went to play, play, play. Then we went to Mojito's so Lilly could get a quesadilla (case-a-deal-uh, as she says it :) and then Lilly, MoMo, DeDe, and I went to go get our nails done. <br />
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She went with the hot pink/purple route. Love my pretty girl! <br />
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The kids had build-a-bear gift cards so we decided to go build some bears! Lilly chose the pink princess bear. <br />
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In a very serious conversation with the lady there as she puts the heart in her bear. <br />
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Scrubbing it.<br />
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Reid loves to brush his bear. <br />
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He found some Planes pajamas. At first his bear was named Tickle but it has since changed to be named "Plane" and he is loved. <br />
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Lilly found a matching Tinkerbell costume for her bear (and has already planned Halloween with her). Her bear was originally named Pinky (because we have a Pink) but she now switches her name back and forth between Tinkerbell and Princess LuLu. After that we went to MiMi's Café for dinner and headed home for bed. <br />
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A funny tidbit for the day: any time something wasn't going Lilly's way she would say, "BUT it is MY birthday!!"<br />
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I think she had a pretty good day and I am just so blessed to be her Mommy. I love her sweet heart and spunky personality! I just can't believe she is 5! Lilly, Reid, Matt, and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463447619718585013noreply@blogger.com2