tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341790759392153082024-03-05T00:08:50.075-08:00Miracle of the moment...Learning to appreciate the here and nowKendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.comBlogger635125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834179075939215308.post-79751146190695468502015-08-21T14:39:00.000-07:002015-08-21T14:44:03.020-07:00New Adventure<div align="center">
I keep trying to think of a way to tie this blog up all pretty in a bow...and I just can't seem to come up with a way to do so properly.</div>
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With all that's going on in our life currently, I'm pretty spent emotionally, so I simply don't have the energy to dig deep and get sentimental about ending this blog. </div>
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Which is probably a really, really good thing ;).</div>
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To close, I'll say this:</div>
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I'm <strong><em>so grateful</em></strong> I kept this blog. I went through times where I didn't post often and hardly kept it updated, but I'm still glad I kept going. It served as a journal through some tough infertility days, a baby book for my pregnancy and the twins' infancy, and a wonderful way to capture memories for our family of four. I hope someday our babies can look back at this and catch a glimpse of how much we adore them, and how great and merciful our God is.</div>
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I can't wait to review it all again as I turn it into a book for our family. </div>
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And with that, I introduce you to our new adventure:</div>
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Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834179075939215308.post-19427257846913227162015-08-20T00:21:00.000-07:002015-08-20T00:21:01.026-07:00Camping 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In July we went camping for three nights at <a href="http://www.campsitephotos.com/campground/Jessie-M-Honeyman-Memorial-State-Park/photos/Jessie-M-Honeyman-State-Park-144">Honeyman State Park</a>. It was our longest camping trip since the twins have joined us =). We camped there for the<a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2014/09/camping.html"> first time last summer</a> and just loved it! Such a beautiful place with private, spacious tent sites. Nice, clean bathrooms. Beautiful trails. A gorgeous lake. Giant sand dunes.</div>
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The twins were ridiculously excited once we finally arrived and got our camp set up. They were being goofballs running from the campfire...</div>
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David booked this trip while I was in New Mexico, and I ended up being so grateful he took the lead and made this happen for our family. It's been SUCH a busy season, I had felt like maybe leaving town for four days would be stressful and not really worth all the effort of packing to camp. <br />
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Family game of Trouble our first evening there...</div>
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We put the kids to bed late that night, and then Dave and I stayed up and talked by the campfire for a few hours underneath the stars. </div>
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The next morning we got up and had a lazy morning around the camp site...the kids explored, while Dave and I drank coffee and read.</div>
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These two took a bit of time to warm up to the freedom/wilderness, but once they did, they were constantly in the bushes around our site...</div>
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With our upcoming travel, we finally gave in and bought our kids electronic tablets this spring. We had been putting off purchasing any form of leapster/ipad/kindle because...well, honestly, because we watch enough TV around here and I just didn't want to have kids that were constantly entertained by electronics. But we knew that we'd need <em>something</em> to have for a 19hour day of travel, so we bought the kids each a Kindle Fire. They've LOVED them, and we're glad we bought them. </div>
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But, we want to be intentional about getting away from ALL electronics (Dave and I didn't even bring our phones) and knowing how to entertain yourself.</div>
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Like with sidewalk chalk...</div>
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...mainly just being together...</div>
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After a lunch by the campfire, we headed to the lake and dunes for the afternoon...</div>
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This year, Abbey declared she was going to climb the sand dune...</div>
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Our girl is so determined. She tells me no less than five times a day "I got this, Mom" about whatever it is she's trying to do. <br />
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The kids had fun swimming in the lake and digging in the sand...</div>
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An older boy - probably 10 or 11- found a newt and let the kids hold it. They were THRILLED. Especially Abbey. She played with that poor thing for like an hour. She made it a little home in the wet sand right at the water's edge, and was <em><strong>devastated</strong></em> when we told her it couldn't come home with us.</div>
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David teaching the kids all about the Art of a Good Fire =)...</div>
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We all crashed pretty early that night!</div>
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The next morning Dave got a campfire going early for us to enjoy some toasted bagels for breakfast...</div>
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That morning we split up and took separate hikes with the kids. David and Luke went one way, and Abbey and I another, and then we all met up back at camp an hour later...</div>
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After lunch around the camp fire, we headed back to the lake for some pedal-boating!</div>
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Bare feet dangling in the lake...pretty idyllic summer if you ask me!</div>
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And then we sat around the campfire and ate s'mores and played 20 Questions. David and I always play on road trips and camping and such, and this was the first time we taught the kids how to play...they did pretty good! We limited it to "People We Know" (like from Church or in our family) and "Characters" (from movies and shows and books) and they caught on right away, even stumping us a few times!</div>
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That night after the kids went to sleep, David and I played Yahtzee by the fire light, a camping tradition for us =).</div>
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The last morning there, I woke up incredibly refreshed. </div>
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David even grabbed the camera and captured this moment of me stretching in the sunlight...</div>
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We changed up our walking partner, and I went for a walk with Luke that morning, while Abs and Dave went for theirs. An hour later, we met back up at our site, and began to tear down camp. </div>
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Luke spied on the neighbors breaking down their camp while we took down ours...</div>
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Then it was on the road! Luke made it about an hour into our three+ hour drive before he crashed, Abbey on the other hand enjoyed watching movies in peace =). </div>
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<em>*First off, thank you for your sweet comments about our big move!! I was smiling so big when I read them! SO encouraging!*</em></div>
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In early July I got to go visit my bestie in Albuquerque, New Mexico. One of the things I really wanted to do before we left the Country was get to see her one last time, and my sweet husband was on board to make that happen. We got to spend three days together and we had just the <strong>BEST </strong>time!</div>
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We walked around Old Town Albuquerque and enjoyed all the beautiful architecture...</div>
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We got <strong><em>amazing </em></strong>massages at this adorable boutique...</div>
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The three days went by entirely too quickly, and before we knew it I was back at the airport, and she was making her long drive home. I was so sad saying good-bye, but so grateful that we'd had that time together! It was such a relaxing trip full of decadence and laughter and good long talks. </div>
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Laura and I have been friends since we were 18 years old, and we've gone through Seasons of being closer than others, and even a short time in there where we didn't really talk. But one of the most amazing things about our friendship is we can always pick right back up where we left off. </div>
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I'll be forever grateful the Lord brought a friend who makes me laugh so hard, knows me so thoroughly, and who I can completely be myself around! It's a gift, and we've both learned over the last few years just how lucky we are to have each other.</div>
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Now to plan our next Girls Trip, for sometime in late 2017 =)</div>
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David has an opportunity to teach at an American University over there, and it's one we just can't pass up. </div>
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The chance to travel and see so much of the World??? <em>Awesome</em>. We'll be so close to so many cool vacation destinations. (I super can't wait to visit Greece!)</div>
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These women are incredibly precious to me. We all met based on the lone common thread of all having multiples. </div>
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Friendships that carry such a strong mutual respect and admiration for each other, no silly Mommy War could ever enter. We are bottle feeders and breastfeeders. Co-sleepers and Cry It Outers. Stay at home moms and full time working moms. McDonald's drive thru and organic only =)</div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> These women have encouraged me when I felt stretched beyond my ability to give. They've made me laugh so hard I had tears running down my face. They've brought me coffee in the morning after I've been up with a sick baby all night. They've validated my frustrations. They've given me sound advice. They've made me feel <em><strong>normal</strong></em>. </span></div>
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A week later was Father's Day, and the kids again were super excited to celebrate Dave!</div>
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I did these little questionnaires from Pinterest again this year, and I'm always glad I did. The kids have such sweet and funny answers, I love looking back on them.</div>
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David reviewing their questionnaires...</div>
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Not exactly how I thought David would spend part of his Father's Day, but it sure made for a good laugh =)</div>
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I don't think I've ever been happier it's summer.</div>
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I LOVE the warmer weather and sunshine, and I'm loving our loose schedule.</div>
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The kids had their last day of Preschool on the last day of May.</div>
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I can not believe my little babies are DONE with preschool.</div>
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I'm so glad they had such a great experience both years. They attended the same school for 5 hours a week for the 3's class (2.5 hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and then 9 hours a week this year for 4-5 year old class (3 hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday). I LOVED their little preschool and so did they. They made friends and learned tons of new things, and gained a little independence away from Mom and Dad. </div>
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As much as I do miss that Momma Time to myself each week, I do love that we really have the freedom to do whatever we want with our days nearly every day now! I'm only working 12 hours a week currently, and it's all evenings and weekends. So our days are looking like lazy mornings and fun adventures lately! </div>
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We've had pockets of really nice weather, and made great use of our backyard. It may be small, but it gets the job done =). </div>
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(**most of these pictures were taken prior to Luke breaking his arm!**)</div>
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Last week we visited OSMI with some of our friends...</div>
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These four have such a great time together!</div>
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My little baby chipmunk and eagle =)</div>
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Abs in the sand pit...</div>
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Abbey and T inside a giant snake mouth!</div>
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Aunt Mem came to town to celebrate Auntie Natalie's bridal shower. We're always so happy when she stays with us!!</div>
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Amanda and Cadence came to visit too! The cousins had so much fun playing together...</div>
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LOVING the warm weather...</div>
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We went to Safai Sams (indoor play place) with some of our favorite twin friends...</div>
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The twins' favorite fame right now is Trouble. They would play it all day, every day if they could!</div>
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Let's call that <em>foreshadowing.</em> </div>
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I'm so stoked about that part! No 5 year old wants to spend the summer having to stay out of the water!</div>
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We're moving soon, and I'm thinking we'll start a new blog that time, and then I'll begin the process of getting what I want from this blog printed into a book. It's a <em>sometimes </em>daunting project to think about, but really, I know it will be so fun to go back and look at pictures and read stories about my life from years ago. </div>
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So, here is a long, picture heavy, recap of our Spring =)</div>
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Grammie and Bopbop got us tons of new art supplies for the twins' birthday, and we've been having a great time experimenting with them!</div>
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Dave and I got a date day in a one point. Like, a whole DAY. We hired our teenage niece to babysit for like 7 hours, and we went to lunch, ran a few errands, and saw a movie. It was really fun! </div>
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We spent a lot of time working on our ninja moves...</div>
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On May 1st, David and I celebrated 11 years of marriage! He got me these beautiful flowers...gerber daisies, just like in our wedding =).</div>
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I took the kids to Papa and Gaga's for the night on Friday, and Dave and I went out for dinner and had a nice night to ourselves. (It's SO WEIRD to be in our house without our kids!!) Crazy to think we're working on our second decade of marriage...it's strange how at times it can feel like it was just a year or two ago that we got married, yet, at the same time, I really don't remember life without David very well! I'm so thankful we got to celebrate another anniversary. </div>
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One of my favorite spots to go when the weather is good is this local park. They have a play structure, swings, a hiking path, and a little pond with ducks. <em>Idyllic.</em> </div>
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We've spent a lot of time at home as well, just hanging around...</div>
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Abbey happy to still be up when Daddy got home from a late work event...</div>
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We had *first* over here recently...the kids went on separate play dates. Abbey went to a preschool friend's house, and Luke had a preschool buddy over here to play. </div>
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Our kids are apart a decent amount (for twins, that is,) but had yet to have had a playdate without the other being there as well. </div>
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Abbey's friend invited her over, and Abbey said she was ready, and that she would be fine. </div>
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<em><strong>We're growing up</strong></em>.</div>
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<em>(Her, because she was ready for this independence, and Me, because I let her =)</em> )</div>
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Luke and I took his friend home, and then picked up Abbey. They were happy to see each other and caught each other up on how their respective play dates went. And that was that.</div>
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Milestone. </div>
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We went bowling with some of our besties...<br />
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More hanging around...</div>
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And back to our favorite park...</div>
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The kids all broke out into a spontaneous Conga Line...</div>
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In mid-May David always gets a few days off (Spring term ends, Summer term is about to begin). This year, we decided to head to <a href="https://www.greatwolf.com/">Great Wolf Lodge</a> for a few days! I've been wanting to go there for years, but knew we should hold out until the twins were a little older. </div>
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I have several friends with kids the same age who said their kids were able to do all or most of the activities there, so I went ahead and booked it. </div>
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I googled images and made all four of us sit around the computer and look<a href="https://www.greatwolf.com/grand-mound/waterpark-attractions/swim-splash-slide"> at all things we could do</a> there and imagine all the fun we were gonna have. </div>
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We booked the trip in March, and before we knew it, it was time to go!</div>
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Abs and her pup Scratchy "helping" me pack...</div>
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It was about a two hour drive from our house, which was just enough time for the kiddos to watch a movie on the travel DVD player, and for David and I to get some good chatting done. I love that part of road trips =).</div>
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I loved how "lodgey" Great Wolf Lodge was! It was all log cabin and wilderness. </div>
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They give you these adorable wolf ears at check-in...</div>
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They have all kinds of super-cool suites, but in order to save money we just got the standard room. Our kids still managed to have fun...</div>
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A family shot with the self timer =). This was Abbey and Luke's first time using that feature, and poor Abs held her "cheese" the entire 10 second count down. Bless her heart.</div>
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Abs being "the Hulk" (I love how you can see David laughing in the background)</div>
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Luke showing us his Hulk impression...</div>
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Then we headed down to the Water Park!! I loved that it was all inclusive inside the resort. No going outside in the cold in swimsuits and flipflops! <br />
I also loved that your wrist band served as both your room key and your debit card. That made it SO handy to not have to bring keys or wallets with us anywhere. <br />
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After a few hours of water fun, we headed back to our room for dinner. We ate pizza in our room, bathed the kids, and then David played Trouble with the kids while I showered and got ready for the night. </div>
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"Wiley" the resort mascot =)<br />
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After the wilderness show and the story, (which our kids ATE UP by the way! Five was a perfect age for this place!) we got to meet Wiley up close and personal. </div>
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I shared a bed with Abbey that night, and David with Luke. And I was reminded again of why I'm not a cosleeper. I love the idea of it. I wish I could do it. But sweet mercy that was a terrible night's sleep! It was like sharing a bed with Mohammed Ali. (I'm just assuming, of course)<br />
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The next day we ate breakfast in the room (I made up some sausage balls, cut up fruit, and donuts - family vacation tradition! And brought them along as our room had a fridge and microwave- hooray!)<br />
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Luke and Abbey heading into the Wave Pool...</div>
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The five flights of stairs you climb to get to various water slides...</div>
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Both kids LOVED this lily pad crossing thing. They only needed a *tiny* bit of help (that's me helping Abs across), and we did this eleventy billion times. </div>
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Our sweet girl having the time of her life!</div>
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Another view of parts of the park...</div>
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This little two person ride was a favorite as well! We went down this TONS of times!! It was SO GREAT being there mid-week, there were hardly any lines and we just walked right up to the rides time after time without any wait!</div>
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I triple-dog-dare you to find a cuter boy than this one...</div>
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Luke declared that "shootin' hoops" was his favorite part of the trip...</div>
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This is a picture of the bottom of my favorite ride. Our whole family gets into one of those beige circular rafts you see going up the conveyor belt there, and goes down a twisty, windy tunnel. SO FUN. </div>
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These were Abbey's favorite. Every time you asked her what she wanted to do, she'd declare "the Red Slide and the Yellow Slide!" Without hesitation.</div>
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Luke standing on Daddy in the Wave Pool (Abbey off to the left)</div>
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We headed back down mid-afternoon and swam and played the rest of the day away.</div>
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We headed back up to the room for showers at about 7pm. Normally our kids go to bed around 7:30pm, but one fantastic thing about five year olds is you can stretch them a bit. Having two infants/toddlers the same age really required we be pretty regimented and scheduled for a long time. It's what we needed to do to stay on top of the chaos. But now, we can be a lot more flexible with schedules, and we are ALL loving that =).</div>
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We woke up our last morning there, ate breakfast in the room, and headed down to play. We swam and played, and had a blast together! </div>
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-Is a total Ham, and loves to make anyone and everyone laugh</div>
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- Is incredibly agile. Has great balance and coordination, and is speedy. Such a crazy miracle considering how crooked his feet were at birth!<br />
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- Is starting to really have an appetite. The other morning he had seven pancakes for breakfast. SEVEN.</div>
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- Is super social. LOVES preschool.</div>
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- Is <strong>b<em>usy</em>.</strong> Has always been, will always be. We were cuddling the other day in lieu of Quiet Time, and I said "we can skip Quiet Time if you guys are quiet and still and rest here with me (on my bed), and if you can't, then you can go into your own beds..." and Luke looked at me SO seriously and said in the softest voice <em>"but Momma, sometimes it's hard for me to be still". </em>Bless his little heart.<br />
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-Is happiest when all four of us are home together.</div>
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- Has recently really shown an interest in coloring, and really all arts and crafts in general. </div>
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- Loves deserts and anything sweet.</div>
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-Favorite Color: Green (just like Momma)<br />
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- Favorite thing to do: Fight with Daddy with Lightsabers<br />
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- Is the sweetest, most adorable, most loyal, tender-hearted, loving little boy I've ever met. I'm wicked proud to be his Momma. <br />
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-Prefers to go by "Abigail" over Abbey<br />
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- LOVES anything "How To Train Your Dragon"</div>
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-Favorite Food: Chicken Nuggets and Tater Tots</div>
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-Favorite Drink: Warm Milk<br />
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- Is super feisty</div>
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- Gets a little car sick on long drives (just like her Momma)<br />
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- Loves taking baths<br />
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- Loves animals. LOVES LOVES LOVES animals. All animals. Her most requested toy is a new Stuffed Animal. And then when a new one appears, it's instantly her sidekick for the next few days, while she acclimates it to the rest of her clan =). She always sleeps close to that one on their first night in her bed.<br />
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- Does not like popcorn<br />
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-Still prefers jammies to clothes whenever given the choice (again, just like her Momma)</div>
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- Loves lettuce and cabbage<br />
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- Is a good sleeper, and would likely sleep much later in the morning if she didn't share a room with her brother who hates to play by himself =)</div>
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- Would rather play with stuffed animals / lovies than any other toy.<br />
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- LOVES songs with hand motions! Takes her performance in school or Church programs VERY seriously =)<br />
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- Is the kindest, bravest, most sensitive, compassionate and silly little girl I've even known. I'm wicked proud to be her Momma.</div>
Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834179075939215308.post-8767351492720862022015-04-23T09:24:00.000-07:002015-04-23T09:24:00.236-07:00Easter 2015<div align="center">
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Our Church has an "Epic Easter Egg Hunt" every year, and the name is not misleading...it's Epic!!</div>
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I work Saturdays, so David took the kids to the hunt solo, and took some pictures for me too...<em>he's a keeper =)</em></div>
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When you live in Oregon - or really anywhere in the Pacific NW- you get used to doing you Easter Egg Hunts in the rain...</div>
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Abbey and Luke both had a blast, and were SO excited to show me their goodies when I got home from work!</div>
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The kids made these adorable "hatching" chicks at Preschool...I love all the crafts they come home with!</div>
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Easter Sunday, the kids woke up to a jelly bean trail, just like I always did when I was growing up. Long live the Jelly Bean Trail!!!</div>
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Luke winding around the corner, following the trail to his basket...</div>
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Abbey following her trail...</div>
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We keep Easter baskets pretty simple around here. Both because that's not what we want to focus on for Easter (all though they sure are fun!) and also because the twins' birthday is always right before, and so we are inundated with new toys and such. </div>
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Each kiddo got some candy, a chocolate bunny, a new lovie/stuffed animal, and a small toy. </div>
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Luke got a brown wiener dog, which he quickly named "Chocolate Hundley" after Hundley on Curious George =)</div>
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Abigail got a white and pink unicorn, to which she offered up the original moniker of "Uni" =)</div>
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Don't they look so cute?!?</div>
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(Abbey is going through a long-sleeved shirt ONLY phase. It's rarely worth fighting her over =) )</div>
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Silly Faces.</div>
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(sorry Aunt Kay! ;) )</div>
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The kids put on a short performance that morning, it was precious. </div>
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Both kids take their singing performances VERY seriously, it's adorable =). </div>
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The day after Abbey and Luke's actual birthday, we had their party. We again were very blessed to be able to use our Church again...like we did for birthdays <a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2011/03/party-post.html">one</a>, <a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2012/04/party-post.html">two</a>, <a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-third-party-post.html">three</a> and <a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-pirate-party.html">four</a></div>
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Blessed I tell you!!</div>
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The same sign we made before their first birthday...=)</div>
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I had asked the kids awhile back what kind of "theme" they wanted for their birthday party, and Luke said "Star Wars" at the same time that Abbey said "How to Train Your Dragon"</div>
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It was either force them to agree on a neutral theme, or wing it with no real theme but some fun things for each in that general direction.</div>
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The latter won out =)</div>
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We set out all the toys and play equipment that our Church uses for the Indoor Play Park it hosts each week. </div>
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When we were setting up the night before, I actually worried there might not be enough to entertain that many 4-5 year olds?? </div>
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Well, clearly I forgot how easily this age is to entertain ;). </div>
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Everyone rode scooters and cars, and bowled, and jumped in the ball pit, and climbed in the castle, and played basketball, and with the doll house, and colored, and just ran around together!</div>
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We've been to a few birthday parties that have had a piñata, and Luke and Abbey go<strong><em> crazy</em></strong> for it. </div>
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I was less crazy about the idea of giving a bunch of children a BAT and telling them to swing. </div>
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But they were just so excited about the idea of it that I caved.</div>
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And everyone lived to tell about it. </div>
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Eventually, after every kiddo had a few whacks at it, it became clear we needed the Big Guns to attack it...</div>
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Then it was time for cake! </div>
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We sang to Abigail first...</div>
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Then we sang to Luke...</div>
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A stairwell full of cuties!</div>
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We brought the presents home to open them (so much less chaos than trying to do it at the party)...</div>
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<em>(can you see that pile of tissue paper, bags and wrapping paper in the hallway? It was like ToysRus threw up in our house. Our kids were <strong>so</strong> blessed with so many fun new things!)</em></div>
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It was a super fun morning, and I was so pleased we were able to really celebrate! The gym was packed with so many friends and family, and I know Luke and Abbey felt so loved. </div>
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Another successful birthday party on the books!</div>
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Oh, and I'll leave you with a close up of the cakes David and I decorated...(and by "David and I", I mean David ;) )</div>
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<em> (I guess we didn't get a very detailed shot of Abs' cake. It had a "mountain" on it, with trees and dragons...just like Berk =) )</em></div>
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<em>(David used a fruit roll-up to make a landing spot for Luke's action figures...so creative!)</em></div>
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David hung streamers from the hallway ceiling and had balloons all over the floor for them to run through when they woke up, and we had their presents front and center...</div>
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Abbey begged and begged for this little stuffed puppy. She'd seen it at the store a few days prior, and then would remind us each day - multiple times a day - how much she <em>really wanted that puppy.</em> Needless to say, she was one happy girl when she opened it!!</div>
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Sweet girl has such a deep loves for all animals...even stuffed ones =)</div>
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We recently watched "Brave" and both the kids loved it. Now they want to watch it all the time!</div>
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Abbey requested a bow & arrow, just like Merida, for her birthday. We learned she's a pretty good shot!</div>
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Luke is as well!</div>
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Luke requested Darth Vader's red light saber for his birthday...</div>
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We had our annual Sprinkle Birthday Pancakes, and sang to each 5 year old...</div>
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My creative husband made a bulls eye on the front door window with dry erase marker...so fun!</div>
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Then we got ready and headed to meet some sweet family friends at the Zoo!</div>
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We could watch the otters swim and play forever...I find it so soothing =)</div>
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Abbey and Luke with our sweet friends Steve and Lisa. We are so blessed to have them in our lives!</div>
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Another family shot...Luke doesn't have his tongue out, it's a Birthday Miracle!!</div>
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The zoo had a carousel on the grounds for 3 days only, and we happened to be there that day, so of course we had to ride it!</div>
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And now, they're FIVE. </div>
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Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834179075939215308.post-2625922994025964732015-03-31T13:48:00.000-07:002015-03-31T13:48:00.523-07:00Five.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On Friday, our amazing little miracles turned FIVE YEARS OLD.</div>
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I know. I can hardly believe it either.</div>
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I asked David if he would take <em>one good picture</em> of me with my babies on the eve of their birthday...our last night with four year olds...</div>
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Birthday Madness had already set in, and these two wanted absolutely nothing to do with a staged photo session...but the candid shots turned out pretty fun anyways...</div>
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These two were worth <strong>every minute</strong> of the wait.</div>
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Even in my most overwhelmed moments, I know we are richly blessed. </div>
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<em><span class="text Hab-2-3">"Though it linger, wait<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-22752C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-22752C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> for it;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hab-2-3">it will certainly come</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Hab-2-3">and will not delay."</span></span></em></div>
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Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834179075939215308.post-64575821187304153552015-03-25T14:48:00.000-07:002015-03-25T14:48:29.588-07:00Because blogging sounded like a good idea...<div align="center">
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It's Spring Break?! I'm not sure how it's nearly the end of March. I guess we're still catching up from the February of Illness??? But seriously, will we ever not feel behind around here?</div>
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We put our house on the market earlier this month. It was a good time to do it -for a number of reasons- so we did. I have mixed feelings about it. We became a family here, ya know? So many memories. <br />
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I still have a large tote shoved in my van full of <strike>crap </strike>important things that were on the counters and floors and just generally outta place prior to our last showing. Somewhere in that tote is the information the DMV mailed me regarding renewing my drivers license. Which is now expired. Should probably dig that out. </div>
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The twins turn five this Friday. FIVE. It was five years ago that <a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/03/babies.html">this </a>happened. Babies were born. While I can't say it's gone by fast, I also am struggling to wrap my mind around the fact that we have <em>five year olds</em> now. <br />
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Whenever my To Do List gets too long, and I feel overwhelmed by all that needs to be done, I get SUPER dramatic and become an absolute wimp.<br />
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I flail my arms in the air and declare "THERE IS TOO MUCH TO DO!"<br />
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And then I go into avoidance mode. Today when I got home from work, the kids were still down for Quiet Time (<em>and I'm playing fast and loose with the word "Quiet" there</em>) so said a quick "hi" to Dave and immediately left to take Dory for a walk. For 45 minutes. Because I wanted to avoid everything that needs to be done at the house. </div>
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Then I came home and played with the kids. </div>
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Then I made dinner.</div>
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Then I found random small things to do around the house.</div>
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And then I read books to the kids.</div>
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Then they went to bed and now I'm blogging. </div>
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Because I have 4 phone calls I need to return/make...and I don't know which one to do first so I'm just not gonna do any.</div>
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Because I have clean laundry in the dryer that if I don't fold tonight I'll likely need to tumble again tomorrow to get the wrinkles out. </div>
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Because I could do some things to get ready for the Open House tonight, like mop or dust.</div>
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Because my email inbox is out. of. control. <br />
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But mainly because I realize that nothing that overwhelms me today is<em><strong> critical.</strong></em> The majority of it is First World Problem kinda stuff. And that fact grounds me when I'm circling the drain... but also doesn't help me get motivated ;)<br />
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So blogging and facebook it is ;)<br />
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Last week I turned 34. <br />
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It was a good day. <br />
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My sister Emily was here, and she came with us to the community center for Family Swim. We have a blast every time we go, and this time was extra fun with a 3 on 2 offense. <em>(remember, the best defense is a good offense). </em>We swam and swam, and then got take out on the way home for dinner. It was just the fun and relaxing day I'd hoped for =). <br />
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Then on Saturday David and I got to go to a cabin on a mountain with another couple. They are some of our favorite friends, and we had such a great time relaxing and hanging out. The cabin was right on the river and it was so peaceful. We ended up being gone exactly 24 hours, but it really felt so much longer. <br />
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As Spring begins over here, I figured it's a good time to do a good old fashioned picture dump =).</div>
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I always love having these posts to look back on and see what we were up to "way back when..."</div>
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I had contemplated giving up blogging after my Grandma passed - sometimes it just feels like ONE MORE THING TO DO - but I started reading old posts from when I was pregnant, and when the twins were tiny babies, and I realized how grateful I am for this Memory Book of sorts =). Plus, if I ever make the time for an actual thoughtful post, it's a good place to journal. </div>
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I know several extended family members like to check in and see what our family is up to, and I still receive weekly emails from people wanting to advertise on here (which is not something I'm interested in...sorry!!) so it must get more traffic than I realize...which I choose not to spend a lot of time thinking about, or I start to get a bit weirded out..;)</div>
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And it continues to feel like a gift each day. They are so alike and so different (and I realize only some of that has to do with gender) and it's so fascinating to me that two kids being raised exactly the same, going through the exact same stages (age wise) at the exact same time can be so different. </div>
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Here is Abbey parking SuperHero cars in garages made of blocks, and then putting SuperHeros to bed in bunkbeds made of blocks.</div>
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We've been playing more games lately, like Memory...</div>
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And I think this may be the most surprising thing about being *almost* five...the ability and interest in sitting still and coloring. It has TAKEN OVER our home.</div>
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So, there you have it. A glimpse at our days lately. Of course this doesn't include the battles and weeping and gnashing of teeth, because I tend not to photograph those moments =). I'm not sure if it's coming off of 6+ weeks of illness, or just a frustrating Season, but the kids and I have been struggling to find our groove at home lately. But, we press on =). Seasons come and go, and it's nice to take a moment and sit down, look at pictures and write about the good stuff =). </div>
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Because suddenly it's March.<br />
I feel like I lost all of February to illness, and I am behind on every aspect of life because of it! Seriously, How is it March already!??!<br />
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We had a low-key Valentine's Day, as it fell in the middle of all our various illnesses. <br />
Also, David and I don't really celebrate Valentine's day. We're big on birthdays and anniversaries around here =).<br />
But 4 is such a fun age for excitement. Everything is fun and exciting when you're 4! Expectations are still fairly low as well, so it makes it pretty easy for me to add some Joy to our home.<br />
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Abbey and Luke were pretty blessed this year! They received mail (also a really fun thing when you're 4! No bills!) from all 3 sets of grandparents! They were so excited. <br />
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Opening their Valentine's Day packages from GrandDad and Grannie Annie...</div>
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Putting together the puzzle message Grammie and Bopbop sent, and reading cards from Grandma Donna and Papa...</div>
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Their preschool had a little Valentine's Day party that I got to volunteer for. It's always so fun to get to observe our kiddos in their class!</div>
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We had pink, heart shaped pancakes for dinner that evening...<br />
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Abs showing off her heart puppet from preschool...</div>
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I saw this idea on Pinterest, and immediately knew it was something I wanted to do. </div>
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I've said it before, if I can instill gratitude and kindness in my children in their early days, I'll be so thrilled. I really do not care if they succeed in academics or sports or theater or band or whatever, I just hope to raise grateful, respectful, happy kids. Because that's really the key to a happy life =). </div>
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The kids cut out little hearts I'd drawn on different colors of construction paper. We left them in a baggy on the counter, and each day between Feb 1st and 14th, we'd each right something we loved about another family member. It was so sweet to see the things everyone came up with. I beamed with pride when one of my family members said they loved that I "gave the best hugs and kisses"....there's something to hang your hat on! =).</div>
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And now it's March. In fact, the first week is even already over. Oy. The twins turn 5 this month (!!!!) and I've done exactly one thing to prepare for their party...confirm our Church gym is available for use again this year. That's it. Luckily, as mentioned above, they are at a pretty-easy-to-please age, so as long as there is cake and some friends, they'll likely be thrilled =). </div>
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The second half of January was plagued by sickness for us. And then the majority of February as well. </div>
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Poor David had it the worst of us, he was sick for nearly two weeks straight. </div>
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The rest of us got small reprieves in between viruses.</div>
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The last Thursday in January, David was home from work with what we thought was a nasty stomach bug (and learned later was Influenza A), and I had a cold, but the kids were healthy and we were pretty sure the end of illness was near, and the kids had managed to escape it all.</div>
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Then I went to pick the kids of up from preschool Friday morning, and was in my van in the pick-up line (early) (which is rare), and the teacher brought my babies out to me, before school was even over. Turns out Abbey had just thrown up in class! Poor thing!! She felt miserable, and was so embarrassed she'd thrown up in front of her friends. My heart just broke for her. We quickly headed home, where she proceeded to spend the rest of the afternoon throwing up, coupled with a 103 temp. My poor baby. </div>
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I finally drug myself to an Urgent Care that afternoon, and was diagnosed with bronchitis and an ear infection. I had 100.8 fever there. I may or may not have <strike>begged</strike> politely requested the Urgent Care doctor just admit me to the hospital, put me in a delightful little medicated coma, and just wake me when I and everyone in my family was healthy again.</div>
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She said no, but she would give me lots of cough syrup with codeine, which is a cheap but close second. </div>
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That same evening Luke was light-sabering around our living room with his usual fervor, and then randomly decided to lay down on the couch. </div>
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Which has happened exactly <em>never </em>in that boy's lifetime.</div>
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I took his temp and was not surprised when it read 103.2. Bless his little heart, he had it too.</div>
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Because the twins got on Tamiflu the very day they started showing symptoms of the flu, they were feeling much, much better within 48 hours.<em> *miracle drug*</em></div>
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But I was still down from the bronchitis, and Dave was still down from the flu, so we had to call in some reinforcements, AKA:Grandma. <br />
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Dave ended up taking a long nap, and I slept the entire day. Like ALL DAY LONG. I didn't even see my Mother-In-Law! I didn't wake up once in the entire 8 hours she was here. The night before I'd slept on the kids' bedroom floor (very loose use of the word "slept" just there) and with bronchitis as well, I was just exhausted. </div>
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The next Monday evening I went to work, only to throw up 1 hour into my shift...which meant facing the sad reality that I was not going to escape the flu like I'd thought. <br />
Curse words flew out of my mouth as I asked one of the pediatricians I work for to write me an rx for Tamiflu. I started the med that night, and although I was positively miserable the next day, by Wednesday I was feeling much, much better. <em>(Seriously what is in that stuff? Is it meth?!?)</em><br />
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I kicked the flu just in time for my bronchitis to come back in full force. I'm finishing off round two of antibiotics tomorrow, and David just finished his for pneumonia, (which his flu ended up turning into). <br />
OH! And. AND!! Abbey got croup in there somewhere as well.<br />
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It's nearly 60 degrees outside today (huge for Feb in Oregon!) so we've got all the windows open and are determined to get the germs outta this house FOR GOOD. </div>
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Grateful for Netflix, grateful for friends who will run to the pharmacy for you, grateful for apple juice, grateful for warm baths, grateful for grandmas, grateful for health insurance, good doctors, and good meds. </div>
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And grateful for the ability to keep twin 4 year olds entertained during so much illness...</div>
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we even pulled some old tricks out of our book, like glow-stick bath! (AKA: Baby Rave)</div>
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Last month the kids have been taking Tae Kwon Do class at a local community center. </div>
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If you haven't picked up on it yet, I'm in love with these little classes! This particular one was $15 <em>(per kid</em>) for six classes. They're really well taught, and our kids get a taste of some activity to gauge their interest without breaking the bank.</div>
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I'll be honest: I'm really hoping Martial Arts is something they want to do for a long time. I love how it teaches self control, discipline, and strength. </div>
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The instructor for these classes was so great. Each class he would talk about how even the best students make mistakes, and how and when are appropriate times to use their Tae Kwon Do moves. He held their attention well, and was very firm but still incredibly positive.</div>
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<em>(Luke on the right end of the back row, yellow shirt. Abbey on the right end of the front row, pink sweatshirt)</em></div>
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At the end of each class, the lead instructor would pick two or three kids as "Star Students", he was clear to explain (<em>each and every week...which this over-sensitive soul appreciated ;)</em> ) that each student did really well and he was proud of them, and that all he expected was that they try their best. He explained that this award was just for who he noticed did a particularly fantastic job keeping their eye on the teacher. </div>
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Well...Abbey was recognized her first week!! We were so proud of her!!</div>
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Abbey was positively beaming as the other kids in the class came up to check out her headband and congratulate her! And good for her. She earned it She was a model student.</div>
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The next week, Abbey got another award. I'm telling you, that girl obeyed when she heard the instructor say<em> the best students have their eyes on the teacher</em>. BabyGirl was not distracted even once.</div>
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Abbey was positively thrilled for her brother.</div>
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We took this class with some of our twin friends, and it was particularly fun week three because one of our buddies was awarded at the same time!</div>
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And both my kids finally had their headbands, and were therefor (self-declared, mind you) "Real Ninjas now", so my life was pretty complete. </div>
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The college that David teaches at takes a very long break each Winter. This year, Dave was off from the week before Christmas until last Thursday.</div>
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In the past I've usually planned a fun trip for us, but we just hung around close to home this year, for several reasons. One being we didn't really feel like a trip was in the budget this close to Christmas, two, Dave had a minor surgery over the break that required lots of rest, and three, well, we're just homebodies =).</div>
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So we've spent lots of time, cuddled up under our new cozy blankets from Christmas, watching movies together...</div>
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It was really,<em> really</em> lovely.</div>
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Our kids just love it when we're all home together, and I notice how settled they become at home when we have days and days of it in a row.</div>
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They do things like choose to sit in the hallway and read Christmas books quietly, and are perfectly content to do this for a long while, just pleased to know we're around =)</div>
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Luke adores his Daddy, and getting to have him around so much had such a fun affect on Luke...one afternoon he even declared he wanted to cut his hair "just like Daddy's hair!"</div>
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I've said it before, but it bears repeating; Luke is a super easy-going kid. Don't get me wrong, he can be incredibly passionate about many things, it's just that he rarely puts his foot down. Which is why when he was insistent that he wanted his hair<em><strong><u> long</u></strong></em>, we didn't fight it. It's <em>his</em> head. The only rules were that he couldn't fuss when we had to brush it, and every once in awhile he had to let us pull it back so we could see his eyes =). </div>
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I was at work when he announced this and asked Dave to shave it. Dave (wisely) told him he needed to wait 24 hours, and if he still wanted it cut then, we'd do it. </div>
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Lo and behold...look at <em>my baby boy!!</em></div>
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Not gonna lie, I didn't exactly love where his hair was at, and was thrilled when he wanted it shaved!! It was super adorable as it was growing out, but he'd reached this awkward helmet-mullet stage and it was always in his eyes and I just missed seeing his sweet little face!!!!! But I loved giving him the freedom to make the choice about his hair, and I loved how happy his long hair made him.</div>
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But now I super love seeing his whole face again =).</div>
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This break is also the happiest I've ever been to have twins. </div>
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Sure, they argue and fight and don't share and hurt feelings and <strike>drive us and each other crazy</strike> need to be separated, but they are also best buds. They have a built in playmate to adventure and imagine with at all times, who is the <em><strong>exact</strong></em> same age. Pretty cool. </div>
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We've loved ringing in 2015 with such an easy pace to our days, and we do not take for granted what a gift it is. Stephanie <a href="http://awidemercy.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-do-you-structure-your-kids-time-and.html">once wrote</a> <em>"We treat time as our most precious resource (because it is)..."</em> and I completely agree. </div>
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We even spent some time on New Years Day reviewing family movies we'd taken throughout all of 2014. It was fun to see which things Abbey and Luke remembered from earlier in the year. </div>
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I found these 2014 Year End Reviews on Pinterest. </div>
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In the week between Christmas and New Years, my grandmother passed away.<br />
Grandma Brown - Verna - was my Dad's mom. <br />
During my childhood and early adult years, she and my Grandpa lived about 4 hours away, and so we visited them a few times a year.<br />
I have such fond memories of the way my Grandma would make those trips special...the tiny, fun, tasty cereal boxes she'd always get for us top the list for sure.<br />
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I was blessed enough to get to spend some time with her in the hospital the night before she passed.<br />
There was my grandmother, literally on her death bed, smiling. And laughing, when she could. And even making the occasional joke! <br />
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As I left that evening, I told her what I believe to be true about her life...she was leaving behind a legacy of Love.<br />
She and my grandfather were married throughout his being deployed, serving in the war, raising three children, and until death did them part in 2004. <br />
What a committed couple.<br />
And they had three amazing, loving children, who have all grown into wonderful adults...two of them now grandparents themselves.<br />
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Here are some pictures of my Grandma Brown, meeting my babies for the first time...(June of 2010)...</div>
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One of the main reasons I've kept this blog going was because of her faithful reading and appreciation. </div>
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When we went to visit her a few year back at her retirement home, she dutifully took us down to the lobby to show us the communal computer, and showed us how she'd had my Dad put all our blogs (my sisters and I have all kept blogs at one point or another) in the "favorites" tab so she could easily locate them.</div>
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Before it became too challenging for her to write letters, she used to read my blog and then send me letters with her comments to my posts.</div>
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I will always treasure her love and dedication to my little family.</div>
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I will miss her here to be sure, but I'm grateful <a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/16-31.htm">she believed in Jesus</a>, and I will see her again someday.</div>
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Christmas Eve David and I were both off work and blessed to have a family day at home together. We decided pretty early that morning that it might be a fun day to open the small, rectangular package under the tree for "The Whole Family."</div>
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Which was a How To Train Your Dragon game for the PlayStation!</div>
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A few months back, David ordered the kids a Toy Story game for the PlayStation, and showed them how to play it. They LOVED it and have had so much fun playing it. While Christmas shopping on Amazon, this game popped up on my feed and after a quick read of the reviews, Dave and I decided to order it. It's been a fun game for all of us to play together!</div>
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We all took turns, and it came as a surprise to no one that I am by far the worst player in the family. The kids got a kick outta watching Momma attempt to fly a dragon.</div>
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After our friends left that evening, Luke and Abbey each selected one present to open. They both chose the present the other had purchased for them...so sweet =).</div>
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They both picked out <em>perfect</em> gifts for the other. Abbey received a Toothless toy and Toothless lovie, and Luke got a Yoda, Luke SkyWalker, C3PO, and R2D2 toy from Abbey. They were <em><strong>thrilled</strong></em>. We have it on video, and it's just priceless listening to Abbey's voice get higher and higher as she becomes more and more excited. </div>
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We let them stay up late Christmas Eve, so that they could have some time playing with their newly opened toys. They were giddy with Christmas excitement...it was adorable!</div>
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Our Little Jedi =)</div>
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The kids and I got David <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Because-I-Am-Your-Daddy/dp/0810983923">this book</a>. </div>
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One of my favorite books to read to my babies is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/I-Love-You-Stinky-Face/dp/0439634695/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419835247&sr=1-1&keywords=i+love+you+stinky+face">this one</a>, and I'd been looking for something similar for Daddies. This one was a hit! </div>
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At the very top of our Abigail's Christmas Wish List was a Viking helmet and axe, accessories from How To Train Your Dragon...her favorite movie, if you hadn't already sensed a theme here...</div>
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Luke and his new Tie Fighter and Darth Vader (you may sense a theme to his gifts this year as well =) )</div>
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It was a great morning. The kids were <em><strong>so</strong></em> grateful for everything and kept saying "Thank you so much!" about anything and everything. We're definitely in that sweet spot at 4.5 years, where their expectations are low and their anticipation is high =).</div>
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I was so blessed to sit and watch all the excitement happening in my living room. This was the 5th Christmas we've been a family of four...our 11th as a married couple. God has been so faithful to us...shown us such favor. This Christmas, I'm grateful for so much...especially these three people...my Family.</div>
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Kendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834179075939215308.post-41662045757006602892014-12-24T14:53:00.002-08:002014-12-24T14:53:53.880-08:00Christmas through the years<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> 2010</span></strong></div>
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<strong>(9 months old)</strong></div>
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<strong>(21 months old)</strong></div>
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<em>(I see the biggest jump between 2011 and 2012...they really grew up a lot that year!)</em></div>
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<em>(this tends to be what I think of when I think about how old they currently are...I wonder how long they'll be stuck in my mind as this age...=) )</em></div>
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<strong>(4 and 1/2 years)</strong></div>
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<em>(...because THIS is what they currently look like!! Can you even believe it?! Me neither...)</em></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas!</span></strong></div>
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One of my very favorite parts of the Christmas Season is Zoo Lights! I just love how bright and colorful everything is...it feels magical =).<br />
It's a pretty popular attraction in our city, and it tends to be super crowded. Also, our zoo is up on a hill, so it tends to be windy. And cold. <br />
So this year we were prepared on all fronts!<br />
We picked a weekday where neither David or I had to work, and we left the house before 4pm to head to the zoo. <br />
Dave made us some yummy hot chocolate for the drive...</div>
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<strong>ZOO LIGHTS!!!</strong></div>
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After the train ride, we wandered all around the zoo, taking in the pretty sights...</div>
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David was in charge of the bundling up this year, and he did a fantastic job. We didn't hear a single "<em>I'm cold!!"</em> all evening long, which is no small feat =). In fact, at one point Abbey asked if she could take her hat off because she was a little sweaty! Ha! You may remember <a href="http://kendra-miracleofthemoment.blogspot.com/2012/01/planes-trains-and-automobiles.html">a few years back</a>, everyone was freezing and cranky. Even the kids. </div>
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The kids were thrilled to see the baby elephant Lily was up!</div>
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Love my silly boys...</div>
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