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Friday, March 4, 2011

Family Night

Tonight we had our first family night.  Instead of the normal pizza and a movie night, I added more fun to it.  We got “The Cat and the Hat” movie with Mike Myers from Netflix.  This week at school Reese has been talking/learning about Dr. Seuss so I thought this would be the perfect way to wrap the week up.

I pulled out all of our Dr. Seuss books, toys, and games. When the kids got up from naps we read several of the books.

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Reese wanted to wear her red and white striped pajama pants and I made her a red bowtie.

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We ate our pizza and watched the movie.  Reese really loved the movie.  It is so cute and funny.  Towards the end she got a little antsy because she was ready to play the games.  The first thing we did was our “Green Eggs and Ham” puzzle.

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Next we played a game called, “I Can Do That!”.  You draw three cards.  The first card says an action such as dance, penguin walk, etc.  The second card tells you where to go such as to the bathroom, to the window, etc.  With the cards comes a foam fish in a bowl. The third card tells you what to do with the fish such as hold the fish between your elbows, on your head, etc.

Reese’s cards said tip-toe while walking to the bathroom with the fish between your elbows.

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Lance had to hop to the sink with the fish on his head.

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After this game we turned Pandora on and played hot potato with The Cat in the Hat doll.  We then finished family night dancing to the music.  The last song that came on was “We Are Family” sung by the Chipmunks.  It was the perfect ending to a fun night!!

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Picnic in the Park

After school today I took the kids to the park for a picnic.  It ended up being really windy and a little chilly but we all had fun!

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The kids really love these swings.

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I think they are like a swinging recliner.

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We also had a fun afternoon at home. I had to grab a couple of videos of some funny things.

This one is a little hard to see. Reese loves to skip and always puts her hands on her hips. Watch Sam’s left hand when I ask him to skip. Yes, he is carrying around Reese’s lunch box like a purse. What can I say? He hangs around two girls all day.

Sam loves to copy Reese and it cracks us up when he tries to roll.

Sam loves to copy Reese.

A Comparison

Remember this picture of Reese?  She was just a couple of months younger than Sam is now. She was in a stage where she did this every night while I was making dinner.

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It seems like every night when I am trying to make dinner Sam acts this way while hanging on my leg.  Like I can’t spend just a few minutes doing something other than holding him or entertaining them.

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The difference?  He has no tears.  And when I was trying to take his picture he would stop and stare at me.  Ha!  Sam is not as dramatic as Reese but he has his moments.

When I was taking his picture tonight I totally remembered the picture of Reese and had to go back and find it.  Too funny!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

It’s Wednesday!

I feel like these last few weeks have been really long! 

We went to a new playground today.  The kids enjoyed it!

I am so glad it is beautiful outside right now.

My mood needs it!  I don’t know why I feel like a grump right now.

I found these pictures on my computer from last month…they are so cute!  Hopefully they will get me out of my funk!

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Saturday Baseball

Saturday we went to one of Brody’s baseball game and they WON!

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Reese and Sam loved watching the game (or Brody more specifically).  At one point Reese gave me the biggest smile and said, “Brody waved to me.  Two times!”…it was like he was Chipper or something!

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What a beautiful day for baseball.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Doing Well

Sam has been amazing today.  He has acted like nothing happened, eaten anything I have put in front of him, and just been a happy boy all day.  We were even able to get out and go for a walk after lunch.

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Sweet, sweet boy!!

Tubes In!

Sam had tubes put in his ears this morning. Everything went well I am so happy to be done and hopefully have his ears healed.

Waiting in the waiting room.


Now we wait and play in another room.


How cute is his backside? I went with him from this room to the surgery and stayed with him until he fell asleep.


Waking up was hard for him. Once he had some juice, his paci, blanket, doggy, and snuggles with Mommy he started to relax. He fell asleep in the car on the way home. It had been a long morning after having to wake up at six.


Thank you to my mom for being at the hospital with me and to Lance's mom for being at our house with Reese and Lance (who is fighting the flu again).

Once we were home Sam wanted to eat and play. He walked around the house barking like a dog and dancing. I am so thankful for an easy morning!!

- Posted from my iPhone

Monday, February 21, 2011

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Oh, What a Beautiful Day!

Besides the crazy, mysterious temperature that is going around our house (seriously this winter is doing a number on us) it was a beautiful day!  We were able to spend some time outside after naps.

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Sam is the one sporting the fever right now but you would never know it if you didn’t feel how warm he is and see the temperature on the thermometer.

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He always has so much fun outside.  I venture to say that he will be much more of a dare devil than Reese will be.  Please say a quick prayer for him that this fever/sickness does not hurt his chances of getting tubes this week!!  We don’t want to wait any longer to get that done!

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We still can’t figure out why but Reese just doesn’t want to drive this Jeep.  Sam loves to ride in it but she is just so stubborn she never wants to drive it.  I think it goes back to where if she doesn’t get it right the first time she wants no part of it.  We keep trying though and I know she will eventually love it.

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Since Reese was being such a stinker about driving the Jeep she decided she was done.  So I jumped in and gave Sammy a little ride around the backyard.  Reese couldn’t stand being left out so she jumped on the front.

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After a ride in/on the Jeep, Lance sent them down the hill in the car.

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They both have so much fun speeding down the hill.

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And it is so fun to see their big smiles as they enjoy it!

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Thank you, God, for a beautiful day!

A Questionnaire for Reese

When Reese was still a tiny little baby I saw a fun little questionnaire a Mommy did for her kids.  At the time I could not imagine being about to have a conversation like that with Reese.  Well today I did!  I asked her the same questions about me and her daddy but did them at separate times so she would have different answers for each of us.  Her answers are in italics for me and are in bold for Lance.

*What is something Mommy/Daddy always says?
  Don’t be mean.
  Don’t be afraid.

*What makes Mommy/Daddy happy?
  Me being nice
  when I smile at him

*What makes Mommy/Daddy sad?
  When I make bad choices…hmmm…can you tell what we have been working on around here lately?
  when I am mean to him

*How does Mommy/Daddy make you laugh?
  funny faces and funny things
 
be funny

*What did Mommy/Daddy like to do when she/he was little?
  play with Barbies
 
At this point in the questioning she announced that “the question party is over”.  I eventually came back to her after a break but she didn’t know what Daddy did when he was little.

*How old is Mommy/Daddy?
  43
  15

*How tall is Mommy/Daddy?
  this tall (while raising her hand above her head)
  I don’t know

*What is Mommy/Daddy’s favorite TV show?
  the news
  Braves Game

*What does Mommy/Daddy do when you are not there?
  Go to meetings. I followed up with, what kind of meetings? Barbie meetings
 
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*What is Mommy/Daddy really good at?
  doing fun stuff
  silly faces

*What is Mommy/Daddy not very good at?
  juggling
  being a stinker

*What does Mommy/Daddy do for her job?
  clean up…ha…I’ve got her fooled
  working

*What is your Mommy/Daddy’s favorite food?
  not healthy stuff
 
pasta

*What makes you proud of your Mommy/Daddy?
  making dinner
  being silly

*If Mommy/Daddy were a cartoon character, who would she/he be?
  Minnie Mouse
  Goofy…haha!!

*What do you and Mommy/Daddy do together?
  draw pictures
 
eat doughnuts

*How are you and Mommy/Daddy the same?
  we have the same hair…I probably need to get her eyes checked
  work…???

*How are you and Mommy/Daddy different?
  different faces
  different faces

*How do you know Mommy/Daddy loves you?
  because it is about Valentine’s Day
 
because when you loves somebody that means love

*What does Mommy/Daddy love most about Daddy/Mommy?
  hugging him
 
hugging her

*Where is Mommy/Daddy’s favorite place to go?
  the beach
 
the store

*What is one thing you wish you could change about Mommy/Daddy?
  her face….wonder how I should take that? I asked how she would change it and she said by magic.
  his hair

*What would Mommy/Daddy do with a million dollars?
  buy a fairy dress
  buy a giant biscuit

*What do you wish you could go and do with Mommy/Daddy?
  Chuck E. Cheese
 
I don’t know…I think she was totally over this by now

*What is one thing you hope never changes about Mommy/Daddy?
  her hair
 
eyes

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Six Years

We have had a fun day today!! We started our day out celebrating our sweet little friend, Jocelyn. For her second birthday we had cake at her house and then went to the circus with her and her family. Unfortunately, we got stuck in a lot of traffic and missed the first half. There were three huge events going on downtown and it took us about an hour and a half to get there. Once we were there the kids had a blast though. It is so fun to watch their faces with all the acts. Sam loved the motorcycle trick and Reese loved the "alphabets" (aka acrobats). After the circus, Lance and I went out to dinner for our sixth anniversary. The weather today is almost exactly the way it was the day we got married. It was so comfortable and nice that day. I can't believe it has been six years since then!!

While we were at Jocelyn's party, Sam face planted in to their stone patio. Now he has a huge bruise on his face. Poor sweet baby!!




- Posted from my iPhone

Friday, February 18, 2011

Sweet Girl

When we got home from the ENT with Sam the other day, Reese asked how it went.  I told her that Sam is going to get tubes in his ears to make them feel better.  After her nap (aka jumping in her bed) she asked if she could make him a feel better picture.  She asked me to draw her a big heart on the page and then she did this…

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She has learned how to write Sam’s name and then all of the other letters spell out “feel better”. 

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She is such a sweet sister!!