tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43481204862815392892024-03-12T23:30:06.291-05:00Every Day with EliAnd Caleb! And Daisy! And Lily!
Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949937853488033728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348120486281539289.post-83638473515698296512020-02-01T23:32:00.003-06:002020-02-01T23:32:57.887-06:00February 1<div style="text-align: center;">
Eli got a few Target gift cards for his birthday, and he decided he wanted to spend them on a skateboard. I was shocked that Target happened to have a $20 skateboard, and now I have the happiest five-year-old ever.</div>
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We talked about the fact that learning to skate involves learning to fall, and we are trying to help him take safe risks.</div>
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Chris started Eli out by helping him sit on the board and roll down the hill.<br />(See Caleb? He was seriously bummed that Eli was the first to get a skateboard and desperately wants his own now. I told him we would see how we feel about Eli's penny board and maybe get him one that's a bit nicer for his birthday.)</div>
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These next two pictures are deceptive. They make it look like Eli immedately mastered standing up. This is not the case at all. He stepped onto the board, couldn't stand, and crouched to keep his balance. He fell soon after. But man, he looks awesome in the pictures!</div>
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I love Caleb in the tree in the background, and Daisy's interested observation. Those two really love their baby brother!</div>
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Skater in training? It remains to be seen. I'm kind of hoping he sticks with it!</div>
Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949937853488033728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348120486281539289.post-15872955622721638542020-01-28T23:10:00.000-06:002020-02-01T23:10:45.696-06:00January 28<div style="text-align: center;">
And he's five!</div>
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It was a pretty normal day around here. Chris went to work, the kids went to school, Eli went to preschool. Since it was his birthday, Eli got to choose a favorite book to share with his class. He chose <u>Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna, the Very First Chicken</u>. If you haven't read it, you should. It's adorable.</div>
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He also chose five favorite pictures to share on the smart board with his friends. I rather like his choices, as they pretty clearly convey his personality, so I'll share them here. (finding these photos is also what prompted me to bring this blog out of hibernation. It's such a treasure trove!)</div>
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From his newborn photos. Eli loved how small he was.</div>
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From his first birthday cake smash. Eli loves the story of how he crawled right over the cake and it didn't even smoosh slightly. (I refrigerated the cake overnight and didn't give the buttercream time to thaw.)</div>
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When he was two, he loved this giraffe costume so very much!</div>
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Summer swim league, 2019. Who would have thought our four-year-old could teach himself how to swim and earn those ribbons? </div>
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After preschool I brought Eli home for lunch and a nap. That evening, our family came over for pizza and cake to celebrate.</div>
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The chalkboard is a birthday tradition.</div>
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Eli's cake was pretty epic! He requested a t rex, a chicken, and chocolate rocks, and he was not disappointed.</div>
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That's one happy kid! I love his cousins cheering him on.</div>
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Happy kids eating cake.</div>
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Then they ran around like maniacs and played with his new toys.</div>
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Before everyone left, I snapped a quick picture of the kids together. Lily is wearing a dalmatian shirt because it was the 101st day of school. As in 101 Dalmations. My nephew Ryan recently got engaged, and he and his fiancee and her two boys were there. Max is holding the younger one, and Daisy and Caleb sandwich the older one. </div>
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And then everyone left and we all went to bed exhausted.</div>
Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949937853488033728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348120486281539289.post-7395196442338714942020-01-27T22:58:00.000-06:002020-02-01T22:58:46.737-06:00January 27<div style="text-align: center;">
Eli's last picture as a four year old.</div>
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Eli is wearing his "ninja jammies" that are really base layer long underwear he got from Grandma for Christmas. </div>
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Four was a good age. I can't wait to see what five brings for him!</div>
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It has been two and a half years since I last posted here. I didn't miss it for a long time, but lately I've been feeling the urge to dust this space out and fill it up with new news and new stories. I can't promise I'll stick with it - good intentions and all that - but I think I might try for now. Not daily, for sure. But maybe every once in a while? </div>
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The Fete de Glace is an ice festival that seems to happen right around Eli's birthday each year. I first remember attending it on Eli's 2nd birthday. Bigger kids = more hectic weekends, but Chris and I chose to skip Eli's nap (yes, he still naps!) so that we could visit the festival as a family. I'm glad we did.</div>
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The kids really liked this dragon ice sculpture.</div>
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But this Pikachu ski ball ice sculpture was the clear winner in their minds, and such a clever concept!</div>
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#momlife<br />They always want me to hold their trash!</div>
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Lily's outfit cracks me up. She loves bright things and colorful things and hearts and rainbows and looks completely like a bag lady.</div>
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My four babies. They are now 10, 8, 6, and nearly 5. I'm not sure how that happened.</div>
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And then we went home and Chris got to work finishing a project that has been gathering dust for nearly as long as this blog! </div>
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The girls finally have a window seat in their bedroom, and I am thrilled. Lily sat on top of the seat to provide counterpressure while Chris screwed it in place. She's clearly delighted about the window seat, too!</div>
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Day three of school. Lily was devastated that she didn't get to go to preschool again today, but she only goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I cheered her up with the promise of fluffy baby chicks. </div>
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Amber and her crew have had a dwindling flock of chickens, so they just got 8 new chicks to reinvigorate their flock. They are only nine days old, so we went over to play with them today.</div>
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I registered Lily for preschool at the end of Februrary, and since then she has been continually asking me when it was time for her to go. At least once a week, she would shout, "Thank you for signing me up for preschool!" when we drove past the preschool location.</div>
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After months of waiting, it was finally her big day.</div>
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We got to school early because I had my first MOPS meeting today, too. Early to school meant we had time to take some pictures out front.</div>
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I seriously could have dropped this girl off on the curb and driven off - she didn't need me at all. She charged ahead of me, into the building, ready to start preschool!</div>
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These hand prints represent one of my favorite things about Lily's school. The kiddos in her class are dark brown, light brown, pink, peach, and every shade in between. Many are still learning English, and many speak with strong accents. I love that she will get to be surrounded by such diversity!</div>
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I love that Lily got to be the big sister here, because Caleb and Daisy were already at school She got to be brave and in charge, telling Eli what to do.</div>
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She didn't know how to find her cubby and hang up her bag, though, and she didn't know what a name tag was or how to put it on. So I suppose she really did need me! And that funny face? See the necklace in her hand? Without any help or inspiration from me, she made it at home to give to Ms. Amy. When we got to school, she pulled it out of her back pack and ran over to Ms. Amy to deliver it. The face above was her, "Should I go give this to her?" face. She did, and then I left.</div>
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MOPS was great, too. Against my better judgment, I kept Eli in his underwear in childcare, instead of putting a diaper on him. It felt like toddler roulette - would I find him in different shorts when I picked him up? How many accidents would he have? But he was wearing the same shorts I left him in, and he kept his underwear dry! Hooray!</div>
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Then we picked Lily up, and she was just delighted with her whole day. After naps, we got Caleb and Daisy off the bus. Daisy told me the best part of her day was when her teacher hugged her before she got on the bus. Then she showed me this picture she drew in art class:</div>
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It's Caleb, Lily, and her in the canoe at Maggie's house. I love it! </div>
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(I confess: I'm a bit sad that I didn't make it into the picture, but that's ok. I still love it.)</div>
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I threw together a picnic, then loaded all of the kids into the van for Caleb's soccer practice. Daisy and Lily were looking forward to playing with their friends there, and everyone enjoyed the picnic in the perfect weather. Chris met us when he got home from work, and after practice we redeemed coupons the kids had gotten for free ice cream cones at McDonald's.</div>
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(Oh! I haven't mentioned Daisy's necklace yet! Last month, I realized that going to school might be tough for her, so I contacted the artisan who made my necklace and asked her to make a smaller version for Daisy so that she could always have her family with her when she was away from us. I gave it to her a few days ago, and she loves it. Today while we were waiting for the bus, she realized she had forgotten it at home and panicked. I sprinted home at top speed, found it, and returned just in time. It was silly, but I'm glad she has something that makes her feel secure.)</div>
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After 1.5 years of home schooling, my kids are back in public school. I am mostly ok with this decision, because I feel like it is the right thing for us in this season of life. But when I think about how hard it will be for them to adjust and adapt and meet new people and make new friends, I worry a bit. At first, they were not happy with the change. Today, however, they were all smiles and very excited. I think Daisy's anxiety eased when she toured the school and met her teacher. She went from being nervous to being excited!</div>
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I had big plans to take pictures of them on the front porch and at the bus stop, and to pray over them at the bus stop because the bus is <i>always</i> late on the first day. But then Eli's newly potty training self messed up our plans. Right when it was time to go, he had a potty accident and I had to clean him up. We ended up rushing to the bus stop, where - shockingly - the bus was right on time. </div>
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My big third grader and first grader!</div>
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Lily was a bundle of emotions: sad to see them go, excited for them, sad that she didn't get to go to preschool yet...</div>
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Daisy was so brave! No tears, no fussing, just ready.</div>
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And then they were off! I loaded the kids in to the BOB and we walked to a friend's house about a mile away for a morning playdate. Having only the younger two at home felt so light and lovely and easy.</div>
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Chris had a work golf event today, so he was able to be home in time to get the kids off the bus. The skies were looking ominous, so he brought umbrellas for everyone. </div>
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The kids ate all of their lunches, loved their teachers, and had great day. What a relief!</div>
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Today was Meet the Teacher day for Lily's preschool and Caleb and Daisy's school.</div>
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(Don't worry; this funny little guy still gets to stay home with me. Until next year, when Lily is in kindergarten and he starts preschool. OH MY GOODNESS WHEN DID MY BABIES GET SO OLD????)</div>
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(He even has a mustache! See? He's a grown man. OH MY GOODNESS WHEN DID MY BABIES GET SO OLD????)</div>
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(Also, he's wearing underwear, not a diaper. He decided today that he was done with diapers. OH MY GOODNESS WHEN DID MY BABIES GET SO OLD????)</div>
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Lily's Meet the Teacher event was in the morning, and I brought all four kids to visit Ms. Amy's classroom. Since Caleb and Daisy are both former students of hers, it wasn't a big deal. The kids had so much fun, and Lily is so excited! Each kiddo brought their teacher a little jar of caramel M&Ms. The chalkboard lid on the jar said, "Have a SWEET first day!" They were so excited to give their teachers their little gift!</div>
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Caleb and Daisy's Meet the Teacher event was from 2:30-3:30. It was a seriously inconvenient time, but thankfully Chris' mom was willing to come stay at home with napping Lily and Eli while I took my big kids to their new school. I brought my big camera, but I was strictly forbidden from taking pictures. Daisy's teacher is a cute blonde who is in her fifth year of teaching, but her first year of teaching first grade. Daisy already adores her.</div>
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Caleb's teacher is a man with a grizzled beard and 22 years of teaching experience. I think Caleb will do really well with a teacher like this!</div>
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They let me take one picture on the way out:</div>
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My sweet little tigers!</div>
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I promised them a special treat on our way home, so we stopped at Bread Co. Caleb chose a M&M cookie, Daisy chose a chocolate croissant, and we got an iced latte for Gayle. The worker asked if we wanted to add a flavor to the iced latte, and Caleb suggested lime. </div>
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Unfortunately, they only had vanilla, caramel, and chocolate.</div>
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Tomorrow I will send these babies off to school!</div>
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Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949937853488033728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348120486281539289.post-73559218227149972262017-08-13T22:00:00.000-05:002017-08-18T22:01:51.212-05:00August 13<div style="text-align: center;">
I got a new lens today!</div>
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I know. It's reaching the point of ridiculousness. But my little photography business paid for it, so I was thrilled to get a Sigma Art 35mm lens in the mail today. These are my random "playing with the new lens" photos.</div>
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35mm means I can get a whole room in one shot. It's a lovely wide angle lens that doesn't look super wide-angle-y.</div>
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And look at that dreamy blur! Hi, mermaid on the shelf! </div>
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Hi, Eli on the slide!</div>
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Hi, Caleb in his jammies!</div>
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Hi, handsome husband looking at the tree that needs to be trimmed!</div>
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The wide-angle lens even allows me to take big-camera selfies.</div>
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I tried to get rid of all of my baby clothes, but no one wanted them, so most of them are getting donated. I did sell over $100 worth of stuff and my basement is now free from a huge pile of castoffs, so I'm going to call it a win.</div>
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In the evening it was so lovely that we decided to go up to the track after dinner and let the kids ride bikes. It is a flat, empty surface that is great for kids like Daisy, who need to ditch their training wheels.</div>
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I brought my big camera because it was just too gorgeous out to leave it at home.</div>
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Eli ran all the way around the 1/4 mile track at least once.</div>
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Chris took the training wheels off of Daisy's bike, much to her dismay.</div>
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Caleb, meanwhile, zipped around the track! We recently bought him a new secondhand bike, and it was such a tremendous upgrade. His last bike (also secondhand) was a Schwinn that Chris found at a garage sale. But it was heavy and awkward and Caleb preferred to ride his much-too-small Specialized bike over the appropriately-sized Schwinn. Finally I started searching for a better brand of bike for him, and the Trek was a winner.</div>
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While Chris took the wheels off her bike, Daisy sprinted.</div>
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Caleb is super fast on his bike.</div>
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And Lily. Oh, Lily. This is the bike that all of the grandparents chipped in to buy for Caleb for his fourth birthday. He passed it on to Lily for her fourth birthday, and he and Daisy decorated it so that Lily would consider it a "girl bike".</div>
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After one lap around the track, she rode in, beaming, and informed me that she had chosen a name for her bike.</div>
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Cherry.</div>
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I can't think of anything more appropriate. Goodness, I love this girl.</div>
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I don't know how Eli wound up here.</div>
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She was very angry about riding without training wheels. It was a lot like swimming; we knew she was capable, but she was scared to try.</div>
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Happy Lily and her beloved Cherry.</div>
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(His feet are so dirty and gross, but it was worth it for that smile.)</div>
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See that? Chris is barely holding on. (He's also running, for the first time in nearly a month following his hernia surgery.) Daisy was riding well enough that he could let go, as long as she didn't notice he had let go. Once she noticed, she freaked out.</div>
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Caleb and Jet.</div>
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Caleb was proud of his sister.</div>
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Lily and Cherry.</div>
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She loves this bike.</div>
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The kids found this "caterpillar" in our garden, munching on a milkweed today. </div>
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They took a picture with my phone, confident that Grandma could identify it. She couldn't. Neither could Instagram. Neither could my quick google searches. I'm pretty sure that means it's a grub of some sort, or an undesirable critter?</div>
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Eli and I had blurry snuggles today.</div>
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In the evening, we celebrated my nephew Max's 7th birthday. I was there when he was born, and it blows my mind that he is 7 now. </div>
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Also, a small milestone, but Eli walked up this entire set of stairs without holding on to anything. He is becoming such a big boy!</div>
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(Don't worry, Mom. He caught his balance, and I was right behind him in case he fell.)</div>
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The birthday boy!</div>
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Near our celebration area was this tree. The kids spent a solid 30 minutes trying to run or climb up its trunk.</div>
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Daisy was pumped to be the first girl to climb up the tree. Caleb was devastated that Daisy made it up and he didn't. </div>
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Max got a Minecraft Xbox for his birthday, and he was thrilled.</div>
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Eli hid in a tree, wearing hand-me-downs from Jace.</div>
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After birthday cake, Grandma took the little two to the playground to play.</div>
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Chris asked my mom to snap this picture of us. He's sweet like that.</div>
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I kind of like him.</div>
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After we left the party, we made a pit stop at a local frozen custard shop. You know, because cookie cake wasn't enough, and we needed ice cream too. </div>
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Lily made friends with the kids from another large family there. She is definitely our social butterfly.</div>
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Yum!</div>
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Caleb had his first soccer practice of the season tonight! He's playing with the same group of boys and the same coach he played with last year, which is nice.</div>
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Eli was very interested in watching his brother play.</div>
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While he practiced, the little ones played with friends. Another mom has four kiddos about the age of mine, and the kids have so much fun with each other. It definitely makes going to practice easier for the younger ones.</div>
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I only have one picture, but I feel the need to document for posterity that the kids had their first sleepover tonight. At the beginning of the summer, Caleb and Daisy made their "bucket list" of things they wanted to do. One of them was a cousin sleepover at Grandma's house.</div>
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I was skeptical that my mom would be willing to have 5 of her 7 grandchildren (Ryan doesn't count, and Eli's too young) spend the night for the first time all at one time, but she was totally up for it. In fact, at first I planned to keep Lily home, but Mom really wanted her to be there. So Chris and I dropped our older three off, and headed home to put Eli to bed.</div>
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They watched Moana, ate Rice Krispie Treats, and played many games of chase. Lily was adamant that she was going to snuggle with Jace all night long, but in the end it looked like this:</div>
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Everyone else was asleep, and silly Lily was being wild and crazy. Eventually my mom fell asleep on the couch, and so did everyone else. They all had such a fun time!</div>
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The kids all got cake pops and got to play at a playground, so they were quite happy.</div>
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After the meeting, Chris' mom picked Caleb and Daisy up for Special Time (possibly their last one, since next Tuesday is "Meet the Teacher" day, and then school starts!) and I worked on pictures on the computer while the little ones napped. After about two hours, I heard Eli's door open. I called for him, but he didn't answer. Still, I didn't hear the door shut, so after a few minutes I went to check on him. I found this: </div>
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My kids <i>never</i> sleep anywhere besides their beds and occasionally the car. It was so sweet to watch him snooze like this!</div>
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How about too many pictures of the kids playing in Lake Michigan? That sounds like fun.</div>
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Maggie and Tim live roughly ten miles from Lake Michigan, but we were so busy doing other fun things during our visit that we didn't get to see it. I decided that wasn't acceptable, and suggested that we pack up early this morning and spend a few hours at the lake on our way out of town. Amazingly, my mom and dad had spent the weekend at a town about an hour away for a motorcycle race, and were also on their way home today. They were able to meet us at the lake and spend time watching the kids play. It was so special!</div>
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Maggie spent about 45 minutes there with us. We were all expecting it to be cool and windy at the lake, but it was actually sunny and warm. I specifically dressed the kids in long sleeves and pants, thinking it was going to be miserable.</div>
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They quickly stripped to their swimsuits.</div>
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Daisy found feathers!</div>
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When we first arrived, we all had a hard time determining where the lake ended and the sky began. It was pretty amazing.</div>
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Eli was cold, so I wrapped him up in a Towel Torso Carry using one of Maggie's blankets. I love this picture!</div>
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Then my parents arrived, and they had a great time chatting with Maggie.</div>
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Cleaning all of the sand off these kids was not an easy task! Thank goodness my parents were there!</div>
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Our family at Lake Michigan. I love it!</div>
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I also love this. Barefoot Eli only wanted to hold Grandpa's hand - no one else's. And then we headed home!</div>
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Today three out of Maggie and Tim's four kiddos drove in from the city to visit us while we were in town, and two brought significant others along, too. We felt so special that they came in to see us, and Maggie and Tim put together a fabulous brunch.</div>
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Oh, and the power went out not even an hour into the brunch. Luckily, we were able to move things out to the screened-in porch.</div>
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Tim and Maggie's sweet family, minus Kelly, who just returned from Thailand the day before and was sleeping off her jet lag.</div>
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While we munched and chatted, the kids colored.</div>
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Daisy and I harvested some fresh mint from the yard, and I helped her make mint tea for everyone. Lily approved, and everyone else was very kind. </div>
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Daisy thought it needed more honey, but really it probably needed more mint leaves.</div>
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Lily loved Molly and Bridget! I don't blame her - they are pretty glamorous and beautiful</div>
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After everyone left, Daisy begged for me to take her canoeing, too. At first I said no, but then I realized: why not? </div>
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I was worried enough about three rambunctious children tipping a canoe in the middle of the lake that Lily got a stern warning about not wiggling or wobbling, and I didn't let Daisy try her hand at paddling. In the end, they did great.</div>
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This is what mornings look like at Maggie's house:</div>
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You guys. It is the loveliest thing.</div>
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It was Caleb's first time canoeing, and because of Chris' hernia surgery, I got to be the one to take him! I was a bit nervous because I can't remember the last time I was in a canoe; it must be at least a decade ago, possibly two? But my canoeing knowledge base was reliable, and Caleb was a quick study in paddling. We had so much fun exploring the lake together! We watched for wildlife, but didn't see much. Caleb was on the lookout for jumping/flying fish, but didn't see any. He really liked how his paddle made little whirlpools in the water, and the way sound carries over water. It has been much too long since he and I had an adventure alone together!</div>
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What a lovely thing that Maggie and Tim have a canoe. Chris and I have decided that family kayaks must be our next major purchase.</div>
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Today was a different sort of day - Chris took the day off work because we had big plans. First, Chris and the kids dropped me off at a local hospital so that I could photograph a new baby. Meanwhile, they played at a nearby park. Then they picked me up and we got on the road to visit Chris' Aunt Maggie and Uncle Tim.</div>
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The kids were beyond excited, because Maggie is one of their favorite people ever.</div>
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The drive was only about five hours, but Chris had to get out and walk around every few hours to prevent surgery-related blood clots. We made it easily, though, and the kids were rewarded with lots of fun things to do and explore.</div>
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While Chris read to the big kids, Eli snuggled up next to Uncle Tim and learned about baseball. All it took was Tim giving Eli a piece of cheese, and suddenly they were best friends. </div>
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Are they cute, or what?</div>
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We are going to have a great visit!</div>
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Today is our 15th wedding anniversary. </div>
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We had big anniversary plans - a hot air balloon ride, a day away... but Chris' hernia surgery meant that all of those needed to be postponed. </div>
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Instead, I agreed to babysit my friend's two-year old all day today and tomorrow.</div>
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The kids had so much fun with Winston, but I'm not going to lie: it was hard.</div>
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He and Eli were due about the same time, but Eli decided to come a few months early. Whatever.</div>
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Later, the mailman delivered something for Daisy: </div>
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She used birthday gift cards and money from her piggy bank to buy a horse for her doll, Anya.</div>
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Eli's rosy cheeks give away how hot it was.</div>
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15 roses, a vase of daisies, and a vase of lilies. At first, I wondered why Chris ordered separate bouquets instead of a mixed arrangement. Then Lily woke up from her nap and I understood. She promptly claimed the bouquet of lilies as hers and carried them off to her room. Chris knew exactly what his little girl would want!</div>
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We ate dinner on the patio of a great local restaurant. It was happy hour, and we were the only couple on the patio!</div>
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After much debate, Chris and I raced to the middle of a 3-story viewing platform, snapped a selfie, and then raced back as the storm intensified.</div>
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This is me trying to get this blog updated in random fashion. I wrote a few posts from the beginning of June, and now I'm writing one the actual day of, and I'll try to fill in the gaps as much as possible. Hopefully. I don't have any photo sessions coming up anytime soon, so I'm hopeful I'll have time to work on documenting and sharing the pictures that really matter!</div>
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Yes, I know he's a fictional character, but his birthday plays a big role in all of the books. We have been working our way through the series as a family, and together we have read the first three books (of seven) and watched the corresponding movies. I'm also fairly confident that Caleb has secretively read the ending of the seventh book because he is totally my child. After book and movie 3, we decided to cycle back and start the series over again, because things start to get a bit darker in book 4 and the kids aren't ready for that yet. </div>
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So. Today was Harry Potter's birthday, and in the first book Hagrid makes Harry his first-ever birthday cake. So you know we made our own cake for Harry's birthday.</div>
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We went to Target this morning to buy Caleb and Daisy's school supplies (YIKES! I am not looking forward to buying supplies for all four kids in a few years!), so we picked up a cake mix.</div>
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Daisy helped me make the cake during nap time.</div>
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This is very similar to how the cake looked in the movie. The book's description of the cake was a bit different, so Caleb, Daisy and I talked about why the movie people might have made certain changes, and how those changes contributed to character development. It probably went over their heads, but I can't turn off the teacher in my head.</div>
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Right? It was a chocolate cake with strawberry buttercream icing.</div>
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After dinner, the kids all put on their Hogwarts/Gryffindor pajamas (that's something I haven't covered yet in the blog! Caleb got a pair for his birthday, and Daisy and Lily immediately began begging for Hermione nightgowns, and now the older three all have matching, utterly hilarious, pajamas.) so that we could eat the cake in style.</div>
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Daisy even got out her tall soccer socks so that she and Lily could wear knee-high socks like the girls in the movies.</div>
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Oh, and Daisy found a washable marker so we could draw a scar on Caleb's forehead. I love that Eli totally thought he was in on the game. He had no clue that he didn't match the big kids. Two is such a funny age!</div>
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Today at church, the sweetest thing happened. Caleb has had the same teacher in his church class for two years. Mr. Mike is outgoing, gregarious, silly... and Caleb loves him. But today was "Promotion Sunday", and Caleb moved up to the 3rd and 4th grade class, while Daisy moved into Mr. Mike's 1st and 2nd grade class. It was sad, but Mr. Mike had a present for Caleb. It was simply gift wrapped, and he told us not to let him open it until we got home.</div>
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Mr. Mike is a geologist. He works for a coal company, and travels quite a bit. He knew that Caleb loves rocks, and we had talked a lot with him about various rocks. He assembled a box full of his favorite rocks, all hand-labeled, with a perfect scripture verse as a label.</div>
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This man knew Caleb well enough to know that this gift would speak to his heart.</div>
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He loved my quirky, literal, awkward kid enough to put something like this together.</div>
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Caleb was <i>so</i> excited.</div>
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This boy was so, so happy, and I was so thankful that someone loved him enough to do this for him. Mr. Mike loves the Lord, and loves my boy. I don't think it gets any better than that.</div>
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Except that earlier in the week, this note arrived in our mailbox:</div>
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Sometimes it's hard raising a kid like Caleb. I mean,<i> I</i> know he's fabulous. But lots of people don't see past the quirks. But Mr. Mike gets him, and loves him, and serves week after week to show him God's love. And I am so, so, thankful. </div>
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I'm also thankful for the fact that Daisy is now in Mr. Mike's class. They learned about the 23rd Psalm today, and as soon as she got home she grabbed her Bible, opened it up to Psalm 23, and began reading.</div>
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And then we got all dressed up and headed to the park where Chris and I were married nearly 15 years ago, and had family pictures taken. Those will come later. For now, you can see this:</div>
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That's Lily with our photographer, and Lily is sitting in the crate the photographer brought for her to stand on, since Chris still can't lift more than 15 pounds. Our photographer was great - this is the first time in five and a half years that we have paid for a photographer, and I am confident that her work will be worth every penny.</div>
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Daisy and I were searching for daisies during our grocery shopping trip yesterday, but only found chamomile flowers. Then at our last stop, we found daisies, and I was left with a bunch of chamomile. At the last minute I turned them into these precious flower crowns.</div>
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This picture, taken on the front porch of my parents' house, will be a little sneak peek of the awesomeness to come. After pictures, we went to their house for ice cream cake to celebrate Chris and Jace's birthdays, and it was so nice! Jace was really funny about my outfit - the skirt is long and flowy and dramatic, and it made him really uncomfortable. He kept staring, but then trying not to. It was too funny!</div>
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Daisy helped me do the grocery shopping today, and just as we were stopping at our last store, we decided to surprise Chris. We grabbed Volpi salami, Romaine lettuce, fresh peaches, and gouda cheese, as well as a special treat for dessert - the makings for his favorite kind of picnic.</div>
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We chose to picnic at the playground overlooking the lake nearby - dinner first, then play time.</div>
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Chris is nearly a week and a half post-op. He is still hobbling quite a bit, due to the 5-inch incision in his groin, but doing better. He can't lift more than ten pounds for another 2.5 weeks, but he was able to play with the kids in a fashion.</div>
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It was a perfect evening!</div>
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I took the kids to another new park today. Technically, it wasn't new, because they've been there before, but they didn't remember it so I think it counts. There was a great playground, but my favorite part was this sculpture, called "Awakening".</div>
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Daisy was really excited about this picture!</div>
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Lily pretended she was being eaten by the giant, too.</div>
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Then we followed the path through an amphitheater and around a lake, to a creek. </div>
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I was hoping that the creek would be good for playing in, but it was rocky and all of the rocks were covered in thick, slippery moss. Boo.</div>
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The kids were slightly disappointed, but they got over it.</div>
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At home, I tried another new carry with my new wrap. Isn't it pretty?</div>
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Then I made good on a long-time promise: we made funnel cakes. In the spring, Caleb and I talked about funnel cake (which he had never tried) and I promised that we would get one this summer. My plan was to get one at a festival, but then we spotted a funnel cake mix at Aldi a few weeks ago.</div>
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Today is Chris' 36th birthday! Because of his surgery, we didn't have anything planned or even a cake baked. But we did go out to breakfast to celebrate!</div>
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Birthday breakfast selfie! We started dating when Chris was 18.5 years old, so we are approaching the point in our relationship where we have been together as long as we weren't. It's amazing, and I am so thankful that God gave us each other at such a young age.</div>
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I put together this collage of some of my favorite pictures of him, and shared it on Facebook today. The picture on the top right is one of my favorites - when we were first dating and living in different states, I had this picture posted on my wall next to my bed. His curls get me every time.</div>
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The photo in the middle left is our senior prom, before we were dating or really even interested in each other. </div>
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Bottom left is the day of our college graduation, when we had been married almost 10 months.</div>
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We really have grown up together, and we have experienced so much life side-by-side, hand-in-hand. I am thankful.</div>
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My mom joined us for breakfast, and then played in the back yard with the kids before joining Daisy and me for Daisy's first real hair cut in a salon.</div>
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Mom found a monarch caterpillar somewhere in there! For all the milkweed and butterfly bush we have in our back yard, you would think we'd see more monarchs. We don't, though.</div>
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We do see lots of cicadas!</div>
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This is pre-haircut for Daisy. Her hair was looking a little bit out of control!</div>
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I decided to pony up and pay for her to see a "curl specialist" recommended by several friends. Daisy and I have been fighting so much about her hair every day, because she refused to even brush it. I knew we needed someone who could help her come up with a plan.</div>
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It turned out that the hair stylist was someone my mom knew from church!</div>
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This girl was pretty happy about her situation.</div>
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While Daisy sat under the dryer, Mom got her hair shampooed and styled!</div>
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Done! You can tell just how special Daisy feels, and I love it. </div>
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Instead of heading straight home, we went to one of Chris' favorite restaurants to pick up his favorite sandwich (Claire's Choice) for his birthday lunch. Daisy snuggled with Trixie the pig.</div>
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I was hoping that the cut would help her curls become a little curlier, but it didn't. However, we spent approximately ten million dollars on hair products, so I am hopeful that we will see more curl return as we continue using it.</div>
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And then everyone took naps in preparation for the big birthday event: a Cardinals Baseball game! A few months ago the kids won ticket vouchers through our library's summer reading program. It turned out that the vouchers were only available for a select few dates, and Chris' birthday was one of them. Perfect, right?</div>
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And then he had the hernia surgery. He is a week post-op today, so until yesterday I wasn't sure if we would be going to the game, or if I'd be begging someone to come with me and help with the kids... Thankfully, Chris was feeling up for it. The forecast said a 10% chance of rain, so we did it. Our one nod to Chris' convalescent state was paying $25 for the best possible parking. (Totally worth it, BTW, especially since we paid less than $20 for our tickets.)</div>
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(Poor Daisy doesn't have any Cardinals gear in her size, so she had to wear one of Caleb's outgrown muscle shirts. She didn't mind too much.)</div>
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Family selfie! (Eli was up and down in my toddler Kinderpack quite a bit, and I had a nice chat about babywearing options with a couple sitting behind us who are foster parents to two young boys. I love sharing the babywearing love!)</div>
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And Daisy's stank face!</div>
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We left around the fourth inning because the rain delays meant that it was just too late for our kids to function. Still, it was such a fun evening!</div>
Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949937853488033728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348120486281539289.post-72963386465883473022017-07-26T19:57:00.000-05:002017-08-16T19:57:32.671-05:00July 26<div style="text-align: center;">
Caleb got a rock tumbler for his birthday. A week ago we got started tumbling, and today step one was complete.</div>
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Pretty cool, huh?</div>
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