tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34906522313960395602024-03-05T04:57:01.426-07:00a study in domestic blissAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-16769386202983647982016-05-04T21:21:00.000-06:002016-05-04T21:21:20.542-06:00goodbye winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We ended winter with crafts (so many crafts), books, and games. Adam turned a rad 5, Paige and Dustin danced the night away with buddies, Noah napped well, and Seth began mastering paper airplane making.<br />
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Noah has not cared much for bicycles - he prefers scooters. Then one day Adam asked Dustin to put the training wheels back on and "gave" Noah his old bike. Now he <i>likes</i> riding bikes.<br />
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We have put away the fleece jackets and started breaking in this year's Crocs. There is a bunny living in the ornamental grass and so many new bugs to catch. The kids' Colorado shows when they expect to jump straight from winter to summer each year, and I had to relocate all the swimsuits to a top shelf as cries of, "Let's go swimming TODAY!" rang throughout the house. Allergies have been a real downer, but oh, how we love the green everywhere we look outside.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-17893150138522357222016-04-03T08:17:00.001-06:002016-04-03T08:17:20.315-06:00two blurry months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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December was quiet - the 3 smallers got strep at the beginning of the month (lucky tonsil-free Seth!). I got a rapid test kit a while ago, to spare myself multiple dr visits - so glad. It was easier to call and say, "Yeah, pretty sure she has strep. Oh, and that one. Oh, and that one too." Noah got really sick the week of Christmas and didn't really recover until February (which means I don't remember much of January). The gallery on my phone is a nap collage of Noah. I didn't remember we got a smattering of snow until I saw the photos - was it a few inches? No idea. Paige played and played in it, everyone else was happy to stay warm inside.<br />
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Thankful for the season of rest and togetherness, though admittedly it was too much togetherness for me at times (hah!).Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-20018668584991613992016-03-13T09:27:00.000-06:002016-04-03T07:52:55.450-06:00seth turned 9; it was a while ago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are all from November; I'm a *little* behind. The camera had an unfortunate meeting with the sidewalk (little hands, heavy camera) and it is still functional, but well, you have to coax it to work now. It's been broken for a rather long time, but has become bothersome and more often than not I leave it behind. I should consider getting a new one! I will. I'm also not really on a computer much, so I've gotten away from dumping photos with any sort of frequency. </div>
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Our November was sweet. Adam planted and tended the peas and was the right-hand man for applesauce this year. He and Noah love to paint, and to make messes. We'll figure out the mess thing someday. </div>
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Seth had a birthday around Thanksgiving. He is a solid little dude and we love that - and so many things - about him. Sometimes I look at him and still see this, though...</div>
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We saw a neat tractor parade a while back. Lots of old men, driving their beasts about with such nonchalance - surely they've been doing it all their lives. Some of the machines sounded and smelled just like all my tractor riding childhood memories with my Grandpa.<br />
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Seth and I pulled out the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Jigsaw-Puzzle/dp/B0019N4E8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445827094&sr=8-1&keywords=ww2+aircraft+puzzle">WWII aircraft puzzle</a> that we got a few years ago. I tried putting it together then - Paige wasn't quite 1 - but it didn't work out well (big surprise!). Adam and I stayed home from a camping trip a few weeks ago (he was unwell) and had such a stretch of quiet that I sat and worked through most of it that evening. It was a big surprise that we weren't missing any pieces - and the only mangled one was a piece I remember prying from Paige's 10mo old teething gums. Are we really old enough to have a puzzle table going?! They do puzzles often while I read to them, but those are easily completed and reboxed afterwards. I told Seth that Sarah and I used to work on puzzles all day long with movies on, eating potato chips with french onion dip...I think he now has plans for his Thanksgiving break; he has started asking if there is a puzzle of submarines...<br />
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We hit the Mayfield corn maze with friends and had a great time. Adam had some sort of allergic reaction afterwards (I still think hay), but he was a happy boy while he was there. Paige convinced him that there was a harvester (<i>Cars</i> is his reference point for this) on the other side of the corn maze, coming for them...needless to say he freaked out. Someday she may regret starting this you-scare-me-I-scare-you situation.<br />
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Noah is in on the card games these days. Reverses in Uno really frustrate him - all that waiting for his turn! - but he happily pulls out the maniacal laughter whenever he unloads a draw two or draw four. He still finds it super exciting to give someone his cards during Go Fish - I think he considers himself an accessory to their success. Makes me laugh.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-43907422532447609352015-09-28T19:39:00.002-06:002015-09-28T19:39:28.541-06:00the 4th 3rd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a 3rd birthday at the end of August, it flew right by. Look how much he's changed on each birthday! And can you believe Paige can still wear her "birthday [and every other special moment] dress"?!<br />
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How sweet is this boy. He loves puppies and slides and friends and fast shoes and juice boxes and race cars and brothers and Paige and many, many things. We are blessed beyond measure.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-51443594241997851422015-09-25T08:59:00.001-06:002015-09-28T19:37:55.676-06:00Mudstache Run<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seth's Trail Life troop had their Mudstache Run a few weeks ago and Dustin took the Big Three. There was <i>a</i> <i>lot</i> of mud. Adam was sadly not a big fan (what an understatement!), but they all finished and sleep in their hard-earned race shirts. If you remember, ask Adam what he thought of his mud run - I've heard replies like "worst day OF MY LIFE", "was not fun AT ALL", "I'm not doing that again, no way".<br />
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We also went to Paige's AHG Family Fun Camp, and it was fun for all. Canoes, fishing, playing, friends, s'mores - what's not to love? Seth took right to fishing and enjoyed himself immensely. Noah did drop his paddle and fell out of the canoe reaching for it, but thankfully I was tying my shoe and missed Dustin's speedy rescue! It <b>is</b> better for a mother to miss some things.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-67943357249330638042015-09-04T08:00:00.000-06:002015-09-05T19:42:52.004-06:00northeast trip, take 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Uncle Don and Aunt Katie live on a beautiful "pond" and we had days of tractors, boats, naps, and games. Dustin and Paige were <b>all</b> about the water games. The weather was lovely, the company entertaining, and it was sweet to see my grandparents a bit more. My cousins Lauren and Molly were home for a bit and it was <i>so fun</i> to see them as adults (we saw them last at our wedding!).<br />
On the way home, we each chose our second favorite part of the trip (first being family, of course)...<br />
Noah: Lindsay and Samantha's trampoline!<br />
Adam: fireworks at Uncle Brandon's!<br />
Paige: the boat!<br />
Seth: the boat!<br />
Allison: really great food that I didn't cook!<br />
Dustin: being on the water!<br />
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It was lots of miles and hours in the car, but what a sweet adventure.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-61856927754172116292015-09-03T14:42:00.002-06:002015-09-04T05:57:52.566-06:00northeast trip, take 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago, we headed [way] up North to see family. We stopped for a stint with Brandon, Michele, Lindsay, & Samantha. There was the beach and playgrounds and games and restaurants and fireworks and a trampoline. The cousins were all happy to be together. Great time. <br />
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Then we traveled further and spent time with my aunt, uncle, cousins, and grandparents. We had not seen them since Brandon and Michele got married (10ish ago) and it was wonderful to introduce the peeps to them and have the opportunity to connect with them as adults. Our lives have changed a lot in 10 years, and I think theirs have too. It was fun to hear about my Gramma and Grampa's younger lives - seemingly inconsequential stuff my nosy self enjoys.<br />
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To me, the whole trip felt like the last photo. I want to do it again! It was splendid.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-24799158897978491062015-08-22T06:50:00.000-06:002015-08-22T06:58:11.005-06:00let the games begin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paige and Noah have also taken to "playing" Battleship, which involves making delightful patterns across their seas and not using the boats <i>at all</i>. Has anyone noticed how lame wooden pickup sticks are? What happened to the plastic ones with the balls on the ends?! Noah builds houses with them and Adam pounded a bunch into the ground *for me*, to "keep those naughty kitties away from your bushes! Because I love you." He is such a nut. I've yet to see a cat in our bushes (before or after his protection project).</div>
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Noah loves Lisa Frank stickers. All those puppies! He also likes to find <b>all</b> the dog stamps and use them each 100x. When I asked what kind of birthday cake he wanted next week, I didn't even get to feed him ideas. "Puppy cake!" popped into his head and out of his mouth lickety-split.</div>
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Noah loves to look at books with Seth. We let him try sleeping out of his crib for a week, and every night he would sneak into Seth's bedroom, climb onto his bed, and want to look at his book called <a href="http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/book/1~EY~EYWB~7572/1000-things-that-go.aspx">1000 Things that Go</a>. They also love <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Vehicles-Rod-Green/dp/0763674044">Giant Vehicles</a> and we get it from the library often.<br />
We went to the local rodeo a few weeks back and Paige met Miss Tennessee Rodeo, who is lovely.<br />
Nonna had a birthday and we made her cupcakes, Paige cut her flowers, and we picked out a new popcorn popper for <strike>the peeps</strike> her to enjoy.<br />
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We've hit summer heat and other than swimming and early morning park trips, it has been lots of books, games, coloring, and movies. Adam asks if he can ride his bike every little whipstitch, and we are close to using rock/paper/scissors to determine which sad soul has to walk him around the block. Neat info: Dustin nearly always chooses scissors. I don't think he realizes this.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-65661014819596489982015-07-02T21:43:00.000-06:002015-07-02T21:43:06.561-06:00peace and rest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seth has been reading B Cleary and his book reports are wildly entertaining. And he never dislikes anything about a book, which I find somewhat strange, but he is a big-picture kid so maybe he can just realize the unfortunate and remember its purpose. I love to see him read, tucked into a chair or stretched out on his bed. And to hear him giggle and chortle and bring me marked pages with sticky notes attached that say "Read next 4 paragraphs!!!!!!!". He delights me.</div>
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I've been thinking a lot lately about 5 summers ago when Adam was on his way. It was what most would consider an inopportune time to pursue having a baby. Dustin had resigned his job and was going to grad school, changing careers entirely and working without pay as an intern. Two weeks before we knew I was pregnant, the company I worked for moved our entire department to Costa Rica and we were all laid off. Even though we were being laid off, in an interesting twist we were required to train our replacements for 4 months in order to get severance. So we were employed with an end date. I was required to travel - everyone was - which was pit-in-your-stomach horrible for me to consider (I think it was 8 weeks in Costa Rica? No thank you). Providence provided me with a perfect medical condition: Adam. No traveling for this girl. I was so thankful and remember rubbing my tummy and smiling. Grow, baby, grow.</div>
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Adam arrived, of course. And honestly, some of it seems a blur, but hand-in-hand with remembering that pregnancy is how he had medical issues starting around 10 months. Adam's spleen was not right at all and for several hard weeks when things were being ruled out one by one, we were presented with the possibility of leukemia because of some specific tests blah blah blah. I was (of course!) newly carrying Noah and so, so, so tired and it just...overwhelmed me. We didn't really talk about it. What ifs aren't our thing and I was way too scared to actually verbalize anything. I internalize, and then I analyze. This baby who had brought me hope and steadiness through all those changes. And this tiny spleen, this hitch in my step, it brought me to my knees and changed me. All I prayed for was peace and rest. Peace with whatever comes, rest so that I can deal with it.</div>
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Adam holds my hand when we read books. I don't know how long this phase will last and my pinkie <i>always</i> gets a cramp...but I love it. I hear the echoes of those countless prayers for peace and rest when I tuck him in and kiss him goodnight. He's healthy, but the prayer didn't change. I don't know why it's been on my mind lately, but it is. Peace and rest.</div>
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Most of these are photos from mid May. The lettuces, cabbage, carrots, and peas are long gone. I learned a lot and still can't manage to grow beets. Maybe next year. But cabbage! It was on my 2015 Try It//Don't Buy It List (includes beets, cabbage, green beans, okra, pumpkins). I really ran out of space, but we managed three (Seth picked the early 45-day kind that get to be the size of softballs - perfect for a meal - so they would mature quickly). Adam liked "whacking down" the romaine. Peas are still everyone's favorite thing to grow - and eat for breakfast - though I think I prefer doing them in the Fall.<br />
Now the garden is full of other things. The garlic came out last week. LG's Flower Garden is taking off and she cuts them often for our table. She turned a sweet 7 at the end of May and was thrilled to have donuts, butterfly cake, and dinner out. She continues to be generous and feisty, keeping me both on my toes and my knees. Her jokes are hilariously horrible, she's crazy for animals, and she wants to go, go, go. Love my Paigy.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-49032219668125889092015-05-18T19:12:00.000-06:002015-05-18T19:12:36.092-06:00beach break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They were so much fun at these ages, I can only imagine how much <i>more</i> fun the beach will get as our years go by. Adam wanted us to "just forget about that other house" and stay forever.</div>
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On a recent trip to the library, Noah joined me in the grown-up stacks and found himself the perfect book. He loves those puppy dogs, doesn't he? So he checked it out and happily slept with his "puppy book" for several days. Oh, sweet boy.<br />
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Dustin had a birthday a few weeks ago and Noah scampered right up into his lap when the candles came out. He spent the rest of the day singing Happy Birthday.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-15197858823029884822015-04-29T09:12:00.001-06:002015-04-30T20:38:15.351-06:00i hate that snake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we read that page about BooBoo, Adam usually sighs and laments that we did not name him BooBoo - therefore he does not get to lay under large bunches of grapes and eat them all day long. Noah got lovely new curtains (Adam as well) - thanks, Nonna! - and he sleeps ever so well in his dark den. Paige recently inherited the mirror that hung on my childhood bedroom door and the peeps all love to play iSpy with it.<br />
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We have a sweet mix of Spring sun and rainy days. Yesterday we found a 4' rat snake at the Greenway in Hixson and the park supervisor gave us an impromptu lesson about snakes. Half of Seth's library books are about venom these days, and they had quite the time trading fun facts. Noah sat through dinner last night mumbling to himself, "I hate that snake. I hate that snake." A good night's sleep did not improve his opinion of that snake (you might have to turn up your volume).<br />
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The cars had a hard and fast trip around the living room and needed to...cool off.<br />
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Today Adam wanted to shake off the front door's mat because it was full of sand. So he opened the front door and *carried* it through the entire living area - first to the dining room, then kitchen, doubled back through the living room, computer nook next - and finally, <i><b>finally</b></i> made it to the BACK DOOR. Naturally. Because that's where I shake out the laundry room's rug.<br />
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Sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with these little people.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-35508634695601481062015-02-18T15:18:00.000-07:002015-02-18T17:06:54.168-07:00the greatest of these<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You know, love is super important. Aside from the commercialism of Valentine's Day, I do think it is an opportunity to be intentional about talking to our peeps about love. What is faith? What is hope? What is love? Why do they remain? Why is love the greatest? The conversation evolves each year as they get older - their questions more thoughtful, their answers more logical.<br />
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We usually tell something we love about each other (Noah contributed kisses and laughter). This year I didn't ask them to include us, but just one another and the answers were sweet and as different as each child. I add them to a list and maybe one day they will want to see just how they served each other, and how those actions transformed their relationships in even their young lives.<br />
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On a hilarious side note, Dustin got me a bunch of USB charger things for my *gift*. WHAT. Thank goodness I bought myself flowers on Friday, right?Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-21746187641748458292015-02-09T13:47:00.000-07:002015-02-09T13:47:59.111-07:00memory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Aunt Peggy was cleaning out her house (getting ready to move) several years ago and sent me home with a grown up // baby animal memory set that we all love. Noah finds anything that looks like one of his buddies (yakyak! puppy! panda!) and hugs them tightly to his chest, not to be shared. He goes to his room, throws said buddies down the stairs, and lines them up against the couch - each looking at its own match, naturally. Adam thinks the idea of turning a card over and then back over facedown is complete nonsense. Seth and Paige and I play it often. Sometimes one of them distracts the other two of us and then slips two or four cards out of the lineup. This keeps us hunting for nonexistent matches and them chortling - and then they remember that they never looked at which cards they nabbed...so they are in the dark just like us. They are so funny.<br />
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PS the photo is blurry but that is such an awesome little boy <a href="https://c0791.myubam.com/p/3706/1000-things-that-go">book</a> that Adam is looking at. I pick the page of ships or farm equipment, but it is all about the construction site for this guy.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-34700991699212506502015-02-04T20:02:00.001-07:002015-02-04T20:02:21.257-07:00all day long<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Noah was in charge of chocolate-cake-making cleanup. He bore the responsibility quite well. He has become super interested in all counter-height activity, as he should be. Thankfully the magnetic strip on the fridge door seal is too strong for him to open, whew.<br />
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I must have smelled Playdoh too much when I was pregnant - now just a whiff makes me want to rub my tummy and sweep the floor and throw up, all at once. Should we move on to modeling clay? I saw on Pinterest that you can make play dough out of jello - then it is colored <i>and</i> flavored! Do you think it dyes everything it touches as well? I don't know if I'm willing to find out.<br />
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There are things growing out of the ground and I am so excited. They may have a hard freeze and die, of course. But the wonder of it all! The winter sky has been lovely and gray lately. The peeps drew it recently and it was so fun to hear them dither over which specific gray they wanted for this spot and this and this. Painting would be great for it, but I still struggle with flashbacks to the Paint Fiasco of 2008 and Paint Disaster of 2012 whenever I consider letting them run for the acrylics. They have been using watercolors lately and I can handle that without needing a paper bag. It's very soothing to watch them work and know I can just wipe it all up.<br />
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This is also the time of year that I share random ideas about summer <i>all day long</i>, any time I come into contact with Dustin. I *think* he enjoys it (most of the time), though he did cover my mouth and say, "Allison, it is <b>February</b>." Just once though. And it <i>was</i> really late and we <i>were</i> nearly asleep.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-7027976293411981992015-01-28T21:03:00.000-07:002015-01-28T21:03:48.963-07:00vroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This boy is down with cars. And blueberries, cashews, bagels, and juice boxes. He was living quite large after Seth's surgery - the sudden and consistent availability of juice boxes thrilled him. The racetrack above was a gift years ago that has provided Noah with hours of amusement. It clamps onto tables and chairs and shelves and stools. He sets a bucket (sometimes a pillow) at the end of the track to catch the cars, and does it again and again and again.</div>
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Other current favorites include: The Big Red Barn, showers, yammering, taking off his pants, singing in the car, scooters, roaring, dancing, and doggies. What a delightful age.</div>
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Dustin insisted on moving us to smartphones several months ago. Now that I don't need Skype to message him (w/o video, before you wonder), I find myself rarely in front of an actual computer. This is the first time I have dropped photos off the camera for more than a month! So I think about posting pictures, but my follow-through has been lacking. To tell the truth, I don't get my camera out nearly as often anyway.<br />
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The peeps planned out a fabulous tea party a while back and it was a rousing success. I thoroughly enjoy that they eat so much more food when it is put into small cups. Paige has taken to menu writing and placecard making - two things I <i>loved</i> as a little girl as well.<br />
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Noah likes to take off his jammies. Apparently our safety pins are cheap and flimsy, because he Houdinis himself free lickedy-split and we redress him after he is asleep most nights.<br />
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We got that little level with something that was purchased (to assist with its hanging) and it did not occur to us that the level might <b>not be level</b>. So we have a small level that is useless. And we have a large one that I used while building the retaining wall in CO - unknown to me this was a bad idea because even though my wall turned out nice and level, I got a slew of tiny rocks/dust inside the level and now it is nearly impossible to see the bubble. Gah.<br />
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Have you ever filled a plate with baking soda and given your peep the plate + a small cup of vinegar + medicine syringe? Volcano! It is a rainy/cold weather staple around here and has been for years (really, I buy baking soda in bulk anyway). Super fun.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-2738502833596403512015-01-13T15:54:00.000-07:002015-01-13T15:56:05.651-07:00buh-bye tonsils<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So those were Seth's tonsils when he was "healthy" (you would not want to see a pic of them when he had strep). He did hit the ENT after that last post, and he was scheduled for surgery the following week. No time to waste! He had them out December 26th and had a miserable first week and a second week full of setbacks. He is thankfully back to his old self - minus a few pounds and the snoring. Yippee.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-43910826858305179322014-12-16T09:29:00.000-07:002014-12-16T09:29:12.683-07:00a mess of antibiotics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The weekend before last I used my soon-to-expire skymiles and flew to Colorado for a [short] trip to see my Andreas. The time was marvelous. I was relieved to find that it no longer felt like home. Whew! Our move happened so fast, and even though it was something we wanted, I was curious. The first time I ever went to CO, it was like I had never breathed before (no altitude jokes, please) and it was just <i>right</i>. And then coming to Tennessee last year was like a...waiting. A waiting suddenly met. How strange that we bond so strongly to certain places.<br />
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All the peeps came down with strep, some (if not all) while I was gone. The last time I was gone for a weekend, I came home to Adam's broken arm, but I guess 3 trips to the pediatrician in one week (I doubled up on the last one) is still better than that. They are grumpy but feeling better. Or perhaps I am grumpy and they are just feeling better. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish! Seth hits the ENT this week to see what will be done about his tonsils.<br />
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Sibling Christmas gift shopping has begun and it is truly entertaining. I well remember dithering over what to get my parents, Sarah, and Brandon with the $5 per person we were given. One year Brandon and I pooled our money together and gifted my mom with 10 matching salt & pepper shaker sets from the dollar store. Still makes me laugh whenever I think of it.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490652231396039560.post-35695798417296182032014-12-14T11:16:00.000-07:002014-12-14T11:16:44.985-07:00eight will be great<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Man, that top picture makes me laugh. It was Seth's birthday and Paige was upset about something. His birthday was great and he was counting down from several weeks out. What a delight.<br />
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Paige spent her allowance on bubble gum a few weeks ago. She, Dustin, and I had a bubble-off and the little boys were<i> thrilled</i>. It may very well be the only time Dustin ever wishes to be clean shaven.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865739951611180945noreply@blogger.com0