tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884948371041438572024-03-13T16:20:26.406-04:00World of WurdemansEveryone else is doing it!Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-7828508537136121642019-12-30T11:34:00.000-05:002019-12-30T11:34:51.887-05:00Christmas 2019Another Christmas is (almost) in the books! We are still going to my parent's house to celebrate with them in a few days. I will say I was quite proud of myself for getting all of the shopping and wrapping done about a week before the big day and didn't have to do any last minute running around. It was nice to just be able to relax and not worry about the craziness going on around town.<br />
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Our visit with Santa was a success! He's such a nice guy and brought the kids what they asked for.<br />
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Jim came up before Christmas to celebrate with us and Brittany, Michael and Joshua. They were going to be out of town over Christmas, so it was a good time for all of us to be together.<br />
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It was hard to keep it a secret, but Jim's big gift (among several other great gifts!) was annual passes to Disney World for the kids! We have already made plans to take them soon.<br />
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We went to MOSH to check out their space exhibit and toy train exhibit. I really like the traveling exhibits. There was a lot of fun and learning about being an astronaut. Some of it I already knew from our trips to Kennedy Space Center. Some of it was just fun like measuring your grip strength and trying to ride a bike in space. They had a launch simulator (below) and a capsule spinner which was like an enclosed teacup ride.<br />
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The boys loved the trains and kept trying to figure out which one was faster. There was definitely one that was made for speed!<br />
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I told the kids we would make Christmas cookies the first day of break and did we make cookies! There were plenty for everyone to decorate plus Matthew and I did several more after the kids got tired of doing it. I had every intention of sharing them with neighbors but, somehow, they're all still here!! Well, minus the ones we've eaten of course!<br />
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We continued our Christmas Eve tradition of going to the candlelight service at church. Last year we found out that most restaurants either close at 6 pm or there's a long wait to get in, so we just planned an easy spaghetti dinner when we got home. Before bedtime the kids chose the cookie they wanted to give to Santa and we sprinkled reindeer food outside. They could tell the reindeer food was just bird seed, but I told them reindeer eat it too, but we couldn't do it too early or the birds would eat it all!<br />
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I love Christmas morning and hearing how excited the kids are to see the presents under the tree. Alex insisted that we leave the Christmas tree on all night so Santa could see it. I really thought I was going to hear one of them get up in the middle of the night, see the gifts, and want to wake everyone up right then to open them! Thankfully they stayed in their room until 6 before rushing out to see everything!<br />
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I don't take too many pictures, but I did get some of Robbie opening his present from Santa (a drone with a camera) and Catie with her new Frozen vanity. We found out that Santa also brought our neighbor the same vanity!<br />
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The aftermath. All of the presents are unwrapped and the kids are playing with their new toys.<br />
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For the first time this year we went to the neighborhood known for its light display. Of course the pictures on my phone don't do it justice, but it's beautiful! We went once before Christmas and it was crazy the amount of people going to see it. We went again with Barbara after Christmas and it was much less busy! Almost everyone in the neighborhood participates in some way, even if it's just a few strands of lights. Other people get really into it. We saw several Christmas inflatables that we've never seen before, but my favorite house was the one with the Pokemon because it was so unique. We figure they're decorated exercise balls, but they did a great job on them!<br />
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Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-80800959267364418522019-12-16T21:42:00.001-05:002019-12-16T21:42:19.816-05:00Look who's 40!!Ok, I really do think age is just a number, but 40 is a big one!! I really didn't want to make a big deal about it, but I did want to do something! I chose to go to Kan Ki for dinner (yay free birthday dinner!). The kids loved the show and the food. They were a little nervous for the "fire" part, but I told them to back up or duck down when it happened (the chef warned us) and it's only for 3 seconds. They were fine. Brittany, Michael and Joshua also joined us. I love having them in Jacksonville!!<br />
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My dinner was delicious!<br />
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Brittany and Michael have FSCJ Artist Series Season tickets which means they get early access to guest tickets. Back in July we bought our tickets to see Wicked. Unbeknownst to us then, Matthew would be traveling for work the week of the show. Luckily my friend Melodie stepped in to be my date! We were also supposed to go with Brittany and Michael, but Joshua caught RSV and ended up spending some time at Wolfson's Children's Hospital when he was having a hard time breathing. They did go to a different showing, but I missed them and am glad that Joshua has recovered!</div>
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I tried to get Lisa to come over to see Wicked with me, but she had to work. When we decided to go to Tallahassee for Thanksgiving I really wanted to do another breakout room. Then Jonathan, Chat, Nick, Robyn and their families decided to come to Tallahassee as well so we had a Siblings and Spouses Night Out. We crushed the breakout room!! Lisa suggested Backwoods Crossing for dinner and I'm so glad she did. Our dinners were delicious and Matthew already wants to go back! It really was that good.</div>
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-56209388416556107972019-12-16T21:19:00.003-05:002019-12-16T21:19:51.646-05:00I'm back!!I've been thinking about updating this blog for a long time, but with 3 kids, work, volunteering and Facebook I just never got around to it. I do think I'll post more stuff on here than I do on Facebook, because I like this format more. For sure I won't post as much as I used to, but I'll (hopefully) do it more than I have these past 3 years!Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-86882092770078693782016-09-06T20:58:00.001-04:002016-09-06T20:58:35.285-04:00Alex's first day of VPKThree weeks after Robbie started kindergarten, Alex finally got to start VPK. Alex has been so excited about going to VPK because he gets to eat lunch at school. He got to pick out an awesome R2D2 lunch box and we have used it a couple times before school started. Alex has the same teacher that Robbie had last year, so Robbie gave him the full run-down of how Alex's day would go. It was so cute hearing Robbie give Alex some big brother advice. <br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-71710716195438006962016-08-31T18:36:00.002-04:002016-08-31T18:36:28.131-04:00Kindergarten!!Yes, plenty has happened since the kids started school last year. I have thought about doing an update post filling in the last year, and I still might, but I also think I should just get started where we're at now.<br />
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Robbie started school August 15th. For the first week parents were allowed to walk the kids into the school, which we took full advantage of. Robbie was nervous about getting dropped of in car line the next week, so I walked him through the route the Friday before and told him to ask a teacher or patrol if he got lost. It was so sad dropping him off that Monday morning because he looked so unsure of what to do. He ended up asking a patrol to walk him in and has been fine ever since (though he has pointed out that a classmate's mom is still walking her in).<br />
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Last week Robbie came home with the news that they were adding a new kindergarten class and taking a few students from each of the existing classes to make the new one. He was so upset and afraid that he would get moved. I don't blame him. He started school not knowing anyone (though we did have a play date with someone from Mom to Mom) and had made a couple of friends. Plus he really likes his teacher. Thankfully we found out that he gets to stay in his class and neither of his friends were moved. <br />
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Now we are at the end of the first "month" of school. Robbie loves it and says that he's learning a lot. What more could we ask for? :)<br />
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Robbie's first day!<br />
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Alex getting in another hug before leaving his brother for the day.<br />
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Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-34378304374612731452015-09-30T22:34:00.003-04:002015-09-30T22:34:33.038-04:00First Day(s) of School!Robbie and Alex have been looking forward to going back to school since school ended in May. <br />
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Robbie started VPK this year. I am sad that his classmates from the previous 2 years weren't going to be in his class this year (Gavin and Giana are going to a different school and Niko is in a different class). Robbie was excited to see that Ben is in his class. Robbie and Ben are in the same Sunday school class. I'm glad that he knows someone, but I do worry that the two of them are going to get a bit rowdy at times. <br />
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One big difference this year is that Robbie gets to take lunch to school Monday - Thursday. Friday is early release, so he gets to come home and eat lunch. Robbie has been great telling me what type of sandwich he wants and picking out snacks and a drink. <br />
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Robbie's car line gets the kids in and out the passenger side of the car. Since Catie's car seat is on the passenger side and she's still rear-facing, Robbie gets to come to the front seat and get in and out. I'm still "training" the helpers who get him to let him in the front seat. :) It's so helpful that Robbie can get himself buckled and unbuckled. He's so good about waiting until I tell him he's allowed to come up front, too. I don't want him thinking he can come up front any time he wants!<br />
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Robbie has had a great first month of school!<br />
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Waiting to be picked up:<br />
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Alex has been wanting to go to Mrs. King's class since before his school was out. I did talk to him over the summer about the possibility of him not getting into her class (I did request her), so I was relieved when we got the letter saying that he was in her class. Of course, Alex knew all along that he was going to be in her class, so he wasn't surprised at all. We all went to Meet the Teacher for Alex (and Robbie, too) and Mrs. King loved seeing Robbie again. <br />
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Alex knew the drop off routine after watching Robbie do it last year. It's funny because last year after I unbuckled Robbie in car line (the helpers don't unbuckle the kids) and he would come sit in the front seat until he had to get in the back to get out (Alex's car line gets in and out of the driver's side). Of course, as soon as I unbuckled Alex his first day he asked if he could come sit in the front seat. When I tell him he has to go back in his seat so the helper can get him out of the car he's ready to jump out. I do have to tell him sometimes to wait to open the door if there's no one there to get him. <br />
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I love picking up Alex at the end of his school day. He's so excited to tell me about his day. He's learning his friends' names and loves being in Mrs. King's class. Plus, she gives stickers to kids who have been good and he loves showing me which one he got. Alex is not happy about not getting to eat at school, but that day will come....and last for a long time!!<br />
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First day of school:<br />
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Walking to the car at the end of the day:<br />
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The boys got to wear their new school shirts on the first Friday of school. I had to get a picture of them, though they had had their limit of pictures by the end:<br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-91589507079035309582015-07-26T16:10:00.001-04:002015-07-26T16:10:07.822-04:00Christmas in JulyIt did not go unnoticed that I did not post anything about our Christmas this year. Everyone knows that the holidays are a busy time and sitting down and blogging is not something I made time for...until now! :)<br />
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I found cute snowflake glass jars at Target and grabbed a few for teacher gifts. My friend Amber has a homemade hot chocolate recipe and I have had it before and know it's good. When I asked her for the recipe she said it made so much we should go together on the ingredients and make them for all of the boys' teachers. She wasn't kidding when she said it made a lot! After we filled up our jars, she let Xavier like the pan. I'm glad I wasn't the one who had to give him a bath, and I don't think the pictures truly show how covered he was.<br />
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Alex had a Christmas party at school and they made him into the cutest angel! Unfortunately it didn't last long.<br />
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I was able to help out at Robbie's class party. They made donut snowmen. I'm sure the whole idea is lost on the kids who just want to eat it all!<br />
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At Robbie's school they "fed" reindeer. They each took of their shoes (or maybe just one), left it outside of the classroom with a sugar cube in it. They went back into the room and read a story and when they went back out later, the sugar cube was gone and the reindeer left them a treat! Robbie loved it! They also made bags of reindeer food to leave out for the reindeer on Christmas Eve. The boys loved tossing it all over the yard.<br />
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We took the kids to the live nativity. Luckily we didn't have too long of a wait to go through this year, but Catie was a little cranky. Our shepherd guide held her for a while and she thoroughly enjoyed that. After we went through and heard the story of Jesus' birth there's a petting zoo area and the kids loved petting the animals. They also liked the free cookies!<br />
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I heard a few times "Mom, come see what Catie is doing!" It's amazing to see how much she has changed since Christmas when pulling up was a big deal.<br />
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We didn't do "big" gifts this year like the cars we gave them last year, but they didn't seem to mind. All of the kids get spoiled enough by "Santa" and his special elves (aka family). Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-52214028781947049322015-07-12T15:49:00.001-04:002015-07-12T15:49:16.242-04:00SeaWorldA few weeks ago I saw that SeaWorld was offering preschool passes which would allow 3-5 year olds to get in free for the rest of the year. I told Matthew about it and we made plans to go June 24th. Matt's dad was able to join us. Unfortunately hundreds of other people decided to get their preschool passes that day, too, so the line to get them was rather long and probably took a good 30 minutes to get them. Luckily we bought the adult tickets online the night before, so that was one less thing to worry about. <br />
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Once everyone had tickets, the first thing we did was see a Shamu character and, since the line was so short, we took pictures with him. They aren't great because they had everyone facing the sun. I was surprised how excited the boys were to take their picture with him. I thought they would be a little scared.<br />
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Saying hi.<br />
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I was already hot and I wasn't wearing a Shamu costume. I do feel bad for the people stuck inside.<br />
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We decided to go see our first show, Pets Ahoy! It was so cute and impressive that they can train all of the animals to do their part, especially the cats. We can't train our cats to do anything!<br />
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After that we saw the dolphin show Blue Horizons. Part of the show has people dressed as birds jumping and flipping from platforms high above the pool. It made me wonder how deep the pool was and how in the world they didn't hit their heads on the beams overhead. I really think a few came close!<br />
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Next we went underground for the shark exhibit. The kids loved riding the people mover through the underground aquarium and seeing all of the sharks and fish. It was nice that it was air conditioned, too.<br />
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Scary sharks!!<br />
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We took the kids to the Shamu viewing area. I was surprised that there was a Shamu in the tank and I love how close it came to the window! Robbie was a bit more interested in reading one of the signs than watching the orca, though!<br />
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Looking for Shamu!<br />
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Sweet Catie! <br />
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The kids were losing steam at this point. We walked over to the Wild Artic and waited in a short line to take a helicopter ride to the North Pole. Ok, it was just a ride/video that opened up to the North Pole exhibit, we didn't actually go there, but Robbie and Alex kept asking us if we were really at the north pole.<br />
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There was a pretend ice cave that the kids could walk through. It was short, but only Robbie was brave enough to go through it. Catie and Alex were happy to touch the "ice" walls.<br />
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Catie next to the bear's paw prints.<br />
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Robbie, Alex and Catie checking out the beluga whales.<br />
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Robbie asked at the beginning of the video if he can go back in the ice cave. Sorry buddy!<br />
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The sea lions were having a hard time sticking to the script. The trainers were good about it and I hope everyone realizes that even the most professional animal has a bad day. But they ended up finishing the show...just not as smoothly as planned!<br />
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Mama and her new pup<br />
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We had gone to Antarctica earlier, but the wait for the penguins was about an hour. We came back and the sign said the wait was 35 minutes, but it was probably closer to 15. I'm so glad we got in line. We did the gentle version of the ride which meant our boat didn't get bounced around like the others, but we were fine with that. When we got off the ride it was literally freezing in the penguin area! Probably not as cold as Antarctica, but pretty close. I took Catie out after a while because I was cold!</div>
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Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-52979455702034500162015-07-07T22:40:00.001-04:002015-07-07T22:40:16.267-04:00CatieCatie has been doing so much growing and learning lately. It's just so fun to see what she comes up with. She definitely understands what we are telling her, and it's always amazing to see her respond appropriately. I never know what kids know, so I'm always surprised to see her doing what I've asked such as throwing away garbage, getting a granola bar and even putting one away when I told her to because she already had one. The kids all brush their teeth at the same time in the morning and the boys rinse and put their toothbrushes away. Catie usually walks around with hers and sets it down wherever she gets distracted with something else. This morning I found hers in the sink and I'm guessing she was just copying her brothers. And she does copy her brothers! She yells just like them and with them and yells when I turn on the vacuum just like they do. They have her trained well. :)<br />
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Catie had her 15 month check up June 25th...yes, a day before she was 15 months. She is 21 lbs and 30 1/2 inches, 50% for both. She's our perfectly average girl!<br />
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Catie, our beach babe on our first trip to the beach. We've gone to the beach and pool several times this summer and she is quite fearless around water. I'm seriously considering doing swimming lessons for her. I think she's going to be our little fish! And thanks to Jonathan and Chat for her adorable swimsuit!<br />
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Catie hamming it up with an orange slice. I just love her sense of humor!<br />
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Catie after getting home from one of our trips. I'm not sure if she's happy to be out of the car, happy to be home or just happy. :)<br />
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We got 4th of July cupcakes. I broke the bottom (cake) part off the cupcake to give it to her since Catie wanted NOTHING to do with icing at her birthday party, but she had none of that this time around. Had I known I would have taken her shirt off. <br />
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"What? This isn't how you eat a cupcake?"<br />
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I made scrambled eggs for the two of us for breakfast this morning. While we were eating Alex called for me in the family room, so I left Catie with a few bites of eggs and went to see what Alex wanted. He had thrown up on the couch, so I was a little longer getting back to my breakfast than I had planned and found Catie had reached the plate and helped herself to all the eggs. I couldn't be mad at her, though, because who's ever hungry after cleaning up vomit?<br />
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"You see, Mom, you got up and left me."<br />
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"And that's why I had to eat your eggs."<br />
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She was just talking and talking when I came back. I got a bit on video. Obviously we need to teach her not to talk with her mouth full and she knows who I am.<br />
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This is probably one of Catie's favorite tricks:<br />
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This is a video of Catie going up and down the little slide. A few night ago Matthew found Catie at the top of the big slide. When he got her down she climbed right back up! She also tried to climbing up the stairs of the swing set, but couldn't quite figure it out at the top. I need to keep my eye on her!<br />
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Yes, when Catie puts her head down she wants someone to flip her.<br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-58031117777330390192015-06-21T22:15:00.002-04:002015-06-21T22:15:28.460-04:00Happy Father's Day!!Last year I took pictures of the kids for Matthew's Father's Day gift. Here is what we gave him:<br />
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Not to ruin every Father's Day gift Matthew will receive in the future, but I fully intend to have Matthew update it every year. It was a little harder this year because I got so many cute pictures of Robbie and Alex and one super adorable one of Catie. I printed them all and am making Matthew choose which one he's going to use this year.<br />
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Happy Father's Day!Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-59584836251601552702015-06-20T22:01:00.002-04:002015-06-20T22:01:38.053-04:00Alex's Last DayAlex's last day of Mother's Morning Out was May 12th. He's been looking forward to going to Mrs. King's class (Robbie's school) for a while, so I don't think he was too disappointed to be done with MMO. <br />
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Alex's teachers at the end of the year weren't the same as the teachers he started with. I'm sure his first teachers were wonderful, but I really liked the 2 he ended the year with. And maybe it was just a coincidence, but the second half of the year Alex really came out of his shell. He was talking more and would even sing songs from school. And he just loved Ms. Melanie and Ms. Kristel!<br />
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Usually when I picked up Alex one of the helpers would go back to the classroom and walk him out. On the last day we were allowed to go back to the room. The kids were doing circle time with Ms. Kristel. I almost felt bad for interrupting. Hopefully some of the kids in his class will be back at school next year.<br />
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Circle time<br />
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Ms. Melanie, Alex and Ms. Kristel<br />
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Alex in the Tiger room.<br />
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Alex's teachers also put together a Letter book that he worked on all year.<br />
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I love these pictures and how the teacher's set up the shots. Of course, Alex doesn't remember saying that tunnel time was his favorite thing. :)<br />
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I love this collage, too. And I wish I knew why Alex was looking at William in the first picture.<br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-44892885285045307942015-06-18T16:08:00.000-04:002015-06-20T22:11:29.083-04:00Robbie's last dayRobbie's last day of school was May 11th. I know I'm so far behind!<br />
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His last chapel was April 29th. Every other chapel was during Mom to Mom, so I was able to drop Alex and Catie off in child care and sneak off to chapel (after telling the teachers so they knew where to find me if needed) by myself. Luckily Matthew came and kept Catie entertained while I sat with Alex. Robbie's class sang a few songs on stage. He always does a good job singing and doing the motions. I think he really enjoys it.<br />
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I had a few technical difficulties trying to record Robbie and Alex was trying very hard to get the phone.<br />
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This was the best picture I could get of the boys after Robbie came to sit with us.<br />
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That night I was given a private concert!<br />
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The last day parents were allowed to come in the room early and pick up the kids. They had a special pizza party, plus juice, ice cream and cupcakes. I'm sure the teacher only did it because she knew she was sending the kids home for the summer! The kids finished up, played a game and had a few minutes to say good-bye to their friends. I was probably a little more sad because 2 of Robbie's friends that were in his class the last 2 years are going to a different school next year.<br />
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Niko and Robbie<br />
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Playing bean bag toss<br />
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Watching his friend<br />
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The class with Mrs. King<br />
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The four friends who have been together for 2 years (Gavin, Giana, Robbie and Niko)<br />
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Robbie and Mrs. King<br />
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Mrs. King put together a wonderful memory book of projects throughout the year.<br />
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Robbie got 2 report cards this year, one in December and one in May. I'm so proud of him!<br />
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Robbie's first day of school<br />
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Robbie's last day of school<br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-64237064011923167132015-06-03T21:38:00.001-04:002015-06-03T21:38:06.747-04:00Happy Easter!!Easter celebrations started early around here. Robbie and Alex had Easter parties at school. They each had to bring in 6 Easter eggs filled with a treat. The teachers or helpers hid the eggs and they were allowed to find 6 eggs to bring home (they didn't have to find the eggs they brought). Alex's party was Tuesday and the kids had fun finding out what was in his eggs. The sweet boy that Alex is gladly shared his treats with Robbie. Robbie's party was Wednesday and he was not as generous with his treats. <br />
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Saturday was a birthday party for one of the boys' friends. They loved it because there was a bounce house. They also did an egg hunt, though it was pretty much just picking up eggs because the kids are still pretty young. There were a few hidden for some of the older cousins. :) When I put their bags of eggs in the car I evened out the eggs between the boys' bags because Robbie had several more than Alex. When we got in the car after the party Robbie noticed that there were eggs missing, but said "That's ok, maybe some of the littler kids needed them." He's pretty sweet, too!<br />
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After church Sunday we let the kids dye hard boiled eggs. I've got to figure out how to get them to dry because when the kids went to decorate them with stickers the stickers wouldn't stick. We let them decorate some plastic eggs and they were fine with that. <br />
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Our set up<br />
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Alex is excited about coloring eggs<br />
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Egg counting<br />
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Happy boys!<br />
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<br />Silly faces while waiting on the eggs<br />
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The finished product. The boys loved how they turned out. (Robbie's are in the front and Alex's are in the back.)<br />
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At nap time Matthew and I hid some eggs in the backyard. I marked the eggs and told the boys they could only get the ones with their initial on them. That way Robbie didn't end up with all of the eggs. Catie wasn't too interested in finding eggs, but I think she had some fun.<br />
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Some of the hidden eggs.<br />
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Robbie off and finding his eggs<br />
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He's so excited it's his!<br />
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R is for Robbie.<br />
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Alex looking for his<br />
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Is that one mine?<br />
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Maybe it's mine!<br />
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So I just pick it up?<br />
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You want me to put it in the basket, too??<br />
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Running to find the last eggs.<br />
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We let the kids shell the eggs before dinner. Neither of them actually ate the eggs, but I had lots of egg salad sandwiches that week. :)Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-21961948424379726912015-04-20T21:57:00.003-04:002015-04-20T22:18:07.900-04:00Catie's 1st birthdayCatie's birthday weekend started off with her going to her 1 year check up. She is 20 lbs (though let's say 20-ish, because she wouldn't sit still on the scale) and 29 inches - the 50th percentile for both. So basically she's our perfectly average little girl. But we all know she's much more than average! :)<br />
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After we picked Robbie up from school we drove down to St. Pete to celebrate with family. We got to my parents' house with some time to play before eating dinner. The boys would have made time to play after spending so much time in the car. <br />
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Saturday we got up and got ready for Catie's party. It was a gorgeous, though slightly chilly, day, but perfect for partying at the playground. Matthew grilled up hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken - delicious as always. The boys loved playing with their cousins while Catie had a rotation of people pushing her in the swing. :) Luckily she was ready to get out and eat when lunch was ready or she may have just be left in the swing while everyone ate. We gave her another smash cake, but, just like the cake at her photo session, she wanted nothing to do with it. The cousins were happy, though, because we let them dig in. We did learn that it's not the actual cake part that she's opposed to, it's the icing. I really just don't understand because it was the yummy Publix butter cream icing. <br />
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The windblown picnic tables:<br />
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Happy birthday sign:<br />
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Catie's smash cake:<br />
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And cake for everyone else:<br />
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All of our 1 year pictures:<br />
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Matthew manning the grill:<br />
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My dad and Mia:<br />
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Alex swinging all by himself!:<br />
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Catie on the swing:<br />
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Getting ready for her smash cake!<br />
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Waiting while we sing:<br />
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Mia and Catie (and Robbie sneaking a taste):<br />
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"What's that over there not by the cake?":<br />
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All the cousins helping Catie:<br />
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After the party we went back to my parents' house for naps and then my brother and his family came over for dinner. The boys loved having Mia and Nathan over, though they were sad that they didn't get to go to their house and see their chickens. Well, chicken and one rooster that disguised himself as a hen, but his crowing gave him away. Oops!<br />
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Sunday we went to Matt's mom's so Catie could open her presents. Then we headed to the Clearwater Aquarium, but it was packed! I had never been and it's where Winter, the dolphin from "Winter's Tail," lives and I was excited to see him, but we decided it would be too crowded to enjoy it. Instead we drove to the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. The boys love it there! I think we could go every time we visited and they would be ok with it.<br />
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Checking out the lemurs:<br />
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It was the aquarium's birthday, so Alex and Robbie made birthday hats:<br />
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One happy girl!<br />
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The kids could not get enough of the turtle!<br />
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Catie watched Robbie and Alex open her present. But you can tell she's super excited about it! And, yes, her band aids from getting shots are still on because I'm a wimp about taking them off and I'd rather they just fall off than hurt the kids trying to rip them off.<br />
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Alex feeding the giraffe. Robbie did it, too, but he said it was scary:<br />
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Conductor Alex:<br />
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We are always so thankful for the friends and family that love us and our kids and are willing to take time out of their weekends to be with us.Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-16765455051262244052015-04-11T08:26:00.001-04:002015-04-11T08:26:12.363-04:00A year of CatieI realized I didn't post Catie's monthly pictures on the last blog, so here's one to see how she's grown.<br />
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We started Catie's birthday off with pancakes, but no sprinkles this time. :) She loves pancakes! Matthew had to be at work early, so we had to wait to do presents. Catie wore her birthday dress, so I had to take her out to show it off! <br />
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We dropped Alex off at school, I did a short class at the gym and then had to go to Publix to pick up a few things (which turned into several things!). This time I let Catie get a cookie at the bakery. She loved it! She couldn't get it in her mouth fast enough! I remember breaking off pieces to give to Robbie and Alex when they first started getting cookies...and I may have had a bite or two, but Catie ate her whole cookie before I even realized it!<br />
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After naps and work, Catie finally got to open her birthday presents. My parents got Catie a cute princess car that makes noises and plays songs. It's similar to a firetruck that Robbie got for Christmas one year, that's why he called it a firetruck.<br />
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We got her a Klip Klop Stable with Rapunzel and Aurora, plus 3 more princesses (Cinderella, Snow White and Ariel) to go with it. All of the kids love playing with it, so it's a good thing we have enough princesses to go around. :) The funny thing is, it was actually supposed to be Catie's Christmas present. It was on sale around Thanksgiving, so I bought it when we came down to my parents' for the holiday. Unfortunately, we left it at their house and we weren't going to see them until after Christmas, so we bought Catie different Christmas presents and didn't have to worry about what to get her for her birthday. I don't think she minded. :)<br />
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After opening presents, we went to Mama Fu's for dinner and then Sweet Frog for ice cream. It was another first for Catie...ice cream! She liked it, but, not only did we get too much for her, I don't know if she was as excited about it as she was about the cookie because it was so cold. But she still liked it! <br />
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Today I took Catie to her 1 year check up. She did not want to cooperate for the nurse, so we guestimated her weight at 20 lbs (she wouldn't sit still long enough for the scale to accurately get her weight) and 29 inches long (50% for both). Unfortunately she had to get 3 shots, but she did great under the circumstances. We are looking forward to celebrating with family this weekend!Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-59900683621620518342015-03-23T00:31:00.002-04:002015-03-27T20:27:13.828-04:00Alex's ER Visit<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Yesterday when we picked Alex up from church the teacher told us that he complained about being cold and ended up falling asleep in her lap with a blanket around him. He didn't have a fever and it can be cold in church. We went to Firehouse for lunch and he ate pretty well, but still complained about being cold even though he had a jacket on (though I'm always cold in Firehouse, so I wasn't necessarily surprised that he was). When we got home the boys were playing outside and when Matthew changed Alex he noticed that his hands, feet and knees were swollen and it looked like he had a bunch of bug bites. I thought maybe he just got into an ant pile or something. We called the doctor's office and they told us to give him Benadryl and go to the ER if his face swells or he has trouble breathing. Luckily that never happened, but the swelling never did go down and Alex started saying that he hurt, so we called the doctor again and the nurse advised us to take him to the ER. Matthew took him and, thankfully, the ER doctor took one look at him and knew he had an allergic reaction to the Augmentin he'd been taking for his ear infection. I thought if he was going to have a reaction it would be with the first dose not the literal last dose, but the doctor said it was because it had built up in his system. She gave Alex a steroid, told us to keep giving him Benadryl and Zyrtec and that all of the "bug bites" (what I thought it was) are probably going to blister in the next few days. Poor Alex's feet are so swollen he's walking funny...but it's kind of cute. Mostly he asks to be carried, though. I never thought our first ER trip would be for allergies. The way the boys run and jump I figured it would have been a broken bone instead!</span><br />
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I wasn't sure how the pictures were going to turn out since the boys didn't nap (Elise generously offered to let Catie nap in her crib), but they did great. One day they will learn to smile for pictures. Until then, we are stuck with the cheesy smiles. :)<br />
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The funniest part of the photo session came when we brought out the smash cake (isn't that always the best part??). The boys were both unsure at first, but Catie couldn't get away from the cake fast enough. It's almost like she was scared of it! I even put some icing on my finger to give her a taste, but she tried to wipe it off instead of eat it. Unfortunately she kicked the cake and got dirt and grass in it so NO ONE could enjoy it. Luckily we planned on going to Piggies for dinner and the kids' meals came with an ice cream cone, so they weren't too upset about not getting a piece cake. And they had cookie cake at lunch, so they really didn't need another dessert. But I was hoping for a piece. :)</div>
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I think she was trying to reach for Matthew here.<br />
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Daddy's girl!<br />
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Best brothers for life!<br />
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My big girl!<br />
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I love her open mouth smiles!<br />
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You want me to do what with it?<br />
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Run away!!<br />
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Is it safe to go back?<br />
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Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-78160516117107812782015-03-13T21:00:00.003-04:002015-03-13T21:00:43.699-04:00Alex and the dinosaur puzzleMy parents got Alex a dinosaur puzzle for his birthday. He loves putting it together and is getting pretty good at doing it on his own. He also likes to name the dinosaurs when he's done...and then destroy it! Here he is naming the dinosaurs while Catie tries her best to get the camera from me.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Fye-xrDHvs" width="560"></iframe>Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-6036791965777179492015-03-13T20:52:00.000-04:002015-03-13T20:52:02.088-04:00My little gardenersMatthew and I have been saying that we really need to do something with our flower bed this year. A couple of weeks ago Robbie said that he wanted to plant flowers and my great idea was born! Saturday we took the boys to Lowes and let them each pick out 3 packets of seeds and we bought a little planter. Sunday evening Matthew and the boys filled the planters and added seeds. I figured it would be a couple of weeks before we saw anything sprout, but we started to see some green Wednesday. A lot more have sprouted in the 2 days since then. The boys are super excited about their flowers and I'm super excited about our cheap flower garden! :) The only downside is the boys will be losing their dirt. But I'm ok with that!! (And they still have their sandbox.)<br />
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Filling the pots<br />
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"Let me out!!"<br />
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Robbie picking seeds. <br />
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He went with Foxglove as his first choice.<br />
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Alex's turn to pick.<br />
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He went with Cypress Vine (aka the star flowers).<br />
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We did let Catie come outside, but she wanted to dig up everything.<br />
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Our little seedlings! The only ones I can identify for sure right now are the sunflowers and that's only because some still had the shell on.<br />
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Our flower garden will include sunflowers, foxgloves, gaillardia, hollyhock, zinnia and cypress vine. I have no idea which ones will thrive as we just let the kids pick whatever they wanted.<br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-82460995393493754062015-02-28T20:40:00.001-05:002015-03-27T20:26:43.037-04:00Catie is 11 months!!!!!!!!!!!I can't believe my baby girl will be 1 next month. She is such a sweet, happy girl. We keep thinking she's going to start walking because she cruises all over the place and will walk if you hold her hands, but she's not ready to let go and walk on her own. <br />
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Catie has 6 teeth now. Her other top 3 finally came in!! It's cute to see them, but you can really only see them when she's laughing. <br />
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Catie loves to play peek-a-boo. It does help keep her entertained when I change her. When I ask "How big is Catie?" she puts her hands up in the air. I love it!<br />
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We have Catie's 1 year birthday pictures scheduled in a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to it because I love Robbie and Alex's pictures. Hopefully the boys will cooperate a little more than they did back in October and we can get a better family picture. But I really want a cute one of Catie. Not that it will be too hard to do. :)<br />
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A cute video of Catie playing. I don't know why my phone kept focusing and unfocusing.<br />
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<br />Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-83012281327928971912015-02-18T16:43:00.001-05:002015-02-19T10:40:54.618-05:00Alex is 3!!!I can't believe that Alex is 3 years old! It just doesn't seem possible. I'm pretty sure he just turned 2. Three doesn't seem right.<br />
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We started his birthday celebrations Saturday. We did a joint birthday party with his friend Xavier again this year. Luckily it has worked out both times and the boys don't seem to mind sharing their party with each other. I think they're just happy to get cake and presents. :) Alex had a couple of friends from school come and several church friends. Unfortunately the park we usually do birthdays at needed some fixing up, so Amber found a great new park to celebrate at. All of the kids played so well together. We are lucky to have such great friends. It would have been a perfect day if the wind wasn't blowing! Of course, it's hard for us to complain about winter when most of the country is covered in snow! <br />
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We did a Cars in Space birthday party since Alex wanted a Cars birthday and Xavier wanted a rocket ship birthday. Amber did a great job combining the 2 and found cute snack and drinks to go along with the theme.<br />
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The snacks: Asteroids - Corn Pops, Nuts and Bolts - trail mix, Saturn's Rings - Fruit Loops<br />
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Flo's French Onion Dip and Mater Tater Chips<br />
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Rocket Fuel (lemonade with green food coloring) and Motor Oil (sweet tea)<br />
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The delicious chocolate cake made by our friend's mom (with a little help from Ava and Zac)<br />
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Snack and cheesy face time!<br />
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My cute (almost) 3 year old!<br />
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Alex running on the playground.<br />
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Ready for the cake!<br />
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Looks like Alex is singing "Happy Birthday"<br />
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Xavier blowing out his candle<br />
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Alex blowing out his candle (though I think the wind got it before he did).<br />
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Jim and Jean came up for the weekend to celebrate as well. It's always nice to have grandparents around. We figured the boys weren't going to nap, so we let Alex open up his presents from Jim and Jean. He loves his new space ships and they have both kept the boys entertained.<br />
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Jim and Jean also offered to watch the kids so Matthew and I could go out. It was especially nice since it was Valentine's Day. We tried a new (to us) restaurant, Saucy Taco, that we both liked. It's always nice to go out without kids, no matter what day it is!<br />
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Matthew made lunch Sunday so we didn't have to go anywhere. It's nice to just be able to sit and talk and not worry about the kids getting up and running around. We also did Facetime with Patrick, Mariruth, Caitlin and William. I'm definitely glad we don't live up north after seeing all of the snow they have gotten!<br />
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Monday was Alex's actual birthday. We spread out the celebration. Alex opened a couple of presents in the morning. <br />
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Birthday pancakes!<br />
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Since it was also President's Day, Robbie didn't have school, so all of the kids got to go to the gym together. I made sure my friend Meg was taking her boys, too, because they all like to play together and Robbie has asked when he gets to play with Lawson at the gym because Robbie is in school Mondays, so he doesn't get to see him.<br />
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It really wasn't a good time to take their picture, but I tried!<br />
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We let Alex open a couple more presents after lunch, they watched shows and then it was nap time. Matthew went in to wake up Alex so we could go to dinner, but, apparently, he wasn't quite ready to wake up!<br />
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Yes, he did lie down on the changing pad and fell back asleep!<br />
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Sweet angel face!<br />
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We finally did get him to wake up so we could go to Five Guys for dinner. We also had to go to Publix where Alex picked out cookies to take to school the next day to celebrate with all of his friends there. <br />
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When we got home Alex had a few more birthday presents to open. Matthew got him some Cars to play with the Infinity game that Jim and Jean gave the kids for Christmas. While the boys were playing, I took the side off of Alex's crib so he could have a toddler bed. He was so excited to see it!<br />
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Unfortunately, after bath time, Alex started crying. It took us a while to figure out what he was saying, but eventually I figured it out. "I want my crib fixed!" Rewatching the video makes me think he was worried about falling out. Thanks, Robbie!! So while I read the boys books, Matthew put the side back on.<br />
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The Eikelands gave Alex a bubble blower for his birthday and the boys wanted to use it yesterday. Just remember that it's nice and warm here (or it was yesterday!) and that is why Catie is only in a diaper.<br />
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Today was Alex's 3 year check up. I think it might be the best one because he didn't get any shots. Alex was great with the nurse and the doctor, even better than just a few weeks ago when he had an ear infection. Alex is 29.6 lbs (26%) and 36 3/4 inches (33%). He's happy and healthy and growing like he should.<br />
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Alex asked yesterday and today for a big boy bed, so I thought we'd try it out again. I won't say that the boys napped today, but at least Alex didn't cry asking for his crib to be fixed!<br />
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Robbie said "Brothers don't fight, brothers hug!"<br />
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Catie crawls and is fast! She's quiet, too. She's surprised me more than once showing up in a room that I'm in. It's just another sign that she's growing up that she no longer stays in the room I left her in. She's also walking a lot. Ok, not walking-walking, but she'll hold your hand or hold on to furniture and walk. I even put her behind the boys' space rover and she took a few steps. Robbie was holding her hands the other day and walking with her and they were both laughing the whole time. It was so cute!</div>
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Catie's 3rd tooth came in New Year's Day. I keep waiting for more to come in, but they haven't yet. She has been pretty fussy the last couple of days, so maybe they are coming soon.</div>
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Catie was diagnosed with her first ear infection last Saturday. I knew it was coming because at her 9 month check up the doctor commented that she hadn't had any ear infections yet. I knew the doctor jinxed us! We never even realized her ears were bothering her. We only took her to the doctor because she had a high fever (102+) Friday evening that had gone away by Saturday. Guess it's a good thing we still took her! For a few days all 3 kids were on amoxicillin because they all had ear infections. Fun times! :)</div>
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Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-14140451688500503782015-01-03T00:07:00.000-05:002015-01-03T00:07:34.462-05:00Catie's 9 month check upIt's weird having Catie's check up schedule a month after she turned 9 months, but really, it was only a week ago. I know with the holidays and her doctor is one of the favorites, it can be tough getting in right away. <br />
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Catie is growing and perfect, though I don't need an MD to tell me that! I've know it since day 1! :) Catie did surprise us by popping out a tooth yesterday. It's a top one, but not the very middle one, but the one right next to it (on the right side). When the doctor was checking her out, she did a gum check and her other 3 top teeth seem pretty close to coming through, too. We'll definitely be keeping our eye on her mouth. She's going to hate us because she hates to let us see her teeth. But now we know that her gums are probably just sore with so many teeth coming through. Matthew bought some Motrin so we'll have it on hand if she gets too fussy. But other than a short nap yesterday we really didn't know she had a new tooth coming in...and I certainly wasn't looking for a side one to come in first on top!<br />
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Catie is 18 lbs, 0.5 oz (45%) and 28 1/4 in (70%) long. Her head is 45.5 cm full of brains, but the doctor didn't get the percent for that. I always forget, but the soft spot should close between 9-18 months and the doctor thinks it will close around 12 months because it's pretty small already (according to her).<br />
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Matthew and I both think Catie is starting to favor Alex more, though many people thought she has looked like him since birth. I'm glad they all look alike...especially since they are all super cute!Matthew and Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780522406331142731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488494837104143857.post-34046088632429613702014-12-31T16:09:00.001-05:002014-12-31T16:09:51.826-05:00Catie is 9 months!!!!!!!!!Catie turned 9 months the day after Christmas. She could possibly be my favorite as she did start sleeping through the night all by herself. I thought that was just a myth!! :) She's turned into an awesome eater! Once we realized that she doesn't like pureed food and started giving her solids she started eating it up. I'm sure it's because she's the 3rd child, but we are pretty much giving her whatever we are eating and have already started giving her bites of chicken, turkey and ham. It's amazing what she can eat with only her 2 bottom teeth. Yes, she still only has her 2 bottom teeth and it doesn't look like her top ones are coming in any time soon. She does look so cute with her teeth.<br />
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Catie is getting better crawling and is starting to crawl properly more than army crawling. She's also starting to take steps if you hold her hands. I even watched her hold on the couch and take a couple of steps holding on to it. I'm not going to get my hopes up about her walking early, though. Everyone thought Alex would walk early to keep up with Robbie, but he didn't.<br />
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I also decided to take away Catie's baby bath tub and am just bathing her in the big tub. She loves it! But she is definitely one we will have to keep an eye on when there's water in the tub because she's fallen face first reaching for toys and has tried to pull up on the side of the tub. Who knows, maybe she'll even be a bigger daredevil than her brothers! (Lord help me!)<br />
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I don't know if it's because Catie is older or because Alex is older, but Alex is definitely giving Catie more attention than he used to. He'll give her hugs and kisses and bring her toys. Of course, now that she's more mobile and grabby he's not always her biggest fan. He has acted like she's a 10-ton boulder when she's crawled on his legs and he can't get them out from under her. And she does want to look at whatever book he might be reading. But both boys are so sweet with her and are great big brothers.<br />
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