tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91954457084332576832024-02-21T22:57:45.827-05:00All Things in ModdyBloggin' about a little of everything, not necessarily in that orderHolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865403035379422473noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195445708433257683.post-53021902672716933262011-04-28T22:21:00.001-04:002011-04-28T23:30:31.475-04:0011 months already?Well, I broke the news to Kate that, as of tomorrow morning, there will be yet another Princess Kate. <br />
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I'm quite sure that she simply doesn't care. I think she knows that she'll always be my favorite princess. <br />
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But I'm not gonna lie, I <em>would</em> <strike>like</strike> love to watch the 4 am (our time) ceremony. However, I <strike>like</strike> love watching the back of my eyelids a little more. I think it's crazy how, on the news, they've been interviewing people who have just packed up and headed to London for the royal wedding, just because they "thought it'd be fun." Is that crazy or what? Who does that? Apparently their fun and my fun do not share the same budget.<br />
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Plus, I know that there will be crazy amounts of media coverage and I'll be able to soak it all in when I wake up...which will probably be around 5 am because my man usually wants a bottle around that time. Hamp, not Matt, just in case you got confused. I have two men, remember?<br />
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I will tell you though, that I am a big fan of Kate Middleton. Not that I could even list 5 facts about her (because I couldn't), but that's neither here nor there. I like the idea of liking Kate. And she's got great style that appears effortless. And since I'm sitting here in an old t-shirt and running shorts with my hair in a pony (along with an unidentified number of bobby pins holding back my strays), it appears Effortless and I are the best of friends. Only, my effortless is way less attractive than hers. Dang. I bet M to the Izz-A wishes Effortless and I would have a falling out and wouldn't be quite so chummy. Then, maybe Effort and I could get a jump start on a beautiful friendship.<br />
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And while I'm being all open-bookish and stuff about who I'm a fan of, I'll also tell you that I whole-heartedly would love to go to the Taylor Swift concert that's coming to my area in the fall. Because Claude knows I live vicariously through every curled tendril on that girl's head. <br />
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Okay I'm getting carried away, let's get to the heart of this post... <br />
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Hamp is now 11 months old. And now I wanna cry. I cannot, I repeat, CANNOT, believe he's gonna be 1 year old next month. We want him to stay 'yittle'. So now I'm planning his first birthday party and while planning parties is fun, I can't help but think of his little newborn-self staring up at me when I first held him in the hospital. Where did the time go?<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>"...that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve."</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>1 Corinthians 15: 3-5 </em><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our Easter week was a busy one but thankfully it was filled with lots of family time. But (isn't there always a but?) if I see one more shred of artificial grass on the floor, I may just scream. Loud. Just when I think I've gotten all of it up, I catch a piece staring at me out of the corner of my eye. Seriously. Staring at me. <br />
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Easter party at preschool:<br />
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With each year that passes, I feel more blessed...beyond my deserving. I'm not worthy. But I'm so thankful that God's sees me differently. He doesn't <em>need</em> me, but he <em>wants</em> me. <br />
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Something I'm starting to realize is that the same grace that saved me is the same grace that will get me through the mistakes of my daily life. (One of <a href="http://www.stevenfurtick.com/">Furtick's</a> blog post really brought this to my attention: see more <a href="http://www.stevenfurtick.com/spiritual-growth/signs-you-still-dont-get-it/">here</a>.)<br />
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I'm so thankful for the grace that our sweet Lord and Savior has given to those who believe.<br />
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</div>Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865403035379422473noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195445708433257683.post-81647212369352633202011-04-22T10:43:00.000-04:002011-04-22T10:43:00.304-04:00She loves the Boatright BoysSome of you may remember when I posted about my friend <a href="http://allthingsinmoddy.blogspot.com/2011/03/and-then-they-wore-matching-jackets.html">Kerri's baby shower</a> last month. Well, Cooper Jack has arrived...two weeks early! <br />
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And if you're wanting to read about her amazing, crazy birth story (which I know you do!), click <a href="http://kerrijeremybrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/can-you-give-her-something-to-bite-on.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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Since I wasn't able to take the kiddos with me when I went to meet him for the first time in the hospital, I took them to meet the new little guy last Monday. While Hamp was content with just exploring ground level, Kate spent every second playing her heart out with the absolute cuteness that is Brock, and his new little brother, Cooper. Need I say it again? She LOVES the Boatright Boys! I love them too, and their Mama is so very special to me.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/328/13B351966AF5022D113DCC114C5CA126.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></a></div>Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865403035379422473noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195445708433257683.post-9520336753635528032011-04-21T08:52:00.000-04:002011-04-21T08:52:13.601-04:00And this will forever be known as the day that the kite and I became friendsYou know how sometimes things seem more fun in concept, rather than actually doing them? Kind of like the idea or thought of any one particular activity is the <em>only</em> fun thing about it, because once you get out there and are actually involved in the event you've been talking about, you realize the only <em>fun</em> was in the 'talking about it' part?<br />
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Some of my personal favorites that fall into this category are: <br />
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* highschool prom - The getting ready part was fun. The actual prom? NOTsomuch.<br />
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* painting your bedroom - What do you mean I have to move the furniture? Can't we just paint around it? We have to tape off what? Can't we just get away with putting on one coat?<br />
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* bathing suit shopping - Do I need to explain this one?<br />
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* deciding it's worth the money to go out to eat at that nice restaurant with the <em>whole</em> family - Do I need to explain THIS one??<br />
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* making that cake you signed up to bring entirely from scratch (when you know darn good and well that box cakes are just as good!) - Listen, I sweat more when I bake than when I go for a run or workout. Got me?<br />
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* flying a kite - Yes, flying a kite...looks fun, sounds fun, but in reality is REALLY difficult!<br />
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Can you believe flying a kite made my list?<br />
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Well friends, that is no longer the case.<br />
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Yesterday was the day - the day that I was successful at, yes, you guessed it, flying a kite...for the first time in my life, might I add.<br />
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People fly kites in movies. People fly kites in books. But Hollie has never successfully flown a kite in a movie, or a book, or real life. I remember trying it over and over many times as a kid, to no avail. Kite day at school? Yikes. Suddenly not feeling well. Or maybe that was the year that something was wrong with my kite?<br />
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Crazy to think that a childhood pastime could be so much fun as an adult, when you actually do it correctly. <br />
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The highly sought after instructor? Well, none other than M-to-the-Izz-A, of course! Jake of all trades, no?<br />
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So we took to the church parking lot, kites in hand, and got nuts with it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Come on, baby. We can do this!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having the time of my life with a Disney Princess kite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kate was 10 months old and in a stroller her first year participating. Now, look at her!</td></tr>
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Thought you'd like to know that Ali didn't make it to the hospital in time for an epidural. By the time she arrived, she was ready to push and Krew was welcomed into the world, all nat-ur-al. Better her than me! She is woman, hear her roar. I'm so proud of my little sister. <br />
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So without further ado, please welcome Krew Braden!<br />
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That's JP in his official my-mom-went-into-labor-unexpectedly outfit, complete with plaid shorts, striped undershirt, and his big brother tee!<br />
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Congratulations again, Ali, James, and JP!<br />
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We hadn't seen each other in years. And so what better way to meet up than running 13.1 miles together? Okay, I can think of a hundred better ways, but this is what brought us back together this year. <br />
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And since I've already proven in my last post that I'm tacky enough to take a pic of a pic, I'm doing it again.<br />
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Here's a picture of us taken when she came to spend New Year's Eve with me, when I lived in New York City our first year out of grad school. <br />
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And here we are last weekend at our pre-race meal at Guppy's:<br />
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Clearly our priorities have shifted - drinking our hydrating water in our special glasses this go 'round. <br />
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It was fun to get back together and pick right up, as if we never left Gainesville. I was able to join up with her and a great group of girls that welcomed me right in. Although, in this next picture, I look like that random stranger that hopped in the photo at the last minute. Clearly I wasn't <em>quite</em> comfortable enough to do the whole throw-your-arm-around the group move... So, I awkwardly placed it on my leg?<br />
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The race consisted of a beautiful course, alot of it right along the beach, and included 3 bridges.<br />
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I love running, but let's face it, around mile 11 or so you just start questioning yourself as to why the heck you sign up for such things. When then, out of the darkness, comes the ponytail. <br />
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The ponytail of the girl right in front of you that seems to be in perfect swinging sync with your pace.<br />
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So, thank you, girl in the army green shorts and gray tank, for whipping it, and whippin' it good. Your ponytail that is. <br />
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That picture isn't even very clear. I took it with my phone, but for some reason it turned out to be my most favorite picture of him taken during the week he turned 10 months, so I went with it and made it his monthly pic.<br />
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And then a couple weeks ago I was visiting my younger sister, Ali (who by the way has given birth to her son, Krew, and I'll upload pics and details soon!), and took this picture-of-a-picture of Kate, from a photo Ali had framed on her mantle. <br />
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The resemblance between Hamp and Kate blows my mind.<br />
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</tbody></table>They look so much alike!<br />
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Hamp has started talking a lot more now and can say, "Thank you (which kinda sounds more like 'tattoo'), Da-da, Mama, Kate-Kate, and 'get it'. Yes, get it. He says that when he sees a toy and wants to play with it. His favorite toy right now is a ball. He and Kate can sit on the floor and roll it back and forth to each other.<br />
Cutest. Thing. Ever.<br />
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Last week, the kids and I went to the zoo with my friend, Jade, and her daughter, Guilana. <br />
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It was Hamp's first official zoo trip!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guiliana and Kate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As we say around here, "plum tuckered out."</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Other big news in Hamp-land is that he is finally wearing shoes! Or at least he did today. Tomorow may be a different story. Just when I thought he was gonna forever be known as the 'barefoot baby', he goes and wears some Nike sneaks today. Big boy.<br />
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I know what he was thinking: I put on some shoes and Mama goes ahead and busts out a full photo session. Dang.<br />
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But he was a good sport. <br />
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Oh my word - this next picture reminds me that I almost forgot to tell ya'll that he has 4 teeth! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out those long hairs around his ears that I refuse to cut! Just can't do it yet.</td></tr>
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Thought I'd start this post off with a good lookin' pic of the two good lookin' men in my life. <br />
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And I don't even have a story to go with it. Just a pic, all by its lonesome. <br />
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Hamp's been a little under the weather lately. A little pink eye mixed with a bad cough and snotty nose does not make for a happy baby. Needless to say, sleep has not been our friend and we are all feeling it. Sometimes when I'm up at night (at some crazy hour!) rocking my sweet boy, I start thinking about who else just might be up doing the same thing as me. I think to myself, " I bet so-and-so might be up rocking her baby right about now.." For some odd reason I can find a little comfort in that. I go through a mental list of my friends, family, and even people from the past, like maybe from college or something, and wonder if they are up rocking their kid or getting some awesome, highly desired, face-to-pillow sleep time. Is that crazy or what? I mean, what does everyone else think of when they are up rocking their baby? Sure, a lot of the time I spend praying over my little ones, but I do find myself going back to wondering who else might be up with me, somewhere. <br />
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The best remedy for being tired is to head out with the best friends for some girl time. A night out with the gals lends itself to lots of laughs, food, and even more good conversation. Pretty sure we were the last ones to leave <a href="http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/">the joint</a>.<br />
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On Saturday, <a href="http://clayandjobeth.blogspot.com/">Jobeth</a> and I threw <a href="http://kerrijeremybrock.blogspot.com/">Kerri</a> a baby shower, since she's due to welcome her second son, Cooper Jack, into the world in just a few short weeks. <br />
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Hamp spent the majority of the time using his baby blues to flirt with the girls.<br />
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This little guy is going to be a big brother soon. He's one of the most polite 4-year-olds I know. I love him!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brock a.k.a. Riz</td></tr>
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The partying carried over into Sunday with cousin Anna's sixth birthday, luau style.<br />
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Stopping the party for a little BeyBlade action:<br />
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We've been so thankful for the sunny weather. It's not quite pool season but it <em>is</em> just right for some time in the sprinkler.<br />
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The best thing about Kate's swimsuit? It was given to her by her Aunt Lindsay, at my baby shower, right before she was born actually. We've waited three and a half years to wear it and it finally fits! Last year we gave it a try but it kept falling off. Now, it's perfect! Thank you, Aunt Lin! <br />
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The Elmo sprinkler has seen better days...<br />
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...not quite the effect they had in mind. Pretty sure it's clogged with sand and who knows what else. <br />
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So we dug out the ol' trusty yard sprinkler and it didn't disappoint.<br />
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And just because I know ya'll need somethin' funny to make you laugh on this Monday:<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/328/13B351966AF5022D113DCC114C5CA126.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></a></div>Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865403035379422473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195445708433257683.post-33158595797637979832011-03-09T23:32:00.001-05:002011-03-09T23:37:49.062-05:00Far from WordlessJust thought I'd share...<br />
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A few weeks back I was introduced to <a href="http://www.stevenfurtick.com/">Pastor Steven Furtick's blog</a>. It has quickly become one of my most favorite blogs thus far. He is the pastor of <a href="http://www.elevationchurch.org/">Elevation Church</a>, but he also writes daily blog posts (which, in my opinion, are kind of like devotionals that really get me thinking and hit me right where I need it). <br />
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His current series of sermons (which you can download as free audio podcasts), Honorology, hits the nail on the head with it's introduction saying:<br />
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I've added the link to my blog roll for easy access. <br />
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Don't feel like scanning through the entire site looking for the 'really good ones'? Let me recommend a couple of my favorites:<br />
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<a href="http://www.stevenfurtick.com/spiritual-growth/everything-is-for-your-good/">this one</a> (spiritual growth) <br />
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<a href="http://www.stevenfurtick.com/personal-development/its-not-about-jesus/">this one</a> (personal development) <br />
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Oh, and if you're needing some motivation...<a href="http://www.stevenfurtick.com/motivation/dont-drown-in-a-kiddy-pool/">this one</a>, for sure.<br />
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Bet you can read all three of those in less than 10 minutes - maybe even 5. That is, if you were in the high reading group in elementary school. Just kidding. They <em>are</em> all fairly quick reads and get straight to the point. And I, for one, appreciate getting straight to the point. <br />
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And heck, ya'll ought to know by now I can't not post a few pics of the kiddos. <br />
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Just a swingin'!<br />
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On Saturday we attended cousin Isaac's birthday party. They had jumpy houses...and a DJ, who apparently was in high school during the same years as most of the parents because he played songs that made us wanna take off our shoes and pretend we were at a sock-hop after the Friday night football game. The only difference was I wasn't worried about the tight roll in my jeans coming loose while I danced. It was lots of fun and we impressed ourselves by remembering all the lyrics to most of the songs. <br />
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Please do not leave your child unattended on the exam table. Or at least not for longer than it takes you to snap a quick pic or two with your phone. That sign is located very close to the one that says to turn off your cell phone while in exam room. <br />
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Keeping with the decor of the nursery, we threw her a sporting event themed shower, complete with concession-style food - corn dogs, nachos and cheese, boiled peanuts, wings, popcorn, and soda. YUM.<br />
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We asked all the guests to sign this football as a keepsake. One day Krew will be able to look back and see all of his fans that came to cheer him on.<br />
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Kate and Hamp spent the weekend at their Grammy's, so M to the Izz-A and I took advantage of the free time and went out to dinner with a group of our best friends on Saturday night. I forgot the camera at home. On purpose.<br />
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I'm loving this warm, almost hot, weather. Kate, Hamp, and I have been on bike/stroller rides almost everyday for the past week or so. We love it. And Kate would ride all over this little town if I'd let her. She never wants to turn around and always throws in a quick recommendation of riding all the way 'up town' to Subway or McD's for lunch. Not to mention, we can't ever just hop on the bikes and go, she's got to 'work' on hers for a little while before we leave. Every time. It's hilarious.<br />
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So we give her the time she needs to work on her wheels while Hamp and I take shameless SP's. Ain't no thang.<br />
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The only thing missin' from that picture is M to the Izz-A - then it would have been perfect. Maybe he could join me at home, be a SAHD, and we could live on love and frozen Girl Scout cookies. <br />
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And here's a pic of my girl and me from today. Why is this pic so important? Because it's the first knot dress I made her. <br />
And, well, I need to document it just in case it decides to come apart at the seams before the day's over. I still get nervous about that. Just kiddin'. Kinda.<br />
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-- Hamp turns 9 months old this week. <br />
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-- Shawntel on last night's Bachelor scared me. <br />
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-- Kate asked to take Hamp to school in a box with her this morning as her show-n-tell.<br />
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-- For a second or three I actually considered it.<br />
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My drawing of a rainbow? I eventually cut it out and slapped some accordion arms on it.<br />
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A house made of popsicle sticks and glue? Yep, accordion arms coming out of the sides.<br />
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I was <em>this close</em> to adding some to M to the Izz-A's Valentine card. This close. But I had a slight notion that they would be underappreciated.<br />
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I had kind of forgotten about them, so it was with great joy that I stumbled across <a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/heart-shaped-finger-puppet.html">this little Valentine's Day finger puppet craft</a> to make with Kate yesterday:<br />
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I started singing Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" quietly to myself. <br />
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But then I stopped, because things just got weird - I'm pretty that song wasn't written about paper accordion arms. <em>But it should have been.</em><br />
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And then we just went nuts with construction paper and glue, which just so happens to be way more fun than following a set of directions.<br />
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So now that I've won the nonexistent award of using the word 'accordion' the most times in one blog post, I shall move on.<br />
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LOVE. You know what I'm loving these days? Hamp's ears. They're so dang soft and floppy that I can't help but bite on them and fold them back and forth constantly. Well, not really bite, more like pretend bite, with my lips, not my teeth. He doesn't seem to mind. Nevertheless, it's something I'm trying to curb. And yes, I do realize that my son's ears do not and should not technically qualify as a hobby. But he's one big cuddle bug and his ears are just the icing of the cake. <br />
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In other Hamp news, he officially started crawling yesterday. Yep, he decided to become fully mobile on V-Day. I tried to video him three times, and all three times he stopped crawling and just stared at the camera. I'm gonna have to get sneaky with it. <br />
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We ended the day by playing hairdresser and pulled together the best mohawk we could. Still need a little more hair.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy Valentine's Day, ladies. My name is Hamp. I like corn on the cob, laughing at life, long crawls across the living room floor.....and I've got soft ears. </span><br />
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Since it's Valentine's weekend and all, we decided to make a batch of heart-shaped chocolate chip muffins this morning. Chocolate chips, as long as they're smashed into muffins, make for a completely acceptable breakfast.<br />
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Also, one should not feel too incredibly special. As I've shared before, this is the <em>only</em> muffin tin I own. So, if I withhold the making of muffins throughout the year and reserve them solely for Valentine's week, it appears I've gone the extra mile in more ways than one, no?<br />
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I assumed that the heart in the muffins stood for love. Kate, on the other hand, rightfully assumed that the heart wasn't just reserved for love, but also for "pumpin' all ya blood". Thank you for the early mornin' visual.<br />
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And the finished product of the highly-esteemed just-add-water-recipe:<br />
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Me: And I'm writing 'from Kate' on all of them so they'll know who it's from.<br />
Kate: No, Mama, not Kate...Katelicious!<br />
Me: I don't think I'll EVER be comfortable with adding -licious to the end of your name, sweet pea. Let's stick with Kate, shall we?<br />
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She had loads of fun at her party and used the skating rink for running sprint races just as much as she did skating. The party came complete with clowns, a magic show, face-painting, food, and cupcakes (which clearly falls under the category of food but sometimes I feel they deserve a special mention all their own).<br />
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After the magic show, the clowns hung around to paint the kids' faces. <br />
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I learned a very important lesson yesterday at the party: Never, ever try to cramp a clown's artist style. I told the kind (and what I thought was open to suggestions) clown that Kate wanted two simple yet sparkly hearts, one on each cheek. She looked at me and said, "Okay", but she must of been thinking, "Sure lady, whatever." Because then Kate walked away with this:<br />
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She wasn't a clown, she was an artist, and my daughter's face was her canvas. I actually ended up loving the finished product. Super cute!<br />
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Last night was the nursery department's Valentine party at church. They made heart-shaped pizzas!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jobeth, me, Kristin, and Halee (and Sara Gale!) - great friends</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Today we went on our first official field trip with Kate's school. The class performed their Valentine songs for our local senior citizens center and then took a trip to the post office to mail their 'special Valentines'. (Something tells me I'm gonna be getting something 'special' in the mail in the next day or two.)<br />
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The post master just so happens to be our neighbor - Kate loves Mr. Jimmy!<br />
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On a side note, I was able to make Kate's Valentine ruffle pants and dress this year. Although I purchased a sewing machine over two months ago, it wasn't until last week that I finally took it out of the box. Prior to this, I didn't even know how to sew on a button. I never realized how much fun sewing could be! <br />
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Hamp is now 8 months old! He's standing, beginning to crawl, has TWO teeth, and is laughing at everything. He's also 'talking' a whole lot, and I, of course, can understand every single thing he 'says'. Well, actually he just repeats the same phrase over and over: <em>I love my mommy, she's my most favorite person in the whole world.</em> (And I'm just paraphrasing here, but I promise you it's something<em> </em>along those lines.)<br />
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He enjoyed his first corn on the cob last Wednesday at church. And let me tell you, he loved every minute of it - every little kernel.<br />
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Oh and I forgot to post his 7 months pic so puh-lease let me do that now:<br />
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</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last weekend, M to the Izz-A and I went with our church youth group to a Leadership Rocks Conference in Orlando. We had so much fun and realized just how old we were. Seriously. When in the world did I go from being a member of the youth to a chaperone?! The before bedtime topic of discussion was a dead giveaway... I'm pretty sure I never discussed what anti-wrinkle face cream works best back in the day.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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BUT, that's not what was causing his pain, or not <em>all</em> of it at least. After a trip to the doctor on Saturday morning, we found out that he had double ear infections. Ouch!<br />
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After two days of meds and some super awesome numbing ear drops (which means he's sportin' some cotton balls in his ears), he's improved tremendously. We are so very thankful for that!<br />
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To celebrate his new tooth, Hamp enjoyed some chicken and dumplings, peas, and peach cobbler last night for dinner! Needless to say, his appetite is strong as ever.<br />
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We took Kate to the doctor yesterday because she quickly developed a nasty cough that just wouldn't quit. She turned the waiting room into her little playground and guarded the water dispenser with her life. If we wanted water, we had to go through her. She was the water monitor, if you will. Because this is an excellent idea, for your sick child to put her hands all over your cup before placing it to your mouth. <br />
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Here she is taking a sip of her water, but being very careful to keep her eyes on the others in the room.<br />
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After getting some meds for my sweet girl, we headed home - but not before a quick swing by Target. Thank you Target, for filling prescriptions in your wonderland-of-things-I-want-but-do-not-need. Actually, I only bought a couple things for Hamp, because the poor boy has been wearing cut-offs, as in cut-off pj's. We've been cutting the feet out of his pajamas because he's gotten too long for them. I would like to say that this is something new we had to resort to, but unfortunately we did the same thing when Kate was a baby. <br />
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Before we knew a cough was setting in, Kate spent the night with her cousin, JP (my sister Big Al's son) on Friday night. <br />
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The best way to describe Kate and JP's relationship is this: They are each other's biggest fans.<br />
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While she was there, my sister sent me this picture through text:<br />
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Earlier on Friday we had a playdate with Lydia and Sara Gale....<br />
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The girls thought they were big time, playing with the older kids' PSP's (or whatever they are called, I cannot keep up with all the letter combinations lately!) while they were away at school. PS3, PSP, ABC?? Who knows what they were really playing with? Anyway, I've found that if you say any combination of three letters real fast under your breath, everyone assumes you know what you're talking about.<br />
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Then it was time for dress-up and chocolate... (pretty good combo, if I do say so myself!)<br />
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The good news is that both kiddos seem to be on the upward slope towards being well again. <br />
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A few random thoughts before I go:<br />
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--Last night M to the Izz-A was out on-call, so I watched the Bachelor for the first time in years. I used to watch it all the time, prior to motherhood. And even though I had no idea who was who, I sat right there and watched it from beginning to end and enjoyed every dang minute of it. Even though B-Rad gives me the creeps. Big time. And if you can creep me out after just one episode, you are cuh-to-the-reep-y. That does not mean, however, that I will not try my hardest to watch you next week.<br />
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--If my phone auto-corrects (incorrectly) what I'm texting ONE MORE TIME, I'm gonna throw it. Hard.<br />
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--I've found that walking backwards helps your joints to pop and crack less. Explanation: After putting Hamp in his crib asleep, if one of my joints just so happens to make the smallest sound when walking out, he will more likely than not, wake up with a quickness. So in an effort to curb that, I have started walking out of his room completely backwards, all the way from his crib to the door. (Are you picturing this in your head? Please don't.) Discovered all this by chance, my friends. I know, I know, forget Brad, now I'm creeping YOU out. <br />
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--I've decided I want to sing Katy Perry's "Firework" to karaoke. Somewhere. Someday. I'm a big fan of the pretty-screaming type singing. But in the meantime, that microphone that Kate got for Christmas is lookin' like it'll do the job.<br />
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About a year and a half ago, I wrote a <a href="http://allthingsinmoddy.blogspot.com/2009/06/being-intentional-with-our-thoughts.html">post about being intentional with your thoughts</a>. (Please visit or revisit <a href="http://allthingsinmoddy.blogspot.com/2009/06/being-intentional-with-our-thoughts.html">that post</a>, or this may not make any sense at all.) <br />
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Well, today was one of those days where I had to be intentional about being intentional. <br />
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Talk about down in the dang dumps. I'm tellin' ya'll, I simply cannot handle a sick baby. Cannot.<br />
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As much as I'd like to think of myself as a pretty positive-thinking person, sometimes I can't just take everything with a grain of salt and go on throughout the day as if everything's okay. I'm telling ya, it's like some days I feel like I can take on the world, whereas some days I feel like I can't even take a shower. Today was the latter. (And at this point, if you're thinking I'm crazy, don't tell me.)<br />
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Hamp has been crying for the past two days straight. I'm assuming it's his teeth trying to come in, but he's also a little congested with a cold. My poor little man has been so irritable, miserable, and just plain pitiful and that has a tendency to make me feel the exact same way. <br />
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So while I didn't want to 'waller around' in the negative, I decided to focus on the things that made me smile - the little things throughout the day that brought me joy (or kept me from joining in with Hamp and just screaming).<br />
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#1 - My big preschooler was so proud of what she made in school today, she asked me to take a picture of it "for Daddy". I love that she's proud of her school work.<br />
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#2 - and the fact that she flares her nostrils sometimes when she smiles, just like her daddy.<br />
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#3 - This little guy finally found some relief and took a short nap, in my arms.<br />
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#5 - seeing that about three-fourths of my grocery list is crossed out and accounted for, because M to the Izz-A volunteered to stop on the way home from his meeting and pick up the things that were on the we-need-it-NOW category. The other stuff can wait.<br />
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#6 - watching Kate and her daddy work together on their garage project.<br />
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#7 - seeing this little guy get some fresh air and go longer than 5 minutes without crying. <br />
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#8 - a pink washcloth and a blue washcloth -- well, not the actual washcloths, but what they represent: A little girl and a little boy who have my heart. <br />
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#9 - Leftovers from last night = tonight's dinner<br />
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#10 - A couple of new parts and they got it running!<br />
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Today was not the day that school started back.<br />
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When does one learn to actually read the calendars sent home to parents?<br />
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The holidays have indeed fried my brain. <br />
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So, I turned around - but not in the preschool's turnabout, because I didn't want anyone seeing me (not that there was anyone <em>there</em> to see me. Everyone else was still at home, in their pj's, reading their monthly calendar.) So, I used the next driveway as my sneaky turn around spot. What? I can do that. <br />
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I was excited about getting back into routine, I guess. As I've told you before, I thrive on routine. Plus, I was running out of crafts and fun things to do 'round here. We've pretty much exhausted all means of 'fun' around here for a while.<br />
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Yesterday we resorted to drawing our bodies on butcher paper. Well, Kate and Hamp's that is. We voted against drawing Mama, because with the height I'm packin', that roll of paper wouldn't be much of a roll anymore.<br />
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Hamp wasn't sure what was going on and wouldn't stay very still, which resorted in one leg longer than the other. His legs are constantly moving. Maybe he's born to run?<br />
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Hamp's also been quite the drooler lately. No shirt is safe around him, it will inevitably end up drenched, even if he's wearing a bib. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And so are orange noses due to lots of carrots and sweet 'taters.</span></td></tr>
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And I forgot to mention that it snowed for a millisecond over Christmas weekend! Kate had been asking all month long if it was going to snow for Christmas and my response was always, "No baby, it doesn't snow where we live." Well, I guess I didn't know what I was talking about. We pulled Kate out of bed, wrapped her in blankets and took her outside to see it! She couldn't believe her eyes and promptly pointed out the fact that I was wrong. It <em>does</em> snow where we live.<br />
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We got it on video, but no pictures. It didn't last long enough for all that. <br />
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But M to the Izz-A had decided earlier that week that since it <em>doesn't</em> snow where we live (or so we thought), he'd make some ice for Kate, using the ol' sprinkler system.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So it looks like that turtle is gonna be stickin' around for a while. But <em>only</em> because it was given to us by one of the three wise men. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When it's over, it's over. And Christmas is indeed over. So I will attempt to document a whole month's 'doings' in one post. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Crazy? Maybe. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A little much? Absolutely. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But this girl's doing it anyway. I can't fathom having to do another post about Christmas later this week. We took our tree down on Sunday and we have moved on, and therefore my blog will do the same.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Don't get me wrong, we LOVED Christmas around here! It's the most wonderful time of the year! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our family hosted our Christmas Cookie Decorating Party again this year and I must say that it has become one of our most favorite events of the holiday season. We love having all of our friends and family over for one big sugary mess!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Other days we just stared out the window and pretended we were outside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the moment right as Santa is about to pick her up. I love this picture because you can see in her eyes just how incredibly excited she is to be on her way to his lap.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 generations that would be 4, but I'm the one takin' the picture.</td></tr>
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We also added to our family over the holiday season and got ourselves some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_dwarf_frog">ADF's</a>. <br />
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Meet Monster and Griddle. <br />
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This year we had a <span style="background-color: white;">pajama</span> party at church in the children's department. It was a lot of fun and I'm hoping they do it every year! It would be a great tradition!<br />
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</tbody></table>Oh, and as you may can tell, I added a few more highlights back to the ol' mane, on the same day as this party to be exact. I missed them. They are my hair bling. And this girl needs bling.<br />
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And since it was Hamp's first Christmas, we played GQ dress-up, of course...<br />
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...and played with the ornaments while hanging out under the tree.<br />
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Christmas Sunday was a crazy morning. I realized it was Christmas Sunday while laying in bed around 11pm the night before. For some reason I had it in my mind as the following Sunday. Wrong. So Sunday morning we rushed around getting our Christmas attire ready, well the kids' at least. M to the Izz-A and I just pulled out something that we hoped we hadn't worn recently to church and just called it our Christmas outfit. <br />
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Kate loved baking a birthday cake for Jesus last year, so we did it again this year. Wait. Actually last year it wasn't so much of a cake as it was chocolate bark. We wrote "Happy Birthday, Jesus" on our chocolate bark with red and green icing and used it as the cake. Some of you may remember that from last year's Christmas post. But this year was an actual cake. It's something we'll continue for years to come. And Kate let me know that, "Jesus likes lots of sprinkles." Well then.<br />
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Christmas Eve night we threw out our reindeer food for Rudolph and his friends <br />
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Christmas morning brought smile after smile.<br />
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Kate even helped him open some of his gifts. She truly is the best big sister ever. <br />
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Kate got lots of artsy stuff, which is right up her alley!<br />
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And around lunchtime we headed over to my parent's, Papa and Gaga's.<br />
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We continued our tablecloth tradition this year. It's so neat to look back on drawings from years past. <br />
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And then we looked and Sal Gal had written 2012 as the beginning of her tablecloth masterpiece...<br />
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Our younger sis, Big Al, promptly called her out and we all looked at her in confusion. She had no explanation. <br />
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Just got a little sidetracked? Not thinking clearly? Wishing for a speedy 2011? Who knows?!<br />
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So she worked hard to fix it and make it read the proper year, 2010.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And I really should go grocery shopping now, which is what I should've done instead of typing this post, because I seriously just considered making Kate a sandwich out of Cheez-Whiz.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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