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Month: May 2013

31 May

Work Event

Wade had his work people over tonight. What an interesting mix of engineers and designers. They were quite creative when it came to “altering” our games. They made cornhole more challenging by putting Bobby in the middle. They made 2×4 Jenga an entirely new game by changing the shape/pattern of the boards. Then they drank a lot of alcohol and ate a lot of cheese dip (and raided the candy bowl). A good time was had by all!

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31 May

May 31, 2013

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Alex and Aunt Emmy hanging out in the tent.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

31 May

May 31, 2013

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Teague playing “Where’s Teague?”
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

30 May

May 30, 2013

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Playing in the sand at Shelby Farms
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

30 May

May 30, 2013

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Playing in the sand at Shelby Farms
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

30 May

What Did I do?

You might be wondering what I did while the boys were gone? I did some random small projects around the house. I was a little lazy. I read. I worked out. I spent time with Wade. I also completed (or almost completed) my Project Life for 2012. I have had everything sitting in a pile, but just hadn’t put it in the book and and printed the journaling cards. I love how it turned out!
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29 May

Wood Worker

Pop has taken up a new hobby and “turns bowls”. The boys now each have their own popcorn bowl made from a cherry tree cut down from Granny and Pop’s yard. The bottom of the bowl even has their name and is signed by Pop with the year it is made. How awesome!
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29 May

May 29, 2013

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Helping Pop in the yard.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

29 May

May 29, 2013

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Helping Pop in the yard.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

28 May

Just A Little Jealous

Judy and Jerry had mentioned that friends had a Japanese fire truck and wanted to show it to Alex and Teague. I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant. It turns out it is basically a miniature fire truck. When Alex first saw it he said, “Just my size.” The boys were quite fascinated and got to play and ride to their hearts’ content.

28 May

May 28, 2013

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Alex feeding the birds.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

28 May

May 28, 2013

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Snack time!
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

27 May

Not My Day

And this happened just as I was leaving my Dad’s house…
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Amazingly it still works. Thankfully my plan was up a year (or maybe even two) ago. I just hadn’t planned on getting a new phone…

27 May

May 27, 2013

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Alex got to ride in a Japanese fire truck today (at least 10 laps around) – Granny and Pop’s friends have the coolest toys!
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

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May 27, 2013

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Teague was a little too scared to ride in the fire truck, but he sat in Pop’s lap and pretended to drive.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

26 May

New Baby

Melissa requested some photos and I was only too happy to take them. The rest of the day I spent snuggling with Mackenzie. Sweet baby.

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26 May

May 26, 2013

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Playing outside after church.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

26 May

May 26, 2013

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Teague was quick to find the car at the playground.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)

25 May

Group Photo

Pretty shortly after the boys woke up (at a very early 6 am) we were on the road again for Nashville. We let Alex and Teague play with Harper (and I got to meet my new niece) before we made everyone sit for a group photo. We attempted a few pictures of just the kids, but Alex wasn’t interested in holding the baby so we might try those again in July when we get everyone together again.
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Then we fed the boys lunch and their Granny and Pop came from Memphis to take them away for a week of fun at their house.

25 May

May 25, 2013

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Brothers.

24 May

On The Road Again

The boys and I packed up the car and headed to KY today. They were troopers and we got there in no time at all (or rather in about 8 hours).
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24 May

May 24, 2013

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Bedtime books with Gram.

24 May

May 24, 2013

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Thumb sucker.

23 May

Graduation

Teague’s class at MDO had a graduation ceremony today. They walked across the “bridge” to receive their diploma. It was pretty obvious the little ones had been practicing and were excited to perform. Teague was the last name called. He got up on the bridge, paused, looked to me with a huge grin, and then stood there for the applause and pictures before continuing to the other side.

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23 May

May 23, 2013

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Last day of school!

22 May

Copy Cat

Alex has been working on his letters and numbers. Today he successfully copied his name – the first time he has done all the letters in his name at one time!
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22 May

May 22, 2013

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Today it occurred to me that Alex is tall enough to see into our silverware drawer. Bingo! Now he can unload the silverware from the dishwasher. Mom loves the help and he loves earning a star.

22 May

May 22, 2013

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Teague was amusing himself while I cooked dinner. Then I realized he was saying, “black beans” over and over. This boy loves his beans!

21 May

May 21, 2013

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Alex loves his Crocs, but they do quite a number on his feet in the summer. Tonight I wouldn’t let him take his shoes off until he was ready to get in the shower. (If you know Alex you know this was quite a big deal. He is adamant about taking shoes off at the backdoor.) Then he had to take the shoes in the shower and wash them too.

21 May

May 21, 2013

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Bedtime for Teague means books with Mom.

21 May

Ups And Downs

I got the roller coaster out of the attic for the little kids, but here was Teague’s reaction the first time he rode it.
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Ironically the big kids love it. Alex crams himself in (knees up to his chin) and Riley balances on the back. Oh well, whatever works..

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20 May

May 20, 2013

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Alex is really starting to enjoy soccer (it only took 3 sessions of lessons).

20 May

May 20, 2013

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Storytime at Yo Mama!

20 May

Hello AC

It’s that time of year again. We are all getting irritable and grumpy in the afternoons and evenings. Time for the air conditioning!
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19 May

May 19, 2013

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Brothers.

19 May

Coke Explosion

This has been on the To Do List for weeks. (Wade did it at church with the kids and Alex has been waiting for his turn ever since hearing about it.)

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18 May

May 18, 2013

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Take them to the playground and they are fascinated with the sewer drain.

18 May

May 18, 2013

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Fun at the playground.

18 May

The Park

All my kids want to do lately is go the park. It’s easy enough so off we go.

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17 May

May 17, 2013

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Alex wasn’t interested in having his picture taken today..

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May 17, 2013

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Teague wanted “meow” and even managed to snuggle with her for a few minutes.

17 May

Car?

Teague is so easy to please. Cars are still his favorite toy. He has no idea who Spiderman is, but this Spiderman set has a car so he’s content to play with it for hours on end…
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16 May

Daddy’s Boy

Alex becomes Wade’s shadow the minute he walks in the door. Today was no exception.

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16 May

May 16, 2013

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As an explanation for why he was choosing the rabbit setting on his lawn mower, Alex told me, “I’m going to put it in rabbit because we don’t see any turtles in our yard.”

16 May

May 16, 2013

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It turns out Teague doesn’t wake up from anesthesia very well. Thankfully Mom, Mumby, and a car eventually calmed him down.

15 May

The Farm

Our last Tour Club event of the semester was Green Meadows Farm – one of our favorite places!

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15 May

May 15, 2013

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Monkey.

15 May

May 15, 2013

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This boy would live in his car if it were possible.

14 May

Kiddie Car Wash

Is there anything cuter than a kiddie car wash?
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14 May

May 14, 2013

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Both kids thought washing my car was the best idea I’d had in a long time. Who would have guessed?

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