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Month: June 2014

30 Jun

Batter Up

For having basically zero knowledge of baseball before practices started, Alex has done really well and loved every minute.

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30 Jun

June 30, 2014

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Bitty Baseball pictures were tonight.

30 Jun

June 30, 2014

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Teague has always been a car boy. His new thing is anytime someone leaves the house he wants to watch them “back up.” So once again today he couldn’t wait to get outside and watch the truck leave.

29 Jun

New Toy

I got some new camera equipment for my birthday and today is the first day I have taken time to try it out – right before baby arrives! Check out that close-up detail. (Everyone was napping and I needed a subject that wouldn’t move a lot. That meant Madison got to be my test subject.)

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29 Jun

June 29, 2014

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We ran out of carrots so Alex wanted “crunchy” lettuce to go with his dip.

29 Jun

June 29, 2014

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Testing out the new sailboat.

28 Jun

Supplies

The necessary items for a morning of projects in the shop with Dad.
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(See one finished project here.)

28 Jun

June 28, 2014

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Project with Dad – a new sailboat.

28 Jun

June 28, 2014

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Checking things out.

27 Jun

Grandmothers

Something I never thought I’d see – My mom trying to shoot mutant spiders on a video game with my son. The things we do for love.
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27 Jun

June 27, 2014

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Starting the day with Legos.

27 Jun

June 27, 2014

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“Monkey my baby”

26 Jun

Craftiness

Alex decided to make an airplane out of some large cardboard we had around the house. Then of course it needed to be painted. If Alex was painting then Teague needed to paint. To make Mom happy that moved the entire operation outside.

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26 Jun

June 26, 2014

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Alex is pretty determined to wear his hat this way. No matter how many times I try to straighten it, this is how it looks a few minutes later.

26 Jun

June 26, 2014

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My little painting pirate – who did not want his picture taken.

25 Jun

Family Pictures

We had family pictures taken in early April (before Teague’s surgery and when I was 6 months pregnant) and they just arrived today.

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25 Jun

June 25, 2014

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Still loving baseball.

25 Jun

June 25, 2014

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One boy towing another boy in a box. Just a typical day at the Burch house.

24 Jun

A Little Young

Alex played soccer in Milwaukee at ages 3 and 4. The lesson was an hour long and they did drills, played silly games, etc. Teague is taking soccer at age 3 and also for an hour. The difference is after a handful of “practices” they are playing real games. It’s cute to watch and the older kids (they range from 3-5) are actually getting the concept. Teague loves to run the field but he doesn’t really understand the rest. He tries to hold the coach’s hand, pick flowers, and just run. They put him as goalie and he does understand that he stands in that one spot but doesn’t actively try to stop the ball. It’s hilarious. My favorite is when he decided to tell two kids on the other team (red) that they couldn’t be goalie (they were standing to close to his net). This child is scare of nothing!

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24 Jun

June 24, 2014

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Swim lessons.

24 Jun

June 24, 2014

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Library day.

23 Jun

Branching Out

Alex really wanted to try baseball this year so we signed him up for Bitty Baseball. I don’t know if it’s because he is five or because he really loves baseball, but he did great. He barely wanted to stop for water breaks. The one sport Wade and I were really hoping to avoid seems to be a winner – at least for this summer.

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23 Jun

June 23, 2014

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This kid seriously loves apples – this is his third today.

23 Jun

June 23, 2014

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Teague spent the entire ride home examining his new scrape.

22 Jun

Family

Wade took a picture of the boys and I. Love it!
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22 Jun

June 22, 2014

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Alex’s reaction to a thunderstorm.
(A really bad one – we lost power for about 5 hours.)

22 Jun

June 22, 2014

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Teague’s reaction to a thunderstorm.
(A really bad one – we lost power for about 5 hours.)

21 Jun

June 21, 2014

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I’m not sure what prompted any of this – from the superman shirt (I had him in a red shirt), to the tricycle, to the two swords. He was having a blast though.

21 Jun

Is It Me?

In our last two houses, Wade and I have both wanted to move the garbage disposal to a different location. In our last house it was from the small middle section to the deep left side. In this house it was from the shallower right to the deeper left. Is it weird that I want the disposal on the deeper side? That is where I find myself scrubbing/soaking/etc. That of course means that then there are more food particles on that side. Regardless my awesome husband moved it for me today and it only took two trips to the local hardware store.
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21 Jun

June 21, 2014

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I love to find my kids enthralled with their books.

20 Jun

Letters

Alex really wanted to write end-of-summer letters to his teacher and librarian (whose name he couldn’t remember). Wade wrote as Alex dictated and then Alex signed them himself. In the end Alex actually forgot to deliver them, but the thought was sweet.
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20 Jun

June 20, 2014

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Moments before they both went under…

20 Jun

June 20, 2014

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We got a new (bigger) pool today. It was the best afternoon!

19 Jun

Bitty Soccer

Tonight was our last round of bitty soccer. I think Teague enjoyed playing and some of his skills improved. He still has no clue how an actual game is played and would much rather just run around and chase the kids, but he is only three.

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19 Jun

June 19, 2014

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Alex wanted to write a note to both his teacher and the librarian.

19 Jun

June 19, 2014

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“I no like thunder. I go hide in my room.”

18 Jun

New Approach

Teague was so good about having to wear an eye patch for so long. Now it has become a battle. We decided to change it up a little today and let Alex put it on.
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18 Jun

June 18, 2014

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We are logging lots of lego hours these days.

18 Jun

June 18, 2014

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We are logging lots of lego hours these days.

17 Jun

Guest Room

We have a guest room above our garage, which means it is completely separate from the house. The only way into it is through the garage. It’s a little strange but it does make it easy to keep off limits to the kids and give visitors a little extra space. It is also one of the few rooms that is completely done (or close enough). That means we are ready for visitors!!

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17 Jun

June 17, 2014

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Broken AC at home means we spent a few hours in the nice, cool library.

17 Jun

June 17, 2014

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Broken AC at home means we spent a few hours in the nice, cool library.

16 Jun

June 16, 2014

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Children watching TV. (i.e. making it easy for the neighbor while Mom and Dad make quick trip to the hospital to get checked out – no baby yet)

16 Jun

To Dad

Alex came home with this from Sunday School yesterday and couldn’t wait to add it to Wade’s card. Wade and I both got a kick out of it.
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15 Jun

Fathers

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads! My boys (all three) really wanted a ladder in their picture and so you have it.

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As part of the “decorating” for Father’s Day, Alex even made Wade a crown.
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15 Jun

June 15, 2014

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Skyping with friends in Milwaukee.

14 Jun

Dragons

Alex has quickly learned I have no artistic skills. He asks Wade to draw an outline (this time a dragon on two feet) and then he does all the coloring and features.
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14 Jun

June 14, 2014

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Creating rockets left and right.

14 Jun

June 14, 2014

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I was rather impressed with this lego fort Teague created all by himself.

13 Jun

A Little Behind

I was working on pictures for a photo wall and realized I never posted these pictures taken by Christine Plamann right before Easter (and Teague’s eyelid surgery). We had a 15 minute session and I love the pictures she got!!

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