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Month: October 2014

31 Oct

October 31, 2014

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Happy Halloween
(from the snow mountain climber)

31 Oct

October 31, 2014

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Happy Halloween
(from the car)

31 Oct

October 31, 2014

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Happy Halloween
(from the elephant)

31 Oct

Smell My Feet

Alex came home from school singing “Trick or Treat. Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat. If you don’t, I don’t care. I’ll pull down your underwear.” (Ah, memories.) We convinced him that saying “Trick or Treat” followed by a “thank you” might be the best choice.
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Because we only have a few neighbors we took the kids to the downtown trick or treating in Weston. How fun to walk the tiny downtown and see so many friends from school.

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Our next stop was our church for their “trunk or treat.” There was plenty of candy, hot dogs, popcorn, and a firetruck!

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30 Oct

October 30, 2014

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Someone could use a nap.

30 Oct

October 30, 2014

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Anytime Teague is left alone with Kaitlyn he takes off her socks…

30 Oct

October 30, 2014

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Kaitlyn still loves her baths.

30 Oct

Decorating

Alex didn’t think our house had enough fall decorations. I came into the kitchen to discover that he had added quite a few bits of color.
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29 Oct

October 29, 2014

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This boy.

29 Oct

October 29, 2014

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He’s hoping I won’t notice the pencil sharpener in his hands, which he is definitely not allowed to use.
(The pencils end up nubs by the time he is done.)

29 Oct

October 29, 2014

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Just going for a little drive.

29 Oct

The Boy With Glasses

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28 Oct

Camera Time

Kaitlyn was happy and awake during Teague’s nap so I took quite a few pictures.

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28 Oct

October 28, 2014

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Glasses…

28 Oct

October 28, 2014

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Sneaking a sip of Mom’s drink.

28 Oct

October 28, 2014

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Teague was so excited to “babysit” Kaitlyn while I took a shower.

27 Oct

October 27, 2014

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The boys finally found some leaves.

27 Oct

October 27, 2014

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Good morning beautiful. (Did I mention she slept till 8:30 this morning?)

27 Oct

Craftiness

I am not crafty. I am not creative. However, I love to see these qualities in other people. One of my favorite photographers to follow (Andrea Hanki) is both. I love the costume she came up with for her youngest son (and his pacifier)!
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26 Oct

Adventures In Shipping

My normal kitchen island setup has a red and white striped pitcher full of spatulas and spoons next to the stove. As I was decorating for Halloween, I realized a black and white pitcher would be prefect! Thankfully the one I have is also made in black and sold on Amazon. I ordered it a few days before the party and it arrived the day before but with a large crack down the side. I went ahead and used it for decor but requested a replacement from Amazon. I have now received two additional pitchers that were shattered in the shipping process.

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My last contact from Amazon refunded all of my money and informed me they were pulling the item from inventory to investigate further. Darn it! I really want the pitcher. Here’s hoping they get it worked out and back in stock.
26 Oct

October 26, 2014

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First lesson in cheese dip making. (It occurred to me today that the boys could help me open all the American cheese slices).

26 Oct

October 26, 2014

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This girl was quite happy to be left with her Daddy while the boys and I went out.

25 Oct

Comparison

The picture on the left was taken July 10 and the picture on the right was taken today (October 25).

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I decided to put the pictures side by side after I realized we had the same outfit in both the summer and winter version.
25 Oct

October 25, 2014

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I have no idea how we have ended up on so many mailing lists (I am fanatical about calling to remove our names), but at this rate Alex’s Christmas list will be 20 pages long.

25 Oct

October 25, 2014

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Stripes on stripes with a wagon of cars.

25 Oct

October 25, 2014

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Post-outfit, pre-pajama time

24 Oct

Where Are Your Kids?

Evidently mine decided to wake up and have a party at eleven o’clock. First Alex appeared saying his stomach hurt. Then Teague bounced out of the room and wanted to talk too. I eventually went to bed but Wade said they were up for hours. Crazy kids.
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24 Oct

October 24, 2014

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Glasses have been chosen. Now we just have to wait for them to be made.

24 Oct

October 24, 2014

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Doesn’t everyone sit on the coffee table to read?
(I do, which is definitely where he gets it.)

24 Oct

October 24, 2014

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Current favorite – the mirror.

23 Oct

Favorite Fall Tree

I love fall colors – especially the trees. Growing up in Paducah, everyone in my family would pick their favorite. This is my favorite for 2014. I see it every time I drive to Weston.
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23 Oct

October 23, 2014

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Today Alex realized the robot vacuum could make Legos even better.

23 Oct

October 23, 2014

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Just doing a little cleanup.

23 Oct

October 23, 2014

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Baby clothes – the only time you can get away with having something cute on the butt of your outfit.

22 Oct

Scintillating Breakfast Date

Kaitlyn has a had a touch of something (sickness-wise). I thought it was Hand, Foot, and Mouth but I have not seen any sores. She had a low grade fever one day. The two biggest things I have noticed are a lot less eating and a lot more sleeping. Kaitlyn and I met my friend Katie for breakfast and Kaitlyn was a great companion. She smiled and giggled for a little bit and then fell asleep (and slept) while Katie held her and we talked.
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22 Oct

October 22, 2014

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Digging for buried treasure.

22 Oct

October 22, 2014

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Daddy and Teague.

22 Oct

October 22, 2014

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This little one slept till almost 9 this morning, when I had to wake her up for us to make our breakfast date.

21 Oct

Arcade Mania

Wade and I both really like arcade games. I was nothing but excited when he came home with a cocktail Ms. Pacman the other night. The kids just realized we had a new game and couldn’t wait to play.

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21 Oct

October 21, 2014

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Lego time.

21 Oct

October 21, 2014

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Books (about fairies).

21 Oct

October 21, 2014

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Alex’s sleep drastically changed when we put him on his stomach. I attempted it with Kaitlyn today. She decided it wasn’t for her.

20 Oct

October 20, 2014

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Guess what Alex will soon be wearing?

20 Oct

October 20, 2014

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I miss the Tosa recycling program. Here we have to sort it and then take it to a recycling facility. I have bins labeled with pictures in the garage and the boys are great about taking things to the correct bin for me.

20 Oct

October 20, 2014

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Kaitlyn has taken long naps and been extra snuggly today. Tonight I also realized she has eaten very little and has sores in her mouth.
Hand, Foot, Mouth strikes again.

20 Oct

Spelling

I love five year old spelling.
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19 Oct

Blast Off

I’ve been contacted by numerous people over the years about Alex’s rocketship bed. (see here and here) Most people want more details, plans, etc – which we sadly don’t have. (Wade mostly created the bed as he was building it with materials he could easily acquire.) Wade has tried to help a few people with their questions, but that’s been the end of it. Then I received an email from someone having the bed made. Donna agreed to send me a picture and I love how the bed for her son turned out!
Alex’s original bed:
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The re-creation:
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19 Oct

October 19, 2014

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Bedtime books.

19 Oct

October 19, 2014

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Dressed for the pumpkin season.

18 Oct

October 18, 2014

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Last soccer games of the season.

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