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Month: December 2014

31 Dec

December 31, 2014

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Nevermind that it is 10 degrees outside. The boys love their new jeep and have made numerous trips out in the cold to ride it!

31 Dec

December 31, 2014

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Pretty soon she is going to expect Alex to come play with her after every nap.

31 Dec

Holiday Recap

We had a great Christmas, but let’s just recap the sickness part.
Holly – some kind of head cold and laryngitis on the 20-21st
Kaitlyn – grumpy from cutting a tooth on the 25th
Teague – eye surgery on the 26th
Judy – diagnosed with the flu on the 26th
Wade – diagnosed with Bronchitis on the 28th
Kaitlyn – diagnosed with an ear infection on the 31st
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30 Dec

One Minor Fix

Having two boys share a room means a lot more clothes in the one closet. All of the sweaters have been on the floor since we unpacked winter things. Last weekend (before Christmas), I finally remembered to ask Wade to install a second rod. Perfect! Now their closet is functional (and tidy)!
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30 Dec

December 30, 2014

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Brothers.

30 Dec

December 30, 2014

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One of the only ways Gram gets time with all three.

29 Dec

Paducah Christmas – Round Two

The boys couldn’t wait to get to Gram’s house. They love to see her and they knew she had presents!

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Then Matt stopped by on his way out of town!

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My high school friends squeezed in a visit.

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Then it was time for all of Mom’s family to come for dinner.

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Whew what a day!
29 Dec

December 29, 2014

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He was truly this excited over every gift he opened.

29 Dec

December 29, 2014

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Can’t you just see how hard it is for him to wait?

29 Dec

December 29, 2014

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First Christmas.

28 Dec

Paducah Christmas – Round One

The day – church, naps, presents, fishing, tractor rides, book reading, and playing. It was a pretty full day. (Wade even made an appearance or two. He was diagnosed with Bronchitis and spent most of the day recovering.)

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My favorite picture of the day.
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28 Dec

December 28, 2014

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Alex was so excited when Mary’s son offered to take him fishing in B’s pond.

28 Dec

December 28, 2014

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Teague in “silver car.”

28 Dec

December 28, 2014

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B and Kaitlyn.

27 Dec

Santa’s Letter

For those of you wondering how Santa handled Alex’s request for a “real” fairy, Santa left Alex a special letter.
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The letter was left with the fairy house Santa delivered, but Alex has never asked for it to be read. He has also never mentioned that Santa didn’t leave a “real” fairy.

27 Dec

December 27, 2014

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Another road trip. Another nap.

27 Dec

December 27, 2014

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Another road trip. Another nap.

27 Dec

December 27, 2014

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Another house. Another baby gym.

26 Dec

Another Surgery

Teague had surgery scheduled this morning for 7:30. Dr. Lyon came in early to do the surgery and planned a quick procedure to roll the eyelid outwards. The anesthesiologist was fantastic and talked with us a long time before deciding how to put Teague to sleep. Due to the nature of the procedure and his past history waking up, she recommended an IV anesthesia.

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The surgery was over very quickly and Teague woke up slowly, but without incident?!?! Everyone was pleasantly surprised and Teague even got the offered snacks. (He’s normally to out of it or screaming too much for the treats.) We packed up pretty quickly and headed home.

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26 Dec

December 26, 2014

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Trying out his new experiment kit.

26 Dec

December 26, 2014

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Making chicken noodle soup for Granny.

26 Dec

December 26, 2014

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Hello baby doll.

25 Dec

December 25, 2014

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Thank goodness for Legos when the entire rest of the family takes a break from Christmas for a nap.

25 Dec

December 25, 2014

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It wouldn’t be Christmas without a little pouting.
(He wanted to help Wade and Alex label the tops of my spice jars.)

25 Dec

December 25, 2014

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Kaitlyn may have gotten one of my favorite gifts this Christmas. Granny had her baby bracelet repaired and gave it to Kaitlyn in her stocking.

25 Dec

Ho Ho Ho

We started the morning with Santa.
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Then we moved on to a family breakfast before family gifts.

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A before and after picture is always fun. The balcony in this house makes it even better!

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24 Dec

Cookie Making

We started a new tradition last year (our first Christmas at home). We spend the afternoon of Christmas Eve making sugar cookies for Santa. The boys love picking the shapes, stealing bites of dough, and decorating the cookies. Santa seemed to enjoy the few we left for him too.
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24 Dec

December 24, 2014

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Pizza for lunch!
These Little Ceasar Pizza Kits (school fundraiser) are amazing and I would have ordered a freezer full if I had known.

24 Dec

December 24, 2014

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Pizza for lunch!
These Little Ceasar Pizza Kits (school fundraiser) are amazing and I would have ordered a freezer full if I had known.

24 Dec

December 24, 2014

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The mopey snuggles should have been a good clue that Kaitlyn was getting a tooth (her second) for Christmas.

23 Dec

December 23, 2014

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Basket presents – it’s almost Christmas Eve.

23 Dec

December 23, 2014

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Making bouncy balls.
(And only this three year old would have the patience to stand in the same spot for 10 minutes waiting till the timer beeped.)

23 Dec

December 23, 2014

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Bananas are good.

23 Dec

The 23rd

A day where nothing was really accomplished but a lot of fun was had by all – without leaving the house.

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22 Dec

December 22, 2014

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Pop reading the favorite Christmas book of the year – Olive, the Other Reindeer.

22 Dec

December 22, 2014

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Showing Granny Christmas songs on Mom’s phone.

22 Dec

December 22, 2014

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Pop found the bell on the tree and Kaitlyn was enthralled.

22 Dec

Merry Christmas

I kind of love the picture I got for our Christmas card this year. A smiling Kailtyn; Alex with a little attitude; Teague’s black eye artfully hidden.
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21 Dec

December 21, 2014

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Brothers.

21 Dec

December 21, 2014

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Three.

21 Dec

A Church Christmas Program

Wade and I are a little excited to be back in a traditional church and have things like a children’s christmas program – with costumes! The kids did a great job with their songs and Alex was amazingly tolerant. There was a little girl behind him that kept poking him and pulling off his head covering. He would quietly ask her to stop or simply try to put it back on his head (which explains how it looks towards the end). Teague started the program with his thumb in his mouth, warmed up to a little singing, and then got tired and just had a seat in the front row.

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20 Dec

December 20, 2014

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Alex very appropriately opened his basket present full of UK gear this morning – and then loved watching the game and cheering for the Cats.

20 Dec

December 20, 2014

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It’s a glow-accessory kind of night.

20 Dec

December 20, 2014

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I love a baby grabbing her toes.

20 Dec

Christmas Cards

I did a little picture rearranging and ended up with a bare wall. Thankfully it is Christmas time and Christmas cards need to be displayed!
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19 Dec

December 19, 2014

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If only this had happened before he got in so much trouble.

19 Dec

December 19, 2014

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Sibling love.

19 Dec

Shopping List

Alex was so excited to create his shopping list for tomorrow’s errands with Daddy.
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1 – Clock for Uncle John
2 – Picture frame for Aunt Emmy
3 – Caramels for Aunt Emmy
4 – Bone for Madison
5 – Celery for Reggie
6 – Car for Teague (or maybe a boat for Pop)

18 Dec

Snow Day

We woke up to snow – and no school! The boys couldn’t wait for Kaitlyn to finish her morning nap so we could go play.

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18 Dec

December 18, 2014

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These boys couldn’t wait till after Kaitlyn’s morning nap to get out in the snow. When I came downstairs I found them playing out on the walkway – with no shoes!

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