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Month: February 2016

29 Feb

February 29, 2016

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Kaitlyn has always loved showers. Recently she has become aware that the boys disappear to take showers either right before or right after dinner. Tonight I realized she was missing from the downstairs while I was cooking dinner and had sent the boys to get clean. I went upstairs and found Alex “helping” her into the shower.

29 Feb

February 29, 2016

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Teague was so proud of his magna tile ship. When I asked to take a picture he couldn’t wait to show me that a hidden compartment carried a car.

29 Feb

February 29, 2016

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It’s a sad day when you realize at 5 pm that your daughter still has her name tag from the YMCA on her back (put there at 9 am).

29 Feb

Ham

As I was trying to get a shot of the name tag on her back for her “picture of the day”, I was laying on my stomach and took a moment to focus on my camera settings. When I looked back through the viewfinder, this is what I saw.

28 Feb

February 28, 2016

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Sunday mornings are for fixing.

28 Feb

The Sweetest Moments

My favorite moments are over a shared book – or in Kaitlyn’s case over two books. She will never let you read a book to her without having her own in her hand.

27 Feb

Her Spot

Kaitlyn seems to have claimed this odd hallway between the kitchen and the playroom as “her spot.” Today I looked over to see that she’d dragged out all of her favorite things and was quite content.

27 Feb

February 27, 2016

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It turns out video games aren’t just for the big boys.

26 Feb

Busted

Kaitlyn went missing and we found her feeding Madison – again…

26 Feb

February 26, 2016

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The boys got belated birthday gifts tonight and Alex is most enthralled with the books.
That’s my little bookworm.

26 Feb

February 26, 2016

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A crazy game of hide-n-seek with Pop.
(He is hiding in one of my kitchen cabinets – an excellent hiding spot.)

26 Feb

February 26, 2016

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Practicing check writing, just like Granny.

25 Feb

Disappearing Act

It used to be pretty easy to keep track of who ate what. I also used to think Kaitlyn ate pretty well. I put food on her plate and it disappeared. It’s only lately that I’ve come to realize she feeds at least half of it to Madison. She’ll slip a piece on the floor or eat alternating pieces of pineapple (as shown in the picture) while feeding Madison the other half. She has amazing timing in doing this while I am busy with other things.

25 Feb

February 25, 2016

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Pajama day at school.

25 Feb

February 25, 2016

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“Mom, I gave Monkey an eye patch.”

25 Feb

February 25, 2016

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She’s definitely my daughter. She refused to leave the house without three books today.

24 Feb

Darn It

There is nothing like cleaning your impossible-to-keep-clean black counter top and then dropping the canister of flour all over the counter, cabinet, and floor…

24 Feb

February 24, 2016

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Alex had his 7 year check up today. He was quite amused by the paper robe!

Weight – 57 lbs.
Height – 47 3/4 inches.

24 Feb

February 24, 2016

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Teague decided to pull out the more complicated play dough and really show Kaitlyn how it’s done!

24 Feb

February 24, 2016

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Play dough – her newest love.

23 Feb

Early Morning

We’ve kind of missed our early morning playdates. The kids only get about 10 minutes between Alex’s bus and having to be driven to preschool, but they sure seem to love the time together.

23 Feb

February 23, 2016

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Big brothers are sometimes nice enough to do your buttons when your arm is too sore.

23 Feb

February 23, 2016

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Teague had his 5 year check up and that meant several shots. He opted to have only one today and it was the tetanus shot (which does hurt). He’s been complaining of a sore arm all day.

Weight – 46 lbs.
Height – 44 inches

23 Feb

February 23, 2016

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Long naps are the best, but I still had to wake her up.

22 Feb

Our Lake

This is our lake, our frozen lake. I think it’s rather pretty covered in ice, but I’m dreaming of the days when we can go play in the sand and water. The beach is barely visible on the opposite side of the water.

22 Feb

February 22, 2016

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Alex made me the sweetest card tonight while I cooked dinner.

22 Feb

February 22, 2016

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Teague got Magna tiles for his birthday and has spent most of his waking hours playing with them.

22 Feb

February 22, 2016

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Kaitlyn’s latest trick is to push a kitchen chair to the kitchen counter. She can now pretty much reach everything. Nothing in my house is safe. Yesterday I caught her turning on the stove!?!

21 Feb

Teague Turns 5!!!

Poor Teague got the short end of the stick today. Both Wade and I were sick and spent the day alternating sleeping. I did get up and get Teague’s requested breakfast of coffee cake and pineapple on the table. (I am going to love to remind Teague someday that his “happy” face was sticking his tongue out and panting like a dog…)

The boys were great about entertaining themselves and Teague is my most chill of children and only asked twice about opening presents or his cupcakes. By late afternoon, we were both feeling better and we were ready to start celebrating!

He was super excited that we had decided to surprise him with a sushi dinner (best idea ever once we ended up sick and cooking would have been a huge ordeal) and the waitress thought he was adorable when he brought his own chopsticks.

21 Feb

February 21, 2016

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Wade felt a little sick today so Alex decided to make him a get well card – with a little unwanted help from his siblings.

21 Feb

February 21, 2016

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Teague turned 5 today!!! One of his favorite gifts was his own camera. Wade loved showing him how to take a selfie.

21 Feb

February 21, 2016

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No wipe is safe when Kaitlyn is around. She loves to empty containers and then chew on them indefinitely. Yuck!

20 Feb

Celebrating Birthdays

We decided to go with a combined birthday party this year. Both boys were excited about a gymnastics party and a dinosaur themed cake and invitations. That made life super easy and we were ready to celebrate!

The party was full of excited kids and plenty of sugar – all you need for a good time. The kids ran wild but stopped long enough for two quick group pictures.

Then we headed home to Kaitlyn (who stayed home with a sitter to nap) and an afternoon of playing with our Milwaukee friends. The older kids played outside until they were chilled to the bone. Crazy kids.

20 Feb

February 20, 2016

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Birthday party!

20 Feb

February 20, 2016

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Birthday party!

20 Feb

February 20, 2016

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Most nights I give in and let her “help” brush her teeth.

19 Feb

Jump

I can’t help but think her first puddle jumping experience should have been more epic.

19 Feb

February 19, 2016

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Brother shenanigans.

19 Feb

February 19, 2016

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Puddle jumping.

19 Feb

February 19, 2016

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In the 20 seconds I started to curl my hair, Kaitlyn evidently went down the stairs (a new skill), climbed on the kitchen table, retrieved her oatmeal, climbed halfway up the stairs, and finished her breakfast. We are so in trouble….

18 Feb

Race Against Time

I definitely have a hint of sickness (or more than a hint) and tried to take a short nap. In the 15 minutes I dozed (lightly) in Kaitlyn’s rocking chair she managed to do this to her room. Thankfully she hasn’t figure out how to open the door to the hallway yet…

18 Feb

February 18, 2016

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Monkey see. Monkey do.

18 Feb

February 18, 2016

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It amazes me that this isn’t the slightest bit uncomfortable or noticeable to him. It drives me crazy to see it.

18 Feb

February 18, 2016

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Pigtails.

17 Feb

A Day of Sledding

Kaitlyn and I arrived a little early to pick up Teague and found his entire class outside sledding. What an awesome way to have recess! His teachers were nice enough to let me take some additional pictures.

I’ll be the first to admit I love the snow and love snow activities. When my neighbor asked about getting everyone together to sled after school, I immediately said yes. It was another sledding afternoon!

17 Feb

February 17, 2016

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After school sledding in the front yard.

17 Feb

February 17, 2016

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I love that Teague’s school takes them outside for sledding.

17 Feb

February 17, 2016

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At least she understands the idea – if not the exact right placement.

16 Feb

Determination

Not only did she decide today was a good day to walk up our steep driveway on her own (normally I carry her), but she wanted to carry the mail too.

(She actually made it 3/4 of the way, with the mail, before it got too slippery.)

16 Feb

February 16, 2016

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I love a snowy day.

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