Month: April 2017
And to think he used to take awesome shower pictures like this.
I have been admiring Amy Tripple‘s photographs for quite a while. When we first realized we would most likely be moving, I booked a family photo session. I got the pictures and love them!
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Teague loves to bake and does so often. He’s great about letting Kaitlyn help when she asks. Today Kaitlyn wanted to bake and could not be convinced to let Teague help. He took it well and we all ended up with bran muffins.
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Little girl playdates are so different from little boy ones. These girls are in preschool together and have had an awesome year. Today we got together and they colored, played dolls, and are now blowing bubbles.
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At the Masquerade a few weeks ago, I won a sign making party during the silent auction. Amber, Nicki, and Maria joined me and tonight we made signs!
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Let’s celebrate my birthday!!
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Wade is out of town so I wasn’t planning to really celebrate my birthday till this weekend. Amber and I had arranged a playdate this afternoon and that included dinner. I figured that would be a great way to celebrate. Imagine my surprise when she also showed up with a cake – made by one of my favorite people. Yum! Happy Birthday to me.
Kaitlyn is a wonderful napper – in her own bed. I have never been able to transfer her from car to bed or vice versa. She also doesn’t sleep in the car more than 30 minutes (compared to a 3 hour nap in her crib). Teague has long ago given up naps, but can always be counted on for a snooze if we are in the car after about 3 pm. Imagine my surprise when we to to Alex’s appointment and I went to get the two youngest out of the car. Kaitlyn had already had a 2 hour nap, but apparently wasn’t quite done and Teague joined her.
When a local photographer, Emily Hernandez, offered “Mommy and Me” pictures I gladly signed up. It’s hard to be in pictures and I rarely have fun ones with just Kaitlyn. Included in this session was someone to do my hair and makeup – even better!
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Today is Easter. The kids patiently waited at the top of the stairs for me to take a picture before diving into their Easter Baskets. Then we dressed up and headed to Church. I demanded a picture afterwards and then we had a wonderful family meal afterwards. Happy day.
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Amber started our Saturday-before-Easter brunch and Egg Hunt when the big boys were two (and there were only four kids). Over the years we have multiplied quite a bit! To try to make the hunting fair we’ve tried to separate the eggs for different kids in different ways. This year we told the big kids they couldn’t pick up an egg that was too easy to find – as in laying in the grass. Maybe soon we can just hide them and let them go wild.
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One of my favorite things to do is compare old pictures. Here is our history of Easter Brunches (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017)
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I love when my friends have fun parties. Sara threw an Easter party for all the kids and they all had a blast!
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This is how our afternoon went:
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