tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39816760505551262792024-02-20T21:05:04.628-06:00The Pitt CrewOur new little life as a family of three!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-10854003123407603242017-01-30T11:41:00.002-06:002017-01-30T11:41:56.609-06:00Ellie is SEVEN!Well, long time no see! Not sure if this will be a more regular occurrence-but I decided to dust off the blog and give a quick update. <div>
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We have had a wonderful year! Miller is growing like a weed, talking huge words, carrying on excellent conversations, and just plugging right along. He is so sweet and loving and pleasant 90% of the time. He melts me on a daily basis. </div>
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Ellie is so grown up! She has really blossomed this year and seems to have learned SO much in first grade. Her reading has really improved but she seems to love math the most. She is still taking dance on Tuesdays, voice on Thursdays, and enters pageants every now and then as well. She keeps us busy! We also participate in Kirk Kids at church on Wednesday nights and Awana on Sundays. She rarely complains about her busy schedule and loves school <i>almost</i> every day. </div>
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With the kids getting older, I finally feel like it is getting easier to do every day things. No more diaper bags or cribs in this house! While I am sad that we are no longer in the baby phase, I am really enjoying this "bigger" kid stage even more. They still have their moments, no doubt. But life is good! </div>
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Last week, Ellie turned SEVEN! That just sounds so old! To celebrate, she had a 3 friends over to play after school on her actual birthday. We ordered pizza and had cake and ice cream. If I am being honest, I think we are finished with BIG parties for her. She and I both enjoy a more low key celebration and this was just perfect!</div>
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BB, Eric, and Mammie had flowers and balloons delivered to her after school. It was SUCH a fun surprise!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Saturday after her birthday we headed to Memphis. We picked up our sweet friend Ali and headed downtown to have afternoon tea at the Peabody. It was the perfect way to celebrate our 7 year old! The girls were so cute and funny. <br />
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They had "duckie tea" caramel apple flavored. We had 3 courses of delicious treats. All kinds of yummy sandwiches, scones, and desserts. It was fabulous!<br />
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Taking selfies and making Instagram story videos. Silly girls!<br />
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It was a wonderful day and one I know we will never forget.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-54066824755760146272015-11-18T10:52:00.003-06:002015-11-18T10:56:03.802-06:00A CRAZY FallThree months later...I am going to try and catch up again!<br />
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This fall season has been one for the books. Between football season, work, kindergarten and all of our "others" we have gone non-stop. We had two dear friends get married, took a trip to Washington DC, watched the Rebels lose to Memphis (still not over that one) and celebrated Halloween. We also celebrated all of the October birthdays and went to Nashville over Fall break! I am tired just typing it all!<br />
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I am totally not surprised at all, but Ellie has totally ROCKED Kindergarten! She gets up in the mornings fairly well and does her work each and every day like a champ. She truly enjoys her days, her work, her friends, and her teacher. She comes home full of stuff to tell us each day and continues to blow us away with all she observes and remembers. She is mine, but she is amazing. I just love this girl. She has exceeded my expectations in every aspect of her little life. Proud mom? Yeah, maybe. :)<br />
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One of of the many perks of our sweet little school...she and buddy Baker were picked to say the pledge one morning! I love how sweet these little friends are. I also love how my friends and husband are there to peek in on the fun moments throughout the day.<br />
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Football season has come to an end once again...and we survived! We missed 3 games this year which is more than I would have liked-- but due to strep, weather, and Aunt Jenny's wedding, it just happened. Miller was overall EXCELLENT at the games this year. He is pretty much a momma's boy all the way and never ventured too far from me. Ellie ran wild with her friends and had a blast each week. Overall, this was the easiest football season I have had yet. Still not easy, but EASI-ER.<br />
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Our homecoming this year was awesome! We came away with a big WIN and had a huge tailgate party with tons of tents, tables, food and fun. Don was pumped to see the support and said all of the tents reminded him of the Grove in Oxford. It was a great night!<br />
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One of my most favorite family pictures to date. I love my family and our hard working Daddy/coach!<br />
He stays so busy during the season but never misses a beat the minute he walks in the door. He handles all of the pressures and commitments like a champ and still manages to be a huge help to me with my schedule. Somehow we manage to make it all work!<br />
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I can't believe Ellie is in her 3rd year of "Little Spirits" cheer. They have cheered twice so far and she has done great. Cheer, dance, pageants are definitely her "forte". A girly girl for sure! She is even starting voice lessons this week. Another thing to add to our weekly schedule!</div>
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Peeps and DeDe gifted the kids tickets to Frozen on Ice for their birthdays. We had to wait until September to go but it was a great gift and something we really looked forward to. We all LOVED it. Also so glad we were able to visit with Granny and Grandon while we were in town!<br />
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Daddy turned 34! We cooked him his favorite meal, enjoyed a yummy DQ ice cream cake and he even was spoiled with a new pistol he was been wanting FOREVER. I think he had a pretty great birthday this year.<br />
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The annual Greenfield Fire Prevention Festival was another fun week. Ellie was able to take her first field trip uptown to the Fire House on a fire truck, tour the house and learn a lesson on fire safety. After their tour, they were given the rest of the day to play at the carnival, ride rides, and eat yummy treats. A big day for a little kindergartener! So glad I was able to be there with her. <br />
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And we can't leave little brother out...the fire trucks also visited Miss Penny's and they were able to ride as well. He came home with a bag full of treats and a fire hat. He had the BEST day. I know it seems I talk a lot about Ellie, but Miller is never far behind. In fact, he has made us just as proud with his new routine. He absolutely loves Miss Penny's house. He walks right in every morning, loves his friends, circle time and show and tell Fridays. I cannot express what a blessing Miss Penny has been to our family this year. I really struggled with mom guilt and him going full time, but it has been an easy transition for all of us. He still has "mommy days" at home with me every once in a while and loves to sit in my lap each afternoon. This angel boy melts my heart on a daily basis. He is pure joy!<br />
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Last Christmas, our Aunt Jenny got engaged! I thought surely she'd have an island destination wedding, but instead she went for a big bash in Jackson on October 10. The only issue with being the last of the friends to wed, is that all of your other friends have had multiple children, which turns into a MASSIVE wedding party. Jenny decided to have 5 flower girls and 5 ring hearers! Crazy. I of course think these two were the cutest and sweetest. They looked absolutely precious and did perfectly! It was a little tricky when I was in the wedding as well and Don had a game, but once again DeDe came to the rescue and helped out tremendously! The wedding was beautiful and these kiddos made us so proud.</div>
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Lucky for us, the week after the wedding was Fall break. I ended up having to work in Nashville so we decided to make a little trip out of it. We ate at some yummy places, visited the AG store for an ear piercing and hair do on Caroline, and visited the Adventure Science Museum. A fun little family getaway!<br />
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The following weekend was a very anticipated game...Memphis vs. Ole Miss! This was the kiddos first big college game. We tailgated with tons of friends and had great seats in the Ole Miss coach's family section. It was a terrible game for the Rebels but our multitudes of Memphis friends sure were happy! The kids had fun but we were all EXHAUSTED by the time we made it home that night.</div>
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The next day was one of my favorite church events of the year...our annual Fall Fest/ Hayride. We have the best food, a great hayride and tons of fall games and fun with our church family. </div>
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Halloween was great this year too! Miller has had an ongoing obsession with Peter Pan recently so it was a no-brainer for him to be Peter and E to be Tink. They were a hit everywhere they went! I was also able to help with Ellie's class party and attend her costume parade at school. We trick or treated at the bank, library, Trunk or Treat at church and went around town to see family and friends. Miller really got it this year which made it even more fun. </div>
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I ended up being able to attend the College Board conference in Washington DC this first of this month. So glad football was over in time for Don to go with me! It was so nice to getaway together and eat a few nice meals and see the sights. We loved our time together!<br />
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Lastly, Ellie was chosen at the Citizen of the 6 weeks for her class. I've already gushed over her enough...but just one more reason she makes up so proud!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Whew, I think that about covers most of it...now we are gearing up for our busy holiday season. It just never ends around here, but I guess we wouldn't have it any other way. I hope to update again soon!</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-20665521944636779742015-08-19T09:37:00.000-05:002015-08-19T09:47:05.884-05:00SummerWe had a super fun summer. There were of course days when I couldn't pick up another toy, or break up another fight or clean up after another meal...but I do think we managed to have quite a bit of fun throughout the usual chaos. I also feel like this is the first summer where I could take the kids to the pool or the movies without being a total stress ball then entire time. Miller is getting old enough to do more which allowed us to get out and about more than ever! Since it was Ellie's last summer before school, we made a summer bucket list and managed to check off ALL of our items off of our list and more!<br />
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--Visit DeDe and Peeps...Check! We did a zoo trip, Redbirds game, visited the new Bass Pro<br />
and Ellie went for a week by herself to attend BUMC VBS. BOTH kids went back at the end of July for 5 days as well. They stayed busy with carousel rides. Chick-fila lunches, a trip to the Orpheum for a showing of Hook, and a trip or two to the new Bartlett Splash pad.<br />
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--Go to the movies...check! check! I would like to point out that I took both kids to the movies twice by myself and they were perfect angels. We saw the Minion movie and Inside Out. Both were very cute!<br />
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Have a friend over to play...check! Ellie Douglas came over to play one day and Ellie went to play at her house as well. No pics but it did happen!<br />
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Family Fun Day...check! We had several days/nights spent as a family. We blew up baby pools and sprinklers, took trips to Jackson to eat, and even went to the lake for a sunset boat ride. Lots of fun!<br />
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Go get a snowcone...check! We drove all the way to Union City one night for a snow cone and it was worth the drive!<br />
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Girls day...check! Ellie's love language is definitely quality time and a "girls day" definitely tops the list. Before school started we had several lunch dates and she even had her nails/toes done to get her kindergarten ready. #spoiled.<br />
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Plant a garden...check! Ellie has asked for a garden for a couple of years now so Don finally gave in. It was a lot of work but we all enjoyed it so much! We were swimming in cucumbers and zucchini for a few weeks! We made loads of zucchini bread and pickles and enjoyed lot of fresh veggies all summer. Don plans to go even bigger next year!<br />
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VBS...check! I spent several days/hours preparing for our VBS this year. It was a huge success and so much fun. Miller even loved and can't wait to fully participate next year.<br />
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Ellie's dance recital...check! She learned SO much this year at her new studio and did great at her recital. She had an entire row of fans and we were so proud of her!<br />
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Tee-ball...check! This year was a little more "emotional" than last, bless her hear so I am not sure she will be playing next year...but we survived, she finished and our sweet little team even had an ice cream party after the awards ceremony.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-21858636173770171142015-08-13T09:30:00.003-05:002015-08-15T08:40:25.102-05:00First day of KindergartenI realize I have 1,001 posts to complete (one day) but before the "new" wears off and I forget details, I have got to recap our BIG WEEK!<br />
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First of all, Miller got into Miss Penny's Playhouse! This was a coveted spot that I had prayed for but wasn't really sure would ever come open. If I have one complaint about Greenfield (other than restaurants, lol) it would be childcare. We are seriously lacking in that department! However, Miss Penny's is the best and we are so fortunate to be able to benefit from her daycare! She only does full time spots which is wonderful, but has had me torn as well. There are plenty of days when I am not out traveling and would be just fine to have him home with me. I have noticed though, that I get nothing done and I have set some pretty big goals for my "work life" this year which means that I need to take advantage of the full time status and let him go every day. Mom guilt has hit me HARD with this but thankfully he has had a wonderful week and has loved going! We know every kid there very well...our entire church is there practically and I know this will help him be prepared for school down the road. <br />
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Secondly...Ellie had her first day of Kindergarten! This is a day I had dreaded/looked forward to all summer. Such a mixture of emotions as I watch her "baby days" come to an end. No more lazy mornings, sleeping in, lunch dates and grocery trips with mom. She is a big girl now and was SO excited to go! Her excitement made the day so much easier, but the night before hit me hard. It was almost as if her life was flashing before my eyes and all I could do was think back to all the things I should have enjoyed more or the times I lost my patience and should have just appreciated all the time we had together. BUT it was time to let her fly, and fly she did! We love her teacher Mrs. Brandy. I know she's going to have a great year!<br />
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So thankful Daddy is across the hall from her room and that he was able to walk her in! <br />
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She has so many sweet friends in her classs. Another blessing we are thankful for! When I picked her up she said "I used my pencils all day long. School is cool!"<br />
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So on Thursday, Ali was celebrating her 5th birthday! What a lucky little girl to be celebrating such a big birthday at the happiest place on earth! Since they had booked their trip so much earlier and made many dining plans before we even decided to go, we hadn't really seen them much until this day. <br />
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Our morning started off early with a breakfast reservation at the Grand Floridian's 1900 Park Fare. The monorail was down that morning which ended up delaying our boat to the Magic Kingdom which in turn made us late for our reservation (which stressed me out), but it all seemed to work out just fine. We loved this breakfast! The food was delish and we met Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hattter, Pooh, and Tigger! It was a fun way to start our day.<br />
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After breakfast we headed BACK to the Magic Kingdom for more fun!<br />
We had fast passes to meet Cinderella and Rapunzel. They were both so sweet.<br />
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Pirates again, the Barnstormer again...we loved it all! Brooke, Aaron and I even managed to sneak away and ride Space Mountain. It was way more intense and jerky than I remember!</div>
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Ellie got to have a cookie for dinner...at 9:30 pm. ONLY at DISNEY! (see a theme here?!?!)</div>
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Then we decided to be SUPER crazy and wait for the Electric Parade in the pouring rain. It was delayed because of the weather but we saw most of it before we had all had enough rain and finally decided to pack it up and head in for the night. I think this was our earliest night in all week...we managed to get to bed before midnight if I remember correctly!<br />
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We loved the Wilderness Lodge especially because of the quick and easy boat transportation straight to the Magic Kingdom. We only had to ride the bus once to get to Animal Kingdom!<br />
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We loved Be Our Guest for lunch! There weren't any characters at lunch, but it counted as a Quick Service dining credit which was great and the ballroom was an exact replica to the movie. Ellie even ate her ENTIRE meal, so it was worth it to us right there considering she ate white rice at the Chef Mickey's buffet the night before ;).<br />
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We had a fast pass to meet Ariel and rode her rode and did lots of rides around Fantasy Land that afternoon after lunch.</div>
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Don't you love how they conveniently place gift shops after each and every ride? This giirl always wanted to stop and "just look!"<br />
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She also had popcorn every.single.day. ONLY AT DISNEY!<br />
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We only had one small mishap our entire trip and that was when we discovered Ellie had laid down her autograph book and pen somewhere along the way. We frantically ran back and re-traced our steps as best we could, but there was no way we were going to find it. Luckily, a super sweet lady working in the HUGE Emporium store gave us a new book and pen. We couldn't believe it! It didn't replace our autographs, but we kept pushing on and were grateful for her sweetness. Also grateful we still have all of our pictures! As we were walking out of the Town Hall building to check the Lost and Found, we just happened upon a tiny line to meet Princess Aurora. It was like it was meant to be! She was by far my favorite too. So sweet, so attentive, so in character! She took her time with us and carried on the best conversation with Ellie. It was perfect!!<br />
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We also decided on this day to add the Park Hopper Pass option so we could head over to Epcot. Another great decision! We loved Epcot and spent a good amount of time there. We rode SOARIN'. Space Ship Earth, ate a Dole Whip and a Mickey Pretzel, met Snow White and Chip and Dale, much more and had a blast!<br />
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We tried and tried to get an appointment at the Bippidi Boppidi Boutique but that proved impossible so we let Ellie have her face painted and she chose the Tinkerbell design. Once again, ONLY AT DISNEY! Ha!<br />
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We stopped to play some drums and stroll around the World Showcase for a bit. <br />
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There was a flower/garden festival going on at Epcot and the flowers were beautiful all over the park!<br />
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We stayed at Epcot as long as we could until we had to hop onto the Monorail to head over the Polynesian for dinner at O'Hana. The food was so good!! They serve entirely too much of it, but it was all delicious. I texted a pic of these wings and dumplings to Don. He wasn't very happy with me rubbing in all of his favorite foods!<br />
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Ellie participated in the coconut races which were fun and she even got a lei. It was a great meal!<br />
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She started to drag a little bit during this meal, but let's be honest, I think we all were considering we were there for over two hours! A little long in my opinion, but we did enjoy it and had a great view of the castle and fireworks that night.<br />
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At first I thought planning a trip to Disney 2 weeks in advance would be a nightmare and we wouldn't get to do anything we would really want to do. I was SO wrong! We got lucky and found dining reservations to pretty much every hot spot on the property, had minimal wait times in lines, and fast passed and rode all of the most popular rides. We had THE BEST TIME! I knew I would love it (I hadn't been since high school) and to see it through Ellie's eyes really was magical!<br />
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Our flight arrived around 2:20 on our first day. We got to our hotel around 5 and hit the ground running HARD until midnight that night! We went straight to Magic Kingdom and landed in the middle of a show first thing. We had the memory maker picture package and made sure to take advantage of all of the Disney photogs all over the parks. We soon found ourselves front and center at the Move it Shake it Sing it parade. Ellie's face was priceless! I will try and let the pictures do the talking...<br />
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The Magical Express took us from the airport to our hotel, The Wilderness Lodge. And I just have to add...Disney service is top notch. The "princess" was treated like one all week long. Every employee was so nice and friendly and happy to be at work. They treated the kids like royalty! Ellie got stickers as we loaded the bus. Disney is a well oiled machine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zu5xoxQOG4pLuYyFbz409Wpu9X6FM7I_LlJVQ6KsGGwgBfNJewm-xRQKyVM90v0zjyfsB_1LB7eKGCVF93MEU7XCydBv_c_N59s6WebPtlFXP8F2wngOzO2OdiDH_zFmY071TgRugKXQ/s1600/disney17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zu5xoxQOG4pLuYyFbz409Wpu9X6FM7I_LlJVQ6KsGGwgBfNJewm-xRQKyVM90v0zjyfsB_1LB7eKGCVF93MEU7XCydBv_c_N59s6WebPtlFXP8F2wngOzO2OdiDH_zFmY071TgRugKXQ/s1600/disney17.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
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Once we unloaded at the hotel, we made a bee-line for the hotel Mercantile store to buy an autograph book and pen. This girl was ready to go!</div>
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We rented a stroller that delivered to our hotel the day we arrived and picked it up the day we left. Best money spent all week!</div>
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Move it, Shake it parade. SO fun. Look at that face!<br />
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We immediately hit up Dumbo, the teacups and the carousel.<br />
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It is hard to choose...but this may be my favorite picture from the entire trip!!!<br />
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After we got our fill of a few rides, Ellie was ready to meet some princesses. We were still learning and navigating our way but managed to find the list of times and locations for character meet and greets. We found Princess Tiana and waited for about 20 minutes. She was our first princess and did not disappoint!</div>
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We had fast passed a few rides but missed them due to arrival times. We found a Fast Pass+ Kiosk and rescheduled a few things. We managed to add Tinkerbell and kept our Enchanted Tales with Belle. Both were awesome!</div>
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We were a tad bit slower moving the next morning, but that didn't stop us from having a jam packed day!<br />
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Miller really surprised me and did not cry this first time! He has a petrified blank stare on his face and did not sit long, but long enough to snap a picture. I thought it turned out precious and the Santa at Bass Pro was great!<br />
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Miller says: I will high five you all day long but I do not want to sit in your lap!<br />
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Of course Miss Priss was all about Santa and made sure to tell him all about the American Girl Spa chair she was asking for.<br />
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We survived both visits and pray Miller likes the jolly old elf a little better next year. Bless his heart!<br />
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Since I am on a blogging roll, I thought I might try and start recapping our Christmas season. December flew by in a flash (as always) but we were able to do some fun things and make more memories!<br />
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We hosted a Christmas Tea for our little church girl friends one Saturday. The girls decorated Christmas tree ice cream cones, ate snacks and made ornaments. It was a fun morning with some very sweet girls.<br />
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Peeps and DeDe came up the night before to keep the kiddos while I worked that day. It was a huge help and we of course loved having them here. <br />
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Miller made sure sissy had plenty of help opening her gifts. She received so many nice things!<br />
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For Ellie's birthday this year, we opted out of doing a big party and decided to take little family getaway instead. So last Friday after school, we loaded up and headed to St. Louis! That morning before school we ran into Walmart to get cookies for her class and a birthday doughnut. We don't really eat donuts very often and Ellie took 3 bites of this one! But she had a great day at school and was SO excited when all of us picked her up and headed north. <br />
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I knew the way to Ellie's heart was American Girl, so we planned the weekend around going to the AG Store and everything we could do in our time allowed. We have been once before (right before Miller was born) but this trip was even better! Since we were celebrating a pretty big birthday, I planned a few surprises for her once we were there. We didn't eat in the Bistro last time, so I managed to get us a reservation and even planned a little birthday party. It was definitely the highlight of the trip for both of us. <br />
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We stayed in a hotel about a mile from the Chesterfield Mall. Friday night once we arrived, we went straight to the mall. We walked around the AG store for a few minutes while waiting to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. Miller loved the store as much as sissy!</div>
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This girl and her "noodles"...<br />
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After dinner, we went back into the mall to walk around and play. We rode the carousel...<br />
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And Ellie did the spider jump!<br />
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After we'd had enough mall games, we headed back to the hotel for the night. Traveling with little ones is never easy. Our kids sleep in their own beds (for the most part) and Miller has been in his crib since he was two weeks old. I just don't do well having him sleep in the same room as me. Which means...hotel sleeping is interesting! We learned while at the beach last summer that the pack n play fit in the bathroom. It was dark, we turn on the fan...and BAM we had an extra room for Miller man. So on this trip after we finally got him settled down and sleepy, he slept great all night in his little room. The only downfall to him tying up the only bathroom is when someone has to use it! Ellie NEVER wakes up to potty in the middle of the night...but wouldn't you know she did that night. So at 1:45 am we threw on our shoes and headed downstairs to potty in our PJ's. Always interesting and NEVER dull with our crew!</div>
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And we walked around and found a few goodies to bring home with us!<br />
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Thanks to quite a few sweet family members, Ellie purchased the "snack cart" for her dolls and a hair styling accessory kit. Both are precious and she was so so excited to have them. She is super protective over them and has played with it non stop. </div>
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She got new Pj's for herself and for her doll from Mommy and Daddy. She of course had to sleep in them the night we got home!<br />
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After our shopping spree, it was time for our Bistro lunch! Daddy and Miller opted out of joining us which really was for the best. I was able to direct all of my attention to Ellie and Miller had a blast in the kids play area at the mall. I had told Ellie that morning that we were eating at the Bistro but did not tell her that I had booked the "Deluxe Birthday package" so that was another fun surprise!</div>
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We each got a drink, a small plate appetizer and an entree. The package also came with the cutest and yummiest birthday cake!</div>
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As soon as we were seated, they gave Ellie and Kit matching birthday crowns, a high chair, and a cup and saucer that we got to take home with us. We also got to take home the napkin ring/hair bows. They really do it up right at the American Girl Store!</div>
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Such a big 5 year old...<br />
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She of course ordered the "butterfly pasta". Look at that face. She was just so happy to be there. But then again...so was I. <br />
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The BEST day with my girl.<br />
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Our sweet waitress made a big announcement throughout the entire Bistro announcing Ellie's 5th birthday and everyone sang! So fun!<br />
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She then sliced the cake for us and brought us ice cream in little flower pots. <br />
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And finally, she brought Ellie her goodie bag full of fun American girl treats. Kit got a birthday celebration t-shirt, an American girl balloon, a shopping bag just her size, and stickers. Everything was so cute and special. The perfect celebration for our sweet girl!<br />
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After lunch we took a potty break and I had to snap a picture of this. Doll hangers in the bathroom! They've thought of it all!</div>
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After we said goodbye to our beloved store, we walked over to meet Daddy and Miller at the mall and then headed to the Magic House Children's Museum for more fun!<br />
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We LOVED the Magic House on our last trip and stayed almost 4 hours. We didn't stay quite as long this time because everyone was wearing thin, but we still had fun and got to check out a few new things that weren't there the last time.<br />
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Not 5 minutes after we hit the road to head home, these poor babies were OUT. Such a fun, fun trip celebrating our big FIVE year old!<br />
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Oh Miller. Where do I begin? First of all, you are 20 months old! How can that be? You are now closer to two than one, and that is just so hard for me to believe. You are a sweet sweet sweet boy. You LOVE your mommy. But you love daddy and sissy too! You talk up a storm. We are constantly amazed at how many words you know and how well you talk. I honestly did not expect you to be a big talker for a few reasons. First...you sister never stops talking and I figured you'd never get a word in. Second, you're a boy and I just assumed you would be a little slower. This was such a pleasant surprise because I absolutely love your sweet little voice! You eat just like your sister now...unfortunately. Once again, it is very frustrating but I am trying to be patient and keep introducing you new and different foods. <br />
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You are MOODY and have quite the temper. You have this head banging thing when you are tired or frustrated and you still throw food and cups when you are mad or finished eating. You are sleeping better and nap once a day. You are the best little cuddler and love to be held. You love Barney just like sissy did (does) and Thomas the Train. You are obsessed with any type of ball, trains, cars, trucks and blocks. You play great with all of your toys and are becoming more and more independent each and every day. <br />
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You got your first haircut last week on your 20 month birthday. I had to hold back the tears! I knew you were waaaay overdue, but it was still hard! Now I love your little hair and do think it looks so much better.<br />
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You love to snuggle. My favorite time of day with you is early in the morning before sissy is awake. You just lay so still and quiet with me while you drink your milk and watch baby class. I hope you want to snuggle like this forever!<br />
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Even though I am still trying, you don't really have the word "walk" in your category right now. All you do is RUN! It stresses me out at times because I am always so afraid you are going to hurt yourself, but you are getting more cautious about places and furniture that you know could hurt you. <br />
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Like I said before, your eating is less than great but I know that's mostly because of your age. You do love fruit--strawberries, blueberries, apples and sometimes bananas. You love string cheese, yogurt, smoothies, crackers, pretzels, yogurt and cottage cheese. Oh, and FRUIT SNACKS. You have a mild obsession with them. You ask for the first thing each morning. Crazy boy!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-75200479950304951422015-01-18T23:49:00.000-06:002015-01-18T23:49:45.048-06:00Can I sum up 5 months in one post?After a few nudges from DeDe...I am back! Blogging is just so time consuming these days. I am still taking pictures non-stop, but rarely sit down for long periods of time at my computer. I am going to try and give a quick run down of our very busy fall!<br />
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Ellie and Miller are growing like crazy. Ellie will actually be FIVE next week. FIVE. That just seems so old to me! We decided about a month ago to fore-go a big birthday party and to take a family trip instead. We leave this Friday and we are all excited! It is no secret I do love a good party, but it has been so nice to not have to worry or stress over the planning. <br />
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We survived another football season! Don's team actually won 3 games this year and beat 2 new teams. We were excited with the progress and proud of the boys and the coaches. I am always a proud wife and very thankful for such a hard working husband that pours more time and emotion into his job than most realize. It is not always easy, but he never gives up and will do whatever he can to help each and every player. This picture was the night we beat Gleason! Such an exciting game!!!!<br />
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Ellie has loved Pre-K. She is learning a lot and making us very proud with her behavior and skills. She will start taking Kindergarten assessments in the next month and we will register her for Kindergarten in March. I am so thankful we found this sweet program for her to learn and grow!<br />
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In September Ellie competed in and WON her very first pageant. We decided last minute to buy a dress from and friend and just give it a try. I am in NO WAY a pageant mom nor do I plan to make this a full time hobby. I am all for trying things as long as Ellie is up for it. If she's not interested again, fine by me! I also realize that she will not win them all but it was a fun day and getting a crown and a "plate" (as she called it) was just icing on the cake!<br />
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She also started ballet at a new studio in Martin. It worked better with our schedule to switch and although I do think she misses tap, I can tell she is really learning!<br />
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Don and I managed to make it to 3 Ole Miss games this year. They started out hot and it was a super exciting season. They broke our hearts a couple of times but I am so glad we've found something we both really, really love to do together. Hotty Toddy! Can't wait for next year!<br />
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Since Ellie won the "Little Miss Fire Prevention" pageant, that meant she was able to ride in the parade! We borrowed this red VW bug from Don's uncle and had Karen make us some signs! Ellie of course thought it was the grandest thing ever and we all had fun throwing candy and waving to friends and family! While we waited to line up, Miller got a little fussy. Come to find out, he was TIRED! He slept throughout the entire parade.<br />
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On a random afternoon during the week, I packed the kids up and we headed off to the Pumpkin Patch. Don has never missed a trip, but his schedule just wouldn't allow it and I was afraid if we waited much longer we'd never get to go. This was probably the shortest pumpkin patch trip on record! Chasing these two had me sweating but we did manage to get some cute pictures and our pumpkins for the porch.<br />
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Ellie had a PJ party at school and we sent these fun s'more treats for her classmates.<br />
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Halloween may have been the easiest/laid back ever. Gone are the days when I stress and stew over costumes months in advance. Ellie wore a mermaid dress up she already had and Miller wore a monkey DeDe found on clearance months ago. SCORE! We had a blast making the rounds around town visiting the library, bank, church, family and friends. A fun night for sure!<br />
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Instead of carving a pumpkin this year, we decorated one with Mr. Potato head pirate kit. It turned out super cute, the kids loved it, and it was much easier and less messy!<br />
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Ellie was asked to be the "flower girl" during this years Homecoming festivities. This was something new they started this year and she was thrilled to be asked to participate! She and her buddy Cruze walked out onto the field and handed the Queen her crown and flowers. They did a great job and looked so sweet doing it!<br />
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Whew! What a recap. I have so much more to update. Miller deserves a big post all his own. I promise to try and do better!!! Until next time...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-26860000896102284862014-08-20T10:51:00.004-05:002014-08-20T10:51:53.052-05:00First Day of SchoolI know, I know...long time no blog. I am trying not to even think about how much I have to update on here...but for now, we will start with Ellie's first day of Pre-school!<br />
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This school decision was a long time coming. We had originally thought she would be going to full time pre-k at Greenfield. After that fell through, I scrambled trying to find another option. I knew she needed a structured learning environment to ready her for Kindergarten and once I found this program, I knew we had a winner!<br />
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She will only go 2 days a week, from 9-2. I was very impressed with how organized and structured they are. There is a steady curriculum and schedule and I am just so excited for her! I have learned in any situation...big or small, everything always seems to work itself out--and it definitely did in this case. <br />
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We of course had to take the obligatory "first day" pictures complete with chalk board sign. We packed her lunch the night before and talked it up BIG. This girl was ready! I didn't worry about her one bit.<br />
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Her teacher and the director updated me throughout the day. They even have a private Facebook group where they post pictures. I got a text from the Director saying what a great day she'd had! <br />
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We went for celebratory ice cream after I picked her up and then headed to her new Dance Studio. Lots of changes for our girl but she is handling them well. She was VERY tired after we got home, which was to be expected, so I think we will work on an earlier bedtime Thursday!<br />
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Miller was so much fun to watch with his smash cake. He was covered in RED icing! He put on quite the show.<br />
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Big sis thought he needed a little help!<br />
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Sweet baby!<br />
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Of all of the parties I've done in the past, this may be my new favorite. It was a lot of fun to put together and everything seemed to go smoothly. Most of all, the birthday boy was perfect and enjoyed every minute of himself! Happy birthday to our sweet boy! WE MADE IT! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-36067215119066934032014-05-23T10:50:00.001-05:002014-05-23T10:50:47.533-05:00Miller's First Birthday (setting up and the guests)We had mostly family and a few friends attend the party. It was laid back and so nice being outside in the fresh air. <br />
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We put everyone to work all morning long. Here is Don and Peeps blowing up balloons. They were such troopers and did anything I asked.<br />
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Don and Mammie scooping out salads.<br />
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We loved having Matt, Rachel and Evie here for the weekend. Sadly Rachel did not make it into a single picture!<br />
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DeDe stayed pretty busy entertaining the babies and keeping them fed, happy and rested. She pushed Miller in his car the morning of the party for hours in her PJ's!<br />
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The birthday boy and PawPaw.<br />
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Sweet cousins had fun playing outside!<br />
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The whole crew.<br />
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We are thankful for everyone that came and celebrated with us. We of course missed Granny and Grandonna but glad they are home resting and taking care of themselves!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-79806029961831943842014-05-22T22:37:00.002-05:002014-05-22T22:37:16.423-05:00Miller's Nautical First Birthday! (the details)This past Sunday we celebrated our sweet boy's FIRST BIRTHDAY!!! It is so hard to believe that we made it through the first year. Miller definitely deserved a big birthday bash...it has been quite a year for our little guy. Thankfully the past few weeks have been wonderful and I finally feel like we are over the hump.<br />
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When I started thinking about his first birthday, I wanted something sweet and not too "themey". When I came across a few nautical ideas online, I decided that had to be it!<br />
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Having an outdoor party was a MUST. Luckily the weather was absolutely perfect on party day. We worked hard to get everything together to have it in the back yard. One of the biggest additions to the yard is our new swing-set! Don worked tirelessly day and night finishing this monster before the party. I think his hard work was worth it because the kids entertained themselves and had the best time playing!<br />
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I knew if I could find an old cheap high chair that I would want to paint it apple red for the smash cake. Luckily I found one for less than $10 and spray painted it in about 10 minutes! Easy easy and it turned out sooooo cute (in my opinion).<br />
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We had BBQ, hot dogs, baked beans, slaw, potato salad and chips. I hung his monthly picture banner above the food table.<br />
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I set up the cake table inside. My usual cake lady was booked. I was bummed at first but I think Sam's has yummy cakes! I ordered Miller's smash cake and cookies from a bakery and Sam's did the cake and cupcakes and I thought they were all perfect!<br />
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I may or may not have rented table cloths and Don may (or may not have) said YOU RENTED table cloths?!?! HA! I just couldn't justify buying them for a one time deal or using plastic. I HAD TO HAVE navy table cloths. I'm weird:) <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-32966142914417393472014-04-28T11:41:00.001-05:002014-04-28T11:43:40.061-05:00Craziest weekend everLife is crazy fun! We've got lots going on these days so I thought I'd do a little update. <br />
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And let me just say...I am still learning to be a more flexible "fly by the seat of my pants" type of person. It's still just hard right now with a high maintenance very scheduled 11 month old that NEEDS his rest and routine. We ran both kids ragged this weekend. We are actually thankful for a fairly restful week ahead!<br />
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Friday night was t-ball! 7 o'clock games are hard on a baby that is usually bed by 7:30 but we survived!<br />
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After t-ball we snuck into Prom to see all the big kids dressed up. Ellie thought she was SO big and even posed for a few pictures!<br />
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Saturday morning we had t-ball pictures bright and early then TWO games afterwards. I had to take Miller home to nap so I missed both, but we've got plenty more ahead of us! Ellie played well but was soooo tired when they finally got home.<br />
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Miller took a THREE HOUR NAP that morning and woke up so sweet and happy!<br />
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Later that afternoon we went to the cutest Princess party for our friend Kensie! Ellie was in heaven.<br />
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Saturday night Don and I managed to sneak out to dinner KID FREE! Much needed. No pics to document the occasion, but I promise it happened!<br />
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Sunday morning, my matching green babies. Love it!<br />
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Sunday afternoon right after church Ellie and I rushed to McKenzie because she had dance pictures! My pretty little ballerina. Love her so much!<br />
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We are planning on having Miller's party outside so we've begun working on a few outdoor projects. Don just finished painting our carport and patio and it looks SO much better!<br />
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We started it off with a visit from Peeps and DeDe! I always like to have a couple of fun things to do while they are here so we dyed eggs and made a bunny cake Friday night.<br />
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Saturday morning was our church egg hunt! We had a great crowd and Ellie of course had tons of fun. We came back to our house for a yummy lunch and played outside that afternoon. <br />
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Easter morning was a usual hectic Sunday for us. We ran through the house like tornadoes trying to get everyone packed up, dressed and pictures made. Oh! And of course the Easter Bunny stopped by!<br />
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Mammie came over for lunch after church and we headed over to the barn that afternoon for more food and egg hunting. It was a jam packed weekend that flew by, but we enjoyed every minute!<br />
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Don FINALLY killed a turkey Sunday. Miller and I just happened to be with him so I called us his "good luck charms". I know this is not the last of the pictures of these 2 with dead animals. Lovely!</div>
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I am having just as much fun dressing Miller as I do Ellie and I cannot wait for the weather to finally make up its mind! He's got a closet full of cuteness that I am ready to break out!<br />
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Can we please pretend that this baby does not turn 1 in a month? Party prep is in full swing around here!! Here's a little peek :)<br />
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Ellie's first t-ball game was this weekend. I thought she did GREAT. So proud of her! We are in it for fun and she is really enjoying it!<br />
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Our weekends and week nights are jam packed these days. My no napper finally gave it up Saturday after a morning of t-ball and an afternoon birthday party. <br />
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This boy was a MESS at sister's game. But he's a cute mess. <br />
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I love Sundays and these two precious babies. And yes Miller has a plethora or bunny clothes. I can't help it.<br />
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I prayed for a momma's boy. I always thought it would be so sweet to have a baby boy that loooooved his mom. I didn't know what I was asking for! He's got it BAD!!! Some days I can't put him down. He's a little rotten. But what can I say!?!?!?<br />
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Miller has been called a "she" a few times lately. But really? Yes I think he is a very pretty little boy but I don't see it. I think little boys can wear yellow! He's a baby!<br />
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That's all for now!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-2282302502300018052014-04-09T11:09:00.004-05:002014-04-09T11:09:41.005-05:00sweet babyJust a few pictures of a sweet baby boy.<br />
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Ellie and I have enjoyed a few nights of girl time this past week. It was pageant week in Greenfield and we managed to sneak out of the house for 2 nights of fun! I think Ellie has been bitten by the "pageant bug" but I am hoping to hold off for a little longer. </div>
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T-ball has begun in our house! We have all of our equipment (pink of course!) and are practicing 3 days a week. T-ball in Greenfield is serious business. I had no idea!</div>
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We of course had to buy Frozen when it came out on DVD last week. Ellie walks around singing the songs non-stop and I even found her wearing gloves just like Elsa does in the movie this morning. We are Frozen obsessed around here.</div>
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Three out of the four of us had the dreaded stomach virus last week. It was miserable. So glad it is a short lived virus. Lysol all around!</div>
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Yesterday Ellie, BB, Mammie, and I all went to see the Peter Pan ballet. It was a fun girls afternoon! Ellie asked tons of questions throughout the show and on the way home. Her little mind NEVER stops. <br />
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Dance pictures and the recital are just around the corner and I am starting to think about Miller's first birthday party. Crazy to me that May, his birthday and summer are just around the corner. Time sure does fly!</div>
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Sweet baby Miller, you are TEN MONTHS OLD.<br />
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How did that happen? Each month seems to go quicker than the last, but we really have enjoyed this last month with you so much! You have really come even more alive, and have discovered so many new "tricks". You are one busy little boy and we cannot take our eyes off of you for a second! You can scale the stairs in no time and make it down the hall to may bathroom before I even have time to figure out you were gone! You keep us on our toes, that's for sure.<br />
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You take 2 great naps a day, still. Praise the Lord. We both need that time! You go to bed between 7-8, depending on your afternoon nap time. You usually wake around 7 but this week you have been up around 6. Not sure why! You still are up once, sometimes twice in the night. Sometimes I go in there, other times you put yourself back to sleep. It's always a toss up. I've given up on you sleeping through the night by your first birthday. I'll be happy if you are by your second! <br />
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You are crawling, pulling up, and into every drawer and cabinet in the house. You have FIVE teeth and still eat great! Every time I feed you I cannot believe you are hungry again but you devour everything we offer. You eat a good mix of table and baby foods and are pretty much down to 3 bottles a day.<br />
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We did endure the nasty stomach virus this week, and you were pitiful. I felt so helpless watching you and holding you. It was so sad but I am now glad we have that behind us. You just can't catch a break when it comes to germs!<br />
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Your smile is infectious and your cheeks and legs are so squishy I could just eat you up! You are a big momma's boy and I love it. You are so sweet and cuddly and will just lay your head on my shoulder on sit so still on the couch with me that I just melt. You are one sweet little baby.<br />
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Happy 10 months sweet boy!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981676050555126279.post-16776234415013034522014-02-28T11:50:00.002-06:002014-02-28T11:50:51.110-06:00A little catch upJust a few recent pictures I'd like to blog for my memories!<br />
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Ellie was acting like such a lady at her 4 year check up and weighed in at 42 pounds, healthy as a horse!<br />
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I turned 31 over a fully "snowed in" week! We were bored to tears, so Ellie and I baked a birthday cake! She came up with the 3-1 candles. Sweet girl!<br />
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My valentines. I could just eat them up. And how old does Ellie look here? Makes me so sad.<br />
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DeDe and Peeeps gave Ellie tickets to Disney Jr. Live for her birthday and I got to tag along! It was a fun girls afternoon!<br />
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I'm sorry, but to me there is NOTHING sweeter than a baby boy dressed like a BABY in his pale blue and knee socks, nothing!<br />
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You finally had your 6 month shots at your 9 month check up! You have been "fairly" healthy the last month or so and for that I am VERY grateful. Your sleeping habits are still...well not great, but it is what it is. We never know from one day or night to the next how that will go. You are however an EXCELLENT napper! You now consistently take 2 great naps a day. I am so thankful for that. I never thought we would see the day!<br />
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You are of course a great eater. You have tried so many foods! You love any kind of beans: green, pinto, black, lima. You also eat green peas, tomatoes, black olives, carrots, you have tried shredded cheese, cheerios, bread, chicken, rice and any color/type of potato you can imagine! We have also let you try banana bread, eggs, yogurt and strawberries. You haven't met a food you didn't like! I hope you are my great eater. I am still holding onto that for now:) You still eat baby food about 3 times a day, and you will eat pretty much anything. You aren't a huge green veggie lover, but if it is mixed with something, you gobble it up no problem at all.<br />
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You are all over the place. I need about 3 sets of eyes to keep you safe! I am thinking DANGER is going to be your middle name. Or maybe you will just be all boy:) You are crawling all over the place and pulling up on your crib and a few pieces of furniture. I keep joking that I am going to keep a helmet on your head at all times, but it really isn't a bad idea. You bump your little head multiple times a day! You love the coffee table and crawling all over it.<br />
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You love your sister, most of the time! She is such a big helper to me and I really think you two miss each other on days she is gone. You play very well together and it is so sweet to watch. Now that you are mobile, however, she is learning that you are into "her" stuff and that might be a problem. Either way, I am glad you enjoy each others company for the most part. <br />
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Here are a few fun facts on our sweet boy!<br />
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Diaper: Size 4<br />
Clothes, 9-12 months<br />
21.9 pounds 75 percentile<br />
Head: 47" 95th percentile<br />
28" long 25th percentile<br />
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You have 3, almost 4 teeth! Two on bottom and 1 (almost 2) on top! Teething is for the birds, by the way...<br />
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We love you so much you cute thing!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0