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The kids had a lot of really interesting ideas of what they wanted to be for Halloween this year. I managed to talk them down to a relatively attainable group of costumes. And they looked adorable.</div>
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Charlie wanted to be Tintin, but we couldn't get the costume together. So I threw together a cowboy vest, chaps, etc and we got an adorable little cowboy.</div>
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He would periodically take his hat off and yell "Yeeeeeeehawwwww!!" while waving it around. And he told his horse to "Get me up, part-ener!"</div>
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These two. This was Emily's "princess face."</div>
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And her singing princess face. It was hard to get a picture, because she wouldn't stop batting her eyes. Apparently we were going to damsel in distress.</div>
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Every little girl needs a unicorn.</div>
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Captain Haddock from Tintin. He told me he would just have me paint a beard on, so I didn't buy one. Then when it came down to it, he insisted this conversation never happened. And when we went to put on the beard, he stoically stood with tears in his eyes. So, I had to sigh and come up with plan b: tying fake leather onto his glasses. He was happy, but opted for no beard the next night.</div>
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Funny little cutie.</div>
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Just try to resist that little face. Just try. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaw!</div>
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Emily told me I needed to be "Super Duper Cat." So I was.</div>
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My powers include batting, scratching, wearing star leggings, and scratching my nose a million times in a 2 hour period and getting face paint all over myself and others. Oh yeah, and handstitching last minute costumes like a boss.</div>
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Daddy is a great firefighter. He rescued Emily. Sorry, Mario. The princess is in another castle.</div>
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Cute, cute, cute.</div>
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Henry was dressed as a dragon the first day, but hated the costume. So he was a pumpkin the 2nd day. He refused to wear the hat, which was super cute. And he wouldn't stop moving for 2 seconds.....so he was a little blur most of the time.</div>
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We went to Mike's work on Friday where they had trick or treating in the office. The kids got SO much candy. Seriously, their buckets were overflowing when they walked. At first, Henry was pretty wary. By the end, he was seeing how many Snickers bars he could palm in one hand, and literally taking the entire bowl of candy from peoples' offices. He was a huge fan. On the way home from the church trunk or treat last night, he got ahold of a tootsie roll pop and even got the wrapper off. We didn't know he had it until I looked back and he had the happiest, most satisfied look on his face while he was pulling off the last of the lollipop. Pretty cute, little sweet tooth.</div>
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Em got a butterfly painted on. She was extremely happy.</div>
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Candypalooza.</div>
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When I took the kids out to take pictures, Charlie told me he had "the perfect spot."</div>
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Spot on, man. Spot on.</div>
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We got out the sprinkler earlier this summer, and the kids have spent many a happy hour playing in the water.</div>
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I love that all-the-sudden-looking-and-acting-like-a-big-kid kid.</div>
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Andrew is such an amazing big brother. This picture makes me cry.</div>
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My little guys. <3</div>
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How Andrew jumps over the sprinkler.</div>
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How Charlie jumps over the sprinkler.</div>
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How Emily jumps over the sprinkler.</div>
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I love having kids. The entertainment factor is so high.</div>
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The bottom line is: sprinklers=pure summery joy</div>
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All the kids have had their birthdays this year, and have had fun for all of them.</div>
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Including Woof Woof</div>
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On Emily's birthday, I tried to get a good picture of all the kids together.</div>
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I gave up. :)</div>
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Emily is FIVE.</div>
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My silly little SEVEN year old.</div>
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The best "I'm THREE" picture ever.</div>
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We joined a really fun co-op where the kids were taught art, music, and P.E. Andrew and Emily loved the art best, although they liked it all. Charlie wasn't old enough yet so he was basically in the nursery. He's REALLY looking forward to being in the big kid classes this fall.</div>
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We had a little showcase at the end of the semester, and the kids loved showing Daddy what they had learned.</div>
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Emily got an award from her art teacher (my awesome friend Grit). She was super proud. Grit really helped Emily feel like she could be the best little artist ever. :)</div>
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We're excited to start back up this fall. I'll be "teaching" the babies-3 year olds. Any ideas on keeping them occupied for 3 hours?</div>
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There are days when we feel like pulling our hair out, and days when we aren't sure we can stand to hear that joke anymore. Some days are full of frustration and guilt over not being as good as we wish we could be. Some days, while sweeping up pounds of animal crackers, bread crusts, cucumber slices, and rice from under the table, we wonder how we're going to survive this time of four little kids.<br />
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In May, we went to our city's Art Festival. It was awesome! There were TONS of projects for little kids, and it wasn't all coloring. They got to paint and make puzzles and draw self-portraits, and make giant bubbles and Charlie got someone to draw him. It was very fun for everyone, although Henry was less impressed. He slept the whole time.</div>
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Hooray for Family Saturdays!</div>
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As usual, the kids crack us up on a daily basis.</div>
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Mike has been on the "duty phone" for work for the last few days. They take turns getting warrants on the weekends/nights. Every time the duty phone rings, Emily says excitedly, "Dad, is that the police?!" But in her excitement she sounds a little panicked. It makes me laugh a lot.</div>
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Charlie says he has an orange house with 100 rooms and a bed with blue pillows for him and Em, and a big door with a "wittle doorbell for Woof Woof to ding dong." And Aunt Jeanette will come see my house. </div>
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Henry has definitely devoloped a funny little personality. If he gets bumped or something, he doesn't just cry. He yells at the person or thing that has wronged him. When he gets excited to see someone, he laughs hysterically and hurries over to hug/whack/attack them. This happens anytime he sees anyone in his family.</div>
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There are times when I hear myself in Andrew. A lot. Like the other day when Emily and Charlie were fighting and Andrew said, "Ok guys. I guess I need to take this toy away now. Maybe if you would have made better choices, I wouldn't have had to make this consequence." I almost went in to intervene, but he handled it so well, I just finished my dishes in peace. :)</div>
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Climbing. Oh the climbing! He says Danger is his middle name.</div>
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Andrew walked up to the last piece of pizza and said, "Ah, a last companion." </div>
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Emily went to give Charlie a hug the other day, and he said he only liked kisses. She went to kiss him, and he said, "I want it on my eye. Eyes are my favorite."</div>
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Emily thinks muscles are called appetites. "Use your appetite, Charlie! You can pick it up!"</div>
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These two play together all the time. Here, they were making a feast... </div>
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Henry saw a picture of a cat and said, "Meow." He doesn't say my name, but we won't talk about that too much.</div>
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Andrew always wipes off our kisses. I asked him if he liked kisses and he said yes, but that he doesn't like slobber. ... He always wipes the kisses off our faces when he kisses us, too, so I guess I can't be too offended. :)<br />
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Emily likes to ask if we like her "hairdude." I like that better than hairdo. I also like "nightengale" better than nightgown.<br />
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Charlie and I were walking along and he said, "I'm a very good boy." I agreed with him, and then he said, "And I totally love you." My heart melted a little.</div>
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Charlie loves games, and constantly wants to play Trouble, or Old Maid, or whatever. He'll wake us up in the morning with "Mom, Dad, I think you forgot that it's time to play games!"</div>
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When we tell him no to something, he'll say, "Don't say bad things to me or you'll make me cry." Punk.</div>
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Henry has started folding his little hands during prayers and the end saying, "Amem." It's adorable.KarenEJacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053370225467671839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711183251811565907.post-90182629068444052142016-07-10T21:09:00.001-05:002016-07-10T21:09:16.596-05:00A Reminder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Things lately have been...yucky in the world. My own little world has been great, but you can't get on the internet without hearing about ten or twenty horrible things going on RIGHT THEN.</div>
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Coming across these pictures from a Sunday afternoon in April really made me happy. And reminded me that there are good things happening all around, all the time.</div>
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Thanks, little family.</div>
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And Pinko. Can't forget Pinko.</div>
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Sigh. I love these people. They are a bright spot that inspires me.</div>
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Our little Henry turned one at the end of April, and we all had fun making the day special for him.</div>
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The icing was his favorite. He really loved eating and squishing it.</div>
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He kept handing it to me, then grabbing it back and eating some more. Over and over again. </div>
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This is the best picture ever. I think every little brother or sister has felt what Henry is conveying here in this picture. "I thought it was MY birthday?" </div>
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Our computer has been down for awhile, but it's back up for now, so I'm back. These pictures are from back in April, but they're pretty indicative of our life, so here you go.</div>
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Andrew reading to his sister, who is wearing a sleep mask with a cardboard thingie sticking out of it. Because.</div>
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Homade strawberry muffins. Henry approves.</div>
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This tiny guy loves to climb. It drives me crazy, but he's been relatively safe. And with four kids, I can't follow him 24/7 so I just have to do my best. :)</div>
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You never know what you're going to find around here.</div>
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She looks goofy, and adorable. </div>
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He was excited to wear headbands "just like Em." </div>
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Emily begged me to get Henry dressed up so he could be "Ballerina Baby." He was cool with it, and Charlie and Em were super happy about it, but upset when I took it off him before church.</div>
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He got into the apples, and gnawed a bite out of each. It totally reminded me of when Ramona did that in the book <u>Ramona and Beezus</u>. Apples everywhere. Little stinker.</div>
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Andrew barracaded him in one day with baskets of clean laundry, toys, and the costume box. Maybe I should block him in more often. :)</div>
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I love living here and all, but it's been tough to feel connected or something.<br />
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So I'm here to beg.<br />
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The kids and I are very social people, and we homeschool so we are basically home all day. I love quiet, home time as much as the next gal, but sometimes I've just got to see people. And the fellow customers at Aldi just aren't cutting it. Something about them saying things like, "I guess some people just have to bring all their kids to the store." or "Wow. You have your hands full. I'm glad it's not me." just doesn't give me warm fuzzies all over.<br />
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So I'm looking for friends who want to meet up at the park, or have a playdate, or do an art project together, or go to the Discovery Center, or go grocery shopping together (think of the fun pranks we could pull on people if one of us combined our kids for awhile and let everyone imagine I have 10 kids- think of the fun comments!) or just whatever! We need buddies.<br />
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And I need gym buddies. We go to the Y. I need someone who I know will be waiting for me. It'll help me stay motivated to get there every day, and someone who will push me and make it fun.<br />
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So yeah, I'm begging. Let's be friends! Let's make our kids be friends! :) <br />
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This blog post is weird, but I'm posting it anyway. <br />
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Sincerely, <br />
Someone who now has the song "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" stuck in her head<br />
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P.S. I hate trying to diaper a baby who won't stop trying to escape.<br />
P.P.S. Hi. I kind of want to go hide under my covers now.<br />
P.P.P.S. In conclusion - day buddies needed. Gym buddies needed. <br />
P.P.P.P.S. Sincerely,<br />
Someone who now has the "My Buddy" commercial stuck in her head. (My buddy. My <br />
buddy! My buddy and me! See here: <a href="https://youtu.be/OdximU6Ao00">https://youtu.be/OdximU6Ao00</a><br />
P.P.P.P.P.S. Move along, now. Nothing else to see here.KarenEJacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053370225467671839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711183251811565907.post-70851634522004547172016-03-28T21:48:00.000-05:002016-03-28T21:48:25.757-05:00What the Jacobs Kids Say<div abp="1085" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These kids have a LOT to say. They're always making me laugh, and it's so hard to get everything down. Here's a few things I've been able to record lately.</div>
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Don't let that sweet smile fool you, he can be a handful at the table. He LOVES blowing raspberries when he's eating. It's 50% frustrating and 50% adorable.</div>
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Emily and the boys were racing around the yard. When she got to me, she said, "I'm as fast as a Cheeto!!"</div>
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Charlie playing Connect 4 with Daddy - "Cool game, dude!'</div>
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On Saturday (day before Easter), I put Emily to bed and then forgot something in the room. I came back in after being gone for probably a minute or so. Emily was lying there very still with her eyes squeezed shut. She peeked up at me and said, "Oh, Mommy. I thought you were the Easter Bunny!"</div>
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Charlie - "My tummy's getting lot of burpin'. Yep, a lot of burps. That means we need to make lunch 10 times!"</div>
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Charlie - "I also went poop in the potty! I'm like a <em>machine!</em>"</div>
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Emily sings Baa Baa Black Sheep, but thinks the words are "Baa baa black sheep, have you any moles?" I'm proud of my future livestock dermatologist.</div>
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Charlie is now potty trained!!! I asked him if he needed to go the other day and he said, "No, I'm just full of energy."</div>
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Andrew put a coin in his mouth the other day and accidently swallowed it. He came sobbing hysterically to me saying he had a penny caught in his throat. I calmed him down, talked to the doctor, and explained the poor, unfortunate coin's fate. Emily was grossed out beyond anything. I said, "Yeah, it's pretty gross." Andrew piped up, "But kind of cool."</div>
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Andrew- "It's too bad you'll be a grandma. You make a great mom." </div>
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When he wants a bottle, he crawls around saying, "Na na!! Na na!!!" Pretty cute, little guy.</div>
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Henry loves when his brothers and his sister are sitting or lying on the ground. He hurries over and crawls all over them, happily slapping them in the face. He's big into drumming his hands on chairs and tables and everything....unfortunately that includes people. :)</div>
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Emily with bowed head, turns her eyes up to me and said very solemnly: "The scriptionaries."</div>
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Emily after I took away something she was pretending was a sword because she was being rude - "But now how will I protect myself from pedators, and babies, and kids of humans?!?!?!"</div>
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Andrew- "I kind of like rainbows. They're like a party for your eyes that everyone's invited to see."</div>
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Andrew wanted to play with Charlie and he didn't want to, so he said, "I don't want to. I don't like you." Andrew went into his room and sobbed. I brought C in and told him he shouldn't say things like that. Charlie watched him for awhile, then started to cry. </div>
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I loved watching the love they have for each other. I wasn't going to make them play together, and it was just too sweet to see him feel love for his brother and want to make him happy again.</div>
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Cute little Henry loves taking baths.</div>
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Emily - "Daddy, were you a girl baby or a boy baby?"</div>
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Because it's been a very crazy, stressful year and because we like each other so dang much, Mike and I decided to head to Branson for a weekend together. My mom came and watched the kids (no easy feat- thanks Mom!!!!) and they had a great time. So did we!!! I kept trying to take care of the kids, even when they weren't there. i.e I would think things like "Ok, we need to plan around naptimes...wait, no we don't...." or "Oh, we can't eat there, there's nothing for the kids to eat....wait. Doesn't matter." We missed them like crazy, but it was pretty freeing!</div>
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Since it was St. Patrick's Day, we headed to an Irish pub and split a Rueben. Yum. :)</div>
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We went sunglass shopping in the rain. We were cute.</div>
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Don't be intimidated by how cool we are. We still love you.</div>
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Thai food - the best invention ever.</div>
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We saw this show, and it was SO MUCH FUN!!!!! We were so glad we went, and I totally recommend it. The musical talent was astounding and we smiled the whole way through.</div>
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It was a great trip, especially since we got to be together for a couple days in a really relaxing place. We just hung out and read in the hot tub for hours. Preeetty sure I got dehydrated, but happily so.</div>
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Hair. I NEVER know what to do with it. Well, my amazing friend Meagan moved back to Bolivar (YAY!!!!) and she cut my hair. I always worry that it just looks like a bunch of hair, and it kept getting in my way.</div>
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Emily got her hair cut too. She has very pretty hair, but her spunky little personality definitely lends itself better to short hair.</div>
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We all went outside and watched ants on an apple and put out yarn for the birds to use in their nests. You can kind of see Em's haircut here.</div>
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And here's mine. I need to learn how to "do" my hair, but I love not having so much of it!</div>
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Well, hi, little cutie!</div>
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And I'm officially in love with these two.</div>
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It's nice to have them around.</div>
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These pictures were taken the same day, 1 minute apart. I turned on my phone to take a picture of something and it was turned toward me. It looked so horrible that I had to snap a photo.</div>
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Then I turned it around and took this one, and overprocessed it. Why do we look at horrible photos of ourselves and get depressed? It's literally just one moment in time, in a bad light, or in a bad angle. Yet we look at it and think, "YEP! I'm hideous. I KNEW it."</div>
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Also, phone cameras need to shut off if you turn them on at such unattractive angles so you don't look at the phone and say, "Ugh." But I'm just dreaming there.</div>
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Lately I've been really thinking about friends. As kids, we make friends so quickly. Emily told me the other day that she played with her best friend at the Y. Her name? Who knows. But she wore purple butterfly clips, and she was AWESOME.</div>
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So why do we as people feel the need to have friends? Is it purely so we can be justified in thinking that we're pretty good company? Is it so we learn and grow from each other? Is it so we can borrow their purple butterfly clips?</div>
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There are so many levels of "friends." There are people you adore and consider friends, but you just haven't spent a lot of time with them one on one. There are your "best" friends that you feel you know better than anyone. </div>
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There are your partners-in-crime. These are, for me, usually my family members (and obviously Emily feels the same.) If you're lucky enough to have a family member as a friend, you have a strong bond and someone who shares a plethora of memories with you. I feel that way about my sisters, and about my husband.</div>
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Friends bring an element of fun. You can act ridiculous around them. You can go on and on about how much you love a new recipe, and they'll calmly listen to you go on and on about it. They will get up and dance with you in a painting session. They will laugh with you about the silly things you do.</div>
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Friends are there when you need them. They help provide a balance.</div>
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When they leave, or when you leave, it often leaves a hole in your heart. (Come back, Beccy!!!) </div>
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Friends allow a bit of goofiness into our lives.</div>
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(Reisners and Guerras - it's definitely triple date time again!)</div>
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We were so super lucky in Bolivar to meet so many people who filled so many roles. I really felt such support and love there from all of them. And now that we've moved, it feels weird.</div>
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I don't think it's simple to make friends. How do you say to someone, "Hey! I think you're a neat person. I don't think I'm so bad, either. Wanna be friends?"</div>
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There have been a few people I've met here in Springfield that seem so AMAZING. I want to be their friend. I think I'm going to have to just have the guts to essentially ask to be buddies. I won't actually give them a note that says "Wanna be friends? Check yes or no." but I'm going to have to put myself out there. </div>
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Because friends are important. I've learned so much from them throughout my life, and I don't want to miss out on an opportunity to get to know someone I'll love so much because I'm scared.</div>
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I've said friend a LOT in this post. Pals, amigos, buddies, comrades? Just be mine. :)</div>
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Things around here have been the same, but they seem SO much busier! Mike's enjoying his new job, while still missing his old one. He's still the best guy we know, and we sure like him a lot.</div>
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I'm keeping busy teaching the kids, potty training Charlie (save me), and loving our new home, while missing our old one. </div>
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Andrew is...Andrew. Funny, sweet, crazy, and a big help around the house.</div>
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Henry is growing WAY too fast. He loves his family, loves finding old food in the deepest darkest corners of the kitchen, loves music, and feeding himself.</div>
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The kiddos took swimming lessons. Let me rephrase. The three "big" kids had swimming lessons, but Charlie freaked out after the first lesson so he will try again another time. :) The other two did great, and can't wait to start again in April.</div>
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Speaking of Valentine's Day, we had crepes for dinner, stuffed with mushrooms, asparagus, and chicken. It was HEAVENLY!</div>
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Apparently the big kids wanted to support Charlie in his potty training by watching tv in the bathroom. Why they are all in their undies is beyond me. I know they were dressed before that...</div>
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Emily is wearing a dress I wore when I was a little girl.</div>
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And the pose is all her. Maybe we should call it the "hear ye, hear ye" pose.</div>
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Was this really three years ago?! I mean, he has kind of looked and acted like he was three for quite awhile, so yeah, I can in a way. But in another way, I can't believe that tiny baby has grown so much. But a few weeks ago when I asked Mike if he could believe Charlie was almost three, he said, "Finally. It's feels like he's been lying about his age for a long time." Hilariously true.</div>
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We were waiting for <em>Charlie</em>. He turned out to be just what our family needed. He fit in perfectly, and added a spark of pure joy to our lives. </div>
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He is funny. So funny. He's very sweet, and makes people happy wherever he goes. He just loves life. Everything is interesting to him. He's grateful for the things we do for him. He is a sweet big brother, and a fun little brother. His smile lights up the room, and his excitement is infectious. </div>
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We are so glad to have our Charlie boy in our lives. Happy 3rd Birthday, big guy!</div>
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<strong>Age:</strong> 6....well, almost 3....or 7.</div>
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<strong>Favorite Color:</strong> ORANGE!!!</div>
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<strong>How old are you today?:</strong> I like six. And mushrooms. (marshmallows)</div>
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<strong>Favorite food</strong>: Ice cream....or cake!</div>
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<strong>Favorite thing to do</strong>: Play with my orange block with Andrew. I call him, "Ahhhh-drew!" and he says "What?" And I say play orange block with me, and he say "Okay." He loves orange and me.</div>
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Favorite Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star</div>
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Our new house in Springfield (Emily calls it the little yellow house.)</div>
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While packing - Emily is "Super Unicorn Fairy Girl."</div>
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Andrew was box head. The house was a disaster. Moving is a chore.</div>
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Our little bundle of cuteness - here almost 7 months.</div>
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Emily showing me her "fashion." She said she learned it from Jesus. ...ok.</div>
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Some of us have been very busy getting very big.</div>
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Christmas was a little crazy this year, but we did manage to still decorate cookies, etc.</div>
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Daddy reading The Animals Merry Christmas.</div>
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Here I am with my oh-so-lovely rollers in. There's nothing like sitting there with a solution of what smells like cat urine on your head to make you reconsider your life.</div>
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Today, it all came crashing down. The baby was napping, I was in a packing frenzy, and the three oldest were turned into adorable couch potatoes watching Cars.<br />
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This lasted awhile, but when the movie finished for the second time, I told them it was time to play quietly. Panic ensued. Fights broke out. And so I did what any good mother would do. I sent them outside to play.<br />
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Sounds great, right? E and C have somehow abandoned their pants. I neglected to change any of them out of their pjs. Charlie is wearing the liner for the dirty laundry hamper on his head saying, "Ghostie! Ghostie, ghostie, ghostie!" Emily is screaming. I can hear drumbeats off in the distance. They sound like mutiny and the loss of civilization as we know it.<br />
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I'm out of boxes, the baby's awake, and the neighbors are probably wondering if these little urchins have a mother. I guess it's time to rein in the tiny tyrants.KarenEJacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053370225467671839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711183251811565907.post-70864850604925149042015-10-31T09:28:00.001-05:002015-10-31T09:28:23.315-05:00A Tail of 5 Kitties, and Andrew's Feeling Swine.<div abp="181" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As surely as auto-correct will make you look like a blabbering idiot on Facebook, parenthood is bound to have its ups and downs. Here are some tricks I've learned to stay semi-sane. (Awesome changed to 'Aerosmith'? Medicine to 'for a boy'? Really, auto-correct? Really??)</div>
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1. If you call it oatmeal, they will all turn up their noses in disgust. If you call it <em abp="132">goat-meal</em> and make up a story about how much this baby goat loves it, they will eat it happily and request it for breakfast. "Can I have some goatmeal please?"</div>
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2. If your kids don't seem to be drinking enough water, fill up your cup about halfway and ask if anyone wants a drink. They all will want to, because it's YOUR cup. The first kid will guzzle it all up because they want to get more than the other kids. Fill it up halfway again. The same thing will happen to the second kid. Fill it up halfway again. The third kid will also guzzle it up, because they will feel they have to get as much as the other kids. Think in your mind, <strong abp="135">"I got you, you greedy little piggies. I got you."</strong></div>
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5. If they ask where meat, eggs, cheese, milk, etc comes from, and you tell them the truth...they will not believe you. No matter how much you try to teach them, they do not believe you. The correct answer will always be, "from the store."</div>
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6. In August, it is acceptable to them when you say, "Wow, that would be fun. Let's remember to ask Santa for that for Christmas." In January, it is acceptable to say, "Wow, that would be fun. Let's remember that for your birthday in a couple months." They have no concept of time....and that is awesome.</div>
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7. If you want their help cleaning something, tell them they can't do it. Want the windows cleaned? Tell them it's a special job that you have to do. The next time when you ask them to do it? It will be like Christmas arrived early. The same applies to sweeping, mopping, feeding the baby, etc. Someday they will say I manipulated them. And I will laugh my maniacal little laugh and nod. </div>
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We LOVE having Henry around. Not only is he cute, but he is so happy and funny. He is a true joy to spend time with, and we loooove him.</div>
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He loves to smile, sit up, be held, eat, talk, and has decided that anything and everything tastes GOOD and must get in his mouth immediately.</div>
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For instance, his toes. This picture was taken kind of accidently. Charlie asked what Henry was doing and I said biting his toes. I tried to get one of him watching Henry, but instead captured a shot of Charlie BITING HIS TOE. You might not be able to tell, but this was the moment Hank started screaming at the top of his lungs and big bro C was so confused. Why was he upset when he was doing the exact same thing? Good grief.</div>
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This picture cracks me up. I got down on his level to get a picture of him lying down, and he spotted the camera. He can't crawl yet, but does an amazing job getting around anyway. He will either roll or he will point his little toes and launch himself forward. He did that over and over trying to reach me, making this face the whole time. He actually did succeed in getting to the camera. I felt kind of bad not letting him touch it. He worked so hard. :)</div>
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