tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31354349497517636422024-02-06T18:49:16.665-08:00The Hillen FamilyMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-62189440346315565652013-12-01T17:43:00.001-08:002013-12-01T17:43:43.685-08:00Max's Soccer Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh7zzYAdfHU8t6imWmLQ74JeWxzzPPewc4tg9y1fdiH5WI2kZJ19U09CazJV1gHz3SoEObr4LB6ZGiyEOAjCaNzRyqhFbMITFXnnGiwHw32iO032JOvrfFXl1OJ7ePtxt-KV47ZSOCD3o/s640/blogger-image-1814092265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh7zzYAdfHU8t6imWmLQ74JeWxzzPPewc4tg9y1fdiH5WI2kZJ19U09CazJV1gHz3SoEObr4LB6ZGiyEOAjCaNzRyqhFbMITFXnnGiwHw32iO032JOvrfFXl1OJ7ePtxt-KV47ZSOCD3o/s640/blogger-image-1814092265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxR1tuWEauL34MXkWgpOqfO1R6sgDd07RHLTbXgzGb8E3YegZosCXxrJ2qP-uPToVaQyWQVj7j_88I-3rj4WLlYeXtS13A2X8V4u7_NMWItsdgQFwM-cn0q_LhqFZIdbQfyxWeV-mRpXMW/s640/blogger-image--822970789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Max's soccer season finished up a couple of weeks ago. He had a blast playing with his team and loved his coaches. We have a couple of months off until the new season begins. I'm sure we'll miss our soccer Saturdays!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zf22biRx__B_vFtZpj-SEbf1aDKswJ8u2A8CfiVwLp8mamCAErl5yFka2taV2toeDEge8QKC2TPqmONSqnEdkpf2CC51rFWHzZ2LAcW0w85PG4fot_7i4fI1OV6hjDEfq-QFZCKXpoXL/s640/blogger-image-348225935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zf22biRx__B_vFtZpj-SEbf1aDKswJ8u2A8CfiVwLp8mamCAErl5yFka2taV2toeDEge8QKC2TPqmONSqnEdkpf2CC51rFWHzZ2LAcW0w85PG4fot_7i4fI1OV6hjDEfq-QFZCKXpoXL/s640/blogger-image-348225935.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-TuNtlXPy-z2-iWt-tYh0LN60SlgZydCLzIJj1TeCc-nx6F0JuKIKH3bVpL7hTAIYAbdGsrFki8YUlmbk8k8OJTgv7QXyq51euuQKo-4BY4MD_Vq3dGWmh02Rfho5TSgHBMzERI0R-1t/s640/blogger-image-1454594199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmyb0ULfRUCGXJ-VwJ5I_8gMF3H34hRh82TSQNFHiktvvUfSzSuCRNbs9TepMAtJv8tdV4GFyayhYpIB5GBLZrMcKpdk2UWIwlhtw0LIbCpY3saq8uo2OSVdyh8CA2MFIhkjus2xrWYz8/s640/blogger-image--1392090609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29fLJtUVqsCNT0fQ6zQGejEvL3jQ-585uQo8_Lkxg_jiyKM_oV6wL5skGvJDulYgZZzVjR7ekmSzibkQ2Z91HDMc46i3VDcQUW9JK9c0gOH9MnmbSIQGRMu0mmw9iHcXZOD4kBk82am1j/s640/blogger-image-1331800642.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love all of these kids so much and am so blessed to be their aunt! (and mommy)</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwm_hNZiijFIs72SetMto9eEFSTlNo8SklGz0x-kjVqRVwUJymdHd_PB8tghfs5ulRU6qFxc3vbev47Qxg3fC69kqkBaJee_EEan2CMTLHM5VfZFtL0Q-YPsWCfIraZDwy1iHzlXnuqw98/s640/blogger-image--883102115.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also celebrated Max's 6th birthday on August 28th. We kept the celebrations to two small family parties. While my budget and party planning stress were minimal, I think we'll go back to family and friends party next year. We love a good celebration and love to include all those we love.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF9fbr1ZgEMwhzELGU607xzD9pGyVBL_wLJsE4nasOYFhwDxA_vtnPq56Nr-T2l-u3vQalY-S0nCQBJlKrvloWdb1Q7rikC0Fd_wIhK0ljlodoBjXGLeAloGz_CWNBATAIzS_MgifRKM7/s640/blogger-image-1655095472.jpg"></div>Emma started playing the recorder and also joined chorus. She is loving third grade.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz8Kr_t1NyVL18ABW4jMKNdgOECgmkY4HtlJj9GSKKsljvcfrPCsYObSn_IEdIFwS_641Wa1D2qnA1Lcx5et8kJaxYs0VRoUs_pJEDhm-970u1D0I_-jPIHPv7NhAaTgQPC1ezy1lE0hw/s640/blogger-image--1926704325.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The birthday boy on his special day!!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X3_u2oOZmtnmptLBTHmw3JmZmaLaSnx1fzjT-cim3jjf2YbR63xrFkgp6XGpaMfu1hdvO1Jik6IC7Isv0gSHKAYaeVxoPgKd1RKymvhVnmkITteY10XYuFnmJGkt8gVVVKI9pBtk2xya/s640/blogger-image--501576763.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjGPhnmdIUa4UxsGERj5pEwCXeqTKPcHZ0SXem7pJagiWMOpnf71o9Lc1CRLBbdAPdrBMBPDyliwxrw7bK-H10jX9Mc__6XGswo5tU77CZ1moERHZEJ8AxS4OXImJ67PONhqeQDKvxBlW/s640/blogger-image--450193497.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6n16k7KGLdO34XsJsziwhYOFAVpPzyUWe5Mo418r9KyXABagyj2Fzy7viVKTNxVmAZyMVzBgQIv1WBLwc0qGWLaS4E8rMBTPs4Pchanh95zLGMaYFHRbcTTseegeEOK80ZE8W6TLoHDr/s640/blogger-image--1586111265.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9yS6FS0O4FEKDBXEneYNYGvTE3gRY8XzGP3LT1-pe9J85_XwMhXcaO9My_9cR4qoF-P3IpJGX12rZJTOWSjxzDuislSKGQWXD4Cn9y_AGvp9wPzRaE3g8i8s5HRaPJc44-eLNVDrYTVS/s640/blogger-image--1595697309.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GGKXwg0m3utB9pzEj8WoPxb6DGds-2ndgs7BIYCDUIwFVqCdWV9m159ljxWbMdxl35GEkRAGVbR3Iu2PfQMQN019qRulP_05URfC0XCMkI91qbhFugJASmpzyQubOKIZFtoKkX1WTlp3/s640/blogger-image--1785453322.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We've spent our weekends with family and friends and have loved every minute of it!</div>My gator fans</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeq9UGyuCeotV7OkGphMS3GyMUc5jFp7jlJlEUOUIgKqkaixn1yYC4hyphenhyphendQx-YClv6Ut8eNh5ENfE8yRAPEa3OikxWhYoQrVcc7G3cxWfZO0MxLI1Ilg00oZNAFaLpGoAhUwrZgVLSh-gf/s640/blogger-image--2297442.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Damian and I had a date night to celebrate his 36th birthday on September 14th. We love a good dinner at Texas de Brazil.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yOcvpAGV7lVzoX2PXbE7g3QJeRy9GsG-cB6szlclyJu-boYLb82HlZoAVjdq1Eeo2vMkTd7xCc_fNd2x-Nq0tHXnF5Tg7V2uMsJvPRXhyCZEDZqcW7gxrsj3PqbomZG3i-3AyBNX9X8e/s640/blogger-image-130511471.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Max is having another awesome soccer season.He scored a goal!!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40SYuYx15m9BgLuxNW2N0prrXwxJMvW2qhB3fnu5OR5qO3z4Q4GUvzzGsKzSeYF3db2aChQ6GhAxeRqcn4wJLeZ-0m4wuHW2pnvgzAglG0JgcRoY_ea1pEN7zZ7MaT4qEJDUOXyO0pS78/s640/blogger-image-98325036.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One day we were walking to my classroom and I realized they picked out matching outfits!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEAg-Y2Z_giJ8fhLEXJzfJ8T9G1yYkzDZM_jelSP-vMv73bq9WwCcOvE4n1gnLIu3UgZSBeUIl_KI9A6Nj6sZebOAUqdoGh1Sw3TSLB3Ktpkxc1cCJsrhopZfOPWjxLRway9YIYtPGJMY/s640/blogger-image--113705120.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Emma and I have had a couple shopping Saturdays together lately. She's so fun to shop with these days!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpPYYfOOQiTYErDHkt0FFcfZgg68KWBPuGrxGOqHEZmEJpfCVd1bRV8USCeLblJX5Pm4YaFM_VCUOhQqnexfYknDFBnoxvlowa5G2_WRw_7UDdU7VqD74-bt2fevGKfSWhmFjqKtUxV0T/s640/blogger-image-2107794139.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>I'm pretty sure we have the cutest Cub Scout around. He has his first camp out in a couple of weeks and he can hardly wait!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgQeY11I6B76K4ubxfgTbXErE9FzAglgoiow69QVIfYdbxK9uycH8FPNElaCOOngSwZzbf0rhvA94BiwRFlV-0ckwkpOKAWMOI6Dya-aa9M1kLLLu3vzAy4GwEo3U2Ucs-apy0MieeO7K/s640/blogger-image-2022003401.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Emma is back to ballet and she's loving Monday nights. (Oops the picture is missing--just imagine her in her leotard!)</div>Last weekend our sweet nephew Matthew was baptized. It was a beautiful celebration.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtX2jPK2oktid8ZZ32Gx8lMJ23FhgQUwDFCFbGmXKvTeLFR7hplzvwQBfUB2dQOP5xCrMLtgicJDYDgribiF5AJYGZrmjQvvy3xXLA5LijGKmayjWIB5DpvQ_XTR9NgHktNd29nk1DSB4/s640/blogger-image--1420142552.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We celebrated my Mamaw Jennie's 84th birthday this past week.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug6jfwkLQaEXzbYbC92EcdwqEaVDwOmHc28h5sJp1N51ZKnPJKqI7FfavOazJbAAkgXl-umFiaauSt6XWzS6ORy8v7Y41jZ6ypVOSOQzN9v1AXIDKisB2lx5QifWr5-iF-dai4v-Zw8ox/s640/blogger-image--550467714.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Look who was the first Student of the Week in her class!!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi939fJ7sU5XfenbO2REqp12X-y2fcenSM0tDcCJY1aB5twgDyTT8oaliSPEnp3FBAb5m8Qep1LncnPl-HXFixIYilkfSgiucoZqHsu9Wo9p9ZQNYjdFnpc_JuDUL4Uod_L-RPDol6TtKAl/s640/blogger-image-611637069.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>We had the best time on Sunday at Disney's Hollywood Studios. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMsj1z5wO04C_3HdVeGtMgFQ25XfpcOQHMU9R3pKWN_uctTLnlWD8MaC4xwqlvN4T4MH0ykr_ukUSDIHgMWCpSoPfGvlXN5pZduzbkm1EQBLORSda1gYjy03rVjDzeTINabSPsXCfg1Bu/s640/blogger-image--425758002.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love these two so much!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoyQNFnU5UHPWOKoRpkAOPrsEIskeWuv-39qZPx3-H3B_erlsgXMgGp0stGzRHFa4klIiKONcLe0LFdFcaaa4xQ05mLQsmQmfqI_FFoCZ3VCV7w5dIrJZXzab6Aj6PYo6bHlkH-Qw6Uvl/s640/blogger-image-1250129935.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are in that time in our lives where we are on the go...to ballet, soccer, cub scouts, faith formation, doing homework, and trying to keep up with everything else. 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Since getting ready for back to school has been such a hectic time, I haven't had a spare second to do a summer recap. We had such a wonderful summer, so hopefully I'll get a chance to go through our hundreds of pictures soon. Instead I'm going to just get right back on the blogging bandwagon and start with back to school. After all, my year starts in August, not January anyway! </div>
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I am more than ready for a new school year to begin. It seems unreal to me that I have a third grader and a first grader. They were so excited and a little nervous about the first day of school today. I felt the exact same way. Luckily, it all came back to me when my little first graders walked in the door. Also, the exhaustion came back to me--not sitting down all day, repeating myself 445 times, eating lunch in five minutes flat, and retraining myself to only go to the bathroom during my lunch and planning time. Fun, fun times! Also, I am sooo glad I planned our meals and did all of our grocery shopping for the next two weeks. It's going to make my life so much easier with back to school, karate, soccer(just for Max this year), ballet(soon for Emma), faith formation, homework, and Max's birthday next week. </div>
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Damian went to work at his usual 4:30 a.m. but wanted to come back home to send us all off to school. The kids were happy we were both there! </div>
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Max was also a happy camper today. He told me I was right and first grade is awesome.</div>
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Here's to a fabulous 2013-2014 school year!</div>
Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-50524418967014798392013-07-02T04:54:00.001-07:002013-08-11T16:34:56.261-07:002nd grade MemoriesBefore a new school year starts,I thought I should post the collages I made from Emma's 2nd grade year. She had a fantastic year and maintained straight A's with above level instruction. Of course, she continues to make us proud every day. She is anxiously anticipating many new, exciting adventures in 3rd grade.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmgzYkBmBZOJjPTagBmn1hE5ZVLJJGf31T_Iz0KrH2KWSDe-sK0BcOrnNKMVDdyka74MP-VeyjZWk1AsdtRS_6tKJht48e7VutCc7-My-20Ux_lJnV4zmchnYahwA1ii-HKsprKNmFBp-/s640/blogger-image--1438988444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmgzYkBmBZOJjPTagBmn1hE5ZVLJJGf31T_Iz0KrH2KWSDe-sK0BcOrnNKMVDdyka74MP-VeyjZWk1AsdtRS_6tKJht48e7VutCc7-My-20Ux_lJnV4zmchnYahwA1ii-HKsprKNmFBp-/s640/blogger-image--1438988444.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UWB-LZ1-QXxgyGnBwXkupA3MeE1o43QSMMnLn5eftimmVbleXUXQc2YKFNv9nj8cOQhjuRACybAYcmNS9FDFgXzGUQlOv6pmslDCY6ym3-pyqbptG4ZV598yeiS9q4l2lHcGhFuM3Z05/s640/blogger-image--980125632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UWB-LZ1-QXxgyGnBwXkupA3MeE1o43QSMMnLn5eftimmVbleXUXQc2YKFNv9nj8cOQhjuRACybAYcmNS9FDFgXzGUQlOv6pmslDCY6ym3-pyqbptG4ZV598yeiS9q4l2lHcGhFuM3Z05/s640/blogger-image--980125632.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCU36KOFzRiJLpA30PNrT7vnDC9kdqeay_cGxWihpPXOYG9hkzCghr4so1vPXleiMCoUQuqjIWeumrmKnO2gs8cklPKce-czSJh5wSmHLbA0k9805i1PGZmAI69kB5OQOOUjjEqnKdpuA/s640/blogger-image-1456910710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCU36KOFzRiJLpA30PNrT7vnDC9kdqeay_cGxWihpPXOYG9hkzCghr4so1vPXleiMCoUQuqjIWeumrmKnO2gs8cklPKce-czSJh5wSmHLbA0k9805i1PGZmAI69kB5OQOOUjjEqnKdpuA/s640/blogger-image-1456910710.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigmTNXvnXJqt-c_3qnd8GcDa7ZusyFmSCceYaTEiF8qese_Roq2wnNSx8RZEUySoXOUSwKGkk_mfe8r4ogcS4P2c9t2H7D_lbuxU-ZswR-lfdeTMNWAcav0PV58reQ8005fQ2TOhEHJ6z/s640/blogger-image--1745344256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigmTNXvnXJqt-c_3qnd8GcDa7ZusyFmSCceYaTEiF8qese_Roq2wnNSx8RZEUySoXOUSwKGkk_mfe8r4ogcS4P2c9t2H7D_lbuxU-ZswR-lfdeTMNWAcav0PV58reQ8005fQ2TOhEHJ6z/s640/blogger-image--1745344256.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgef6GyPQRnRoF89lzvSlBo7sQM27UhFX2huRbDHucKVBAig7-sOYEP28Uv9FQ4dwCcUipCg_eTtdxsWijuOHy4nf3D9hFiJnd-S54fN_P78HazBOQIYwQWDPZWHJWTlAGYuUg6h2UXpIcF/s640/blogger-image-2129307230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgef6GyPQRnRoF89lzvSlBo7sQM27UhFX2huRbDHucKVBAig7-sOYEP28Uv9FQ4dwCcUipCg_eTtdxsWijuOHy4nf3D9hFiJnd-S54fN_P78HazBOQIYwQWDPZWHJWTlAGYuUg6h2UXpIcF/s640/blogger-image-2129307230.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My brother fixed my computer last weekend, so I plan on getting back into blogging by doing a summer recap and keeping up with our many activities and day to day life during the school year.</div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-90733283613749503072013-06-13T10:51:00.001-07:002013-06-13T10:51:22.141-07:00Kindergarten Memories<div style="text-align: center;">
It's hard to believe another school year has come to an end. I haven't shared any pictures or stories on here in quite some time. Hopefully, that changes this summer. </div>
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We've been making memories and having fun with family and friends. </div>
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We are enjoying every second of our summer break.</div>
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I'm laying low today due to a kidney stone, but I don't plan on letting it ruin our fun!</div>
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I thought it would be a nice memory to make collages of this past school year for each of the kids. </div>
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It was hard to narrow down pictures of all that has happened.</div>
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I enjoyed remembering all of our happy memories and milestones. I'm so glad I have so many pictures to look back on. </div>
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To say Max loved Kindergarten would be a major understatement. He thrived this year and learned so much. He is reading a year ahead of his grade level and his comprehension is top notch. He also loved Math, telling me it was his favorite subject. We were blessed to have the same teachers for both Emma and Max and they are truly the best of the best! He loved his teachers, made so many new friends, and everyone fell in love with my little sweetheart! He also played basketball and soccer this year. He is such an athlete and makes all of us proud! He is a team player and not only is competitive but cheers for his teammates, too. He learned to ride a bike without training wheels and went camping in a tent for the first time. He was able to go on field trips to Green Meadows Farm(he's not a big fan of animals, like his mom) and Legoland-his absolute favorite place!! He was the cutest ring bearer for the first time in his cousin's wedding. He loves to play swords and use his imagination, build legos, play games, draw pictures, color, and spend time with his big sister!</div>
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We are so proud of our sweet, funny, smart boy!</div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-75790431479531386782013-04-27T16:09:00.001-07:002013-04-27T16:09:24.562-07:00Emma's First Holy CommunionI haven't shared on here in awhile, mostly because my laptop is in need of some updating and its kind of a pain to use my phone. We are gearing up for the end of the school year and have been on the go and nonstop busy. I have tons of pics I've taken over the last few weeks that I should share, but first I wanted to share these. Today was a very special day for our little girl Emma Alyse. She received her First Holy Communion and we celebrated at our church and had a reception at our local Knights of Columbus hall with friends and family.<br />
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It was a beautiful day! <br />
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Here are just a few pictures from the church, I have many more from the party too. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AzNtNMrFwYMTUcg_bA9-SVnC-1DQ3oS7l1nVNPXqS5W3OdYazgPQL1e7-vJVpxFBW4Zk75ivI7ZgN5ofKxJcx3XMunoHAZlVrdkcq4xER2P_JyEi4y81oF3S-yXShHNX2V3MuX2YAu_Y/s640/blogger-image-741767347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AzNtNMrFwYMTUcg_bA9-SVnC-1DQ3oS7l1nVNPXqS5W3OdYazgPQL1e7-vJVpxFBW4Zk75ivI7ZgN5ofKxJcx3XMunoHAZlVrdkcq4xER2P_JyEi4y81oF3S-yXShHNX2V3MuX2YAu_Y/s640/blogger-image-741767347.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA9naVWK_DvHOkeI3zgJ-1PQiY_Cnh39qeFqc7u7oOedLz9a64hH3IesUvADBFPl7vj17hRaTbm-ewjlPPth7bL52yL1orDlm9MTi77gyCrOg-rvbTXaG43DId3CyG_I4mqp5WN7QTA0t/s640/blogger-image-1000776134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA9naVWK_DvHOkeI3zgJ-1PQiY_Cnh39qeFqc7u7oOedLz9a64hH3IesUvADBFPl7vj17hRaTbm-ewjlPPth7bL52yL1orDlm9MTi77gyCrOg-rvbTXaG43DId3CyG_I4mqp5WN7QTA0t/s640/blogger-image-1000776134.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFCjHNUEK_nmwZbXd2S2KR3mla5MObubBs_VIna7_Plcdq74pkgwm-FvQORICgQX3d4Vk9JAm6MgjrmUSKsXy4RJoe9GmoTQexIguad5GmSteKpkYJ7XrEZZfaT2bG-2H2f4wXYxm0CAj/s640/blogger-image-808206389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFCjHNUEK_nmwZbXd2S2KR3mla5MObubBs_VIna7_Plcdq74pkgwm-FvQORICgQX3d4Vk9JAm6MgjrmUSKsXy4RJoe9GmoTQexIguad5GmSteKpkYJ7XrEZZfaT2bG-2H2f4wXYxm0CAj/s640/blogger-image-808206389.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquoL8ZeOHG5LbrMu8g8iunMmFqsnRqqF8rZI5292bh2bQz0sutD8wyCpmxtJWwG8kpz7SvETuXPl6CVbcBNZg-oOCWSaM0MQWunj9OxyssFxeo2oqb6FLgDpDltpFXiXZzGsy6V4jBqJN/s640/blogger-image-1128773773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquoL8ZeOHG5LbrMu8g8iunMmFqsnRqqF8rZI5292bh2bQz0sutD8wyCpmxtJWwG8kpz7SvETuXPl6CVbcBNZg-oOCWSaM0MQWunj9OxyssFxeo2oqb6FLgDpDltpFXiXZzGsy6V4jBqJN/s640/blogger-image-1128773773.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7CwxQ3trO2S3i1H3dObUdmny1QafqKTyG7DPIxx1A6GIdn3Vo6Rf7pqWtQYwTEd4zAQOUflcy9DCj5RrDJPZgpwcPKdbPUs1v0dQlU1kA-TokDPlIcDJnU3-lkVPCRoRWp640V4q88qZ/s640/blogger-image-376816048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7CwxQ3trO2S3i1H3dObUdmny1QafqKTyG7DPIxx1A6GIdn3Vo6Rf7pqWtQYwTEd4zAQOUflcy9DCj5RrDJPZgpwcPKdbPUs1v0dQlU1kA-TokDPlIcDJnU3-lkVPCRoRWp640V4q88qZ/s640/blogger-image-376816048.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg47mP_EZ_IFM1pOCeMJ0dF2gNV3uM157p8WWuoELvPudSvmp50Qc-YT0gNEv21m4xO01QPg6e6xgVndDj_101v7vSWtkooX16X3REz1sS-hQadKmW4xzqkA27tU_hN_3dh_sva8GUy3-g/s640/blogger-image-577686664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg47mP_EZ_IFM1pOCeMJ0dF2gNV3uM157p8WWuoELvPudSvmp50Qc-YT0gNEv21m4xO01QPg6e6xgVndDj_101v7vSWtkooX16X3REz1sS-hQadKmW4xzqkA27tU_hN_3dh_sva8GUy3-g/s640/blogger-image-577686664.jpg" /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-83698604907462968592013-04-03T18:14:00.001-07:002013-04-03T18:14:37.978-07:00Happy Easter(Oops...i thought this posted Sunday night, but just saw that it didn't!)<br />
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Today we celebrated Resurrection Sunday and what a beautiful day it has been! <br />
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Here are a couple of pictures of my sweet family after mass this morning. We had a weekend filled with family and fun!<br />
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This weekend we had an adults only weekend with our friends at a local winery. It was a fabulous time away! We had the best time!<br />
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I made Max a dentist appointment for 8:30 a.m today. I have no idea what I was thinking...my kids sleep in during our breaks! It was a rough start to our day. To say my little guy was apprehensive would be an understatement. We have to go see another dentist on Friday. It should be lots of fun. I was a little worried to hear that after the one and only X-ray they were able to get that he has an extra tooth with his front teeth. There are only a small percentage of people this happens to...like 2%. He will have to see an oral surgeon when he is around 9 to have it removed. That was a little scary for this mommy to hear(and I was already traumatized from his kicking and screaming--I don't know where he gets it from-I Love going to the dentist!!!)<br />
Fortunately, our day turned around when we went shopping. I found adorable Easter outfits and a few other good deals at the outlets. We also went to lunch at Chick-fi1-a, and had some more fun shopping at JoAnn's and Target. <br />
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The kids played their little hearts out this afternoon and pulled out toys they haven't had time to play with in a long time. They also cleaned out toy bins and threw things away. I guess they felt like spring cleaning,too!<br />
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They also did an Easter craft. I have one planned each day this week. Today we made a jelly bean prayer poster and of course they ate jelly beans while reading and coloring the prayer, tomorrow we're making resurrection eggs. They are loving the crafts. <br />
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We have a few fun things planned this week. I'm looking forward to sleeping in, relaxing, and being caught up on my laundry! I'm most excited to celebrate holy week and Easter with my sweet family! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z9DiH2mo7q-EOh9c706T7qSMViAx4NC_13qUwTjI38O21er7tul76XKjodR9xRVIrYHWzn5cD9oPbgX1_yp2IILJ5OrrT8K06muxJnNsbM2qOKPzHkf6_i7S3yi5tDRri4aMDlpmxI6A/s640/blogger-image--1131283826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z9DiH2mo7q-EOh9c706T7qSMViAx4NC_13qUwTjI38O21er7tul76XKjodR9xRVIrYHWzn5cD9oPbgX1_yp2IILJ5OrrT8K06muxJnNsbM2qOKPzHkf6_i7S3yi5tDRri4aMDlpmxI6A/s640/blogger-image--1131283826.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrBVpQ9zh5SPEy3WxrAA-HuVrrAuqEep3rNOW8UbcU3NkB-9XMqNu7IQaI5lPaFZWB9iLgRePqivOAlURE_aK0dCZ0iUI4Rs5Ma1mZ2LW_9xTbbDnu5OuJUEHNMQCP5Aj6k4r5JsMu4Dc/s640/blogger-image--36294151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrBVpQ9zh5SPEy3WxrAA-HuVrrAuqEep3rNOW8UbcU3NkB-9XMqNu7IQaI5lPaFZWB9iLgRePqivOAlURE_aK0dCZ0iUI4Rs5Ma1mZ2LW_9xTbbDnu5OuJUEHNMQCP5Aj6k4r5JsMu4Dc/s640/blogger-image--36294151.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVElQDCd_29J4e8T9z0FlvIh7xZbL2q13FCrhkHgzXUAogNac2y5XYeFUKlOUQmogu7Zwj8KGlXycQgV0YQemgwvpGdfhZjJTFPMwOQo1mhEoPCF6NVZbldKkMicfTT6bMOqTw_0iwnNAW/s640/blogger-image-930893326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVElQDCd_29J4e8T9z0FlvIh7xZbL2q13FCrhkHgzXUAogNac2y5XYeFUKlOUQmogu7Zwj8KGlXycQgV0YQemgwvpGdfhZjJTFPMwOQo1mhEoPCF6NVZbldKkMicfTT6bMOqTw_0iwnNAW/s640/blogger-image-930893326.jpg" /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-61125000902918902742013-03-12T17:30:00.001-07:002013-03-12T17:30:16.063-07:00Practice TimeMarch has turned out to be a very busy month for our family. The kids started soccer a few weeks ago and we haven't sat down since! We have been spending half of our week nights at the soccer fields for practice or clinics. <br />
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The kids are loving it! I am loving that it's keeping our family active and the kids haven't really watched tv during the week in over three weeks(or really missed it for that matter). We've also made it a priority to sit down at the dinner table even though we're on the go. I have been consistently meal planning since January and it's been working out so well! Now if only I could get caught up on my laundry!! Instead we've just added more grass stains and stinky soccer socks to the mix!<br />
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They had their first game this past weekend and it was a blast to watch them. I was one proud mommy! I had no idea they would play as well as they did since they only had a couple of practices.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When the week begins with one of your children throwing up, there's no telling how the rest of the week is going to turn out. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fortunately, Emma was only sick Monday and spent Tuesday resting and recuperating. (and thankfully, the rest of us didn't catch that nasty stomach virus!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We had a pretty eventful week with Faith Formation classes, our FPU class, open house at school, and date night. Not to mention helping with homework, projects, and catching Emma up on missed work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sunday night we grilled out and my brother in-law came over for dinner, along with some of our very good friends who were in town for a soccer tournament. It was a little chilly and a perfect night to sit by the fire pit.</span></div>
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Emma and Bailey had fun playing together.</div>
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Then, late Sunday night/early Monday morning my girl got s.i.c.k!!</div>
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She was feeling better by Tuesday afternoon.</div>
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Max was chosen as student of the week and got to write about something special to him.</div>
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He chose his stuffed doggy. It says: Hello! My name is Max. I love doge. I sleep with him every night, but he is a stuf aumal." He drew himself sleeping, those are Zzzzz's going up the page. He was so excited to read this to his friends and share doggy. So proud of my smart little guy. He is writing so well and reading books on a level F which is middle of first grade level! Wow!! </div>
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Emma worked on her President's Day project and had to do a poster and report on the 17th president Andrew Johnson. She did it herself with a little help from Daddy while I was at Open House on Thursday night.</div>
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One of my first graders wrote this in her work on writing notebook on Friday. It made my day! My class was on their best behavior this week. That made my whole week! </div>
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Emma and her friend Rylee were being so silly after school on Friday! </div>
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I came home and was ready for a date night out with my handsome hubby! </div>
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My sister kept the kids overnight, so here we are when we dropped them off.</div>
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We went to dinner at Bonefish Grill. (It was a Friday during Lent!!) We had a few drinks and a delicious dinner. We were going to see a movie but we got a late start and I didn't think I could stay awake for a 9:40 movie. I know...party animals!</div>
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Yesterday, I took advantage of the kids being with their cousins and while Damian was at work in the morning, I cleaned my house; dusted, swept, mopped, vacuumed, did 3 loads of laundry, changed sheets, cleaned bathrooms-including tubs and showers, and tidied up bedrooms. I got so much accomplished in an hour. It felt great! I picked up the kids and we ran a couple of errands. We came home, made lunch, relaxed at home, the kids played outside for a couple of hours, then played some games, and grilled chicken and steak kabobs. Emma was a big help prepping dinner.</div>
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Max beat me at Scrabble Alphabet Scoop but I redeemed myself during the card game Spoons.</div>
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I have been wanting to put a cross wall somewhere in my living room,but didn't really know where to begin. While I was out shopping, I saw this wall hanging for 70% off. I love it!</div>
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After I hung this up, I rearranged a few things and added my green burlap wreath to my old barn window. I made this wreath and a yarn wreath with some fabric flowers for my shelf above our tv on Tuesday while Emma was sleeping. I think they turned out pretty well. I also attempted to make a St. Patrick's Day craft. I wrote the word Lucky with white paint on green burlap and made a few shamrocks and framed them in a black frame. I'm still deciding if I like it. I think if I painted my frame white or maybe yellow, I would like it better.</div>
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We are getting ready to head to Mass. Kind of a late start, I prefer 8 a.m. mass with the rest of my family, or even 10 a.m. but Damian had to work and just got home. So noon mass it is! We don't have too much planned, a couple of little projects around the house, and hitting the outlet and sports stores looking for cleats fot our little soccer players. We ordered uniforms this past week and they can hardly wait to start practice. Here's to a another great week!</div>
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In our town we are off for Rodeo Day on Friday, not President's Day on Monday. We celebrate the heritage of our county with the Silver Spurs Rodeo. I would love to take the kids to the fair and rodeo this weekend, but we will be out of town. One of these days we need to go.<br />
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Max has been excited for a couple of weeks now and could hardly wait to wake up this morning. The teachers worked hard and set up stations like barrel racing with stick horses, calf roping with lassos(jump ropes) and chairs, panning for gold, and other fun games. 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The kids and I worked on their valentines this weekend.</div>
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I love how they turned out!</div>
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We ended up making two different ones for each kid.</div>
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I couldn't resist and they were so quick and easy!</div>
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I love Valentine's Day as a mom(and a wife...and a teacher). I love showing my family(and friends) I love them every day, but there's something extra fun about a whole day dedicated to love and friendship. The hearts, the chocolate, the flowers, and the chocolate. Did I mention the chocolate? </div>
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My first graders are pretty excited, too. They've decorated their boxes, my classroom has been decorated since February 1st, and they can hardly wait to celebrate on Thursday. </div>
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Since Emma began preK3 we have been making her cards. I love homemade...she's usually the only one without the store bought cards in her class. They also always write their names and their friend's names on the cards.(if the teacher gives them to us) I'm kind of a stickler about this!! I like to keep one for our scrapbook, too.This is definitely one of my favorite things about this time of year. In the past I've used stamps,scrapbook paper,lace doilies, and fun valentine ribbons. The past couple of years I have found some adorable ideas thanks to blogs and Pinterest. Emma also made a box for her valentines. We put some red and white fabric and a sparkly E on top. Simple, yet so cute. </div>
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We made heart crayons for Emma's class and Max's friends are getting bubbles. I also took their pics and attached lollipops. I think they turned out pretty well for homemade. Most importantly, the kids helped and had a blast. They are so excited to hand them out to their friends. </div>
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I like to call this card making central.</div>
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Here are some close-ups.</div>
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Max took his name writing very seriously. </div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-2778706853974331972013-02-08T15:45:00.001-08:002013-02-12T17:14:30.219-08:00our weekThis week has been pretty full with school, work, and our normal routines with a few extra things thrown in the mix. This will be a completely random post.<br />
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I'm so happy it's finally Friday and we can sit down and relax for our family movie and pizza night. This mom sure didn't feel like cooking!! I love teaching first graders but it has been nonstop and extra exhausting this week. <br />
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It seems our busy birthday season is starting. We have two parties this weekend and two next weekend. <br />
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I can hardly believe Valentine's Day is Thursday. I just love helping the kids make special cards for their friends. I found some cute ideas for this year. I plan on working on them this weekend between the partying. <br />
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We're also off school next Friday for Rodeo Day and I'm looking forward to spending the day visiting my friend Jenn and her new baby girl! <br />
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Here is a small glimpse of our week from my phone. <br />
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Max always is asking me to take his picture and put it on the internets. He told me he was super handsome for church.<br />
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I was checking Emma's grammar homework and love her handwriting(and the fact she can work independently and I just have to check it!!)</div>
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Yesterday my twin niece and nephew turned eight!! They are the twins of my twin brother...did you catch all of that?</div>
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In the car yesterday Emma and Max were making up a secret sister/brother handshake...love their relationship!! </div>
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Monday was the 100th day of school! </div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-29698147954959901222013-02-03T07:54:00.001-08:002013-02-03T07:54:19.030-08:00The GirlsYesterday we went to my parent's house to visit with my aunt and uncle who are here visiting from Indiana. We had good conversation, a delicious lunch, and entertainment from the kids. There is never a dull (or quiet) moment when all the cousins get together. I didn't get out my camera but did manage to get a few pics of the girls. 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Here are a couple pics of Emma and I at Animal Kingdom on Saturday. </div>
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We had a great weekend making memories!</div>
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I'm linking up with Leah at <a href="http://www.myeverydayloveblog.com/">Everyday Love</a> this week!</div>
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(And just for fun I found an oldie of the two of us!)</div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-52783563075355710792013-01-13T18:21:00.000-08:002013-01-29T18:18:17.088-08:00Our last couple of weeks via Instagram<div style="text-align: center;">
I feel like I am officially the last person to have Instagram but I'm so happy I finally have it in 2013! </div>
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I love capturing our everyday moments. </div>
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Here's a little peek into the last couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll be better about doing a weekly recap.<br />
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Damian and I enjoyed a date day while his parents babysat the kids. We went out for lunch at our favorite Japanese steak house, did a little shopping, went to see a movie, did a little more shopping, and ended with frozen yogurt. It was so much fun and a much needed date!</div>
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This little guy amazes me with the creations he can build with his legos.</div>
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He does it all by himself, too. He follows the instuctions step by step...that's the impressive part. </div>
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The kids and I were headed to Walmart on New Years Eve. Luckily, it wasn't too crowded!</div>
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We had our own little party for New Year's Eve and I made appetizers for dinner.</div>
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My sister, brother in-law, niece, and nephews came over to celebrate with us for a few hours. </div>
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I could not get the kids to look at me!</div>
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My sis and I had a champagne toast!</div>
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Max and his cousin Joshua played a little game of basketball.</div>
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We had a couple of extra kids spend the night! They had so much fun playing together!</div>
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Max learned to ride his bike without training wheels. So proud of my big boy!</div>
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After a playdate with friends (where I took absolutely no pictures), </div>
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we left the trains up for Max to play with and he really enjoyed them.</div>
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After the kids played at Monkey Joe's last Sunday, we went to Adobe Gila's for lunch. </div>
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They have the best french dip sandwich(my fav) and wings(D's fav), </div>
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even though it is a mexican place.</div>
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We ended our fun day with frozen yogurt from Menchie's. Yum!</div>
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Yesterday, my sweet nephew Lucas turned 1. It has been the fastest year! </div>
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He's such a smiley, happy little guy!</div>
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He enjoyed playing, eating his cake, and opening his gifts.</div>
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We had a fun little family party!</div>
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His big brother Noah had fun, too! He is such a 2 year old!! I love those boys to pieces!</div>
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Here are about half of the cousins showing off their dirty feet!</div>
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I had to get some baby snuggles in with our sweet Abigail. </div>
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Today, we went to church, Target, and then took the kids on a bike ride to the park. </div>
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Max's favorite thing is to swing. He could swing all day! They also had fun playing tag! </div>
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After the bike ride and playing at the park, the kids were begging to go swimming. I honestly can't remember the last time we went swimming in January but it was 82 degrees and beautiful!</div>
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I decided the water was too cold for me, so I soaked up the sun and read my book while D and the kids splashed around!</div>
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Last weekend we took the kids for a surprise trip to Monkey Joe's for a little fun before school was back in session. </div>
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They had a blast! </div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-35123442249526659272012-12-31T06:56:00.001-08:002013-01-29T18:19:12.033-08:00Looking back at 2012<br />
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It's hard to believe another year is coming to an end.<br />
I thought it would be neat to choose a picture or two from each month to look back at our year. (It was really hard to choose only a couple!)</div>
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It was fun remembering all the things we did in 2012. </div>
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This has been a great year for our family! </div>
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We had some big changes and new experiences. I look forward to 2013!</div>
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We started the year in January by going on a hike and enjoying the outdoors. Also, our nephew Lucas was born on the 12th and I watched him enter this world. Such an amazing experience! In February, we took the kids to a local children's museum in Tampa and Max started playing t-ball. Damian was the asst. coach. In March, we spent lots of time with family and friends at parties and also went to many t-ball games. In April, we celebrated Easter with our families. May was Mother's Day and winding down another school year. Max finished up Pre-K4 and Emma first grade.</div>
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In June, our ballerina Emma had her recital and Damian and I celebrated 10 years of marriage in Savannah. We also wrapped up another school year and began our summer vacation. July brought days at the splash park and packing our home up to move to Kissimmee. It was a big month in our house! In August, I turned 35, we took a trip to Tradewinds in St. Pete beach, and we continued to get settled in our home. August also brought the first day of school for my second grader and kindergartener. Max turned 5 at the end of the month and our new niece Abigail was born the day after his birthday. My uncle also passed away this month so it was a sad time for my family. September was busy with birthday celebrations for many and Damian turning 35. In October, we visited the pumpkin patch and kept busy with school and work.</div>
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In October, we cheered on our Florida Gators, celebrated Emma's 8th birthday with a sleepover spa party and a trip to the Magic Kingdom. November brought busy Wednesday afternoons: dance for Emma, basketball for Max, and Faith Formation as Emma prepares for her First Reconciliation in January and First Communion in April. Every Saturday morning we cheered Max on at his bball games. We also celebrated Thanksgiving with our families. This December, Max was a ringbearer in his cousin's wedding, Emma performed in Flakes and did a fabulous job. We visited Hollywood Studios, and we have been enjoying every single minute of our Christmas vacation.</div>
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Here's to a new year filled with many happy memories and experiences!</div>
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Here are some pics from our Christmas day at my parent's house. We had a terrific time spending the day together. It's always fun to have the cousins together, a little loud, but still very fun!</div>
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I know the first one is blurry, but it's a little glimpse into our sorting of the gifts. My brother in-law had to work in the afternoon, so we got started right away. About 2 1/2 hours later we finished opening everything. Then, we feasted on a delicious meal made by my parents. The kids played for a few more hours and enjoyed their new toys.</div>
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This year my nephew Lucas and niece Abigail celebrated their very first Christmas. </div>
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One of my favorite memories of our day was while Max was waiting to open his gifts he told my sister, "I don't know what I'm getting, but I know I'm going to love it!" </div>
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-2458848473732140362012-12-30T17:08:00.000-08:002012-12-30T17:08:08.701-08:00Christmas morning<div style="text-align: center;">
On Christmas morning, I woke up super early(before 6) and began to cook breakfast. I hoped that the smell of pancakes and bacon would wake everyone up. My hubby and kiddos just kept sleeping.</div>
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I couldn't wait anymore, so I ended up waking them up at 6:15. </div>
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They came running into the family room to see what Santa had left. They checked out their stockings and all of the other goodies. They must have been very good this year! </div>
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Then, they opened their gifts from Damian and I. They were so sweet and appreciative of everything. </div>
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After a fun time unwrapping and lots of excitement, we sat down to our breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, and cinnamon rolls. I lit the candles on our advent wreath and after our prayer, we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus. We then got ready for church at 10:00 a.m. It was a very memorable Christmas morning with my sweet family!</div>
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Max asked Santa for a race track and Emma asked for an art set and doll clothes. Santa brought those things and many more surprises.</div>
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I love that my kids get excited about clothes and books! </div>
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We chose to give them four gifts this year.</div>
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1 thing they want, 1 thing they need, 1 thing to wear, and 1 thing to read.(of course I saw that on Pinterest) It worked out really well. We were a little stuck on what to get them because they really didn't know what they wanted. We ended up getting Max an air hockey table and Emma a Nook. They were so surprised. I loved it! They are still thanking me for their gifts and it's been a week!</div>
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We gave them money to shop in the wish store at school and Max was so excited about the orange scarf he picked out for me, the black socks for his Daddy, and the hair bows for his sister. Emma gave me bubble bath, a screwdriver for D, and a racecar for Max. The kids also made pictures for Damian and I and wrapped them up. It was so sweet! I always want them to remember how great it feels to give to others.</div>
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These smiles were on their faces all day...love this!</div>
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Next up, Christmas Day with my family at my parent's house. </div>
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Our Christmas Eve began with the kids and I sleeping in while Damian worked. Poor Daddy! He came home around 11 and we started to prepare lunch for our friends who are family, the Basilicatos. After a mexican fiesta we shared gifts, played Headbanz the game, and enjoyed each other's company</div>
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We then headed to Damian's sister, Veronica and her family's home. We were the first to arrive and enjoyed visiting with everyone and feasting on delicious appetizers and spiked egg nog. The kids wasted no time playing with their cousins Abbe and Charlie. </div>
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After eating our dinner, we listened to Abbe play Jingle Bells on her guitar. Emma also sang her songs from her play. Then, it was on to our traditional Kris Kringle gift exchange. </div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194762086541224824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135434949751763642.post-33371848067182013652012-12-27T16:13:00.001-08:002012-12-27T16:13:41.220-08:00cousin pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Every summer we take cousin pictures. It began when Emma was a baby and it was just her with her cousins Nathan, Joshua, and Hannah. </div>
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Through the years our little family has grown by leaps and bounds! </div>
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We are truly blessed!</div>
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This year we decided to wait until our sweet Abigail was born so we put off the pictures until the fall, which turned into December. We quickly realized that we had better get this year's picture taken before it was 2013! We typically go to a portrait studio at the mall, but our family has outgrown that setting and we opted for pictures at my brother and sister in-law's neighborhood park. Of course with 12 kids not everyone was looking at the camera and smiling but it is what it is. Pretty much everyone over 2 cooperated and everyone under 2 wanted nothing to do with sitting with their cousins. </div>
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I still think they turned out pretty cute. </div>
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This is the best group shot...poor Noah was not happy! I should show some outtakes too where Noah and Benjamin are running in opposite directions.</div>
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Our sweet girls did a fabulous job!</div>
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Our handsome boys(some of them had enough of the camera)</div>
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Max and Emma looking cute</div>
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I can't wait to see how our family grows in 2013! Fun times are ahead!</div>
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A couple of weeks ago the kids decorated their very own gingerbread house. I let them do everything themselves and they had a ball putting the icing and candies on the house. I'm pretty sure they had even more fun eating their masterpiece. </div>
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