I am thankful for: a healthy boy a man who is a terrific father and provider a Savior who provides comfort cool fall temperatures parents who support me no matter leggings beautiful nieces J’s family who have become my own a job and the terrific people I work with umbrellas my education dvrs, remote starts, and the iphone-and the ability to have such luxuries a place to spend the holidays the way Ben smells when he gets out of the bath the abundance of love and encouragement that I am surrounded with on a daily basis Happy Thanksgiving!
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Monkeying Around on Halloween
Halloween was such a blast this year. The festivities started a few weeks ago with our annual tradition of carving pumpkins.Wanting our child to keep all his little fingers, we opted for painting instead of carving. He did do a great job though of separating the pulp from the seeds. J and Ben’s pumpkins. Noticeably mine was absent and there’s a reason for it. It was crap and I was pretty disappointed in myself. The Friday before Halloween, Ben’s preschool had a fall carnival with games, face painting, and prizes. Ben did so well sitting still to get his face painted. I was sure that both Ben and his teacher…
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Labor Day Weekend Recap
If only all weekends could be 3 days. Our Labor Day was filled with lots of family time and relaxing. Ben decided he was too big to sit in his highchair and that he needed to sit at the grown up table. We also blew up some balloons which provided at least a good hour’s worth of entertainment. Ben thought it was hysterical when we blew up the balloon and let it go. And yes, I know balloons are dangerous and kids can swallow them, but we were right there with him the whole time. And just when a one year old thinks there couldn’t be anything more exciting than…
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Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day. We’re spending the day hanging out at home and playing outside in the gorgeous weather. Here is a fun little game floating around blog land. Bold the items that you have done. 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyworld 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had…
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Our Fun Filled Fourth
We had a really great fourth which is why I have put off writing about it because there is so much to share! The biggest difference between this year and last is that Ben is actually old enough to know and somewhat understand what is going on. Last year he was not not quite 6 months and although he starred at the fireworks, he could have cared less. July 4, 2009 Our holiday started on the 3rd with a trip to our library to sign up for summer reading. Ben LOVES going to the library and always has a blast. We are really lucky to live in a town with…