tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14785026324103229162023-12-12T12:14:41.051-06:00joie de vivreexperiencing the joy of living a life as a stay at home mother to three darling little ones.....Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.comBlogger829125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-63606046306464892252016-03-03T20:11:00.000-06:002016-08-08T20:11:36.021-05:00Level 2 Gymnastics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Charlotte had a fantastic year at level 2. Honestly, I still can't believe how well she did, considering that she'd only started formal gymnastics a few months before starting level 2. <br />
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She had 6 meets, including mock meet. She placed first place in all around in every single meet in her age division. Crazy! All around means that she had the highest total points and her highest was a 37.4. In 2 meets she won 1st place in every event as well as all around. She won first in floor and vault at every.single.meet. <br />
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Now, I realize that level 3 won't be like level 2, but she worked so hard and did so well! This year is going to be much harder competition at level 3, and she will have her share of losses, but she still loves it and wants to try. <br />
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So, here's a recap of level 2:<br />
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Sophia is her gym bestie. </div>
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A little pre-meet stretch.</div>
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Bars was her toughest event. She fought hard to place every time. </div>
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I love that Coach Katie always had some encouraging words before she stepped out on the floor.</div>
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I bought some professional pics of her at a few meets. They captured her so well! She worked so hard and gave 100% every single day and I really thing she earned the scores she had! It was over 1/2 way thru the season before Charlotte realized they put her name up on the screens with her score! Ha!<br />
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I look at these pictures in awe, considering she was just 5 when most of them were taken. She looks at them and tells me "mom, my toes aren't straight, or my feet aren't together." It's amazing what they learn. <br />
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I know she's still little, and I have no idea if she will continue to love gym and want to stay in it, but I'm constantly amazed at the poise and calm this little girl has. She gets up in front of so many people and focuses and remembers and does exactly what she has trained to do. No matter what her future holds, she will always have that to carry with her. Sure, she has learned some incredible skills, but some of the things she has learned aren't what I expected -- she can keep her cool, she has so much confidence, she can focus. She has found a place in the gym that she is at home, and watching her grow there has been such fun. Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-14399951289841229982016-02-02T19:29:00.000-06:002016-08-08T19:29:51.898-05:00Charlotte turns 6!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
What a fun birthday this girl had this year! She had so many friends and we had a big party at the gym which suited our little gymnastics-loving gal just fine! </div>
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Last night of being 5!!</div>
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She's the first kiddo to have a birthday on an actual school day, so we woke up early to a special birthday breakfast. <br />
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I told her that I'd bring her whatever she wanted for lunch -- so that meant Chick Fil A and Braums for dessert. Then I checked her out and took her home with me for the afternoon. <br />
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We did presents and dinner out then back home for cookie cake. Such a fun day for our girl!<br />
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We did her big party on a Friday night -- and I've gotta say Friday night parties are genius! We had every single kid we invited come so Charlotte was surrounded by so many of her sweet friends!<br />
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We did hair ties &skittles for favors. <br />
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She had friends from church, school and gym there to celebrate with her. I loved watching her having such a fun night! Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-71925761041426925152016-01-20T19:14:00.000-06:002016-08-08T19:15:08.892-05:00Christmas 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a fantastic time celebrating Christmas this year! We kicked off the season with our traditional North Pole Breakfast to welcome back our elf. </div>
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We tried something new and went a saw the Stewart Family Light display this year and it did not disappoint! So many lights! <br />
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Cookie decorating as a family. :)<br />
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Our sibling gift exchange is always one of my favorite things! <br />
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We had a pretty big Christmas this year! Madeleine got the IPhone she's been dying to have, and Harrison got his Xbox. Charlotte only wanted school stuff for playing school. <br />
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I love Christmas day. We stay home and in our jammies and play with new stuff and watch Christmas movies and I love being holed up in our cozy house with our little family. Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-25711493487837162422016-01-13T19:05:00.000-06:002016-08-08T19:05:23.909-05:00Harrison's Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We celebrated Harrison's birthday in a big way this year! He and his friends love, love, love football and play pretty much every day at recess. So, it seemed a football party was the perfect thing this year! One of his best friends, Jace, has a birthday just a few days before Harrison, and since December is always so packed, we decided to do a joint party for both boys. Matt used his connections and got us the FPS indoor practice facility which is absolutely amazing! There were so many friends that showed up to celebrate! The boys played football for a solid 2 hours, and probably would have kept playing! </div>
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We did autograph footballs for both boys. </div>
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And, eye black, of course! <br />
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Cupcakes from Sams, topped with these tiny football helmets. <br />
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Party favors were mason jars that looked like footballs....<br />
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and football cookies tied to the back. <br />
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The whole group! I'm thankful that Harrison has such a great group of friends!<br />
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And the birthday boys! <br />
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We celebrated at home on his real birthday. <br />
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And after dinner and cake, the boys headed out to watch some Razorback basketball. Such a fun time celebrating my favorite 9 year old!<br />
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The first week in November was Charlotte's first meet. She was so excited -- she's been working for this day for 6 months, which is a loooong time when you are 5 years old. We were up early that Saturday and at the gym by 7:30. She looked like a little gymnast in her fancy leo and hairdo. </div>
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This is her team with their coach. Lots of smiles that morning!<br />
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The did lots of stretching first. Her splits are amazing!<br />
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She competed in vault first. I snagged one picture before I went to video.<br />
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We have emphasized to Charlotte over and over that the most important thing is to do her best and she needs to be happy with that -- and happy for her teammates when they win. We will ALWAYS celebrate after a meet if she pays attention and does her best -- whether she wins or not. I remind her every time that she goes into the gym to "be a good listener and do your best" and she does. She doesn't get in trouble. She works so hard. Of course, she has off days, but she tries so hard and loves it so much. I don't know if she will always love it this much -- and we are in gymnastics as long as she loves it and if/when she's done, we are done. But, I really thought this meet would be a turning point -- either she'd love being up there in front of a crowd showing off her skills, or she would be shy and uncomfortable. And, she thrived. She loved every minute. I thought before the meet that it wasn't possible for her to love it any more that she already does, but I was wrong.<br />
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<i>It's hard to believe that a year ago she had never even touched a bar or a beam, and I'm just amazed at how far she has come in just 9 months. </i><br />
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I was so so happy with how she did after each event. I've watched her practice and I knew that she tried her best and I was so proud of her, even before the winners were announced.<br />
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And she WON.<br />
* 1st place in Vault<br />
*1st place in bars<br />
*2nd place in beam<br />
*1st place in floor<br />
And, FIRST PLACE ALL AROUND!!!<br />
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Instead of medals for this meet, her gym did prizes and Charlotte got to pick something every time she won. She left there with her arms full of prizes -- lots of makeup. :) And, a HUGE pillow that she loves!<br />
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We have been so very blessed with an amazing coach. When we made the leap and gave gymnastics a try 9 months ago, I prayed that she'd have a coach that was a good match for her. And, we have been blessed with a coach that fits our girl <i>perfectly</i>. Charlotte needs someone tough, someone that will challenge her, but also someone that gives her encouragement when she needs it and Coach Katie has been such an answer to my prayers. <br />
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Mimi and Grandad came and sat through the entire meet. All 4 hours. :)<br />
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We are so proud of our girl. She pretty much floated through the rest of the weekend.....and I let her just enjoy every moment. She worked for it.<br />
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Here are her scores for her first meet. I have no idea if they are good or not -- I know ZERO about gymnastics, but I'm beyond proud of how hard she worked!<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-7422192298676023462015-11-24T21:39:00.000-06:002015-11-27T21:40:31.651-06:00First Toothfairy Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Charlotte lost her first tooth today! She's been <i>dying </i>to have a loose tooth and finally last week one of her bottom teeth started to be a tiny bit wiggly. She worked on it all weekend, and last night, Matt brushed it kind of hard and got it a lot looser (which Charlotte didn't like, but it did the trick!). She got up this morning and right away started asking Daddy to pull it. </div>
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I had to take one last picture of my baby with all her baby teeth. </div>
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Then, out it came! She was so brave, no tears at all! And, the big kids have informed her that she will get $5 for her tooth, since that's the tradition for a first tooth in our house. :) She toted that tooth around with her all day, she is so proud!<br />
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It's such a bittersweet thing when the baby of the family starts growing up. I think with Madeleine I was so excited to see these milestones, and I'm still excited, but it's a little bit sad at the same time. I guess that's just life. And, it reminds me to take in the little moments because too soon they will all be gone.Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-2922775955104048652015-11-13T16:42:00.000-06:002015-11-27T17:09:58.660-06:00Crazy Fall Catch Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Whew! This has been a super busy fall around our house! Harrison played fall baseball, Madeleine did cheer, and Charlotte is still in gymnastics. Matt picked up 2 adjuncting classing 2x a week, and I started (and quit) a part-time job (because with the kids doing so so many activities and Matt being gone so much, it was just too much strain on our family for me to be so committed as well.) </div>
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Prairie Grove has a big Clothesline Fair every Labor Day weekend and square dancing is a HUGE part of that. Square Dancing is a big tradition in PG, and they have dancers from 4 years old to 18 years old. The older groups compete, but for Charlotte's group it was just for fun. And, did she have fun!! She loved it! This girl loves to perform! </div>
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The weekend kicks off with a parade on Saturday morning, then square dancing on both Saturday & Monday. I'm thankful that we had Tuesday off to recover! Ha! I rode with her in the parade and she had such fun throwing candy and waving to everyone she knew. :)</div>
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This is her partner, Leon. She has a little crush on him -- and kissed him the first week of school! AHHH! This one is going to keep me on my toes. ;)<br />
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Matt surprised Harrison with tickets to his FIRST Razorback game that weekend as well. They went early and had the BEST time -- Harrison had so much to say about it when they came home.<br />
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Charlotte is loving school. I find her playing school almost every day.<br />
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It's so nice to have a Dad that can help you in math!<br />
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Madeleine and Maci -- Madeleine & I went to watch her group square dance. So fun!<br />
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The girls went to open gym one night and Harrison tagged along with Matt & me to dinner. It was nice to have some time with just him.<br />
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I put out the fall decor & pulled out our fall books and this little one was super excited to read them all!<br />
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Biggest Fall News: I got a new nephew!! He is adorable and perfection all in one little bundle. I got to go down and be there when he was born and it was unforgettable!<br />
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And, this little cutie and I had some good bonding time then as well. :)<br />
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Charlotte learned to read!! She couldn't believe it one night when I pulled out this book and she could actually read almost all of it!<br />
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We made a second trip to Little Rock to see the kids new cousin. They all took turns holding baby Cashel. I'm pretty sure they just adore him.<br />
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Charlotte's team surprised her coach with cookies to celebrate Coach Katie's birthday. These girls are quite a team now!<br />
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One day after gym. She never naps, and I had to take a picture. Ha! All those long days just finally caught up to her.<br />
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Mystery Movie Night! We watched The Ghost & Mr. Chicken and the kids loved it!<br />
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Charlotte got strep and was so sick! I took her to the doctor and they told me that this was her first time on an antibiotic, which is crazy! I knew she's been a healthy kid, but I had no idea that this was her first "real" illness!<br />
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Unfortunately, she had an allergic reaction to her first antibiotic, so we ended up back at the doctor for a new prescription. Her doctor won't prescribe the one she could take in a liquid form, only pill form (she says it tastes like GARBAGE and after smelling it, she is right. Yuck!). Our doctor's orders were to break the pill apart, dump out the contents in a spoonful of ice cream and have her take it that way. So, Charlotte got ice cream 3 times a day for 14 days. She didn't complain too much....although it still tasted pretty bad!<br />
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We had "hair night" at the gym so I could learn how to do her hair for gymnastics. I'm not a good hair mom -- it never looks just right, so I was super proud of how this looked!<br />
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Harrison & Matt scored tickets to another game -- and these were Box Seats! Wahoo! This game went into several overtimes before the Hogs won and they were nice & cozy inside. :)<br />
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Harrison had a blast playing fall ball! He played with several guys from church and they had a great season! </div>
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Love these boys!<br />
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These 2 had PJ day at school. I love PJ day at school -- they just roll out of bed and go.<br />
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These two. Madeleine was reading to Charlotte one night before bed while I helped Harrison with his homework and I found them like this. Charlotte is so spoiled to have such a great big sis.<br />
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Harrison's 3rd grade class had their program. It was so cute and they all did great! I'm thankful for good friends for my kids.<br />
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I checked him out after and we headed to Sonic before picking up the girls.<br />
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Madeleine & I had a girls day out shopping. It's so fun to spend time with her these days!<br />
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Another gym meeting and these girls hung out in the corner. :)<br />
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Charlotte's Thanksgiving feast at school.<br />
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And, that wraps up most of our crazy fall. We've moved on to basketball and lots of holiday activites both at school & home!Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-59205738578158303982015-11-09T17:18:00.000-06:002015-11-27T17:19:27.422-06:00Halloween 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Costume Parade at school. I forgot to get a picture of Charlotte, but snapped one of my favorite football player. </div>
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Then it was on to lunch with Charlotte that day. They had a parent lunch and she was so excited to order a tray since I never let them order from the cafeteria. I keep telling her that it's gross and this day pretty much cured her from ever asking again. Ha! I think she ate 2 bites....gross.<br />
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Then it was off to her class party. Her first school party and she has been counting the days!<br />
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They had colored their spot at the table and I cut out and saved hers. She wrote, "I like my house."<br />
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These 2. They call each other PeyPey & CharChar. Love these girls!<br />
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We carved pumpkins and had some family fun!<br />
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Halloween 2015 -- football player & cat.<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-48257810462977078692015-11-02T21:45:00.000-06:002015-11-27T21:45:42.202-06:00Homecoming 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had such a fun time at PG Homecoming this year! I checked the kids out early from school and we met up with several friends at a local pizza spot for lunch. It was a fun and crazy lunch with 3 mommas & 8 kiddos! </div>
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Then we headed over to the high school for the big pep rally. The kids had a great time there! I love this crazy crew!<br />
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After the pep rally, we rushed the big girls over to their homecoming float and then we took the little kids to our perfect spot to see the parade and for the kids to get candy. They came home loaded down with candy!Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-87605849280995850472015-09-18T14:38:00.000-05:002015-11-27T14:39:06.090-06:00First Days of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
School got off to a great start this year! Madeleine & Harrison started on Monday, and then Charlotte started on Wednesday. The kids were excited to get back and see their friends. </div>
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Monday, Charlotte & I stayed home all day, except for her kindergarten testing appt. Then on Tuesday we had a super-fun day before kindergarten planned. She slept in, then we headed to get mani/pedis. :) I think she likes the spa treatments. Ha!<br />
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It was such a pretty day, we walked next door and had lunch outside on the patio at one of her favorite spots. I was feeling pretty good until we got to the end of lunch. Then it just started to hit me that these days with her are over. I started holding back tears for pretty much the rest of the day.<br />
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After lunch we went to Barnes & Noble and picked out a new book to read that night (along with our Kindergarten tradition -- The Kissing Hand).<br />
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And, got hot chocolate, of course. :)<br />
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Then it was on to Bath & Body to look for a Hand Sanitizer (or 5) for her lunch box.<br />
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She had gym that afternoon, then it was home for dinner & bed. We were up bright and early and off to her first day of school. She was beyond excited! It was finally her turn!<br />
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Walking to class.<br />
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She found her cubby right away.<br />
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And her seat.<br />
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I'm so so thankful for her sweet teacher, Mrs. Dougan. She is just perfect for our girl!<br />
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I thought about her all day, and one of my sweet friends at school checked on her at lunch and sent me this picture. Made my day!<br />
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We celebrated a great first week that weekend with a girls dinner with some friends while the boys had a night at home. It was great!<br />
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The last days of our summer were filled to the brim with fun! Madeleine had private tumbling lessons all summer -- and the little sisters played baby dolls. :) </div>
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Charlotte was part of a square dancing group this year. We spent our Friday nights at practice.<br />
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She worked hard for this candy! Her coach knows the way to her heart -- skittles when she got her mill circle!<br />
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Both girls did cheer camp again and LOVED it!<br />
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Matt's cousin got married and Charlotte got to be the flower girl. She was in heaven. :)<br />
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Open house for all the kiddos -- but only Charlotte wanted a picture this year.<br />
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We spent our last day of summer at the PG Waterpark with friends. The perfect ending to a summer of fun!<br />
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And, with 2 weeks left in our summer (and Matt already back at work) we decided to tackle a BIG house project. :)<br />
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I also painted my pantry and reorganized it. I'm pretty proud of myself and I love it!<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-84478847807938432572015-08-18T20:44:00.000-05:002015-08-18T20:44:00.091-05:00The {last} Night Before KindergartenTomorrow, I take my last little to kindergarten. And, even knowing that it is just hours away, it still somehow doesn't seem real. We've had the date circled on the calendar for weeks, we bought school supplies, and met her teacher. Her backpack is ready and her lunch is packed. She is so excited. We have practiced her letters, she can write her name and count to 100. We have checked every box on every kindergarten "checklist" out there. I know that she is <i>prepared, </i>but, I'm still not <i>ready. </i><br />
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While this is a big day for Charlotte, like it was for Madeleine and Harrison, it's different in that it is a big day for me as well. This is one of those "big change" days: I'll no longer be a mom to kids that are home during the day. And, that has been a defining piece of who I am for the past 11 years. And, it's hard to say goodbye to that phase of my life. I told Matt on our first date that I wanted to be a mom one day, and I am so thankful that Matt has supported my dream of getting to be home full time with our kids. It has been a sacrifice for us in many ways, but it was worth it.<br />
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Tonight I am sitting here wondering (again) where the time has gone? Not every day was an easy one or even a good one; there were some hard, hard days when Charlotte was a baby that I wondered if I would every have a moment alone. And, now I'm staring down <i>days </i>alone. There were moments when I would lay in bed at night and think, "for the first time all day, <i>no one is touching me, or talking to me." </i>And, yet, tomorrow, I'll be counting the minutes until I get that first hug after school, and enjoying every moment of hearing the kids talk over one another to tell about their day.<br />
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Oh, perspective, how you change things.<br />
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I think my biggest sadness, comes from knowing that these years that I have loved, are over. OVER. I can never, ever get them back. There will be many fun days ahead. Life is much easier as they get older. But, just knowing that I'll never have these days with kids at home during the school year again, makes my heart ache.<br />
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Charlotte and I have had so much fun this year. I've had her at home with me, just the 2 of us, for the past 3 years. But, this past year --with her being older has just been <i>fun. </i><br />
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We have had playdates, and park dates, and library dates. We've had lunch out -- just the 2 of us. We have bummed around the mall in the afternoons, snuggled on the couch, read hundreds of books, turned up the music and sung and danced in the living room. She has been my shopping buddy, my grocery helper, my cleaning partner, my sidekick. It's crazy but I feel like I'm sending my best friend off to school. :) This year has been so easy with her during the day.<br />
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I really have no regrets -- I have done everything I wanted to do with her. But, it still doesn't feel like enough and I'm realizing that even if we had more time, it would never feel like enough.<br />
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She is ready; I've done my job. The thing she's most excited about? Carpool. Yep, carpool. She has spent her entire life waiting in the car to pick up the big kids from school, and now it's her turn to get into the car and tell about her day. She can't wait.<br />
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Matt keeps reminding me that it's just a day. One day. It will come, it will go, and life will move on. Deep down, I have a feeling that I may enjoy having some days to myself. And, I'm going back to work part time as a helper in a pre-k class -- which I will love, I'm sure. It has turned out to be such a blessing to find this job.<br />
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Tomorrow will be hard. I'll learn to live in this new phase of our lives. Charlotte will love and thrive in kindergarten. And, I'll be the first mom in the carpool line to pick her up.<br />
<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-41826081743661270992015-08-05T13:31:00.002-05:002015-08-05T13:31:40.412-05:00Kansas City Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year we decided to take the kids to Kansas City for vacation. As close as it is to us, we've never been and it seemed like there would be a lot to do for the kids. This was the first "real" family vacation we've taken in a long time and it was so much fun! We are already talking about what we want to do next year. :) Matt & I really want the kids to see as much of our country as we can, so our list of sights to see in the upcoming years is pretty long! But, we also wanted them to remember what we've done, and this was the first year that a car trip didn't seem like pure misery. Ha!<br />
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We headed out the first week of July for KC. Matt had been working nonstop for weeks, with longer hours than usual, and I think we were all pretty giddy to get out of town and have some family time!<br />
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We made it as far as Rogers and stopped for an early lunch. :) We took the kid to Bob Evans for the first time -- growing up this was always a stop on our roadtrips to NY in the summers. The loved it -- pancakes are always a winner!<br />
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{that messed up eye still creeps me out!}<br />
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I told the kids that road trips = getting to stop at a gas station for candy. I think this was probably one of their favorite things -- obviously they are candy-deprived. ;) I found a stop 1/2 way there and they each got a candy & coke. It's the little things, right? <br />
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We got to KC, dropped our stuff off at our hotel and headed out to do some shopping at Legends. The kids thought this place was pretty cool. Lots of pools, fountains and stores. We did some back to school shoe shopping for the kids and then headed to dinner. <br />
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We had dinner at T-Rex cafe which was amazing. The food was pretty good, but the atmosphere captivated the kids. <br />
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Lots of dinos everywhere and they moved and made sounds too! We explored around the restaurant after we ate and found that each room was a little different and so unique. <br />
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We ended the night with ice cream, of course. :) Then it was back to the hotel for swimming before the kids collapsed into bed. Matt and I were in the middle of binge-watching Friday Night Lights (which we've seen before, but not in several years and spent 2 weeks this summer watching all 5 seasons, and doing pretty much nothing else!!), and we stayed up and watched a little TV on the iPad. <br />
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The next day we were up bright and early. After a quick breakfast at the hotel, we headed down to the Crowne Center for the day. Our first stop was Kaleidoscope. I thought this might be a fun little activity for the kids -- it was free so I wasn't worried if it was a bust. But, it turned out to be so fun. They all loved crafting and making puzzles and masks. It was well worth our time. They each made 2 puzzles, a mask, and an entire bag of "crafted goodies" which I'm happy to report made it home.<br />
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It was the cutest place. So whimsical and fun inside.<br />
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Working on their puzzles. <br />
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Putting puzzles through the "cutter." <br />
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Painting masks. <br />
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Waiting on her mask to come out of the dryer. <br />
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Next up was LegoLand. The kids were probably most excited to visit here and it did not disappoint. I think the kids were at an age that all of them could enjoy it. We picked a good day and it wasn't super busy. <br />
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There were 2 different rides which we fun! This one you had to pedal to make your chairs go up and I rode with Charlotte -- my legs were SORE after doing all the work to keep us up in the air! <br />
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I loved all the lego versions of landmarks. We all spend a long time checking this out -- they even moved and lit up! <br />
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And, they had a huge play area inside that we had to finally drag the kids out of!<br />
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We ended LegoLand with the 4-D movie. They showed 4 different movies and we sat through 3 of them. One of our family favorites!At one point in the movie one of the characters talks to the audience, and Charlotte looks at me and says, "mom, did you see that? He was talking <i>to me!! </i>" Haha! <br />
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By the time we spent several hours in Legoland we were all starving. We decided to try Fritz's for a late lunch -- and still had to wait in line! But it was so worth it! The kids loved the trains that deliver your food and especially calling on the phone to order! I got a diet cherry coke and it was so good -- almost as good as my all time favorite at 59 Diner. :) I drank mine & finished off the kids. Who needs food when there is diet cherry coke?!?!<br />
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We went to the Aquarium that afternoon and had a blast! There was so much to see, and being able to touch so many different things was great. <br />
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The kids thought that these bubbles that let you get "inside" the aquariums were cool!<br />
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We decided to try and go to American Girl that night. Poor Charlotte was so tired from all the walking, she fell right asleep in the car. <br />
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The girls and I shopped AG, while the boys went to Barnes & Noble next door. It wasn't as big as the one in Dallas that we've been to, but it was still nice. It was Char's first time at AG and she was overwhelmed. It was almost too much for her and she ended up just picking out something small (which was fine by me!). <br />
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Then we hit up Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Madeleine had been there before, but it was new for H & C. They weren't super excited about going, but ended of loving it, of course! It's one of my most favorite places to eat & it never disappoints! Matt & I shared our usual -- the Factory Burrito, which is so huge we had leftovers! <br />
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And you can't go to CF and not get dessert. We ordered one chocolate cake, and one cheesecake and left with a LOT of leftovers. That chocolate cake was enormous!<br />
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Our plan had been to go back to the hotel and swim, but some crazy storms came through and we couldn't swim because of all the lightening. There was even a tornado close by and the sirens went off most of the evening.<br />
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Thursday morning our plan was to explore Science City. One of my friends recommended it and it was just as amazing as I'd hoped! I have to admit that as we wondered in, I was a little skeptical, but the more deeper in that we got, the better it got. <br />
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The loved this crazy room. <br />
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I think the DNA room was on everyone's favorite list. You could trace your traits & see how many people were like you, but there was a "cloning" machine that kept Charlotte busy for a good 20 minutes. :) You could pose and take pics of yourself and see what it would be like to have 4 of you! She was a hoot! And, Madeleine got the hang of it really fast and did some really fun things with it!<br />
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After Science City, we decided to look around Union Station and I'm so glad we did. There is so much history there!<br />
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We found a train room filled with miniature trains that ran. <br />
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Then we walked out over the bridge that is over the tracks. <br />
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We spent the afternoon at IKEA and also hit up Half Price Books where we all loaded up on new books -- love when I can score some $1 books for the kids!<br />
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We ate dinner at Chuy's that night which was in such a great area! <br />
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Kids dinners that included ice cream, ummm, yes! <br />
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We walked all around the area after dinner and found some live music being played. It was so fun! <br />
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Then it was back to the hotel for more swimming. :) <br />
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We got up on Friday morning, had breakfast and let the kids swim until checkout time. <br />
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Then we packed up and headed home -- tired, but so so happy. It was a perfect few days of just the 5 of us. And, of course, they had to stop on the way home for candy, round 2. :) <br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-14942551131549322372015-07-29T16:38:00.000-05:002015-07-29T16:38:00.261-05:00July Odds & Ends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well, obviously not technically from July, but we had a good time celebrating Matt on Father's day. I made his favorite roast for lunch, and the kids gave him cards and gifts and he had a nap. All he wanted. :)</div>
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We turned Charlotte's bar into a tent one night. The kids ended up just watching a movie in it before deciding to go to their own beds to sleep which was fine by me.<br />
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I walked in to check on Harrison one morning and found him like this. I guess he was pretty tired. Ha!<br />
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Fridays are typically our cleaning days. This summer the kids have to clean their rooms, and cooperatively clean their bathroom. They love doing it -- seriously. They think it's so fun! I hope they still think that as teenagers...<br />
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One afternoon, I found them playing real-life Clue. Charlotte was "dead" and Madeleine & Harrison were trying to solve the mystery.<br />
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Sugar & Cormac & Mimi came up for a short visit. The kids loved having them here!<br />
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I loved seeing these 3 coloring at my kitchen table.<br />
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We have had some crazy rain lately. The creek in our neighborhood was filled and overflowing.<br />
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Cookies after Madeleine's tumbling lesson one afternoon.<br />
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Harrison had his annual allergist appt and blood work. He is such a trooper!<br />
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My sweet girls. I love the way that Charlotte is looking at Madeleine in this picture.<br />
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I took the girls to open gym one Friday, and Harrison and I had a date night. He picked the place -- Rib Crib and we had the best time, just the 2 of us!<br />
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Then we went school supply shopping (divide and conquer is my motto for back to school shoppping this year). Then we ended our date with ice cream at Braums. I'm so thankful that I got to have this time with my boy!<br />
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I took the girls school supply shopping after gym one day, and while we were shopping we were asked to be filmed by walmart. The kids were so excited and I learned that Charlotte is anything BUT camera shy. She was a hoot on film. We basically walked down an aisle and picked out school supplies while they filmed/took pictures of us. It was kinda funny. I'm not sure if they will ever do anything with the film, but it could possibly be on the news at some point. The kids are sure we are going to be famous. :)<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-53408232338420442862015-07-27T16:18:00.000-05:002015-07-27T16:18:00.443-05:00Madeleine's Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We finally got to have some friends to celebrate Madeleine's birthday with us this last week. We took 3 of her best friends to the waterpark in Rogers for the afternoon, then to get pizza for dinner. The girls had the BEST time. We stayed almost 4 hours -- until it finally started to rain on us. I am so so thankful for these goofy girls that are her friends. </div>
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While the girls went off and did their thing, I hung out with these two cuties. About an hour after we got there, one of Harrison's favorite friends showed up and he was thrilled to get to play with Drew.<br />
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They sat there and waited for the big water bucket to dump on them. I also love that they love Madeleine enough to include her little sister sometimes too. :)<br />
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We ordered a cookie cake and it was super yummy! After all that time at the waterpark, those girls downed some pizza and that cake!<br />
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And, we did these cute little soda candy bouquets for party favors. I love it when a pinterest idea actually turns out like the picture!<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-7483101986261562202015-07-25T16:11:00.000-05:002015-07-25T16:11:00.418-05:00Madeleine's 11th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a big day celebrating Madeleine on her birthday this year! She knew exactly what she wanted to do that day. In the past we've always gone out to eat on birthdays, but this year she wanted to eat at home and she chose the menu herself. :) I had such a fun time setting the table to look cute! </div>
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She wanted teal and pink colors this year and we went with that. Teal is her favorite color right now.<br />
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I made the banner and the tablecloth and found the fans at Hobby Lobby.<br />
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Matt took Charlotte to gymnastics that morning, along with Harrison so I could spend the morning with Madeleine. We had breakfast at Briar Rose just the 2 of us. I loved that.<br />
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Some of her best friends posted on IG that day which I thought was so sweet.<br />
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After breakfast we went and got pedicures then headed to pick up her cake. Mimi, Grandad, Sugar, Stewart, & Cormac came up to celebrate with us. I made some snacks for the afternoon -- Madeleine's favorite cinnamon pita chips and fruit salsa. Yummy!<br />
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For dinner, she wanted chicken pot pie, hubba hubba, green bean bundles and rolls. And, of course, cake for dessert!<br />
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This was the first year I didn't buy toys. Kinda made me sad. She wanted a Vera Bradley backpack for school and I had it monogrammed. It turned out so cute! This was definitely the monogram birthday -- lots of monogrammed things.<br />
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Her cake turned out so cute!<br />
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We had a great day celebrating this girl. She is growing into such a beautiful girl, both inside & outside.Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-20665778273638825392015-07-23T15:50:00.001-05:002015-07-23T15:50:32.306-05:00Loving Level 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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First of all, she did her mill circle today for the first time which is HUGE! She has been working on it since May and today she did it by herself! It's part of her bars routine for the fall and she has been so determined to get it by herself. I love that she is learning to work hard on something -- sometimes for weeks, sometimes for months -- and keep trying until she succeeds. She is learning that to achieve something important to her, she will have to work hard and that's a HUGE life skill in my book. </div>
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Charlotte is still loving gymnastics which has made the summer schedule much easier. They practice 3 days a week for 2 hours, in the morning. Tuesdays are easy since it's from 10-12, but Wednesdays & Thursdays are from 8-10, which means we are leaving our house by 7:15 on those days. I'm thinking it's good practice for school this fall, because Charlotte is my late sleeper. :) If she is up before 8am, that's early! But, on gym mornings she pops right up and get dressed -- she is so excited to get there! We haven't been late yet. :) I often walk back to her room to wake her up, only to find her already in her leo which tells me she must love it!!</div>
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She also pretty much adores her coach too. She talks about Coach Katie at home a lot. :) I think that's one of the reasons she works so hard -- she has such desire to please her coach. She has learned so much! It's amazing to me what they have accomplished in just 3 months. She is starting to look like a tiny version of a gymnast out there. :) </div>
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After every class, they line up and Coach Katie talks to them. I'm not exactly sure what she says, since all my info is secondhand from what Charlotte tells me. :) </div>
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Then they get together and break with "WE ROCK" which is awesome!<br />
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I've taken a few random pics. Here she is on beam (back beam, on the right). They are on the high beams and she isn't scared a bit. I love my fearless girl!<br />
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These girls are coming together to be a team and it has been so neat to watch. Here they are working to move a mat to set up on floor one day. </div>
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And, they are still little, so there are some silly moments, like this. I love that their coach seems to be able to fine a great balance between work and fun and encouragement and discipline. I know that's a hard balance to find some days and her coach seems to have an endless supply of patience with these girls!<br />
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I hoped that Charlotte would get to know the girls on her team, but I have been surprised, and very thrilled, that she's made a couple of really great friends already! This is her cutie friend Sophia. They had to match one day and had us moms texting the day before so they could be Twinsies. :) Charlotte just loves Sophia and usually gets in line/shares a beam/rotations with her if she can. They work really well together.<br />
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I have been surprised by several things with gymnastics -- one of the best being that I have made several friends from the moms on the team. We spend a LOT of hours (and this is probably just the start of it all) together watching our girls. I am thankful that all the moms seems to cheer on all the girls and there isn't any competition between us. And, with all those hours we talk about a lot more than just gymnastics too! :) I enjoy being up there and getting in some "girl talk" which she practices.<br />
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I'm hoping the transition to school schedule goes ok. She will still practice the same amount, but just after school. Her school (and Harrison's & Madeleine's) has been so great to work with us so we can get her to gym on time. With us living so far away, and her not getting out of school until after 3 every day, there was no way I could pick up all 3 kids, from 2 different school, with dismissals after 3pm, and get all the way to springdale and have her changed and ready to go by 3:30 -- best case it was going to be almost 4. So, they are letting me check all 3 kids out early to get here there on time. One of the perks of a small district, I guess. :) I know it will be a challenge and she will be tired those first few weeks, but after sitting still so much of the day, I think the exercise will be so good for her. She has so much energy and it needs a good channel. Ha!Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-79582971436359521532015-07-19T15:58:00.000-05:002015-07-23T15:58:32.629-05:00Fishing Derby Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So we took the kids to the Cabelas fishing derby again this year. I think this might be one of NWAs best kept secrets. :) It's in a beautiful spot, the lake is stocked with fish, they give you fishing poles & bait if you need them and it's a great family event. We all love to fish, and we caught quite a few this year. </div>
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It was a beautiful day. So nice outside -- almost cool that morning! I took a picture of the clouds on the water, it was just a gorgeous day!<br />
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We met up with the other Wilson family, like we do most years. These boys were so excited to see each other! Fishing with friends is always better!<br />
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By the time we finished, it was almost lunchtime so we headed to Dairy Queen since it was close by. The kids love DQ and we don't go very often since it's so far away.<br />
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And to wrap up our fun day, we did some volunteer babysitting for our neighbors. They have the cutest little boys. Matt and the big kids took care of Mattox and Char and I took turns holding this little guy.<br />
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Madeleine and I had a girls night out with Sharon & Lindsey. We had dinner at Gabbys and then went to get sno cones! We already have another one planned!</div>
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Grammy & Pops came up for a visit to see Harrison play ball. He was thrilled they could come and see him! </div>
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Charlotte's gym had a fundraiser at Appleby's one Saturday morning. The gymnasts waited tables and the parents helped with fixing the plates -- we had pancakes & bacon & sausage. Each young gymnast was paired with an older one which Char loved! I was so impressed with the older girls -- they are so confident and so sweet to the little ones. Charlotte spent the morning helping Josie. At one point I wondered where she was and went out to find that Josie had fixed them both plates and they were sitting there eating together. LOVE! She had even cut up Char's pancakes. :)<br />
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Her friend Sophia was there too! These 2 have gotten to be such good friends!<br />
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We hit up Steak & Shake one Tuesday for lunch. I'm finally at the point that taking 3 kids to a real restaurant by myself is actually fun! :)<br />
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Goofball.<br />
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Harrison and I had a donut date one morning while Madeleine was at volleyball camp and Charlotte was at gym.<br />
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Charlotte had a playdate with 2 girls from gymnastics. I am so thankful that she is make some sweet friends there!<br />
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I ordered Charlotte some new school clothes from a new website -- that I am loving! She had to model them.<br />
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She just has no personality. ;)<br />
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And, her kindergarten backpack came. She is so excited!<br />
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These cuties and I went bowling one day after gymnastics. I love that we call all bowl for free this summer~ I have intended to go much more often than we have, but man have we been busy! </div>
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Watching fireworks was on our summer bucket list and we started off our 4th of July with our traditional Firecracker Cake. :) This year I turned over the job of making it to Madeleine and I just supervised. She did awesome! It was every bit as good of a job as I could have done!</div>
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Then we loaded up ourselves and headed into Farmington to watch the fireworks. They did not disappoint -- wonderful as usual!<br />
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Visiting the waterpark was also on our list. We met up with the Scogin girls one afternoon and swam until we were all worn out! Such a fun afternoon!<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-71579592165342499752015-06-25T14:49:00.000-05:002015-07-23T14:49:59.965-05:00Spring Ball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Harrison played baseball for the first time this spring/summer. He had such a good time! He played with a bunch of kids from school, and almost half of his team went to church with us as well. </div>
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He had a great coach and Matt got to help coach as well. They let the boys play every position which is not what a lot of teams do, but it let the boys try and improve at every spot. Harrison loved playing pretty much every position and he improved SO much this season! I am so proud of him! He worked hard and played hard and did great. </div>
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We usually designate the first Friday night of summer as a fun family night, however, this year we were heading to LR to visit so we finally got around to having our fun night out this past friday. We started with dinner at Red Robin, the kids choice. :)</div>
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Then it was on to play mini golf! There was a day that taking all 3 to golf was miserable, but we have <i>finally </i>moved past that tough phase and into the fun phase. Hallelujah! We had a great time! </div>
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These 2. I looked up to see them standing the same, hand on hip, ball in hand.<br />
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We promised the kids YumYos for dessert but first we made a stop at Cabelas to check out the fish.<br />
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They loaded up on sugar at YumYos and then we headed home. Poor Charlotte didn't even make it all the way home before she asked me, "Mommy, can I just go to sleep in the car." It was late when we finally got home, but it was the perfect night of fun.Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-81405414318311142472015-06-17T15:49:00.000-05:002015-06-18T15:49:35.802-05:00Camps, Galore!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Beginning with the last week of school, the kids have been involved in camps non stop for 4 weeks. It's one of the things I love about our little community and town -- they have summer sports camps and the kids love going and seeing their friends and working with the high school kids. And as an added bonus they are CHEAP! </div>
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90% of the documentation from these camps is video (because they want to see themselves IN ACTION, of course!), but I did manage to snap a few pics. Madeleine had dance/pom camp the last week of school. I pulled Charlotte from gym early to get there to see her perform and we made it just in time! The dances they did were so cute! I only took video of the dancing, but Madeleine had a great time -- and she's even taught Charlotte the dance so now they can do it together. :)</div>
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The first week of summer, Harrison went to basketball camp. He loved it! He got to play bball with all his buddies and then they scrimmaged for the parents at the end. It was a great experience for him. Here he is with a few kids from school at the end of camp. </div>
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The next week, Madeleine had volleyball camp at the high school. She wasn't really sure at first about going, but I told her this is a good chance to see if she likes volleyball without making a full season commitment to it. Volleyball starts in 7th grade and that's just a year away! Wow! She ended up having a great time and learning a lot!<br />
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This week we finally wrapped up camps with Harrison in football camp. I knew he was going to love it because this past year at recess a group of boys have played football nonstop. Harrison has improved so much because of daily recess football! ha! He loved football camp and learned so much! He even loved some of the drills, although his favorite part by far was the daily scrimmage. :) He took a finger to the eye on the first day and it took several days for his eye to look normal but it didn't keep him from having a great time!<br />
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So, with camps over, we can start working on our summer fun list! I am ready to have some time with my kiddos home. I know August will be here soon enough and we will be back to the grind so I'm trying to soak up these next few weeks as much as I can!Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-40241311095366227962015-06-15T15:27:00.000-05:002015-06-18T15:27:11.486-05:00Summer Bucket List -- Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We dove in right away trying to tackle our summer bucket list. Charlotte has gymnastics 3 days a week and on the days that the big kids have to sit through it, I try to plan something fun afterwards. We hit Fun City to play games the first week of summer. </div>
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We joined our pool and as soon as it decides to stop raining we will start enjoying it again! ha!<br />
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Poolside popsicles with friends are the best!<br />
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We played family baseball. Actually, we've done it several times -- one of our favorite things to do in the summer! This night Harrison had a friend over and our neighbors came over and played too so it was extra fun!<br />
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Any and all bats are acceptable in our game. :) Harrison was using an old pink HUGE bat!<br />
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The kids let Mattox score a homerun every time. Since it was boys against girls I guess it pays to have a 2 year old on your team. :)<br />
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We had sno cones after Charlotte's last softball game. As much as she liked it, I think she was ready to see it end. I had to convince her to go the last few games.<br />
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<br />Matt and Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318223989864749884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478502632410322916.post-35854592932366339182015-06-12T15:11:00.000-05:002015-06-18T15:12:13.761-05:00Odds & Ends -- Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well most of these pics are of Charlotte. She's the one that with me the most while the big kids are at school. :)</div>
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One afternoon she was busy in the playroom, singing to herself and banging around in her kitchen. She called me in there and showed me that she'd made "sunday lunch" for us! </div>
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We did some baking at the end of the year -- this one was happy to be my "taster."<br />
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Charlotte is big into art right now -- she will sit and color and write by herself for the longest time. :) This day she was in the playroom just singing and coloring before we headed out for the day.<br />
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Madeleine had some friends home after school on day....I love these silly girls!<br />
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Harrison's class traced their bodies and then cut out and placed their organs inside them....when I took a closer look I noticed that the spleen and left kidney were up there under his arm. When I asked him about it, he told me that "yeah, I didn't think that seemed right." Ya think!? Matt kept this just in case he goes to med school one day! Ha!<br />
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This girl. Love her.<br />
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It seems like we lived each evening at the ball fields for several weeks....3 kids playing ball....2 games each week per kid....it was NUTS! But we survived! Charlotte was my little sidekick at Madeleine's games and I often looked down the bleachers to see her getting in a little extra beam practice during the game!<br />
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This girls never tires of gymnastics!<br />
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These 2 had one last playdate before the big kids got out of school for the summer. They are the best of friends. Notice the makeup they'd put on -- and makeup on baby too!<br />
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Between gym and ball games this one was worn out! Catching some sleep in the car one night.<br />
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Another ball game. This was 50 cent corndog night at Sonic. It takes so little to make us happy. :)<br />
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And, finally, our summer fun list! We are going to pack in the fun this summer!<br />
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