tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71770651845904436142024-02-16T11:55:49.049-08:00OUR HAPPY EVER AFTERmcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-65137901386450967842012-04-18T09:21:00.001-07:002012-04-18T09:50:55.334-07:00A smile, a coo and a sweet little piggy noseI cannot believe that my sweet baby girl will be 11 weeks tomorrow. As usual, time is flying by. I am enjoying watching her grow. She is starting to chunk up in her face and that makes for even more kisses from her momma (poor kid..she has to deal until she is old enough to protest).<br />
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</div>She is sleeping through the night now (about 11 hours). The other 2 kids were sleeping through the night by 7 weeks. Miss Savannah decided to wait until 10 weeks. But man am I glad it is here now. She is such a good and calm baby, just chills in her bouncy seat and watches the other kids play. She loves to smile and coo now and Evan said she was belly laughing yesterday...I missed it:( I have started calling her Savy sometimes as a nickname. Got the idea from some friends of ours and while Evan doesn't like it, I think it's cute. I'm loving to watch some of her little personality come out as she gets older. Here is a little snippet from this morning of her smiling and cooing. Her nose looks like a little piggy nose from straight on...I love it. It is always amazing how much you love your children. Your heart just expands with each one. I am madly in love with this little girl:) <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5tpkDGTJbVSEUiEaIv1ly2uGR3A18yyQ07_69QF8s2BYfDRMPI_ds8DJSapeQqce790dWoGpNmbk8N-O0Nw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-47498843754866837962012-03-27T18:44:00.000-07:002012-03-27T18:44:16.334-07:00Saying goodbye to my 20's and welcoming my 30's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I do have to say that it is a little crazy to say goodbye to a decade of my life that holds some amazing memories. To know that I will never see my 20's again can start to make me a little sappy, but I know that my 30's will have some wonderful things in store as well (God willing). I wanted to take a minute and look back at some significant milestones that happened in my 20's. These past 10 years have been pretty amazing and full of God's grace and love. So, here goes:<br />
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</div><ul><li>I started my dream job as a stay at home mommy. There is no place I would rather be than loving on my babies and watching them grow. It's not always the easiest job, and some days I want to pull my hair out or just go to the bathroom by myself, but it's so worth it. Oh, and photo shoots don't always go the way you want, but they are still cute.</li>
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I feel so CRAZY BLESSED to look back at all of that and see how God has brought me through this journey. I am not sure how I can top those years, but I look forward to seeing where God leads me next. I am embracing my 30's!!!mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-77402397595758725092012-03-26T10:27:00.001-07:002012-03-26T10:30:21.419-07:00Now walk it out.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is anybody else singing that song in your head now??? It has been a long time coming, but Knox is finally walking!!!!!! He still prefers scooting, but he is gaining more confidence and doing it more frequently. He is still quite wobbly and often loses his balance and falls down, but I give him another week and he'll have it figured out. Now I am so ready to go buy his first pair of shoes. And yes, I will be the annoying mom who buys their kid the squeaky shoes that drive you CRAZY!! I figured they will get him more excited about walking. So, if you are out and about and you here some squeaks...it may just be my BIG dude walking his little heart out!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The weather was perfect, overcast yet warm. We arrived shortly after the zoo opened and started to unload everything out of the van. It is amazing how much stuff you have to pack with 3 kids. As soon as the van to the door opened Dixie started crying that she had to pee (go figure). There was no way we were going to make it into the gates, so I pulled down her pants as quick as possible and as she started peeing in the parking lot. I tried to hold her out at arms length while propping up her legs as if she was on an invisible chair. I was pretty impressed with myself for getting her in this position so quickly but to no avail, I still ended up with pee on my shoes and Dixie had to change clothes. We haven't even made it into the zoo and we are already changing clothes...this was going to be a fun day!<br />
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This was Savannah's first outing and she did great overall. She decided that mommy having pee shoes was not enough, so as soon as we walked into the zoo, she spit up all down my shirt. At this point I just had to laugh. The day hadn't even begun and I was smelling worse than the monkeys.<br />
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After her spit up session, Savannah pretty much just slept in the stroller. Knox was basically satisfied with just riding in the wagon. Sometimes I wondered if he even realized that there were animals there. Dixie was thrilled. She loved everything and had so much fun. I think her favorite part of the entire zoo was the big pool in the middle where the elephant statue was. She kept wanting to go back to it. I think she would have jumped in if I let her.<br />
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It was a great family day, but exhausting. Going to the zoo with little ones brings the trip to a whole new level. But man, it felt great to get out of the house, walk around and get some fresh air. I would say that our first family zoo trip was successful...and smelly!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">She liked this baby elephant statue over the real elephants because it was a baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1QO2k6A6jD36sirmlYbqveU69zoEihBh55rO9fy-KLnCpjknt4Pk4iCZjLAQivL2D480bmVbm4-a7WyMfhuOFfiXL7CTkUVR_zlHeQJ4ZU5bdEM6YPYTH0o0zjx5vVlDqzb4Myc5nDlE/s1600/IMG_2598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1QO2k6A6jD36sirmlYbqveU69zoEihBh55rO9fy-KLnCpjknt4Pk4iCZjLAQivL2D480bmVbm4-a7WyMfhuOFfiXL7CTkUVR_zlHeQJ4ZU5bdEM6YPYTH0o0zjx5vVlDqzb4Myc5nDlE/s320/IMG_2598.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Give him a wagon and some cherrios and he is a happy kid.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You gotta pose with all the statues..it's a family tradition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbgR7q3XOxo8uBMhhgdw7cWuvDczdl5lHkgzO3TMyrwAkREjEaCM_x3-wk0xoAvWctZFxSOeejlFM8eRpM63crT4UiCJzJZsc57UGtExn3yOHW0vPuja3cyRaPGfR5jaZ2bQoG6C2FV0X/s1600/IMG_2609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbgR7q3XOxo8uBMhhgdw7cWuvDczdl5lHkgzO3TMyrwAkREjEaCM_x3-wk0xoAvWctZFxSOeejlFM8eRpM63crT4UiCJzJZsc57UGtExn3yOHW0vPuja3cyRaPGfR5jaZ2bQoG6C2FV0X/s320/IMG_2609.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Daddy B'jorn's Savannah for the first time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8qWTPUYk8cbxNN_llLzvFrMyV6MtPw1MaSBEfTcwKmVSELE33D-91DDoQ0ebiUVhZf0TjGq6LGf-1YWPCXv_Uiv3_aE_YYA7_cd62z2_6fl0JUUoRC-92WExWutMAm-KpcFSqfmc2ATG/s1600/IMG_2615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8qWTPUYk8cbxNN_llLzvFrMyV6MtPw1MaSBEfTcwKmVSELE33D-91DDoQ0ebiUVhZf0TjGq6LGf-1YWPCXv_Uiv3_aE_YYA7_cd62z2_6fl0JUUoRC-92WExWutMAm-KpcFSqfmc2ATG/s320/IMG_2615.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The 2 studs in my life!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfCLXpmXN-YpIt1uLwmirPDmIPomfWyKr27o9IJ-ZXkDpkQfCs-dNi2ZB0t-7URmH-c17_prhAP6DTvuASu-bqAWR-6BaOiHp72ErGEn05MeBZdBhfzXooaQGa6qkkGaaJhyphenhyphenNNbMh2oMZ/s1600/IMG_2623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfCLXpmXN-YpIt1uLwmirPDmIPomfWyKr27o9IJ-ZXkDpkQfCs-dNi2ZB0t-7URmH-c17_prhAP6DTvuASu-bqAWR-6BaOiHp72ErGEn05MeBZdBhfzXooaQGa6qkkGaaJhyphenhyphenNNbMh2oMZ/s320/IMG_2623.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
This peacock kept trying to eat Knox's pb &jelly sandwich. He was more than willing to feed it to him.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here I am telling the peacock "no..no!" Hmm...am I a mom or what?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEind7xOjlPrKdU8dBCG9job3Cir3UYRF1soLyOojdbQpSIEGvS1g9NYzFpj2qdmgwyQ772-UifoLP7ZwRHRswPc6f8q9iHL230MR_R1-lKUxC6smaKwMRKIYDyyX6zFsJjY49f9w-VNe53o/s1600/IMG_2648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEind7xOjlPrKdU8dBCG9job3Cir3UYRF1soLyOojdbQpSIEGvS1g9NYzFpj2qdmgwyQ772-UifoLP7ZwRHRswPc6f8q9iHL230MR_R1-lKUxC6smaKwMRKIYDyyX6zFsJjY49f9w-VNe53o/s320/IMG_2648.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Delivery went really well, but recovery has been kinda tough! It is going on 5 weeks now and I am still not totally healed:( I almost want to be done having kids so I don't have to go through surgery again. Either way, it has been totally worth it to get this sweet little addition into our family. I mean seriously...look how cute she is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4veJ_tGHrVMMwVOfSAlCd9K54Ki5GebLnADyrroT1USfaNcL4L6ubyOQZcz53x_LsBDy2UXLdDdeETDdPx5Hb0-GyN3zvhro-WngO9YU4R7zfbHwow2NPy37NtmMgs1QtkyUQuHLIcI7/s1600/savannah+chin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4veJ_tGHrVMMwVOfSAlCd9K54Ki5GebLnADyrroT1USfaNcL4L6ubyOQZcz53x_LsBDy2UXLdDdeETDdPx5Hb0-GyN3zvhro-WngO9YU4R7zfbHwow2NPy37NtmMgs1QtkyUQuHLIcI7/s320/savannah+chin.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids have adjusted REALLY well to having a new baby in the house. Dixie is in love with her and Knox maybe glances her way once a week. (Daddy looks good with 3 kids on his lap).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2wDafxFDLF8IkzgW-ekbkcBfYohzIRg5x58oFibOGQsniA5uGcJOGTvnQJHedN21AcPkZkAzZhH9FIzUUbmbL-1zNkWEeT9h8Hp9r2vWLAyd7YfSMsiZg2RtVhdqWa14fa_5FIinArcR/s1600/IMG_2300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2wDafxFDLF8IkzgW-ekbkcBfYohzIRg5x58oFibOGQsniA5uGcJOGTvnQJHedN21AcPkZkAzZhH9FIzUUbmbL-1zNkWEeT9h8Hp9r2vWLAyd7YfSMsiZg2RtVhdqWa14fa_5FIinArcR/s320/IMG_2300.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The transition was tough at first. I was very blessed to have someone here to help me for 2 full weeks and dinners delivered to us almost every night for 3 weeks (I know that sounds spoiled). We have amazing family, friends, and church family. You have no idea how much this helped and was appreciated!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we first brought Savannah home and started "reality" I cried a couple times. I felt so hormonal and even though this was my 3rd kid in 3 years, I felt like a first time mom when it came to some stuff (like getting her to stop crying or sleep). I have gone through that with every one of my kids, but praise God he sees you through those rough patches. Now here we are 5 weeks later and I can actually manage getting all the kids fed, dressed and taken care of by 8 am. I just have to figure out how to squeeze getting myself ready in there too. Most days I am still in my pajamas at 2 p.m. when they all go down for nap (sounds pathetic, I know...but you try it). It will come in time and already a month has flown by. The baby is now sleeping in her own room and crib and that certainly helps with sleep. Plus my amazing husband takes 1 feeding a night so I get some rest. I'm trying to enjoy this precious time frame with my baby girl that seems like forever while you are going through it, but goes by in a flash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidl0Ma-zDzVcMZamBBKOhkcdLOZ6C1O1TYCz5JrHXAl9FaOlE_WokUpMe0rGS1g_3bHphfqfz730Nf09ftWl1TI2I4wq62TVgRE_BBQECcY9ausp3ATeAPqSYNmALL7ZGufltjNjJFKxGL/s1600/IMG_6600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidl0Ma-zDzVcMZamBBKOhkcdLOZ6C1O1TYCz5JrHXAl9FaOlE_WokUpMe0rGS1g_3bHphfqfz730Nf09ftWl1TI2I4wq62TVgRE_BBQECcY9ausp3ATeAPqSYNmALL7ZGufltjNjJFKxGL/s320/IMG_6600.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still can't believe that I am a mom of 3 now. I look at these sweet babies that God has blessed me with and I wonder how I ever lived my life without knowing them. Will there be more kids in the future...I can't say for sure. Maybe, maybe not. Right now, I am content with these 3 precious little beings and most days overwhelmed with tending to all of their needs. I am humbled at the fact that God chose Evan and I to raise them up. I look forward to all that He has in store for each of their lives and our family as a whole. So for now, here's to my party of 5!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I seriously wonder some times if he gets any food in his mouth. He is at the age where he wants to feed himself, but hasn't figured out how to use a spoon. Therefore, our meal ends like this, although it is usually accompanied by screaming crying and him rubbing the food in his eyes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow night, Evan and I get our last date night before #3 arrives next week. While I am super excited to have alone time with my husband, I am also excited about having a peaceful dinner with no banging spoons, screaming children or chili rubbed eyes to clean. Granted, I wouldn't trade these times as they are "fun" in the midst of stressful and frustrating. I know that they will pass too soon, and before I know it they will be gone and I will wish for a highchair covered in cheerios and chili with a sweet little face for me to clean. This is the stage where God has us in life right now and even in the messiness of it all, I am so blessed and so grateful to be able to love and care for these precious babies. Looking forward to adding to our messiness next week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I have been saving formula cans for about 6 months just knowing that one day I would find something to do with them. Well today, I decided to actually put one to use. Miss Curly Q has a ton of headbands and bows and they are thrown in random baskets and pinned to a board all over the top of her dresser. So, I made her a headband & bow holder in literally under 3 minutes with a formula can, scrap fabric a glue gun and some paint pens. It's not the cutest thing, but it serves its purpose and I got to feel a little crafty today.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Basic formula can</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlJwAQx-v71gAObDzCFua5f65hN5QP1ZCjY_mRcIF2IxwhhyO3G2OtNvfjAG64AbT2Q30xdDsDJo4WQjgJ8DoEky40UDhQijBUgEvJTknWaH1E7XD7DH6E1aaAa7ICiWiC1D2wjMHOnB1/s1600/IMG_2092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlJwAQx-v71gAObDzCFua5f65hN5QP1ZCjY_mRcIF2IxwhhyO3G2OtNvfjAG64AbT2Q30xdDsDJo4WQjgJ8DoEky40UDhQijBUgEvJTknWaH1E7XD7DH6E1aaAa7ICiWiC1D2wjMHOnB1/s320/IMG_2092.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Wrapped a piece of scrap fabric on it ( guess I was feeling all Valentinesy) and hot glued it down. I didn't worry about the raw edges at the bottom and top because no one will see them. I just glued them down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBQ2WIw1eG_Kn-ACYfT1-X9XT43YlSshuZGZVgAHjB1iZvOFEgq5FtlaFgT5-PpruWlKDwS_Us8IFOWSJFNPEhKPr68oGmaCGPlHyDbGPSuLR8JiCEOCn7eXJlkcG4krxCnXrwJRfF0EI/s1600/IMG_2093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBQ2WIw1eG_Kn-ACYfT1-X9XT43YlSshuZGZVgAHjB1iZvOFEgq5FtlaFgT5-PpruWlKDwS_Us8IFOWSJFNPEhKPr68oGmaCGPlHyDbGPSuLR8JiCEOCn7eXJlkcG4krxCnXrwJRfF0EI/s320/IMG_2093.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The inside holds all of her clips and bows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziGAvznVrlG0tNjNeGQIVhD1DM896oA5WGvAI4uO6YDTHVLs8IT-EsyabMfrC8UwxFM8BNJEeg_kp-yBpnEfniYdJSXDX83mQ8cWhWEVjcFzxny7bN4_uwLLyznfwODWFhc7g8GZsrrh8/s1600/IMG_2094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziGAvznVrlG0tNjNeGQIVhD1DM896oA5WGvAI4uO6YDTHVLs8IT-EsyabMfrC8UwxFM8BNJEeg_kp-yBpnEfniYdJSXDX83mQ8cWhWEVjcFzxny7bN4_uwLLyznfwODWFhc7g8GZsrrh8/s320/IMG_2094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The headbands fit around the can perfectly and they stay in place. You could really decorate the top and make it cute and customized. I wasn't that concerned about it so I just wrote something real fast.</div><br />
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I'm sure you could do the same with an oatmeal container and customize these for gifts, maybe even covering them with scrapbook paper instead of fabric so that you could could cover the lid too.<br />
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We wanted to be really wise with our finances and were basically looking for something that #1 was cheap and we could pay cash for (no payments.....Dave Ramsey would be proud), #2 ran well, #3 had decent mileage and #4 fit us all. Everything else didn't really matter. We knew it would be older and we weren't concerned about curb appeal.<br />
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We found a great deal through a friend and couldn't pass it up. I didn't feel like taking the kids to go look at it and test drive it, so I trusted Evan with the decision. He obviously felt it was a wise one and I am glad he did. It is a little smaller than your typical mini van, but it fits us all and I don't feel like I am driving a bus. Now, we are ready for 3 car seats (and hey...we could fit a 4th if need be....just saying).<br />
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So, while you reading this may think I am the biggest dork in the world with my old school mini van, I think I am one step closer to super cool and just to prove it, here I am with my new pride and joy:)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Big momma in her van. 2 weeks left of that belly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>With 3 weeks left to go I thought I would post an updated belly pic. I have been pretty bad about keeping up with those with this pregnancy (sorry baby). Here is #3 in all their big belly glory..well, I guess that would be my big belly glory:) I love being pregnant and I sure will miss the baby bump when it is gone, but I have to say that momma is getting quite uncomfortable these days and you can see why. Any guesses by the way I am carrying what this baby will be??? And yes, after seeing this picture, I realize just how badly I need to go into nesting mode and clean that mirror..yikes!<br />
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Nap time is still a work in progress as I have to switch rooms for Knox so that they actually sleep. He was not thrilled with the idea and so to show his disdain, he decided to eat the side of his crib like a beaver on a log. For 2 days I would go get him and the crib would be gnawed down and his face was covered in paint chips (well that's healthy). I finally ordered side rail crib covers, but in the mean time I have rigged up a dish towel with some twine over it. It seems to have done the trick.<br />
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I have to say that it is eating me alive to not have their new shared room decorated appropriately. Everything is still cowboy and Knox's name is still written on the wall in rope. I have yet to decide what I want to do as far as decor goes, but it's making me insane in the process. I did get my silhouette machine in the mail yesterday, so I am thinking that I will make some vibrant and fun vinyl art work for the walls...just have to figure out how to use the silhouette first.<br />
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I have to say that I am glad that we combined the kids when we did and that there is a free room waiting for baby when I am ready to move them into a room. Once I get some decor going on their rooms, I will post some pics.<br />
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I wanted to wait until I felt that Little Man was old enough (he just turned1), but now I am thinking that with 3 weeks left before baby gets here, I should probably make the transition now to get them used to it before I throw another wrench in their lives with a new bambino here. I am incredibly nervous about how this will go. I am fretting over how I will make nap times work. It seems like night time would be a lot easier since it is dark, but with a little daylight streaming through the curtains, I know for a fact nap will not be happening. I am trying to work it all out in my head and as silly and petty as it sounds, I am stressing. I know it will work itself out as I have friends who have done it and say it works well, it's just scary when it's your turn to try it out.<br />
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On an even more silly note, I am sad that the kid's room decor will be ruined. I love their rooms and they are very specific for each one of them (especially since one is very girly and one is cowboyed out) When they share, I will have to come up with a whole new look (that means fun for me, not so much fun for my husband who is not going to like me spending more money), but I don't want to do that until December when I get them bunk beds and have the room established as their room (We will be moving rooms around again at the end of the year. For now it's fit them where we can fit them).<br />
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I have been looking up decor ideas and beds. I feel so out of the loop, but I had no idea that they made bunk beds with trundles. I thought this was the coolest invention ever when I saw it. We eventually plan on all three kids sharing one sleeping room and having a separate play room. So that type of bed would be perfect, I guess until we have more kids (yea, I have no clue if we are done or not).<br />
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So much to think about that my brain has been going crazy with ideas. I think we will try to combine the kids this week and see how they do. In the meantime, here are some pictures of ideas I have when I can actually decorate a shared room for the kids. Remember that it has to be gender neutral.<br />
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A bunk bed like this:<br />
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I love these vibrant colors and how basic and non fussy the bedspreads are.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the green and blue combo here. Throw in a little pink on the girl's bed and perfect!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll see how it goes. If anyone knows of places in the area that sell trundle bunk beds for a decent price, let me know as I want to start keeping an eye out for one. Also, if you have any ideas on decorating a boy/girl shared room, I would love to hear it.</div> <a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/?action=view&current=signatureangie.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/signatureangie.png" /></a>mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-77182573698771184802012-01-07T08:40:00.000-08:002012-01-07T08:40:16.333-08:001 year photo shootWe took my little guy to the park yesterday for his 1 year pics. I wanted to share some of my favorites.<br />
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I think that I am most excited about making my own birthday party decor from banners to food tags and not paying $30 for a set off of Etsy. I can actually be the one who makes the cute stuff. Like this:<br />
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I am also pumped to get some vinyl pieces on my wall. I'll make sure to share any projects I do once I get rolling. I know that once the new baby is here and I am taking care of 3 kids under 3, I will have all sorts of time to craft (enter sarcasm), so this will be perfect:)<br />
<a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/?action=view&current=signatureangie.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/signatureangie.png" /></a>mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-60165976689734178992011-12-30T14:18:00.000-08:002011-12-30T14:18:22.721-08:00Christmas in picsChristmas was so much fun this year! I loved watching my kids open presents and enjoy all things Christmas. Dixie was particularly fun to watch as she got excited over every gift. This was Knox's first year to really show any interest, since last year he was 3 days old and just slept in his bouncy seat. I really just wanted to upload some pictures from the day.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Christmas Eve with my dad and brothers. We got catering from Copelands, which meant I didn't have to cook and it was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KSgVjLNgydG9GKn5H6y7zlUwfoUKJ_D2QFXlYatupy8JoLUO0Z_i1dJaHJUVkPSwVx2L_D34OHJlrybLcJziKWh6tpdoU2cfeJN1CWvIRQ6L2MSMVm0hl0wm5POl_f4XRZEbL7UXgO6r/s1600/IMG_1756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KSgVjLNgydG9GKn5H6y7zlUwfoUKJ_D2QFXlYatupy8JoLUO0Z_i1dJaHJUVkPSwVx2L_D34OHJlrybLcJziKWh6tpdoU2cfeJN1CWvIRQ6L2MSMVm0hl0wm5POl_f4XRZEbL7UXgO6r/s320/IMG_1756.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Thanking Grandpa for her puppy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR6qY4AEZ-9sBqJl7peEMb6hXjaC1cHDpPfJ9yR6LQgaofLGiSYauwhXD6hshSYqpVH0xi0ZwGEDOH-Uf9QcBbQzZ8OvqgoVq8R50aTcvd9drV35KfY_JUez0_Hr-85jrwLYRP0dbUFmd/s1600/IMG_1779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR6qY4AEZ-9sBqJl7peEMb6hXjaC1cHDpPfJ9yR6LQgaofLGiSYauwhXD6hshSYqpVH0xi0ZwGEDOH-Uf9QcBbQzZ8OvqgoVq8R50aTcvd9drV35KfY_JUez0_Hr-85jrwLYRP0dbUFmd/s320/IMG_1779.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My littlest little brother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIFRdk73QNcChX7vyRd1GxgAQmV2cgvLwqpwppcz48ERHwCmvoOiy_eRqctp3NmFpEaD0L6UgtlqhXsHNkuNANpQWnDDLTEojWAKqiLB4LMakuKDoceDsIXKlzsFKI0T5kGM1xMFQcM40/s1600/IMG_1783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIFRdk73QNcChX7vyRd1GxgAQmV2cgvLwqpwppcz48ERHwCmvoOiy_eRqctp3NmFpEaD0L6UgtlqhXsHNkuNANpQWnDDLTEojWAKqiLB4LMakuKDoceDsIXKlzsFKI0T5kGM1xMFQcM40/s320/IMG_1783.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My biggest little brother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_WtwVW6gNaeo4rqodVYvJI8XpIwzOkH9IsKJwGiCMGK5wmf7b65oZ2Y0xNaS8IZb8OsCW3EmSUIEla1SUMZRLAZanH1DWjlbcVRLZDjaGZnH5RuhDw2mM53Ryb1_T9_CBd5C0Cxs_7An/s1600/IMG_1789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_WtwVW6gNaeo4rqodVYvJI8XpIwzOkH9IsKJwGiCMGK5wmf7b65oZ2Y0xNaS8IZb8OsCW3EmSUIEla1SUMZRLAZanH1DWjlbcVRLZDjaGZnH5RuhDw2mM53Ryb1_T9_CBd5C0Cxs_7An/s320/IMG_1789.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Having fun opening gifts and spending time together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGTujMYQMyZBLQQxPBzUeCU8U6l0mKEHV2kPKhH6cX6lfxsWnI0WS3DPKQru8z-TGL6OUeKAif8UikijysfwP5SirLQmjbKt7wsMDRW9GEmGPjNFc6ldX0tVMAh1nb1nB-7C3MRdEWjy7/s1600/IMG_1799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGTujMYQMyZBLQQxPBzUeCU8U6l0mKEHV2kPKhH6cX6lfxsWnI0WS3DPKQru8z-TGL6OUeKAif8UikijysfwP5SirLQmjbKt7wsMDRW9GEmGPjNFc6ldX0tVMAh1nb1nB-7C3MRdEWjy7/s320/IMG_1799.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Knox loved his drum and is seriously a little drummer boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypaLJopVsU1hl6GWmfcjfEpdvavfprv8a9oN6kHQkZuIFvYrddNUyLxqBwZCDnsXBeyW6_xgLYv8RDFcqJ2klhL8WHamKWG4Oz8MBIRhsDkaucK-JAPYfVNoI1zeMr4bt44NCnf4rVoV9/s1600/IMG_1803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypaLJopVsU1hl6GWmfcjfEpdvavfprv8a9oN6kHQkZuIFvYrddNUyLxqBwZCDnsXBeyW6_xgLYv8RDFcqJ2klhL8WHamKWG4Oz8MBIRhsDkaucK-JAPYfVNoI1zeMr4bt44NCnf4rVoV9/s320/IMG_1803.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My dad with his kids and grandkids (1 missing)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghx3jeddAeedOJSmDcNgtQaxxO5lheviWscbhXaQFMvFAGoGKPUim4fO0H7pY0ovFcYQMN_NBskSG3mnJ8S91erhuMSo0VfmwpYO2so9ZibkSVmuxLe0lAT3ILyj-Mfoe5xHhvdKjr1Su/s1600/IMG_1811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghx3jeddAeedOJSmDcNgtQaxxO5lheviWscbhXaQFMvFAGoGKPUim4fO0H7pY0ovFcYQMN_NBskSG3mnJ8S91erhuMSo0VfmwpYO2so9ZibkSVmuxLe0lAT3ILyj-Mfoe5xHhvdKjr1Su/s320/IMG_1811.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Playing Cupunk (I think it's like beer pong with no beer. I've never played beer pong, but that's what I have heard. It was a fun game and kept these 2 entertained for a while)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J4fd35l5GdwqBqzQ9_JLEJZ4vkUFCuLJ01FtNUSYm3VeAldggfMhRQF1zXIFkYmTdCSGEZ-ldIP_QL5fkBKln0ZNJV7K0Z89yeAnjFnZiAFqvoPfZaEGIWgnHvQbASHomsBD6J3HWpcl/s1600/IMG_1812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J4fd35l5GdwqBqzQ9_JLEJZ4vkUFCuLJ01FtNUSYm3VeAldggfMhRQF1zXIFkYmTdCSGEZ-ldIP_QL5fkBKln0ZNJV7K0Z89yeAnjFnZiAFqvoPfZaEGIWgnHvQbASHomsBD6J3HWpcl/s320/IMG_1812.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My mom and sis with our matching hats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhzpUhVKCWrQuINXKpoNXZtExLf7LXHfjac77Bp75rcV_1clilzPFs2zxcsggcsk2R39bMYAkAcqNKXXEwS08hgd1VNVWJ-bK9Hl4zHtTYXG2Thdhvt_LWuG8wtiKiJsuPB2XxkCIbvpJ/s1600/IMG_1816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhzpUhVKCWrQuINXKpoNXZtExLf7LXHfjac77Bp75rcV_1clilzPFs2zxcsggcsk2R39bMYAkAcqNKXXEwS08hgd1VNVWJ-bK9Hl4zHtTYXG2Thdhvt_LWuG8wtiKiJsuPB2XxkCIbvpJ/s320/IMG_1816.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 1 more month to go.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyPLtTF4_550bDRcdmXmsCnBIKI_-vGRFI4ZJqZndvMRMnFVjAasu1UX9ZTQMc4Q6fXTEwowxAwQaUjYOMoxsszP8d3lkZfVCA-A1Yu68XOC-GE4w0Po1G0xbGNTzDr-0pH5UHAMKsX_D/s1600/IMG_1821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyPLtTF4_550bDRcdmXmsCnBIKI_-vGRFI4ZJqZndvMRMnFVjAasu1UX9ZTQMc4Q6fXTEwowxAwQaUjYOMoxsszP8d3lkZfVCA-A1Yu68XOC-GE4w0Po1G0xbGNTzDr-0pH5UHAMKsX_D/s320/IMG_1821.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My siblings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi4HrWhQtRaX3m0HO6eZ3y0wYFQTfmICimF_fg0mryGSQ0E0gtvz6BLVpOklSVd12hRhhmK9eH0cLFcMiPYfjVE8DDwecrnsAdMvEI9-vHgPQzOUWI8DhilTDyFF6ZommD7zbMdQewmYA/s1600/IMG_1823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi4HrWhQtRaX3m0HO6eZ3y0wYFQTfmICimF_fg0mryGSQ0E0gtvz6BLVpOklSVd12hRhhmK9eH0cLFcMiPYfjVE8DDwecrnsAdMvEI9-vHgPQzOUWI8DhilTDyFF6ZommD7zbMdQewmYA/s320/IMG_1823.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Christmas morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKU0S6AuzltwFEuXDDV6S9nNEI_s_61JbWefA5gughlf5KayncZsodzsIZi29HS2ToGGWjeDBkFjXhMIhNbNzK2EAu16QjVCOfWt9bzJhnDS37EZATcOLnCdbpr2CofljoizqsMkALQiK/s1600/IMG_1827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKU0S6AuzltwFEuXDDV6S9nNEI_s_61JbWefA5gughlf5KayncZsodzsIZi29HS2ToGGWjeDBkFjXhMIhNbNzK2EAu16QjVCOfWt9bzJhnDS37EZATcOLnCdbpr2CofljoizqsMkALQiK/s320/IMG_1827.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Evan was so excited to get Knox a basketball goal for his room. The tag read: </div><div style="text-align: center;">To: NBA star From: Coach. It was really cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrR-M5VdLOMucnhZJOaUphIo_v4oVgC5JtpUumi9cgBWNX_zm23E1xhf9saZaAfRJIJvveNch84-CdUr9onv1U4sVUqi1gt953W85ge2OoAFh1Zoy9Q2OTFQHEDTz4rsgwQWeB4l-2fqKc/s1600/IMG_1858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrR-M5VdLOMucnhZJOaUphIo_v4oVgC5JtpUumi9cgBWNX_zm23E1xhf9saZaAfRJIJvveNch84-CdUr9onv1U4sVUqi1gt953W85ge2OoAFh1Zoy9Q2OTFQHEDTz4rsgwQWeB4l-2fqKc/s320/IMG_1858.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Last Christmas as a family of 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoNB4CqONsvbmaHbJhaPvMlhX15eU3mvj8ImfvjocfvuLJNdkZ7_vB6UpArtzfeCckCyCTjIT2zUDDS8N1jX3XuOX_n_PiYeozn66e1EMfWXoVfy7RLsWkP3t7i0RMH9P7fpxAUTr9zJk/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoNB4CqONsvbmaHbJhaPvMlhX15eU3mvj8ImfvjocfvuLJNdkZ7_vB6UpArtzfeCckCyCTjIT2zUDDS8N1jX3XuOX_n_PiYeozn66e1EMfWXoVfy7RLsWkP3t7i0RMH9P7fpxAUTr9zJk/s320/IMG_1863.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This boy is going to be a musician. He got his own guitar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8nwlG3iIrMQS806w6WoSjke8JOKmimIRk8sZxO9mFNBqYv1naDeZ_Xw_YypcL6PXuI_XBb4BOoNyhB9sbzhsO_1mxv-tUMh7pVW1l1dgGpUDC7N0U92_Bru1hfFlvzvS9qkVz-CQEOVy/s1600/IMG_1871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8nwlG3iIrMQS806w6WoSjke8JOKmimIRk8sZxO9mFNBqYv1naDeZ_Xw_YypcL6PXuI_XBb4BOoNyhB9sbzhsO_1mxv-tUMh7pVW1l1dgGpUDC7N0U92_Bru1hfFlvzvS9qkVz-CQEOVy/s320/IMG_1871.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I already have a crock pot but broke the lid. I have been using a cookie sheet to cover mine. Glad to have a new one..and it's red..bonus!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_nNkT8MCEohpJAAfZLTutsJLwO44SeA-psD3IglkgdaPqxJ2LnagKvom_kBaVdFCPf05TxAjlYvc0utG2KUONzPUDtGmv_XMryG9r6pIDx2cmYAXcHrpquA6RY-tsTUcL6N-zMxA6oOy/s1600/IMG_1873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_nNkT8MCEohpJAAfZLTutsJLwO44SeA-psD3IglkgdaPqxJ2LnagKvom_kBaVdFCPf05TxAjlYvc0utG2KUONzPUDtGmv_XMryG9r6pIDx2cmYAXcHrpquA6RY-tsTUcL6N-zMxA6oOy/s320/IMG_1873.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evan wanted a king cake...and it was delicious!! Pecan Praline</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Dixie and her Madame Alexander doll that we named Kelsey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBORQf7DpfQ2T4-DtfEqb_UJQx3T-HhqdMy8aLfcoe9U6BqPCjNA8AdpUimkxLiYSPqvMFuCncyHxH6-sN4SLAQ0LADGWmSRynm03cii33er4h6RwYqLFwyWfND8_xcEAWeyhbzCDUSeY/s1600/IMG_1897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBORQf7DpfQ2T4-DtfEqb_UJQx3T-HhqdMy8aLfcoe9U6BqPCjNA8AdpUimkxLiYSPqvMFuCncyHxH6-sN4SLAQ0LADGWmSRynm03cii33er4h6RwYqLFwyWfND8_xcEAWeyhbzCDUSeY/s320/IMG_1897.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing with her new play dough toys before we even got to eat breakfast.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Knox's fisher price race track.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe61KNfyyPcYxc5N0plK9F2UW9xctrK4iM9r51pTWLP4v7ticRXJsmkq-094s7qfa0XyZGeqWPkEzdiLk3g-v-tgvX-mjCklNtbM8wKx3bAhRnD0KaEXY6lJZS-9J8Y3i0WVE5X7USqRF/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe61KNfyyPcYxc5N0plK9F2UW9xctrK4iM9r51pTWLP4v7ticRXJsmkq-094s7qfa0XyZGeqWPkEzdiLk3g-v-tgvX-mjCklNtbM8wKx3bAhRnD0KaEXY6lJZS-9J8Y3i0WVE5X7USqRF/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">He shoots....he scores!!!!! I love this picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkc5YESwNBSMJ-5vlNnpaPuQGuaZp9svAt7UmYE42UozSnDy43paPNC5XIyo1U1Lt5PizCQzZgs1oo8AukepaeV6irt1Aa41l-dtbl1lR9oS81gkpe-BBg6ju31H_WfPGXMfKEBfL_1LlX/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkc5YESwNBSMJ-5vlNnpaPuQGuaZp9svAt7UmYE42UozSnDy43paPNC5XIyo1U1Lt5PizCQzZgs1oo8AukepaeV6irt1Aa41l-dtbl1lR9oS81gkpe-BBg6ju31H_WfPGXMfKEBfL_1LlX/s320/IMG_1914.JPG" width="213" /></a></div> She was sooo thrilled to get a bike. It is going to take her a while to learn how to use it though.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> We did Tacky Christmas for Christmas day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSkiwd8Fw-4-tjy2x5uTkY3_4PHwDLZOes00E9Sd34bdcYqHFrkNeU693DMI8sDcL0czyPQ98fW8Ph9lrPFZckdp9Mw2xQew2f3-pVFF3rnJGSdIWkZ203zPUp-eQZRBPP4RbzI6GEUER/s1600/IMG_1919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSkiwd8Fw-4-tjy2x5uTkY3_4PHwDLZOes00E9Sd34bdcYqHFrkNeU693DMI8sDcL0czyPQ98fW8Ph9lrPFZckdp9Mw2xQew2f3-pVFF3rnJGSdIWkZ203zPUp-eQZRBPP4RbzI6GEUER/s320/IMG_1919.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have started the tradition of doing New Orleans style food for Christmas day. That way it's not like we are eating 2 Thanksgiving meals. Christmas dinner is now my favorite! Here are a few of the dishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boudin stuffed turkey</div><br />
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</div> We played white elephant with a $20 gift. It's always fun to see what everyone brings and steals.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom got the perfect push up:)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a fabulous Christmas with my family. So blessed! Now on to a new year and all God has in store! So long 2011...you were a great one!</div><a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/?action=view&current=signatureangie.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/signatureangie.png" /></a>mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-47110991271876789482011-12-23T05:50:00.000-08:002011-12-23T05:50:36.664-08:001 year with a stud muffin!My baby boy is 1!!! I cannot believe that I am actually typing those words. Now that I have children, I truly understand how fast the time flies. Dixie hit a year fast, but for Knox (who is my second), it went that much faster. Before Knox, I had a fear of having boys. I grew up in a family of all women. I do have 2 half brothers, but I didn't live with them full time. Boys scared me: too dirty, too rambuncous, too wild, too tough. I will say thought that after I had Dixie and had my girl, I really did want to experience having a boy, and God blessed me with sweet Knox.<br />
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Even at only a year, I see distinct differences between boys and girls. Knox likes to beat on everything and is already into everything, but he is quite the snuggle bug. I have a very unique bond with my baby boy, one that I pray will last a lifetime. I already cry thinking about the fact that one day mommy won't be his number one girl, but his wife will. I know that is a long time off, but really it is just around the corner.<br />
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Knox Armostrong, you are such a blessing to me and a joy to mommy's heart. You make me crazy, make me smile, make me love, and make me want to be a better mom. Happy 1st birthday my stud muffin. Now do me a favor and take this next year a little slower:)<br />
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Here are some pictures of my little man throughout his awesome first year:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The day we became a family of 4!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7BiCZfX74gWldc0qk3i9Cd3RHw5AXNWTABv-nmqI7lVQc0oIF324eTPMfXDJLr4Xc_a8Z6MuhyphenhyphenXaAhb7GgSn0DLLJysdm-NEp7631fbgzQvcQ4E6CplS-lMx38f8nmRx2oE65bUYv1su/s1600/IMG_6219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7BiCZfX74gWldc0qk3i9Cd3RHw5AXNWTABv-nmqI7lVQc0oIF324eTPMfXDJLr4Xc_a8Z6MuhyphenhyphenXaAhb7GgSn0DLLJysdm-NEp7631fbgzQvcQ4E6CplS-lMx38f8nmRx2oE65bUYv1su/s320/IMG_6219.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Christmas (3 days old)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">1 week old</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUfJQQWPgTJaoFPl6VOxNoX8x7vWeAH6vTXXaOTmiQvkA4yt0_GoBpUMDlQAMac6o6FARKcAmOXd0-XUVHpZX1JQwqj1HY0oO-DQZwfuuCXnZyDRUxOOOx-mo8HHiGDsz7MICX007iub8/s1600/Knox+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUfJQQWPgTJaoFPl6VOxNoX8x7vWeAH6vTXXaOTmiQvkA4yt0_GoBpUMDlQAMac6o6FARKcAmOXd0-XUVHpZX1JQwqj1HY0oO-DQZwfuuCXnZyDRUxOOOx-mo8HHiGDsz7MICX007iub8/s320/Knox+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loves his big sister</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">First time in the bumbo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5u8p6eUye4L1BfwurvZ2nZpZxjgLcnr9IlITnrpx8wKaufcoSAarWb_uN8CCYOJk0U9hr6eq7djWk_uqwkXe1ffQPyeV-xIXrjejckQ0Btvdyio6XKa045PTtlRjcA1tPOhBLJlZGSEM/s1600/IMG_7864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5u8p6eUye4L1BfwurvZ2nZpZxjgLcnr9IlITnrpx8wKaufcoSAarWb_uN8CCYOJk0U9hr6eq7djWk_uqwkXe1ffQPyeV-xIXrjejckQ0Btvdyio6XKa045PTtlRjcA1tPOhBLJlZGSEM/s320/IMG_7864.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Handsome like his daddy. Evan loved carrying him around in the Bjorn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl7Kt7cXw6Oo9lRHatrRm67ymvI-J9yavSRpqa-3u659iO1nGFT2Vaw4j6cdtV7pfW1sab7PiQ1bkyxQ-_z7FMZhP_E4EIOdtdCG6hHZhsB4cCptb9gQDIE2iaeZ46FI7BKM63ABWyKdd/s1600/IMG_8219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTl7Kt7cXw6Oo9lRHatrRm67ymvI-J9yavSRpqa-3u659iO1nGFT2Vaw4j6cdtV7pfW1sab7PiQ1bkyxQ-_z7FMZhP_E4EIOdtdCG6hHZhsB4cCptb9gQDIE2iaeZ46FI7BKM63ABWyKdd/s320/IMG_8219.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">First Easter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYa6gJ27OaM6-7Iwh7eb3j-PfOcGYYeckmVZ7VNHPtBUX0v1-2_y66JXyiw_eYz8NcAeyY5PkUsmaSqGb5lh4V7RPyT66snSLlP1iWfTg4zHlZxPOEwbPrJk_Qz09oYyXrNghGmneQUbF/s1600/IMG_8525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYa6gJ27OaM6-7Iwh7eb3j-PfOcGYYeckmVZ7VNHPtBUX0v1-2_y66JXyiw_eYz8NcAeyY5PkUsmaSqGb5lh4V7RPyT66snSLlP1iWfTg4zHlZxPOEwbPrJk_Qz09oYyXrNghGmneQUbF/s320/IMG_8525.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Loved listening to Daddy playing guitar and playing with the strings. He still loves this!! I think he will play guitar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtiJjWWKm22Kh_NwwKtyhP2BcbmESOXRTCmtnuCZRa_XrR86KnIwbAIbZtwiWfX-CcwR5GwrhYy6m69bkl7PuSxVHWaUVCJivViVYTkfNgSwqC_cQS0Tn16dpaQvtJj0l9_QRm4OsNzfK/s1600/IMG_9304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtiJjWWKm22Kh_NwwKtyhP2BcbmESOXRTCmtnuCZRa_XrR86KnIwbAIbZtwiWfX-CcwR5GwrhYy6m69bkl7PuSxVHWaUVCJivViVYTkfNgSwqC_cQS0Tn16dpaQvtJj0l9_QRm4OsNzfK/s320/IMG_9304.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Oh the days when you fit into the baby tub:( Bath time is always a favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUFCHiWnIbN4jF8ZosPmb0NnpIGQSnw9BoFJQ2C7r5LNhCHA-phZVTWIhCea0doUSNds1-RvE2Mz8xMritjidzx0X7UCCLU1I7SUWPVVovR0CnQ4WJYRfGgCBpzwVLmTzUI9fjjZ0VAff/s1600/IMG_9537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUFCHiWnIbN4jF8ZosPmb0NnpIGQSnw9BoFJQ2C7r5LNhCHA-phZVTWIhCea0doUSNds1-RvE2Mz8xMritjidzx0X7UCCLU1I7SUWPVVovR0CnQ4WJYRfGgCBpzwVLmTzUI9fjjZ0VAff/s320/IMG_9537.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Starting to move around on the belly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF5mlfIKf5OdZ25QQDLG1EYk58fkxppHBFv-N1M9JdOhFytZoEhONN3uO6viljf7HduXTs2Vg_ejhJvvThqUzemUxPpiKJEqU9QluU-QS91AiW9aAqMNcrMghkgfAR_ZZ1T4XYggTgLWZ/s1600/IMG_9863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF5mlfIKf5OdZ25QQDLG1EYk58fkxppHBFv-N1M9JdOhFytZoEhONN3uO6viljf7HduXTs2Vg_ejhJvvThqUzemUxPpiKJEqU9QluU-QS91AiW9aAqMNcrMghkgfAR_ZZ1T4XYggTgLWZ/s320/IMG_9863.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Seriously...do you have to wonder why I am so in love with this boy???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0TR2qZmL62n8wGFSp8l_9PbQchO6CDoF4TaymCUll0QdjHtuOS8qeaQOtGG2njeCCbtA1_OF2sNTswcURK5EUT3XMp7F0lNKgnWRzkJ8sXzhII0_0nOWHRCaEx-VWKq77qKJD74VUxsX/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0TR2qZmL62n8wGFSp8l_9PbQchO6CDoF4TaymCUll0QdjHtuOS8qeaQOtGG2njeCCbtA1_OF2sNTswcURK5EUT3XMp7F0lNKgnWRzkJ8sXzhII0_0nOWHRCaEx-VWKq77qKJD74VUxsX/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The mo-hawk, which he grew naturally....one day it will be back. It has grown out for the most part now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLbRYnL3qom6lHkp1Lz3EIyc_xTDuPpZ5wOn-80TOJ_Ah_medC5rhz3khihaWSwaVwb820-QAwp9-Zy-qh6KDipAxYIW1gofTTmtAXSx5qsxCBuufaaOoG1PFa0t-eelc4w_FyNQ5DEDF/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLbRYnL3qom6lHkp1Lz3EIyc_xTDuPpZ5wOn-80TOJ_Ah_medC5rhz3khihaWSwaVwb820-QAwp9-Zy-qh6KDipAxYIW1gofTTmtAXSx5qsxCBuufaaOoG1PFa0t-eelc4w_FyNQ5DEDF/s320/IMG_0268.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">First Halloween</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwfI2OQH1VmJ_p5bXKes-osOANhYOZ9LWIjoAA9GDZ8IfT9FA05OIlPT8c7H_htISlkfIiJr9CkXREhoHNXQx4QZwshhHe84dDy6c4qtKJs_jx200aEzlIeXa7OnS8UvmNAqDhyphenhyphenGrhyphenhyphen4L/s1600/IMG_0806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwfI2OQH1VmJ_p5bXKes-osOANhYOZ9LWIjoAA9GDZ8IfT9FA05OIlPT8c7H_htISlkfIiJr9CkXREhoHNXQx4QZwshhHe84dDy6c4qtKJs_jx200aEzlIeXa7OnS8UvmNAqDhyphenhyphenGrhyphenhyphen4L/s320/IMG_0806.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Preparing for his "Little Man" party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAGkmrQ3hmycZ_foKkS0mYlOKG63p-36DHTX12fJYY_orqNWULJOFSJJpebkWCOR0VOIv4TFBJ1rxd2Wk_Theuqt06WgCkwfYqwVcnVjelELsgh6Xn2AfPPCJLoUFdNf07HnXf48pfMuz/s1600/IMG_1087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAGkmrQ3hmycZ_foKkS0mYlOKG63p-36DHTX12fJYY_orqNWULJOFSJJpebkWCOR0VOIv4TFBJ1rxd2Wk_Theuqt06WgCkwfYqwVcnVjelELsgh6Xn2AfPPCJLoUFdNf07HnXf48pfMuz/s320/IMG_1087.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Officially getting into everything and everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwimEDVqnZoUXPol4h2k0XawAzhSn_sdYE3duyfsga6GSSxL42vX6jDe8j2Kwe-fZ6Yl-QW2-Cdwmn_VzE1YbRbXE_-3HJ2a6jMMpk0OVDKcfizcFcSWaYxigiGKyeGzxzrQSxzTq0Uyhc/s1600/IMG_1242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwimEDVqnZoUXPol4h2k0XawAzhSn_sdYE3duyfsga6GSSxL42vX6jDe8j2Kwe-fZ6Yl-QW2-Cdwmn_VzE1YbRbXE_-3HJ2a6jMMpk0OVDKcfizcFcSWaYxigiGKyeGzxzrQSxzTq0Uyhc/s320/IMG_1242.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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It's always easy to do movie nights in the fall, but once the weather gets a little colder, it's not as easy to have everyone sitting on the lawn for 2 hours at night while they shiver to death. Still, I didn't want November- February to pass us by without connecting with our neighbors. So our little neighborhood team, decided to do a day time Christmas block party. Simple and sweet. We did it during the day from 2-4 and the weather was perfect (cold but beautiful). We served Christmas cookies and hot chocolate (with marshmallows of course). We had a bounce house for the kids, ornament decorating and some Christmas tunes playing. It was super easy to throw together, set up and tear down. Of course the majority of our guests were kids. In our neighborhood the kids roam free, but we are happy to give them something safe and fun to do. It's also neat to slowly get to know them and have them get to know us over the time frame that we have been doing these parties. We did however get to meet yet another new neighbor, which is always fun.<br />
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When people come for the first time to one of our block parties, they tend to ask why we do these. This week a lady asked if we just had a lot of money to blow (hahaha..that made me laugh). The truth is, we want to make a positive impact on our neighborhood and build relationships with those God has placed right next door or down the street from us. It's so easy to overlook people and get tangled up in our own lives. These block parties are serving as a fun way to love on people (one of God's greatest commandments). So, here are some pics from our Christmas Block Party. We are always looking for new and fun ideas to do for these parties, so if you have any that can be easily replicated, let me know.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Joy to the world! the Lord is come;<br />
Let earth receive her King;<br />
Let every heart prepare him room,<br />
And heaven and nature sing,<br />
And heaven and nature sing,<br />
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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And makes the nations prove<br />
The glories of His righteousness,<br />
And wonders of His love,<br />
And wonders of His love,<br />
And wonders, wonders, of His love.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I get sooo excited about planning my kid's parties. It was one of the many things that I really looked forward to when I had kids. Knox's was in the making for about 6 months. Once I decided on the theme and found lots of ideas on pinterest, I knew for sure this was it.<br />
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We had a "Little Man" party, which seems to be very popular in the little boy party world. It was easy to throw together; just some ties, top hats and fake mustaches and we were ready to roll. I cannot believe that my boy has been in my life for a year already. This has been the fastest year of my life..no joke! I feel like I was literally at the hospital with him yesterday and now here he is looking like a toddler and rubbing his first birthday cake in his eyes:( Here are some snapshots from the fun filled day.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My little stud muffin!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX7gbAzX_Xs3EtueqP9qARQW7GjM_w-a9ru6fmXS7WsOKpbebDDax4eLXzIv3nHAk5UE2Xtn4dd249Ld1_YHhypcupjMDNYpkTnPL_XcuiZ9Ifgg5WPNVCai_ahX3Gm7c15DQ2aTaBn5u/s1600/IMG_1335_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX7gbAzX_Xs3EtueqP9qARQW7GjM_w-a9ru6fmXS7WsOKpbebDDax4eLXzIv3nHAk5UE2Xtn4dd249Ld1_YHhypcupjMDNYpkTnPL_XcuiZ9Ifgg5WPNVCai_ahX3Gm7c15DQ2aTaBn5u/s320/IMG_1335_2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The photo booth with props. Wishing that we would have stood in front of a more solid background, but oh well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSv1quEHInAlkRVxqVDMZ2ASJk8HfKLuMR4F4Chgph8vns7X3DeqcaSJCbnHE0ecuO67ArtzEP10xQgfNBmoR1KFWLz_AZPMdutubm5WXbHGsUS6mSUppYvyCH1VKcUlA7zofkN_4G_v6/s1600/IMG_1338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSv1quEHInAlkRVxqVDMZ2ASJk8HfKLuMR4F4Chgph8vns7X3DeqcaSJCbnHE0ecuO67ArtzEP10xQgfNBmoR1KFWLz_AZPMdutubm5WXbHGsUS6mSUppYvyCH1VKcUlA7zofkN_4G_v6/s320/IMG_1338.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The organic smash cakes made by Shannon. They liked the bananas and icing, but didn't eat much of the cake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bUBcfsUroS_0St6TfiIZc03cMBlKtGEOa_kXJwkiJBEjZ6qS8nH-xXibaTYMw3AnUaKrSpQRFUTibWSapdn6x5Uyl3GqwUjozNwjOJQP588CthSsd4S2CASA7QRkUaAW1CZzTSXbA-Hq/s1600/IMG_1334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bUBcfsUroS_0St6TfiIZc03cMBlKtGEOa_kXJwkiJBEjZ6qS8nH-xXibaTYMw3AnUaKrSpQRFUTibWSapdn6x5Uyl3GqwUjozNwjOJQP588CthSsd4S2CASA7QRkUaAW1CZzTSXbA-Hq/s320/IMG_1334.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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All of the little cousins in our family. Needless to say, family events are always fun and chaotic.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My sweet little curly q in Daddy's tie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojynuE7fOyEhYoJ6hgdozp7OBw97W6th1veHndvcXIGI6ZU_7Uzi1gx3RDXIwaFyQDN9UBhsmJb5319q_XMDHbm_by9rKwhOubwi_3gwXr7RbtKLQ-99DfNbA5CyfafGtfCAZnK0tZcyR/s1600/IMG_1565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojynuE7fOyEhYoJ6hgdozp7OBw97W6th1veHndvcXIGI6ZU_7Uzi1gx3RDXIwaFyQDN9UBhsmJb5319q_XMDHbm_by9rKwhOubwi_3gwXr7RbtKLQ-99DfNbA5CyfafGtfCAZnK0tZcyR/s320/IMG_1565.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy 1st birthday Knox Armstrong!!!!</div><a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/?action=view&current=signatureangie.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/signatureangie.png" /></a>mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-7368969929345068722011-12-06T07:30:00.000-08:002011-12-06T07:30:40.928-08:00Sugar, flour and LOTS of sprinkles!One of the Christmas traditions that we started when we got married, is making and decorating homemade Christmas cookies. It is one of my favorite traditions because it is fun and there is a yummy treat at the end. The task has gotten a little harder with babies. You can't just sit and decorate like you used to because they need your attention or are spilling the entire bottle of sprinkles on the floor (thank you Dixie Jean:) It is still a great time of family bonding though. This year it was neat to watch Dixie get really into it and want to decorate the entire time. Knox wanted nothing to do with the cookies...not even eat them (is that child really mine??) He did however enjoy playing with some of the cookie cutters.<br />
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It's always fun to see how everyone decorates their cookies. For me, I sit down thinking that I am about to create a masterpiece and by the time I am done, it looks like a 4 year old decorated my cookie....maybe that's why I taught Kindergarten. My favorite part though is eating the cookies the next day dipped in milk..who would've thought? This is one tradition that is going to stick around for a while. Next year, Knox will join in the festivities of decorating while the new baby will be in their highchair screaming their head off and playing with cookie cutters:) Hmm....I think I may ned to invest in a bigger table.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Dixie and Daddy cutting out cookies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu20DzT3QebPHaZz4my7o7PdoDEhaQJQZ40aa9a2d0fLjuHwKLHqdbX3u15vmpHwF4_3jxS1boMepYOFdYa5hcjla1bDXQndtVpQI6dnA9Ka9Uuv8BVfyO6P4Y_BrBlY6j5oN-ic7KzKO/s1600/IMG_1259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu20DzT3QebPHaZz4my7o7PdoDEhaQJQZ40aa9a2d0fLjuHwKLHqdbX3u15vmpHwF4_3jxS1boMepYOFdYa5hcjla1bDXQndtVpQI6dnA9Ka9Uuv8BVfyO6P4Y_BrBlY6j5oN-ic7KzKO/s320/IMG_1259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Even the grandparents get in on the fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEPbfuCjldX8Dq-6QLlHzBreRn3Z2nuhYYNqsQFcEP66zNcCaAP3idYKqJZjkq6pqbFiuEVuaRBy0MUJju-Hj-h8zjiemRdyG97OmzZmcN2BgmFNFU63QGt71klyh0gDfWh8forVa4Wm8/s1600/IMG_1262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEPbfuCjldX8Dq-6QLlHzBreRn3Z2nuhYYNqsQFcEP66zNcCaAP3idYKqJZjkq6pqbFiuEVuaRBy0MUJju-Hj-h8zjiemRdyG97OmzZmcN2BgmFNFU63QGt71klyh0gDfWh8forVa4Wm8/s320/IMG_1262.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 generations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeItlmKx3fpWsYr9DqDkI9pjZ-oZXOTMzP1N1dPt9oYblrGkPKk1lDkzgCDLq7H1XzICiYwCKlaCJOFBF72fnd5hzkLZnZ5g5sIvgbxhU5SgzE2vZr1kwrB8Ey_eGbwby62DwDg-It48r/s1600/IMG_1272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeItlmKx3fpWsYr9DqDkI9pjZ-oZXOTMzP1N1dPt9oYblrGkPKk1lDkzgCDLq7H1XzICiYwCKlaCJOFBF72fnd5hzkLZnZ5g5sIvgbxhU5SgzE2vZr1kwrB8Ey_eGbwby62DwDg-It48r/s320/IMG_1272.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Knox wants to make the candy cane one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z_GQ4lfWZksWgrxXLN-I2U9xiWpgQaH7SQlw-5au34AGofY4fcXievq4Q6DNM4uvkEwzZel8wjx9u_XlkgFNVDf-FeTI_Fefotpw3v4Ig-vC8ec7Av0P83F_I-t7nv-TbuimcrtagMAQ/s1600/IMG_1274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z_GQ4lfWZksWgrxXLN-I2U9xiWpgQaH7SQlw-5au34AGofY4fcXievq4Q6DNM4uvkEwzZel8wjx9u_XlkgFNVDf-FeTI_Fefotpw3v4Ig-vC8ec7Av0P83F_I-t7nv-TbuimcrtagMAQ/s320/IMG_1274.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Dad and his mad Christmas tree decorating skills</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9Dpoq7ZW6GRWMzUCJ9PGqlwW9FlHbP7sCFTJfOfFmWQkX3nsqhpPTVI_QBREwjQXzucBbUQZEwWxYx2ShJ6OTjHNmgJ5Fu4OONqo0C-LJerJ_qWMFZ3LKfsCoFa-8MUbqykacvdSCajx/s1600/IMG_1278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9Dpoq7ZW6GRWMzUCJ9PGqlwW9FlHbP7sCFTJfOfFmWQkX3nsqhpPTVI_QBREwjQXzucBbUQZEwWxYx2ShJ6OTjHNmgJ5Fu4OONqo0C-LJerJ_qWMFZ3LKfsCoFa-8MUbqykacvdSCajx/s320/IMG_1278.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">My little brother Dayne had more fun <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">sneaking</span> eating the dough than anything. But he did manage to decorate a few.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvcrMVN6322_k84_nIlSh7SHjKemOiJu6-9KRdgmCO6-YgIOZ5HGEAsVs5f6-lKZVx3l-B8DLeXBhZ7HCr4KBOu9lgAL1dIWvK1YQM5HGIbTJrSptCkuSoSiKwOjKIb7klBzAw4oZZj2W/s1600/IMG_1279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvcrMVN6322_k84_nIlSh7SHjKemOiJu6-9KRdgmCO6-YgIOZ5HGEAsVs5f6-lKZVx3l-B8DLeXBhZ7HCr4KBOu9lgAL1dIWvK1YQM5HGIbTJrSptCkuSoSiKwOjKIb7klBzAw4oZZj2W/s320/IMG_1279.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">She enjoyed this cookie more than you know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgDQyfh8Szs4sL3ZG9nl2P75gOuUNHAFxVGOavwcSZ_06rLP7knF8evqi90Lrz05JakUdalhNwIZsP2F-ux1NKImpvvh1MujeGa8f3f9QDqmHutiguzybHFQchiN8U86ILgKR3HzIwWw0/s1600/IMG_1284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgDQyfh8Szs4sL3ZG9nl2P75gOuUNHAFxVGOavwcSZ_06rLP7knF8evqi90Lrz05JakUdalhNwIZsP2F-ux1NKImpvvh1MujeGa8f3f9QDqmHutiguzybHFQchiN8U86ILgKR3HzIwWw0/s320/IMG_1284.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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Over time though, his cowlick started growing a lot longer, so he had a mohawk with one long swirl on the back of his head. He also decided to pay tribute to the early 90's and start to grow a rat tail at the base of his neck (ugh..I shudder at the thought). It was not looking as cute and we had family pictures coming up, so I decided that I would trim it myself.<br />
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Dixie's 1st haircut was a big deal. We didn't do one till she was 2 (mainly because it took her 2 years to grow out those ringlets) and we went to a fun kid's salon to get it done. We videoed, talked it up, took pictures, etc. For Knox however, I pulled out my everyday scissors and sat him in his high chair (poor second child). He moved so much that I thought surely there was no way this was going to be accomplished without one of us getting poked. After much wiggling and a cookie, I got the 2 pieces that I needed cut and his first curl placed securely in an envelope and in his baby book. My boy is 11 months now and the hair on the sides is starting to grow in. The top is getting too long to spike and the mohawk is disappearing:( I have to say, I'm a little sad about it. Watch, when he's 17 he's going to want a mohawk again and suddenly mom is going to have issues with it:)<br />
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My MIL bought all of the supplies and while the boys went out on the boat, us ladies stayed back to craft:) I did not get the chance to finish mine on the trip, but brought it home to complete. So, here we are a month later, December 1st and I FINALLY finished my advent calendar just in time. It is made from foam board, wrapping paper, scrapbook paper and sticker embellishments. It was fun to make and I enjoyed coming up with the list of things that we would do throughout the month. Here are a few:<br />
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<ul><li>make and decorate homemade Christmas cookies (one of my favs)</li>
<li>Watch a Christmas movie</li>
<li>Drink hot chocolate</li>
<li>Give to a needy family</li>
<li>make a Christmas craft</li>
<li>make Smores by the fire pit</li>
<li>Go look at Christmas lights in the neighborhood</li>
<li>Donate toys</li>
<li>Review all of our Christmas cards and pray for those families</li>
<li>Sing Christmas songs</li>
<li>Tell the story of the candy cane and eat one</li>
<li>make treats for our neighbors and deliver them</li>
<li>Read the Christmas story (the real one..Jesus..not Santa)</li>
<li>Throw a Christmas Neighborhood Block party</li>
</ul>Those are just some on our list. Some are simple and fun while others are more meaningful, but they have to be tasks that we can do as a family with 2 kids under 2. It was very cute to see how excited Dixie got today over "drink hot chocolate." (that was Dec 1st) She can hardly wait for her daddy to get home so that we can share such a fun time...just wait till she realizes that she gets marshmallows on top:) Hope your Christmas season is filled with lots of fun and special things to do too.<br />
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On another crafting note, I bought some plain cardboard letters at Hobby Lobby the other day and some Christmas yarn. I had the intention of doing something like this with the letters: JOY<br />
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Call me crazy, but I could not get the darn yarn to look right on the letters. I couldn't cover the top and the sides of the J in the same direction and quite frankly, it was driving me insane. So after 20 minutes of attempting this yarn thing (which is probably so simple), I unwrapped my letters and decided to cut up wrapping paper and mod podge them. It gives it an imperfect look as the polka dots don't match up. I put them on my buffet in the living room and it adds a nice punch of color.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas puts me in a crafting mood...are any of you crafting out there?</div><a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/?action=view&current=signatureangie.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/angschmidt/signatureangie.png" /></a>mcgintyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189197877672629960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177065184590443614.post-76289091648117361612011-11-26T07:25:00.000-08:002011-11-26T07:25:03.564-08:00Decorating the TreeLast night, we turned our "Thankful" tree to our Christmas tree. We had talked up putting the ornaments on all day. Dixie was sooo excited and I was a little nervous at how Knox would handle all of these new little "temptations." The kids enjoyed it for about 10 minutes and then got tired of hanging ornaments. Dixie mainly just wanted to hold the ones that she liked the best. Knox did surprisingly well avoiding pulling down everything we put up and as of this morning, the tree and ornaments are still in tact. Whether short lived or not, decorating the tree is always a special memory for us each year as it officially starts Christmas season!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Oh yes...we totally have the fake fireplace playing on the tv:) Even if we had a real one, it is way to warm and muggy down here to have it going right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmunwwaWIxTHYunQF8S_FO348oi5UF0szxeai0vCmTiVQaEIIaiOpqEBKAw3YkNdgT48G9an0HDwbscMHXDtmVVPyRJ3pKx_MffP-JHtVvO3VyswiDxcjlLERF0Y4DyDC1Edryeld7YJv/s1600/IMG_1216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmunwwaWIxTHYunQF8S_FO348oi5UF0szxeai0vCmTiVQaEIIaiOpqEBKAw3YkNdgT48G9an0HDwbscMHXDtmVVPyRJ3pKx_MffP-JHtVvO3VyswiDxcjlLERF0Y4DyDC1Edryeld7YJv/s320/IMG_1216.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Knox hangs his first ornament. Last Christmas he was only 3 days old...wow how time flies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RJBen3rJK41X7v0wBouct55VQAhQY_WCM8fjAAHDGzMd2CPz349T7cNsvqk7tT_TcWrDyG8oAe3krB-9GNNuwRWyLuZHFIxW6dXENuvpwuj4_ndaKXGf6FVqRNUvz0elcraruCyyR7Kg/s1600/IMG_1219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RJBen3rJK41X7v0wBouct55VQAhQY_WCM8fjAAHDGzMd2CPz349T7cNsvqk7tT_TcWrDyG8oAe3krB-9GNNuwRWyLuZHFIxW6dXENuvpwuj4_ndaKXGf6FVqRNUvz0elcraruCyyR7Kg/s320/IMG_1219.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">That baby is poking way out..only 9 weeks to go. And yes, I am in my pajamas with no make-up on..yikes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurQz-rntpanP5nd05LNXZgxTnUeAOUCdxvfRCpfiQ6yUmQh508R7xK67psSc_tVu8iaWynbkbe2Fl-wmrjn6CV06LNYBqUpc5FRfJ7wXp4771Ws3FRpVmCT8Q4VhbI5djWGi2itp4-vh_/s1600/IMG_1224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurQz-rntpanP5nd05LNXZgxTnUeAOUCdxvfRCpfiQ6yUmQh508R7xK67psSc_tVu8iaWynbkbe2Fl-wmrjn6CV06LNYBqUpc5FRfJ7wXp4771Ws3FRpVmCT8Q4VhbI5djWGi2itp4-vh_/s320/IMG_1224.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Digging through the ornaments..and wow... look at that hair! Albert Einstein must be in her ancestry somewhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2MZsj0aKSCbZUNW52WU4Dd2TlHhbZ_h3upfCQt4W_3Dc51LNf7zg6KXMYLyXtCNmab3bCmWInJvThQ5hx5LdnQvpnPlar08ZaUP7ho4fEfqN6J8ClUeu5s9s5PNfA6QvqxZ3uDBKxJ10/s1600/IMG_1225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2MZsj0aKSCbZUNW52WU4Dd2TlHhbZ_h3upfCQt4W_3Dc51LNf7zg6KXMYLyXtCNmab3bCmWInJvThQ5hx5LdnQvpnPlar08ZaUP7ho4fEfqN6J8ClUeu5s9s5PNfA6QvqxZ3uDBKxJ10/s320/IMG_1225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I believe that I have shared before that I journal to my kids. Each one has their own journal that I write little notes in as they grow. Sometimes, it's a long letter about how much I love them, other times it is just a snippet of what they have been up to, or something funny they did. I so look forward to giving them these journals when they are grown. How much fun will it be for them to read what was going on from a time that they cannot remember and how I was relating to them. These journals are super special to me and it's a way to document life. I also think about the fact that if the good Lord ever decided that it was time to take me home, my kids would have a little piece of me and my thoughts left behind in these journals.<br />
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I used to stand on the journal aisle at the bookstore for 30 minutes trying to decide what journal to get for each of my kids. I can't lie, I am a sucker for soft leather bound journals with leather ties and thick line free paper. Something about those just feels timeless and that there is a secret inside (so maybe I'm weird). Those journals however, always run about $25-$30. When you live on a budget, that seems INSANE for some paper. So, I decided to start personalizing my own journals. With a little time and a couple bucks, you can make a cute gift or a personal journal. Here's how:<br />
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You will need: a composition book (so the paper stays bound), your choice of fabric (enough to cover the journal inside and out, a glue gun, and any embellishments you may want on it.<br />
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Now just wrap that journal up in fabric and glue it (cutting to size). Make sure that you don't make your fabric too thick when you fold it over, or your journal will not close. Then add your flair with your glue gun to the front. You could also wrap a pen in matching fabric. Here is how the latest one that I made for my sweet friend Blair (Happy 30th) turned out.<br />
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Happy Journaling!!!<br />
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I used pleated trim to make the flower on the front. Just roll around and glue as you go.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So much cuter now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9HlS8-KLXSEuMwgrD5NEcRpfbGVZl_3tSn6zc7Mbg771q8Is13cqytyiXIxXS-kBRTy8JLJADpvTwx2ZoxmuS4EZh6F-Dr_mTseoG8RzzrgJp6WyNlcMtESh7Sy9vW_Fp_Ydc2hY4kU9/s1600/IMG_1093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9HlS8-KLXSEuMwgrD5NEcRpfbGVZl_3tSn6zc7Mbg771q8Is13cqytyiXIxXS-kBRTy8JLJADpvTwx2ZoxmuS4EZh6F-Dr_mTseoG8RzzrgJp6WyNlcMtESh7Sy9vW_Fp_Ydc2hY4kU9/s320/IMG_1093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Make sure to cover the inside too! but remember if it is too thick, it won't close very well. You can always add a band and button around the outside if needed. The great thing about composition books, is they last forever and it's really hard to get the pages to fall out.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Just some trim, a rhinestone and glue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu8P76uRGYnpNFfYToqDN-3qUV776v3gz1RWgtNOr80RDKdi3eidAlxZQWZPbf1DV6-V9YKVAlwPQS_FPwrsQJqqoLyVQsYcel6_UFqshuG9hI7R_7799jJMPViNi2BXD8EnNpZkwX5zf/s1600/IMG_1095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu8P76uRGYnpNFfYToqDN-3qUV776v3gz1RWgtNOr80RDKdi3eidAlxZQWZPbf1DV6-V9YKVAlwPQS_FPwrsQJqqoLyVQsYcel6_UFqshuG9hI7R_7799jJMPViNi2BXD8EnNpZkwX5zf/s320/IMG_1095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The finished product. </div><br />
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