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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Ballet & Snakes

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Madeline had her 1st ballet performance! Her recital is coming up, so they had a practice performance at Baytowne Wharf during Spring Fest! She was beyond excited!  She told me while she was getting dressed to not let Jack see her until she was all ready.  When she walked out to show him she was grinning.  It was so precious.

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Madeline does everything by the books.  She is a teacher’s dream.  During the performance she did everything just so. While most of the little girls were scared to death, Madeline stayed cool, calm & collected.  I wonder where she got that from!  She is just like her Daddy!

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Since Brad couldn’t be there, he had me get her some flowers from him.  When I gave them to her I whispered in her ear that Daddy sent them to her.  The sweet smile on her face was priceless. 

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It was a family affair that day!  We did crafts, ate cotton candy, enjoyed snow cones & Jack became obsessed with snakes!  He was already a reptile lover, but now he is on his way to becoming an expert!

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Look at my handsome man.  I can even believe he’s finishing Kindergarten already. 

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They were watching some kids perform taekwondo!  They were so interested in this…I’ve never seen Brennan watch something so intently!

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With Brad gone life has been full of adventure & all kinds of emotions.  Taking on a day like this with three kids is daunting, but I never regret it.  I watched the kids go from activity to activity and the smiles on their faces, and my heart ached that Brad couldn’t be there.  This deployment has been a gift in some ways.  God definitely knows what he is doing.  The passing of time has never been so obvious to me. 

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Madeline’s Frozen 4th Birthday Party!

Madeline turned 4 April 12th!  We celebrated “Frozen” style of course! I was able to get Elsa & Anna to come to her party, and she was beyond thrilled!  I can’t even take this picture of her waiting for Elsa and her guests!  That’s our baby girl….love her!

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These princesses were amazing!  They stayed in character the whole time they were here!  The kids all had many questions for them!  One of the girls asked for them to make an ice rink so she could skate.  Elsa’s face was priceless, but she managed to come up with the fact that she can only freeze things in Arendelle! Jack was very involved the whole party which was cute!  He was the only boy this year.  It was a tough call, but we kept it all princesses!

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While the girls ate cake they sang “Do you want to build a snowman?”

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Elsa sang “Let it go!”of course, and the girls sang along!  They knew every word!

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Our faces hurt from smiling so much at the end of this party!  Our hearts were full for Madeline.  She loved her birthday party!

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Tutus & Dirt

My kids LOVE to play outside in the sand…AKA Florida’s dirt!  Under the grass is actually sand!  The kids love it and and would play in it all day!

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My Brennan buddy!  Brennan was about 16 months in this picture!!

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Madeline’s 1st Day of Ballet (age 3)

In August my sweet Madeline started Ballet!  She thinks it’s the best thing ever! She is an awesome listener in class and does everything the teacher tells her to do! 

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Love that little bun!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Thankful

I don’t know where to begin!  It’s been so long…again…and I miss my blog!  My life is filled with blessings lately….and oh so very busy!  The kids are doing so great, and I couldn’t be more thankful for that.  I’ll try and catch up a bit! 

Here’s our trip to the pumpkin patch!  Our visit was a classic trip for us anywhere we go…Jack and Madeline exploring in their good nature and Brad and I chasing after Brennan the whole time making sure he stays safe.  Brennan is one of a kind…a very adventurous little guy to say the least!  We had a blast!

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