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our $200 pepper
melanie decided that she wanted to create a garden this year. so we bought garden boxes, soil, fertilizer, veggie/fruit plants & seeds and eventually chicken wire (to keep the rabbits out). this...
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crafty weekend
this weekend was pretty low key for us. ryan started feeling bad on friday and then spiked a high fever friday night so we tried to take it easy. as a result we did plenty of crafts. we went to the...
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cooper is now sick as well (ryan did a good job sharing) and both girls have indulged in puking. our house is just a giant cesspool of yuck. can't wait for the cleaning lady to come tomorrow and...
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nature
this scary guy greeted me in the garden today when i went hunting for weeds. this beautiful butterfly made our garage floor it's final resting place and ryan fell instantly in love upon discovering...
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writing, drawing & coloring
ryan has become enamored with writing, drawing & coloring as of late. in fact, she has spent hours over the last couple weeks doing it all. while she was sick she was pretty cooped up so maybe it...
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chock full of play dates
after a couple weeks of being sick, the kids have bounced back and needed some major fun. or maybe i needed some major fun for them so i stacked 3 play dates back to back to back. wed. we went to a...
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sunday morning
<time to feed the ducks!> <morning dew> <developmentally challenged carrot from our garden>
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working girl
ryan got her first "job" last week. i'm on a couple market research job lists and love getting called to participate when it's convenient and a topic that i have some interest in. so i participated in...
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she's a big fan
my mom came into town this week and we had a really nice time. cooper warmed up in a way that she never has previously. she reached for gigi to take her out of our arms which was crazy progress for...
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cooper's 1st day of school!
yikes, it's here. tomorrow we'll drop our baby girl off at school for the very 1st time. it's especially weird since i can count on one hand how many times she's been away from melanie or i in her 18...
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the evolution of a budding artist
ryan is still drawing and coloring daily. the progress she's making as a result is remarkable. if she continues to show this much interest we'll likely get her into some art classes to help her hone...
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tattoos & marshmallows
ryan found some old tattoos that she and cooper decided to cover themselves with. when we ran out, we went and bought new much cooler ones so i suspect they will both be with tattoos for the...
View Articleryan, do you like having 2 mommies?
so today we hung out with my cousins who have 4 and 2 year old boys. the kids always love hanging out and we hadn't gotten together in a long time so it was nice to catch up. while ben and ryan were...
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doh-doh
that's what cooper calls herself. i LOVE it!! so much better than the nick name that we've given her of coo-coo. cooper continues to be our little firecracker, totally living up to all of the...
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forward facing
well, not entirely. cooper is still rear facing in our primary vehicle and our goal is to keep her that way until she's 2. we've only ever had one car seat for her so basically if mel and i each have a...
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dino bash!
saturday we went to fern.bank museum where there was a party to celebrate the dino's. we met ryan's boyfriend(s) there so the kids were thrilled to be together. the place was packed which made for long...
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hunting for bears
this was another fun weekend. the weather seems to be cooling off a bit or should i say it's not as insanely hot as it has been so that's been a nice change. it started on friday when we went and test...
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cardiologist
some of you might remember that we took cooper to a cardiologist when she was less than a week old due to an irregular heart beat that her pediatrician picked up on. while a small hole was identified,...
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advanced white; gold stripe
last night was ryan's karate graduation. she went from advanced white orange stripe to advanced white gold. before the actual ceremony all of the different level classes do various drills to show off...
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tallu.lah falls & hahn park
this weekend was absolutely beautiful! the kind of days where mornings started out in the upper 60's, low 70's and ended in the low 80's. well it's no secret that our girls are outdoor kinda girls....
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