tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49294764040461945092024-02-19T02:07:21.339-05:00The Barbour Shopworshiping GOD, loving each other and watching the kids growHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-20815698052772095912017-09-16T18:19:00.001-04:002017-09-16T18:19:11.751-04:00Shopping?? Go to Amazon!<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US&adInstanceId=272627b0-031e-496c-8b5e-68af0e163bfe"></script>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-2210450902464175582016-08-21T21:19:00.000-04:002016-08-21T21:19:57.349-04:00Cailey's 14th and mama's thoughtsI kept asking Cailey what she wanted to do for her birthday this year but she wasn't sure. The weekend before Cailey decided that she didn't want a birthday party this year. She just wanted to have a friend over and enjoy her favorite meal, cake, ice cream, and have a sleepover. So...on her birthday eve, Anna came over for dinner. I made shrimp and linguini, salad, garlic bread, and there was juice (her fav). Afterwards God gave them the most glorious sunset while they played tupperball in the front yard. There's been lots of laughter reading stories Cailey wrote, chatting, and just being a kid. I LOVE that she's still a kid at 14 years old. She loves playgrounds..she isn't 'too cool' for anything yet.<br />
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The other day she said, "I think I'm emotionally and physically two years behind." She recognizes that she would rather play...where her peers are well past that. I think she's blessed. She gets to be a kid longer in a world that wants them to grow up faster than they should. She doesn't have to worry about 'grown up' things yet. She's growing. She's changing...and all in good time everyone will be in the same place (physically and emotionally).<br />
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Today I made her favorite birthday cake (homemade strawberry with strawberry icing) and we sang while Anna was here. Cake and Ice cream...her dessert requests.<br />
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I always want to throw 'themed' parties though Cailey did decide that she was done with themes years ago. SO...strawberry cake with strawberry frosting and no theme it was.<br />
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Tomorrow when she wakes up she will be 14 years old. That's so crazy to me. That's so OLD to me. My curly blonde toddler is long gone and replaced with this almost adult. I feel like I blinked and it happened. Some of the days with three toddlers were definitely long but man...the years were short. I saw a picture of her preschool class headed to high school and could NOT believe it!<br />
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I pray for you, Cailey girl. Pray that you will serve the one who made you. Pray that you will strive to serve others and put them before yourself. Pray that you will bloom and grow in your love for the Lord. Pray that you know you.are.loved. You were prayed for. Exactly 14 years ago this minute my labor began and I couldn't wait to see and know you. I love you, butterfly girl.<br />
MamaHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-41100910502363630422015-08-26T12:47:00.002-04:002015-08-26T12:47:24.258-04:00Mordecai House by Braden<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-1f523753-6ae7-1745-4cd8-857029a1c29d" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Game- connect 4<br />
Sport-tball<br />
Food- macaroni and cheese <br />
Meal- macaroni and cheese and fish sticks<br />
Drink- apple juice<br />
Song- Animals<br />
Movie- The Fox and the Hound<br />
Thing to do outside- dig holes in the ground<br />
Color- North Carolina Blue <br />
Dessert- ice cream sundae<br />
Toy- Frank<br />
Thing to do- watch a movie<br />
Book- Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House)<br />
Season- spring<br />
Place to go- movies<br />
Subject in School- reading<br />
What do you want to be when you grow up?- a policemanHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-11788460460792182332015-04-06T12:16:00.000-04:002015-06-03T12:20:47.392-04:00Braden's 11th BirthdayFavorites:<br />
Game- Monopoly<br />
Sport-baseball<br />
Food- mushrooms<br />
Meal- steak, mushrooms<br />
Drink- chocolate milk<br />
Song- Star War Theme Song<br />
Movie-Star Wars III<br />
Thing to do outside- run<br />
Color- dark yellow<br />
Dessert-double chocolate chip brownies<br />
Toy- Legos<br />
Thing to do- play the wii<br />
Book- Percy Jackson <br />
Season- fall<br />
Place to go- Philadelphia<br />
Subject in School- Literature<br />
What do you want to be when you grow up?- an Orthodontist Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-40629616483379524612015-02-10T21:43:00.002-05:002015-02-10T21:43:55.214-05:00Ephram's 5th Gotcha Day!Today was Ephram's gotcha day and we did a lot of singing:). We sing "Happy Gotcha Day to You" to the tune of Happy Birthday...pretty much ALL.DAY.LONG :). Love when we can celebrate a kiddo and it's all about THEM.<br />
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Ephram was up and dressed before anyone else because he couldn't wait for his Gotcha Day breakfast:). He rode with Brian to pick up hashbrowns, a doughnut, and chocolate milk.<br />
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We did do school..but it went quick.<br />
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For lunch he wanted a Lunchable...but has NEVER eaten them if I get one so we decided to create it ourselves. So we gave him gogurt, chips with cheese, and skittles.<br />
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Then pumpkin muffins for snack.<br />
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Then Blue Gatorade and Sour Cream chips for second snack.<br />
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Lots of games, books, and reading with mommy.<br />
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Fort Making while I did school with Kinsey<br />
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And he asked for Tacos for dinner. Ephram has decided that Tacos are his new favorite dinner:). <br />
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When Daddy came home there was tickling, card games, laughing, reading, and even a slushie for dessert.<br />
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I am so thankful God chose you for our family, Ephram. You are unique and make our family so much more fun! You love to build, create, and use your imagination constantly. You make up amazing stories...if only I could keep up and write them all down! <br />I can not wait to see what God is going to do with your life and how He will use you!<br />
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I love you my sweet Ephram. Happy Gotcha day. Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-22183716186873736662014-12-26T17:17:00.000-05:002014-12-27T17:18:01.072-05:00The day after...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maisy and Zoe got pretty new matching sweaters for Christmas...which they couldn't wait to show off:)<br />
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Cailey got a Nu Me curling stick for Christmas and couldn't WAIT to try it out. Now she's looking forward to her perm growing out so she can curl her own hair but she did a great job on Kinsey's.<br />
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the boys were showing Poppy their finished LEGO sets</div>
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the girls spent a good amount of time playing with their American Girl Dolls.</div>
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they played school for a LONG.TIME. I went out for a while and I have to say it looked pretty fun! Cailey even made up a worksheet for them which was 'homework'. It had a section for math, spelling, handwriting, and English...I was impressed!<br />
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After dinner Cailey played Pente with Poppy while Nonny, Braden and I played 500.<br />
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the evening ended with pizza and Home Alone 2...this time I was smart enough to get pictures because it was so awesome watching them laugh as much as they did!<br />
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Since the kiddos stayed up to watch The Christmas Story with Brian last night they slept in a bit and woke to the smells of Monkey Bread and Sausage Balls.<br />
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Per tradition they opened stocking before digging in. They were so sweet and made some great gifts for each other this year.<br />
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ALL the boys were super excited about these Star Wars figures!</div>
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Kinsey was SUPER excited to get her first pair of TOMS...hot pink polka dots, of course!</div>
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Someone was SHOCKED when they opened an American Girl Doll this year! Kinsey got Elizabeth.<br />
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Now it was Ephram's turn to be excited when he opened a giant LEGO set. I love looking<br />at everyone's faces in this picture because they are so happy for him.</div>
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And Cailey got Elizabeth's best friend...Felicity! They have both been retired for years but I bought them years ago BEFORE they retired and just had them hanging out in my closet for a good time.<br />
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Cailey sewed each of the kiddos a gift..pillows for the boys and American Girl clothes for Kinsey. I love that she took time to choose fabric she knew each one of them would love.<br />
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Ephram said this was his favorite gift after opening everything. My sweet boy does love to use tape for his inventions.<br />
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Brian used scraps to wrap my gift and I loved it :) I don't like wasting wrapping paper so this was awesome!<br />
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We said we weren't going to do a big Christmas this year because we got the dogs AND because we are wanting to travel a bit and do experiences together as our gifts. BUT...I had all this great stuff in my closet plus gave a few 'needed items' as gifts. So much for a 'small' Christmas!<br />
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All SIX of my Christmas babies</div>
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after Christmas it was time for the scavenger hunt so they could find the family gift. they followed eight clues which led to....<br />
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a plasma car!! They have been asking for one of these all year and I finally found a great deal then surprised them.<br />
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Braden was thrilled about his new art sets (especially the charcoal set and the watercolor pencils)<br />
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Nonny and Poppy came around 12 and gave the kiddos more gifts to open.</div>
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the boys wanted to get started on their LEGO sets right away and spent hours building them. (ephram is also sporting the new slippers he got from Nonny and Poppy)<br />
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We got the kids the Home Alone Trilogy for Christmas and watched the first one that night. They thought it was HILARIOUS and I had a blast watching them laugh :). It's moms favorite movie so I knew she would want to watch it with them.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-70608544380089745032014-12-24T16:57:00.000-05:002014-12-27T16:57:37.510-05:00Christmas Eve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a pretty laid back Christmas Eve since the kids were recovering from being sick. That did NOT mean they didn't want to eat our yummy dinner which consisted of four lbs of shrimp, two lbs of linguini, and a veggie Christmas tree.<br />
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they wrapped their Jesus gifts and couldn't wait to reveal them to everyone</div>
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these silly kiddos all wanted pictures with the newly groomed Maisy</div>
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Reading out of the family bible which has been passed down...</div>
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then the kiddos took turns revealing their gifts for Jesus</div>
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food, medicine, a bible, and a pig this year</div>
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all of the candles were lit then we sang many carols together.</div>
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the last door was opened to reveal baby Jesus</div>
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Cailey and Braden played O' Holy Night then we ended with our nightly ritual of The Twelve Days of Christmas. <br />
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After our evening Christmas routine we let the kids stay up and watch The Christmas Story with Daddy...because Mommy can't watch it again, and again, and again :). They were thrilled to join daddy with this new Christmas Eve tradition.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-81688116864350747272014-12-21T20:15:00.000-05:002014-12-27T20:16:07.147-05:00Christmas Traditions and Pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With Zoe in the house this year we had to change things up a bit so instead of filling the advent calendar pockets with Andes mints (which Zoe would've totally eaten) I put a clue in each day of something fun we would be doing. Ex. cookie baking day, ice skating, family movie night, etc.<br />
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For the THIRD year in a row we spent Christmas Adam at the dr. because Cailey and Braden were sick. Sadly we weren't able to go to Christmas at the DPAC but we did enjoy appetizer night.<br />
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Cailey babysat while Brian and I went to dinner and we came home to them building marble mazes.<br />
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we were so happy to add these sweet girls to our family this year....and a picture of ALL the girls together</div>
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lots of Christmas crafts and ornaments were made, books were read, and we always read the books that go along with this tree and decorate it.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-58304348395785397242014-12-20T17:37:00.000-05:002014-12-27T17:38:02.214-05:00Durham Museum with Welchs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We went to the Durham Science Museum with the Welchs. The kiddos had a great time but we didn't have near enough time for the whole thing so we will def have to go back :).<br />
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they loved the origami (minus Aunt Laura:)</div>
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The last place we were able to explore was the butterfly house. Most fascinating bug we saw was the green leaf bug because they look exactly like leaves! Talk about camouflage!<br />
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saying farewell to our friends after a great day</div>
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I had such a nice dinner at Casa San Carlo with my girlfriends this year. There was lots of laughing and we all enjoyed our Italian food...though several people thought they were coming to a Mexican restaurant :). I'm thankful for the people God has placed in my life at this time.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-87391815938481016192014-12-18T17:25:00.000-05:002014-12-27T17:25:40.058-05:00December Welch Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't figure out why in the world I didn't take pictures of the other kiddos until I remembered that I spent the day holding Maisy and their foster baby. We haven't had a baby in the house for a LONG time and treasured every minute of it! Cailey and Rebecca were amazing with her which has led me to the conclusion that every newborn should come with a 12 year old. For real...they had her at night during fussy time while Laura and I watched tv...and never got frustrated. <br />
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these two were also pretty excited about the baby...though spent most of their time with the other kiddos.<br />
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Our December picture turned out great!</div>
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I suppose some of us are aging out of CFA Christmas Cow night but I couldn't help but take them. Ephram is still young and they all enjoy it (though Cailey refused to get her face painted)<br />
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The three youngest kiddos had Mimi paint a reindeer, wreath, and candy cane on their faces.<br />
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Daddy was at a game but we had a fun time. I told Cailey we needed to keep coming until Ephram was 10 and she said (shockingly) "But that means I have to come until I'm 17!!". Whew...time is passing too quickly for this mamas liking.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-65047906257436583852014-12-16T19:36:00.000-05:002014-12-27T19:38:03.761-05:00Gingerbread House Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year we had the Baine's and Thomasson's over for a gingerbread house decorating party. They started around the dining room table by decorating their cups and eating yummy snacks.<br />
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We went ice skating in December with the co op and all their favorite friends were there:)</div>
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Kinsey got brave and finally got out there without any buckets</div>
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Braden was flying on the ice so I barely saw him! He and was excited to have Eli there.</div>
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SO much more fun skating with friends</div>
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getting brave :)</div>
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hanging out with the Thomasson girls</div>
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Cailey sang with a homeschool choir in Durham this fall and learned a ton..plus enjoyed herself. I'm still counting down the time until someone starts a choir close to us because the commute was ROUGH. We loved listening to her (and all the kids) harmonize and stick to their parts. I look forward to seeing where this love of singing takes her.<br />
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We were able to get most of the cookies baked on one day because all the kiddos were SUPER helpful! Braden and Cailey were able to 'have' their own cookie to make while I was working on another. Kinsey and Ephram also had their 'own' but were my helpers so we did it together. With Christmas music in the background, Brian washing the dishes, and the kiddos helping me bake it was such a great day.<br />
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per usual, Ephram wanted to be the 'test taster' and these two helped unwrap all the candy.</div>
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Can't say enough how very helpful the kiddos were...they are growing up on me..sniff sniff<br />
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we treasure family time together and decorated the tree a little later this year because we wanted to wait until Cailey was home from Nonny and Poppy's house.<br />
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Placing the angel on the tree....next year the kids start taking turns because the 'baby' isn't such a light baby anymore :). Can't wait to see how that goes!<br />
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all our babies....so far :)</div>
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going out with the kiddos one day :)</div>
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We found a photographer who took several of our friends pictures this fall and set up a shoot with her. The weather is always crazy unpredictable in November..could be super hot one day and freezing the next. I knew I wanted to wear long sleeves and based it all off of Cailey's shirt.<br />
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Turns out our shoot was scheduled on a 30 degree day!! We.were.freezing!!! I told the kids if they smiled then they could eat Halloween candy...lol and they did a great job considering how cold it was. Ephram had on the thickest layers but for some reason it was hardest on him so catching him with a smile was hard to do. <br />
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Thankfully she was great and made it go quickly. But did I mention it was COLD??<br />
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I love the surrounding of stones and old buildings. I love the fall colors.</div>
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We got some great pictures and I'm super thankful for that...but it.was.cold. </div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-68842185620610103392014-10-29T12:11:00.000-04:002015-06-03T12:15:41.081-04:00Kinsey's 9th Birthday<br />
Favorites:<br />
Game- Uno Attack<br />
Sport- gymnastics<br />
Food- pepperoni<br />
Meal- double pepperoni pizza<br />
Drink- root beer<br />
Song- This Love (Mandi Mapes)<br />
Movie- McKenna<br />
Thing to do outside- do cartwheels<br />
Color- hot pink<br />
Dessert- ice cream sundae<br />
Toy- banky (blankie)<br />
Thing to do- play outside<br />
Book- Amelia Bedelia<br />
Season- summer<br />
Place to go- Disney World<br />
Subject in School- Math<br />
What do you want to be when you grow up?- missionary nurseHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-90792524207555526042014-10-21T14:56:00.003-04:002014-10-21T14:56:25.419-04:00VestaloniansEphram (who walks in with his bible open to 1 Thessalonians) "Mommy, Is
this 1st Vestalonians?" Me- "yes buddy, it's 1st Thessalonians" Ephram-
"Well is doesn't look like Vestalonians. It has TH and that doesn't say
the V sound. Me- "You're right, it's actually a th sound (and I proceed
to help him say it correctly) Ephram- "all these years I thought it was
Vestalonians...like my whole life" Me- "I know buddy, it was just too
cute for me to correct."Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-72488113166347799202014-09-25T15:07:00.002-04:002014-09-25T15:07:14.098-04:00Eat your WordsIn a moment of frustration I said, "Do whatever you want" to certain students who were blatantly disobedient and messing around.<br />
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Fast forward 30 minutes later as I call to Ephram to see what he's doing. <br /> He came to me with the IPAD (and was watching a video).<br />
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Me- Ephram?? Why are you on the IPAD? I didn't say you could use technology right now! <br />
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E- You told me I could! Remember, you said we could do whatever we wanted to do! <br />
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Ahhh....now to explain sarcasm to the five year old. Everyone else got
right back on track...he took advantage of mommy's words. Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-67390568064024427222014-09-06T20:40:00.002-04:002014-09-06T20:40:42.950-04:00Noseys"Mommy, I need help. I'm trying to nosey Frank in peace and quiet but Braden and Kinsey keep talking loud and fighting." -Ephram at bedtime. Classic.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929476404046194509.post-8859911193583236422014-08-30T21:01:00.000-04:002014-12-27T21:02:05.749-05:00How I met Frank by EphramThis is how I found Frank. I was climbing down a steep mountain and when I reached the bottom I saw something brown moving. He seemed to be stuck in a tiny cage that I cut open with a knife so he could explore for a while. Thunder started roaring so we had to stay under a tree until it stopped. The dog ran to hide in it's strong yellow cage. It was a Dotson dog who I named Frank. He almost looks like a sausage with his belly and is about 10 inches long. He has small legs. *excuse me I gassed. bt don't add that* His tail was wagging when I found him bursting out of his cage. We hiked back up the snowy mountain so we rode on a lift back down.<br />
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A couple weeks late Frank and I went to the beach. We went to get ice cream cones and ate it while walking on the beach. We gave him a good home to stay in. It was a big yellow cage with a doggie door with an open roof. He could explore and even play frisbee with me. Frank could catch the frisbee in his teeth but sometimes it fell on his head. Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12788861456512796647noreply@blogger.com0