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Amidst all the crazy that is dying down, EO and I have been spending a lot of time together. The move was hard for this kid. He still occasionally says he doesn't like this house, won't let me out of...
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It's been a couple weeks now, but the kids spring break crept right up on us. We were exhausted by the end of the week but it was well worth it. The hit of the week was the Mesa Arts Center Festival of...
View ArticleHooray!
Violet is getting big! She has FINALLY grown out of her newborn clothes, Yeah!! She has gone from barely the 5th percentile on the growth charts to 50th!! Double Yeah!! And she has little rolls on her...
View ArticleThis kid..............
As I've mentioned recently, EO and I are pretty much attached at the hip these days, although he is doing so well adjusting to the new place. I can honestly say, I just can't get enough of this kid. So...
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Life has been busy/crazy fun this week, but until I have time to sit down and record it properly, please enjoy this birthday video for the one and only Macy Orton. Who is now 11......11!!! Next year at...
View ArticleTo Summarize........
Things have been in high gear around here. But it's too much to write about. Just too much. A girl needs to move on with her life ya know. So........Here are the last few weeks in pictures.Dave and I...
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Time has been scarce. I'm not sure it will ever be not scarce for at least 18 more years, but Violet has decided she doesn't want to miss out on the fun so she is claiming her time with me in the...
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The long awaited day arrived out our house last week. I cannot tell you how long this tooth as been loose. At least as long as she's been asking "mom when am I going to lose a tooth?" The tooth fairy...
View ArticleGooooooo D-Backs!!!!
The auditors at the company Dave works for invited who ever wanted to go to their box suite at Chase field to watch the D backs game. All you can eat super yummy food and beverage included. It didn't...
View ArticleMother I love you, Mother I do....
Is there any primary that didn't sing that song on Sunday? I hope not, cause I love it and think every mom should hear it on their special day. :)We spent the day with cousins and Mequells parents Doug...
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Since the kids have been out of school I haven't had .5 seconds to myself. Literally. Which honestly hasn't been a big deal, just means a lot less blogging has been going down. No big whoop.The weekend...
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Charlie has polished off another baseball season. He got picked for the all stars team so his season went a little longer then usual. It was such a fun season, especially those last 2 all star games....
View ArticleMacy's summer so far........
Welp, there she is, in all her brace face glory. She was so excited. Isn't she big! She also had her first Synchronized swimming meet. It was awesome, she did great, and we can't wait for her next one...
View ArticleFather's day weekend
It was a FUN weekend. Of course there were also some major bummers, but let's not dwell on those shall we?Dave took the day off on Friday (which was really only to deal with a pain in the neck car but...
View ArticleMy thoughts on summer.
I think summer could really be summed up in one word. AHHHHH!!!! It's either AHHH!! because we're crazy busy or AHHH! because we're not and everyone is starting to turn on each other. Sooooo glad we're...
View ArticleHold on to your bootstraps.........
We have a photo dump on our hands. We spent most of July traveling to Utah and Vegas. So here is the trip in chronological order, mostly.July in picturesCelebrating the 4th with the Hoffmans!!Random...
View ArticleSchool
It seems intensely surreal that the summer is OVER. It flew by and here we are again. School. The kids all had a successful first day. Liked their teachers, made some friends and overall did their...
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Found this little gem on my phone.... a song comes to mind.Sunrise.......Sunset........Sunrise....Sunset........I feel like she could be in the cast of fiddler on the roof.Or maybe we could call her...
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Charlie decided yesterday that he was going to sell his "flip o rama" books to the neighbors. This decision was made while I was on the phone with my sister Jami. As I talked I watched him get out the...
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Here's the short list of what is going on around here. Last Friday, Dave got off early and brought greek food home. I wanted to cry I was so happy/hungry. It tasted REAL good. Labor Day was grand....
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