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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520547106627301693.post-66476339571644849632014-01-13T09:25:00.001-08:002014-01-13T09:26:11.030-08:00Emma's birthday week!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2o7JwpKA9XuvGF86_X_pr2EgCvbmcQGvzIHaJuj13YvJ5Cu6sRS-yceZBL_Dp5_STUjmqxQdAnUnzvJV2Gid20SkL7ehNy1OnJOmNtCbQjjd4FvDUEHq5LgkkNe8Xxl7fvkbd3Lwm3k/s1600/DSC09085.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2o7JwpKA9XuvGF86_X_pr2EgCvbmcQGvzIHaJuj13YvJ5Cu6sRS-yceZBL_Dp5_STUjmqxQdAnUnzvJV2Gid20SkL7ehNy1OnJOmNtCbQjjd4FvDUEHq5LgkkNe8Xxl7fvkbd3Lwm3k/s400/DSC09085.JPG" /></a><br />Today is the last day for Emma to be 8.<br />My goodness.<br />I think I'm okay with her turning 9, but I do not like thinking about double digits!<br />So for now, lets think about 9.<br />Sometimes I just stare at her when she is dancing (all the time) or telling<br />me a great story and I remember being nine.<br />Though my 9 was much different from hers today.<br />I love her so much.<br />My first born.<br />My little girl.<br />Emma is very talkative, super sweet, loves music, dancing and crafts and<br />is very funny. She has an alter ego that comes out sometimes called 'granny'.<br />It's pretty hilarious.<br />She has a lots of dreams, big ones.<br />She loves God and has many friends.<br />This week we celebrate Emma Nicole!<br /><br />Nana is coming today to help celebrate.<br />Tonight we will have Emma's favorite chicken and for<br />a surprise Chocolate covered strawberries.<br /><br />Tomorrow, (the birthday!)Blueberry muffins for breakfast with a candle.<br />I will take cupcakes to her class and eat lunch with her.<br />Then we will go out to eat wherever she chooses for dinner.<br />I can't wait to decorate the downstairs breakfast room tomorrow.<br />She will love it.<br />I can't wait to see her reaction when she opens her gift<br />from daddy.<br />And homemade cupcakes for dessert!<br /><br />Wednesday will be hamburgers and fries, another Emma fav.<br />Plus she is bringing a friend home from school on Wed.<br /><br />Thursday, bacon sandwiches.<br />And Friday probably pizza (I'll be tired by then)<br /><br />Fun for sure!<br /><br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMGcfuGufKKEFyZpIcrIdpzDe_4jZr8A0fE2IkFPg79eX_smjilqCTM-X5XElOQQN4-ofq7H3tLFpoiWDbe6oUJSVlVm0pzA8ivH_IhBKdNIe7dyyruU2nZ0ZEYmqlfImbKSrSNoyfAo/s1600/DSC09046.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMGcfuGufKKEFyZpIcrIdpzDe_4jZr8A0fE2IkFPg79eX_smjilqCTM-X5XElOQQN4-ofq7H3tLFpoiWDbe6oUJSVlVm0pzA8ivH_IhBKdNIe7dyyruU2nZ0ZEYmqlfImbKSrSNoyfAo/s400/DSC09046.JPG" /></a><br />Halle was switching the fan on and off which made<br />Meredith laugh out loud every time. It was cute.<br /><br />We bailed about 9 or before and hit the hay as<br />soon as we got home!<br /><br />Happy 2014!!<br /><br />New year's resolution: More Jesus. <br />That's it.<br />All I need.</div>
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The kids slept in the tent.<br />
Right by the bonus room.<br />
That's the room where Santa had to quietly put all their<br />
wrapped gifts after they were sleeping.<br />
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They said they heard him!<br />
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I set my alarm for 6am.<br />
I wanted to see their first reaction.<br />
Mom was sleeping on the couch upstairs. <br />
I took a blanket and a camera with a full battery to the loveseat.<br />
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Emma was first to stir about 6:45.<br />
She was super excited.<br />
She snuck out alone to see the loot first and then<br />
ran back yelling for the boys to come out quick!!<br />
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Highlights and favorite pictures this year...<br />
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Skylanders SwapForce.<br />
He about died!<br />
It was hilarious.<br />
Got it all on video!</div>
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I love the Christmas mess.<br />
ONLY the Christmas mess.<br />
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Meredith wasn't too sure about it all.<br />
She kept getting paper stuck to the bottom of her foot.<br />
She didn't like that.<br />
Her jump on zebra wasn't wrapped so that's what <br />
she went for first and didn't care about things she <br />
couldn't see under paper.<br />
Once off the zebra, we opened her WhimzyWalker<br />
puppy for her and she was happy with that.<br />
Didn't want/care about anything else.<br />
So the boys opened 2 more for her.<br />
Finally, when it was all said and done.<br />
Everything was unwrapped except one.<br />
Maddox handed it to her and </div>
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she opened it by herself!! And she loved it.<br />
One of those bottles for her babies with the disappearing milk.</div>
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She loves her kitchen set too.<br />
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Barbie Dream House from Santa<br />
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Some assembly required. heeheehee!<br />
This was a very merry Christmas here.<br />
Tanner got lots of Pokemon toys.<br />
Then we headed over to grandma's house!</div>
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All the girls got American Girl Dolls.</div>
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Boys being silly.</div>
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Presents as tall as you!!<br />
He was beyond excited. </div>
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It was the year of the Crazy Loom.<br />
Aunt Kelley got these for all the girls with cute<br />
cases and lots of bands.<br />
Emma has been doing them everyday.<br />
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We had a great Christmas!<br />
Mark got me a watch and I gifted him a new coat.<br />
We were surrounded by family and that meant the most!</div>
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Her teacher, Mrs. Guilliams is awesome!</div>
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Talks about her like she is her best friend.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3q2YSAhq2SBUsMU5Zlx7gu6-kIq2Wf2yQPgwXRNYYVFBGiW44ttKPIgFUNvPQRq1LLxsMjMrPjwRU0ETjcgO_gHyJOd-krp-nafD9BCduNPDE8vgHzDXHZzJFwKncJTY3XPAnVPIhqg/s1600/DSC08891.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3q2YSAhq2SBUsMU5Zlx7gu6-kIq2Wf2yQPgwXRNYYVFBGiW44ttKPIgFUNvPQRq1LLxsMjMrPjwRU0ETjcgO_gHyJOd-krp-nafD9BCduNPDE8vgHzDXHZzJFwKncJTY3XPAnVPIhqg/s400/DSC08891.JPG" /></a><br />Emma and I thought it needed lights and a <br />Christmas banner. She made a banner from construction<br />paper and hung it on the front.<br />We hope to keep it up all winter break.<br /><br />Tonight they are all sleeping in their beds so <br />they won't accidentally hear Santa put all those<br />gifts under the tree.<br /><br />We let them open one DVD tonight.<br />We are having movie night.<br />Maddox just looked over from under the scoobie doo<br />blanket and said, thank you mom and dad for buying <br />us this movie.' He's sweet.<br /><br />My mom is here.<br />We went out shopping a little today.<br />I love the crowds and the anticipation. <br /><br />I can't wait to see their faces when they see all those gifts in the morning!<br />Oh, to be a child at Christmas!<br />Tanner has been super cute about the whole present thing this year.<br />Emma said she might go crazy from all the excitement and waiting.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!!<br />Santa comes tonight!</div>
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I may leave them up for awhile!</div>
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Which is mostly blue and silver.</div>
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Santa will put presents all around this tree!</div>
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New stockings from Target this year.</div>
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It's super cute and junky and just lovely.</div>
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It screams kids and Christmas and goodies and fun!</div>
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It's in Emma's room this year.</div>
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More Joy</div>
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More JESUS!</div>
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Merry Christmas from the Metzgars!</div>
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I would like to add 2 more.<br />
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I am still not done Christmas shopping.<br />
Kids are done. Mark is done. I still need about 4 more things.<br />
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Mark hasn't bought me anything, yet.<br />
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We had problems with Christmas lights working this year.<br />
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I can't wait to buy new Christmas decorations the day after Christmas!<br />
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My new tree next year will be white and gold.<br />
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We have a red tree, a candy tree and a blue and silver tree.<br />
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I love Christmas and gift giving.<br />
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Emma made paper snowflakes. They are so beautiful.<br />
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I hope it snows on Christmas.<br />
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Our niece just turned 13! Emma will nine in January.<br />
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Only 5 days of school until a long 2 week break.<br />
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God is good and I know HE has planned this week ahead for me.<br />
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Mark is off on Thursday and Friday.<br />
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Emma is playing piano at church on Sunday. It's super small, but I'm excited for her.<br />
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I need some good books read! I haven't been into one since October.<br />
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Do you keep going back to the store the closer it gets to Christmas and buying one more thing?<br />
I do. That's how they get you. I know, I know it's not about presents, but you're only a kid once and we study and learn about JESUS daily. So there. My kids get too much.<br />
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Emma and Maddox are fighting. Emma is very emotional today. and over reacting. and emotional and no wonder. She's had enough of Maddox though he has been really sweet lately. Not necessarily to HER. They play SO well together and then BOOM! fighting. I don't mind the fighting (arguing), because it's normal. I do NOT like the she's lying, he's lying, blah, blah, blah stuff. <br />
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Maddox may be a lawyer one day. He argues about ev.ery.thing. Exhausting.<br />
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My cousin Emy gave me TWO real boxwood wreaths and I LOVE them. They are so pretty.<br />
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We made a gingerbread house today. That's our 3rd one. <br />
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Our elf actually did one funny thing. He ate some of the gingerbread house. That's all I got.<br />
The elf is tired at bedtime.<br />
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Cookie business is CrAzZZYYyy this month!! Oh my goodness. I was seriously dreaming about cookies last night.<br />
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Meredith pretends to brush her teeth and spit. It's so funny. We all crack up at her, so she does it more.<br />
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Report cards after Christmas break. Emma is hoping for an A in math so she can get her ears pierced.<br />
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Every time the kids have pajama day at school. I buy them new pajamas. I have to shop before Friday.<br />
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Survivor Finale is on tonight! I LOVE that show. <br />
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Mark put all the kids to bed. Love him. Best dad/husband ever.<br />
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I hate winter. Minus snow on Christmas, of course.<br />
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How much do you go to the grocery store? I hate going! But we are always out of something and most of the time we are out of LOTS. Our family eats a lot of food. <br />
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I need a huge pantry with and a grocery shopper deliverer. That would be awesome.<br />
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My computer keeps going to sleep because I am watching the tv more.<br />
I will be sleeping soon too. <br />
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9 days til Christmas!!<br />
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Meredith loves sitting at the art table.</div>
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The amazing thing is that she is only ONE!</div>
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I have never seen a one year old SIT for so long.</div>
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Anytime I say, "Do you want to do colors?"</div>
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She heads right over there.</div>
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In the past I have left the paper, crayons and pencils out, but recently</div>
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she has been climbing so much and helping herself to everything, that</div>
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I put it all away for safety sake. Hers and the walls.</div>
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She colored all over the wall today with orange crayon.</div>
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It came off with magic eraser, but I would rather not do that again.</div>
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Another amazing thing is the way she holds the pencil!!</div>
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HOW does she know that already?!?!</div>
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will intentionally readjust so that she his holding it correctly!</div>
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What in the world!!! She's a genius. That's all there is to it.</div>
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Amazing, really.</div>
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I so enjoy having her padding around her all day.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520547106627301693.post-45077940437606301122013-12-09T20:18:00.001-08:002013-12-09T20:19:33.539-08:00santa visit<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q_oqD25qZUNgSJnBvg3pP1PwgKx9Rfv8pkLdM9pNHWExR-ADczF5rRJYMfCraIpkVX5jz5tVtSliEUTveCPbJ-xEfBMB1gfZadp52yewZO-Qw1vDVGI_e8EXJxGjgF_H9nwoo8DEcOU/s1600/DSC08630.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q_oqD25qZUNgSJnBvg3pP1PwgKx9Rfv8pkLdM9pNHWExR-ADczF5rRJYMfCraIpkVX5jz5tVtSliEUTveCPbJ-xEfBMB1gfZadp52yewZO-Qw1vDVGI_e8EXJxGjgF_H9nwoo8DEcOU/s400/DSC08630.JPG" /></a><br />I was surprised that Tanner so quickly hopped up in his lap!<br />I thought he might be a little shy. <br />I knew santa didn't have a clue what Tanner was asking for.<br />He quickly gave his candy cane and Tanner got down.<br />Later, Tanner said he ask santa for a mansion so that we<br />could always have a hot tub! That kid loves a hot tub!</div>
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Tanner had his Christmas play at preschool.<br />
He was a king.<br />
It was adorable.<br />
Maddox did the same one, same songs, same school a few years ago<br />
and it melts my heart every.time.<br />
Kids singing about Jesus. Yes!</div>
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He kept looking for us when he walked on the stage, then<br />
when he finally spotted us he kept waving to Meredith whispering,<br />
"Hi Mer Mer! Hi Mer Mer!"<br />
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They sort of sang songs and mostly just looked around,<br />
but Tanner did all the motions and sand very loudly to the parts<br />
that he knew. Especially, GO! tell it on the mountain!<br />
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Meredith wasn't sure what to think about the whole thing.<br />
She liked the music but not so much the costumes. <br />
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We were front row, so she kept a close eye on them.<br />
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She wasn't happy to get close to the costumes after the show.<br />
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But I was! <br />
Great job Tanner! We are so proud of you!<br />
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All the kids wanted to pet those big, beautiful mammals.</div>
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So guess what we did?</div>
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Yep. We petted some dolphins.</div>
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She swiped the icing over and over and licked it off her fingers.</div>
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Emma ate her first cake with a spoon.</div>
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Maddox smashed and crammed the whole thing in his mouth.</div>
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Tanner made a mess, but didn't eat much.</div>
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First birthdays in the books for us! </div>
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Happy Birthday Sweet MerMer.</div>
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You have no idea how much we love and adore you.</div>
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God's little gift to us.</div>
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We didn't even know this was going to happen.</div>
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pouring snow! Which reminds of the beach and I should make</div>
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The kids loved of it, of course.</div>
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Ran right outside on the deck to play in it.</div>
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It was actually a good little snow.</div>
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They managed to have a snowball fight.</div>
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Tanner wanted Maddox to throw the snowballs at his bootie.</div>
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This was Meredith's first snow that she knows about.</div>
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She wanted out there with them.</div>
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Emma didn't stay out too long.</div>
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He single handily scrapped the whole deck into a big</div>
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pile of snow. He was so proud of himself. He is determined to </div>
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Anyway, this snow was pretty. It came down fast and didn't last long</div>
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and didn't get on the roads. Perfect.</div>
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It reminds of the beach, because I would trade it for some sunny,</div>
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warm weather and waves any day!</div>
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MerBear loves to play with the kid's lunch boxes.</div>
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She gets them all out of the lower cabinet and 'pretends'</div>
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Anyway, every time she dons one on and starts to strut</div>
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out of the kitchen I will say,<br />'Bye Meredith. Have a good Day!'</div>
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She picked up on that last word and now when someone is </div>
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leaving she waves and says, 'day!'</div>
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I love how she waves her cute little chunky hand.</div>
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The learn so quickly. By watching and hearing.</div>
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Meredith and I like to cuddle in the big bed.</div>
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She loves to be in here. She knows she should be in her own bed.</div>
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Almost every night after the big kids go to bed, I take her in our bed,</div>
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sit her right in the middle with some books, paci, and blanket.</div>
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She just looks at me and cracks up!! It is so funny. </div>
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She reads and looks at her books (one of her favorite things to do) </div>
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while I catch up on blog reading or posting, online shopping, or facebook.</div>
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Occasionally, when I am really lucky she will take out her paci, put</div>
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her little face right in front of mine and give me a kiss.</div>
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Then my heart melts into a puddle.</div>
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Eventually, she gets whiny or restless because she is sleepy.</div>
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Daddy swoops in and takes her upstairs to sleep.</div>
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Do you take your kids out to eat? </div>
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You probably do.</div>
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I always see pictures on face book of families out to dinner.</div>
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Yeah. We don't really do that.</div>
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First of all, it's too dang expensive.</div>
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Especially! When your kids don't eat 1/2 their meal.</div>
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I am very good at only ordering a few things and splitting it</div>
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with all of them. Still...too expensive.</div>
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Then they just want to order chicken nuggets and fries???</div>
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I got that at home!</div>
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If I am paying all that money for the 'luxury' of eating out</div>
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I would rather not have kids crawling under the table, breathing</div>
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the straws! Geez. Is it supposed to be fun??</div>
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We never go out to eat. </div>
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The thought never enters our head during the week of school days.</div>
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Good grief, we would be out past bedtime trying to get the check.</div>
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And what's up with that? If a family walks into a restaurant with ((4)) kids</div>
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they are not there to relax and unwind! We are hungry! Feed us and we will leave!</div>
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Once the meal is over, we are so ready to go.</div>
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On the day in the picture, we went out for lunch. Which is semi better than going out </div>
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go to a restaurant. The last time we were going to go out for dinner, Maddox</div>
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of a wreck that we were smart enough to turn around, come home, and eat </div>
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We took just Mer with us the other day and ...torture.</div>
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She was standing up in the high chair, sitting on the table, waving the </div>
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It was exhausting. I didn't get to really enjoy my food or talk to my husband.</div>
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I have many times been leaving a restaurant where I feel more</div>
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tired than when I first got there when I get stopped by people that</div>
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were eating around us to tell me that my kids are so well behaved.</div>
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I am thankful for those people. And thankful for the people that</div>
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I love this little guy.</div>
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He is funny and so silly.</div>
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He loves to laugh.</div>
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He loves to make all of us laugh.</div>
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I wanted him to show me he if four, but he was too silly.</div>
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He had been playing with my camera taking pictures</div>
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of Meredith's head which he ,of course, thought was hilarious.</div>
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Little stinker. </div>
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He talks my head off on the days he stays home.</div>
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Never ending chatter about all things boy.</div>
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He loves to help me in the kitchen, do puzzles and play with </div>
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play dough. We sometimes run errands and if he wants to buy</div>
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something but I tell him no, he says, 'we will just get it next time.'</div>
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He always ask for ice cream at the Dollar Store and I never get it.</div>
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I do some times buy him some M&M's. The other day he got </div>
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so excited when we walked in the Dollar store and they had moved</div>
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the ice cream case to the front of the store. Probably the only customer that</div>
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noticed that all day. </div>
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He has chapped lips.</div>
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I can't get ahead of them.</div>
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I try to keep Vaseline on during the day and </div>
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Carmex at night, but he licks too much and plays outside</div>
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a lot. Tanner's a good boy. He wants to please and do the right thing.</div>
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When we ask him to do something he says, 'Got it!'</div>
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Silly is good. I want him to stay sweet and silly.</div>
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No growing up allowed.</div>
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