tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26111351341714637052024-03-18T19:33:48.827-04:00What's Up With the WestoversLoving life with our twin boys.Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.comBlogger824125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-13682677784322913192016-01-10T22:21:00.000-05:002016-01-10T22:21:31.509-05:00Bathroom Cabinet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a lot I want to blog about, especially with our new house and all the boys are doing in Kindergarten, but I'll start with something I've been wanting to blog about since June-our bathroom cabinet. I pinned a bathroom cabinet on <a href="http://pin.it/gbX6Qia" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> ages ago and always wanted to have one like it in our bathroom. When we bought our new house and there was the perfect spot for it in our master bathroom, I started making plans to build it. The pin was from<a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2014/02/bathroom-storage-diy.html" target="_blank"> Shanty 2 Chic</a>, which is a blog by two women who build all kinds of amazing things for their homes, like<a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/11/diy-dining-table-triple-pedestal-farmhouse.html" target="_blank"> farmhouse tables</a>, <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2014/02/jewelry-organizer-diy.html" target="_blank">jewelry storage</a>, and this bathroom cabinet. <br />
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I printed off the plans and we bought the material for the cabinet and then had to build it at my parents house. They had the tools to cut the wood and the space in their garage for us to work on it and stain it. Carter loved watching this thing be built. Anytime we were working on it, he had a chair pulled up, just watching us. <br />
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It's definitely not something Greg and I could have done ourselves. My parents helped out a lot! <br />
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It was the middle of summer when we were working on this thing and it was HOT, but I was so excited to get it done. <br />
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I ended up going back over to my parents while the boys were in their summer program and staining it and working on it with my parents. <br />
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It took several days to do. <br />
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I was so excited to get this hung up in our new bathroom. It has a full length mirror on the front, which I love. </div>
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Since we built it, we could put the shelves where we wanted them. I brought a couple items over to my parents when we were making it so I could have all the shelves be exactly where I wanted them. I love having the top two being the perfect height for nail polish. <br />
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Just like the Shanty 2 Chic tutorial, I put two handles up for my hair dryer and flat iron. <br />
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I also glued a magnet strip to the inside door for bobby pins. <br />
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I absolutely love our bathroom cabinet and love that we were able to make it. I looked online for cabinets the same size as the one we made and they were outrageously expensive. Now that things are starting to calm down, I'm making a little list of other things I want to make for our house. </div>
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<br />Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-51152313807113626632015-12-30T15:00:00.000-05:002015-12-30T15:00:03.021-05:002015 Recap-Second Half<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, here's the second part of my 2015 recap. </div>
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July</div>
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Greg's friend, Brady, came to visit in July and the boys really enjoyed having him. He was able to go with us to take the boys to their first <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/08/4th-of-july-weekend.html" target="_blank">ever 4th of July fireworks</a>. They were so sad to see him go, when he had to leave. The boys started indoor tball. We went to the <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/08/aiken-touch-truck.html" target="_blank">Aiken Touch-a-Truck</a>. We checked out the cutest art studio, called Artsy Me, with some friends. Some family came down to visit my parents and we were able to see them while we were in town. The boys just adore <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/08/summer-program-cousinsand-tball.html" target="_blank">their cousin, Kendra</a>. The boys finished up their summer school program. We celebrated<a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/08/gregs-birthday.html" target="_blank"> Greg's 36th birthday</a>. I finished my online math class and somehow, managed to get an "A"! </div>
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August</div>
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The boys started Kindergarten on the 5th, at a private, Christian half day program. We put them in two different classrooms this year, which broke my heart, but it was what was best for them. They've done great being in different classroom and have really enjoyed it. They both love their teachers and their friends in class. When school started, they had "color" days for the first couple weeks and the boys loved picking out that day's color to wear to school. </div>
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The boys had their first sleepover. Their friend, Cooper, got to come over and spend the night while his mom was in the hospital having a baby. </div>
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We were supposed to close on the 5th on our new house, but it ended up getting pushed to the first week in September, which was frustrating, but not the end of the world. </div>
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I signed up for Public Speaking, which is the last class that I plan on taking outside of the nursing program. </div>
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August/September was when things really started getting busy for us. The boys were in school 5 days a week, (which after we moved, I end up spending almost 2 hours a day in the car taking them to and from school and waiting in car lines) I was still in school and I still volunteered one day a week in the same 3 year old class room. and then when we got the keys to our new house, we just stayed really, really busy. I wasn't able to attend the weekly mom's bible study that I loved so much and there were a couple other things that I just wasn't able to do those first few months after moving in. </div>
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August--the boys had their first "real" birthday party. We had it at a place called Gymnastics Gold and they had the best time. The perfect amount of people came--not too many, but plenty between their friends and school friends. We did a Lego theme and it was just a lot of fun. </div>
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The boys on their actual birthday. 5 years old.<br />
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September </div>
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We moved into our new house! The first week or so was really busy, so we did our best to still do fun things like Hoppy Feet, playdates, etc. </div>
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The weather started cooling off and we were able to get out the long sleeves and jackets. </div>
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September<br />
We made a trip to Tennessee. We try and go every year and the boys always enjoy it. We get a hotel with a pool to make up for the 4-5 hours they're stuck in the car on the way up there. But they love playing with their aunts, uncles, and cousins. <br />
The boys also started indoor soccer. <br />
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October<br />
We had fall break in October, so I took the boys to the zoo. Something I missed doing since they're in school 5 days a week now. <br />
The boys had Dress Up Like Your Favorite Book Character day at school. Evan is Pete the Cat and Carter is Jake the Pirate. <br />
The boys finished up Soccer<br />
My friend, Emily, her husband and her two kids came to visit us for the weekend. I went to KSU with Emily and haven't seen her since 2006, so it was great seeing her and catching up. The boys loved her boy and they had a great time. <br />
Greg's parents came out to visit in October also. The boys really enjoyed having Grandma and Grandpa here. <br />
The boys went to an IKEA for the first time ever and they love it as much as we do. <br />
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October (continued)<br />
We went to Steed's Dairy with friends and had a blast<br />
The boys had their pictures made by a wonderful photographer in town. We love her so much we've already bough a session for 2016<br />
We went to a Fall Festival at Wesley Church<br />
I hosted a Pumpkin Painting Party at our house for the boys and their little friends. <br />
We had a potluck, Halloween party in our neighborhood and then we went to our friend's house in another neighborhood and trick-or-treated there. <br />
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November<br />
We went to a fall festival at a new park we've never been to before.<br />
I got to help out with Evan's Thanksgiving party, which was fun.<br />
I resisted the urge to go straight from Halloween Decorations to Christmas Decorations. <br />
We had some friends who were moving, stay with us for a few days, after the moving truck came and loaded up all their stuff. We were so sad to see them go, but it was fun getting to hang out with them before they left. <br />
We had Thanksgiving at my parents and the boys had an entire week off school for Thanksgiving break. <br />
The Sunday before the boys went back to school, I got a call from the preschool director asking if I could substitute in Evan's class because his teacher was sick. I said yes and his poor teacher ended up being sick for the entire week, so I subbed the whole week. I ended up really liking it. <br />
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December<br />
We had our Northpole breakfast, where Dennis (our elf) comes. He brings a Christmas book advent with him, along with all kids of other goodies, like Christmas puzzles, the Little People nativity set, etc. <br />
The boys made it a year, going to every single Home Depot Kids workshop since last December. <br />
We went to a Christmas Parade, the Fort Gordon Tree Lighting, the Polar Express at Ft. Gordon, we looked at lights in our pjs several times. <br />
We baked Christmas cookies. The boys helped me decorate their tree. <br />
We celebrated my 33rd birthday. <br />
We went to a birthday party for one of the boys friends. <br />
The boys had their Christmas program at school and my parents were able to go with me. <br />
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I subbed a couple more times and the day before the boys went on Christmas break, I was offered a job at their school. The woman I was subbing for called and said she wouldn't be returning, so they offered me her job. I'll be working 11:30-12:50, Monday-Friday and the boys get free tuition. I'm also able to still sub to make a little extra money. I'm really excited, I enjoy helping out at the boys school, I volunteer and help whenever I can, so to have an official job is really nice. It's also so nice not to have to pay tuition for the boys school anymore. <br />
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We had some play dates and did some fun things on our break. <br />
The boys had a great Christmas. We opened presents at our house and then we went to my parents house to exchange presents there and have lunch. The boys spent most of the time there on their scooters, which they absolutely love. When they're not on their scooters, they're playing with their light sabers. <br />
Greg's aunt, Janet, came to visit the day after Christmas. This was the boys first time meeting here and they were so excited she was coming. They just love having guests and if they find out a guest is spending the night--they are ecstatic. So, if anybody wants to come visit--you're more than welcome. The boys may talk your ear off, though. <br />
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So, that's pretty much my 2015 recap. I didn't get out my hard drive with all the pictures I've taken this year. I just stole the ones off my Instagram page that I posted throughout the year. I hate that I didn't blog about their party. Or their first day of Kindergarten, or moving into our new house. So many things that I would love to have to look back on, but I'm going to start doing better as of now. <br />
I hope everybody had a great Christmas and Happy New Year! <br />
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<br />Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-4027791690821982272015-12-29T23:54:00.000-05:002015-12-30T00:52:14.008-05:002015 Recap-Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been so bad about updating my blog this year and I really regret that. I love having this to look back on. So, I'm going to do a recap (over two posts) of 2015 and one of my New Year's resolutions is to update my blog on a regular basis. </div>
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January<br />
In January, Greg and I started attending a Sunday School class at the same church where I was already doing a mom's bible study. We went for about 6 months and really enjoyed it, but then when things started getting busy, we stopped going. (probably should add that to my New Years resolution list!) The boys were going to PreK-4 three days a week, which left two days during the week for crafting, playdates, trips to the zoo, etc. I also volunteered one day a week a their school in a 3 year old class. I took Anatomy 2 at Aiken Tech, which definitely kept me busy. <br />
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February<br />
In February, I registered the boys for Kindergarten. <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/legoland-atlanta.html" target="_blank">We took a trip to LEGOLAND</a>. The boys had Donuts with Dad at their school and both my dad and Greg were able to go. We<a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/kroc-center.html" target="_blank"> joined the Kroc Center gym</a> for the amazing indoor pool. It was a much further drive, but the winter weather was getting to us and we needed something active that the boys could do, so we put our YMCA membership on hold until May and went to the Kroc Center pretty regularly so the boys could swim and get some energy out. Greg took a week long, online training class for his job, so the boys and I went and stayed the <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/week-at-my-parents.html" target="_blank">week at my parents</a> so Greg could concentrate on his class. The boys had their first little "photo shoot" with the photo booth that my parents made for me after I saw it on Pinterest. Greg's online class got out early on Valentine's day, so he was able to surprise the boys at school by coming with me to <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/valentines-day.html" target="_blank">help with their Valentine's day party</a>. He read the class "I love you, Stinkyface" and it was really, really cute! <br />
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March<br />
The boys had the <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/skate-party.html" target="_blank">cutest little skating party</a> at their school. They had to dress up some potatoes for school and they picked "Ninja Turtles". The boys and I attended the weekly moms' bible study on Thursdays from January-May. The weather started warming up, so we were able to get outside more. And <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/5k-and-kids-workshop-weekend-recap.html" target="_blank">Greg ran a 5K</a>! I also went on my <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/womens-retreat-charleston-sc.html" target="_blank">first Women's Retreat</a> with the church to Charleston. The boys school put on a <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/03/st-patricks-day.html" target="_blank">parade for St.</a> Patrick's day for all the parents to come watch. <br />
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the boys had spring break, so we tried to get outside and try some new parks. My parents kept the boys overnight and Greg and I went on our first overnight <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/04/athens.html" target="_blank">trip without the boys to Athens</a>. We wanted to go to Savannah, but with it being spring break and a last minute trip-Savannah was all booked up. But, Greg and I ended up having a great time in Athens. It was that trip that we decided to start <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/04/new-house.html" target="_blank">looking at houses</a> and we ended up signing the papers for one that weekend. <br />
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We were able to go to the zoo with our friends, go to the park a lot, a few birthday parties, and we went to <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/05/steeds-dairy.html" target="_blank">Steed's Dairy for the Moms Club Day</a> (which is my favorite time to go) I also finished up my Anatomy Class with an "A" and was so glad to be done! </div>
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The boys finished up PreK-4. We actually missed their last day of school because we went to Arizona. It was the boys first trip to Arizona and first time on the plane, so I took lots of pictures and blogged about it back in June (you can read about the first day<a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/06/arizona-boys-first-plane-ride.html" target="_blank"> here</a>) The boys had <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/05/muffins-with-mom.html" target="_blank">muffins with Mom</a> at their school for Mother's day, and my mom was able to come with me. I started an online college algebra class that ended up being 100 times harder than I expected. We had my family over for <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/05/cinco-de-mayo-and-park-fun.html" target="_blank">Cinco De Mayo</a>, because I love any excuse to make Pork Barbocoa!! Yum! </div>
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June<br />
The boys started their summer program at school. It's twice a week for about 6 weeks and they review things they've learned, make crafts, play outside, etc. The boys LOVED it. We went to <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/08/members-night-out-at-zoo.html" target="_blank">Members Night at the zoo</a>, <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/08/bday-party-pool-story-time-etc.html" target="_blank">playdates (at the pool</a>, whenever possible) Greg and I made some really great friends through the church and we started having playdates with them, guys night out, girls night out, and family bbqs.<br />
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June-Vacation Bible School<br />
The boys went to a week long VBS at Wesley and really liked it. I was asked to volunteer with the arts and crafts and really enjoyed it. I volunteered with a great group of girls and it was just so much fun. I'd definitely like to volunteer again next year. You can read about it<a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/06/vbs-days-1-3.html" target="_blank"> here</a> and <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2015/06/vbs-days-4-5.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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That's the first half of the year recap. I'll post the second half tomorrow. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-90825850352335708632015-08-31T08:00:00.000-04:002015-08-31T08:00:15.377-04:00Aiken Touch a TruckI have been wanting to take the boys to a Touch-a-Truck since they were infants. They were very popular in Virginia, but there were never any really close to us and the boys were still too young to justify driving a long time to go to one. We missed the one last year in South Carolina because of weather. We finally took the boys to their first Touch a Truck last month and it was as fun as I expected. <br />
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The ad for the Touch a Truck said that the firefighters were going to turn on the water for the kids to play in, so to wear their bathing suits. I put the boys in their swimming trunks, but the water wasn't turned on before we left. It was a VERY hot summer here this year, so we got there right at 9am when they started, to try and beat the heat. <br />
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The first thing we saw when we walked up was a couple fire trucks and one with the ladder extended. <br />
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The point of the event is for kids to get to explore all different types of trucks and vehicles, so it was very hands on. This was perfect for the boys, they loved being able to climb in and touch everything. <br />
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Carter in the fire truck. <br />
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In the back of the firetruck. <br />
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There were several different law enforcement vehicles and one police officers brought a dog for the kids to pet. <br />
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This police officer let the kids sit in the front seat, talk on the walkie talkie (to get a call) then they had to "respond" to the call, so he told them to turn on the lights and drive to the scene. It was so cute, the boys loved getting to play with all the things. The police officer was so sweet and good with kids. <br />
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After the fire trucks and police cars, we started exploring the huge field of other vehicles. They had everything you could imagine, ambulance, power company trucks, garbage trucks, school buses, helicopters, etc. <br />
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The boys, especially Carter, really love garbage trucks. They even got to pull on the rope that honks the horn. <br />
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All kinds of tractors, lawn mowers, etc there to explore. <br />
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I'm so glad we got there right when it started, because it was so busy. The boys were able to get on pretty much everything they wanted and we didn't have to wait too long. <br />
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In the back of a hum-v. I don't know if that's how it's spelled, I've never seen it written down, I've just heard people talk about them. Like an army hummer? <br />
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The ambulance had a stretcher out that the kids could lay down on. <br />
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The helper wanted to strap them down, but Carter was like "Nope!" <br />
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Haha, I love how Evan looks in this picture, he reminds me of a fish flopping around. <br />
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There were also several bounce houses--big ones. The boys spent some time over here, too. <br />
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They definitely have to try out all the bounce houses at anything we go to.<br />
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State Farm was there, handing out free waters and other goodies. I guess this bear is their mascot, but Evan went straight for him and just hugged him! I wish I would have got a picture of him hugging him, it was very sweet. <br />
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It was a little less than an hour to drive up there from our house. I plan on going next year also, I think it's so fun, even Greg was checking out different things. The boys really enjoyed it and it was free, so you can't beat that! Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-49741527300761338692015-08-31T05:00:00.000-04:002015-08-31T05:00:04.538-04:00Saturday, August1stThe first Saturday in August was a busy one. We started off at Home Depot, right at 9am, when the Kids workshop started.
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The boys do so much of the project themselves now. <br />
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They love being able to use the hammer and not need our help as much. <br />
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They made these cute little chalkboard signs. <br />
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They wrote on them, right away. <br />
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Straight from Home Depot, we went to their tball game. We got there a little early, so the boys entertained themselves by letting me take pictures of them on my phone. <br />
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They love to make silly faces. I usually have to promise to take a silly picture also, before they'll give me a normal pose. <br />
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They were very excited about their game. Carter didn't play in the first one, he was shy and just wanted to sit next to me, but he warmed up and played in every game after that. <br />
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The boys are so much better than they were last year. They know and understand the basics. They're coachable. It's been a fun experience. <br />
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Evan on first base. <br />
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Carter up to bat. <br />
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He had a game where he would not keep both hands on the bat. He'd let go and end up swinging one handed. We've worked on it and he doesn't do it anymore, but it was pretty funny when he was. <br />
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After our t-ball game, we ran some errands and then it was time for a birthday party. The boys' friend, Cooper, has a little brother named Sullivan. It was Sullivan's 2nd birthday. They had the party at Putt Putt, which the boys have never been to before. They had a blast. When we first got there, they ended up playing on the play area, climbing sliding thing that's outside the party room. <br />
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Then, everybody had pizza and Sullivan opened presents. <br />
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The boys loved watching what he was getting. <br />
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Group picture! <br />
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Evan, Carter, and Cooper. <br />
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Another group shot. <br />
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The boys before going in to play laser tag. <br />
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After laser tag, the boys went on the bumper boats. Each boy was able to ride with one of the older cousins that were there to help with the party. Evan and Carter loved that you could squirt people with the gun on your boat. <br />
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You can see Evan squirting away! <br />
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Look how soaked they are! I am not sad about sitting this one out at all. :) <br />
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Look how wet they are! After bumper boats, they played a little bit of putt putt golf, before getting bored with that and then going inside and playing with the arcade games. <br />
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Although he looked super cute doing it. <br />
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The boys played arcade games and got several tickets and they combined them and got a little prize at the end. <br />
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The boys had the best time here, we'll definitely have to come here again sometime. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-15992647906062968602015-08-30T00:58:00.002-04:002015-08-30T00:58:30.515-04:00CFA Firetruck There are several Chick-fil-A's in our area and they all have several fun activities for the kids throughout the month. A lot of the time, the activities are either at night (which is usually inconvenient for us) or on a day the boys have school or their summer program. So, after their summer program was over with, I decided to take the boys to one of the activities before school started. The Chick-fil-A in North Augusta (in South Carolina) was having a firetruck come that the kids could explore, so I took the boys. <br />
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This was after the Touch a Truck and I wasn't sure if the boys would be that interested in it, but they were. Firetrucks never get old to little boys.
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They got to sit in the back and try on some of the gear. <br />
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There were a couple different vehicles. Here's Carter, checking out this one. <br />
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All the kids got to climb on the back and play with this hose thing and they loved it. <br />
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Carter waving at me! Haha, I got so tickled when I noticed he was waving because I was getting a picture of Evan and didn't notice Carter waving at first. <br />
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Carter's turn to climb up and check things out. The boys thought this was the best part of the experience until they got down and found out what they were doing next. <br />
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The firefighters decided to turn on the water and let the kids hold the hose. This really made the boys' day and they are still talking about this. <br />
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Afterwards, I got the boys and ice cream and let them play in the play area for awhile before heading home. <br />
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Evan doesn't have time to bother with spoons. <br />
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I'm glad we were able to make it to this event before school started. There will still be things to do, in the evenings and weekends, but I'll miss these weekday activities we liked to do. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-35004682517640382762015-08-30T00:48:00.001-04:002015-08-30T00:48:34.159-04:00Big Boy Play date
One day at the end of July, I picked up the boys friend, Cooper, and took them all to the movies. Regal has $1.00 movies at 10am two days a week over the summer. I meant to take the boys more this year, but I dropped the ball and only ended up taking them once.<br />
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I'm friends with Cooper's mom and she was expecting baby #3 (<i>was-</i>she had her the second week in August) and was on bed rest, so I offered to take Cooper to the movies with the boys so she could get a little bit of a break. It benefitted me more, though, the boys were so excited to have a friend come a long and them having him to entertain them, made my job so much easier! :) <br />
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The three boys before the movie. They got a choice of Lego Movie or SpongeBob Squarepants. They all chose SpongeBob Squarepants. <br />
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This was their last week before starting kindergarten. They're not a the same school, but I can't believe they all met when they were in the same class when they were 3 and now they're in kindergarten! </div>
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There's a game room as soon as you go into the theater. I let the boys explore it for a few minutes before going to the bathroom and finding our seats. <br />
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The boys were willing, so I got a quick picture in front of this display. <br />
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I took the boys to the bathroom before the movie started and they all wanted some "candy" from this machine in the women's bathroom. Haha. They were very disappointed when I wouldn't let them get any. <br />
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The boys were perfect during the movie, they kept their hand to themselves, no talking, etc. Nobody had to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of the movie, which was so nice. And I think they really enjoyed it. It wouldn't have been my pick for their age, but it wasn't bad. <br />
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After about an hour or so of playing, they had some ice cream and then we dropped Cooper back off at home. <br />
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I felt like this was such a big boy play date, it wasn't like the ones where you meet somebody somewhere, it just felt different--like the boys are growing up. :( It was really fun listening to their conversations in the car, though--these 3 are a mess. :) Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-38113161652380125682015-08-30T00:16:00.001-04:002015-08-30T00:16:56.943-04:00Greg's BirthdayI'm so far behind on blogging. I uploaded pictures for several posts, but then never got the chance to write them. I'm going to just publish those now before any more time passes and I forget even more details. I want to blog about the boys birthday, birthday party, first day of school, etc before I forget the details. <br />
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On Greg's birthday, he got off early and went out for lunch and drinks with everybody from his office. While he was hanging out with co-workers, the boys and I went over to a friend's house for a play date. My friend has two girls, so everything was princesses and pink and it was so fun! The boys loved playing with toys they don't have at home.
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There were 7 kids total and I never got a picture of all of them together, but they had the best time. <br />
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They went outside to run around in the sprinklers, jump on the trampoline and then have freezer pops. <br />
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This baby toy, where you put the balls in and it blows them up in the air, is the boys FAVORITE toy of all time. Every person I know owns something like this and the boys will play with it the entire time we are at somebody's house. I never bought them one, so they still think it's the best thing ever. <br />
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After our playdate, we met up with Greg for dinner at Mellow Mushroom. It was Friday and we always have pizza and movie night on Fridays. The boys were happy to give up watching a movie that night to go to a restaurant and then have cupcakes for dessert. <br />
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The boys stayed very busy with their kids menu and crayons. <br />
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Greg and I decided to try some new pizzas. We got the boys their standard cheese pizza, but for me and Greg, we got half a buffalo chicken and half a bayou bleu pizza. The Bayou blue was so amazing, it had andouille sausage, shrimp and a blue cheese base instead of pizza sauce. It was so good, it was probably the best pizza I've ever tried. I loved how different it was. <br />
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There's one pretty big park on Fort Gordon that's covered--which is a HUGE plus for us. And it's a pretty big park and the boys can play there for hours. They love the swings.
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We always have folding chairs and a picnic blanket in the back of the van. It's handy to have when we're at the park and the kids want to have a little picnic snack. <br />
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One of the older boys was playing so well with Carter. It was so cute to see them together. I love when older kids on the park are nice the younger ones. A lot of times, they don't want to be bothered, which I understand, but it makes me so happy for Evan and Carter when the older ones are nice. The boys always look up to the older kids there. <br />
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After the boys played for a couple hours at the first park, we drove over to the small pond/lake and fed the ducks. We had some bread that we needed to get rid of and I wanted to show our friends this park, also. <br />
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There were a few ducks hiding under the bridge, trying to keep cool. So, the kids fed the turtles and fish in the lake. <br />
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Friends feeding the fish. <br />
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The boys wrapped these around themselves and walked this way. <br />
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The boys played in the pool for awhile without their floaties. They begged me to not make them wear them since they could touch the bottom of the pool in the shallow end. <br />
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They loved the freedom of not wearing the puddle jumpers. I think they could swim with a little practice, but they'll only practice with a swim instructor. If Greg or I try and help them, they refuse. <br />
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We spent about 2-3 hours out there swimming. It was hot and we didn't want to get out. The boys had a blast and slept like babies that night. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-12706540536703955542015-08-11T17:00:00.000-04:002015-08-11T17:00:00.959-04:00Shopping and Artsy MeSince the boys' birthday is coming up soon, whenever we go shopping, I let them look at the toys so they can let me know what they want to add to their birthday wish list. They love looking in the toy section, they don't beg for toys, so it ends up making all our trips so much easier, I just go by the toy section when I'm done and give them about 10 minutes to look around.
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They will find any box that says "try me". They love pushing all the buttons and things that they can. <br />
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A few weeks ago, we met some friends at Artsy Me. It's a little studio where you pick out something to paint--they have everything you can imagine. You paint it however you want and they'll seal it and put a clear varnish on it after you leave and you go back and pick it up a couple days later. Evan picked a lion and Carter picked a dinosaur. <br />
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I wasn't sure how they'd do, but they loved it. <br />
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<br />It was so cute to see them interacting with their friends and talking about what they were doing. <br />
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Evan and Carter knew exactly what they wanted to do with their paint. <br />
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Both the boys sculptures turned out really cute. <br />
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Evan, posing with his. <br />
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Carter, proud of his masterpiece. I need to get a picture of each of them since we've picked them up. They look so much better after the clear coat. <br />
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One of the boys friends wanted to give them each a hug. Carter hugged her back, but I must have just caught the picture at the right time to get this shot. I think it's so hilarious. <br />
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The Artsy Me isn't super cheap, but it was fun and they have lots of things to choose from, including things for adults to paint also. I would love to go back with some adult friends and paint something one day. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-10915946173834030142015-08-11T13:00:00.000-04:002015-08-11T13:00:00.984-04:00House UpdatesOur closing on our house got pushed back to the end of August. I've been taking pictures every time we go by there and I just want to post those for my memory of the house building process. <br />
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Saturday, June 27th
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July 2nd<br />
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July 6th<br />
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July 10th<br />
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July 21st<br />
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July 29th<br />
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July 31st<br />
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August 2nd<br />
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The boys were very excited for that day! <br />
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The boys before their summer program on another day. <br />
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They made these cute little visors in their program one day and just looked so cute wearing them. <br />
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Look how happy he is about it! <br />
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I love it! <br />
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We've been playing inside a little more because of the extreme heat, so that's meant lots of board games. <br />
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Some "Don't Break the Ice"<br />
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And getting out toys and playing with them in the middle of the kitchen floor. Whatever made them happy.<br />
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Some family came down from Tennessee to visit my parents, so we were able to go by and spend the day with them. The boys LOVED spending time with their older cousin, Kendra. They adore her. She was so sweet with them and they had the best time. We're going to Tennessee in September and the boys are so excited to be able to see her and everybody else again. <br />
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In July, the boys started t-ball. We do an indoor, tball for ages 3-5 at Wesley Methodist. Indoor sports are the only way to go in the middle of the summer. We tried this last year and felt the boys, especially Carter, weren't ready. This year, we saw a world of difference and the boys were really into it and did really good! <br />
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We went to see "Home" because it was at the cheap theater. The boys loved it.
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Brady was a sport and joined us. I love taking the boys to the movie theater, but it's just too expensive for a family of 4 to go to a movie, so I'm so thankful we have the cheap theater in town. It takes longer to get movies, about 2 months after they release, but it's only $2.50<br />
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We went to a friend's house for a bbq and the boys played. <br />
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This thing was a hit, I think the boys could have pushed each other on this all day. <br />
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We weren't going to go to see fireworks since the boys still go to bed so early, but we ended up staying at the bbq later than we expected and by the time we left, everybody was parking and getting set up to watch fireworks. So, we parked at Lowe's, found a good spot and set up to watch them. The boys were so thrilled. <br />
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Both the boys just loved Brady, they wanted to be around him from the time they woke up until the time they went to bed. Evan insisted on watching the fireworks with Brady. We were all chopped liver. <br />
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How cute are they?!<br />
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Rough housing while waiting for the show to start. <br />
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Once the show started, this is how they watched them. Carter was in awe and kept saying "wow!"<br />
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The next day we spent a little time at the park. <br />
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It was like having 4 kids at the park. ;) <br />
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The boys had a great time, though. <br />
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The boys wouldn't let us leave until they showed "uncle Brady" the turtles. "Uncle Brady" is what Carter started calling him, all on his own and we never corrected him. We always love coming over here and feeding the turtles, it's my favorite part of this park. <br />
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That was pretty much our 4th of July weekend. Only about a month and a half late. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-34319524323004770712015-08-07T05:00:00.000-04:002015-08-07T05:00:02.273-04:00Bday Party, Pool Story Time, etcThe boys have gone to a couple birthday parties this summer and they always have such a good time. They love picking out the gifts, seeing their friends, and getting cake!
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This was the second birthday party they've gone to at Monkey Joes, so they knew exactly what to do. <br />
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All the kids had a great time and it made the boys even more excited about their upcoming birthday party in August. <br />
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The boys friend, Cooper, invited us to storytime at the pool. It was a pool that we've never been to and they started everybody off with a couple of stories. <br />
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Then, they opened up the splash pad area and the small pool for all the kids to play in. <br />
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It's been miserably hot this entire summer except for this one day. It was pretty chilly and my boys had a hard time playing in the water because of it. The ONE day all summer it wasn't scorching hot. <br />
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Don't they look pitiful and cold. :( <br />
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Although, they forgot all about how cold they were when somebody offered them freezer pops! <br />
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The boys were so funny with these things, they ended up all sharing so everybody could taste all the flavors. <br />
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Kinda gross, but mostly sweet!! <br />
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Evan, sharing with Sullivan. I love moments like this, when the boys are being extra sweet. <br />
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The boys stayed busy with their summer program twice a week. They had two weeks off in June and then it ended about the middle of July, so it wasn't the entire summer, but it was just enough for what we were looking for. <br />
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Back in June, the Riverbanks Zoo had a Member's Night Out that started at 6. It's after the zoo has closed and only open to members. We got there early and had a picnic lunch outside the zoo. This is Carter's "crazy" face apparently! haha. <br />
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It was so miserably hot, but they only do 3 of these and they're over the summer. We missed the first one because we were in Arizona and I really wanted to make it to one. It was worth it. <br />
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Killing time until 6, when the zoo opened. <br />
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The first thing we did was the carousel. <br />
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Then, we fed the birds. <br />
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You can see that Carter is hot and sweaty. It's been a very, very hot summer that just seems to keep on going. It's be miserable. <br />
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Evan feeding the birds. <br />
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They had two new animals since we went last. They have grizzly bears and sea otters. The boys were excited to see the new additions to the zoo. <br />
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We got to see the otters being fed, which the boys thought was pretty cool. <br />
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Checking out the flamingos. <br />
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Watching an demonstration on an owl. You can see Carter to the left, listening very intently. <br />
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The boys favorite part of the whole evening was getting to pet the snakes. There were several out in the aquarium area for the kids to pet and the boys just loved it. <br />
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Seeing the elephants. <br />
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Greg made me take a picture of this because he thought it was so funny, just like all the middle school girls that were standing around snapping pictures and giggling. This was probably Greg's favorite part. Haha<br />
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Feeding the giraffes. <br />
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I never get tired of the boys faces or excitement over feeding a giraffe. <br />
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They have special deals for these members night out, like $1.00 hot dogs, 50 sodas, 1.00 ice cream, etc. So we all got $1.00 ICEE slushes. It was so hot and it hit the spot! This is what the boys got last year when we came, too, so it's our little member's night out tradition. <br />
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I was miserably hot, but the boys had a blast and so it was definitely worth going. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-59010857004117581112015-06-27T04:00:00.000-04:002015-06-27T04:00:01.595-04:00House ProgressProbably the most poring blog ever, but I like to have this for our records. <br />
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May 12, 2015
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May 12, 2015<br />
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May 28, 2015<br />
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June 12, 2015<br />
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June 12, 2015<br />
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June 16, 2015<br />
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June 16, 2016<br />
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June 18th, 2015<br />
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June 18, 2015<br />
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June 21, 2015<br />
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June 23, 2015<br />
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June 23, 2015<br />
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June 23, 2015<br />
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As of right now, we're still closing on August 5th, so hopefully that doesn't change. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-20430041926586051252015-06-26T04:00:00.000-04:002015-06-26T04:00:07.464-04:00VBS Days 4-5<div style="text-align: center;">
By Thursday, we were exhausted. The only thing I've ever heard about volunteering at VBS is how exhausted you are afterwards. I don't know why that is, but it's so true. One of the other volunteers posted this on her Facebook and I thought it was so funny.
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Part of it was the heat, I'm sure. But we were all tired. Thursday, we stopped at Burger King for breakfast. Carter had slept late (I let him sleep as long as I could) so instead of rushing him at the house to eat his breakfast, we left and made a quick stop for breakfast. The boys loved it and it was a fun start to our day. <br />
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Thursday's craft was a magnetic cross that the kids got to decorate any way they wanted with buttons, paper, string, etc. <br />
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The first day of VBS, the boys fought a little bit right before I picked them up and after that, they chose to sit at different tables and the teacher said they did so good. They talked to different kids and just seemed to do better when they were separate. I knew that splitting them up for kindergarten was the right thing to do, but it still broke my heart to do it. Well, the past couple weeks of fighting and then hearing how different they were apart and how good they were doing was just what I needed to hear to feel at peace about them being in different classes. It's really just eased my mind so much because regardless of whether I know something is the right decision or not, I'm still a worrier. I worry about everything and now this is one less thing I have to worry about. :) <br />
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Evan and Carter's crosses also looked completely different from each other.<br />
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After VBS on Thursday, they had a pizza party for all the adult volunteers and their kids. (Burger King for Breakfast, pizza for lunch--not the healthiest day) <br />
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The boys loved their pizza and even got seconds. VBS really worked up an appetite. <br />
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The other rooms for the older kids are done up so nice, so the teachers took the small kids to go tour them so they could see what they looked like. The boys came home and told me all kinds of fun things they saw, like a spaceship, a time machine, etc. I think these tours were the boys favorite part. They got to pick out a "moon rock" in one of the rooms, and that was a HUGE hit! <br />
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On the last day of VBS, the kids made ornaments. The leader of our volunteer group was Lindsay and she did an amazing job coming up with age appropriate crafts that would be easy, not too expensive, could be done with the time schedule we have, coordinate with the lesson of the day, and she picked ones that were "junky" and she ordred all the supplies and got it all organized when it came it. Our crafts would not have gone smoothly without her, she was amazing. <br />
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I love the ornament idea, since we have a holiday tree, I'm all about having a special ornaments to put up in the summer that they made a VBS. <br />
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Carter and Mommy. <br />
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Evan and Mommy<br />
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Pretty proud of his ornament. <br />
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After we got home, Carter would not put his lighthouse craft down. He even insisted on having it in his room when he went to sleep. He loves this thing. <br />
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The sheep mask. <br />
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Carter's magnetic cross. <br />
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The boys "tie dye" bracelets. Evan wore his today, actually. <br />
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I looked everywhere for their ornaments and it turns out, as soon as they got home, they got them out and hung them on the holiday tree. <br />
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Somebody else already suggested having something like this every year to take home as a keep sake from VBS that year. <br />
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I truly enjoyed doing VBS this year. I loved doing the preschool arts and crafts, I can't imagine doing anything else. The boys loved the whole week. They loved their teacher, they made some friends in their class and they enjoyed all the activities they got to do. This week, it's been back to our regular summer weeks with summer program twice a week. Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-33263136391403455302015-06-25T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-25T08:00:02.345-04:00VBS Days 1-3Last week was Vacation Bible School at church. A few months back, somebody asked if I'd volunteer with preschool arts and crafts during VBS. I agreed, but had absolutely no idea what to expect. I'm so glad that I agreed to volunteer because it was so much fun and I plan to do it every summer that I can. There were over 600 kids that came. Over 200 adult volunteers and over 100 youth volunteers. It was something! There was a preschool wing, with prek 4 and kindergarteners that had about 175 kids, and that's where I was. There were 5 adults in preschool arts and crafts and 2 youth helpers. Because of how many kids signed up, we didn't end up getting our own craft room like they normally do. We ended up getting a cart and taking it from room to room and we did our craft with the kids and then moved on to the next room. There was a schedule and we'd have to be in each room a certain time. I couldn't believe how well organized something so big was, but it was run very well. <br />
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The boys on the first day of VBS. It went from 9-12 every day, but we had to get there about 8:30-8:45, which meant getting up and ready and out the door no later than 8, which is earlier than we have to leave for school. The first morning, I left at 7:45 to get there a little early and figure out where to go, get the boys registration packets, etc. I know this isn't early, but it was earlier than we're used to--but definitely getting us ready for next year. :) <br />
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They had two professional photographers going through and taking pictures, so I got this and a few others off the website. The theme was "Blast from the Past" and each teacher picked a theme for their room. The boys teacher picked Batman/superhero, which was a huge hit with the boys. <br />
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It was so fun going into the boys room with our craft. They were so cute and happy to see me. If they saw me in the hall, they'd point to their friends and say "That's my mommy" which was so precious. I know that stage will end, so I'm eating it up now. <br />
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We did a fun "tie dye" craft where the kids colored bracelets to wear home at the end of the week. <br />
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The boys working hard on their craft. <br />
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The first day after getting home, Carter asked for a piece of paper and then went and came back with this. They were singing a song about "God is love" and they spell Love in the song, so he was so proud to surprise me with this. <br />
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The boys had to wear their room color on Wednesday, which was blue. <br />
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That day we made sheep masks. <br />
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Carter, gluing on his cotton balls. <br />
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Another picture I stole from Facebook. Their teacher had legos out when the kids arrived for them to play with, you can see Evan in the background with something he built. <br />
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That Wednesday, they also brought in a petting zoo for the younger kids (kindergarteners and preschoolers) The moms volunteering with crafts, worked it out so we could go outside while our kids class was outside and take pictures of them. I still cannot believe they brought in a petting zoo! The kids loved it!!! <br />
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I'm pretty sure I like petting zoos as much or more than the boys. I just love watching them with the animals, they're always so sweet. <br />
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All the kids got a bowl of feed for the animals. <br />
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The had a smaller area with baby goats, chickens, ducks, and rabbits. <br />
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The baby animals were so precious. <br />
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I think the boys' class was one of the last to go outside and the animals were all still loving the attention. <br />
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Evan. <br />
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I wish we had a petting zoo nearby. There's one at Steed's Dairy, but that's only open in the fall (or one or two days in the spring) <br />
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Awful lighting, but Carter was feeding the cute little goat, so I had to post it anyways. <br />
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<br />Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-53217198855827978922015-06-24T23:08:00.001-04:002015-06-24T23:08:32.861-04:00Weekend RecapBasically a weekend recap with a few extra pictures from during the week thrown in. :) <br />
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The boys before school. Carter thinks it's so funny to smile like this for me.
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It's been so hot the past couple weeks, but this was taken before the weather got in the 100's. The boys LOVE playing in the dirt and mud. <br />
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We had some ripe bananas, so I told the boys we could make banana bread. I let them each pick out what kind they wanted to make and we went and got the ingredients. Evan picked strawberry banana bread and Carter picked chocolate banana bread. I let the boys help with cutting the strawberries and they did great. <br />
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Carter, cutting some strawberries for me. <br />
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I let them each help pour the ingredients and stir. They love helping in the kitchen and I definitely do not let them help enough, so that's something we're working on this summer. <br />
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I've been getting ready for our move in August. I've been planning out rooms, working on projects, we've been buying a few things (our dining room has become a storage room for all things dealing with the new house!) and I've been trying to pick out paint colors. I've picked out colors for the boys' rooms, our bathroom, their bathroom but I still need a color for our family room, master bedroom and living room. I've narrowed the living room down to about 15 colors. <br />
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Saturday (the 13th) we went to story time at Barnes and Noble. Carter and Evan needed a little break from each other, so Greg took Carter to the play area and Evan went to story time. They do so much better after a little break from each other since they're together 24/7. I think they'll do great this fall, being in separate classes. <br />
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Building with the blocks. The boys are obsessed with building anything.<br />
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That afternoon, the downtown library had "Lego Club" where they dump out tons and tons of Legos for the kids to play with for an hour. We've gone before and the boys loved it, but they're both way more into Legos now, so it was the perfect thing for them. <br />
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I love seeing what they come up with. All the kids there were so creative! They take several of the kids' creations and put them in a glass display until the next Lego Club (I think they meet once a month) so all the older kids work really hard on a masterpiece for the display. <br />
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Evan working hard. <br />
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There were several kids about the boys age, so they joined up and built something together. <br />
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There were about 5 tables full of Legos like this. They also had a table full of duplos, so smaller kids could participate. <br />
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After Lego Club, we went to the pool. It was a spur of the moment decision, but I had been sick the whole week and the boys had been so good, so I wanted them to have a really fun day. Greg and I have been getting in the big pool with the boys. Last year, I would get in every once in awhile, but mostly just watched from the side, but it is TOO hot for that this year. <br />
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Greg and I usually get out a few minutes before the boys so we can dry off and they'll play in the splash pad and small pool. <br />
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I love that there's a big splash pad for the kids to play in. <br />
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When we got home, I let the boys make homemade pizza. <br />
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They really looked forward to making this and had so much fun doing it. <br />
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Sprinkling the cheese on. <br />
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I love this picture of Greg and the boys!<br />
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<br />Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-91719696230328259692015-06-23T23:21:00.001-04:002015-06-23T23:21:08.308-04:00Summer DaysWhen we got back from Arizona at the end of May, the boys started their summer program. It's twice a week at the same church they go to school at and they really enjoy it. <br />
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Here's the boys on their first day.
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Looking a little tired after our day of traveling, but they did great. <br />
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We haven't been doing anything big this summer, but we're staying busy. I took this one night when we went to a bbq at a friend's house. This was the only picture I got. <br />
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Some trips up to my parents, which always involves a ride on this thing. <br />
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This is the boys favorite thing ever. Everything is compared to it, "it's cool, but not as cool as Papaw's truck" "it's not as fast as papaw's truck" etc. <br />
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I bought these dollar tree crafts to use on the plane, but didn't end up using them, so I brought them out one day when it was raining. The boys LOVED them and it killed a lot of time. <br />
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They just peeled and stuck square stickers and put them where they're supposed to go and it made a design. Super easy and they loved it. <br />
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We've spent a lot of time hanging out and just playing. <br />
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A couple trips to the mall. The mall is usually our winter go to place, but we had about a week of rain and followed by temperatures over 100, so it's just been too hot to go outside. It's miserable! So, we've made a few trips to the mall to stay busy. <br />
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I had a girls night. We went out for pizza and then went back to one of the girls houses and hung out and chatted WAY too late. I don't know why, but when girls get together, we insist on taking selfies that include duck face, tongues sticking out, and whatever is going on in the bottom picture. It was so much fun, we laughed and laughed and just had a great time. I was exhausted the next morning, but a couple extra cups of coffee were totally worth it! <br />
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We've been doing more painting and play doh since it's too hot to play much outside. <br />
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I had my front windshield replaced, which provided about an hour of entertainment for the boys! <br />
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The first Saturday in June, we went to the Home Depot workshop. Greg wasn't feeling great, so I took the boys by myself. (turns out he was actually sick and then I caught it a few days later--fun times) <br />
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The was my favorite project so far. The boys made little trucks that were so cute. They definitely made sure to tell me that Daddy hammers better than I do. <br />
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Proud boys with their trucks. <br />
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<br />Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-22130438683742145852015-06-12T23:18:00.002-04:002015-06-12T23:18:48.528-04:00Arizona- Last DayOn our last day of our Arizona trip, we got up early and drove to Phoenix. Our flight took off the next morning at 8am, so Greg's parents were nice enough to book us all a stay at the Squawpeak Hilton resort so we wouldn't have to get up as early and drive as far the next morning. <br />
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The boys were so excited, ever since we got to Arizona, they started asking "how many days until we stay at the hotel" They love staying at hotels.
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My friend, Brandi, flew in from LA and stayed at the same resort so we could see her while we were in Arizona. We've always talked about making sure our trip would work out so we could see her too, and I'm so glad it did! Her sister, Sonya and her two boys came up and stayed too! <br />
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Reunited!! <br />
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Brandi came to visit us twice in Virginia after I had the boys, but we haven't seen her since we moved to Georgia. You can read about Brandi's first visit <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekend-with-brandi.html" target="_blank">here</a> and in 2012 <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2012/03/brandis-trip-day-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2012/04/brandis-trip-day-2-recap.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com/2012/04/rest-of-brandis-trip-recap.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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And because I love comparisons and throwbacks, here's a picture from when Brandi came to visit in November 2010, when the boys weren't even 3 months old. <br />
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I get so tickled by this picture! The first time Brandi came to visit us, Carter was her little snuggle bug, he just wanted her to hold him. The second time, they both were all about Aunt B, but Evan was a little territorial. This was her first day of her second visit and he's crying because she's putting sunscreen on Carter before we went in the backyard. He is seriously that upset that she took her attention off of him, even for a few seconds, to do something with Carter. It's such a pitiful picture but it was just so crazy how fast he become inseparable from her on her first day! And no, he's never had that reaction to anything I've ever done, holding another baby, giving Carter attention--nope. I'm chop liver. ;) <br />
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Playing with the boys. <br />
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Brandi loves to cook (She cooks for Popsugar, has been featured on the Today Show, etc) and loves to plan out meals for us to try when she visits. She was cooking, talking on the phone (she's holding it up with her right shoulder) and had to hold Evan because he wanted nothing to do with me and wanted Brandi's attention. <br />
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It doesn't matter than two years have gone by, things have not changed. He was very quick to snuggle up on Brandi's lap. At one point, he was sitting on my lap and then she sat down and he immediately moved on over to her lap--haha. <br />
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Carter was being such a ham. He loves pulling his shorts up like this and getting people to laugh. He was eating it up. <br />
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Sonya took this picture, I don't know why we didn't get Greg to take a picture with Sonya in it! I didn't even realize until I got home that I didn't have one with her. The boys liked playing with her two boys and have even asked about them since we've been back. Her boys are so sweet and just slightly older, Maximus is 7 and Bexton is 5, but that's all it takes because the boys thought they were so cool! <br />
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The water was so cold, but it didn't stop the boys from having fun. We did the lazy river several times and it was heated.<br />
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We spent the afternoon swimming and then went back to the room to change and walked to dinner at a restaurant right next to the pool. Greg's friend, Adrian, from high school was able to join us since he lives in Phoenix. His wife and kids weren't feeling good, so they didn't get to join us. Adrian is Greg's first friend that I cooked for when we first moved in. I think it was hamburger helper and he was like "This is so delicious, thank you so much for cooking such a great meal" and he was not being sarcastic, he's just that nice--so needless to say, he's one of my favorites! ;) <br />
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The poor boys were so exhausted by the time we got to dinner, but they were troopers and very well behaved. We had a quick meal and then went back to the room to get them showered and put down to bed. <br />
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The room were SO nice and had a sleeping area with a door that shut and bathroom area and then a sitting room, so after we put the boys to bed, Greg and Adrian were able to hang out and catch up in the sitting area while the boys slept. I went over to Brandi and Sonya's room and hung out for a little bit. I could have stayed all night chatting, but I knew I'd regret it in the morning. I was so sad that we didn't get more time, but I've decided that Brandi is coming to visit in the fall, so that makes me feel better! I also think we're going to make a little overnight girls trip to Savannah while she's here. She or Greg don't know this yet, but I think it sounds like a great idea! <br />
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The next morning, we loaded up and headed to the Phoenix airport. The boys were in good moods and excited to fly again. <br />
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Our first leg of the trip was maybe 30min to an hour to Vegas. Then we stopped and people got off the plane and the people who were riding straight through to Atlanta, got to move to better seats, which we did. <br />
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And I let Greg ride with the boys. I forgot the dvds but Greg was able to put some movies on my laptop before we came back home, so the boys were able to watch a movie on the plane. I cannot explain to you how excited they were to wear headphones. It was such a small little thing, but they're the headphones I wear to the gym or while cutting the grass and so they call them "big boy" headphones and they thought that was the best thing ever. It's so funny what kids will be excited about. <br />
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I spent the flight reading "Sharp Objects" which I managed to finish a day or two after we got back. Two books in about a week. I haven't done that since the boys were born! <br />
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It was crowded on the train/subway thing that goes between concourses at the Atlanta airport, so the boys had to stand at first. I think it's safe to say they're excited! <br />
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Haha, they are such a mess. <br />
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Waiting for our luggage, they love watching it come up the ramp and onto the carousel. We did so good the entire flight and trip, but as we were walking out of the airport, Evan said he was tired (and I could tell he was) and he wanted me to carry him and as I was telling him that I couldn't because of all the luggage I was carrying, he ran into somebody. I know it didn't hurt, but he was done after that. He cried for a few minutes, until we got to our shuttle to take us back to the airport. Once we got in the car and started driving home, I felt him and he was burning up and saying he didn't feel good. I guess he got what Carter had a couple days before. He ended up being fine the next morning, but it took a few days to get back into our routine with the time change, jet lag, and just being completely exhausted. Greg ended up coming down sick a couple days after we got home and was so sick that he had to miss work and just stay in bed. I thought I got lucky and was sitting this one out, but about 4-5 days later, I got sick-fever, sore throat, trip to the doctor, laid in bed and didn't do anything for a couple of days. Ugh, but we're all healthy now.<br />
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Overall, our trip to Arizona was great. We all enjoyed it and I am happy we waited until the boys were this age to fly. They were so easy on the plane, and just traveling in general. They enjoyed the trip and are still talking about so much of it every single day. Now that we've got our first flight out of the way, I'm ready for some more family trips. I actually already went on Southwest's website to see if there were any specials to fly back out in the fall and got my reality check. My heart was saying "travel", but my wallet was saying "hell, nope!!" So, maybe all the family and friends we saw will feel like taking a trip out to Georgia this fall when we move into our new house. :) Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663188013667880678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611135134171463705.post-6005076898171741222015-06-09T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-09T08:00:01.634-04:00Arizona Day 6 & 7Sunday morning, Carter woke up not feeling great. We went dropped Greg's mom off at church, and then we went to Target and Bookman's. Bookman's is this amazing, used book store that is huge. I always go there when we visit and stock up on books. I wanted to get a few books for the boys, but Carter started feelings really bad, so Greg took him to the car while I checked out. We thought maybe he was just tired, but he ended up feeling really warm to us and just looking pitiful. <br />
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They had free puzzles set up for people to do, so Evan did a quick puzzle while I checked out. <br />
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He wanted me to take a picture to show Greg his finished puzzle. <br />
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We got the boys Eegees to drink and then came home. Carter was exhausted and wanted to nap, but wanted me to lay down with him. So, I took one for the team and took a nice, long nap with Carter. ;) When, we got up, we discovered that Evan decided to take a nap too. We watched tv and just took it easy the rest of the day. <br />
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After dinner, Greg and I ran to the store while the boys stayed with his parents. There were a couple more local beers we wanted to try. <br />
Nothing says "I mean business, like a shopping cart at the beer store" <br />
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The view on our way home. <br />
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The next morning, we got up and headed to Bisbee to visit Greg's aunts. Since Carter wasn't feeling great the day before, I let him sleep until the last possible minute and ride to Bisbee in his pajamas. As the morning went on, he seemed to feel better and better. <br />
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The boys petting Greg's aunts' dog when we first got there. They loved all the dogs they got to play with on this vacation. They were so sweet with them, it almost made me want to get a dog. Almost. <br />
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The boys decided to explore as soon as we got there, the weather was beautiful. <br />
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They had so much fun checking everything out. It's hard to tell, but Carter is standing on a bridge. <br />
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Greg and the boys. <br />
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The boys were so obsessed with cactus, so I tried to get a picture in front of as many as I could so I can print them out for a little album for the boys. <br />
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The land that the house is on was just perfect for the kids, there was so much to do. Greg's aunts do not have kids, but not having toys did not stop the boys from having fun. <br />
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Eric and Carrie drove up separate and so the boys had somebody to play with while we were there. <br />
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Aunt Debbie and Kathy let the kids go through their rock beds to look for "treasures" and each kid got to keep 3 (I think, I can't remember) things that the found. The kids were entertained for so long doing this. The boys are obsessed with the fun rocks and stuff they found, they have it in a bag and will show it to anybody that will look.<br />
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When we left, we went to an old Coal Mine store. They do mine tours and we planned on doing that, but since Carter was feeling bad the day before, we held off on buying tickets to make sure he was going to feel up to it and they ended up selling out. :( But, we stopped by to check out the store and they had a big bucket of different rocks, 4 for $1.00 and the boys were so into treasure hunting from earlier, Greg told them each to pick out two. Greg helped Evan, but Carter was having none of that, he wanted to look himself and find the perfect rocks or "gold" as he called it. <br />
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The boys were so sad about not being able to go on the mine tour and so Carrie bought the boys these fun hats, that they would have worn if they had gone on the tour. It was so sweet and the boys loved it! <br />
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The boys went on a couple of walks with Grandma and Grandpa after dinner to walk Tinkerbell and this was one of the pictures that Greg's dad took on one of their walks. I meant to get pictures of the boys with everybody, but it didn't happen. <br />
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There was prairie dogs running around everywhere, they were so fun and cute to watch. Evan especially loved seeing them. <br />
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Cousins, swinging. <br />
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Eric and Carrie brought their new dog, Piper, to the park. Evan was a big fan. <br />
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Carter was a little more hesitant, but he warmed up. <br />
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He got spoiled by Greg's parents' dog, who never jumps or anything. Piper is still a puppy and was so excited, so it scared Carter a little. <br />
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The view from our drive back from the park. We tried to enjoy the scenery because it's so different than Georgia. <br />
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We met up with Greg's parents and little brother, Brian at the mall for lunch. Afterwards, we went to a couple outlet stores in the mall and I got a few things for the boys. Then, we headed downtown to watch Mary Poppins. Greg's mom bought us tickets. It was held in a building at UofA. We got there pretty early, so we drove around to see how much things have changed since we lived there, including a house that we rented for a year back when Greg was going to the University of Arizona. <br />
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Greg and Evan, before the show. <br />
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Me and Carter. <br />
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Evan LOVED the Mary Poppins musical. He sat still and just watched, he could have stayed for the entire thing, but Carter started to get really antsy right before intermission. So, during intermission, we left. We hung out outside, to let Eric and Carrie know we were leaving and the boys explored the neat little area right outside the theater. <br />
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Evan asked to take a picture with me--how could I say "no" to that sweet face? <br />
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After the play, everybody came over for dinner and of course, a quick dip in the hot tub. <br />
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Around 11, Eric got off and we all went to Burger King with a huge, indoor play area and had lunch so the kids could play. <br />
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Afterwards, Greg and I met a couple he went to high school with, Mike and Jasmin. They brought their two kids and we met at out door pool in Oro Valley. <br />
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It was actually a little chilly and the wind was blowing pretty good, so Evan decided against playing in the water and decided to sun bathe. <br />
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There's a nice, shaded park connected to the pool, so Jasmin and I took the boys out there for them to play while caught up. It was a really nice park and the boys had a lot of fun. <br />
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They agreed to take pictures for me. There were tons of prairie dogs around, so we had fun watching those. I've never seen them in the wild before. Evan actually asked "why are thy not in the zoo' haha. It was so neat seeing them though and I'm glad the boys got to see them too. <br />
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Carter<br />
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Playing around the park. <br />
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After we played at the park some, we all headed back to Greg's parents house and all the kids ended up in the hot tub--same thing, different day. :) They had a blast playing, like always. <br />
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One of Greg's parents' good friend, Adrian, came over. She wanted to see the boys and they really took to her. She actually came out to Virginia and stopped by our house while she was in town and I was ALL THE WAY pregnant, so it's so fun for her to see the boys now, 4.5 years old! Evan loved sitting down and talking her ear off. I don't know if she know what she was getting herself into! haha. Carter is usually my quiet one, but he was talking up a storm also. But, I love that they go to spend some quality time with her during her short stay. Greg grew up in Arizona, so there's so many people that he'd love to see when we go out, but there's just not enough time to see everybody. I'm glad that we were able to see as many people as we did. <br />
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