we've had a busy few weeks and glad that things are starting to slow down as we gear up for a busy Spring!
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| ended our time-sans-daddy with a trip to see my best friend carlie and her three kiddos in dallas...it literally stormed and hailed for all three hours in :( but all the boys slept! |
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| homemade pizza night! |
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| we don't do a lot of play places here but when we are at aunt carlie's, yes! |
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| my road trip essentials :) |
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| happy travelers all the way :) |
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| when we got home, it was major reno mode! so i bribed my dad to do some of the heavy lifting with a lemon meringue pie ;) |
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| and mom took the boys out in the warm Texas winter |
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| chapter books every night :) |
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| and kale harvesting (almost) every day |
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| this kid loves to rearrange his dino magnets. he knows at least 20 names of dinosaurs...that i don't :) |
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| daddy comes home today! |
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| afternoon tea |
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| well, daddy got home but then turned right around and left for his birthday goose hunting trip! |
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| Godinich cousins and uncles :) |
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| so we played outside some more... |
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| and had tasty breakfasts like peach blueberry baked oatmeal |
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| and took long, evening baths :) |
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| had lots of fun lunches! |
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| did our chores... |
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| sewed new curtains! |
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| and took naps together! |
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| finally, he was really home! with treats from argentina! |
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| another fun lunch for the boys! |
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| my early riser and i making waffles! |
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i don't know if you can see but mv thought it was hilarious to throw his waffle on the floor and make "waffle footprints".
ah, boys. |
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the same day he got back, mike came down with a terrible sinus infection.
so this was my breakfast.
because, man-cold. |
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and this was my dinner.
no, i'm joking.
this was a huge batch of cookies for the church's youth lock-in! |
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| jefferson mardi gras parade! |
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| creepiest elsa ever. |
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| brother working hard. |
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| one of the first of the spring daffodils! |
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| chilly afternooon's call for cups and cups of tea. |
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| every afternoon, when he gets up from his nap, mv and daddy read his beginner books together with a snack :) |
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| that day called for homemade chocolate pudding. |
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| "let me hug you again...i didn't get it tight." - jack desa, age 3 |
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| i don't know many kids who go back to sneak more edamame |
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fat tuesday at our church!
painting alleluia banners to "bury" that sunday |
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| pancakes! |
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| and the burning of last year's palm branches for this year's ashes |
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| afternoon tea on our new deck! |
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| gma and poppy came to visit! |
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| jefferson riverport bbq! |
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and antiquing!
we found antique corbels for our new house! |
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| playing outside on beautiful days! |
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| tea and biscuits with a sick baby :( |
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| we had a scallop and lobster feast for valentine's day with harry and diane! |
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| and this was valentine's day breakfast before church for the boys :) |
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| silly somersaulting boy :) |
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| farmboy :) |
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| we started isr courses! (infant swim rescue) and we love it! |
we've another great couple of weeks, besides lots of sickness, and we hope to all be feeling better as Spring approaches!
