tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343580052024-03-07T01:09:47.813-05:00~ Count the Blessings ~Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-76824437967747388932012-10-05T22:12:00.001-04:002012-10-05T23:31:18.709-04:00Flashback Friday: Florida editionLast December, Rob and I took a short trip to Miami, Florida to meet up with our dear friends from Utah. I was extremely pregnant, it's hard to believe that I didn't have little Tinley while I was there, considering how huge I was :) Anyway... we filled our days with many activities, as well as lots of good food, fun and laughs!<br />
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Susette and I at the Seaquarium</div>
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A walk on the beach</div>
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<a href="http://www.vizcayamuseum.org/">Vizcaya</a> ~ Amazing 50 acre estate built in 1916 </div>
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With Susette and Clint at Vizcaya</div>
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Chili walk on the beach</div>
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Rob insisted on going to Key West to get his sand from the southern most point (he once had some, but one of our dear children accidentally broke the glass Sobe bottle, so he lost his dear sand). It was a long trip, both ways, but it was a crazy amount of fun renting scooters and a golf cart (they wouldn't let me, 8 months pregnant, ride a scooter :)). Seriously though, I think Susette and I had just as much fun watching the boys, acting like kids in a candy store, on the scooters as we would have had riding them!<br />
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Clint and Susette in Key West</div>
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Our beautiful friends in Key West</div>
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Needless to say, we had an amazing trip! I can't wait for our next one! Too bad we can't make it happen with all of our (combined, eight) kids! Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-89900608703349464882012-09-28T22:40:00.005-04:002012-09-28T22:40:46.874-04:00Flashback Friday: LD (birthday edition)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear LD, or as you write it: Ld~<br />
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It is absolutely impossible to believe that you turned five this year! I feel like you are so old, yet still (and always) my baby boy. You absolutely love to cuddle and I hope that this kind, affectionate, and loving personality never changes! Charming would possibly be the best way to describe you, and you often get your way with us because of this :) Although you are so tender and gentle (especially with any baby that comes your way, and even more so with your baby sister), yet love to rough house with Daddy, who you are a spitting image of. I absolutely melt that you still call me, "Mama," and everyday count that as a blessing as I know it may not last forever.<br />
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You have more personality than I knew possible in a child your age and have the ability to light up a room or fill it with laughter. You also love music have quite the dance moves, with rhythm and all! Needless to say, we adore your crazy personality and impressive dancing and get so much enjoyment out of you entertaining us! <br />
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Your mind is like a steal trap, and you can recall full movie lines (with actions and inflection) from movies you've seen months (sometimes years) ago and have only watched once. This is also reflected in your academics! As soon as you are taught something, you retain it, which is why I think it has been so easy for you to pick up reading. You have always had a love for books and enjoy your big sister reading to you almost daily, so it seemed to come so naturally to you.<br />
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Last year you attended preschool at Hudsonville Christian with Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Kuipers, who Madisyn also had. As expected with your outgoing personality, you immediately loved it! You made a lot of new friends, and each day you'd share with me the different people you played with that day. I love that you played with everyone, boys and girls equally, and certainly don't mind hanging out with the Barbies if it means enjoying time with a friend.<br />
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We love you more than words can describe!<br />
Love, Mama<br />
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Sophie (one of M's best friends), M & LD</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The other tremendous milestone made this year was her fear of being in front of people. She has always been our more reserved child (which is often a wonderful trait!). For a few years she wouldn't even participate in her school programs because she was too embarrased to get up or sing in front of others. Then this year she apparently showed interest in doing a solo for the Christmas program... and she was chosen! Yes, you read correctly, a solo in front of a million people (okay, not </span><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">that</i><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> many, but it sure seems like it when seven grades of parents, siblings, grand parents, etc... are all packed in like sardines in a quite huge sanctuary). She was one of only three first graders (only one in her class) that was chosen. I cautiously confirmed with her that she wanted to be up in front by her self singing and she sure did! Needless to say, she did amazing! She absolutely blew us away by being so confident! Lastly, I am so glad that our "Baby" now has a little sister to love and teach! She always wanted a sister and she absolutely adores Tinley! I can't wait to see how their relationship grows as sisters... they remind me of my sister and I (I'm 7.5 years older and Madisyn is 7 years older), and I can only hope that they have as great of a relationship as we do!</span>
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Among the above, this past year Madisyn also:<br />
*Began first grade (first year of all day/every day), she is handling it like a champ and still prefers to have an 1 1/2 nap immediately after school, which gives us all a little more (less whiny, less crying) family time at night :)<br />
*Ran her first kids <a href="http://www.dykema-blessings.blogspot.com/2012/01/backlog-ii-madisyns-marathon.html">marathon</a> (completed 26.2 miles within two months), ran two miles straight at one point<br />
*Taught herself how to do the splits and a cartwheel (it is somewhat scary how quickly she can drop into the splits)<br />
*Had her first community ed basketball experience (and loved it!)<br />
*Took her first dance class (liked it, but didn't love it)<br />
*Took her first gymnastic class (and LOVED LOVED LOVED it!)<br />
*Began having interest in basketball, soccer, baseball and golf<br />
*Lost more teeth than I can count... I think we're at eight total!Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-64951290124705544902012-02-28T00:39:00.000-05:002012-02-28T08:49:50.081-05:00Tinley Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our little peanut finally arrived! To say the wait was worth it would be a tremendous understatement! I do not even know how we could be so amazingly blessed by her in our first three days. The kids absolutely adore her and are amazing at holding, talking and helping out with her! But it's not only the kids... Rob and I seem to spoil her rotten wanting to hold her ALL of the time :) Yes, she's the baby of the family and is already getting a little special treatment!<br />
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I have to share our labor story because it was truly an answer to prayer! I'll try not to draw it out too long, but bear with me... It began on Tuesday, February 21st (41 weeks) when I had a NST scheduled along with a possible dose of Cytotec (a drug that can be used to help begin contractions which often lead into labor). Leading up to Tuesday I felt more and more like I really wanted labor to begin on its own and wanted to avoid inducing drugs if at all possible. When I shared with the nurses that I decided not to do the Cytotec, you could tell that they were somewhat surprised... likely because most people at 41 weeks are anxious to be done. But to be completely honest, I was still feeling fantastic (even ran that week!).<br />
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Anyway... NST went great, skipped Cytotec and went on my way home. Next NST was scheduled for Saturday with the option of Cytotec again. Following that, I would be scheduled for an induction (with Cytotec) on Monday night followed by Pitocin on Tuesday, if necessary. Needless to say, I was seriously struggling with the decision. I really wanted to avoid Pitocin, but I honestly still was hoping that something would happen on its own. I prayed and prayed and prayed (and so did the kids, bless their hearts... they really wanted to meet their little sibling). I've never wanted pain so badly!<br />
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Friday early morning, I began having occasional contractions that woke me up. Finally, around 4:00, I figured that it was time to get up and see if this was the real thing. I timed them and they were 4-5 minutes apart... YEAH! I hopped in the shower, woke Rob up around 5:00 and called the in-laws to come and watch the kiddos. I told them to take their time, so they got here around 6:00 (both kids had woken up from the noise and were tremendously excited to hear that we were headed to the hospital) and Rob and I made it through the crazy snow storm (that closed the kids' schools) by 6:30.<br />
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By 8:00 I was fully admitted, dilated to 4 cm, 60% effaced, and was given the opportunity to request my epidural. I felt okay, but knew that I wanted it before too long, so gave the go-ahead. By 9:00 I had it and was ever so grateful (I was now 8 cm and 80% or 90% effaced)! I had been to the point that things were getting quite painful (I have no idea how you women do it without!). And speaking of my epidural, my anesthesiologist was a guy that I've gone running with! I don't know him well, but recall one run that we did from Hudsonville to Wealthy Street Bakery in Grand Rapids last year. Anyway, he did a phenomenal job :)<br />
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After that I think I was ready by 10:00 or so, but the nurse waited until 11:00 to check me and sure enough, we were more than ready! My wonderful doctor came in and two contractions later we had our perfect baby girl! In fact, she was born at 11:09 am :) She was 8 lbs. 12 oz. (one ounce bigger than her big brother was), and 21" long. She's a lengthy little thing!<br />
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To Madisyn, from Landon,"Madisyn Landon I love you" (picture of monkey)
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My favorite are the letters between Madisyn and Landon, they are just so sweet! They have even written the baby (white mailbox) some! I may just have to pull these out in six months or so, because we all seem to love it so much!Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-9983477358914403232012-02-09T17:50:00.000-05:002012-02-09T17:50:51.633-05:00Hot Chocolate 15kWho would have known that there is a 15k race out there?! What a perfect distance! I hope that I can do it again this year! This race was one of my favorites of 2011, not because of the chocolate fondue or hot chocolate following the race, but because it was fun to go down to Chicago with some of my running group friends (Cindy, Tammy, Kristin H., Kristin L., Heather) and run the entire race together! Aside from the 1/2 in October (where I ran with Rob, Doug, David, Rudy), I don't recall a road race where I've run with a group of friends the entire time! Not to mention, some of my dear other friends (KMac, <a href="http://theterpblog.blogspot.com/">KT</a> & <a href="http://hpartyoffour.blogspot.com/">Theresa</a>) were down there running it for the first time too! Hopefully they'll run it again this year too :)
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So far, so good! I'm feeling better at this point than I did with either of the other two, so I'm planning on at least a week late and if baby arrives anytime before then, it will be a wonderful surprise! In fact, Rob is more anxious than I am! I was still able to run this week (3 miles, with a few walking breaks), but I have yet to determine if there will be anymore running in my future :)
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Nana and Madisyn, pre-race</div>
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Beginning of the race!</div>
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Nana, Papa, LD & Madisyn, post-race</div>
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Madisyn and her proud Mommy, post-race</div>
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I'm hoping that lesson taught her more than you can keep running further than you think... Hopefully she learned that sometimes you make commitments that are not always easy to keep, but it's important and worth it to keep your word and more importantly, that many goals in life are not easy to achieve, but the payoff is <i>always </i>worth the time and effort put into it! Aside from anything she learned, I think my favorite part was that we got to spend so much one-on-one time together!<br />
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I'm going to try to keep things in chronological order, for my sanity. Landon got a special day at the zoo with Papa and Nana Dykema last fall. He certainly loves any one-on-one (or three-on-one) time that he gets with just about anyone!<br />
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Here are a few fun pictures from the day...<br />
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<br />Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-32671234673127065872011-10-30T22:55:00.000-04:002011-10-30T23:03:34.258-04:00Our years togetherWe celebrated our 7th anniversary running this year! I somehow talked Rob into running the Grand Rapids 1/2 marathon with me! I was excited about it, but didn't really realize the significance until afterwards. It was the first time that Rob has run that far (and we don't often get to run together since we usually take turns with watching the kiddos) and the last time that I'll run that far during this pregnancy. Both of us felt fantastic the whole race! We have always celebrated our anniversaries, but unlike most of them, we both agreed that this will be an exceptionally memorable one where we will always recall what we did <i>on the day</i> of our anniversary... versus several days and/or weeks earlier or later in order to celebrate it.<br />
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I honestly never thought we'd be where we are today, and yet I couldn't be happier! First of all, I never saw myself as a SAHM and yet, the past two years being home with the kids has changed and blessed <strike>my</strike> our life more than I could have ever imagined! Secondly, for years we were certain that we were complete with two children, but God knew all along that he'd change our hearts. It was almost like the kids always knew, but we just hadn't caught on! Needless-to-say, the past seven years of my life have been more filling, rewarding, exciting and unpredictable than I could have dreamed! I can't wait to experience what God has in store for our eighth and every year beyond!<br />
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Here are a few pictures of us from the years past.<br />
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Dating</div>
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Night we got engaged</div>
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Wedding (2004)</div>
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At Dan & Marriane's wedding a month after we had Madisyn (2005)</div>
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(2006)</div>
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Boston (2008)</div>
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(2009)</div>
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Dave Matthews Band Concert</div>
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Rob's surprise birthday party (2010)</div>
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Whitecaps Game</div>
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Zeeland Zoom 5k</div>
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<br /></div>Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-61193184043749737972011-10-06T17:01:00.002-04:002011-10-06T17:01:43.224-04:00We don't get out very often...And when we do, we always forget to take pictures... but not this time!<br />
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The rare picture of the two of us.</div>
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Cliff, Bob, Mike & Rob (all co-workers of Robs)</div>
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Daddy getting in on the game</div>
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Landon perfecting his stroke</div>
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I am amazed at how much the kiddos LOVE these clubs!</div>
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<br />Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-50938949525698903652011-09-13T00:22:00.000-04:002011-09-13T00:24:34.323-04:00LD's first day of preschoolHe's been waiting in anticipation since he was done with "three-school" last year! We were fortunate that Landon got the same teacher at Hudsonville Christian as Madisyn had, so he already knows her and loves her! Today we got to go together and I wish I had taken more pictures because his face was glowing the entire time!<br />
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Here is Madisyn two years ago!
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And both of them on <a href="http://dykema-blessings.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-day-of-school.html">Madisyn's first day of pre-school</a> (*tear*)
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Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-16182225909753973042011-09-07T17:26:00.000-04:002011-09-07T17:26:15.320-04:00I'm just not ready...For my baby girl to be gone at school five days every week! I loved our little break that we had last year between school days. Days to wear our pj's all day, go for walks, go on playdates, build indoor forts or outdoor snow forts, days just to be together. Although a bit late, I'm now cherishing summer break and weekends more than ever. I do know, however, that she's more than ready for everyday school. My main concern was her naps, but the past two days, we've gotten cuddle time when she got home and she's fit in an hour or so nap. Works for mama!
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I'm also cherishing the amazing time that Landon and I have together. I'm reminded of how fortunate I am to be a SAHM and to be able to spend my days with my youngest (for now), one-on-one, just the two of us! As much as he loves his sister, he really loves when he gets mommy time! When it's just the two of us, he's truly is an angel, and I realize how much I would have missed out on if I hadn't quit working.Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-63546788412890831842011-09-02T23:57:00.003-04:002011-09-03T00:43:37.158-04:00Our little runner girl!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopiFDLa-1CHG1PQtVlZJ8atFn-KWJ36eefKRa1I4SFi2NIMYoA1ZASB5Xd22LydQC63pVHfXixjO7pM01hdWOYyvvBHtUgHYmlJiReP9WklMYwVRlpJexYg_hrWWmpw1D0u3W/s1600/SDC12658-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopiFDLa-1CHG1PQtVlZJ8atFn-KWJ36eefKRa1I4SFi2NIMYoA1ZASB5Xd22LydQC63pVHfXixjO7pM01hdWOYyvvBHtUgHYmlJiReP9WklMYwVRlpJexYg_hrWWmpw1D0u3W/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647980043115965250" /></a>
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<br />Madisyn is officially signed up for the <a href="http://grandrapidsmarathon.com/kids/">Helen Devos Children's Hospital Grand Rapids Kids Marathon</a>! She has been asking for some time if she could do a race (especially every time she sees other kids doing races) and she loves to run at the track with Rob and I when we do track workouts. So, when I saw this, I knew she'd be excited about it... and excited she was! The first two days she ran a total of three miles! And everyday since, she asks me in the morning when we can go running. The objective is to run a total of 25 miles before race day and complete the final 1.2 miles in the race on October 15th (for a total of 26.2 miles, official marathon distance).
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<br />The best part is, she and I have gotten to spend some quality one-on-one time together. While running her last quarter of a mile the other night she said, "This is fun... talking and chit-chatting!" It made me want to melt! Not to mention, that's exactly one of the reasons that I run... to talk and catch-up with friends!
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<br />We're so proud of you, baby girl!Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-63037730435650774252011-08-31T13:00:00.000-04:002011-08-31T13:00:21.099-04:00School lunch? School smunch.Since last summer, Madisyn and I have been brainstorming school lunch ideas for her. She doesn't care for sandwiches (Subway and turkey and cheese roll-ups are suitable, but PB&J or ham and cheese, forget about it). Needless to say, it was getting difficult to come up with new ideas by year-end. Which brings me to this year... twice as many lunches to prepare (thank you Thermos) and two snacks every day! At least I have won one battle, by convincing her to take hot lunch one day/week :) Anyway, since being motivated by Jen @ <a href="http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2011/08/back-to-school-organizing-packing.html">IHeart Organizing</a>, I decided to get the ball rolling. Here's a preview of Madisyn's school lunch drawer:
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<br />All of the snacks are two deep, except the granola bars, which are four deep.
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<br />Refrigerated snacks (carrots are in those foggy bags):
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<br />And while I was at it, I took a picture of some of our other food cabinets... just because. I know this drawer will make some cringe. Yes, there are times when we eat pre-packaged pasta meals (Cheddar Broccoli Knorr is M's favorite), but we don't usually have mac & cheese in the house... go figure.
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<br />Breakfast drawer, with individual portions of cereal on the left, ready to add milk if desired, although generally we do yogurt, fruit, protein shakes (milk, yogurt, banana, peanut butter), waffles, pancakes and/or eggs for breakfast.
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<br />One of my temporary pantry shelves (my new pantry is in the making :)).
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<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Proper Noun</span>
<br />1. Temporary name of our beloved third child, affectionately named after Cookie Monster by the elder brother whom already adores his soon-to-be sibling.
<br />2. Name that fits the question, "Where's Cookie?" "In Mommy's tummy!"
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<br />Picture courtesy of the talented big sister at 15w 3d (to be exact)Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-79880904816559311592011-08-27T07:00:00.000-04:002011-08-27T07:00:04.788-04:00Fun on the lake!Don't get too excited... this daily blog post thing is not an indication of what's to come. I just have some catching up to do :)
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<br />We don't spend as much time on the boat as we would like (well, Rob gets to spend more time while fishing), but as often as we can, we get the kiddos out for a day on Lake Michigan. Our friends and old neighbors (in Alger Heights) were visiting and staying with us from Canada with their four girls, so we all went out and the kiddos had a blast! Well, at least Madisyn and the girls did. There was about an hour where all LD wanted was for the boat to stop rocking and for him to go home :( But after some Mama love, and cuddling, he was good to go!
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<br />Rob doesn't love his picture taken, but I catch him every once in a while anyway :)
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<br />LD post-crying fit.Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-51262615583512389952011-08-26T01:45:00.001-04:002011-08-26T09:32:18.048-04:00Ottawa County FairI have been slacking on taking pictures, which then has a drastic effect on my posts (who wants to see a post without a picture?!). I may actually start a daily photo blog because I've been so inspired by <a href="http://terpblog365.blogspot.com/">Katie</a> and <a href="http://ourtripsaroundthesun.blogspot.com/">Theresa</a> (and <a href="http://hpartyoffour.blogspot.com/2011/08/top-ten-reasons-to-start-picture-blog.html">Theresa's blog post</a>)! None-the-less, I have taken a <span style="font-style:italic;">few</span> pictures this summer including some of the kiddos and their cousins Joshua and Levi (their only cousins, but only for another 3-4 weeks!) at the Ottawa County Fair.
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<br />Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-1065596779100758162011-07-13T12:40:00.004-04:002011-07-13T13:56:56.132-04:00The news is out!And we couldn't be more excited! It's been way too difficult keeping it a secret! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xfNkiJ3BcV5FcOrbTh1n7hMsef99DCG6P81cSPWYzWMBsESV4QANqCLWyxbk3OZ2aMeSGd0i92UAa2plWX9HffPtQ1huAfPsLkRWRpJas-XQSA52RSLcJXzrAaqdey4C3BVh/s1600/IMG_0468.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xfNkiJ3BcV5FcOrbTh1n7hMsef99DCG6P81cSPWYzWMBsESV4QANqCLWyxbk3OZ2aMeSGd0i92UAa2plWX9HffPtQ1huAfPsLkRWRpJas-XQSA52RSLcJXzrAaqdey4C3BVh/s400/IMG_0468.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628878246867886898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT1V7sPrGlUDIrkyeBKOqyD1oEnXMz2kbdQJ6r9edVuyESlvIG9s3x2b9BUEAh3zutP6Gi12f48Nc8iTEy_7G6mV8V2XJlHEh4decY0GMBcOx0jOhcFSn8kGK6sZJ7nSJWoJv/s1600/IMG_0487-2text.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT1V7sPrGlUDIrkyeBKOqyD1oEnXMz2kbdQJ6r9edVuyESlvIG9s3x2b9BUEAh3zutP6Gi12f48Nc8iTEy_7G6mV8V2XJlHEh4decY0GMBcOx0jOhcFSn8kGK6sZJ7nSJWoJv/s400/IMG_0487-2text.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628878234235399218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUsE2hw8R-A1NhWiQ4UM3y6gid8S_PxvM87eXY6WPDMQmgagTRxS7iCoaGQRcinxEdGK2IEsWAKQUxpRxJjBxt7y5MdpRU0pXT6cCMZsa1xgEVvLXFPi8DaVrQSa7gJzM9wK3/s1600/IMAG0020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUsE2hw8R-A1NhWiQ4UM3y6gid8S_PxvM87eXY6WPDMQmgagTRxS7iCoaGQRcinxEdGK2IEsWAKQUxpRxJjBxt7y5MdpRU0pXT6cCMZsa1xgEVvLXFPi8DaVrQSa7gJzM9wK3/s400/IMAG0020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628878227034638354" /></a><br /><br />Baby D3 should arrive around Valentine's Day!<br /><br />Thanks <a href="http://mindyleigh.com/blog/">Mindy</a>, for helping us share our news!Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-51438682985810475592011-06-21T23:39:00.000-04:002011-06-21T23:44:49.440-04:00March Birthday PartyOf course I'm running late on blogging... something that I continue to say that I'm going to work on, but haven't successfully improved. Albeit late, I don't want to miss out on posting great pics from the event filled day! <br /><br />I really love having their birthdays close together, so that we can have all of the family over for one big celebration... so far they don't mind sharing the big day :) We've also started doing their own smaller, low-key parties with friends, which gives them their own special celebration!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-D6_nKmgAyfM5HsghYitkWDQlHmsH6ZDlm5lfxmC9sf8ahPrz7fAngz29IQFD-QzAj-2WfCxficJ8IvuwngzWvrOFEWS6EDNx6ij8Q1C-8aLVTOWiHQ_qubm5zzskembpiWr/s1600/2011-03-221.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-D6_nKmgAyfM5HsghYitkWDQlHmsH6ZDlm5lfxmC9sf8ahPrz7fAngz29IQFD-QzAj-2WfCxficJ8IvuwngzWvrOFEWS6EDNx6ij8Q1C-8aLVTOWiHQ_qubm5zzskembpiWr/s400/2011-03-221.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620876877598924450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_ckt7W71Q_nZ_dge-C1Z1XaEUljWL0T7Sd8gLAkRGfdRxddVs24idg52Wy9tbhkCTycPXbsE0qSFx6TGAeH-NhblzL1Edn5vfPt0NVNmRliX8eEHxqsF3njvyvomLDQUuBjT/s1600/2011-03-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_ckt7W71Q_nZ_dge-C1Z1XaEUljWL0T7Sd8gLAkRGfdRxddVs24idg52Wy9tbhkCTycPXbsE0qSFx6TGAeH-NhblzL1Edn5vfPt0NVNmRliX8eEHxqsF3njvyvomLDQUuBjT/s400/2011-03-22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620876868365986258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22shFRYMumRVsyaiADUnbKnQvlKX0ajOSBAUo0kz8LMiS_mAuLMLMnUzVvPAyo_rW4JlpH8hPlUmYAUycakBmUmePatEr04nvgRLAP5uTJmCoS005xfahckyGpvQ-u74iIANQ/s1600/DSC01130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22shFRYMumRVsyaiADUnbKnQvlKX0ajOSBAUo0kz8LMiS_mAuLMLMnUzVvPAyo_rW4JlpH8hPlUmYAUycakBmUmePatEr04nvgRLAP5uTJmCoS005xfahckyGpvQ-u74iIANQ/s400/DSC01130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620880940394506594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYdSXR-PQisOBUxMwaihdiJIx4LkLijqrbinCIfmkJmrgFRZBCz3vi18Ri18f596hrlmCUWo0UTFVfA3PxwingEez3GLfNVwBRvDNBhvdkusSheGYI6a_ti6pRsSI2AXcwlFO/s1600/SDC12134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYdSXR-PQisOBUxMwaihdiJIx4LkLijqrbinCIfmkJmrgFRZBCz3vi18Ri18f596hrlmCUWo0UTFVfA3PxwingEez3GLfNVwBRvDNBhvdkusSheGYI6a_ti6pRsSI2AXcwlFO/s400/SDC12134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620883645992510818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_Fomy1Cr1qgfDNk5rQsMb5rEHezZUc8-NsHrn0v4kiVCT9SgpfJcXNxLtGJYh3b8MJndxtnDDAajT3veLT_aM2e6GUFT7wB6pf51TFphrfJxYkP5RLWngrAnxfFBj1VT7wgx/s1600/DSC01187-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_Fomy1Cr1qgfDNk5rQsMb5rEHezZUc8-NsHrn0v4kiVCT9SgpfJcXNxLtGJYh3b8MJndxtnDDAajT3veLT_aM2e6GUFT7wB6pf51TFphrfJxYkP5RLWngrAnxfFBj1VT7wgx/s400/DSC01187-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620881846027793682" /></a><br />I included a lot of their birthday cakes because I was so proud of the job that they did! They were thrilled when I offered for them to decorate their own cakes! After I iced them in the colors that they picked, they rolled the fondant and cut out the shapes, and put them on wherever they wanted :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2Yiv-0A-zdjuj-G2ZMiUo6cWHqyvnLp6gj-z5tZF5WDPN2blaDr9LcMrLcvgpuONkQHLTUIHgPHsXBwIW_f49ux9LEhIu_AOrkxZ0RtOu20aRRBDoLdMGfpL21XP0QkHd5YM/s1600/DSC01128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2Yiv-0A-zdjuj-G2ZMiUo6cWHqyvnLp6gj-z5tZF5WDPN2blaDr9LcMrLcvgpuONkQHLTUIHgPHsXBwIW_f49ux9LEhIu_AOrkxZ0RtOu20aRRBDoLdMGfpL21XP0QkHd5YM/s400/DSC01128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620880937053954098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ahZkIL0gNHb5jG-7-fjzTbJcqlKRVwGdkkbz5smx4ugZw2Caq_0TZeL6rhQHsXBuw9m-voiPSo_5RpWwvdVJ02zsDY8SRY1T4l46K3VuBRSVxlt5aCXGNr1Bk-G_UZ6P0e0u/s1600/DSC01237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ahZkIL0gNHb5jG-7-fjzTbJcqlKRVwGdkkbz5smx4ugZw2Caq_0TZeL6rhQHsXBuw9m-voiPSo_5RpWwvdVJ02zsDY8SRY1T4l46K3VuBRSVxlt5aCXGNr1Bk-G_UZ6P0e0u/s400/DSC01237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620880972211233602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wvmB0gTyQKSnt1fOB6STiKuvqwWpjBfzsve5D9FDiiOUc4cPk7vIxo9aG9d0k5gOwESeLaBGmn8UipEB7cBrH79Ti67OyLGNtxAcayEaQIFrmTu-92azg-O67CJN_VTPJpQv/s1600/DSC01165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wvmB0gTyQKSnt1fOB6STiKuvqwWpjBfzsve5D9FDiiOUc4cPk7vIxo9aG9d0k5gOwESeLaBGmn8UipEB7cBrH79Ti67OyLGNtxAcayEaQIFrmTu-92azg-O67CJN_VTPJpQv/s400/DSC01165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620880955559421090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7nqO3uwRrFhMjbuERbsg19OsYDsbroLtL_x0NC1bQKSkICbNm1S9emfuRhKFVjpaOCmX902qsxMUzKFCYABDwB6M44lEenvz3-nZsKZWj7QzcC7ONqK-x9AKWNDvowmQJxdW/s1600/SDC12144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7nqO3uwRrFhMjbuERbsg19OsYDsbroLtL_x0NC1bQKSkICbNm1S9emfuRhKFVjpaOCmX902qsxMUzKFCYABDwB6M44lEenvz3-nZsKZWj7QzcC7ONqK-x9AKWNDvowmQJxdW/s400/SDC12144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620876885479925394" /></a>Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-50503261159930134392011-05-25T22:27:00.001-04:002011-05-25T22:40:38.003-04:00LD's hair... and personality :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeaeFb00LmArIunIzLfwn6MCPaKkpvt_BJDecqyaszWpfsL7nmfSJMdoHVBUlZX3qnlG4AM-6nav6hNp0rBt4OyXEyLJd_LN8qscypNRMaNttgInydK4hAPAP6X7wXTstEGNJ/s1600/2011-05-24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeaeFb00LmArIunIzLfwn6MCPaKkpvt_BJDecqyaszWpfsL7nmfSJMdoHVBUlZX3qnlG4AM-6nav6hNp0rBt4OyXEyLJd_LN8qscypNRMaNttgInydK4hAPAP6X7wXTstEGNJ/s400/2011-05-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610848376477645154" /></a><br />It's always a difficult decision for me to make, whether to let his hair grow (and gain those curls that are one of my few traits that he possesses) or to cut it short like Daddy. I didn't quite get to the curl stage before I gave in this time! If you ask Landon, he likes it, "like a dinosaur." :)Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-71315275044460322452011-04-04T23:07:00.004-04:002011-04-04T23:36:39.955-04:00Riviera Maya<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZWwo1c9OvMjUQzhMrR2j99aqw7w0zxpwqsqSHPtPWlOnkOblTqB1i3IgJ2Mcu6QsUm1UxaqGuRnC433aO5fqAKCmM1d5OgzmTnbPcLOhew1-9nyCZeDV2TZg1g6GODQauzGr/s1600/P2201106_0079-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZWwo1c9OvMjUQzhMrR2j99aqw7w0zxpwqsqSHPtPWlOnkOblTqB1i3IgJ2Mcu6QsUm1UxaqGuRnC433aO5fqAKCmM1d5OgzmTnbPcLOhew1-9nyCZeDV2TZg1g6GODQauzGr/s400/P2201106_0079-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591935125190631874" /></a><br />Better late than never, right?! Ever since I've begun posting pictures on Facebook, I find it difficult to keep up with our blog, but I know that there are a few out there who look at this instead of FB. Anyway... Rob and I had seriously the best vacation EVER in February! Neither of us have been to Riviera Maya (or Mexico, for that matter) and we loved it! We had absolutely perfect weather, we went snorkeling (first for both of us), we went with wonderful friends, we were gone long enough, but not too long, everything was just great! I think the best part for me was that we spent about half of the time with our friends, but also about half of the time just the two of us. <br /><br />Here are a few pictures from the trip:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4jVrlIndgQkf7X7VHw48Q2zHq72O13n7kYi6yK8Bp4dIw0mQRd0UGMq-YNlmeJa0J7H6t15Hy7TUPN6yiFWxHmbLV1zlclnogWTYXXAbXcIi0oQuqDd5GAVW_vZB4Wa4zT1q/s1600/UDSC_3163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4jVrlIndgQkf7X7VHw48Q2zHq72O13n7kYi6yK8Bp4dIw0mQRd0UGMq-YNlmeJa0J7H6t15Hy7TUPN6yiFWxHmbLV1zlclnogWTYXXAbXcIi0oQuqDd5GAVW_vZB4Wa4zT1q/s400/UDSC_3163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591933228691063602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkIBKSafcHe7kKe8vh4GUtHEJMDNpqaxte9mX_719y-5yJYzy4Hr5x72yvTDtN29LM09p8qwMQrg-3algtm8LR7hb3X4lDroRNH-e2okecr3NbyCMxYb3LjFG_NaRdCpphtmU/s1600/TIMG_1448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkIBKSafcHe7kKe8vh4GUtHEJMDNpqaxte9mX_719y-5yJYzy4Hr5x72yvTDtN29LM09p8qwMQrg-3algtm8LR7hb3X4lDroRNH-e2okecr3NbyCMxYb3LjFG_NaRdCpphtmU/s400/TIMG_1448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591933213795000610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkq1qYTVlL426YKXHYrvM7akrfuBu-pNvmlaCD2Sa-WNQtRYINY8q3O3h9ZsvaXvKaeUIqiCb2om6HUZdKsx1S_K6_SLo8ydODdbBXxJsg__rlZvqMrRlGZyL7bECESoe7Zfv/s1600/SDC11914-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkq1qYTVlL426YKXHYrvM7akrfuBu-pNvmlaCD2Sa-WNQtRYINY8q3O3h9ZsvaXvKaeUIqiCb2om6HUZdKsx1S_K6_SLo8ydODdbBXxJsg__rlZvqMrRlGZyL7bECESoe7Zfv/s400/SDC11914-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591933202495026482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGI4wuy-49CMY-Jt4c_bXGPaoOLroNaagZfNwJR-SO9O6yWkhLuOa1KTM904hR1y9vo5P6uMd1cWRGcUCDv2H5zkWrtvgE2aUWm6O67tjxP7BnOBJg7jZV5ibZNkhCX5aRc4o/s1600/SDC11879-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGI4wuy-49CMY-Jt4c_bXGPaoOLroNaagZfNwJR-SO9O6yWkhLuOa1KTM904hR1y9vo5P6uMd1cWRGcUCDv2H5zkWrtvgE2aUWm6O67tjxP7BnOBJg7jZV5ibZNkhCX5aRc4o/s400/SDC11879-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591933194607493634" /></a>Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-37285109540018953892011-03-24T23:00:00.003-04:002011-03-27T21:55:24.270-04:00Our crazy little boy is 4!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHNuaCU8F7MyZlb0WEKNn-VM74o3gcXbnoxqmp5XEmtMgCnZ8GplxdBub2ZXGA97KXby4_95LPIc4SfeUww6v-os110Xej_Y2mEWG2wTDFMHvXJvsXKUt1Zjmh6XfBfdA1q-V/s1600/SDC12062-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHNuaCU8F7MyZlb0WEKNn-VM74o3gcXbnoxqmp5XEmtMgCnZ8GplxdBub2ZXGA97KXby4_95LPIc4SfeUww6v-os110Xej_Y2mEWG2wTDFMHvXJvsXKUt1Zjmh6XfBfdA1q-V/s400/SDC12062-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587846399012268402" /></a><br />It's hard to believe that the baby in our family turned four today! As (I assume) any four year old is, he was over-the-top thrilled with his new found age yesterday morning :) He continually amazes me with the things that he says and does. He may or may not be the smartest child ever, but he sure has a sense of humor and is quick witted. I truly don't know where he got it from, but none-the-less, he can get us all rolling after a one liner!<br /><br />He is also a typical boy... being a little naughty and sneaky, but then turns into the kindest, affectionate, sweetheart in a moment. Yes, he has me wrapped around his finger. He seems to have that effect on people, as he dishes out compliments to just about anyone he comes in contact with. The latest is that he likes my mouth, face, feet, but doesn't like my lipstick :) He went through a stage of telling just about everyone, "I love you!" Which even melted his dental hygienist's heart!<br /><br />I wish I did a better job of keeping track of milestones, but alas, that is one of my major flaws... and I'm willing to accept it. The most major thing that has happened for LD this year is that he started "three-school," which he absolutely LOVES! He's made a best friend, which was fun to see him do on his own. And, if you ask me, I think he picked a good one, because his mom and I get along great too (and she's even at my MOPS table :) ). <br /><br />Little boy, you sure have grown up in the past four years! We love you!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLvlu9TtIdsejCiWLsGtfZP21H_s9hPOP_OXhxiYVICWzDkM1i7u_MPqO4GAorGzVa6NfPycKCfRdTHNxMR5-biV7GgYzXnQkSyfBpKu7doc9CwhSICRpYunvoPSZLULj-3xn/s1600/100_2716-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLvlu9TtIdsejCiWLsGtfZP21H_s9hPOP_OXhxiYVICWzDkM1i7u_MPqO4GAorGzVa6NfPycKCfRdTHNxMR5-biV7GgYzXnQkSyfBpKu7doc9CwhSICRpYunvoPSZLULj-3xn/s400/100_2716-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588943204048851026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96ar4Ka-oJOa2SvtAQ4k-HbGaDTWuTilhbi0uZ_DRp-C17AV-YmWqcbWhPgxeRGbtJd4Q_Oj4VwpsKATpNr2Vh2moTa-kTMQ2KdpGGRWZqUS_NJLYPgczH9xXQuXndYef45S4/s1600/100_4537-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96ar4Ka-oJOa2SvtAQ4k-HbGaDTWuTilhbi0uZ_DRp-C17AV-YmWqcbWhPgxeRGbtJd4Q_Oj4VwpsKATpNr2Vh2moTa-kTMQ2KdpGGRWZqUS_NJLYPgczH9xXQuXndYef45S4/s400/100_4537-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588943201142910146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3gercGTYLJmzBMI35nEfACpatOuN6sDgWjwARxJzrif_gFAjDYegq70Fjf04Y6RyYvCRlkolDNa9qnXHTuaYYVSQpHoUY21xequSf90f4gcFzVt8vB7v1z22InN3mnLjuQu6/s1600/100_5222-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3gercGTYLJmzBMI35nEfACpatOuN6sDgWjwARxJzrif_gFAjDYegq70Fjf04Y6RyYvCRlkolDNa9qnXHTuaYYVSQpHoUY21xequSf90f4gcFzVt8vB7v1z22InN3mnLjuQu6/s400/100_5222-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588943196329993698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesC7Q2c3IBcYqLuPUPHZ9sIucCaZXeVpDTC7Pzsv7l8zE1Nry1327JS7L30wbA8gy9OuxxKE1DxA6aJHoaFc2yCbPlF6QfDWaAPLKxA1jI-bW9RtXtV8IUHGyJ0J1MmHT7vhy/s1600/100_5651-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesC7Q2c3IBcYqLuPUPHZ9sIucCaZXeVpDTC7Pzsv7l8zE1Nry1327JS7L30wbA8gy9OuxxKE1DxA6aJHoaFc2yCbPlF6QfDWaAPLKxA1jI-bW9RtXtV8IUHGyJ0J1MmHT7vhy/s400/100_5651-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588943206338576754" /></a>Leticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499171811261280987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358005.post-59330037159060202532011-03-12T13:10:00.000-05:002011-03-12T13:14:28.498-05:00Baby girl is 6!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbSEs9BCisbBE1Qp6XQIj3JLYLgTIdIwQxEIAflf7i1AKSNWrgHiXpz5GW070NwnAz41tyh8bU4HrqgUzdrCm8fCn4W3cFMX5tUK-uwnyTQkx1qPGPc5m-XMiocilETIrmQsK/s1600/SDC11542-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbSEs9BCisbBE1Qp6XQIj3JLYLgTIdIwQxEIAflf7i1AKSNWrgHiXpz5GW070NwnAz41tyh8bU4HrqgUzdrCm8fCn4W3cFMX5tUK-uwnyTQkx1qPGPc5m-XMiocilETIrmQsK/s400/SDC11542-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583256303845559730" /></a><br />Our baby girl turned six this week (on her golden birthday). I think it may be time for us to stop calling her "Baby." :) Every year I am amazed at how quickly it has gone by... I can't really be a mother of a six year old, can I? I am so glad that I've had another year at home full-time to spend with her before she starts full-time school next year.<br /><br />As I was thinking about her last year, I thought of a few milestones that she reached... which reminded me of how much she's grown in the past year and how much I need to absorb each and every day that we have together!<br /><br />She...<br />* Took her first airplane trip (that she can recall)<br />* First experienced the ocean<br />* Took two sets of swimming lessons (can swim some on her own)<br />* Graduated pre-school<br />* Started kindergarten<br />* Proudly conquered her stage freight fear in her Christmas program<br />* Lost her 3rd and 4th teeth<br />* Hit the big 4' in height (not too far behind her momma)<br /><br />I had such a hard time picking out a few pictures of her, that I limited myself to her first year, I'll have to follow-up with a the rest. I just LOVE those chunky legs! She liked to eat then and she LOVES to eat now :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU7ei84VavrrDUcqgu7CgRN965zH_RdEfucSinm81zGRk8uzzjwyYzgzm27FVzZ3BIOpaFpzDkIks2zlZVFyxmBPNYIdR-ZeJy69RPt2Ce4AjOmoC7vjmBUR9MCx-KjaIUO_f/s1600/Madisyn+born4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU7ei84VavrrDUcqgu7CgRN965zH_RdEfucSinm81zGRk8uzzjwyYzgzm27FVzZ3BIOpaFpzDkIks2zlZVFyxmBPNYIdR-ZeJy69RPt2Ce4AjOmoC7vjmBUR9MCx-KjaIUO_f/s400/Madisyn+born4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583238943427684114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWrhk_NsC9rE8NMcUrS63QoczuZEJP7X3Rbw9R3ti5K95CtrKk_LIEP5pHM8r1xTLg3hgZQTMTAjhFdKN1K2n73TZodMsGxBWagCCGpEkKScak_TwagVmkf9i3_-WWS5jZssg/s1600/Dad+and+Madisyn+hands3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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