tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69667656840952179002024-02-06T21:00:17.542-08:00Nerf Guns and Nail PolishAdventures from our daily lifeCassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-14106723001122516422014-06-19T11:39:00.002-07:002014-06-19T11:40:45.910-07:00Grocery Shopping Adventure<div style="text-align: center;">
Two grocery stores, one bank, two children under five who like to wander, snack, 'help', and quarrel. <br />
One dozen broken eggs, one spilled Icee (in the parking lot), one little boy in tears.<br />
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We made it through another grocery shopping adventure (barely)! Hopefully by the time we need to go again I won't remember this adventure quite so vividly:) </div>
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Happy Thursday Friends! Here's hoping your grocery shopping is done for the week;) </div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-75747627818439721962014-06-17T13:01:00.002-07:002014-06-17T13:01:22.295-07:00Summer Fun Schedule IdeasGood afternoon friends! I can hardly believe we are already over half way through June...how did that happen? I have been realizing lately that every day is passing by so quickly, and I feel like I need to have better time management so we can fit in all the fun summer things we want to do! So today I thought I'd share a plan we are going to try this summer. Feel free to use some or all our these ideas in your family as well! <br />
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<strong>Mix it Up Mondays</strong>: If we can help it, we usually spend Mondays at home-catching up on chores, recovering from a busy weekend, and getting back to routine. So the plan for 'mix it up Monday' is every Monday the kids and I will make some type food (cookies, muffins, cupcakes, bread, trail mix, etc.). My kids LOVE baking, cooking and pretty much any type of motorized mixing, so I think they would love to have a chance each week to be in the kitchen with me. I usually make things while they are napping to try to keep messes to a minimum, but I'm reminding myself that messes can be cleaned up and the kids will learn to love cooking and baking if I allow them to help! I also like the idea of this on Mondays because then we will have a special homemade treat to enjoy during the week!<br />
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<strong>Playgroup Tuesdays</strong>: We have been a part of a wonderful playgroup for several years now. Each week during the summer we meet at a park or splash pad, play, and eat a picnic lunch together. It has been wonderful for my children to make lots of friends, and for me to have a support group of moms. I think I love playgroup just as much as my kids do! I would definitely encourage you to join a playgroup in your area if you are able to! <br />
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<strong>Library Wednesdays</strong>: My kids love going to the library and finding new books to check out. They both love having stories read to them, and it's really fun for them to pick out their own books there. There is also a train table at our library that is a pretty popular pit stop:) We don't always go every week, but I'm going to try to make it there at least every other week. <br />
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<strong>Artwork Thursdays</strong>: So many ideas on Pinterest, so little time. I think it would be really fun to get into some more art projects with the kids this summer. They are both old enough now to follow simple directions on projects, so I think they would really like to get the creative juices flowing each week. Plus, I like when we can try the really messy painting projects outside:)<br />
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<strong>Field Trip Fridays</strong>: On a few Fridays this summer, I would like to take the kids to some fun Summer spots (the Zoo, Kelley Farm, Water Park, Boating, etc). <br />
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Do you have other fun summer activities you like to do regularly? If so, let me know! </div>
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Maybe it's because we live in Minnesota and it's such a short period of time that flowers are actually in bloom...or maybe I just love how cheerful and colorful flowers are. Whatever it is, seeing my flowers blooming makes me happy! </div>
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^Our tulips did wonderful this Spring! I love tulips-such a cheerful flower and is one of the first signs of Spring! We now have some of our flowers in our perennial bed blooming and they are beautiful! We also have some hanging baskets and pots in full bloom. </div>
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^Receiving bouquets of dandelions from two my two sweet babies!</div>
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^Celebrating 7 years of marriage with this guy!</div>
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-60191813758534394682014-05-27T14:20:00.001-07:002014-05-27T14:22:08.617-07:00Elijah-Version 2.5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At two and a half years old, you love to run outside, watch for birds and other wildlife from the living room window, and play make-believe with your sister.</div>
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^You love snuggles with Daddy and learning how to do things just like he does</div>
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^You adore your purple watch that you <strike>stole</strike> borrowed from Bella. You wear it day and night and only take it off for bath time and getting dressed. </div>
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^You love any kind of truck, big or small, and are an expert at truck noises. The big one pictured above is one of your very favorites:)</div>
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^You think that you don't need naps anymore (but you do)</div>
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^You melt our hearts every day with your sweet kisses, funny antics, and wonderful curiosity!</div>
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You are also speaking so clearly now and almost always in full sentences. Every day it seems your language is improving. I don't think it will be long until you'll sound just like a big kid, so here are a few of the words you still pronounce 'creatively'. Just so we don't forget:)</div>
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You usually pronounce M's as B's...for example, you say milk as 'bilk' and our last name as 'Button'. We now call your grandparents Grandma and Grandpa Button:) You also call your friend Micah 'Bicah'. </div>
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Puppies are 'uppies'</div>
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Sandwich is 'sam-itch'</div>
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Cinderella is 'Cinderlalala'</div>
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We love watching you grow Elijah! Happy two and a half years buddy!</div>
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-64509193067425875342014-05-09T13:33:00.000-07:002014-05-09T13:33:01.262-07:00Lately<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am loving sunny days and cute kids in sunglasses.</div>
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I am grateful for hugs, playtime, and siblings who are buddies.</div>
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^ I am enjoying stories from an imaginative little lady.</div>
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^ I am delighting in completed DIY projects and the loving the chance to be creative.</div>
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^ I am excited about fish-watching in the front yard...</div>
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^And grateful for a husband and daddy who is home to enjoy time with his kids.</div>
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^I am thankful for a curious two year old...</div>
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^and a fashionable four year old rockin' pink cowboy boots.</div>
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-14517036270443989382014-05-01T16:04:00.001-07:002014-05-01T16:04:09.332-07:00Recap of Annapolis and D.C.While we were out visiting family in Maryland a few weeks ago, we also had the chance to visit a few cities around the area. Two of our favorites were Annapolis, MD and Washington D.C.<br />
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When we first arrived in Maryland, we spent the afternoon visiting Annapolis. What a fun city to explore! Beautiful old architecture, rich history, and water everywhere!<br />
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The next day of our visit Matt and I were able to drive into Washington D.C. and explore for the day. Neither of us had been to D.C. before and there was so much to see! Despite the all-day rain, we really enjoyed it and would love to travel back again soon and see more of it. I think my favorite was the Lincoln Memorial. Both beautiful and inspiring, it was a wonderful feeling to stand in a place where so much history has been made. I really enjoyed the art museum we were able to walk through as well. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> I was so excited that we got to stop at Georgetown Cupcakes (from the TLC show D.C. cupcakes)! And yes, they were delicious!</span></div>
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Happy May Everyone! It's going to be a great month!</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-58676995710248428682014-04-30T14:13:00.000-07:002014-04-30T14:13:06.716-07:00A few exciting things...<div style="text-align: center;">
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1. Matt got a new job! Yay! I cannot begin to explain how happy it makes me to announce that he found an amazing job in which he will be home every night and weekend! We are so excited to begin this new adventure and we are praising God for his perfect timing.<br />
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2. I won a blog contest! One of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://www.dancingwithashleyblog.com/" target="_blank">Dancing with Ashley</a>, was giving away a set of stationary by <a href="http://www.girlbytheseashore.com/" target="_blank">Heather</a> and I won it! Yay for handwritten notes on beautiful stationary, right?!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^My new stationary and my helper, Elijah:)</span></div>
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3. I was recently introduced to Hobby Lobby and....why have I never been there before?? It was awesome and I am so thankful to fun friends that shared a day of shopping and girl time together with me:) <br />
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I can hardly believe it's the last day of April today. This year seems to be flying by! I am hoping for a warm month of May with blooming flowers and NO snow...please, no snow! I hope your April has been great! </div>
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Like I mentioned in yesterday's post, we were in Maryland last week for a family wedding. Today I thought I would share some of the pictures Matt and I took as the 'photographers' for Brenda and Den's wedding. We are not professional photographers by any means but we had a great time taking some pictures for the happy couple! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Elijah dressed in his wedding best:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Auntie Brenda with Bella and Elijah</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Brenda and Den with our side of the family</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Such a fun, beautiful couple!</span></div>
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Congratulations to the newlyweds, Brenda and Den! We love you so much and we were so blessed to be a part of your special day. Cheers to a lifetime of happiness!</div>
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-72614615060981021712014-04-23T13:02:00.001-07:002014-04-23T13:02:49.673-07:00Easter in MarylandHello Friends, sorry for the long absence! We've had a busy month and for the past week we were visiting family in Maryland! We made the trip out to the East coast for Matt's aunt Brenda's wedding, and stayed for an Eastern shore Easter as well. We had a great time and I've got lots of pictures to share (we were the official photographers at the wedding, so get ready!). But today I thought I'd just share a few highlights of our Easter Sunday in Maryland.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">^The three Monson ladies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">^Grandma teaching the kids to bat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">^Can I just say how much I love this lady?! What an awesome Mom and grandma! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Egg Hunt Begins!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">^Auntie Kay helped Elijah find eggs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">^This little boy was quite sweet on Bella. He even gave her some of the eggs he found. Don't worry, Matt kept a close eye on them;)</span></div>
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We are so excited to welcome in Spring around here! This past weekend we spent some time painting pictures for Spring and Easter. I found an Easter art project on Pinterest that I thought would be fun to try out. All you need is potatoes, paint, and paper:) You can check out the project<a href="http://www.sassydealz.com/2014/03/easter-egg-potato-stamping-craft-kids.html" target="_blank"> here</a>. Basically it's creating potato stampers that look like Easter eggs. It's pretty simple and the kids enjoyed it (the potatoes were a little hard to hold on to, so be careful if you try this!). The kids also made hand prints and other 'abstract' paint creations:) We had lots of fun being creative...the perfect way to spend a Saturday!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^ I love their hand print projects-it's nice to document how little they are now because they are growing so fast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Happy Easter from Bella and Elijah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The kids and I bought some flowers to help usher in Spring...so cheerful!</span></div>
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Goodbye March, Hello April! What are you most looking forward to this Spring?</div>
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Although it doesn't quite feel like Spring yet, it's coming soon (I hope). So I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorites from my Spring wish list!<br />
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1. <strong>Sandals</strong>-hopefully a pair that are comfortable with a little heel<br />
2. <strong>Pretty colored pants</strong>-I love the blue above or possibly a mint colored pair<br />
3. <strong>Bright Coral Blush</strong>-bright cream blush for that sun kissed look:)<br />
4. <strong>Lip Gloss</strong>-I haven't tried this gloss yet but I've read a few blogs that say it's great<br />
5. <strong>Bright Spring Top</strong>-need some Spring color in my wardrobe!<br />
6. <strong>Crossbody Purse</strong>-I've been wanting a crossbody purse for a while. I think the one pictured above is so cute!<br />
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I am so looking forward to seeing green grass again, going on walks with the kids, watching my tulips bloom, grilling on the deck, playing in the backyard, and enjoying sunsets on the front porch. I can almost feel the sunshine on my cheeks!<br />
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What are you looking forward to this Spring? What's on your Spring wish list?<br />
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1. We are pirate maniacs: My kids have become quite obsessed with 'Jake and the Neverland Pirates' thanks to Netflix, so we spend a lot of time playing pirates, watching pirates, and reading about pirates. My favorite word that both of the kids use is coconuts when we are looking for the hidden coconuts in their pirate book. Bella says 'polka-nuts', and Elijah says 'co-cuts'.<br />
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2. We are going a little stir crazy with this long winter season. There were a few days where it warmed up enough to go on walks outside with the kids. It was so great and felt wonderful to get some fresh air. Unfortunately, it just snowed again and is now supposed to get cold (mid to low 20s) for the next week or so. Boo.<br />
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3. We are decorating for Spring/Easter. Another way we are trying to usher in Spring is by decorating for it. The kids loved helping put up our Easter baskets and bunnies around the house.<br />
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And here are a few pictures from the last few weeks...<br />
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^ The kids and I posed for a few pictures before church one Sunday. I call this one our 'band' shot.</div>
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^I love Bell's face in this picture:)</div>
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^Just relaxing while talking to Daddy on the phone</div>
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^Firemen like animal crackers too!</div>
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^This happened one afternoon when Bella told me she didn't need a nap so she would just sit on the couch and read some stories:)</div>
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^Showing some love to our pug Cousin Henry</div>
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^Handsome Henry (and such a sweetie with the kids)</div>
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^Elijah and Mommy</div>
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^Could they be any sweeter?!</div>
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^Got to attend a Women's Retreat at our church and hang out with my bestie, Emily! Love you Em:)</div>
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I hope your March has been fun, now let's all pray for some warmer weather soon! </div>
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Anyway, I spent just over two hours shoveling out our driveway (yes we have a snow blower, but it's stuck behind a car that's not running and another car that is covered in snow and blocked in the driveway by above mentioned snowpocalypse). While I was out shoveling, I made a list of PROs and CONs of shoveling in my head...here they are:</div>
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PROS:<br />
1. I don't need to work out today<br />
2. If this snow keeps up, I will be super buff by Spring<br />
3. I spotted five trumpeter swans flying by while shoveling<br />
4. The snow looks really pretty on all of the trees <br />
5. Despite the cold temperature and gusting winds, I'm warm from all the physical labor<br />
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CONS:<br />
1. I am finding fewer and fewer reasons to stay in Minnesota<br />
2. I don't own snow pants (yes, I know I live in MN, but if I bought snow pants it would be like admitting that I live here, right? Besides, every time I think of buying snow pants, I immediately think that I'd rather buy shoes or a cute top or nail polish or a new purse or...)<br />
3. The plow truck is going to come by again and completely erase all that hard work I just did to clear out the three and a half foot wall of snow at the end of our driveway <br />
4. This snow is heavy and icy and extremely hard to throw up onto the mountain of snow I've created<br />
5. Matt is out of town<br />
6. I'm running out of room to put snow, and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to see in either direction when backing out of our driveway<br />
7. I hate snow<br />
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Just as I was finishing shoveling enough to get my car out of the driveway, a bobcat skid-steer looking machine came driving down the road, saw me, and stopped to clear out the other side of the driveway for me. To whoever that kind man was, THANK YOU! You are amazing and may just be my best friend now. I guess that's one more item to add to the PROs list:) <br />
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Happy Snowpocalypse everyone! We are all going to be so buff by Spring;)</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-18223229805225546122014-02-17T15:28:00.001-08:002014-02-17T15:28:31.285-08:00Valentine's Party and CraftsGreetings! This past week was filled with fun Valentine crafts and a party with our playgroup friends which both Bella and Elijah really enjoyed! Matt left town on Valentine's day morning, but we were able to have dinner together the night before (Miss you Valentine of mine!) We hope your Valentine's day was full of love too! Here's some pictures of our fun:<br />
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For our Valentine's Party at playgroup this year, we decided to teach a lesson on manners and then serve a spaghetti lunch for the kids. They did a great job and really seemed to enjoy the food and drinks! We also had them decorate paper bags and exchange little valentine's cards and treats-that was a big hit! We are so blessed to have such a fun group of friends to see every week! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Elijah's ready to party:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Some of the boys enjoying caesar salad</span></div>
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^<span style="font-size: x-small;">Bella had another girl to play with this week, sweet little Maeve! They sat together at lunch and enjoyed their girl time:)</span></div>
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^<span style="font-size: x-small;">Cute Valentine Drinks (Shirley Temples!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My two little Valentines enjoying their lunch:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Cute little Wesley (just six weeks younger than Elijah)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Cupcakes for dessert!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Levi and Jude enjoying their dessert</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Decorated Valentine's Bags, ready to be filled with treats:)</span></div>
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Later in the week, both Grandmas came over to make Valentine Houses with the kids! This was a really fun project and worked out great because at Christmas time we didn't get a chance to make the gingerbread house Bella really wanted to do. So Valentine's Day Houses it was! The kids thoroughly enjoyed eating and decorating their way through the entire process. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^I just love Elijah's face in this one. As he was completing his house, he kept calling everyone over and yelling, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Elijah showing Bella his house</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^And giving her a sample:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Elijah's finished house (and Bella peeking!)</span></div>
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This was a super fun and easy project and comes highly recommended by both Bella and Elijah! We may have to make this one a tradition:)</div>
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-49262651629180907972014-02-08T06:39:00.002-08:002014-02-08T06:39:15.111-08:00Favorites from the Week<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Here are a few of my favorite things from this week:</strong><br />
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<strong>Favorite article/blog post:</strong><br />
I recently read an article shared by a few of my friends on Facebook. Read it <a href="http://dugansincahoots.com/2014/01/23/we-cant-be-friends/" target="_blank">here</a>. The title of the article was "We can't be friends" and basically told of how a mother of young children felt about her messy house and the reality that it will remain that way until her kids are older. She states in it that she definitely wants her friends to come over and spend time with their family, but to not expect the house to be perfect...in return, she doesn't want or expect that from her friends either. </div>
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Can I get a <em>hallelujah</em>? </div>
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<strong>Favorite Quote from Bella:</strong><br />
Bella had a piece of her hair fall onto her arm. She let it sit there, balancing on her arm and said, "It's like a seahorse...or a bicycle with a seahorse on it!" Now that's what I call a great imagination!<br />
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<strong>Favorite New Recipe:</strong><br />
Korean Beef Soft Tacos made in the slow cooker. YUM! Find the recipe<a href="http://www.parents.com/recipes/cooking/family-favorites/family-favorite-slow-cooker-recipes/" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Elijah and Bella are both smiling AND looking at the camera-this almost never happens:)</span><br />
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<strong>Favorite Pin of the Week:</strong><br />
I want to make <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/129783063/ballerina-sign-for-baby-girl-nursery-art" target="_blank">this sign</a> for Bella's room!<br />
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What are some of your favorite things from this week? <br />
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I am looking forward to next week which will be full of fun Valentine crafts and celebrations as well as a very important birthday...my husband Matt's! Yay for celebrations (and cake, of course!)!</div>
<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-928642580205094152014-02-06T15:08:00.001-08:002014-02-06T15:08:04.784-08:00Snow and CocoaWell, we finally bundled up and braved the cold one afternoon so we could go and enjoy the snow! Bella loves playing outside and was more than happy to put on all of her snow gear to go and play. Elijah took some convincing, but eventually we all made it out in our boots and snow pants (for those of you who know how picky Elijah is with his shoes, you know that getting his snow boots on is a victory all of its own!). Here are a few pictures from our fun:<br />
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So excited to be out in the snow:)</div>
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Not so sure about that cold wind blowing</div>
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Look Grandma and Grandpa, he's wearing his boots AND snow pants! It's a snow day miracle!</div>
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B helping E up the snow pile:)</div>
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Yes, he's wearing a pair of my gloves...but at least he's wearing gloves, right?</div>
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Not as in to snow as his sister</div>
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Bella making snow angels</div>
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Love my little lady!</div>
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After our adventures, we headed inside to warm up and have some cocoa, of course!</div>
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And in other news, Bella's new bed is now all set up in her room! She was so excited and still tells me at least once a day how much she loves it! And a big thanks Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Erika for the beautiful quilt! <br />
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I hope you are having a fabulous February so far...let's hope it warms up soon!</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-49699355745382007892014-01-27T10:57:00.002-08:002014-01-27T10:57:45.348-08:00Meanwhile, in FRIGID Minnesota...Okay folks, if you know me at all, you know that I do NOT like the cold (you may be asking why I live in MN, but I don't have an answer for you other than I have yet to convince my entire family to move somewhere warm with me). Anyway, it's been a particularly cold winter here in Minnesota. I'm talking, negative double digits with wind chills in the negative forties and fifties some days. I'm mean, come on-even for the heartiest Minnesotans, that is COLD. So we've been doing a lot of staying in, staying warm, and going a little stir crazy. Anyway, I'm not trying to complain <strike>too much</strike>, so I wanted to discuss some fun things to do with your kids to stay busy while living in arctic conditions. <br />
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1. <strong>Have an indoor 'campout'</strong>. This is one of my kids favorite things to do. Not only do they love tents and blanket forts, but they also adore turning the lights out and using their flashlights. We usually bring in play food and pretend to eat and sleep in the tent. It can keep my kids entertained for quite a while:)<br />
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2.<strong> Baking with your kids</strong>. Depending on your kid's ages, this can be a really fun activity to do when it's cold outside (and who doesn't love warm cookies on a cold day, right?). My kids love to help measure, pour ingredients, and mix everything together. They are also very willing taste testers:) Our favorite things to bake are cookies, muffins, and banana bread. <br />
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3.<strong> Indoor Obstacle Course</strong>. This activity tends to work better if you have a large open space in your house, but if not, you can make one on a smaller scale. For preschool aged kids, finding small things to jump over, crawl under/through, and weave in and out all work great (think hula hoops, jump rope lines, small boxes, etc.) It doesn't have to be glamorous for the kids to really enjoy it and get out some energy.<br />
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4. <strong>Beach Party</strong>. Get out the swim suits, beach towels, and some beach toys. Fruit and yogurt smoothies are a fun treat to keep you thinking of warm weather, and some beach tunes are a must! If you're feeling up to it, let the kids 'swim' in the tub. <br />
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5.<strong> Carpet Roadway</strong>. Set up tape-roads on your carpet. A woman at church did this for all the boys in the nursery a few weeks ago and I thought it was such a great idea for kids who love to drive around trucks, tractors and the like. Using masking tape, you can draw out roads and intersections for the cars to drive on. The kids thought it was pretty cool to drive along it. (Smaller children may be more interested in pulling up the tape than actually driving cars along it, so be warned!). <br />
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6. <strong>Art projects</strong>. My kids really like to be creative and helping them complete an art project is a great way to do that. Pinterest is a great resource for all sorts of toddler/preschool/school aged crafts. Something as simple as coloring and cutting out pictures, painting, using stickers, or making shapes can be really fun. (This time of year snowman and snowflake creations are fun).<br />
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My kids aren't school-aged yet, but for those days off from school, <strong>here are a few ideas for older children</strong>: have the kids write a play and act it out as a family, watch home-movies from when they were little (or when you were little!), play a board game (January is the perfect month for monopoly), start a jigsaw puzzle, create a scavenger hunt for the kids to complete around the house, do fun science experiments to do at home, or start a chapter book read aloud with the family. <br />
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If all else fails, you can always venture out to an indoor play area/swimming pool, take the kids to an interactive store (think Cabella's), check out your local children's/science museum, or call in reinforcements (ie. Grandma & Grandpa or friends with kids). I would love you hear your ideas of the creative ways you keep your little ones active! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My two little monkeys displaying their 'cheesiest' smiles:) </span></div>
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I hope you are making it through this cold blast with your sanity...it's touch and go around here sometimes! Dreaming of warmer days...</div>
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Greetings! Just wanted to share a few updates of what our January has looked like so far....so for Matt (and anyone else who was curious), here's some of what we've been up to:</div>
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Playing with Elijah's new train table</div>
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Relaxing on Grandpa Tom's lap:)</div>
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Discovering pockets!</div>
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Improving our carpentry skills</div>
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Enjoying static-induced hairdos</div>
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Smiling and working on our preschool skills</div>
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Hugging</div>
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Helping little brothers down the stairs (melts my heart!)</div>
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Putting up snowman and penguin window clings</div>
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Visiting Auntie Erika's house and our pug cousin, Henry!<br />
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We hope your January has been full of fun! Matt, we miss you so much and can't wait to see you soon:)</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-6598532518559418382014-01-20T12:39:00.001-08:002014-01-20T12:39:06.349-08:00Par-Tea Time:)This year we celebrated Bella's birthday with a tea party! We asked everyone to come dressed in their tea party best and enjoy tea, food and cake with us. Here are a few pictures to recap the day:<br />
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Bella in her Tea Party Dress</div>
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Buttermilk Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting (From my MS cookbook, of course!) </div>
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She's a princess:)</div>
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Tea Party Treats</div>
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Cake, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Frosted cookies, and Ninja-bread men</div>
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Matt was out of town, but he Skyped with us during the party!</div>
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Grandpa and Elijah trying out some party hats</div>
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Bella and her friend Chloe</div>
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Here are the two best shots I could get of all five kids: Clayton, Chloe, Bella, Elijah, and Asher</div>
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Cake time! (as you can see Elijah supervised very closely!)</div>
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Can hardly believe my baby girl is FOUR!</div>
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We are excited to be four!</div>
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Happy Birthday Miss B!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A huge shout out to everyone who helped make Bella's party a success! Thank you so much!</span> </div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-53078054281942564892014-01-16T11:29:00.001-08:002014-01-16T11:29:42.816-08:00Happy Birthday Bella!<div style="text-align: center;">
Our beautiful baby girl turns FOUR today! I can hardly believe it. Happy Birthday Isabella Joy! We love you so much and we are so blessed by your sweet spirit, your sense of adventure, and your contagious laughter and joy! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Newborn Bella</span></div>
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At four years old, you love to work on your letters, numbers, colors and shapes, you adore playing make-believe, your favorite toys are your 'my little ponies', you really enjoy reading Bernstein Bear books, and you have a major sweet tooth (ice cream is your fave!). You are sweet, thoughtful, creative, musical, funny, and brave. We absolutely adore you!</div>
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Here's to four years of life-changing, non-stop adventure with our Bella-Boo! Happy Birthday!</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-36834405143766999712014-01-13T12:34:00.000-08:002014-01-13T12:34:00.817-08:00The year of CAKE!<div style="text-align: center;">
For Christmas this past year, one of my favorite gifts I received was Martha Stewart's cookbook, <em><u>CAKES</u></em>. Not only do I love baking (and eating) cake, but it is actually on my <a href="http://nerfgunsandnailpolish.blogspot.com/2013/09/30-before-30-list.html" target="_blank">30 before 30 list</a> to buy this book and bake at least five cakes from it.<br />
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Well folks, after looking through this glorious cookbook, I can tell you that baking five cakes in the next two years will be no problem at all. In fact, after finding so many wonderful recipes, I have declared 2014 <strong>The Year of CAKE</strong>! (By the way that also means that 2014 will need to be the year of working out a lot to compensate for said cake!). I think a cake makes any celebration even more special, and this year I am going to make an effort to make a cake for all of our big events (birthdays, holidays, and get togethers). </div>
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I started the year off right by baking this delicious cake for our New Year's Eve celebration (fitting for the year of cake, right?) </div>
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Next on my list is Bella's birthday. Bella has already requested cake, cupcakes, cookies and a cake house (what?) so she's definitely milking this birthday thing for all it's worth. I haven't decided which cake to make for her birthday yet, but there will be cake! (on a side note, Matt has already picked out the cake he'd like for his birthday, and (surprise), it super chocolate-y and divine looking. Get excited people!). </div>
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I think it's going to be great year:)</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-18958399424763377222014-01-06T11:51:00.003-08:002014-01-06T11:51:40.715-08:00Elijah-isms<div style="text-align: center;">
Now that we have a two year old (again), we get to hear some wonderfully unique vocabulary as Elijah learns new words and phrases. His language is expanding so much every day, and it is so fun to hear him having conversations with everyone. </div>
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'Nums' = any kind of candy</div>
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'faffles' =waffles (one of his favorite breakfast foods)</div>
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'cargort' = yogurt (it almost sounds like he's saying carrots)</div>
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In response to asking if he wants something, he will shout, "Ya, I do!!"</div>
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When thanking me, he responses, "Thanks Mama...Welcome." </div>
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He also says a lot of words very clearly, which is so fun to hear. He's very talkative and definitely wants us all to understand him immediately. Recently on a family car ride, Bella requested that we listen to on of our favorite worship songs, <em>The King is Coming</em>. Both kids started singing along to the words, and it was one of the sweetest moments ever! What a sweet sound to hear your children worshipping the Lord:)</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-67845429833864280422014-01-03T07:47:00.003-08:002014-01-03T07:47:27.995-08:00Happy New Year! Some of my top reads of 2013Happy New Year to you! I hope your celebrations were joyful! We rang in the new year with some great friends, then spent New Year's Day celebrating my mother in law's birthday-what a fun start to 2014! <br />
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Have you started making goals for the new year yet? I am still working on some of mine, but I found a great blog post (from one of my favorite blogs) on how to categorize goals, found <a href="http://www.todaysletters.com/2011/10/on-goal-setting.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If more reading is on your list this year, maybe you'll find my top 5 reads of 2013 helpful! <br />
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Here are my top five reads of 2013:<br />
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Best Memoir: <strong>Unbroken</strong> by Laura Hillenbrand<br />
Best Comedy: <strong>The Tao of Martha</strong> by Jen Lancaster<br />
Best Mystery: <strong>Before I Go To Sleep</strong> by S.J. Watson<br />
Best Romantic Storyline: <strong>Something Borrowed</strong> by Emily Griffin<br />
Best Devotional: <strong>Jesus Calling</strong> by Sarah Young<br />
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If you have any book suggestions for me for the new year, I'd love to hear them! <br />
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May your 2014 be full of blessings!</div>
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Merry Christmas! I hope your holidays have been full of fun and joy. We have had such a great time celebrating with family and friends. We spent the days leading up to Christmas making cookies, visiting the holidazzle parade, and preparing our Christmas play. Our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were both spent with loved ones. We have been so blessed this year and celebrating together as a family was wonderful. We have a few celebrations left before the end of the year which we are looking forward to. Then it's on to the new year already! It always comes so quickly! </div>
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Making cookies with our friends Emily, Asher, and Clay</div>
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Watching the Holidazzle Parade</div>
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Bella and Elijah ready for Christmas Eve Service!</div>
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Looking so handsome:)</div>
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Christmas Eve: All dressed up for our Christmas Play!</div>
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Ready for bed in their new jammies!</div>
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Christmas Morning!</div>
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Bella and Auntie Erika</div>
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Christmas Day</div>
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Elijah playing with his new remote control car from Uncle Jon. The look on Elijah's face when he figured out he was making the car move with the remote was priceless! Great gift giving Uncle Jon:)</div>
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Merry Christmas From our family to yours! </div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461929418007408663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966765684095217900.post-42602037654870582552013-12-16T11:57:00.001-08:002013-12-16T11:57:54.222-08:00It's the Holiday Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's that time of year...celebrations, feasts around the table, family and friends. We have been enjoying the season and we're busy getting ready for Christmas! Here are some pictures of our last few weeks of adventures:</div>
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My friend Kristine and I ran in a Thanksgiving Day 5k Race together! (Check one item off my <a href="http://nerfgunsandnailpolish.blogspot.com/2013/09/30-before-30-list.html" target="_blank">30 before 30 list</a>!)</div>
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Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa's house</div>
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For every day in November, the kids thought of something or someone they are thankful for-our thankfulness wreath!</div>
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LOVE that smile:)</div>
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Our Church held it's annual Ladies Christmas Tea. These are the wonderful ladies who sat at my table! </div>
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My table at the Christmas Tea!</div>
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The kids and I have been busy making Christmas cookies. They are great helpers (and taste-testers!)</div>
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Frosting may have been this boy's favorite part:)</div>
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My two cuties ready for church!</div>
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My mother-in-law Debbie had a Christmas open house for friends and family. What a fun time spent with loved ones! And (as always) the food was delicious!</div>
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Bella and Uncle Jon hanging out</div>
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Delicious punch!</div>
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Jon and Emily</div>
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Bella and De'Arianna</div>
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Aunt Kay and me</div>
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Erika and Debbie</div>
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We have had so much fun getting ready for Christmas. The kids are enjoying the countdown to Christmas, completing our advent calendar each day, looking at Christmas lights, singing Christmas carols, watching the snow fall, decorating the house, finding gifts for loved ones, watching Christmas movies, baking treats for family and friends, and spending time learning about the birth of our Savior. We are excited to see Matt home soon and celebrate together as a family.<br />
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May your Christmas Season be full of love and cheer! </div>
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