tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13137075820996838132024-02-18T21:50:39.436-06:00Meet the MatternsJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.comBlogger687125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-74242260902101378092018-07-01T21:44:00.002-05:002018-07-01T21:44:49.058-05:00Colorado Vacation<div style="text-align: center;">
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The day after school let out the 5 of us packed up our things and flew to Colorado. We had all been looking forward to this vacation for quite a while!<br />
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The kids did great on the flight to Denver. We then drove to the Boulder/Longmont area to meet up with Ashley. We had a nice lunch together, then got to see her house. The kids loved playing with her dogs. She took us on a fun hike with great views overlooking the town. The kids actually did really great on this hike. It turned out to be the best one all week. We topped it off with a stop for ice cream, then said our goodbyes and headed for Colorado Springs.<br />
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Unfortunately the 2 nights leading up to the trip and the first 2 nights of the trip involved middle-of-the-night sickness which hit 3/5 of us. But besides that we had a really great time. We went on a train ride through an old gold mining town and it was really fun. We thought this would be the most exciting thing ever for Colton but he fell asleep at the end, haha. He did enjoy it though.<br />
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We went to the zoo, which had the most beautiful views since it was on the side of the mountain.<br />
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We also walked through Garden of the Gods and saw the beautiful red rock formations. This was probably the hottest day and the kids were tired and all wanted to be in the stroller so our little walk didn't last too long.<br />
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We went to a Christmas themed amusement park which was perfect for the kids. The rides were mostly all for younger kids so they weren't too scary. Lainey rode a few rides at first but then stopped liking them. Colton and Cambry loved riding everything over and over again. We were there on a week day and it was not crowded at all. It was so nice not having to wait in any lines.<br />
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We did another small hike one day, went to a couple of neat playgrounds, and stopped by the Focus on the Family visitor center. Although out of all the things we did I think the kids most enjoyed swimming in the hotel pool and wrestling on the beds. I'm thankful for sweet family memories and a great trip together.<br />
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We didn't go to the rodeo this year but the kids did look adorable dressing up for Go Texan day at school. Cambry's school had a fun day where the parents got to come up and join the kids in some activities. Of course Lainey and Colton joined in on the fun too.</div>
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Greg and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary on March 1. I can't believe it has been 10 years. Weren't we just newlyweds?? We went out to eat for a family dinner. Since we did our Lake Tahoe trip in the fall, we kinda counted that as our big celebration. I'm so thankful for an awesome 10 years with this guy.<br />
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We went on our semi-annual camping trip to Huntsville State park this spring. We went with the Moores and had a great time. Our kids played well together and we had good adult catch-up time.<br />
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After about a year of Greg searching on Craigslist/OfferUp for a bike, he finally ended up finding one on the curb of someone's house with a sign taped to it that said "FREE". He snatched that thing right up and threw it in the back of the van. So I promptly went to Target and bought myself a bike so that we would be all set for family bike rides. Our neighbor had loaned us their bike trailer that they no longer use, which is perfect for Colton and Lainey. The Woodlands has so many great bike trails and we have several playgrounds that are about a mile away that we can ride to. We have been taking advantage of the great weather and enjoying some family bike rides. </div>
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We have been going to parks so often lately. With summer right around the corner we have to enjoy every last bit of this nice weather before it becomes unbearable. Cambry has been extremely determined to conquer the monkey bars the past couple months and she has now mastered them. When that girl becomes determined to learn something, she does it! She has taught herself monkey bars, hula hooping (she is amazing, although I like the claim she inherited her hula-hooping skills from me), and now cartwheels. I'm excited to see what she will tackle next.</div>
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We went over to my parents house to do some fishing a couple weekends ago. We tried to let the kids fish but it ended up with one kid falling in the water. Cambry was definitely that last one we would have guessed that would have gone in. She went all the way under and it scared her but it was actually really shallow and she was fine and now she laughs about it. Ironically, she fell in minutes after I literally said "This is the least relaxing activity!" With all the kids swinging their rods right by everyones heads and them walking so close to the edge of the lake and getting lines tangled, how is this supposed to be fun?? Haha. <br />
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Greg was able to get a bit of time fishing with my dad though and he ended up catching a good fish.</div>
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We celebrated the arrival of our neighbor's baby boy. He is here now - adorable and healthy - and I think Colton is going to be excited to have another boy on the street. I had to dust off my onesie-cake-making skills.</div>
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That is about all I can remember from the past couple months. See, this is why I blog because otherwise I forget everything!</div>
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We had a great Easter weekend and as an added bonus the weather was beautiful!<br />
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On Saturday we dyed eggs outside with our neighbors. We brought the kids' picnic table out to the cul-de-sac and the kids had a fun time decorating the eggs. Then they all played outside together for a couple more hours.<br />
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My parents came over around lunch time and we enjoyed a nice Easter lunch together. Cambry prayed before the meal and part of her prayer included "Thank you that Mickey did not poop on our floors". The kids did an egg hunt in the front yard and had fun with confetti eggs in the backyard. I love kids in Easter clothes. They are too precious. And I especially love buying the girls matching dresses for holidays and will do it as long as they will let me.<br />
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191101103542329411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-63573424737108569132018-02-25T21:43:00.000-06:002018-02-25T21:43:20.123-06:00TidbitsIt has been a rainy February! We have had a few pretty days sprinkled in but it seems like mostly rain and clouds. We haven't been up to too much the last few weeks. The kids are at such fun ages though and they are always doing cute things that I want to remember.<br />
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She is so funny. She loves bringing stuff in the car. When I called for kids to all come and get in the car to drop Cambry off at school this is how Lainey came. In her pajamas with her robe on and with about 5 stuffed animals in her arms. Although this is nothing compared to how many she sleeps with.<br />
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Last week Greg and I had folded a pile of laundry and then got up to do other things. A couple minutes later we see Colton and Lainey throwing clothes everywhere trying to get them to land on the mantle and Lainey had put on my jeans.</div>
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Lainey has really started to be interested in books lately. Well, certain ones. Mainly Peppa Pig Books or any of the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series. She loves to look at them and talk about the pictures.</div>
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I have been so impressed with Cambry's reading lately. She does great on her take home readers and now all of a sudden she is starting to read any of the regular children's library books we check out. She is also discovering that she can read signs on the road. So fun!</div>
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She has set up the area behind the couch as her secret fort. She has covered the windows in papers - rules, alphabet, drawings, all kinds of school worksheets, etc. The other day she wanted to have a meeting with me in her fort to discuss Lainey's speech therapy progress and goals. Then she decided she wanted to help Lainey work on her yes/no answers (which is one of her ST goals) so she wrote and illustrated a book for her. Each page had a picture of something (butterfly, dog, cat, etc) and asked "Is this a butterfly (etc)? Yes or No?". She is the sweetest big sister.</div>
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This boy wants to wrestle all day every day. He does sound effects and will just come at you in an loving-aggressive tackle-hug. He sometimes says hilariously suspicious things like "I'm doing nothing", or randomly in the car "Nobody pooped!". I squatted down to hug him one day and he asked to be held so I held him while squatting. Then he said "Don't hold me like that. Hold me tall." He doesn't exactly understand measurements of time so he is always asking to do something for "a couple more hours". Come on Colton it's time to go. "I play trains a couple more hours". He is so very opinionated and bossy and wants to do everything for himself - turn the car off, push the garage door button, put the lid on his milk, help pour the milk, and on and on and on. Cambry taught him a version of Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes, that goes Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Bottoms which he finds hilarious and loves to sing. </div>
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Of course when I actually sit down to write a blog post I suddenly forget all the cute stuff they have said lately so that's all I can think of right now!</div>
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This year was extra fun because Nana and Pops joined us! The kids had so much fun having their grandparents over and getting lots of extra attention. We had a fun weekend with them.</div>
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Lainey's class exchanged valentines at school and we brought flowers to her teachers. She was very proud to hold them.</div>
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Cambry's class exchanged valentines as well and they each made a box at home to hold their valentines. We bought this cute unicorn box kit at Target but of course had to add a little of our own touches as well.</div>
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On the night of Valentines after we put the kids to bed I made dinner for Greg and I - steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans. He had brought home Gigi's cupcakes that day so we enjoyed those afterward. Then on Friday night my parents offered for the kids to spend the night over there so we could go out. We went to see The Greatest showman at a nice theatre where we sat in recliners and ordered dinner. I loved the movie and I am dying to see it again. Greg doesn't even like musicals really and he thought it was great. After the movie we did some quick shopping at the outlet malls before heading home. It was nice to have a night to ourselves and the kids had a fun slumber party. I should add that the last movie we saw together in a theatre was The Butler. That was 2 kids ago! We should really get out more.<br />
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We flew in on Lauren's birthday so we enjoyed a yummy cake. Then my mom put together a little (early) birthday celebration for Hayes a couple days later.<br />
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He even took the kids to buy new light up shoes.<br />
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I'm looking forward to when we can get our whole family together with the Kimmels this summer!<br />
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Also, I should add that when I returned to Houston it snowed. They closed schools for 2 days because of the lingering ice! What is going on with 2 snows in one season in Houston?!<br />
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191101103542329411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-22521474847176833462018-01-29T20:34:00.002-06:002018-01-29T20:34:45.418-06:00More Christmases and NYE 2017The Friday after Christmas my sister Ashley and her boyfriend came over to our house. They had just arrived in Houston and were making the rounds visiting family. We had a nice lunch for them and exchanged gifts. It wasn't a very long visit but it was nice to spend a couple hours with them. I made them take a picture in front of our photo backdrop that we had set up for our NYE party we were hosting a couple days later.<br />
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On Saturday we had a nice big lunch and we opened gifts. It was a very fun day. Nana also had a bunch of games planned that weekend with prizes included so we all had a great time with that. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures. We were all too busy enjoying ourselves.<br />
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We came home on Sunday and got ready for our NYE party. I had done most of the decorations and prep work before we left. Our small group came over and our next door neighbors as well. We had Greg's delicious chili for dinner, and everyone brought appetizers and desserts. We did an early countdown and champagne toast since we knew none of the kids would make it very late. Then we put on the movie <i>Sing</i> for the kids while the adults played a newlywed style game. By 9:30 everyone had left to go put kids to bed. We had the best time with everyone! Greg and I did a quick clean up then enjoyed some Netflix. We actually made it till midnight! Happy New Year's Eve!<br />
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191101103542329411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-27237626081541691682018-01-26T21:42:00.000-06:002018-01-26T21:42:14.472-06:00Cambry 6 Years OldI wrote a post about Cambry's birthday party, but I didn't write any details on <i>her</i> yet. So here is her belated 6 year old high-lights post.<br />
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Our sweet Cambry is such a joy and delight. I love watching her grow and learn. It is neat to have deeper conversations with her. She is so very thoughtful, smart, and considerate. She loves unicorns, princesses, and anything pink and purple.<br />
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She is definitely a rule follower. She will cut herself off of sweets if offered something and she thinks she has had too many.</div>
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She is very much a perfectionist.</div>
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She is very artistic and creative. I have been so impressed by her drawings recently.</div>
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When she started Kindergarten this year she knew a few sight words but definitely wasn't reading. Now she is doing such a good job reading! It is amazing how over the past several months she has come so far in the level of reading she is on. She really enjoys when we read her books as well. She of course loves all the girly books like Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious, Amelia Bedelia, etc. She is a great student and enjoys school. She gets along well with the kids in her class. I usually go up to school about once a week or every other week to eat lunch with her. The first time I did I leaned in for a hug as I was about to say goodbye. She laughed nervously and said "What are you doing??" Haha. Such a teenager. </div>
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More and more Cambry has become such a helpful big sister. She will help Colton with all kinds of stuff and help teach Lainey things. She will help with holding their hands through parking lots and try to talk them through things that they don't understand. She will initiate games like chase or hide and seek or other silly things and work hard to get them involved.</div>
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She learned to ride her bike without training wheels at the beginning of the school year. Most of the time she rides her bike home from school while I push the littles in the double stroller. Her newest thing she is determined to accomplish is swinging across the monkey bars.</div>
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She takes a combination dance class (tap/ballet/jazz) once a week and she is adorable.<br />
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Her favorite things to do at home are play with dollhouse dolls, play with baby dolls, build things out of magnatiles or legos, and draw/color. She also like games such as Memory, Zingo, and Spoons.</div>
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Cambry is such a talker at home. She still loves to tell long stories about imaginary characters. Especially in the evening once Greg gets home she is talking up a storm and we basically have to raise our hands to interrupt and get a word in.</div>
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She loves playing outside with friends. One neighbor has 2 granddaughters that come over all the time, and there is also a 3 year old and a 4 year old girl (almost 5) on the street. We joke that their playdates are at least 5 hours long. The will be out there all day riding bikes, scooters, collecting leaves and acorns, jumping on the trampoline, etc.<br />
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Slow down time! I love the age Cambry is at but I don't want her to keep getting older. She is precious and has the sweetest heart. Just stay little forever. Happy birthday baby girl!Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191101103542329411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-3961309904145136042018-01-22T22:09:00.002-06:002018-01-22T22:09:53.348-06:00Christmas Morning 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Our plan for Christmas morning was that my parents would arrive early in the morning to see the kids open presents. We would hang out for a while then they would head home. Later after naps we would go over to their house for a nice dinner and to celebrate my mom's birthday. Unfortunately on Christmas Eve my mom came down with the flu. My dad had just recovered from having it. It was a huge disappointment for everyone. We ended up doing Christmas with them several days later when she was feeling better.</div>
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Though we missed Gigi and Pa, we had a wonderful relaxing Christmas at home. We took our time opening gifts and just enjoying the day being together. When the kids first came downstairs they saw that Santa had brought the girls a Power Wheels and Colton a train table. </div>
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Colton was truly in love with the train table. He actually wasn't interested in opening presents or playing with other toys for the rest of the day. He even told me while I was changing his diaper - I want to play trains all day. When we ate breakfast he insisted on facing his train table.</div>
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We put wrapping paper on the french doors leading to the playroom where we hid the girls' gift from Gigi and Pa. I took a video (just a screen shot below though) since they weren't there to see the girls reactions. They LOVED their huge new doll house.<br />
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The kids played outside later and we enjoyed the rest of the day together. So thankful for a nice Christmas and especially the true celebration of a Savior born for all of us. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!<br />
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Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday this year so we went to one of the morning church services. They always need extra help in the children's classes on holidays so Greg and I taught one of the 2 year old classes and Cambry stayed with us as our helper. The kids were sweet and it was fun to love on them. I was sad to miss the Christmas service though! The church had a photographer and a nice set up for Christmas pictures. I love how ours turned out. </div>
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We also took a few pictures at the house. We took the group picture before we left for church (not knowing they would take them at Church) and took the pics of the kids when we got home. My mom always picks out the cutest Christmas outfits for them. Ahhh they are just too precious!</div>
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This picture cracks me up: Cambry's fake smile, Colton's "cheese" face, Lainey's eyes closed. Classic.</div>
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After church we quickly changed clothes and walked over to the neighbor's house to join in on cookie decorating. They have a long standing tradition of decorating (tons and tons) of cookies on Christmas Eve. We joined them last year and it was fun to do it again this year. </div>
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In the afternoon we hung around the house and Cambry helped me prep a cinnamon roll casserole and an egg casserole for Christmas morning. </div>
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Our cul-de-sac puts luminaries around the circle on Christmas Eve and sets up a fire pit for neighbors to gather round. After dinner we brought out our chairs and joined a number of neighbors by the fire. The kids had fun running around together, riding scooters, eating cookies, and enjoying the warm fire.</div>
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Then we came in and got ready for Santa. Cambry did this whole set up. She set out 2 cookies for Santa, a carrot for his reindeer, a glass of milk, a candy cane, and a to-go bag of 2 cookies for Mrs. Clause. She also left a bunch of notes. How adorable are these?!?! I love it!</div>
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<i>For Santa Merry Christmas.</i><br />
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<i>One bag for you and your wife.</i><br />
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<i>Remember to share the cookies.</i><br />
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I turned the signs around to take a picture but then turned them back around to face the fireplace just like she set it up. She wanted Santa to be able to read them as soon as he stepped out of the chimney. She thought of every detail. Gosh I love her. Christmas through the eyes of a child is the absolute best.<br />
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We put up our tree early this year and it was so nice to have all the decorations ready before December even started. With 3 little helpers there were quite a number of ornament casualties (which may have caused a little crankiness). They final product still turned out great though.<br />
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There is a church in Conroe that has been putting on a drive-thru nativity, called Bethlehem City, for many years. A friend told me about it this year so we tried it out. We put on jammies, picked up some CFA, and got in the long line for Bethlehem City. As you wait in line to enter there are people who hand you hot chocolate, candy canes, and a CD that narrates along the way. We enjoyed seeing how they had set up the various scenes from Jesus's brith to resurrection. </div>
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In early December all of us except Colton got an awful virus. We don't know if it was the flu or not, but the flu has been going around like crazy this year. I am still worried that we will get it (if it was not the flu), or a different strand, since the kids are about to go back to school. Whatever we had was not fun. Greg worked from home for a whole week, the kids missed school, we missed Greg's company Christmas party, we missed seeing the Nutcracker Ballet with friends, and missed my parents coming over to celebrate my birthday. Womp womp womp. My mom was super sweet and dropped by a ton of food from Panera bread for us, and then for my birthday dropped by the birthday cake that Greg had ordered for me. We did end up going over to my parents house a week or so later for a nice dinner and a belated birthday celebration.</div>
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On the bright side of us getting sick, at least it happened early enough in the month that we were all recovered by <a href="https://matterns.blogspot.com/2018/01/cambrys-princess-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">Cambry's birthday party</a>. Good thing because we enjoyed lots of visitors. Nana, Pops, Aunt Jill, Hollyn, and Anderson all stayed the weekend with us for the party. Then we got a fun surprise visit from Uncle Jameson and Aunt Michelle who were on their way to Houston to see some family. The cousins always have such a great time together.</div>
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Lainey's school puts on a performance for Christmas where each class takes a turn singing a Christmas song and the oldest PreK class acts out the night of Jesus' birth. Lainey's class sang This Little Light of Mine. Lainey looked adorable. Then they went back to their classroom for a little Christmas party. </div>
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Cambry's dance studio had a small Christmas party for the kids with lots of sweet treats. Her class put on tutus and performed for the parents their ballet dance that they had been working on for quite a while. Cambry did great!</div>
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We got snow this year! It started snowing late at night but hadn't started sticking when Greg and I went to bed. When we woke up in the morning we were so excited to see a winter wonderland (for Texas, at least)! The Woodlands looked beautiful with all the trees covered in snow. The kids had never seen snow before so it was a fun morning before we headed off to school.<br />
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191101103542329411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-66482526518157772542018-01-03T21:08:00.001-06:002018-01-03T21:08:28.613-06:00Cambry's Princess Birthday PartyCambry's 6th birthday party was the best "Princesses and Pancakes" party ever! I had so much fun planning, crafting, and decorating for this party. Cambry loved it and all the party guests had a wonderful time.<br />
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I did a lot of the decorating in advance and when Cambry saw the confetti balloons she was in love and said "Do you think people will scream when they see these?? Will they faint??". I love that she loves and appreciates stuff like that. I had also made crown cookies for party favors. She told me "Mom those are really good. You should be a chef when you grow up." I told her that I was grown up. She said "Then you could work at a dessert place. But then I would miss you." What a sweet heart.<br />
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We had a bunch of little girls (+1 boy cousin) over at the house for a dress up party. The party was at 9am so we started things off with a pancake breakfast cooked by master pancake maker, Greg. Then the girls all got to dress up as princesses. I had bought a bunch of princess costumes at the children's resale shops around Halloween, plus we had a handful of dresses, plus a neighbor let me borrow a few. The girls got to put jewels on their faces, lip gloss, and blush. The blush was a huge hit and everyone had really pink cheeks.<br />
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Then they all made princess wands and had coloring sheets. Anderson and Colton made super hero masks.<br />
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After craft time came cake time. I love these pictures of Cambry all dressed up and looking so sweet while we sang Happy Birthday to her.<br />
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Finally she opened presents and all the little girls loved crowding around her to see what she got.<br />
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This was the first "big" birthday party we have done at our house and I feel like things could not have gone smoother. The kids had so much fun and I loved watching them all dress up and interact. A year ago we did not even have any local friends to invite to a birthday party so I am so thankful for the friendships that have been made over this past year. </div>
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Happy 6th birthday to our sweet princess, Cambry Paige!</div>
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We had nice weather most of the month so we played outside a lot and Greg and Colton went fishing one day.<br />
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Lainey finally moved up to a legit big girl bed. She had been on a twin mattress on the floor but we finally got her a real bed. We rolled up a big blanket and put it under the fitted sheet as a barrier to keep her from falling off. She loves it. She also loves to sleep with about 15 items (stuffed animals, dolls, blankets, sometimes books, etc.)<br />
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After we had our house cleaned this is what her bed looked like. Look at all her stuff!!</div>
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Both girls had festivities at their schools before getting a week of vacation for Thanksgiving. Lainey's preschool had a big feast that Greg, Colton, and I came up for. Cambry's class put on a mini play in their classroom. She was the cutest little corn.<br />
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After they were done with school on Friday we headed out to Huntsville to kick off our Thanksgiving week. We met up with a bunch of other families (long time friends from Houston) to camp for one night. Thankfully this time we came prepared with a 10 person tent, which made a huge difference. Let's not forget that last time we camped with the 5 of us in a 3 person tent. That resulted in FOUR of us on an air mattress and one little one on a pile of blankets. Whoa. Anyway, things were much roomier this time. We got there in the early afternoon and the kids had fun playing around while we got the campsite set up. We ate Greg's chili for dinner while the kids roasted hot dogs. We finished things off with s'mores by the campfire, of course. We didn't get the best sleep but hey, camping is not about sleeping. The next morning the kids had fun putting on a talent show for all the adults. I am so thankful for all the friendships and that we can still get together from time to time.<br />
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Greg had to drive the air mattresses to the bathroom to plug in the electric pump! #roughingit<br />
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After camping we had several low key days where the kids were out of school and we did some early Christmas prep. Then we headed to Waco to spend thanksgiving with the Matterns. Greg got to go hunting with his dad and brother one day. He shot a deer which he hadn't done in about 20 years! We had a fun time going to a park and taking the kids to the movies to see The Star while the guys were hunting. Then we all enjoyed a delicious thanksgiving meal together. On Black Friday Jill and I ended up spending 2 hours in Michaels. We kept discovering lots of great deals and were laughing so hard at how long we shopped there. We came back to Houston and had the rest of the weekend to do more online shopping and put up more Christmas stuff. It felt like a long, refreshing break and we were all excited about December.<br />
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We had a really fun joint party for Colton's 2nd and Lainey's 4th birthday. This is the first year we have had a party for either of them. We didn't really do a party for Lainey's 1st birthday, then I was in the hospital having Colton on her second birthday, and on her 3rd (his 1st) we had just moved to the Woodlands and didn't have any friends. We were thankful that we got to celebrate them this year with friends and family. </div>
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The kids had fun opening gifts from Nana and Pops, Gigi and Pa, and us. We spread out the friend gifts over about a week's time and they had tons of fun opening and playing with all their gifts.</div>
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We are very thankful for these 2! They bring so much joy and laughter to our family. Happy Birthday, birthday buddies!Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-30672467218347839872017-11-13T22:19:00.000-06:002017-11-15T06:13:38.487-06:00October Family Fun<div style="text-align: left;">
I am playing catch-up to document all of the fun October festivities we enjoyed. Fall (and really all of the 4th quarter of the year) is my favorite!</div>
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This place is in Conroe, and it is so much fun. We came here last year for the first time and were excited to bring the kids back again this year. It felt like a scorching August day, but we still had a good time. They have a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, play grounds, zip line, putt putt, sand area (Greg's favorite, haha), old boats to climb, pony rides, and other random things.</div>
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We decorated pumpkins. The kids had face stickers for their pumpkins and the girls added jewels and sequins. I always love an excuse for craft time. I decorated fake pumpkins with gold sequins to add to my fall decor.</div>
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We saved one large pumpkin to carve the day before Halloween. The kids had fun digging into the pumpkin guts. Cambry helped some with the poking and cutting out of the face. I wanted to roast the seeds (although no one else seemed interested), but I accidentally burned them. Maybe I'll try again next year.</div>
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This was our first time to go to this event. The kids dress up in costumes and they have lots of booths and activities going on at Town Green. It sounded fun but it ended up being extremely crowded and long lines for everything, so we didn't stay too long. It was fun seeing all the costumes, a man on stilts, and getting a free cookie from Tiff's Treats, but I don't know if we will go back again.</div>
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Cambry's school had a book character parade. Since she was dressing up as a unicorn for Halloween, we went with that costume and used the book Uni the Unicorn. I loved watching all the kids parade by in their costumes. As our oldest child, Cambry always seems so big to me. But when I see her at her elementary school she seems so little and adorable. The kindergartners are just so dang cute!</div>
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Lainey's school had a costume parade as well so Lainey wore her Halloween fairy costume. Afterward they had a class party and I got to be the book reader. They did crafts and had pizza. Lainey looked beautiful.</div>
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My parents wanted to see the kids in their Halloween costumes so they invited us over for a fun and spooky dinner. Pa's mask may have frightened the little ones slightly, haha. My mom had decorated the table in such a cute way. She also bought the kids these beautiful and delicious candy apples. They loved them. Pa had made us a wonderful dinner of smoked brisket and potato salad. We finished off the night watching the Astros (who later ended up winning the World Series!).</div>
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Our friends from our old church invited us to their adult Halloween party that they throw every year. We didn't get to go last year so we were so excited to see everyone this year. My parents had planned to babysit the kids but then my mom ended up getting sick. My dad was so sweet to come by himself and do triple bed time on his own. We were so thankful. Greg and I dressed up like a barista and a frappuccino. We tied for first place for the costume contest.</div>
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Cambry had the idea to eat an orange dinner for Halloween night. She planned out that they would eat macaroni and oranges. I thought that was such a cute idea.</div>
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It rained all evening. We were debating whether or not go with our back up plan of hanging out with neighbors indoors but we decided to brave the rain. And I'm glad we did. We still had lots of fun trick-or-treating in rain boots and with umbrellas. The kids were all troopers. Especially Colton. I thought he wouldn't wear his costume because he hadn't liked it during the development phase. But he proudly wore the whole costume up until the very end. He was very slow walking with a bulky box on so Greg would put him on the scooter and push him between houses. He loved it. He was getting lots of looks and compliments on his costume and one person even asked if they could take his picture.</div>
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It was a good October! And that didn't even include Lainey and Colton's birthday party or our Lake Tahoe trip (separate posts). I'm not sure how we fit all that in but I'm thankful for such a fun month.</div>
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Our little boy is 2 years old! He is such a joy. He is growing so much in personality and communicates so well. He makes us laugh and amazes us with all the things he understands and says. Here are some things about Colton at this age.<br />
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He has a love for all things transportation related. He loves cars, trucks, airplanes, and especially trains. He spent 90% of his time at the Children's museum for his birthday playing with the train table. He will hold little cars or trains in his hands and bring them everywhere and even sleep with them. He loves books about trucks and trains too so I always make sure to get a few from the library each time.<br />
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He likes to point out bugs and lizards and frogs and tries to touch them. If there is a dead bug he will saw 'ewww gose!'. If there is one in the house he wants to be the one to try and kill it.<br />
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He is very determined to try things himself. He wants to get in his own car seat, always wants to push the close door button, wants to lock the car, push the garage button, turn lights off, put lids on, buckle up, etc. He is constantly saying 'yemme do it!' or 'yemme try!'.<br />
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He is not a big eater and is pretty picky. Dairy is his favorite food group - milk, cheese, and yogurt. He always seems to like mommy's drinks. He likes my coffee, la Croix, and protein drinks. Yemme have some!<br />
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He is like Cambry in that he likes clean hands when eating or playing. It seems he does not mind a messy face though. One is a chocolate larabar and one is mud. Take a guess on which is which.<br />
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He likes to play outside and always wants to get into daddy's fishing lures. He carries lures around (without hooks obviously) for long periods of time. Greg took him fishing recently and he had a good time.<br />
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I am so glad I get to have him home with me during the day. He is a trooper riding along to all the places - school drop offs and pick ups, errands, and all the therapies. When Lainey does therapy on Tuesday/Thursday we play at the park and he loves seeing the turtles. He will spend 20 minutes finding tiny pebbles and dropping them off the bridge into the water to watch the turtles and fish swim around them.<br />
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He has the best run! I don't know if we have fully captured it on video but it makes us both smile so big. He kind of does this cute little bounce and runs with high knees up and his arms out. It is adorable.<br />
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He likes songs but has very specific requests. He loves the Sing soundtrack like his sisters, but also loves You Are Loved, Thunder, and some other random songs. He will sing along to You Are My Sunshine at bedtime.<br />
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This boy loves to wrestle. Greg has taught him to say 'You want a piece of this?'. He will also say 'let's wrestle!' and come charging at you.<br />
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He takes a nap each day and goes to bed between 7:30 and 8. He is a pretty good sleeper but occasionally wakes up requesting you to rock him. He still lays his head on my shoulder most times after getting him up in the morning or from nap. He has done this since he was a baby and I love it.<br />
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Happy birthday, Colton Brooks! We love you so much!<br />
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This sweet girl is 4 years old! Our cuddly girl with long lashes and little ringlets at the end of her long hair is getting so big. We had a fun day celebrating her (and Colton!), which I'll post about separately.</div>
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Lainey's favorite thing to play with is probably (still) dolls. She loves to take care of baby dolls and feed them or dress them. She loves dollhouse dolls too and makes conversations although we can't always understand them. She likes animals, especially dogs, and really all stuffed animals. She loves Peppa Pig and Minnie and Anna and Elsa. She likes dressing up and putting on accessories.</div>
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Lainey likes watching shows and is not too picky, unlike her brother and sister. Basically she likes most any kid show we put on.</div>
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She has really loved preschool this year. She goes to the sweetest little church preschool Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-2, but will even ask to go on her days off. Her teachers are so very sweet and give her lots of love and attention. I love seeing pictures of her throughout her school day and the little notes from her teachers each time. She also does 3 speech therapies a week, 1 OT, and gymnastics for PT, so she is a busy girl!</div>
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Lainey has been doing gymnastics for a number of months now and is doing well with that. She has some days where she is more easily distracted or just wants to do her own thing, but she also has many great days where she follows her coach's instructions and works on her balance, strength, and coordination. </div>
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Lainey is talking more and more and we are so proud of all the progress she has made. Her words are becoming more clear and she uses lots of phrases and short sentences.</div>
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She is still very affectionate, which we love. When she watches TV she will usually snuggle right up next to Colton. She frequently gives great hugs and snuggles, and loves to wrestle too. </div>
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Vegetables are still not on Lainey's favorite foods list, but I guess that is true of all our kids. (Where did we go wrong??) She is decent eater otherwise, and can sometimes be found finishing left overs off her siblings' plates. </div>
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A couple months ago we moved Lainey out of her crib (finally!) and into a twin mattress on the floor. She has done wonderfully with her new big girl bed! She loves it and has been so good about staying in bed after we say goodnight. She doesn't take a nap at school so she usually falls asleep briefly in the car picking up Cambry. On Tuesdays and Thursdays after therapy I usually drive around a little extra until Lainey and Colton fall asleep for nap and then transfer them to their beds. On days Lainey doesn't nap at all, this sometimes happens at dinner time.</div>
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We are so thankful, proud, and in love with our sweet Lainey. She cracks us up when say "show us _____ (happy, sad, mad, surprised) and she makes all the best faces. We love her snuggles and hugs. Her chin dimple is the cutest. Her love of water is so fun to watch. We love hearing her try to sing songs especially when she gets super loud like when she attempts Hallelujah. Happy birthday, Lainey Reese!</div>
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I was worried it would be way too cold for this Texas gal, but the weather was beautiful. Layering was key. The mornings were very cold but by the afternoon it was quite warm. There are so many beautiful hiking trails. We did several of them while we were there. The view of the mountains and the lake and all the trees is just amazing.<br />
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Our favorite part of the trip was horseback riding. I think the last time I rode a horse was probably when I was a kid or teenager. It was really neat and of course the scenery was beautiful. We also got to see a bunch of deer on our ride.<br />
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Our next favorite thing was renting bicycles and riding along the pretty trails. I can't even remember the last time I rode a bike, but after a few minutes it felt totally comfortable.<br />
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We walked around a cute little town called Truckee one day. We had lunch and did some shopping. They were having wine festival that day so it was quite crowded but still a fun time.<br />
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Our hotel was great and had a pool and a hot tub. We enjoyed relaxing in the hot tub one night even though getting out in the cold was pretty brutal. But we followed it up with s'mores by the fire pit so that made it better.<br />
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We had such a wonderful and peaceful trip. Thanks Matterns and Bryants!!<br />
<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-46859780384066643762017-10-15T20:51:00.001-05:002017-10-15T20:51:41.002-05:00Harvey and SchoolI wrote this a while back but I am just getting around to posting it.<br />
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Well things have been a little different around here lately. First of all Hurricane Harvey came through and devastated so many homes and areas in Houston and the surrounding areas. We had several good friends who had flooding and are in such hard situations right now. Thankfully our house did not flood and much of the Woodlands was fine. Although there are parts of the Woodlands that flooded and it is just so sad. We have been trying to help whenever and however we can. There are so many needs right now so it is really a great time for the church to show the love of God.<br />
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While we didn't get flooding, we did get tons and tons of rain (obviously) and were out of school for more than a week. School was cancelled Friday, then the entire next week, then the next Monday was Labor Day. So Cambry finally went back on Tuesday. Greg's office was closed as well so he worked from home during that time. Many of those days we were stuck inside while it poured non stop. We were painting, building a fort, making cookies from scratch, watching movies, going on walks in the rain, and trying not to go stir crazy. Lainey's first day of school got pushed back a week and pretty much everything else was cancelled too.<br />
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Things are pretty much back to normal for us. Although for a lot of people I know they are struggling and it will take a very long time to get back to normal.<br />
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Lainey's first day of preschool went well. She did not seem nervous at all. She just walked right in and started playing with all the toys. When I walked out the door I stopped and filled out a few sign-up papers the teacher had on the door, and when I peeked back in the classroom a few minutes later Lainey had already found the play dough scissors and the sink, haha! When I picked Lainey up they had changed her clothes because apparently she got very wet in the sink. Oops. Maybe I should have mentioned she LOVES water. That classroom sink cooooould be a problem. But overall her teachers said she had a great day. I should also mention that she wanted to listen to Shake It Off on repeat the whole way to school.<br />
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Cambry has been enjoying Kindergarten, even though she might tell you otherwise. The first few weeks were an adjustment with the long hours and going to school everyday. But lately she has been telling me the days feel short! She is in a great mood when I pick her up from school and if I don't ask too many questions she will usually volunteer information about her day.<br />
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Colton gets to hang with me during the week. It is fun having him as my little buddy all to myself on the days Lainey is in school, although I know he misses his sisters. Poor guy has to spend a lot of time each week in the car with all the school drop offs, pick ups, therapies, and extra curricular activities. He is a champ though. I love this age. He is so funny and says so many things. He has lots of opinions and communicates really well.<br />
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Our schedule this year is so different than last year with 1 kid in elementary and 1 in preschool. Our mornings start early and I feel like we are rushing all over the city some days but I am enjoying it!Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-31278267375548299622017-08-20T21:46:00.000-05:002017-08-20T21:46:25.257-05:00End of Summer ReviewWell, we finally pulled the trigger and bought a minivan! I think we all knew this day would come. We resisted for a long time. And honestly, I loved my Mitsubishi Outlander and did not want to give it up. It was a good car and fit 3 car seats across and had a built in changing table in the back. It was not technically created to be a diaper station, but the very back part of the car came down and made the perfect spot for a quick change on the go. Anyway, I was sad to let it go but I am very thankful for our minivan and I am enjoying the extra room and the new features. The kids love it a little too much, as they are always making a mad dash to the back as soon as I unbuckle them just to explore and climb and turn on lights. So then I am crawling all the way back there and trying to wrestle uncooperative children out of the car while breaking a sweat and trying not to be late to all the places. They also love the push button sliding doors as much as elevator buttons and are constantly pushing them. But I am glad they like it.<br />
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We did one more round of swim lessons at the Y for Cambry. It was just 4 days in a row but a good little bit of extra help for her. This time we did them in the evening so it was nice that we could all go as a family and let Colton and Lainey play in the baby pool.<br />
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I took the kids to the movies for the first time ever! They show $1 kid shows in the summer and they were playing Sing. We didn't get there early enough (who knew it would be so crowded at a 10am showing??) so we ended up 2nd row. But they didn't mind. Lainey insisted on sitting on my lap the whole time but they all did great and loved the movie. We will definitely have to take advantage of that more next summer.<br />
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Greg's parents came to visit us for a weekend. We tried out a delicious new restaurant, rode the trolley, and walked around a bit. They kids had so much fun with their Nana and Pops!<br />
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We made a quick trip to College Station to see some of our old church friends that are now in different cities. I love that we can pick back up right where we left off. I took Cambry, along with the other moms and daughters to see a play there. It was a neat experience although the kids were getting a little antsy so we didn't end up staying the whole time. But they had just as much fun playing together back at the house and we loved catching up with old friends.<br />
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We have been having some serious wardrobe drama going on lately. I'm sure you are thinking, umm, Cambry is 5. How are you going to handle it when she is 16? Legitimate question. I have no idea. But it's been an issue, to say the least. Although Cambry and I did have a fun girls shopping trip which included smoothies and CFA recently. I will be making a trip back to return the clothes soon since there was a change of heart, but at least it was fun while it lasted.</div>
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It think that wraps up our summer! Maybe if I blogged more often my posts wouldn't be so ridiculously long.</div>
Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-45792805584141385622017-08-20T21:02:00.001-05:002017-08-20T21:02:20.090-05:00Goodbye Summer, Hello FallWhile it technically may be summer, it is the end of the summer for us and beginning of the fall "semester". We now have a kindergartner! I can't believe it. Cambry just started and Lainey starts preschool in a week. Our schedule is completely changing and we are entering a new chapter of life.<div>
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There has been a lot of nerves leading up to the first day of Kindergarten. We had meet-the-teacher night a couple days before school started. Cambry's teacher seems so sweet and loving. Her classroom looks really fun and we have heard nothing but great reviews of the school. Even the library looks amazing with a castle inside of it.</div>
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I walked Cambry to her classroom on the first 2 days of school and she did great going in, hanging up her backpack, and finding her table group. Overall she had a good first day. By day 3 the parents had to say goodbye at the door but Cambry did great going in by herself. It is a longer day than she is used to so it will take a while to adjust, but overall I think she is going to really enjoy it. I have been praying that she will meet some sweet girl friends in her class. Who knows, maybe some will even become life long friends. My life long BFF and I met in second grade so it is definitely possible. And I am hoping to get to know some of the moms and meet some more families in the neighborhood.</div>
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Her teachers has been sending out daily questions to ask the students based on specific things they did that day so we don't just ask "how was your day?" and get a "fine". I really appreciate that! She has also been taking pictures (like they did at her preschool) so we can see what the kids are up to during the day which I really enjoy.</div>
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Lainey starts preschool in a week. She will be attending the same school Cambry went to last year. She will go MWF. I am nervous how she will do, but praying that it will be a great experience for her. We have meet-the-teacher and parent orientation this week. Although I have already met one of her teachers last year and she is so very sweet.</div>
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I still don't know exactly what our schedule will look like this year. In addition to drop off / pick up for elementary and preschool, we also have ST, OT, and gymnastics for Lainey, and dance for Cambry. We are still trying to workout time slots for therapy through school and private therapy.</div>
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Even though it is 100 degrees outside (literally) I am SO EXCITED about fall. I love seeing pumpkins and halloween decorations up in stores even though it is August. October-December is the absolute best part of the year, so why not start the excitement now? I am looking forward to fall weather, pumpkin things, Lainey and Colton's joint party coming up, I am already planning out halloween costumes, we have family pictures scheduled, and on and on the list goes.</div>
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-32769785895041435762017-07-30T22:01:00.000-05:002017-07-30T22:01:23.888-05:00Summer Time: July in ReviewJuly has been just as busy and fun as June!<br />
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It started off with a trip to Waco. It had been quite a while since we had been so it was nice to see everyone (except Michelle, we missed you!). The Bryants took us out on their boat and we had a great time. Colton had a panic attack over his life jacket at first, but eventually warmed up to it and actually wanted to get in the water towards the end. Lainey rode in the tube for the first time and loved it.<br />
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On Fourth of July our friends, the Gentrys, came to visit us. We avoided the heat and played inside. The kids were so happy to see their girls and we enjoyed visiting with them. That evening we went to a local park where they were having some festivities. We didn't stay for the fireworks but we walked around and let the kids play on the playground.</div>
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We have really been enjoying the Woodlands pools on the weekends. It is typical summer heat in Texas so swimming is pretty much the go-to activity. Cambry has enjoyed practicing her swimming skills and Lainey loves floating around in her puddle jumper. Colton has really warmed up to the water too.</div>
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Greg took off work on a Friday and we spent a night at La Torretta resort in Conroe. We went with 3 of the families from our old small group. We went with them 3 years ago, and it was so much fun to go again this time with more kiddos in the mix. They have great pools and a lazy river and kid areas. We spent hours and hours out there and the kids loved every minute of it. Us moms even got some girl time after all the kiddos went to sleep. I'm so thankful for these friendships even though we don't live super close anymore.</div>
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I definitely want to go back next year. We missed all the families who couldn't make it!<br />
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This past weekend we went out to dinner and then afterward rode the trolley around. Then we walked around one of the parks we hadn't been to and listened to the music right next to the concert pavilion. We found a cute little maze for kids and enjoyed walking along the waterway. There are so many pretty areas in the Woodlands.</div>
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We have had some "summer attitudes" at times lately. Probably due to boredom or lack of schedule or looking forward to school activities. But there are lots of things I do love about summer and am so thankful for all the fun we have had together. I love that it stays light outside late, going to the pools, not having to get up early for school yet, being able to randomly go to the splash pad and Sonic without having a schedule, getting to do the moms group at church, and just enjoying being together. It's been a fun July.Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313707582099683813.post-60540237045496451822017-07-16T21:56:00.000-05:002017-07-16T21:56:09.106-05:00Summer Time: June in ReviewWe have been having a full and fun summer. At the end of the school year I was wondering if we might be a little bored this summer but we really haven't. We have had lots of fun things going on and also some nice, laid back days.<br />
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June was full of activities!<br />
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Cambry started swim lessons. They were Monday-Thursday for 2 weeks at the Y. There were a couple days I put Colton and Lainey in child watch during the lesson, but most days I let them swim in the baby pool. Lainey loved it, but Colton either wanted to be held, or just run all around the pool area. By the end of the 2 weeks I was singing hallelujah that lessons were over. Cambry made some good progress and really enjoyed it.<br />
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Cambry also started dance lessons. The only extra-curricular activity she has ever done has been gymnastics at her preschool. I wanted to let her try dance to see if she likes it. She is giving me mixed signals so far. But she looks adorable doing it. I love watching little kids dance!<br />
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Lainey has continued with her private gymnastics lessons. She is doing well and having fun. Her favorite is the trampoline and the pit. At first it was all I could do to keep Colton off the gym floor during her lesson. But he and Cambry have gotten pretty good at entertaining themselves. They find random items on the side lines and Cambry creates obstacle courses for herself.<br />
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Cambry did VBS at our church in June also. She had a great time there. She got super excited to give money to their collection. She has a very sweet and generous heart and is always eager to give money to church.<br />
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When we got back from our Galveston beach vacation we came home to see that a rabbit had moved into our backyard. She lives under our deck and Cambry has named her Raleigh Rachel. But let it be known that I am not allowed to call her Ray-Ray or I get fussed at. We feed her carrots and lettuce and apples. We are slightly concerned that she may eat all our nice new grass. But she is cute.<br />
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Greg and I went on a date one weekend. It was just a quick dinner but it was fun. We need to do this more often!</div>
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We also celebrated Greg's birthday and Father's day. Well, we actually didn't do much for Father's Day...poor Greg. Greg likes to eat BBQ on his birthday (he claims he only gets it once a year, which is mostly true). Unfortunately the place was closed when we went! So we settled for a nearby Mexican food restaurant. (Side note: we did eat BBQ this weekend to make up for it!) On Father's day our church handed out strips of bacon to the dads which I thought was so awesome. Then on Sunday afternoon we went to our friends' gathering in honor of their son's "Heaven Day". We miss Roane very much and our hearts still break for his family.</div>
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Besides all those activities, we have been enjoying the Woodlands pools and parks. There are so many to discover. The heat and mosquitoes are so bad that sometimes it makes playing outside difficult, but we still try to enjoy the outdoors as much as we can.<br />
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The annual Grosse family vacation was to Galveston beach this year. We stayed in a nice beach house right on the water and had a blast. Cambry and Lainey loved the beach and had no fear of the water. They wore puddle jumpers most of the time because the waves were pretty rough. They enjoyed building sandcastles and Cambry loved hunting for shells.</div>
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Colton, on the other hand, did not enjoy the beach. That is, until THE VERY LAST DAY. We joked the whole time how he was not cut out for beach life. He was cut out for beach <i>resort</i> life. He did not want to get in the sand, he just wanted to lounge, be held, or go to sleep. He would continually run back toward the beach house. Then for some reason on the 6th day he decided to just start playing in the sand and walking along the shore!</div>
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We celebrated several birthdays at the beach. Ashley's, Cody's, and Greg's birthdays all fall within a week of each other in June. Mom made a cake and put up decorations to celebrate these 3.</div>
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Then another day we celebrated Kyler's early birthday with another cake. You can never have too many cakes on vacation.</div>
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Lauren bought these hats for the girls when we visited them in Phoenix and I just think they are the cutest things ever when they wear them. </div>
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We always end up with a couple beach nappers. And they are usually our kids.</div>
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We were all keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Cindy which was threatening the gulf coast while we were there. Thankfully it didn't come near us and we only ended up with about a day of rain. It was pretty amazing how the tide came all the way up to the grass. With gray sky all around and absolutely no beach one day, we built an awesome sand castle on our pathway. My dad has always been a great, and serious, sandcastle builder. I have inherited that gene as well. I love building castles and making them very neat and pretty. I don't really like it when little hands try to "help" on my section of the castle, haha. "Let's everyone work on our own separate parts, mkay??"</div>
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We took all the kids to the Galveston Children's museum one day and they had so much fun. It was a great museum with lots of rooms and so many things for the kids to do. Then we stopped at restaurant for a seafood lunch. That was really our only "outing". All the other days we just enjoyed the beach...sometimes twice a day. Some afternoons we had relaxing time and introduced the kids to Moana and Trolls.</div>
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I'm so thankful for the quality family time we had together. The cousins had a blast playing together and having bunk bed slumber parties (for the 4 big kids) every night. The adults had several game nights after the kids went to bed. One of our favorite family games to play on vacation is Pictionary. My mom always brings a big easel and drawing pad and we just crack up at everyone's drawings. It's always sad to leave the beach after such good family time. Thanks Gigi and Pa for a great vacation!</div>
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We had such a fun Memorial Day weekend! We are getting to know friends here in the Woodlands and it is nice to get together with them and their families.<br />
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After Greg got home from work on Friday we took the kids to the splash pad. Greg and I were texting back and forth as he was getting ready to leave work and I was getting the kids ready for the splash pad. I sent him this simple list of how to get kids ready to go.<br />
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1) Administer snacks<br />
2) Put on swimsuits<br />
3) Apply sunscreen<br />
4) Pack towels, swim diapers, toys, etc.<br />
5) Check current diapers<br />
6) Pack sippy cups<br />
7) Put on water shoes<br />
8) Repeat step 1 if you took too long on steps 2-7<br />
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See? So easy.<br />
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Anyway, they had a great time. While we were there our neighbors invited us to meet them for dinner. So after we headed home and did a quick change we met them for pizza. The restaurant has a nice outside area for the kids to play which makes family dinner outings possible.<br />
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Saturday we spent a lot of time outdoors and running a few errands. Sunday we went to church and then after naps we tried out another pool. This time Lainey really liked it! Colton was still scared and wanted to koala bear me the whole time.<br />
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Monday we ran an errand in the morning and then one of the families in our small group hosted a BBQ. The storms held off and it wasn't too hot outside. The kids had fun playing together outside. Cambry loved the swings and Lainey loved the sprinkler and the sandbox.<br />
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I'm thankful for the freedom we have in this country due to the sacrifices of so many brave men and women. And I'm thankful for the new friends God has brought into our lives here.Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523275421972989297noreply@blogger.com0