tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73558531447005830732024-02-19T00:00:23.411-08:00.jj&kara (learn from yesterday-live for today-hope for tomorrow)Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-60816985574742496762013-10-05T15:10:00.002-07:002013-10-05T16:59:33.108-07:00September<div style="text-align: center;">
We started this month going on a quick vacation with my mom to the coast. The trip ended up being a memorable one. After unpacking the car I realized I had forgotten all the clothes and toiletries. Including diapers and wipes! Yikes. We recovered, due to the simple fact that I could wash everyone clothes each night, and then have dry by morning. As this wasn't enough, one day while we were down by the pool, the stroller blew into the pool! The whole thing. Seriously when does that ever happen to anyone? I was in the pool with all three of my kids were in the pool without life jackets, my mom was in the bathroom and there I was, having to choose between my kids safety and my phone which was laying on the bottom of the pool. I was quick and luckily none of the kids went underwater! What a trip!</div>
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She was duplicating my face when I realized my mistake!</div>
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Luckily they had their blankets and necessary sleeping aids!</div>
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I ended up buying a set of pajamas...they wore the short sleeve set for the day and the long sleeve set for night!</div>
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He wore this outfit for four days!</div>
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This was what they wore the day we left. Luckily kids don't care so much about clothes and the weather was cooperative! The most important thing was to make sure we had swimsuits for everyone. </div>
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And a few other photos from this month...</div>
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Henry is a little on the mischievous side (look at that smile) and we are also in a messy eating stage. he is not happy letting me feed him but he has not yet mastered feeding himself. So this photo shows this current stage. Every meal seems to end with so much food on the floor. </div>
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On a rainy day we brought down the winter gear and pretended we were stuck inside due to a blizzard!</div>
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Guess there is no more room in the wagon for other kids...</div>
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He mostly wants to eat the crayons and does so every time I turn my back. </div>
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Olivia started her second season of soccer. Her teammates are great friends and they are learning so much. </div>
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The weather has been pretty cooperative until the last game...and it was bad. I cannot believe my parents did this for 10 years. What dedication. </div>
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Going for the goal! She is aggressive and likes to score, but she really thrives playing defense!</div>
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My baby boy is one! Here is how my thoughts have changed as each of my children celebrated their first birthday- Olivia's 1st- Oh my what a fun year this has been, so excited for this special celebration. Ellinor's 1st- Oh thank goodness, we have survived, surely now that she is one things will get easier. Henry's 1st-Oh my word, how can this be- he is one already! Please grow more slowly. </div>
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We had a very eventful celebration for Henry's birthday. He was surrounded by family and a few friends...and then a few surprise guests. The theme for his birthday was sailboats, but Great Grandma Alena thought the paramedics and fireman might be a better fit! Unfortunately she took a rather painful tumble and ended up with a spiral break in her arm! Although the road has been long she is slowly getting better!</div>
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We participated in the Bridge pedal again this year and this time Olivia was on her own. Although we only tackled the shorter route due to our first timer we still enjoyed it! My Sister and her family also joined us this year!<br />
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I really want to be a good gardener. I have dreams of planting from my own germinated seed starts, which started well before planting time, fertilizing with only the best compost, which we have been cultivating all year, watering with rain water that has been collected and run through a filter system created by my husband, blah, blah, blah, etc, etc, etc. What this translates to is picking up several seed packets that the girls thought looked interesting and then having them throw them in our planter boxes in whichever way they felt. Someday but until then...</div>
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The girls are now sharing a bedroom. Even two months later I still wouldn't recommended it (more on that in another post). We purchased new beds and this little guy wanted to help put them together!</div>
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We finished up our summer with a few camping trips with friends and family. In August we stayed at Dose wallops state park, where some long time family friends are currently employed. We celebrated a few firsts; digging and cooking up oysters and Ellinor hopping on her pedal bike and taking off! We stayed two nights right next to Grandma and Grandpa Monahan and the girls loved traveling back and forth between trailers! </div>
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After 6 months on a skuut bike she was ready for the real deal.</div>
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While digging for oyster we found several other treasures.</div>
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We also spent a weekend with the McCuistion family at our annual family camp. The weather was wonderful, the food was good and being able to spend lots of quality time with family was great. I headed up games this year and we had lots of laugh. Every year we get a little more organized and a little more involvement! We did several minute to win it competitions and my only regret is that I didn't get more pictures!</div>
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A beautiful view. Again, the boy is curious and LOVES a mess!</div>
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Keeping each other entertained as we get packed up!</div>
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Enjoying a rather dirty swim in the lake.</div>
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We celebrated Independence Day this year at the coast. We were able to park our trailer at JJ's parents lot. Some friends joined us for the local parade and stayed a night in their tent and then later JJ's parents also joined us! We enjoyed the nice warm weather and very little wind on the beach! </div>
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Poor little guy, always being toted around and having to sleep in the most awkward places!</div>
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Our dear cousin Joy and her family made it out from DC for a few days stay at Grandma Langley's bed and breakfast! All the cousins spent some time swimming, laughing, blueberry picking, chasing and just exhausting each other! <br />
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Ellinor 3.5, Joanna 2.5, Evelyn 4.5, Olivia 5, Sophia 2</div>
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We climbed Mt. St. Helen's! We purchased our passes back in January and the date seemed to sneak up on us! Haha. Really, who needs to do any training or anything? We had a blast. Left the kids at home, left early in the morning and spent the day doing a lot of sweating! The weather could not have been better. There were 8 total in our group and we all seemed to keep each other encouraged as we tried to ignore our bodies!</div>
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Just above the tree line. The easiest third of the climb. 6:30 am.</div>
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The middle section. This was by far my favorite section. We had to do a lot of climbing around boulders. </div>
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Starting to transition to the top third of the mountain. Mostly ash and totally taxing. Two steps forward and one sliding step back. I had to convince myself to just keep taking ten steps at a time!<br />
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At the summit looking into the dome.</div>
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This is another proud moment from my summer! I competed in my first sprint triathlon and LOVED it! Well there were a few moments during the course where I might have answered otherwise, but it felt so good to cross the finish line. Half mile swim, 12.5 mile bike and 3.1 mile run! I had never swam in open water before so that was a huge learning curve and I had to convince my legs they could run after the biking section, but all in all I met most of my goals. Now, to set higher goals and encourage some family and friends to join me next year!<br />
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Also we had a few birthdays to celebrate! Here are a few shots from Olivia's Hello Kitty party! Honestly I had to swallow hard when she mentioned this was the birthday theme she wanted...back in MARCH! and she didn't give up either! So I sucked it up and realized that it is not about me (don't most people realize this at a much younger age? ) and we went all out! The nice thing is that 2 million other 5 years old want this party as well so there were supplies everywhere! </div>
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Sign of success? or poor planning? No leftover cake and some people weren't even served ice cream. I guess they get a double portion next year!</div>
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11 years! JJ tried to pull off a great surprise with a night at the hotel where we stayed the first night of our honeymoon. What a great surprise it would have been, however I discovered the room key card earlier in the day when I needed to grab our debit card from his wallet. oops. We had a great 20 hours without the kids, it is amazing how refreshing it can be. Cheers to all we have to all our blessings and cheers to all God has done and is still doing in our love story! What you are becoming is much more important then what you are accomplishing!</div>
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He asked if surprising me more often would yield the same results!</div>
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And this my friends is true love- take note of the fine details...a breastpump, a gun manual, etc.</div>
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Olivia had her dance recital this month! Although her costume came in an adult large by accident it seems to have been altered just fine, Isn't she cute. Seriously though-5 months of practice for 43 seconds of stage time. </div>
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One of our camping trips this month with one of JJ's buddies from an old employer. They have two boys and our girls really enjoyed being around them!<br />
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I love his face. Seriously sister...GET OFF ME!</div>
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The typical way we end our camping trips. A sure sign of a successful weekend!</div>
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The neighbor and I have been getting up at the wee early hours in the morning to get a little exercise in before our husbands have to leave for work. We signed up for a local 5k run as a goal! What fun we had. We also signed our girls up for the kids fun run race after. They had a blast and honestly JJ and I were both tearing up as they crossed the finish line! So proud. Olivia took off and didn't really need anyone to help her along. I ran next to Ellinor and at one point she looked at me and said quite frankly "you know mom, I just don't think I have enough energy to complete this thing!" Seriously-she is 3! then she realized people were clapping for her and she became more motivated! They keep asking when their next race is.<br />
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Timothy lake has been our meeting place for two year now as we camp with our long time friends from Oregon. We had <span style="background-color: yellow;">amazing</span> sites this year and the kids just thrived. it is so great when nature becomes your playground!</div>
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The views are amazing! Really! Don't you see Mt. Hood in the background?</div>
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Waiting for smores.</div>
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This was the girls before one of our practice runs! I can hardly wait for them to be on the same team!<br />
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My dad visits regularly during the week and this time he even looked through a book with the girls!</div>
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Hilly Billy pools. They are nuts. And yes, that is a trampoline in the background. Generously gifted to us by our neighbors. The girls are absolutely in love and every morning after breakfast I send them out to wake up the neighbors, who needs a rooster?</div>
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We started the month off with a trip to Long beach! My mom had planned a little mothers day getaway for us ( not sure if the kids were originally supposed to go-what kind of break is that? ). We ended up in the penthouse with a hot tub on the deck, not a bad deal at all! The weather was somewhat cooperative and the cousins had a great time together. Some great memories were made and I hope we make it a tradition!</div>
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Poor Kasen and Henry were surround by girls on this trip and were definitely not interested in getting their photos taken!</div>
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Henry loved the sand, even decided to taste it on several occasions. Notice the toothless smile at the start of the month!</div>
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A few of JJ's coworkers decided to compete in the Pole Pedal Paddle in Bend this year. I am always amazed at what they can do without any real training! I suppose their active enough in their jobs, but I am curious how they would finish and how they would feel the day after if they prepared a bit more! </div>
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JJ had the downhill ski leg to start the relay off and then he closed up shop with a run/sprint at the end! I felt like we were being taped for a sitcom the whole time we were up on the mountain. Just seemed that we couldn't quite get our act together, probably not the easiest thing to watch or participate in when you have three little kids you are toting around!</div>
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The engine in our 'tow rig' seemed to be lacking a bit, so the boss man decided it was time for an upgrade. Perfect timing before we set out for our 8 camping trips we have planned over the summer-or not. After some setbacks and 'complications' we are still with Big Blue and have had to use the Tahoe for several of our trips this summer. JJ is working on it as I type and I have been told 'just a few more days...' (but we are nearing August!)<br />
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I have a sequence of photos from this that are hilarious but of course not one photo where they are all looking exactly at the camera with eyes open!</div>
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My mom requested we take her out, just sibs, no grandkids or spouses. I am not sure if this has ever happened before and it was enjoyable! </div>
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(which has been challenging during nursing sessions!)</div>
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We are actually enjoying a rather dry spring here in the Northwet (oops, I meant Northwest). We have enjoyed many warm days and had to pull out the shorts a bit earlier then planned. </div>
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Here are a few pictures of the latest happenings in and around our house!</div>
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Look closely at that face! Wow. Not a good morning. </div>
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He loves to swing and Olivia enjoys pushing!</div>
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They are playing really well together lately. A few hiccups here and there, but overall I am enjoying a little break from being referee. Even if last for only a few days, I will take it!</div>
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Splish Splash! I secretly love puddle jumping and sprinkler running, so I often have to remind myself that I have to be the responsible adult now and hold back every once in awhile!</div>
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Even warm enough for the sprinkler?</div>
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Astronaut in training</div>
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Mega castle for the princesses, which was followed by</div>
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Classic dinner table fort</div>
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His face indicates she might be squeezing to tightly! (Which she does regularly.)</div>
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Ahh teething biscuits...a love/hate relationship. Only one sharp little tooth has made it through so far. </div>
<br />Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-44100182589138991932013-05-20T06:23:00.001-07:002013-05-20T06:23:43.833-07:00sparklesNothing is more intimidating than cheering "Go Sparkles" from the sidelines, right? Olivia is enjoying her first season of outdoor soccer- She enjoys the competition and loves practicing in the yard, and let's not forget about the snacks at the end of the game! The other night her prayer request was that 'she score lots of goals in the game!' I will admit I was unsure how she would take to the sport and although I have mixed emotions over the whole thing, I enjoy watching her play a game that holds special memories for me. <br />
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Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-55742178805450064472013-05-12T21:35:00.003-07:002013-05-12T21:35:43.702-07:00EasterWe are so blessed to have the majority of our family living within a few miles of us. That being said, it makes for very busy holiday seasons. The girls participated in 3 Easter egg hunts! We now have more candy in our house then all the other holidays combined! We hosted brunch at our house on Saturday and spent the afternoon at the McCuistions after church! I have included some of the photos but somehow misplaced those from the church hunt and our time celebrating at our house.<br />
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Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-54663558249375631582013-05-03T06:50:00.001-07:002013-05-03T06:50:44.471-07:00Eagle CrestWe try to make it down to visit our dear friends at least twice a year, once in the winter and again for a summer time visit! Lucky for us, we can usually find an affordable price at Eagle Crest (thanks MOM). It was a bit more challenging coordinating winter weather events around a 5 month old, but we made it work! Realizing that the uninterrupted conversations, competitive game playing, and relaxing mornings with coffee and cinnamon rolls are pretty much non existent when you each have three kids!<br />
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Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-65648952809638736352013-05-03T06:36:00.001-07:002013-05-03T06:36:38.581-07:00THE MITTENEllinor was especially excited about her birthday this year. We decided to use one of her favorite book as the theme. She would have me read this book every.single.night. What I love most about this is the character traits that are common in the animals hiding in the mitten are the same ones she will portray throughout any given day! What a blessing she is. Due to the fact that we celebrated during a weekday this year, unfortunately there were several people who couldn't join us! We had a few games (which turned out to be flops), had some good food, enjoyed some cake and then crashed at nap time! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It takes so much more energy to blow out three candles! </td></tr>
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Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-86220173846301335232013-05-03T06:19:00.000-07:002013-05-03T06:19:19.011-07:00FebruarySuch a short month to accomplish so many fun things....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND THIS LITTLE PIGGY CRIED WAH, WAH, WAAAAH...<br />
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Poor little Ellinor was enjoying some very structured play with a bean bag. She crawled out and said to me in a very calm but serious voice "mommy, my toe's not really working right!" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HENRY HANGING OUT ON OUR SNOW DAY...SURROUNDED BY BLANKETS! WHO KNEW THAT CAR SEATS MAKE THE BEST SLEDS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RELAXING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AS WE PREPARED TO TAKE THE GIRLS SKIING!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WE SPLURGED ON GENTLY USED SKIS FOR THE GIRLS TO SHARE THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH WE ONLY MADE IT UP TO THE SLOPES ONE TIME THE GIRLS REALLY HAD A BLAST. HENRY AND I HUNG OUT IN THE LODGE AS JJ ALTERNATED TAKING THE GIRLS FOR RUNS. THEY DID THE BUNNY HILL ONCE THEN DADDY HAD ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO TAKE THEM DOWN AN EASY ADULT RUN! JJ REALLY ENJOYED TEACHING THEM AND THEY LOVED THE CHAIR LIFT!</td></tr>
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Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-16579457297209274462013-01-22T21:26:00.001-08:002013-01-22T21:26:16.778-08:00those cheeksJudging by the size of his cheeks, and just about every rolly polly part of his body, you would assume this little man like to eat. And you are right, he does. He love his breastmilk, but cereal; not so much. Here are a few pictures from those first few bites...<br />
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So we will try again, and again, and again. One day He will surely take to it!</div>
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The girls were butterfly fairies for Halloween! we played it very low-key this year and it was very enjoyable!</div>
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This was a huge highlight for me! We made te drive to Nampa to visit NNU and catch up with friends from the good old days. So fun to see how everyone has changed and to meet all the little people that are now on loan to us!</div>
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We hit the pumpkin patch the first weekend in October this year. I definitely thought it was a bit early. On the plus side we didn't have any crowds, the weather was gorgeous and there were plenty of mall pumpkins to choose from!</div>
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Christmas morning. The girls both got princess dresses and harmonicas from Santa.</div>
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And Santa brought this GIANT bear. Not sure what had come over me, ahem, him. but seriously the girls love it. It has turned out to be a helpful tool when my hands or other parts are busy with HENRY and they need extra snuggles!</div>
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One of favorite holiday traditions, hunting for the perfect tree, was a bit lonely this year. We went up by ourselves and had our tree chosen, cut and loaded withing 30 minutes of parking. The girls enjoyed playing in what little snow there was and I spent most of the time in the truck nursing Henry (hence the reason for the lack of time spent on choosing a tree!)</div>
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This is from the first few weeks that Henry was home with us! Ellinor was wondering when she would get a chance to use my "nursur".</div>
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Again, terrible picture, but happy memory. This is again from the early days of Henry being home. The girls made all sorts of things with foil and yes they have suckers and it is only 10am! Again Ellie is in her undies, we have a very loose dress code! </div>
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The girls are finally letting me braid their hair. I have always dreamed of doing fancy and creative things with their hair. They mostly love when they take them out at the end of the day and they get crazy hair!</div>
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I am very strict about not letting them try the batter if there are raw eggs in the mix. This time though I made a chocolate mousse pudding dip. I wish I had a picture of their eyes when the heard me finally answer that yes, they could lick the beaters! We have been baking one day a week together. I know it is so beneficial for them and it helps to have all the mess on the same day. They have also started helping with dinner more. Again, a process of letting go...</div>
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Both the girls are great with Henry, but Olivia has just the most special touch with him. She is a natural little mommy and I would be shocked if she didn't grow up to have a large family of her own...many. many, many years from now. She is often asking in the morning to have some special cuddle time alone with Henry. He lays next to her in bed and she talks to him, reads him stories and shares her blanket. </div>
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Another new tradition we have started is a PJ day. One day a week we stay in our pj's all day long and the car never leaves the driveway and no visitors are allowed! Most days the girls are dressed before heading downstairs for breakfast so this is a special treat! They really seem to play well together and I love how creative they can be when playing. It is a great way to detox from our busy weeks and weekends. </div>
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Our carrots did well this year. I am always amazed at how well our little garden grows despite our lack of consistent attention. The girls continue to be interested in digging in the dirt and rounding up the harvest. </div>
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The girls were both tall enough to ride a few rides at the fair this year. Olivia is a bit more timid so having her sister along for the ride helps her feel more comfortable. So cute to see them on the rides together and nice to give and daddy and myself a break! </div>
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This picture tugs on my heart strings. it is one of those moments I will never forget. Here he is making the call to his dad that we just gave birth to a son! Hidden within this picture, in that vulnerable pose he is giving, one which is not often seen, a small tear welling in his eye, his heart is humble, giving praise to God for his goodness which we never deserve!</div>
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Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-21448282445238609962013-01-21T15:33:00.002-08:002013-01-21T15:33:33.415-08:00catching upI have a good excuse right? To be honest I feel the transition to three littles has been relatively smooth, I just seem to have less time and energy on my hands at the end of the day! So, for now I will do a mass update and hopefully I will schedule a regular time to put updates on the computer!<br />
<br />Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-86075061887554378902012-08-11T21:58:00.001-07:002012-08-11T21:58:49.102-07:00Just Goofing AroundAs we wait for another little addition to our family, we have been treasuring the simple moments here and there. The blondies are so animated these days! Here are just a few pics...<br />
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We gave it a new battery and the girls love it! <br />
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</tbody></table>Monahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840816748109984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355853144700583073.post-74867875331213620002012-08-11T21:29:00.002-07:002012-08-11T21:29:57.189-07:00Four YearsShe fills our lives with so much sunshine, only fitting that she would choose a rainbow party for her 4th birthday.I always enjoy putting together a celebration and love to see the smiles and excitement it brings to my daughters face. Her birthday included a friend party Friday night, a trip to the beach Saturday through Monday and a family party Monday night!<br />
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What a beautiful day to celebrate our independence. JJ had an incredibly busy week at work, over 60 hours in 4 days, which included him working on the fourth. We enjoyed the Ridgefield Parade in the morning, had nice naps and then had some friends over for a bbq and fireworks. Thankfully, our neighbors do a pretty good job of lighting their money on fire, so we don't have to! JJ did invest $20 dollars this year but as I am sure you know, it didn't go far!</div>
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Olivia started dance this year and she has come along way. Her face lights up when we talk about anything dance related and every morning after breakfast she asks for some music and her tap and ballet shoes and puts on a show. I never thought dance would be the first organized "sport" I would introduce my child to, but she loves it and that makes my heart smile too! </div>
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For her final recital, she and 4 other little blondies performed as Wendy from Peter Pan. I won't grow grow up, I won't grow up....well I certainly hope not for a little while anyways!<br />
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10 years. We have been happily married for 10 years! This little entry will spare the emotional and gushy , lovey dovey stuff and cut to the chase, because after all, we don't have time for that these days! We wanted to go on a big trip, which included airplane tickets to somewhere exotic, and we wanted to renew our vows and celebrate all the has happened and the ways God continues to bless our marriage. But funny thing, about 8 months ago I asked for a simple back rub...and well you can see the baby bump! So this put a temporary hold on those previous plans and we made a last minute trip up to Port Townsend for 4 days (the longest we have been away from the girls)!!! It was amazing. Quiet time, waking when we wanted, eating whatever, whenever, being to go to the bathroom in privacy, it was the little things really! </div>
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Taking the ferry to Vancouver Island, Canada! neither of us have explored there before!<br />
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Unfortunately, we never did find a good cup of coffee. Very disappointing.</div>
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One of the highlights, JJ saw several animals he is hoping to shoot during hunting season this year!<br />
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This is Dungeness Spit, the start of a 10 mile round trip hike on a sand bar to a little lighthouse! we ate a little restaurant near here that had a hometown bluegrass band of old men entertaining us. They were great and it was refreshing and humbling to see some couples in their late 80's dancing and loving on each other. They still had the sparkle in their eyes. We will be there someday!<br />
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We are so thankful for family that helped take care of our girls while we got away. We are still so much in love with each other and thank God for every day He gives us together!</div>
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We splurged and took the girls up to stay one night, really more like 20 hours, at Great Wolf Lodge. They had a blast! This was the first time we were all sleeping in one room together. Funny that this is what stands out to me! Olivia has really been enjoying swimming lessons and Ellinor loves to splash, so we figured with a baby coming it was now or not for a year or more! </div>
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Waiting to get in the second day. Rise and shine, lets go swimming, Olivia could barely get her breakfast finished before doning her swimsuit and goggles!<br />
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Eyeing up the wave pool. I was surprised that they enjoyed this as much as they did. We spent a good half hour or more in there each day. The first time in was a bit comical on my part, it took me a bit to get accustomed and for an adult I got sloshed around quite a bit made me wonder if might just get that water birth I hoped for, only 7 weeks early! <br />
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For Memorial Day weekend we joined three other couples from our small group at Barton Park campground just outside of Clackamas. The three sites we shared had were great for our little ones to explore. JJ had to do some tough maneuvering to get our monster of a trailer into the site, but He did it! The weather was actually really cooperative. We did have about an hour and a half of complete downpour, but it came close to bedtime so the timing was perfect, and surprisingly the ground was relatively dry by morning. </div>
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<br />This was Olivia's first time with full ownership of her marshmallow and roasting stick. She did great, much more cautious then her mother, who likes to see flames!<br />
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This is roughing it, right? We dropped the awning of one of the campers and the kids enjoyed a short, silent video (this lasted for about 10 minutes until we heard the thunder and decided we better pack things up in a hurry)! The majority of the weekend we had 6 little ones (5 girls and a lone ranger), but a few families joined us for the day, and we were up to 10 kiddos racing around, plus two pregnant moms!<br />
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