tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68965311431291287512023-11-16T08:43:08.468-08:00i create beautyElyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384643662697425500noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896531143129128751.post-78690535322529715832014-01-11T11:37:00.002-08:002014-01-11T11:37:25.679-08:00Christmas Time 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are a few photos from December and our Christmas. It was a fun time with two little boys! This year Caleb really understood what was going on and got into everything. It was fun to share his excitement!</div>
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Decorating the tree!</div>
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Finished.</div>
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Holiday baking.</div>
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Having fun with the sprinkles.</div>
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Caleb's new trick. Making all sorts of faces when I pull out the camera.</div>
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Putting out reindeer food. :) (Oatmeal and glitter) Daddy went out later and stomped all around. </div>
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His most desired gift; James the Steam Engine.</div>
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Gunther and Daddy getting gifts from under the tree.</div>
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Gunther's big present. He was a fan!</div>
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My crazy siblings</div>
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Gunther and Skiddles</div>
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Trip to Pella for the Annual Tulip festival</div>
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Boy Fun!</div>
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The boys love going on tractor rides with Daddy!</div>
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Five years in August. This picture was taken on our anniversary.</div>
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Horse back riding at my parent's. Caleb was a natural!</div>
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First day of preschool! He goes 2 mornings a week and loves it!</div>
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Matt and I completed our first half marathon together in September. Matt's an old pro and has run several half and 4 (!) full marathons, but this was the longest I had ever run!</div>
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Gunther turned 1 in October. He liked the cupcakes. :)</div>
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Caleb turned 3 in September. This is him riding on his birthday 4 wheeler wearing his Bob the Builder Halloween costume. </div>
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The boys are getting to the age where they are starting to really enjoy playing together. So fun!</div>
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We love going on family nature walks!</div>
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An apple orchard we visited this fall.</div>
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For Thanksgiving we went to Colorado to visit family and went to several local attractions. This photo was at the Air Force Academy.<br />
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For Thanksgiving this year we went to visit my sister-in-law in Colorado. We made a week out of it and visited several local attractions. It was a great time! </div>
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Petting a giraffe (!) We were up on platforms around the giraffe pen so we were at the level of their heads. We were even able to feed them some lettuce leaves you could buy there. Caleb was excited about feeding the giraffes, but when a giraffe got close he got scared and threw the lettuce into the pen. :)</div>
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Making a pressed penny at the summit of Pike's Peak.</div>
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We celebrated Caleb's 3rd birthday a few weeks ago. He had three parties over the course of a week! He didn't mind, of course! Here are a few pictures from his celebrations.</div>
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On Labor day we celebrated with Matt's side of the family.</div>
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G enjoying Caleb's presents.</div>
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On Caleb's actual birthday he had his first day of preschool! He loved it!</div>
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Caleb also got a battery powered 4-wheeler. We were a little late ordering it online and it was set to be delivered on the day after his birthday. We were pleasantly surprised when it came early on his actual birthday! Matt put it together quickly while Caleb was napping and then we surprised him when he woke up. He rode it so much the first few day he would use up the battery by the afternoon!</div>
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Gunther trying it out too.</div>
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Caleb picked a Lightening McQueen theme for his party.</div>
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On the weekend after Caleb's birthday we celebrated with my family.</div>
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We love our precious little three year old boy! It was fun to celebrate him all week long!</div>
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Matt and I celebrated our five year anniversary this month! It was a fun day! We started out with runs. We took turns watching the boys at a park and running a few miles around the track there. Our 1/2 marathon is coming up in just a couple short weeks so we're trying to get our runs in whenever we can. :) Later we both got massages. So wonderful! </div>
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We went to a special restaurant called the Lighthouse for dinner. We've celebrated a lot of special occasions there. Our first date, Matt proposed there, we celebrated our first anniversary (and several since), we also found out both boy's genders there (we had the ultrasound tech write down the gender in a card and opened it at the restaurant). It's the type of place that just feels comfortable and homey. they even had live music this time when we went.</div>
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I bought Matt five gifts to celebrate five years. I planned on giving them to him throughout the day, but he decided he wanted them all at once. :)</div>
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I love being married to this man. He is the perfect one for me. I fall more in love with him everyday.<br />
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I really mean that.<br />
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He takes such good care of the boys and I. He is a great daddy who loves to play with the boys and really takes the time to slow down and appreciate all the little quirks that makes each boy who they are. He goes in multiple times at night to check them after they're asleep and tells me how precious they are. :) I also love his sense of humor. He keeps me laughing all the time!</div>
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Matt is a learner and he has a lot of patience and persistence. I'm especially thankful for his patience. I can be a bit bullheaded at times. :) He is my biggest fan and always is encouraging me to try new things and challenge myself. (Hence, the 1/2 marathon. ) He believes in me when I don't always believe in myself.</div>
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Elyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384643662697425500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896531143129128751.post-30888938630515540822013-07-31T11:39:00.003-07:002013-07-31T11:39:59.057-07:00Letters: 10 Months and Almost 3Caleb,<br />
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You are a joy! You are very creative and quite the little thinker!</div>
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We all go grocery shopping together every 2 weeks and stock up. Usually at Fareway Mommy goes to grab a few items while you, Daddy, and Gunther go to the meat counter and then I meet you back there. This time when I came back you greeted me with a big smile and you YELLED, "I LOVE YOU MOMMY! YOU CAME BACK!!!" There were quite a few people around us smiling and chuckling.</div>
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I took a Pilates class at church last month and when I came to pick you up from childcare you asked me, "Did Dunfer have fun morning? Did you have fun with the ladies?"</div>
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You love to play with all sorts of non-toy items. Tape measure, stud finder, screw driver, calculator, flyswatter. Recently you told me, "Mommy, fly swatter my best!"</div>
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You love to chatter to your stuffed animals, especially in the car. One day as we were headed somewhere I thought you were talking to me and you told me, "Mommy, I not talking to you. I talking to elephant." </div>
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Your favorite TV show right now is Curious George. One morning as you were watching an episode I called you to come do something. You responded by saying, "Mom, I watching this right now. You not 'sposed to call me."<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">This is a conversation I had with you yesterday: (You had just ordered me to do something in no uncertain terms)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Me: Caleb, you are not the boss. Mommy and Daddy are the bosses. Well, actually God is the big boss and then Mommy and Daddy are boss."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">You: I be little boss?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Me: No sweetie.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">You: Mommy! We can share!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Me: Share what?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">You: We can share boss!</span></span></div>
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This week when we were grocery shopping we stopped to get baby food for Gunther, which was across from the dog food. You looked over and said, "Lets get dog food for Dunfer!" and then you giggled. I seriously don't know where you come up with this stuff!<br />
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You love having little daily rituals. Lately we've been shelling and eating pistachios for an afternoon snack. After several days of doing it you looked at me and said, "This fun Mommy!"<br />
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We were driving somewhere the other day and I asked you, "Honey, are you cold or hot? Or just right?" You responded, "I not that Mommy! I Caleb!"<br />
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We have a prism hanging in our window. One day you looked at Daddy and said, "Daddy there something on head!" Daddy felt his head and said, "Nope, buddy nothing on my head." "Yes Daddy, red, orange, yellow, green.." Then we realized you were seeing a rainbow!<br />
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Not too long ago you turned to me and said, "Mommy, you Wifey. Daddy Sexy." Oh dear! :)<br />
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Your favorite foods are tomatoes, gummy snacks, granola bars, watermelon, grapes, donuts and cookies.<br />
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You love to go to the library and get books. We read at least 30 minutes a day. You'll go get all 10 of your library books and want to read them all. You love books about emergency services (firefighters, police officers, ambulances) and also Clifford is a big favorite.<br />
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You are learning how to write and draw more carefully. You drew some umbrellas the other day with chalk and can even draw the letter 'c.'<br />
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We love you sweet boy!<br />
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Telling Aunt Sara good bye. She's off to have new adventures after living close by for the last couple years for school. </div>
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Fourth of July!</div>
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Caleb and Daddy singing "Always" (A favorite song) before bed.</div>
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At a parade!</div>
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Waiting for the chicken to cook in the smoker. A.K.A"Putting mulch in the cooler"</div>
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You are waving now. It's so cute. We ask you, "Can you wave?" You think about it for about 10 seconds and then you do it. You are so proud of yourself. You are also pulling up on everything and walking around things.<br />
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You are our little carnivore! You LOVE meat! I just introduced it to you a couple weeks ago and you pick that off your plate first. One night you ate almost a whole hamburger!<br />
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You love wheels and are constantly flipping scooters, tractors, trucks, and cars over so you can spin the wheels.<br />
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You are trying to say Caleb's name. "Eb-eb." You love your big brother and want to be with him all the time. He likes to get down and crawl with you. You'll follow him back to his room and then you guys play together. Caleb is good at making you laugh!<br />
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Still just two teeth! You're really working on them though!<br />
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We love you cutie pie!<br />
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It's so fun to hear all the things you say! Your little mind is really learning how to make connections and you have an amazing memory. Usually you "memember" thing at bedtime. "Mommy! I forgot to play with my soccer ball!" "I forgot to have gummy snack!"</div>
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You make us laugh so much! Here are a few things you've said recently:</div>
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We go to the Bever Park Zoo pretty often and they have a donkey there named "princess." The other day Daddy called me his princess and you interrupt. "No! Mommy not princess! Princess at the zoo!"</div>
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One day Daddy noticed a window in the living room was open but we had the air on. "Elyssa!" Daddy called, "Did you turn the air off and decide to open up?" You chime in, "Maybe that was me."</div>
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One day out of the blue you look at me and said, "You my best fwend." I wanted to make sure I heard you right so I asked you, "Who is your best friend?" "You is, Mommy!" *heartexplosion* </div>
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You use the word 'might' a lot. If we ask you the color of something, you will say, "It might be green."</div>
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One day you weren't eating your dinner very well and we had a bag of cookies for dessert. Daddy told you he was going to start eating the cookies and if you finished your dinner before he finished the cookies you could have one. Finally there was only one cookie left (which daddy had no intention of eating) and Daddy said, should I eat it? You said, "Daddy, if you eat that cookie I might cry."</div>
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One day Gunther was going down hard for a nap and you asked me, Mommy, I talk to Jesus for Dunther sleep?" </div>
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We went to a local Farmer's market and you kept calling it "Farmer Pickle." We have no idea why. When we asked you what you thought we'd do there you said, "See tractors?"</div>
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The other day we were in the car and I had hopped back between you boys to feed Gunther some solids. I gave you a gummy snack and you said, "Mommy I share wif you! Also, you cute!" :) </div>
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You love being outside! Your favorite thing to do outside is ride the tractor with Daddy and sometimes even Boppa. You could be out there forever! </div>
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You are completely potty trained! You are a rockstar! You caught on very quickly and even have naps and bedtime mastered. </div>
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You are crawling everywhere now! It is so cute! Your brother isn't sure what to think! He's realized he can't get away from you now. :) You always like whatever toy he's playing with and you've started yelling when he won't give it to you. You have no interest in baby toys, you only want to play with your brother's toys. It's funny to see you trying to lift his big metal tractors!</div>
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Still two teeth but 3 or 4 seem ready to pop. Your gums are swollen and sore. Poor baby!<br />
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You said Dada for the first time on Father's Day! Nicely played. It's super cute! You also get excited when Daddy comes home from work now.<br />
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You're becoming much more assertive when one of us isn't giving you the attention you want you yell at us. You always will yell or squawk at Caleb when he tries to take something away from you or you want something he has. <br />
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You are eating all kinds of new foods. Crackers, puffs, cheerios, cooked veggies, melons, and bread.<br />
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You are very "rough and tumble." You take a lot of spills, but they rarely phase you. When you fall I say, "Crash, boom!" and then you look at me and smile and go on to the next thing. <br />
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You really like playing with shoe laces, opening drawers, electric cords and climbing up on the toilet. You also like to pull over trash cans. You are very busy!<br />
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So I've pretty much been putting off potty training for awhile. Some of my reasons are valid. When C was 18 months I was pregnant and getting our house ready to list on the market. After 4 months of trying to sell it by ourselves, we did, and from there we moved and had a baby and it's taken a little while to get into a new rhythm. I've also been mildly terrified of the idea of potty training in general. I was a bit of a terror to train and apparently didn't master it until the ripe age of 4 and I've heard plenty of horror stories from other moms. I also know I am stubborn and C can be a bit at times as well so I was concerned about this becoming a power struggle. </div>
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The day started a little rough when I pulled out a pair of C's new Thomas the Train underwear and he started crying and running away. "I want biaper. I don't want those!"</div>
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Overall, I was pleasantly surprised with how well today went. The first time he had an accident wasn't until late morning and he actually told me he needed to go, but I didn't get his clothes off fast enough. He went on to only have 2 more accidents and went on the potty several times. He apologized every time he had an accident. "I sawwy mommy!" (such a sweetie!) I told him that accidents happen sometimes and he's learning something new so it will take a little practice. </div>
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I thought we'd start off easy using his little potty, but no; "I want sit on big potty." And then, "I do it! You let go hands!" Alrighty then. </div>
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He's a smart cookie. He gets mini marshmallows when he goes, so he started going just a little, get his marshmallows and then he'd be back in 5 minutes to go a little more and ask for more marshmallows. I think he realized he could get substantially more marshmallows that way. On the plus side, he has great bladder control! By the end of the day he seemed to be able to hold it until I would take him in to try to go. </div>
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It's kind of crazy to think I'm potty training my baby boy! Caleb is getting to be so big! </div>
Elyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384643662697425500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896531143129128751.post-41907061013618188072013-05-14T11:41:00.000-07:002013-05-14T11:41:17.090-07:00Good Enough<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been a perfectionist for awhile. As a teenager I obsessed over how I looked. I wanted my hair, clothes, and body <i>perfect</i>. I wanted <i>perfect</i> grades. I wanted to be <i>perfec</i>t at my jobs. I wanted to be <i>perfect</i> spiritually- do all the right things (pray, read my bible, go to church, volunteer in the community) I found my worth in these things.</div>
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I did pretty well for awhile. I was pretty good at controlling my environment and myself. I am a first born, type 'A' personality. I graduated with honors, had management positions at my jobs, participated in the music and youth ministries at my church. I volunteered at a local crisis pregnancy center.</div>
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Then I got married. And all the sudden someone knew me deep enough to know my facade of perfection was just that, a facade. I heard a great quote recently, "Marriage brings you not into conflict with your spouse but with your own sinful self."</div>
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This is so true. Suddenly I had to try to reconcile the reality that I was flawed and hurt my spouse with my belief that I thought I had it together.</div>
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It has taken a long time for me to admit that I am not actually perfect (ha!) and more importantly that I need God and others. </div>
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I finally am at a place in my life when I am starting to see that I really don't have it all together. I am giving grace to myself, allowing myself to be flawed. Because God does. He allows me to to come to Him weak, and broken and wants to shine through my insufficiencies. </div>
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At our church the Senior Pastor Bob often has referred to himself as a "recovering perfectionist." I remember thinking the first time I heard him say that, "That's good he's working on that. I'm so glad I don't struggle with that." *facepalm* </div>
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I realized this week that I am finding myself in the same category, a "recovering perfectionist."</div>
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Laundry: I no longer feel the need to complete the laundry cycle. If a load sits in the washer overnight, so be it. I consider it a win if clothes are clean and in a laundry basket. I try to get them put away in a day or two. :)</div>
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Reading: I always felt like I had to rush through a book and move onto another so I could check them off my list. I always thought people who didn't finish books for awhile were lazy. Now I see the value in soaking good books up. I currently have 4 or 5 with bookmarks in them.</div>
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Personal Appearance: If I used to braid my hair I might take it out 6 or 7 times and redo it until it looked perfect. Now I do it once and don't worry if there is a bump or if it's a little lopsided. I feel comfortable going places sans make-up now. That used to be a big deal to me. The area of my appearance is still probably my biggest area of struggle, but I'm excited to see growth.</div>
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My Home : I used to obsess when people would come over and spend hours cleaning. An older and wiser woman told me at one point, "Don't worry about the house when you have company, "Just make sure that the food is good and the bathrooms are clean." Now I live more by that motto. I feel ok with our home looking like we live here. </div>
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This quote from Ann Voscamp really resonated with me today:</div>
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Elyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384643662697425500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896531143129128751.post-83297872821479683722013-05-10T20:08:00.000-07:002013-05-11T07:46:12.964-07:00Letters 7 months and 2 1/2 +Caleb,<br />
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You are so much fun right now! You have such a great imagination. A couple days ago you were playing on the riding lawnmower and told me you were going to hook up a trailer and deliver hay to horses. You hopped down and pretended to hook up a trailer and then said "I call you on my phone, Mom, in case you need anything." :)<br />
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You are still a great sharer with your brother but you've learned that with a teething baby everything goes in the mouth. I overheard you a few days ago give your Tigger to Gunther and tell him, "Don't lick it, just look at it!" A few days ago I told you we were going to head back to take a nap you ran over to Gunther and kissed him and said, "I love you Dunther!"<br />
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You are going to make someone a great wife someday. I chopped off my hair (6") and when I got home you said, "Mom. I like haircut!" It's nice" You then proceeded to tell me that multiple times the next few days. :) The other day I got ready to go somewhere and you said, "Is that new shirt? You pretty." I put on lipgloss for apparently the only time in the last 2 1/2 years because you said, "What that on lips? Pretty! Red on lips, red on shirt. They match. That's nice!" I'm quite sure you've learned how to compliment your mommy from your daddy. You keep watching and learning from him. He's exactly the type of man I want you to be when you grow up.<br />
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You've recently started saying things in threes. "It's nice, nice, nice outside!" "My shoes are tricky, tricky, tricky!" So cute!<br />
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I was reading a Thomas the Train book to you yesterday and was kind of summarizing the words because it was super long and you were losing interest. Well, I wasn't paying close enough attention because I said, "..and then these engines talked to Neville, but they weren't very nice." "No!" you say, "Those not engines. They diesels." Sure enough I read the page and the trains I had been referring too were diesels not coal engines. Haha! I got a kick out of that! Smart boy!<br />
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A lunch favorite right now is nachos, but you ask for them like this, "Can I have on top chips cheese for lunch?" Another thing you say a lot when you like something is that it's your 'best'. Ex. "Blue and cherry (yogurt) are my best!"<br />
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I love running errands with you! (Daddy does too. He always tells me funny stories when you guys come back) You are so cheerful and friendly and you do such a great job obeying. You are getting to the age where it's fun to hang out and have your companionship. You are always so excited and you have an amazing memory for who gives stickers (bank), suckers (bank where I have my business account), tootsie rolls (Fareway), cookies (Target, Hy-vee), etc... You also remember that Hy-vee has car carts and Fareway has little kid sized carts.<br />
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We love you sweet boy! We couldn't imagine life without you!<br />
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You said your first word, "Mama!" You say it all the time and it's so cute! You also have two teeth now. </div>
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You started wrinkling your nose when you smile and laugh and it is the cutest thing! </div>
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You push up on all fours all the time now but you're not crawling quite yet. You are very resourceful though and can get to anything you want by using a combination of rolling, twisting and army crawling. You make us laugh though because we can put you in the middle of the living room and in 30 seconds you will get wedged up against the armoire or under a coffee table or stuck in a corner. In your crib you are almost always pressed up agains the rails. (See picture below. :)<br />
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You love Caleb so much! You are always watching for him. Sometimes I have a difficult time trying to feed you because you want to see what he's up to more than eat. :)<br />
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I love that you are a cuddler. Some of my favorite times together are when you wake up while Caleb is still napping. I'll hold and snuggle you for as long as you'll let me.<br />
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You took a nap on Daddy this week- your first! Daddy loved it! I found you both sleeping on the couch and snapped a quick picture.<br />
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You have a knack for sneezing/coughing right when I get a spoonful of baby food in your mouth, spraying it everywhere. I'm used to it happening almost every feeding, but Daddy was feeding you yesterday and I forgot to warn him. Pretty soon I heard a "Aaah!" from the kitchen and Daddy says, "He just coughed food all over me!" Me: "Oh yeah... Sorry! Should have warned you!" :)<br />
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We love you very much, Baby G!</div>
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In other news, Matt completed his 4th marathon a couple weeks ago. C went with Mimi and Boppa to give Matt water/food at a different mile markers. I came later with G for the last stop and the finish. Despite crazy weather (Sleet, cold, and heavy winds) Matt did great and had a lot of fun!</div>
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Elyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384643662697425500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896531143129128751.post-12494005900498415342013-04-30T18:47:00.000-07:002013-04-30T18:47:36.045-07:00Pella 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
We went to Pella again this year to see the tulips. The festival was this weekend but the forecast was rain, so we went early instead. Not all of the tulips were up, but we had a perfect day and beat the crowds. We hit the bakery for traditional "dutch letter" pastries, went to a neat wooden playground, smelled the flowers, and did a lot of walking around. We're definitely getting our $$ out of the double stroller! :)</div>
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And for kicks: Here is a picture we took by a tree last year...</div>
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and here we are again this year!</div>
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Such a fun day!</div>
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Here are some photos from our Easter weekend. A little late, but better late than never! ;)</div>
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We did a egg hunt with some friends on Saturday:</div>
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And decorated cookies.</div>
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Here are the pictures from Easter day.</div>
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My boys all ready for church.</div>
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Family Shot:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caleb, </span></div>
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You are full of sunshine! It's fun to watch you interact with Gunther and ham it up to make him laugh. You are sweet and thoughtful with him, getting him toys when he's fussy and sharing even your favorite stuffed animal, Tigger. You are his biggest cheerleader. When G learned how to roll in his crib I took you back to show you and when he woke up you told him, "Dunfer, you rolled on tummy. WOW! That pretty cool!"</div>
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You are so smart! You have pointed out several alphabet letters this week on store fronts and when I was talking to Daddy a couple days ago you saw I had him in my phone as "hubby" and you said, "Mommy! That letter H!" </div>
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Lately when you can't find me you yell out, "Where's my mommy?!" You also made Mommy and Daddy laugh the other day when after dinner you came up and patted my tummy and said, "Looks like you have full belly Mommy!" </div>
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When you want to do something you say,"That sounds like that be good plan?" </div>
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Like most 2 year olds you push the limits some, but you are such a good boy. You are very conscientious about picking up after yourself and are quick to apologize if you make a mistake. "I sorry!" Sometimes when I ask you to do something you won't listen the first time and I'll repeat what I said in a firmer voice and you'll say, "Oh, that's right!"</div>
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You are getting so good on your bike! It's just starting to get nice out and you love being outside! </div>
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You love to know what's going on when daddy's at work and you'll ask him what he did. You also ask him about who he works with. He works with a Captain G, but the only Captain you know is Captain America so that's what you call him. :)</div>
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You love dancing. Sometimes we turn on oldies and have a family dance party. You love when Daddy spins you so fast you get dizzy and can't walk. You giggle and giggle and then ask him to do more!</div>
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I'm teaching you right now about being mindful of where you leave toys so they won't be in walk ways. Today I was vacuuming and left the vacuum out. You were running your circuit and all the sudden yelled, "Cord not in good spot, Mom. I running."</div>
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You're really picking up on teasing and will even tease us sometimes. The other day Daddy mentioned going on a walk and you were excited. As Daddy and I started talking more we decided maybe it wasn't a good day. Daddy turned to you and said, "I don't think we're going to go on a walk today Caleb." You looked at him for a minute and started laughing. "You just teasin' Dad!" "No, I'm serious Caleb. We'll go another time." You looked at him and laughed again, "You just teasin' Daddy!" After a few more similar exchanges Daddy turned to me and said, "I guess we're going on a walk."</div>
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You have so much enthusiasm for life and are full of joy. Everything is exciting to you. Today when we were playing outside I called you over to see a squirrel. You came running. As soon as you heard it chattering you burst into delighted giggles. You laughed and laughed. I love sharing those moments with you!</div>
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You have such a wonderful imagination! You're always pretending to be a firefighter climbing your ladder (Gunther's high chair), driving your motorcycle, or going to hy-vee to get "gwocewies." </div>
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You are a sweet heart. Always smiling and full of giggles. You are super ticklish. You are eating lots of solid food now and love watching Caleb eat. At dinner a couple nights ago every time he put a bite on his fork and raised it to his mouth you opened yours. :) </div>
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You roll all over the floor now! Mimi watched you this week and she said, "There's no keeping him on a blanket, is there?" You've also started pushing back onto your hands and knees a little too.</div>
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You are very leery of people you don't know. When I take you to the store if anyone talks to you or smiles at you, you start screaming at the top of your lungs. :) I usually take you out of your car seat and hold you and then you're fine. </div>
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You are a snuggle bunny too. You love to cuddle when you go to sleep and also right when you wake up. You are a huge fan of daddy these days. You crane your head around to look for him when he comes home form work and you hear his voice.</div>
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Oh teething! Things are in full swing, you are a trooper but you've definitely been in some pain. Poor little buddy! Hopefully they'll come through soon!</div>
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You LOVE Caleb. You are always watching him and try to get his attention. Sometimes when he's running his circuit and I'm holding you, you squeal and nearly jump out of my arms you're so excited. You are so anxious to be on the move. I think you will be crawling before we know it!</div>
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Elyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384643662697425500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896531143129128751.post-55593216541267148282013-03-05T18:59:00.002-08:002013-03-05T18:59:46.543-08:00Spring Update<div>
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Time for another update!<br />
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C is becoming such a little man!<br />
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It's fun to hear him start to pick up a lot of things we say.<br />
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If you ask him to do something he'll say "Sure!" He also has incorporated "Alright" "I better" and "Nope" into his vocabulary.<br />
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Lately when I've gone into G's room to put him to bed I ask C to go out to the living room to play. He grabs the door to pull it shut and says, "Alright. See you! Bye!"<br />
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C also prefaces a lot of his questions with "Should I?" "Should I eat gummy snack?" "Should I wash my hands?"<br />
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He also tries to talk us into doing things by ending his question with, "that be fun?" he might say, "We go outside and I ride my bicycle? That be fun?" or "We go get donuts? That be fun?"<br />
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C certainly knows what he wants. One day we were at the doctor's office and our doctor asked if he'd like a sticker. "No, I just fine."<br />
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I died.<br />
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You can't be the same kid that asks for a sticker every.single.time we go to the bank. We got back home later and he tells Matt, "Dr. ____ asked me if I want sticker and I say, no. I just fine."<br />
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C is also into doing things "all by me-self"<br />
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A favorite pass time right now is playing with play doh. We made some ourselves and he asks to play with it almost every day.</div>
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C also loves the snow. After the first snowfall this season, C wasn't sure what to think. Now, he rolls in it, jumps in it, and asks us to throw it at him. :)</div>
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He has been doing so well in his Big Boy bed! We also switched the boys' rooms around and he has done great with that transition too. We're getting ready to paint C's room and he's pretty excited about that!</div>
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C loves "Gummy snacks" This is the life; no shirt (freshly bathed), new haircut, and gummy snacks.<br />
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One day while making tuna salad for lunch, C decided to add a *little* more dill.<br />
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C loves to play pretend, which is so much fun! We pretend to ride a bus on chairs, or be a doctor, or make/eat food. He likes to pretend to be a dog and crawls on all fours and wants to be petted on the head. :)</div>
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Playing "bus"<br />
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Even snow does not stop this boy from wanting to ride his bike and play outside. He'll announce, "Pretty nice day outside, I better ride my bicycle." </div>
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He even wanted to mow the other day, right over the snow.<br />
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He also has shown a very soft heart at times. Yesterday I put C in his room for slamming G's door while I was getting G to sleep. After I came to get C a few minutes later he was subdued and said, "I make choices Mom. I go to room." (We've talked about making choices and having consequences. ) It was so sweet! </div>
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G thinks C is the coolest person ever and watches him all the time. C loves having such a captive audience and tries to get G to laugh. It's so cute to watch them together. C does such a great job of sharing too- even giving G his favorite stuffed animal (Tigger) to play with. </div>
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We knew it was a little on the late side to have Caleb transition to his toddler bed from his crib, but I hadn't wanted to do that before/right after we moved (I figured that would be a big enough transition already.) and I didn't want to do it right after Gunther was born. (For obvious reasons)</div>
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I decide to try to do nap time in the big boy bed. That was a mistake. It is light and he has lots of energy. A few minutes after I lay him down I hear noises. When I peek in he is throwing all his animals between the bed and the wall. We dig them out and I push the bed tight against the wall. I tuck him in again and give him strict instructions to stay in bed and go to sleep.</div>
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"What you doing mommy? You reading your bible? You looking at pictures? Picture of me? I like my Orange truck. I put little Tigger in it. I sleep with Dalmation doggy. He pretty cute." </div>
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"No Mommy, sing Jesus Loves Me!"</div>
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"I can't hear you Mommy!"</div>
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"That Daddy! I better go see him."</div>
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Life is staying busy around these parts and we love it! I am so thankful that the Hubby's work schedule allows us to have so much family time. We really get to soak up time with our boys. </div>
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C makes us laugh on a daily basis with all the cute and hilarious things he says! He's quite the talker now.</div>
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At lunch one day Gunther was in his high chair and Caleb climbed down and rolled him over to where he was and said, "Dunfer you're my best friend." My mommy heart almost exploded. C is such a good big brother. He asks to hold Gunther a lot. He also wants to include him. When we go out to run errands he'll ask, "Dunfer tum too?"</div>
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Rocking Tigger and putting him down for a nap just like Mommy does with baby G.</div>
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Library trips have become a weekly tradition for C and Daddy. It's always a big hit with the "Big Tigger", new movies and books, and the "spinning money" (A make-a-wish coin collector.)</div>
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New alphabet board! He can match all of them now and the first time we did it he told me, "C is for Caleb."</div>
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C really wants to share things with Gunther, especially food, but I've told him Gunther can only have milk. We also talk about the things G can do when he's older. So, the other day C was eating a quesadilla (His favorite thing for lunch) and turned to Gunther, "Dunfer, when you olders you 'sposed to eat tase-adilla."</div>
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I have a bad record of things overflowing/splattering in the oven, smoking, and setting off the smoke alarms. This has not gone unnoticed by my oldest who told me a few days ago. "Mommy, smoke come out of oven. Beep, beep, beep!" </div>
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Matt was working on some plumbing and making some banging noises. "Did you go Bish, bash, bosh Daddy?" (A game that the steam engines play on Thomas the Tank Engine when they bump things with their bumpers.)</div>
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Said about string cheese; "Actually mom, you eat it. It has hair on it." (Hair being the little stringy pieces)</div>
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I got new washcloths recently and I went to wipe his mouth and he said, "New?" I responded that yes, I had just bought them. He then said, "I pretty like new ones!" ("Pretty like" is his way of saying "really like")</div>
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One night C told Matt that he wanted to "Rock and Talk Daddy." He then proceeded to tell Matt the day's events. "Stomach upset, go to grocery store...."</div>
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First snow. It was windy and C was not a fan so he went and hid. :)</div>
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Silly faces!</div>
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Like his older brother, the bib is a toy and he makes more of a mess with it than without so we don't use one anymore. :)</div>
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Learning to hold things.</div>
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We've also started teething, so lots of finger chewing.</div>
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How sweet is this smile? </div>
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Christmas was a blast! C got into the presents and excitement so much more this year. We celebrated with the Hubby's family on the 24th and Matt got off that morning. When he got home C said, "Merry Christmas!! Presents?" He was so excited we decided to let him open them a day early. Matt and I both agreed that Christmas is WAY more fun when you have kids! :)</div>
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C's big present-- a bike! He was so excited! Love that smile!</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Elyssa: I love being home with the boys and still manage to find some time to maintain my jewelry business. I’m enjoying making our new house a home and getting all settled in.</span></span></div>
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I can't believe baby G is already 2 months! Where has the time gone??? Here are some pictures of things going on in our world.</div>
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Baby G has really started liking being in his bouncy seat and tries to touch the toys. He also smiles and coos at them. :)</div>
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Daddy and C have been able to have a lot of fun together lately while mommy is busy with baby G! Trips to the library, running errands, jogging, tractor rides! (The tractor mower came with the house. Probably C's favorite thing about living here. :) </div>
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Coloring together!</div>
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C with daddy and his "John Deere Green" Tractor.</div>
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Things to play with: Thomas trains! His doggie scooter. He pretends it is a motor cycle and makes it "jump." Blocks. His tractors from when daddy was a boy and daddy's old firetruck. Puzzles. He can do 24 piece ones now.</div>
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C knows all his colors now and is learning how to count. The highest he's gotten is 7. :) </div>
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C as an angel at our church's Christmas program.</div>
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He looks so big here! He is a big boy! We're curious to see what he weighs at his 2 month doctor visit. He's definitely at least a month ahead of where C was at his age size wise.</div>
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Trying hard to roll. (He did a couple days after this picture was taken.)</div>
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Last week we welcomed our new little guy to the family! Gunther Lee. His name means "Warrior" and "Fierce as a Lion." He weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs, 3 oz. and 22" long only two days after his due date. I was glad we decided to induce so soon after my due date! With Caleb we waited 10 days and he was 9 lbs. Hubby says I "know how to grow them." :)</div>
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Caleb "sharing." Too sweet. Caleb has only continued to warm up to baby Gunther. He loves to give him toys, help burp him, hold him, give him kisses and mimics his little coos and cries.</div>
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We feel very blessed! Gunther is a great baby. He took right to nursing and is an awesome sleeper. Most nights I only have to get up once! He is starting to get so much more alert and has started smiling. I have yet to catch a smile on camera.</div>
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We just celebrated C's birthday a couple weeks ago, even though it was on the 3rd. Life was pretty crazy with moving to our new place! We love it and are getting settled in quite well! My due date is just 6 days away! </div>
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We had a simple get together at our home with both families. C was thrilled to see all his favorite people, the presents were just icing on the cake! </div>
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We put up streamers and balloons the day before. While hubby was hanging the streamers C kept telling him, "Good Job Dada!" "Nice!"</div>
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We kept telling him the decorations were for his birthday and we told him Happy Birthday several times. Pretty soon he started walking around saying, "appy birt-day." :) It was fun to see him so excited!</div>
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The spread</div>
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C was a fan!</div>
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A highlight for sure! Cousin Sam gave C his old train table and train sets!</div>
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We had a great day! Lazy morning at home with C. and a sweet date night out for dinner just enjoying each other's company.</div>
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Our car overheated and we had to field calls about selling our house. C had to be fed and diapered. Bills had to be paid. I did laundry. We worked our business.</div>
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And I really mean that. Earlier in our marriage I would have been disappointed that things didn't go 'perfectly' but yesterday that stuff didn't even phase me! It was a perfect celebration of the everyday-ness of marriage!)</div>
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It's hard to believe time has gone by so quickly! We've experienced so much already....</div>
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In 7 weeks we will be welcoming our second child to our family. We just sold our house by owner and will be moving in a couple weeks (This is part of the reason I have been so delinquent on here. ) We started our own business 18 months ago. So many other things...</div>
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With each day that goes by I appreciate my husband more. His conviction, sensitivity, passion, determination, perseverance, amazing sense of humor, faith in God, generosity, and humility. </div>
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I was pretty young when we got married. I look back now and think, "I had no idea what to really look for in a spouse." Sure I knew a few things, but really, you can't know how your spouse will respond to life until you live it together! </div>
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I am learning to trust him (and God) more. To let go of control. To really enjoy the man I am married to instead of trying to change him. </div>
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My heart is full of gratefulness. There are plenty of uncertainties in our future together, but I know that with Matt by my side and God as our rock we can face anything together.</div>
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I've definitely moved into the 'whale' stage of my pregnancy. Haha! Just kidding!<br />
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For those who have been pregnant you know what I'm talking about. Suddenly, even though your belly is very much a part of you, you start bumping into things because you misjudged your size. :) The front of your shirt has unexplainable stains because you rubbed up against something or spilled without knowing.<br />
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Someone did ask if I was full term the other day. </div>
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"Nope. Only 26 weeks." </div>
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My mom got this scarf for me in Paris a couple weeks ago and I LOVE it! </div>
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Here is a picture of me full term with C-37 weeks next to the 25 week picture this time around.</div>
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I'll have to do a pregnancy update soon! Things are going well!<br />
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I've realized the perfectionist in me puts off these monthly updates because I fear leaving something out. I decided last night that I just want to write from my heart and what I'm enjoying about my little man and not worry about 'perfection'. </div>
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It's so sweet to see C begin to return affection! He's started to initiate kisses and will tell us he loves us. Hubby has worked with him a lot to say "I love you" so sometimes when Hubby is at work I'll say, "C can you say, I love you?" he will and then he'll say, "Dada?" :)</div>
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I have discovered I love being the mom of a little boy. </div>
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(I haven't officially announced it on here, but we are having another boy too!)</div>
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Here's the picture we used to announce it:</div>
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I love skinned knees, tractors on the coffee table, balls, wrestling with Daddy, and mini button up dress shirts.</div>
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I love cargo shorts, dumptruck and dozer books, curiosity, adventure, the little 'duck tail' his hair makes on the back of his neck.</div>
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I love seeing C. copy Daddy shave, put on deodorant, and mow the yard. </div>
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With daddy after a 5K.</div>
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C has used his Tigger as a teether so we bought a new one because the old one's nose got a hole in it from so much biting. When we opened the package it came in C says, "A nor nor!" (Another one!) :)</div>
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So if he sees the two of them he says, "Tidder and a nor nor."</div>
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We went to the splash pad today for the first time. It was really windy and C didn't like the initial spray of water we got hit with when we walked. I asked him if he wanted to go in the water. He said, "No!" and grabbed my hand tightly. I showed him how to do it and pretty soon he stepped in a stream. By the end of the time we were there he was<i> running </i>all over the entire pad giggling and flashing me big smiles. </div>
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That's something I really love about mothering- making new experiences safe and watching C learn to love them. I love exposing him to new food and new skills. </div>
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When we got this book from the library C would only want to look at this page and kept saying, "Dada!, Dada!"</div>
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C loves to help. He is learning how to pick up toys and when we're done we do high fives and "Knuckles" </div>
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Running errands has become something I really look forward to doing together. We get a cookie if we go to Target or Hy-vee and ride in fun carts. We talk and he smiles and waves to everyone. </div>
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People tell me a lot, "He seems so happy." And I say, "He <u>is</u> happy!" He has such a joyful sweet spirit. He loves life and everything is an adventure.</div>
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At random times he'll just walk into a room or look at me (Or Hubby) and say in the sweetest happy voice, "Hi Mama." (or Dada.) It's like he feels so happy to be with us and wants to let us know.</div>
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I feel very blessed to be C's mommy. There are moments that I feel overwhelmed when I think about having another baby, but then I think about how much joy C has added to our lives and I get excited to meet our newest addition! I'm sure life will be crazy and there will be times I'll be exhausted, but it's truly worth it! </div>
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I recently came across this recipe and we love it! I love all the fresh ingredients and how quickly it goes together!</div>
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Here's what you need for a 8x8 pan:</div>
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1/2 bag of baby spinach</div>
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olive oil</div>
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4-5 oz Feta cheese</div>
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3 roma tomatoes</div>
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3 chicken breast</div>
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1/2 stick of butter (Or 2T butter and 1.5T Grapeseed oil)</div>
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2 cloves garlic, minced</div>
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1/2 t. each of dried basil, salt and pepper</div>
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1/2 loaf of crusty french bread</div>
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Place spinach in greased 8 x 8 pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Top with feta and tomato.</div>
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Melt the butter and add garlic and grapeseed oil.</div>
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(Just discovered grapeseed oil and I am hooked! Better for you than even olive oil. Read more about health benefits<a href="http://wildtree.com/Products/Grapeseed_Oil.aspx"> here</a>.)</div>
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Add the salt, pepper and basil.</div>
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Dip the chicken in the butter/oil mixture to coat.</div>
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Place chicken in pan on other ingredients. Pour any extra butter mixture on top of the chicken.</div>
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Chop the french bread into 1 1/1" pieces. Place on top of chicken until covered.</div>
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Bake 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees or until bread is golden.</div>
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Enjoy!</div>
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