tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708531528908082962024-03-05T02:00:48.436-08:00In A FizzThe Evidence that will one day be used against me in therapy.jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-64528226453841622912013-02-12T16:11:00.001-08:002013-02-12T20:26:56.939-08:00Time, time, time.<div align="center">
It's the one thing I can not get enough of.</div>
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I am horrible at taking on too many tasks and never finishing one.</div>
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We have been busier than we were before Christmas, which is supposed to be the hustle, bustle season. But it seems that our busy season is in the winter months, when we are trying to keep busy as we spend more time indoors.</div>
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I find January and February tough months.</div>
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It's dark and cold and hard to get outside to play.</div>
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We are usually hit with at least one small break in the weather that we all go outside just to enjoy a few minutes of sunshine (and hope that it will be enough fresh air to tire out these kiddos).</div>
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Luckily those few days came at a perfect time this year. <br />
We have had more snow and bitterly cold weather than I can remember. (although that doesn;t seem to stop my kids from bundling up and heading outside for awhile).<br />
But, its nice to feel a bit of warmth, and feel the sunshine and finally try those electric scooters that Santa brought.<br />
(I should say thoughtlessly brought as the poor kids have just been staring at them since Christmas because the weather has been too crappy to actually use them).<br />
So that is exactly what we did!</div>
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And although these scooters probably give me more gray hair than I can imagine. (thank God for hair coloring), they are great for tiring out Hurricane Eric. <br />
He just ran after them the whole time!</div>
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Hurricane Eric eventually slows down and finds anything with wheels to play with.</div>
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And this was a few days before we actually had green grass sightings!</div>
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It's February, and its Ohio, so who knows what is next.</div>
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It's been beautiful play-outside weather this week, but I suspect we will get another snowstorm before spring is here to stay.</div>
jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-11802288038147829752013-01-02T20:38:00.000-08:002013-01-03T17:20:01.874-08:002012<div align="center">
2012 was not too bad to us.</div>
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We did not win a lottery, </div>
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but we are all pretty happy and healthy</div>
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(and I managed to keep all of my children alive another year, so that's a bonus!)<br />
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I don't make resolutions.<br />
They are too easy for me to break.<br />
Instead, I try to give a little more in hopes that it will be a little better to us too.<br />
(Although I would like to finally get all my digital photos organized.<br />
..and of course a small lottery would be nice!)</div>
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jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-68907707056521528382012-12-22T17:35:00.001-08:002012-12-22T17:35:13.388-08:00Merry Christmas<div align="center">
And just like that...Boom.</div>
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It's almost Christmas.</div>
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We are in the current frenzy of last minute shopping, </div>
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cookie baking, </div>
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gift wrapping, </div>
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holiday tv watching days.</div>
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So to all those that did not receive a card-</div>
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This is the photo we used.</div>
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It is accurate.</div>
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Can you tell who is naughty and who is nice?</div>
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Wishing everyone a Holly Jolly Christmas!</div>
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jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-57774752879173035852012-11-21T20:42:00.000-08:002012-11-21T20:42:24.137-08:00Since then...<div align="center">
See?</div>
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Back to my old usual ways. I got caught up in life and boom-</div>
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its been a few months of posting here!</div>
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So in true "Jill" fashion a let's catch up what we've been doing the past couple months.</div>
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Hiking with the kidlets at my favorite gorge. This is truly one of my favorite places ever, and its so close to us!</div>
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And some more hiking at another very cool, very local park.</div>
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jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-50887950931321868722012-08-22T20:44:00.002-07:002012-08-22T20:44:42.133-07:00The First day of School<div align="center">
Such a bittersweet day for me.</div>
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Two weeks ago, I was ready to ship the littles out of the house,</div>
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and back to school, without a second thought...</div>
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But, today my heart was nervous for them.</div>
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And the hardest part is trying to hide that.</div>
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Trying to be brave and remind them (and myself)</div>
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just how much we love school!</div>
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Because we do!</div>
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Until about 2:00pm.</div>
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Then I feel my hearts have been away too long and I am ready to have them back at home,</div>
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safely under my wing.</div>
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But we all braved forward and put on nervous smiles, </div>
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took the annual "back to school Picture"</div>
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And waited at the the bus stop with eager friends.</div>
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I thought this year would be a little easier, but it wasn't.</div>
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There were no tears, (at least not on their end).</div>
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But I managed to buck up and watch them jump up into the bus like little pros.</div>
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I watched them wave with cautious smiles through the window, </div>
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and wished them every ounce of goodness I possibly could,</div>
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and I waved back, smiling at how very proud I am</div>
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of the little people they have become and at the same time wishing they would just stay this way.</div>
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Such a bittersweet day, every first day of school.</div>
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My heart always hurts a little more when I watch their little worlds get bigger</div>
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and another day closer to becoming farther.</div>
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For them, the world on a string...</div>
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One of my favorite places to go is to Tom's parents farm.</div>
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So many cool sights that we city kids don't often get the chance to enjoy.<br />
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You know, trees, fresh air, tractors...</div>
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It truly is simple pleasures.</div>
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And I know it sounds cheesey, but I love to watch them play.</div>
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Really play and explore and imagine.</div>
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(especially when they don't realize they are being watched)</div>
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It ALMOST makes we want to live out in the wilds somewhere.</div>
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(and then I come to my senses because where would the nearest Target be?)</div>
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We spent the whole day playing in the creek.</div>
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Bryn manages to find every possible deep hole and potential danger in the waters..</div>
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always wearing a smile too.</div>
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Even the littlest one gets all excited about throwing things in the water.</div>
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Fishing for minnows- "Bennett-style"</div>
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They are almost ghostly old buildings that I think would have a lot to say if walls could talk.</div>
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The whole motley crew, following their Dad like little ducklings.</div>
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One that will bring back memories when they are older.</div>
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Thank you farm.</div>
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The Color Run.</div>
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You run and there are colors.</div>
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Lots of colors.</div>
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Colors thrown at you as you run.</div>
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And by the end of the race you are covered head to toe in colored paint.</div>
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I know- sounds like fun to run and have people throw things at you.<br />
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Well it is.<br />
And here are the pictures to prove it.<br />
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The color party!</div>
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We had lots of fun, but I think if I were to do this run again, I would do it with the kids.<br />
There were lots of strollers and people walking.<br />
Definately more "fun" than "run".<br />
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Plus where else can you get pink highlights and purple boogers?<br />
(still finding color in places that's not supposed to have color)</div>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-52059408222735317122012-07-07T20:22:00.002-07:002012-07-08T10:14:47.750-07:00Sparkler Day<div align="center">
Also known as Independence Day to the rest of you.<br />
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Although this was a low-key year<br />
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I have been wanting to take a cool sparkler picture <br />
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And although I did not get my envisioned shot, </div>
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we did manage to catch some perfectly imperfect ones.</div>
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Teaching the boy all about sparklers now that he is almost 3.</div>
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He loved them.<br />
Loved without fear.<br />
Which means we will probably wait until nextyear to actually let him handle one.<br />
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Sam's beautifully symmetrical designs...</div>
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I think this was supposed to be a happy(ish) face.</div>
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I love sparkler pictures!!!</div>
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Thinking this might make a fun evening again this summer.</div>
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Once we are done with these 1oo degree days.</div>
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And I am crazy enough to let the kids stay up late again....</div>
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Did I mention its also 100 degrees outside?</div>
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Big trees were down.</div>
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as they were ripped from the ground.</div>
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But it didn't.</div>
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Not for another 2.5 days.</div>
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Two months have passed.</div>
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Yep.</div>
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Warrior wounds and all!</div>
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And fun it was.</div>
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Well, until about half way through.</div>
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I wiped out.</div>
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I took a tree, some twigs and I am pretty sure a cement block with me.</div>
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I would've slowed down while running with bronchitis and a sinus infection.</div>
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Happy and clean before!</div>
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(we made the shirts and bought the supa wonda' socks)</div>
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I think I chicked this guy a couple times!</div>
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(and this was after my not so awesome fall)</div>
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Not so clean, but still happy.</div>
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Almost healed...</div>
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I like hungry baby birds.<br />
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I like the bloomin' view from my kitchen.</div>
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I like this dog.</div>
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Looking back at previous years, I disappear from the blog right after our Spring Break for months on end.</div>
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I now have a theory.</div>
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I think its because the weather gets so nice that there is just no way I can justify staying inside on the computer when we have things to do outside! </div>
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Or anywhere and everywhere else that's not the computer.</div>
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Good news is I am here. Now.</div>
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We took a sort of last minute vacation to my beloved Florida.</div>
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To see our beloved Florida friends</div>
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and hang out at our beloved Florida places.</div>
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(can you tell I still miss that place?)</div>
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We drove down at 3 in the morning and managed to arrive 14 hours later-</div>
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(tired as the kids decided that they no longer needed to sleep in cars.</div>
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And thank heaven for snacks, Kindles and even old fashioned crayons)</div>
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We didn't make any concrete plans, other to hang out with friends.</div>
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And it was nice.</div>
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because I was having such a nice time enjoying the niceness.</div>
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Eric got to hang out with his oldest friend, Kaitlyn.</div>
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We also managed to hang out with some old friends at our old favorite pool!</div>
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Of course we also went to one of my most favoritest places- </div>
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St Augustine Beach.</div>
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It doesn't have the bluest water, nor the whitest sand, but I feel at home here.</div>
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(and its always quiet, which I like)</div>
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Low tide syncronized swimming anyone?</div>
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I carried Eric this way most of the afternoon because unlike his big sisters, Eric does NOT like the ocean.</div>
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Ava Flava.</div>
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That best describes my middle child.</div>
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I can not believe she is 6.</div>
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She will now remember most things in her life.</div>
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Things that will scar her if we are not careful.</div>
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(and i think Av will call us on it one day)</div>
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We celebrated 6 years of Ava on the weekend.</div>
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She has been counting down her birthday since about Christmas.</div>
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(and can I mention that she is already counting the days until this Christmas?<br />
only 287 ya know!)</div>
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We had a small family and friend party/sleepover.</div>
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Just the way she wanted it.</div>
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She also demanded balloons, </div>
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chocolate cake with chocolate icing with those squiggley frosting things, </div>
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and Papa John's pizza.</div>
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I both absolutley love and hate that she is so particular with the details in everything.</div>
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My girl has learned to read this year.</div>
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her drawings have amazing colors and details.</div>
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She is usually a good influence on her little brother, </div>
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and she picks the most fashion forward, brightly colored outfits.</div>
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(although sometimes slightly embarrassing)</div>
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Ava, our Flava makes our world one bright place to be!</div>
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Do you remember this wee pup?</div>
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Happy 4 months to our</div>
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He is already over 40 pounds and still has </div>
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a long, long way to go!</div>
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Oh how I love that sweet serious face!</div>
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I think this picture alone would make him responsible.<br>
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They are their Father's children.<br>
(oh boy, Ava doesn't stand a chance ;)
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I met the little girl who would change my life forever and teach me all the ropes to becoming a Mom.</div>
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Although I have so much to say about this little girl, </div>
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I am rendered speechless</div>
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with a flood of emotions.</div>
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(mostly good as I am in awe of the little person she has become, </div>
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a little sad because she is another year older and closer to getting a licence).</div>
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Instead of the usual slew of my favorite pictures,</div>
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I managed to gather some of my favorite sleeping positions.</div>
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half narcoleptic, as she would fall asleep-</div>
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almost anywhere</div>
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anytime.</div>
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Really.</div>
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(see evidence below)</div>
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Barely 3 month shoot and barely awake.</div>
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Yes- she fell asleep like this at the dinner table!</div>
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(it hurt my teeth to watch her)</div>
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I think the last sentence was-</div>
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"I not sleepy Mommy"</div>
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B was planking long before it was a fad.</div>
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In her bedroom.</div>
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(oof)</div>
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Girlfriend can even sleep standing up!</div>
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All of her legs and arms are out of the sleeves.</div>
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Trying to look awake.</div>
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Happy happy Birthday to my sweet Bryn Elise.</div>
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Yeah, like a crackhead, I am addicted to Pinterest.</div>
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I love all the crafty ideas, although I feel like a slacker Mom compared to some of these homeschooling/crafting/baking fanatics.</div>
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However, in spirit of Valentine's Day and just Love in general, we thought it would be fun to try the </div>
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Kool Aid LipGloss- inspired from <a href="http://www.meetthedubiens.com/search/label/crafts?updated-max=2011-02-20T08%3A02%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=20" target="_blank">HERE.</a></div>
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It truly was super easy.</div>
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There is barely any color and just a hint of taste/scent, but the girls were over the moon with their efforts.</div>
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We even gave some away as small gifts.</div>
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Instant hit!</div>
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I didn't think I would really use them, but I carry one with me everywhere!</div>
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We will definately try making these again.</div>
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Thank you Pinterest!</div>
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<center>Today is a day dedicated to love.<br />I wasn't sure how to post about all the love I feel for my family, without it becoming a trilogy, </center><center>so I am going to make a list of the things I love about them right now. </center><center>Today. </center><center>This minute. </center><center> </center><center>- Every one of my loves are fast asleep, which means the house is quiet and I have this silence all to myself. </center><center>- Bryn's awkward smile as her two front "Big teeth" are growing in (and I can see we will need to start saving for braces) </center><center>- Ava's desire to read to her brother and try to get him to calm down so he would fall asleep in her bed and they could have a "sleepover" </center><center>- Eric's definition of a Dalmation = "Cow Dog" </center><center>- Sid's snores. I like the extra presence in the house (despite his slow potty training ways) </center><center>- Tom's want to be the "cool Dad". He always wants to go somewhere on a whim with the kids...and although we may have not made it to Colorado tonight, we did make it to "Cherry Berry- the frozen yogurt place" </center><center>- My too-cool teenaged brother was extra kind and thoughtful to our Mom...she was grateful, so in turn, I am too </center><center>- Ava's need to know "how many days" until anything we do (did you know there are only 314 days until Christmas?). </center><center>- Bryn's tender heart. She is truly one of the most compassionate girls I know. </center><center>- Eric's desire to "go to cool" (as he fills his leetle backpack with about 20 pounds of HotWheels cars) </center><center>- A hug from my honey. I love how a hug or kiss makes us reconnect. </center><center>- Sid's tornado of a tail when he sees the kids in the morning. </center><center>- Having a grateful heart. </center><center> </center><center>I love my lovies and all the joy, frustration, chaos and contentment it brings. I look forward to what tomorrow brings, but for today I am so thankful for these little things. </center><center>The little things that often get lost in the daily shuffle of life.</center><center> </center><center>Happy Valentine's Day my Loves!</center><br />
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Oh- I also love these Monster Valentine boxes that the girls made.</div>
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They make me smile.</div>
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This is what I am told my sweet biddy Siddy weighs at 13 weeks.<br>
I am also told he will do the most amount of growing in the NEXT couple months...as if his current faster-than-the-speed-of-light rate of growth has not been enough.<br>
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at the thought of my Not-so-Biddy-Siddy.<br>
He is still one sweet little pup.<br>
(and very healthy according my our vet).<br><br>
This is obviously his happy face.
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And this is his pensive face..<br>
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G'ah!! How can you not just adore that sweet face?<br>
That gives me an idea. I should totally do a post with the many faces of Sidney! ;)
</center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-71622493717661351072012-02-05T20:23:00.000-08:002012-02-05T20:23:28.283-08:00No winter blahs here...<center>It has been so unseasonably warm this winter, that we may not have to go to Florida during Spring Break for the annual winter warm up!
Last week the highs were in the 50s all week...and we even hit a high of 63 degrees one day.
Since T had the day off, we decided to go to a local park to <strike>try and tire these kids out</strike> enjoy the weather.
<br>Although it was still a greyish day, it was kind of neat to see the winter-side of the walking trails...
<br>Ava was all about posing for pictures. (which is odd for her, but a welcome change)
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The super rare and elusive "3 kids looking at the camera" picture.<br>
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Bryn has already mastered the teenaged "WTF?" face.<br>
This is going to be a looong 10 years of that.
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<br>That boy.<br>
He has the look of mischief in his eyes...
always.<br>
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<br>I am loving these unusually warm days (especially since we are still trying to potty train Sidney and its gets mighty cold first thing in the morning to be stumbling around outside trying to get Sid to "hurryup"), but a little part of me fears what that will mean for Spring weather...
</center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-87334618411889659592012-01-27T11:42:00.000-08:002012-01-28T17:01:29.192-08:00Biddy Siddy<br />
<center>This wee pup is a-growing.<br />I think he may have doubled in size.</center><center>I no longer see the little fuzzy puppy he was a month ago...<br />he now looks like a mini-version of the big dog he will become.<br /><br />One thing that has not changed is his sweet, sad face.<br /> No matter how fast that tail is wagging, he always looks so forlorn.</center><center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDrbrpS4s3h6SejlXWVGDm9oatbXq8dEGoRB67SzrJw0dWjIDxr1z4t1ie62fq16cQpexQpJ25ComgpDYMryprve9mljAvM8Gn0iIZIJsXtjmKCg7ZVZAdBR4Q2mnRf1ehjlBD854rik/s1600/jan12-sid+11+weks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDrbrpS4s3h6SejlXWVGDm9oatbXq8dEGoRB67SzrJw0dWjIDxr1z4t1ie62fq16cQpexQpJ25ComgpDYMryprve9mljAvM8Gn0iIZIJsXtjmKCg7ZVZAdBR4Q2mnRf1ehjlBD854rik/s320/jan12-sid+11+weks.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><center><br />But I finally managed to catch one of him running and I think if he could do it- <br />this would be his happy face.</center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsVdfa8jpwLkHmAJKyzWwMKRKCRXbv4LKOoV5ZcRfanuX2AeEzK9gOq-FoCxPJtkLh1dJka2QROqsL1vfxwkx-4lJ3GloCMaXpm35O1g3yPjRyf3xfZedkMyqYL579ZJW_xfJHpvt53k/s1600/jan12-sid+11weks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsVdfa8jpwLkHmAJKyzWwMKRKCRXbv4LKOoV5ZcRfanuX2AeEzK9gOq-FoCxPJtkLh1dJka2QROqsL1vfxwkx-4lJ3GloCMaXpm35O1g3yPjRyf3xfZedkMyqYL579ZJW_xfJHpvt53k/s320/jan12-sid+11weks.jpg" width="256" /></a></center><center> Happy 12 weeks Biddy Siddy!</center><center> </center><center></center><br /><br /><br /><center></center></center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-60221925355141458252012-01-23T19:08:00.000-08:002012-01-23T20:38:51.434-08:00january 23rd, 2012<br />
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<center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Oldman winter must have known my soul needed a little sunshine because I hauled the kids outside to enjoy a few extra minutes.</center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(and hopefully tucker them out enough to go to bed early- </center><center>a re-occuring past-time of mine)</center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Even though it was really wet from the snow we had..like yesterday, it was such a nice break from the roller coaster of a winter we have had.</center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It has been abnormally mild.</center><center>Usually, I would just smile and enjoy it but somehow I think there is going to be a "catch".</center><center>No, Murphy is following me (that Law is always following me), which means we will probably end up with a blizzard and 2 feet of snow during Easter.</center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </center><center>But right now, I am enjoying this break of beautiful tempuratures...and I think it may even be worth the spring blizzard trade-off.</center><center></center><center></center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-28601060596616202112012-01-18T20:33:00.000-08:002012-01-19T16:02:51.911-08:00We got snow!<center><br />Well...sort of.<br />But any trace of anything remotely "not green" on the ground is close enough for my kids.<br /><br />Yep...the were "Snowmen"...or "Snowforms" as I like to call them.<br />I am not too sure where the inspiration came from, but I have to admit that I am impressed they managed to make them with the lack of snow.<br />(and please note that the one on the right does not have a face.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3rpMxXxaVSvwnzrVJsA6aKR_p03PUtLaV3NHpxTXu_frDFwMCw_XguUNWW-unRKm-rxlrZMswxYPzVxABGmBwlZH0dIjKz06xhtcMoFvka_VRVpBu329vbSu4Czm4htagEdyARZfc5E/s1600/jan12-snowmen.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3rpMxXxaVSvwnzrVJsA6aKR_p03PUtLaV3NHpxTXu_frDFwMCw_XguUNWW-unRKm-rxlrZMswxYPzVxABGmBwlZH0dIjKz06xhtcMoFvka_VRVpBu329vbSu4Czm4htagEdyARZfc5E/s400/jan12-snowmen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699456572873458946" /></a><br /><br />They even had to try some snow angels.<br />Which I think may be an art using just an inch of snow.<br />(and yes- they are still wearing their pjs).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LYjDD3o4dUvB77WmocSELezmynSguUXHOgERuxKjx-RZwGz-c68yWJRezDwErLVTSidKSOqooKQKSalgdKrSNnGiibctit-tDq95VOLJTakUwK18eBCq5dJZXsTtRbIggjjb3-1H2aw/s1600/jan12-snowangels.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LYjDD3o4dUvB77WmocSELezmynSguUXHOgERuxKjx-RZwGz-c68yWJRezDwErLVTSidKSOqooKQKSalgdKrSNnGiibctit-tDq95VOLJTakUwK18eBCq5dJZXsTtRbIggjjb3-1H2aw/s400/jan12-snowangels.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699456575461117490" /></a><br /><br />I finally had to stop them when they pulled the lids off the garbage cans and tried to slide down the front yard slope. <br />(think Clark Griswold in Christmas vacation)<br />True story.<br /><br />Snow has been scarce this winter. (but I'm not complaining) <br />My kids enjoy playing in the snow and coming in afterwards for hot chocolate, but they did not inherhit that gene from me...oh no!<br />I will take my flip flops anyday. I suspect my mild weather luck will run out soon and we will end up with a blizzard on Easter.<br /><br />But, despite my open dislike of all things winter, I do enjoy the Goofy Hat Gang, rosey cheeks <br />and fresh, winter air that makes them tired and ready for bed early.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzJL2K9z3IP1Hs4IKNrqmb6EKXw7JueHENYAhtjRVEnTmeQJ-gdnkOl8oWtNS6eeQrOo2foKl1TNzjvOsXIVkGg3aebpxuftAx7_yGd7gV8B3HvpHpOhDGtLLRPyJOVpm3yy_zBA1TwU/s1600/jan12-girls+hats.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzJL2K9z3IP1Hs4IKNrqmb6EKXw7JueHENYAhtjRVEnTmeQJ-gdnkOl8oWtNS6eeQrOo2foKl1TNzjvOsXIVkGg3aebpxuftAx7_yGd7gV8B3HvpHpOhDGtLLRPyJOVpm3yy_zBA1TwU/s400/jan12-girls+hats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699456563512187138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlLekGsBxbSKBPRJ8nE_749h1P1ZAb_Dd3Zov5oEHlI_NZ_t2xUuEzScpYq0DgQq9sRW6l1HJvn_8KukPZw9lRgx_AGmZfC0d7S-LacJj2hw6Z_JRXqhcejLJWV9GsFzwKNZXO-IvWGI/s1600/jan12-kids+hats.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlLekGsBxbSKBPRJ8nE_749h1P1ZAb_Dd3Zov5oEHlI_NZ_t2xUuEzScpYq0DgQq9sRW6l1HJvn_8KukPZw9lRgx_AGmZfC0d7S-LacJj2hw6Z_JRXqhcejLJWV9GsFzwKNZXO-IvWGI/s400/jan12-kids+hats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699456562494143890" /></a><br /><br /></center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-20257587598143873582012-01-14T16:33:00.000-08:002012-01-15T05:53:58.127-08:00Do you Pinterest?<center><br />I do!<br />What the hay you say?<br />It's an uber cool website that you can "bookmark" pictures, crafts and ideas from other websites and save them visually on boards.<br />Check out <a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/">PINTEREST HERE</a><br />but don't say I didn't warn you...<br />It's like opening a big can of crafty worms.<br />(and I may or may not have spent hours there...maybe even days)<br /><br />There are endless ideas from so many many people.<br />I am always inspired.<br />But I also find it can be a little daunting.<br />I mean seriously, how many "Stay-at-home-homeschooling-moms-who-also-cook-from-scratch-only-things-from-their-own-garden-and-take-amazing-pictures-of-it" are out there?<br /><br />I always fancied myself a little crafty, but so many, many of these blogs that I have discovered on Pinterest, put me to shame.<br />Crafting shame.<br />or at least the pictures make me tend to believe that it's all rainbows and sunshine for them.<br /><br />But, it's not that way at the Bennett househould...far from it.<br />And just for fun- we tried a little baking project from Pinterest.<br /><br />What you won't find are dozens are beautifully edited photos-<br /> or even any photos as I spent the whole time making sure Eric didn't throw any flour (again) <br />and Ava didn't whap her brother over the head with a spatula, <br />and Bryn didn't eat too many ingredients...<br />But I think deep, deep down, <br />there was fun had somewhere.<br /><br />And I did find a rare moment of zen when they were all spreading jam on the pastry sheet.<br />(almost looks like a Pinterest moment huh?) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-V4lW0og_1G21RQJPA7cjOjUrEagAmiVIBDshCaMZEyGHicVFbXUioRM05tC8Jxuz1umxlUOyS-9OHJo2cIKHp4llr_bEJgyr8g17ajDM4hO-2f3lSQ3g22oLkwZwuZiIzdaku9tYrE/s1600/dec11-baking.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-V4lW0og_1G21RQJPA7cjOjUrEagAmiVIBDshCaMZEyGHicVFbXUioRM05tC8Jxuz1umxlUOyS-9OHJo2cIKHp4llr_bEJgyr8g17ajDM4hO-2f3lSQ3g22oLkwZwuZiIzdaku9tYrE/s400/dec11-baking.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697676078748401634" /></a><br /><br />However, our Raspberry Pastry straws didn't seem to look quite as nice as the originals...<br /><br />Exhibit A: The Original Jam Straws<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxTjDkMXYXs6Zlh1cTKm9CHquKcNrspFCrh_tBoF4MBXPQhxbrE74tk1cWiLL-WtgfRbg25GVUVP1NH8IujqNan0xWFlV3VzThBOXkzSLedfW5ETRot8JkV0gfWqMNq0oh9FOXcQePFo/s1600/jam+straws.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxTjDkMXYXs6Zlh1cTKm9CHquKcNrspFCrh_tBoF4MBXPQhxbrE74tk1cWiLL-WtgfRbg25GVUVP1NH8IujqNan0xWFlV3VzThBOXkzSLedfW5ETRot8JkV0gfWqMNq0oh9FOXcQePFo/s400/jam+straws.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697676991988870898" /></a><br /><br />Exhibit B: The Bennett Kids Jam Straws<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgjM0E3gIhOt8L8H1eNfY-bSA8bJQC1904lN-H6fKOqHPt7BtgwdFM-FhmzcjaFFjz81GIvkqx8a4BYyUkQ3AREW_hQ_bedtT1WSf7jp2jAisqJAGZ-MjpHsmjzE7wwQkLcLHX9x9qsc/s1600/dec11-baking+after.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgjM0E3gIhOt8L8H1eNfY-bSA8bJQC1904lN-H6fKOqHPt7BtgwdFM-FhmzcjaFFjz81GIvkqx8a4BYyUkQ3AREW_hQ_bedtT1WSf7jp2jAisqJAGZ-MjpHsmjzE7wwQkLcLHX9x9qsc/s400/dec11-baking+after.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697676079561197810" /></a><br /><br />I do have to give the kids some credit <br />(afterall they are only 7, 5 and 2)<br />And I let them do most of the work.<br />The Straws tasted good enough that I will probably try to make these again...<br />once the kiddos are in bed.<br /></center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770853152890808296.post-77402446733846742932012-01-08T20:08:00.000-08:002012-01-08T20:49:50.046-08:00Our new addition.<center><br />It was a banner year at Casa Bennett as Santa surprised us with a puppy!<br />Luckily, I was let in on the secret a couple days early, so I could help prepare for his adorable arrival.<br /><br />Meet Sidney.<br />Sweet, sweet Sidney.<br />He is a Dogue de Bordeaux, also known as the French Mastiff (you know, like the one from the old movie- Turner and Hooch!)<br />He is uber adorable today, but will soon be a big ol slobbery lug.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zatBRv_wTAArM2z6pPeLYHbrmL5Tt0piXUTNlbg2ASxeyDWuUAbN5mXQt81C-cq5nUzKmMyiWQ4O4RnFoGopzxefSavy3PmM1Z0GvvPQGR6WOd2hxsW9r0HBAXkL_i2ri4kz6z7u49U/s1600/dec11-sid+8+weeks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zatBRv_wTAArM2z6pPeLYHbrmL5Tt0piXUTNlbg2ASxeyDWuUAbN5mXQt81C-cq5nUzKmMyiWQ4O4RnFoGopzxefSavy3PmM1Z0GvvPQGR6WOd2hxsW9r0HBAXkL_i2ri4kz6z7u49U/s400/dec11-sid+8+weeks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695482205656544802" /></a><br /><br />Tom and I fell in love with this breed after meeting a few of them. They were all so mellow and calm and don't require a great deal of exercise. <br />We knew this was the breed for us.<br /><br />I wish I caught the girls reaction on video, but that would have required actual thinking ahead on my part. <br />I did manage to get one of Bryn's shock. It was priceless.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5sb7yI82jhz3P6bJUNU1NGXZFZJ2ywwEzegWmLD4euli4UG5R3of1BorHn5RJdiKMX90MIkHqTsyRWCeB1TBfXBUmKOJ7YJcI1VvEwpoAyF4wmbCF3QEfvFcukXf8VA2QFzfXttEPGk/s1600/dec11-sid+xmas+morn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5sb7yI82jhz3P6bJUNU1NGXZFZJ2ywwEzegWmLD4euli4UG5R3of1BorHn5RJdiKMX90MIkHqTsyRWCeB1TBfXBUmKOJ7YJcI1VvEwpoAyF4wmbCF3QEfvFcukXf8VA2QFzfXttEPGk/s400/dec11-sid+xmas+morn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695482208719089410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aY9YSG4SAIqwu51GvLpPOYnqTmKqlrFNNlFLhjYZB5UwKfu3alsb5eizT82sfpLPV89KlWBTDKnt-IdzyqIsqKlmQXK1kUK85kugvHkOVUXk_Yh9I9cttWRlffs1vfpywUTpw4mYa8A/s1600/dec11-sid+girls.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aY9YSG4SAIqwu51GvLpPOYnqTmKqlrFNNlFLhjYZB5UwKfu3alsb5eizT82sfpLPV89KlWBTDKnt-IdzyqIsqKlmQXK1kUK85kugvHkOVUXk_Yh9I9cttWRlffs1vfpywUTpw4mYa8A/s400/dec11-sid+girls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695482206133224386" /></a><br /><br />Sid will obviously make a great guard dog one day...<br />(he is so wary of strangers)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLi0DYVVI35AAinQ2hzx458srSDJZAyJZkCn1XOBP6l6sOL_iMo2L4M3xIjlYnIHZUv7CmpMO-8D29oOn84MHOt8BY5-yr6ZVAmk5sN0jACs69eL23hE8Pbb94Cgp4jPR7nfcebGUzdQ/s1600/dec11-sid+8+weeks4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLi0DYVVI35AAinQ2hzx458srSDJZAyJZkCn1XOBP6l6sOL_iMo2L4M3xIjlYnIHZUv7CmpMO-8D29oOn84MHOt8BY5-yr6ZVAmk5sN0jACs69eL23hE8Pbb94Cgp4jPR7nfcebGUzdQ/s400/dec11-sid+8+weeks4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695487936266851794" /></a><br /><br />And he already has mastered the dogue art of being a floor ornament...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmsRp6P5mMM7xSkw5ge_Chw6rbRmGNOQlEIs8DHkBUO38wUhb2d3wMGWTVTpkQz19X_OQdw4vdMTS6AFT3GdVivMX606kOMVUXA97JYPh4_ajyCHZcRwNG181k-7c8tspz-Ah2Tak3NQ/s1600/dec11-sid+7+weeks6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmsRp6P5mMM7xSkw5ge_Chw6rbRmGNOQlEIs8DHkBUO38wUhb2d3wMGWTVTpkQz19X_OQdw4vdMTS6AFT3GdVivMX606kOMVUXA97JYPh4_ajyCHZcRwNG181k-7c8tspz-Ah2Tak3NQ/s400/dec11-sid+7+weeks6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695487932721306018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMfTZW1FuTPNZ8cnU6br-TYUxiI6qNYeAxNSHoq6bMhOmi0W0xp6lXqz8-G8cRl2UBrwzSvo0RV1iru3cwEY2jXNMjNTWhMI0rhL5Pk5eKpD8Nf9IzWVyOk2QQdJUyuRycwtRSy3W0ns/s1600/dec11-sid+7+weeks5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMfTZW1FuTPNZ8cnU6br-TYUxiI6qNYeAxNSHoq6bMhOmi0W0xp6lXqz8-G8cRl2UBrwzSvo0RV1iru3cwEY2jXNMjNTWhMI0rhL5Pk5eKpD8Nf9IzWVyOk2QQdJUyuRycwtRSy3W0ns/s400/dec11-sid+7+weeks5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695487929627294226" /></a><br /><br />And a bedtime heater-<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ58kme6GL4XIxbrgtu0J5911nON5G6z7ftQZCjMYjqF-sdTsYm_zyUsPaAGAWjxewM6uqbOW2Tbc0vZQF1ZcshTl_hXtduJ7zeAVV1Ypv77vM-YKpyxMl25hC5Au1T-E77a5QbEaaSM/s1600/dec11-ava+sidney.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ58kme6GL4XIxbrgtu0J5911nON5G6z7ftQZCjMYjqF-sdTsYm_zyUsPaAGAWjxewM6uqbOW2Tbc0vZQF1ZcshTl_hXtduJ7zeAVV1Ypv77vM-YKpyxMl25hC5Au1T-E77a5QbEaaSM/s400/dec11-ava+sidney.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695481416796654882" /></a><br /><br />Yep- so many uses for one talented dogue.<br />Lucky we are to have our sweet Sidney!<br />(soon to be slobbery Sidney)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jP39pMV8G1p0h2-bAU_JP-2mO5GAUzdAkf-XNGttZk1khHhyphenhyphenxZ9L2eBH0bh3cmnTucT2gLXNAmzhpy6zjUQgU4i5s-rg0t4f_tyy_WRHNpncQvrqn6o8WT1o2WTidhKGUrSxWhsHIZU/s1600/dec11-sid+8+weeks2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jP39pMV8G1p0h2-bAU_JP-2mO5GAUzdAkf-XNGttZk1khHhyphenhyphenxZ9L2eBH0bh3cmnTucT2gLXNAmzhpy6zjUQgU4i5s-rg0t4f_tyy_WRHNpncQvrqn6o8WT1o2WTidhKGUrSxWhsHIZU/s400/dec11-sid+8+weeks2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695487933102341330" /></a><br /><br />(I think Bryn has one more week of being able to carry him around- he is growing faster than any weed!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kt-DvhtZBP2wnyvUHcm7SQqbsXj3HOQCSyN_hLto3ANYGM0XuuxjGzwKuB7IY7zAH4MKOePP8Wl3aCFO09QZqfLai9zlMUNKyQjS778b2UGHj7JJ6L0Er1HgLxA9RohdMouNqnPlY9U/s1600/dec11-bryn+sid.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kt-DvhtZBP2wnyvUHcm7SQqbsXj3HOQCSyN_hLto3ANYGM0XuuxjGzwKuB7IY7zAH4MKOePP8Wl3aCFO09QZqfLai9zlMUNKyQjS778b2UGHj7JJ6L0Er1HgLxA9RohdMouNqnPlY9U/s400/dec11-bryn+sid.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695481419424519778" /></a><br /></center>jillainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115886018638603749noreply@blogger.com0