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siblings

Afternoon Plans

July 20, 2010

Our trip to the pool was canceled due to little man’s slight fever when he woke up from his nap. The next best thing to a pool? A bath tub of course.The girls wanted the tub really full so they could practice their swimming moves.  They decided little brother should just play with mom [...]

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Summer is just Fun

June 4, 2010
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Turning a Corner

May 27, 2010

I took all 3 kids to the waterpark BY MYSELF this week. Three  kids who can’t swim and me.  I figured it would be a learning adventure for us all =) 
Luckily, friends were there as well and we were able to help each other with all the kids.   For example, I snapped the above [...]

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Sisters

May 19, 2010

The conversation was revolving around Avery going to preschool next year.
I made the comment to Elliana: “When Avery goes to kindergarten, that’s when you’ll go to preschool.”Elliana started crying and said.  “But if Avery’s not at preschool with me, who’s going to take care of me?”
Even after explaining, she wasn’t convinced the teachers could [...]

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A Morning at the Zoo

May 17, 2010

It was late in the morning and the sun was hot.  As we walked into the zoo, Elliana reminded me “I’m 3 now mom.  Don’t I get my own card?”  For a moment I was tempted to say, “next time honey” and just walk through the gate.  After all, we have season passes.  Will it [...]

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Parenting Fail

April 29, 2010

Els has been having bad dreams lately.  I mean really really bad dreams where she wakes me up screaming.  She gets scared during the day too.  Which brings me to last night.
Let me set the scene…Me and the kids eating dinner and Els starts to talk about her scary dream. In an attempt to [...]

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Things I Never Want to Forget…

April 26, 2010

The way the 2nd born says “Ganana” instead of “Banana”When I think the girls are sleeping late but actually they got up at normal time,  went straight to the dress up clothes, and  came out dressed like this and ready to playWhen the girls play Cinderella but the whole game consists of the younger one [...]

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Loving the Spring Weather

April 21, 2010

In honor of me being tired, we spent the entire day out of the house yesterday.  For some reason its a lot easier to not be grouchy when I’m not stuck inside my house with the kids! 
Early morning dance class followed by some time at the zoo.
Made a brief stop at home for some [...]

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What We’ve Been Working On Today

February 1, 2010

The last couple weeks, the girls have started fighting…real knock down drag out fights. The kind that last all day and the kind that makes you want to scream “stop the drama!!  You’re not even prepubescent yet!”
In the exhaustion following the week of sickness, I’ve been dealing with the girls’ fighting by sending them to [...]

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New Rules

December 6, 2009

Rule #1: You may not stick things up your brother’s nose
Response to rule #1 by A: “really?!!!! I never knew that. I’ll stop doing it then.”
I guess this occurrence was more common than the one time I caught them.
Rule # 2: You may not call [...]

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