tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53971358088493942812024-03-13T21:32:19.992-07:00Life in the Carpool LaneCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-32589365845833805552013-08-01T20:06:00.002-07:002013-08-01T20:06:44.360-07:00Happy Family Anniversary!Today is the 3 year anniversary of Des and Bri being home with our family. It is amazing how much they have grown and changed in those years. And it's safe to say that none of us could imagine life without each other. I'm also reflecting on the fact that the girls have been a part of our family and in America for a bit longer than they were in Ethiopia.<br />
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Their first night home, they fell asleep in Scott's arms...so happy to have finally found a safe and comfortable place to rest. And he's been snuggling them ever since...<br />
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Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-57563817087056969112013-06-27T19:07:00.000-07:002014-07-24T19:45:33.754-07:00A Wild Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Logan has always loved animals so it seemed only natural to have a wild animals and wild kids at his party. We hired someone who brought in birds, snacks, lizards, ferrets, bunnies, frogs, chinchillas and more for the kids to interact with.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOY!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!</span><br />
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1. sleepy Bri and a very tolerant Jethro 2. another tooth bites the dust 3. oh, the joys of grocery shopping with 4 "helpers" 4. Camille and Logan 5. Bri's still life flower 6. got my ears repierced 7. Des' still life 8. my delicate little flowers 9. the park<br />
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1. a date with my hubby 2. ol' blue eyes, Jack 3. calm, peaceful, meditating Logan 4. our Tiger scout 5. too tired to continue coloring 6. Jack 7. silly girls 8. wood-working for the pinewood derby 9. too tired for anything<br />
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1. Logan made a new friend 2. hangin' 3. a little quiet drawing time for Bri 4. our scouts practicing their sales pitch 5. fun at the beach 6. with Great Cousin Lexi 7. Mama and Logan 8. silly Bri 9. Logan's citizenship awardCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-4328687835481405292013-05-08T19:41:00.000-07:002013-05-08T19:41:00.157-07:00Little Ladies that LunchFor Des and Bri's birthday we decided to celebrate with just a few best friends in a very grown-up way. <br />
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The little ladies started with a manicure. They picked a color, got polished and embellished with flowers and used the UV light to dry their nails...<br />
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Then we strolled to a nearby restaurant so the little ladies could lunch. While waiting for our food we opened presents and worked on a little craft project. Thank goodness that we had our friends' mamas there to help. And we also were lucky enough that Bri and Des' Auntie Tina and Great Cousin Lexi could help us celebrate too!<br />
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It was a perfect way to celebrate my little ladies turning 5!Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-18005395837015079072013-05-07T19:17:00.000-07:002013-05-07T19:17:00.895-07:00Once Upon a Time...<br />
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And now, Bri and Des are 5! They have changed so much over the past year...everyone comments on it.<br />
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Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-31231258163353671832013-05-06T19:06:00.000-07:002013-05-06T19:06:00.257-07:00Phony PhotosAnother pick at our daily life in photos from my phone...<br />
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1. a home-made pop-up origami Valentine's card from one of my loves 2. breakfast in bed 3. dancing Ethiopian style 4. Mama and an under-the-weather Jack 5. Ethiopian drumming 6. sleepy sick brothers 7. dinner out 8. all done with a fantastic basketball season 9. another day, another waiting room<br />
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1. picnic dinner 2. birthday Bri 3. a lazy morning 4. too tired to finish a snack 5. Marley hiding from the chaos 6. birthday Des 7. the little princesses in their carriage 8. Dinkenesh (AKA Lucy) visiting from Ethiopia 9. my beautiful babiesCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-10283832813689255502013-05-05T18:58:00.000-07:002013-05-05T18:58:00.681-07:00Phony PhotosI've had a bit of a problem with getting my Instagram photos off of my phone so these are from the way-back machine (starting in January).<br />
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1. first day at a new preschool 2. still dressing as mice sometimes 3. hanging in Logan's classroom 4. sicky Logan 5. keeping rack of medicines on my arm 6. Jack's sportsmanship award for basketball 7. fun at the park 8. movies in mama's bed 9. silly (not sleepy) girls<br />
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1. arts and crafts 2. reading a favorite book 3. Logan sifting through the mess 4. the boys, big and small 5. the crazy bunch 6. Mama and laughing Des 7. Ethiopian dancing 8. zoo animals 9. spring has sprungCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-58108227191769473232013-05-03T20:00:00.000-07:002013-05-03T20:00:06.832-07:00(Laser) Tag...You're it!Every year before our "birthday season" begins we discuss if we will do a big joint party for all four kids or maybe an outing with a few friends for each one. This year, Scott felt adamant about the kids each having their special thing so that is what we planned.<br />
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Jack was a bit wishy-washy but ultimately decided on a laser tag party at a local park. He invited his whole class as well as his cub scout Wolf den. We timed it so they would get a bit of play time as the sun was setting. All of the kids seemed to have a good time. Jack had a rough patch but ultimately had fun too.<br />
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One year ago...<br />
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Several times I've caught Scott, Jack and Logan watching "girl" movies or shows. Apparently it starts like this...<br />
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Scott turns on a fairy or princess or ballerina movie for Des and Bri to watch. Scott usually sits down with them and starts to get a bit drowsy. Jack wanders in and tries to figure out what is so interesting to his sisters and Papa. He sits down and gets comfortable. Then Logan wanders in and tries to figure out what is so interesting to the rest of the family. He, too, sits down and gets comfy. Eventually the girls wander out of the room and find something else to do. This is when I walk in and find Scott, Jack and Logan completely engrossed in <i>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</i>.Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-20161759542394839962013-04-07T21:25:00.000-07:002013-04-07T21:25:36.929-07:00Hide and Seek...Des and Bri StyleThis is just a little bit of daily life I'm recording...nothing too special but something I want to remember...<br />
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Neither Des or Bri fully understand the concept of hide and seek. When they play it with each other it's all good because they follow the same rules as each other. But when they play it with others...it's a bit confusing for all involved.<br />
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Bri covers her eyes and starts counting. Des runs and hide. And then, before Bri is finished counting, Des will run back to Bri and shout and giggle and "surprise her" when she stops counting and uncovers her eyes. Crazy giggles ensues from both girls. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat again.Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-67193396895155146872013-04-01T19:13:00.000-07:002013-04-01T19:16:36.919-07:00Random Bits of Life...Another Photo EditionWell, another couple of months has come and gone so it must be time for another photo drop. Here are just a few of the memories we've made in February and March.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Origami frog and story by Logan</td></tr>
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Easter with family -<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All dressed up at Grandma and Grandpa's house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, dying eggs in the middle of the park...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Yep, we think Mama is weird too..."</td></tr>
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Another zoo trip -<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally! A half-way decent pose...</td></tr>
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<br />Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-26231866182550732682013-01-30T20:00:00.000-08:002013-04-01T19:16:12.010-07:00Random Bits of Life...The Photo EditionI think these photos go all the way back to September. I've been so off and on with the blog that these little bits of life haven't gotten documented. And because my memory is lousy (at best) I know I better get these memories posted before they fade away...<br />
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<i>Bri and Des' first day of school</i></div>
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<i>Scott's first race</i></div>
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<i>Cub scouts popcorn sales</i></div>
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<i>Painting the ugly wall in the backyard</i></div>
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<i>More painting in the backyard but on a bit smaller scale</i></div>
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<i>First ballet class</i></div>
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<i>Rare moment of brotherly love</i></div>
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<i>Jack and Des</i></div>
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<i>Logan feeding the giraffes</i></div>
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<i>Cub scouts at the park</i></div>
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<i>Cheetah</i></div>
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<i>Bat</i></div>
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<i>Pink ballerina</i></div>
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<i>Purple ballerina</i></div>
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<i>Jack reading on the jungle gym</i></div>
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<i>Family photo at Thanksgiving</i></div>
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<i>Great Dona and Des</i></div>
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<i>Beautiful Bri</i></div>
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<i>Logan and Marley</i></div>
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First up, I took Jack and Bri to Nana and Granddad's house:<br />
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<i>Braving the cold for the beautiful view </i></div>
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<i>And getting a lift from Granddad</i></div>
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<i>Our 2012 ornaments...a cub scout shirt for Logan, an "I love to read" for Jack, an "I love the sparkler" ballerina for the girls...and a very belated "Family Forever" to commemorate Des and Bri's homecoming in 2010.</i></div>
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<i>Yum...aebleskiver!</i></div>
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Carey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-32152503599842436912013-01-19T12:28:00.000-08:002013-04-01T19:15:35.408-07:00Random Bits of LifeWe've had some changes both big and small lately. Here is just my way of jotting them down for future reference...<br />
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Jack lost his first tooth right after Christmas. I was late losing my teeth and had most of them pulled by a dentist so I was a little worried at Jack, at 7 3/4 years old, was headed down the same path. Luckily, it came out fairly quickly after it became loose and didn't cause Jack any problems. The tooth fairy wrote him a lovely little note and left him $5 spending money and a 1922 silver dollar.<br />
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Logan is also down a tooth but this was was pulled by a dentist. He got a really bad infection and was in a lot of pain. (Giving that child antibiotics has been the bane of my existence for 10 days now.) On the upside for Logan, he also got an old silver dollar, $5 and a note from the tooth fairy.<br />
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Both tooth fairy notes were written in teeny tiny cursive which, as Jack will tell you, Mama doesn't know how to do thereby proving the existence of the tooth fairy.<br />
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I also learned from Jack that he is certain that Santa is for real because on the years we have Christmas at my parents house, Santa is clearly the one bringing presents because my parents don't live near any stores. Oh, the things they will tell themselves to believe...<br />
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Which reminds me of the time I had the boys convinced that for chicken and stars soup, I used a long lasso to pull the stars down to put in their soup. They believed that for a year or two...<br />
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As part of our deliberate 2013, we have gone gluten-free. It's only been two weeks but it hasn't been as hard as I thought it might be. I think it greatly helps that Scott is totally on board in participating and being supportive. I don't believe that any of us have celiac disease. But there are links to gluten and mood, something that everyone in my family could be helped by. There are also links between yeast and sinus problems, something I have suffered for 7 years. <br />
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GF breakfast has been easy once we found the right cereals though I am missing our waffles. (I'm on the hunt for a good mix.) Lunch as been pretty easy because the kids were never huge sandwich eaters. All four of them are pretty happy taking a green salad to school. After-school snacks are okay too as we've found some crunchy, salty gluten-free snacks that satisfy that craving. Dinner, which would likely be the easiest for most families is the most difficult for us. We used to make pizzas and pastas quite frequently. Now it is a matter of trying completely new things instead of trying to substitute gluten-free things for what we used to eat.<br />
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Though it's only been two weeks, I'm pretty glad about how we are doing.<br />
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A huge change we made was switching preschool for the girls. It was an agonizing decision, one we made for a few different reasons. We loved our old preschool and it was such a part of our family. I miss my friends and the girls miss theirs too. But the girls are happy at the new school. They have each other and they knew one other girl here. There is a lot more sitting and academics but they are catching on. I think their favorite part is that they get a morning and afternoon snack...two snacks = two happy girls. And of course, the snacks are 100% not gluten-free...ugh! In the long run, having a longer day, being with kids their same age and working on academic skills will be to their advantage. It also gives me more time apart from them which is a good thing for all of us.<br />
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Our last noticeable change was a new token system we started using that has almost completely cut out the amount of screen time (TV and computer) the boys were consuming. Tokens should be it's own post so more about that soon...<br />
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1. fun at preschool 2. Logan just hangin' out 3. sleepy Des 4. the boys rockin' out 5. tantrum time from Bri 6. new holiday Legos 7. first visit from the Tooth Fairy for Jack 8. snow sighting for Jack and Bri 9. storytime with Nana<br />
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1. Bri waiting for a leotard in the dryer 2. Jack trying out a hovercraft 3. Bri's heart in lights 4. Bri and Jack on a flight 5. Logan and Des waiting for their flight 6. Des and Granddad on Pier 39 7. Logan and a school of sardines 8. Lefty's in San Francisco 9. silly Logan and DesCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-77482496597593991982013-01-13T11:56:00.001-08:002013-01-13T11:56:25.649-08:00Phony PhotosI recently started carrying my camera again thanks to my beautiful new purse/camera bag I got for Christmas. Hopefully, I can start taking a posting some halfway decent photos again. In the meantime, I have some November and December instagram pics to get caught up on.<br />
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1. General daily chaos 2. basic blocks at Nana's house 3. Bri getting a lift from Granddad 4. snuggly Jack 5. Des and Nana 6. the boys and Marley 7. the girls with Granddad 8. Logan 9. silly Papa<br />
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1. reindeer antlers are necessary for decorating 2. Logan puts on an early morning rock concert 3. sleeping Logan 4. more fun with friends 5. sleepy kids 6. Bri and teacher Cynthia 7. sleeping Logan 8. Des and Mama at the park 9. Jack emailing the grandparentsCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-49116510227981194322013-01-13T09:28:00.000-08:002013-01-13T11:34:33.509-08:00A Deliberate 2013 I'm not much for New Years resolutions. I have a follow-through problem in general so resolutions are just setting myself up for failure. In reading a few blogs in December, I noticed some moms picking a word for the new year. After some thought I was able to come up with one word that sums up what I hope and want for the year for my family. Deliberate.<br />
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As in, deliberate parenting. Deliberate eating. Deliberate activities. Deliberate home. Deliberate living.<br />
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Deliberate means to carefully weigh or consider, to study, intentional... So, I have been trying to make very deliberate decisions. We have gone gluten-free to see if it helps with mood and temperament in all of us. We have plans to purge tons of unneeded and wanted things from our home. We are scheduling weekend plans so we are more productive. And we've started a new reward system so the boys are getting along better and spending less time in front of a screen.<br />
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1. Camping with my cub scouts at the zoo 2. the ballerinas ready for dance class 3. Jack reading to me 4. Bri getting a snuggle on a windy fall day at school 5.still warm enough for flowers 6. Jack has become obsessed with reading 7. And handball 8. squeeze in and say 'cheese' 9. Des and Mama<br />
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1. & 2. Logan at the beach 3. & 4. Jack at the beach<br />
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1. The girls at our own private beach cove 2. the fisheye shell 3. don't mind us 4. hanging out<br />
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1. Jack, the bat 2. Logan, the cheetah 3. And their ballerina sisters head out to trick-or-treat 4. Finally a lazy weekday 5. Logan sleeps and Jack reads 6. The queen of the castle (AKA Mama) and Des 7. Out to dinner with Jack and Des 8. And Bri and Logan 9. Des and Logan getting their morning exercise with the whole elementary schoolCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-53052591832394887382012-10-18T18:00:00.000-07:002012-10-18T18:00:02.621-07:00Phony PhotosLife is moving right along. School, errands, meals out, family time on the weekends...same old, same old...<br />
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1. Bri after a 3D movie 2. Des twirling 3. Jack looking pitiful asking for a new toy 4. sunbathing after a swim 5. Logan showing some moves in the water 6. bathing beauties 7. Papa 8. dress-up at preschool 9. Logan and Mama<br />
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1. Jack and Logan spray painting the backyard wall 2. silly sisters 3. some of Mama's sewing projects being modeled by the girls 4. out to breakfast 5. and then dinner 6. Logan and his purple freckles from spraypainting 7. Bri and Mama 8. Jack doing his homework 9. Logan and his homework<br />
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1. Logan and Bri 2. Jack and some vintage cars 3. out to lunch with Papa, Des and Logan 4. the girls at the train yard 5. Logan working on a sewing project 6. modeling his finished pajamas 7. the boys watching TV 8. Bri on the way to ballet class 9. Des after a long morningCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-70511266361684372002012-10-17T17:30:00.000-07:002012-10-17T17:30:01.105-07:00SnapshotJust a reminder for the future one day...these are my crazy kids...<br />
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<li>Likes: gum, math, going out on the weekends, his stuffed cat (Cinnamon), kicking the ball for Marley</li>
<li>Dislikes: lazy days at home, the long nails on gerbils</li>
<li>Current obsessions: running, reading, trying to find Lloyd (the green ninja) in stores</li>
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<li>Likes: staying home on the weekends, having me reading him books and then watching the movie (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Harry Potter, the Lorax), his nine gerbils</li>
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Des, age 4.5 years old<br />
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<li>Likes: bandaids, purple, being nekked, gum, pasta, wearing multiple tutus at once at school</li>
<li>Dislikes: falling asleep for naps in her own bed, putting things away</li>
<li>Current obsessions: ballet, ballerinas, tutus, leotards</li>
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<li>Likes: pink, dolls, coloring pages, being nekked, the Fresh Beat Band, mac and cheese, wearing the mouse costume with high-heels at school</li>
<li>Dislikes: loud noises, being told 'no'</li>
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One part of me thought, "I hope none of my kids ever does anything that stupid."<br />
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