tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30891888200821405612024-03-13T10:38:20.206-05:00The DanielsLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.comBlogger943125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-31255535416570067172021-05-21T20:30:00.004-05:002021-05-21T20:30:00.176-05:00One Wild Year with Miles<p style="text-align: center;"> This past weekend we had both of our families over to celebrate Miles's first birthday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCVt71uW764IE2XFUeVV7wA-g07ynA67CrlRfnmV4tPs3QatCGpBszMmWkAhSHa3eouHQc8lUR0Yy4J0Dm0Gp2k4qxryr00kK6DQ0bqQFTXHiq-543zgF3MT7t8XoQvpzWQkQYZHZahU/s2048/A2098056-1C2E-4758-AF08-24DA14A22706.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCVt71uW764IE2XFUeVV7wA-g07ynA67CrlRfnmV4tPs3QatCGpBszMmWkAhSHa3eouHQc8lUR0Yy4J0Dm0Gp2k4qxryr00kK6DQ0bqQFTXHiq-543zgF3MT7t8XoQvpzWQkQYZHZahU/s320/A2098056-1C2E-4758-AF08-24DA14A22706.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had pulled pork, chips, salad, potato salad, and of course cake!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJacjQoNKxDxxLtA-XSoZxbZuA5MUVO6lHRislDPvcAJvL6trYcG1LN0m6TS24UcYxVHS9ntEVMUfnQ8GZ3EiF4CVJmjOEQKb4vKEHDPf-3NAhji2zo45PCvXrDL2iPe_8Bc_X0fhmWTA/s2048/38545505-AD52-4CC0-AEE8-F51ECC1445FB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJacjQoNKxDxxLtA-XSoZxbZuA5MUVO6lHRislDPvcAJvL6trYcG1LN0m6TS24UcYxVHS9ntEVMUfnQ8GZ3EiF4CVJmjOEQKb4vKEHDPf-3NAhji2zo45PCvXrDL2iPe_8Bc_X0fhmWTA/s320/38545505-AD52-4CC0-AEE8-F51ECC1445FB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a wild year for sure!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFluqySIf8OOKvGgTAhblhr3tN29L-Ge8w6xdr0GSgCac7BOCwdeoIzeoMHY4Pi-EMJlCGjFu8f_o5I5VDDk2FWvzpokBlbOVc6pC1KcxMDDv8Qtzf6amYZiNJX9qQtezt5MBA1nJg63U/s2048/E63ED342-7D99-421E-94C7-7C96EFE90FA4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFluqySIf8OOKvGgTAhblhr3tN29L-Ge8w6xdr0GSgCac7BOCwdeoIzeoMHY4Pi-EMJlCGjFu8f_o5I5VDDk2FWvzpokBlbOVc6pC1KcxMDDv8Qtzf6amYZiNJX9qQtezt5MBA1nJg63U/s320/E63ED342-7D99-421E-94C7-7C96EFE90FA4.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miles got a new water table that he and big brother have been loving!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88-rTUYgLh21Jl7Yz31VTpNDe_L5M-lftrvWAvKaUXUqDdwJQ7UER3L42Gs8lIc4PfgZhh7fXbYmoJwFJy-b3aB_epPoP2k2MphDa3f5EUQEjTS-I6Kz-oXdLiGiFsfWTflX08atin9U/s2048/BCF86A8D-50B1-4455-8F2B-901C3D15B000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88-rTUYgLh21Jl7Yz31VTpNDe_L5M-lftrvWAvKaUXUqDdwJQ7UER3L42Gs8lIc4PfgZhh7fXbYmoJwFJy-b3aB_epPoP2k2MphDa3f5EUQEjTS-I6Kz-oXdLiGiFsfWTflX08atin9U/s320/BCF86A8D-50B1-4455-8F2B-901C3D15B000.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp5Rg0XX8ST6gLCAxHU7hHyRM5SiKPeZNoBUp0yzB1Dg7MTjALA9CYSZRbOL1yR8LdgBx9-lamiyLJnaaUSE7VGxq77hYf2mmycWkNVXljopkm6hxu12HfEEvxKDQFAg6yPpz1oSayTA/s2048/A9D1F21A-2C8F-45A5-AF64-143030D52B89.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp5Rg0XX8ST6gLCAxHU7hHyRM5SiKPeZNoBUp0yzB1Dg7MTjALA9CYSZRbOL1yR8LdgBx9-lamiyLJnaaUSE7VGxq77hYf2mmycWkNVXljopkm6hxu12HfEEvxKDQFAg6yPpz1oSayTA/s320/A9D1F21A-2C8F-45A5-AF64-143030D52B89.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He wasn't too sure about gifts, but he loved the tissue paper. And brother was more than willing to help open all the presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL9AZabe4wib58cUoUP2eGMFDzeFOiZRGHMma2r07_-IHM6twGsp2sG83OZLg4xduDE8BM0Syx0r1K3ESxvst9Tc1VYIz5-hdvOdXIH_LhjsXx-KoV_bvQ5xaO1H9_j85pMTsmd6qqUw/s2048/665B48BA-7D2F-451A-91E8-60F05513FE96.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL9AZabe4wib58cUoUP2eGMFDzeFOiZRGHMma2r07_-IHM6twGsp2sG83OZLg4xduDE8BM0Syx0r1K3ESxvst9Tc1VYIz5-hdvOdXIH_LhjsXx-KoV_bvQ5xaO1H9_j85pMTsmd6qqUw/s320/665B48BA-7D2F-451A-91E8-60F05513FE96.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4NMj6oVmT3uXMnCYaFGz8VnL1KvNBF3NSlVX-rgoqsG0RUzvYZkRtjIlkxO63dcqX6R61P_fxk5UudBcW8ZHlm7du5Fq6T7Wpn6Fhua5o8dRfyVscakAnEh_aVRMunvNUIrbIvJEUbU/s2048/64E8C17C-F7B7-4CFD-9E60-FD3C298F62C7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4NMj6oVmT3uXMnCYaFGz8VnL1KvNBF3NSlVX-rgoqsG0RUzvYZkRtjIlkxO63dcqX6R61P_fxk5UudBcW8ZHlm7du5Fq6T7Wpn6Fhua5o8dRfyVscakAnEh_aVRMunvNUIrbIvJEUbU/s320/64E8C17C-F7B7-4CFD-9E60-FD3C298F62C7.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made Miles <a href="https://nutritioninthekitch.com/healthy-first-birthday-smash-cake/">this dairy free cake</a>. I only made half the recipe so it was just one layer, but it was perfect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h4J8rMWGTjeQ0nk8CXwsjy9ItohyphenhyphenbrVUivhsaC9YeZ3roXjYAIwRXNZoEsk5Lj-GKEcswE5T32Cotz_8jpihU8zeowku4MLFyjgajhuHYPqTqhbZHGH9YuaO7n5cEnCpU9ZtyHe9UmY/s2048/2D872144-7A1F-4E59-9567-AAB00533F48A_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h4J8rMWGTjeQ0nk8CXwsjy9ItohyphenhyphenbrVUivhsaC9YeZ3roXjYAIwRXNZoEsk5Lj-GKEcswE5T32Cotz_8jpihU8zeowku4MLFyjgajhuHYPqTqhbZHGH9YuaO7n5cEnCpU9ZtyHe9UmY/s320/2D872144-7A1F-4E59-9567-AAB00533F48A_1_201_a.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think he was a fan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so fun celebrating our Wild ONE with family!</div><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-86042129443411321392021-05-20T20:28:00.001-05:002021-05-20T20:28:00.171-05:001st Birthday Photo Shoot<p style="text-align: center;">Last Saturday we set out to take some pictures of Miles for his birthday. A "1" balloon, a stuffed lion, a chair, and the cutest almost-1-year-old made it an easy job! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAfzLjKnwFbFBCYplrYponuLBXNiDukWltxx_ZnkBF8cWx03Upum9S7QenwHKQk5WoSKLOQD5R6Ug5dc_ZhSHAwctRYyjHBuV-zp6hmKkdXcreGrUclZIUx7_XV7tKBx1erM8aZz35FI/s2048/F74063A0-8968-4942-9A32-92935CBDCDA9_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAfzLjKnwFbFBCYplrYponuLBXNiDukWltxx_ZnkBF8cWx03Upum9S7QenwHKQk5WoSKLOQD5R6Ug5dc_ZhSHAwctRYyjHBuV-zp6hmKkdXcreGrUclZIUx7_XV7tKBx1erM8aZz35FI/s320/F74063A0-8968-4942-9A32-92935CBDCDA9_1_201_a.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJID0uaF_fi1yLFD3h_ZIfXT-8qvepO9qQjKDVzJ9D9EZblIoI_aJwReom5GBMfqrCrXNpBRAWwnb_Tb07q4fsdk2fl6unvVATQ_G6lQ188nI46WdTGNgB4n01hRGCsa9TWL0Y9_ABv4A/s2048/F0A425A7-F0DC-4AC9-A378-DDD8939F887A_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiG3y2cuF_otJI9YIC0uSkCApL_OlKQZ-OM_9p33yjv6CYfnVpxt1IQknIaOw4xkUFA6OQaVv7-WzjrnQV12yWGgcXRXY-aTgNFtvnw3RXDdFGlsHieFXr9PMK6icnZNWRLSjUt4ueJ8/s2048/4AFDDF1B-7161-4CAA-89DB-1DFE58DAB11E_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiG3y2cuF_otJI9YIC0uSkCApL_OlKQZ-OM_9p33yjv6CYfnVpxt1IQknIaOw4xkUFA6OQaVv7-WzjrnQV12yWGgcXRXY-aTgNFtvnw3RXDdFGlsHieFXr9PMK6icnZNWRLSjUt4ueJ8/s320/4AFDDF1B-7161-4CAA-89DB-1DFE58DAB11E_1_201_a.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday my sweet baby boy!</div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-69914771164405127332021-05-19T20:19:00.003-05:002021-05-19T20:19:36.159-05:00Months of Miles: 12 Months<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIbV3F4HisnzG33976bWsUl0IPGJnQyNN5IWbdR5jnT-JjauI97yxy_zQmVsKhpUNlg3SOxkeM2coJhQ94oThq1XY2ycakCl24IoWy3deLBcCg1W53Npexrd5B2NhNN9TBLQA0TQtuh4/s2048/IMG_8547.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIbV3F4HisnzG33976bWsUl0IPGJnQyNN5IWbdR5jnT-JjauI97yxy_zQmVsKhpUNlg3SOxkeM2coJhQ94oThq1XY2ycakCl24IoWy3deLBcCg1W53Npexrd5B2NhNN9TBLQA0TQtuh4/s320/IMG_8547.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday sweet boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Diaper Size: 6</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Clothes size: Mostly 18 months now</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Things you love: babbling and talking, pulling to stand, chewing and teething on toys, drinking water from your cup, crawling everywhere, splashing in water</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Things you don't love: when we take things away, when brother won't let you have a toy, when you're waiting for more food</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Milestones: You are still babbling up a storm and are starting to say a few words (most commonly "mah!" at the table when you want more food). You imitate our sounds and words a ton too. You started initiating peek-a-boo and it is the cutest thing. You still love crawling and pulling to stand on everything. This month we went on a long road trip and you did a great job in the car!</p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7g2ciEwGOsNvWiCc0I39uWRhhA07USOjLttGqZspP1QXDUmkXrqPF4LCyxC7FSbXkTYyopjBGI5rLp73wie3Y-3vFv8ntC_hkzWBsmpHb9IE9xGpbDaiTFQ1lw0Ma80vHD9MaaQiNpE/s2048/IMG_8556.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7g2ciEwGOsNvWiCc0I39uWRhhA07USOjLttGqZspP1QXDUmkXrqPF4LCyxC7FSbXkTYyopjBGI5rLp73wie3Y-3vFv8ntC_hkzWBsmpHb9IE9xGpbDaiTFQ1lw0Ma80vHD9MaaQiNpE/s320/IMG_8556.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sweet baby Miles I can't believe you are one! This past year has definitely been a wild one, but it has been made so sweet by having so much extra family time to get to know you! You are so funny and fun and you keep us on our toes. Everyone always comments on how cute you are and we have to agree. I just love you so much my Miles.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GDcry0jMMUMe0UhAJvGtQu-8s5SmH8akOYNDiV9qRJZOoQ5d8SDOJFISbnyj0_w5vxlAH6GUkUhSb9SYtHXN4diYgTXyqaE9CsNYnHW82SVZnN24WOgmvozFS7pI8lNG-mEGnXt0eUo/s2048/IMG_8584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GDcry0jMMUMe0UhAJvGtQu-8s5SmH8akOYNDiV9qRJZOoQ5d8SDOJFISbnyj0_w5vxlAH6GUkUhSb9SYtHXN4diYgTXyqaE9CsNYnHW82SVZnN24WOgmvozFS7pI8lNG-mEGnXt0eUo/s320/IMG_8584.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyh__UiDfHA-KVCXdpIzKuUpFFKmwFIZCsX6_76ANW8MveJ2i3NKayijilCow2dczG2aERhxvsLesktprT0iQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-39029670979741151032021-05-16T14:02:00.002-05:002021-05-16T14:02:54.335-05:00Spring Road Trip<p style="text-align: center;"> We recently got back from an almost 2 week road trip. Usually I'd write a whole bunch of posts about all the things, but someone in our house has a big 1 year old birthday coming up so my focus has been there. So here's the highlights of our trip.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ9CCPGu2h6347_Cr0PE8iXCG0eSDiWdBHMY_P9Uoe6V-kfmpbxadCFPxNiBTbGSRg-t8fW0ybnBSEi0ZUpSDTWEvUtW-68OSM-eNZ-wQHilofHrEV2SdxKzHYBQ0ESpDyhZ55tmlcu8/s2048/D9D2D5DA-CAB4-432F-9879-28FB1222C46F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ9CCPGu2h6347_Cr0PE8iXCG0eSDiWdBHMY_P9Uoe6V-kfmpbxadCFPxNiBTbGSRg-t8fW0ybnBSEi0ZUpSDTWEvUtW-68OSM-eNZ-wQHilofHrEV2SdxKzHYBQ0ESpDyhZ55tmlcu8/s320/D9D2D5DA-CAB4-432F-9879-28FB1222C46F.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">First main stop was Pigeon Forge, TN. We stayed 4 nights to enjoy some time in the mountains. It was a great town with so much to do and see.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5phhIgicMHyeS8lJ7y9d-gIBD8GEu8yTBWtAm5Gim6Yl6_SNmt1NwLfMeb9OeukNxP2rTdx9nOl2izx2hCZXlzj-PKm_UtsOESS0xIOYZWXq_IvBv-qcc_TlNzdsa0vxUEgG6l23jwOY/s2048/83557AFB-A4E0-4D39-AEC9-B5B6F4B42D91.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5phhIgicMHyeS8lJ7y9d-gIBD8GEu8yTBWtAm5Gim6Yl6_SNmt1NwLfMeb9OeukNxP2rTdx9nOl2izx2hCZXlzj-PKm_UtsOESS0xIOYZWXq_IvBv-qcc_TlNzdsa0vxUEgG6l23jwOY/s320/83557AFB-A4E0-4D39-AEC9-B5B6F4B42D91.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Cooper loved trying out the rides at the Pigeon Forge Island.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmltoicKK6HqSKPzelKEad_o5RT-jy2i5T81mclo8zhQ17ZmwrOQQvM-boH7WhJUMaQ7uGDBfDmfq9yzIYaoYj8m2gIy8DiZj7ClRJ66lJVbW3mSHcDLPTkkyXxhyphenhyphenAGushzeZvp66__Gs/s2048/EFCAD82E-5531-4FB8-B4E6-0F05F7323413.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmltoicKK6HqSKPzelKEad_o5RT-jy2i5T81mclo8zhQ17ZmwrOQQvM-boH7WhJUMaQ7uGDBfDmfq9yzIYaoYj8m2gIy8DiZj7ClRJ66lJVbW3mSHcDLPTkkyXxhyphenhyphenAGushzeZvp66__Gs/s320/EFCAD82E-5531-4FB8-B4E6-0F05F7323413.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We also took him for his first game of mini golf.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWXQP6pUVMON83XxLyYaE9LD7VcT2-1efdZJYsS8YZXppPgYLAq6o2Q3-NKNa_iXMQfbG1Q6zrwhVIVSe10Mfj9Ls0uMBjAK_OT0ywAKGhDNquhcxJrdmwO2qiSZpJKyLc9H3HgFlNBU/s2048/27E46F24-A088-4293-9DD6-BD8BC1CE1501.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWXQP6pUVMON83XxLyYaE9LD7VcT2-1efdZJYsS8YZXppPgYLAq6o2Q3-NKNa_iXMQfbG1Q6zrwhVIVSe10Mfj9Ls0uMBjAK_OT0ywAKGhDNquhcxJrdmwO2qiSZpJKyLc9H3HgFlNBU/s320/27E46F24-A088-4293-9DD6-BD8BC1CE1501.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We spent a day hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGwqaNqik-Aws0bYCTSqOGAy97_vf6iQ-BdMShpXAov7SA3Nq2PpZTV5syuaRpUjl5i3R4JhRV9Wn8tQI6S7LzVuWtvdTBD3ldArQS951i-p6167tU5mNGJW1I27D3fFMJThMW8mrVrA/s2048/25672E94-FE4A-4FE1-8C12-EEC4CD54665C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGwqaNqik-Aws0bYCTSqOGAy97_vf6iQ-BdMShpXAov7SA3Nq2PpZTV5syuaRpUjl5i3R4JhRV9Wn8tQI6S7LzVuWtvdTBD3ldArQS951i-p6167tU5mNGJW1I27D3fFMJThMW8mrVrA/s320/25672E94-FE4A-4FE1-8C12-EEC4CD54665C.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Splashing in the creek is always a favorite. So many people stopped to comment on how much fun Cooper was having here.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIV6lvXUNrnCPsOFjmVgp7rVSYLFd37g1jVXxjmvjgJeZBHPvpQsIuxM3l6LztguecZa1rBZ6o1OGE2cFX01DOMnRFD0Q4HycN6Lq7KLfbh_u8tjAOrd0lFZde4d5ckRaYw4gzvXXwbQ/s2048/487F96EC-E844-401E-8A7E-94C1437BC2DC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIV6lvXUNrnCPsOFjmVgp7rVSYLFd37g1jVXxjmvjgJeZBHPvpQsIuxM3l6LztguecZa1rBZ6o1OGE2cFX01DOMnRFD0Q4HycN6Lq7KLfbh_u8tjAOrd0lFZde4d5ckRaYw4gzvXXwbQ/s320/487F96EC-E844-401E-8A7E-94C1437BC2DC.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We drove to Newfound Gap on the Tennessee/North Carolina border.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi2DAtUZLrV_AL5fLcyd9kOXFU5VVfZNgZ6zoyxmWRZcx4kU7FGaWxh0LYkOYGvJoQiQrslUDJikCNGIgrLHVx1iStdZWRiF3r3NLQVpJHtlN4kgJEaMvLAQiPj2W8-0iKGI0GFzXe4k/s2048/EAF5348C-24F1-4B31-B684-B00940D3A804.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi2DAtUZLrV_AL5fLcyd9kOXFU5VVfZNgZ6zoyxmWRZcx4kU7FGaWxh0LYkOYGvJoQiQrslUDJikCNGIgrLHVx1iStdZWRiF3r3NLQVpJHtlN4kgJEaMvLAQiPj2W8-0iKGI0GFzXe4k/s320/EAF5348C-24F1-4B31-B684-B00940D3A804.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">So beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodaylIQla7cv0tK5VyWrnzMpIqoxRfjJlb2hd3ht633fQkxqVQCIkAkqO1yJixdCqMxobgu0XjCnqJf7QO3hC9uNHIhMPLUk8x8rd_RYdBf8tFxPmo0nyrAlrKaN7fFE5wvWg1CQxVO8/s2048/2A7457CA-F885-49E7-AFA4-6232F17182C1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodaylIQla7cv0tK5VyWrnzMpIqoxRfjJlb2hd3ht633fQkxqVQCIkAkqO1yJixdCqMxobgu0XjCnqJf7QO3hC9uNHIhMPLUk8x8rd_RYdBf8tFxPmo0nyrAlrKaN7fFE5wvWg1CQxVO8/s320/2A7457CA-F885-49E7-AFA4-6232F17182C1.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Appalachian Trail runs through Newfound Gap so we hiked a few steps of it ;). It was completely uphill at this point so I didn't make it long with Miles on my back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wBegTw3ibPJF3hI6Gl5EPR5gPCZPsJY95J2swdANSYSG620gCV47OBUEzvamDW_CSzSIEkMm1C85S1Vvup0y05OFAO37xRAbbwWNIJvfT_3ysLy4G93b2vBGko2JhIZITkx35uRPkyU/s2048/E53250D0-CAA7-460A-A408-D974A3429CFD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wBegTw3ibPJF3hI6Gl5EPR5gPCZPsJY95J2swdANSYSG620gCV47OBUEzvamDW_CSzSIEkMm1C85S1Vvup0y05OFAO37xRAbbwWNIJvfT_3ysLy4G93b2vBGko2JhIZITkx35uRPkyU/s320/E53250D0-CAA7-460A-A408-D974A3429CFD.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our day in the national park, we headed back to The Island to try out the Ferris wheel. Cooper was not a fan of it stopping at the top, but I'm glad we were all able to ride it together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciJup1rT9ufsxJQHaw7_J7nzxl1Tuw4lsafMZguKXNmqr5776vsTBoAVg9ZQ0Aij5WjM9Ngmio5JfjHNf1CBtXchzSjC75fmE4P3buL2qHj9_QKari6Tn1jRZ4QptK71wQUyNYvHjcO4/s2048/2F5CB093-C40C-4C07-84E7-B6E78CEA3530.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciJup1rT9ufsxJQHaw7_J7nzxl1Tuw4lsafMZguKXNmqr5776vsTBoAVg9ZQ0Aij5WjM9Ngmio5JfjHNf1CBtXchzSjC75fmE4P3buL2qHj9_QKari6Tn1jRZ4QptK71wQUyNYvHjcO4/s320/2F5CB093-C40C-4C07-84E7-B6E78CEA3530.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main destination of our trip was to see our friends in Virginia! We originally were supposed to go to a family wedding up that way in April so we had planned to see our friends then. When the wedding was postponed, we decided to go ahead and still go up to Virginia to see the McCulloughs with a few stops along the way. It was so good to see them and let the kids play. We played a lot at their house and also got to explore a few places close to them like this park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uzzzy4yKQJOnHsKV7k-V3SDRUn2eUSpMM-ubvqIdmlRvjzY6zQv2p_3M7ZIm5-C-CpLGFwpw6I4cHYpZQAM8QQEblgvau96AncCJ3FLsaEm_nv4XOH9Qh1uMg12HSRKAyHDeOdtbvmY/s2048/7E2692A8-A6BA-49A5-9BFB-31CEFB16949E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uzzzy4yKQJOnHsKV7k-V3SDRUn2eUSpMM-ubvqIdmlRvjzY6zQv2p_3M7ZIm5-C-CpLGFwpw6I4cHYpZQAM8QQEblgvau96AncCJ3FLsaEm_nv4XOH9Qh1uMg12HSRKAyHDeOdtbvmY/s320/7E2692A8-A6BA-49A5-9BFB-31CEFB16949E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So thankful for all the seasons of life I've walked through with Erin. I miss her being close by, but I'm so thankful for our time together and for all the ways that technology keeps us connected so we can stay in touch between trips. Erin, thanks for at least moving to a pretty place to visit ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa_zm9ENqfjhGm71JSEbLnS003CFfJDf7KAzP_iZmoymmRTs63o_v13i3dx8-wU36jUHj6qvWSP-Q2k1P-Y8MxF1Jc_aEAzTAOtjhP8D0D44HO-4nSZG4FrE48klVbSl0jRFwXoKvks4/s2048/BE7D55FB-1958-4BA4-B4D6-38024C877A0A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa_zm9ENqfjhGm71JSEbLnS003CFfJDf7KAzP_iZmoymmRTs63o_v13i3dx8-wU36jUHj6qvWSP-Q2k1P-Y8MxF1Jc_aEAzTAOtjhP8D0D44HO-4nSZG4FrE48klVbSl0jRFwXoKvks4/s320/BE7D55FB-1958-4BA4-B4D6-38024C877A0A.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reading books on their couch. Most of our time was spent with all the kids running around and making messes, so I had to snap a picture of this calmer moment. We had such a great long weekend visiting them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJs9Om56_7wmuUYzhsoQ3QQgrEPb9O3X5cvNRIFKzIcJVh0DhFkBVb68MAYBTzWSngzoaPPlNggpPy5j9Kq5ZhS_X-7wFuSUCTJefgRdlDw8SCrGtb7rj_dU5UAHaROMtVvkR0LwhRks/s2048/1B5C1EC4-DB2B-42E9-9219-15029417D9EC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJs9Om56_7wmuUYzhsoQ3QQgrEPb9O3X5cvNRIFKzIcJVh0DhFkBVb68MAYBTzWSngzoaPPlNggpPy5j9Kq5ZhS_X-7wFuSUCTJefgRdlDw8SCrGtb7rj_dU5UAHaROMtVvkR0LwhRks/s320/1B5C1EC4-DB2B-42E9-9219-15029417D9EC.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our drive home we ate inside our first restaurant in over a year-- a Chipotle in West Virginia. Most of our stops we tried to pick up food and eat at a park and luckily the weather held up for a lot of the trip, but our first day leaving Virginia was rainy all day. So we decided to eat inside Chipotle and it worked out well. Miles is always a big fan of the guacamole!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXfxH5bI9b8N8cuB1_IT_YsQfoUK8a73JuLHJyOHd_eWH9-NfC2AWNBJkTiSPxk-H7rLvZfvMupZiDS3pqzyEPviIhRoDoMlCkHn7lr_yv_TP5Z_XgegvoxOuV27JwuoSgh4gthTFmH8/s2048/49434465-A995-4AAE-96CB-0463C58BDF11.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXfxH5bI9b8N8cuB1_IT_YsQfoUK8a73JuLHJyOHd_eWH9-NfC2AWNBJkTiSPxk-H7rLvZfvMupZiDS3pqzyEPviIhRoDoMlCkHn7lr_yv_TP5Z_XgegvoxOuV27JwuoSgh4gthTFmH8/s320/49434465-A995-4AAE-96CB-0463C58BDF11.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed a night in St Louis and found a hotel with a ballpark view. It was so fun having this view out our window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW0JZwvsuFBg6zZP3oQA0VOetNYbElKuO4HYdE4APbIjasHEojCztBbacZgchydQvica7Khitv_wqqefokKlA06IkBdHhLKs1XFG9i8T1gzG-oOdCsAfWaty6oqAWk_4k_pFgbVOrwkw/s2048/AE7BAAFC-FFF4-4678-BDB9-2AFFED9E5877.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW0JZwvsuFBg6zZP3oQA0VOetNYbElKuO4HYdE4APbIjasHEojCztBbacZgchydQvica7Khitv_wqqefokKlA06IkBdHhLKs1XFG9i8T1gzG-oOdCsAfWaty6oqAWk_4k_pFgbVOrwkw/s320/AE7BAAFC-FFF4-4678-BDB9-2AFFED9E5877.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had tickets to the game. We went over and ate dinner and then as Miles and I headed back for his bedtime they announced that the game was postponed to the next day due to rain. So we missed out on the game, but it was fun to get to be inside the stadium-- you can see the St Louis Arch in the background from the stadium top deck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSl5Phplw1uexP2k_PwzOTy1XSKM1SIMa-6u3bGx-xowdMMQYRQdV3TL2dWufFiX-ztI-UBlTCh3VeNF0VkIA5vlKTWEBJysxC4Cs0SRsVMrSZ_40WUfNfUUFgJKWZN2nFuAfIx7Iv_k/s2048/B3E0D943-9A26-4EC0-AEB6-3DC69891890D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSl5Phplw1uexP2k_PwzOTy1XSKM1SIMa-6u3bGx-xowdMMQYRQdV3TL2dWufFiX-ztI-UBlTCh3VeNF0VkIA5vlKTWEBJysxC4Cs0SRsVMrSZ_40WUfNfUUFgJKWZN2nFuAfIx7Iv_k/s320/B3E0D943-9A26-4EC0-AEB6-3DC69891890D.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last stop was in Tulsa and I found a hotel with an indoor pool so we could do a little swimming. We got to Tulsa Wednesday evening and let the boys swim for a while before dinner. Both of them had a blast-- this baby <i>loves</i> water, I can't wait to see how much he enjoys all the water play this summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSDyqPzohQEMGDcM1zRe1A1HqVqdltYpLp8x01cmkY1VV1XuH38OEMBI0B6yTCbdQ645wCqWkPJbx_NHQcFJjvxW8xHGGq3jKAnCvc1TH1YDoUdGrXcBzYeYOyo_y8Zz06YLaQWO5Wyc/s2048/4C03DA57-1ECF-4017-BC2E-9CD958A83E22.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSDyqPzohQEMGDcM1zRe1A1HqVqdltYpLp8x01cmkY1VV1XuH38OEMBI0B6yTCbdQ645wCqWkPJbx_NHQcFJjvxW8xHGGq3jKAnCvc1TH1YDoUdGrXcBzYeYOyo_y8Zz06YLaQWO5Wyc/s320/4C03DA57-1ECF-4017-BC2E-9CD958A83E22.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our stop in Tulsa was geared around checking out the Gathering Place. We tried to go last year on our way home from Kansas City (when COVID was just beginning) and Cooper ended up getting hurt as soon as we got out of the car so we didn't stay to play. I'm so thankful we planned this as part of our trip and got to redeem that a little. It is such a cool place-- we spent all day Thursday there with a short break for rest time and dinner before going back before bed. There were slides, sand, swings, and really cool playgrounds. There's also lots of water things to do! Both boys loved it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kbpxSo-iMSUr_Ixk3Pu_H4VD2inHag-a4xLqUrZz7cW37xK4OkjC4iz8JPsEAnxOB9N0fSeNOaFi7UtRFVsn_wnGdMPE9vIFt4WoP_l8B-wesNmF3zzi7ca_ue4UbGGwLf0WkbhCQ6w/s2048/25237A81-140E-4251-BE86-3DA4D8AFCC53.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kbpxSo-iMSUr_Ixk3Pu_H4VD2inHag-a4xLqUrZz7cW37xK4OkjC4iz8JPsEAnxOB9N0fSeNOaFi7UtRFVsn_wnGdMPE9vIFt4WoP_l8B-wesNmF3zzi7ca_ue4UbGGwLf0WkbhCQ6w/s320/25237A81-140E-4251-BE86-3DA4D8AFCC53.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miles thought the sand was really funny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI2xK_qwIS_UYib-xjP5mMsxVt_wYM-DXUc5OfKAigl7_pKP8yaNFTPBa1T5dmedNFhdLpviJ_AKmTA4ZledD7RueaSYBnuHZZxR212zMjg0SKe1slZknEInDJakK3mNGodyDwrS88eQ/s2048/A55AA46C-1143-4182-BEC4-623F1E65CA63.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI2xK_qwIS_UYib-xjP5mMsxVt_wYM-DXUc5OfKAigl7_pKP8yaNFTPBa1T5dmedNFhdLpviJ_AKmTA4ZledD7RueaSYBnuHZZxR212zMjg0SKe1slZknEInDJakK3mNGodyDwrS88eQ/s320/A55AA46C-1143-4182-BEC4-623F1E65CA63.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of places to climb.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaK9sV8F3GMc_6pkWXlCe-mc3bhVWUGHnM0Ayv0ATWu-q-HGsapAaXKhyphenhyphenY_2ayX3ZCz41zJtSANPVIQAQGoxrtYbGZtd4GKOGWhJQ7bSe1K641a5bBXt5koA3hehPade0aveyzSGtmV4/s2048/A1016BC0-310D-476F-BD0C-897A66E84B04.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaK9sV8F3GMc_6pkWXlCe-mc3bhVWUGHnM0Ayv0ATWu-q-HGsapAaXKhyphenhyphenY_2ayX3ZCz41zJtSANPVIQAQGoxrtYbGZtd4GKOGWhJQ7bSe1K641a5bBXt5koA3hehPade0aveyzSGtmV4/s320/A1016BC0-310D-476F-BD0C-897A66E84B04.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One final ride on the zipline Thursday evening. Friday we headed home and were able to be home for lunch and naps. We had such a great trip and saw so many things together! But we were all thankful to be home too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-33649624155038016102021-04-19T21:32:00.002-05:002021-05-10T20:08:58.896-05:00Months of Miles: 11 Months<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVQ-7UYbEyDC8O9eBiMZpsI1y4H3Jvivbi3pNXN5_erbHTVpqnoXr1xI1U2qu5RVRIu2EtJ0C0365tHQ-gGY6V98bAuBlsDG6TSoHSuRzY4YN0hw7vlbO4KRAfWV5Qxg_DtgjG6TU6kc/s2048/15951ECE-A80C-4CE7-8964-C86F6DBE61EB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVQ-7UYbEyDC8O9eBiMZpsI1y4H3Jvivbi3pNXN5_erbHTVpqnoXr1xI1U2qu5RVRIu2EtJ0C0365tHQ-gGY6V98bAuBlsDG6TSoHSuRzY4YN0hw7vlbO4KRAfWV5Qxg_DtgjG6TU6kc/s320/15951ECE-A80C-4CE7-8964-C86F6DBE61EB.heic" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Diaper Size: 5</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Clothes size: Some 12 months, Some 18 months</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Things you love: babbling and talking, pulling to stand (especially on the bathtub for some reason!), chewing and teething on toys, drinking water from your cup, crawling everywhere.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Things you don't love: when we take things away, when brother won't let you have a toy, when you're waiting for more food, </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Milestones: You moved to creeping on hands and knees pretty quickly this month and you love crawling over things-- you crawl up on the trampoline and over the other side, up onto little chairs, across the couch, and you also navigate the step into/out of our living room really well. You started pulling to stand and love to do it on anything you can find. You finally figured out a cup and love to drink water from your straw cup with meals. You're still babbling like crazy and have started looking for people when we name them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4QttVwoShjAZMJw5XfrqyCiDs31TewOp4LNhCbaJ-2LFZWwfYWa0OGawUEpfe3L2VLfMz9QQrVRORvnyqyLgoCX8-QqG_OcNYfv4HdBZe9jGyCn2K1penI-lqOn39OGirdrD0-VAqyU/s2048/7A9CAC48-DDBE-4B04-A2FD-E3676CD803F9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4QttVwoShjAZMJw5XfrqyCiDs31TewOp4LNhCbaJ-2LFZWwfYWa0OGawUEpfe3L2VLfMz9QQrVRORvnyqyLgoCX8-QqG_OcNYfv4HdBZe9jGyCn2K1penI-lqOn39OGirdrD0-VAqyU/s320/7A9CAC48-DDBE-4B04-A2FD-E3676CD803F9.heic" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">My sweet baby boy I can't believe we're </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"><i>only</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"> a month away </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"><i>from</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"> your first birthday. </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">You are showing so much of your personality this month-- you love to explore and you love to talk. You also started screaming and yelling a lot more. You snuggle close and love to be near me, but also take off to check out other places around the house. You and your brother are starting to have to navigate sharing toys more and neither of you are huge fans of that-- but it's so fun seeing you play together. You are so sweet and chill most of the time and you just light up our days. I'm so thankful you are mine my Miles a moo.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzXRpstMTNWoghpRoKKx9SJXniqLP0YNuOcmsYmrY0jQwVu609_4nUpuC4wleQH1ei89jY0kiPZyV2AyHyzRg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"><br /></i></span><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-39731955077741108942021-04-16T20:51:00.004-05:002021-04-16T20:52:45.633-05:00Bluebonnet Boys<p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53qMUbdmPEnvxNuZ2pfjHl1PBPYITo6VncTkBn3A7WH6pYxJAuvrsVRD0KpFmb2cFKUiHDvAMMiWHUiRX0PISsBLi1T7zQ0R_OGQulcewgoEWoA1M1osfGm-uqL6dWuryhc9Qyltzz50/s2048/IMG_7581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53qMUbdmPEnvxNuZ2pfjHl1PBPYITo6VncTkBn3A7WH6pYxJAuvrsVRD0KpFmb2cFKUiHDvAMMiWHUiRX0PISsBLi1T7zQ0R_OGQulcewgoEWoA1M1osfGm-uqL6dWuryhc9Qyltzz50/s320/IMG_7581.jpeg" /></a>'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend we took advantage of a nice evening and grabbed some bluebonnet pictures for the year. We were able to go back to a field off the Bluebonnet Trail that we've been to the last few years and it was pretty easy. We've been taking lots of walks along this trail lately, so we've been watching the blooms start and it was fun to grab some pictures of the boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISVp6UR-q7LC7I3IWy_1XoDE5Kw4drTnwFgjzVKSy1ltnqR9V_T3ep7kfiB0c8RWdgUjpBYksdN5hjEtbWa7uW5LKpFOzrVMfDf1wfMkasZvUWQc4ZKiaas9-AkcWrfgY2JSgTUDNVXk/s2048/IMG_7570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISVp6UR-q7LC7I3IWy_1XoDE5Kw4drTnwFgjzVKSy1ltnqR9V_T3ep7kfiB0c8RWdgUjpBYksdN5hjEtbWa7uW5LKpFOzrVMfDf1wfMkasZvUWQc4ZKiaas9-AkcWrfgY2JSgTUDNVXk/s320/IMG_7570.jpeg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Baby's first bluebonnet pictures</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiwF9rNbcUjK_UgxiibLxlCQcxh3TlkPlYxBuBVCbx_AC1XFsroDQU-OcHLoijy8PnefyFGjJnqhytQdqCXOvTdEicZ7i0xa2pRTHcLEWBGklwqdyIJlFS2KViA96lvCkdrV0QQi768M/s2048/IMG_7610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiwF9rNbcUjK_UgxiibLxlCQcxh3TlkPlYxBuBVCbx_AC1XFsroDQU-OcHLoijy8PnefyFGjJnqhytQdqCXOvTdEicZ7i0xa2pRTHcLEWBGklwqdyIJlFS2KViA96lvCkdrV0QQi768M/s320/IMG_7610.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ftBuu3PjREqyvMnO733Nc7Sg_KAV4w5e47pKkOKxvc5tzy3PuRevEknA6sem0g9HNhxW3SNZBG-Uq1A21ZTtUzU8Phe6buzIJnQRvcshDCbMCbVkcA1TPObBq4SMOCfx9ndzzUoGFUA/s2048/IMG_7622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ftBuu3PjREqyvMnO733Nc7Sg_KAV4w5e47pKkOKxvc5tzy3PuRevEknA6sem0g9HNhxW3SNZBG-Uq1A21ZTtUzU8Phe6buzIJnQRvcshDCbMCbVkcA1TPObBq4SMOCfx9ndzzUoGFUA/s320/IMG_7622.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet brothers. Cooper always wants Miles in his lap, but he's just too big so we have to compromise and sit them next to each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDj700rDUr4N_9TBwbAUvHsURFmN9IrPM7nOi8Rsw9qq6vcfPpb13e5EX84v3bufkxj8BJdOwAlarVqEXwrk5QhVBkb_DX3Y6IgDt4XBhOXxFBbRGPWo7Z8aqNsvo4AkCx_9HHbIgPXU/s2048/IMG_7650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDj700rDUr4N_9TBwbAUvHsURFmN9IrPM7nOi8Rsw9qq6vcfPpb13e5EX84v3bufkxj8BJdOwAlarVqEXwrk5QhVBkb_DX3Y6IgDt4XBhOXxFBbRGPWo7Z8aqNsvo4AkCx_9HHbIgPXU/s320/IMG_7650.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My bluebonnet baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just for fun I always like looking back at the previous years' pictures:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2020</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8YIKAAO5Wl7zLpBGuOh0senw8trPCdvl88wAhgEVNPLIpFCFxlCQ0gdBfjm-1z4LnvtyeAIUVUNf07OIpD4EsV3PjT86AOOhVV3nG7-Gke7Hrd0Dy5BbQ3z4Vn5LxriajC1igsghr88/s2048/77891664-DE0B-4E79-8630-06D59D072A7A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8YIKAAO5Wl7zLpBGuOh0senw8trPCdvl88wAhgEVNPLIpFCFxlCQ0gdBfjm-1z4LnvtyeAIUVUNf07OIpD4EsV3PjT86AOOhVV3nG7-Gke7Hrd0Dy5BbQ3z4Vn5LxriajC1igsghr88/s320/77891664-DE0B-4E79-8630-06D59D072A7A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2019</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxWrKyCdtdY32q8eDmTWF4cd2vNrBR9eoWzsKBKGFrgvp1vqw04kIMGLKRLuXSmVASTnDwwGUfXB1GjWdH9ZP_7B7IdGX6NYoGs2sc56sLXESTnOf45tXn-n8UBcpqZCk_gii2_jdAM0/s2048/IMG_4147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxWrKyCdtdY32q8eDmTWF4cd2vNrBR9eoWzsKBKGFrgvp1vqw04kIMGLKRLuXSmVASTnDwwGUfXB1GjWdH9ZP_7B7IdGX6NYoGs2sc56sLXESTnOf45tXn-n8UBcpqZCk_gii2_jdAM0/s320/IMG_4147.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2018</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nrZj919I6QPdK-rFColFh5Kc8tN9rmTNtYEt8HAYnypR-du91CJuZSBH4Aeuu1qSAMGHkzPq7z_PFfRppDDe841YkiyhX84e2mhQXvY2UoTHQNbGLuHleeKetwozcGkb5rMy0v1-pRE/s2048/IMG_3002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-91527725634034136722021-04-07T07:06:00.001-05:002021-04-07T07:06:00.194-05:00Easter Fun<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since Cooper's birthday was in the week before Easter, we didn't do as many Easter themed activities this year, but we still had a few things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm66jEjNW9W_Ka0EyCIOGl-o-Rj3Fltzk7PqiCiLAlxWYXKmKUL4su2sVw05RXH-WQSXPgNaar2SA-uFDvUFXEnR0Kqby7S5mAMOlcV1eXDDRLK4f2qfCYZHcFz9svtnng6t1-tF1xMoY/s2048/IMG_7517.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm66jEjNW9W_Ka0EyCIOGl-o-Rj3Fltzk7PqiCiLAlxWYXKmKUL4su2sVw05RXH-WQSXPgNaar2SA-uFDvUFXEnR0Kqby7S5mAMOlcV1eXDDRLK4f2qfCYZHcFz9svtnng6t1-tF1xMoY/s320/IMG_7517.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our Jesus Tree-- isn't it beautiful ;) I had looked online to try to find a Lent devotional for kids or families and one of the things I came across was called a Jesus Tree. Cooper loved our Jesse Tree that we used to countdown to Christmas, so I was intrigued by the idea of a Jesus Tree. Basically it is a story every day from Ash Wednesday until Easter Monday and the stories are all about the life of Jesus-- his birth, his ministry and miracles, and his death and resurrection. There were actually several options on Etsy and I ended up buying <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/579808259/jesus-tree-48-ornaments-for-lent-with?ref=yr_purchases">this one</a>-- mainly because I liked that the ornaments could just be printed on cardstock and the stories were simple and each one had a question and a prayer at the end. And it was cost effective since we weren't sure if this was something we'd continue in later years. We did really enjoy it and I am planning to put the stories on the back of the ornaments and laminate to store for future years. It was fun having a little devotional that we did every morning over breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barefeetonthedashboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Resurrection-Eggs-for-Easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="800" height="247" src="http://www.barefeetonthedashboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Resurrection-Eggs-for-Easter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have pictures of our own, but we also did our same <a href="http://www.barefeetonthedashboard.com/2015/03/diy-resurrection-eggs-for-toddlers-and-preschool-kids/">Resurrection Eggs</a> that we've done every year. These are a very simplified version of Resurrection Eggs, but I think they tell the story well. And one of my favorite parts that we started last year and continued this year is the surprise in them. We do the eggs every day in the week leading up to Easter and the last egg is always empty as a sign that Jesus rose from the dead. On Easter Sunday I fill it with candy as a symbol of the sweet surprise of Easter that Jesus is alive. So when Cooper opens all the eggs Sunday and is telling us what the mean (since we've been doing it all week he knows the story by Sunday) he gets to the last one and shakes it and is totally surprised. Then we talk about how fun that surprise is and when Jesus' friends went to the tomb they expect him to be there but it's empty and that is an even better surprise. This really stuck with him both years and he tells everyone about it (although he didn't remember it from last year, so it was fun that it was a surprise again!).</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDLBfJcXVKAoLV3Yt34iPrAAjXVtzHtOoVFz511YsQEPDduYCpjmi7tul3NyXLewsFBS-E30WCX9Kg7DvyDSZb-HwHkZ1j7qdlKZ6vrNhP-K5eo8wIx9bVGc9wOXAItGNFliklGuKygw/s2048/F08E4ED0-55AD-44F5-94C3-D4ACE5EDAB34.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDLBfJcXVKAoLV3Yt34iPrAAjXVtzHtOoVFz511YsQEPDduYCpjmi7tul3NyXLewsFBS-E30WCX9Kg7DvyDSZb-HwHkZ1j7qdlKZ6vrNhP-K5eo8wIx9bVGc9wOXAItGNFliklGuKygw/s320/F08E4ED0-55AD-44F5-94C3-D4ACE5EDAB34.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also participated in the Plano Parks and Rec "Easter egg hunt." They hid signs with pictures of Easter eggs along one of the longer trails. Each sign had either a challenge ("hop like a bunny 10 times") or a riddle (What does an egg do when it laughs? Gets cracked up). You take pictures with them and send in proof and are entered for a prize pack. For us it was just a fun way to get outside and do something different on our walk!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiksjDhkX3GO_WtI8RLegv44UZdigN8-CbNPPLyTJp4eDiooQpyiCwSQkTaptrs7lxsDs4mIcaHin-y6qCecQARP9L6EuvJm_J2zH1jAetP4d_zc8MCT-5HLUpW8opadkZnxhXF3IERzY/s2048/68F9282D-F2E4-469A-9C80-A529886BAE33.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiksjDhkX3GO_WtI8RLegv44UZdigN8-CbNPPLyTJp4eDiooQpyiCwSQkTaptrs7lxsDs4mIcaHin-y6qCecQARP9L6EuvJm_J2zH1jAetP4d_zc8MCT-5HLUpW8opadkZnxhXF3IERzY/s320/68F9282D-F2E4-469A-9C80-A529886BAE33.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also dyed eggs this year for the first time. Cooper helped mix the colors and was very interested in it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGI8JdDuiZhXyvn_FAdng_AgccukHfF1v0vlTeBHTUlOmXg19eK0wQKABFqz8nsn70CTgaMec_cYCqA705XX6FdqqsNL0A7ujE0s6irjADa2PQ0DOjVIrNJElKLG5p96svpieyF0zEY4o/s2048/5C3EEB90-8515-4207-93C0-801E016FD696.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGI8JdDuiZhXyvn_FAdng_AgccukHfF1v0vlTeBHTUlOmXg19eK0wQKABFqz8nsn70CTgaMec_cYCqA705XX6FdqqsNL0A7ujE0s6irjADa2PQ0DOjVIrNJElKLG5p96svpieyF0zEY4o/s320/5C3EEB90-8515-4207-93C0-801E016FD696.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had planned to use them to make confetti eggs, but there was no confetti in stores at the last minute, I had no rice (which was the other idea I found) and I couldn't even find our 3 hole punch to make my own confetti. So I gave up--maybe next year we'll be more prepared.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlyhpYpknhOWoYAzCm_x8ew9m2RZ0bRqGV_ssfpYkfCqAWb-vwIGbZNtbYIkFioIzVhyphenhyphenTBAgI8f8SW3WTGQKoOCIiwL9CoxxiWoIvrHonz90B2FlhU6iKn5m9QG_cDXo2bfvrjHhDlx8/s2048/67B1CFEB-C082-491B-B0E7-B90D01586BEA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlyhpYpknhOWoYAzCm_x8ew9m2RZ0bRqGV_ssfpYkfCqAWb-vwIGbZNtbYIkFioIzVhyphenhyphenTBAgI8f8SW3WTGQKoOCIiwL9CoxxiWoIvrHonz90B2FlhU6iKn5m9QG_cDXo2bfvrjHhDlx8/s320/67B1CFEB-C082-491B-B0E7-B90D01586BEA.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday we went to church with my family at Woodcreek since they had an outdoor service. And then back to my mom's backyard for lunch and playing. Cooper loves to match Miles and it's actually the only way I can get him to dress up-- because he gets to choose matching shirts for them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvZGZpEDtdKvvHqW2Bume1CfzfQ2-b-iX_ZdAdOgfKjnL932fK4MgwNoWPS1uGpPF5p3a4Db1V657fI4rMYmcTqbBq0qlXRqOXY1YsfrLVjZu_NluN0GwU9se4GX61UwNh5A8Bnp56BI/s2048/17720553-F5E5-4DBA-96EC-AD1CBEA4A6E2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvZGZpEDtdKvvHqW2Bume1CfzfQ2-b-iX_ZdAdOgfKjnL932fK4MgwNoWPS1uGpPF5p3a4Db1V657fI4rMYmcTqbBq0qlXRqOXY1YsfrLVjZu_NluN0GwU9se4GX61UwNh5A8Bnp56BI/s320/17720553-F5E5-4DBA-96EC-AD1CBEA4A6E2.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While his cousins and brother were too excited about an impending Easter egg hunt to enjoy much lunch, this boy savored all the foods on his plate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbXJvUMOP-TKM2CX7RTEGDKUiMU8IhpGWq4BZkuNPpIwGN743aua1y4YdJvyoN7HRpJZJKwBy-_mfx91jxuL2DDDijaBYk9jrD7PaHHNDUg8J919MwaWo8ZLHHZqSuo-CG4uKC1YiZlI/s320/153B10B4-C812-4F46-90BB-E2CF1D4FA4CE.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the only one he picked up. He loved it! So big brother got to get the rest-- win win.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a happy Easter indeed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-33396941593051283552021-04-06T07:06:00.001-05:002021-04-06T07:06:40.472-05:00Cooper turns 4<p style="text-align: center;">We had a fun few days celebrating our new 4 year old last week. His 2nd birthday party was pretty much rained out and his 3rd birthday fell right at the beginning of COVID, so even though we had thought this birthday would not be so much of a flop here we were in the midst of COVID still. But even though we still weren't ready for a big party, we were thankful this year to at least be able to see our families to celebrate Cooper-- those are his favorite people anyway, so he didn't miss a thing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKoa84WkNxSoyRlAch-k8OV8NuUr8RBEKv01j4cTA7rL4sSpM6TI36nnnZPm0NZy5w5JfoqbmALpUp2_mFMx2NxDoW1kJN5amOLBmm5aCKN29VoNiZ0djxva-w_yerJllwguo-K-jTjY/s2048/31DEEFDF-FE66-4362-8D5F-CDCD30CE08D6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKoa84WkNxSoyRlAch-k8OV8NuUr8RBEKv01j4cTA7rL4sSpM6TI36nnnZPm0NZy5w5JfoqbmALpUp2_mFMx2NxDoW1kJN5amOLBmm5aCKN29VoNiZ0djxva-w_yerJllwguo-K-jTjY/s320/31DEEFDF-FE66-4362-8D5F-CDCD30CE08D6.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday before his birthday we had my family over for a backyard party. We had bought this Ninja Line on sale last Fall and it's just been sitting in our garage, so we put it up the afternoon of the party as a birthday present for Cooper. It's the perfect height for him--he can reach everything from the ground but is learning to swing on them and eventually move between them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4ooojtYC0aqXywOHozCpd36oK8ytXL3POweJtU6KHjYCya8LG7nABoXjz56BQ3xgta92WKJ7o4EjuCu6ghnkQeKf5ueShzJ5Tp8hDB9niFBvv953Ktgt0lrMpPoGhHTZihbk0gXla_U/s2048/110B6341-D4D8-45CD-9F05-F0B122930534.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4ooojtYC0aqXywOHozCpd36oK8ytXL3POweJtU6KHjYCya8LG7nABoXjz56BQ3xgta92WKJ7o4EjuCu6ghnkQeKf5ueShzJ5Tp8hDB9niFBvv953Ktgt0lrMpPoGhHTZihbk0gXla_U/s320/110B6341-D4D8-45CD-9F05-F0B122930534.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He dressed in his superman costume and enjoyed Chick Fil A and fruit with his cousins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCfNywnBcPvmq3tuKivDo-s7f5WdjHan5sYTTOYYjJfOQZk9kMXtS52zjnZoW1afK4UGIj9FwtYB0m1yV_256gHkJS71dIBhT9dUHXq-hDfLeXHTWO1HU4VHqW0kIlyJjVySneMROJpY/s2048/311FB743-CD44-4DDA-ADDA-D2630D84F8EB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCfNywnBcPvmq3tuKivDo-s7f5WdjHan5sYTTOYYjJfOQZk9kMXtS52zjnZoW1afK4UGIj9FwtYB0m1yV_256gHkJS71dIBhT9dUHXq-hDfLeXHTWO1HU4VHqW0kIlyJjVySneMROJpY/s320/311FB743-CD44-4DDA-ADDA-D2630D84F8EB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then Captain America showed up. All week he'd been asking for a shield and it was perfect because his Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins had bought him a new Captain America Costume for his birthday so he had a quick outfit change in the middle of opening presents. He is very into pretend play--especially pretending to be different characters-- so costumes are his go-to fun right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJUa-WuXGmA2AgUE1IztOZNq-f66RwIWSf0pwEXUNM1RRdy3qtfOGl6MuSYprmxSsF_4YIIYTiY1oOz66MdHaUlT54RnaOd6R7nO2esmiJYahsROKGE8FLvYQsFl15Onwvj6b4ululgg/s2048/4027983F-E0C5-46A2-BE48-42C1C106BB80.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJUa-WuXGmA2AgUE1IztOZNq-f66RwIWSf0pwEXUNM1RRdy3qtfOGl6MuSYprmxSsF_4YIIYTiY1oOz66MdHaUlT54RnaOd6R7nO2esmiJYahsROKGE8FLvYQsFl15Onwvj6b4ululgg/s320/4027983F-E0C5-46A2-BE48-42C1C106BB80.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He also got this Jeep from Grandma and Uncle Nick and he is a huge fan! We had a fun evening celebrating with part of our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Cooper's actual birthday, David took off work so we could spend the day doing something as a family. We started off with breakfast and watching the video compilation of memories of his 4th year and then we headed to have lunch at his Nanny and Pappaw's house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB1rN6Kkn4nUFcTkYn7Ms83fW88B82CXxr3Xuh91ak8dGpUP7UGPvavInRk26rwr5KJ5pUDeH-fzBpVfCzU_eDUonEHRgBmvFWIGpgjPi7PXHA5EY8-8zLMUEt91ggN0bQUicDnEmU_w/s2048/FA71FB83-F8F4-4D15-9A33-9E0C82A05948.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB1rN6Kkn4nUFcTkYn7Ms83fW88B82CXxr3Xuh91ak8dGpUP7UGPvavInRk26rwr5KJ5pUDeH-fzBpVfCzU_eDUonEHRgBmvFWIGpgjPi7PXHA5EY8-8zLMUEt91ggN0bQUicDnEmU_w/s320/FA71FB83-F8F4-4D15-9A33-9E0C82A05948.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was so excited to get to open more present-- more dress up capes and masks, a DUPLO set, and a whole bunch of DUPLO cars to build. He wanted to try them all out right away and had fun playing with Pappaw and his new toys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5B7M18QZT-RCJVM-s71wIvlQRpSzBBW7oefFZOOdlgnai5UJrmlja7IiVslJFDxIDrCyR-_Oh3e-bIjk9wuHZ7Bb0mSIJor6brBrnr6G7XgRfp0s4xzKcYA0v4KTLPsc8eTP_VqU8bk/s2048/30B09F3A-AE07-4ED3-8FF5-DD416DE403FF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5B7M18QZT-RCJVM-s71wIvlQRpSzBBW7oefFZOOdlgnai5UJrmlja7IiVslJFDxIDrCyR-_Oh3e-bIjk9wuHZ7Bb0mSIJor6brBrnr6G7XgRfp0s4xzKcYA0v4KTLPsc8eTP_VqU8bk/s320/30B09F3A-AE07-4ED3-8FF5-DD416DE403FF.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nanny bought Cooper his very first ice cream cake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhZqZckfhB_i-NTzG6X9zfcohqCz6RGBXVbIe25FxPsdwuV5vSC2vf3-X4sRqNTtsMMT7PAVADpW9q5Q31ONSi4ixicsJDI-6oTbgI54tR2JTUNphyWwQ9eTLgNwaRTkGulXEEEuo2dc/s2048/87EF787E-99D8-4305-8960-0DFBAD2502E6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhZqZckfhB_i-NTzG6X9zfcohqCz6RGBXVbIe25FxPsdwuV5vSC2vf3-X4sRqNTtsMMT7PAVADpW9q5Q31ONSi4ixicsJDI-6oTbgI54tR2JTUNphyWwQ9eTLgNwaRTkGulXEEEuo2dc/s320/87EF787E-99D8-4305-8960-0DFBAD2502E6.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was definitely a fan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lunch we headed out for an afternoon at <a href="https://fossilrim.org">Fossil Rim</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpXgzCpxFlIvsANKEg5bDJfuQZxA1kxtw777cU1ti-DnV1HItZIzsEpm8Di_hjXlrq_tV80NZ_A9FUMmwg0gTufZvF4AYkA2Nt1Nd_fPgFkynL9mIbhVE8irCggxYXXF7ziqyfD-7jgU/s2048/223B8F30-D8A9-4351-AEDA-781D944355A2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpXgzCpxFlIvsANKEg5bDJfuQZxA1kxtw777cU1ti-DnV1HItZIzsEpm8Di_hjXlrq_tV80NZ_A9FUMmwg0gTufZvF4AYkA2Nt1Nd_fPgFkynL9mIbhVE8irCggxYXXF7ziqyfD-7jgU/s320/223B8F30-D8A9-4351-AEDA-781D944355A2.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I was trying to think of something fun for Cooper's birthday in lieu of a party, I thought this might be a fun and safe place for us to go. David graciously agreed to use a day off to spend with us here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX7mMCTNQr_ymHtWHTrPE7rSEJtd_-FbENyJh_vZ6USIUA58ZwrF9Ek-gDvFGMajcL1D7Wlm-uL9YRy_pilAi4JTPWmaZUCyOPOMXSrGCcoAs7yDZd7TdusdG3YWt52jCyEX59Mykx7w/s2048/C9BB19B6-9417-465E-8656-B0F0E26767CB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX7mMCTNQr_ymHtWHTrPE7rSEJtd_-FbENyJh_vZ6USIUA58ZwrF9Ek-gDvFGMajcL1D7Wlm-uL9YRy_pilAi4JTPWmaZUCyOPOMXSrGCcoAs7yDZd7TdusdG3YWt52jCyEX59Mykx7w/s320/C9BB19B6-9417-465E-8656-B0F0E26767CB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper loved throwing food to all of the animals.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4pq9084curT2ivoXJw-j_N1906Ajl8yv0Zv7cYsuZb20gs3tDROcF2ibubZRvICCGHB7cJpxPiAwibExjRi-BX3Iznu_MnF3kitlBW8eCmHi6gYOkte3SFTF7fWg7cKb5K5BXla9Irs/s2048/F765A52A-D0AE-484A-B53F-3B1A1E30D1AA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4pq9084curT2ivoXJw-j_N1906Ajl8yv0Zv7cYsuZb20gs3tDROcF2ibubZRvICCGHB7cJpxPiAwibExjRi-BX3Iznu_MnF3kitlBW8eCmHi6gYOkte3SFTF7fWg7cKb5K5BXla9Irs/s320/F765A52A-D0AE-484A-B53F-3B1A1E30D1AA.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bwEo_do6WXxpt1hcZRxOFUhyphenhyphenBxM88cReBmMsED1q5Ur7v9J9VQ43s52zp35gOgwEbrK0odYSgnfc4tTGjo0h81t0MJV_UCVh-bfO8rsIdv17SrGvfVH1tqhDPphr8_zl15K-MQE3njU/s2048/C1E31723-EA87-4055-98B8-4E7796806AC7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bwEo_do6WXxpt1hcZRxOFUhyphenhyphenBxM88cReBmMsED1q5Ur7v9J9VQ43s52zp35gOgwEbrK0odYSgnfc4tTGjo0h81t0MJV_UCVh-bfO8rsIdv17SrGvfVH1tqhDPphr8_zl15K-MQE3njU/s320/C1E31723-EA87-4055-98B8-4E7796806AC7.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Giraffes are his favorite and they are the only animal you're allowed to feed by hand (rather than throwing food to them). When we got to the giraffes there was one right on the side of the road ready to say hi. Once it was a reality, Cooper was a little more shy than he'd planned, but he sat with David while he fed the giraffe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0YUy74nhaAw4zLg3y0XLYKsKYaFItpaUIIVtomyJIG0us_HCotjQcimWOUauHXQ_PzOW8ZQ9MtcgUH_2Geb2uzJ5r0r_vmnQvts3YSrXCbAIE8c-JgzU9tDmw1thCSu2iXiXQm9Qsgg/s2048/9638793E-3F3F-4C36-845B-31BEBB8C69F0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0YUy74nhaAw4zLg3y0XLYKsKYaFItpaUIIVtomyJIG0us_HCotjQcimWOUauHXQ_PzOW8ZQ9MtcgUH_2Geb2uzJ5r0r_vmnQvts3YSrXCbAIE8c-JgzU9tDmw1thCSu2iXiXQm9Qsgg/s320/9638793E-3F3F-4C36-845B-31BEBB8C69F0.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at the midway point and got out of the car. We checked out the nature store and were pleasantly surprised by the prices of things, so Cooper got to pick out some binoculars and a set of animal toys to take home. He explored the top of the hill with his binoculars before we got back in the car to see the second half.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb7C7ECtpvaQrDQlK3YjG0HRo2TkR_K5OHS7tv2lUQVkGrg_fI4Avi_o-b-8sSKoErOBU2LuKWuKYloOd2ly2Cqgbc7YqlhzizdkqRWQORpLESkrkOq_R4Bq8aH7vKXo_l_4vJDTLH1o/s2048/E209EB2A-AFDF-4ED0-99D8-C959AED4B569.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb7C7ECtpvaQrDQlK3YjG0HRo2TkR_K5OHS7tv2lUQVkGrg_fI4Avi_o-b-8sSKoErOBU2LuKWuKYloOd2ly2Cqgbc7YqlhzizdkqRWQORpLESkrkOq_R4Bq8aH7vKXo_l_4vJDTLH1o/s320/E209EB2A-AFDF-4ED0-99D8-C959AED4B569.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little brother was now awake and ready to check it out, so I sat with him and let him look out the window.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7L2PhlT1yAP0s03XVzbWrqUOgqcHrUPgdMan8GixV9_i8hOIOI_4B16nEi0EhBOjz5S76HMc34zyyfqMglGF34vU_8_Rjm6Zp7T89-HGMumohX0r3TBFES9T_NNpKCYJydmguQqeOVM/s2048/3AF65BDA-F187-4CF1-9D0F-09A1B8976F69.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7L2PhlT1yAP0s03XVzbWrqUOgqcHrUPgdMan8GixV9_i8hOIOI_4B16nEi0EhBOjz5S76HMc34zyyfqMglGF34vU_8_Rjm6Zp7T89-HGMumohX0r3TBFES9T_NNpKCYJydmguQqeOVM/s320/3AF65BDA-F187-4CF1-9D0F-09A1B8976F69.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This zebra came right up to the car on our way out. It was so fun seeing so many animals up close and the weather was perfect for this outing! We spent the night at a hotel in Glen Rose and had planned to go to the State Park on Friday, but after a long night at the hotel we decided it was better for us to head home early Friday morning. So we went home where Cooper got to play with all of his fun toys and we headed into Easter weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great time celebrating our new 4 year old!</div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-33910395124149183112021-04-01T07:25:00.002-05:002021-04-01T07:26:56.993-05:00Cooper's Cubbyhole: 4 Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0YiPjYzErmR0tmEvgV-Ih2ENr6Th7NrTyNi8vmt_7CZHXXbiOuWL4d1-pDgHXi61cV-QawYhzj0Qo40jrBB8FHcKkIo5m5vjE7vzp6Sfy8Ttjc3WvbOJbEY8CCz9DJlFzrVOy9-D0yE/s2048/C78088F3-6376-4ADF-AD4F-855631878B30.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0YiPjYzErmR0tmEvgV-Ih2ENr6Th7NrTyNi8vmt_7CZHXXbiOuWL4d1-pDgHXi61cV-QawYhzj0Qo40jrBB8FHcKkIo5m5vjE7vzp6Sfy8Ttjc3WvbOJbEY8CCz9DJlFzrVOy9-D0yE/s320/C78088F3-6376-4ADF-AD4F-855631878B30.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Diaper Size:</b> You are finally potty trained!!!!!! It took *a while* but we're done with daytime diapers. We just recently moved to Goodnites for overnight because you are nowhere near ready for nighttime potty training (which is 100% fine) and these help get you through the night dry</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Clothing Size:</b> 3T mostly, we've gotten out your 4T shirts to give you some new options.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Things you love:</b> Superheroes, riding your balance bike, exploring creeks, building with magnatiles, Paw Patrol, dressing up like characters, books, puzzles, cars.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Things you don't love:</b> Being told no, being patient, bedtime, not having anyone to play with, his exact words are "That I don't get something that I want" when he talks about what makes him sad.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Milestones:</b> Your communication is still one of your greatest strengths-- you have so many words in your vocabulary and you are really good at explaining what's happening, what you want, what's wrong, etc. This past year you've learned most of your letters and have really taken to counting. You're still not a huge fan of any kind of coloring or art project, but you've started getting coloring books out a little more on your own. You ride super fast on your balance bike, but still are really struggling with figuring out pedaling a bike. You can climb and jump and run better than almost anyone I know-- it always amazes me and others how well you do on physical tasks. You've also memorized several Bible verses over the past year through our Superhero School and songs that we listen to/sing. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Fun things about you</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">*You are still such a people person. Even though we're not around as many people as we used to be, you still constantly think of and ask about your friends. You are an amazing big brother to Miles. And you've even started getting interested in other smaller kids around M's age. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">*Every single morning you come find us and the first thing out of your mouth is "Let's pretend to be characters from __________." (Paw Patrol, Avengers, Lion King, Frozen, etc.) and then proceed to tell us who everyone can be. (usually including "all our friends and family and people we don't know can be ______."). Daddy used to tell you he didn't have time to play in response to this, but we've learned if we just say "okay" then you go on your way pretending to be those things. You also get upset if we call you the wrong character name, but sometimes it's hard to keep up with who you are pretending to be!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">*You still have an amazing memory. We will listen to something once and you can remember the words. You remember things from more than a year ago at times and will bring them up or incorporate them into the way you're playing.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">*You still like balls and sports, but mostly just play with Daddy. We've talked about trying out a soccer team, but you always tell us you just want to play at home.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ceQHbXye1wkEbSdHRe2Y4WpLE5o-tRzZXC5cn1nrcm3K4VlRC2HoR7SBEzsptvWLFsY05OUVYeYNSrp3TEiM6mfzG3_QyEs9eVDjb4_7X9Nb81_YRxrc5_z7cdQAtQVnYaZKtb2joRE/s2048/F25C7724-4D8A-4165-A2EA-840EE7215642.heic" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ceQHbXye1wkEbSdHRe2Y4WpLE5o-tRzZXC5cn1nrcm3K4VlRC2HoR7SBEzsptvWLFsY05OUVYeYNSrp3TEiM6mfzG3_QyEs9eVDjb4_7X9Nb81_YRxrc5_z7cdQAtQVnYaZKtb2joRE/s320/F25C7724-4D8A-4165-A2EA-840EE7215642.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">We did another interview this year to see what Cooper had to say about himself.</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite color? </b>Red</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite food? </b>Cheerios</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite movie? </b>Lion King 1 and 2 (his current favorites)</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite TV show? </b>Lion Guard and Paw Patrol </div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite song? </b>"Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum"</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite book? </b>Paw Patrol 5 Minute Stories, Paw Patrol Puppy Birthday to you</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite toy? </b>All the toys that I have</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite thing to do? </b>Play in my room</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What's your favorite place to go? </b>A Playplace (He literally has not been to a playplace in over a year, but we think he remembers this answer from his video last year)</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>What do you want to be when you grow up? </b>A Daddy</div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ftNYbzAj4oT-diuyoqG-i8g5P1SSog41Kz4HNuTtzVWh6FXKAmwtB6_9i0H9LtRSgOwM674fgv8POiVL-Si8V6AassCk2PU32bsgLqzoo81gkze8KE3r5BDzyYf33W3fZ96UseHzN2k/s2048/0D859E5F-012D-4AE6-B66E-F5ECF963F0E0.heic" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ftNYbzAj4oT-diuyoqG-i8g5P1SSog41Kz4HNuTtzVWh6FXKAmwtB6_9i0H9LtRSgOwM674fgv8POiVL-Si8V6AassCk2PU32bsgLqzoo81gkze8KE3r5BDzyYf33W3fZ96UseHzN2k/s320/0D859E5F-012D-4AE6-B66E-F5ECF963F0E0.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Cooper Paul, what a fun 4 years we've had together! Over the past year we've had a lot of time together and while some of it has made us both crazy, I've so enjoyed seeing </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"><i>your</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"> mind work and exploring what you're </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">interested in. I love adventuring with you and the things that you show me when </i><i>we're</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> out on walks. Your love of </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">pretend play and dressing up keeps us on our toes. And you keep us laughing with the ideas you come up-- you </i><i>frequently</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> say "I have a </i><i>great</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> </i><i>idea, let's ________." Sometimes I worry we aren't doing enough for you or we are messing up everything, but overall I think you're a pretty fun kid who is learning and growing so much all the time. Watching you with Miles has been a favorite part of this past year and you still love him a lot (although you're not a huge fan of the fact that he can now crawl and get to your toys). Thanks for being my adventure buddy and my playmate. I love you to Mars and Back my Cooper Paul!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpQPGhFrbRCnW8KCQeLJn5mH9tkSmcwB3ZhQzOtJLtuSDYsTO86QmiejoKgByakUY4SF1_vUr4Qlk3MMNykijPtdPmwYYpRc35TD2s3UcjHqTOELCkaiILBSHvfFwM9To4UymMRDj6g4/s2048/FE4474EB-82F8-452D-96C7-64E48959B410.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpQPGhFrbRCnW8KCQeLJn5mH9tkSmcwB3ZhQzOtJLtuSDYsTO86QmiejoKgByakUY4SF1_vUr4Qlk3MMNykijPtdPmwYYpRc35TD2s3UcjHqTOELCkaiILBSHvfFwM9To4UymMRDj6g4/s320/FE4474EB-82F8-452D-96C7-64E48959B410.heic" /></a></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-24088790234929663982021-03-24T21:06:00.000-05:002021-03-24T21:06:07.083-05:00100 Hours Outside<p style="text-align: center;"> Since we're in the midst of another year at home, I thought it would be fun to try the 1000 hours outside project. After we did Superhero School and Christmas School last Fall, Cooper said he didn't want to do school anymore-- so our main focus of our time right now is spending as much time as we can outside, exploring and playing and visiting new parks and trails. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyISpEnSortBbD1hV3qnrgl9MU6WNERaAMFEf_7oDLpLpspEkmFphS7mkPztVxTFSU_eeR5cmo6QfH9-w-MDsPur2mcQq421bp6d1CbXpnbBg03q26iELdVy8f7rxbtJyKw9hD-ECta5M/s2048/IMG_7004.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyISpEnSortBbD1hV3qnrgl9MU6WNERaAMFEf_7oDLpLpspEkmFphS7mkPztVxTFSU_eeR5cmo6QfH9-w-MDsPur2mcQq421bp6d1CbXpnbBg03q26iELdVy8f7rxbtJyKw9hD-ECta5M/s320/IMG_7004.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We hit our first 100 hours outside on March 10. I don't know if we'll hit 1000 before the year is over, but it's fun to focus on being outside as much as we can. Cooper loves exploring and we're enjoying eating meals outside when the weather is nice. And it's just nice for all of us to get out of the house and enjoy some sunshine! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2pl0sYO10g3Bhnv2cuKA_ap9IiIn1Qng1F6f8rardBxDTd3g6W4Q-iNGVdzq1Vli44KZyQ1RDUQLxyjbDQJAKwjMG3BTrdHiHfmTYvDUEQU6674EWGuwVxaK_fRLrT44sEPOWAdCY3A/s1472/C418D246-63DB-491D-9438-CEB23A352A56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2pl0sYO10g3Bhnv2cuKA_ap9IiIn1Qng1F6f8rardBxDTd3g6W4Q-iNGVdzq1Vli44KZyQ1RDUQLxyjbDQJAKwjMG3BTrdHiHfmTYvDUEQU6674EWGuwVxaK_fRLrT44sEPOWAdCY3A/s320/C418D246-63DB-491D-9438-CEB23A352A56.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5Zuj0zz9739BOOXUp6TEczNc_rZqt7R2-d3-eItqxrfo1nh1wNkVPl7BrWJDd4GYc97ohiNK7NfSknST2WEBcwMQNo98N5s-8nJ87z1yCZge4IlZR-pT6PTf8M95V1rS_cgzJ7_UdQ0/s2048/IMG_5987.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We've played in snow and puddles, we've played in single digit weather and almost 80 degree weather. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a fun adventure this year and we're already on our way to our next 100 hours...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-86811246414464387092021-03-19T20:55:00.000-05:002021-03-24T20:55:13.828-05:00Months of Miles: 10 Months<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspjhxRIuNRQhCvLf77doM8FYm3ZYdtdJDcFdDeas_wQi6h813Hsp0D_dv6oXf74lGsowkCFaEOxBhVDqmdyQMjuiWmjXydlEHhVGZ_vevXl9keamIMdMoU-8LABynlaAoQF6TP8pkSjk/s2048/IMG_7097.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspjhxRIuNRQhCvLf77doM8FYm3ZYdtdJDcFdDeas_wQi6h813Hsp0D_dv6oXf74lGsowkCFaEOxBhVDqmdyQMjuiWmjXydlEHhVGZ_vevXl9keamIMdMoU-8LABynlaAoQF6TP8pkSjk/s320/IMG_7097.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Diaper Size: 5</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Clothes size: Mostly 12 months</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Things you love: babbling, grabbing, sucking your thumb, eating foods, crawling, laughing with your brother.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Things you don't love: when we take things away, when we won't let you grab something (phones, paper, etc.), when Mommy leaves the room.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Milestones: You've started crawling on your belly this month and have gotten pretty good at getting around each room. You babble like crazy and have started trying to do a few baby signs--especially for "milk." You are still loving foods and are eating a variety of flavors and textures, feeding yourself well. You also started clapping this month.</p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIPaKWlmfIsxuh4ixA35NM4MfiwnMOVsYkhF_xQhPcE5CR_7xfB9P0NvoZDhsBr0_vwtOWj2N-plKaj6f4WySZ7d2wCKtDZADnD36WZHlCXcjb3tCR3W5Bh6VrxwAjj96cbKBWSH6eMc/s2048/IMG_7105.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIPaKWlmfIsxuh4ixA35NM4MfiwnMOVsYkhF_xQhPcE5CR_7xfB9P0NvoZDhsBr0_vwtOWj2N-plKaj6f4WySZ7d2wCKtDZADnD36WZHlCXcjb3tCR3W5Bh6VrxwAjj96cbKBWSH6eMc/s320/IMG_7105.jpeg" /></a></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuuDR3BlNuDCdR4qqQqe8VXch48MXi8d8WCqU3LdMYDPvD_J2dG8Q_wf4pROfiCwtdmltKlXN0nVCROKeFQ_ZECEtgKD3DFYquC2TqvPELMadO3V8BssawdIqBa_JmWRHBsM00gZGoHE/s2048/IMG_7102.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuuDR3BlNuDCdR4qqQqe8VXch48MXi8d8WCqU3LdMYDPvD_J2dG8Q_wf4pROfiCwtdmltKlXN0nVCROKeFQ_ZECEtgKD3DFYquC2TqvPELMadO3V8BssawdIqBa_JmWRHBsM00gZGoHE/s320/IMG_7102.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Miles, it feels like all the months of your life have been a weird mixture of very crazy and not a lot going on. </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">We still are home most of the time and </i><i>aren't</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> around a ton of people, but with work </i><i>being</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> done on our house, a few park playdates with </i><i>friends, and some visits to see family it feels like we've been out of routine all month. But you take it in stride and are happy to be along for the ride. You just love being with us and are happy as can be to be with your people, no matter where you are. As you've started crawling you're exploring all new things in our house-- and while it can be exhausting making sure you're not getting in to things you're not supposed to, I also love watching you light up when you do something new. It's so fun seeing you continue to grow into who you're made to be.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho90QVoR3LpA23i3wEW7RGYFDHiEYlI3EO9-c1EboV1O8Qh5A5M6FD3WZnA0HVHp-nMqINzjNZ6By4OQJoynVwURdh2yoLEyWgUSIbkT_soHR4yaRHOVkOFyme1_SF_UcMCJ-xthyphenhyphen9VTo/s2048/IMG_7116.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho90QVoR3LpA23i3wEW7RGYFDHiEYlI3EO9-c1EboV1O8Qh5A5M6FD3WZnA0HVHp-nMqINzjNZ6By4OQJoynVwURdh2yoLEyWgUSIbkT_soHR4yaRHOVkOFyme1_SF_UcMCJ-xthyphenhyphen9VTo/s320/IMG_7116.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw_SDlfFLdhOmFX3Ush2aVU-gaAHDKS4QOOF1rUOgALHH6an6g8i1Q0mEoE6xy9flMVWWipPJeaSXlI72n6WA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-68856972008172295082021-02-28T14:09:00.000-06:002021-02-28T14:09:00.504-06:00February iPhone Rewind<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD81QmUPxMF8Tc1TT76MoeoQfDG4Rw1rcRIFzRLhYlO5WC4yNRYJchPBxqopqH54Y-PbPIDR2W3Sx3kc3fzqCefpLGgP0_bDdGeNlk_JLzuQbp6_Pw_ijUuQGpZ61796VXXOU_pHDZPU/s2048/95D4586A-F392-4407-936A-8F25DB648E84.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD81QmUPxMF8Tc1TT76MoeoQfDG4Rw1rcRIFzRLhYlO5WC4yNRYJchPBxqopqH54Y-PbPIDR2W3Sx3kc3fzqCefpLGgP0_bDdGeNlk_JLzuQbp6_Pw_ijUuQGpZ61796VXXOU_pHDZPU/s320/95D4586A-F392-4407-936A-8F25DB648E84.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We finally got our shelves put together and anchored to the wall in our Fireplace room to make it our new playroom. It has not ever been this clean since this picture.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNcptG-4D794RQj5ZSj0dtjvaIIXxchonB-YbMiTImyVsqoF0aTHW0iI5Z8DcNDyhodErAJhDzV2vWq9qv9gzRWCZIt-pjD2x4XIqpWBLL6Wph2wzjugVsz0xnPVqLcVunkGE2cP8d7Q/s2048/2C4E19EF-7013-4763-9463-BDF3B4127094.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNcptG-4D794RQj5ZSj0dtjvaIIXxchonB-YbMiTImyVsqoF0aTHW0iI5Z8DcNDyhodErAJhDzV2vWq9qv9gzRWCZIt-pjD2x4XIqpWBLL6Wph2wzjugVsz0xnPVqLcVunkGE2cP8d7Q/s320/2C4E19EF-7013-4763-9463-BDF3B4127094.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sweet baby boy was diagnosed with flu B. Thankfully his only symptom was a fever and a little extra snuggliness. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jp9nzPvdlQVRJw5gz8M98hEGXTVGi7qKNU086Lq9-wm7ZSLebuM87khMwoR8uWb_f_-_h3vY8byuSivMJNreU67cNdBsT5lfMwuFGUviUkm-_VDvocWstVXvYZ3WiluX0pkiTl4GPPg/s2048/F879FFF0-C2AF-4E0A-A6E4-4598DCB1FA62.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jp9nzPvdlQVRJw5gz8M98hEGXTVGi7qKNU086Lq9-wm7ZSLebuM87khMwoR8uWb_f_-_h3vY8byuSivMJNreU67cNdBsT5lfMwuFGUviUkm-_VDvocWstVXvYZ3WiluX0pkiTl4GPPg/s320/F879FFF0-C2AF-4E0A-A6E4-4598DCB1FA62.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Math and patterns with our Valentine candy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlCXMUQRmKnbyGjWNpxj6y8jo7xK83YSs80LyE5NprFdRdPFtdjL9SjXR3ir25D486ev1zSO1P73E5gZnCz_yPzGpRh6pGyskhZp2nmVk8_69mMiBVddGRaAe_ihnmyrN_INdu3mGGrc/s2048/46088D4D-0985-4A92-B316-EF850436FAA2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlCXMUQRmKnbyGjWNpxj6y8jo7xK83YSs80LyE5NprFdRdPFtdjL9SjXR3ir25D486ev1zSO1P73E5gZnCz_yPzGpRh6pGyskhZp2nmVk8_69mMiBVddGRaAe_ihnmyrN_INdu3mGGrc/s320/46088D4D-0985-4A92-B316-EF850436FAA2.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I got my 2nd dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine! So thankful.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5N32E2tuUY7VWXo-ftnj9PjjIf_OKqa17yrtKGYVvTpaEI4Hu_iQ7TR0dBORJFP6Zq4H9ITrfPxesKN7M4KoL1KFu3YCYFn22F6lO7ol1BGPrXTWgqhrwE4N_ULnEpLduS6Lb8MIoMk/s2048/E1FDC010-EE36-481E-B41C-6C4B324EE598.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5N32E2tuUY7VWXo-ftnj9PjjIf_OKqa17yrtKGYVvTpaEI4Hu_iQ7TR0dBORJFP6Zq4H9ITrfPxesKN7M4KoL1KFu3YCYFn22F6lO7ol1BGPrXTWgqhrwE4N_ULnEpLduS6Lb8MIoMk/s320/E1FDC010-EE36-481E-B41C-6C4B324EE598.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">My littlest Valentine.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4GAnWpUhroz1b3A_ayt0cFEIeoyFZFuDDLlMwudgG2FgK88wRWBrNbnaOHCe1MJJAUkbsaC47DXYFReDgeeABa_vyBPslejOSGyf0efbVy1qZYI4S2Eq6tIZzG2u6RzRVFHrpDfinLo/s2048/3C871A2B-9340-4372-A743-BA5D6C450B8E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4GAnWpUhroz1b3A_ayt0cFEIeoyFZFuDDLlMwudgG2FgK88wRWBrNbnaOHCe1MJJAUkbsaC47DXYFReDgeeABa_vyBPslejOSGyf0efbVy1qZYI4S2Eq6tIZzG2u6RzRVFHrpDfinLo/s320/3C871A2B-9340-4372-A743-BA5D6C450B8E.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">A whole family of Valentines.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqVqEhtcUOBw3wMgEpDETwA9e8sz-C8aagFFU1tu4Vh3S46ks_VVt0LiS2rWldr7-BEzjZJRyfGwKW2HdDXlYN_yv04ZxOzRxaTKkS6IDP7IR3DYsA2cRXcJzT81Mwu0brrFfupKlmME/s2048/CCDA623F-C905-4B69-9B81-124DBE9CC254.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqVqEhtcUOBw3wMgEpDETwA9e8sz-C8aagFFU1tu4Vh3S46ks_VVt0LiS2rWldr7-BEzjZJRyfGwKW2HdDXlYN_yv04ZxOzRxaTKkS6IDP7IR3DYsA2cRXcJzT81Mwu0brrFfupKlmME/s320/CCDA623F-C905-4B69-9B81-124DBE9CC254.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">More Texas snow!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesbSutefDvQ3z1CEh88uGPvaaNggGbaqhmMqylV7l-05wXBoMGwCrQb-W5CUxBdB0oGXT8toubMb1B61FgUELyG-zhMWUpjmerx1v_R9lrctnSnGz5PGJOJK9hrjbMLs3VuNFw8HQ4jo/s2048/72758D9D-8797-42E5-A09F-225207FB57F8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesbSutefDvQ3z1CEh88uGPvaaNggGbaqhmMqylV7l-05wXBoMGwCrQb-W5CUxBdB0oGXT8toubMb1B61FgUELyG-zhMWUpjmerx1v_R9lrctnSnGz5PGJOJK9hrjbMLs3VuNFw8HQ4jo/s320/72758D9D-8797-42E5-A09F-225207FB57F8.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Every time we played in the snow, Cooper would immediately come in and get in bed under his covers to warm up.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhue7Wj7rVjWb9WYU4OLmrwGBAVR5GdROwpcjwmTy89S_yGHr0B7sEXA3HnQu7nYH-wz7wPZUVpqB9Fd3gXX2AnSAbqllHo8bLTtXlH_Fekm4A3uvEol2hPgCMltHUW6dAK6trgY5PfLcE/s2048/8138C981-5E99-4B30-9EE6-9C5B539F268F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhue7Wj7rVjWb9WYU4OLmrwGBAVR5GdROwpcjwmTy89S_yGHr0B7sEXA3HnQu7nYH-wz7wPZUVpqB9Fd3gXX2AnSAbqllHo8bLTtXlH_Fekm4A3uvEol2hPgCMltHUW6dAK6trgY5PfLcE/s320/8138C981-5E99-4B30-9EE6-9C5B539F268F.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">He definitely enjoyed making snow ice cream.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQXBRSCK6eFX74CBO_fF81tZLclu8AVXR61Y6NbfDGoaczluA_CRim9d6zWbs9XZA93eHjp3nPINFvMgQ4P6CjVThSJxasrWnnGW7nYGDA-MoGidTiAVrh3oMYhEmo2L90YqFimbb1Gk/s2048/EDF59556-AD6F-4160-A419-D9C1A50238F6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQXBRSCK6eFX74CBO_fF81tZLclu8AVXR61Y6NbfDGoaczluA_CRim9d6zWbs9XZA93eHjp3nPINFvMgQ4P6CjVThSJxasrWnnGW7nYGDA-MoGidTiAVrh3oMYhEmo2L90YqFimbb1Gk/s320/EDF59556-AD6F-4160-A419-D9C1A50238F6.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The snow was fun for about a day until we lost power and therefore heat. Eating our cold breakfast bundled up to stay warm. Thankful for friends who took us in to let us warm up at their place for a few days. And thankful that our house survived the thaw!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvizj3ap9iiHNvhH4pV578quqZvzK2ptfbkVKjA_CT6ZOIGj4hNEh5h75O0NgvWF3Tos61iQJO-vo2hrueYLKDT2RucnRBPGoEZBLxl3nNCQlljN9Fr9YILWAIOYyybbBGJ30Zn09tBU/s2048/9C72BE85-FFD1-4B19-935E-7AE3EAC69C8D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvizj3ap9iiHNvhH4pV578quqZvzK2ptfbkVKjA_CT6ZOIGj4hNEh5h75O0NgvWF3Tos61iQJO-vo2hrueYLKDT2RucnRBPGoEZBLxl3nNCQlljN9Fr9YILWAIOYyybbBGJ30Zn09tBU/s320/9C72BE85-FFD1-4B19-935E-7AE3EAC69C8D.heic" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">One last family walk in the snow...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDR68lNHdcWd4Bi8DcG9jgTh9TO_QyB5uPAkRVdGg7r_-apHZawNJGG3k_dT8oc0tR5LRtdCsIK2cWHR9vR7bOT0A6cUDr0y4oxhX9Q_Hw7wKEaTL5QJYoMKA2i8qH0VewhMidDJOJ1A/s2048/6B0B1993-8D00-47C6-B171-71245151FCE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDR68lNHdcWd4Bi8DcG9jgTh9TO_QyB5uPAkRVdGg7r_-apHZawNJGG3k_dT8oc0tR5LRtdCsIK2cWHR9vR7bOT0A6cUDr0y4oxhX9Q_Hw7wKEaTL5QJYoMKA2i8qH0VewhMidDJOJ1A/s320/6B0B1993-8D00-47C6-B171-71245151FCE1.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">... running through the snow...</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5QI_7ya0VPtYVhyphenhyphenurI3AajzkEm4o0-dRDy04hZd_zyZa2YeKjAeUsOo9L2qTEfGGA5fw51KluuyAzDBCaQK_1UOH0W0ShEbZcDB5vFY7ChMlVn5VGViq8qXitjK65Zxzz-fVRM5dQ5c/s2048/F56859D5-BA94-44D9-99B7-DA181027A075.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5QI_7ya0VPtYVhyphenhyphenurI3AajzkEm4o0-dRDy04hZd_zyZa2YeKjAeUsOo9L2qTEfGGA5fw51KluuyAzDBCaQK_1UOH0W0ShEbZcDB5vFY7ChMlVn5VGViq8qXitjK65Zxzz-fVRM5dQ5c/s320/F56859D5-BA94-44D9-99B7-DA181027A075.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And 2 days later he was back to wading in the creek.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8mRzqOpiW-ywz95tZUk5cdoUa95YOGUkEH7j3Re3CpzS505nbmVoGyt7GHrKyCJO-7vFbKWaXpApegoWmgu1QJpdXDs4UVeNzjQ_jIYYH0ZMfhYsQtCJGxNG7xgllP8MBKiK8Uz3J9o/s2048/D3370BDA-E5AF-4F8F-9DF9-04163423A144.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8mRzqOpiW-ywz95tZUk5cdoUa95YOGUkEH7j3Re3CpzS505nbmVoGyt7GHrKyCJO-7vFbKWaXpApegoWmgu1QJpdXDs4UVeNzjQ_jIYYH0ZMfhYsQtCJGxNG7xgllP8MBKiK8Uz3J9o/s320/D3370BDA-E5AF-4F8F-9DF9-04163423A144.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This boy was born at 39 weeks and 3 days. He had been in our arms for 39 weeks and 3 days on his 9 month "birthday" which was also at the end of our week of no power (alongside several weeks with barely functioning bathrooms) so I didn't really get ready, but wanted to snap a picture of this day with him anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-o7v6O2U7O5giPmbJE_9P_nENCNPjMlAjXzuGBzlJ63xgzArbNoV4NdcudvqYtjfmSTQnP0auzmo90wG6O9XcriHkOMcYJx1hrsl3_Vcibbx0WsrclGqRLFZFNUOF-1zdNABdteGL8I/s2048/09537190-8597-4829-9B02-0B0C7FE1AB40.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-o7v6O2U7O5giPmbJE_9P_nENCNPjMlAjXzuGBzlJ63xgzArbNoV4NdcudvqYtjfmSTQnP0auzmo90wG6O9XcriHkOMcYJx1hrsl3_Vcibbx0WsrclGqRLFZFNUOF-1zdNABdteGL8I/s320/09537190-8597-4829-9B02-0B0C7FE1AB40.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He learned to sit himself up and was so excited that he did it in his crib after nap time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NIU3cXxdOiaz65OjkYAJG9pzDF-V-cqWZZ_0itdCYnTNUglmrEiXdR9Rpp2d9d1EBK9-vcgXl2PnmP-EKcwarlTK7Iex1GVMsoxBH4EoW2H2GcgttiwomoX80OZSd_GaEHyHcqB_w1A/s2048/8C384CDB-27A8-4C57-9793-9837CF575FB7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NIU3cXxdOiaz65OjkYAJG9pzDF-V-cqWZZ_0itdCYnTNUglmrEiXdR9Rpp2d9d1EBK9-vcgXl2PnmP-EKcwarlTK7Iex1GVMsoxBH4EoW2H2GcgttiwomoX80OZSd_GaEHyHcqB_w1A/s320/8C384CDB-27A8-4C57-9793-9837CF575FB7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a trip to the Arboretum with friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRCuE48KuDjQiyG6pYB5zzIR2JHpg7bnLwQewWsNxIheBEvUgx1UK6Q_lQY6o-rE4t7wmT4Cfu7mIYcHjFy4fMCn7-ZmM9OM6PvmbwMKvkneOLB7laIA7g83uCx54BR37HbhaEc1-N6c/s2048/70D13DB8-9434-41C9-8158-2D6D131CD14E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRCuE48KuDjQiyG6pYB5zzIR2JHpg7bnLwQewWsNxIheBEvUgx1UK6Q_lQY6o-rE4t7wmT4Cfu7mIYcHjFy4fMCn7-ZmM9OM6PvmbwMKvkneOLB7laIA7g83uCx54BR37HbhaEc1-N6c/s320/70D13DB8-9434-41C9-8158-2D6D131CD14E.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper had a dentist appointment this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWZnQ1Dw1jJO92RPN1pUYYstUfnP55J2FzHxUVvQdXTuXKuWT9jx_oVT6fFFAVK0DLajdd8O2-JD3kXr2I_hwKsdf2Zh6QToj15F_4GsrCV0-nfWpbY2vRZ9Sa9a2dixTAlmwQgyXoa8/s2048/4A5B137C-C151-4B19-94F9-E5FB2CCEBE8B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWZnQ1Dw1jJO92RPN1pUYYstUfnP55J2FzHxUVvQdXTuXKuWT9jx_oVT6fFFAVK0DLajdd8O2-JD3kXr2I_hwKsdf2Zh6QToj15F_4GsrCV0-nfWpbY2vRZ9Sa9a2dixTAlmwQgyXoa8/s320/4A5B137C-C151-4B19-94F9-E5FB2CCEBE8B.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing in his corner of the playroom. He doesn't stay put as much anymore, but still starts out here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikC3kZhI4bSzvyYYofMoSSqoElDv47EBZnjVJpTCWYO8rJrF8OT63YKaZZqX-r5WwmuspTal1Yofk8EZx7esXVtzLhuIEWAt94ARerlTfbmauEPzgZ7VWgwg-EKdK93x6eHSjWuVQC1OE/s2048/CEF260C9-5A0B-4F46-8136-3510D905BE5F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikC3kZhI4bSzvyYYofMoSSqoElDv47EBZnjVJpTCWYO8rJrF8OT63YKaZZqX-r5WwmuspTal1Yofk8EZx7esXVtzLhuIEWAt94ARerlTfbmauEPzgZ7VWgwg-EKdK93x6eHSjWuVQC1OE/s320/CEF260C9-5A0B-4F46-8136-3510D905BE5F.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First salon haircut in over a year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-91968675699168674622021-02-19T15:43:00.000-06:002021-02-21T15:43:30.848-06:00Months of Miles: 9 Months<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidBeMAAhMn9XNn9sNZ4xzV2BdN7dMe-qdxH6chmkSt1tatlXq8jyzEZU9vLUxIJxkHsfrhj2jKyIhditHPd1oZpAJxMU3SkSc3U9n5c-rvdP1EXjTCrzRQgcRiKO8V_eHW4yQcyRf7HY/s2048/0BADE9BA-8092-4DA0-A35C-FFD9732C2CB6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidBeMAAhMn9XNn9sNZ4xzV2BdN7dMe-qdxH6chmkSt1tatlXq8jyzEZU9vLUxIJxkHsfrhj2jKyIhditHPd1oZpAJxMU3SkSc3U9n5c-rvdP1EXjTCrzRQgcRiKO8V_eHW4yQcyRf7HY/s320/0BADE9BA-8092-4DA0-A35C-FFD9732C2CB6.heic" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Diaper Size: 5</div><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Clothes size: Mostly 12 months</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Things you love: babbling, grabbing, sucking your thumb, eating foods, rolling around, being outside, music.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Things you don't love: when we take things away, when we won't let you grab something (phones, paper, etc.), waiting.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Milestones: You still sit well and reach for things. You've started pulling up to your knees when playing with taller toys. You're still not crawling, but you roll all around, pivot when on your stomach, and reach far for things--it seems like it won't be long before you're crawling but it's seemed that way for a while! You eat a whole lot of different textures of foods and are learning to drink from a straw cup. You babble and talk and laugh. You got your first 2 teeth right after your turned 8 months and you also had your first sick visit to the doctor this month and were diagnosed with the flu!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjYQE6yEv6-xj1FnEp0XrbozMaXkAf68BbvTsbZrh9eqqoV5p9b_fGuPj_O0AQGBHWSMNbOEPUsCVT81a5fbd9nWCh1f5vGa__kMjcBy04dbaNM5BAtW7u3wHBrz_oHZdFmAruN0xDOY/s2048/5E664602-D6F7-44FD-891C-6AF5408D2EE1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjYQE6yEv6-xj1FnEp0XrbozMaXkAf68BbvTsbZrh9eqqoV5p9b_fGuPj_O0AQGBHWSMNbOEPUsCVT81a5fbd9nWCh1f5vGa__kMjcBy04dbaNM5BAtW7u3wHBrz_oHZdFmAruN0xDOY/s320/5E664602-D6F7-44FD-891C-6AF5408D2EE1.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFselL_omyTO55CdnmY5c9qpOIChRP3UeYJp2OjMf4tuwulHuRCrjqzb5hkxZdIfDiEBjv_9lbuDbfQm96UskOiUOZkhFE-Jl4aoOwa3jh1TImif-KUz-UNaQHEpxJHQlQUoCN8-s1TdA/s2048/DA28BBC8-A17C-4683-98FE-3007999A45CE.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFselL_omyTO55CdnmY5c9qpOIChRP3UeYJp2OjMf4tuwulHuRCrjqzb5hkxZdIfDiEBjv_9lbuDbfQm96UskOiUOZkhFE-Jl4aoOwa3jh1TImif-KUz-UNaQHEpxJHQlQUoCN8-s1TdA/s320/DA28BBC8-A17C-4683-98FE-3007999A45CE.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">Miles, this was </i><i>another</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> crazy month. </i><i>Your</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> first teething experience, your first sickness, water damage at our house, and a historic snow/ice storm. We stayed a lot of different places and were on the go a lot, but you just rolled with it all and were your content little self. You love to smile and giggle and watch what everyone is doing. Everyone always comments on your chubby cheeks </i><i>and</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> how precious you are and we </i><i>couldn't</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> agree more. You sure light up our days my sweet baby boy.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dztlrOYOAz9VzwdExlb0K1jB526Es8S170B_V7g3s6NetanPNtFvrBNYqdQVFRro12sGsz8JlundDP77glB6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-63457167485759355622021-01-31T21:23:00.002-06:002021-01-31T21:24:26.085-06:00January iPhone Rewind<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4LtNR1tW7IyQ6m8xyIiun_IVpxxOShS-QXwR3gsbz5Ou2GwNp6HyZtXMys76kA3sYACRaxoMfwCB_-xHep-sBTK_mMpluKBvgyrwpVEZaphsa4ijpb6ozrJEsPWGrGei_y1Ii8EkncY/s2048/90AAF252-F236-46FD-A3C0-1FC90625EC28.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4LtNR1tW7IyQ6m8xyIiun_IVpxxOShS-QXwR3gsbz5Ou2GwNp6HyZtXMys76kA3sYACRaxoMfwCB_-xHep-sBTK_mMpluKBvgyrwpVEZaphsa4ijpb6ozrJEsPWGrGei_y1Ii8EkncY/s320/90AAF252-F236-46FD-A3C0-1FC90625EC28.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sweet boy in his hat! The 12-24 month size hats don't fit, so this is a 2T hat.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgjLk5UxfjIOWn0K7Z17LOwNHTwWWIV7LHhcvBvvgjxQuzDNTUBbLijfXiZjatJVXXYh0ug3_mk90a2_PCtJ64hJsp60mgRnEwGsaHhAWir0x-ozcRiIhKZQnsv-EKL0U6NN8_Jr0f3M/s2048/02A65EB3-36D8-405D-B5A4-EA316A31A271.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgjLk5UxfjIOWn0K7Z17LOwNHTwWWIV7LHhcvBvvgjxQuzDNTUBbLijfXiZjatJVXXYh0ug3_mk90a2_PCtJ64hJsp60mgRnEwGsaHhAWir0x-ozcRiIhKZQnsv-EKL0U6NN8_Jr0f3M/s320/02A65EB3-36D8-405D-B5A4-EA316A31A271.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper has always been a big fan of pianos, so we bought him a little keyboard of his own to play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOnCAytFtFXDswUMnQlJw8GQ0oAue6-rvSLCEru64GT1AZ9OCW5AwcJeoadU8amadJVP34mMEjUcuR54CEQr4m3XUKvXd1gYteXALVBimIwm38j-ZkYU15Kw1JnZ31TWUj-7_GhUq6Jc/s2048/ADAAC1C4-2DC3-43D7-8F1C-E4FEA16573C8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOnCAytFtFXDswUMnQlJw8GQ0oAue6-rvSLCEru64GT1AZ9OCW5AwcJeoadU8amadJVP34mMEjUcuR54CEQr4m3XUKvXd1gYteXALVBimIwm38j-ZkYU15Kw1JnZ31TWUj-7_GhUq6Jc/s320/ADAAC1C4-2DC3-43D7-8F1C-E4FEA16573C8.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Texas snow for either of our boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0FBE7u_sPXSx41m0KRW9UwU_d_qfoz-Rac400BmyoNmeTZiR_jBw2QZY2ww7S8Ih3YbO_Wfl0SGr0DoWW9hPCRUb6S6EpKcdR0O17NKGR2v8N0ey2wWKRQxwPsrkrM-U-eWbaR_B-XE/s2048/31D8DC46-125F-4D3A-BB37-26A0176D9A9E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0FBE7u_sPXSx41m0KRW9UwU_d_qfoz-Rac400BmyoNmeTZiR_jBw2QZY2ww7S8Ih3YbO_Wfl0SGr0DoWW9hPCRUb6S6EpKcdR0O17NKGR2v8N0ey2wWKRQxwPsrkrM-U-eWbaR_B-XE/s320/31D8DC46-125F-4D3A-BB37-26A0176D9A9E.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buzz and Woody. For Christmas I got the boys a few sets of matching pajamas and they both got Buzz and Woody pajamas, Cooper loves for them to wear the opposite ones so they can be a team ;)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7Gn6mgEcx_iKS9NIGK-twohmV_NWfCjL07Rj1fLuSp9xCR-wAXcfdyCqtVSwx5TpqpUBjAjlBLcQ30cuTJdRD0YLV_kN4JUOIbJo4HLG4CW4fMzoRCaqvf5-eCdhDUAJvuGWvSdaieA/s2048/188C30EB-AC80-490B-A2B5-7DC7E4D4BB7E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7Gn6mgEcx_iKS9NIGK-twohmV_NWfCjL07Rj1fLuSp9xCR-wAXcfdyCqtVSwx5TpqpUBjAjlBLcQ30cuTJdRD0YLV_kN4JUOIbJo4HLG4CW4fMzoRCaqvf5-eCdhDUAJvuGWvSdaieA/s320/188C30EB-AC80-490B-A2B5-7DC7E4D4BB7E.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing baseball. Miles is "the catcher" so that's why the stroller is behind Cooper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05fGmcGfCAPDuCiJCPsYyJH1l8X9paNGA58gmrOQlOFyUmaSRZ-7IYGzsd7JWu0AKMZrCj2iWhtCZpHknFdmcM4ytZvp7G9tioOZOjEp_f8t7EFKUNAFT_pH-spwpymWrliafd-AZRLQ/s2048/642F2D40-EEBA-4FEE-A92A-6FFF4E8AD3C6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05fGmcGfCAPDuCiJCPsYyJH1l8X9paNGA58gmrOQlOFyUmaSRZ-7IYGzsd7JWu0AKMZrCj2iWhtCZpHknFdmcM4ytZvp7G9tioOZOjEp_f8t7EFKUNAFT_pH-spwpymWrliafd-AZRLQ/s320/642F2D40-EEBA-4FEE-A92A-6FFF4E8AD3C6.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Super brothers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r9agaJ6dcoXtnqcR28dCkEXpoO4oXlXVp-1jQqQDwx5HEE8ROZO5El8H3hsjVxRCkZ7PebVjCkLfy1HmHZKl6CPhQXpjei3053pCLJIyOihDzQcJKwgoRhLcENB_OVklSz69X0KiZkQ/s2048/EB1ADEA2-3879-49CF-8C1A-E5F46CA298C1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r9agaJ6dcoXtnqcR28dCkEXpoO4oXlXVp-1jQqQDwx5HEE8ROZO5El8H3hsjVxRCkZ7PebVjCkLfy1HmHZKl6CPhQXpjei3053pCLJIyOihDzQcJKwgoRhLcENB_OVklSz69X0KiZkQ/s320/EB1ADEA2-3879-49CF-8C1A-E5F46CA298C1.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a family trip to IKEA one Saturday morning. Cooper loved trying to steer this cart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0Rr5MBZHYyZDBcQYmxzBj20O_k84gsm5kZ4traWilr3J7ge-_xN2YLzKa9Y63kSjwvmT0y1NW_8Il2dEbgcZA7TmqjdBqEMEZeMPgPG3qbqUxXBx_EtCvmb-njwGLKCrQsgWlYN1dzY/s2048/D79A31AD-5D6B-45F3-935B-27C7BC2DBD9D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0Rr5MBZHYyZDBcQYmxzBj20O_k84gsm5kZ4traWilr3J7ge-_xN2YLzKa9Y63kSjwvmT0y1NW_8Il2dEbgcZA7TmqjdBqEMEZeMPgPG3qbqUxXBx_EtCvmb-njwGLKCrQsgWlYN1dzY/s320/D79A31AD-5D6B-45F3-935B-27C7BC2DBD9D.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet brother loves to eat. This was his first time trying black beans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZawtsSRNFY-vFIzOLgd0WGRmKXcRXoK9EjsyytNXiOIcpMprB9LXUuRUW2k5lAAqXPfGjNSDYy9R9VRwZxsNgpWi8SGTCxRHgB5TFfZBfFdmwZOKZH1QI9VYe4GMsRRyNxwjVNHca220/s2048/F6A6E8BA-5096-4188-B9A7-2C10CF8C0E14.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZawtsSRNFY-vFIzOLgd0WGRmKXcRXoK9EjsyytNXiOIcpMprB9LXUuRUW2k5lAAqXPfGjNSDYy9R9VRwZxsNgpWi8SGTCxRHgB5TFfZBfFdmwZOKZH1QI9VYe4GMsRRyNxwjVNHca220/s320/F6A6E8BA-5096-4188-B9A7-2C10CF8C0E14.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Climbing all the things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8baaVPT9c0ZVQG2vJtvWb8k6KvQqG_nWWJzE2Umh3qDF-OuOLlssBfMqqocvsEwJeKQyHVndHTtNvIO2slBnDYgDulqn6SuzHu-GOKAuo1HfGqrz4bJlbIgKay_n-VvKYXR3OMJRaUI/s2048/IMG_6301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8baaVPT9c0ZVQG2vJtvWb8k6KvQqG_nWWJzE2Umh3qDF-OuOLlssBfMqqocvsEwJeKQyHVndHTtNvIO2slBnDYgDulqn6SuzHu-GOKAuo1HfGqrz4bJlbIgKay_n-VvKYXR3OMJRaUI/s320/IMG_6301.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a plumbing back up and ended up with a flooded bathroom floor that led to some other water damage. So we currently have these dehumidifiers running throughout the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLRrYGsR2Tt40MvmlOJLJ1WL5PoDOUzAyTdiDPAUXo14x_TcLStC0RJLWpfb5yW82wDlfTei41rBmxwLkAqMegSgY99vSIzxyUlWK_k3RXtqp29ZaEfdrxEuakcjQ2bmqVK2QnhdtqcI/s2048/C68AFFE7-B69A-4D0D-B4E8-46047EF68F13.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLRrYGsR2Tt40MvmlOJLJ1WL5PoDOUzAyTdiDPAUXo14x_TcLStC0RJLWpfb5yW82wDlfTei41rBmxwLkAqMegSgY99vSIzxyUlWK_k3RXtqp29ZaEfdrxEuakcjQ2bmqVK2QnhdtqcI/s320/C68AFFE7-B69A-4D0D-B4E8-46047EF68F13.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ready for a cold morning walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIpMfySKHbbtmbr80AfUsOe3Y_3dTI9cnrvgNq6WyyOOId2EvkKcAhZhoRrDDSfXlvgatVo7hyKO0FMBPFsNuIhtnihGwOvlOIDSp_bd-K83sdYQJFiQE_qNT2Tz1QOde8qPVeW-kMGU/s2048/57B52B6C-8E78-4F53-9C75-D0F524ECB5FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIpMfySKHbbtmbr80AfUsOe3Y_3dTI9cnrvgNq6WyyOOId2EvkKcAhZhoRrDDSfXlvgatVo7hyKO0FMBPFsNuIhtnihGwOvlOIDSp_bd-K83sdYQJFiQE_qNT2Tz1QOde8qPVeW-kMGU/s320/57B52B6C-8E78-4F53-9C75-D0F524ECB5FC.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper spent a long time walking along the shoreline of this pond. Then he decided he wanted to walk in the water and we decided to just let him explore. Nothing like a little wading in the pond in January.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KHfOiGMv_dwr3kCxxxJEjhkL7jW531WLd8eGSQ6jUKh0-ynTsW2vGGgS5rgeIP5a54S245OOhyphenhyphenAJg_EI_jJzSjkhfgoM7eOuStbg_heJ-G26zWT2tXoHtq43Ng94LVJOIdotK04rFq4/s2048/F9633884-34A0-4DBD-96C2-6E608680199E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KHfOiGMv_dwr3kCxxxJEjhkL7jW531WLd8eGSQ6jUKh0-ynTsW2vGGgS5rgeIP5a54S245OOhyphenhyphenAJg_EI_jJzSjkhfgoM7eOuStbg_heJ-G26zWT2tXoHtq43Ng94LVJOIdotK04rFq4/s320/F9633884-34A0-4DBD-96C2-6E608680199E.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent a lot of the month working on reorganizing our toys, so we put together some new shelving in our fireplace room and moved everything there.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ufqm3GffCFSLwIoKt4OLwgNOy_YGvU-SKXdfCiENXZXHkhp1OPllWZsAxw36RZGL6__yET0bmnQjU3bl0-Z7uCIuDVFbJxJEIxxi73nPnJdcu2XS78pMq4QkboOsr8H55_Kzo6M0M_4/s2048/6F6370EE-7266-4F12-83C6-164EB35DC8A6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ufqm3GffCFSLwIoKt4OLwgNOy_YGvU-SKXdfCiENXZXHkhp1OPllWZsAxw36RZGL6__yET0bmnQjU3bl0-Z7uCIuDVFbJxJEIxxi73nPnJdcu2XS78pMq4QkboOsr8H55_Kzo6M0M_4/s320/6F6370EE-7266-4F12-83C6-164EB35DC8A6.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took the boys to the zoo while the mitigation company worked on some of the water damage. It was so cool to see this lion so close up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKqq3rKSjyk1rvvPHgjFBOK2EDKbd1IcOsexSHC4DUSinFcTFcV9saazwXLusfK5psZXDsF7yRELeYchw9lql804OzYzQOKqNyYtTO_0icTq0z7pA7hn50nc0Q0wp1sgjBo1YH04uipo/s2048/A861A4E4-251B-4D78-ADF5-F969490F2643.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKqq3rKSjyk1rvvPHgjFBOK2EDKbd1IcOsexSHC4DUSinFcTFcV9saazwXLusfK5psZXDsF7yRELeYchw9lql804OzYzQOKqNyYtTO_0icTq0z7pA7hn50nc0Q0wp1sgjBo1YH04uipo/s320/A861A4E4-251B-4D78-ADF5-F969490F2643.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Baby's first zoo trip!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNKs1mLhxwYnHjjZXm87lPio5HMr4I8Foouf9d8BKWrFHZzZ2hsfsk-tCmoiUS4NrFk8yDD3CsoG1QaWayDpzp7541fKDvpAumHtHBBPCubY3ynOZrH6w0q63pEO455yyXe2QtsvS2eQ/s2048/IMG_6302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNKs1mLhxwYnHjjZXm87lPio5HMr4I8Foouf9d8BKWrFHZzZ2hsfsk-tCmoiUS4NrFk8yDD3CsoG1QaWayDpzp7541fKDvpAumHtHBBPCubY3ynOZrH6w0q63pEO455yyXe2QtsvS2eQ/s320/IMG_6302.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of our main focuses for 2021 as a family is spending more time outside. We've done a lot of walks and the boys and I try to play outside as much as we can. We're also trying to check out all of the trails in our city, so we keep the trail map and our hour tracker on the fridge to mark off as we go!</div></div><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-8109571228608972282021-01-19T14:46:00.001-06:002021-01-19T14:46:46.439-06:00Months of Miles: 8 months <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6BnkrUhfzEH8Ob8A7MWRqBUfBltDOsj0zyGv8bijlpNJpsqXpfQfbOY2ugetPa-3hN-WCk-NfwK1Ijl_CNgba64kvMwkqGlG4nj5ISN0AcFR8H50Z9bkCIuEgseQUztScJIrIbpdKz0/s2048/IMG_6183.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6BnkrUhfzEH8Ob8A7MWRqBUfBltDOsj0zyGv8bijlpNJpsqXpfQfbOY2ugetPa-3hN-WCk-NfwK1Ijl_CNgba64kvMwkqGlG4nj5ISN0AcFR8H50Z9bkCIuEgseQUztScJIrIbpdKz0/s320/IMG_6183.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Diaper Size: 5</span></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Clothes size: Mostly 12 months</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Things you love: eating, your thumb, your brother, being talked or sung to, peek-a-boo, teething toys, your thumb, rolling all around the room, sitting up, talking.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Things you don't love: being put down alone, waiting on food in your high chair, when we won't let you eat grass.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Milestones: You are sitting up, rolling all around, and pushing up on your arms all the time. When you're sitting you can reach really far forward and then get back into sitting easily. Still no signs of crawling, but we're also not in a rush or pushing you to it! You have mostly dropped your cat nap at the end of the day and with the shift in naps you are now awake for all 3 of our meals and you love to eat. You're eating all kinds of finger foods--so far there isn't much that I've offered that you won't eat. You seem to love anything spread on a biter biscuit (we've done yogurt, avocado, and liver pate-- you've gobbled them all up but are less interested if we offer the rest on a spoon), meats (ground meat, torn up grilled chicken, cut up sausage, etc.), and apples. You also have definitely found your voice and in addition to lots of babbling you've started doing lots of yelling to let us know you don't like something! We transitioned out of the Merlin Magic Sleep Suit and into a sleepsack and you transitioned like a champ!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">**You saw your first Texas snow this month!**</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rQyFJDnL_TfOuCDvvG1yvEK9hskm6s-ZImagHGxjIK5AJzbW4DBjLnr_rSMMD_76YR0NhZsmfJgoUI-JkO3bpk40h4uETxUlAi1yazc8MgBNHepRPdAVGyA_vt98_n0hW4dIDGlG0HM/s2048/IMG_6161.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rQyFJDnL_TfOuCDvvG1yvEK9hskm6s-ZImagHGxjIK5AJzbW4DBjLnr_rSMMD_76YR0NhZsmfJgoUI-JkO3bpk40h4uETxUlAi1yazc8MgBNHepRPdAVGyA_vt98_n0hW4dIDGlG0HM/s320/IMG_6161.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z4NXijYfD0qqzOI4pLiNxhfLoJL8IuOBur0kus8cKoeXCzAZGxTQFmLKw4ow9oJo3aPnRRAfvFi68sGoTE52yXpy0FhAkOkzHxOUHBMRzs0runpD0yI4ECMF9mPN3khvM0jhSOxw6QA/s2048/IMG_6192.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z4NXijYfD0qqzOI4pLiNxhfLoJL8IuOBur0kus8cKoeXCzAZGxTQFmLKw4ow9oJo3aPnRRAfvFi68sGoTE52yXpy0FhAkOkzHxOUHBMRzs0runpD0yI4ECMF9mPN3khvM0jhSOxw6QA/s320/IMG_6192.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><br /></p><p><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Sweet baby Miles what a month. We got to celebrate your first Christmas with both </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"><i>sides</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"> of the family and kick off a new year together. It snowed for the first time here in a long time and you seemed to enjoy being out in it. You are loving exploring all of your toys, especially </i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">your new Little People set. You still have the biggest </i><i>and</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> sweetest smile and you love being with any of us. </i><i>You</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> are so snuggly most of the time and I cherish those snuggly moments. It's really fun to see your personality start to develop as you get more and more opinionated about things. We are so thankful for you my little Miles-a-moo!</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwrCU9Ypqhz-UUt_AbLG0NOUZhIWJZM5AwM9Enqhyjj83oYyMKpbCS4kgN4p621g59NU47ytYGOj0KAtYvamw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: center;"><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-50961440782281453722020-12-31T08:21:00.001-06:002020-12-31T08:21:01.215-06:00Goodbye to 2020<p style="text-align: center;"> It is time to say goodbye to the fastest slowest year of my life. I know people have <u style="font-style: italic;"><b>a lot</b></u> of feelings about 2020 and how ready they are for 2021. I thought it'd be good to take a minute to look back on 2020 and all that it brought us.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I was listening to a podcast recently where they talked about how they think of 2020 as starting in March, that it's hard to even remember the things that happened in January/February as part of this year. And it's so true, but here's a few things that made up our pre-pandemic 2020...</p><p style="text-align: left;">*We found out we were having a BOY toward the beginning of the year and got to work getting ready to meet him</p><p style="text-align: left;">*We took Cooper bowling-- he had talked about this and asked about this for a long time. And I'm really glad we did this before COVID.</p><p style="text-align: left;">*I went on a weekend getaway with Erin for her birthday. We rented a house by the lake and enjoyed a couple of days of reading, chatting, resting, and not discipling kids. Another thing that in hindsight I didn't realize would be as important as it was since it was one of our last extended times together before the pandemic and before she moved across the country!</p><p style="text-align: left;">*We went to Oklahoma for David's cousin's wedding at the end of February. So thankful for a chance to see so much family at that time.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We decided to do one last family of 3 trip to go to the Big 12 Basketball tournament and see both of our teams play. I will never forget stopping for lunch on our way to Kansas City and being at Chick fil A reading the news that COVID19 (did I even know that's what it was called then?) was now being classified as a pandemic. We kind of shrugged and said "okay" and kept driving. As we drove into town we started hearing word that other games were being cancelled. Then we heard that the Big 12 tournament wouldn't be allowing fans at the games. We spent our first night of the pandemic in a hotel unsure of what was going on or what we were even doing. We got up the next morning to drive back home, not knowing that was where we'd spend the rest of 2020 ;)</p><p style="text-align: center;">The rest of 2020 brought a whole lot of family time. Including...</p><p style="text-align: left;">*David working from home for the past 10 months. Breakfasts and lunches and dinners together. Slower mornings together. His job continuing to provide for everything we needed in this crazy year.</p><p style="text-align: left;">*Lots of playtime for Cooper. I've said it before, but it has been amazing to see his imagination at work now that he has so much time to just play at home. I always thought we needed lots of activities (playdates, MOPS, Bible Study, etc.) to keep both of us sane, but it turns out he's thrived being home. We've had some rough patches of course, but he really enjoys slow days where we don't leave the house.</p><p style="text-align: left;">*Splashing, bike riding, hiking, sitting, and exploring outside. So much outside time. In September I started tracking our hours outside as part of the<a href="https://www.1000hoursoutside.com"> 1000 hours outside</a> movement and we hit 100 hours right before Christmas.</p><p style="text-align: left;">*A new sweet baby boy. Miles is just the center of all of our affection. Watching him and Cooper love each other is one of my favorite things. And as much as this year didn't look anything like I thought it would, I am so thankful for the surprise of getting to spend so much time at home with him enjoying his newborn days instead of constantly being on the go.</p><p style="text-align: left;">*School at home. Cooper and I had a lot of fun with Superhero School and Christmas school this Fall. It's been fun watching him learn memory verses and new skills. I gave him a choice and we decided to take a break from "school" in January, but it was a fun memory of 2020.</p><p style="text-align: left;">*COOPER IS POTTY TRAINED. I really didn't know if this would happen. We started potty training right after last Christmas and gave up in March right before Cooper turned 3 when it was a battle every day. We decided to wait until after baby brother was born and over the summer Cooper started doing a lot of it on his own and then with a little structure from us it all clicked. </p><p style="text-align: left;">*A trip to Colorado. It was such a refreshing thing to be able to get out of town together and social distance in the mountains. </p><p style="text-align: center;">And so much more that I'm sure I'm forgetting about. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It has definitely been a year to remember and I'm hopeful that looking back I will remember all of the sweet times we had with our family staying home. Goodbye 2020 and all that you taught us, here's to 2021 and more days staying at home ;)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-54361315606031479052020-12-29T21:58:00.001-06:002020-12-29T21:58:26.075-06:00Christmas Fun<p style="text-align: center;">Despite all of the things that are different about this year, we still had a great time celebrating a month of Christmas. Here's a few glimpses of our month. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjjCQeXkkTJqW93aq5tGHpQ4_W2wnlwLZsDcuwZY5ml-JdCke6GNWBiB85BL9XvKo4sOCspEA71I8bbVqUHQfQnWEwCX4B5RpVRPDqIWpPYrkFdtDWUgHlZh7pa_6XzroJeVs_Y0SWqE/s2048/B7EB6091-A4E8-42AA-8C28-EA0A820CC0E1_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1195" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjjCQeXkkTJqW93aq5tGHpQ4_W2wnlwLZsDcuwZY5ml-JdCke6GNWBiB85BL9XvKo4sOCspEA71I8bbVqUHQfQnWEwCX4B5RpVRPDqIWpPYrkFdtDWUgHlZh7pa_6XzroJeVs_Y0SWqE/s320/B7EB6091-A4E8-42AA-8C28-EA0A820CC0E1_1_201_a.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend gave us this baby Santa hat and Cooper found some antlers, so he decided Miles should be in the bassinet for Santa's sleigh and he pushed him all over the living room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkCwaHgFTYUxNTAexegtCQGKgmhLkY3O9pe6ZtoF4uGDtG8-Wut9E_jH_s0JK5TQyODJXbAJor9Bc4H9WIgQs8ySAGMKcNC5_q0q4UqW3ef4aohyphenhyphen5nxOSTZCf7t7PGUmnFVnK6G5MAho/s2048/7364B02B-DFCB-485F-9F52-12C316AF674A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkCwaHgFTYUxNTAexegtCQGKgmhLkY3O9pe6ZtoF4uGDtG8-Wut9E_jH_s0JK5TQyODJXbAJor9Bc4H9WIgQs8ySAGMKcNC5_q0q4UqW3ef4aohyphenhyphen5nxOSTZCf7t7PGUmnFVnK6G5MAho/s320/7364B02B-DFCB-485F-9F52-12C316AF674A.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys wore lots of Christmas pajamas, including this matching set of "Ninjabread Men" from Grandma.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg6upw0y3ltR9o381T9dPiot9S4FknLQTC_gDuy8ncp4qiIF2fGrjLGzCK7EDmyUs7rYsU9Jqqb4-1DCR8lyUWFBzC1phvnCeV_ExEtVmceoBsmlW6w5NPwD7HeaONwfBAiC3mdVxEVM/s2048/1780CCD4-30FB-44B1-8372-86CD40FFE491.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg6upw0y3ltR9o381T9dPiot9S4FknLQTC_gDuy8ncp4qiIF2fGrjLGzCK7EDmyUs7rYsU9Jqqb4-1DCR8lyUWFBzC1phvnCeV_ExEtVmceoBsmlW6w5NPwD7HeaONwfBAiC3mdVxEVM/s320/1780CCD4-30FB-44B1-8372-86CD40FFE491.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to the Arboretum at night with my family to celebrate my birthday and took this little reindeer along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4okyp52ptPjlo5ZZXlpA4A4p0mjj0mq37Hplw07gARwaQvUKOJ3Kqcr1eeVIZTlYRJrGrq_l2vsJDRBUXtDDKEDIH-KS1yNcKzguGviGTXbudp0iVR1m42xDKbJV3WQCdj7hw_naN-U/s2048/D7F72064-7719-4345-84DD-122AB4608B02.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4okyp52ptPjlo5ZZXlpA4A4p0mjj0mq37Hplw07gARwaQvUKOJ3Kqcr1eeVIZTlYRJrGrq_l2vsJDRBUXtDDKEDIH-KS1yNcKzguGviGTXbudp0iVR1m42xDKbJV3WQCdj7hw_naN-U/s320/D7F72064-7719-4345-84DD-122AB4608B02.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper's favorite part is the "pa rum pum pum pums." He could watch the 12 drummers all day long. He had his drum with him to drum along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfgH-UDuS8qX7d2AlkXMUcRa2LkWVnqRMMgN_SjiSIHTOHLdQIE1qjbLXssZ6EfK14aqpZeV8LcO-R7rbOfbyU3hXL3QMl4DJ142NxVvBijDHXwiLSRaZ296zQbh8RgyEuI51ZlydZIg/s2048/3D571C87-30B0-407C-BA9A-F79F8058204A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfgH-UDuS8qX7d2AlkXMUcRa2LkWVnqRMMgN_SjiSIHTOHLdQIE1qjbLXssZ6EfK14aqpZeV8LcO-R7rbOfbyU3hXL3QMl4DJ142NxVvBijDHXwiLSRaZ296zQbh8RgyEuI51ZlydZIg/s320/3D571C87-30B0-407C-BA9A-F79F8058204A.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are our homemade pajamas. Cooper is wearing <a href="http://lauraelizabeth1201.blogspot.com/2019/12/new-little-one-coming-in-2020.html">his brother shirt</a> that I made him last year and Miles is wearing the "little" shirt <a href="http://lauraelizabeth1201.blogspot.com/2018/12/matching-christmas-pajamas.html">Cooper wore 2 years ag</a>o!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN3DCLh5Yfn2TvjgnpypUIud9Z5gCrHI_vuDPip3z3e0a0O0xJb7KunPGgWo_twcvvUSg_MuLQa1oRs5sJ40RwGC68B9eOTJjjEozSsTIv8OeIE3Xl6L8NzgastoFN4zIz9sbQfxl85U/s2048/4A794B8E-BBEA-40FA-AD99-12C071F26349.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN3DCLh5Yfn2TvjgnpypUIud9Z5gCrHI_vuDPip3z3e0a0O0xJb7KunPGgWo_twcvvUSg_MuLQa1oRs5sJ40RwGC68B9eOTJjjEozSsTIv8OeIE3Xl6L8NzgastoFN4zIz9sbQfxl85U/s320/4A794B8E-BBEA-40FA-AD99-12C071F26349.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Saint Nicholas day by making gifts for our neighbors. We decided to forego food gifts this year and we made some stovetop potpourri kits. Cooper ran them up to the doors and had fun delivering them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKAEcdodill0qp2P9cyGkYQ2APeE880YE0epkRkCs38lENEW2SUJLldZiWKuZY14NRwT1_EinOwmu2v9dj5RiGwxvoET34kT7DMSbrJTOou-ypxLsi_FVV5rvhYlOSpoTQHIcGeqhK1c/s2048/B63FFEBA-DFD8-4FF4-8F03-4504E3AE12BD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKAEcdodill0qp2P9cyGkYQ2APeE880YE0epkRkCs38lENEW2SUJLldZiWKuZY14NRwT1_EinOwmu2v9dj5RiGwxvoET34kT7DMSbrJTOou-ypxLsi_FVV5rvhYlOSpoTQHIcGeqhK1c/s320/B63FFEBA-DFD8-4FF4-8F03-4504E3AE12BD.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also decided to do stocking gifts on Saint Nicholas Day. I'd seen that idea on a blog I follow and thought it was a fun way to spread out the gifts this year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93rGXrBVBGOKTB0wr7ggrPdLby62kEpbSAGPkPVigxDKk5hvfv_WOmxz-CyuRCSnTBKqEwHZvY8Sj_8c7g2g10mnbn3qWOnYojVSCMRClVGkccFN9TKIotFGbjOTS0l3JLuFdoGppRrI/s2048/C190E383-DBAC-4512-BA58-39B0A37CEAAD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93rGXrBVBGOKTB0wr7ggrPdLby62kEpbSAGPkPVigxDKk5hvfv_WOmxz-CyuRCSnTBKqEwHZvY8Sj_8c7g2g10mnbn3qWOnYojVSCMRClVGkccFN9TKIotFGbjOTS0l3JLuFdoGppRrI/s320/C190E383-DBAC-4512-BA58-39B0A37CEAAD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found some Christmas decorations to walk around and take pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzOc2XpnfdLHDCxVKoySvhjYN-8bmV7HLqy3Nj-wB2lScQj1elJlqFLZdR-xuUNoMnV0POv15rCtGsHL-TmDOiRFQkknMQUX7z57eNEO7jy9T4u0fSAyddR7jotvP7qano_f1Z35D6mk/s2048/1AD7CD85-B477-420A-AA2C-24B06493B8FB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzOc2XpnfdLHDCxVKoySvhjYN-8bmV7HLqy3Nj-wB2lScQj1elJlqFLZdR-xuUNoMnV0POv15rCtGsHL-TmDOiRFQkknMQUX7z57eNEO7jy9T4u0fSAyddR7jotvP7qano_f1Z35D6mk/s320/1AD7CD85-B477-420A-AA2C-24B06493B8FB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Grinch day. Cooper is still very into the Grinch, he loves reading the book and listening to the Boris Karloff version on Amazon music. We also watched the old cartoon as well as the newer cartoon movie this year. On Grinch Day we had some <a href="https://alittlepinchofperfect.com/how-grinch-stole-christmas-heart-activity-for-kids">counting</a>, <a href="https://www.123homeschool4me.com/christmas-tree-abc-game/">letter</a>, and <a href="https://creativefamilyfun.net/christmas-science-grow-grinchs-hear/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes">science</a> activities that related to the Grinch story. We also had <a href="https://babyfoode.com/blog/healthy-grinch-mini-muffins-for-baby-toddler/">grinch muffins</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28eatXOYc7FV2HS5kaSDMzexuKiOI-djielhl_626OubKkGtrnSEgpHkSkGb6rz2VclP_oNjw_uSiLGYOoNg28Sk5sZZl0uX4djo4xHA9w-DMa__2d9b5yMuYrN4mRkzyP5kQEPOI9N0/s2048/FF3371BF-B66F-41F1-91F2-E207E0B35101.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28eatXOYc7FV2HS5kaSDMzexuKiOI-djielhl_626OubKkGtrnSEgpHkSkGb6rz2VclP_oNjw_uSiLGYOoNg28Sk5sZZl0uX4djo4xHA9w-DMa__2d9b5yMuYrN4mRkzyP5kQEPOI9N0/s320/FF3371BF-B66F-41F1-91F2-E207E0B35101.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All dressed up for Christmas Eve. Our old church, Woodcreek, hosted their Christmas Eve services outside so we decided to take the boys. It was only Miles' 2nd church service, which seems really weird considering how often we were at church a year ago. We were grateful for an opportunity to worship in person on Christmas Eve in a setting that felt pretty safe to us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegtPv5wSbYmwUsOdgQZAXodWaYAOxIRqZCblAKFjO-dzNz_9LXVOBH1A8amiQD1qfO2z4tVO-a7TaSo6DDE-bQXuPEEG7_aVklYULHmXcFg3aVgPV15UIthEiukv9-BTH-mX3mC9MC5Q/s2048/4E39F3D7-26A4-4BCC-995D-4444C52713FE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegtPv5wSbYmwUsOdgQZAXodWaYAOxIRqZCblAKFjO-dzNz_9LXVOBH1A8amiQD1qfO2z4tVO-a7TaSo6DDE-bQXuPEEG7_aVklYULHmXcFg3aVgPV15UIthEiukv9-BTH-mX3mC9MC5Q/s320/4E39F3D7-26A4-4BCC-995D-4444C52713FE.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas morning. We got Cooper a set of wooden train tracks and he enjoyed adding to it and driving the trains on it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KyXnLwwiiJjN0UGfljFJvIAhkzKYRH3gVSevbr0Y7Fz-XNK1tTGhMeZZyO_a0hZP6GgWrjGFhbLaFr5FxrrYh7ciG9IY5nmXoUN5_2aveDczKq_B7xgl0FGv9wuwRgRlfkYCwQfj9EI/s2048/51A7024E-A15D-41C9-82F3-22C041ACBCE0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KyXnLwwiiJjN0UGfljFJvIAhkzKYRH3gVSevbr0Y7Fz-XNK1tTGhMeZZyO_a0hZP6GgWrjGFhbLaFr5FxrrYh7ciG9IY5nmXoUN5_2aveDczKq_B7xgl0FGv9wuwRgRlfkYCwQfj9EI/s320/51A7024E-A15D-41C9-82F3-22C041ACBCE0.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miles' big gift was this recycled jumper that brother used as a baby. Miles is a big fan!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzGPhTeXgmVHX0k64QeIPp1DQaUJ3MHSQTInHrM_lpPW2MhUfLnDfWvBoR_fCNIyCXH25el7mer2dT87sqJ2SCzPKIa_t4quaZRrCbtyTxd4dfItPZlN5ZJcIL-ja2pOKChLPd2Zj9WQ/s2048/680DA576-D61E-4E58-9A7C-8CB201570E18.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzGPhTeXgmVHX0k64QeIPp1DQaUJ3MHSQTInHrM_lpPW2MhUfLnDfWvBoR_fCNIyCXH25el7mer2dT87sqJ2SCzPKIa_t4quaZRrCbtyTxd4dfItPZlN5ZJcIL-ja2pOKChLPd2Zj9WQ/s320/680DA576-D61E-4E58-9A7C-8CB201570E18.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our church's kids ministry provided free Jesse Tree kits and a devotional book this year and we really enjoyed going through it every night at dinner. We put the last ornament on over Christmas breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4JMorSZl77qly0wWqAVTsNy80-XfGkPtYbHW1I_yY9K_bjJp_rInhPUXgrHokQXKRsV7aC1AObVi4WRwzmd41bJ41InP1PdJVNrOJEkNZZ0MrRTvHrd3SiD2mfaiCpebSGzN-4v7ggA/s2048/CA22F636-A860-4F0B-895A-365EA4F25D0B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4JMorSZl77qly0wWqAVTsNy80-XfGkPtYbHW1I_yY9K_bjJp_rInhPUXgrHokQXKRsV7aC1AObVi4WRwzmd41bJ41InP1PdJVNrOJEkNZZ0MrRTvHrd3SiD2mfaiCpebSGzN-4v7ggA/s320/CA22F636-A860-4F0B-895A-365EA4F25D0B.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pure joy on M's face cracks me up. We love our <a href="https://bapronbaby.com">bapron bibs</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So thankful for this month with our family!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-1656469895738691182020-12-19T17:54:00.002-06:002020-12-20T18:04:57.188-06:00Months of Miles: 7 Months<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo82sB1RJS2S6JTeB0bADRBAI_1UySZQplOmehJFuomZPoptYA4XWrh6SVEWtOYZvh0jfP-UhqigX5shBzUqfCHURZ-ojRuRcbJo7ESocDvAybyH0tgeAz-Rm6t2yf5myUVQAhipZWpoY/s2048/IMG_5721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo82sB1RJS2S6JTeB0bADRBAI_1UySZQplOmehJFuomZPoptYA4XWrh6SVEWtOYZvh0jfP-UhqigX5shBzUqfCHURZ-ojRuRcbJo7ESocDvAybyH0tgeAz-Rm6t2yf5myUVQAhipZWpoY/s320/IMG_5721.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: left;">Diaper Size: 5</span></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Clothes size: Some 9 months, some 12 months</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Things you love: your brother, being talked or sung to, peek-a-boo, eating, teething toys, your thumb, being outside, rolling all around the room, sitting up, talking.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Things you don't love: being put down alone, waiting to eat in the mornings (if I try to change your diaper first you lose it!), </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">Milestones: You are sitting for long stretches of time now and seem so proud of yourself. You still roll all around and you do well on tummy time. You don't seem to have any interest in trying to move forward on your tummy or arms, but I'm fine with that and I know it will come soon enough! You are also eating a ton-- still some purees and I've started giving you various steamed fruits and vegetables and you gobble them all up! You've also been babbling a lot more this month--especially the "m" sound!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQCXP8jUxtJmhPUvlxDken75JWYgYdbnxNntzF3tA0DHXSW7MqtxMim6JceUfIky-9hiK5bXGnkK7JkMh482yk1d5g-3ySYRLZaZnHYs2BjzEDYdw14G9AkGYxCpP6KQOKDN2mUu5BzU/s2048/IMG_5741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQCXP8jUxtJmhPUvlxDken75JWYgYdbnxNntzF3tA0DHXSW7MqtxMim6JceUfIky-9hiK5bXGnkK7JkMh482yk1d5g-3ySYRLZaZnHYs2BjzEDYdw14G9AkGYxCpP6KQOKDN2mUu5BzU/s320/IMG_5741.jpeg" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);">Miles, you light up our life! All of us would do anything to make you smile or laugh and you reward us with big smiles </i><i>and</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> giggles frequently! You </i><i>love</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> your brother and watch him intently. </i><i>You</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> also still only have eyes for mama a lot of the time. It's been so fun watching you play more and more this month and also watching how much you </i><i>love</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> all the food you're trying! We're so thankful for you and the brightness you've </i><i>brought</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142);"> to our 2020. I love you my little Miles-a-moo!</i></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmm3wKw1tlw3t_32CApNkIOlRfKic1irBRfFNNkbgpYvdB52uik25wfXYRQ9JjyPYheN-ewEfh-6Abt5Oj9kozMYy0jRxz8pWWZsRa76r0nb1SYXThWNsTzVoJOAwPfkG97TBUCVqJ_A/s2048/IMG_5736.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmm3wKw1tlw3t_32CApNkIOlRfKic1irBRfFNNkbgpYvdB52uik25wfXYRQ9JjyPYheN-ewEfh-6Abt5Oj9kozMYy0jRxz8pWWZsRa76r0nb1SYXThWNsTzVoJOAwPfkG97TBUCVqJ_A/s320/IMG_5736.jpeg" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxi8e6iMPg-by-ISDcBEs4LPehTX3JDp0zpBKKjxXpYIzsDrcHQkI5CEPTd0196RLJ6w2_P7Onk7DjldthAYA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-41306656859080801742020-11-30T20:07:00.001-06:002020-11-30T20:07:00.210-06:00November iPhone Rewind<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVa__rDbRtJy11VIhhMPFP-EIK81DtXlDDYQpkWeltwk33Il9otCFQOh3AgaFZG4qDYuw0fYgtAEe0JUstq8ntYS4THHywvDorWZTHhHiBO4rbJVxzPTN7vj48UwjA7fMPldnBvJsRTgg/s2048/B3A1E667-CEF8-4572-9E42-C096C5E3EBA7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVa__rDbRtJy11VIhhMPFP-EIK81DtXlDDYQpkWeltwk33Il9otCFQOh3AgaFZG4qDYuw0fYgtAEe0JUstq8ntYS4THHywvDorWZTHhHiBO4rbJVxzPTN7vj48UwjA7fMPldnBvJsRTgg/s320/B3A1E667-CEF8-4572-9E42-C096C5E3EBA7.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper decided he wanted to go on a pretend camping trip. So he packed up all his blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals and pretended to sleep on the back patio one morning while we played.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU6QgY32dZ-bztzXK7rPcX7dqpmmu9d4A6iQd4uOEFpKDAioLc0UUM0Qq_02hkFOcKGIOdSzz02zhQRnV4X6GChHwkmbok3rk_fcgJy9e8hxLX93YKEA05s9hWkzxM0-jEhVAoRL67Rk/s2048/AB44AD1A-9B39-4D02-A3FA-084CAE7318E8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU6QgY32dZ-bztzXK7rPcX7dqpmmu9d4A6iQd4uOEFpKDAioLc0UUM0Qq_02hkFOcKGIOdSzz02zhQRnV4X6GChHwkmbok3rk_fcgJy9e8hxLX93YKEA05s9hWkzxM0-jEhVAoRL67Rk/s320/AB44AD1A-9B39-4D02-A3FA-084CAE7318E8.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tummy time outside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDi98z0Uq2RwU-JHHeZ3cwR2x039ahY5Xp1ti6HO2iLJKIVSv1Li6j95iJP-FY-btwMlVX9CcO4ZXSWZ4hXa4YuGYNa2hF3nsgV_MddSnKbPyp8xlQKcZlic-20Vq11UJim3Y2tbmhPY/s2048/3009B367-4A29-4A95-85DF-BBF3F8E2751F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDi98z0Uq2RwU-JHHeZ3cwR2x039ahY5Xp1ti6HO2iLJKIVSv1Li6j95iJP-FY-btwMlVX9CcO4ZXSWZ4hXa4YuGYNa2hF3nsgV_MddSnKbPyp8xlQKcZlic-20Vq11UJim3Y2tbmhPY/s320/3009B367-4A29-4A95-85DF-BBF3F8E2751F.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom and I took the boys to check out Little Elm Beach. It was cool outside but Cooper still wanted to play in the water. It was a great activity for social distancing because in November there aren't many people at the beach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgKgTTqFoOxSLJnV4ezdXmxXjAPOZhYRVJcGIODZtAmNJFaLXAr8aQxDHuQwYL5zWBFh7bMuGio-qDiWGHSUvRvd7XvCWEmKpm7rOwMItoVBixmP24Wr2kfoFq7-62OoR3TU_bKdF6AM/s2048/B468B051-8443-4C89-9D9D-ADCB6825B866.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgKgTTqFoOxSLJnV4ezdXmxXjAPOZhYRVJcGIODZtAmNJFaLXAr8aQxDHuQwYL5zWBFh7bMuGio-qDiWGHSUvRvd7XvCWEmKpm7rOwMItoVBixmP24Wr2kfoFq7-62OoR3TU_bKdF6AM/s320/B468B051-8443-4C89-9D9D-ADCB6825B866.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">COOPER IS DONE WITH PACIS (that deserved all caps). After 3.5 years of being attached (**addicted**) to his pacifiers, he traded them all in for a surprise-- a Paw Patrol Lookout Tower which is getting lots of playtime.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdcVzY0slp2GItRNRtH154_KDNPZuv4VyVr4oro7SYVsoZ1o6czhAZlw_ApfU_B-E7PK_JwqzQnLQ5gVg5Yw-jBghkIiVxMbQI-k6Vcwp0X_uXIohXtzGju0EERVP30HiigMlYHUPNtE/s2048/F0720425-B35F-4C32-B196-835ADEA5E435.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdcVzY0slp2GItRNRtH154_KDNPZuv4VyVr4oro7SYVsoZ1o6czhAZlw_ApfU_B-E7PK_JwqzQnLQ5gVg5Yw-jBghkIiVxMbQI-k6Vcwp0X_uXIohXtzGju0EERVP30HiigMlYHUPNtE/s320/F0720425-B35F-4C32-B196-835ADEA5E435.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friend Mrs Anne led "corn school" for our little preschool co-op and the kids got to paint with corn cobs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwFApvcZOf5xfymAtYXBEII9KFPL1Lbx-AuxKVWlWhfMa7uCSK6zEpgWd9R5fLt0IMihaytnHfYNqpMRkTU7lLKKM3V4Npafi6izYxcaKSSINAljqhKfVlmVaGI3Ry5vOxY7hQP7dErI/s2048/FF3ADD2B-72FF-4D9F-9BD1-C13C312D1260.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwFApvcZOf5xfymAtYXBEII9KFPL1Lbx-AuxKVWlWhfMa7uCSK6zEpgWd9R5fLt0IMihaytnHfYNqpMRkTU7lLKKM3V4Npafi6izYxcaKSSINAljqhKfVlmVaGI3Ry5vOxY7hQP7dErI/s320/FF3ADD2B-72FF-4D9F-9BD1-C13C312D1260.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked to the park about a mile from us and had the playground all to ourselves! Cooper has only been on a playground once or twice since March, so this was a huge treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yaZhFQU4aL7X7Gv29YUKLjFNhVN02ZHiSleszGrGQl7_d3niGz_6RfjwVqCiM7lOeMW7aA2UiatcVf6uVi4h0fCXUIqAPfDpUl1kaC0PQT5jtYLabDU_E6ARhyphenhypheneeurq-ZPyQgRTQt10/s2048/2F551B99-6508-4223-A7F7-9B552D46DC22.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yaZhFQU4aL7X7Gv29YUKLjFNhVN02ZHiSleszGrGQl7_d3niGz_6RfjwVqCiM7lOeMW7aA2UiatcVf6uVi4h0fCXUIqAPfDpUl1kaC0PQT5jtYLabDU_E6ARhyphenhypheneeurq-ZPyQgRTQt10/s320/2F551B99-6508-4223-A7F7-9B552D46DC22.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper got all decked out in his OU jersey (on the right) and I pulled up the picture of the first time he wore it last Christmas--he's grown so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWusAj31qnAPsW2SfNrc6pwDlgwD7H7XKiNiBu2HLwFkrQPPwLjVorsnJjRiu1WgVfcGH-_ehwNaGzU7wJAoULWhDmuNcasfo81mK3e_JoDCbiWQcT2Q3shr3RMa2m9Psk037EBRVRip4/s2048/28DBD5D6-4F51-4961-BEE4-E24D520C5D62.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWusAj31qnAPsW2SfNrc6pwDlgwD7H7XKiNiBu2HLwFkrQPPwLjVorsnJjRiu1WgVfcGH-_ehwNaGzU7wJAoULWhDmuNcasfo81mK3e_JoDCbiWQcT2Q3shr3RMa2m9Psk037EBRVRip4/s320/28DBD5D6-4F51-4961-BEE4-E24D520C5D62.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper's thankful tree complete with Daddy, Twisty Roads, Tape, Bibleman, Monkeys, and toilet paper. Miles, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles eventually made the list. I never did, but he did tell me he's thankful for me (when I shamelessly asked him about not being on the tree he acted like it was a give he was thankful for me and said "Well you're the one who does everything for me, mommy!")</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-yrZ_GfHlLLoUfhQK016wn7mBxLUoeNemAeHavz_9bNBd1H5cBTyvg8Pb7pT_NXqWvYyeYeVVpq1pktzb03rx0ZZnPVKG6_9o1SeoovquALs_u9Z6_AKN54S8sZxHpCwhU6IyA5nmbM/s2048/967D7E3C-C823-44E5-B04F-F6B1C826E0E2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-yrZ_GfHlLLoUfhQK016wn7mBxLUoeNemAeHavz_9bNBd1H5cBTyvg8Pb7pT_NXqWvYyeYeVVpq1pktzb03rx0ZZnPVKG6_9o1SeoovquALs_u9Z6_AKN54S8sZxHpCwhU6IyA5nmbM/s320/967D7E3C-C823-44E5-B04F-F6B1C826E0E2.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miles is loving trying out some solid foods!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKCwEDFo3JEEz_x_o26fbb269uPkLVXrl6OSC9tI-F1DP2eGEhiBQeM4KAHgw2FqrI15MWf88-aW0Iq9cDXlZrH5-TbzO8lctSLc3efVAYtxIQNMdCZ0aPpRJcI_FFLCQisbO2idWdNU/s2048/B57D9641-B6DA-46F0-B005-E6C5CC9CF05B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKCwEDFo3JEEz_x_o26fbb269uPkLVXrl6OSC9tI-F1DP2eGEhiBQeM4KAHgw2FqrI15MWf88-aW0Iq9cDXlZrH5-TbzO8lctSLc3efVAYtxIQNMdCZ0aPpRJcI_FFLCQisbO2idWdNU/s320/B57D9641-B6DA-46F0-B005-E6C5CC9CF05B.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent an afternoon at my brother's new Lakehouse. Miles loved rolling around outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYSSBXpU6eqEzF5XhfOq5P9zXzKhbmnUJZ1tAjiDFS9-auZc0cnIpoxANfPgnkt5F4w63aZt9qs7S6SYH0vyIn2-rPrDvm4ls_D-beXBkf0Qhc7C9CAOr3-yDN-rI_-Ha7NrvJ3JMdpM/s2048/E35C225E-63A5-4084-A9A7-2653BFF40243.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYSSBXpU6eqEzF5XhfOq5P9zXzKhbmnUJZ1tAjiDFS9-auZc0cnIpoxANfPgnkt5F4w63aZt9qs7S6SYH0vyIn2-rPrDvm4ls_D-beXBkf0Qhc7C9CAOr3-yDN-rI_-Ha7NrvJ3JMdpM/s320/E35C225E-63A5-4084-A9A7-2653BFF40243.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Baylor boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyUKwymwwJ860BAdgKcP2f5gfxBvs52XYajKJK2zV-WHDo_4vKAkjpY76M3teYlKFlS-A90zFtDEJ6xVdtblrUJ6sHAUnowRVl4OKaMwO5rrVDXCgepdSYfcjtW_h-bs4DGq2p_V_9E4/s2048/1C74BF85-F9DB-4A48-9CCA-E262A92368ED.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyUKwymwwJ860BAdgKcP2f5gfxBvs52XYajKJK2zV-WHDo_4vKAkjpY76M3teYlKFlS-A90zFtDEJ6xVdtblrUJ6sHAUnowRVl4OKaMwO5rrVDXCgepdSYfcjtW_h-bs4DGq2p_V_9E4/s320/1C74BF85-F9DB-4A48-9CCA-E262A92368ED.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are so excited for Christmas Pajama Season!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4fFZzPwzPg0qcF7NO5vfNH5HhRIfr_x3kd_aAjWomUaFS0GFTjC3c2H05dJJGy2iRBAcLnKY13_EuTBkgO_nVL5H_hLZ5B-F6XJ8yQQvw0onAoN5SRgbUB80twwdY8jXlAYlx9c2TqQ/s2048/9AE70398-CFC5-41AB-8D2B-ECBA3F63BC36.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4fFZzPwzPg0qcF7NO5vfNH5HhRIfr_x3kd_aAjWomUaFS0GFTjC3c2H05dJJGy2iRBAcLnKY13_EuTBkgO_nVL5H_hLZ5B-F6XJ8yQQvw0onAoN5SRgbUB80twwdY8jXlAYlx9c2TqQ/s320/9AE70398-CFC5-41AB-8D2B-ECBA3F63BC36.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 little Thanksgiving Turkeys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8giraMZMYELwbkdzBWg0wgKQ1McZ9a3tiCZb3x7-ybhkv2NwXJTv3t5tE6YlrN7ZMNf3S96iGSgPOLbkf6F0_4uIvqUStlNY0u2I4MTXOkW4N35y95N0ZJT3OgT-uqxK6gUutU5WAjso/s2048/2F7F0EAB-845C-467C-BF9F-DAA772B6F04F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8giraMZMYELwbkdzBWg0wgKQ1McZ9a3tiCZb3x7-ybhkv2NwXJTv3t5tE6YlrN7ZMNf3S96iGSgPOLbkf6F0_4uIvqUStlNY0u2I4MTXOkW4N35y95N0ZJT3OgT-uqxK6gUutU5WAjso/s320/2F7F0EAB-845C-467C-BF9F-DAA772B6F04F.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The day after Thanksgiving we finished up our 12 weeks of Superhero School. Cooper named all of the traits on his badges and recited all of his verses. Now we'll do a few weeks of "Christmas School" and then see what January brings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FdExMT7HNShgDNamjEOY6cl4vO3o88bDEr8FHUZzC7aCobd59toy-7XHtwxVeIQUr7AK1OG8MSuCBPK-bBiRw6PmgHuQf82OEmyXbte_wlFYCFXMXBYhfd-uJqiQL5F0JxMC8JWqdiI/s2048/A2E3BED4-5FF1-4A26-9183-20F1410115BD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FdExMT7HNShgDNamjEOY6cl4vO3o88bDEr8FHUZzC7aCobd59toy-7XHtwxVeIQUr7AK1OG8MSuCBPK-bBiRw6PmgHuQf82OEmyXbte_wlFYCFXMXBYhfd-uJqiQL5F0JxMC8JWqdiI/s320/A2E3BED4-5FF1-4A26-9183-20F1410115BD.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Added Miles to our snowman family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUAreXv4oE8g4kw6f8JtdsZdo-WhuvfJikcglb4-wiG7fXtNitEp8OK-DEK_s4BvdMhMLLfHqB09c5ON9uT830S8VxuRfaPXzA024CiebT5JV1AuKmEPkvHGOLZmx2-xpQxgK3ch4YfQ/s2048/521BD6B8-0C73-4455-B94B-26D90212AB31.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUAreXv4oE8g4kw6f8JtdsZdo-WhuvfJikcglb4-wiG7fXtNitEp8OK-DEK_s4BvdMhMLLfHqB09c5ON9uT830S8VxuRfaPXzA024CiebT5JV1AuKmEPkvHGOLZmx2-xpQxgK3ch4YfQ/s320/521BD6B8-0C73-4455-B94B-26D90212AB31.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sweet boy on a walk.</div><div><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-91317156436160408712020-11-19T14:29:00.000-06:002020-11-19T14:29:46.618-06:00Months of Miles: 6 Months<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIM3D2lh4Muhppco6qNhDIncVMfmIvoho72-otQiyDZaGbZgUROlOIobogbHu4D9rfAKk1Wn1x17K27JSiZRLZ-oluH1ydaOAAgL7W9WI_WRpNnh3gmCG054felYtG4bpn715ICa52ts/s2048/IMG_5189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIM3D2lh4Muhppco6qNhDIncVMfmIvoho72-otQiyDZaGbZgUROlOIobogbHu4D9rfAKk1Wn1x17K27JSiZRLZ-oluH1ydaOAAgL7W9WI_WRpNnh3gmCG054felYtG4bpn715ICa52ts/s320/IMG_5189.jpeg" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Weight: 20 lbs 10.5 oz</p><p style="text-align: left;">Diaper Size: 4 (but about to move up to size 5!)</p><p style="text-align: left;">Clothes size: Mostly 6-9/9 months now.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Things you love: your brother, being talked or sung to, peek-a-boo, eating, teething toys, your thumb, being outside, rolling all around the room</p><p style="text-align: left;">Things you don't love: being put down alone, waiting to eat in the mornings (if I try to change your diaper first you lose it!), us telling you to say "Ahh!" while eating (this immediately triggers big tears)</p><p style="text-align: left;">Milestones: You started eating some pureed foods in the past week! You're rolling all over and can now sit up for a short amount of time without toppling over. You are chewing on all kinds of toys and foods. You are still growing like crazy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Rq9stCHxjRvbKI42u0HjWncx-NnMUkead3YgIPzkRS7x_4Ow4OuvTczAi-Rc1o_sByvQO-Up3QE2IWHokBwSvBFJKq8T1UMPc_TkWy_FAG-P_EEhZMMG1hZOotvqHVR1yje8Y77-xHI/s2048/IMG_5220.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Rq9stCHxjRvbKI42u0HjWncx-NnMUkead3YgIPzkRS7x_4Ow4OuvTczAi-Rc1o_sByvQO-Up3QE2IWHokBwSvBFJKq8T1UMPc_TkWy_FAG-P_EEhZMMG1hZOotvqHVR1yje8Y77-xHI/s320/IMG_5220.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>My sweet little Miles-a-moo you are just so much fun. You laugh and smile so big and it melts me. I love rocking you for naps and bedtime and just watching you smile so big at me to get out of going to sleep (although you usually fall asleep pretty quickly!). I love watching you and your brother-- he loves to entertain you and you think he is just the funniest. I can't believe we're halfway through your first year (and what a year this one is!). I am treasuring all of our time at home together and just soaking up my days with you my sweet baby boy.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlNhLIaw6hP2UYJrgngzI8uYhj7Q_NIun8cNSCJbQZK2kEG7OU-mDaYYtm42J5NUjo5_WnbiD8szA1uPysJhEVzDIq6cGwMRMFmlbF7o9gwFYLl7-AB64dDbxaC4OiWIy2zdM9H0c0B0/s2048/IMG_5213.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlNhLIaw6hP2UYJrgngzI8uYhj7Q_NIun8cNSCJbQZK2kEG7OU-mDaYYtm42J5NUjo5_WnbiD8szA1uPysJhEVzDIq6cGwMRMFmlbF7o9gwFYLl7-AB64dDbxaC4OiWIy2zdM9H0c0B0/s320/IMG_5213.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyg_ThmaFfwTRZhhNGBSAxrdGn2MLbThzadr2a-uaNUa7l4uQ-tDgId0nDP8pzwsEN5JDeB3fuusDWv5O2tQqDTHxnueFjJ4XVEH9yll7i3zG-sXTaYt4d9bWMBxrpdds-p4SggSKsl0Q/s2048/IMG_5206.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyg_ThmaFfwTRZhhNGBSAxrdGn2MLbThzadr2a-uaNUa7l4uQ-tDgId0nDP8pzwsEN5JDeB3fuusDWv5O2tQqDTHxnueFjJ4XVEH9yll7i3zG-sXTaYt4d9bWMBxrpdds-p4SggSKsl0Q/s320/IMG_5206.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHMqweY9gCxZY1_0ac3Gcy0paQeIKXLavGsQ4Ea2rYE5vhOMv2j9i4DrGJJqXeGvltm8jEGFdE93wYM5DwQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-345782939328566282020-10-27T16:16:00.001-05:002020-10-27T16:16:15.563-05:00Colorado Adventures<p style="text-align: center;">We spent a week in Colorado earlier this month and had a great time. Here's a bit of a look at our week. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFx0Tx5s9ssnJ4V0fsLY47eWM8xc8l46rIdVUIR_dHCrD0Z_3fJUnDPFgk3lLHaL2P8-6ESmJXBOdcY9i9ktnnKKslE6_vepEHGzD7HqvfK8BBew88VOLPR4NhjsG9wD19eAMs4zN80c/s2048/875B50B8-AC4A-4934-B29D-BC0B17E6E0CD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFx0Tx5s9ssnJ4V0fsLY47eWM8xc8l46rIdVUIR_dHCrD0Z_3fJUnDPFgk3lLHaL2P8-6ESmJXBOdcY9i9ktnnKKslE6_vepEHGzD7HqvfK8BBew88VOLPR4NhjsG9wD19eAMs4zN80c/s320/875B50B8-AC4A-4934-B29D-BC0B17E6E0CD.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 1 on the road. I grossly overestimated how long Miles would sleep in the car. Each time we got going he slept for 30 minutes or less and then just fussed until the next stop. So I spent a lot of time in the back with him to try to keep him happy. We made it to Dalhart, Texas our first night and all slept well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0nZUb1W0aoWVwHh5GO23lrtfg9fKimEkpvV5Crtax-YAynN3VSPI0YErp6gPTM9nbz0xvariLTOYmOgI6MQMeuastXzuR4ayy5ccQA-lC0w72H7Z99UCpsYaHLw9XDDSzZE9PX0z2PA/s2048/5C33AA90-14B0-42C5-AB92-2203B9D50ABC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0nZUb1W0aoWVwHh5GO23lrtfg9fKimEkpvV5Crtax-YAynN3VSPI0YErp6gPTM9nbz0xvariLTOYmOgI6MQMeuastXzuR4ayy5ccQA-lC0w72H7Z99UCpsYaHLw9XDDSzZE9PX0z2PA/s320/5C33AA90-14B0-42C5-AB92-2203B9D50ABC.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first stop in New Mexico. Before we got on the highway we stopped so I could feed Miles. While I fed him David and Cooper explored a little. Cooper was determined that he was going to the top of the mountain in the background of this picture, but alas he did not ;). We made it to Denver Saturday evening and spent a little time at the home of our friends Lucas and Yali eating dinner and catching up. When we decided to try to go to Colorado we knew we wanted to see them since we hadn't seen them since they moved last summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwx6hs-nmMX3ocvuPzxxkshAcUMrekS-y_oYywZJtm9vttKCO73Zbm1TVyTy24eB4Uv5hTNwwFnmI2yaesFOCUsQvR2LyJUz8lO1GBLJSgKt3Utz9wMoADqc4Xkvv9-OuWeCq5frt1g8Q/s2048/98147046-AF65-4E53-8C66-EC812D5B31F7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwx6hs-nmMX3ocvuPzxxkshAcUMrekS-y_oYywZJtm9vttKCO73Zbm1TVyTy24eB4Uv5hTNwwFnmI2yaesFOCUsQvR2LyJUz8lO1GBLJSgKt3Utz9wMoADqc4Xkvv9-OuWeCq5frt1g8Q/s320/98147046-AF65-4E53-8C66-EC812D5B31F7.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday morning we met up with Lucas and Yali and the kids for a hike. It was so fun exploring in Colorado!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6LJQ3GmRu16CdHABQETKdbCKlQW7wJdUKyc746bXXBElOLyIejiOiUyjmfQGu2KxyykgnLRnfA9jRlc3S5o3FQwiA4DXN3Jc6RibLJYSQR1C-c_SzSGkwbFDJSGeHZ-nIwizNE2B2E/s2048/39F5C47B-2AA8-4A3F-BFD5-A502B4B85E82.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6LJQ3GmRu16CdHABQETKdbCKlQW7wJdUKyc746bXXBElOLyIejiOiUyjmfQGu2KxyykgnLRnfA9jRlc3S5o3FQwiA4DXN3Jc6RibLJYSQR1C-c_SzSGkwbFDJSGeHZ-nIwizNE2B2E/s320/39F5C47B-2AA8-4A3F-BFD5-A502B4B85E82.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cooper and Leon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our hike, they headed home and we went back to our hotel for nap time. Cooper stayed up but it was good for Miles to get a good nap in that day after 2 days in the car! We joined them for dinner again that night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt4aN8gSxcqjZ6iPko9INhdzDDJowt0XijGr7Hjcju8cZwVEhE0_lWlp0Gpl-tDaHt5Brqv7a43mLqnmG_IyIQXJiugkcr2I9HVge5ucwEKNdQA_JMPkEeJAwextDMOCWySUcq953Gh4/s2048/7E62F745-D76D-4E20-8D0E-8CD3B8DD137E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt4aN8gSxcqjZ6iPko9INhdzDDJowt0XijGr7Hjcju8cZwVEhE0_lWlp0Gpl-tDaHt5Brqv7a43mLqnmG_IyIQXJiugkcr2I9HVge5ucwEKNdQA_JMPkEeJAwextDMOCWySUcq953Gh4/s320/7E62F745-D76D-4E20-8D0E-8CD3B8DD137E.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday morning we met up to explore the Red Rock Amphitheater together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0wBM33H7_7ezzNuqKOac1V0yhDspPtCUijo3fyvW_L6WL0HcVFsCGQImuJPaTXVVfLiYdZwTYg24OHPx3PHmvMyrFOI_egPyQgxB61-VPToK-cWIJQ0s1pQb4EQaCssfUGnV-WAiYV4/s2048/52929F94-DE91-45C5-8195-A85102AD1E06.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0wBM33H7_7ezzNuqKOac1V0yhDspPtCUijo3fyvW_L6WL0HcVFsCGQImuJPaTXVVfLiYdZwTYg24OHPx3PHmvMyrFOI_egPyQgxB61-VPToK-cWIJQ0s1pQb4EQaCssfUGnV-WAiYV4/s320/52929F94-DE91-45C5-8195-A85102AD1E06.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to include this picture, because this was what it was like getting a family picture. Cooper did not want to take pictures with us. So he decided he wanted to go stand up 2 rows away from us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TUyNtdCQxO8g3jjEhFdX68izVoxKAI7xf2iYSOLpeue8GD6qH95ncnA8ac6YfXfyOHZrXrYY6nhHdoDKuUvdzLvtuLUQgJgW-tl-B2LHM3JSrOm922InXVb93R6cJMubMsHQ5Obeq_Q/s2048/7B4982E9-4235-43E5-B35D-ED069BD36D75.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TUyNtdCQxO8g3jjEhFdX68izVoxKAI7xf2iYSOLpeue8GD6qH95ncnA8ac6YfXfyOHZrXrYY6nhHdoDKuUvdzLvtuLUQgJgW-tl-B2LHM3JSrOm922InXVb93R6cJMubMsHQ5Obeq_Q/s320/7B4982E9-4235-43E5-B35D-ED069BD36D75.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily Lucas snapped this one before Cooper moved away. After this activity we parted ways with our friends. It was so good to get to see them for a few days and catch up on life. But then they headed home and we headed out to Breckenridge. The views on the way to Breckenridge were amazing. At one point you go through a tunnel and come out surrounded by snowcapped mountains... this was all of our reaction:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDPBwfnfXTqbCH9Xs5JU6oNaTfuCe3bvZmIrkLWmRti2Q4PYoJf76kdNZmbd3gpOvJx_A3DcJHv9hRJ9NFL5vsHiW5xtG6YMPACK5PbRKlZ_cqesSeYe5qQqyzVaqQYuP5Er37gLrk74/s2048/10F3418C-F78A-4B54-A223-AE5BE3DCF713.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDPBwfnfXTqbCH9Xs5JU6oNaTfuCe3bvZmIrkLWmRti2Q4PYoJf76kdNZmbd3gpOvJx_A3DcJHv9hRJ9NFL5vsHiW5xtG6YMPACK5PbRKlZ_cqesSeYe5qQqyzVaqQYuP5Er37gLrk74/s320/10F3418C-F78A-4B54-A223-AE5BE3DCF713.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNSS8v906oCn06R0glbqyeyRJ3L54XOsQtZU5WKynQAcQZ-KPQ_50ZxyuGY0tpSEa2-Syx4treLFf5yDLV2KEQVyYWBSXTAD7Rl6rIjVAfJPx-0adNhTg8JXLmx8_bcos-vfPeELM-bE/s2048/C8D669AF-1779-4F76-B5BE-1DACE778B1CB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNSS8v906oCn06R0glbqyeyRJ3L54XOsQtZU5WKynQAcQZ-KPQ_50ZxyuGY0tpSEa2-Syx4treLFf5yDLV2KEQVyYWBSXTAD7Rl6rIjVAfJPx-0adNhTg8JXLmx8_bcos-vfPeELM-bE/s320/C8D669AF-1779-4F76-B5BE-1DACE778B1CB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped for lunch in Frisco when we got off the highway. I had to snap this picture eating lunch with mountains in the background. When we got to Breckenridge we got settled in our VRBO and I headed out to buy groceries. We stayed in for the evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo-KmirNLsdT6TTMzk0mYrF5GUOZf54YFC7pdWGunEDCYRrO0T9x3Yc1UMxIyj2xIsXV0uTSSyMZVr-igvJ7mX2x2z2Uvmxb8mODUvzOfPkSknFHJfD3WbYjNYDAzYO_R9l9t3samuxo/s2048/17FF6D07-E6D0-436E-819C-77313FC2FE30.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo-KmirNLsdT6TTMzk0mYrF5GUOZf54YFC7pdWGunEDCYRrO0T9x3Yc1UMxIyj2xIsXV0uTSSyMZVr-igvJ7mX2x2z2Uvmxb8mODUvzOfPkSknFHJfD3WbYjNYDAzYO_R9l9t3samuxo/s320/17FF6D07-E6D0-436E-819C-77313FC2FE30.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we stayed close to our rented home. Luckily there was a bunch of snow right outside our house! So Cooper and David headed out to play while Miles napped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT2Dj9up6radb6XRvnZa_mrpxvgU9h_D5ykYbu6w3Wh0FQZ5qcxxAH1W5tlipey7l28prUNP_sYA8lGoTaeWSoviuCZO82bU_34-cj4pmNCtKGl_QwQv_4WQ12bUK17GxG95qKBIGBqk/s2048/12D8C10E-D7A0-4136-866C-F9DE9F434332.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT2Dj9up6radb6XRvnZa_mrpxvgU9h_D5ykYbu6w3Wh0FQZ5qcxxAH1W5tlipey7l28prUNP_sYA8lGoTaeWSoviuCZO82bU_34-cj4pmNCtKGl_QwQv_4WQ12bUK17GxG95qKBIGBqk/s320/12D8C10E-D7A0-4136-866C-F9DE9F434332.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then after nap we all went out together. Miles' first time seeing snow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qXBP1ZmrsX8cIlk7X4k9qHdWF5tZD4vPvHfGOxkisK-zdb7RvW1UAt0xeL9W93b75oRtQNYPTd_4lSgKa09gAfux8tolaWzDonKI1eYFSholrnDTe7rgHP9PmaInEPwS8syqqBZrp9g/s2048/87EF5318-BDA8-4C62-9999-BACD6B2AFF6B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qXBP1ZmrsX8cIlk7X4k9qHdWF5tZD4vPvHfGOxkisK-zdb7RvW1UAt0xeL9W93b75oRtQNYPTd_4lSgKa09gAfux8tolaWzDonKI1eYFSholrnDTe7rgHP9PmaInEPwS8syqqBZrp9g/s320/87EF5318-BDA8-4C62-9999-BACD6B2AFF6B.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a pond behind our house and it had frozen on top so Cooper enjoyed checking it out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsNalCJpOW0IvSKYrWYq-dNGrY0osLE7JVqHmcUQ4851Edrxe2rgML1Jw7AqI7VgHEl-a4tspYa4HFRBp1j0KW6vf-vw60zexiLt0vIQxl0Y6TalGRSXdsVPBXkU_-tD5tRb8qr9XJJs/s2048/DD1451FF-C0A0-465F-A534-DB3D89A094B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsNalCJpOW0IvSKYrWYq-dNGrY0osLE7JVqHmcUQ4851Edrxe2rgML1Jw7AqI7VgHEl-a4tspYa4HFRBp1j0KW6vf-vw60zexiLt0vIQxl0Y6TalGRSXdsVPBXkU_-tD5tRb8qr9XJJs/s320/DD1451FF-C0A0-465F-A534-DB3D89A094B0.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also spent a little time walking around downtown and buying some Breckenridge souvenirs. The rest of the day was spent resting after a few days of traveling and hiking. David went to grab dinner and I snapped this picture of Cooper watching a show and Miles napping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zNF40JxT9QGBGcCMM0uZ1nLOjCT6hzhEt9ctc4A29k7icLhi_8zN-CTqckPf8CL0UgwXCiB6iqkbyRPUNX0XPFWgKnOe664RVajtTHGkuOcaPBFjMBvboTRMqUST68KvuDndFqWD6q8/s2048/97377E97-19D0-4EA9-9008-45D67ED457A4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zNF40JxT9QGBGcCMM0uZ1nLOjCT6hzhEt9ctc4A29k7icLhi_8zN-CTqckPf8CL0UgwXCiB6iqkbyRPUNX0XPFWgKnOe664RVajtTHGkuOcaPBFjMBvboTRMqUST68KvuDndFqWD6q8/s320/97377E97-19D0-4EA9-9008-45D67ED457A4.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The next morning was one of our big family hikes. We struggled a bit with the high altitude and honestly everyone was feeling a little under the weather, but we took it slow and steady and enjoyed the hike.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKyIY-W51YeSEjxwKoxxvDxNoTaW2TcfKKyO5Kmg3tzfMulTFJf5Y0dMRkFGrXHcJIKddP9XH7IvU-cUKlVQ5Kr40U0d-Q5kCQksEiSWoHLhpDJskwy3oAdQO4w9_J5uadUUFGLdPK6w/s2048/48D9785A-8F74-4788-861A-FF01F0C94356.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKyIY-W51YeSEjxwKoxxvDxNoTaW2TcfKKyO5Kmg3tzfMulTFJf5Y0dMRkFGrXHcJIKddP9XH7IvU-cUKlVQ5Kr40U0d-Q5kCQksEiSWoHLhpDJskwy3oAdQO4w9_J5uadUUFGLdPK6w/s320/48D9785A-8F74-4788-861A-FF01F0C94356.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Just moments before I snapped this picture, Cooper was upside down laying on the side of this hill, but I just missed capturing it. We had gotten off the trail and were trying to get back on it, but overestimated our ability to climb this slope to get there. Luckily we caught up with the trail not far ahead of this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggudE30pGeJlMqOp-RnFdAo4UoCjw1nZIZkFSDPPTgaaU4SAUAnuCwTPW70D_FpkB8WEYpbwg3Z2GHEKrr04kED5pILGmHIIyblLBvrySzId23dIcOf-Sj6xSOUd18eoaWbbTCxR7a3M/s2048/3817D941-3DED-4D22-82EA-EC82FA96926F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggudE30pGeJlMqOp-RnFdAo4UoCjw1nZIZkFSDPPTgaaU4SAUAnuCwTPW70D_FpkB8WEYpbwg3Z2GHEKrr04kED5pILGmHIIyblLBvrySzId23dIcOf-Sj6xSOUd18eoaWbbTCxR7a3M/s320/3817D941-3DED-4D22-82EA-EC82FA96926F.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The whole hike Cooper just wanted to head back to the water. Even though it was cold, he wanted to play in the stream. So we figured we'd let him right before we headed home so he could get warm/dry clothes after. He didn't last long but was glad to be with the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXLArQztTp_cJKJpqtfWw8FsvCho31I5jRukWQXn0NnnXT1cWIREbAbJ-nA7JVZ5G_6d_39n4nf7NLWxuWEOuPFz7B8rN1my3umlwoJkThFFwkMjAqnCytZ5rKwDQ7Os06KhpwaCSr5Y/s2048/B763FEB7-257A-4A2A-B7C9-250621D7626B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXLArQztTp_cJKJpqtfWw8FsvCho31I5jRukWQXn0NnnXT1cWIREbAbJ-nA7JVZ5G_6d_39n4nf7NLWxuWEOuPFz7B8rN1my3umlwoJkThFFwkMjAqnCytZ5rKwDQ7Os06KhpwaCSr5Y/s320/B763FEB7-257A-4A2A-B7C9-250621D7626B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch we decided to drive up the Boreas Pass to the Continental Divide. It is listed as one of the most scenic drives around Breckenridge. Honestly at the beginning I was not sure I would make it because we were on the edge of a cliff with no railing and not enough room for 2 cars in some places, but after the first little bit the road widened and the drop off wasn't as steep. And we were glad we checked it out!</div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ1zl4osxIctTY-a4iENcMb7DWeWcB6nQ_O7GiaQkpyJlU6Nh4l6UzlSq_B-9PR5pdkIxU-WXhQQpFTT43mxh_q7pSMPn9IObmdkGifwhmvagqwSU-OUOoGQGDUCZL5Js6M2zUTZdX3A/s2048/ED7BA282-CAC7-4E05-BB75-65899C115AAC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ1zl4osxIctTY-a4iENcMb7DWeWcB6nQ_O7GiaQkpyJlU6Nh4l6UzlSq_B-9PR5pdkIxU-WXhQQpFTT43mxh_q7pSMPn9IObmdkGifwhmvagqwSU-OUOoGQGDUCZL5Js6M2zUTZdX3A/s320/ED7BA282-CAC7-4E05-BB75-65899C115AAC.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to tell, but this is a picture of a Moose outside our house. While he was eating breakfast on Thursday Cooper said "I just saw a Moose!" so I went and looked and sure enough one had walked right by us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tmnq4TzDhoDhrlA2Ab0xCayTmACjTFAhNFLBg-TmwZcGsEzrE427kl-svc0mqKTJCZ0iVwyvW7uuWYDO_0ufCzB27WVrBrAPFlEmCS0qRGvEcdOtCSApwAeYxNuQaMRcyydfKBUkRdE/s2048/AD83D78C-5994-42F9-A3D0-9E9BA31BADB6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tmnq4TzDhoDhrlA2Ab0xCayTmACjTFAhNFLBg-TmwZcGsEzrE427kl-svc0mqKTJCZ0iVwyvW7uuWYDO_0ufCzB27WVrBrAPFlEmCS0qRGvEcdOtCSApwAeYxNuQaMRcyydfKBUkRdE/s320/AD83D78C-5994-42F9-A3D0-9E9BA31BADB6.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A family picture in our new Breckenridge shirts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiC8HJ_2quv8cb7m_AYcRMmpyWsooHldqZTE0_pWxJtW1xfel3Oee9cwRhi2tCQrbgIcdE0KEdXD5gil5-kfAev_uCA01rNSMQTkseOeFYgGDOTrPItcGc_Dscde1rCMVSchK1u2jIt08/s2048/7F1EA502-7F44-4CCB-9A53-51EA65F3BA39.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiC8HJ_2quv8cb7m_AYcRMmpyWsooHldqZTE0_pWxJtW1xfel3Oee9cwRhi2tCQrbgIcdE0KEdXD5gil5-kfAev_uCA01rNSMQTkseOeFYgGDOTrPItcGc_Dscde1rCMVSchK1u2jIt08/s320/7F1EA502-7F44-4CCB-9A53-51EA65F3BA39.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweetest brothers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjje1lrSAOgtT3YC03sysJx5GDwpXX7TcmCOACX_Dj5JHjpaJbhTA5CdblcXx3TfAdBplb-q0qubvsK2_UqlBs3_VGPrPlRSUjN8nCW1jMkL-Rpl_tsET1EWVt-WzHHqhgD7OCDH9KHxpQ/s2048/D274B1A6-0493-42BB-9396-11917FFDBB47.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjje1lrSAOgtT3YC03sysJx5GDwpXX7TcmCOACX_Dj5JHjpaJbhTA5CdblcXx3TfAdBplb-q0qubvsK2_UqlBs3_VGPrPlRSUjN8nCW1jMkL-Rpl_tsET1EWVt-WzHHqhgD7OCDH9KHxpQ/s320/D274B1A6-0493-42BB-9396-11917FFDBB47.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we headed out to hike around Lake Dillon. This trail was a perfect hike for us and had beautiful views</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUo4i2ubTYmAx4mbYLMeRRFbfBgfHlb4CaUNE_jH2xd-3cOUlK3SPDZIdklU5PKm-w9nBPvLntcb0fTc7Hrkbvn0HSRZJFecsHxM2vDuNunZWWRycnjg2vPBYsK-cyD2BBuEJXnV6RGA/s2048/67C43B2A-DFB3-415A-8C88-4890C30564F5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUo4i2ubTYmAx4mbYLMeRRFbfBgfHlb4CaUNE_jH2xd-3cOUlK3SPDZIdklU5PKm-w9nBPvLntcb0fTc7Hrkbvn0HSRZJFecsHxM2vDuNunZWWRycnjg2vPBYsK-cyD2BBuEJXnV6RGA/s320/67C43B2A-DFB3-415A-8C88-4890C30564F5.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwsmRojAMCsAtQruJnsHVV7XrbJ2tLbn2wMGMgkQXbHa8NfFIGGN-jMihm_iZ7jElyNa3KCkk_DjF20FxkL6aPsPe6A083j7K84O1iLDlJ952j8GgXpIPsfn9AFO3vRgBEQwQQcZyC_A/s2048/48C07231-9F37-4B0D-9640-287E2D9A2B41.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwsmRojAMCsAtQruJnsHVV7XrbJ2tLbn2wMGMgkQXbHa8NfFIGGN-jMihm_iZ7jElyNa3KCkk_DjF20FxkL6aPsPe6A083j7K84O1iLDlJ952j8GgXpIPsfn9AFO3vRgBEQwQQcZyC_A/s320/48C07231-9F37-4B0D-9640-287E2D9A2B41.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-wQjMuK0CLjcarl3cdM6DLY3dgQIMbFn4Kwt1P24DvOowZwACJkFziPqTOtlWDC6uJn6d-bMujUKGyyoedkJqtwfKO8DbCYoufZ6uUJFstuw4Bi4jxQD-1RFWHb1yWZyCFfxro5K4Xo/s2048/6B3C58EC-09FF-4F24-B964-5F4D3DBFF04F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-wQjMuK0CLjcarl3cdM6DLY3dgQIMbFn4Kwt1P24DvOowZwACJkFziPqTOtlWDC6uJn6d-bMujUKGyyoedkJqtwfKO8DbCYoufZ6uUJFstuw4Bi4jxQD-1RFWHb1yWZyCFfxro5K4Xo/s320/6B3C58EC-09FF-4F24-B964-5F4D3DBFF04F.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cooper wanted to get off the path to explore a bit and he did great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyluyJF42SmnB3P7fSlKJeHx0gwM4n1Sraq3QDdnXNgX3j1Kka3fQwXNdjqrLOi2U9sJClLbqkZ7S9VMwJy9GAW2HOzFMpec3wvMno15n_gfWQ-AyHWJ6IBzoWsfSWBW1TvAP4D6eanM/s2048/54B785D0-5DDE-4BEE-BD92-6B77F1C7D1BC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyluyJF42SmnB3P7fSlKJeHx0gwM4n1Sraq3QDdnXNgX3j1Kka3fQwXNdjqrLOi2U9sJClLbqkZ7S9VMwJy9GAW2HOzFMpec3wvMno15n_gfWQ-AyHWJ6IBzoWsfSWBW1TvAP4D6eanM/s320/54B785D0-5DDE-4BEE-BD92-6B77F1C7D1BC.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hiking with his Daddy! We had several rough behavior moments on our trip, but we are still so glad we went on this trip together. It was fun seeing Cooper explore in such a different setting than he was used to. </div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5AtUtJ2ZNjCh2VlJOvVWV3obRjGQ1Bf1Lnfd2JDsn8ZZoTz5Dd2yd__wKqFrJhQhBvgz4JBHdruoXxXrO7HL1aM6OA7o5Befgty5JASOOgj1jHHifKqcD8uhC8Q58ga2CV3f3SYigBQ/s2048/5A0E5A83-9B40-4423-83CE-2045DC08ABA2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5AtUtJ2ZNjCh2VlJOvVWV3obRjGQ1Bf1Lnfd2JDsn8ZZoTz5Dd2yd__wKqFrJhQhBvgz4JBHdruoXxXrO7HL1aM6OA7o5Befgty5JASOOgj1jHHifKqcD8uhC8Q58ga2CV3f3SYigBQ/s320/5A0E5A83-9B40-4423-83CE-2045DC08ABA2.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way home we decided to make a stop at the Royal Gorge. Cooper loved looking down between the slats in the bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ye19hc7_9NRfV9htoNE9TGhC9XZ1ko6aBcT95oNVfcD2ZPKVcQcha7JVa0m7D5GJG_fLv9z7foq6QAvmsvHptAevMMfhahnhM6P0QQ7zVUqW5znlt3lnEB3Z8BQZauLynEar7Bu7-o/s2048/C9267A47-9A6C-4AEC-B715-575562E70B8E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ye19hc7_9NRfV9htoNE9TGhC9XZ1ko6aBcT95oNVfcD2ZPKVcQcha7JVa0m7D5GJG_fLv9z7foq6QAvmsvHptAevMMfhahnhM6P0QQ7zVUqW5znlt3lnEB3Z8BQZauLynEar7Bu7-o/s320/C9267A47-9A6C-4AEC-B715-575562E70B8E.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One last family picture before we left Colorado. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed another night in Dalhart on our way home and got home late Saturday evening. It was a great time away together. And it was a perfect trip for COVID days because we were able to spend most of it outside and away from crowds. Thankful for the opportunity to check out a new state together!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-48626300556742979272020-10-19T19:55:00.001-05:002020-10-23T20:03:56.916-05:00Months of Miles: 5 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX__bvAJcN4hQEvBJZwMFOf5WKYdavVmnEnE-CcfkqX6F783Xsa0seB7rwkQGOs_TwmB5NYUwcyjTsnIa_J6O_fVt6DhSGoLYxuCPndPKvOV3CHLZteMlM9eLKn6ryxv2U4_ROWmym8-s/s2048/D98593D7-82DC-459C-BB98-E1CBBFA1363E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX__bvAJcN4hQEvBJZwMFOf5WKYdavVmnEnE-CcfkqX6F783Xsa0seB7rwkQGOs_TwmB5NYUwcyjTsnIa_J6O_fVt6DhSGoLYxuCPndPKvOV3CHLZteMlM9eLKn6ryxv2U4_ROWmym8-s/s320/D98593D7-82DC-459C-BB98-E1CBBFA1363E.heic" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Weight: 20 lbs</span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-03962582-c5f4-25c4-003d-34c612498b61"><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Diaper Size: 4</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clothes Size: Some 6 months, some 9 months</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Things you Love: Being Held, Eating, being outside, your thumb, hanging toys on your bassinet and play mat, being sung to, getting your clothes changed (most babies don't love this, but you just giggle so much on the changing table), rolling over (until you're on your tummy too long!), your brother</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things you Don’t Love: Being hungry, your car seat, loud noises</span></div><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Milestones: You started rolling to your stomach this month, but will frequently get mad after a few minutes there. Sometimes you can roll back to your back, but you don't always. You've started showing more interest in your brother this month and you both just make each other giggle like crazy. You make lots of sounds and Cooper will frequently tell us you said something specific ("Miles just said bump!" "Miles was singing to the music!"). You went on your first family vacation this month!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); clear: both; color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4nu3f4Dth5o0cEND_uL3vpmYzCcyd6uccTmU0VT5aKXxPcF86Vw5TyNwRK5R3jYZ1m2rCoN6RByyTQHwyV7QRHJiLPYm4eIEPTRc6x3Fc202jE4-kWdlW1V2Q3XOQPFJK8RvgO4QhBc/s2048/BC17646D-B29C-42F5-8798-7D7431F8B7E2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4nu3f4Dth5o0cEND_uL3vpmYzCcyd6uccTmU0VT5aKXxPcF86Vw5TyNwRK5R3jYZ1m2rCoN6RByyTQHwyV7QRHJiLPYm4eIEPTRc6x3Fc202jE4-kWdlW1V2Q3XOQPFJK8RvgO4QhBc/s320/BC17646D-B29C-42F5-8798-7D7431F8B7E2.heic" /></a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></span></span></div><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh my </i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>sweet</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"> baby boy, your smile just </i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>melts</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"> me. I love holding you and I love that you still love to be rocked (by this point your brother </i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>couldn't be rocked to sleep because he'd quickly wake up, but you let me rock you to sleep and you easily stay asleep). You still go with the flow pretty well, but you are also starting to make your displeasure known more. We all 3 would do anything to make you smile. You light up our days and we're just so glad you're ours.</i></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8JVZAsNXZGVvY2X7Ag-o3or8rKch4W4IEcp_fzPOXHiQ0mgpU6t0XWX4oajAeA63jWVWkMaizEuMUVJd6IA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 129, 142); color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-4300380832315180942020-10-04T13:39:00.001-05:002020-10-04T13:39:11.140-05:00State Fair Drive Thru<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of our Fall traditions is going to the State Fair. Because of COVID (in our house it's known as "Safe and healthy time") they had cancelled the fair awhile back. Fletcher's Corny Dogs almost immediately started announcing popups where they'd have their food truck out to serve corny dogs and we considered going to one, but I can't eat dairy right now so I wouldn't be able to have one. Then they announced they'd be doing a drive thru Fair experience with food and pictures with Big Tex. David wasn't really interested in going since our littlest guy doesn't love the car so we had decided not to go. But then my mom mentioned wanting to go, so we decided to take the kids on Friday and check it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBcmLK08ca-BavTqavUgOenhyphenhyphenKuaBskEISsnzitnXKPc1VWhbkmlzy-p1vWy6nIwU_E-oZ7VeN8Jfmy6KGC6Cp658kwQJ4yqA15tDxx644XTvslSQnZxpAAixWwfZVbc4hK4gdXP0DCs/s2048/6FC68C4A-C625-4969-90F2-159C78A956C0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBcmLK08ca-BavTqavUgOenhyphenhyphenKuaBskEISsnzitnXKPc1VWhbkmlzy-p1vWy6nIwU_E-oZ7VeN8Jfmy6KGC6Cp658kwQJ4yqA15tDxx644XTvslSQnZxpAAixWwfZVbc4hK4gdXP0DCs/s320/6FC68C4A-C625-4969-90F2-159C78A956C0.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We signed up for the 10:00-1:00 spot. We got there at 9:30 and they were letting people in early so we actually got in before 10. It was really well organized for us, we drove thru and got drinks, then fries, then corn dogs, then cotton candy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2VpDdsLE8IXxvMiA-dz2tKoV5b-W0V3qNvhiCf7OKhYMJ5mXbsIqo-x9xF-ZkBQcIye_6HzHjHiAS9xy1iz1SulX1U1OE4vEE0uSeGlM4KqoMTuyNhIuE26hXFWHtNt8GXn3UYvQCwk/s2048/6B005EE2-68D7-4FDB-8EA6-82E2CEF2BC96.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2VpDdsLE8IXxvMiA-dz2tKoV5b-W0V3qNvhiCf7OKhYMJ5mXbsIqo-x9xF-ZkBQcIye_6HzHjHiAS9xy1iz1SulX1U1OE4vEE0uSeGlM4KqoMTuyNhIuE26hXFWHtNt8GXn3UYvQCwk/s320/6B005EE2-68D7-4FDB-8EA6-82E2CEF2BC96.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We let Cooper get out of his car seat to watch while we drove slowly through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxIfNxo9YpnTuV41w16vtRvGUH5jC0hOMv4W1P3j6BSX1eo9-8YC2720QJN9Hd1BwrfkV0SfhFLqM_j3MmWJuac1iJNQaxGGwp0eiRAtAAOQ8ARsxMCuCKF4fPj1rI_wN1HNhfIQmbDo/s2048/8862A5DF-4E40-4587-B5B1-43A93ACD0AC7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxIfNxo9YpnTuV41w16vtRvGUH5jC0hOMv4W1P3j6BSX1eo9-8YC2720QJN9Hd1BwrfkV0SfhFLqM_j3MmWJuac1iJNQaxGGwp0eiRAtAAOQ8ARsxMCuCKF4fPj1rI_wN1HNhfIQmbDo/s320/8862A5DF-4E40-4587-B5B1-43A93ACD0AC7.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He loved seeing everything!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdK2IfNwJsW90RAQ75WNS4hPTPTK_JlFopq5KUUIBrxzOCimlfKZkjQOeACqSKCRgf01JcJ45re4WgATvHBqRT21JvZWHxCELAkSued27zRUoXLVzVatNMCg3cG9QKjK4aL713z_oeFps/s2048/E0C16C81-E4B8-419D-994B-435C9A4A36DC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdK2IfNwJsW90RAQ75WNS4hPTPTK_JlFopq5KUUIBrxzOCimlfKZkjQOeACqSKCRgf01JcJ45re4WgATvHBqRT21JvZWHxCELAkSued27zRUoXLVzVatNMCg3cG9QKjK4aL713z_oeFps/s320/E0C16C81-E4B8-419D-994B-435C9A4A36DC.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had a space set up to park and get a picture with Big Tex.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjg24EcDNiKVmLIKf1gF5oGvjZHSqkRxWWCAVa3LWCj42f2QvjTBMBHJaAL7uyHe9rLQG5tQwQYPypBUnS8x7Oo5SPKAGkyrfAVA7MHVp1E4lW0xK3wPnfQEt5b5GMBfvNnMH77GC-qoc/s1280/CDCC0EF2-A358-40B0-9163-138167F25046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjg24EcDNiKVmLIKf1gF5oGvjZHSqkRxWWCAVa3LWCj42f2QvjTBMBHJaAL7uyHe9rLQG5tQwQYPypBUnS8x7Oo5SPKAGkyrfAVA7MHVp1E4lW0xK3wPnfQEt5b5GMBfvNnMH77GC-qoc/s320/CDCC0EF2-A358-40B0-9163-138167F25046.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wore our masks in line and Cooper refused to take his off for the picture because #3yearold. They had photographers taking pictures and then texted them to you right away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9yBBRa_3tQGwNWFx686nQa-3HVdqL4MxtL5qtx-i3-rFPctNuvf1ERngcGJuUF9XTpKgjNNfsnq499cYZ1vk2xons3GhEl3Eog8B-kA6hYiD64tYaSyBS_AVeMKs2EK_CNJvAmFFEiE/s2048/9726A2F8-2B86-498F-B4A0-4389E6B3E797.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9yBBRa_3tQGwNWFx686nQa-3HVdqL4MxtL5qtx-i3-rFPctNuvf1ERngcGJuUF9XTpKgjNNfsnq499cYZ1vk2xons3GhEl3Eog8B-kA6hYiD64tYaSyBS_AVeMKs2EK_CNJvAmFFEiE/s320/9726A2F8-2B86-498F-B4A0-4389E6B3E797.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun driving past the Ferris wheel. Cooper was adamant he would not ever want to ride it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSsqBvEWud9slXOk7PF6fHO0sSYASHNLrWMcSe6S_9AQkrNALv9qIyfnWCGNSp2AxKjd3qK_bq2yWPJxg39c9rDoHSmtd3NLQhkWwKRtWuTOXgIBZ6bktyBY2WWjJesEi1VAMjW_H6UA/s2048/FD949BAA-49F8-4FB9-84CD-BB4A79A3D993.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSsqBvEWud9slXOk7PF6fHO0sSYASHNLrWMcSe6S_9AQkrNALv9qIyfnWCGNSp2AxKjd3qK_bq2yWPJxg39c9rDoHSmtd3NLQhkWwKRtWuTOXgIBZ6bktyBY2WWjJesEi1VAMjW_H6UA/s320/FD949BAA-49F8-4FB9-84CD-BB4A79A3D993.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our whole crew. After we took our picture, my mom held Miles for the rest of the drive. Anytime we interacted with fair staff they require you to wear a mask (which I appreciate!) so I kept mine on most of the time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ95Kk_Wxpxs4Odn0hTNJbJIwAC8GuCWpMvu6yQ2ov1Y5xg7AzKWLrCV-q7pombMp1zdJpNdhTGTEokA5Ke-X2uJxtEoZEur2L6jcilMnHMwJMGL0j8MHvIajZnqkXGHR36vPoRsQL89A/s2048/938B684C-D1CA-4947-9321-89A29050E202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ95Kk_Wxpxs4Odn0hTNJbJIwAC8GuCWpMvu6yQ2ov1Y5xg7AzKWLrCV-q7pombMp1zdJpNdhTGTEokA5Ke-X2uJxtEoZEur2L6jcilMnHMwJMGL0j8MHvIajZnqkXGHR36vPoRsQL89A/s320/938B684C-D1CA-4947-9321-89A29050E202.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Big Tex we stopped for a midway prize. They have you pick a number and then that door determines what size prize you get. Cooper chose 3 and got a large prize, a stuffed dog to take home. Then we picked up fried Oreos and kettle corn before heading out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAI1SzNBw5-LNKR7Jzy-y9dYMVn2lFrV7ialz1lxMM0BxyjB6iLNPsoKy2giAm9i1-jwL7D0JasVpgLDPuBMnVxtoE39z4YvzqDNu3Qr669ksP1cJkU8lV1F4QjbZfou2qcksiyKA7C4/s2048/2603348D-BFAC-47F7-AF05-8A355D4BA99A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAI1SzNBw5-LNKR7Jzy-y9dYMVn2lFrV7ialz1lxMM0BxyjB6iLNPsoKy2giAm9i1-jwL7D0JasVpgLDPuBMnVxtoE39z4YvzqDNu3Qr669ksP1cJkU8lV1F4QjbZfou2qcksiyKA7C4/s320/2603348D-BFAC-47F7-AF05-8A355D4BA99A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were done by about 10:30 and they had a parking lot at the exit where you could stop and picnic. A couple was leaving and offered us their spot in the shade and then took a picture for us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NdcFZ3KXMixE3wIlfpA8pVqG9MFb9QXQfdr_cqo743XpmB8YqxrAaVKCQtN6q2MTKsRsB2Tzg_NlMzRghQeo1XWqKcVYiCCVk8Hi4A-S_imaZ8HsvPjCATfNIG8hVF3sktjXYxIl0MY/s2048/FEA888D8-4F3E-498E-9497-C1BBB038960D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NdcFZ3KXMixE3wIlfpA8pVqG9MFb9QXQfdr_cqo743XpmB8YqxrAaVKCQtN6q2MTKsRsB2Tzg_NlMzRghQeo1XWqKcVYiCCVk8Hi4A-S_imaZ8HsvPjCATfNIG8hVF3sktjXYxIl0MY/s320/FEA888D8-4F3E-498E-9497-C1BBB038960D.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cooper enjoyed all of the food.</div><div><br /></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRWI2WwdeY_SuaMiX5v_LQ5897QM9oqX5CUK2aZnK4qNN5solKbxlrj94BMrgzB8w-XL8L_R3SVQMVP1stgNtga-MpTRPtewZNSBHmZ0jEFgNPQxIQDHsSOqxcg-TrfcCPqH5bz2v2jA/s2048/1A99942E-7D5D-4E1F-8B0F-1F5512AE1A44.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRWI2WwdeY_SuaMiX5v_LQ5897QM9oqX5CUK2aZnK4qNN5solKbxlrj94BMrgzB8w-XL8L_R3SVQMVP1stgNtga-MpTRPtewZNSBHmZ0jEFgNPQxIQDHsSOqxcg-TrfcCPqH5bz2v2jA/s320/1A99942E-7D5D-4E1F-8B0F-1F5512AE1A44.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miles enjoyed the beautiful day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH3aiPxdllLcY6wDanJvsfwA-31shJZDAjXoaaW2VOo4gSWM1LVw0Te0BqEnQlnvPF8yXJGqdJpt2r_1NUr5OQBf07PCJZBeEfIWsJhEd7wZBEgV-JbZ0-VoHErSwwZC4MCDNMhKyG6w/s2048/A3F3FE48-6923-45F9-9F68-02F6BDC1D3AF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH3aiPxdllLcY6wDanJvsfwA-31shJZDAjXoaaW2VOo4gSWM1LVw0Te0BqEnQlnvPF8yXJGqdJpt2r_1NUr5OQBf07PCJZBeEfIWsJhEd7wZBEgV-JbZ0-VoHErSwwZC4MCDNMhKyG6w/s320/A3F3FE48-6923-45F9-9F68-02F6BDC1D3AF.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picnicking. Cooper's favorite was the fried Oreos. There were 3 in the container so we told him that was perfect so we could each have one. He ate one and then started on another and when my mom reminded him we were sharing he got upset and said "But I was hungry for all of the fried Oreos." Poor kid did not want to share, but then moved on to finish his corn dog and eat some cotton candy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day and we had a great time! I know there had been some slower days the first weekend while they were getting started, but everything was efficient the day we went and everyone was so kind and seemed excited to have people at the Fair! I'm glad we had a chance to check it out this year!</div><br /> <p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-55343224368737447502020-10-03T07:00:00.001-05:002020-10-03T07:00:03.871-05:00Pumpkins at The Arboretum<p style="text-align: center;">This past week we had the chance to go to the Pumpkin Village at the Arboretum with some friends! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_QlpbGlY5upW1GR6swWtD4d-iYFQCf2B5o6sSoow8TS6Z54-zHyIZ83Vz6UxNkJr825uzkEc5aAW85mRoF4s0L24orXGHf5mcZ7YHB29RKbdIUbzQpuq2QtlR34xy6cFvt1Z_3bEztM/s2048/IMG_4181.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_QlpbGlY5upW1GR6swWtD4d-iYFQCf2B5o6sSoow8TS6Z54-zHyIZ83Vz6UxNkJr825uzkEc5aAW85mRoF4s0L24orXGHf5mcZ7YHB29RKbdIUbzQpuq2QtlR34xy6cFvt1Z_3bEztM/s320/IMG_4181.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet pumpkins both looking and smiling!</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHd6huqVxUIW2UxALbWOx9RomJ8QEuBH1fbyYJua-HsH30tcCcgbvVRhFSZAB9L0QRANm0e0bWwY57drueHlZr6nh7olS-6gWRI9L5jy0Nuv_Vk6v6npZa3acTd6RgB7gD6p7n7x4HG4/s2048/IMG_4187.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHd6huqVxUIW2UxALbWOx9RomJ8QEuBH1fbyYJua-HsH30tcCcgbvVRhFSZAB9L0QRANm0e0bWwY57drueHlZr6nh7olS-6gWRI9L5jy0Nuv_Vk6v6npZa3acTd6RgB7gD6p7n7x4HG4/s320/IMG_4187.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Baby's first pumpkin patch!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLRWCN-vXiAcaHEh3N5cMq2DWNaa3Tu_5GwUwhKD4EzSREhqi6jLRleGoyw5OkynNNkNfXSt1gJM0587n9OhNnAqSXSRUazCZR2Ic9JrI9ET9Y9-XGycV9wkJXBVJof3soj2qvE6OQYE/s2048/IMG_4202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLRWCN-vXiAcaHEh3N5cMq2DWNaa3Tu_5GwUwhKD4EzSREhqi6jLRleGoyw5OkynNNkNfXSt1gJM0587n9OhNnAqSXSRUazCZR2Ic9JrI9ET9Y9-XGycV9wkJXBVJof3soj2qvE6OQYE/s320/IMG_4202.jpeg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">My big boy loved climbing on the pumpkins</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe7-N616fkwP2QjCaA4zKubAx3h9wTNix4cDqcLtECzUvZWfgitKAu7P7FourRyJ_-Cye36o9sxNDx87Fj5AY_e2t1PDNPbmEfTieSYphll0ahrvnlmYOpKONKvWhSYuASvwtDLjbZ70/s2048/IMG_4213.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe7-N616fkwP2QjCaA4zKubAx3h9wTNix4cDqcLtECzUvZWfgitKAu7P7FourRyJ_-Cye36o9sxNDx87Fj5AY_e2t1PDNPbmEfTieSYphll0ahrvnlmYOpKONKvWhSYuASvwtDLjbZ70/s320/IMG_4213.jpeg" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">He also had a blast with his friends!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l9Lz7R8mmWpIn69NHcrYkhnlpxUyMwFpTEkpHl_-vTQaFZaVTXxIknbYM0N67ZNUzXr1JIbsOnnb-oaFrM-SGLOLMKiRfEIvFuJg1oxL-1fiHJmGuSnTz58ZuDFgaDtvzHw-f8hWKro/s2048/IMG_4219.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l9Lz7R8mmWpIn69NHcrYkhnlpxUyMwFpTEkpHl_-vTQaFZaVTXxIknbYM0N67ZNUzXr1JIbsOnnb-oaFrM-SGLOLMKiRfEIvFuJg1oxL-1fiHJmGuSnTz58ZuDFgaDtvzHw-f8hWKro/s320/IMG_4219.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend snapped this picture of baby M and it is my favorite.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's definitely a weird year so it was nice to have a fairly normal Fall activity! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089188820082140561.post-75758334892054398212020-10-01T20:55:00.001-05:002020-10-01T20:55:59.981-05:00September iPhone Rewind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fall arrived this month and we had a lot of fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvWOARDx9SsOobYyWqSpwh3TNh4EJJ8KaIOhY2gDI6oTDnIaenKXQM44IEiCrljTr8eoEbU01tbaABriCeERHs8o5UfW1qxmpaQ0HrYblaKgBzZIndyWf6ndKIBte9Uu7KKayPC2idDE/s2048/3F75D7F9-281C-496F-BA05-6EE8E9F9E110.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvWOARDx9SsOobYyWqSpwh3TNh4EJJ8KaIOhY2gDI6oTDnIaenKXQM44IEiCrljTr8eoEbU01tbaABriCeERHs8o5UfW1qxmpaQ0HrYblaKgBzZIndyWf6ndKIBte9Uu7KKayPC2idDE/s320/3F75D7F9-281C-496F-BA05-6EE8E9F9E110.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This guy is definitely loving his thumb and he's pretty precious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KEHycGzqryX1v1SSc-0ZxGP8CxcbY2Ce96NSQ-rDuRU3_JCCroIRttGV6FpxSsb0yfWGh5R06EcYp6qfwpYQ0DeOPceRiXswly3OAsaNnlbMHyCj6GXo3tmh01530Fryd33BBMypCuo/s2048/EA5CDF81-FECF-4CE4-8F26-2B8315309DBB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KEHycGzqryX1v1SSc-0ZxGP8CxcbY2Ce96NSQ-rDuRU3_JCCroIRttGV6FpxSsb0yfWGh5R06EcYp6qfwpYQ0DeOPceRiXswly3OAsaNnlbMHyCj6GXo3tmh01530Fryd33BBMypCuo/s320/EA5CDF81-FECF-4CE4-8F26-2B8315309DBB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">College football is back! The boys enjoyed all sporting their OU clothes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bTjp0DkgaEe9Vv_XEstgWSmGG3gMiR1rKHYgapph_lJS7bCl-B9YRMEHySZP1cYeFGeW8pLztZ3W0LLdTsWDzOj3P13Nn7n6uWcpvjLIpiupEbwCg5cpD73ds5mYnnIEmN0iFV4Q8sE/s2048/D85B041D-92C8-41A0-AE4F-B34CFC57CB19.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bTjp0DkgaEe9Vv_XEstgWSmGG3gMiR1rKHYgapph_lJS7bCl-B9YRMEHySZP1cYeFGeW8pLztZ3W0LLdTsWDzOj3P13Nn7n6uWcpvjLIpiupEbwCg5cpD73ds5mYnnIEmN0iFV4Q8sE/s320/D85B041D-92C8-41A0-AE4F-B34CFC57CB19.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a visit from Nanny and Pappaw!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNmtSfKOqZOETie_UtvB_VTaaThIvEyVyxeNRbRv26BI2GsKR8ucO8Ly2FEG4yPG9TqhqRnzDUbAxzH0agfixFk0YcwMQman0m1z3-1VEly5Zg1uI5pmmG_URB1_mysUWUpZYv6pjfP4/s2048/5EFFCCE0-2303-4BDB-BD08-5CB1FA7C5E7A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNmtSfKOqZOETie_UtvB_VTaaThIvEyVyxeNRbRv26BI2GsKR8ucO8Ly2FEG4yPG9TqhqRnzDUbAxzH0agfixFk0YcwMQman0m1z3-1VEly5Zg1uI5pmmG_URB1_mysUWUpZYv6pjfP4/s320/5EFFCCE0-2303-4BDB-BD08-5CB1FA7C5E7A.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miles had his 4 month check up. He is so confused about me wearing a mask so he stayed pretty reserved the whole time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0IoiFLNjqnku0kwFhtTjcu_In6vyqnNZxXiaQ50oInM3cv8aLNLKPtoKrHSfcIsuy0Tj-qu_1IpxYvvM0o4sX6FHmDa60e271U1VBeM5yfqZKoCN6b6Pf7ieR-9idr_rp2yDOP1gtuA/s2048/E30BCA22-A982-4E37-8447-7F2416EC9A23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1363" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0IoiFLNjqnku0kwFhtTjcu_In6vyqnNZxXiaQ50oInM3cv8aLNLKPtoKrHSfcIsuy0Tj-qu_1IpxYvvM0o4sX6FHmDa60e271U1VBeM5yfqZKoCN6b6Pf7ieR-9idr_rp2yDOP1gtuA/s320/E30BCA22-A982-4E37-8447-7F2416EC9A23.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our church had a service at the Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco. We were thankful for an opportunity to worship with our church in a place that we felt fairly safe since we aren't ready to be back indoors yet. They also took pictures at home plate which our boy loved!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4s9PJpcsgvHSUPvZWpvftHbfDCd2DH81PS8KIibEyraJiE6C4Z5DyufpO_ocB_PtWVDUmspyrs8col7-h7z98c_WGh9hH61MuutrWlkc-djkLR_lwQAWoJJvcO_V9lDvdSL-lPdlIfY/s2048/7F811971-7BC2-493B-820A-515372CD9696.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4s9PJpcsgvHSUPvZWpvftHbfDCd2DH81PS8KIibEyraJiE6C4Z5DyufpO_ocB_PtWVDUmspyrs8col7-h7z98c_WGh9hH61MuutrWlkc-djkLR_lwQAWoJJvcO_V9lDvdSL-lPdlIfY/s320/7F811971-7BC2-493B-820A-515372CD9696.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Batman week of Superhero School brought some matching Batman brothers.</div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCDnNTmd1VkMz3pE7Ka0_6JAUkrhr_eykzWxMDH8M8sZQuK5FPr-uXamjImXYRhqIQfZvHm1JvTRxHkMlG2y6IG57W6Jr61ggDyavcGNv5FS5IJVrM6WuNfsbace-UZwAsNwcQc4RSqM/s2048/C699B817-EADE-426C-BD53-51B64E55049B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCDnNTmd1VkMz3pE7Ka0_6JAUkrhr_eykzWxMDH8M8sZQuK5FPr-uXamjImXYRhqIQfZvHm1JvTRxHkMlG2y6IG57W6Jr61ggDyavcGNv5FS5IJVrM6WuNfsbace-UZwAsNwcQc4RSqM/s320/C699B817-EADE-426C-BD53-51B64E55049B.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Someone is getting pretty good at tummy time</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFejBsALOtpYJJknCXzigzLznlKlRiWRi4QjbB8X4DzGf4cMau8doi01eYJho6od5kdY3x7fbmiDWfCt_v3HgRN8PuyV-Q76inNi7_N0evvBOdBgVJ0UuCe2WyM6XXlCR1pgEQjIpcGxQ/s2048/478A7F9B-EFB7-4CEE-81FC-BC853A7A2F08.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFejBsALOtpYJJknCXzigzLznlKlRiWRi4QjbB8X4DzGf4cMau8doi01eYJho6od5kdY3x7fbmiDWfCt_v3HgRN8PuyV-Q76inNi7_N0evvBOdBgVJ0UuCe2WyM6XXlCR1pgEQjIpcGxQ/s320/478A7F9B-EFB7-4CEE-81FC-BC853A7A2F08.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a friend invite us to join their "Adventure Club" so we join a group of friends every Friday for hiking. Cooper has been having a blast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QIfCGgwd65r3T_kx7BK1oTHOAlqiDZ46lcOu9JAVo52EDksDLsdhPU1FNtmCCFanEoJNOQv-ReSBhioEHKVh2etsH1ixPI0CRsyDUlIReNZqgT3vo_hVCQULkT2h5Tm2yRLqZCWeZCY/s2048/81F31F3D-C7D5-4EEE-9408-83DB97C1B2CD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QIfCGgwd65r3T_kx7BK1oTHOAlqiDZ46lcOu9JAVo52EDksDLsdhPU1FNtmCCFanEoJNOQv-ReSBhioEHKVh2etsH1ixPI0CRsyDUlIReNZqgT3vo_hVCQULkT2h5Tm2yRLqZCWeZCY/s320/81F31F3D-C7D5-4EEE-9408-83DB97C1B2CD.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our littlest guy hangs in the carrier while brother plays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic24FgJG8srbJe1x9UUouVQovDNl2PjWWYgmkA3c4pwAwW3QjNsYTPx-6KmWoavLe3EZ20WbyOG8BbbdWJsgk6QyrHk8DXcMuE48Crce_Yzq75xP4kB08W8mpbfgE6i9gbwM5tUQ8TiXE/s2048/7369FA27-4D86-42D8-A58D-B357915F4162.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic24FgJG8srbJe1x9UUouVQovDNl2PjWWYgmkA3c4pwAwW3QjNsYTPx-6KmWoavLe3EZ20WbyOG8BbbdWJsgk6QyrHk8DXcMuE48Crce_Yzq75xP4kB08W8mpbfgE6i9gbwM5tUQ8TiXE/s320/7369FA27-4D86-42D8-A58D-B357915F4162.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've also been doing some family hikes in preparation for our trip to Colorado.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaN0BnF5336Yp71Ibo110Sk8KZyCeRKlDFMOEGuQfrQN0e71mX-M5G7ewYrAaZUf9ixqgVhyphenhyphenjn6RN9srsobhnIEEq_sZ5xaHRvYr5sO5jt7JHucA7YwHbsSQh0chZj5zwqCXUNpcZHXg/s2048/1E0B3FD1-85EF-475D-BB0A-D3477E4CFD6B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaN0BnF5336Yp71Ibo110Sk8KZyCeRKlDFMOEGuQfrQN0e71mX-M5G7ewYrAaZUf9ixqgVhyphenhyphenjn6RN9srsobhnIEEq_sZ5xaHRvYr5sO5jt7JHucA7YwHbsSQh0chZj5zwqCXUNpcZHXg/s320/1E0B3FD1-85EF-475D-BB0A-D3477E4CFD6B.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to meet up with our friends for a picnic at the park. Cooper loved getting to see Maddie, Eli, and Aiden and running around with them after lunch!</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509390343580014218noreply@blogger.com0