tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72733708168836376142024-03-15T18:10:21.671-07:00The Barker ClanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-62276534826264524872015-08-17T12:41:00.000-07:002015-08-17T12:41:58.733-07:00Gracie's First Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night was a total and complete opposite of what I thought it would be. Starting around 5 last pretty much everything set Gracie off; except for going for a ride on the neighbors go cart. That was pretty much the only thing she didn't scream, kick, or hit about last night.<br />
When she was told that she needed to go inside, eat dinner and then we would be doing her fathers blessing before bed, she started yelling that she only wants a mothers blessing. She wasn't accepting the fact that it isn't something moms can do. I had to promise her that I would say a prayer with her but that's all I could do.<br />
She reluctantly let her dad give her a blessing, with me holding her hand of course. It was a beautiful blessing and I feel lucky to have a husband willing and able to give my kids a blessing whenever needed.<br />
When it finally came time for bed, Gracie told me that during the blessing she could feel the Holy Ghost. She said he was pulling her skin from inside! I'm not exactly sure what or how you felt baby girl, but the spirit was strong!<br />
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This morning her alarm went off after everyone else was already awake. She walked down the hall barely awake and mumbled "my alarm is going off for the first day of schoo.......MY ALARMS GOING OFF FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL". It took her a minute to realize, but once she did, she was ecstatic. I could barely keep her from bouncing around the house long enough to do her hair or eat breakfast. Come to think of it....I don't think she even took a bite of her food. She was too excited.<br />
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Pictures were taken, we sent William off to the bus stop alone for the very first time, and we were off to school. Once we got there, she ran right over and found the cubby with her name on it, threw her backpack in and went skipping off with her teacher (same one from last year which really helps!) and never looked back. No kiss, no hug, no tears. It was a bitter sweet moment. Then I got in the car, drove home, and sat on the couch for 3 hours!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to be productive while she's at school....but that definitely wasn't happening today!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-35390571958629914722015-08-17T09:30:00.001-07:002015-08-17T09:30:23.258-07:00Will's First Day of 1st GradeWell this may be a bit of picture overload...but I just can't decide which ones are my favorite!!<br />
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I honestly can't believe that he is almost 6 and already in 1st grade. Today snuck up on me, and not just in the sentimental sense. I didn't realize that today was the first day of school until last week when we ripped off the July calendar and there it was on the calendar. I had less than a week and a half's warning and so many things I still wanted to do with my kids before vacation ended. Well.....we didn't do any of them! We spent every day just like the others. Running around for hours in the dirt and heat, a few hours here and there at the pool, fighting with friends and pouting about bed time. That was pretty much our time before today hit.....and then just like that, we are back into a routine, he's gone for 7 hours a day and I keep eyeing the door waiting for him to come bursting in thru the front door and give me a hug before running back out to play.<br />
I miss the little guy...a lot. I know I need to let him grow up...but it's hard.<br />
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W: "Mom, do you wear underwear?"<br />
Me: "Yeah I do"<br />
W: "Do yours have skylanders on them too? Or is it something girly like Gracie's?"<br />
Me: "Mine and Dad's are all white bud, remember, you've seen them before"<br />
W: "That's super boring. Maybe I'll color you some pictures on your underwear so they aren't so sad"<br />
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Hahahahaha, I wish that life was so simple that the only thing we needed to worry about was the fact that our underwear is super boring!!<br />
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Thanks for making me laugh bud.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-75261908821713500942014-10-31T20:50:00.000-07:002014-10-31T20:50:59.430-07:00Do you have friends?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today Gracie came and snuggled up on my lap and asked "do you have any friends". Of course I do! She then continued on to ask me a very specific question that completely blew me away. "What do you do when your friends throw dirt at you and you don't want them to? Do you yell?"<br />
I almost couldn't believe that she was grown up enough to be asking me questions like this.<br />
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Earlier today she had come home crying because her friend's little brother had spilled her drink and been throwing dirt at her so I figured her questions were stemming from this earlier instance.<br />
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I explained to her that I never yell at my friends, even if we disagree with something, I always use calm words to solve the situation. She then replied "so I can't hit them or yell?"<br />
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I honestly couldn't believe the mature and real person conversation I was having with my daughter. How did she get this old? I kinda want my baby back but at the same time I am loving that I can have talks like this with her.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-59682285498889962732014-08-26T10:36:00.003-07:002014-08-26T10:36:43.358-07:00OEK ProgramBeing a Mom is hard. Before now I thought that sleepless nights were the hardest parts, or that having them talk back everyday was hard. Watching them grow up was the hardest. Little did I know that watching them go out into the world would literally bring me to tears; and I wouldn't know how to get over it.<br />
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Watching William get on the bus the first day was difficult. I wondered if he would make new friends since he didn't know anyone in his class. I hoped that he would remember to be polite and raise his hands in class. I questioned if he would be able to unbutton his shorts when he has to pee; or if he would be the first kid to get in trouble for throwing wood chips on the playground. Would the teacher understand that he's shy when he gets around adults, or would he have friends to read with during story time?<br />
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What I didn't anticipate was the phone call I got from his teacher yesterday. When she started talking I could hear the hesitation in her words, and it was almost like I needed to pry the words out; "Will qualifies for an all day kindergarten program called OEK. It's an early intervention program that helps kids be ready for 1st grade next year"<br />
As a Mom, pretty much all I heard was "you're kid isn't as smart as he needs to be" "you didn't do a good enough job" "he needs more help than the other kids"<br />
It was everything I could do to ask questions, get her opinions and then get off the phone before she could hear the tears in my voice. I hung up and immediately wanted to talk to Sean. Luckily he didn't answer because I couldn't even get words out. He called me right back and all I said was "I need to talk to you, but I can't stop crying". He came home and we talked it over with ourselves as well as with William. We all still have concerns, but now all Will knows is that he gets to have lunch at school which involves brownies...who can beat that?!<br />
I expressed my feelings to Sean. All of the "what ifs" started coming. What if we had moved here in time to get him in preschool last year? What if I had worked harder with him over the last year or the Summer? What if he had a daycare or even karate before now that helped him with authority? and of course What if he now gets teased because he's in a "special class"?<br />
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Is he gonna resent me for this? Is he gonna be mad because he's loosing out on upwards of 4 hours of play time with friends each day? Am I gonna be able to handle it? What am I gonna do with my little man gone for 7.5 hours EVERY DAY?<br />
But then I had to set my feelings aside (really I just shoved them down way deep...they may come back up later!) and think about what if we didn't put him in the program? Would he not be ready for 1st grade? Would he need to repeat Kindergarten?<br />
We have given the teacher a yes to the program. Tomorrow I am going to a parent meeting that will hopefully answer any and all questions that I have, and ease any concerns that might arise. But I'm excited to see how much William grows from the program, and see his smarts and talents flourish from it.<br />
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Here's to hoping I can keep my emotions in check, and not miss him too much as he starts this new journey next week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-85599654950666849952013-05-24T21:00:00.003-07:002013-05-24T21:00:34.868-07:00BBQ fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another post full of pictures. Because really, I love to take pictures of the kids playing with Daddy, and see their fun expressions when I pull out the camera!<br />
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The other night we had a BBQ our in the back yard. It was nice to get out of the house for a bit. Dad has been cooped up so much lately after his surgery, that fresh air was nice for a change.<br />
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Oh, and I bought a horseshoe game at target in their dollar section. So fun to teach the kids how to play...or at least pretend to play!<br />
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Then we decided to have some races. Gracie was such a good girl and never complained that she always got beat. Even though we tried cheating a ton of times, to help her win. Will's just too smart for us!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-9483659443337123142013-05-15T11:54:00.002-07:002013-05-15T11:56:00.495-07:00"Micra-cone"<iframe frameborder="0" height="640" src="https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=4838978174351" width="360"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-24513470726887700802013-03-25T11:13:00.001-07:002013-03-25T19:32:55.833-07:00New CameraSo I got a new camera in November. And I have been getting good at taking pictures. I mean, I use the thing almost daily to take pictures for my other blog <a href="http://www.ourthriftyideas.com/" target="_blank">Our Thrifty Ideas</a>. But yesterday I realized that I have this great piece of equipment and I am not using it for what’s most important; documenting my life to it’s fullest. <br />
I take pictures with my phone, constantly. And my kids definitely are great at being in front of the camera. But the pictures that I take are definitely not “put on the wall” worthy. The quality isn’t great, and they are on my phone so the lighting and bokah etc are not what they could be. <br />
So I have set a challenge for myself to take pictures of my kids on a daily (well maybe every other day) basis and document them. Whether here on the blog (yes, I’m gonna try to get better at posting here) or even just having them in a digital book for when the kids are older.<br />
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So here’s my start. <br />
Last night we had cupcakes for dessert. Gracie kept yelling and Sean and I saying “So delicious, yum”! It was so cute to hear, then we looked at her.<br />
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Hopefully I can get better at sharing the pictures here on the blog. Because let’s admit it; these kids deserve all the screen time they can get!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-12746034173944358342012-12-04T14:21:00.000-08:002012-12-04T14:32:39.597-08:00The Holidays<p>It has been a long time… You ready for picture overload?<br>We went to Washington for Kathy and Ron’s mission farewell. It was so great to see Ron’s kids and get to know them, as well as spend some time as a family in such a beautiful place.<br><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eTQK8gmJ9ro/UL12ax04MbI/AAAAAAAAMAE/_Q9jSVwc_rc/s1600-h/Ribbet%252520collage2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ribbet collage2" border="0" alt="Ribbet collage2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rDTLXRqx4AQ/UL12biE2VrI/AAAAAAAAMAM/ZIuGxU1sIaY/Ribbet%252520collage2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="480" height="480"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gjn-3OK1GR8/UL12cSuUyhI/AAAAAAAAMAU/PPJz5VZ2xVU/s1600-h/Ribbet%252520collage%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ribbet collage" border="0" alt="Ribbet collage" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LS38nZYz02g/UL12d5vaj0I/AAAAAAAAMAc/fwXCCN30ql0/Ribbet%252520collage_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="480" height="480"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K_hXDmQFfe4/UL12e-w-v6I/AAAAAAAAMAk/Ztw38fGlZFo/s1600-h/IMG_7416%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_7416" border="0" alt="IMG_7416" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-85bBgiHvmag/UL12grKPVQI/AAAAAAAAMAs/_gwartfCaXQ/IMG_7416_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="480" height="480"></a><br><br><br>We were able to go crab hunting in the rain, and the kids did not even care that it was freezing and wet. They had a bawl.<br><br>We had our family pictures the next weekend. I am so glad Maren was able to take them, and they turned out better than I could have imagined.<br><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hOEmKTi5CQQ/UL12hLXIVMI/AAAAAAAAMA0/Rd6PGJE0tUc/s1600-h/20121027_0301%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0301" border="0" alt="20121027_0301" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZfFbu-rXoHk/UL12hy2D6EI/AAAAAAAAMA8/lqh0IhNPqh4/20121027_0301_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cuQsowYsTrY/UL12ic8igtI/AAAAAAAAMBE/MJ9Pg6EKwRM/s1600-h/20121027_0279%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0279" border="0" alt="20121027_0279" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-txniDD7p_xo/UL12jBrAuUI/AAAAAAAAMBM/IdYZTBUSV20/20121027_0279_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mAar8bRZm2U/UL12kP2S2lI/AAAAAAAAMBU/zhTx_zatD84/s1600-h/20121027_0242%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0162" border="0" alt="20121027_0162" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XgeH03SA5K8/UL12nZsIO9I/AAAAAAAAMB8/0D9LLwahJd8/20121027_0162_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HqLWsOsBMeA/UL12oPcYhPI/AAAAAAAAMCE/i_cZyZuDjnM/s1600-h/20121027_0157%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0157" border="0" alt="20121027_0157" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LRtz0l5JXuo/UL12oi7h4qI/AAAAAAAAMCM/ex11iFwiwU0/20121027_0157_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZlsVtclYOQI/UL12pglFkqI/AAAAAAAAMCU/SlGaLkp8DXo/s1600-h/20121027_0126%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0126" border="0" alt="20121027_0126" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W1Npsd7LQN0/UL12p19PbyI/AAAAAAAAMCc/ZhCmcecYnI4/20121027_0126_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kUnrjfUfPC4/UL12qZ0UMlI/AAAAAAAAMCk/G7cOgbpDiyc/s1600-h/20121027_0098%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0098" border="0" alt="20121027_0098" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TgLue5NkFKc/UL12q7_lMxI/AAAAAAAAMCs/_LHYLdoDV80/20121027_0098_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tj4_s5Civ98/UL12rsXYSBI/AAAAAAAAMC0/DcBZloD3c0U/s1600-h/20121027_0070%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0070" border="0" alt="20121027_0070" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qm5BOz3rYEg/UL12sCjmrZI/AAAAAAAAMC8/24iMmykqStw/20121027_0070_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="193"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R1uJJ4-4ems/UL12s3rIo8I/AAAAAAAAMDE/Y3aXovVRkSs/s1600-h/20121027_0066%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0066" border="0" alt="20121027_0066" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wNfZpiq_VZM/UL12tmqP5tI/AAAAAAAAMDM/ngqY15MOxIE/20121027_0066_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IcFizNZk2do/UL12uoJ-zqI/AAAAAAAAMDU/ruerX6f_nas/s1600-h/20121027_0030%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20121027_0030" border="0" alt="20121027_0030" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0NLiQVrRNP4/UL12vK3iV5I/AAAAAAAAMDc/GdHbXCEnOUc/20121027_0030_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="244"></a><br><br>Looking at these almost make me cry. I feel so lucky to have the amazing family that I do.<br><br>October was such a great month, ending it with a fun and festive Halloween. The first holiday William has really been able to understand and get into.<br><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kWpjbvwVI9s/UL12vyIvljI/AAAAAAAAMDk/9Nhk9cm6sGw/s1600-h/IMGP5029%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMGP5029" border="0" alt="IMGP5029" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vjVtKuZ3tDo/UL12wRtPtqI/AAAAAAAAMDs/uC_N9ffZgJo/IMGP5029_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="354"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vwR3p2dnuV8/UL12w9dAcnI/AAAAAAAAMD0/i7ZD4xDMSSo/s1600-h/IMGP5011%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMGP5011" border="0" alt="IMGP5011" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xl4S4FEjmbI/UL12xUV7dJI/AAAAAAAAMD8/rRJ8yM16xs0/IMGP5011_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="354"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4chQcjZpkfk/UL12xzryXII/AAAAAAAAMEE/bdGTF8ynT_c/s1600-h/DSCN9570%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9570" border="0" alt="DSCN9570" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gIMeTFDxt-w/UL12y5MWrPI/AAAAAAAAMEM/abHDLU8DYLk/DSCN9570_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="354"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WIdWmQvquew/UL12zq5acwI/AAAAAAAAMEU/leDh2qF9tCQ/s1600-h/DSCN9566%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9566" border="0" alt="DSCN9566" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_X8YvP7ufGw/UL120K-qUbI/AAAAAAAAMEc/6v7nXczds2g/DSCN9566_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V82wBtRXdi0/UL120uG1-sI/AAAAAAAAMEk/aDDjS0rEaj0/s1600-h/DSCN9560%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9560" border="0" alt="DSCN9560" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SwjJV-d4AB0/UL121jVn9NI/AAAAAAAAMEs/-CD_UEXTTZg/DSCN9560_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="354"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WA4zLgY-ba0/UL122JbZ9rI/AAAAAAAAME0/P1jCxoy9PZw/s1600-h/DSCN9552%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9552" border="0" alt="DSCN9552" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_xpWK7U8A5I/UL122gpA__I/AAAAAAAAME8/EEULbvoK5Ac/DSCN9552_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ihr2pn4QpPs/UL123UpegqI/AAAAAAAAMFE/4K0qRJqVd9c/s1600-h/DSCN9549%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9549" border="0" alt="DSCN9549" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hriKaLeDEhk/UL124QzkdYI/AAAAAAAAMFM/sgnktd9d5gk/DSCN9549_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YBSZMwsVWJE/UL1246mGk_I/AAAAAAAAMFU/UhFiB3OIeBs/s1600-h/DSCN9539%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9539" border="0" alt="DSCN9539" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XNBD67ZJolg/UL125gbAQRI/AAAAAAAAMFc/FPzaOLFmsUU/DSCN9539_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><br><br>We taught William how to jump in the leaves this year!!</p> <p><br><iframe height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Pz6noCJj20?list=UUy1hJ-fXkI1grwH5IsYOIzQ&hl=en_US" frameborder="0" width="640" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p><br>In November, we got our first big snow storm. William couldn’t wait to get out in it. He ran to the door in his underwear and rain boots, all ready to play!!<br>He wasn’t happy that I made him wait while we all got our snow clothes on. But it was well worth it when we got out in the fluffy white stuff!<br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YmbPRFtUCkA/UL127LJKj_I/AAAAAAAAMFk/UyEXCtLbrrQ/s1600-h/DSCN9522%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9522" border="0" alt="DSCN9522" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-w-xihvszDTw/UL127VEIhUI/AAAAAAAAMFs/_Cn49Ebi-bw/DSCN9522_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ROA6ngmuZM8/UL128TP0GDI/AAAAAAAAMF0/nsb9h5HF3qY/s1600-h/DSCN9512%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN9512" border="0" alt="DSCN9512" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-72TR56y193g/UL128jsDYaI/AAAAAAAAMF8/Jb6o4TSedcU/DSCN9512_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="354"></a><br><br>But that was nothing compared to our next snow storm!!<br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JLYdH2aOYjE/UL129YHtXvI/AAAAAAAAMGE/b-L96AtTTOw/s1600-h/IMGP5224%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMGP5224" border="0" alt="IMGP5224" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5GbWhVjuAxg/UL129_MGZSI/AAAAAAAAMGM/daAcj6cUtqU/IMGP5224_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XZJxUAJPeMk/UL12_efRDQI/AAAAAAAAMGU/z-NFJ9E5d58/s1600-h/IMGP5218%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMGP5218" border="0" alt="IMGP5218" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NU60EElBCVI/UL13Ale6e1I/AAAAAAAAMGc/vPhq9-GqSXc/IMGP5218_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8qzM4u3hw0o/UL13B-j7dXI/AAAAAAAAMGk/Dbca4kFzGQw/s1600-h/IMGP5217%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMGP5217" border="0" alt="IMGP5217" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4-KX85jUL2w/UL13Covhp8I/AAAAAAAAMGs/0F5LwjnlH6E/IMGP5217_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="266"></a><br><br>We even made a slide for William!<br><iframe height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tt9nf8PwedY?list=UUy1hJ-fXkI1grwH5IsYOIzQ&hl=en_US" frameborder="0" width="640" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>We are now in to December, and I can not wait for what Christmas has to offer. William is already calling or facetimeing with Santa every day, and reminding me what he wants for Christmas any chance he has. Oh the joys of a toddler!!! </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-41275099295110913782012-09-03T22:25:00.001-07:002012-09-03T22:25:50.274-07:00Labor Day Swimming PartyToday we started out riding bikes…like we do most days. I couldn’t help but take a video of them.<br />
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With the weekend being as tough as it was, we didn’t really get a chance to have a “party” for William’s birthday. So when Lynette invited us to a swim party at her Dad’s house, we jumped at it. He loves anything to do with water, so we knew he would have a blast.<br />
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Boy am I glad that we did. It was such a great day. After more than 2 hours in the pool, and then a few more having a BBQ and chasing his cousins and friends in circles…the kid crashed on the drive home and didn’t even flinch when we brought him in and put him to bed for the night!<br />
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Here’s some fun pictures from our day.<br />
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And of course….some AWESOME videos!<br />
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William kept jumping, then yelling “cannon ball” after coming up!! lol<br />
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The guys kept doing synchronized jumping!! <br />
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And last the definite best of all the game…..BILL!<br />
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Well, last night my old visiting teacher, who has moved away but is still apparently looking out for me, sent her husband over to double check. He did incredible things to both of my computers, and may actually be able to recover some of my pictures!!! HOOOOORAAAAAAYY! I seriously could have kissed him (I didn't just for Nancy and Sean's sake!).<br />
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But all of that made me realize that I need to start sharing my pictures and stories on our family blog more often. I not only need to keep everyone up to date with our incredibly crazy lives, but have the pictures documented. I will be printing the blog every few months for our own hard copy, and would love to have current, and up to date pictures!!<br />
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Yesterday we went and parked on one end of main street and walked up and down it. We went to see if there were any kids shows playing that I may take William to this weekend. He's never been to a theater before, and I think it would be a fun Mommy date to go to the little theater in kaysville! Anywho, we walked up to one end where there was a snow cone shack. Of course, we couldn't pass up a $2 snow cone. So we all shared one. I have a feeling we may be riding out bike there quite a bit this summer!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-65103074759854609232012-02-12T20:58:00.000-08:002012-02-12T21:06:30.978-08:00Viva Las VegasMost of my posts here on the blog are about the kiddos, even though the title states otherwise. So, we are going to change that!! This one's about ME!<br />
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Last month, I got a very unexpected invite on Facebook for a random trip to...Las Vegas! Seriously, I wouldn't have cared who was inviting me at the time, I probably would have jumped on board with just about anyone. Can you say "Mommy Break"? But to make the sound of vacation even better, it was with my amazing girlfriends from high school. <br />
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I haven't seen most of these girls in almost 8 years (Wow, I'm old!) and mainly just keep in touch thru facebook and blogs. Although I feel like I know everything about them, thanks to technology, I was frightened things might be awkward with the time that had passed. Senior year was a rough year for me, and I was scared that this trip may take me back to that hard time in my life.<br />
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The weekend should have started with a blunt warning that we would not be mature nor ladylike all weekend long!<br />
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We got there late on Friday night, and stayed until Tuesday morning. Unfortunately AmyLyn and Kim weren't able to stay til Tuesday, but did convince their husbands into letting them stay until Monday!<br />
We crammed as much as we could into that short amount of time. Temple Saturday afternoon followed by lunch and then an AMAZING opportunity to see The Phantom of the Opera that night.<br />
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We also went to the aquarium, shopping, ate A LOT, and watched the water shows at the Belagio. But most of all, we just laughed, cried, and had the time of our lives. <br />
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Stats:<br />
27" Long (78%)<br />
17 lbs 11.5 oz (69%)<br />
17" Head (59%)<br />
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It's funny, because a bunch of people lately have commented that Gracie has a big head...guess it's just all the hair that makes it look bigger!<br />
She is getting so big though. She now hates to be laying down. It's like there's an on/off button on her back. As soon as it hits the ground she starts screaming because she wants to be sitting. But she is a PRO sitter. She has officially gone 2.5 hours yesterday without falling over and just sitting in the same spot. I'm not sure what kept her entertained for that long, but she was very content!<br />
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While at the doctor's office, William took a video (Mommy's way of keeping him entertained!). He may become our new cameraman.<br />
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I thought I'd post progress pictures of Gracie from the last 6 months.<br />
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I'm in love with my little family!! I get so much joy out of watching the excitement in the kids eyes with the holiday spirit.</div>
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This morning when I checked the baby monitor, I could not see William so I assumed he was awake and playing where the camera doesn't show. Well, I was wrong. This is what I found when I went into his room.</div>
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When I asked him why he was in the closet, he told me he was hiding from the trains! </div>
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Tonight we got to open our jammies! Or should I say, William opened everyone's jammies!</div>
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This is the first year William is really understanding the Santa thing, and it's so much fun!</div>
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William has been watching some fun Holiday movies. "The Polar Express" and "Santa Clause is coming to town" are his two favorites. I didn't think he would be old enough this year to know or understand Santa, but I'm sure due to these movies, he's loving the idea of Santa!<br />
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Oh, and I also have been updating my other blog, and there's family ones on there too. So you can get a quick update there from time to time (<a href="http://www.ourthriftyideas.com/">www.ourthriftyideas.com</a>)<br />
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Here's her stats!<br />
24 3/4' length (65 percentile)<br />
14lbs 13 oz (71 percentile)<br />
16 inch head (35 percentile)<br />
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She got shots today, and took them like a champ. She didn't cry for the first one, but started to after the second. William was sitting on the table with her and he started crying too and yelling "ma sista, ma sista". As soon as Gracie heard his voice she turned to him, stopped crying, and started to laugh!! I get teary eyed over the bond these two already have!<br />
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She's having a hard time with the after effects of the shots now. She's currently out cold on the couch!<br />
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How in the world did I ever get so lucky to have these babies in my life?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-1555550112485396012011-09-01T23:32:00.000-07:002011-11-16T14:49:18.100-08:00The big 2!Last week was William's 2nd birthday!!! I can not believe that he is already 2 years old. It seems like just yesterday we were finding out we were pregnant for the first time. What a crazy life it has been having him in our life, and I love every minute of that craziness....well MOST every minute!<br />
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To celebrate his birthday we started the day with opening presents!! He was more amuzed with the wrapping paper than opening it. Guess that's what I get for having animal paper!<br />
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We then met Grandma at Thanksgiving Pointe to go to the Farm Country. Of course, he was in heaven. He even rode the pony all by himself (after a little hesitation), and went back for another ride!<br />
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What was going to be a trip to the Farm Country ended up also being a trip to the Kids Garden as well as a ride on the golf cart in the main garden at Thanksgiving Pointe. What more could a kid ask for on his birthday?!....Arctic Circle!<br />
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Yup, we had his birthday dinner at Arctic Circle. He ate french fries, a rice crispy treat, Dr Pepper and a chocolate ice cream cone! He also wore himself out on the play place!<br />
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What a fabulous birthday! <br />
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On Saturday for his party, we rented a bounce house/slide combo. Wow, talk about the highlight of William's year. He didn't go in the house for almost a complete 8 hours. He LOVED that thing. Probably the best money spent in a long time.<br />
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<em>And of course, it needed to be from <strong><span style="font-size: large;">my</span></strong> side of the family!</em><br />
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Sean came up with her first name, Gracie, and for some reason after that it just fell together!<br />
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<strong>Jay</strong> - My Dad is the most amazing man I've ever met. Gracie will grow up to be so proud to have been named after him.<br />
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<strong>Jane</strong> - Jane Mifflin is my Mom's best friend and just like my second mom. She has always been a part of my life and hopefully will always be a part of Gracie's as well.<br />
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Somehow putting the two names together sounded just perfect. That's how we came up with Gracie JAYNE Barker.<br />
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On a side note, it wasn't until earlier this week that my dad realized that Gracie was named after him!! haha. Although he had the conversation multiple times, with multiple people! I guess that's what old age will do to ya (j/k Dad!)<br />
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Gracie with her Grandpa<br />
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He didn't quite get the concept of running and sliding, but he loved to have Sean throw him down it!<br />
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Here's a fun slideshow where you can see William going down 2 different times!<br />
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William has never made them before. It was kinda touch and go, because he wanted to play with the firepit or fling the marshmellow off the stick! But we got the mellow nice and golden and he got to experience his first s'more!<br />
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It is funny to see all the faces, eyes openings, and different noises she makes!<br />
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The sounds are so cute!! But I hope she stops making them soon, cause I know she'll keep William awake once they are sleeping in the same room.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-74243578801796791042011-07-24T14:58:00.000-07:002011-07-24T14:58:08.237-07:0024th Marquiss Family DinnerLast night we had a family dinner at my parents house down in PG to celebrate the holiday! <br />
Unfortunately Sean has been on-call for work all week, and was stuck working in the heat all day yesterday. <br />
So I packed up the kids and headed down early in the day hoping my parents would entertain William and take him swimming. Being that I can't "submerge in water" for 6 weeks after the c-section, I couldn't take him myself. We got there, and my parents were already in the pool!! We I threw William in with them, and Gracie and I sat and relaxed while they played.<br />
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William did FABULOUS in the water. Earlier in the year I took him to Lehi's city pool, but we stayed in the 2 foot deep section. So the only times he has been swimming were last week when he stayed with my parents, and yesterday. You wouldn't know it though, because he took off swimming with no help but a noodle under his arm. <strong><em>He even slipped off the noodle and went all the way under but kicked himself back up to the surface!! </em></strong>I was so proud of my little water boy!<br />
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When he was not in the big pool, he was playing in the sand box, the kiddie pool, or feeding the chickens. That kid is such a non-stop personality that wears everyone out!<br />
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I took over 150 pictures last night (can you say I'm addicted to my camera?!) But somehow narrowed it down to not as many!<br />
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When I found out I was pregnant I told Sean that I was worried about not being able to care for and love another baby as much as I do William. I felt like there was no way that I could ever have those feelings for anyone else. <br />
My love for Sean and love for William are two completely different types of love, and I didn't know how I could share the "child love" with Gracie too.<br />
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My worries were all for nothing. The second the doctor walked around the curtain with our little bundle of joy, the tears started coming and the love for Gracie was instantly there. That "child love" that I had only had for William was immediately multiplied by a million and I knew that I would love her just as much.<br />
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I feel that rush of love every time I look at both of my kids. But when I see my family all together, it blows my mind!<br />
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We got family pictures taken, and when I was proofing them at the studio, I started to tear up. I can not believe that I ever got so lucky to be trusted with these beautiful children of God. How did I get so blessed with the family I have? My amazing husband and 2 kids make my life better than I'd ever imagined.<br />
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Looking at these pictures make me happier than ever!<br />
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Isn't my family perfect?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-89643593572597112352011-07-18T22:44:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:44:18.041-07:00Swimming nightI haven't been up to doing too much lately, but the on Saturday I was ansy to get out of the house. So we headed to the park but quickly realized it was TOO HOT to spend there, plus the slides were too hot to even slide down!<br />
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So we headed back home and switched to a pool party instead! Gracie and I sat back and watched while Dad and Will had fun in the water. I love all the pictures, you can tell how much fun William has with his dad!<br />
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I can't wait for the next pool day. Its so fun watching the smile on William's face as he plays.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273370816883637614.post-14804711321017003402011-07-17T12:45:00.000-07:002011-07-17T12:45:45.319-07:00At the hospitalI got some great pictures of family visiting Gracie in the hospital, so I decided I would share.<br />
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And of course, I love the pictures of William with her. He LOVES to cuddle her, tickle her toes, <br />
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At the Davis Hospital they give the new Mom and Dad a "candlight dinner" during the stay. You can order anything from the menu...and Sean picked the cheeseburger! haha. At least I got the yummy steak and potatos. Don't I look lovely for our romantic dinner together?!<br />
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I've taken so many pictures lately, plus we had family pictures/Gracie's newborn pictures taken. So I will be putting up a bunch more soon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983840028301702788noreply@blogger.com0