School is out and summer is officially here! It has been a fun and busy month! Here are all of our random, miscellaneous memories :)
Early in the month my mom took Kate for the night to go get her picture taken and have some one on one grandma time. That gave me a chance to rock this sweet boy for awhile at night, something he rarely gets to do. I realized I have never had one on one time with Andrew like this before. Since Kate came home from the hospital first I had a few weeks with just her at times but never Andrew. So special to have these cuddles!
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| He thought he was SO funny that he had that big scoop of oatmeal on his spoon |
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| After taking James to school we went to Dunkin Donuts. One of Harrison's friends gave him a gift card for his birthday so it was the perfect little outing. |
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| Next we headed to the gym and since I only had one baby we didn't have to take the double stroller. SO much faster and easier with just one! |
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| Life as an only baby is exhausting |
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| Meanwhile Kate was having fun exploring all of Nene's toys |
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| They stopped by the pet store and ran into a friend |
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| One of Kate's pictures from her session |
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| She is wearing this dress that my mom smocked for me when I was little |
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| Harrison loved his ninja turtle gear he got for his birthday |
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| More swim lessons for H. I cannot wait until I have all of these kids swimming! |
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| Go James! |
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| We moved our sand table to the outdoor patio which has been awesome. The kids can go out there and play on their own while I clean the kitchen. :) |
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| Mid week dinner date that ended with a McFlurry. James gave me a bite one time and I was hooked- those things are good! |
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| This summer I have had to drag all the kids to speech twice a week. This morning I desperately needed coffee so we took a trip to the cafe. |
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| Pokemon card trading |
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| The ipad baby monitor app. If you don't have it get it! |
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| Another day waiting at speech. For some reason H decided he needed to wear his ear phones this day. Some things are not worth arguing about... |
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| 4 year old well check |
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| Ice cream mouth! |
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| The big boys and I went to Emerald Isle for the day to see our friends. |
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| Sara always takes the best pictures |
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| Love these girls! |
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| Ryan showing H how to do push ups |
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| I thought this note from James was so funny and sweet. "I had a great time at the beach because I liked jumping waves. We'll be back soon again, Nene, Pappy, David, Greer and last but not least "Gorge". |
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| Fun week at superhero bible school |
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| So glad to see Ashley for a quick visit |
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| We finally got a new grill after our old one died. I told Ryan my only requirement was that it would be large enough to grill enough food for the whole family because these kids can eat! |
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| A and K got to go to their first preschool camp. They did great! I showed up and they were sitting on the carpet listening to a story and looking so grown up. |
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| Their first school art project. |
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| Say what you want about the mini van but this built in vacuum is pretty awesome. Not to mention it occupied H for an hour. |
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| Ryan and I taught Harrison's Sunday school class which was an interesting experience lol. |
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| Since Kate got a turn Andrew went a few days later. |
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| Nene's house is so fun. |
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| I can't wait to see his pictures! |
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| Meanwhile back at our house we made homemade popsicles which Kate approved of |
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| We made a trip back to the pet store for a new snail since Harrison's first one had died almost immediately. I don't have the heart to tell him that this one is already dead nor have I been motivated to get it out of the fish bowl. I am so not a pet person... |
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| Science experiment time! We ordered this kit from Amazon and it has been so much fun for the kids. |
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| Before we knew it Nene had brought Andrew back |
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| I cannot even describe how much food these kids eat. For breakfast we can easily go through a double batch of pancakes along with a dozen eggs. We go through an entire large container of yogurt in less than 24 hours, half a gallon of milk a day. This day I decided to get ahead and I made a QUADRUPLE batch of pancakes and this was all that was left. I feel like all I do is cook and clean that kitchen! |
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| A sight not seen often: all four kids' laundry baskets empty. |
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| Sweet Mrs. Hardee got ice cream for Harrison at Dairy Queen. She was James's wonderful teaching assistant this past year but has extended her love to all of our kiddos. |
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| My kids have a knack for finding the biggest sticks possible in our yard. |
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| Movie night at the pool |
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| I literally had to pull them out at 9:00 that night. They love to swim and we were so glad our friends were there too! |
