"Being a family means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what." ~Author Unknown



Wednesday, November 12, 2014

October

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I’ve continued to take pictures of Sof most mornings.  She was cooperative, and even enthusiastic at first.  At this point she’s straight up annoyed as hell at me asking for a cheese every morning.  Some mornings she obliges just to get it over with.

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Other times she just continues what she’s doing, gives me the back of her head, or forces some kind of weird smile.  I still take the pic.

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I will admit, all laid out here they do seem a little excessive.  That will not stop me though.  I have figured out that on the mornings that I help in her classroom, I can wait and get a picture of her in action. 

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I love this time in her classroom.  I get a sneak peek at how she works and learns, as well as getting to know all of her classmates.  I also get to witness moments like this where she spontaneously helped her classmate so sweetly.

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Oh yeah, I have two other kids too.  They’re pretty cute sometimes:)  And just to set the record straight, they NEVER let me take pics of them!!  Because ya know…every one is horrible cause clearly they’re ugly, homely children. 

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Well, this one is a little weird…

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Everyone should own a pair of these glasses.  Because they’re awesome.

Natty Bug is getting big and I love it and hate it all at the same time.

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Scratches is winning at the game of Life.

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We had our first non-bowling night of the season at our house!

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My school’s fundraiser this year was a Color Run, which was so much fun!

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We went to a costume party for Graeme’s 1st birthday.  Good thing, cause it was the only time Sof actually wore her mermaid costume!

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Adrienne and I went to a college fair.  It’s way early to do this kind of stuff, but yet it’s never too early.  How can you know what you’re working for if you don’t even know what’s out there? 

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We’ve enjoyed some fall bread baking and leaf raking.

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To round out the month we celebrated Sal and Sof’s birthdays with a nice dinner out.

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This got us thinking about December and dress shopping!  We still have a very full month to go though, and a certain girl turning 16 very soon! 

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Build A Bear Party

I wanted Sof to have a kid party this year because it’s the first year she really has friends that she’s connected to.  It’s been a busy month though, so I opted for a small party with little to no effort involved.

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She invited 5 of her best neighborhood buddies to Build a Bear.  They had blast picking out their animals and stuffing them.

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When we were done there, we kept with the easy theme and just walked down to cookie place for dessert!  Everyone got to pick their own cookie and we opened gifts.

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Looking back, I don’t know why I ever considered a big crazy party!  This was perfect!