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Phone Files
12.12.12 | Permalink | | Comments Off on Phone Files
Veteran’s Day Presentation- I called him my Charlie Brown veteran.
Jude pumping gas like a boss.
Our favorite Christmas package- my grandpa sends yummy grapefruit and oranges to eat all season! They are the best!!!
She wasn’t grumpy here- just tired and ridiculously beautiful.
Jude wraps like a boss too.
Gigi made fudge for the first time!!!
How to Train Your Dragon- the LIVE spectacular!!! It was cool, but the best part was that it was Dreamworks so the beverages cost a mere 3.50 – not 15.00 like the Disney productions! Granted, we didn’t get a free cup, but I can deal With that!!
Family walk. One of many. We go out often- Bradley and I walk daily, we try to take the kids to a park once a week at least as a family and Bradley takes Jude daily. Come to think it, Bradley sure is getting a lot of walks in!!
Adventure to Snoqualmie Falls. The babes were suitably impressed.
Why? Because we can.
Handwriting from Gi Baby!
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Santa Claus
12.11.12 | Permalink | | Comments Off on Santa Claus
We found our Santa again at the Kenmore Tree Lighting again. He is lovely. After we left Jude panicked as he realized he never told Santa what he wanted! He quickly high tailed it back in there, asking for his Furby, Monsyer High Barbies and Legos. No, he’s not AT ALL influenced by his cool, older sister who is ALSO asking for a Furby, Mobster High Barbies and some Cinderella Barbies… Hmmm…
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Snowflake & Snowman
12.09.12 | Permalink | | Comments Off on Snowflake & Snowman
Snowflake and Snowman made their triumphant return on December 1st after our return from Idaho. Jude was laid sleepily on the couch and was dozing when suddenly we heard him hollering, “Hey guys! Guess who is back!!! SNOWFLAKE AND SNOWMAN!!!” While Bradley and I emptied the car we kept seeing our kids interacting in different ways with our elves. Most remarkably was Jude, who spent several minutes nose to nose with Snowman, telling him all about Disneyland, his birthday, Great Wolf Lodge, summer adventures and more. It’s like we have family staying with us this month. Lovely!
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88
It was a whirlwind weekend. To celebrate my grandfather’s 88th birthday we headed over to ‘The Farm’ to help him blow out the candles (and who is better at helping to blow candles than children???!). We were buckled into our seats by 5:30 Saturday morning and were getting some nice, solid Mom and Dad hugs by 1:30!
The night before we were heading out I talked with my mom and she said that my cousins Keith and Dalys and their daughter Alexis were to be there. This was an added bonus since we rarely have seen them while they have moved about for the military. When we became reacquainted, we found one of the nicest families ever! Gigi, upon hearing that Alexis would be there, commented how happy she was that she would have a cousin at the party! The girls remembered one another and found their fast friendship still intact. Alexis is a sweetheart-gentle girl, like Gigi. She took the best from her mom and dad in both looks and personality and is one of the nicest and cutest ten year olds we’ve had the pleasure to play with. A perfect playdate!
While it was the fastest trip there and back to The Farm that we’ve ever made, it was also one of the richest. We connected for Grandpa’s birthday but hugged, kissed, talked, sang and spent a lovely, quick, weekend full of laughter and love with people who really care about us like we care about them.
I thanked my grandpa at the end of his birthday evening for giving us such a great excuse to come together. Four generations sat around that table last night and it was pretty darn near perfect. Happy 88th Birthday, Grandpa, and cheers for many more! Maybe we’ll help you blow out those candles again in another year or so!
