tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477076170385599892024-03-19T09:36:31.789-07:00Glimpses into my little life.... This is a blog where people who want to can learn a little about my life....hopefully encourage someone else out there... maybe share a laugh or two... :-)accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-43966626678267663962015-05-07T09:27:00.000-07:002015-05-07T09:30:41.540-07:00A mother's day message to all the moms out there!<div dir="ltr">
I remember when I was just a little girl instead of playing with barbies I was pretending my baby dolls were real babies. As a teenager when the guidance counselor would ask me what I wanted to do with my life, I would answer "be a wife and a mother " . I didn't know what being a mother would really entail. The sleepless nights, struggling with nursing, worrying about them making friends, what school to send them to, should I homeschool, when should I step into a conflict and when should I let them handle it on their own. The list could go on and on. <br />
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One thing that I really had no idea about was how much these children would complete me. When I have had a horrible day, when I've embarrassed myself or been hurt by someone else, I didn't realize that one little kiss, hug or "I love you mom" would literally make me feel better. That the weight of the day would be lifted off of me as they put their little hand inside of mine and snuggle up close. I also love how I can do the same for them. When they have had a rough day, struck out after every time at bat, flunked that spelling test, had a fight with a friend, I can snuggle up to them, and tell them how much I love them and what they mean to me. <br />
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As mom's I know we all struggle. So much out there telling us we are doing it wrong. So much pain we are trying to protect our kids from. It can overwhelm us if we let it. For me right now at this stage in my life I'm trying to realize I'm doing the best I can and that's all I can do. I just need to love my kids and show them that my arms will always be a safe place for them. Forever. <br />
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I hope all you Mom's this Sunday enjoy lots of snuggles and kisses. I can't wait to see the joy on my little ones faces as they give me their homemade cards and see how much joy they have just seeing me smile and knowing how much joy they bring to my life.<br />
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOMS! We are doing a great job and we just need to keep it up!!! :-) <br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-18288387586167605842014-03-24T18:45:00.001-07:002014-03-24T18:47:53.534-07:00Anna turned 2 and why I'm going to blog even if no one reads it :-) I know that I have always worried too much about other people's view of me. I have since I was in junior high and maybe before then although I don't remember. In fact if I'm perfectly honest I have sometimes used Facebook and blogging as a way to validate me. I've used it to try and make me feel special and make me feel like I mattered. I have battled insecurity for a long time but I am slowly learning that it only matters how God sees me and that I don't need to compare myself with others. In this world of social media it's so easy to see everyone else's life and their accomplishments, their children's achievements, everything that might make you feel your life is less than what it should be.<br />
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I started thinking social media was the problem, or other people and then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I need to change how <em><strong>I</strong></em> think. How I think about myself. I can't control why other people do or say what they do but I can control how I choose to think about myself and how I choose to respond. I have heard that said a hundred times but sometimes you have to wait until you are ready to really listen and understand and then do it. <br />
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Blogging was one of those things that used to bother me. I love blogging but I started to think no one was reading or that I wasn't writing eloquently enough. I started comparing myself to others who blog and thought what I had to say wasn't important but then I realized if I love it I can do it for me even if no one else reads it. :-) Someday I will have a journal, an online recording of my life, moments where I have learned a life lesson, remembered something special. So I am going to blog. Even if no one ever reads it :-)<br />
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The first significant thing that happened this year is that my little and only girl turned 2! <br />
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She is getting so big and we are so thankful to have her smiling face in our lives!<br />
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We also had our yearly Awana Grand Prix last week at our church. My 3rd grader got 2nd place and all 3 boys had a blast!<br />
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We also had a visit from Grandpa and Grandma and Brother Michael from Missouri. We love it when we have family visit because we miss them sooo much!<br />
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Until next time :-) Have a blessed week!accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-40428891628927671642013-10-04T05:16:00.001-07:002013-10-04T05:16:21.332-07:0010 Years! WOW!Today marks 10 years of marriage for my husband Mike and I. I remember the day he proposed... 2 years of dating (I was impatiently waiting for this moment) and then 6 months later we were married.<br />
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Mike and I actually grew up in the same town and even went to the same youth group for a while but him being 5 years older than me we never really got to know each other very well. We reconnected after I graduated high school and we were inseparable from the first date. We found out through our dating that my older sisters had actually given him rides home from school when he was in high school and that we grew up in the same subdivision. SMALL WORLD. :-)<br />
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I remember him walking in with a walmart bag (I found it later it was to disguise the Shane Co ring I was bout to receive) and going past me as I was sitting on the couch at his house. He came back after a few minutes and told me to close my eyes. I stood up and when he told me to open them he was on one knee with my ring box open and he asked me simply "Will you marry me" and I of course said yes!!! Then I proceeded to call my family and tell them the good news :-)<br />
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Our dating years brought lots of changes into my life. For starters with him being previously married I got to welcome a wonderful young man into my life. Michael Craig III. He was 3 and 1/2 when I started dating Mike and I had always loved children and it was a joy getting to know him and spend time with him. <br />
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I was sure I wanted to marry mike from the very beginning but he was patient and took his time... :-) I'm thankful for that now. Those 2 years of dating gave us a lot of time to get to know each other and for Michael to get to know me. <br />
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Our wedding day was PERFECT. Oct 4, 2003. It was a sunny gorgeous day outside and the ceremony went off without a hitch. Our reception was so much fun and it was so nice getting to spend such a wonderful day with all of our friends and family.<br />
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Through our 10 years of marriage we have had a lot of ups and downs but we are making it through! God has blessed us in that commitment and we both have grown and changed and I can honestly say I look forward to the next 10 years with him.<br />
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We have been blessed with 4 additional children since our wedding day. With children come challenges and it definitely reconnects you as husband and wife when you are co-parenting if you allow it too. <br />
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Mike has grown as a man of God in the 10 years we have been married and he aims to lead our household to serve God and make God our #1 priority and for that I am so thankful. He is an incredible father to our children and sacrifices for them all. He loves to play with them, wrestle with the boys and he also makes time to sit with Anna and play with princesses as well :-) He makes sure I have "girls night out" when needed, and he helps me with the stuff around the house even after he has worked a 10 hour day. I'm so blessed that God brought us together and am thankful for every day I have with him.<br />
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Mike... I love you very much. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY sweetie!!!<br />
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Anna is bringing us so much joy. She is almost always smiling and giggling and even though she is 18 months old when she walks in the room all 3 of her brothers stop whatever they are doing to come over and hug and kiss her and talk to her. Here are some pictures of her over the past few months :-)<br />
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On September 3rd Jonathan started pre-school. He goes 5 days a week for 2 hours. I can't believe how big he is getting! His speech is still behind but he also goes to speech twice a week and I have high hopes that he will keep improving and hopefully will be able to start Kindergarten next year. <br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-88294335403812750902013-08-14T14:23:00.001-07:002013-08-14T14:23:31.865-07:00First Day of School :-)Well yesterday my boys had their first day of school. Joseph in 3rd grade and Samuel in 1st. I love hearing about their day and what they are most excited about. Joseph LOVES science and he was so excited that they will be having science textbooks this year :-) Samuel was excited to no longer be a kindergartner and to be able to do more "big kid" stuff at school. <br />
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They grow up so fast. As I'm looking at pictures of all my friends children on their first days I see and read how their "babies" are starting high school or college and it makes me really stop and savor these moments with my little ones.<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-78913681086964596302013-08-07T17:24:00.001-07:002013-08-07T17:51:29.862-07:00Highlights of Summer 2013I have been wanting to write this post for a while but I knew once I wrote it, it would really feel like the summer is ending and I wasn't quite ready for that yet, but if I don't do it now it will be time to be posting back to school pictures.. so here it goes :-) <br />
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These are pictures of my highlights of this summer. It was a really great summer and we got to do a lot of stuff with the kids and had a great visit with my stepson as well. <br />
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We also went to some movies and Mike took all the boys each out seperately for a special day with dad. He took them all to an air force museum and they all had alot of fun. We went swimming and just enjoyed the cooler weather this summer by playing outside. I am sad to see that school is about to start again, but thankful for the memories we created this summer and looking forward to a new school year and all the wonderful things that come with that as well. I hope everyone else has had a blessed summer like we have had!</div>
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<br />accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-10965333746191616232013-08-01T14:39:00.000-07:002013-08-01T14:39:58.794-07:00Samuel is 7 and Joseph is 9!The summer is speeding along and I realized I didn't post for samuels birthday so I will do a joint post. :-)<br />
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On June 22nd samuel turned 7! He will be starting the 1st grade and I just can't believe how fast he is growing up. He is so kind hearted and sensitive, loves to rough house with his dad and brothers and absolutely adores his little sister. His personality always has us smiling. He has my sensitivity, love of being silly to make others laugh, and mikes rambuctioness, energy and love of sports. He blesses our life every day. He loves to be outside and wants to try every sport available to him. He is the one more likely to try something scary or challenging. We had an outdoor party for him and he loved it. We were blessed with great weather and had an awesome time.<br />
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On July 26th Joseph turned 9! He will be starting 3rd grade. He is the most like me when it comes to behavior. He loves to be inside when its hot, hates to run, loves the challenge of a good video game, and is sensitive. He is like mike in his love for comic book stories, superheros and zelda :-). He is such a blessing and its hard for me to see my first baby growing up so much. He loves science and learning about animals, stars and nature. We had an outdoor party for him as well and once again we were blessed with awesome weather and just a great night!<br />
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I'm so blessed to be married to a man who strives to be a man of integrity and character. A man who wants to live for God and teach his children to do the same. The smiles on my children's faces when he walks through the door says it all! :-)</div>
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Another post I did a few years ago on Father's Day talks about the passing of my dad when I was a child and all the men that helped fill that Father role in my life. If you'd like to read it click <a href="http://accesskas27.blogspot.com/2010/06/fathers-day.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Here is a walkthrough of my boys from pre-school through current grade.... crazy how fast they grow!<br />
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Yesterday was Samuel's Kindergarten Celebration. It's such a cute program.. They all sang songs and then the teacher (same teacher as joseph) had a DVD set to really emotional songs showing pictures of our kids throughout the year. It was a great day. Samuel even received an award for working so hard and always having his work so neat. Here is a collage from that day.<br />
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And because I didn't find all of these cool collage ideas until this year I went ahead and did a collage of Joseph's Kindergarten Graduation. She did things a bit different that year but still just as cute. :-) Makes me so sappy to look at pictures from 2 years ago... how small my little jojo was!</div>
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My babies are growing up.... Sad but exciting at the same time. Looking forward to next school year to see once again how much they have changed and grown!<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-84631298543903957022013-05-12T17:06:00.000-07:002013-05-12T17:06:39.133-07:00A reminder not just for today but every day......I came across this the other day on facebook and it's exactly what I needed to read. Wanted to share it with everyone today... because today as our children show us how much they love us... let us just soak it in.... and remember that what matters is us investing in our kids lives... and loving them unconditionally.... forever... not how clean we kept the house or how clean they kept their room :-)... what their grade point average is.....how many awards they have received.... what kind of meals we make... I could go on and on..... what matters is they grow up knowing that we love them more than anything and that even more importantly... so does God...... and we need to remember that God loves us moms too.. and as long as we are seeking him.... and trying our best.... we are on the right course!<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-52176996148100607492013-04-28T07:27:00.000-07:002013-04-28T07:27:40.005-07:00My Favorite time of the Year!Each year when it comes to Spring I think it's my favorite season.. until Fall. So I will say they are equally my favorite "times" of the year. Spring has something especially special though.... BASEBALL/SOFTBALL!<br />
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I'm sure I've blogged about it before and probably will every year with updated pics of my kids (should they continue wanting to play) playing one of my favorite sports.<br />
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You see one of my earliest memories of playing softball I must have been 5 years old and my dad walked me down to the park where my practice was supposed to be and no one was there. I remember going home crying so disappointed that there was no practice. Even before I had ever played I knew I would love it. I played every summer from the time of 5 years of age until college when I did intramural slow pitch softball, after Mike and I were married we played in the church league for several years, and then even 2 years ago I played on a women's softball league here in Indiana for a summer. I was a catcher from t-ball through high school and so I'm hoping at least one my kids will follow in my footsteps :-) I also follow Cardinals baseball. I must admit I don't keep up on them like I used too but I still love them and get into any game I am able to sit and watch.<br />
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So it makes me smile when my children show an interest in something I love so much. Each year I ask my kids as a sports registration form comes home from school if they would like to play. Joseph almost always says no and Samuel almost always says yes no matter the sport, so I was pleasantly surprised when this year Joseph said he would like to play baseball with Samuel. They are both on what is called "rookie" league here which they hit off of a pitching machine.<br />
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This past Friday night was their first game. Due to Anna and Jonathan being sick I had to miss it but Mike went and took pictures for me. Joseph actually volunteered to catch!! I was so surprised because it just wasn't something I thought he would want to do. When he got home he came to me with a huge smile on his face and said "mom! I was a catcher... and I got hit in the leg and the arm!" I laughed and then he told me "The coach gave me the game ball for being so brave".... I told him I was proud of him for trying and even when hurt he tried again, until the 2nd injury then the coach had mercy on him and pulled him out and let another child try.<br />
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I don't know if any of my kids will be into this sport as they grow and I will be ok with that. I just want them to find their passion in life. Something that they will want to do and stick with it no matter what. <br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-78393103723484571992013-04-12T10:00:00.000-07:002013-04-12T10:17:22.183-07:00My Jonathan is 4!!Each year when it's one of my children's birthday... it amazes me how much they have changed... grown.... but especially with Jonathan. You see my little Jonathan has had a rough couple of years. During his first year of life he had 8 ear infections and with us moving when he was 10 months old to a different state he did not see a ENT doc until he was 1. <br />
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They decided to do tubes in his ears to help him, but when we went to his 3 year checkup the Pediatrician told us that even with the tubes in his ears they still had a ton of fluid due to allergies and so he put him on allergy medicine. <br />
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The end of last year I took him in for an ear infection :-( They said his tubes were just laying there and no longer working. I took him back to the ENT and they scheduled in December to have his adenoids taken out and new tubes put in. Poor kid had a hearing test and it was very bad. We already knew he was severely speech delayed due to all the ear problems and it just broke my heart. They told us that basically, for most of the first 3 years of his life he had been hearing us as if he were underwater. :-(<br />
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After the surgery he has been improving soooo much. Each day I hear him saying new words and understanding more and more. I just met with the school staff a few days ago and got him started on an IEP so that we can get him any services he may need to continue to help him catch up with the rest of the kids his age. <br />
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He is such a huge blessing to our lives and I'm so thankful God decided to give me Jonathan as a son. His smile lights up our lives each day, his energy keeps us going, and his sweet spirit and heart makes us so proud and blessed.<br />
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Happy Birthday Jonathan! We love you very very much!<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-78622277553155579072013-03-25T19:57:00.001-07:002013-03-25T19:57:13.898-07:00Q & U Wedding, Easter Egg Hunt & Snow FunWe have had a busy March :-) <br />
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First was my son Samuel's Q & U Wedding at school. It is so adorable! The kindergarten classes pick a groom, bride, ring bearer, flower girl, best man, maid of honor and ushers and they perform a wedding ceremony joining Q & U together. Samuel was the ring bearer and it was so cute!<br />
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I didn't realize how much I loved snow till this winter. I don't know why it took me so long but this year as I watched the snow fall on several different occasions I realized just how beautiful it is.<br />
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I of course am completely ready for Spring and considering today is March 25th I did complain a little when I saw we were getting a spring snow storm, but as our 10-12 inches accumulated throughout the day the beauty of it overwhelmed me. God certainly knew what he was doing when he created this beautiful stuff called snow.<br />
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Here are some various pictures of my family in the snows from this winter, and although I do love snow I will be happy to begin posting blogs and pictures about spring and summer things! :-)<br />
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I'm looking forward to a warmer April!!! And I'm looking forward to baseball starting too :-)accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-81198724533358727322013-03-10T14:41:00.002-07:002013-03-10T14:41:34.703-07:00A Princess Birthday PartyLast weekend my one and only little girl turned 1. I posted about it however it was before her party so I wanted to share some "party pics" with all of you!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't notice until a friend mentioned it but it does look like Anna is giving her brother the evil eye... the poor girl had a lot of help opening up her gifts :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of help blowing out the candles ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She definetly was getting into it :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this picture of my messy girl :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost of all of us... we were just missing Daddy who was taking the picture :-)</td></tr>
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It was a great day!! She may not remember it but we will! :-)</div>
accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-83256791380221601362013-02-27T06:33:00.006-08:002013-02-27T06:44:39.743-08:00Anna is 1!!!Wow the last year has flown by! One year ago today we were blessed with our first and last :-) little girl. She makes our lives so wonderful and she has been the best baby since she came home.<br />
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To read my birth story click <a href="http://www.accesskas27.blogspot.com/2012/05/im-finally-ready-to-share.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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I tried to savor every moment of the past year but even now as I look back I wish I could have slowed down time and made it go even slower. <br />
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The boys are still as much in love with her as the day I had her. Every time they see her they start smiling and run over to her and smother her with hugs and kisses..... and she smiles as soon as she sees any of them coming close to her....<br />
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I still remember the day we came home and told Joseph and Samuel we were having a girl...<br />
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All 4 of our boys were walking by 11 months but I think Anna wants her own month because she is refusing to walk.... she is a princess and she is just proving it to everyone... :-)<br />
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This is another favorite video.... just a normal mommy and daddy trying to get their little one to crawl... with an unexpected ending :-)<br />
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She claps and smiles all the time, she says dad and mom and some other sounds but we aren't quite sure what she means by them yet. She loves to bop her head to music. She got her first princess castle thanks to Grandpa and Grandma giving us the gift card and her Daddy who just couldn't wait to get it for her :-)<br />
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Sadly 2 years ago we moved 6 hours away from all of our family and her big brother Michael, and I'm so excited that a few of them including Michael are making the trip to see us this weekend to celebrate her birthday, so I will post again after her party with party pics. She is one blessed little girl!<br />
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Here are 2 collages that showcase her first year. There were tons more I could have added, but I had to choose just a few. :-) I'm such a blessed mommy!!<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-7546670739316531292013-02-19T07:30:00.000-08:002013-02-19T07:30:58.004-08:00Family Pictures.... what to do... A few weeks ago I was thinking about how all our previous family photos were just sitting in my closet and I didn't like that at all. So I decided to get them all out and do something with them. I asked some advice on facebook and came up with this. This way I get to see how my children have changed (as well as my husband and I) and all the money we paid for these wonderful photos doesn't go to waste. Not only do I enjoy looking at them but my children get a kick out of seeing all of us at different stages of our lives. Now this was a picture I took of them laying on my carpet, but I did put it on the wall very similar to this picture, just a little more spread out. :-)<br />
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I also did a "children's picture" wall. I have done this since my kids were little. Each year when they get their school picture, or if they aren't in school I have their picture taken, and I keep their "current" pic on the wall and then one of my favorites from them when they were younger on the bookcase below. :-) <br />
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Just a few ideas for any of you out there contemplating some of the same things!!! :-)accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-24892677900881971662013-02-18T17:18:00.000-08:002013-02-18T17:19:57.953-08:00What Valentines day means to me...Over the years Valentines day has meant many different things. As a teenager it was about BOYS and hoping that someone would send me something. As a young adult... same.... :-) Once I was married though it was about pleasing my spouse and making him feel special. After having children it started to change for me, but not completely until I came across a status update on facebook that got me thinking.<br />
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A friend posted how she hated the holiday and another friend of mine posted that Valentines day meant something different to her. Here's her response "Well, I'm 33 and don't think I've been single on Valentine's Day since 6th grade or so...but I can count on one hand the amount of times I received flowers from a guy who was not my dad. My dad always sent me flowers, from about the age of 13 through college. So I guess I've never viewed this day the way most do. I think my mom even sent me something once. I know I can't understand your feelings, but I'm just not a hater of the day. I like to use it to show my kids love and teach them how to love others, too. They send cards to grandparents, aunts/uncles. Tell someone you love them...even if it's your best friend and not some guy!" <br />
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Now my parents did not do this as I was growing up and I'm ok with that, but it did make me want to make sure that for my family that I made Valentines day mean something other than just a romantic love day. So even though since our kids were little we have always gotten something for them (even though until this year I didn't really get why) this year I was completely into it. I made a pink heart shaped cake with strawberry icing, we got them each a little gift, nothing extravagent, just a new t-shirt for each of them, and we just made it a really happy day. I'm hoping as they grow older that if they find themselves single on Valentines Day they won't hate the holiday but also choose to make it a day to show a little extra love to those in their lives :-) And if you are out there and do hate the holiday.. it's ok :-) :-) <br />
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It helped also that this was Anna's First Valentines day!!! She was born Feb 27th so she just missed it last year :-) <br />
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Here are some pictures from that day with their school things and at home. <br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-20973140060750191982013-02-15T12:33:00.000-08:002013-02-15T12:33:13.520-08:00Goodbye WW and Hello My Fitness Pal! :-) Now first let me say I LOVE Weight Watchers however with my love of my smartphone and wanting to log what I eat into a mobile app, the WW let me down. I could hardly ever find the food that I was trying to and My Fitness Pal has so much more to offer, so I am just doing My Fitness Pal. Weight Watchers is still incredible and does work so if you find yourself at a meeting that's AWESOME!<br />
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If you don't know what My Fitness Pal is click <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/">HERE</a><br />
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Wanted to share a little tip I learned from the ladies in my Made to Crave bible study: They don't enter in exercise because it just adds the calories you burned back on. So even though I exercise I've decided in order to reach my goal a little quicker I just don't put it in, so my calorie number stays the same. :-)<br />
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Anyway just wanted to share this website with you all! I have lost 12.8 so far... still have a long way to go but I know I will get there!!<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-10169341939579950232013-02-11T07:05:00.000-08:002013-02-11T07:05:52.184-08:00A reminder.... Im learning in the bible study I'm doing at my church "Made to Crave" that we women are hard on ourselves.... we see ourselves alot of times nothing like God sees us or even how others see us. <br />
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A few weeks ago, when I was having one of those days..... when I looked in the mirror nothing looked like I thought it should.. I went on facebook and one of my facebook friends had this posted.... it brought tears to my eyes and encouraged me so much.... I wanted to share it with whoever comes across this blog.....<br />
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I hope this encourages you as it did me!<br />
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God bless!accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-86342443919429754112013-01-27T15:22:00.000-08:002013-01-27T15:22:58.170-08:00Weight Watchers & Made to Crave.... I'm an all or nothing person and sometimes that is good, but most of the time it isn't. For example this will be like the hundreth time I have tried to lose weight. I have posted several times with starts and then don't post again because I have failed yet again. You see my problem is I think I have to fix everything right away. Even in my relationship with Christ. I will get inspired and then think well if i'm not doing an hour bible study every day and i'm not praying over my kids for an hour a day etc... then I'm just not a good Christian. What the Lord is teaching me right now is to take baby steps. Start out with making sure I do a devotional EVERY day. Don't get caught up in how long but make the committment and do it every day. <br />
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So I am applying the same to weight loss. Baby steps. I am going to start by drinking more water.... more physical activity and to help me along I joined Weight Watchers and started the Made to Crave Bible Study at my church 2 weeks ago. I am not going to set a huge goal like being a certain weight by a certain time because then I risk feeling like I have failed, instead if I make these small changes then over time I am going to reach that ultimate goal. What's most important is I make lifestyle changes and not just quick fixes to hurry and lose the weight only to gain it back because I never really changed anything.<br />
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Everyone is different and so the weight loss journey is different for each and every one of us, this is just how I feel it will work best for me and what God is teaching me. <br />
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I did lose 3.2 my first week of Weight Watchers and I'm excited to see it continue to go down! :-) I'm even learning to love veggies! :-)<br />
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So please say a prayer for me as I go on this journey. <br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-76868512300933109992013-01-05T08:43:00.003-08:002013-01-05T08:43:51.802-08:00New Years Eve and something I can't live without! After doing 2 serious post I wanted to lighten things up a bit :-) <br />
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New Years eve keeps getting more fun each year as the kids get older. Next year even Jonathan might get to stay up to enjoy the fun and games :-) It will be a few years for anna to be able to join in. <br />
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When I was growing up New Years Eve was always a lot of fun. My family would get sausage, cheese and crackers, some other snacks and we would all play board games and then watch the ball drop. So we are starting the same traditions with my family. <br />
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It was fun when it was just me and mike but now that the kids can enjoy it with us it's really neat. So here are a few pictures of us enjoying some New Years Eve fun.<br />
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Now something I get every year for Christmas that I could not live without... ok I guess I could but it sure makes life simpler for me is my Moms Plan It Calendar,<br />
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We have 4 kids in the house right now and 2 parents so there is room for each of our names, but if you have more children mom and dad could share a line if needed. It's great because at a glimpse you can see if anyones activities conflict and as your making appointments you can easily see what other family members having going on the same day. It also comes with a page of stickers and in the back of calendar has a space for mom and dad's info for babysitter as well as important information. It also has a pocket at the bottom that I keep invitations, sports schedules etc.<br />
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So if you don't have one.... you should get one! :-) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moms-Plan-it-2013-Wall-Calendar/dp/B007WBFY60/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1357404020&sr=8-3&keywords=mom%27s+plan+it+calendar+2013">Here</a> is just one place to get it, but it's available a lot of different places. accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-9121285547336578432013-01-05T08:23:00.000-08:002013-01-05T08:23:45.337-08:00My healer....Sometimes when we are faced with the evil of this world.... we forget....well <i><b>"I"</b></i> sometimes forget..... I have a healer.... someone who is with me through it all.... I came across this song today.... and it touched my heart.....<br />
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You hold my very moment<br />
You calm my raging seas<br />
You walk with me through fire<br />
And heal all my disease<br />
I trust in You, I trust in You<br />
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I believe You're my healer<br />
I believe You are all I need<br />
I believe<br />
And I believe You're my portion<br />
I believe You're more than enough for me<br />
Jesus You're all I need<br />
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Nothing is impossible for You<br />
Nothing is impossible<br />
Nothing is impossible for You<br />
You hold my world in Your hands<br />
Nothing is impossible for You<br />
Nothing is impossible <br />
Nothing is impossible for You<br />
You hold my world in Your hands<br />
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Read more: KARI JOBE - HEALER LYRICS accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-31811775373059069732012-12-30T12:15:00.001-08:002012-12-30T12:15:45.329-08:00The Pressures of Life.... Pressure... it affects us all. A couple of days ago we came home from a 5 day out of state trip. With us we brought lots of new items that we had received over Christmas. We came in with all of our luggage and gifts and with being so tired layed them in the foyer. As I woke up this morning getting ready to leave for church my husband and I both had a little bit of crabbiness as we looked around at the mess. For me I also looked around at all the things I didn't complete that I had wanted to before we left on our trip and was frustrated.<br />
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Then I go on facebook and see what all my "mom" friends are doing and accomplishing. I start looking around my home and thinking that this or that needs to be done, fixed or prettied up. I look at my children and think how much I need to work with this one on spelling and that one on speech and take this one to this sporting event or practice.<br />
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Then this afternoon I turned on the radio.... and God allowed me to hear just what I needed to get my perspective focused back on him! One thing that was said on the radio that isn't in the following article is this. "We need to stop thinking that interuptions are interrupting our real life and realize that the interruptions ARE real life!" We need to take each day as it comes and ask God to give us HIS strength to make it through each day no matter what stress or pressure is in the day. Hope you enjoy reading the article as much as I enjoyed listening to it today! Hope it blesses you!<br />
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by Dennis Rainey</b> <br />
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Does pressure ever get to you? It gets to me. Let me share a slice of our lives from my journal several years ago: <br />
A plumber has just informed me our house could explode due to a faulty gas line. A corner of the wallpaper has started peeling above the shower. Leaving for the office I hit every red light possible—arriving late. Walking into my office, an associate informed me of two urgent situations needing a decision. A three-inch pile of unanswered letters on my desk cried out for immediate attention. PRESSURE. Barbara was on the phone needing a decision from me on refinishing our ancient hardwood floors—'What color stain should we use? When should the floor man come? Should we do the kids' closet? Who's going to move the couch? (Remember it's the one that has a queen size hide-a-bed in it).'<br />
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And if that wasn't enough, all six of us were leaving in 48 hours, having just returned from eight weeks on the road, to speak at a Family Camp in California. <br />
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Barbara started sneezing. Ashley and Samuel chorused in, and by midnight one half of the Rainey Zoo had asthma. In less than eight hours we were to leave for Family Camp. Who needs Family Camp?! We prayed about cancelling. The next morning the lawn still needed mowing, the kids were still sick and Rebecca was crying for Cheerios. I had to get this tribe to the airport, but our bills were due and the paycheck hadn't come. The phone rang as we locked the door, but we had to go or miss our plane. The kids chimed in unison, "Could you stop for doughnuts, daddy?" Secretly I thought, "Who needs Family Camp, hardwood floors, or DOUGHNUTS! This must be a sinister plot to over-throw my family!!!" <br />
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As I reflect back to those pressure-packed moments, I think life was pretty simple then compared to today. Stress, it seems, has become the ninth family member. My hope is that God is using stress to make us all into diamonds—diamonds are just lumps of coal that have been under pressure for a long time. <br />
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Stress. Pressure. We work under it. We are driven by it. We suppress it. We deny it and try to escape it. We take vitamins for it. We feel it in our chest. Our stomach churns. Our palms get sweaty. And all of us are squeezed by it. <br />
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The questions for all of us are: How do we live with it? and Is pressure always bad? <br />
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J. Hudson Taylor, the great pioneer missionary to China, has some great advice, "It matters not how great the pressure is, only where the pressure lies. If we make sure it never comes between us and our Lord, then the greater the pressure, the more it presses us to Him." <br />
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But sometimes I want out. Don't you? We often think less stress would be better (and sometimes that's true). However, many of us want less pressure from the things that are good for us to bear. There can be positive effects from pressure. It is not pressure, but our response to pressure, that determines pressure's effect on us. Joe Bayly, a modern-day "psalmist," captures what our response ought to be in a poem entitled, "A Psalm While Packing Books": <br />
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This cardboard box<br />
Lord <br />
See it says <br />
Bursting limit <br />
200 lbs. per square inch. <br />
The box maker knew <br />
how much strain <br />
the box would take <br />
what weight <br />
would crush it. <br />
You are wiser <br />
than the box maker <br />
Maker of my spirit <br />
my mind <br />
my body. <br />
Does the box know <br />
when pressure increases close to <br />
the limit? <br />
No <br />
it knows nothing. <br />
But I know <br />
when my breaking point <br />
is near. <br />
And so I pray <br />
Maker of my soul <br />
Determiner of the pressure <br />
within <br />
upon <br />
me <br />
Stop it <br />
lest I be broken <br />
or else <br />
change the pressure rating <br />
of this fragile container <br />
of Your grace <br />
so that I may bear more.<br />
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Isn't that what I need to ask God for? Our prayer should be, "Change the pressure rating and broaden my shoulders. Strengthen me, O Lord, to handle that which has come into my life." He will. He promised. Here is His response to that prayer: <br />
"Come unto me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. <br />
Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in <br />
heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My load is <br />
light" (Matthew 11:28-30).<br />
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Only Jesus can promise that. Only Jesus can truly deliver. <br />
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May the burdens you and your mate carry press your hearts to Christ and merge you into one as you rightly respond to circumstances together. Tonight before retiring, why not spend a few moments in prayer together. As a couple, take those "things" which are pressuring you to the One whose burden is easy and whose yoke is light.</i><br />
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Article found on : http://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/challenges/busyness-and-stress/the-pressures-of-lifeaccesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-38815026319810247622012-12-25T20:46:00.001-08:002012-12-26T07:31:37.971-08:00Anna's first Christmas My little girl is almost 10 months old!. Christmas was wonderful with her added into our lives this year. We have celebrated many different places already and still have one more to attend and it has been so much fun.<br />
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Here are some pictures from our Christmas, and yes the date is wrong on all the pictures... lol but it really was Christmas and 2012!! :-)<br />
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Hope you all had a blessed Christmas!!!<br />
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accesskas27http://www.blogger.com/profile/11142637931523579571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547707617038559989.post-10136832905283759972012-12-18T15:48:00.000-08:002012-12-18T16:13:29.874-08:002012 a year in Review This is my first blog on my new page. To view old post from my other one, including my last blog that I wrote today you can click <a href="http://accesskas27.blogspot.com/">here</a> I decided to start fresh after something happened with my old blog.<br />
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So let's start with a year in review! :-)<br />
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Started off the year largely pregnant with my 4th and final :-) child. <br />
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Then on February 27th I gave birth to the most beautiful little girl in the world :-)<br />
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In April Jonathan turned 3 :-) I love his face in this picture! :-)<br />
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In June Samuel turned 6 and we visited our family back in Missouri.<br />
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In July Joseph turned 8 years old!<br />
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Boys had some fun in the sun!<br />
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Mike also took the older boys on a summer camping trip. It was Joseph and Samuel's first real camping adventure and they loved it.<br />
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Most of the year though... has been watching Anna grow... and change. She is loved by her brothers that's for sure. Even now she is almost 10 months old and every time she comes into the room every single one of her brothers oooo's and aaaa's over her and can't wait to go and kiss her or hug her.... she brings a whole new element into our lives.<br />
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Then this fall Joseph started 2nd grade and Samuel started kindergarten<br />
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In September Michael turned 15!!<br />
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Halloween we had a house full of superheroes!!<br />
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Jonathan had surgery in November. His second in his short life. His first was at a year and a half for tubes in his ears. This one at 3 and 1/2 was for adnoids being removed and new tubes put in. He did great and we are already seeing improvments in speech!<br />
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Then these are from this month. Our "Christmas pictures" ... my how all the kids have grown and changed...<br />
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One more picture of Anna.... Since it's her first christmas... and our first girl... I figure I can lavish a little extra attention on her right now. :-) :-) I took this on Friday evening after hearing the tragic news of Conneticut. I needed to smile and she always makes me smile... so I thought it might help others to smile as well, so I posted some pictures of her on facebook. This is one of them...<br />
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Please remember to keep the families of Newtown in your prayers as I will be doing for a very very long time.<br />
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I do hope everyone is having a blessed Christmas season and in case I don't post again before the New Year, Happy New Year to everyone as well! <br />
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