Sweet Dreams!

I am always astounded at the number of stuffed animals Addy has in her bed at any given time. And that she can actually get comfortable enough to fall/stay asleep is quite amazing. Tonight, when I was tucking her in, I had to actually "plow" the animals with my arms in order to make a space for her to squeeze into! Sweet Dreams, or...should I say... "stuffed" dreams!!

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Jen

The words a mommy loves to hear

This morning amongst the chaos of getting everyone ready for school Duncan came up to me and leaned into me, like he was giving me an armless hug/head butt. At the same time he said "Luh Doo". To a stranger it would've sounded like nothing, but as his translator I knew he was giving me a kiss and telling me "I love You". In all his chatting and repeating of me, this was the first time he had ever said that and it melted my heart!! I LUH DOO TOO, Duncan!!

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Jen

Duncan can use utensils!

Yesterday, the boys and I were enjoying lunch on the front porch and I thought I'd see what Duncan would do with a fork. He must've been watching us closely, because he knew exactly what to do with it!! Sorry for the poor quality of video...its taken with my phone that has been chewed on and dropped in the toilet one too many times!!




The irony of this is...his SIX year old brother still prefers to eat food with his fingers and was doing so as this video was being shot!

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Jen

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Here are my outlaws at the Wild West Fest at the Eiteljorg Museum. Keith is now so fascinated with cowboys I can't pry his boots off of him at night!!

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Jen

A quick boost of lycopene!

While Addy and Keith were eating breakfast before school, Duncan was whining and pointing to the window. When I picked him up, he leaned over to get closer to the window and finally I realized what he wanted...the tomatoes sitting in the windowsill! Like his momma and sis he's a sucker for fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes! He may have gotten messy, but he enjoyed every bit of these tomatoes! What a great way to start the day!



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Jen

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I am currently in the process of creating the "perfect" outfit for Duncan to wear at his one year birthday party. When I realized I needed some matching thread, I asked Addy if she wanted to accompany me on a quick trip to Joanns. Never one to turn down totally immersing herself in craft world, she jumped up and joined me. While we were there we saw this cute little sewing machine on sale. Neither one of us could leave the store without it! We put it in the shopping cart and heading to get thread. As I was taking my time to pick out my thread, Addy said to me "Mommy, are you almost done? I just REALLY want to get home and start sewing!". Music to my ears...

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Jen

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Two days ago I blinked and my 9 pound baby boy was a 6 year old little man! We had an Incredible celebration with a few of his little friends and he was fortunate to receive a handful of some presents...all PERFECT for him! I asked him what his favorite present was and he said "That is an impossible decision to make...I loved them all!" Here is with one of them, a totem pole from Grandma and Grandpa. He has added his head to the top because apparently the head on the top of the totem is the most important in the totem's story!! Happy birthday wishes to my "top of the totem" boy!!

Until next blog,
Jen