tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585173301777765222024-03-16T03:08:45.222-04:00Ferg Family AdventuresMindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.comBlogger701125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-6633724273298160982020-08-24T15:36:00.000-04:002020-08-24T15:36:33.880-04:00Bennett Michael {2 Years} <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Dear Bennett,</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How are you TWO?! I mean seriously! I feel like it was just a few months ago that we were heading to the hospital to find out if you were a boy or a girl! And now you are already a walking, talking full-blown toddler! Time, slow down!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nfUJe-RQbsY/X0QU78bc2iI/AAAAAAAAdHs/Sy_tIyEK0_0anzfGDMbrJzyRIsdkuZ2xgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/9C9FCDA2-8931-4E4C-AEC1-1E3ED026ED60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nfUJe-RQbsY/X0QU78bc2iI/AAAAAAAAdHs/Sy_tIyEK0_0anzfGDMbrJzyRIsdkuZ2xgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/9C9FCDA2-8931-4E4C-AEC1-1E3ED026ED60.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We don't go in for your 2 year check up till mid-September (thanks, Covid), so I'll try to remember to update here after that! You continue to grow so, so fast. You fit comfortably in size 18 month jon jons, especially those brands that run on the larger size. You are starting to get into 24 month/2T sized clothes (I swear 24m and 2T are the same exact size; I still can't really tell the difference between the two!). You finally moved up to size 4 diapers! You wear size 5 shoes, but are quickly outgrowing those! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTuw5Eun1u8/X0QU6YaoXxI/AAAAAAAAdHQ/5Rmqeg11i0YDNlHLZnPzv4y9pPDx0d-IACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/2AE5FDD1-16E7-466C-B96F-37E3DDA925C6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTuw5Eun1u8/X0QU6YaoXxI/AAAAAAAAdHQ/5Rmqeg11i0YDNlHLZnPzv4y9pPDx0d-IACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/2AE5FDD1-16E7-466C-B96F-37E3DDA925C6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last time, I posted an update, you had just started walking. Well, now you are <i style="font-weight: bold;">running</i>!!! And jumping, and climbing, and just plain constantly on. the. go. You do not stop! You love to dance, swim and play anything that involves a ball (basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, football...). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebTFiFxomRQ/X0QU7ZKRDsI/AAAAAAAAdHk/MAnFh_mdCJ4fqv_u3WuwXqzHidXcnAgYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/5D3AA23C-4AFB-4421-A0AE-E2FD4E93BB54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebTFiFxomRQ/X0QU7ZKRDsI/AAAAAAAAdHk/MAnFh_mdCJ4fqv_u3WuwXqzHidXcnAgYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/5D3AA23C-4AFB-4421-A0AE-E2FD4E93BB54.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have hit a speech explosion, especially over the past month. You talk ALL of the time now! When we are in the car, you constantly see things you recognize and say "Mommy! Look!" and then say whatever it is. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever. My favorite thing that you say right now is "excavator;" it's such a long word and has so many sounds, but you do a great job trying to get them all to come out of your mouth! You also love to point to things you recognize in books. But your favorite thing to point to is pictures of our family! You love to look for Ella, and of course "Me! 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You love pretty much any kind of book, but especially books about transportation/construction, dinosaurs, Berenstein Bears, Cars, and Peppa Pig. Every night you climb into Lucas's bed to read a bedtime story with him and Daddy...it's so sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJR0Qe3eM4c/X0QU68pntoI/AAAAAAAAdHc/t5LQxB5h22wnVyWA9VmafmMZqC2sdyaLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/57FC6319-77F2-4DF9-9F33-410B3F7F951A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJR0Qe3eM4c/X0QU68pntoI/AAAAAAAAdHc/t5LQxB5h22wnVyWA9VmafmMZqC2sdyaLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/57FC6319-77F2-4DF9-9F33-410B3F7F951A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You also are still my musical child. You are always singing the various Blippi songs, and you still enjoy the songs from Frozen 2. You love to play the drum and toy guitar that we have! You may also be a mathematician because you are obsessed with counting and can count all by yourself to 5! Maybe that's a normal thing for a 2 year old but I'm kinda impressed by it! You also attempt to sing the ABCs, which is just the cutest but you only make it to about letter G before it kind of derails. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0xTfYjnIrb4/X0QU6YTFx-I/AAAAAAAAdHY/56d2o3Rw024JGL8iKZVOXuAIoVJ3XRRRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/125E6CBD-4856-4DA6-9B33-0988184DF3B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0xTfYjnIrb4/X0QU6YTFx-I/AAAAAAAAdHY/56d2o3Rw024JGL8iKZVOXuAIoVJ3XRRRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/125E6CBD-4856-4DA6-9B33-0988184DF3B4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You still really love dogs, and think anything with 4 legs is a dog! You will say, "Mommy! Doggy!" about a bear, reindeer, tiger, lion, cat...pretty much anything. But when you do see a real, actual dog, you lose your mind! Our friends just got a puppy and you've gone to see her a few times. You love this puppy and are not scared of her one bit, even when she jumps to kiss you! The other animal you really like is fish, and you call every water animal (i.e. sharks, dolphins, turtles, etc.) a "fish." </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBUcu7ze2LE/X0QU8c_0aQI/AAAAAAAAdH0/diV8Pvl0-YUXkBD-9u_IIbr0yFUjstkkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/D639CE55-2EFB-48FA-AFAD-375688EA1312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBUcu7ze2LE/X0QU8c_0aQI/AAAAAAAAdH0/diV8Pvl0-YUXkBD-9u_IIbr0yFUjstkkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/D639CE55-2EFB-48FA-AFAD-375688EA1312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You love, love, love anything and everything transportation, as mentioned above! Your favorite activity is to go to the airport overlook and watch the airplanes take off! You wave to all of them and say "bye bye airplane!" You would also be content to just sit at the front window and watch for trucks all day. Wednesday is the best because it's trash day! Oh man, you live for that garbage truck! After you see it, you always break into Blippi's Garbage Truck Song! And of course we have to mention, you love any kind of train, which inspired your birthday party theme! Your favorite shows to watch are Chuggington and Thomas. You also love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Paw Patrol! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SxVTchlQKMQ/X0QU7rZqC1I/AAAAAAAAdHo/cMAhCdA9Bq4KWGB2O7KkIl0sj5FJHNiHACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/86507D12-4A2D-4843-A29D-946F9275EAC9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SxVTchlQKMQ/X0QU7rZqC1I/AAAAAAAAdHo/cMAhCdA9Bq4KWGB2O7KkIl0sj5FJHNiHACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86507D12-4A2D-4843-A29D-946F9275EAC9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are still SUCH a happy little guy 95% of the time! People are constantly amazed at how chill, smiley and content you are! You just babble and toddle all around, and everyone loves you! The only times you get mad are when one of your siblings takes a book or toy away from you, or you are <b><i>really</i></b> hungry! You really love my phone, and especially have a knack for taking selfie videos of the top of your forehead. When you've filled up my camera roll and I take the phone away from you, you pretty much lose it. Maybe I will just have to get you a play camera or something...are you going to be a photographer one day?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-d2NK-KliE/X0QU7NtL77I/AAAAAAAAdHg/aDr8zhzkgpA8p4SfVboPjOw9CZvy3fUOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/58487256-5C21-4426-B25B-5B70A2F96B49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-d2NK-KliE/X0QU7NtL77I/AAAAAAAAdHg/aDr8zhzkgpA8p4SfVboPjOw9CZvy3fUOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/58487256-5C21-4426-B25B-5B70A2F96B49.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You sleep fantastic! You go to bed eagerly every night, calling to us, "Night! Night!" as you run toward your crib! Seriously! It's a dream. And you nap pretty great too; usually around 2 hours each afternoon! You eat most things I give you, but your favorite are strawberries, cheese cubes, granola bars, Goldfish crackers, pizza and corn dogs! You've had McDonald's once in your whole life, but feel the need to holler "MIH-DAHN-AHL!" every time we drive by one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIaAf_M6F2w/X0QU8GL2YQI/AAAAAAAAdHw/8T-avmsjAngGxTGcsVZq5loLtpcGdJF3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/B8CAF8CE-7DDA-493C-8681-4ED757BEDB06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIaAf_M6F2w/X0QU8GL2YQI/AAAAAAAAdHw/8T-avmsjAngGxTGcsVZq5loLtpcGdJF3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/B8CAF8CE-7DDA-493C-8681-4ED757BEDB06.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Bennett, in the past 6 months you've survived a pandemic, two siblings learning from home, Daddy working from home and lots of mask wearing (not by you, though because under 2 year old shouldn't wear masks according to the experts!). Aside from all of that, you've grown and flourished so much that it's obvious nothing can get in your way of being the awesome child you are! We love you SO much and can't wait to see what this next year brings! Potty training?! Big boy bed?! The end of the Coronavirus pandemic?!?!?!? We can't wait to find out with you! Thank you for completing our family! </div>Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-60822036916774417992020-05-19T20:13:00.000-04:002020-05-19T20:13:20.671-04:00Lucas William {4 Years}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today you are FOUR! What?! Four seems so old to me!! How are you such a big boy?!? Four is one of my favorite ages, and even though we are stuck at home during this weird time, I know it is going to be an awesome year for you! </div>
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I have absolutely no clue how tall you are or how much you weigh. We go to the doctor next week (should be a good time, between wearing masks and you getting a bunch of shots!), so I'll try to remember to update your stats after that. You are wearing 4T clothes, with some 5T mixed in. You can still wear a few 3T things, especially shorts. You wear size 9 shoes which are starting to get a little snug. You have size 10s for Natives and Nikes :)<br />
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You are still the funniest person ever! Every time you talk just makes me smile. You currently are in the stage of mixing up sounds and words and it's my favorite. You say "pix it!" instead of "fix it," and when you and Ella both have the same thing, you say "Hey Ella, we both have!" I posted another Toddler Interview at the end of this because you always give such comical answers :) Oh, and you hate taking pictures (like father, like son)! After I take 1/2 a picture of you, you say "Dat's enuf pictures, Mommy! Don't take a picture uh me!" Hahah. So that's been fun. </div>
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You are still extremely obsessed with construction vehicles, but you also love police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, race cars and monster trucks! Your birthday party this year was supposed to be a fire truck theme, but you were cool with having your fire truck party next year when you turn 5! Thanks for being flexible!! Daddy took you to Monster Jam back in January and since then, you have not stopped playing with your monster trucks! You also love Lightning McQueen and the Cars movie! Cars, trucks, and more cars...all day long over here!! </div>
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You still love Blippi!!! You requested "Blippi colors" (orange and blue) for all of your birthday balloons/signs/streamers today! You are dying to go to the <a href="https://www.edventure.org/columbia?utm_source=sem&utm_medium=sem&utm_campaign=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjwh472BRAGEiwAvHVfGnS1-Z2YDzYbTMvFE5cgoZHHwB9o4n0MezrUJ447srAG_H9MDo-iSRoCzlUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">museum</a> in South Carolina where Blippi went in one of his videos. Hopefully soon, buddy! You also still tolerate Paw Patrol and even Mickey Mouse, because you know Bennett loves both of these! You are such a great big and little brother to both of your siblings. For some reason, they always want to play with <i style="font-weight: bold;">your</i> toys (not theirs!), but we are working on sharing and most of the time you are pretty good with it! </div>
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Of course, you enjoy sports and are missing watching them on TV! You got SOOO excited to watch golf and Nascar the other day! You really like to play basketball in the driveway, as well as golf and baseball. You are pretty good at all 3! You are also playing soccer again this year...although your in-person practices got cancelled due to Covid-19, every week you get a little video to do and you always enjoy that! </div>
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How could I forget to mention that this was your first year of preschool?! I was incredibly nervous about how you would do, but oh my goodness, you flourished in school! Your teachers loved you and had nothing but good things to say about you! You always had a smile on your face while you were there and made lots of great friends! You are missing them so much! Since you've been home, we've been doing a little homeschool where we learn a new letter each day! Some days you aren't into it, but most of the time you get really excited to see what new letter you are learning that day! You know basically all of the letters now, so we are moving on to letter sounds. You can count to about 15 and write most of your numbers. We are also still working on writing your name, but you can do it 9 times out of 10. </div>
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You are still a great sleeper at night, but recently you've decided that you're over taking naps. I still make you have quiet time, but you rarely fall asleep anymore (maybe like 1-2 days a week)! </div>
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As far as eating, some days you eat everything and other days you eat nothing. Most of the time, you really like pizza, hot dogs, chicken nuggets and mac & cheese. Sometimes you don't like any of these though. You also really like cheese (only cheese cubes though, not cheese sticks), granola bars and fruit snacks. The only fruits you will eat are raspberries, strawberries and oranges. I am trying to get you to eat blueberries, but you refuse! You also randomly love carrots! I have no idea why carrots, and no other vegetables, but I guess I'll take what I can get! And, you'd probably drink a gallon milk a day if we let you. </div>
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Lulu, my best buddy!!! We are so grateful that God chose us to be your parents 4 years ago! You have kept us on our toes every day since then but we wouldn't have it any other way! Never stop making us laugh, being silly and smiling! We just can't get enough of you and love you so so much!!<br />
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<b>Where is your favorite place to go? </b>Jumpin Jax!</div>
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<b>How old is Mommy? </b>I don't know...</div>
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<b>How old is Daddy? </b>6!</div>
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<b>What does Daddy do for work? </b>He works all night <i>(he doesn't work at night at all!)</i></div>
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<b>Where do you live?</b> Charlotte!</div>
Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-67516813843463818832020-03-05T15:07:00.000-05:002020-03-05T15:07:55.946-05:00Bennett Michael {18 Months}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last week, you turned 18 months old! You have had quite a busy 6 months since we last did an update, so let's take a look at what you've been up to! </div>
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{PS. You got a haircut the day <b><i>after</i></b> I took these pictures! Sorry you look so shaggy here, lol.}</div>
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We go to the doctor tomorrow for your 18 month old well visit, so I'll try to update your stats then. You have been growing like a weed and I am constantly discovering clothes in your closet that you seem to have outgrown overnight. You wear mostly 18 month size clothes, but can also pretty comfortably fill out 24m stuff, too. Sometimes I try to squeeze you into 12m stuff if it runs big, but for the most part, you're out of that size almost completely! You are still in size 3 diapers, but as soon as we finish this box, I think I'm going to move you up to 4s. You wear size 3/4 shoe. You have tiny feet! :) </div>
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Your biggest milestone since we last updated on here is that you are FINALLY walking!!!!!! Praise the Good Lord because I wasn't sure if it was ever going to happen! You got pretty comfortable with standing independently soon after you turned 1 (like last October/November), but you would not take any steps to save your life. Daddy and I tried to have a little "bootcamp" where we would try to get you to walk in between us (standing a few feet apart), but as soon as one of us would let you, you'd just plop down so gracefully. This continued for a few months...we'd get so excited because you'd look like you were about to take a step, and then nope! You'd just plop yourself down. Ugh! But then, about 6 weeks ago, everything just clicked and you decided to just...<i style="font-weight: bold;">walk</i>! And I don't mean a few steps; you were cruising all over your room on the first day of this walking thing. You now RUN after your big brother and sister constantly! I am just so glad we never paid money for physical therapy or rushed you into walking! You do things on your own time, that is for sure! </div>
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You are quite a little talker/babbler! I just love your sweet voice. Some of your favorite words are "Dada, Mama, wahhh (water), cheese (when you see my phone, to take a picture of you!), teeth, uh-oh, Elmo, ball, shoes"...and your absolute favorite thing to say is ELLA!!! You say her name all of the time, even when she's at school! You just love Big Sister so, so much. </div>
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Your favorite thing right now is probably books! You are so studious! You love to sneak into Ella's and Lucas's rooms and read all of their books. Your current favorites are <a href="https://amzn.to/2vvPLNT" target="_blank">Tow Truck Joe</a> (you try to steal this out of Lucas's room daily), <a href="https://amzn.to/3czfaqE" target="_blank">any Peppa Pig book</a> and the <a href="https://amzn.to/38q3hji" target="_blank">Elmo Balls book</a>! Sometimes you get frustrated when we read to you and you'd rather just look at the books yourself! But I'm so thankful that you have a love for reading, even if it's on your own terms! </div>
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Another thing that you really enjoy is MUSIC! You love to sing, clap and make music with any sort of "instrument" you can find! We go to a story-time/music class at our church every week and you love to shake the maracas and beat on the drums there! Your favorite song is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIOyB9ZXn8s" target="_blank">Into the Unknown</a>" from Frozen II and anytime you hear it, you will start singing "in-ee uh-ownnn!" Your face lights up when you hear it. You also point to Alexa and ask her to play it ALL. OF. THE. TIME. </div>
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You've recently become obsessed with dogs and will "woof" at anything and everything with 4 legs (including the reindeer Sven in Frozen II). You are never scared of the doggies we see walking in our neighborhood; you are always willing and ready to pet them! Along with that, you just wouldn't be part of our family if you didn't LOVE the freakin' Paw Patrol. Ella and Lucas both went through this phase (actually, Lucas is still in it) where they just couldn't get enough of those pups and Ryder! Haha. So, thanks for being SUPER into that ridiculous show so I don't have to get rid of the 385739 Paw Patrol toys we own just yet. </div>
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In addition to Paw Patrol, you also love Peppa Pig, Mickey Mouse, Curious George and Elmo! Lucas's love for trucks has also rubbed off on you and you two boys are always playing with the 8394 monster trucks and other vehicles we have! You LOVE <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PYHgAzJ1wLEidB58SK6Xw" target="_blank">Blippi</a> (help me) and can sing his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfunN2ZQ0qI" target="_blank">Police Car Song</a>! You also love to make siren noises when you see any sort of rescue vehicle! Your favorite toy is the <a href="https://amzn.to/2TELdwt" target="_blank">rollercoaster</a> you got for Christmas! You love to not only ride down it like you're supposed to, but also push that little car all over the house! We need to get you more ride-on toys because you are pretty obsessed with them! </div>
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Everyone always comments on how happy you are, and I very often get asked, "Does he ever cry?!" Well, yes, Bennett. Yes, you do cry. Top times are: if you're hungry, if you're thirsty, when I wipe your nose (you see the <a href="https://amzn.to/39rIWeF" target="_blank">Nose Frida</a> and immediately start squirming hysterically), and being constrained (you loathe the stroller). Now that you're walking, you are on the go ALWAYS. You love to sneak away and think it's so funny when we find you! </div>
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You are still a pretty awesome sleeper! You take one big afternoon nap each day and will sometimes sleep for 3+ hours! You go to bed at night between 7 and 7:30 PM and usually sleep until 7:30 AM! Sometimes you wake up at like 5, but can usually get yourself back to sleep for another hour or two. As far as eating, well, I think you might be my pickiest eater at this age! You stopped breastfeeding for good a few months ago and it took you a while to get the hang of drinking milk from a sippy cup. You really like to eat granola bars, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, waffles, yogurt, applesauce pouches and fruit snacks...but other than that, it can be hard to get you to eat stuff! Your favorite pastime is throwing food on the floor. It is fun. Ha! Your siblings are also ridiculously picky (and let's not lie, Mommy is picky, too) so I guess it just runs in the family. My cross to bear if you will. </div>
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Sweet Baby Bennett, you will forever be our "baby," but goodness gracious you've had a BIG past 6 months! You are becoming such a big kid and it makes me sad yet happy at the same time! You are so much fun; clapping, waving and blowing kisses to everyone! You get so many compliments on your adorableness and your sunny disposition! :) We couldn't love you more if we tried!<br />
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Today you are SIX! 6 whole years ago, you made me a mom. It has flown by, but I also feel like we've known each other for much longer than 6 years! ;) The fact that your birthday is on a Monday this year (you were born on a Monday) makes today even more special for some reason. You got so tried of me telling you yesterday "Ok, at this time 6 years ago, Daddy and I..."! You now have to hold up TWO hands to show your age, and you are becoming such a little lady!<br />
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We go to the doctor in 2 weeks for your 6 year old check up. (PS, Scheduling around school is hard!) If I had to guess, I'd say you're about 44 pounds and 46 inches tall. You wear size 6 clothes, but can still fit in some size 5 (and even some size 4) dresses and leggings. Your favorite thing is to wear a smaller sized dress "as a tunic," and just wear it with leggings. Gotta love girls' clothes! You are size 11/12 shoes. You don't really like clip-in bows anymore (TEAR!) but you do love your headbands!<br />
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You continue to be a rockstar sleeper, as you always have been! You go to sleep around 7:30 PM and on the weekends have no problem sleeping till 7:30 AM. On school days, I wake you up at 6:30 AM and half the time you are already awake, ready to go! I still make you have quiet time on weekends, where you read or play quietly in your room while the boys are napping. On some very rare days, you will still fall asleep during this time! It's pretty great.<br />
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The biggest change this year has been starting kindergarten and you are <i style="font-weight: bold;">flourishing</i>. You absolutely LOVE school! You actually cry/get very sad on Friday nights when you don't have school the next day. You were very upset at the start of Christmas break because you already missed your teacher so much!! Your best friend Alevia is in the same class as you, and you have made many other new friends. You love riding the bus and have met lots of neighborhood kids doing that! You love all of the special area classes, but it cracked me up that you got a PE Award last quarter! PE?! MY child?! LOL! Clearly, you take after your dad! ;) You are reading on a level G which is equivalent to a first grade reading level! We are so proud of the wonderful reader you are becoming! You love to read and your favorite books are <a href="https://amzn.to/2SiNkpj" target="_blank">Piggie and Elephant</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2vKJwoZ" target="_blank">Fancy Nancy</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2Ut2lHs" target="_blank">Pinkalicious</a> books.<br />
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Even more than loving to read, you LOVE LOVE LOVE to write! You are constantly making books. When I say constantly, I am talking every free second of the day when you're home, you're probably up in the bonus room making another book! I love that you are such an author and your invented spelling gets me every time. The illustrations are pretty amazing too. You make books for all of us...and we're not just talking about basic 4 page books. Oh no, you make pop-up books, lift-the-flap books, cut out books and your latest obsession: chapter books! I am trying to figure out a good way to organize all of these books because they are all so precious and I want to save them! You have always wanted to be the tooth fairy when you grow up, but now you tell me that you want to be an author, too!<br />
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Your brothers both look up to you so much and absolutely adore you. Lucas sometimes gets on your nerves (and also sits on you...) but he gets sad when you are at school! When you two aren't fighting over the same toy, you actually play pretty nicely together and are SO hilarious! Bennett lights up with a smile every time you walk in the room and of course knew how to say "Ella" months ago! Both boys love your books that you make for them, and also when you read to them.<br />
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You are still doing dance class every Monday and our church program on Wednesdays! You've also started taking Chinese lessons online and you LOVE Teacher Elaine! At this point you know more Chinese than I do, which isn't saying too much but I'm still pretty impressed! It is a HARD language to learn! But the thing I will continue to be the most proud of is that you are SO kind to everyone. That was the first thing I asked your teacher at Parent/Teacher Conferences, if you were kind. And she said "oh my goodness, yes!" There are two ESL girls in your class that you have taken under your wing and you are always concerned if someone is sick or hurt. You love to pray for all of your friends. We recently "adopted" a sponsored child from Tanzania...she has the same birthday as you! And if we don't mention her in our nightly prayers, oh man do you let me hear it!<br />
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Sweetest girl, you continue to shine and make us proud every single day! I can't wait to see what this next year brings...6 is such an amazing age and I know you're going to have the best year! We love you so much!<br />
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Merry Christmas Eve! I'm popping in real quick to share this year's Christmas card with you! </div>
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Shout out to our wonderful photographer, <a href="https://tara-marie-photography.com/" target="_blank">Tara</a> for hosting a fun Santa Day and providing the picture for this year's card! :)</div>
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Also just for fun, I'm including the responses to the Christmas questions I ask my kids every year. They never disappoint, ha!</div>
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{Ella's responses in <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span>, Lucas's in <span style="color: blue;">blue</span>}</div>
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<b>What is on your Christmas list? </b><span style="color: magenta;">Peppa Pig Glamping Tent</span>; <span style="color: blue;">Lightning McQueen track</span></div>
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<b>What is the best part about Christmas?</b> <span style="color: magenta;">That Santa comes</span>; <span style="color: blue;">Santa</span></div>
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<b>Where does Santa live? </b><span style="color: magenta;">At the North Pole</span>; <span style="color: blue;">Black Lion </span><i>(LOL....this is the store here where we always go to see Santa!)</i></div>
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<b>What are the names of Santa's reindeer? </b><span style="color: magenta;">Prancer, Rudolph, Francer </span><i>(Francer! </i>😂),<span style="color: magenta;"> I forgot...</span>; <span style="color: blue;">Rudolph</span></div>
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<b>What do you think Santa's favorite food is? </b><span style="color: magenta;">Cookies and milk</span>; <span style="color: blue;">cookies</span></div>
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<b>What will Santa bring Mommy and Daddy for Christmas?</b><span style="color: magenta;"><b> </b>Socks....that's what Peppa Pig's mom and dad get</span>; <span style="color: blue;">socks </span><i>(so clearly we are still very heavily influenced by Peppa Pig over here, ha!)</i></div>
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Hope your holidays are very merry!!! </div>
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Hello! I am here and alive! I can't believe it's taken me this long to get these pictures on here, but I am so excited to share my updated kitchen and family room with you! </div>
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In case you missed it on Instagram, I finally (after almost 4 years of living here!) convinced Travis to agree to have our dark wood kitchen cabinets and family room built-ins painted white! And oh my goodness, I am so in love with how it turned out!</div>
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First, a look back at where we started... these are the MLS pictures from the original listing of our house.</div>
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I have no clue why my husband didn't want to paint these immediately after purchasing this house, but whatever, he finally agreed to it, so here we are! </div>
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After a week of painting (plus a little extra; we were waiting on some special-order glass to go on those cabinets. Plus I ordered the wrong hinges, so whoops), here is the finished product:</div>
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Now, we obviously still need to replace that granite and backsplash in our kitchen, as well as add recessed lighting and new light fixtures throughout both rooms, but for now I am extremely happy with how much brighter both rooms are! And yes, I've already put up Christmas decorations...feel free to judge ;) </div>
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Wall paint color: <a href="https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7029-agreeable-gray#/7029/?s=coordinatingColors&p=PS0" target="_blank">Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray</a> (best neutral EVER!)</div>
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Cabinet/trim paint color: <a href="https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/products/SW7008-alabaster#/7008/?s=coordinatingColors&p=PS0" target="_blank">Sherwin Williams Alabaster</a></div>
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Hinges: <a href="https://amzn.to/356iWDg" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div>
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Drawer pulls: <a href="https://amzn.to/2r9pj9Z" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div>
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Fan: <a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/Fanimation-Studio-Collection-Aire-Drop-52-in-Matte-White-LED-Indoor-Commercial-Residential-Ceiling-Fan-with-Light-Kit-Included-and-Remote-Control-Included-5-Blade/1000409879" target="_blank">Lowe's</a></div>
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(thanks to my father-in-law for spending almost an entire Saturday installing this with my husband!)</div>
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This is SUCH a belated post, but I was having major issues with my old computer. It was almost 6 years old, things weren't loading and it was slow AF. It took me 5-10 minutes to open any program and I was staring at that stupid beach ball spinning constantly. I thought I could just go to the Apple store and get a new computer...but no, I needed X amount of storage and they just don't make them like that anymore. So wouldn't you know, I had to <i>special order</i> a freaking computer and it took 2 weeks to come in! Then they had to transfer all of my files, which took another 4 days (it's only supposed to take 24 hours)! </div>
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So that's my excuse for just now posting Bennett's birthday party, 2 months later! Whoops!<br />
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Anyways! As soon as Bennett was born (at the very start of football season, mind you), I just knew we had to have a football themed first birthday party! This was SO much fun to put together!<br />
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Behind that "Tailgaters Welcome" sign, we had a cooler full of beverages to greet our guests!<br />
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The dining room was our main party room housing the majority of the food and decorations! I couldn't find a backdrop that I liked, so I made my own using a plastic "grass" tablecloth and chalkboard-style contact paper! I was kinda proud of myself!<br />
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For food, I tried to serve as many "easy" tailgate foods as I could think of! We had jalapeno poppers, mini chicken & waffles, chicken wings, pizza rolls, veggies & dip, chips & salsa, and popcorn!<br />
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I also made this football-looking thing out of crackers, cheese and pepperoni! (Thanks, Pinterest!)<br />
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And of course we had cupcakes and cake!<br />
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I have loved making these numbers out of photos for my kids' birthdays! The number 1 is definitely the easiest to make!<br />
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For party favors, I dressed up Gatorade bottles like referees!</div>
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It was a very fun time celebrating our 1 year old boy!!!</div>
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Bennett was super excited to open his presents! He loves his <a href="https://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/navy-broken-arrow-anywhere-chair/?pkey=canywhere-chairs%7Cregular-anywhere-chairs&isx=0.0.5510" target="_blank">PBK chair</a>, Ramses and a whole bunch of <a href="https://www.target.com/p/b-toys-collections/-/A-14846177" target="_blank">B Toys</a> (we haven't owned a toy made by this company that we didn't like; they are the best)!</div>
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Sources:<br />
Bennett's shirt: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alittlestitchofCLT/" target="_blank">A Little Stitch of Charlotte</a><br />
<a href="https://www.smockedauctions.com/cheerleader-megaphone-knit-stripe-dress.html" target="_blank">Ella's dress</a> | <a href="https://www.smockedauctions.com/knit-stripe-polo.html" target="_blank">Lucas's shirt</a>:<a href="https://www.smockedauctions.com/" target="_blank"> Smocked Auctions</a><br />
Blowup goal posts: <a href="https://www.target.com/" target="_blank">Target</a><br />
PVC pipe goal posts, monthly banner, high chair banner, assorted banners/decorations, bib and football headband: another mom on my local Facebook group :)<br />
<a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/Home-Decor-Frames/Mirrors-Wall-Decor/Words-Wall-Art/Touchdown-Wood-Decor/p/80937707" target="_blank">Wooden signs</a>: <a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/Home-Decor-Frames/Mirrors-Wall-Decor/Words-Wall-Art/Football-Vertical-Wood-Wall-Decor/p/80647216" target="_blank">Hobby Lobby</a><br />
<a href="https://www.target.com/p/sports-tablecover-spritz-153/-/A-53082180" target="_blank">Grass tablecloth</a>, <a href="https://www.target.com/p/emerald-green-9-paper-plates-24ct/-/A-16476748" target="_blank">plates</a>, <a href="https://www.target.com/p/50ct-school-bus-yellow-disposable-napkins/-/A-17191161" target="_blank">napkins</a>: Target<br />
Cake: <a href="https://www.publix.com/pd/flag-on-the-play/RIO-THC-519787" target="_blank">Publix</a><br />
Chalkboard contact paper: <a href="https://amzn.to/35Bne6x" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
Chalkboard milestone poster: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/673179231/football-first-birthday-chalkboard?ref=shop_home_active_25&frs=1" target="_blank">Etsy</a><br />
Cupcake toppers: <a href="https://amzn.to/32q4aGs" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
Pom Poms: <a href="https://amzn.to/2pwzLaL" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
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Tablecloths: <a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/Fall-Thanksgiving/Kitchen-Dining/Table-Linens-Accessories/End-Zone-Flannel-Back-Tablecloth---52-x-70/p/80830277" target="_blank">Hobby Lobby</a><br />
Foam Fingers: <a href="https://www.orientaltrading.com/school-spirit-white-foam-hands-a2-13602738.fltr?mode=Browsing&parentSkuName=team-spirit-1-hands&parentSku=13630042" target="_blank">Oriental Trading</a><br />
Whistles: <a href="https://amzn.to/2OZIP2V" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div>
Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-41502642966237221622019-09-13T14:41:00.000-04:002019-09-13T14:41:04.279-04:00Ella and Lucas Go to School!<div style="text-align: center;">
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We have been busy, busy, busy celebrating Bennett's birthday (still need to post his party, whoops!) getting our kitchen and family room painted (a whole post on that coming soon too!), and sending my two big kids off to kindergarten and preschool! </div>
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<b>1. What is something mommy says to you?</b> <i>I love you, Ella </i></div>
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<b>2. What makes you happy?</b><i> If you tickle me</i></div>
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<b>3. What makes you sad?</b> <i>When someone is mean to me </i></div>
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<b>4. What makes you laugh?</b> <i>If someone’s dressed up as a clown </i></div>
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<b>5. How old are you? </b><i>Five and a half</i></div>
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<b>6. How old is mommy?</b><i> I don’t know</i></div>
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<b>7. How old is daddy? </b><i>I don’t know </i>(she totally knows how old we are! no idea why she "forgot" on this day!)</div>
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<b>8. What is your favorite thing to do?</b> <i>To play outside </i></div>
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<b>9. Who is your best friend?</b> <i>Molly and Alevia </i></div>
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<b>10. Where is your favorite place to go?</b> <i>To kindergarten! </i></div>
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<b>11. What are you good at?<i> </i></b><i>I’m good at helping mom make cookies</i></div>
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<b>12. What is your favorite food? </b><i>Lollipops</i></div>
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<b>13. What is your favorite song?</b> <i>Peppa Pig </i>(no idea what she means by this...maybe the Peppa Pig theme song?!) </div>
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<b>14. What is your favorite color?</b> <i>Pink and teal</i></div>
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<b>15. What is your favorite animal?</b> <i>Butterflies</i> </div>
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<b>16. Where do you live?</b> <i>T******** </i>(our street name)</div>
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<b>17. What is your favorite toy? </b><i>Peppa Pig books</i></div>
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<b>18. What do you want to be when you grow up?</b> <i>An illustrator </i></div>
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<b>19. What is your favorite book?</b> <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2O1yEKK" target="_blank">Peppa Pig and the Busy Day at School</a></i></div>
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<b>20. What do you want to learn at school this year?</b> <i>I want to learn about painting pictures </i></div>
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<b>1. What is something mommy says to you?</b> <i>Lucas Ferguson! </i></div>
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<b>2. What makes you happy?</b> <i>Yes yes!</i></div>
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<b>3. What makes you sad?</b> <i>I just sad sometimes</i> </div>
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<b>4. What makes you laugh?</b> <i>(Does crazy laughing) </i></div>
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<b>5. How old are you?</b> <i>3</i></div>
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<b>6. How old is mommy?</b> <i>2</i></div>
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<b>7. How old is daddy? </b><i>3!</i></div>
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<b>8. What is your favorite thing to do?</b> <i>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PYHgAzJ1wLEidB58SK6Xw" target="_blank">Blippi</a>!</i></div>
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<b>9. Who is your best friend?</b> <i>Cooper</i></div>
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<b>10. Where is your favorite place to go?</b><i> To <a href="https://www.jumpinjaxoflancastersc.com/" target="_blank">Jumpin' Jax</a>!</i></div>
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<b>11. What are you good at?</b> <i>Singing Blippi songs </i></div>
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<b>12. What is your favorite food?</b> <i>Pizza</i></div>
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<b>13. What is your favorite song?</b> <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fysFwSfdQzc" target="_blank">Garbage Truck song</a></i></div>
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<b>14. What is your favorite color?</b> <i>Blue</i></div>
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<b>15. What is your favorite animal?</b> <i>Cow</i> </div>
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<b>16. Where do you live?</b> <i>On Charlotte </i>(He lives ON the city, not <u>in</u> it, ok?)</div>
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<b>17. What is your favorite toy? </b> <i>Tractor</i></div>
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<b>18. What do you want to be when you grow up? </b><i>A dinosaur </i></div>
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<b>19. What is your favorite book?</b> <i><a href="https://amzn.to/32Gfzl4" target="_blank">Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site</a></i></div>
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<b>20. What do you want to learn at school this year?</b> <i>Learn my numbers </i>(I had to give him MANY ideas for this question!) </div>
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I'm so thankful they both love school tons so far! They have really great teachers and some sweet friends in their classes, too! Cheers to a great school year!</div>
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Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-8214332744203321762019-08-24T23:47:00.001-04:002019-08-24T23:47:14.631-04:00Bennett Michael {12 months}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today you are ONE!!!! It has truly been the fastest, but most fun year ever. It is so bittersweet because I just LOVE Baby Bennett and how adorable you are, but I am so excited for all of the things that await you, like walking, talking, going to school, all of that fun stuff! That being said, I definitely cried putting you down last night, for the last time as a 0 year old!<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well, if last month was the month of "almosts," I am happy to report that this month you made some major accomplishments! You started crawling with your tummy off the ground! No more army crawling for you, buddy! You say "Dada" on command 90% of the time and "Mama" and "Ella" on command maybe 50% of the time (I feel like I am writing an IEP right now, ha!). You have gotten 2 more teeth, to make 4 total (2 on the top, 2 on the bottom). You can climb up the stairs, but thankfully don't do it too much yet. And my favorite...last week after your birthday party, you started clapping!! You LOVE to clap and do it all of the time now! And it is pretty freaking adorable! Baby claps are my most favorite thing everrrrr so I am just soaking it up right now! You are pulling up easily and cruising along the furniture really well now, and you've even stood by yourself for a quick split second! You also started swimming lessons this month and are SO good at floating on your back, and rolling back to front and front to back! You are always the demonstrator for the instructor because you do such a good job!</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Eating: </b>You still love to eat lots! You are starting to get picky about the type of cheese we give you, and sometimes chicken can be hit or miss, but pretty much everything else you LOVE. You are obsessed with NutriGrain bars and try to grab them out of the pantry every chance you get. You also could never get sick of blueberries...you gobble them up in no time! Your first taste of cake was last weekend at your party and although we had to force you to eat it initially, you ate almost the entire smash cake by yourself! You are still nursing, but I think I'm going to wean you like I did with Lucas: switch one feeding per week to giving you a cup of milk. So next week (when we get our kitchen back...whole other story there, but I am finally getting my white kitchen cabinets!!!!), we will start by giving you milk during your late afternoon feed time. I'm a little sad to wean you, so we may hold onto one or two feedings for a few months! We will see...</span><br />
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Ben Ben, I just cannot believe it has been a whole year since we met you and found out you were a BOY!!! What a joy boy you are in our lives! You are such a perfect third child...you go with the flow, don't mind big people hugging you extra tight, and you are so chill and happy all the time! We can't imagine our family without you! I'm so glad God chose me to be your mom!! We can't wait to see what the next year of your life will bring! I know you will do great things and spread joy no matter what! We love you!!</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">{<a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2015/02/ella-grace-12-months.html" target="_blank">Ella at 12 months </a>| <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2017/05/lucas-william-twelve-months.html" target="_blank">Lucas at 12 months</a>}</span></div>
Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-6051475721275133382019-08-23T23:39:00.000-04:002019-08-23T23:39:41.437-04:00Life with Bennett {52 weeks}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe I am posting this on time! Can you?!</div>
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Anyway, we made it to 52 weeks!! A whole year of Bennett. I can't believe this little bean will wake up as a 1 year old tomorrow!! HOLD ME!</div>
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We spent the majority of the day getting ready for Bennett's party the next day! He was very excited about it!</div>
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Bennett's first birthday party!! I will do a separate post to recap, but here is a sneak peek:</div>
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We were in major recovery mode. Everyone was super tired from the day before...some of us even tried to take a nap in the bathtub! LOL!</div>
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We went to the library for a special fire truck story time!</div>
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They had the fire truck outside, but you know these 6 little people can't all look at the camera at the same time...</div>
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Ella and Lucas were super excited to meet Blaze; Bennett not so much. Bless. </div>
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Monday afternoon, we FINALLY got Ella's kindergarten teacher assignment in the mail! She is so pumped to be in class with two of her besties from preschool!</div>
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Another swim lesson for Bennett...</div>
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...and another Chinese lesson for Ella!</div>
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Lucas, once again, thought he was Blippi the entire time.</div>
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And Ella tried to drag Bennett on as many rides down the slide as I would let her.</div>
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Bennett ultimately got pushed around with his friend Benjamin, and was thinking..."Mom, why didn't you do this with me the whole time?!"</div>
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We ended our week with Open House for my kindergartener!</div>
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I love her teacher! And she even has a student teacher, which is always a good sign! (the principal would never stick a student teacher with a bad teacher, right?!)</div>
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I can't believe she starts school on Monday! And Bennett turns one in like an hour!<br />
It's going to be an emotional weekend around here!!! Just pray for me, please! And send kleenex and wine!</div>
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Only one more of these posts after this one!! AHHH! How is this boy almost one?!<br />
Also, I need to get my act together and post on time!<br />
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We went to not one but two consignment sales!<br />
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Yep, all 3 kids went with me to both! It actually wasn't too bad. The best part was I could ask both Ella and Lucas if they would wear something, so I wasn't stuck buying clothes they didn't like! And here is what I got:</div>
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Also on Friday, Ella and I picked out some special Mommy and Me bracelets! A local mom makes them to help kindergarteners feel comforted when they first go off to school!<br />
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So now we have matching bracelets that will hopefully help Ella if she ever gets sad at school :)<br />
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When Travis originally suggested going to the zoo in the middle of August, I thought he was absolutely insane. But, it was actually overcast for most of the time we were there and many of the exhibits were inside (aka, in air conditioning), so it wasn't too hot!</div>
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Ella's favorite animal? A bunny rabbit. Haha. Glad we drove all the way to the zoo for that!</div>
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"Hey Lucas, what is that animal?"</div>
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"An octopus." Close buddy. Close.</div>
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I took all 3 kids to pick up groceries at 2 stores! I seriously don't know how people with kids used to buy groceries before grocery pick up!</div>
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Ella started her tennis camp! She loved it!</div>
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I took the boys to the library for story time with our friends!</div>
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And Ella had another Chinese lesson! She can count to 6 in Chinese now! :)</div>
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Another swim lesson for this big guy!</div>
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He's basically already swimming laps. </div>
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And there's nothing I love more than kids in matching clothes!</div>
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I finally bit the bullet and took Bennett for his first haircut!!! We had to get rid of this mullet:</div>
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He did so well! He was a perfect angel for the hairdresser!</div>
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Yay! No more mullet! Although he looks like such a big boy now!!!</div>
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We wrapped up our week with more swimming lessons!</div>
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Ella also got a French braid done by one of the teachers at the Y. </div>
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I can't believe Bennett's birthday is this Saturday!!! And Ella goes to Kindergarten on Monday! AHHHH. Pray that I make it through this weekend, haha! </div>
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I can't believe we are now in the FIFTIES in terms of weeks old, and that I only have 2 more weeks before someone's birthday! AHHHHH!!!</div>
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We wrapped up Ella's week at our church's VBS by going to her little performance! Bennett was skeptical...</div>
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But Ella had a lot of fun at this VBS! I was really proud of her for making it all day (9 AM until 4 PM!) every day!! </div>
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August 3 was my best girl's half birthday, so what better way to celebrate than with ice cream, right?!</div>
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Outside of the ice cream shop, there is the cutest little striped wall, so of course we had to take some pictures!</div>
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We went over to our friends' house to play, eat dinner and drink wine (parents, not children!). </div>
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Bennett had fun with his girlfriend, Ellie!</div>
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And Lucas was obsessed with <a href="https://amzn.to/2H3oDIl" target="_blank">this cash register </a>(don't worry, I've added it to his wishlist)! Please ignore the mismatched pants...he had an accident within 5 minutes of us being over there. Of course he did. </div>
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We had found some special visitors at the library...my parents were in town checking on their house, so they met up with us!</div>
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This boy is just a hop, skip and jump away from pulling all of those books off the shelves. Not my favorite milestone, haha.</div>
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We also got his Halloween costume in the mail. He was not interested in wearing his Peter Pan hat for any length of time!</div>
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Ella AND LUCAS (!!!!) got to go to Ella's preschool...actually, make that <i style="font-weight: bold;">Lucas's</i> preschool now...Vacation Bible School! Yes, two weeks in a row of VBS for Ella! </div>
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Bennett got to be an only child for the first time in his life! After running a few errands with me, we went to his very first swimming lesson!!</div>
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Bennett has the same swim lesson teacher that Lucas did 2 years ago!! He loved splashing the water...I actually had to hold him away from the rest of the group because he kept splashing everybody!</div>
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After we picked the big kids up from VBS, we stopped at Target to get Lucas's school supplies! He was very excited, and I was very excited that they were much cheaper than all of Ella's were!</div>
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Another day as an only child for this guy! Which meant, more errands (sorry buddy, trying to get all of the things for your birthday party!)</div>
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When we picked up Ella and Lucas, we had to take my car in for an oil change! Luckily the place is just down the street from our house, so we could walk home instead of wait there! </div>
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Another swim lesson for this guy!</div>
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He got to be the model for back floating and the teacher was so impressed he didn't cry like most kids do on their backs!</div>
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Then, we went to Ella and Lucas's VBS performance. Oh man, what a treat. Lucas literally stood like this for an entire two songs. Statue child, LOL. Glad he is having fun. </div>
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Of course, then he started running up and down the aisles, trying to come sit with me, sitting down on stage...good times, good times. I'm just thankful the preschool director said he can come back in a few weeks for regular preschool! In her words, "we just have to keep Lucas busy." Glad she already has him figured out!!! :) </div>
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And that's a wrap on not only our week, but alllllll of the VBS programs Ella has attended this summer (3 total)! She's off to tennis camp this week and then only one week after that until...KINDERGARTEN! Eeeeeek!!!!</div>
Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558517330177776522.post-60788160375970569012019-08-06T18:10:00.000-04:002019-08-06T18:10:48.079-04:00Life with Bennett {week 49}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two Fridays ago, we went to our favorite jumpy place with our friends!!</div>
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When we came home, guess who was inspired and started crawling with his belly off the floor?!</div>
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We had to make it official with his sticker on!</div>
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It is really hard to get a good "crawling" picture while also trying to get the sticker in the picture! </div>
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Bennett also started saying "Dada" on command and when talking to Daddy, so we took a pic with that sticker, too! Hitting all the milestones on this day!</div>
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I had a random burst of motivation and decided to organize/clean out our pantry. Exciting times over here! </div>
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Here's a before...</div>
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Our friends and neighbors were having an ice cream and lemonade stand, so we walked over there to support!</div>
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My favorite Sunday morning activity is checking out the weekly Target ad! Ha! I noticed that kids' shoes were Buy One, Get One 50% Off, so Ella and I headed up there to get her some shoes for Kindergarten! Now, I am pretty snobby about kids' clothes, but shoes? My kids are HORRIBLE on shoes. I have bought the expensive brands from Nordstrom and you know what? The Target brands hold up just as good if not better than the more expensive brands, so for school shoes, we always go get them at Target....because they will be destroyed quickly anyway!!</div>
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We ended up with <a href="https://www.target.com/p/toddler-girls-madigan-sneakers-cat-jack-153/-/A-54441630?preselect=54351177#lnk=sametab" target="_blank">these</a>, <a href="https://www.target.com/p/toddler-girls-kaedence-glitter-sneakers-cat-jack-153/-/A-54023389" target="_blank">these</a>, <a href="https://www.target.com/p/toddler-girls-alivia-sneakers-cat-jack-153/-/A-54441523" target="_blank">these</a> and <a href="https://www.target.com/p/toddler-girls-rona-fashion-boots-cat-jack-153/-/A-54439245?preselect=54348509#lnk=sametab" target="_blank">these boots</a>! So she should be all set now!! </div>
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Because I hadn't spent enough money on Ella's wardrobe that day, we also went over to my Shrimp and Grits Kids girl's house to look at the latest trunk! We didn't buy anything there, but I have since bought Ella a <a href="https://www.shrimpandgritskids.com/apple-orchard-eloise-dress" target="_blank">cute apple dress</a>, with a <a href="https://www.shrimpandgritskids.com/apple-orchard-eloise-dress-doll" target="_blank">matching dress</a> for her American Girl doll! </div>
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*shamless plug: use code 70024 at checkout if you order! Or message me to order and I can get you free shipping ;)</div>
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Ella started VBS at our church!</div>
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Our church's VBS was allllll week from 9 AM until <b>4:30 PM</b>!!! Yes, like longer than a school day!! Ella did really well, but man was she exhausted every day when she came home!</div>
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While big sis was at VBS, the boys and I headed to Hobby Lobby to get some stuff for Bennett's birthday party!</div>
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Lucas was most excited to see the Christmas trees there. It was July 29, Hobby Lobby. Calm down. </div>
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We found a few things, whoops! Ha!</div>
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Look who decided to start climbing up the stairs! Ahhhhh.</div>
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This was the day that everyone was encouraged to do an act of kindness for my friend <a href="http://www.smidgeofthis.com/" target="_blank">April</a> and her sweet daughter, Charlotte! </div>
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We decided to start by spreading a little joy at Home Goods, and offering to let that pregnant lady go in front of us in line!</div>
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Next we went to Joann's where we straightened up some shelves!</div>
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...and left some snacks for our mail carrier!</div>
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The reason we were at Home Goods? To get some decor for my new hallway table! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! </div>
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Table is from <a href="https://amzn.to/2GSFr4Z" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, but everything on it is from Hobby Lobby or Home Goods!</div>
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I didn't have my act together enough to do this the day before, but on Thursday we got out the door early enough to stop at the bakery to buy treats for Ella's VBS teachers! So one more act of kindness, just this one was a day late!</div>
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Time to put the locks back on!</div>
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Oh! And Ella made this awesome birdhouse at VBS! </div>
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I'll try not to be so tardy with my next post!! It's so hard to remember everything when I don't post on time!!! :) </div>
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Another week, another very tardy update! Love me through it, guys!!!</div>
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One of my most favorite things ever happened....SCHOOL SUPPLIES SHOPPING!</div>
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I was so so so excited to take Ella to Target to get supplies for kindergarten! And yes, we certainly did go on July 19 when she doesn't start school until August 26! I wanted to get there before everything got picked over! </div>
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We even found Peppa Pig bandaids (yes bandaids were on her supply list)!</div>
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It was WAY past time for Lucas to get a haircut. Check out that mop on his head.</div>
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Our favorite haircut place closed, so we went somewhere new. Lucas wasn't sure about it but he loved the animal crackers they gave him! Plus he got a toy car as a "prize" at the end...so he was asking to go back to get his hair cut again that afternoon!</div>
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Ahhh, so much better!!</div>
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Bennett took a crazy long nap, so Trav stayed home with him while I took the big kids to the pool!</div>
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Lucas was all talk about going off the diving board. Till he got up there and was like, "Ummmm nope." He quickly turned around and got down immediately. </div>
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When Bennett finally woke up from his nap, I took him to a nearby football field to take pictures for his birthday party invitations!!! I had a hard time picking just one picture!</div>
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{His party theme is football, if you hadn't guessed!}</div>
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My kids had been begging me to take them to this new place called <a href="https://www.jumpinjaxoflancastersc.com/" target="_blank">Jumpin Jax</a>, so we finally went! As soon as we walked in, Blippi was playing on the TV and Lucas immediately never wanted to leave!</div>
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Although Bennett got off to a rough start...</div>
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...he eventually had a lot of fun! </div>
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And of course Ella and Lucas were both obsessed with everything there! They had a total blast!</div>
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On the way home, we stopped by my parents' house to see how the construction was coming along!</div>
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And Ella had another Chinese lesson!!<br />
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I am quickly becoming obsessed with taking these 3 to our neighborhood pool around noon...swim for a little bit, eat a picnic lunch at the pool, rinse off...I mean, swim some more and then home for naps! And everyone takes such good naps afterwards, too!<br />
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This can't be right. How the heck are we less than a month away from your FIRST BIRTHDAY?!?! Maybe it's because you are tiny, or maybe this year has just gone by way too fast, but I feel like you should only be about 8 or 9 months old at this point! But you're not. And it makes me so sad, but also so excited for what is to come for you! This has been a fun month, so let's see what you've been up to!<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Clothes:</b> Well I finally stopped squishing you into 6 month pajamas and you are now in size 9 month ones! Your clothes are all pretty much 9 months or 12 months. Except: the onesie in these pictures (6 months) and the Shrimp and Grits Kids jon jons that always run crazy big (again 6 months). We just moved you up to size 3 diapers on Tuesday!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Milestones:</b> This is the month of "almosts"!!! You are <i>almost</i> crawling with your tummy off the ground (maybe you'll just be an army crawler for life?! I don't hate that). You are <i>almost</i> saying "Mama" and "Dada" and "Ella" while looking at us, but you will not do it on command to save your life. You are <i>almost</i> climbing up the stairs (helpppp). You are <i>almost </i>clapping (my favorite milestone! Please make it happen soon. I live for baby claps). And two more teeth on the top are just barely <i>almost</i> poking through. You have gotten more confident in pulling up and have started stepping! You can hold onto things with just one hand and are pretty freaking proud of yourself! You love to grab things including people's hair and skin, ouch!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Sleep: </b>You are still a rockstar sleeper! You will sleep 12-13 hours most nights!! I do wake you up to eat before I tutor because my boobs might explode if I don't, but you'd be perfectly fine sleeping until 7:30 or 8 AM if I didn't! On the days you get a morning nap, you fight it hard...but you always get and take an amazing afternoon nap!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Best Moment: </b>Celebrating my birthday in the mountains with you! We also "celebrated" your 1 year anniversary of your first blood transfusion with some slurpees! We've also had so much fun splashing with you at the pool! You are the cutest swimmer!</span></div>
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Ahhh sweet boy! The countdown is ON! I can't believe this time last year, you had already had two blood transfusions and we were getting ready to meet you! It's hard to even remember life without you though because you are such a light! I'm so excited to see what this next month brings, especially because you are on the verge of so many milestones! We love you sweet boy!!!</div>
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I just cannot get my act together to get these posted on Fridays anymore!! I used to write them after I got done tutoring at like 11 PM, but these days I have just been so tired...and then I don't get to it all weekend because we are busy doing other stuff! So here we are! Bear with me for another 5 (!!! That's it?!?!) weeks!</div>
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Ella had a birthday party at "Bounce on You" (aka, Bounce U).</div>
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I actually got to go to the mall by MYSELF (!!!), but while I was there, Trav was convinced Bennett was about to flip out of his crib at any second. So, we finally lowered his crib! Finally!</div>
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The most glorious day of the month...our cleaning ladies were here! Unfortunately, I had to spend the morning at a CPR class for my job at the Y...blahhhh. But I rewarded all of us (and really, it was an excuse to keep my kitchen cleaner a little longer!) with Chick Fil A for lunch!</div>
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See that mess?! Better on the mall food court floor than in my house after the cleaning ladies had just left!</div>
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That afternoon, we went to Target...and did you know?! The <a href="https://www.target.com/p/boys-training-pants-giga-pack-select-size-up-up-153/-/A-51073353?preselect=50875858#lnk=sametab" target="_blank">Target brand pull-ups</a> have dinosaurs and <i style="font-weight: bold;">excavators</i> on them! Plus they are cheaper!! Score!</div>
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6 kids at that table! Whoa!!!</div>
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After our playtime and lunch, we all went to get $1 cinnamon rolls! There was nowhere to sit inside the place, so we sat out in the 100* heat. Woof. At least those cinnamon rolls were super yummy!</div>
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He also brought meteorites (his whole performance had a space theme) for the kids to see up close at the end!</div>
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Thursday night, I had a hot date!</div>
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Travis was nominated for CFO of the year by the <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/07/12/cfo-of-the-year-travis-ferguson-sees-it-all-with.html" target="_blank">Charlotte Business Journal</a>! So we went to the awards dinner for that. He didn't win (in my opinion, he got majorly robbed and totally should have won, but what do I know), but I am just so proud of him for even being a finalist! He works so insanely hard, so it's nice to see him being recognized! </div>
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And that's a wrap on this week! Catch you on Wednesday for Bennett's 11 month (what?! how?!) update!</div>
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Well, I'm late again in posting this week! Hope you haven't been holding your breath waiting for me!</div>
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Where we last left off, we had just arrived to the mountains for our Fourth of July getaway! </div>
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The day after the 4th of July, we headed to Grandfather Mountain to do some exploring! </div>
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They had elk, bears, otters, eagles and cougars there that we could see! </div>
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Ella and Lucas even walked with Travis across the swinging bridge! Bennett and I were too scared, so we happily watched from the sidelines!</div>
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Ella and Travis wanted to take the trail back down the mountain, and Lucas decided to join them. Bennett and I drove the .4 miles to the parking lot to pick them up!</div>
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All 3 kids have swung in that same swing!</div>
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Then it was time for ALL of the rides. Major shoutout to Travis for going on most of the rides with Ella and Lucas!! </div>
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This was Ella and Lucas's <b>FAVORITE</b> ride everrrrr. The spinny tilt-a-whirl or whatever its called. They loved it and went on it like 4 times. </div>
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Boats, planes, helicopters, trains....they rode them all!</div>
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We ended our day with one last car ride...</div>
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...and of course one last ride on the train, too!</div>
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The cowboys on the train gave the kids their bullet shells. Ella said to me: "...but...how do I play them?!" LOL.</div>
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It was a very fun birthday with my 4 favorite people!</div>
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We came home from the mountains and Ella made me a belated birthday card (even though they all gave me a card and gift in the mountains)!</div>
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I know that the sunflowers are always at their peak around my birthday, so today needed to be the day we went to go see them!</div>
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Bennett LOVED the sunflowers. Bless.</div>
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Hey, Lucas, smell the sunflower:</div>
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Lucas had an eye doctor appointment. He was most excited about the toys in the waiting room.</div>
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But good news! He doesn't have astigmatism anymore! He has a little bit of farsightedness, but the doctor said it would need to be double what it is now to impair his vision! So we just need to bring him back before he starts kindergarten to see if it has gotten worse or not. </div>
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Then, we went to Chick Fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day!</div>
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It's <a href="https://www.shrimpandgritskids.com/" target="_blank">Shrimp and Grits Kids</a> time again! We went to Ms. Tammy's to try on some clothes from the latest fall collection! (Which launches July 17! Let me know if you'd like to order something and I can get you free shipping!)</div>
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Then, Ella had a Chinese lesson!</div>
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So as many of you know, I teach English to kids in China every morning with <a href="https://t.vipkid.com.cn/tp/home" target="_blank">VIPKID</a>. Well, they have a sister company, <a href="https://www.lingobus.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=LingoBus_EN_US_Brand&utm_term=lingobus&utm_content=LingoBus_EN_US_Brand_Broad&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyLDpBRCxARIsAEENsrKbggstM4WXyy9W9znX-3DbNXov3G6RLq5IEWpMKlyXv9WyRdMUEo4aAggcEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Lingo Bus</a>, that teaches kids in America Chinese! I had a free demo lesson, and Ella was <i style="font-weight: bold;">dying</i> to learn Chinese (seriously!) so here we are.</div>
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She loved it, so I ended up buying 10 Chinese classes for her. Ni Hao! (that means "Hello" and is literally the only thing I know if Chinese, haha)</div>
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7/11 which means...Free Slurpee Day!</div>
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Can you believe last year on 7/11, Bennett got his first IUT (blood transfusion)?! And look at him now :)</div>
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Whew, what a week! Can't believe I only have 6 more of these weekly updates before Bennett turns ONE! </div>
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Wow, I am so behind on here! I blame the 4th of July and being out of town (again)! So here is my recap for June 28 through the 4th of July! </div>
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We had a slow morning at home. My main objective was to organize the kids' closets and take out clothes that don't fit them anymore!</div>
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We also went out to dinner! Lucas gobbled up that cheeseburger...</div>
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...and Bennett made the BIGGEST mess on the restaurant floor! Whoopsie. Sorry <a href="https://redrockscafe.com/" target="_blank">Red Rocks</a>.</div>
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We had a birthday party at our neighborhood pool!</div>
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Both big kids had fun swimming and eating cake with their friends! Bennett stayed home with Travis :)</div>
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<b>Sunday 6/30</b></div>
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I tried to pull together as many red, white & blue outfits as I could find. We only had enough for 3 days! </div>
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I caught Ella and Luca playing nicely together for a rare moment!</div>
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And we need to lower Bennett's crib ASAP! </div>
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Trav grilled our dinner that night. Ella loves to have some salad dressing to dip her grilled chicken in, so we made the mistake of letting her pour it herself. Look at all of that blue cheese dressing! She did not come close to eating it all. </div>
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I was up early to teach and was greeted by the most beautiful sunrise!</div>
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Then we went to the blueberry patch with our friends!!!</div>
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It was so freaking hot, but that didn't stop Lucas from picking all of the blueberries. He couldn't stop!!</div>
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Also: he does not like blueberries. Like, at all. So I have no idea why he was so fanatical about picking so many!</div>
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Bennett enjoyed the leaves/grass best of all, like usual.</div>
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Of course we rewarded ourselves with ice cream after working so hard in the hot sun!</div>
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We stopped by the library, where they had the funniest/cutest little photo prop!</div>
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We also picked up a new suitcase for Bennett that I found in my moms Facebook group! It's called a <a href="https://trunki.com/" target="_blank">Trunki</a> and kids can actually ride on them! So cute and fun!</div>
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We tried to decorate our bike and wagon for the neighborhood Fourth of July parade, but it was too hot! Plus, we needed more decorations.</div>
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I thought we might be able to find more supplies for decorating our bike and wagon at Target....well, I found nothing for that, but oh my goodness, the Dollar Spot had all of their back to school stuff and it was ON. POINT.</div>
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Later in Target, while Ella and I were distracted by how cute Bennett was...</div>
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...Lucas decided to do this in the toothpaste aisle. </div>
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But I did take him (and the other 2 kids) to make one more stop, at the dollar store! <i style="font-weight: bold;">They</i> had more decorating supplies, thank goodness! We did not buy the hat though.</div>
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That night, we went to watch the fireworks by SouthPark Mall!</div>
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Bennett was totally mesmerized by them!!! He watched them like this the whole time:</div>
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Ella was such a trooper! She rode her bike all the way to start of the parade (about half a mile from our house), plus on the parade route (maybe another quarter of a mile?) and then back home again! It was SO hot, but she did an awesome job!</div>
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Believe it or not, we had to force Lucas to see the fire truck up close! I don't know what his deal was, but he was scared to go inside of it!</div>
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After the parade, we packed up the car and headed for the mountains for a little (cooler) getaway! </div>
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Travis found this amazing <a href="https://lostprovince.com/" target="_blank">brewery</a> in Boone and we ate there for dinner! The kids had a blast watching them cook food in the huge pizza oven while we waited for a our table! The food was really fresh and delicious too!</div>
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After dinner, we watched fireworks again! Because what else would you do on the Fourth of July, duh!</div>
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Ella and Lucas got to sit up on top of my car, which they thought was the coolest and I thought was the scariest thing ever!</div>
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Bennett waved to the fireworks. I can't handle him.</div>
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And Lucas commented on just about every firework in the half hour show! It was hilarious! "Oh! A red one! Ah! Green! I like the green one! Whoa!"</div>
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I'll be back tomorrow (oh geez, Friday again already?!) to recap the rest of our mountain trip, as well as this past week back here in Charlotte! :) </div>
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I am so behind again this month, but last Monday you turned 10 months old! Double digits!!! And speaking of you being so old, now that it's July, it's the very last month before your birthday month! Time, please stop!! I'm begging you!!<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Height: </b>27" (4 %ile)</span><br />
<b>Weight: </b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">17 pounds exactly (2 %ile)</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Clothes:</b> You are still solidly in 9 month clothes. Some 12 month stuff works, but for the most part, it's too big on you and looks semi-ridiculous! You can still <i>barely</i> squeeze into 6 month pajamas and if I'm being honest, you should probably wear 9 month jammies from here on out! Your shoes are still too big for you and you love to pull them off anyway! You are still in size 2 diapers. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Nicknames: </b>Ben, Ben Ben, Little Bean, Bean Bag, Benny Ben, Benny Boo Boo, B, B Man, Big Guy, Little Peach, Sweetest Peach, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Lucas still calls you "Baby Bin-it!" while Ella prefers Benny or Ben Ben</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Milestones:</b> This month's big milestone was waving!!! You LOVE to wave at anything and everything now! If we say, "Bennett, can you wave?!" you instantly start waving! You also wave if anyone says "hi!" to you! And of course you love to wave for pictures. It's so fun. Your army crawling is getting better and better and you can go all over the place now! You still aren't crawling with your tummy off the floor; although you've tried, you quickly go back on your tummy! You just are more comfortable with the army crawling! You've started pulling up, but usually only get to a kneeling position as opposed to all the way up on your feet. You're a big fan of pulling up to gnaw on the coffee table or train table. You love to stand if someone is helping you! We got out the walkers from the attic and you love to hold onto them but aren't quite sure about moving your feet and walking just yet. Diaper changes are becoming increasingly more difficult because you love to roll (and roll, and roll...) and grab anything and everything you see around you! You are still babbling without any association (Dadadadadada, Mamamamama, BBBBB, ggggg, etc.) so I haven't counted any official first words yet. Your new favorite sound to make (other than high pitched shrieks when you are excited!) is clicking your tongue on the roof of your mouth...you think you are quite the musician when you do that! :) </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Sleep: </b>You are sleeping so so well! You have sleep a few times past 8 AM on the weekends!!! Most nights you sleep 12 hours easily. You take 2 naps a day, although morning naps are getting hard with all of the fun summer stuff your big siblings want to do! You sometimes skip that morning nap, but you do ok if that's the case! You just take a REALLY good afternoon nap that day!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Best Moment: </b>Going to the beach with you TWICE! You love to splashy splash the water and eat the sand!!! We also had fun celebrating Daddy's birthday and Father's Day with you this year!</span></div>
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Ben Ben, we are SO lucky you're ours! I can't imagine life without you in it! You make us smile every single day and we are all so obsessed with our sweetest boy! Everyone loves you and it's easy to see why. You are precious!!! And so so chill (95% of the time)! Let's just make the next 2 months go by reallllllll slowly, ok?!</div>
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We've had a pretty exciting week because for a good part of it, we were at the beach!!!</div>
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But first, prior to our second beach trip of the summer...</div>
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Ella wrapped up her first (of 3!) Vacation Bible School with her friend Ellie! They put on the cutest little show and her group sang "Good, Good Father." I almost cried! It was so sweet.</div>
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This church always has the most elaborate decorations every year for VBS and this year did not disappoint! Lucas loved walking in every morning for drop off and pointing out all of the animals in the halls!</div>
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And of course Friday was the First Day of Summer, which means its also National Wear Your Lilly Day!</div>
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Ella didn't want to match the boys because she was supposed to wear orange for VBS, so please just try to overlook the fact that they are not very well-coordinated!</div>
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After naps, the training wheels I ordered Ella had arrived! The ones that came with her new bike were bent and not doing their job very well, so I ordered <a href="https://amzn.to/2IUeuPD" target="_blank">these</a> off Amazon (super cheap!) and they work great!</div>
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Travis was in LA for work, and my mom just happened to have a work conference at Kiawah this same week. So, my nice parents invited me and the kids to join them in Kiawah while Trav was out of town! It was really nice, even if the condo my parents were renting was way too small for 3 adults and 3 kids!!!</div>
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As soon as we got to Kiawah, we headed right for the beach! It was a super quick walk from their condo!</div>
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After a night of awful sleep (sleeper sofas are NOT my friends!), I was ready to head back to Charlotte, but we stuck it out and went to the beach instead, ha! I mean, while we're here, might as well, right?!</div>
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...well, what do you know but my dad (Lucas's favorite person everrrrr) picked Lucas up and just started walking down to the ocean with him!</div>
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And you guys! I don't know what kind of magic happened, but Lucas actually liked the ocean!!!!!</div>
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We ate dinner at <a href="http://www.latelapizzeria.com/" target="_blank">La Tela</a>, which was sooooo good!</div>
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After dinner, we got ice cream and Lucas completely destroyed his jon jon. (He <i>haaaaddd</i> to get chocolate just like my dad; told ya they are best friends!)</div>
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{Bennett was legit trying to swim! Good thing he's signed up for swim lessons next month!}</div>
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Lucas made friends with another older boy (he did this at Hilton Head, too!). This boy let both Ella and Lucas help him catch minnows in his net! They loved it. </div>
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Then, after taking all of these, I realized Ella's dress was on backwards. I mean....</div>
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I'd say it was worth it to get up that early though because I love how the pictures turned out, even with Ella's backwards dress! And it helped us get on the road early back to Charlotte!</div>
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When we got back to Charlotte, Ella's backpack and lunchbox for kindergarten had arrived!!!</div>
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This was our big "catch-up on all the things" day! So many errands and laundry to do! We did make a quick stop to the library and both kids were elated to find a brand new Peppa Pig book!</div>
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I'm still getting sand out of my car, stroller, all the bags/clothes/shoes/towels. So that's what I'll probably be doing this weekend! Hope you all have a great weekend!</div>
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Happy Friday and Happy First Day of Summer! Most importantly, Happy National Wear Your Lilly Day! You know we dressed accordingly! ;)</div>
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I took all 3 kids up to our neighborhood pool! And the baby pool was open this time, praise the Lord!</div>
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Lucas wanted to practice all of his skills he has been learning at Ms. Jocelyn's!</div>
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Meanwhile, we had to <i style="font-weight: bold;">force</i> this girl out of the big pool!</div>
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Friday night, Trav and I went out for our anniversary! We usually go to <a href="http://www.bentleyson27.com/" target="_blank">Bentley's on 27</a>, which is where we had our wedding reception. But, when I went to make a reservation, I found out that they have CLOSED the uptown location!!! I was so sad. Thankfully, they will be opening a location in South Park in September, but it won't be the same. No more anniversary dinners at the location of our wedding reception. Tear! </div>
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We had the most low-key weekend ever. This was the only weekend all month we didn't have a birthday party to attend, and we literally just hung around the house all weekend. It was kinda nice!</div>
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Did anyone else try to go to Target on Saturday?! OMG. Their entire system was down (nationwide!!) and the lines to check out were INSANE! I was in there for close to an hour and a half, and in line for probably half of that time!</div>
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Every year around our anniversary, Ella asks to look at our wedding album!</div>
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It makes me wish we had gotten a videographer too! I wish we had a movie to watch. Don't get me wrong, I love our wedding pictures and those are so awesome...but that's my one regret with our wedding--no videographer! </div>
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It popped up on some Facebook ad, and of course Ella was looking over my shoulder and was like "OMG! Peppa Pig!" So I clicked on it, and lo and behold it's a freaking customizable <a href="https://www.penwizard.com/us/personalized-peppa-pig-daddy-wisdom-book.html" target="_blank">Peppa Pig Father's Day book</a>. I mean...</div>
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We celebrated Trav as a dad, and us being married for 7 years by....going to get pedicures! Ha! Ella got up early from her "quiet time," and Trav was watching golf while the boys slept...so I was like, why not?! </div>
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Ella had her first day of Vacation Bible School at her friend's church. Look at the fun jewelry she made! ;)</div>
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Lucas had another swim lesson. I'll spare you the details, but let me just say he pooped on her sidewalk (yep) and cried for most of the lesson. </div>
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Good news, he felt better that afternoon!</div>
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And I'm happy to report potty training is going well! I'll probably jinx it by typing this, but he's had no accidents since this pool situation on Monday! And he even kept his pull-up dry last night, so whoa! </div>
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I finally get a Dino doll for my tutoring!</div>
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They are super hard to get because you have to earn 1,000 tokens and then they only give away 100 per week....so when there's like 30,000 teachers that can be challenging! But I finally got one, so yay! Another thing for my kids to fight over!</div>
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Lucas also FINALLY earned 10 stars on his behavior chart, so he got to pick out a prize from the dollar store. No one is surprised he chose a monster truck.</div>
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Oh, and I sold Ella/Lucas's crib! I might have almost cried putting it on my front porch for pick up. </div>
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Tuesday afternoon, we went on another nature scavenger hunt! Target sells the cutest little bags that I could probably make myself for free....but whatever, they are like 50 cents each and it gives us something fun to do for like 30 minutes. </div>
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Lucas recently discovered what a fire hydrant is and now he is obsessed with pointing them out. </div>
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And Ella actually picked up probably 10 worms on this nature walk! This one was still moving!!! Ah! I don't know how she wasn't grossed out because I definitely was!</div>
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And we went to check on my parents' new house being built!</div>
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For as much as he loves a construction site, this was as close as Lucas would get! </div>
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Bennett was a little unsure of the foam pit!</div>
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Another fun week in the books!</div>
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We had to celebrate National Donut Day at our favorite donut place, Duck Donuts!!</div>
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Bennett was less than excited. </div>
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Yum!!! I'll give you 4 guesses as to whose was whose. </div>
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(Mine = top left (key lime pie!), Ella = middle left, Lucas = bottom left, and then we got the bottom right bacon one for Trav. The other two on the right were for me to eat later, haha!)</div>
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Don't feel too bad for Bennett; I let him have a few very tiny bites of mine...he loved it!</div>
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After naps, Trav was home from work, so we gave him his birthday present (a gift card to TopGolf; thank you to my MIL for the suggestion!!!!)</div>
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And then we went out to eat for his birthday!</div>
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We also let Bennett have a few french fries and he was obsessed with them. Clearly he had some very healthy eating this day, between the donut and these fries! </div>
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Ella went to her friend Ellie's birthday party!</div>
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Meanwhile, these boys were at home watching golf...</div>
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...and getting M&Ms for peeing in the potty!</div>
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(Yes, potty training has gotten better since last week! We are still not at 100%, but he's making progress and I only <i>mildly</i> need a glass of wine at the end of each day)</div>
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Ella and I braved the rain to go to church!</div>
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We came home from church to find that Lucas and Travis had taken Lucas's big boy bed out of the box and were starting to assemble it! So I was like, ummmm ok....we are doing this now?!?!</div>
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This boy was SO ready and excited for his big boy bed!!!</div>
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I'm happy to report that Lucas stayed in his bed ALL night and had been doing fantastic napping in it as well! Such a difference from when <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2016/01/a-pretty-eventful-five-on-friday.html" target="_blank">we moved Ella to her bed</a>...I still have PTSD from that!</div>
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But this time, we actually made it to story time! Pretty sure this is like the second story time Bennett's ever been to. Such a third child; Ella went almost every week as a baby!</div>
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He sat in the chair for about 5 minutes, which is 4 minutes longer than I thought he would. He let the hygienist clean one tooth before he decided that this was no place for him and got out of the chair, never to return again. The sweet hygienist didn't want to force anything on him, so after a few minutes of trying to talk him out of the corner, we decided we would just try again in 6 months. Oh, Lucas. You don't make anything easy, do ya buddy? (Except the sleeping in the big boy bed!!!)</div>
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...so I decided to bust out some summer school things at home with Lucas!</div>
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Back in the day, I did a bunch of <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/search/label/Teaching" target="_blank">fun activities with Ella</a> the summer than Lucas turned 1 and we were stuck in nap jail. I certainly don't have that kind of time (or energy!) now, but I thought we could do a few transportation-themed activities, and go from there!</div>
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This sweet boy was cracking me up while I made dinner...he kept making out with the dishwasher!!! It was too funny!</div>
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Another swim lesson!</div>
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We also took our annual photos with the D-A-D letters to update Trav's picture frame for Father's Day. It went <i style="font-weight: bold;">realllllly</i> well this year, ha!</div>
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Bennett decided to show off a new trick at nap time: being able to sit up from laying down, and trying to fling himself over the crib railing!</div>
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So we immediately lowered his crib before he went to sleep that night!</div>
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Happy Father's Day weekend to all of the dads, especially mine, my husband, my father in law and my grandpa!!! You all are the best guys ever!!!</div>
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Almost a month ago (whoops!), we celebrated Lucas turning 3 by having a construction-themed birthday party! He loves all things construction, so this was a no brainer and super fun to put together!</div>
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I once again rented out a local park shelter, which I love because I don't have to clean my house and party clean-up is so easy! We lucked out with nice weather (although it was a little hot)!</div>
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The <a href="https://amzn.to/2XCH3Gp" target="_blank">backdrop</a> might be my favorite thing I've ever stumbled across on <a href="https://amzn.to/2XCH3Gp" target="_blank">Amazon</a>! It was so fun...although getting it to stay down with the wind was a little frustrating! </div>
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-nuts & bolts (chex mix)</div>
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This was the easiest cake to make ever! </div>
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{Three boxes of yellow cake mix in a <a href="https://amzn.to/31pv559" target="_blank">12"x18" sheet pan</a>; top with chocolate frosting, crushed Oreos and M&Ms; the trucks are from Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/2WvZqvb" target="_blank">here</a>!}</div>
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For our party favors, I got each kid a bucket from the dollar store, and inside, I put bubbles and chalk! Hopefully, all things they can use this summer!</div>
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"Dump Gifts Here" sign from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/260614165/construction-party-sign-printable?ref=reviews" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.</div>
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Back in April, I majorly scored when another mom was selling a bunch of construction party stuff on a local Facebook group! I scooped all of it up ASAP, including these styrofoam blocks, with golf tees to hammer!</div>
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I also got these sensory bins from her, and then accessorized with some of Lucas's construction toys!</div>
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For my little artists (Ella and her friends!), I bought a bunch of <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Home-Depot-Canvas-Work-Apron-HD324655/202311423" target="_blank">Home Depot aprons</a> to decorate! We even had leftover fabric markers from <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2019/02/ellas-pretend-sleepover-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">Ella's party</a>!</div>
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The wind was definitely an issue the day of the party. The picnic shelter was like a wind tunnel and everything kept blowing around! So we taped down all the tablecloths and even ended up taping the cones down, too! I put yellow tape to make each table look like a road, but it also helped to hold stuff down!</div>
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{Hi Bennett!}</div>
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Thank goodness Lucas had more than enough construction vehicles to help secure the tablecloths too! The only vehicles I had to buy were the ones I put on the cake! Everything else, he already had!</div>
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It was a fun time celebrating our construction-loving boy!!!</div>
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My kids' outfits are all from <a href="https://www.smockmonkey.com/" target="_blank">Smock Monkey</a>. They did a presale back in February when I knew the theme of this party...and I <i>knew</i> finding an outfit for Ella would be challenging, so I didn't think twice about ordering these!</div>
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Trying to hold up 3 fingers is hard!!! We are still working on it!</div>
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He's still asking me when we can go back to his "'struction site birfday pah-ty" so I'd say it was a success! </div>
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{Previous Lucas birthday parties: <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2017/06/lucas-hole-in-one-par-tee.html" target="_blank">Lucas is a Hole in One Golf Par-Tee</a> | <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2018/05/lucas-little-blue-truck-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">Little Blue Truck Second Birthday</a>}</div>
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Happy Friday, Happy National Donut Day, Happy Last Day of School (to my CMS teacher friends!) and of course, Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!!! We celebrated all of the things today!</div>
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The end of an era. We returned the Rock N Play that I've had since Ella was born to Target. </div>
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It was recalled, so Target actually gave me over $40 for it! Just a heads up if you still have one laying around your house...it might be worth a trip to Target!</div>
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Lucas's last soccer practice of the season!</div>
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He was so sad it's over and he can't wait to play again in the fall!</div>
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Then we had a birthday party to attend! </div>
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Bennett's little bestie, Benjamin was turning 1!!</div>
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Bennett sadly had to miss this party because he was running a fever. It was crazy low-grade and I'm almost positive it was from teething, but still...I didn't want to bring him around other kids if he wasn't feeling 100%!</div>
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But my other two kids were super excited to go and see their buddies Mackenzie and Cooper!</div>
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Chelsea did the cutest donut theme! Ella was just sad she didn't have a donut outfit (I know!!! Can you believe it?!?!) to wear to the occasion!</div>
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I'm pretty sure Lucas thought this was an extension of <i style="font-weight: bold;">his</i> birthday party and was entirely too interested in little Benjamin's gifts...to the point that he was actually <i>taking them away</i> from the birthday boy!</div>
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{Please note the above tractor and Tonka truck have been added to his wishlist, LOL}</div>
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Ella's favorite part was waiting for the ice cream man to drive by!</div>
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And don't feel too bad for Bennett for missing the party...he took a monster 3+ hour nap at home and thoroughly enjoyed the "donut seeds" (aka Cheerios) party favors we brought him! (And his fever went away, thank goodness!)</div>
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After seeing Chelsea's extremely organized playroom, I was super motivated to organize ours a little bit better! Here's what we started with:</div>
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And after a TCBY get together with other future kindergarteners from our neighborhood....</div>
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...and a quick stop at Dick's to pick up Ella's new tennis racket (for her tennis camp in, oh, August!)...</div>
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...I was finally able to get down to business and organize those toys!!!</div>
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The new bins were CLUTCH {<a href="https://www.target.com/p/fabric-cube-storage-bin-13-x13-pillowfort-153/-/A-52106981?preselect=50273604#lnk=sametab" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.target.com/p/stripe-kd-toy-storage-bin-silver-pillowfort-153/-/A-51666580" target="_blank">here</a>}. They are a solid 2.5 inches taller/wider/longer than the previous ones I had in there and they fit SO many more toys! Worth every penny. I also took some things up to our bonus room, and moved play-doh and coloring stuff to an empty kitchen cabinet, since my kids do both of those things mostly at our kitchen table. </div>
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We discovered so many new toys in the process, too! Funny how that happens!</div>
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Now that it's summer, I decided to open up two more morning slots with my tutoring since we don't have to take Ella to preschool. I <i style="font-weight: bold;">thought</i> my kids could just play quietly in our newly organized playroom (where I also tutor from)...but somehow this child decided to start army crawling and in less than 20 minutes was clear on the other side of the room. So, whoops. I need one of those <a href="https://amzn.to/2Ip9ml8" target="_blank">big baby jails</a> for him or something!</div>
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My friend Chelsea inspired me yet again...this time by telling me that she was potty training her little boy, who is 4 months younger than Lucas. So, I decided misery loves company and maybe if we both potty trained our boys together, then it wouldn't be so bad, right?! Yes, I randomly woke up on Wednesday and decided to potty train Lucas. Such a different experience from <a href="http://www.fergfamilyadventures.com/2016/04/our-weekend-of-potty-training.html" target="_blank">Ella</a>! Ha!</div>
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Also unlike with Ella, I was not about to be stuck in our house for 72 hours chasing Lucas around. No thank you. (I may have to do that eventually, but I'm only going to go that route if I get really, really desperate). We had a playdate already planned, so I just threw a pull-up on him and off we went to the park!</div>
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You know Lucas peed in that pull-up when we were out and about. Of course he did. So after nap, I decided to make him go pants-less. And he peed twice in his potty! We were so excited!</div>
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Here's where we stand now: he is great at going at home if he doesn't have pants on. When we leave home, of course he has to wear pants, so I put a pull-up on him. He pees in the pull-up while we are out probably 75% of the time (I ask him multiple times if he has to go while we are out, and I also bring a potty for him to use!). I am going to continue this madness through the weekend I think and then on Monday I may have him try big boy undies when we leave home. I don't know. What am I doing. Tips? Tricks? Boys are hard. Especially strong willed, stubborn 3 year old boys. HELP!</div>
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And Ella managed to squeak another year out of this strawberry dress. Yep, it's a size 2T and she has worn it every year since 2016. </div>
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Ten days ago, you turned 9 months old!!! We celebrated at the beach by letting you eat lots of sand! I can't believe we are just 3 short months and only 1 more doctor check up away from your first birthday! How is that even possible?! </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Clothes:</b> You are mostly wearing 9 month clothing! I try to put you in some of Lucas's old summer things, which are 12 months and they are wayyyy big but we make it work! You can still squeeze into 6 month stuff, especially pajamas! Your feet are tiny and can't fit into the 6-12m sandals I got you from Old Navy! They keep falling off! Good thing its summer and you can just go barefoot ;) You are still in size 2 diapers.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Nicknames: </b>Ben, Ben Ben, Little Bean, Benny, Benny Ben, Benny Boo Boo, Sweetest Boy, Big Guy, Little Peach, Prince of the Peanuts, Lucas still calls you "Baby Bin-it!" while Ella prefers "Benny"</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Milestones:</b> This was a big month for you! You got your first 2 teeth! You've also become <i>quite</i> mobile and as of very recently, you are army crawling! You can get from one side of the room to the other pretty quickly by rolling, pivoting and army crawling! So I have to really watch you like a hawk now! You also get up on all fours and kind of rock back and forth, but you're not really sure what else to do after that. I'm pretty sure you started waving, but you're not exactly doing it "on demand" yet. But if we say, "Bennett, wave!" and we wave to you, you will at least lift your hand up and most times, try to move it up and down back at us! You babble A LOT and have said things that sound like "DADA," "MAMA," and "ELLA," but I don't think you know what you're saying quite yet. Your little voice is just the sweetest, though! </span></div>
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