tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80543800333581456512024-03-05T05:13:07.914-06:00J-5 Rogers FamilyJESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-75048777900277021012011-08-14T02:40:00.000-05:002011-08-14T02:40:25.893-05:00i vs. IDo you ever feel like your world is run by i?<br />
iPod, iPhone, iPad, i(I)nternet, Wii, DSi - i, i, i...<br />
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This "I" wishes that it could take over those "i's".<br />
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I would like to vacation in Italy or Ireland with no i's in sight.<br />
I would like to continue reading books that I can touch and turn pages on. <br />
I would like to stop reading when I want to, and process my thoughts about what I read without some "i" voice doing it for me. After all, this "I" <em>did</em> program that "i", right?<br />
I would like to hear a voice on my phone - not see a message pop-up from some other i user.<br />
I would like to teach my children that ice cream, iguanas, and especially Isabel (grandma), are so much more fun than all of the other i's that they currently own.<br />
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No, I didn't copy and paste this. I can think for myself unlike those i's.<br />
I am sorry, there is <strong>no</strong> app. for that.<br />
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Take a break from your i's. <br />
I promise that your I's will thank-you.<br />
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Just some <strike>ifood</strike> food for thought.<br />
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Happy FrIday!<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Note: This was supposed to post on Friday, but too many i's got in the way, and it had to wait until Sunday.</span></em>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-44733467777488273052011-02-09T13:15:00.000-06:002011-02-09T13:15:08.867-06:00RantWho would have thought that North Texas would be off from school <em>FIVE</em> days in one school year? <br />
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I have heard SO many parents complaining about their daycare and payment. Why shouldn't the daycare get paid for snow days? I guarantee you wouldn't be complaining if it was just one day, right?<br />
Teachers will still get paid for not being at school. Everyone I know is still getting paid for not going to work - even if they had to use a vacation day or a sick day. (Some didn't.) If you really & truly have a reason for not being able to get to work, and you have never taken advantage of not being there, your place of employment should be more than understanding if you don’t have child care. I, personally, feel like parents just don’t want to be at home with their children – they aren’t used to it – so they resort to complaining. <br />
The daycare still has bills to pay whether or not the children are in attendance. Perhaps trying to compromise on partial payment for missed days might be more appropriate than bashing a daycare for keeping their employees safety in mind, and not opening their doors. These people are watching your most prized possessions. Why wouldn't you want to keep them happy?<br />
Parents should have a back-up plan. I understand that this is sometimes easier said than done, but it's part of being a parent. If you are absent from work, you have a back-up plan ready whether it means working from home, or having another employee cover for you. The same should be in play for your children. <br />
Off my soapbox. <br />
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On a happier note, snow pictures to come soon...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Did you notice...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. That he is left-handed? He is my only left-handed child. Both the hubby and I are lefties. (...along with my sister, my dad, and his dad, too.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. At the 28-second mark, how Jacoby starts scooting over when the attention isn't on him anymore? He says: "How 'bout mine, mommy?" His next spelling word should be: j-e-a-l-o-u-s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. How Jilian copied Jacoby, and laid down at the 54-second mark? Monkey see, monkey do...ALWAYS. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's like having twins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Jilian is spelling, too? At the 1:05 mark, she is saying her vowels. I am trying to teach them the difference between vowels & consonants. It's never too early to try, right? She can also spell her name, but only on <em>her</em> terms, and with lots of probing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. He is in pajamas - the same ones he wore in the last video? It's a rarity in the colder months that we get out of pajamas during the week since all we do is go to/from the elementary school to pick Jaydon up and drop him off. Saves on laundry for sure! The reason Sassy is dressed is because she insists on getting dressed in the mornings. Girl? :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love being able to teach my kiddos. Jacoby knows all of his letters - upper & lower case in any order, he can sing his ABC's, he can count to 20 and identify all of his number to 10, he knows most of his colors, and a few shapes, too. He's known most of these things since right after he turned 2. Jilian is not quite there yet, but she knows a few letters, and she is my talker. She is teaching her brother new words, while he teaches her letters. <br />
They are learning to share - albeit the hard way with some pushing, shoving, and hair pulling. It's really too cute though, and I'm glad I'm here to see it done rather than it being at a daycare where I wouldn't know who the culprit was, and just how "hard" they've pinched, bitten or been mean to one of my children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jacoby will start a 3-year old class next fall through the church that Jaydon went to pre-K at. It's 3-hours per day, 5-days per week. It will be his first time at a school, and I hope he continues to learn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><strong>Next task</strong></u>: Potty-Training...for both. They are both ready, and I've procrastinated long enough. The post about that won't be so sweet. It starts next week. I tried this summer, (for two days) and I just wasn't into it at all. Next week, it's all about the potty. (Great timing since Jeremy will be here most of next week. Coincidence? You decide. <em>{big smile}</em>) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Weekend! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSVvGpZNiBZYcxOdMCK9EExedtCpCgNkfSmnUwxYBDGzuaLUrSTI6pgamWbz04pUW5f0dqA4cZ9lclSVgHjx_iqXSG6IG9XekRYc9brPb6guixTby18kyi3bksJiMDuznBJRAn90bVmQ/s1600/IMG_6578.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSVvGpZNiBZYcxOdMCK9EExedtCpCgNkfSmnUwxYBDGzuaLUrSTI6pgamWbz04pUW5f0dqA4cZ9lclSVgHjx_iqXSG6IG9XekRYc9brPb6guixTby18kyi3bksJiMDuznBJRAn90bVmQ/s320/IMG_6578.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Might be my last happy one for a while, mom... </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br />
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: <br />
<strong>OUTSIDE</strong> + <strong>MY CHILDREN</strong> = ☺♀ <strong>&</strong> ☺♂<br />
Two <em>very</em> happy toddlers...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know I have been a bad blogger. I apologize. It usually takes a few emails, or just seeing another friend start blogging (Thanks, <a href="http://www.knecht4.blogspot.com/">Knecht</a>!) for me to blog again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope to stay caught up - especially during the holidays. There is never a dull moment around here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, so the video...<br />
Some days, you just have to let 'em run wild, and do as they please. (I admit, I was having a good time watching them race.) It usually leads to longer naps. That's always a plus, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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He is <em><strong>definitely</strong></em> the most handsome second grader that has ever set foot inside his elementary school? He is my angel? He is such a blessing? He did so well?<br />
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This year, I didn't get quite as emotional as in years past. (<a href="http://j4rogersblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/jaydons-first-day-of-kindergarten.html">Kindergarten</a> & <a href="http://j4rogersblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-first.html">First Grade</a>) It has gotten better year by year, but it isn't <em>any</em> easier for sure.<br />
I am, however, going to miss having him around. He is my little helper.<br />
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He woke up promptly at 7:00 and said, "Today is the first day of school, right?" I think he was half asleep. <br />
I packed his lunch, ironed his shorts, and he ate breakfast. He actually ate some dry cereal this morning along with his Ensure. I explained that he would have to eat more at breakfast because his lunch time will be later and later every year. It must have clicked because he ate a lot of cereal. <br />
He then opened his "first day of school card" that Tia Jessenia had mailed him. He was excited because it said to call her at 6:30 PM to tell her about his day. He came home after school and counted down the <strike>hours minutes</strike> seconds until 6:30. Thanks, Tia!<br />
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Jeremy stayed home with the two little ones this morning so that I could walk Jaydon in. Thanks, babe! Like always, it was packed. It will be this way all week. There was also the fair share of non-observant drivers who were turning left into the driveway of the school when the posted sign says, "No Left Turn"! (cough, cough . . . IDIOTS!) Thank goodness for the motorcycle cop sitting there giving out warnings. Seriously - how do people get a driver's license? <br />
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We walked to his classroom, and after I took a picture of him with his teacher, he gave me a kiss, and went right to his desk. He started chatting away with another little boy who has been in his class for three years in a row now. The mom who was scared her son would never speak is now worried that he will get in trouble for talking when he isn't supposed to. Go figure!<br />
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He is using the same backpack & lunchbox from Land's End that he has used for the past TWO years. The BEST investment I have ever made. It's just solid red with his name monogrammed on the lunchbox, and his initials on the backpack. He can't really "outgrow" it, and besides a couple of spots on the lunchbox, they both still look great. <br />
Unless the Crips decide to initiate him this year, we should be good to go for another year. I will buy him something new next year for sure because a sweet lady I know has been posting some cute designs for lunchboxes on her website.<br />
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Jeremy came home tonight with a gift for him. Three years running - he hasn't forgotten to get his boy a gift for his first day of school. ALL his doing with no reminder from me. This year, he brought him a new Nintendo DS game and a recorder. So sweet! What a great daddy Jaydon has, huh?<br />
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I am so proud of my boy. Even if he doesn't make straight A's, have perfect conduct & perfect attendance like he did last year, I will still be proud of him. He has come such a long way. He is such a joy. His teacher should be elated to have him in her class.<br />
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I ♥ you, Jaydon Cole Rogers!<br />
Go get 'em, you big, handsome, intelligent, GQ second grader!<br />
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Jilian is shorter, so it took her a little longer. She managed her first escape a few weeks ago at just 18 months. This is with no bumpers, no pillows, and her mattress all the way to the bottom. I know children who are 2½+ that still don't escape. <br />
<em>Why can't I be so lucky?</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Ignore my hair, please. I just woke up from a nap and my mommy caught me in the act!</strong></span><em><br />
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Jilian, however, wins the "monkey award" hands down. That little girl is so.very.strong! <br />
Not only does this little fearless child climb out of her crib, she also hangs on anything she finds, swings on the monkey bars <strong>by herself,</strong> and she can climb ladders like a true construction worker. It <strike>amazes</strike> terrifies me to see her sometimes.<br />
<em>Surly she doesn't get her innate gymnastics ability from me!?<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes, she climbs all by herself, and then tries to jump to the monkey bars. This is the "terrifying" part!</span></strong></div><br />
On the other hand, she also loves to be girly. She pushes her doll in the stroller up and down the yard over and over and over again. She takes her out, gives her kisses, pats her head, and continues to push her. She feeds her, tells her "No, no baby", as if she is scolding her. Then she laughs at her. She is constantly moving, climbing, and being busy. <br />
<em>Perhaps this is why she is a lightweight?<br />
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I thought that Jacoby was a little tornado, but she is definitely the busy monkey. (If any of you know Jacoby, you know that it must be pretty bad if she is busier than him!) <br />
So to say that <strong><em>I</em></strong> am a busy lady is an understatement.<br />
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Nighttime (right now) is blog/me time. Even then, it is still all about my children.<br />
...and I love every single minute of it.<br />
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How could you not?<br />
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Recently, Marshall's Nana (Christina's Mom) was diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately, she has no health insurance. To learn more about her story, please click <a href="http://nprop2photography.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>.<br />
Anything you can do to help would be great. Become a follower of her blog, donate a little something, share her story with others, pray for her, or just send your love and support through comments.<br />
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It is still early. I, however, prefer to think that it is <em>never</em> too late. There is still SO much hope. <br />
With a little faith and love, we can help each other overcome anything!<br />
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</div>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-57379475934751909902010-08-05T20:13:00.001-05:002010-08-06T14:53:10.075-05:00Gymnast JilianLast Wednesday, Jilian had her first gymnastics class. I took her, and she did so well. Her two favorite things were swinging from the rope, and doing forward rolls. She jumped on the trampoline, and I got a work-out just watching her. I couldn't take pictures while we were there because it's a Mom & Me class, and with her being the youngest in the class, I had to keep a close eye on her. <br />
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Here is her outfit from last week, and a few pictures of her in it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were on the waiting list at ASI Gymnastics for a Saturday class, and they have a new Saturday class that opened up this week. We are excited about that because going in the evenings during the school year would have been quite stressful. She will start this Saturday. So we got an extra class for free this month. Yay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got her two leotards at <a href="http://www.gymplus-tx.com/">Gymnastics Plus</a> in Southlake for the price of one. I looked online and went to a couple of stores, but they were all so expensive. These at Gymnastics Plus were affordable and cute. I like the multi-colored one best of all. They are just a tad big, but she will grow into them in no time. This way, they last longer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and yes, I made her a matching bow for each leotard. Duh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully she continues to enjoy her classes. Starting in January when she turns two, she can do the classes on her own at Gymnastics Plus. I went there in the mid 1980's, and I coached there through my high school years in the mid 1990's. I can't wait to see her there! (If she wants to do something else when she gets older she can. Right now, I am in charge of activities!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are so proud of you, Sassy Girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-2784671427835111052010-08-03T21:08:00.000-05:002010-08-03T21:08:16.634-05:00BoatingThese two toddlers who reside in my home will play with anything except for their own 64 million toys. <br />
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A few days ago, they turned the piano bench upside down and started paddling. They paddled, scooted, and pushed each other all through the house in their "boat". It was pretty funny to hear them calling it a boat and taking turns sitting down.<br />
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They stopped to rest, and I captured a shot. Notice the sweat on Jilian's face. Talk about a work-out having to push her older/heavier brother around!<br />
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Oh - and the Captain never allowed his First Mate to stand in the front. Bossy big brother! The First Mate did however, get a "say-so" later in the day after she pushed him overboard. <br />
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They entertain each other pretty well...most of the time. I'd say they've had a lot of fun this summer, wouldn't you?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you notice the poor sippy cup?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He finished his big chunk of lasagna (Like you couldn't tell by looking at that mouth!) and some green beans, but never got around to his orange or graham crackers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If only we could all fall asleep this easily.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">(This was 4 days ago.)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This was the same church/school where he went to Pre-K. <br />
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He went with Ayden, and even though they were in different classrooms, they seemed to have a really good time. <br />
Ayden was sick the last day, so he wasn't there for the end-of-week festivities.<br />
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There were also a couple of other kids from Jaydon's school that attended. He did end up having one of them in his class.<br />
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It was hard to get good pictures and video because Jaydon was really far away, but I got some. <br />
I honestly have to say that I think the two little ones enjoyed themselves more than Jaydon. <br />
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I'll let you be the judge...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It will be <em>so</em> much fun when I can see all three of them on that stage together. I can't wait!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My hope is that their "energy" for Jesus never fizzles. </div><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-62869542023858717622010-07-28T09:53:00.001-05:002010-07-28T09:58:55.238-05:00SummertimeMy absolute favorite thing about Summer is seeing my children play outside together. <br />
They laugh, they run, they swing, they sweat, they get grass stains, they laugh some more, they 'make-believe play', they play in water & with water guns, they jump on the trampoline, they get dirt under their finger nails, they laugh some more, they wear out and take good afternoon naps, and <strike>they</strike> I love <em>every.single.minute.of.it!</em><br />
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This Summer, Jacoby climbed the rock wall on the side of the swing set all by himself for the very first time - barefooted I might add. <br />
ALL <strong>boy</strong>. <br />
Jilian isn't too far behind though. Monkey see monkey do? <br />
ALL <strong>sass</strong>. <br />
Jaydon has taught Jacoby how to "pump" while swinging. He isn't good at it. It just makes it that much cuter. <br />
ALL <strong>love</strong>.<br />
Jilian giggles as she watches them swing on either side of her. <br />
ALL <strong>smiles</strong>. <br />
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It's <em>all</em> simply priceless...<br />
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Boys, Sass, Love & Smiles</strong>.<br />
Life just doesn't get any better! Period.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-78124036480932058632010-07-25T15:57:00.001-05:002010-07-25T16:00:41.199-05:00Toy Story 3We took Jaydon to see <em>Toy Story 3 </em>on June 18th - the day it premiered. I really don't think we have ever been to a movie the day it came out. <br />
We went to a 7:30 PM show in 3-D, and it was spectacular. I am such a fan of children's movies. This one was done up just right. It was a bit scary in some places, but not too much for a 7-year old boy.<br />
I have to say that <em>Toy Story</em> is still my favorite, but the next two were pretty good. I think I am just a fan of 'the original/first' of all movies.<br />
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Jaydon had SUCH a good time. He is not really fond of movies on the big screen, but he wouldn't let us forget this one. <br />
Every day starting a month in advance was a 'count down'..."Mom, we have 22 more days until the movie." "Mom, we have 4 more days." "Mom, TOMORROW is <em>THE</em> day!!"<br />
He enjoyed a bag of popcorn, and time away from his brother & sister with just his Mommy and Daddy.<br />
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Thanks to the Cooper's (our neighbors) for keeping our two troublesome toddlers. According to them, they were "perfect". Hmmm...<br />
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Check out Mr. Cool Guy himself in his 3-D glasses:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm glad you liked the movie just as much as we did, J-Bird! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Daddy & I enjoyed our time alone with <em>you</em>...our Sweet-Potato-Pumpkin-Pie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-27186917323505530772010-07-23T13:52:00.002-05:002010-07-23T16:00:20.295-05:00Mini Chimney SweepsI went to the laundry room to sort laundry. I heard the kids laughing and thought nothing of it. (Noise is good when you have children, right?)<br />
I started the next load. I folded the towels, and went to put them in the linen closet.<br />
I was in the laundry room a total of 4 minutes - <em>if</em> that.<br />
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My first clue that something was wrong:<br />
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What could it be though? What did they get into? Why are there footprints here?<br />
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Then I hear, "Oh Moooooooooom! Just wait until you see what they did!!!"<br />
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I turned the corner and dropped the towels.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Exhibit A:</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcq7f3b4s8gC8HC_GCsQWLmlZzJDb_ckZi9afbZhZWaSHxnsutROIhVXSK6YhzZ2sGFruIoYLaHwFj2G4StCfgR6IaGwD4K0x0fDH7_cniIEGlvkDcZtZRk4ryLr7u6Ly6kGrQtHmGSM/s1600/IMG_5897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcq7f3b4s8gC8HC_GCsQWLmlZzJDb_ckZi9afbZhZWaSHxnsutROIhVXSK6YhzZ2sGFruIoYLaHwFj2G4StCfgR6IaGwD4K0x0fDH7_cniIEGlvkDcZtZRk4ryLr7u6Ly6kGrQtHmGSM/s400/IMG_5897.JPG" width="281" /></a></div>...yes, I dropped the towels INTO that mess.<br />
(It sounds so cliché but the pictures do not do this mess justice. They really don't.)<br />
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My first thought was: Thank God that they aren't wearing their usual 'cute' attire! Jilian wears dresses daily. The Lord was whispering in my ear when He told me what to dress them in that morning. Phew. <br />
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Let's just say that one week later, it's NOT any better. Vinegar mix, Resolve, Bissell Steam Cleaner. It's not coming out. It's just not.<br />
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Guilty or innocent? The jury is out...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSwl6m9gEw-WQj7Uv3qArhCajFTTIUkzvwvA2LdNs4ymtdIjUdQygQ18lecDJ2bDIswoab6DkC-0uCwdgH7RajCWcshZjsstLUWKjgrq1q0iKx5cVOYC3Y-kZyre1zKM8C5bTEVl_oag/s1600/IMG_5898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSwl6m9gEw-WQj7Uv3qArhCajFTTIUkzvwvA2LdNs4ymtdIjUdQygQ18lecDJ2bDIswoab6DkC-0uCwdgH7RajCWcshZjsstLUWKjgrq1q0iKx5cVOYC3Y-kZyre1zKM8C5bTEVl_oag/s400/IMG_5898.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> (Dear Addyson L: I ♥ you and your 'antics'. Nothing you have ever done even compares. This is just one of many 'incidences' here on Round Rock Road. Will you <em>please</em> move in with me? I will give your mommy a two-for-one special. Good price-great deal-promise. Signed, Aunt Jessica)<br />
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We have lived in this house for five years, and never used the two-sided fire place. Ever. (Don't judge. It's not our thing.) <br />
<strike>Apparently</strike> Obviously, you are supposed to clean the inside after the old owners move out? Minor detail folks.<br />
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Last Saturday was spent <em>scrubbing</em> the tub where I had to bathe these two. Can you guess what I will be scrubbing the inside of this Saturday?<br />
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My house is completely child proofed. <br />
All detergents & cleaning products are kept at about a 6-foot level behind/above the washer & dryer in the laundry room. There are unreachable top locks on all doors leading outside, along with door knob covers on every.single.door. All drawers and cabinets have baby locks, and all electrical outlets have covers. All Crayons and WASHABLE Markers are stored in sealed boxes in my closet. All Sharpies are kept up high in the garage. I thought I had crossed all of my t's, and dotted all of my i's.<br />
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<strike>Apparently</strike> Obviously not.<br />
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Sometimes, you just can't win.<br />
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Would you say that this is one of those times? <br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-5108523536374954712010-07-22T08:13:00.002-05:002010-07-22T08:17:44.618-05:00Jilian's First Haircut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUrDI5wV_h8Z0ns4jCrxxK9whIrafDD1nA_jwjxtMV6dLq8JenMYaghjTt8dFAlUTb6t7GiyIV-oWcW3_KDqS8GSkGcjezXSUJYVGI7fFGyzNmXsGPUGG2_aJxCb3m5ofVwgErARc5e0/s1600/IMG_5874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUrDI5wV_h8Z0ns4jCrxxK9whIrafDD1nA_jwjxtMV6dLq8JenMYaghjTt8dFAlUTb6t7GiyIV-oWcW3_KDqS8GSkGcjezXSUJYVGI7fFGyzNmXsGPUGG2_aJxCb3m5ofVwgErARc5e0/s400/IMG_5874.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahhhhhhh, <em>fur</em>ball...need I say more?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can you see why she <em>needed </em>a haircut? (Of course I exaggerated a bit, and this is not brushed or conditioned.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took her in to get a haircut at Supercuts in Bedford with Kari, who has been cutting our entire family's hair since 2002. We debated taking her somewhere 'kid friendly' for the picture op, but Kari is so good with my kiddos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jaydon did great at his first haircut which was at 7 months. After that, Jaydon was a nightmare for haircuts for THREE years. He is fine now. Jacoby had his first haircut around his first birthday. Jacoby was good, but not great. </div>Jilian did well - <strong><em>very</em></strong> well. She just sat there like nothing. She was honestly an angel! She didn't even move or shed a single tear. We didn't have high hopes considering it was 8:00 PM and raining, but she pulled through like a real champ. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kari only ended up cutting a litle off the back to get rid of the mullet, and to give her a more rounded look. She took a little off the top, too. Jilian's hair is pretty fine, but it has curl. I think she hasn't gotten a good set of hair in yet and still has a lot of baby hair. When we were done, there was hardly any hair on the floor. I'm so used to seeing mounds & mounds of hair!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I told Kari that I still wanted to be able to put a ponytail in her hair, and I didn't want bangs. You can hardly tell it was cut, but I can already see a difference in the fullness just 2 weeks later - amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The best part was...Kari didn't charge us. SUCH a sweet lady! She always gives our kiddos their first haircut for free. It had been so long though that I forgot. So we tipped her, and that was that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some before & after pictures of this momentous day. That dress is up there on my list of faves because of the bright design and back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>You can see just how big Jaydon is next to her here - and he isn't even standing with his legs together. Amazing! He was dancing with her and turned around to pose.</strong></td></tr>
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</div>Jilian - you rocked! Thanks for being a good girl.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you, Kari! You are the best!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-77023801323549183552010-07-20T23:04:00.007-05:002010-07-27T11:22:06.879-05:00Eighteen Months<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jilian Cate (A.K.A. <strong>Sassy Girl</strong>) - you are 1½ today! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Let's see what you are up to:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZtuhJ12rOkxODpvZa-EC03SS3k9G9rqvQxP06o7MUkWMPiRtHCB8cKEhzXmFlhOmVy30secga0l5Au81EeAp7litcVjoo2LAI9LEruBeRasLJ6uhgzyZ6N5ig2dbHl5POzrVgnLyBZs/s1600/IMG_5928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZtuhJ12rOkxODpvZa-EC03SS3k9G9rqvQxP06o7MUkWMPiRtHCB8cKEhzXmFlhOmVy30secga0l5Au81EeAp7litcVjoo2LAI9LEruBeRasLJ6uhgzyZ6N5ig2dbHl5POzrVgnLyBZs/s320/IMG_5928.JPG" width="224" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You weigh 23 pounds, and you are 30½ inches long</strong>. According to my calculations, you are in the 25th percentile for both height & weight. Awww yes - petite you are! (Your 18-month appt. is on the 27th.) (<strong><u>EDIT:</u></strong> You are 31.5 inches long as of your 18-month check-up on the 27th. That means...25th percentile for weight, and 50th for height.)<br />
Jaydon is currently in the 95th percentile for weight, and 75th for height. Jacoby is currently <em>just</em> under the 75th for both. They obviously both took my "big" genes and left you with none!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You wear size 18-24 month clothes</strong>. Size 18 month dresses fit you better length wise than the next size up, but then I worry about the width. You have a few 2T shirts in your wardrobe, as well as some 12-18 month things that still fit. (Sizes are weird.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q7N7d75eBtAiXihcZq2DO74rtJYUlUeLjHvUt7aJz_cx5M5BjXyBqu6BWJYA9DQni7evxhPjX_HYEC-uR0Cyth5p6TdIEEYSo6W1kEBf-FRWdpSSJI6qnCXW2N6VHrgbBms47y_1bpU/s1600/IMG_5932-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q7N7d75eBtAiXihcZq2DO74rtJYUlUeLjHvUt7aJz_cx5M5BjXyBqu6BWJYA9DQni7evxhPjX_HYEC-uR0Cyth5p6TdIEEYSo6W1kEBf-FRWdpSSJI6qnCXW2N6VHrgbBms47y_1bpU/s320/IMG_5932-2.jpg" width="222" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You are comfortable in a size 4 shoe</strong>. That's two whole sizes smaller than your brothers at this age. Those teeny tiny feet are so adorable!</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You sleep 11-13 solid hours every night.</strong> You have been doing that since you were a newborn though. You are taking 1 nap per day - usually about a 2-hour, late afternoon nap.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You have 12 teeth</strong>. FOUR more are trying to break through as I type. God bless you while you get new ones - it looks so painful!</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You have about 30 words in your vocabulary</strong> - over half of which you use daily with meaning. Here are most of them:, "hi", "hello", "no", "apple", "nana", "shoe/shoes", "sock", "buh-bye", "please", "Daddy", "dog", "uh-oh", "up", "Duke", "Aba", "Mommy", "door", "ball", "tata", "baby/babies", "outside", "all done", "bubba", "hot dog", "this", "open", "thank you". When you want to be carried, you say: "Up pWease". When you don't want something, you shake your head rapidly while repeating: "No momma". You have even put three words together. You hand me something and say: "Here you go". (Although it sounds more like 'heeeaaw-you-o".) Just this morning, you brought me your brother's sippy cup. I said, "I don't believe that to be your cup. Where is Sassy's cup"? You turned around, went to the couch, and brought me your cup. Then you said, "Here you go". You also use the infamous "here you go" when you rip your bows out of your hair. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You still sign for 'more'. Your vocabulary is ahead of schedule...or maybe it's where it is supposed to be, so we stopped teaching you signs. All I know is that you are already saying more than I could ever get out of your two brothers. Lord help us all with your chattiness!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7evwG5cXMR-i0NPUAnp06PzA4h67xoughemigTiPdeHMOl309H6oPd4SOl8Dd2Xrx7348Ubd_MDcew-qM8n00q2WoEBMWzhq8uz7FdVLH2gY4D3X1-Yrm29-lPuSq3ru2xQ_ZU6_AQ8o/s1600/IMG_5922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7evwG5cXMR-i0NPUAnp06PzA4h67xoughemigTiPdeHMOl309H6oPd4SOl8Dd2Xrx7348Ubd_MDcew-qM8n00q2WoEBMWzhq8uz7FdVLH2gY4D3X1-Yrm29-lPuSq3ru2xQ_ZU6_AQ8o/s320/IMG_5922.JPG" width="186" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>When you want us to sing, you say "habby, habby" (happy, happy)</strong>. Your favorite song to imitate is, "<em>If you are happy & you know it...". </em>I love doing this with you because you grin from beginning to end. You also enjoy <em>The Itsy Bitsy Spider</em> which was your brother Jacoby's favorite. It's so cool to watch you move your fingers "up the spout" in unison with mine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>When we ask you how old you are, you hold up one finger</strong>...then continue counting. (Not that we can understand all of the numbers, but we get what you are doing.) We are trying to get you to say, "I'm 1", but it isn't really flying over so well. You shake your head and say "no" instead. The beauty of the 18-month old mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You can identify a few letters and know their sounds</strong>. (This is due to the fact that Jacoby is a letter machine and knows all of his letters and letter sounds. He helps you with that.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGhtVdpXkG-eJw628w92Lp0czKVDpZF9baetGWvS9kGgKVf4FBWo7DohgUuNC-IhiSEAIB4_1A0I2sRR2eF4_zDXHDw2kRblgJw3dTMgEwq__t__B-YiDAWsoLTUDkGIWGUmymsu26EA/s1600/IMG_5930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGhtVdpXkG-eJw628w92Lp0czKVDpZF9baetGWvS9kGgKVf4FBWo7DohgUuNC-IhiSEAIB4_1A0I2sRR2eF4_zDXHDw2kRblgJw3dTMgEwq__t__B-YiDAWsoLTUDkGIWGUmymsu26EA/s320/IMG_5930.JPG" width="284" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You are a monkey</strong>. Simple as that - a monkey! There isn't anything that you don't climb on/over/under. I cannot leave you alone for more than 1.4 seconds. Ever.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You still love to dance.</strong> In fact, that's probably your favorite thing to do right now. You dance on the coffee table during that 1.4 seconds you are left alone and my heart skips 8 (or 12) beats every single time you are up there. Oh and the tantrums when I make you get down. Wowza. Full blown fits. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You love to be chased and tickled</strong>. You find us and run off, then turn around to see if we are behind you.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawlvDnsYQG_2ZYp2taEOVM1j02BK5zQ2q_MSfYx9IB6ZQ0SL8jj85irtJOLjruBU5hraBAapREr52ReM47NVK4EVP_Y-zGJ64tDBggwGzQ2cMqvJUro9AwQh-rBNIm59CN7Mlw2OPsd8/s1600/IMG_5927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawlvDnsYQG_2ZYp2taEOVM1j02BK5zQ2q_MSfYx9IB6ZQ0SL8jj85irtJOLjruBU5hraBAapREr52ReM47NVK4EVP_Y-zGJ64tDBggwGzQ2cMqvJUro9AwQh-rBNIm59CN7Mlw2OPsd8/s320/IMG_5927.JPG" width="252" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3bAYBdXQqLrba9RaBFPZH7ifs-8-ftH1LCv8QT6hUW-d7JEYtADtYyImC0_9-4jRg7lRPn8H0Xi7TXowVOtXrDQYGwd9SGF0qB3GMAfXt6ZE0s0RSEHugKR243ppMXiEt5M-Wy05X-c/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3bAYBdXQqLrba9RaBFPZH7ifs-8-ftH1LCv8QT6hUW-d7JEYtADtYyImC0_9-4jRg7lRPn8H0Xi7TXowVOtXrDQYGwd9SGF0qB3GMAfXt6ZE0s0RSEHugKR243ppMXiEt5M-Wy05X-c/s320/IMG_5931.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You still LOVE to be outside</strong>. Even in this 147º Texas heat, you could play outside all day long.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">When we do gymnastics, I tell you to "finish". You raise both your arms up high and squeal with delight. You LOVE to hang on the monkey bars. You do this by yourself for a few seconds at a time while trying to lift your legs up to flip over. (Your real gymnastics classes start on August 7th. Woo-Hoo!) </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You squat every time you go #2</strong>. You go once per day which is a drastic change from the brother a year older than you who went (and still goes!) 3-4 times per day. Then you bring me a diaper and say: "tata". (caca) Potty-training is in your near future seeing as how you want to do everything Jacoby does, and we are starting that with him. You also seem to understand the concept of being soiled, and you know where to go when I tell you it's pee-pee time.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You eat really well</strong>. Your dad and I have 2-6 eyes on us every single time we eat. We hear lots of "pweases" at our feet - little beggars. You are not the big time fruit eater that your brother Jacoby is, but you love all meats, chicken, turkey, a couple of veggies, a couple of fruits, yogurt, pudding, bread, and cheese. I will sometimes give you a jar of veggies with your dinner if I don't feel like you ate a lot - and you still gulp it down as if you were a baby. I don't really think you have a favorite food although rice & chicken seems to be up there on the list. You <em>are</em> my girl though because you have a sweet tooth. You love dessert, and you ate an entire piece of my homemade flan the other night! </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Jaydon still adores you.</strong> Jacoby...well, let's just say that you & Jacoby bicker more than I would like. The bickering is typically over toys. It sometimes ends with a shove, hair pull, or scream. Sibling rivalry? Too close in age? I know this will get worse before it gets better. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>You have a favorite blankie that goes to your crib with you every time you sleep</strong>. You aren't attached to the point of taking it places or carrying it around all day, but you really enjoy sleeping with it.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">xoxo,</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Momma</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(Dress courtesy of Tia {Madrina} Jessenia from her recent trip to Mexico.)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></span></a></div>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-22575805083123595972010-07-19T10:48:00.004-05:002010-07-20T10:06:45.198-05:00Jacoby's 2nd Set of TubesOn June 10th, Jacoby had his first set of tubes removed, the 2nd set put in, and he also had his adenoids removed. He was SO adorable with all of his toys. He loved the one-on-one attention from Mommy & Daddy too! <br />
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Jacoby has suffered from ear infections since he was 4 months old. On his first birthday, he was on his 4th infection. At 15 months when he got his first set of tubes, he had just gotten over his FIFTH ear infection. That's one ear infection every 3 months. For a child who doesn't go to daycare, and is hardly around other people except for his siblings, that's just not good!<br />
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Jaydon also had tubes. He didn't get his until he was 2½, and never got an ear infection once he got them. Jaydon's were surgically removed at age 4½ because they never fell out.<br />
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Jacoby continued to get ear infections even with tubes. My poor little man. The ENT thought it might be a good idea to have his adenoids removed as well. ANYTHING to help him. <br />
It turns out that the first set was crusty already, so thank goodness they came out. <br />
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We are one month in, and we haven't had an ear infection yet! He seems to be repeating words a lot more too. Originally, he scored on the low side of average on his hearing test before these new tubes. At the next hearing test, he did just fine. YAY! <br />
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So...let's just hope that his speech continues to improve.<br />
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The procedure itself took all of 10 minutes. He had a LOT of gunk and fluids in his ears. :(<br />
The doctor came into the waiting room to let us know that Jacoby was "officially a teenager" because he was conked out asleep and didn't want to wake up. We were finally allowed back, and Jacoby was still asleep. The poor boy was tired, and he wasn't waking up. He was snoring SO loud! (A side effect of adenoid removal along with stinky, stinky breath for 10 days!) <br />
He only wanted his Daddy to hold him. He finally woke up, and he was supposed to drink something. He wasn't having it. I finally got some Gatorade syringed down his throat, and we've been good ever since. <br />
I actually think his 'already good appetite' got even better after the 1-week recovery! He is a healthy 32+ pounds at age 2½. Not too shabby for a 6-pound baby at birth.<br />
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Here's to the hope that these tubes help you out, buddy! *cheers* (...and prayer!)<br />
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I wasn't planning on taking pictures, so all I had was my cell phone. I just couldn't pass up some of these sweet shots though...<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>BEFORE:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5xfvLnOI-fxtYZz9z4mrZj2IuUfiCzFwZHUaa8m_tWPsaLDnMY2woLvTrWlMqYQls32XM_VhK9yzelfh00X7KGNP9ZiLdyttpQ9EGtjLJ41StMDlh8acTEYqThgmLcJ_VpW7SYHeK1k/s1600/Cars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5xfvLnOI-fxtYZz9z4mrZj2IuUfiCzFwZHUaa8m_tWPsaLDnMY2woLvTrWlMqYQls32XM_VhK9yzelfh00X7KGNP9ZiLdyttpQ9EGtjLJ41StMDlh8acTEYqThgmLcJ_VpW7SYHeK1k/s320/Cars.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTR13wgVnAxwX_9S3hVskgYqXf-ncnFW8ixhDpR03hZ0mcK3D0fdSMCKrezGukRo7F27TA1uWaS7YDC7O6tXo1Fz_rfxkNOtoSD4ezZalLK8JIwuwgLKWILB2ZPwUyPYE1WxTbXTv1d4I/s1600/downsize%5B1%5D+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTR13wgVnAxwX_9S3hVskgYqXf-ncnFW8ixhDpR03hZ0mcK3D0fdSMCKrezGukRo7F27TA1uWaS7YDC7O6tXo1Fz_rfxkNOtoSD4ezZalLK8JIwuwgLKWILB2ZPwUyPYE1WxTbXTv1d4I/s320/downsize%5B1%5D+(3).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>AFTER:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNTPzFB0tqXH1D1u12iZoYWN_sD5_2U_9y8v7afBbtlUY1tJj8OfQboU4E_Kk1fhrNESQxq5RHRCTR_NdjYTwW8jv-LpcBy2kef3IE5mA2GMRfSzPCm_8AvyckyxF4XKJkCXQ4qkSgbc/s1600/downsize%5B1%5D+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNTPzFB0tqXH1D1u12iZoYWN_sD5_2U_9y8v7afBbtlUY1tJj8OfQboU4E_Kk1fhrNESQxq5RHRCTR_NdjYTwW8jv-LpcBy2kef3IE5mA2GMRfSzPCm_8AvyckyxF4XKJkCXQ4qkSgbc/s320/downsize%5B1%5D+(4).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbKFYwR-mok7tkQWqC-7kIBaEe_M37KZ_cllPkOKU7s_Q026lYs8opzuuA9CR05XdBlXkyACHzyUUkOXTtBB-cacZmLWyE8RvxK3F5ndTZuEuAR4TeEa557HiVVCeCkuPzkxVIHoutQY/s1600/downsize%5B2%5D+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbKFYwR-mok7tkQWqC-7kIBaEe_M37KZ_cllPkOKU7s_Q026lYs8opzuuA9CR05XdBlXkyACHzyUUkOXTtBB-cacZmLWyE8RvxK3F5ndTZuEuAR4TeEa557HiVVCeCkuPzkxVIHoutQY/s320/downsize%5B2%5D+(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvNtmKShS70hWH2IIoLBJHSsffXWqI-Lw64yUdG33hwSF2M7QDMaERuW7VMYNzTORzxfgnXtjk9DPgMN-5wSX66U_DeuNjK3FViyTUimVuE3CKm3s6ElQD6uOY6U0viLU_mr4OpbmNmc/s1600/downsize%5B2%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvNtmKShS70hWH2IIoLBJHSsffXWqI-Lw64yUdG33hwSF2M7QDMaERuW7VMYNzTORzxfgnXtjk9DPgMN-5wSX66U_DeuNjK3FViyTUimVuE3CKm3s6ElQD6uOY6U0viLU_mr4OpbmNmc/s320/downsize%5B2%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">They gave us this doggy. It was named Cookie. That's Tia Jessenia's nickname growing up. It was a good sign! She was there with us in spirit.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJjdPRJ3srfBhCNFf64x67f49NDi-QcAmtZVRUSOSrn66tptkExd_zKvzVm_1j_1uQAP34jMBzbmQ8N4Je4Qkrjm6-F9Qy8Rf6DB2Dz-r2lSEgWpV0D3ghc5a97yFRrHxe9ZsvingTYg/s1600/downsize%5B2%5D+(2)+bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJjdPRJ3srfBhCNFf64x67f49NDi-QcAmtZVRUSOSrn66tptkExd_zKvzVm_1j_1uQAP34jMBzbmQ8N4Je4Qkrjm6-F9Qy8Rf6DB2Dz-r2lSEgWpV0D3ghc5a97yFRrHxe9ZsvingTYg/s320/downsize%5B2%5D+(2)+bw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-11614629280390438562010-07-18T14:11:00.001-05:002010-07-19T10:33:08.779-05:00Jaydon & Ayden's Pirate Adventure<div style="text-align: center;">At the beginning of the summer, Jaydon & his friend Ayden (our neighbor who Jaydon went to Pre-K with and I babysit 3 days per week) went to a theater camp at the local high school. The words "theater" and "drama" camp were not taken well by two 7-year old BOYS. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Stage Make-Up...NO WAY!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the title "Pirate Adventure" didn't fly over so well. They just didn't think they wanted to go. It didn't fly over well until they were told that they would learn all about pirates, and<em> combat</em>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Arrrgh, Matey - they were all set after that!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was only a 3-day camp. Their group was 7-10 year olds so they were the youngest ones there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> On the last day, they put on a 6-8 minute performance (only 1+ minute is shown below) for the parents. Jaydon is in orange; Ayden is in green. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Both are wearing red bandanas:</div><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Did you notice that Jaydon had a line? He was so busy fighting, he had to be cued not one, not two, but four times. (Hence the laughter from the audience.) </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Even with the prompting, I still see acting in his future. That little boy loves to play things out (but only if they are rough & tough) and he reads so well - with emphasis. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. I didn't post the whole thing because Jacoby kept wanting to be part of the performance and trying to control 2 toddlers and video all at once doesn't exactly make for a steady hand. You can actually hear him say "Awww Jayce" as he cheers his brother on.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Did you see how they both fell to the ground at the end pretending to be dead? That is how the next 2 weeks were spent here at home. Two seven year olds falling to the ground. Combat they called it.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the performance, they both came home and played outside for three hours. THREE hours fighting (combat) and playing in our "make-shift" pool. They had a blast that day.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take note in the pictures below of their facial hair and battle scars. (i.e. STAGE MAKE-UP!) I had a hard time trying to convince them that it was okay to wash it off. That they would eventually get facial hair and wish they had baby faces again and didn't have to shave. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"But, but, but...but MOOOOMMMM."</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also take note of the little boy who doesn't belong in the bottom right corner of the group picture. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was quite the adventure, but I'm glad they enjoyed it!</div><br />
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</div>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-80899664478596384272010-07-16T10:46:00.005-05:002010-07-18T13:33:41.123-05:00Return Home Drama (Vacation - Part 2)<strong>** Please read the post below - Summer Vacation - before reading this one. **</strong><br />
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As mentioned in the previous post, we had slight drama on our return trip...<br />
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We started the first leg of our return trip - Miami to Atlanta - wonderfully. On time, perfect weather. The kids didn't sleep on that leg, so we knew that Atlanta to DFW part would be nice & relaxing since they would sleep. We got to Atlanta, snacked, changed diapers, and got on the next flight to DFW. It was due to land at 3:02. We left Atlanta on time, and the kids slept. Sweetness. <br />
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I knew we'd made time up in the air and were scheduled to land a few minutes early. At 3:04, I found it strange that we hadn't landed. At that moment, the pilot says, "We are having to go to Oklahoma City to refuel". That's it! No further explanation - nothing! The girl inside me who grew up on airplanes, who has a dad that worked for Delta for nearly 30 years, who worked for the airlines herself just.about.lost.it. So we land in Oklahoma City a few minutes later, and pull up to a hangar (not a gate) in the middle of nowhere to refuel. No announcements, nothing. <br />
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After FORTY minutes, I finally get up and go to the cockpit. I explain to the captain that while he is nice & comfy, there are 8 children near me who are starved, and we need to know what is going on. I tell him that if we are going to be too much longer, he needs to let us off the plane to get food. He says, "You know how it is. We are waiting on a flight release. It could be 10 minutes, it could be 45 minutes." I said, "Please make an announcement then. This isn't fair to us!" So what does the lovely man say on his announcement? "Ladies and Gentleman, we are waiting on a flight release from Orlando. It could be 5 or 10 minutes, or <em>just a little longer</em>." <br />
Meanwhile, I have rallied the troops near me, and told them what was really said. Everyone is so upset. We have looked at the radar on our phones, there isn't any awful weather in DFW. It was clear as day when we landed in OKC. We have talked to family in DFW. So what gives? We obviously aren't being told everything...<br />
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After being at that hangar for over an hour, we receive the release - at which time it has started raining - and we are #2 for take-off. Finally. So while we are on the runway waiting for clearance to take-off, it is pouring. Nasty, sideways rain. We are told that there is now a ground stop in Oklahoma City due to wind sheers, and we aren't able to take-off! So now to save fuel, they are going to turn the engines off. Great. Wonderful. Do y'all know what happens when you turn off engines on an airplane that isn't hooked up to a generator?<br />
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Meanwhile, two planes are taking off in the next runway over. People on the plane see this and get really upset. (They must have gotten clearance before the ground stop which makes no sense to the people on the plane, but I get that.) <br />
So we are now sitting on a hot airplane in the middle of a runway in Oklahoma City. We have now been on this airplane for <em><strong>5+</strong></em> hours, half of this time not even moving or in the air. What do you think my 1 & 2 year old are doing? No, not sleeping. They are going crazy. I am one prepared mom - I had diapers, milk, juice, movies, toys, and snacks galore. I even had a box of pastries and bread that we bought before leaving Miami. I just don't have any REAL food. I can't take my whole fridge on board. Jaydon is STARVED, and we haven't been given anything but a dry bag of pretzels and soda. I go up to the front again and ask to be taken back to a gate so I can get food for my children. They say they can't move. I ask for food to be brought in - offer to pay triple and get something for everyone on board - they can't. I explain that Jaydon has some sensory issues and he really needs real food. They won't budge. I am livid!<br />
Don't think I didn't break open the pastries and start sharing. We were all in survival mode and sharing what we had.<br />
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After THREE hours of being in Oklahoma City, they decide that we should go back to a gate. FAA laws at this point REQUIRE it. I, peronsally, think it is abuse. THREE hours, really?! <br />
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So as we are about to get off the plane, an announcement is made: "Please listen carefully. You have FIFTEEN minutes to get food and get back on board. If you go outside security, TSA will not let you back in. We need everyone back on board in fifteen minutes. We don't want anyone to say they didn't hear this announcement." <br />
Hmm...unload a plane that has 150 people on it, get food from 1of 2 restaurants in this tiny airport which probably doesn't even HAVE enough food at its restaurants for all of us, and get back on board in 15 minutes? RIGHT. <br />
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It is "that time" of the month for me. Need I say more? I have the strongest stomach in America. I never got sick while pregnant - ever! Y'all...I am hot, I feel like fainting, and I am not having it any longer. I felt like I was stuffed inside of an oversized tampon - at this point for 6 hours! I have flown to Australia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Korea, Mexico 9 times, St. Thomas, Costa Rica - ALL around the world, but not with three children, and never had I gotten stuck on an airplane like that.<br />
Instinct tells me that this flight might get cancelled. What if the flight crew times out? What if, what if, what if? I know the drill.<br />
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My oldest son is starved, and my two little ones have been running up and down the aisle for 3 hours making friends with people who are just being nice for the sake of not being labeled "unfriendly" by those around them. What on Earth makes you think I am getting back on board that airplane? So we didn't. <br />
What did we do? We ended up renting a car and driving home. <br />
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The airplane finally arrived to DFW at 8:45 PM. We arrived to our house at 10:00 PM. It is about a 3+ hour drive. By the time we got off the plane, got our bags, and got home, it would have been 10:00, so we got home at the same time driving as we would have flying. It wasn't cheap, ($188 for the one-way rental & 2 car seats + $20 to fill it up again) but I would do it again in a heartbeat to avoid the uncomfortable feeling of being stuck on an airplane with no way out with three children.<br />
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The DOT is going to get a nice letter from me. I WILL get reimbursed something. The airlines not allowing me off the plane when I said that my children needed to eat is beyond ridiculous. I can understand a "short" delay, but three hours is absurd. <br />
When all was said and done, the people who flew home to DFW had been on that plane for 9 hours. A less than 2-hour plane ride took NINE hours with no offer to feed us, nothing. I know that weather delays are natural and cannot be helped. I also know that there is a MUCH better way that the situation <strike>could</strike><em> SHOULD </em>have been handled.<br />
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Yesterday, we got a letter from AirTran in the mail apologizing for the delay that day. Are they admitting something? I appreciate the letter - I REALLY do, but I am not giving up on the hope that a letter to the DOT gets me something else. I have never been one to want money or ask for more, but I am still upset that my poor son was starved for that long!! <br />
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So to say that last day put a damper on our vacation is putting it lightly. The positive was that all three kids fell asleep the whole way home, and they wouldn't have done that on the plane. <br />
Let me just say that we did everything "right" - Motrin or Tylenol before each leg of the trip, I had sippy cups with straws for them to sip on. My two youngest children are just busy. ...and they weren't the only ones roaming the aisles. You can't expect perfection from toddlers for that long. <br />
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We will NOT fly with kids again until they are at least 4 years old and can sit for more than 2.4 seconds at a time. Our next vacation WILL be to the beach though. A long vacation with just our own family and hopefully some friends on the beach in either California or somewhere up the northeast coast. Family is loving and fun, but they wear you out.<br />
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So that was the end to our family vacation. I'm sorry I couldn't end on a happier note like with us winning the lottery or something, but the bottom line is that we made it home safe & sound, right?<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-53061071972444073272010-07-15T21:23:00.000-05:002010-07-15T21:23:06.579-05:00Summer Vacation - Florida<strong><em>Picture and word MEGA overload</em></strong>. <br />
Grab that buttered popcorn, a cupcake or brownie with <em>tons</em> of icing, a glass of wine (soda, milk, water?) and cop a squat...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We left to Florida on June 26th for our family vacation. We were there until July 6th. The last time we were there was in July of 2004...6 years ago! <br />
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Just to give you some background: Due to a job transfer, my parents, sister and I moved to Bedford, Texas from Miami in 1984 when I was 5 years old. My mom, sister and I are the only people in Texas currently. Everyone else from both sides of our family is in Florida - Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Cousin's kids...everyone. <br />
We are 17 cousins total on both sides, and FOURTEEN of us are girls. Yes, 14 out of 17 are girls! I know - our poor families. I am the second oldest grandchild on both sides, and the boy is older on both sides. Kinda weird, huh? What is even weirder is that when we all started having children of our own, we all had BOYS. The first five great-grandchildren were boys. We now have 10 great-grandchildren on both sides, and 7 of those 10 are boys. Total flip-flop.<br />
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Here is a run-down of everything we did each day that we were there, along with pictures from each day. <br />
Enjoy...<br />
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<u><strong>Day #1:</strong></u> (Saturday - June 26, 2010) We departed from Terminal E at DFW -- which is where Jeremy and I met -- so we <em>had</em> to take a picture of the three kids at our meeting spot. The first picture is at the old satellite that Delta used which is now closed due to the ever slow economy.<br />
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It was funny because 15 people is the norm at Abuela Tata's house, but Jaydon thought it was a 'party'. The next night, a few people showed up and he said, "Are we having ANOTHER party? Where is everyone else?"<br />
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<u><strong>Day #2:</strong></u> (Sunday - June 27, 2010) We got to celebrate Katie's (Alany's daughter) 2nd birthday on this day. It started at 2:00, and it was held at a church/park. Disney themed birthday. Super cute stuff, and Minnie Mouse herself made an appearance. This was what we did the entire day. I didn't get nearly as many pictures as I would have liked, but keeping up with a 1 & 2 year old in 90º & 100% humidity makes for a sticky, sweaty, not happy mommy. The kids, however, loved every minute of being outside, and that's <em>all</em> that mattered. <br />
Sassy loved the jump house. Having a trampoline at home helps because my kids are jump house pros. They SO enjoyed the see-saw best of all. I see this as a possible near future investment!<br />
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Missing: Katie (Birthday Girl - 2), and Richard Julian (5 weeks)</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Everyone was there at the party, we just couldn't get them together all at once! :(</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<u><strong>Day #3:</strong></u> (Monday - June 28, 2010) We headed out to Aventura Beach (North of Miami) and spent a good chunk of the day at the beach/pool. This day was BY FAR the best part of our trip. <br />
This was Jacoby and Jilian's first time to the beach, and they loved it. They absolutely loved it! The sand was burning hot, but they got used to it. I loved seeing them all play together building sandcastles. We buried Jeremy under the sand and when the kids weren't looking, I gave him some extra body parts. I got a picture of this, but due to this being a family blog, I will refrain from posting it. :)<br />
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text-align: left;">Even with 70 SPF, my three kiddos got some color. Jaydon more so than the other two, but he's naturally lucky like that. Jeremy and I only wore 30 SPF, and we burned. We didn't peel or hurt, but we got really red.</div>Jacoby is a fish!! He held his breath underwater 5-6 seconds a few times without coming up gasping. He <em>wanted</em> to swim. This is a BIG difference from his older brother who still doesn't know how to swim after many swim lessons. Jaydon loves the water, but just doesn't care to learn how to swim. He doesn't like the feeling of floating and not being in control. <br />
We also got to eat at my FAVORITE pizza joint which is inside the hotel where we were at. DELISH...and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree because the entire family thought it was delish, too!<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Full mouth of food</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWsWfBDgJiQ8Lg3UpeH75rZw_vY5kP94UW8AhYzpXQBmaY_-cm-0YsViR28q_FmtmiQzTGxzmKRcdYRe8-f6rsxAM2ne-Wxwwe06-caBuzitojY3kkJiPpV6CnkxNAQcRawoupIat0yo/s1600/IMG_5697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWsWfBDgJiQ8Lg3UpeH75rZw_vY5kP94UW8AhYzpXQBmaY_-cm-0YsViR28q_FmtmiQzTGxzmKRcdYRe8-f6rsxAM2ne-Wxwwe06-caBuzitojY3kkJiPpV6CnkxNAQcRawoupIat0yo/s320/IMG_5697.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>That evening, after all of the kiddos were asleep, Jeremy and I took off to South Beach. We walked down Lincoln Road from about 10:30 PM - 1:00 AM. We shared a huge slice of pizza (in Miami and eating pizza all day - I know...pathetic!) and had a drink. It was SO much fun to enjoy adult time together outside. We people watched, and even saw a few people in bushes that we couldn't decide on...Were they homeless, or did they just have too much fun that night? We wanted to stroll on the beach for a bit, but by the time we made it down there, the beach was closed. There were others on it, but call us "goody-goodies". No need to get a ticket on vacation, right? Had we been 21 again, it might have been a different story. At age 31 with 3 kids...we played it safe, and just took in the breeze & view from a short distance away. <br />
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<u><strong>Day #4:</strong></u> (Tuesday - June 29, 2010) We got up fairly early on this day to head out to The Everglades. We met up with my cousin Tony & his wife, Elizabeth. Jeremy, Jaydon and I went out on the swamp/air boats with them, and really enjoyed our time out there. (Jacoby and Jilian were too small for this. It was really too loud for them.) There were a few baby gators. We only spotted one mommy alligator, but there were a lot of pretty birds and flowers. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jaydon bought 3 fake alligators at the souvenir shop whom were named "Moody Monday", "Wild Wednesday", and "Freaky Friday". They ended up being the joy of the trip, and the butt of many jokes. One of these was Jaydon placing Moody Monday in the sink at my Grandmother's house, and her nearly jumping to Cuba the following morning when she woke up and saw it. My little innocent Jaydon can be tricky, too! </div><br />
After "The Glades", we headed out on a car tour of Miami and surrounding areas. Long story short - Jeremy and I have considered moving back to be with family, and we wanted to see what neighborhoods our budget would put us in, and what schools pertained to those neighborhoods. Longer story even shorter, we are "in talks", but nothing really struck us as "perfect". What <em>was</em> perfect was WAY beyond our means. Can we say that momma has 'wine taste on a beer budget'?<br />
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Then later that evening, we went to dinner at my Godfather's house (my Dad's older brother) in Hollywood. (Ft. Lauderdale area.) We got to see him, his wife Marcia, and my cousin Stefany. Last time I saw Stefany, she was a little girl. She is now a junior at Emerson College in Boston. How time flies!<br />
Let's not discuss that Jacoby's favorite thing to do here was hang out in the dog's crate...because that's not embarrassing or anything - even if it's family.<br />
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Then when we got back to Abuela Tata's, we found out that my cousin Lesley had to have emergency gall bladder surgery. She had TONS of stones, and they really weren't passable. So off to the hospital I went with my grandma to spend a few hours with Lesley before her surgery. (She had surgery in the middle of the night and recovered just fine - thank God!)<br />
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<u><strong>Day #5:</strong></u> (Wednesday - June 30, 2010) Jeremy got up really early to go play a round of golf at <em>The Doral</em> with my cousin, Tony. Considering he hadn't played or practiced in a very long time, he did well. He shot in the 80's. (Yes, Jeremy was in manly Heaven!)<br />
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After that, we all spent the rest of the afternoon/evening at the beach in Aventura once again. The kids enjoyed this just as much the second time. Again, the BEST part of our trip!<br />
Jeremy did see a few topless babes on the beach this time. Somebody asked him if he got hit on the back of the head for looking at them. He said, "My wife doesn't care. Hers are bigger than all of theirs anyway." Oh how true that statement is, babe. Score 10 for you! <br />
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We did make a pit stop at the BEST Krispy Kreme donuts in the USA on our way back to Miami. It is in Aventura, and just beats all of the others hands down. Jaydon is not a sweets eater, but donuts are his weakness. He had never been to a Krispy Kreme, (I know we have one in Grapevine!) so seeing the joy on his face to see people & machines making donuts was priceless. He even shocked us and ate one while it was hot, ooey and gooey. The best way to eat a donut if you ask me!<br />
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<u><strong>Day #6:</strong></u> (Thursday - July 1, 2010) We got up early once again and headed out to Key West with my cousin Tony, and his wife Elizabeth. Jaydon went with us - the two little ones stayed with Abuela Tata. The drive down there is SO peaceful. There is water on both sides for miles & miles & miles & miles...<br />
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We stopped to eat breakfast, then to take pictures, then spent a few hours in Key West. It was BLAZING hot. We are talking burning.up.hot. My cousin probably thought we were loony, but we could hardly stand it! I ended up having to buy a visor. (Side note: I started off every day with my hair done, and ended in a cap or visor. Sad.) Poor Jaydon felt it worst of all. Elizabeth ended up buying him a t-shirt which you will see below. Too funny! We made all of the "touristy" stops, (Ernest Hemingway's house, Mile Marker Zero, 90 Miles to Cuba Sign, Margaritaville) and stopped at the beach for a bit in the evening before we headed back. <br />
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Then, we ate some YUMMY seafood on the way home right by the water. Scrumptious!! <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a 7AM-11PM day. Needless to say, we all slept <em>really</em> well that night!</div><br />
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<u><strong>Day #7:</strong></u> (Friday - July 2, 2010) On this day, we packed up our bags (condensed down to 1 bag) and headed to Orlando for the weekend. Sixteen of us went on this trip in three different vans/SUV's. My Grandmother and Uncle got some BEAUTIFUL condos just a few miles outside of Disneyworld. They were 4 bedr/3 bath units - brand new & super cheap - and just awesome. They all had tile, granite - the works. The pool was five feet away from our back porch. We grocery shopped for the weekend, and just hung out that evening in preparation for the next day... <br />
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<u><strong>Day #8:</strong></u> (Saturday - July 3, 2010) The LONG awaited day. The day at...<strong>DISNEY WORLD</strong>! <br />
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Jaydon's favorite part was meeting Buzz Lightyear. They did the "cool guy" fist pump/hand shake thingy and Buzz knew exactly what to do. We stood in line for 30 minutes to meet him... <br />
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We didn't wait in line for anything else, thanks to the {drum roll, please} <em>flash</em> pass! Ahh - the best thing ever for skipping the lines.<br />
Jaydon - the boy who rides nothing at Six Flags - rode everything. I was so proud of him! He rode on Splash Mountain, (We have the 'paid for' picture they take of you on the ride here at home.) Buzz Lightyear, Small World, Snow White, and a few others. <br />
Jaydon loved it at Disney. Jacoby & Jilian had fun on the few rides they went on, but they were too small to really appreciate it all. It was also virtually impossible to get pictures of the family all at once. Jilian slept at first, (see picture below upon entering the park) then Jacoby slept for 2 hours, then they were hungry - it was impossible. I had "visions" of this photo shoot (Jeremy was dreading my 'visions'!) in front of Cinderella's castle with Mickey Mouse ears and all, but it just didn't happen.<br />
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She was content just running and watching!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVoh5AVxCYlAbsMUUD08yHMJpHzbVOPnJfBO-K2FOSDlK5j3HbMpmw744AWb__g4L60i68urPPb19DBQqO43C66cRbFDbtu7rVT8C2NTYiveWj6LPFj3cYS9PWSYf8A0M7ZTjZafh4x8/s1600/IMG_5805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVoh5AVxCYlAbsMUUD08yHMJpHzbVOPnJfBO-K2FOSDlK5j3HbMpmw744AWb__g4L60i68urPPb19DBQqO43C66cRbFDbtu7rVT8C2NTYiveWj6LPFj3cYS9PWSYf8A0M7ZTjZafh4x8/s320/IMG_5805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_oNOo_c1ZvlNYqKFuG4jYY30T7pt9dsO1pBLwmU8SgqT_JI58rOnXvkS5JougllP7qPfrbs-g-C4V9NuFzDL94pUInk_ESkOzUq0-VskNLmBNnW2IIOvxav47dEsBiULFfxBWYcYI2Y/s1600/IMG_5806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_oNOo_c1ZvlNYqKFuG4jYY30T7pt9dsO1pBLwmU8SgqT_JI58rOnXvkS5JougllP7qPfrbs-g-C4V9NuFzDL94pUInk_ESkOzUq0-VskNLmBNnW2IIOvxav47dEsBiULFfxBWYcYI2Y/s320/IMG_5806.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE-rO3ps0VoeHUwHK0KQ2vZZYoFk3b5jM-sLIAvp0s6Lx9D1XQse-XHXzmicpr_ZSQvBnFQwRcUrH9Fom2I9deb0b5IooCfnGFf8umSe83K-0HclbbeOnqz-MBlc-Wa82yos2h5J1SNc/s1600/IMG_5814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE-rO3ps0VoeHUwHK0KQ2vZZYoFk3b5jM-sLIAvp0s6Lx9D1XQse-XHXzmicpr_ZSQvBnFQwRcUrH9Fom2I9deb0b5IooCfnGFf8umSe83K-0HclbbeOnqz-MBlc-Wa82yos2h5J1SNc/s320/IMG_5814.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hrVD9g-ZejR219tfu4CYEXXopcPEwn6cqxMC8QzPK4gDojtZnnLYQkMuRheC4ST8EtJweIQJDrMqlrihNEanzZwh1vdVUy91yxtTJvIPyt4u8Cjlr8k99r3zr6jqJJc6b-XwZDrabCs/s1600/IMG_5813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hrVD9g-ZejR219tfu4CYEXXopcPEwn6cqxMC8QzPK4gDojtZnnLYQkMuRheC4ST8EtJweIQJDrMqlrihNEanzZwh1vdVUy91yxtTJvIPyt4u8Cjlr8k99r3zr6jqJJc6b-XwZDrabCs/s320/IMG_5813.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">She cracked me up with the way she held on. She insisted on sitting in the chair - not in our laps - and holding on herself. 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We will return again once Jilian is 4 or 5 years old. At that point, we <em>will</em> be waiting in all sorts of lines to meet Minnie Mouse, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Snow White, and who knows who else by then?!? I saw so many little girls with their autograph books, and it made me <strike>chuckle</strike> nauseous thinking about our <strike>future</strike> $$$ falling into the laps of Mr. Walt Disney - wherever his frozen self is. Anywho, moving on...<br />
It rained on us, and this really put a downer on our day. It rains EVERY day in Florida in the summer, and this was no exception. We ended up having to leave much earlier than we wanted around 7:00. We had planned on staying for the nightly parade and fireworks at 10:00, but the rain wasn't letting up. We didn't know if they would still have the events with the rain anyway. One day at Disney is just not enough. We could have spent an <em>entire</em> 3 days there. This was Jeremy, and the three kids' first time there. At least they can say they have been now, but it wasn't the experience I had hoped for. Next time, we will stay at Disney, do character breakfasts, the works. This time, that wouldn't have worked with the two little ones anyway. Once again, they were just too young to really appreciate what Disney World is all about.<br />
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<strong><u>Day #9:</u></strong> (Sunday - July 4, 2010) On this day, we drove back the 3½ hours to Miami. It was pouring down rain pretty much the whole drive home. Poop. The kids were beat. We didn't even do fireworks this year. I know that is sooo un-American, but I am a weirdo and have never really loved Independence Day anyway. Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas...that's a different story. Jeremy and the boys had on matching flag shirts from Old Navy, and Jilian & I had on matching tanks from Target...bad mom - I didn't get pictures other than this in the car! <br />
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</div>Late that night, Jeremy and I went on our second date night of the week. We saw a few fireworks as we were driving. Woo-hoo. We ate a yummy Cuban meal at <em>La Carreta</em>, followed by a trip to Wal-Mart. Romantic, huh? (<em>Trust me</em> when I tell you that ANY time alone is romantic for us! We cherish all of it no matter what we are doing.)<br />
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<u><strong>Day #10:</strong></u> (Monday - July 5, 2010) Today, we spent the day with my dad. He recently moved to a new condo, and it was SO pretty. It was a corner unit on the 14th floor of a 20+ floor building overlooking the bay. It is the perfect retreat for a semi-retired couple...but <em>not at all</em> for that semi-retired man's 3 busy grandchildren. I had my heart in my throat the entire 4 minutes we were there thinking about Jacoby showing us a trick off the side of the balcony. Not so fun. After we saw his new place, we ate another delicious Cuban meal at <em>Havana Harry's</em>. This is BY FAR my favorite Cuban restaurant. I don't know what it is, but I love this place!<br />
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After that, Jaydon went with his Abuelo (my dad) to the beach (which was cut short by...you guessed it--RAIN!) and the rest of us headed to my Uncle's house for a barbecue. We picked Jaydon up later on, ate at my Uncle's, and then took Jaydon back to my dad's so he could spend the night with him. That night, we finished packing, and said our good-bye's.<br />
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It was nice to get away, but it's so true that you need a 'vacation from your vacation' once you get back to the world of cleaning, grocery shopping, laundry, ironing and more laundry. Thank goodness Jeremy was off until July 11th and didn't have to go back to work until Monday. He needed that vacation more than anyone!<br />
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</div><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">PS: I couldn't wear make-up on the trip because I was sweating SO badly every day! The humidity was killer, too. I gussied up at night for my "dates" with Jeremy, but wouldn't you know that since it was just the two of us, we didn't get any pictures? :( I didn't want y'all to think that I look sweaty and unkept all of the time.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">PPS: Yes, I color coordinate my children's clothes...always. The boys will dress the exact same 6 out of 7 days per week, (with one of them being in a size 8, and the other in a size 3, you can't find matching everything) and Jilian will always be in a coordinating color.</span></em><br />
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I hope you enjoyed our adventure as much as we did!<br />
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Stay tuned for more posts about our return trip, (d.r.a.m.a!) and also some other stuff that we've done so far this summer...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-91576874317103521152010-05-28T17:52:00.003-05:002010-05-28T17:54:12.357-05:00SheSheMade.comDear sweet Ashley at <a href="http://www.sheshebows.blogspot.com/">http://www.sheshebows.blogspot.com/</a> is at it AGAIN! <br />
She is doing a fabulous giveaway for a custom made dress or jon-jon. <br />
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Her stuff is SO cute!<br />
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So VERY cute!<br />
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She has never let me down. <br />
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Click on over to her <a href="http://sheshemade.com/">SITE</a> and you'll see for yourself...<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-44814093631116521742010-05-25T08:28:00.001-05:002010-05-25T08:29:13.708-05:00TVI swore that I wouldn't do it again. I promised myself that extra 1-2 hours of time without the TV on this summer. After last season, I swore off the show. I worked with the bachelor from last season, and he wasn't a cheese ball at work like he was on TV. It just showed how scripted some of that really is. <br />
I just couldn't do it though. I didn't have self-control. I am watching again.<br />
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This time, <em>The Bachelorette</em>. <br />
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I tuned in and watched the entire 2 hours...<br />
I watched the guy who had the most annoying voice on this side of the Mississippi. I watched the guy with too much hair spray who should have played in the movie <em>Grease</em>. I watched the guy with the broken leg hop around a little more than he should have. I watched the guy do an awful Salsa dance. I watched the guys bicker like women over one girl who supposedly falls completely head-over-heels in love in 6 short weeks while the cameras are rolling.<br />
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Then after watching, I read...<br />
I read every single article that Google could provide me with. I read about each of the guys. I read about an interview she did where she states that the ending is something that has never happened before.<br />
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Then after watching and reading, I talked...<br />
I talked to a relative who says that she saw Ali & Roberto playing baseball at the University of Tampa a while back. She swears it was them, and I know she wouldn't lie. So apparently, Roberto makes it to the hometown dates at the least. Big shocker.<br />
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So why do I keep watching the cheese?<br />
I really can't answer that question.<br />
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I did swear off of Idol, and haven't watched once this season. I guess I am getting better.<br />
DWTS is over tonight, so that is one less show. Ruby is over. Desperate Housewives is over. <br />
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I guess it helps that I don't watch TV <em>at all</em> during the day. It doesn't even get turned on (except for the occasional PBS or DVD's for the kids) until 6:30.<br />
Maybe this summer won't be so bad.<br />
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Who wins The Bachelorette? Any early "shoe-ins"?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that is you. You climbed up on the saucer today all by yourself at Aba's house just to kiss Jackson and "sit on his lap". </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, we already have boy issues. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We love you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Mom & Dad ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"> xoxo </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Our goal was to leave by 9:30. We were out the door at 10:00. It seems like no matter how hard we try, we just cannot leave the house before 10:00 with three children! <br />
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Our first stop was the Ft. Worth Museum of Science & History. <br />
Here is the entrance to the Children's Play Area once inside:<br />
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The kids really enjoyed this place!! We were only there for 2½ hours. We probably could have been there for another 2½ if it wasn't for the two little ones. There is only so much that they can handle. <br />
There was a LOT to do. Dinosaur exhibits, a dino dig, a 4-D show, a mini grocery store, water games outside, arts and crafts, toys, games, trains, cars, dolls - you name it, they had it. It was REALLY cool!<br />
We had been before, but never with all three, and not since they have redone it all. <br />
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We "borrowed" our friends' membership card to get in, (Thank you, Harris family!) but we think it would be in our best interest to buy a family membership. We didn't get to see everything, and if we went back with Jaydon alone, we could spend much more time there. It is the PERFECT getaway on a rainy Saturday!<br />
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Here are some more pictures of the fun-filled day:<br />
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The pictures turned out nicely even with our 8 year old digital camera. <br />
I love the last few pictures of Sassy in the "Hispanic" area. She makes the funniest facial expressions. I can't believe how grown she looks.<br />
Can you find the doll in the last picture? I think the one on the right is the cutest!<br />
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After the museum, we headed to Billy Miner's for lunch. YUMMY! We hadn't eaten there in a couple of years. That was a nice treat for my belly.<br />
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The next stop was <a href="http://www.sweetsammies.com/">Sweet Sammie's</a> for dessert. Not THAT was a <strong><em>DELISH</em></strong> treat! <br />
If you are local to Ft. Worth, you must check them out. What a simple, sweet dessert - and really cheap, too! I ate an Oatmeal Toffee ice cream sandwich with pecan pralines & cream ice cream for $1.75. WOW! Their cookes are $.45 alone. You cannot beat that!<br />
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Now we are all home wishing that we could nap. It's that "in between" time though. It's roughly 3:00. If we try to make the little ones nap, they will wake up around 5:30 and then won't go back to sleep until 11:00 tonight. So we will opt for no naps - a <em>very</em> fussy evening, and everyone in bed by 7:00. <br />
That means a few hours of alone time tonight with the hubby. That's a BONUS since he has been in Los Angeles for a couple of days. We can converse quietly and maybe watch a movie. <br />
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In the mean time, we are going to head out to the park to take a family walk. The bad weather has cleared out...for now.<br />
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What did you do today?<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/166/C64A40A429FCC2240CCB5E05577FBE72.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>JESSICAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18067706583104526357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054380033358145651.post-35185801237375086332010-05-12T17:58:00.000-05:002010-05-12T17:58:28.760-05:00Parenting & SacrificesWhy is society in such a hurry to make their children grow up? Do "they" not realize that being a child is the shortest part of your life? Why rush things? <br />
I have never understood why people take the "advice" from parenting books so seriously. The things written in there don't work for every child, nor are they meant for every child. It is, after all, just advice. <br />
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Weaning from the bottle at 12 months, getting rid of the pacifier by 18 months, potty training at 24 months. <br />
...and that is just to name a few.<br />
Take for instance my oldest son. He was ready to eat cereal at 2 months. He really and truly was. The books said to wait until at least 4 months. He started at 2 months. Mother knows best.<br />
Take for instance my middle son and youngest daughter...they will both be potty trained at the same time. They are one year apart. One will be 2½, and the other 1½ when we are done. Mother knows best. <br />
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All we do in this country is try to "Keep up with the Joneses". It is really pretty sad. <br />
We don't allow our children to be individuals. We don't spend enough time with our children. We "claim" to be the best parents ever, but don't make any sacrifices to spend more time with them.. Daycares are raising our children. Cut back on some of your extra expenses (manicures, pedicures, massages, lawn care, etc.) and one parent could stay home with the kids. How many people are really willing to make that sacrifice? Not too many. Because it's easier to drop them off somewhere and let someone else do the work. <br />
Society just wants to be able to show their co-workers the cute things that their children are doing at daycare - and compare.<br />
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We buy Organic foods for our children. Milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, beef, and most of our fruits and vegetables. Organic is expensive, but it is something that we aren't willing to budge on. I will wear the same outfit everyday before I budge on that. A true sacrifice for the well being of my children.<br />
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If only society knew that the BEST gift you can give your child is the gift of being there to pick them up from school every day. It is proven that children who go to daycare after school or come home to an empty house are a dozen times more likely to get into trouble.<br />
If only society knew that eating as a family (whether that be one parent or two) reduces the chance of troubled teenage years by HALF.<br />
If only society knew the importance of a fatherly figure in the lives of children - especially boys. It can be anyone - a Grandad, Uncle or friend.<br />
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I believe that I should have been around in the olden days. I love that in our family, my husband is the provider, and I am the stay-at-home mom. We eat dinner together every night, we pray together before bed, and we make our family (& the Lord) our first priority. My title is "Mom", and my husband's title is "Dad". We don't need fancy job titles, or long worked hours to justify our human existance.<br />
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We aren't perfect, but it works for us. It works for our family.<br />
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Sacrifices - are you willing to make any?<br />
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