tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838403529980111172024-03-13T11:54:05.927-05:00Texas SchleichersMatt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.comBlogger620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-79426233448616734952017-12-13T14:28:00.001-06:002017-12-13T14:28:29.999-06:00BLOG HAS MOVEDCheck out our new blog at https://schleicherfive.shutterfly.com/<br />
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Extra Time with Isaiah</h2>
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We enjoyed babysitting Isaiah while Jon and Chelsea had a 5-year-anniversary trip to New York over Labor Day weekend. (Jason and Amy and family watched him for the first part of the trip.) Isaiah's such a sweet, easygoing boy that it didn't feel all that different to have one more boy in our care. He joined us at church, on a run, and to Walmart, and we had lots of playtime at home, too. It was fun to have the extra time with Isaiah, and we were so happy that Jon and Chelsea got some couple time.</div>
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Visitors from Up North</h2>
Our friend, Melissa, who we attended church with when we lived in Michigan, came to our area to visit her husband's family. Nathan and I had so much fun spending time at a park one morning with Melissa, her sweet girls, and her husband. The children got along nicely and most enjoyed feeding the ducks and nutria. I loved the chance to catch up with an old friend!<br />
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Lowes Build and Grow</h2>
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We met Amy and her boys at Lowe's for their children's building workshop one Saturday in September. The boys enjoyed building their boats. Ian was able to make his without much help, and Ryan was surprisingly good at hammering in the nails. Nathan most enjoyed checking out Lowe's demo showers while his older brothers built. All of the boys were proud of their finished products.</div>
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Grand Opening</h2>
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A credit union near Kim's parents' house sent flyers to advertise their grand opening celebration, inviting anyone interested to join them for a free lunch and fun games/activities. Our boys loved the free face painting and balloon-animal creations (they all asked for a sword). My parents joined us for the yummy hamburger lunch. Matt and I each won our basketball shooting game brackets and were able to enter the "money machine" to grab as many $1 bills as we could. We came away with over $100. It helped that Matt grabbed a $50 bill. What an unexpectedly fun morning!</div>
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Family Fun Night</h2>
Ryan's school hosted a pickle-themed Family Fun Night for all of the school families. It was so cute! After a pizza dinner, the pickle activities started: decorating Twinkies to look like pickles and creating pickle stick puppets to use for a story that the early childhood director read to the children. They also had a pickle-eating contest between one father from each of the early childhood classes. It was fun to spend time with Isaiah, Jon, and Chelsea, too, since Isaiah attends Trinity as well.<br />
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Random Events</h2>
Here's a collection of pictures from throughout the month ....<br />
The younger two enjoyed making apple prints...<br />
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and then painting their own designs.<br />
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Ian transformed a cardboard box into a car. (The boys LOVE boxes!)<br />
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Nathan loves sitting on the riding lawn mowers at Lowes.<br />
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Ryan built a fort using the piano bench and a blanket.<br />
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Ryan loves to create buildings out of Magnatiles.<br />
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One day, while I was making lunch, Nathan was playing in the living room. In the five or ten minutes it took me to gather the lunch together, Nathan must have laid down and fallen asleep on the couch. I was so surprised to find him this way when I came to tell him lunch was ready.<br />
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Matt is getting back into biking, and Nathan loves when he can come along for the ride.<br />
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Nathan is obsessed with sunglasses.<br />
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This picture of Ryan's was hanging outside of his classroom. It's a picture of Ryan helping Daddy make the bed. So cute!<br />
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The 4-year-old cousins love to dress up in costume when they play together. <br />
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Nathan doesn't want to be left out. :)<br />
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My heart melts when I see an older boy read (or "read") to a younger brother. :)<br />
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Ryan's class did an apple-tasting test of green, red, and yellow apples. Ryan decided he liked the taste of the yellow apples best.<br />
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We thank God for a fun September!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-83203412443046825042017-02-13T14:29:00.003-06:002017-02-13T14:29:51.530-06:00October 2016 Highlights (part 2)<h2>
Pumpkins</h2>
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Aldi had a great deal on pumpkins, so each boy got to pick out his own pumpkin! Ryan loved "dressing up" his pumpkin with various hats and costumes before we had the chance to carve them. </div>
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I asked the boys to pose with their pumpkins, and I have no idea why they all had a foot up on them.<br />
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Ian and Ryan looked through templates on line to find one they liked. Ian picked a "scary face," and Ryan chose a Lego man image. Nathan let us carve whatever we wanted in his (a cross). The boys (once again this year) didn't much like the sliminess of the seeds inside the pumpkin. But they all wanted to be involved in the carving process. <br />
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In the end, the pumpkins all turned out super cute. I'm surprised as I look through these pictures that I forgot to take a "finished product" picture. We did learn our lesson, though. We carved these about a week before Halloween, and (even with spraying the pumpkins a few times with a bleach solution) they were SUPER moldy by Halloween night. The warm Texas weather doesn't preserve the carved pumpkins very long. :)<br />
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The boys were spoiled by having multiple opportunities to trick-or-treat this year. One evening, we met Jaden, Cody, Amy, and my parents at Kroger (and the surrounding stores in the strip mall) for trick-or-treating. Most businesses had tables set up in front with an employee or two handing out candy (or snow cones or other treats).</div>
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Grammy and Papa invited us to their neighborhood for a "Trunk or Treat" event. Local businesses were handing out candy, and there were also free inflatables and train rides. </div>
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Grammy invited us to their house for dinner (including Halloween cupcakes) afterward!<br />
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On Halloween night, we met up with cousins and friends at a local memory care facility who had invited us to trick-or-treat in their halls. The residents were thrilled to see the kids in their cute costumes! <br />
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We then came home to do some trick-or-treating in our own neighborhood.<br />
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After our feet got tired, we came home. The boys were very excited to hand out candy to other kids while they enjoyed some of their own treats!<br />
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Ryan's class had "Funny Feet Day" during their F week.</div>
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Ian enjoyed attending his Thursday after-school Lego Robotics group. <br />
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The "big school" celebrated 50's Day on the 50th Day of School.<br />
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Matt and I were invited to sit at the CLHS Crusader table at the Trinity Trivia Night. Our team was just barely out of medal contention in the event, but we enjoyed the fellowship, laughs, and great costumes. :)</div>
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I took the younger two boys to a fall festival while Ian was at a birthday party and Matt was at a school event. Ryan's favorite game was getting to shoot cup pyramids down with a Nerf gun. Nathan preferred the big inflatables.<br />
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We enjoyed spending some time with Uncle Mark and Aunt Kathy when they came to visit my parents.<br />
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Nathan went through a brief stage of wanting to sleep with LOTS of stuffed animals.<br />
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Grammy read aloud to Ryan's class. Since it was "E" week, she wore her land of Enchantment shirt, a name tag with Elaine, and a hat full of E's. She also read two Elephant books. Ryan was SO proud to have his Grammy in his classroom.<br />
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I attended a professional development workshop (still trying to maintain my teaching certificate!!) at the zoo. We got to learn about some fun animals (like this sloth), and I even got to spend some time exploring the zoo with my family!<br />
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The little boys had fun "painting" the house with branches from our foxtail fern. I thought they had a creative idea!<br />
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Speaking of creative, this little guy cracks me up. Ryan was frustrated that Nathan kept removing the Halloween window clings from the bottom window. So, Ryan stood on a stool and put them all out of Nathan's reach. Next thing we knew, Nathan had grabbed his kiddie broom and was standing on tiptoe trying to push the clings off with the broom bristles. Clever! :)<br />
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It always warms my heart when Ian reads to either of his two younger brothers.<br />
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We had our first cooler days in October. The boys get really excited about wearing gloves/mittens/ hats since we don't have to use them much. :)<br />
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Matt and I enjoyed attending the CLHS Gala!<br />
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Nathan enjoyed putting all of his blueberries through the middle of his bagel one day during lunch.<br />
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Nathan, pre-haircut, engaged in a show, likely "Mother Goose Club" on Netflix.<br />
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Bubble bath time, post-haircuts!<br />
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The younger two found "walking sticks" and insisted they must be painted.<br />
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We joined Daddy at a few football games he had to supervise in October. The boys' favorite part continues to be playing in "Daddy's Big Sandbox" (the long jump pit) near the football field.<br />
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I got the fun idea from Amy to do some "splat" painting with my guys. They stripped to their underwear and had fun using fly swatters and pantyhose legs with rice inside to "splat" paint on the paper (and fence ... and themselves ...).<br />
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All three boys don't usually take a bath together, but they did this particular day. :)<br />
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-68178032787037840012017-02-10T23:27:00.000-06:002017-02-10T23:27:11.582-06:00October 2016 Highlights (part 1)<h2>
Creekfest</h2>
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The boys enjoyed attending a free, local festival held near our public library. It was especially fun with cousins and aunts along! :) The festival included all sorts of fun activities, including face (or hand) painting,</div>
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painting clay pots,<br />
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doing activities at various booths (including a mini-workout routine at this booth hosted by a local gym),<br />
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doing an obstacle course,<br />
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riding a train,<br />
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petting animals at the petting zoo,<br />
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and climbing the rock wall! (This was Ian's first time trying to climb something this high. He really enjoyed it and was able to keep trying it since there weren't others in line for a while.) <br />
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Ryan tried it, too, and thought it was fun!<br />
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One of the boys' favorite activities, which I didn't catch a picture of, was learning gymnastics tricks from older boys who are students at a local Gymnastics Center. It was so cute seeing boys a few years older than Ian trying to help him perfect his cartwheel. :)<br />
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Mad Hatter Tea Party</h2>
Amy noticed that our children's museum was hosting an Alice in Wonderland themed Mad Hatter Tea Party and invited us to join her and her boys. What fun! The boys poured themselves "tea" (lemonade) and then got to ice and decorate some huge, yummy sugar cookies. They also got to meet some Alice in Wonderland characters, including Alice, the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts.<br />
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After the tea party, the boys enjoyed their usual children's museum favorites -- building with blue foam blocks, playing with the train table and big light bright, and going to the water and rice tables.<br />
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Chelsea's Birthday</h2>
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We loved hosting a birthday party for our dear sister-in-law Chelsea. We love her! She requested stir fry for a meal and apple pie for dessert. She let all of the boys help her blow out her candles.</div>
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Then, we planned an obstacle course involving activities that Chelsea might enjoy -- sliding (with Isaiah), drawing pictures in sidewalk chalk, doing yard work,<br />
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giving "Isaiah" a ride in the stroller,<br />
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and giving a hug!<br />
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The boys challenged themselves to all fit in Ryan's Jeep ...<br />
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...before playing a balloon "volleyball" game in honor of our favorite Volleyball-Playing Schleicher. :)<br />
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We ended the kids' game part of the evening by highlighting Chelsea's literature/language arts expertise. I read the Three Billy Goats Gruff story while the (bigger) boys took turns acting it out. It was hilarious!<br />
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Gender Reveal</h2>
We loved learning about the baby GIRL that the Lord is knitting together in Amy's tummy! It was fun seeing Jaden and Cody's reaction to the PINK balloons! :)<br />
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Galveston</h2>
God gave us a beautiful weekend in October for spending the day at the beach with family! We started out by riding the Galveston-Bolivar ferry (and seeing lots of dolphins!).<br />
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At the beach, Ian liked going into the "deep water" with Matt to ride the waves in.<br />
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Ryan preferred wave jumping with Aunt Chelsea, Jaden, Cody, Grammy & Papa.<br />
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Nathan's favorite part was playing in the sand with Isaiah.<br />
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Everyone liked eating lunch,<br />
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We always love our time at the beach! :)Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-25797688693060923162017-02-03T14:47:00.003-06:002017-02-03T14:47:58.332-06:00January Highlights<h2>
Home Depot Workshop</h2>
It's been a while since we've had a Saturday morning free to take our boys to a Building Workshop at Home Depot (or Lowe's ... which recently ended their free kids' workshops. Boo!). This cold Saturday morning our boys enjoyed building and painting tool boxes. Even Nathan was pretty good at hammering his nails in. This time, we got smart and brought some of Matt's old undershirts that the boys could wear as paint smocks. (Who knows WHY they insist on using acrylic paint at a kids' workshop!?!) It was a fun morning together!<br />
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King Cake</h2>
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Papa and Grammy offered to bring the dessert at one of our family dinners this month ... King Cake from Rao's Bakery. Yum!! The boys had never heard of King Cake. Papa had fun reading a kids' book from the library that explained more ... about the three kings (wisemen) that visited baby Jesus and about the time from Epiphany to Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras). They were very intrigued about the plastic baby that would be hidden in someone's cake --usually meaning that the lucky person would be the next King Cake for everyone but this time meaning that they'd get a special prize from Grammy and Papa. Cody instantly realized the unfairness of only ONE child getting a prize. Thankfully, Grammy had everything well in mind. She had made each boy a chocolate cupcake (since they didn't really like the cinnamon coffee-cake-like King Cake that we adults thought was delicious). A baby was inside EACH cupcake. It was so fun to see their reactions when they found the hidden babies. And the prize of a WHOLE bag of M&Ms was so exciting! I got the one baby hidden in the "real" King Cake. I guess I'll bring one to a family gathering next January! :)</div>
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Everyone at the "big school" got to dye color their hair pink or blue one Friday in January (after the whole school met a chapel offering goal). We didn't have blue hair dye on hand, but washable tempera paint worked just fine. :)<br />
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One of the preschool days following Christmas break, Ryan's class had show-and-tell. He had fun bringing a Lego helicopter he had gotten for Christmas and built himself!<br />
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Ryan's class did a lot of snow-related activities this month, including building edible snowmen.<br />
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A fireman and K-9 dog came to speak to all of the kids at the early childhood. Ryan liked that! It was so cute seeing each child come out of the classroom at the end of the day wearing a plastic fireman hat.<br />
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We met some two of Ian's friends (and siblings) at the Tire Park on one of the last days of Christmas break. Three others from Ian's class had the same idea! So fun!<br />
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Ian enjoyed building this Star Wars Lego set over the Christmas break.<br />
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Even though it's a bit easier to go grocery shopping with just Nathan :), the four of us can make a pretty mean shopping team. Nathan "drives," Ryan pushes his own cart to carry stuff that doesn't fit in the car cart, Ian manages highlighting items found on the list, and Momma pays. :)<br />
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Nathan and Ryan make good running companions, even on chilly mornings.<br />
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Who knew a little CLR sitting in the washer hoses overnight could clear up a leak into the drum? Good work, babe! (And great idea, Mom & Dad!)<br />
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Nathan is now officially potty trained! He was the quickest of our three to catch on. After just a couple of focused days of staying home to practice, he got it! We still put him in diapers for sleeping but he otherwise does a great job of telling us when he needs to go, even when we're out and about. He's SO proud of himself!! Gummy bears were a good motivator, but his biggest motivator is watching the Huggies' "Potty Dance" when he goes #2 in the potty. We're proud of him!<br />
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The boys found some old pieces of wood one day while playing outside and asked for some nails so they could "build a house." Ryan's shirt is off because they had played in mud prior to finding the wood. :)<br />
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Some friends from church, the Limmers, came over to our house for dinner and games. Mrs. Limmer brought some cut fruit and encouraged the boys to make a design or animal with it. They thought this was fun. Ian made a smiley face, Nathan (with help) made a turtle, and Ryan made a snake.<br />
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After our two nights of temperatures below 30 (I know ... it's not THAT cold to you northerners!), our poor oleanders lost most of their leaves. The younger two spent a good thirty minutes one afternoon raking the leaves together into a pile and running or jumping through the pile.<br />
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When the temperatures got as cold as they did, the older two LOVED playing with the ice that formed on top of our kiddie picnic table. They also enjoyed setting out plastic containers of water and seeing how long it would take the water to freeze.<br />
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They didn't mind the cold too much, but they enjoyed warming up with a bubble bath and hot cocoa!<br />
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One of Nathan's current favorite things to do (besides playing the kids' version of the game Sequence) is banging on pots and pans.<br />
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Thank you, Lord, for a fun January! :)<br />
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Time with Andrew, Sarah, Abby & Ben</h2>
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We were thrilled to have some time with the Phoenix Walquists and packed as much as we could into their days here -- including Nathan's birthday party (see last post), an early Thanksgiving dinner, and Christmas presents. Mainly, we just had lots of time to play and hang out.</div>
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Nathan really enjoyed time with his youngest cousin, Ben while Grammy put the finishing touches on the Thanksgiving meal.</div>
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All of the four-year-olds stayed busy playing football and tag outside.<br />
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Ian loved helping to sort out the Christmas presents.<br />
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We had a delicious brisket dinner complete with Grammy's homemade rolls which Andrew threw to anyone who was interested. :)<br />
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Without any prompting, the kids went to sit in front of "their pile" of gifts soon after the meal.<br />
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Each of the older kiddos received Legos as part of their gift.<br />
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Ryan, Nathan, and I enjoyed a morning at the park with our Phoenix family, Grammy, and Papa. The volleyball court "sand box" is one of the park's highlights, in the opinion of our kids.<br />
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Papa pulled the older two kids to and from the park in a wagon.<br />
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Right before Andrew, Sarah, and family headed to the airport, all of us that didn't have work or school went to a park to play and then met at Chick-fil-A for a birthday meal for Nathan -- Andrew and Sarah's treat! We were pleasantly surprised to find out that Chick-fil-A lets birthday kids (and everyone else in the party) make their own ice cream cones. Yet another reason to love this restaurant!<br />
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Of course, we asked if Sarah could help get some pictures of our family and the birthday boy while she was here. Doesn't she do beautiful work?<br />
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Decorating for Christmas</h2>
Matt, Ian, and Ryan had the WHOLE week of Thanksgiving off of school. We loved the extra family time!! We spent one relaxing day getting all of our Christmas decorations up (while in our pajamas)! The boys especially liked to help unwrap and hang the Christmas tree ornaments.<br />
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Ryan got the chance this year to help place the star on the top!<br />
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One of Nathan's favorite activities was riding on the decoration boxes while Daddy brought them down the stairs! He was grinning from ear to ear!<br />
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The Polar Express</h2>
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Our family went with my parents to ride the Polar Express in Palestine, TX. We ate a picnic lunch there before boarding the train.</div>
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When we had gone three years ago, we rode in the daylight/dusk. It added a special touch to be riding in the dark this time!<br />
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The workers on our train car were super friendly and interactive, including this nice gentleman.<br />
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We rode on one side of the aisle,<br />
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while my parents (and sometimes Nathan) rode on the other side. :)<br />
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The boys seemed to be at just the perfect ages to enjoy the ride and all of the special touches. Their favorite parts were the cookies and hot chocolate and dancing around with our friendly waiter. <br />
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The conductor came around to punch everyone's tickets.<br />
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After we had finished our snack and listening to "The Polar Express" story, we arrived at "The North Pole." The younger two boys thought the lights were neat, but Ian was a little disappointed that this was "all" we had ridden 30 minutes to see.<br />
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Soon after stopping at the North Pole, Santa boarded our car and gave each child a bell. It was a memorable evening!<br />
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Ryan's Thanksgiving Party</h2>
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Ryan's Pre-K class held a Thanksgiving party. Each of the children wore Pilgrim hats. We took some regular and silly pictures first.</div>
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Papa joined Nathan and me for the party, too.<br />
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We got such a kick out of Ryan's jumping Pilgrim hanging in the hallway.<br />
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The class practiced their songs while waving their "praise plates" (paper plates with crepe paper). Then, the class continued to sing and wave their praise plates through each classroom of the school on their parade.<br />
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When we got back to the classroom, each child made a turkey from a lunch sack and construction paper feathers. Papa helped interview Ryan about things he was thankful for, which Papa recorded on each feather.<br />
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It turned out cute!<br />
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The party also included some extra recess time on the playground. Both Ryan and Nathan enjoyed the time outdoors.<br />
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What a sweet class!<br />
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Grammy and Papa hosted our whole family for Thanksgiving dinner after church. They had some really cute "touches" to make the meal extra special, like these edible turkey name holders.</div>
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Amy helped put together a caramel apple turkey especially for the kids who didn't like cranberries.<br />
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Grammy had each of us design a page with pictures and words of things we wanted to thank God for.<br />
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What a delicious, elaborate feast!<br />
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Of course, we took some time to be silly as well!<br />
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After the meal, each person used the special finger pointer while sharing their "Thankful Pictures" with everyone else.<br />
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Soon after the Thanksgiving meal was over, Matt and I started heading to Fredericksburg. Amy and Jason had agreed to watch our kiddos so we could have some "Couple Time." What an amazing treat! We had always wanted to explore around Fredericksburg but hadn't had the chance. We stayed at the Trail's End Bed and Breakfast in Kerrville, TX. It was a charming little place -- way out in the middle of nowhere. Each "room" was sort of a cabin in itself, and there were goats and other animals on the property as well.</div>
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Each morning, the owners delivered a HUGE, hot breakfast directly to our room. What a yummy treat!<br />
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The view from our balcony was so pretty!<br />
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More than anything, we just enjoyed the time playing games and being able to start AND finish a conversation. :) But we did a fair share of exploring around Fredericksburg, too, even though we didn't take many pictures. We went shopping in downtown, tried a yummy German restaurant for lunch, and went on a tour of Grape Creek Vineyards. It was interesting to hear the process of how wine was made, taste the difference between wine stored in different types of barrels, and then have a wine tasting of their various types of wines.<br />
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We also had the chance to do some hiking at Enchanted Rock State Park. It was SUPER hard to get in, as there's a limited number of parking spaces. When the spots fill, they close the park for a few hours. We got in right after lunch and enjoyed hiking all the way to the top of Enchanted Rock. There were beautiful views from the top.<br />
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Meanwhile, Amy and Jason did a simply fabulous job of keeping the boys entertained AND keeping us in the loop on how everyone was doing. This was the boys' message to us on our first morning away. So sweet.<br />
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It sounded like they had some good time playing inside with Legos, books, and cars.<br />
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They played in their front yard and went to the neighborhood playground.<br />
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Finally, they took the boys to a special holiday event at a local park. The highlight seemed to be getting to play in the man-made snow.<br />
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Isaiah and Nathan weren't too sure of the cold, wet stuff.<br />
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The festival also included opportunities to sit in a firetruck and pet some animals from a petting zoo.<br />
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They ended with a picnic lunch in the park.<br />
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Thanks, Jason and Amy, for watching our boys for 2.5 days so we could enjoy some glorious couple time! :)<br />
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Sometimes some of these random pictures are my favorite ...<br />
As I was observing my student teacher, Mom and Dad enjoyed spending time with Nathan. They climbed on some construction equipment at Ian and Ryan's school ...<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>... and then took Nathan to Toddler Time at the library. Nathan's favorite certainly is "The Grand Ol' Duke of York."<br />
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Grammy helped with the post-Toddler Time coloring sheet.<br />
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Nathan's sense of humor continues to develop. He loves to make people laugh by doing silly things, like putting cheese on his nose or pretending to be asleep in his car seat.<br />
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Ryan had a dentist appointment. This was the first appointment where he willingly opened his mouth (without much gagging!!) and even let them clean his teeth a little. Success!<br />
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Ryan enjoyed racing Hot Wheels cars while his BluTrack was on the stairs.<br />
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Ian enjoyed wearing his Vampire Teeth from trick-or-treating.<br />
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The boys enjoyed their snack outside on one particularly pleasant Saturday morning.<br />
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Ryan made progress on riding his bike with only two wheels. He had been wanting to try it (and did it!), but soon afterwards he asked us to put his training wheels back on since he can ride faster that way! We're certainly not going to rush him.<br />
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One morning soon after his birthday, Nathan fell asleep in the car holding two precious possessions -- the quilt Grandma made for him as a baby and the karaoke machine from Jason, Amy, and family.<br />
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Each Thursday, Ian's robotics team builds together. This is Ian's bee. The wings actually flap, thanks to the motor.<br />
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Ian and Ran spent a lot of time one day lining up lots of their cars.<br />
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I went with a group of CLHS faculty and spouses to paint a Christmas picture. I'm happy with how mine turned out and was a bit surprised at how each picture looks unique and different even though we received the same step-by-step instructions.<br />
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We went to church at Salem one Sunday morning. The boys like to visit the ducks and geese in the pond after going to church there.<br />
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Toward the end of the month, I (finally!!) finished Nathan's Christmas stocking. What a feeling of relief!<br />
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The boys never get tired of bubble baths or using bubbles to be "hair."<br />
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The boys insisted that I read this bat book upside down so that they could see the pictures accurately while pretending to be bats themselves. :)<br />
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Thank you, Lord, for a fun November!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-62399585080038332882017-01-26T15:23:00.004-06:002017-01-26T15:23:43.594-06:00November Highlights (part 1)<h2>
Learning about Bees</h2>
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Ian is in a Lego Robotics club. Since their project requirements this year have to do with honeybees, the club leaders asked our friend Julie (who has a hobby of beekeeping) if they could come for a field trip. I'm not sure how much of what they learned can be applied to their Lego-building, but they had fun learning. Julie did a great job of showing them the process, from the bee hive to cutting the wax off the trays to spinning the honey out. The boys especially liked the hands-on parts. :)</div>
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Visit to K-2 Academy</h2>
Nathan, Ryan, and I had fun meeting up with Jaden, Cody, and Amy at a local kids' gym that has "open gym" each Friday morning. All four of them kept very busy the whole time we were there. Ryan, Jaden, and Cody were able to manage most of the bars,<br />
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and they all liked the big trampoline <br />
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and jumping into the big foam block pit.<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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Nathan seemed to feel safe inside a foam shape and hula hoop ...<br />
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...while the big boys and some new friends built an ENORMOUS foam block "house."<br />
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Everyone took a turn on the balance beam before we headed home. What a fun morning!<br />
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Nathan's Birthday Party</h2>
We didn't have to think long about making Nathan's two-year-old birthday party theme "music." He loves singing, dancing, and playing instruments! We were especially excited that Kim's brother and family was in town for the party, in addition to all of the other family that lives here already! <br />
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The decorations were easy and fun. Ian and Ryan helped to make some signs.<br />
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Ian and Aunt Amy hung CDs,<br />
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Grammy and I worked together to "write some music" on the wall,<br />
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we got the games all set up,<br />
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the birthday book (Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin!) out and ready to sign,<br />
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and the birthday cakes done!<br />
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Nathan helped to bake his drum cake. He was emphatic about having strawberry-flavored cake.<br />
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It was fun to think of games for the party, too. We borrowed some wonderful ideas from my cousin, Becky, who had hosted a music party for her twins a few years ago. (Thanks, Becky!) Our first set of activities was singing and doing the actions for some of Nathan's favorite songs: "Ring Around the Rosie,"<br />
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"Old MacDonald Had a Farm,"<br />
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and "The Grand Ol' Duke of York."<br />
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Next, we had a freeze dance competition where everyone had to pause when the music stopped.<br />
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The next game was "Name that Tune." Each child had to listen to ten familiar songs (like "Jingle Bells" or "The ABC Song"). When he knew the answer, he whispered it to his "special adult friend" (who had been given an answer key and a set of stickers), who gave him a sticker for his chart. At the end, anyone (everyone) with at least five stickers got a set of bells for their arms or feet.<br />
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They were fun to wear during the next game -- Musical Pillows!<br />
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Then, Grammy led her water-glass band in some favorite tunes, including "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and two others that I can't remember now. The kids needed some help remembering to actually play when Grammy pointed to their color, and Ian was frustrated that the littler ones wanted to play their notes multiple times instead of just once. But, they did a good job, and the melodies were actually recognizable!<br />
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Then, came one of the highlights of the party: karaoke! Each child (and Matt :)) dressed up in an assortment of wigs and accessories and chose a song to sing into the karaoke machine that Uncle Jason and Aunt Amy had given to Nathan as a birthday gift. Each child wanted to go twice (and would have gone more if it weren't time for dinner). Matt had brought home a director's stand from CLHS to use as a "stage."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan, the Birthday Boy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the most enthusiastic of the bunch, my dear husband</td></tr>
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before Ian led us in "Happy Birthday" on the piano.<br />
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After Nathan blew out the candles on his own, <br />
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we lit the candles again to give everyone had a chance to help.<br />
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We accidentally gave Nathan a piece of the chocolate cake before realizing our mistake and giving him his much-awaited piece of strawberry cake. :)<br />
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Nathan loved opening his gifts and loved them all,<br />
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including this new dump truck!<br />
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Thanks to everyone who made the birthday so special!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-77335464701829092592017-01-09T23:16:00.002-06:002017-01-09T23:16:22.442-06:00December Highlights (part 2)<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Fun Time with Extended Family</span></h2>
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We loved hosting a Schleicher Family Christmas in Texas this year! Matt's parents came out to visit for three weeks, including one week with each of their sons. We enjoyed our week with them as well as our time with Matt's sister (Beth) and her husband (Andy) from Minnesota. We spent some time just "hanging out" at home, in addition to going on some fun outings. Here, Uncle Andy joined Ian and others at playing a second-grade version of four square in our cul-de-sac.</div>
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Ian shared some of the comic books he has written with Aunt Beth and Grandma.<br />
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Ryan thought it was hilarious to play the "steal-and-then-wear-Uncle-Andy's-hat" game.<br />
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Nathan enjoyed his time playing outside with Aunt Beth!<br />
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Grandpa and Grandma joined us for some of our Advent box adventures. One of these was going to Dollar Tree so the boys could secretly buy gifts for each other. It was fun to see what they picked out for each other, and it was nice to have Grandma and Grandpa's help keeping everyone in different aisles! Ian chose a glow-in-the-dark ax, a launching car, and a solar-powered toy for Ryan. Ryan chose a Star Wars notebook, a color-changing ink pen, gumballs, tops, and a puzzle for Ian. The older two chose gummy bears, stickers, a car, and a light-up chick that Nathan was obsessed with while we were there for Nathan. After Dollar Tree, the boys wanted to show Grandpa and Grandma their favorite Christmas light display in a nearby neighborhood -- a house whose elaborate display is set to music.<br />
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One morning, everyone (except Jason, who had to work!) met up at the Tire Park. The boy cousins loved the usual things, especially the zip line and tire swing. This time, the older boys also had fun doing races and playing other games in the grassy area and on the wood chips. Uncle Jon also gave Ian a mini tennis lesson. Ian still gets frustrated with himself quickly, but Uncle Jon is a patient and talented coach! Grandpa, Grandma, Beth, and Andy seemed to enjoy the warm weather and watching the boys play.<br />
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Grandma read the boys lots of books during her time with us,<br />
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and she also joined in on play time activities like playing with Play-Doh.<br />
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Another fun Advent box activity was getting build-your-own-frozen-yogurt sundaes. Yummy!<br />
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One morning, some of us met up at Bouncin' Bears, an indoor inflatables playground. It was hard to get good pictures there, but the boys enjoyed jumping!<br />
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Grandpa helped us with a few projects around our house, like replacing the wheels on Ryan's Hot Wheels Jeep that had been worn down to the rims. :) He also trimmed some of our bushes.<br />
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Uncle Andy was one of Ian's #1 playmate choices since he's not only good at chess but also at Super Mario Brothers!<br />
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Nathan liked showing Grandma where he sits to help with meal prep. :)<br />
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It was a blessing for the whole Schleicher family (plus Kim's parents) to worship together at Salem on Christmas Day. Jason did a wonderful job leading the service (including the message AND music AND everything!), and Kim was honored that Jason asked her to join him as a song leader! <br />
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After naps for some of the littlest ones (and some bigger ones, too), most everyone came over to our house for Christmas dinner, playtime, and present opening. Unfortunately, Jason (and then Amy) stayed home with Cody who wasn't feeling well.<br />
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Grandpa and Grandma treated all four of their older grandsons as well as their daughters and daughters-in-law to see the movie "Sing" in the theater. What a cute movie! We met up with the dads and younger cousins at McDonald's for lunch afterwards.<br />
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The Schleicher guys were VERY pumped about driving up to Dallas for the Cowboys-Lions football game on December 26. It made for a super late night, but they enjoyed their time together.<br />
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Meanwhile, Uncle Andy and Aunt Beth came over to spend some extra time with our boys. Uncle Andy helped Ian with his crystal-growing set and Ryan with his new Hot Wheels tracks. (What perfect gifts, Beth and Andy!) <br />
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Grandma entertained the littlest guys on the piano. :)<br />
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Thanks for making the long journey to see us, Grandpa, Grandma, Beth, and Andy! We loved our time with you! :)<br />
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We were so happy to use a couple of our Christmas break days to help Amy and Jason go on a "baby moon" to Austin!! (They had generously watched our boys in November when we had a getaway to Fredericksburg!) We enjoyed the extra time with Cody and Jaden! They are very sweet, obedient boys. Sure, having five boys made our house a little louder and a little crazier than usual, but we all had a lot of fun! We tried to plan some extra activities to channel everyone's energy in a positive way. :) <br />
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We spent lots of time outside. Here, the boys took turns sliding through the tunnel of each other's legs. The boy at the top of the tunnel would be the next to slide down.</div>
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We took silly pictures to send to Amy and Jason.<br />
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We watched "The Secret Life of Pets" as a quiet movie night, especially since Cody was still recovering from strep.<br />
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The boys spent lots and lots of time coloring, mainly with colored pencils. Ian was the designated color pencil sharpener and anytime a pencil was even slightly dull, the younger ones would hand it over to Ian to be sharpened.<br />
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One of the boys' favorite activities was riding bikes to our neighborhood doughnut shop.<br />
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Kim ran ahead as "line leader" while Matt and Nathan brought up the rear. With two or three stops, the 0.6 miles there was easy for everyone.<br />
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Everyone loved choosing and eating doughnuts. The ride back was a little rougher. We had to stop about ten times, constantly changing the order of which boy was in the lead behind Kim, giving water, motivating and encouraging. It may have been a bit ambitious, but we did make it home! :)<br />
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The boys begged us to let them paint, so we did that soon after getting home. Cody was focused on finishing up his coloring page from earlier in the day.<br />
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After naps, we went over to our neighbor's backyard to jump on their trampoline and look at their daughter's 4-H rabbits and chickens.<br />
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On the final day, Matt led the boys in some "Follow-the-Leader" ...<br />
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...before we had some play time in the CLHS gym AND<br />
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rides on a golf cart at CLHS, too! <br />
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We met up with some other family members for lunch at Aviators' Grill. Isaiah and Nathan were SUPER excited to see the planes landing and taking off!<br />
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We were all happy to see Jason and Amy later that night and hear that they had really enjoyed their getaway! We couples agree that we'd like to give each other another time away once Baby Girl Schleicher is old enough to be without her momma!<br />
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Amy hosted a fun Noon Years' Eve party again this year on December 31. She had the boys open up lunch bags at set intervals. Each bag had a slip of paper inside, that listed an activity we could do as we counted down the time to the "noon year." <br />
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We decorated paper circles ("balls") that could drop as they counted down from 10.</div>
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We played Minute to Win It games, including catching cotton balls in cups, <br />
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We played a fun dice rolling game, rolling all of the hours on a clock from 1-12.<br />
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We also brainstormed some of our favorite memories from 2016, ate a yummy lunch, and (if we were little) just played and had horsey rides. <br />
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As noon approached (or maybe even a few minutes after ... shh! An advantage of having only one boy be able to tell time yet!), Amy and Jason got everyone set for the countdown. They gave everyone noisemakers and started a one-minute video of a New Year's Eve countdown on the TV.<br />
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Ryan got the honor of pulling the ribbon that Amy had used to sew two tablecloths together and keep all of the balloons up on the ceiling. The boys loved watching all of the balloons fall and making as much noise as they could as the "Noon Year" arrived!<br />
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Then, everyone pulled their poppers and had a toast and dessert!<br />
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What a fun, wonderfully-planned party!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-88257396180990907042017-01-08T23:38:00.000-06:002017-01-08T23:38:05.153-06:00December Highlights (part 1)<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Advent Brunch</span></h2>
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My mom hosted a table at Salem's Advent brunch. She invited Chelsea, me, Amy, and Cindy (a lady from Amy's Bible study group) to join us at her beautifully-decorated table! We enjoyed admiring other pretty tables, eating yummy food, and having great conversation together. Then, we gathered in the sanctuary to hear Beth Moore (a popular Christian author and motivational speaker). I had never heard Beth speak before. She was funny, interesting, and inspirational -- reminding us again of the TRUE focus of Christmas: our Savior, Jesus!</div>
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Ryan's class sang "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" as part of Trinity's Early Childhood Christmas Program the first weekend in December. Ryan and his classmates looked so cute dressed up in their angel costumes. We had heard Ryan practice the lyrics to the song for WEEKS prior to the program, so we knew he was ready. It was fun to see him, along with all of the other children, do the actions and share their joy for Jesus so boldly! Ryan (and Isaiah, whose Early Enrichment class sang first) had a whole cheering section of family (including some watching on live stream from hundreds of miles away)! We enjoyed having everyone over for hamburgers after the program.</div>
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Trinity's Christmas program for grades 1-8 was a few weeks later. Ian's class sang a song called "Promises Fulfilled." We didn't hear Ian practice as much at home :), but he certainly knew all of the words and participated nicely with his class. They all looked so handsome and beautiful dressed up in their Christmas best! Once again, Ian had a whole row of family members supporting him! After the program, we went to McDonald's for shakes to celebrate!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas Parties</span></h2>
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I love any chance I can get to visit my boys' classrooms! When I attended Ian's class Christmas party, it was fun to finally put faces to the names of some of the boys he's enjoyed playing with all year (and to meet their moms, too!)! The kids enjoyed playing Bingo and eating a yummy lunch. The activity they enjoyed most, though, was having a race to decorate each other like snowmen. Since there wasn't an even number of boys, Ryan was thrilled to be able to partner with Ian's best buddy, Caleb.</div>
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Ryan's party started with the class singing some Christmas songs for all of the parents that attended. That was my favorite part ... and one of the only things I got a picture of! :) They also made ornament crafts, had a book gift exchange, ate lunch, and had some extra playground time.<br />
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A local church hosted a "Journey Through Bethlehem" experience. They handed each child a "passport" upon arrival, inviting participants to get a stamp when completing various activities. The activities included fun, kid-friendly things like weaving a rug, sewing a pouch, making pottery, playing instruments, playing games, hearing the Christmas story, seeing the manger, sampling food, meeting King Herod, etc. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys stitched pouches and received some fake coins to place inside them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan's favorite station was pounding in the pegs over and over and over.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ian stayed at this games station (playing a game like jacks) for a LONG time. He was determined to pick up the small bones AND catch the ball at the same time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lentil soup WAS yummy. Nathan agreed!</td></tr>
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Grammy and Papa babysat our boys so Matt and I could attend a Christmas party for the Elders at Trinity. Ryan and Nathan giggled and giggled as Grammy gave them horsey rides, and Ian loved playing a few chess games with Papa.</div>
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Poor Nathan had a bad fall against the side of the stairs. Thankfully, we were able to use a butterfly bandage to patch things up instead of having to get stitches.<br />
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One day, while Ian was in school, Nathan and Ryan made "forts" to live in. Ryan mainly filled his fort with his favorite toys while Nathan raided the pantry and included bags of brown sugar and boxes of cake mix in his.<br />
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The boys always love dressing up!<br />
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I had to sneak in one night to get a pictures of Nathan fast asleep!<br />
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Ryan loves building with MagnaTiles!<br />
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One day after Ryan's rest time, I noticed the Nativity scene in the boys' room looking like this. When I asked Ryan about it, he said he wanted to give his money to Jesus. :)<br />
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At the Concordia gala this fall, Matt and I ended up winning a certificate for a weekend in a Tomball hotel. The boys were THRILLED to have extra time at a hotel! We jumped on beds, had pillow fights, explored the fitness center, enjoyed yummy breakfasts, and watched TV stations like Disney and Nick that we don't get at home. It felt funny to drive just 10 minutes back home!<br />
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Some dear friends invited us over for a birthday dinner for me. After dinner, Ian enjoyed playing chess with Mr. Eric, while Ryan and Nathan enjoyed Sequence with Melissa and Ms. Carrie.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Children's Museum</span></h2>
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Amy planned a fun trip to the Children's Museum while Grandpa & Grandma Schleicher were staying with them. She had heard about a neat gingerbread-house-making activity that the children's museum was hosting that day. "Mrs. Claus" was even walking around, talking to each of the children. It was a little tricky to help get the graham cracker houses to stand up even with lots of frosting, but it was a blessing to have extra help from Grandma, Grandpa, and some willing high school volunteer "elves". Of course, the kids' favorite part was decorating the houses with candy, cereal, and sprinkles. They were all extremely proud of their finished products (and enjoyed eating them when we got home!)</div>
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Before and after the graham cracker house decorating, the boys enjoyed all of their regular favorites at the children's museum -- including the water table, fire truck, grocery store, rubber mulch pit, and Duplo table. Ian also enjoyed playing checkers with Grandpa. We ended our fun morning together with a picnic lunch outside.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Birthday, Momma!</span></h2>
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My husband and sons did a wonderful job of spoiling me on my birthday! After letting me sleep in for a while, they started me on a scavenger hunt they had set up around the house. I had to follow a map to find coupons, cards, candy, and pictures they had hidden. I loved their sweet words and look forward to cashing in the coupons for extra hugs, a car wash, dinner out, and more!</div>
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Ryan gave me a special decoration to wear on my back for the morning!<br />
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Then, our family enjoyed going to Boomers' family fun center. Ian was thrilled that he JUST barely made the 54" cut-off to drive his own go kart. Ryan got to ride as a passenger, and Nathan had to watch from the outside with whichever parent was not driving. We also played a round of mini-golf and a few games in their arcade before heading to one of my favorite restaurants, Sweet Tomatoes, for lunch.<br />
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Amy and Jason hosted our extended family for a fun birthday evening. Amy made a yummy meal and dessert. Then, the kids played some clever games Amy and Jason had planned, including decorating me with bows, having a bow "war," acting out some charades, and moving cotton ball "sheep" into their pens. Once the kids were asleep, we adults played some games, including a special affirming birthday edition of "The Game of Things" and one of my favorites, Guesstures. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday!<br />
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-67932865449144622862016-09-01T14:08:00.001-05:002016-09-01T14:08:36.620-05:00Ian and Ryan Days Our boys definitely have two sets of loving, caring grandparents, that know how to make our boys feel special. That's a wonderful blessing! We've been enjoying our new blessing of living near parents (grandparents) since my parents moved here in late May!!<br />
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A few weeks before school started, Grammy and Papa planned a special "day" for each of the older grandsons. "Ian Day" was first. When we dropped Ian off at their house, they greeted Ian with "I love Ian" stickers on their clothes.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>I don't know all of the details of this special day since I wasn't there, but I know that Ian had a simply fantastic time! To start with, Papa read Ian part of a "choose your own adventure" book since Ian was going to be choosing his own adventures throughout the day.<br />
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I think that the main activity that Ian chose (over and over again) was playing "adult" games, including the game of Life. We had never played it with him before. I think Grammy said that they may have played a total of five games. I think he loved having his own money!<br />
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They gave Ian a choice of where to go to lunch. He chose McDonald's and enjoyed his cheeseburger happy meal and time in the play place.<br />
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After lunch, they played more games of Life and then helped Ian to make Muddy Buddies to share with all of us. It turned out yummy, and he was very proud to let us eat some.<br />
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They must've played two-card war as well.<br />
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Ian just loved being able to choose all of his own activities and to have so much attention. He was all smiles when Grammy and Papa dropped him off mid-afternoon. <br />
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Ryan couldn't wait for HIS turn to have a special day ... (though Ian and Nathan tried to sneak along in the backseat when Grammy and Papa came to pick Ryan up the next morning.) Grammy and Papa wore "I love Ryan" stickers to celebrate their second-born grandson.<br />
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They gave Ryan some choices about what he wanted to do. He thought the playground in Papa and Grammy's neighborhood sounded fun, including the digger, the balance beam, slide, and all of the sand in the volleyball court.<br />
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Grammy helped Ryan make a snack for himself called "Moose Munch."<br />
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Ryan decorated a label for the bag of Moose Munch that he brought home to share with all of us. Just like Ian, Ryan was SO proud of "his" creation.<br />
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Then, Papa and Grammy just spent time at their house playing whatever Ryan wanted to play. Of course, the workout equipment in their house is almost as good as a playground.<br />
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And playing with the toys in the toy room is especially fun when you don't have to share with anyone!<br />
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I think they played vehicles and then a "hide the block" sort of game.<br />
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Then, they had time for books, puzzles, and tower building (and destroying) before going to lunch.<br />
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Just like Ian, Ryan, chose to go to McDonald's for a Happy Meal and time to play on the playplace before coming home for a nap. He, too, loved every second of his special day and asked if the next day could be Ian Day and then Ryan Day again. :) </div>
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-42918114579259501142016-08-30T13:48:00.004-05:002016-08-30T13:48:52.071-05:00August FunAhh...the lazy days of summer! It was so nice to stay in our PJs until mid-morning and do whatever activity sounded good that day, like ...<br />
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playing T-ball,<br />
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making and trying tin can stilts (I have GREAT memories of this from when I was a girl),<br />
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launching a baking soda rocket (We couldn't get it to go anywhere near the 15 feet the front of the box touted, but Ian got it to go at least 7 feet once!),<br />
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cuddling,<br />
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and reading books.<br />
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Ian was a GREAT helper this summer. One morning, I jotted a quick list of the things that we'd need to gather before going to a splashpad to play and eat lunch. Ian willingly helped grab things (or read the things to me and then cross items off the list). Before we left, he said that he needed to make a list, too. So precious! This type-A momma was proud to see one of her kiddos making a list AND also happy that our biggest goal on most of these summer days was just to "play." <br />
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One morning in August, we celebrated a reading goal that we had set for Ian (and that he accomplished) by going to Chuck E. Cheese to play games. We invited Isaiah and Aunt Chelsea to come celebrate with us (our other cousins were on vacation). I didn't end up getting any pictures of Ian, who most liked a racing game where he had to bicycle in place and steer, another game where he got to shoot at a pretend spider, and Skee Ball. Ryan, Nathan, and Isaiah most liked riding the rides, especially the train that went around in a circle.<br />
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This is a terrible picture, but it's how the boys spent most evenings between bath time and bedtime when the Olympics were on... curled up on the floor right next to the TV. They loved watching the athletes (and all of the commercials, too, since they usually watch only Netflix). <br />
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These last few pictures were taken when school was back in session. One day (when Ian had school but Ryan didn't) Ryan and Nathan helped me clear out a sandbox that had turned into a mudbox. They loved getting completely covered in mud (and have since really liked playing in the dry, much less messy, new sandbox sand). <br />
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One morning this month, we had our godson, Samuel, over to play. I bribed them to come with me on a jog with a promise of doughnuts at the end. :)<br />
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Nathan "helps" in the kitchen nearly every time he sees me start meal preparation. Generally, he insists on pulling a chair to the counter and standing right beside me to help stir, add ingredients, and mainly sample. This day, though, he wanted to pull out the biggest pot he could find and then sit in it. :)<br />
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-62002312196430720452016-08-29T13:03:00.002-05:002016-08-29T13:03:55.567-05:00Back to School!<br />
I'm back to blogging! Yay! :) Eventually, I"ll be able to catch up on the year or so that I've missed. For now, though, I'll just jump in where we are!<br />
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On August 17, school started! Ian is in second grade this year, and Ryan is starting school for the first time ever in pre-K 4's. Ian's day is from 8-3:15, and Ryan's is from 8-12 just Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The school held a Meet-the-Teacher event so that the boys could see their classrooms, put away supplies, and talk to their teachers before the first day of school. <br />
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Ryan seemed eager to see his classroom. It was the classroom that he was in for VBS this summer (and the one that Ian was in when Ian was in pre-K), so it already seemed a little familiar to him. Mrs. Miller (who also taught Ian) invited the children to find their cubbies, explore the classroom, and play with the toys and play-dough that she had out. Ryan enjoyed play-dough, puzzles, and vehicles. Nathan and Ian had fun playing as well!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">practicing putting his backpack in his cubby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul and Ian building a tall tower of blocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise and Ryan putting a puzzle together</td></tr>
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Both boys woke up early and excited on their first day of school. Ryan had a special bounce to his step! Ian was happy, too, though he woke up with a bad crick in his neck. You can tell he's holding his head gingerly in the pics below. Poor guy!<br />
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We walked in together with our new lunchboxes and backpacks.<br />
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We dropped Ian off first in second grade!<br />
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And then Nathan and I walked Ryan to his classroom. I was honestly a little surprised (yet thankful!) that Ryan didn't cry a bit. But that sure made the transition easier for Momma, too!<br />
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When I picked Ryan up from school that afternoon, Ryan told me, "Momma, that was SUPER fun!" He said he most enjoyed lunch (it had been too rainy for recess that morning) but also talked about play dough, vehicles, and singing.<br />
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Ian had a great first day, too. He said that the best part was recess. He also really likes being in class with some of his best buds. <br />
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The second morning, Ryan cried before school and said, "I have to go to school AGAIN?!?" Ha! I guess he thought it was a one-time thing that he had already checked off his list. :) But he didn't cry at dropoff and seemed to have another good day. (He was very proud to get a sticker for "singing loud.") <br />
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The full week of school last week went well for both boys again. Nathan is seeming to enjoy his one-on-one time with Momma those three mornings but always likes seeing his big brothers again at pick-up time. We are thankful that the big boys are liking school and are blessed to send them to a wonderful school like Trinity!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-70072366632890040902016-03-01T14:57:00.001-06:002016-03-01T14:57:49.652-06:00Galveston TripWe took another trip down to Galveston in September to make more use of our Moody Gardens annual pass. The boys LOVE any excuse to play on the beach. We just parked along the seawall and played for a few hours one Saturday morning. Nothing beats feeding seagulls, splashing in the water, and getting covered head to toe with sand. :) <br />
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Ian and Matt also tried flying a kite, though the wind wasn't too consistent this time.<br />
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Even Nathan thought the beach was amazing, and he didn't eat too much sand. :)<br />
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After eating an early picnic lunch on the beach, we changed out of our swim suits and headed to Moody Gardens. We started with some exhibits we had never done before, including this paddlewheel boat ride. The boys loved watching the paddle wheel turn while the boat moved.<br />
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The boys were chomping at the bit to get back to this Speed exhibit. I think this is what they had the fondest memories of from our last Moody Gardens visit. Ian enjoyed the car video game and cycling his car in the computerized race, while Ryan most enjoyed the gears and racing Hot Wheels cars down the track.<br />
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We all enjoyed seeing the Rio 3-D movie and getting pictures at every stick-your-face-within-the-scene photo op.<br />
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We also enjoyed finding all of the animals hiding in the rain forest exhibit.<br />
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We ate dinner at a Bullritos before driving back home. It made for a tiring, full day, but the boys were in good spirits. We're thankful to live close to so many neat opportunities for families. What a fun day!</div>
Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-31001155644297036182016-02-26T14:36:00.001-06:002016-02-26T14:36:14.353-06:00Nathan at 10 months<br />Nathan is getting more and more fun! Our happy ten-month-old can now easily pull himself to a standing position, cruise along furniture, and crawl QUICKLY! He seems especially fast when crawling to items that he knows he's not supposed to play with -- tiny toys, cords, moss at the bottom of our fake tree, etc. :)<br />
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He likes to clap, wave, and flap his arms (especially when he hears music). Nathan still loves being held, and he enjoys giving big, open-mouth kisses. More and more friends and family comment on how much Nathan looks like Ryan as a baby.<br />
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He's finally starting to like some table foods! He can feed himself finger foods and can swallow them now instead of gagging!<br />
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Nathan consistently takes two naps each day. Now that our family has to be out the door early in the morning for dropping Ian off at school, we've moved Nathan's bedtime earlier as well (to around 8:00). He's still waking up a few times each night.<br />
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Nathan can let us know when he doesn't like something. He arches his back and protests loudly when we're trying to put him in his car seat at times. He's getting better, though, at going to the church nursery while Daddy and Momma are in Bible class. He will cry when we drop him off, but the workers tell us he recovers quickly and plays happily while we are away.<br />
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Nathan loves helping Momma with chores -- like "helping" load/unload the dishwasher, putting clothes into the dryer, "helping" find things in the refrigerator, and playing with Tupperware when Momma is cooking.Nathan also loves bath time (he doesn't even mind water being poured over his head) and time playing with his older brothers (although Nathan has come down a few popularity points with them since he can now destroy their toy set-ups :)). Nathan gets VERY excited when he hears Daddy returning from work in the evening. Other favorites include the beach, trying to eat sand, putting things inside of bowls/cups/containers, playing outside, and dogs like Ace and Belle.<br />
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We thank God for you, Nathan Paul! :)<br />
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-63508066353311770922016-02-25T14:20:00.002-06:002016-02-25T14:20:58.946-06:00September fun<br />Here are some September highlights ...<br />
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Amy asked Chelsea and me if we'd like to sign up for a 5K race with her; she had been good about signing up for races to keep her motivated to exercise while she lived in Montana. Chelsea ended up not being able to since she was coaching volleyball in the fall, but Amy and I signed up for a 5K to benefit the Tomball Pregnancy Center. Knowing I had a race coming up DID motivate me to workout more often, and the race itself was fun, too. Amy ended up getting first place in our age division, and I got second! (Honestly, there weren't all that many people running. :)) Most of all, we had fun! Matt and Ian also signed up to do the 1 mile run/walk. Ian got to help shoot the starting gun, and then he wanted to run most of the way alongside Matt. Ian was SO proud of the medal that he got (they gave one to all child participants in the 1 mile run). All in all, a great cause and a fun morning! <br />
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Ian loves to build forts, and now that he can sound words out even better, he LOVES to make signs to hang up all around the house. :)<br />
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One morning, while Ian was at school, Nathan and Ryan enjoyed some time splashing in our kiddie pool.<br />
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Ian, all dressed up in his NInja costume, in his homemade cardboard car (with flashlights for the headlights).<br />
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Nathan and Ryan are good playmates. Nathan loves being pushed around in the Cozy Coupe!<br />
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While shopping at Sprouts one day, Ian and Ryan expressed interest in a coconut that we saw. I was happy to buy one so they could see what it was all about. They enjoyed pounding nails into the outside and watching the coconut water drip out. Neither boy liked the taste of the coconut water or the coconut itself, but it was a fun learning experience!<br />
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I love the chance to focus on my sweet middle kiddo, especially when Ian is in school and Nathan is taking a morning nap. </div>
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I wanted to be intentional this school year about planning letter-related, preschool-type activities for Ryan. Amy was already planning to do something like this with her boys as well. Amy and I decided to take turns planning "letter of the week" activities for each other's boys. We search the internet for fun crafts, fine-motor activities, games, and other learning activities related to the letter of the week. We'll each choose a bunch (or in a really busy week, a few) activities that our child(ren) might like from the list. Ryan really likes these planned activities as well as the tactile alphabet book that we're making in the process.</div>
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Here are a few pictures from our letter "T" week ... like painting with a toothbrush,</div>
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making a tree,<br />
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and making a traffic light from cut paper.<br />
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I've also been intentional about giving Ryan practice cutting with scissors and drawing along a line (and using lots of lots of dot stickers .. ha ha!).<br />
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This dinosaur-thawing activity was a fun one that Amy had found that went with the letter D.<br />
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I've been thankful to continue twice-a-month themed playdates with other friends who have three-year-olds. Ryan LOVES this time with friends and his cousins.<br />
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Our train playdate included a clever snack and fun train craft that Ryan still wants to have hanging in his room months later.<br />
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The teddy bear playdate included a fun relay where we had to dress up our teddy bears (and ourselves),<br />
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as well as a creative and elaborate "bear hunt" my friend Kati planned, where everyone had to climb through the jungle and under a spiderweb, among other things. The kiddos asked to repeat this activity at LEAST three other times.<br />
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The kids enjoyed making their own bear-faces with paper plates and even got to paint with pom poms.<br />
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I've loved playing with Ryan in these intentional ways and watching him learn and have fun in the process. It *almost* makes me open to considering an early childhood teaching position when I go back to teaching someday. :)</div>
<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-34025056688628928632016-02-15T22:11:00.003-06:002016-02-15T22:11:34.982-06:00Nathan at 9 months oldOur happy nine-month-old brings us so much joy! This month, he's starting to be even more mobile. He can pull to standing and can scoot/army crawl. He'll be able to really crawl soon!<br />
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Even though he's mobile, Nathan still likes being held, and he doesn't mind being contained in his exersaucer. In fact, it's one of his favorite places to be. He'll happily play with the toys on the exersaucer while Momma or Daddy get meals ready for the family.<br />
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Nathan is getting to be more vocal as well. He gurgles, blows raspberries, hits his mouth to make a play-Indian noise, and makes lots of happy grunts. He even said his first word this month: Momma! (which makes Momma's heart melt every time)<br />
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Nathan still takes two short (30-45) minute naps each day, though sometimes his afternoon nap is a little longer. He falls asleep each evening close to 9:00 and wakes up for the day around 7:30/8:00 ... with multiple wake-ups/feedings during the night. He still sleeps in the pack 'n' play in our room.<br />
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Nathan is still not a big fan of much table food. He gags on any small bit of food we try to give him (that he hasn't thrown off the side of the high chair). He turns his face when we try to feed him pureed food on a spoon. He does like trying table food that we place in a "fresh food feeder" (mesh bag) for him to gnaw on. His favorite food in there is cantaloupe, and he ends up with lots of juice all down his shirt. :) For now, he's still getting the vast majority of his calories from nursing. We're just happy that he's healthy gaining weight.<br />
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Nathan protests loudly when we leave the room or drop him off at the church nursery during Momma's Bible study time. He'd rather be with us all of the time. :)<br />
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Some of Nathan's favorites this month include: his activity table, swimming, balls, splashing in the big bathtub with his brothers, finding any sort of choking hazard we've accidentally left on the floor, door stoppers, Tupperware containers and lids, and pulling his own hair. He also adores his brothers and will giggle whenever they shake their heads back and forth, make silly sounds, or play peek-a-boo with him. Ian and Ryan also created a game Nathan loves when they run up to him, jump, and say the made-up word "Row-bah." It makes Nathan laugh and laugh, and it brings us such joy to see our boys enjoying each other.<br />
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This third time around, we're enjoying more and worrying much less ... and we're trying to savor every stage as it happens. How quickly little Nathan is growing up, and how much we love our baby! God is so good!<br />
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-19511609968523349492016-02-11T23:12:00.002-06:002016-02-11T23:12:57.214-06:00First Grade!Ian's first day of first grade was on August 19, 2015. We had attended an open house the week before, so he already had seen his classroom and unpacked some of his supplies. As much as he enjoyed summer, Ian was also (at least moderately) excited about the start of school. He loved choosing his Star Wars-themed backpack, lunchbox, and water bottle as well as some brand new tennis shoes. First grade is the first year when kids at Trinity have to dress in dress code. For a boy that loves "comfy pants" and "comfy shorts," it was a little adjustment to have to wear dress shorts or jeans.<br />
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We got some first-day-of-school pictures prior to leaving our house...<br />
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Here's Ian in front of Trinity. First grade means a new building, too. He's now out of the Early Childhood Center and into the "big school," complete with P.E., music, and Spanish classes; a big kid playground; memory work and spelling tests; and homework most every night! <br />
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Ian and his best buddy, Caleb, who's in a different first grade class at Trinity, were excited that they almost matched in their red polos and navy shorts.<br />
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And here's Ian with his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Goedecke. She has been teaching for many years and is the wife of Trinity's principal. We think she's great.<br />
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Ian enjoyed almost every part of his first day of school. Unfortunately, though, within just a few minutes of being outside for his first recess, Ian fell on the big dome-shaped monkey bars and had to see the nurse. He had a fat lip by the time we picked him up at the end of the day ... poor kiddo! But he still talked positively about his day, only complaining that he missed most of his first recess since he was at the nurse's office.<br />
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We're proud of our smart and handsome first grader!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-17950516956221245822016-02-11T14:49:00.001-06:002016-02-11T14:49:31.032-06:00Summer Hangouts We spent lots of time with family this summer, just hanging out. While I was getting my haircut (and I think Ian may already have been in school??), Aunt Amy watched Nathan and Ryan (and her two boys). She had some fun apple activities planned -- a volcano-type experiment, making apple seeds dance, finding the hidden apples, and eating a picnic snack! What a creative, fun sister I have. My boys never mind when I have to go somewhere without them. :)<br />
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We continued our Sunday family dinners during the summer, which included lots of play time before and after eating. Our boys love "baby Isaiah."<br />
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Amy & Jason watched our boys one night so we could go out to dinner, and we were happy to return the favor. Matt and I took all of the boys on a walk. (And, no, he didn't make me push both strollers. :)) Sometimes being a stroller collector comes in handy ... Of course, we had to stop to try to see Calvert, a friendly neighborhood cat.</div>
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One summer day, Chelsea, Amy, and I took our boys to a splashpad up in The Woodlands. This was the first time we had tried this particular splashpad. We liked it but not quite as much as Timarron. But spending a hot, sticky morning splashing in cool water is ALWAYS a treat! So is spending time with sisters and cousins!<br />
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And one last random picture ... Ryan and Nathan helping Momma shop from their "car cart." :)<br /></div>
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-32090989933915566632016-02-10T14:26:00.001-06:002016-02-10T14:26:24.734-06:00Dad and Mom Visit! It was a lot of fun to have Kim's parents come for a visit at the end of July/beginning of August! We went on some enjoyable outings and spent good time just relaxing at home as well!<br />
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Amy had us all over for a meal and yummy Reese's dessert to celebrate Jason's birthday. <br />
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We joined Jason and Amy and boys in a visit to the children's museum.<br />
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One of the boys' favorite stops this time was the rubber mulch pit. After seeing an older boy bury himself in mulch, Ian and Ryan were excited to try it as well.<br />
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playing baby games, <br />
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playing big kid games,<br />
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reading books,<br />
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visiting our neighborhood playground, <br />
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helping repot some plants,<br />
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and showing Grammy and Papa new toys and skills (including gymnastics stunts).<br />
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One special outing was to Chuck E. Cheese's. Ian had reached a reading goal we had set for him over the summer, and this was our celebration! The boys loved playing all sorts of games, and Papa and Grammy even snuck in a few games, too. (I think "Deal or No Deal?" might have been their favorite. :)) Momma enjoyed basketball the best, and I think Daddy's favorite might have been the water-squirting game.<br />
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and then to a local bridge that has a bat flight each evening. <br />
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The whole event was surprising! We were surprised at how many people were there to watch the bat flight, at how stinky it was under the bridge when we saw the bats still resting, and JUST how many bats left the bridge once it got dark!<br />
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Before we left, we saw a community, fun-bike event. Very interesting to watch!<br />
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a video of the bat flight ...<br />
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What a wonderful visit we had together, Dad and Mom! Thanks for coming to see us! We made some great memories together! We love watching you love on our kiddos and, of course, we love talking to, playing games with, and hanging out with you as well! It makes us all the more excited to think of having you living in our area in just a matter of months! Yay!! :)Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-48667576959280564712016-02-08T22:31:00.002-06:002016-02-08T22:31:31.923-06:00Game-a-thonSoon after Amy and Jason moved here, they suggested that our extended Texas family start having monthly "game-a-thons." We all agreed that it was a great idea! All subsequent game-a-thons have followed a similar pattern: eating snacks, opening ceremonies/"torch" lighting, playing kid games, putting kids to bed, playing adult games.<br />
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Amy and Jason hosted our first game-a-thon. Every family member had to briefly hold the light bulb "torch" before passing it along. Ian had the honor of actually lighting the torch. (And, yes, Ian and Ryan are both wearing ninja costumes to this event. And, yes, Ian's is backwards. Ha!)<br />
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Jason and Amy had thought through a lot of fun kid games -- including some relays including transferring water,<br />
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moving ice with a spoon,<br />
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finding hidden tennis balls,<br />
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throwing balls into targets,<br />
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We adults enjoyed playing Stone Age after the kids (well, at least the older kids :)) had gone to bed.<br />
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Our family hosted the second monthly game-a-thon. After our torch lighting,<br />
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and some snacks and group hugs,<br />
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we played "Are You Sleeping, Mr. Bear?"<br />
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<br />as well as some other games! What a fun tradition! :)<br />
<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-84343404704891634452016-02-07T23:04:00.005-06:002016-02-07T23:04:53.623-06:00Gymnastics ClassI was excited to see a Groupon-type deal late last spring on gymnastics classes for the boys. The boys had talked for months about the fun they had after attending a birthday party for one of Ian's classmates at this kids' gym, named K2 Academy. So, I thought that both of the older boys would enjoy giving gymnastics a try. They did!<br />
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Ryan was a bit reluctant to participate during his first class. Ryan's coach, Shenoah, allowed Ian to join in for the first few minutes until Ryan was comfortable. (Yes, Ian is dressed as a policeman! Ha!) Ryan warmed up quickly and then participated and followed directions well. Throughout his five lessons, I was impressed by the "stations" that Ryan's coach set up for the children to do, including things like forward rolls, balance beam, bars, trampoline, jumping, stretching, etc. Ryan seemed to especially like the hopscotch board and walking along the balance beams. He was VERY proud that he learned how to forward roll as well<br />
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Ian enjoyed the gymnastics classes from the beginning. His coach, Hayley, included a lot of calisthenic-type activities for the boys, including some running, jumping, stretching, squats, etc. They learned how to do a backward roll, some cartwheel and headstand basics, and experimented with seat-drops and other jumps on the trampoline. Ian was able to do all that Hayley asked him to do and was proud to show off his newly-learned backward roll to anyone who came over to our house.<br />
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Both boys enjoyed their gymnastics classes, but they also seemed ready to be done when the five classes were over. Maybe sometime we'll try gymnastics again, but for now we'll give another activity a try ... :)<br />
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<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-43257303116475600782016-02-06T22:20:00.004-06:002016-02-06T22:20:45.875-06:00Family Fun in July<br />
It's time to get back to doing some blogging ... :) While I'm tempted to just skip ahead seven months to the present, I want to keep things in order so that I can eventually turn these blog posts into a family photo album of sorts. (Speaking of which, has anyone had their blog printed and liked the company they went with? I want to look into that...)Plus, it's fun to reminisce!<br />
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Here are some fun things we did in July ...<br />
We went to the Second Saturday in Tomball's Christmas in July celebration. These Texas kids loved the pretend (soap bubbles-type) snow. Afterward, we cleaned off in the splash pad at the depot.<br />
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We enjoyed a family movie night!<br />
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We went on multiple family bike rides, including some to visit and feed the turtles in the gulley in a nearby neighborhood. Yes, the older boys wanted to wear their dress-up costumes in the bike trailer. And Nathan overall really likes being in the bike seat. There's a lot to look at while we ride around.<br />
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We enjoyed a trip to the zoo with Aunt Chelsea and Isaiah. Now that it's been so long, I can't remember where Uncle Jon was (maybe taking his graduate classes in MN?). We enjoyed seeing the new gorilla exhibit. The older exhibits, including the reptile house, were still the favorites. There's something fun about trying to find the camoflauged animals within the displays, I think. We also got to ride the zoo carousel.<br />
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This makes me excited about summer again ... and maybe another trip to the zoo before that! :)<br />
<br />Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-26814107842721021982015-11-25T23:45:00.001-06:002015-11-25T23:45:16.851-06:00Fun time at home<br />A lot of our fun times this summer happened while we were hanging out at home. (Some of these fun ideas are ones that I did with Ian when he was two or three, and I wanted to give Ryan some similar experiences! Ian was happy to re-do the activities as well!) Most of these ideas I found in blogs or magazines.<br />
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One morning, the boys created some pictures (to be used as wrapping paper) with ping pong balls, paint, and a hair dryer. They had a system going where the boy that was not holding the hair dryer would dip the balls into paint and throw them into the water table while the other one would blow the balls, the paint, and often his own hair as well. The boys had a great time with this project!<br />
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Both boys helped with quite a bit of baking and cooking this summer. Since the Parmesan chicken (pictured below) didn't involve dessert or being able to lick the bowl, Ian wasn't as interested in helping. But Ryan happily helped measure, stir, and pour.<br />
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We spent lots of time this summer in water -- at our neighborhood pool, in sprinklers, and in big and small pools in our backyard. This little pool was just right for Nathan -- and just right to put at the bottom of our slide to make a "water slide."<br />
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One morning, the boys wanted to arrange their breakfast dishes into a "train" and "Mickey Mouse."<br />
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One day, we tried to do the Ivory soap in the microwave experiment. The Ivory soap is apparently supposed to expand into a flaky material. But ours didn't do anything. Epic fail.<br />
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So, we decided to grate up the soap, unroll a roll of toilet paper, and mix both with water to make "clean mush." The boys loved this activity as well and spent quite a bit of time mixing, stirring, and squishing. Once they got the idea to use the mush to have a "snowball fight," though, it got really fun. They ended up with clean mush all over themselves!<br />
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Ian spent a whole afternoon building and then painting a monster truck from a kit that a friend had given him.<br />
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We had Ian read us at least one book every day this summer. Some days, he decided to read to Nathan!<br />
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The boys caught dozens of lizards in our backyard. The boys' quick reflexes always impress me!<br />
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Ryan played with quite a bit of play dough this summer. Here he is creating a porcupine from play dough and toothpicks.<br />
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One especially fun summer day we received some diapers in the mail. Most exciting were the boxes they came in. Ian spent a lot of time cutting, decorating, and accessorizing his car! <br />
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One morning, Ryan enjoyed playing in flour -- especially driving his vehicles through "the snow."<br />
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Another fun activity was when we built a "water chute" from aluminum foil (a couple of layers of foiled with bunched-up "walls" on the sides). Then, we placed a hose at the top of the chute and tried to experiment with what would float the best. The boys had built boats from Mega Blocks -- which ended up being too heavy to float or move, even when we moved the chute to the biggest slope of our driveway. The best floating options were bath toys like rubber duckies and small bath boats. We had quite a few boat races. Ian enjoyed experimenting with how he could adjust the chute to make the water flow faster (closing the end, narrowing the beginning, raising the walls, etc.). All in all, a fun activity!<br />
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Having some fun activities like these planned helped make the summer mornings at home breeze by! Yay for the relaxing days of summer!Matt and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15004902555999962850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83840352998011117.post-76302590317187564872015-11-24T22:18:00.001-06:002015-11-24T22:18:07.829-06:00Nathan at 8 months old!On July 16, our sweet Nathan turned eight months old! What a fun age!<br />
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Nathan can sit up well, lean way over to reach toys, and then resume sitting. (And he seems to have a super long reach ... even things that we purposely have put "far away" from him he can grab! Ha!) He can scoot and army crawl and be in the "crawling position" on his knees, though he hasn't officially started crawling yet. He likes to maneuver over our legs when we're sitting on the floor with our legs out. He can pull himself up from a sitting position to his knees while holding onto furniture. Nathan prefers to stand and will stand up for long periods of time near his activity table or in his exersaucer.<br />
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Nathan takes three naps a day, usually 30-45 minutes long with one hour-long nap. He still wakes up a few times at night. He prefers to have us rock him to sleep with his head on our shoulder instead of laying down flat in our arms. Nathan prefers to sleep on his tummy.<br />
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Eating solid foods is still not a priority for Nathan. He keeps his mouth tightly clamped and will even turn his head away when we try to feed him various pureed baby foods on a spoon. We know that he'll like eating someday. :)<br />
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Nathan is getting more vocal and communicative. He squeals and screams often and babbles some as well. He likes to move his hand back and forth across his mouth to make a bubbling sound. He shows he is happy by flapping his arms.<br />
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Many people still compliment Nathan on his beautiful hair and bright, happy eyes. Friends will most often say that he looks similar in appearance to brother Ryan. He is the smallest of our three boys at the 8-month mark, weighing in around 20 pounds. Nathan got his first two (bottom) teeth this month.<br />
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Nathan lets us know that he dislikes the carseat by
arching way back when we try to strap him in. (He usually gets over it
pretty quickly, though, and is a good traveler.) He is sad when Momma or
Daddy even briefly leave the room where he is. He especially dislikes
going to the church nursery while Momma goes to women's Bible class on
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Some of Nathan's favorites include playing with his toes, "helping" with the dishwasher, playing in the Tupperware cabinet, playing with his activity table or in his exersaucer, being anywhere Momma is, splashing in the bath (especially now that he has transitioned to the big tub!), swinging, and being "worn" in the Baby Bjorn. He also has enjoyed our many family trips to our neighborhood pool.<br />
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We love you, our happy 8-month-old! We're so glad God gave us you! :)<br />
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