tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26611567300380893292024-03-19T02:30:39.318-05:00Runge TimesAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-66933301559876524942014-06-17T22:25:00.000-05:002014-07-25T22:28:34.999-05:00Somebodies turning 5...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Julia's 5th birthday, we did something a little bit different. </div>
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She had a slumber party. </div>
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making crowns, playing with wands and singing Frozen songs as loud as can be. </div>
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She had a blast! </div>
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Who would of thought a squirrel snacking on corn would be so fascinating eh? </div>
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These princesses certainly thought so!</div>
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Ah the love of a good Frozen song... </div>
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Popcorn party! </div>
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At one point during the movie all 5 girls were singing along with Anna and Elsa.. </div>
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Including the youngest who had no idea what Frozen was! </div>
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Thankfully that all 5 girls, ages 3-5,none of them ever meeting before,</div>
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got along wonderfully well!</div>
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The survivors of the overnight! </div>
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The one who fell out of the bed?</div>
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None other than the birthday girl. </div>
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I was awoken by the THUMP!</div>
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Then Gretchen yelling "Julia fell out of bed!"</div>
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Thank you G, I heard :) </div>
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So happy the girls had a great time! </div>
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Thank you to Sydney, Mia, Gretchen and AJ for making the day so special! </div>
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Helping Grandma make frosted graham crackers... </div>
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ahem... uh.. does licking the bowl count as help? </div>
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Jules' Robot creation! </div>
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Isn't this awesome? </div>
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I believe Aunt Sarah helped out with it! </div>
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Ball? </div>
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Flyswatters? </div>
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Head scratcher thingy? </div>
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Tape, please let there be tape? </div>
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Check. </div>
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The result?</div>
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Priceless imaginative creativity! </div>
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A new fort. </div>
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I finally broke down and invested in a 'Grown Up' waste can. </div>
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It's silly how I can spend money on anything.. </div>
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except the practical :) </div>
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Anyway, Jules discovered the box was her size and claimed it. </div>
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grabbed her pillow and blanket and went in for a movie fest. </div>
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All I saw were her two little feet poking out the back! </div>
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She and Jules met at pre-school and have clicked wonderfully well!<br />
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Gorgeous early May brought out the fun for us!</div>
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I began pulling out pots and garden things from their winter storage. </div>
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Lo and behold, right where I needed to be was Jules swimming pool from last year. </div>
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I figured what the heck, we'll get it cleaned out for when it warms up a bit more, we'll be ready! </div>
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Well... Jules had other ideas.</div>
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I had set her to the task of rinsing out the inside of the pool with water and a scrubber and she.. </div>
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well.. she said "I just can't wait Mommy!" and proceeded to drag her slide over and into the pool, </div>
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set it up and slid right in... icy cold water and all.. </div>
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Giggles and chattering teeth all the way :) </div>
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Later that same day we met up with a friend of mine and her little girl, Mia. She and Jules have been bonding over tumbling class and Runza this winter! </div>
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Here they are at Pioneers Park after having a t-ball lesson from a little boy who could not stay away from their games(seriously, he was willing to do anything just to get a chance to take a whack at the ball). </div>
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After the park we went for some ice cream and once again the girls got everyone playing together.</div>
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We've been having a lot of fun with play dates lately. </div>
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Mia has been a regular just as much as Jules BFF Sydney has been and it's been great! </div>
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I think being a single kid can be hard. </div>
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I remember hearing constantly from my Mom</div>
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Unfortunately for her.. she's stuck with me </div>
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and Mommy just doesn't play the same :) </div>
Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-38673879431861970742014-06-02T08:05:00.001-05:002014-06-02T08:05:22.456-05:00Lincoln Marathon 2014Jules and I were out working in the backyard one Sunday morning when we kept noticing this helicopter circling the house...<br />
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She asked why and I was throwing out theories... training.. waiting to land.. looking for an escaped murderer and maybe we should head inside immediately... oh.. wait... it's Sunday.. May 4th...<br />
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Picture a light bulb exploding in my head... :)<br />
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It was viewing the city marathon from up above!<br />
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From there it was 'hey Jules, wanna go watch and cheer on some runners?'<br />
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her reply 'yes Mommy!'<br />
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So off we went to go and cheer on complete strangers. :)<br />
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She was a natural cheerleader! Got a few high fives too!<br />
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She soon discovered a small hill behind us and began to run up it, then roll down it... over and over and over again.<br />
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On our way home she told me she wanted to be a runner when she grew up.. then immediately complained that it was too hard to pedal her bike :)<br />
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Love her smile..<br />
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It only took us 4 years but, this year, we were on it! </div>
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May Day came and Jules conquered the holiday! </div>
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She hit not only 1 but 2 of her buddies houses! </div>
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I give Daddy credit for this success!</div>
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I had a fleeting thought about it...</div>
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Here she is arriving at her BFF, Sydney's house and Daddy was giving instructions to:</div>
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She's peeking through the window! </div>
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Her Mom Katie and I had a mix up of communication.. </div>
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So, Sydney & her little sister Londyn got their treats, </div>
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Jules got lots of hugs.. and was laughing so much I forgot to get a picture... oops :)</div>
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er.. benefactors were our neighbors Gretchen & Thor..</div>
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Imagine these next few shots filled with breathless excitement and loads of giggles! </div>
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Run Daddy Run!!! </div>
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Jules can book it!!! </div>
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Did they see us???</div>
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Hope you had some smiles on your Mayday as well!!! Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-37561409963242382322014-05-08T20:38:00.000-05:002014-05-08T20:38:17.811-05:00No mommy! It's torpedo! We've been reading Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans recently. One of the characters is named Pepito. Julia however heard Torpedo instead and refuses to call him anything but Torpedo.<br />
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She's getting so big. I've failed here on the ole blog and have countless stories to recall and share. Pictures to sort and upload. I'll be scattered here and there as I catch up but I miss this. I miss sharing stories. I want to look back on them and be able to share them with her. So. Although the computer set up we currently have going on perplexes me completely to no end, I hope to overcome the frustration and get back on the wagon.<br />
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Wish me luck!Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-65757748657373217632013-10-23T19:08:00.000-05:002013-10-23T19:08:23.330-05:00Cliffhanger anyone?<em>Well. That was anti-climatic wasn't it? I get all mushy on my big bro's wedding and then.... the crickets arrived. </em><br />
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<em>Sorry about that. I needed to take a break for a bit and just breathe. Life has been chaotic and crazy and I'm absolutely grateful for it but... Wow. Exhaustion bites the big one. :) </em><br />
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<em>Big things going on here.. weddings to gush about, parades to share, highs and lows, play dates, a hot air balloon festival and PUMPKIN PATCHES! </em><br />
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<em>Never forget the pumpkin patches! </em><br />
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<em>So.. hello. I have the best intentions to have some pictures up by the end of this week. My I-phone keeps yelling at me to download and delete the 700+ picts I have on there so... procrastination is coming to an end and I am waking up to share with you again.. this is after all, our life story and I want the memories to treasure when I'm old and blue... </em><br />
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<em>take care & I hope to see you really, really soon again! </em><br />
<em>Angie</em> Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-16691315667607515652013-08-26T19:27:00.000-05:002013-08-26T19:28:28.633-05:00Somebodies getting hitched!!!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not sure if Jules took Nana or if Nana took Jules for a ride. </div>
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But they both had a wonderful time going round and round!</div>
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The <u><strong><em>best</em></strong></u> snugglebug moment. </div>
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Out cold while watching Cinderella at Grandma and Grandpa's house. </div>
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Our first wedding of the year for Jacie and Eric back home on June 22. </div>
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Jules loved seeing the pretty princess bride and her dashing prince husband!</div>
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She still talks about their wedding 2 months after the fact! </div>
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Of course, she danced and danced and danced! </div>
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This is her after 2 hours of dancing! </div>
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Jules and I were snuggling the other day while watching a movie. Out of nowhere, for me anyway, she asks me why Daddy have a stick and how can she get one to go to the bathroom with? <br />
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UH.... heh heh... UH... crickets chirruping... heh heh... heheh hehehehehehe... uh... well....can I be anymore juvenile? Seriously, it was a struggle to keep a straight face. <br />
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I/we have been calling male/female body parts by their correct names since she was born. Statistics show why this is such a good practice to begin early on and I was sold on it hook line and sinker. <br />
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Mom fail #1 this week. <br />
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The Tears:<br />
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This one hurt. I knew it would come some day but naively thought it would be during the teen years. Nope. We were getting ready for work/daycare and for the umpteenth time I asked her to get her shoes on. She for the umpteenth time had some excuse as to why she needed to procrastinate further (like Mother like Daughter, right?). Finally I told her shoes or time out. As she stomped her little feet over to her shoe cubby.. I heard her muttering.. Clearly came the words: <br />
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"I hate my Mommy." <br />
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I thought to myself.. did she just say what I thought she said? So I asked her:<br />
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"Julia, did you just say you hate your Mommy?"<br />
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"Yes."<br />
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{breathe Angela}<br />
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{in, out, it will be ok Mommy}<br />
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I sit down. <br />
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Silence filled me while frantic whispers went round and round in my head with thoughts of denial and acceptance and sadness and how am I going to turn this into a positive learning experience?.... <br />
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So... I asked her to come to me. I let her see the hurt her words caused, but only so I could show her how we need to choose our words carefully and why. I explained an alternate way to express our frustrations and how she could say 'I'm mad at my Mommy' or 'My Mommy makes me so sad.. etc.' Just a few different ways to say the same thing but not with such painful results because once spoken, we can't take them back. I reassured her that it's ok to feel the way she felt and am praying she understood what I was saying or trying to anyway. <br />
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'Mommy, you're not listening!' </div>
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'I wasn't talking to you Mommy, I was talking to {insert imaginary friend name here}!' </div>
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Jules had her first fishing trip this year with Daddy on May 15th. </div>
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'Worms Daddy, worms!'</div>
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When he asked her why.. she replied 'I'm feeding the fishies Daddy!'</div>
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I am Birthday Girl! </div>
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Hear me ROAARRRRRR!</div>
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My little Angel. </div>
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<br />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-76058454572380495002013-07-25T12:21:00.000-05:002013-07-25T12:21:03.686-05:00Taking Julia to lunch.. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exhibit A: Marinara sauce.</div>
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Exhibit B: Pouring said marinara sauce and all seems normal... </div>
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Exhibit C: Normal until the kid decides to LICK the bowl of marinara sauce!</div>
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Exhibit C-1: Yep. That's definitely marinara sauce on her tongue!</div>
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We went with Jules' Grandma Diane to see the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa. </div>
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She refused to use her floaty and pretty much stayed on the steps the first night with a few forays into the water for a lap or two with either Grandma or myself to help with comfort and trust levels. By the end of the trip though, Grandma had her jumping off the sides into her arms with confidence... most of the time! </div>
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You would think that while attending a tulip festival, I would have lots and lots of photos of such festival. Not so. I had such grand visions of what such a festival would look like after visiting their website.. only to be bummed when we arrived. There were tulips but nothing like what they had in years past if the photos were anything to go by. I'm guessing due to the weather we had this Spring (with the extended winter) that the tulips hadn't all bloomed and the ones that did, although pretty, were smaller than the ones I had blooming at home. Bum-mer. So, more cute kid picts instead! </div>
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Jules was in heaven even though it sprinkled on us many times. </div>
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I think she would have been content to stay there all day, she was having so much fun! </div>
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Love this shot of her in Daddy's hat!</div>
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There may of been some dancing in rain puddles.... </div>
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This one, filled with former Queens, spun in a slow circle as they drove by.</div>
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Thomas the Tank made an appearance!</div>
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'Thomas, Thomas, over here Thomas!'</div>
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So pretty!</div>
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Brooms!</div>
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Future Burgemeester's!</div>
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Look closely, there's even kiddos inside!</div>
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It's amazing to me the work that goes into the floats.</div>
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So much time and thought put into them, </div>
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I got this shot of me and my jitterbug. </div>
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<u><strong>Day 3: The Amana Colonies</strong></u></div>
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Upon our arrival at the Amana Colonies, we had sheep. </div>
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Grandma even got in on the sheep loving action!</div>
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We learned that these sheep are fancy sheep. See their 'coats'?</div>
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She explained this keeps the wool from being ruined by water, dirt, straw etc. and allows them to give their wool a higher rating which = $$$. </div>
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Isn't she cute? </div>
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The kid I mean... </div>
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My kid that is.. </div>
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Not the sheep's kid.. well, it's cute too but.. I'm stopping. </div>
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Are sheep's kids even called kids or is that just goats?</div>
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We ventured into the textile building and were able to see different styles of weaving in progress. </div>
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See Jules hands? </div>
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The lady working the loom was showing her how to do it and even allowed her to help roll the racks back and forth to make a few 'stitches'. </div>
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Jules talked and talked and talked to this nice lady. </div>
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Bless her for her patience!</div>
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While waiting for our lunches, Jules and I headed outside for some face painting...</div>
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She picked a butterfly. </div>
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Finally! Grams got the full on face shot! </div>
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Jitterbug and Grandma. </div>
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There's something about pictures of kiddos holding hands of loved ones that just get me. </div>
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Jules was in heaven sleeping in the bunkbeds. She got the top and Grandma got the bottom! </div>
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It started great, the hostess gave Jules a coin for the Merry Go Round. </div>
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She loves the Merry Go Round. </div>
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Love, love, love this photo of her!</div>
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We had a fantastic trip! Thank you so much Grandma D! Here we are two months later and Jules still asks at least once a week if we are going on 'cation again! </div>
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Jules got to plant some Pansies with me this year. She was so excited! We had walked down to the local nursery just about a block away and picked some up. When we got home she ran inside to get her 'gardening gloves' Nana had gotten her the year previously (which at the time, she was too squeamish about getting dirty to use). <br />
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was going to place him in his new home, cover him with some dirt and then pack, pack, pack it in!</div>
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She had no problems getting dirty this year! </div>
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Making friends at swim lessons!</div>
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Me, well Jules really, but me playing with my phones photo editing features!</div>
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Jules' best bud Sydney met up with us that same day!</div>
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Julia is her name, and Home Improvement is her game!</div>
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She gets so excited when we get to work on projects together, especially when it involves tools. </div>
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It was a good but busy month. Jason's been training for a new position at work so we're both on crazy non traditional schedules. Jules has been a champ at the absolute chaos life is twirling us in right now and I'm afraid to say I've slowly been falling to pieces. I can't seem to keep my feet stable enough to get functioning beyond our basic necessities so our house, although not in the same league as a hoarder, feels so much in need of a massive reduce, clean and spruce session. Ugh. Life, I love ya but sometimes I struggle keeping up with you! Nevertheless, I'll take it any day of the week for it's a dang good Life no matter what! <br />
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<br />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-29041806698979023062013-05-26T16:19:00.000-05:002013-06-09T16:19:58.444-05:00Jules 1st Birthday Party!!! We did a small party, made up with three other sweeties, 2 besties from school and 1 from dance class. I gave Jules a few ideas and she picked Paint Yourself Silly(a local pottery painting shop). I think she just heard 'paint' and stopped listening after that! <br />
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They loved it! </div>
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These are the flowers we picked up right before heading to the party. Jason and Jules waited in the car while I ran in to get just a few balloons.. but.. when I saw the flowers and how bright they were, coupled with her love of getting and giving flowers, I couldn't resist. Walking out to the car and hearing her squeal of delight that she got flowers and balloons for her birthday... it was priceless! <br />
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The girls hard at work painting their figurines!</div>
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Harper painted a frog, Jules a unicorn, Mia a kitty and Sydney a horse.</div>
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Little Miss. Mia hard at work next to her Mommy, Ann! </div>
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Jules and her unicorn.. before the black paint struck.. </div>
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Her first birthday cake of the weekend! </div>
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Birthday girl got a new bike! </div>
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<em>Another surprise sneak attack by you, only this time, in the form of a birthday! </em><br />
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<em>Four. </em><br />
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<em>My teeny tiny little one is growing up so big! </em><br />
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<em>In this last year, you have left behind your love of Dora the Explorer and moved onto Team UmiZoomi, to Doc McStuffins, to Mike the Knight, to Animaniacs and currently, Scooby Doo. You adore Scooby Doo right now. So much so, Grandpa Runge got you a plethora of Scooby gifts on your special day! </em><br />
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<em>Your favorite movie was Bolt! the superdog, but I think you have seen it so many times over the last year... it's beginning to lose it's appeal.. which is ironic because in the beginning it was like pulling Mommy's teeth out to watch it and now... {sigh} I would give anything to snuggle and watch it with you again but.. Scooby reigns supreme right now and he doesn't inspire much snuggling!</em><br />
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<em>You hide.. all the time.. in the best way possible- at home! Thankfully you have not done so in the stores- I</em> <em>think freaked out on you bad enough the few times you tried it that it's no longer a fun idea.. the best is when I come home from work or someone comes to visit you... you take off for the desk Papa Reggie built for you... there are absolutely no tell tell clues to your whereabouts... beyond the shaking and rattling desk and chairs as you make a headfirst dive under them.. or the little size 9 shoes sticking out from underneath them.. none whatsoever.</em><br />
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<em>Your love of grapes has not diminished but you seem to be moving away from the chicken nuggets.. incredibly so, you like baked chicken, bar-be-qued even! Good thing Daddy's a fantastic chef and is able to get you to try just a bit of about everything! </em><br />
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<em>Your love of turkey sandwiches is still going strong... that may have something to do with the fact that Mommy ate them nearly everyday of her pregnancy... </em><br />
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<em>You still avoid breads if you can and are beginning to refine your cheese selections. It used to be I could give you just about any cheese and you'd gobble it up.. not so much these days though. String cheese still reigns supreme out of all the choices!</em><br />
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<em>We've been to specialists for skin irritations, Mommy has thrown her arms up in the air in desperation and Daddy has held us both so close when it seemed nothing would work. Then, simple little changes were set up thanks to the suggestions of a co-worker and the major irritations seem to be kept at bay for a while now... cross our fingers, so far we are going two months strong without any outbreaks. </em><br />
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<em>You have adapted your routine so well to the chaos of Mommy and Daddy's work that I am amazed at your resiliency. When we do face a melt down, we ride it out the only way we can- with the best tears and snuggles life has to give. </em><br />
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<em>The imagination that has taken flight inside that fantastically wonderful mind of yours! There is nothing I love to do more than to quietly sit around a corner, out of sight from you, and just listen to the adventures you have set forth for the day. </em><br />
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<em>We've created stories with characters such as Riley the Wonder Cat, Mommy's nose and JJ the explorer(who often is accompanied with Mommy's nose). The latter two started our nighttime storytelling but once Daddy got involved, Riley the Wonder Cat has taken over completely and gone on such amazing adventures to outer space, searches for grumpy fire breathing dragons with thorns stuck in their paws to simple explorations through forests. </em><br />
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<em>In the last year you have loved your babies wholeheartedly, along with your puppies too. In the last few months, Barbie has made an appearance and is in hot competition with the babies for attention. </em><br />
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<em>Now that Spring has arrived, the sandbox is an almost daily adventure (as it was during the warmer winter days as well!) and your love of water has not diminished one iota. In fact, you just finished your 2nd round of swim lessons and have been asking for more! </em><br />
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<em>Jumping. How could I not mention jumping before now? Oh. My. Goodness. Do you love to jump! Your favorites are Mommy and Daddy's bed.. I think the mirror has something to do with that though because the best jumping happens when you can see yourself! So high you go and so fast my child! You have absolutely no fear when jumping... not even after jumping your way off the bed a time or two followed with a healthy sized bruise to boot. Nope. No fear. You jump off the bed, off the chair, off the walls, off of anything you can think of to jump from and you do it! </em><br />
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<em>Your favorite color you ask? It has held strong and true ever since you could decide what color captured your imagination the most and shouted it out then and now: BLUE, BLUE, BLUE! </em><br />
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<em>Everything would be blue if you had your way! </em><br />
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<em>I love you baby girl. You began life as my peanut, grew into my baby, began exploring as a toddler and are now my curious and vivacious child. I ache the times we are away from each other and celebrate every laugh, tear, smile and tantrum you throw my way. Without any of them, I would not have had the chance to be your Mother and that is something I would not give up for anything. </em><br />
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<em>I love you sweetheart. </em><br />
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<em></em><br />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-49622079606078739802013-05-19T09:36:00.000-05:002013-05-26T09:36:51.516-05:00Happy Anniversary Baby!Since the birth of our child, our special day tends to take a back burner. We both seem to be ok with it because really.. she is the anniversary gift that keeps giving.. right?! <br />
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But at times.. at times.. I want our special day. Just you and me to celebrate us and our love that keeps us so strong and true to one another. <br />
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Life is so chaotic and fast that we need to have that special time just to say hi, hey.. how you doin'?<br />
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I cannot tell you how much fun our nightly routines, when we are together, have brightened my days. <br />
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Who would of though learning to play gin rummy would bring such happiness? <br />
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Maybe it's because I beat you nearly every time? <br />
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I love that special time with you honey. <br />
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We talk more than we've talked in ages. <br />
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We share more than we've shared in I don't know how long. <br />
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I absolutely without a doubt, will stay up too late, knowing full well I will be exhausted the next morning, I will sit and play with you and I will be filled with joy each and every time (even the rare occasions you stomp me 126-0).<br />
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Happy Anniversary my Love! <br />
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She makes everything A-ok. </div>
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New teacher and still smiling while learning to work on her tummy float. </div>
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A<em> <u>little</u></em> stiff with the back float.. :) </div>
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But she loves blowing bubbles! </div>
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Each week at the end of class, they sing 'Ring Around the Rosy'</div>
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but at the end, instead of singing 'we all fall down' </div>
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they sing 'we all blow bubbles'</div>
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<u>Week Three</u></h2>
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More belly swimming!</div>
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Love the legs sticking straight up in the air! </div>
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Kick, kick, kick!!!</div>
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Fun Times!!! It's a 6 week course and we have one more to go before our big adventure with Grandma D and Aunt Sarah! So excited to go swimming with her! </div>
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<br />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-84609393256417824962013-05-07T21:24:00.000-05:002013-05-07T21:26:21.601-05:00Easter 2013 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So... I'm a bit late with the Easter post but better late than never right? </div>
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We stopped by Uncle Biens and Aunt Kari's place Easter morning. </div>
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Got to see Nana, Uncle Biens and Aunt Kari and.. </div>
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Poor Kari went back and forth at least half a dozen times.. </div>
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I think I was only 2 or 3 times.. </div>
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Uncle Biens.. well, he kept getting suckered into it so I lost track on him! </div>
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After that we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Jack's house to have lunch. </div>
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I didn't get any good family shots but I did get quite a few of her on the pool table.. </div>
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eh? yep, they let her crawl on top of the table and chase the balls.. </div>
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<br />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854722188128684885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2661156730038089329.post-29041470670564526572013-05-01T22:59:00.000-05:002013-05-01T22:59:48.817-05:00Does it get any better than this?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring Photo 2013</div>
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Whole outfit from top to bottom is pure Julia. </div>
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Love, love, love it! </div>
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