tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069106702980020652024-02-21T00:05:14.612-08:00The Nuffer NestRaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-58107777960013193982019-06-01T13:24:00.001-07:002019-06-01T13:55:59.406-07:00Let the summer begin!Now that school is out, summer has begun!<br />
I'm not doing the Nuffer Family Summer Camp quite as structured as I usually do, but you can click <a href="https://thenuffernest.blogspot.com/2018/06/its-baaaaaaaaaack-nuffer-family-summer.html" target="_blank">here</a>, if you want last year's NFSC plans. This year, I'm going to randomly select boxes from Little Passports that my mom had sent to the boys last year. We have some left over, so this summer we'll go through the rest of them. We'll also participate in the Lubbock Library festivities, and whatever else that comes up this summer. It's going to be super relaxed and a lot less structured. I mean, they still have to read every day, write in a jourmal, and do some daily chores, but overall, this summer is going to be relaxed.<br />
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So far this summer, the boys have taken advantage of the summer reading program all on their own. I'm not mandating that they read daily until next week.<br />
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It's actually Jackson that has taken the reading initiative and the other boys are following his lead.<br />
Last week we surprised the boys with a trip to Mr. Gatti's.<br />
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I had to take the following picture of Jackson because he blew all his money in less than 3 minutes on this $2 game machine trying to win an Iphone. We always tell the boys that those machines are not made to deliver, they're made to take your money. This time he didn't listen to us, and he cried and cried when I refused to refill his game card. Some lessons you just have to learn for yourself.<br />
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First thing I did was play a little air hockey with this guy!<br />
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And Jim took pity on Jackson and funded an air hockey game for him.<br />
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And like always, Harrison spent a lot of time on the kiddie-rides. It's his jam!<br />
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We finished up the day with a trip to the new used book store. See what I did there, "new used." I'm hilarious!<br />
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The next day, I took the boys to the petting zoo that the library held. Austin was there, but he did not want to be near any of the animals. Proof he was there...<br />
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And that's the last you'll see of him in these pictures.<br />
The other boys had a blast!<br />
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There were baby pigs in with the rabbits, those tiny pigs stole the show! They were soooo cute!<br />
We finished off the day with some lunch at Red Lobster, the boys were stoked to pet the lobsters.<br />
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Can't wait to see what the rest of the summer holds. I know for sure there will be swimming, bbqs, and lots of fun!</div>
Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-73173261456418668362019-06-01T12:49:00.002-07:002019-06-01T12:49:32.116-07:00The end of school; the end of an eraSoooo, it's been awhile since I've posted, and by "awhile" I mean a year ago. Oops. I'm so busy during the school year with my own classes that I forget to post in the blog. I'll try to do better, especially for our family that lives far away.<br />
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The end of this school year was crazy! I felt like I was running in circles working in the PTA- there was so much to do! I thought joining the PTA would be some good volunteer time at the boys' school- I had NO idea just how much time it takes! Next year, I'll be a little more prepared because I know what's coming. And that's not even the crazy part- Jackson has finished elementary and Harrison graduated from pre-k. That's crazy! Where did the time go?!<br />
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Harrison's graduation was first, so I'll start there. It was soooo sweet and so cute, and I cried like a baby because he IS my baby. This tiny person is such a perfect little caboose for our family. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about him growing up so quickly. I keep thinking about how Jim and I were done having babies after we lost our last baby in November of 2012. We couldn't deal with the emotional and physical pain that each loss caused us. I'm so grateful that the spirit spoke to us more loudly than our painful memories did, and that Harrison joined our family in 2014. He is so vibrant and wild and silly and charming and sweet and grateful! I get teary just thinking about our little caboose- he's perfect! I mean, look at this little handsome!<br />
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He did so well in pre-k! He drove Mrs. Greer crazy some days, but he flourished in her class! He learned to read! And he learned when to calm down and listen. ...most days. That may not seem like much, but that's huge for Harrison! He's not very good at sitting still. <br />
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I can't look at him without smiling- he's adorable! Some of the parents worked with Mrs. Greer to get caps and gowns for his class. I loved the idea so much that I'm thinking of suggesting the PTA pay for a class set of gowns for all pre-k and kinder classes next year to be used every year.<br />
Look at that face- could he be any cuter!? They were ALL adorable!<br />
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My little bug is getting so big!<br />
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Look at this hands in his pockets like he's all grown up! Little handsome!<br />
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Oh my goodness, he talked about this cake for at least a week before the graduation! He was so excited that Mrs. Greer got them all a graduation cake! He asked me about 25 times after the ceremony if he could have cake- it was like 5 minutes between the ceremony and when he finally got some cake. This kid is serious about cake!<br />
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I wish I had gotten a picture- his teachers even handed out ring pops with their graduating year attached as a class ring. So clever!<br />
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Ok, so now it's Jackson's turn.<br />
Last night I was looking at pictures of Jackson as a baby. I struggle with my memories of him when he was tiny. He was the worst sleeper and he ate every 90 minutes 24-7 the first 9 weeks, so I know I was sleep deprived, but I struggle so much more to picture him as a baby in my mind than I do our other boys. I remember he was VERY serious. I practically had to stand on my head to get him to crack a smile. A friend of mine posted a picture of her 5th grader on his last day of elementary with a picture of his first day of kindergarten. I loved it! So I did the same for Jackson. I don't know why his last day picture is so blurry?? Look at my baby!<br />
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Anyway, he's a pre-teen now, and he's rarely serious these days. He finished elementary strong! He was the runner-up in the school spelling bee, he mastered the STAAR test in all sections (well, we don't know his science score yet, but he always masters standardized tests, so I'm sure this section will be no exception), he won several awards including LISD scholar, and he joined just about every club his school had to offer (except choir, apparently, that's where he draws the line). Because of all his hard work, he was accepted into Irons Middle School's engineering program. None of his friends will be going with him, but that doesn't seem to bother him. He's just excited to go to school without his brothers- his words exactly. But Jackson gained some awesome friends in elementary: Christian<br />
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I hope he finds more great friends like these two boys at Irons. <br />
He had an amazing group of teachers this year! I was constantly hearing praises about him from his reading teacher especially, Mrs. Keck. She would go above and beyond to tell me something great that Jackson did in class. It really helps parents out to hear good things that happen in school that we wouldn't otherwise know. He excelled in Mrs. Keck's class, which is funny because he says he hates reading.<br />
In order from left to right: Stinnet (math), Keck (ELAR), Cockrell (science), and Broadhurst (social studies- Jackson's favorite subject)<br />
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Then it was time for the 5th grade banquet! I worked my butt off along with some other moms and teachers to create "a red carpet affair" theme. It turned out really cute, if I do say so myself! My favorite part was their stars- each star had a 5th grader's name on it, and all 5th graders were represented.<br />
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Jackson did NOT want me to take his picture. I have officially become super uncool and mostly lame. I've been waiting for this time in his life because now the real fun begins! The more embarrassed he acts, the more embarrassing I get! muahahahaha!<br />
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I forced him to take a picture with me-<br />
This age is so finicky. Some of my mom-friends say their children this age are still loving and sweet (mostly mom's of girls), while other mom-friends are completely uncool like me. Though, Jackson has never been very touch-feely, so I don't expect it from him anyway.<br />
He was NOT thrilled that I pulled him away from his friends for a picture, but he did it without complaining. He even smiled! That's a win! <br />
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It's tradition at Centennial for the 5th graders to do a final walk around the school. All the other grades stand outside their classrooms and high-five the 5th graders as they go by. I couldn't tell people about this tradition without crying, but I didn't shed one tear when it actually happened because I could barely keep from laughing as 90% of the fifth graders were sobbing crying. Crying so much that they didn't high five the other students because they were too busy wailing crying- no exaggeration- kids were wailing crying. I don't know if it was the hormones or what, but their ridiculousness was pretty hilarious, and kept me from crying! Another win! Jackson was one of the few who was not crying, obviously. He was high-fiving the other kids.<br />
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And just like that, he's in middle school. Hard to believe, but I think we're ready! He's a little more ready than me, but I'm so stoked for him! He's going to a great school and becoming the person he's meant to be.<br />
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And then there's Austin. Austin moved on to 3rd grade! Not a big change like his brothers, but he was not forgotten. He had a great year with his group of teachers, but I'm especially partial to his homeroom/science teacher, Mrs. Hall. Besides being absolutely adorable, her class if very hands-on, which is what Austin's brain thrives on!<br />
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However, I told her that I had a bone to pick with her...<br />
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See that sweet little boy on the left? That is the child that I gave her. Now, look at the picture on the right. Why did she give me back a child that looks like a teenager!?!? He's EIGHT! Not THIRTEEN! She said she was amazed by the difference as well, and that she saw the most change in him (physically). It's insane how different he looks in the pictures. It almost looks like Jackson's kinder v. 5th grade picture, but this is just one school year. Austin has always changed so dramatically very quickly! I just came across a picture on Facebook of Austin at 18 months wearing 3T pajamas. He's always grown up faster than he should- he's going to be 7 feet tall some day! Mrs. Hall refers to him as a "gentle giant", and she's right!Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-37274270105216460812018-07-10T14:36:00.004-07:002018-07-10T15:07:31.611-07:00A Whole Lot of Random...You guys know that my children are crazy. And hilarious. And random.<br />
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Sometimes, you just feel like Yoshi.</div>
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Sometimes, you're as cute as can be when you get a free apple at the grocery store.<br />
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Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-44368510219336986252018-07-10T14:17:00.002-07:002018-07-10T15:03:11.224-07:004th of July 2018The 4th was so nice this year because I lounged around all day until it was time for fireworks that night. Because, I don't know if you guys know this or not, but Texas is hot. Really, really hot. The town parade is too peopley, and it's hot. Super hot. So the perfect 4th is hanging out with my family on the inside where it's not hot.<br />
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That evening we met up with some good friends, and a new friend, for some fireworks in the park. We can't have any family events without this little ham:<br />
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You might be thinking, where's Austin. He's here:<br />
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...in the car because he's afraid of nature, and he's allergic to it anyway. He asked to get in the car, and he hung out there the first half of the night. He was happy as can be in there!<br />
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It was amazing! We were directly underneath it!<br />
Eventually, they were smart enough just to watch it from a blanket.<br />
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It was such a good night with good friends and fun times! Happy 4th from the Nuffers!Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-69754889794675988682018-07-10T13:56:00.001-07:002018-07-10T15:02:41.056-07:00How is Harrison 4 already!? I mean, seriously, wasn't it just a year or so ago that Harrison joined our family?! It sure feels like it.<br />
But no, Harrison is a wild little guy, with very little fear. He's always running, jumping, and wrestling. The only time he's still is when he's sleeping. He's also the most grateful little boy I've ever met. He says thank you all the time!<br />
"Thank you for making me dinner."<br />
"Thank you for taking me to the store."<br />
"Thank you for buying me groceries."<br />
"Thank you for brushing my teeth."<br />
All the time, he's so thankful. Crazy, but thankful.<br />
He also loves snuggles. The big boys don't like hugs much, and they certainly don't want kisses, but Harrison LOVES hugs and kisses. I think that's why this birthday is so hard on me. I know soon he won't want mama loves and snuggles, and that is heartbreaking.<br />
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So even though I'm not ready for it, Harrison turned 4.<br />
And turning 4 came with 2 parties and lots of presents!<br />
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That face...<br />
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He's so fun to buy presents for because he loves everything!<br />
His favorite present was probably bath bombs.<br />
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He got to go to Mr. Gatti's for one of his parties. He loves Mr. Gatti's purely for these 2 little riding toys:<br />
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He'll spend most of his Gatti's money on the riding toys, and those are the activities he talks about for days afterwards. It's kinda funny because he thinks the teacup ride is a toilet, not a teacup. He kept asking me if he could ride the toilet when he got to Mr. Gatti's and I had no idea what he was talking about until he ran to the teacup ride shouting, "Toilet ride! Toilet ride!" He's hilarious! If he can't find toilet humor in something, then it's not worth his time.<br />
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He got to go to Casa Ole (the boys' favorite restaurant) for his second party- his actual birthday.<br />
Again, he's so so so so so cute!!!!<br />
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And there was cake! Can't have a birthday without cake!<br />
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So he may be 4, but I will always remember him like this-<br />
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And while we're on birthdays...<br />
One of Jackson's good friends is Jaden. He's a super cute little guy! Anyway, he invited the boys to his little sister's birthday party- how cute is that!? Anyway, here are a few pictures of that birthday...<br />
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The boys' table:<br />
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The big boys:<br />
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Harrison got 3rd place on a motorcycle game- he was pretty proud.<br />
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<br />Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-45647978243515471742018-07-10T13:27:00.003-07:002018-07-10T13:27:56.080-07:00Brian and Whitney get married!Our family has been waiting for this day for well over a year! My little brother, Brian, finally married Whitney a couple weeks ago. Such a wonderful weekend!<br />
I mean, how cute are they?!<br />
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The first night was the rehearsal, of course, but I didn't get many pictures.<br />
I do have a fun little story, though...<br />
Jackson was the ring bearer, and Whitney wanted him to walk arm and arm with the flower girl, Delaney. But, he wouldn't do it. I thought maybe it was because he didn't know her before that night, but no, that's way too simple for Jackson. Jackson didn't want to walk down the aisle with Delaney because he thought if he walked down the (wedding) aisle with this stranger-girl, he'd be married to her! bahahahahahahahaha! That is hysterical!<br />
Once we assured him that they would not be married if he walked arm and arm with this (super sweet) little girl, he was totally fine with it.<br />
But look at their little faces. And their little fists. Hahahahaha! This is totally new territory for them.<br />
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That night at the rehearsal dinner, we caught a picture of this adorable little superhero-<br />
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I posted this picture of Jim and me on Facebook because we're rarely dressed up these days...<br />
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but I didn't post the photo of this cute little creeper.<br />
He's so dang cute!<br />
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I won't post too many pictures of the bride and groom because I don't want to steal their thunder, but I have lots of pictures of my littles! ...and a few of the bride and groom too.<br />
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Well, first, you can't have a proper wedding reception without cake.<br />
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And a first dance.<br />
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And a mother-son dance.<br />
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So with all the dancing going on, I guess Jackson thought it was a good time to ask me to dance. It was such an important moment for me, it was the first time one of my boys asked me to dance. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of that dance. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about that sweet boy asking his mama to dance.<br />
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Then, there was some line-dancing going on, and Jackson had no idea how to line-dance, but he got out there anyway! Watch out, ladies, here he comes!<br />
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Harrison wasn't going to let Jackson get all the attention! <br />
I think he was break dancing...??<br />
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At one point, I see Jackson just sitting with some new friends, enjoying the night, and I thought, man, it's going by too fast. Every time I look at Jackson, he looks more and more like a little man. He's so much closer to being a teenager and farther and farther away from being a baby. <br />
My heart can't take it.<br />
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And I realized, I had no idea where my other children were...<br />
I found Austin behind me. He didn't want me to take his picture, so he was "shooing" me away.<br />
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Then, I found my youngest little guy, just standing by himself, taking a moment.<br />
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It was such a fun, beautiful night. I'm so glad Whitney is officially part of our family, though we've felt like she was one of us for a long, long time now.<br />
I'll end with this cute picture of Delaney, the flower girl, keeping Harrison entertained.<br />
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<br />Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-8328021308494484802018-07-10T12:31:00.002-07:002018-07-10T12:31:51.720-07:00Amarillo ZooMy little brother got married! ...in Amarillo ....in June.<br />
So while we were there we took the boys to the zoo.<br />
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As soon as we walked in they had a little rabbit out for display.<br />
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This picture makes me laugh, Harrison's face says "Uh, there's a snake right there, mom. I'm not sure it's very appropriate time for a picture..."<br />
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I've learned that we can't take a picture with everyone looking the same direction- it's against their code of ethics.<br />
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Here's another example of what I'm talking about...<br />
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Or Harrison has to get naked in some form or fashion...<br />
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Or someone is grumpy...<br />
I'll give you 3 guesses: who's Austin made at?<br />
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Hahahahaha, that picture ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cracks me up!<br />
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Of course, daddy gets the good picture...<br />
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And we saw lots of animal friends.<br />
This turtle was probably my fav. I love turtles!<br />
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Tiger friend-<br />
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Couple lions just loungin'.<br />
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Some lemurs, but it's hard to see our lemur friends all huddled together.<br />
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And this gorgeous peacock was just roaming the grounds-<br />
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Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-89090033554046564282018-07-10T12:00:00.001-07:002018-07-10T12:04:02.675-07:00Ending the school year 2017So I have NO time to blog anymore. ...which is why I post so much on Facebook these days.<br />
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I'm catching up! Here's some fun end of school stuff 2017!<br />
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Harrison's last day of 3 year old pre-k!<br />
Mrs. Tammy (left) and Mrs. Sharon (right) were the best! harrison loved them so much!<br />
I think one of my favorite things about Harrison is how awkward he is in pictures- he's so dang cute!<br />
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Austin earned Honor Roll (all year), Outstanding Reader, and a special Lubbock ISD award for his district test scores, LISD Scholar.</div>
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Jackson earned Honor Roll (all year), Outstanding Achievement in Math, and the LISD Scholar award. Look at that swagger!<br />
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Look at these brothers- they are night and day, but they sure make my heart so happy.<br />
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And finally, the last day of school!<br />
On to 2nd grade for Austin.<br />
We love you Mrs. Taylor!!!!<br />
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On to 5th grade for Jackson- his final year in elementary. Sad.<br />
We love you Mrs. Reves!!! ...and Mrs. Derek and Mrs. Marine!!!!<br />
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And because he's so flippin cute, here's one of the tiniest Nuffer waiting for his brothers after their awards assembly:<br />
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<br />Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-65665870965445072652018-06-11T09:49:00.001-07:002018-06-11T14:55:59.918-07:00It's baaaaaaaaaack... The Nuffer Family Summer Camp 2018Man, it's been awhile. A long while.<br />
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The blog is baaaaaack! And so is the Nuffer Family Summer Camp!!!!!<br />
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The NFSC is going to be pretty different this year. The big boys need to be challenged so much more than a few crafts and story books like when I first started the summer camp many moons ago. With that said, I don't really know exactly what it will look like because I have to test the waters to see what interests them and what doesn't. My mom gave each of the boys a Little Passports membership, so we'll be using those in our weekly themes as well. I have a preschooler, a second grader, and a fifth grader- needless to say, it should be interesting. but no big deal, right?<br />
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Every day they'll spend their mornings doing some chores, spending some time outside, reading independantly, doing a little work in grade-level appropriate workbooks, doing an NFSC activity or two, and I think I'm going to teach the older boys to write in cursive. Phew!<br />
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Now, lets talk reality... I'm taking a class through the college where I teach, so I'll be a little preoccupied with that. And I'm a morning person, so I need to jam-pack all of this into the mornings because by 2 pm all I want is some silence and a nap. I become useless. Weeks won't be perfect. I already missed a week. :-/ All I want out of this summer is for the boys to keep their minds fresh, to keep them busy so they don't fight as often, and to spend some quality time with them. I expect this summer will be messy, but I also fun. Some weeks will be amazing and other weeks will be survived. Play along with us if you'd like or just take some ideas and apply them during some of your summer lulls. I've included my Pinterest links for each week's theme (includes: activities, crafts, and experiments), the Little Passport activities as well (for my own benefit), and we'll visit the library weekly for books about our weekly themes.<br />
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So here it goes...<br />
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Week 1 (June 11-17): The ocean<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-ocean/" target="_blank">Pinterest link</a><br />
LP: Buoyancy package (J), Oceans Package (H), and Great Wave Master kit (A)<br />
Field trip: local pet store or Science Spectrum to look at fish and undersea life<br />
Movie: Finding Dory or Finding Nemo<br />
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Week 2 (June 18-24) Animals and Wildlife<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-animals-and-little-critters/" target="_blank">Pinterest link</a><br />
LP: none<br />
Field trip: Amarillo zoo (we'll be in Amarillo this week)<br />
Movie: Madagascar or Happy Feet- so many animal movies!<br />
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Week 3 (June 25-July 1) Weather<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-weather/" target="_blank">Pinterest link</a><br />
LP: Solar Package (J), Weather Package (H), Solar Car and Wind Chime kit (H), Sun Art Kit (A)<br />
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Field trip: Windmill Museum</div>
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Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1 & 2</div>
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Week 4 (July 2-8) The USA and Citizenship<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-america-the-beautiful/" target="_blank">Pinterest link</a><br />
LP: none<br />
Field trip: Go to 4th on Braodway and see some fireworks in the evening<br />
Movie: Wreck It Ralph ...video games are pretty American kid, right????<br />
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Week 5 (July 9-15) Earth<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-earth/" target="_blank">Pinterest Link</a><br />
LP: Caves and Crystals (J), Natural Wonders (H), Landmarks (H), and Earth Science kit (J)<br />
Field trip: Lubbock Lake Landmark, TTU Botanical Garden, Arboretum<br />
Movie: The Lorax<br />
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Week 7 (July 16-22) Space<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-space/" target="_blank">Pinterest Link</a><br />
LP: Stars and Planets (J) and Space (H)<br />
Field trip: Planetarium, Science Spectrum Space Exhibit<br />
Movie: Home or some other Alien cartoon?<br />
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Week 8 (July 23-29) International Countries and Cultures<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-its-a-small-world/" target="_blank">Pinterest Link</a><br />
LP: Brazil, Japan, France, Egypt, Australia, Ancient Egypt Mini Toys, and Parisian Paining kit (A)<br />
Field trip: Planetarium and TTU Museum<br />
Movie: Mulan, Hercules, or The Hunchback of Notre Dome<br />
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Week 9 (July 30-August 5) Last Week! Olympics and Art Show<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nuffer-summer-camp/" target="_blank">Pinterest Link</a><br />
LP: none<br />
Field trip: Family Olympics! (we might invite some friends to join us)<br />
<i>**Art Show will be Sunday evening on August 5th, h'orderves will be served</i><br />
Movie: American Ninja Warrior (not a movie, but the men, big and small, love that show)<br />
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Harrison. Man, the little man is work. He definitely knows what buttons to push and how to make me crazy, but he is the cutest dang thing! He is so full of personality! He is spunky, but charming. He is such a little charmer! Every time he knows I'm upset with him, he smiles a coy little smile and shakes his little baby booty. He knows I laugh every time because he is adorable! He gives some pretty great squeezy hugs too with those tiny arms! And he might be the tiniest Nuffer, but he is my biggest mama's boy. His favorite words are, "No! Mama do it." if anyone has the audacity to help him in any manner. There may or may not be <strike>lots of</strike> times when mama says, "No! Daddy (or grandma or brother or whoever) do it!" Everyone in the family sure loves Harrison something fierce. He has everyone in our household (and grandma, too) wrapped around his little fingers. Harrison is the perfect caboose to our family I'm so grateful he joined our family three years ago today.<br />
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Harrison LOVES Christmas. Last year around this time, when he was only a year old and barely talking, he saw some Christmas trees and said, "Kissmas tees, ho ho ho!" over and over again. I couldn't believe he remembered Christmas from months before. Every time we walk into Hobby Lobby he asks, "Can we see the Christmas trees, pleeeeeeeeease?!" There aren't trees year around and this is heartbreaking news for him. So for all of you "Christmas comes earlier and earlier in the stores" haters out there, I know a certain brand new three year old that thinks Christmas year around is the best idea ever! So it was no surprise when he asked for a Christmas tree for his birthday. I thought it was a genius idea! Jim and I knew immediately that we would make sure he had a Christmas tree at his birthday party.<br />
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The Christmas tree was a big hit! He made two other requests: cake and presents. Totally doable. It was a toss up between a Trolls cake or a Doc McStuffins cake, but then Cars 3 came out and there was no competition. It had to be a Cars cake all the way. (I'm not sure why it's sideways, but it's not allowing me to fix it...)<br />
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He spends a lot of time riding the little toy cars and such. His favorite was the teacups. I was pretty sure that was where we were going to spend the majority of out time, but after three (grueling) rounds, he wanted to move on.<br />
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And, of course, no arcade type visit is complete without spending lots of cash to win 22 tickets to trade for a new pencil or whatever. Today, Jackson and Maggie earned enough tickets to get some Minecraft glasses. They were in nerdy little people heaven!<br />
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It was a fun day of friends, pizza, and fun!<br />
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Can't forget Uncle Brian and (almost) Aunt Whitney. They love Harrison!<br />
*See that great big squeezy hug Harrison is giving Uncle Brian? I told you they're the best!<br />
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After pizza and games we all went to see Despicable Me 3 at the movies. I didn't get any pictures, but for the first time ever, Harrison actually watched the entire movie! That's a big win for such a tiny person's attention span.<br />
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After the movie, it was time for grandma to take the birthday boy out for his one on one grandma birthday dinner date. He chose McDonald's. So surprising! He didn't want to go without me, though, so I got to tag along. I told you he's a mama's boy. <br />
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It was a really great day, packed with family, friends, fun, junk food and candy, movies, games, and a Christmas tree! What could better!?<br />
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I'll leave you with a little Maggie and Harrison love.<br />
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<br />Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-89554459067998005282016-10-03T08:20:00.000-07:002016-10-03T08:20:02.150-07:00First day of school 2016!The first 6 weeks of school just passed, so it's about time I get the first day of post up, right?<br />
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This year Jackson is in 3rd grade.</div>
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He was a little anxious this year, I'm still not 100% sure why, but it made me a little apprehensive to leave him. I didn't cry at all this year, but Jackson's anxiety almost brought on the tears. His day went well, though, and he's having a good year so far!</div>
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Parts of second grade were really tough. His teacher had a hard time last year, and Jackson did too. As this new school year approached, I prayed even more than I usually do that Jackson would have a good teacher this year who would be patient with him, and that he would choose some better behaviors. Jackson has 3 teachers this year, and I'm excited (and relieved) to say that they're ALL so wonderful! It's made such a big difference. His behavior is much better as well. His math teacher even has a room decorated in electronic games like Mario Brothers and Pacman- perfect for Jackson!</div>
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This is Mrs. Rodriguez, his homeroom teacher. LOVE her! LOVE them all!</div>
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This mama's prayers were definitely answered.</div>
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He's so cute! He was so excited, but pretty sad that he was going to have a new teacher and not his old preschool teachers. He told me that he needed TWO teachers like in preschool, not just one. He was very worried that his new teacher would not be able to handle all the students in his class because there was just one of her. Thankfully, he loves his teacher, and she's been able to care for ALL of her students. Phew! Crisis averted.</div>
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Mrs. Catano is wonderful! She is so sweet and so great at pushing Austin's brain to new levels. He's so flippin smart and she works hard at growing his mind. He loves her!</div>
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Since we're 6 weeks in they've already done some level testing. Jackson's reading and math are at 5th grade level. Austin is reading at a 2nd grade level and his math is in 1st grade level. They're such smarty pants! I'm so grateful they have educators who recognize their intelligence and push them to progress farther. I know it's not easy to be a classroom teacher with so many learning levels and learning intelligences, and trying to balance them all. The boys' teachers are fantastic! </div>
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We're so grateful for their school and their new teachers!</div>
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Most of the time I look at Jackson and wonder how he got so big. Just yesterday I looked at him and realized he's already up to Jim's chest. How did that happen!? He was tiny, and waking me up all night for a bottle just last week, right? I vividly remember his first smile when he was 6 weeks old. He was lying on our bed and he just finished a bottle, and I remember how ecstatic I was to see that gummy grin. Jackson was so such a huge adjustment for me. It wasn't an easy start. I thought being a mom would be easy for me, but it sooooo was NOT easy!</div>
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Jackson was our first, so we made so many mistakes. I didn't enjoy all the moments I should because I was too busy adjusting. We eventually got the hang of having him around and he was the light of our lives. He was such a good baby! So independent. He thrives on responsibility and always has. Then, Austin came along. Jackson was born to be a big brother. He loves his brothers so dearly and is always finding new ways to love and care for him. He's happy when they're happy. He's definitely his brothers' keeper. I remember Jackson crying hysterically when I told toddler Austin that I was going to leave him at home by himself because he wouldn't come with us to the car. Normal parenting ploy, right? Jackson took this very seriously and immediately started screaming at me and crying that we couldn't leave his baby brother alone in the house.</div>
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Jackson is so smart! He's funny. He's naturally inquisitive. He's always asking questions, whether it's the definition of a new word or how something works and why. He LOVES math, and he excels in reading and science as well. He's also very sensitve and empathetic. He enjoys running, and recently tried out for Cross Country at school.<br />
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The big day arrived. I was so frantic trying to get everything together. I was sure something major would go wrong and it would be my fault. But his baptism was great! <br />
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Aunt Kelsey and Uncle Jeff came down and gave talks which made his day so much more special.<br />
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So many people came and supported and participated. <br />
Old friends, new friends, and family from far away made his baptism wonderful!<br />
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My dear friends Paige and Amanda came to support Jackson, but sadly, I didn't get a picture of Amanda.</div>
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I love these babies!</div>
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Besties since birth!</div>
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Maggie's next to get baptized!</div>
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Jackson's baptism was so sweet.</div>
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The next day it was time to party!</div>
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I'm so glad Jeff and Kelsey came out to celebrate with us!</div>
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Jackson and Austin had a balloon war.</div>
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Jackson has been trying to beat this specific game for awhile now and he finally beat it at his party!</div>
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He got some air hockey time with Whitney- any Whitney time is a win for him!</div>
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It was such a good weekend. I'm so glad so many were able to come and celebrate Jackson.</div>
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Happy birthday and baptism, Jackson!</div>
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First thing we did for nature week was to plant a garden.</div>
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Austin planted daisies and beans, and Jackson planted mixed flowers and eggplant.</div>
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Our little garden is growing like crazy! I should have snagged a picture, but I will post picture in a future blog. The only thing not growing yet is the eggplant and some parsley that I planted. We're still hoping they're just late bloomers. -HA! See what I did there??</div>
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Next, we went on a scavenger hunt!</div>
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We found things in nature and the boys learned that nature isn't just in the woods or fields, but that nature is all around us- even in our neighborhood! That thought had never occured to them.</div>
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They took pictures of everything they found with their Ipads.</div>
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We also took a little field trip to the Lubbock Lake Landmark.</div>
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Honestly, it was a lot more fun than I remember. They had a little booklet that led the boys on a scavenger hunt around the indoor museum and around the outside exhibits of extinct creatures that used to roam this area. Jackson loved being outside and going on a hike through the wild flowers, and Austin loved the scavenger hunt inside.</div>
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Above, the big boys are checking out an old bear that used to roam this area.</div>
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Below, Austin is reading about some of the wild flowers on our hike.</div>
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The wildflowers were beautiful, and the natural landscape really impressed the boys. It was hard for them to imagine Lubbock before people settled it.</div>
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Week 2: Weather</div>
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Weather is one of Jackson's favorite camp topics, and mine too!</div>
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The first activity we did was an experiment about the water cycle.</div>
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This little experiment was GREAT! It's still hanging on our back door because the boys love to check it to see where their bag is in the water cycle several times a day.</div>
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Originally, I made a little picture with water cycle vocabulary on a sandwich bag, and then I filled them with hot water. I cloud forms quickly, so the boys learned about evaporation on condesation within a few minutes. Then the evaporated water gets too heavy and it rains. So fun!</div>
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Harrison also loves to check on the water cycle bags all day. Every morning he runs to the back door asking, "Open, peas?!" He's adorable!</div>
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The sun is on top, then clouds, then strips of evaporation (white drops going up) and precipitation (blue drops falling down) into a body of water.</div>
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They turned out pretty good! Although, Jackson didn't want any help and got super frustrated with the evaporation/precipitation strips. Most days he's great without a nap, but other days he needs a little extra rest. But don't we all...</div>
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Looking back, this pretty much turned into a water cycle week. Austin finally understands the concept though because of these little water cycle bracelets. It's hard to see their pony bead bracelets, but the green beads represent the land where water begins, clear represents evaporation, white represents clouds, blue represents rain, and yellow represents the sun which makes the cycle possible. This was by far the boys' favorite activity!</div>
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The boys made pictures with construction paper and pennies and they're out in the sun baking as I type this up. Yeah... we got a little behind last week because we had so much going on with daddy leaving town, his birthday, and Father's Day. I need a vacation from my weekend!</div>
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Poor Jackson's picture (purple paper) keeps getting blown by the wind. I figured the pennies would weigh it down enough, but not so much... It's being held down by rocks now and his pennies are random now. Oh well, it'll still work.</div>
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I don't know what it is about pictures of my boys holding hands and walking together, but I can't get enough of them. It makes my heart so full!</div>
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Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-16275436297844374942016-06-03T17:37:00.000-07:002016-06-03T17:53:14.406-07:00Nuffer Family Summer Camp 2016!It got down to the wire, but I'm getting the NFSC up and running just in time to get started on Moday!<br />
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This year we will do some of the same things as years past. Each week we will visit the library and get books that fit the theme, we'll have a weekly field trip, and we'll do whatever activity feels good for that day. We'll also have a movie day that goes along with the weekly theme every Friday. Now, for the changes because, you know, we're evolving. First, I'll put a link to my Pinterest board that corresponds to each week's theme, so I don't have to type everything out with individual links like before. Second, I'm adding a science experiment to each week. If you're following along with us, the science experiment can be found in the Pinterest board link that I provide under "Activities". And third, I'm adding a new theme this year. Instead of a "Pirates" week, we're having a week of "Cooking School". The big boys have really showed a interest in cooking, so might as well teach them a thing or two in the kitchen. The best part of this year's camp is that Jim gets to participate more! His schedule works out a little better to be more involved. We love daddy!<br />
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<strong>Week 1, June 6-10,</strong> <strong>Earth and Nature:</strong><br />
Field trip: Lubbock Lake Landmark<br />
Movie: The Lorax<br />
Experiment(s): create a garden, color changing daisies, and/or sandwich bag compost<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-earth/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-earth/</a><br />
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<strong>Week 2, June 13-17, Weather:</strong><br />
Field trip: The Windmill Museum<br />
Movie: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs<br />
Experiment(s): water cycle experiment and/or make an anemometer<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-weather/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-weather/</a><br />
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<strong>Week 3, June 20-24, Animals:</strong><br />
Field trip: Critter Fest at the Science Spectrum<br />
Movie: any of the Madagascars<br />
Experiment(s): How do fish breathe, mini ecosystem, blubber/cold water animals, and/or beak adaption experiment<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-animals-and-little-critters/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-animals-and-little-critters/</a> <br />
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<strong>Week 4, June 27-July 1, It's A Small World:</strong><br />
Field trip: Texas Tech Museum<br />
Movie: Rio or Rio 2<br />
Experiment(s): we'll experiment with other cultures' traditions and food<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-its-a-small-world/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-its-a-small-world/</a><br />
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<strong>Week 5, July 4-8, America, The Beautiful:</strong><br />
Field trip: Watch some fireworks!<br />
Movie: Wreck It Ralph (arcades are pretty American, right??)<br />
Experiment(s): not sure... So if anyone has any ideas...<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-america-the-beautiful/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-america-the-beautiful/</a><br />
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<strong>Week 6, July 11-15, Space:</strong><br />
Field trip: The TTU Planetarium to see Saturn, Ring World<br />
Movie: Escape From Planet Earth or Home<br />
Experiment(s): why is the sky blue, DIY constellations and/or view constellations outside of town<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-space/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-space/</a> <br />
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<strong>Week 7, July 18-22, The Human Body:</strong><br />
Field trip: Tour an ambulance<br />
Movie: Tangled (she uses her senses) or Hotel Transylvania (bones guy)<br />
Experiment(s): flashlight through fingers, and/or exercise and graph pulse<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-our-body/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-our-body/</a><br />
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<strong>Week 8, July 25-29, Cooking School:</strong><br />
Field trip: Visit a new restaurant? <br />
Movie: Ratatouille<br />
Experiment(s): We'll be experimenting in the kitchen all week<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-cooking-school/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-cooking-school/</a> + basic foods like scrambled eggs, cookies, toast, grilled cheese, etc.<br />
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<strong>Week 9, August 1-5, The Ocean:</strong><br />
Field trip: The Science Spectrum (bottom floor) OR go see Finding Dory<br />
Movie: Finding Nemo<br />
Experiment(s): what dissolves in water and/or reversing water pollution<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-ocean/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-ocean/</a><br />
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<strong>Week 10, August 8-10, Planes:</strong><br />
Field trip: The Silent Wings Museum<br />
Movie: Planes<br />
Experiment(s): paper airplanes (specifically thrust, drag, lift, and gravity)<br />
Activities: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-flight/">https://www.pinterest.com/raylenenuffer/nfsc-flight/</a>Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-13856343297387067342016-05-31T16:47:00.001-07:002016-05-31T16:47:47.889-07:00BIG weekend!School just finished and the boys first weekend of summer break was a big one!<br />
First, the big boys and daddy went on a father/son camping trip with the church, and then, it was Memorial Day and a sleepover at grandma's!<br />
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The boys have never been camping before. The father/son camping trips with our ward have been rained out the last few years, and since I don't like to pretend I'm homeless we have never done a family camping trip. The first weekend of the father/son camping trip was rained out, so they rescheduled for last weekend. The big boys were stoked! Especially Jackson! It was hard on him when it was rained out a couple weeks ago. </div>
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And snuggle in the blankets while we watched Daniel Tiger. Doesn't get much better than that!</div>
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This tantrum was brought to you by the blanket touching his rocking horse...</div>
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When the boys got home on Saturday, Harrison had to go to urgent care because he had another ear infection. Thanks for the help, tubes... Austin allergies went haywire after the campout <strike>because daddy may or may not have forgotten to give him allergy medicine before they left</strike>. It took 3 days for his allergies to calm down. And Jackson had a fever, for not apparent reason at all. When my boys party, they party!</div>
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I'm so grateful for all the family and friends and strangers that have fought (and died) for my freedoms. What a beautiful country we have been blessed with!</div>
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The left is Jackson walking with Austin on his last day of kindergarten, and on the right is Austin walking with Harrison on one of his last days of preschool. It's such an ordinary, simple picture: my boys walking down the hall at school holding hands. But these are the moments I won't forget. These are the moments embedded in my heart that I will remember the rest of my life. They'll be grown men, but my memory will recall these simple images of my tiny babies walking together, holding hands in the hall. The big one dragging the little one along.</div>
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Today, was Jackson's last day of second grade! It's kind of an elementary milestone as he will move over to the "big kid" side of his elementary next year. The front of their school is grades K-2 and the back part of their school is grades 3-5. He's in senior elementary next year! </div>
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This was a stellar year for Jackson! He had some behavioral issues, he discovered the attention the class clown receives, both the negative and positive attention, but academically he was a star as always. I've mentioned that he blew away the other 2nd graders in the UIL math competition. He was also awarded the LISD Scholar award for excellent achievement in math exam scores during the entire course of the year. He was on the honor role all year long and he was awarded math and reading excellence for the year. He's definitely a little smarty pants and I am so so proud of him. I get teary every time I think about who he is becoming.</div>
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I was talking to Austin's teacher, Mrs. Martinez, earlier today about the anxiety I had putting Austin into her preschool class and she just looked at me with understanding eyes and said, "And look what he's become. He inspires me. Truly. I think, if I had been as smart as he is at this young age...".</div>
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Austin graduated preschool today. I've talked before about how silly I think these elementary graduations are (though I cry at each one), but he's so proud of himself. And so am I! Austin is such a good reader! He LOVES books! He LOVES reading! I tried all summer before his preschool year to teach him to read and he wasn't grasping it (because I wasn't teaching him the way he learns, I was teaching him the way Jackson and I learn), but Mrs. Martinez had him reading within the first 6 weeks of school. She said she rarely sees a 4 year old learn to read so quickly in the school year. The boy reads the King James version of the bible every night! He is amazing!</div>
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He wants to be just like his big brothers. He does EVERYTHING they do. Everything. He's so independent and lacks any kind of fear. A quality I admire, and fear as his mother. Today, I lost him for a couple minutes. It was terrifying! I was leading Austin out of the room and looking around for Harrison and he was nowhere to be found. Nowhere. I asked Austin's teachers and the other parents if they'd seen him, and then I realized he had probably walked out of the classroom door. Mrs. Lee told me to check the fish tank because Harrison has to see the fishies every morning after we drop off Austin, but he wasn't there. I was starting to panic. The halls were filled with people- big and small. I ran up one way and down the other, and then I saw Jackson's 1st grade teacher who was desperately looking for me while watching Harrison (and her own class). She saw Harrison at the front doors of the school just standing there while people rushed in and out of the doors. Then I saw my sweet baby, who looked at me with his innocent big blue eyes, as he said, "Bye bye, mama? Bye bye?". I scooped that baby up so fast and smothered him with kisses while thanking Heavenly Father in my heart for helping me find my baby. I then realized all the moms who were watching Harrison for me, and patting my back as we walked passed them, letting me know that it was ok to breathe again. How grateful I am to the moms that guarded my baby today when I lost him for a few minutes. They are absolute angels! Literal guardian angels for Harrison and for me today.</div>
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Ever since Jackson's first nightmare of a teacher in kindergarten, I pray (and worry) about the teachers my boys will get in public school. Thankfully, they're at a wonderful school now, and I don't fear getting another bad teacher as much anymore. The boys' teachers this year were GREAT! They all welcomed my constant inquiries and concerns about the boys. My concerns were their concerns, and they always made sure that I knew I could come to them at any time. The boys have excellent auxiliary teachers as well. I know their music teacher from college, so I know they're in good hands with her, and Jackson's UIL teacher was so wonderful! She was almost more proud of and excited for Jackson than I was about his UIL accomplishments. She's a kindergarten teacher so I dropped several hints and I'm hoping Austin will be in her class next year. ;)</div>
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This school year was a HUGE success for my boys!</div>
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<strong>Austin can read!</strong><br />
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Austin is a pretty decent little reader! He even reads scriptures with us in the evenings with very little help from us. The school that the big boys attend has a really great program that encourages little readers to read to big readers, so pre-schooler Austin was able to read to Jackson's 2nd grade class! He did GREAT! Of course, I cried and the 2nd graders and Austin's teacher were quick to call me out on my tears. </div>
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Austin reading Mo Willems' <em>The Pigeon Takes a Bath</em></div>
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He was so proud of himself! You can tell in the pictures just how proud he was of himself.</div>
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I was a little worried that the 2nd graders would be rude or disrespectful, but they were wonderful! They even laughed at all the funny moments in the book. That was probably Austin's favorite part. He loves to be the class clown. Jackson's teacher even talked about how hard Austin works at school and encouraged her 2nd graders to be just as hardworking. I'm such a proud mommy!</div>
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Afterward, we took Austin out to celebrate the great job he did reading to big kids with ICE CREAM!</div>
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<strong>Austin turns 5!</strong></div>
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Austin really wanted a Minion party for his 5th birthday, so we minioned up the house!</div>
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And some other decorations and the cake-</div>
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I had a bakery frost it the way I wanted because I hate working with black icing, and I decorated the rest. Turned out pretty good.</div>
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The birthday boy! He's my little lovey boy, snuggle bug, and I almost don't recognize my baby anymore. He's so big!</div>
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Maggie and the boys.</div>
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Then it was time to party at Mr. Ghattis!</div>
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I didn't get any pictures of the birthday boy playing. What's wrong with me???</div>
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And then it was Easter. Easter kind of snuck up on me this year, so I didn't do all the little things with the boys that I wanted to, but I was able to make these cute little pompom bunnies with my mom for the boys. They turned out adorable!</div>
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We even found these cute little baskets that were the perfect size.</div>
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I was sure my nurturing Austin would love his bunny, and Harrison loves to put things into other things and then take them out over and over and over again, so I was sure he would love his bunny too, but neither boy cared about his bunny. Jackson, the one child I thought wouldn't care at all about his bunny loves his bunny the most. He even sleeps with his bunny.</div>
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We colored eggs...</div>
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And we had a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt.</div>
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This is always my favorite egg hunt.</div>
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We did a regular egg hunt outside on Easter morning, but I forgot to get pictures.</div>
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<strong>Uncle Brian's Composition Concert </strong></div>
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My little brother is so talented! I don't have a musical bone in my body, but my little brother is super musical. He had concert last year that featured him playing his tuba and it was fun and impressive, but he just had his composition concert. This was the concert I was looking forward to. I'm blown away with what he can do musically. I can't play a tambourine or a triangle, let alone a real instrument, but the fact that he composed music is amazing to me. It's phenomenal! And it was really good music!</div>
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I wasn't the only one that was impressed. Jackson was super impressed. I don't even think I've told Brian about this yet... We had a conversation about college a few days later because Jackson asked me if he could go to the same college as Uncle Brian. He wants to have a concert just like Uncle Brian. Jackson has always wanted to be a teacher, but his music teacher thinks he's musically inclined, so I've mentioned to him that violin or piano lessons would be a good idea. He's basically ignored me until Uncle Brian's concert. Since the concert, Jackson is certain he is going to West Texas A & M University, and that he's going to put on a concert just like Uncle Brian!</div>
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His sign reads: My college is going to be at West Texas A and M. It is in Canyon</div>
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See, Uncle Brian, he doesn't just love Whitney. He pretty much adores you too.</div>
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They do adore Whitney, though. A lot.</div>
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<strong>MY graduation. Finally... </strong></div>
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I've been working on TWO masters degrees since Jackson was born. I almost completed a masters in Education, except for student teaching. It's a long story, but I don't want to teach public school. Ever. So I won't be finishing that degree. I DID finish the Masters of English degree. Finally. It was hard, guys. Hard. No semester was as difficult as my last semester. I wanted to throw in the towel a few times, but I kept going because I kept telling my GED students that they couldn't give up- so how could I?? I made myself physically sick with worry and anxiety over my comps test. Then, when I turned in my last paper and final I cried. Uncontrollably. </div>
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I don't know why I cried. I was happy. I was ecstatic. But all I could do was cry. A very ugly cry.</div>
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Anyway, I'm done and I'm so proud of myself!</div>
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I didn't care about my high school diploma because I knew I wasn't done.</div>
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I didn't want to even walk for my undergrad degree because I knew I wasn't done (but I did because my mom graduated the same day with her undergrad and she asked me to walk with her).</div>
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But I wanted to walk for my masters. I'm so glad I did because it felt complete.</div>
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I keep getting asked if I'm going for a PhD.</div>
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My answer is: HELL NO!</div>
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I am done.</div>
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Here I am on my way to take my comp test.</div>
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I was so sick to my stomach, but I smiled through it. I knew I was almost done!</div>
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I love these fellas! I say we all sacrificed because Jim was a single dad maaaaaany nights. Harrison would call for me every night that I was studying. I heard his little voice and it broke my heart that I couldn't run to him. Austin would come give me hugs every night, several times a night and tell me how much he missed me. And Jackson, well, I know he missed me too, but he's not very sappy (like his mama).</div>
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Look how big the big boys are- breaks my heart a little and gives me so much joy at the same time because they're such good boys.</div>
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Usually I do a whole week of little gifts for teacher appreciation week, but this year was CRAZY! I did manage to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day with these little antique bookmarks/paperclips. They're pretty cute, I even kept a few for myself. ;)</div>
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He picked out a cute little jar filled with chocolates covered in compliments. I told him it would be a lot of work and that he would do all the work himself since it was his idea, and he assured me he was up for the challenge. And he did it! No complaints. He kept writing compliments even after the jar was filled. I had to stuff everything in. Sorry, if things are a bit smooshed, Ms. Blake...</div>
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We are so grateful for the teachers the boys have this year. They're wonderful! I wish we could do more for them, but I'm so glad that my boys have such thoughtful and grateful hearts for their teachers.</div>
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We tweaked a tradition we've been doing for years. We usually read a scripture leading up to Christ's birth, with a correlating song, and a little video, or activity, or something; but this year we read stories of Christ's life and made an ornament representing the story. It was sooo much fun and the boys learned so much. They also looked forward to the scriptures and the craft every night- score one for mom! And bonus, the tree turned out PERFECT!</div>
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I didn't think to get a picture of the finished tree, but this picture was taken just a few days before Christmas and you can see our "Christ's life" tree in the background.</div>
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The boys also took a ride on the Polar Express!</div>
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Harrison was so so excited! He was really excited when he saw elves and they started singing and clapping. The boy loves to clap!</div>
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3 years ago I blew up balloons and put a time on them, and when that time came around on New Year's Eve we played or did whatever was in that balloon. We only did this one year, and I remember it as a complete disaster! Each activity was too short or too long for it's given time frame and the boys cried and whined most of the night. They both hated popping the balloons. It was just a mess. But Jackson only has fond memories, and begged me to do this activity again. So I did. But I was so worried it was going to be a terrible night.</div>
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He's sooo independent. He wants to do everything by himself, and if he can't do it by himself, let the fits begin!</div>
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Almost every morning when we arrive at school in the morning, we arrive at the same time as Jackson's good friend Haley. Harrison adores Haley! Again, he refuses to do anything unless it's all by himself, so holding my hand as we walk is completely off limits. However, he LOVES to hold Haley's hand every morning. We have to pry her hand out of his when she has to go to class. Literally pry her hand out.</div>
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Whitney is this adorable and wonderful person that is dating my brother. She's is so great! I love her! But more than I love her, my children love her. Especially Jackson, but we'll get to that later.</div>
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It reads: Dear Witney, </div>
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I miss you so much. </div>
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Sincerely, Jackson</div>
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It reads: Dear Jackson,</div>
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I miss you, buddy!</div>
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I love you very much too.</div>
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Sincerely, Whitney.</div>
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I took him to his first UIL competition, number sense, which he BEASTED! He didn't just win, I was being polite on fb, he won by a landslide! The closest student to his score was 30+ points away! He killed it!</div>
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It was super shaggy, but it's hard to tell because his hair is so white, it's almost invisible.</div>
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A couple weeks ago, everyone decided to get sick, except me. Phew!</div>
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The big boys got strep (Jim included), and Harrison had severe ear and sinus infections with pink eye. It was awesome...</div>
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I have several friends with children who wear glasses. They're all so adorable!</div>
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I don't wish my terrible vision on anyone, but I'm a little giddy that Jackson is wearing glasses. He's soooo dang cute in them!</div>
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He LOVES them! He picked out two pairs all by himself. He kept looking for deals- he is definitely my child.</div>
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He was so patient when Jackson got to go on a date with mommy and he didn't get to go. When it was finally his turn, he was ecstatic!</div>
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He loved the fish!</div>
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Next, it was time for ice cream!</div>
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Austin chose Dairy Queen, or "DQ" as he calls it. He's never been to DQ, and it's not a place we eat at. Ever. So, I'm not quite sure where his affinity for DQ comes from, but that's where we went.</div>
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I also learned that Austin thinks girls are gross and weird, and he doesn't like them. At all.</div>
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See the lady behind Austin with the beautiful gray hair? That's what my hair will look like when I'm gray. I'm digging it. Her hair looks just like my hair now, except the color.</div>
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We got home and Austin was excited to introduce Fishy-Fishy to everyone (and show him around the house because that's the polite thing to do), but then he vomited eh.vah.ree.where.</div>
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You can see in the ice cream pictures that his eyes were a little sickly.</div>
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And he didn't finish his ice cream- highly unlike my this sweet boy.</div>
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One of the three scariest days of my life. Austin was the cause of the first two. I think Jackson is now my favorite child- he has yet to terrify me.</div>
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His seizure was happened while he was asleep.</div>
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He didn't want to wake when the paramedics wanted me to wake him.</div>
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In fact, it took two paramedics and me to wake him. This scared the poo out of me!</div>
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They said it was totally normal after a seizure. He had a 102+ fever, so they assured me that the fever was the cause of the seizure and to take him into his regular doctor as soon as possible.</div>
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We did, but she was concerned that he was acting "so off". He was throwing 1-2 hour tantrums and nothing calmed him. He wouldn't look at any of us in the eyes, like he was in a trance.</div>
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One of them was a picture of a yellow haired boy saving a little girl and the caption read, "You're my superhero". Still innocent, right...</div>
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The third note said, "I really really like you and if you ask me to be your girlfriend, I will say YES!"</div>
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"No no no no no no no no!" ran through my head instantly.</div>
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I thought, maybe I'm overreacting, so I'm going to talk to his teacher. As soon as she read the note, her face understood my concern, and she informed me that a few little girls "like" Jackson and they have had several conversations, as a class, that there are no girlfriend and boyfriends, only FRIENDS.</div>
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And then it was... Valentine's Day!</div>
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You all know I LOVE LOVE LOVE Valentine's Day, but this year I was just so tired physically and mentally from Harrison's seizure that I didn't do all the fun stuff I normally do. Jim was great, and gave me beautiful flowers and candy, and the boys gave me jewelry, but I just wasn't feeling it this year. Thankfully, I had thought ahead, and I already had Jim's and the boys' gifts ready to go. Jim didn't get a sweet letter like I normally write, but hopefully he knows I still love him more than I did when we started this big adventure almost 10 years ago.</div>
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The Friday before Valentine's Day was the preschool parent's lunch, so I got to eat lunch with Austin!</div>
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This month Austin was awarded Student of the Month!</div>
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This morning his teachers told me that he read a book to the class yesterday and lead the class in a discussion about the book, all by himself.</div>
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His teacher said when she was ready to take over again, she said, "Ok, Austin, thank you, you can have a seat now". And he said, "Um, wait just a minute, I have to answer one more question" because there was one more student with their hand up.</div>
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August is also Jackson's birthday!</div>
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He turned 7 this year!</div>
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He decorated his cake. Both the boys LOVE to decorate their cake, but ironically, neither one of them really like eating cake. Heck, Harrison was afraid of his first cake. They're so weird!</div>
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He's so cute!</div>
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Maggie is on her tippiest of tippy toes. She's only 6 months younger than Jackson and she's 2 years older than Austin, but they both tower over her. She's so little!</div>
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Jackson Red Robin for his birthday lunch.</div>
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Daddy and the birthday boy-</div>
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Jackson's did request one special activity for his birthday.</div>
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A water balloon fight! It was soo fun!</div>
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I know the first day of school is actually in August, but It's still a September/fall thing to me, so I'm putting it here.</div>
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The first day of school!</div>
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I was soooo anxious and worried about this school year. I felt soooo much guilt too. I put Austin in full-time preschool. I felt like such a terrible mom! I felt like I was sending him to the wolves and I didn't do that to Jackson. Plus, Austin cried and cried when he first went to nursery, and recently started crying when it was time for Primary. I was just sure he wasn't ready! But I started a new part-time job and putting him in full-time school was the best option. The guilt was almost unbearable. Seriously. </div>
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2 things got me through this time. First, prayer! I prayed and prayed that Austin (and Jackson) would have good teachers this year. Teachers that loved them and worked with their individual strengths. And second, I knew that Wolffarth was such a GREAT school. Jackson was loved and every teacher knew his name in the first 6 weeks. They go out of their way to make students feel welcomed and loved. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Wolffarth Elementary!</div>
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So, it was time for the first day. Austin was super excited! But I just knew that wouldn't last 10 minutes once he was actually in his classroom.</div>
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Here he is. The first day of preschool (minioned out to the max)-</div>
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Sidenote: Austin looks so much like my Uncle Glenn in the above picture, it's uncanny!</div>
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Another sidenote: I made this blanket for naptime at school. I think it came out great!</div>
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Third sidenote: I already bought him Mickey Mouse fabric for his blanket, but he changed his mind AFTER I bought it. I refused to buy more (minion) fabric since he already picked out Mickey Mouse fabric. However, grandma <strike>was suckered</strike> saved the day, and bought minion fabric.</div>
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This is Austin with his AMAZING teachers.</div>
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These wonderful women are answers to my prayers. They love Austin so much. Especially Mrs. Lee, this woman is made to teach preschool. She has so much love for her kiddos that it oozes out of her face, her smile, and her speech. I love these women!</div>
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Austin and Mrs. Lee:</div>
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Austin and Mrs. Martinez (plus, a daddy/Jackson/Harrison photo bomb):</div>
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Ok, so he made it to class STILL excited. I helped him get situated and took pictures, and I DIDN'T cry! Until...</div>
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I was just making sure he was ok; basically, waiting for him to cry and fall apart.</div>
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But instead, he said, "Ok, mommy, you can go now. You should leave".</div>
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You guys, I am STILL struggling to hold back tears as a write this.</div>
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I lost it. His teacher saw that I was losing it. I quickly said, "I need to go now", and she very sweetly said, "Yep, it's ok. It happens all the time".</div>
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So, then I expected after a week or so Austin would cry or complain about going to school because in his mind he went to school and that was done now, but he has NEVER complained or cried about going to school. Rather, he's cried when he's had to stay home for some illness. He's cried if he thinks he's going to be late or if he thinks he's missing school because it's a weekend, but this little handsome LOVES school. Loves it. And a UUUGE weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.</div>
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Austin is reading and his teacher, Mrs. Martinez, is so proud of him. She usually doesn't start her preschoolers in a reading program until the end of the year, but since Austin is showing so much potential, she started him in a reading program in the first 6 weeks!</div>
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Jackson's first day! This is old hat for him (and me).</div>
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And with his teacher, Mrs. Blake.</div>
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This sweet woman has 30 years experience under her belt with 2nd graders. I'm so grateful for her!</div>
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This year Jackson is doing UIL math and he loves it! Thanks to Mrs. Blake for seeing his aptitude for math!</div>
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Here's where the rest of my mommy guilt comes in: Harrison started daycare.</div>
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We have scrimped and saved and budgeted every last cent of our income to make a way available that I have been able to stay at home with the boys, so I felt/feel really terrible that Harrison is not going to have me full-time like his brothers did. Especially since it's not a necessity that I work. It's nice, but not necessary. But here's the catch, he's only in daycare for 4 hours ONE day a week. That's it! That's a flippin playdate! But I still feel awful about it because he screams when I leave him every morning. The first 3 weeks he cried almost the whole time he was there. Talk about mommy guilt! Last week was the first week that he didn't cry when I left. He even wanted down from my hold, but only for a few seconds. His teacher left before Thanksgiving, but we hadn't been back since she left. His teacher was the only reason he was as comfortable as he was, but last week she wasn't there and he did great! I'm hopeful he's getting more familiar with daycare as playtime, so it's not so bad.</div>
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Anyway, grandma bought the bigger boys minion backpacks for school. I was just going to use the backpacks from the year before- I already had one for Austin (I thought ahead when I bought them on sale the year before) and Jackson's was still in great shape! But grandma's <strike>a sucker</strike> a hero, and since the boys wanted minion backpacks, she bought them new minion backpacks. Because she bought the big boys new backpacks, she felt Harrison needed a backpack for school too since he was starting "school" too.</div>
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Here is Harrison with his new (super cute) backpack-</div>
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I didn't take pictures of his first day of "school" because, well, it was just heartbreaking- not quite the success story as Austin's was.</div>
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This boy loves his "pack-pack"!</div>
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September also brought us FALL!</div>
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Oh, how I love fall.</div>
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Anyway, I cut out the boys' handprints in different fall colors to make a wreath (last year), so I finally got the wreaths put together this year.</div>
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I adore them! So cute!</div>
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<strong>October:</strong></div>
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In October, the college football season is well underway. We live in Red Raider country and Jim and I pretty much hate it. We loathe Texas Tech with a passion. I have been a Tech student, so I have full rights to hate Tech as much as I want! ;) But really, we're not fans.</div>
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We do, however, LOVE the Oregon Ducks!</div>
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Aunt Julie bought the boys jerseys for Christmas last year, and they fit really well this year.</div>
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Goooo, Ducks!</div>
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October is the perfect time for the pumpkin patch!</div>
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We visited two this year- in the same day! Yes, I'm crazy!</div>
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It was a really fun day. My mom took the day off work and we played in pumpkin patches all day.</div>
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At this patch, we picked out pumpkins to take home-</div>
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Just look at this face with his little goof-toofs. I just want to eat him up!</div>
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We went through a corn maze and a spooky hayride.</div>
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This is my favorite pumpkin patch.</div>
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Waiting for the hayride, Harrison got his wiggles out and made lots of new friends-</div>
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Then, it was time to decorate pumpkins!</div>
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Sadly, I somehow missed getting a picture of the finished products. D'oh!</div>
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Trick-or-treating, anyone?</div>
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The big boys helped pass out candy this year-</div>
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<strong>November:</strong></div>
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November brings our family my birthday, Thanksgiving, and Jim's and my anniversary.</div>
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We took some family pictures this month too! I won't post them all because they're in our Christmas card and calendar this year, but this little beauty is my favorite. Harrison was so grumpy. I love this!</div>
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This month Jim also surprised the boys with lunch at school. </div>
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Austin loves Subway-</div>
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And McDonald's for Jackson-</div>
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I didn't get too many pictures of Thanksgiving, but here are a few.</div>
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Our wall of gratitude. I love how it turned out!</div>
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Harrison eyeing a Thanksgiving treat. He's so dang cute!</div>
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And Jackson as a sad little turkey because he burned his finger helping Jim smoke the turnkey-</div>
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And finally, <strong>DECEMBER!</strong></div>
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First, we decorated the tree! Ok, so this is a November thing in our house, but I'll just put it here.</div>
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Harrison is obsessed with all things Christmas tree. Anything that has lights, resembles a tree, or has any sort of greenery is a "Tee!" to him. He points and says, "Tee! Woah! Wow! Ooooh!" It's so incredibly sweet!</div>
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Our traditions continue of unwrapping a Christmas book every night.</div>
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Harrison gets a turn this year!</div>
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And doing some sort of advent leading up to Christ's birth. This year I switched it up a bit and we're studying Christ's life and making a coordinating ornament each night to decorate the tree in our front entry. I have enjoyed this so much and it's really brought the spirit of the season into my heart. The boys really love this advent! They're doing such a great job with it!</div>
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And there's always holiday jammies!</div>
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1. Ugly Christmas Sweater PJs</div>
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3. And these adorable PJs with a gnome on them that read, "I'll be gnome for the holidays".</div>
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I ask you, does it get any cuter?!</div>
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We just visited the church Nativity celebration we do every year-</div>
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Jackson rocked his Christmas show at school.</div>
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This week in the NFSC we were supposed to learn about American and why we celebrate the 4th of July every year, but since it was Harrison's birthday, we didn't get to it, but we did celebrate the 4th- there just wasn't as much learning involved as I would have liked.</div>
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So, I have been mulling over (and a little worried) about this year's 4th because I know that Jackson and Austin would LOVE to see a big firework display, but I also know that there is noway Harrison would be able to stay awake until after the sun goes down. That's an impossible feat for my littlest handsome right now. I also didn't want our family to be separated so some of us could attend fireworks while others of us stayed home for Harrison to get some sleep. Seriously, I had anxiety over this. It's not fair for the bigger boys to miss out just because there's a baby in the family. But like it always does, it turned out perfect this year.</div>
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First, the big boys went with daddy to pick out some fireworks to do at the house. You know, some sparklers and snakes- the "big" stuff! :) Quick side story: The quotes I just used reminds me of Jackson. He has started using air quotes, but he doesn't really know when to use them, so all day I he says things like, "May I have a "snack", please" or "Are we staying up "late" tonight", and my personal favorite, "Is Austin really my "brother"?". This kid cracks me up! Ok, so back to the 4th-</div>
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The big boys picked up some fireworks with daddy.</div>
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Before running errands, I had bought the boys some light up bracelets and glasses. So they were fully and appropriately accessorized for the day.</div>
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And then it was time for some firework fun!</div>
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He's not the bravest soul these days.</div>
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Jackson had fun-</div>
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And even Harrison got in on the action!</div>
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I had a hard time with this. I'm a big scaredy-cat when it comes to fireworks. I just envision huge explosions and arms falling off, the whole 9. Yeah, those sparklers can be killers!</div>
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Jackson did awesome! He was very careful and cautious, but much more brave than I am.</div>
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Jim and Jackson even had a wand/light saber fight, while Austin watched from inside the house. Maybe next year will be Austin's year for bravery.</div>
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Remember all that worry and anxiety I had about the boys missing out on a big fireworks display?</div>
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It was no problem at all! Our neighbors one street over had huge fireworks, just like the city had. I did think it was a bit much for our neighborhood (you know, I am a fireworks scaredy-cat after all), but by boys got to see a big firework display right from our front yard (while Harrison slept upstairs)!</div>
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Actually, there were fireworks in every direction we looked. It was awesome!</div>
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Best part? The really loud ones stopped when we went inside. Perfect timing!</div>
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We enjoyed the night together as a family.</div>
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This is what I had next to me as I watched the fireworks fly-</div>
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It was truly a perfect night.</div>
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Happy birthday, USA!</div>
Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-74097198849734492662015-07-06T10:17:00.001-07:002015-07-06T10:17:36.382-07:00Time Flies: Harrison's 1st birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I canNOT believe that my littlest little man is 1 already! What!? </div>
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Harrison is just perfect! He is so happy. And smart. And full of energy. He is the sweetest baby. He has the most adorable dimples. The fluffiest (almost) white hair. And his cute little pudgy arms reaching for me and wrapping around my neck is the best feeling in the world! I'm so so grateful he joined our family a year ago! </div>
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Harrison is the fastest crawler around! He is standing by himself, but he doesn't like walking just yet. He is such a little chatter! He spends most of his days saying "what's this!?" about every little thing his little chubby fingers picks up. He also says: hi, bye-bye, brah-brah, mama, dada, what's that, who's that, diaper, all done, more, baba, juice, and yessssss. I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of right now. He's such a smart baby! He has 8 teeth (4 top and 4 bottom) and he climbs like a little monkey with absolutely NO FEAR! He loves to jump out of my arms like a little chimp. Good thing I have enough fear for both of us. He's going to give me a heart attack.</div>
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His little life has just flown by, so having the theme "time flies" seemed to fit perfectly. <br />
And it turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself! <br />
My mom and I made all the decorations ourselves. </div>
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And since our awesome family photographer moved away, my mom and I also took his first birthday pictures ourselves.</div>
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We did a pretty decent job for not having any photography skills.<br />
My mom is awesome, by the way!</div>
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Here's his "Time Flies" themed picture.</div>
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This was just about a disaster- it was so windy the balloons kept hitting the grass and popping.</div>
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It was a bit frustrating, but we got a couple of cute shots-</div>
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We took a few in the grass, but he wasn't a big fan of the grass. It was pretty pokey and not very soft at all, so I can't blame him too much. However, grandma bought the boys these little pinwheels, and holding his little pinwheel made the grass not so bad.</div>
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At first, he was totally mesmerized by the pinwheel. The wind helped make the pinwheel pretty magical.<br />
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Then, he had to try to figure out his magical pinwheel-<br />
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And then it was nothing but pinwheel joy!<br />
Just look at that sweet little smile!<br />
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We tried to get some pictures with all 3 boys, but Harrison wasn't having it and I couldn't get the bigger boys attention for more than 2.7 seconds.<br />
But I really love this picture because they're just hanging out, just being brothers.<br />
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We also took a few pictures at the park.</div>
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This is daddy's favorite photo because he makes this little face a lot.<br />
Look at those big blues! I just want to squeeze this baby!</div>
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Here's my favorite shot.<br />
I love his wispy hair.<br />
I love his big blue eyes.<br />
I just love this perfect little man!<br />
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Ok, so back to the party...<br />
There were presents to be opened!<br />
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He pretty much cried for the first 5 minutes of presents because he just wanted to play with the toys he already had. But I had a trick up my sleeve...<br />
I know my tiny little baby loves cars- anything with wheels, and I knew he had a big trunk in one of those presents so we opened that one first.<br />
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He spent the rest of his time playing with his red fire truck (that he's holding) while the rest of us opened his gifts.<br />
Until he found some new instruments!<br />
What's better than a rolling truck?<br />
Loud, noisy instruments, of course!<br />
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And then there were puzzles. Messy, messy puzzles.<br />
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This picture of for grandpa Tyler and grandma Viv.<br />
He found CARS at the store, so he'll still be getting big boy clothes with the money you sent, but he spent a little on more cars.<br />
Little boys can never have enough cars.<br />
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What rounds out a perfect 1st birthday?<br />
CAKE!<br />
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My mom and I made the toppers.<br />
I seriously LOVED how this cake turned out!<br />
It was exactly how I pictured it.<br />
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And every birthday boy needs the perfect birthday seat to eat cake at for the first time-<br />
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Harrison had the best reaction to his birthday cake yet!<br />
See this sweet little cupcake. Totally innocent, right?<br />
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This little cupcake terrified the birthday boy.<br />
It was hilarious!<br />
Just look,..<br />
We're singing to the birthday boy, he's seems very happy-<br />
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He looks quite interested in his birthday smash cupcake-<br />
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And then it happened.<br />
The candle was blown out and that sweet little cupcake turned into the spawn of satan and Harrison wanted nothing to do with that evil confection!<br />
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Somebody needs to save this baby from the evil of his first cupcake!<br />
...because I was too busy laughing.<br />
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Don't worry, he was rescued. Eventually...<br />
And after some mommy lovins he took a nice birthday nap.<br />
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Happy FIRST birthday, Harrison.<br />
You are loved beyond measure!<br />
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Raylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17858863037356357105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006910670298002065.post-5112123860905947412015-06-15T11:52:00.000-07:002015-06-15T11:59:55.017-07:00Week 1 of NFSC: Our body!Last week was the first week of Nuffer Family Summer Camp (NFSC)! It went so well! ...but doesn't the first week always go well (ie; diets, working out, summer camps, etc.)? Everyone is enthusiastic and energized! We'll see how the next few weeks go now that the "new" has worn off. But really, it was a great week!<br />
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First, we put together a skeleton puzzle!</div>
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It was really fun. Maybe a little complicated. But fun!</div>
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Austin named him Mr. Skeleton. Very appropriate.</div>
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Then the boys visited our local fire station for this week's field trip because firemen help protect our bodies. These men were WONDERFUL! Just wonderful. They were sweet, patient, very helpful, and ready to do whatever the boys wanted to do. I was so impressed!</div>
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For starters, our awesome firemen explained the difference between a fire truck and a fire engine (I didn't even know the difference) and then they showed them all the different parts of the two vehicles.</div>
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I took this picture because the boys were barely bigger than the wheels of the fire truck, and Jackson's over 4 ft!</div>
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This part of the tour was the best and most important part to me.</div>
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One of the firemen dressed in full gear so the boys could see and hear what they sound and look like. They explained that they like to do this because in a fire emergency small children often hide from them because they're afraid of their uniforms. I had never thought of that before. I'm so so grateful for this experience because, sure enough, Austin was terrified of the fireman fully dressed. He showed Austin how he put on all his gear and how he takes it off, and that he's the same nice guy in and out of the suit, but Austin was never comfortable with him. I hope Austin understands now that the fireman might look scary, but he's the good guy!</div>
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And the boys' favorite part- INSIDE the fire engine!</div>
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We had such a great time visiting the fire station! It was a lot of fun! I cannot express just how wonderful these guys were to the boys. Not only do they spend their days risking their lives to keep us safe, but they were truly the nicest guys I've met in a long time!</div>
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I'm so grateful for these wonderful men!</div>
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We did bring them a little treat with a thank you note, but it pales in comparison to their sacrifice (there were cookies, I swear).</div>
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Another day during our body week, the boys made these x-ray crafts.</div>
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I think they came out pretty good!</div>
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I didn't do this on purpose, but in honor of body week, the boys started their swim lessons (pictures to come) and they also started their "wee sports". They just try out different sports to see if something comes naturally for them.</div>
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We're also considering karate for both boys. They start some trial lessons this weekend.</div>
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You can almost see them out in the field playing...</div>
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Harrison was happy as can be hanging out in the grass with us. Though all of my boys are a bit annoyed/scared of grass, Harrison was the bravest yet!</div>
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Later in the week, we played an animal movement game that got the boys up and moving their bodies. It was a lot of fun!</div>
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Harrison is bocking like a chicken with us. While we were playing the animal game, Harrison started laughing hysterically at us when we pretended to be chicken, and then he started bocking too!</div>
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It's time for summer camp! I'm so excited this year for so many reasons- For one, I'm not pregnant! WOOHOO! Two, I'm not in any classes this summer! And third, I've made some changes to the summer camp that are going to make each week more fun and enjoyable for everyone.</div>
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The biggest change this year is that I'm nixing any kind of schedule. Some days we just didn't get to whatever I had planned for that particular day, and I felt so guilty about it- like I failed at a camp that I created- that's crazy! Ain't nobody got time to create senseless guilt! So this year, every week will still have a theme (some old, some new), and each week we will have a field trip, a movie day, crafts, and experiments, but I'm not going to restrict myself to a certain day of specific activities. Each week I'll have lots to do for that theme, more than enough activities for the week, so there will be plenty of choices and options for each day. So, basically, I'm going to feel out each day because stuff (meaning: personalities and tantrums) happens. We'll also participate in the library's reading challenge and go to story time when we can, I'll still try to get books that coordinate with each weeks theme, like I have before.</div>
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The boys are also enrolled in swim lessons and an "all-sports" type class to get some energy out every week. To work their minds and keep academics fresh, I am enrolling them on ABCmouse.com. It's cheap and it has tons of activities in all areas of study. It only goes up to 2nd grade, so I'll have to figure out something different for Jackson next year, but it's great for this summer!</div>
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NFSC themes for 2015:</div>
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<b>Week 1 (June 8-12), Our Body:</b></div>
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<li>Human Skeleton puzzle (I found a similar puzzle to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Human-Muscle-and-Skeleton-Model/dp/B000NPDYEQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1432311568&sr=8-6&keywords=human+skeleton+3d+puzzle" target="_blank">this one</a> at Sams or Costco)</li>
<li><a href="http://homeschoolgiveaways.com/2014/05/human-anatomy-freebies/" target="_blank">Skeleton/body worksheets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.serendipityfromjewels.com/2011/02/fun-actvities-for-dental-health-month.html" target="_blank">Dental care activity</a> </li>
<li>Play Just Dance or play with <a href="http://pinningwithpurpose.blogspot.com/2013/04/kid-exerciseaction-cards.html" target="_blank">animal body movement cards</a> to exercise our bodies!</li>
<li>Community helpers (safety) <a href="http://tothemoonandbackblog.net/2014/08/grow-fashion-showplus-free-printables.html" target="_blank">worksheets and activities</a></li>
<li>Visit a fire station of ambulance (safety)</li>
<li><a href="http://inspiredmontessori.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-got-x-ray-at-school-today.html" target="_blank">X-ray craft with q-tips</a></li>
<li><a href="http://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/10/ezekiel-and-dry-bones-x-ray-craft.html" target="_blank">Skeleton hand craft</a></li>
<li>Play with <a href="http://igamemom.com/2014/07/04/app-went-free-wonderful-educational-app-for-kids-about-human-body/" target="_blank">My Incredible Body</a> app (it's $4.99)</li>
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*Movies ideas: Hotel Transylvania (because a main character is a skeleton) or Tangled (because she feels grass and nature for the first time- senses)<br />
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*Field trip: Fire station or ambulance or the Science Spectrum for some fun body exhibits</div>
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<b>Week 2 (June 15-19), Pirates, Arrrrrr!:</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://terrific2s.blogspot.com/2013/08/more-pirate-preschool-projects.html?m=1" target="_blank">Paper plate pirate craft</a></li>
<li><a href="http://artsymomma.com/2010/09/pirate-crafts-and-a-treasure-hunt.html" target="_blank">Make pirate gear</a> and play dress-up</li>
<li>Have a picnic with <a href="http://carlyskinner.com/blog/rlyskinner.com/2013/11/a-pirate-play-date-with-roseart.html?rq=PIRATE%20PLAY%20DATE" target="_blank">pirate food</a></li>
<li>Make a treasure chest (with popsicle sticks like <a href="http://artsymomma.com/2010/09/pirate-crafts-and-a-treasure-hunt.html" target="_blank">this</a> or paint one from Hobby Lobby)</li>
<li>Have a scavenger hunt for above treasure chest with <a href="http://lilluna.com/printable-treasure-map-kids-activity/" target="_blank">this map</a></li>
<li><a href="http://alpharetta.macaronikid.com/article/359063/craft-pirate-ship" target="_blank">Make a pirate ship with marshmellows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://springtimetreats.blogspot.com/2011/12/paper-puppets-pirate-cowboy-fairy-free.html" target="_blank">Make paper pirate puppets</a> and put on a puppet show</li>
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*Movie ideas: Lego Movie (Metal Beard, the pirate) or watch some Jake and the Neverland Pirates</div>
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*Field trip: The castle park (Legacy Play village)- I don't know why, but it reminds me of pirate ships</div>
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<b>Week 3 (June 22-26), Animals:</b><br />
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<li>Make an animal craft (I have TONS of animal crafts at home and several pinned on Pinterest)</li>
<li>Make a <a href="http://totscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/bird-nest-paper-plate-craft.html" target="_blank">bird's nest</a></li>
<li>Make a <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/DIY-fireflies-that-really-light-up-147918" target="_blank">glow bug</a> or this <a href="http://greenbeankindergarten.org/2012/05/06/incredible-insect-activities/" target="_blank">glow bug</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/printable-animals.html" target="_blank">Animal coloring pages</a></li>
<li><a href="http://oursciencenature.blogspot.com/2013/05/metamorphosis-butterfly-craft-paper.html" target="_blank">Caterpillar metamorphosis activity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Animal-characteristics-270299" target="_blank">Animal groupings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mothernatured.com/2014/03/25/animal-yoga-for-kids/" target="_blank">Animal yoga</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lifeovercs.com/13-days-of-learning-printables-day-one-three-frog-freebies/" target="_blank">Frog life cycle activity</a></li>
<li><a href="http://buggyandbuddy.com/animal-charades-kids-free-printable/" target="_blank">Animal charades</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happyhooligans.ca/paper-plate-birds/" target="_blank">Birds craft</a> or this <a href="http://www.jugglingwithkids.com/2012/07/summer-virtual-book-club-don-and-audrey.html" target="_blank">bird craft</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.creativemamaonadime.com/2012/07/relaxing-roadtrip-10-activities-for.html" target="_blank">How-to draw animals</a></li>
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*Movie ideas: Any of the Madagascar movies</div>
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*Field trip: Critter Fest at the Science Spectrum or visit the Amarillo Zoo</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.jugglingwithkids.com/2012/07/firework-painting.html" target="_blank">Paint fireworks with pipe cleaners</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.icanteachmychild.com/4th-of-july-apple-stamped-windsock/" target="_blank">Make 4th of July windsock</a></li>
<li><a href="http://firstgradefanatics.blogspot.com/2013/02/plenty-of-president-fun.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+FirstGradeFanatics+(First+Grade+Fanatics)" target="_blank">Presidents worksheets</a></li>
<li>Make <a href="http://www.housingaforest.com/simple-american-flag-craft-for-kids/" target="_blank">flag craft</a></li>
<li><a href="http://inkhappi.com/red-white-blue-hooray-for-the-usa-printables/" target="_blank">Flag worksheet</a></li>
<li>Make <a href="http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/fireworks-ring-craft.html" target="_blank">firework ring</a></li>
<li>Make <a href="http://www.kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-statue-of-liberty-crown-and-torch-noise-maker/?utm_campaign=june&utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=pin&utm_term=kidcraft&utm_content=20140616p&crlt.pid=camp.lHUUduttLZ6x" target="_blank">Statue of Liberty costume</a></li>
<li><a href="http://buggyandbuddy.com/4th-july-craft-kids-patriotic-necklace/" target="_blank">Patriotic necklace</a></li>
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*Movie ideas: Wreck it Ralph (what's more American than an arcade??) or Netflix's Amazing America (storybook treasures)</div>
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*Field trip: See a firework display</div>
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<li>Make paper airplanes (I found a couple paper airplane books for the boys to make)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sewingmamaraeanna.com/2013/07/paper-airplane-party.html" target="_blank">Paper airplane flying school</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thesuburbanmom.com/2014/08/01/disney-planes-fire-rescue-crafts-free-printables-birthday-party-ideas/" target="_blank">Clothespin and stick planes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.meinesvenja.de/2014/05/14/basteln-mit-klopapierrollen-teil-2/" target="_blank">TP roll plane</a> (different language, but I can copy the plane)</li>
<li><a href="http://discoverexplorelearn.com/balloon-rockets/" target="_blank">Balloon rockets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.whimsy-love.com/2012/06/summer-diary-day-15-paper-rockets.html" target="_blank">Paper and straw rocket</a></li>
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*Movie ideas: Planes Fire and Rescue</div>
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*Field trip: Silent Wings Museum</div>
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<b>Week 6 (July 13-17), Space:</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.schooltimesnippets.com/2014/10/edible-solar-system-hands-on-science-fun.html" target="_blank">Edible solar system</a></li>
<li><a href="http://raisinglittlerhodies.blogspot.com/2012/07/exploring-astronomy-solar-system-race.html?m=1" target="_blank">Sidewalk chalk / hop scotch solar system</a></li>
<li><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ce/16/da/ce16dad68329aa510d99aaeb6865a560.jpg" target="_blank">Oreo moon phases</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.moretime2teach.com/2013/02/earths-orbit-misconception.html" target="_blank">Orbit lesson/craft</a></li>
<li><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/1d/d2/44/1dd244523d0f2f12154bac57ebb3e585.jpg" target="_blank">Create your own constellations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-constellation-flashlight-discs/?crlt.pid=camp.ISgf9nba6zxp" target="_blank">Flashlight constellations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.educatall.com/page/111/Planets.html" target="_blank">Color by number space picture</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storytimekatie.com/2012/07/23/bedtime-pajamas/" target="_blank">Moon macaroni craft</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sciencenotebooking.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-03-31T10:06:00-04:00&max-results=7" target="_blank">Space bingo</a></li>
<li>Make the universe with contact and tissue papers (this is my own idea, just thought it'd be fun)</li>
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*Movie ideas: Escape From Planet Earth or that new movie about the alien coming to Earth???</div>
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*Field trip: the Science Spectrum or the planetarium show (on space)?</div>
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<li>Learn about the world on a map (I found a cheap laminated world map at Sam's/Costco)</li>
<li>Talk and learn about different cultures (I'll choose different cultures and we'll talk about them)</li>
<li>Try ^^ their food (we'll make food together of above cultures)</li>
<li>Continent worksheets</li>
<li><a href="http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/04/18/activity-of-week-continent-map-work/" target="_blank">Map magnets puzzle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.education.com/activity/article/native-american-pictographs/" target="_blank">Pictographs</a> sentences</li>
<li><a href="http://calligraphy-alphabet.blogspot.com/2012/12/chinese-alphabet-letters.html" target="_blank">Chinese alphabet</a>, write our names</li>
<li>Make <a href="http://www.education.com/activity/article/african-collar-necklace/" target="_blank">African collar necklace</a></li>
<li><a href="http://createartwithme.blogspot.com/2012/07/super-simple-dream-catcher-from-paper.html" target="_blank">Paper plate dream catchers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.education.com/activity/article/Teach_the_art_basket_weaving/" target="_blank">Paper plate basket weaving</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.crayonfreckles.com/2012/11/world-hello-day.html" target="_blank">Learn "hello" in different languages</a></li>
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*Movie ideas: Rio or Rio 2</div>
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*Field trip: TTU Museum</div>
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<b>Week 8 (July 27-31), The Earth:</b></div>
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<li>Make <a href="http://www.kidskubby.com/toilet-paper-roll-crafts/2/" target="_blank">bird feeders</a></li>
<li>Go on a <a href="http://www.thetaylor-house.com/nature-scavenger-hunt-for-kids/" target="_blank">nature scavenger hunt</a> or this <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/242068548697620739/" target="_blank">hunt</a> or this <a href="https://ccprn.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/nature-walks-and-scavenger-hunts/" target="_blank">hunt</a></li>
<li>Make at home recycling center (we don't have one since we moved)</li>
<li>Plant a garden/plant using <a href="http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/02/22/garden-diy-how-to-make-newspaper-seedling-pots/" target="_blank">newspaper for seedlings</a></li>
<li>Observe plastic baggie plant (just place seeds in a wet paper towel in a plastic baggie)</li>
<li>Make an <a href="http://www.housingaforest.com/20-earth-day-crafts-and-activities-for-kids/" target="_blank">Earth with tissue paper</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-1169347" target="_blank">Earth day worksheet</a></li>
<li>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ8KkI4z4vo&list=PL2Zef9KQGytUntJegeTmJxAFlIkaTRo-P" target="_blank">plant growing video</a></li>
<li>Make your own <a href="http://www.woohome.com/diy-2/20-crafts-to-make-you-fall-in-love-with-diying" target="_blank">chia pet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://crayonbits.blogspot.com/search/label/Plants" target="_blank">Label plant parts activity</a></li>
<li>Make <a href="http://handsonaswegrow.com/craft-for-toddlers-nature-collage-suncatcher/" target="_blank">nature sun catchers</a></li>
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*Movie ideas: The Lorax or School House Rocks: Earth (on Netflix)</div>
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*Field trip: visit the Lubbock Lake Landmark</div>
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<b>Week 9 (August 3-7), The Ocean:</b></div>
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<li><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/242068548695626936/" target="_blank">Ocean scene with wax paper craft</a></li>
<li>Make a <a href="http://indulgy.com/post/3rsbudvCq2/under-the-sea-theme-shower-cap-jelly-fishjus" target="_blank">Jellyfish craft</a></li>
<li>Make a <a href="http://cheapcraftymama.com/j-is-for-jellyfish-2/" target="_blank">jellyfish in a jar</a></li>
<li>Make an <a href="http://daisycottagedesigns.net/kids-craft/under-the-sea-preschool-craft-preschool-at-home/" target="_blank">ocean scene craft</a></li>
<li>Make an <a href="http://www.mamaslikeme.com/2014/06/the-great-8-octopus-counting-and-fine.html" target="_blank">octopus craft</a></li>
<li><a href="http://owensfamily-gwyn.blogspot.com/2013/04/free-five-little-fishes.html" target="_blank">5 Little Fishy puppets</a></li>
<li>Make a <a href="http://ourcraftsnthings.com/2012/08/scuba-diver/" target="_blank">scuba diver selfie</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mrprintables.com/under-the-sea-coloring-pages.html" target="_blank">Ocean coloring pages</a></li>
<li><a href="https://beyondtraditionalmath.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/3-hands-on-earth-day-activities-that-integrate-math/" target="_blank">Clean a polluted ocean</a> experiment</li>
<li><a href="http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/54308/ocean-printable-mazes" target="_blank">Ocean animal mazes</a></li>
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*Field trip: the Science Spectrum's fish in the basement</div>
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Week 10 (August 10-14), Weather:</div>
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<li><a href="http://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/12/sticky-wall-rainbow/" target="_blank">Rainbow craft</a></li>
<li>Make a weather chart for the week (I just make a bar graph with the boys for the week)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/learning-about-weather-science-experiments.html" target="_blank">Weather experiment</a></li>
<li><a href="http://carrotsareorange.com/preschool-geography-clouds/" target="_blank">Make different clouds with cotton balls</a></li>
<li>Make <a href="http://momstotschool.blogspot.com/2013/01/waddles-by-david-mcphail.html" target="_blank">seasons trees</a></li>
<li>Make <a href="http://happyhooligans.ca/rain-sticks/" target="_blank">rain sticks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.creativefamilyfun.net/2013/06/art-science-sun-prints.html#_Xphq8K&_a5y_p=1648919" target="_blank">Sun prints </a>experiment</li>
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<li>Look at clouds with <a href="http://innerchildfun.com/2011/10/nature-crafts-and-activities-for-kids-you-will-want-to-do-right-now.html" target="_blank">cloud-scope</a></li>
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*Field trip: the Science Spectrum or the Windmill Museum</div>
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First up, a letter to daddy.</div>
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We played outside one day while waiting for Jim to get home and Jackson wanted to write a note to daddy that he'd see when he gets home.</div>
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It reads, "Dear Daddy, 'your' welcome home from work. PS I love you!"</div>
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He's so cute!</div>
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Harrison learned a couple new tricks:</div>
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He learned to read:</div>
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And balance stuff on his head:</div>
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We're so proud!</div>
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This next story might not be for the faint of heart.</div>
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Monkey was tortured.</div>
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I'm not 100% sure why, but I'm sure he wouldn't tell some important and critical information that Jackson was trying to pry out of him.</div>
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Stay strong, Monkey!</div>
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First he was put in the gas chamber. For hours.</div>
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Literally hours.</div>
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But apparently he didn't talk because later that day I found him like this:</div>
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Poor, Monkey. He's so brave.</div>
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For awhile Jim was working weekends, so on Saturdays I took the boys out for a mommy/sons dates.</div>
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We went to the Science Spectrum together:</div>
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And we also went to the arboretum and walked around looking at the beautiful flowers.</div>
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They liked this more than I thought they would.</div>
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I love this picture! It really shows their personalities.</div>
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Jackson is smiling perfectly, he's very type A.</div>
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Austin is "being burned by the sun". He can be a bit dramatic. He's 4. It goes with the territory.</div>
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And little Harrison is just along for the ride. He's just happy to be with his brothers, even if it means being squeezed and smooshed.</div>
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When we pick up Jackson from school, Austin is such a fun helper!</div>
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This is how he spends most of time waiting. Hangin' with Harrison. Yes, Harrison is in that seat.</div>
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And yes, Austin's rockin pajamas at 3 in the afternoon. Jealous?</div>
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Jim gave me flowers for no particular reason at all.</div>
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Just because he knows I love flowers.</div>
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These flowers were gorgeous! The picture doesn't do them justice.</div>
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Then, our deep freeze broke, but to be fair, it was 15+ years old. My grandpa bought it used and had it for a few years. Then, he gave it to my mom who had it for over 10 years, and then we had it for a few years. So it was time to buy a new one. We got an upright! </div>
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It's so pretty.</div>
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Our church time sucks, to put it plainly. It's from 11;30-2:20, right at nap time. Oy vay.</div>
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Harrison, like Jackson, does NOT like sleeping anywhere but his bed, but a couple of Sundays in a row he fell asleep with Jim. Success!</div>
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They're so cute in their matching pink.</div>
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So Jim took the older boys to get some free comics, while Harrison and I visited the festival.</div>
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He's a pretty cool dude, and he knows it!</div>
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The boys got A LOT of free comics this year.</div>
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Jackson reading them to Austin. He's such a good big brother!</div>
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Then this happened.</div>
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Austin is known as "Captain Destructo" around the house because destroying things is kind of his thing. Here he (with some help from Jackson) finally kicked our trim enough it fell off. ;-/</div>
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At the doctor's office. Sigh.</div>
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Then it was time for "May the 4th be with you". The library through a Star Wars party and Jim took some time off work to take the boys.</div>
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Even Harrison went to the party!</div>
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I'll be honest, the closest we get to celebrating Cinco De Mayo is eating tacos for dinner, but this year Jackson was in a special celebration dance at school.</div>
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He's taking Spanish and his teacher sent a note home requesting he participate. Sure! I thought it was all of the first graders, but no, he was only one of six! His dance was so so cute. Although, it might have hurt this mama's heart seeing him dance with a girl for the first time...</div>
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I brought a few different types of muffins for the class with the note "Muffins better than a great teacher!"</div>
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I also took a picture of her with the class because she was sick on class picture day. I'm going to give her an 8x10 copy in a big card or book the last day of school.</div>
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Around this same time, Jim started working in the evenings. He gets out of work right as the boys are going to bed, 8pm. The first night the boys somehow convinced me to let them stay up until Jim got home for some good night hugs from daddy.</div>
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I've talked a bit on the blog about how we read children's scripture stories in the evenings, and we discuss a different scripture every morning. Well, I decided that the older boys were big enough to start reading the real Book of Mormon. I bought them both cheap blue copies because I thought it might help keep Austin's attention and Jackson can join in reading. It's a success!</div>
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Here they are their first night reading their big boy scriptures with a page to mark off each chapter as they read them.</div>
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I think after they read the whole book (it'll be awhile), I'll throw a big party. It'll be fun!</div>
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The Science Spectrum had a pirate school night. They had this comedian put on a show for the kids about pirate school. The boys LOVED it! Especially Jackson. Austin's a bit leery of anything or anyone new, so he was a bit apprehensive, but he still had fun.</div>
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But before the show, we checked out the pirate exhibit.</div>
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All 3 boys especially liked dressing up like pirates:</div>
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Then, it was time to find seats for the show. Harrison is patiently waiting:</div>
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The pirate came out for a little pre-show and greeted his "new students".</div>
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Austin was the first student he talked to, he wasn't to sure about the weird piratey dude...</div>
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He wouldn't even look at him. He finally told the pirate his name, but he refused to look his direction. It was hilarious!</div>
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Jackson was all into it though!</div>
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The pirate even called Jackson up on stage at the end. Jackson was thrilled!</div>
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This Jackson up on stage having a sword fight with the pirate.</div>
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Harrison has a full-blown obsession with our front window. He spends most of his waking hours staring out at our neighbors. Nosey lookey-lou!</div>
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Then it was time for Mother's Day! My favorite part of Mother's Day is the homemade gifts from the boys. Their either super sweet or just plain hilarious.</div>
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This year's was hilarious</div>
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First, Austin wrote about me:</div>
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"My mom is as pretty as 'my hair'"</div>
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"My mom is as nice as 'the moon'"</div>
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But this year's all-time favorite answer:</div>
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"My mom is as smart as 'dad'"</div>
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Wow. That's all I can say.</div>
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Jackson made me a card with the dearest, sweetest, personal message:</div>
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It started with Austin and Bronchitis. I didn't get any pictures of his suffering, unfortunately.</div>
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Then Harrison got a wicked awful virus that gave him a hugh fever for 5 days. The worst part was that the fever made him so uncomfortable he just cried and whined all. day. long.</div>
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And he only wanted me. I love that he's my biggest mama's boy, but it was a hard 5 days for me. No breaks from a crying baby is a little rough, not to mention seeing your sweet baby in so much pain.</div>
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Not fun.</div>
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He's almost happy in this picture, but looks can be deceiving.</div>
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On Harrison's last night with a fever, I noticed that Jackson was whining and crying over nothing- which is not like him. So I reluctantly checked his temperature and sure enough, he had a fever. I was sure he just had Harrison's virus, but we took him to the doctor anyway because she had mentioned that Strep was everywhere in Lubbock. Sure enough, he had Strep.</div>
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We were kind of relieved because Jackson takes Strep like a champ! He's down for a couple days and then he's good. But not this time. We "think" he got Strep and while his immune system was compromised he got Harrison's death virus on top of it. 7 days of fever. He was so sad.</div>
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But he survived just in time to go back to school for the last week of 1st grade!</div>
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And last, but not least, Harrison finally learned how to feed himself with a bottle.</div>
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Easter was really nice this year. The boys visited the Easter bunny, colored and hunted eggs, we ate a lot of food, and had some fun with family. I couldn't ask for more!</div>
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First, the boys visited the Easter bunny at Jim's work. His new company is very family oriented and they welcome family in for fun activities like the Easter bunny!</div>
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The boys played a little Hokey Pokey</div>
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They had a Bunny Trail that you had to hop through. It was super cute.</div>
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They had snacks and treats for all the littles.</div>
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Daddy shared a cookie with Harrison. It was his first cookie- that's pretty big!</div>
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And then it was time for the bunny!</div>
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Sometimes the costumes are a bit shady (this includes Santa, too), so I always explain to the boys that we're just visiting one of the Easter Bunny's (or Santa's) helpers and not the real bunny/guy, and thank goodness I did because Jackson saw the bunny adjust his bunny head. He saw a guy in the suit. He told me in the car, "I'm very sure that was just the Easter bunny's helper because I saw it was just a guy in a suit, mom." Phew, crisis averted.</div>
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I'm kind of wondering if Jackson is ready to know the bunny isn't real. Maybe next year...</div>
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Anyway, I'm a bit surprised to announce that NO ONE cried!</div>
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Austin didn't want to sit on his lap, but no one cried. Win!</div>
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Then it was time to color eggs. Woot woot!</div>
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Usually I just use good coloring, but Austin found a Star Wars Rebels egg coloring kit, and Star Wars Rebels is the boys' favorite show, so we Star Wars Rebeled up some eggs!</div>
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We had a big family dinner and my little brother came into town. The boys love when Uncle Brian comes to visit!</div>
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But this visit was a really good one because he brought his girlfriend, Whitney, with him. Whitney is super sweet and we all loved that she joined us this year, but Whitney's visit was most special to Jackson and Harrison. Jackson told me, "Mama, I'm going to take Uncle Brian's girlfriend so she'll be MY girlfriend!" You better watch it, Brian, he's on the prowl...</div>
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And Harrison was pretty enamored with Whitney as well. He almost wanted Whitney as much as he wanted me that day.</div>
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After dinner we played the boys' new favorite game, Frozen Uno.</div>
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Harrison even had a few eggs to find.</div>
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He squeeled and laughed the whole time!</div>
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Happy Easter from the Nuffers!</div>
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