tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87107262583406934732024-03-19T06:58:07.641-04:00WE LOVE COOKIESA blog about what we love... which is mostly our kids.Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-19220032497483853662022-01-04T17:36:00.006-05:002022-01-04T17:36:36.386-05:00Liam is fourteen<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDGROtpPoJjGQqE88Z3uf6mmCAXyNu-pYnTtyaA-ib2dsGwlX73e5wI995dPnK3ckcXHX1FiX5JHn29sTJhYceOZOhTUOr3DjyEeKelMSWZBahPcgqkDRe1ykXHeO4cxrY5wAD5dePLo05tUpS2z5068YG0sghHtDI7GtwIgQ_4PFB3Ju8wD7azfV0aw=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDGROtpPoJjGQqE88Z3uf6mmCAXyNu-pYnTtyaA-ib2dsGwlX73e5wI995dPnK3ckcXHX1FiX5JHn29sTJhYceOZOhTUOr3DjyEeKelMSWZBahPcgqkDRe1ykXHeO4cxrY5wAD5dePLo05tUpS2z5068YG0sghHtDI7GtwIgQ_4PFB3Ju8wD7azfV0aw=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;">It's been a full year with a teenager and y'all.... I can see it's the beginning of some hard but also really fun years. This year has been weird on its own with COVID still running rampant and getting to know a new school. Throw in the general awkwardness of becoming a young adult and you have yourself a recipe for some interesting times. Even though it hasn't been easy, I know we have grown as a family and have remained connected (sometimes by a thread). At the end of the day, we know we love and support each other to the end of the earth and back. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1. What is your favorite color? </span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Dark Green<br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">2. What is your favorite toy? My computer<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? Pomegranate<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Psych<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Boneless buffalo chicken <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Vans shoes & socks, cargo pants, Vans shirt<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Minecraft Hypixel<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Popcorn<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? Kiwi bird<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> Doomsday by MF Doom<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Swing by Kwame Alexander<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Dad<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Throw a football with dad<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Root beer<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? cup of water<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Kielbasa <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Sushi<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? biologist<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Spider-Man No Way From Home<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">22. What is your favorite football team? Saints and LSU</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">This has been a year of big growth for Liam, both physically and developmentally. He's grown something like 5 inches in a year. He's really asserting his autonomy and has discovered his style in clothes! That is a new one, he's never really cared about how anything looks but he's always cared about it being comfortable. He's landed on a skater look and his wardrobe is very reminiscent of my time in high school which is a trip. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Getting back into school physically has been a blessing to everyone involved. As much as he loves being home, being around other kids his age has really improved his overall disposition. He played on the flag football team at a time where he really needed to get back to moving his body and is now interested in joining the team at the Y in the Spring. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">We discovered (after missing a lot of school) that he had a vitamin D deficiency so we've been working on being outside more and taking supplements and it's made such a difference. Although he's still more tired than the average kid, he has stopped missing days from school. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">He is still sweet and snuggly towards his dad and me. The teenage moods are happening more often but he's still there peeking through, letting us know not to take it too personally. So we wait and try to be supportive as best we can. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZoQhVGGfHxp0qaXmNSvi9d-Vot2t6qz4lbMhZIarTWFjjS5sfSdf9HzPry1DhxivjsZZnXZXK7y_X80wCzOlNsSrhcKfInziTRuBXBYmG3kavaJO-okAOIQlMXF0QcEg-mI-8aMDdD1-YVGY8_9RyNzwPiVvAFXy8NoFq1QThSsp4htci1wK3zHhqmg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZoQhVGGfHxp0qaXmNSvi9d-Vot2t6qz4lbMhZIarTWFjjS5sfSdf9HzPry1DhxivjsZZnXZXK7y_X80wCzOlNsSrhcKfInziTRuBXBYmG3kavaJO-okAOIQlMXF0QcEg-mI-8aMDdD1-YVGY8_9RyNzwPiVvAFXy8NoFq1QThSsp4htci1wK3zHhqmg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4-KdDJD1hTLxrB54aQYZ1ELqfkUiOlT0E9xgigJT5zi1qX19kyk8j0SORHz-RHPrNaTfTyMWvgabmvyoSer4Jaaf4BSnbLatu2bqeZssDTtm9YmEkHUOThvRITGkzYoA4K4zSAYv5LQaVfc19ny7lImjywQhkdW7NGF9KX03Gv50SVWe54J4Dx9oajA=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4-KdDJD1hTLxrB54aQYZ1ELqfkUiOlT0E9xgigJT5zi1qX19kyk8j0SORHz-RHPrNaTfTyMWvgabmvyoSer4Jaaf4BSnbLatu2bqeZssDTtm9YmEkHUOThvRITGkzYoA4K4zSAYv5LQaVfc19ny7lImjywQhkdW7NGF9KX03Gv50SVWe54J4Dx9oajA=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZGj3ZvbzvyWNyoAib9oNArsgobsfk7eMmOzL-Mqftq-IFtOV7k1HMLja8lnKIWHbJaTelF72ta4XEKhS_Bfgke_Kp_Czx_EGaP5j_0v04n6LLCMbiRSPUBPTpuOfdYfKizbJxT5mz8RR4k8wnBuAumgkOGxakH0bGaChhaP-zbUK-kFhOnhugmMCyBw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZGj3ZvbzvyWNyoAib9oNArsgobsfk7eMmOzL-Mqftq-IFtOV7k1HMLja8lnKIWHbJaTelF72ta4XEKhS_Bfgke_Kp_Czx_EGaP5j_0v04n6LLCMbiRSPUBPTpuOfdYfKizbJxT5mz8RR4k8wnBuAumgkOGxakH0bGaChhaP-zbUK-kFhOnhugmMCyBw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-8VCwMFv1LHcJfS16oxMLNTKYpBZc5V1Wg_hdE2ot93EFata7ERo19I2RJdWQb32DG3Q7d_hdssaE5VssH4CxSZdn30Z46EnGU1JVjOqbo-RlUzgWBlxd0t3hpoF6mn55nQAn3at1iYPm6IcxiZs9YVrghYUAqaLEduvHJwhPQLvyxcZ8X3y9tjmTGA=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-8VCwMFv1LHcJfS16oxMLNTKYpBZc5V1Wg_hdE2ot93EFata7ERo19I2RJdWQb32DG3Q7d_hdssaE5VssH4CxSZdn30Z46EnGU1JVjOqbo-RlUzgWBlxd0t3hpoF6mn55nQAn3at1iYPm6IcxiZs9YVrghYUAqaLEduvHJwhPQLvyxcZ8X3y9tjmTGA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAPykPofete4ALFrbYznKkgVyniIKquM5Wq2BB7OpaAHf-cn0TGu73GURWf3pPT-Zl1TqaOYENdjWfwfVBrlewF08H6vhVxcJEukZu2C9hwJj5JBUB2kTlO6xyVbFg4LqcLqeOW3iB60IE_RPKgkVeIRY3zorD6ALqhMvcu09zsG9sd1dru4wxnEIqxQ=s3520" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAPykPofete4ALFrbYznKkgVyniIKquM5Wq2BB7OpaAHf-cn0TGu73GURWf3pPT-Zl1TqaOYENdjWfwfVBrlewF08H6vhVxcJEukZu2C9hwJj5JBUB2kTlO6xyVbFg4LqcLqeOW3iB60IE_RPKgkVeIRY3zorD6ALqhMvcu09zsG9sd1dru4wxnEIqxQ=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div>Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-78570491664624873272021-12-20T18:02:00.000-05:002021-12-20T18:02:00.255-05:00Livi is eleven<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1. What is your favorite color?</span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">black</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">2. What is your favorite toy? my bike</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? bananas </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Inbestigators</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Ramen</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? I like all my outfits</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">7. What is your favorite game? Roblox</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Takis</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">9. What is your favorite animal? horse and my pets</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">10. What is your favorite song?</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #626262;">Hooked on a Feeling</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">11. What is your favorite book? Babysitters Club</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">12. Who is your best friend? Sierra</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? bike and ride horses</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Vanilla Milkshake</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Rigby</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Toast with butter, eggs and avocado</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Farmer or Architect and Interior Designer</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Thor Ragnarok (so far)</span></p><div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Livi started middle school this year... well, kind of. She started a new school that goes from 5th-12th so although she hasn't "officially" entered middle school, she is getting a taste of what it's like with different teachers for each class. Of course, this isn't a normal school year. Being remote all year has come with some major challenges. She's a social kid who learns best by experiencing so you can imagine how hard this year has been on her. Through all that, she has managed to make new friends (as Livi always does). She's really growing into her own and starting to leave behind her more childish toys. It's been gradual and it's still happening. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div>Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-67063408595382166202021-01-09T13:04:00.001-05:002021-01-09T13:04:24.153-05:00Liam is thirteen<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaaAtWU7u9cqowhSXepScrM6vFxeswaxRATiz_P1n8AA5yZ6PXqq4DwODiEncieBr1a9sRQB_h9Pq39nXOiiyV1TpcLtjdqTCXvdSobiXGDN9EBCcE1p46p3MgzPYC1UE40jz1W73uuI0/s2048/82DAFB72-C4A7-4A25-855E-5A3026BEBCEA.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaaAtWU7u9cqowhSXepScrM6vFxeswaxRATiz_P1n8AA5yZ6PXqq4DwODiEncieBr1a9sRQB_h9Pq39nXOiiyV1TpcLtjdqTCXvdSobiXGDN9EBCcE1p46p3MgzPYC1UE40jz1W73uuI0/w466-h640/82DAFB72-C4A7-4A25-855E-5A3026BEBCEA.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">1. What is your favorite color?</span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #666666;">pale yellow<br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">2. What is your favorite toy? My computer & 144 hz monitor<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? Pomegranate<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Sherlock<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Sonic's boneless buffalo chicken <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Champion long sleeve shirt, black & white basketball shorts, white Nikes<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Minecraft Hypixel<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Dill Pickle Lay's Chips<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? Kiwi bird<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> Cigarette Daydreams by Cage the Elephant<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? The 2nd Candymakers book<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Cameron Matherly<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Honey Nut Cheerios<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Go on a walk with Dad<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Root beer<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my Kindle<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? pumpkin spice muffins<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Westville Pub buffalo chicken wrap<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? politician<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Dr Strange<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">22. What is your favorite football team? Saints and LSU</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">So I guess I have a teenager now? He's all teen, all the time. He hit a growth spurt of about 3 inches in the last 5 months so he's just an inch or two shy of my height. He's sleeping later, starting to have more opinions about he wears, and rocking a tween-stache (which he hates and I will definitely get yelled out if he founds out I wrote that).</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">Like most boys his age, he is heavily into video games and wants to become a you tuber. His current game of choice is Minecraft, specifically a server called Hypixel. He still cubes occasionally, but with competitions largely going virtual he's lost the motivation to keep it up like he once did. But he has made some good friends as a result of the cubing community, including one local friend who he now plays Minecraft with!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">Through the pandemic, he's strengthened some old friendships with his best friends in Florida. He plays video games with them virtually and even got to spend a week with them in person a couple months ago. He started a new school this year (reluctantly), but I think he's liking it. I am thrilled with the change and they've done the best they can with all this virtual craziness. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;">Overall, he's doing really well. He's starting to discover who he is and has a newfound love of politics. Granted, what he knows of politics comes from the Trump presidency so let's see if he finds it just as fascinating once he sees how boring it really should be. And let's hope it gets boring again real soon. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZn-Jmm2hBqDSjUuK4iPfEW3nUCweDHpPjznX6iqk38JhtY0vswA4ZUWm8BY__oWybwsGIrDQAXcelGHJqKKOM94kLQkUbxCQVGOENz6dm65F21iscd2evQDttjZhwNj05p5tkRxvrJE8/s2048/5608E271-A535-4D61-A014-C16701706B6F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZn-Jmm2hBqDSjUuK4iPfEW3nUCweDHpPjznX6iqk38JhtY0vswA4ZUWm8BY__oWybwsGIrDQAXcelGHJqKKOM94kLQkUbxCQVGOENz6dm65F21iscd2evQDttjZhwNj05p5tkRxvrJE8/w300-h400/5608E271-A535-4D61-A014-C16701706B6F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNunY2wdoKDzAlWcbrXMHh0QqCzkQsNWBYQMlmOJND7S_SjT68hiYmMr5mQU2sLJwdPfWllcEyw-omiu6xCTKooUu97kM3Ey4qi0mDmPx4m3VZOcitjk_rxV_DkR_yA31IlbQkjN4AyIZN/s2048/6FC60631-910A-48EC-8539-3CD9214C1E41.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNunY2wdoKDzAlWcbrXMHh0QqCzkQsNWBYQMlmOJND7S_SjT68hiYmMr5mQU2sLJwdPfWllcEyw-omiu6xCTKooUu97kM3Ey4qi0mDmPx4m3VZOcitjk_rxV_DkR_yA31IlbQkjN4AyIZN/w300-h400/6FC60631-910A-48EC-8539-3CD9214C1E41.heic" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 21.56px;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdiP-LDSjShhKX8vABewjNdTLc-AKWTvqekdlQmOFdnRVqkkL0_KxdwPsxfxIiDwKS58jASV0fdt7zr736v3SLEhwKN8ELUnwJNJfoJYzY2yHL2ORa7PvJX_9u4FJx0zI2PESZ0_H8WH2/s2048/E8326FD5-0FE4-4230-9B5B-FBD984ABDAD3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdiP-LDSjShhKX8vABewjNdTLc-AKWTvqekdlQmOFdnRVqkkL0_KxdwPsxfxIiDwKS58jASV0fdt7zr736v3SLEhwKN8ELUnwJNJfoJYzY2yHL2ORa7PvJX_9u4FJx0zI2PESZ0_H8WH2/w300-h400/E8326FD5-0FE4-4230-9B5B-FBD984ABDAD3.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKcQMR2NKmgPpTb9Mensbfb_7I27thorv14Mv6_IAvOLwJ74UzlKW9Nnr_oePOmF4aukWaOtvWPBY1V2ioiPmpWPNvdeX3f0C9eWpO5wHK-NIqAAeJdwRXx5r9LVh-PUfKCvqVrbN-He0/s2048/AFAA9741-45BC-4B05-A532-48557A21C3F4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKcQMR2NKmgPpTb9Mensbfb_7I27thorv14Mv6_IAvOLwJ74UzlKW9Nnr_oePOmF4aukWaOtvWPBY1V2ioiPmpWPNvdeX3f0C9eWpO5wHK-NIqAAeJdwRXx5r9LVh-PUfKCvqVrbN-He0/w300-h400/AFAA9741-45BC-4B05-A532-48557A21C3F4.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFmax4BXbNJfI0jd7J1PxR0tmhPoFLvViTL7imXZexZxKzWWW-sp6TfA6w8483ZbvkWtWjepi54IChW5CexaIYB0c1yHL2ZsXeq2JfByPQV7q0tuG7XRV4hxL5vPQ6xJVQRXqATAHajM-/s2048/0DF9A935-E004-4851-B797-80C5DEDE53DD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFmax4BXbNJfI0jd7J1PxR0tmhPoFLvViTL7imXZexZxKzWWW-sp6TfA6w8483ZbvkWtWjepi54IChW5CexaIYB0c1yHL2ZsXeq2JfByPQV7q0tuG7XRV4hxL5vPQ6xJVQRXqATAHajM-/w300-h400/0DF9A935-E004-4851-B797-80C5DEDE53DD.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div>Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-75634271519476600772020-05-20T12:59:00.003-04:002021-01-05T18:36:25.613-05:00Livi is ten!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? legos!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? pineapple! </span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? All About the Washingtons!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chic-fil-a!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Sports pants and a sweatshirt!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Roblox! </span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? gummies! </span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? otter!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #626262;">Call to the Wild (from Zombies 2 movie)!</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Babysitters Club!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Luya, Lily, Sierra!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Swim in the pool!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Dr Pepper!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Penny!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pumpkins with M&Ms!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional athlete (basketball)!</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Zombies 2!</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px;">She is always doing some kind of project. There is constantly scissors, glue, cardboard, markers, or [insert crafty item] lying around. She loves to create by painting, coloring, drawing, whatever. She's also really into baking and cooking. She's got the basics down and can make a nice breakfast of scrambled eggs and avocado toast on all her own. She is starting to come up with her own ideas and is learning what flavors go together. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px;">She's been taking a Silks class for a few months and seems to be enjoying it. It takes a lot of practice and core strength and it's makes my day when I get to see her nail something that she's been practicing on for weeks. She's also doing Girls on the Run again this year for the third time. She loves the fellowship with her other girls and it's the closest thing she has to a team since she's not one for organized sports. I'm a huge fan of the club and hope it leads to more running dates with me. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px;">The funnest new thing that she is into is houses. She is obsessed with all things "modern". She likes to go on walks to check out the newly constructed houses in the area. Anytime she learns about a celebrity, she looks up their house on google. When she plays Roblox, she is designing and building houses. I think we may have a future designer or architect on our hands. </span><br />
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Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-66835089355103401492020-02-25T09:36:00.001-05:002020-02-25T09:36:16.292-05:00Liam is Twelve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Simpsons</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? buffalo chicken tender</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Saints jacket</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Madden 20</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Flaming hot Cheetos</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? narwhal</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> Bare Necessities from Jungle Book</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? White Bird</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Cameron Matherly</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Apple Cinnamon Cheerios</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play football</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Rootbeer</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? a book</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Toasted waffles</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Blaze pizza</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: medium; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I don't know</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Mulan</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">Liam is in sixth grade which means this is his first year of middle school. He rides the school bus most of the time and when he rides with me, he rides in the front seat now. Sixth grade started with some added responsibilities such as packing his own lunch and setting his own reminders so he knows when he needs to leave to catch the bus. He got a phone at the beginning of the school year so he could contact us if anything happens on the way to/from school. It's not a smartphone like he was hoping for, but rather a flip phone very similar to the one I used to have back in the day. He's learned the art of texting using a keypad which I find pretty funny. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">Overall, he is having a fantastic year. He doesn't tell me much which I understand, but most days he is in great spirits and seems to be enjoying the autonomy that middle school brings. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">He is fully into speedcubing and has been in 3 competitions despite starting the hobby last April. Right now, he can competently solve a 3x3, 2x2, pyraminx, and megaminx. He has a 4x4, but he's working on his speed for that one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We attempted fall baseball this year, but Liam ended up breaking his finger and it really messed with his head. He's worried about getting injured again and has opted into flag football for the Spring which he hasn't done before outside of pickup games. But he does love himself some football. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Lately, he's been really into politics. It's not a great time to be into politics with all the weirdness that is going on, but I am proud of him for staying informed and asking questions. He is hoping Amy Klobuchar wins the Democratic nominee spot.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">He's so so sweet and kind and cuddly and I love him so so much.</span><br />
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Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-56258315605413640052019-03-01T11:32:00.000-05:002020-02-09T13:56:53.083-05:00Livi is Nine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chic-fil-a</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? "Obviously, this one" (she's wearing a sushi shirt and camouflage pants that do not remotely go together)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Roblox</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? salt and vinegar chips </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? dolphin and parrot</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #626262;">7 rings by Arianna Grande</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Babysitters Club</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Luya</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Go on the swings</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Coke</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Penny and Rigby</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Toast with butter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Scientist</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Spiderman, into the Spiderverse</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; line-height: 21.56px;">1. What is your favorite color?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;">neon pink</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? Xbox</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? mango</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Stranger Things</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? chicken tender with fries and honey mustard</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Saints jacket</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Fortnite</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Salt and vinegar chips</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? pigs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> Bow down by Slushi</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Refugee by Alan Gratz</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Hayden, Sophia, Kai, Xander, Jude</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Apple Cinnamon Cheerios</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play football with daddy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade with Sprite</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? a book</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Banana ice cream</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Poke bowl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-size: medium; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional gamer</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Dunkirk</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Liam had a couple of rocky years, I’m not gonna lie. Actually, scratch that. I’ve had a rough couple of years learning and understanding how to best parent him. He’s taught me so much. Mostly, how to be patient and how to stop and really empathize. He’s so book smart that I tend to assume that means his emotional intelligence must be up there too. Turns out, they don’t go hand in hand. We still have some things to work through, but he's come a long way and I am so proud of him. He’s one of the sweetest kids I know. Even as a fifth grader, he will hug me every time he sees me. Even if it's the middle of the school day. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Looking back on past birthday posts today and not much has changed. Themes such as tactile learning, love of dance, and kindness still ring true. Her compassion for animals and others is still one of her most endearing qualities. The other day she asked me to buy a stress ball and when I asked why she described a boy in her class that has trouble with dealing with his anger and she thought it would be good for him. The other day her teacher described a situation where another girl was being ugly to Livi and continued to tell me how mature Livi was in handling it. By the end of the hour, they were giggling friends. As she says “how can anyone not want to be friends with Livi?”. She sees the best in everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lately, she’s been really into cooking. She loves to help in the kitchen and when she’s not watching pre-teen sitcoms, she is watching cooking shows and competitions. She’s also been taking hip hop lessons once a week and really enjoys it. She’s totally uninterested in sports but does seem to understand the value of exercising and being strong. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She has been taking coding class at school. Although I would love to see her grow in that area, she doesn’t seem too interested in it. This is also her first year learning violin in the after care program which some days she loves and some days she hates. I’m noticing anything with a strong structure to it is something she shies away from. But I recognize it’s still good for her so she continues. As long as her friends are involved, she’s happy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She's a lovely, little lady with a lot of love to give. She's kind, tough, creative and kinda brilliant. I love you, sweet Livi Lu.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? strawberries</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Jesse</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chic-fil-a</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Gymnastics app</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? candy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? Otter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #626262;">Run the World (girls) by Beyonce</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? The Babysitters Club</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Sierra</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the pool</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Slushie</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Rigby and Penny</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Helping pets if they are sick</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Double digits. How did we get here? I'm not sure, but it's clear that Liam is growing up. He is straddling the two worlds of "I don't need you" and "Can you walk with me to the bathroom?". He's also t</span>rying to deal with some big emotions which seem to be the only kinds of emotions he knows how to have. I know this will serve him well once he learns how to navigate them. For now, it feels a little like walking on egg shells. But when he loves, he loves BIG and he makes you feel like the most important person in the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">His friends are so important to him. He’s a social butterfly and he’s made friends here quickly, even though he misses his old ones terribly.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He started robotics club this year and has his first competition next month. He’s taking an extracurricular coding class before school once a week and will gladly inform you that he is farther along than anyone else in his lessons.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">His latest obsession is magic. We can’t remember how exactly he got into it, but you can almost always find him with cards in his hand. He’s int</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">o card and coin tricks and loves watching the work of Penn and Teller and Shin Lim. He has an Instagram account where he posts his tricks and has a lofty</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> goal of getting a booth at one of the largest art festivals here to perform his magic. He attends magic club once a month at a tiny magic store just outside of Asheville where he sits for 3-4 hours trading secrets with mostly grown magicians that he looks up to.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The boy has my heart. So</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">metimes I wonder if he knows it. But I love him more than I can describe. He’s not a baby anymore but he’ll always be my baby.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? deck of cards</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? hummus pack with pretzels</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? any type of chips</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> Rolex by Ayo and Teo</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Prisoner of War</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Kai</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Root beer</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? a book</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Bacon and sausage</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Hibachi</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px;"><i>American Girl Doll</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Kiwi</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px;"><i>AntFarm</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Chicken nuggets</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Shopkins jacket</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px;"><i>Toca Boca town (iphone app)</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px;"><i>oranges</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">zebra</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Luya</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Lucky Charms</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Play in the snow</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Lemonade</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Christmas</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Elly</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px;"><i>banana ice cream</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><i>Cesar Salad</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up?</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">vet</span></i><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #666666;">21. What is your favorite movie? </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Trolls</i></span></span></span><br />
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Livi is fascinating to me. It's just so interesting how siblings can be so different from each other yet be such a perfect mix of their parents. It would be hard to find somewhere more different than Livi is from her brother. She doesn't need constant attention and approval. She is content with whatever is happening around her. She always finds something to do and generally looks on the bright side. <br />
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She's social in her own way. It might take her a bit to warm up to you but she's always looking to make a friend. If there is a little sister at any of Liams sporting events, Livi will find her and they will be best friends by the end of the night. But she does it by inching towards her and casually laying out her doll to gauge interest. Pretty soon, they'll be running around and giggling. <br />
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She gets distracted. A lot. Liam doesn't like to do chores but if there is a clear reward, he will burn through them. Livi might want that reward just as badly, but as she says "I just see my toys and they make me want to play with them!" Cleaning her room can take upwards of a couple hours. There is no ill intent. It's just the way she rolls. And I totally get it because I do the same thing. <br />
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She's smart in a completely different way from her big bro. He catches on to everything so quickly. He never had a problem with spelling from the beginning. He hears or reads something and than he knows it. Livi needs to touch and feel and experience to understand. She's a maker. She loves anything that involves mixing or experimenting or creating and as a result, she's more likely to come up with her own conclusions. She's said some pretty enlightening things in the past that usually catch me off guard. <br />
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She is probably the kindest one in the family. She doesn't like to see any of us upset. If Liam asks her for one of her candies and she says no, he will inevitably start to cry and she will inevitably give in to him. It's a trick he uses all too often. <br />
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She also likes to please people. Praise or recognition from her teachers mean the world to Livi. When she thinks I am genuinely disappointed in her, it crushes her. And than that crushes me. Chris thinks she looks up to me, but I just see her as a mini replica of myself. She's my bud. <br />
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: "puritan";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;">If I left it up to Liam, he would be on the computer or playing video games every waking hour. I've often said that he reminds me of my brother. They are so much alike except for the fact that Liam also loves sports. He will play any sport I put him in and is loving his newest endeavor, Tae Kwon Do. Like my brother, he enjoys games and SciFi/fantasy. He is obsessed with Pokemon and will take it any form (TV show, trading cards, video game, and even "fashion"). </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: "puritan";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;">Understanding the similarities between Liam and my brother have helped me navigate parenting him. My brother is wicked smart and will admit that he doesn't like to work particularly hard and has to be "made" to participate in experiences outside of video games and board games. He will also admit that when he does participate he almost never regrets it. It's one of the reasons he is so thankful for his wife who loves to try new things and go to new places. This is my Liam. The difference is that he doesn't have the maturity to understand that when I want to do things outside of screen time as a family, I don't mean to ruin his life or make him upset. Pretty sure he equates any activity that he isn't thrilled with as a punishment or a secret vendetta that I must have against him. But usually, once he let's go of that and allows himself to enjoy his surroundings he has quite a nice time. Alot of me has been equating this behavior to a sense of entitlement and selfishness. But knowing that my brother behaved similarly and still turned out to be one of the kindest, most lovely humans I know has helped me to realize that this is just an area that Liam needs to grow in. I need to ignore the negative behavior and cut him a break once in a while. He's just a kid. Kids get upset when they don't get their way. It doesn't take away the fact that he is empathetic towards his younger cousins or still wants me to give him 10 kisses and 10 hugs every night at bedtime. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: "puritan";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;">I love him deeply and I know that he feels the same about me and his father and sister. He's becoming grown up and part of me can't wait for that maturity to set in, but another part of me yearns for him to stay a little boy dependent on his mama. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">1. What is your favorite color?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">neon </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">pink</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? Xbox</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? mango</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Trollhunter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pizza poppers</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Pokemon shirt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sushi-Go-Pick-Pass-Card/dp/B00J57VU44" style="color: #308faa; text-decoration: none;">O</a>verwatch</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? chips</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? tiger</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RGhLZTGkfM" target="_blank">Immigrants from Hamilton Mixed Tape</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Zeke, Daddy, Kai, Jude and Kama</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Go snowboarding or sledding if it's snowing, if it's not- play football with dad</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? Ginger Ale and Root Beer</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Myself</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? banana ice cream</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Shrimp cocktail</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up?</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Football player</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">21. What is your favorite movie? Rogue One</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">Liam is still smart as a whip. He may not technically be "gifted" but he is performing at the top of this gifted/ high achiever class. He is reading at a fourth grade level and learning multiplication and some division. </span><br />
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1. What is your favorite color?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">green</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? my smartwatch</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? frozen peaches</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Sports Center</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Lime Mexican Restaurant</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? Saints Jersey</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sushi-Go-Pick-Pass-Card/dp/B00J57VU44">Sushi Game</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? trail mix</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? Cougar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #626262;">10. What is your favorite song?</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY" target="_blank">Stressed Out</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Cameron, Evan and Jaiden.. and Daddy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Throw the football</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? LaCroix</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Mommy's scarf</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cinnamon Streusel Cake</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Hibachi</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up?</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #666666;">I wanna be a football player but you won't let me so I wanna be a basketball player.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">I just read over Livi's post from last year's birthday and so much yet so little has changed in this little girl. She is still a strong-willed, creative, and loving child but I've learned so much more about who she is as her personality starts to become more concrete. The little clues of being her own person and daydreaming have manifested into something that makes conventional education a little hard for Livi. She is so intelligent, but learning certain things have become a struggle. It's hard for me because I know we are at a crossroads and I want to do right by her. If she continues to be taught by teachers who don't "get" her, she will lose confidence and not tap into the very special and unique way her mind works. I don't want her to shut down, I want her to grow. We are currently exploring different options so stay tuned for more on that. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">Something else that has come to my attention is how incredibly caring she is. She is a caretaker through and through. She cares for her baby dolls as though they were her real babies. She has taken to cooking and must be the one to serve the food at every meal. Great pride is taken in the fact that she helped cut the chicken or make the sauce. She is the first to offer a blanket if someone mentions they are cold or split her candy if yours has fallen to the ground. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">Her smile is infectious. If you are lucky enough to spend some time with her and she chooses to let you in, you will have the best time and you will feel better off than you did before. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">1. What is your favorite color?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> pink </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">2. What is your favorite toy? Barbies</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? Bananas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? Master Chef Junior</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? school lunch</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? cheerleader outfit</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">7. What is your favorite game? Mancala</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Pirate's Booty</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">9. What is your favorite animal? Giraffe and Elephant</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="color: #626262;">10. What is your favorite song?</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #626262; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #626262;">Hello</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">11. What is your favorite book? The Curious Garden</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">12. Who is your best friend? Mommy and Kama</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Wheaties</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike and play</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">15. What is your favorite drink? LaCroix</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? Easter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? baby </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles and sprinkles</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? pizza</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "puritan"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a teacher (I would only let them eat candy and play)</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </i><br />
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Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-64886835114752717102015-05-11T21:16:00.000-04:002015-05-12T08:59:25.850-04:00What Motherhood Has Taught Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's a funny thing, being a mom. Everyone tells you your life is about to change and it does. That part wasn't much of a surprise. The thing I didn't expect was how profoundly it would change the way I viewed myself. I have heard people say that they lost themselves once they had kids because everything became about the kids and they had nothing left. The opposite happened to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've always had an idea of what my values were and what values I wanted to instill in my kids. And as my kids grow, I am constantly thinking of the kind of human I want to raise. At the end of the day, my job is to teach them and prepare them to be respectful, intelligent, kind and independent people. What is the best way to do that? Be an example. I use different tactics and give them certain responsibilities to drive this all home, but it always comes back to me and their dad. There is nothing more effective than practicing what you preach. As I came to this realization, it occurred to me that my ideals did not always align with how I was really living. I had become lazy and comfortable and my kids were forcing me to step it up. I had some work to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here are all the things that I strive to teach my kids everyday that have now become areas I am working on. We're all in this together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- <b>Believe in yourself.</b> I
didn't intend to start this off sounding like an after school special,
but it's true that it's something I needed help in. Have you ever heard
of the idea that you shouldn't say anything about yourself that you
wouldn't say about your best friend? The idea being that we are much
harder on ourselves than the people we love most in this world. And if
we just realized that we are human and most people in the world are
faking it just as much as we are, we start to gain the confidence we
need to move forward. I can say my career has soared since I became a
mother and I don't think that is a coincidence. Also, as you get older
you just give less shits. So there's that too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- <b>Celebrate failure.</b> It's a lot easier to say you can't do something and give up than endure the hardships of failing. Sounds obvious when you say it, but I never really thought about it until a study came out a couple years ago stating that kids that were praised for the process (failing) over accomplishments were more successful. If they just realized that eventually they would succeed, they were much more likely to keep trying. Failing is just a sign that you are closer to succeeding. Realizing that simple fact has made an impact on me too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- <b>Be kind, not nice. </b>I think I had the kind part down, but the part about being not nice was harder for me. What do I mean by that? Well, I want to teach my kids it is ok to say no sometimes. I don't want them to get walked over and for some reason I have always had a hard time saying no. Saying no has freed me from feeling overwhelmed and stressed and I want the same for my kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- <b>Stop whining and fix it. </b>Ok, I don't think I whine a lot but teaching my kids to recognize and solve problems is a big one. Reiterating it to them <i>constantly</i> just puts it in the forefront for me. It has become routine around here to stop a situation from getting out of hand and talk about what the problem really is and how we can best solve it. I mean, how can that not help me?<b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- <b>Broaden your horizons. </b>Make lots of different kinds of friends and experience different places. I've always loved to travel, but I just haven't done as much of it in my life as I would like. We've made it a priority to take a family trip every year to somewhere new so the kids can experience different parts of the country and eventually, the world. Experiencing different places and people builds empathy and a realization that the world is a lot bigger than our little bubble at home. Showing them around also helps me slash stuff off my bucket list. Plus it's fun to see them experience new things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My kids have made sure that I am no longer a caricature of what I've always wanted to be. That ideal hasn't been reached but I am lot closer to it than I ever have been and it feels good to know that when I tell my kids it's important to xyz, it's coming from a place of honesty and not hypocrisy. So thanks kids. I love you for it.</span><br />
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My baby is five years old. She will be in Kindergarten next year and she tells me all the time that she doesn't want to be. She's scared and I can't blame her. She doesn't see the appeal in going to the same school as her brother, but he's been really sweet in trying to reassure her with his past experiences. She's doing well with her letters and numbers and is starting to understand the concepts behind reading. She's a much different learner than Liam. She learns through experiences. My favorite questions are the ones that come out of playing. We were playing with Hot Wheels the other day and she wanted to know why the cars didn't fall down when they raced through the loop on the track. I tried to explain the concept of inertia without boring her, but the only thing that worked was experimenting with different speeds so she can see the results herself.<br />
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I often joke that she is the antithesis of me. It's true that there are times that I find it hard to connect to her and her dolls and love of fashion, but the truth is we are the same. No, we aren't the same. She is better. We are both stubborn which, contrary to what people might have you believe, is a powerful quality and one that is hugely underrated. The difference is I tend to give in too quickly and there have been many times where I wished I had stuck to my guns longer than I did. Livi has grit. She has tenacity and she is fierce. Women need to be a bit stubborn in this day and age to achieve certain things. It can be aggravating to deal with when that "woman" is your daughter, but I have to remind myself constantly that the annoyances this characteristic brings me now will be a great asset to her in the future. It's tempting to tame the flame, but instead I try to find the balance that is needed to maintain peace and order in the house while letting her be who she is.<br />
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My real obstacle with Livi is getting her to agree to try new things. She is often so much in the mindset of "my way or the highway" that she misses out on opportunities to explore or engage in new experiences. I signed her up for baseball a couple of months ago. She adamantly refused to go for the first 2 weeks claiming she was too "shy" and we left early both weeks. That could very well have been the case, but it's no excuse to stay at home. I made her a deal. We go this one week and we stay the whole hour. She legitimately tries it. If she hates it, we won't come back again. She held up her end of the bargain and we have been back every week since. That's not to say she isn't in her own little world the entire time we are there. While waiting in line to practice "batting", my girl can be seen spinning with her head cocked up, eyes to the sky and singing. Zero effs given about baseball, but she still goes. I think she likes spending the time with me or her dad (it's a parent, kid class kinda thing) and it establishes that being outside and exercising are important so it works.<br />
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My Livi Lu is one of a kind in every way; in style, personality, attitude and outlook. She's an entertainer and storyteller who loves to create and experience. She's going to do big things if we can just stay out of her way.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">1. What is your favorite color?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>Pink</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">2. What is your favorite toy? </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>My Goldiblox</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>whipped cream and strawberries</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Sofia the First and Strawberry Shortcake</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>pizza</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>my witch costume</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">7. What is your favorite game? </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Mario</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">8. What is your favorite snack? </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Puritan;"><i>party snack; cupcakes, cheetos, juice</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">9. What is your favorite animal? </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Elly (our cat)</span></i><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">10. What is your favorite song?<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i> Strawberry Shortcake opening song</i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i> </i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">11. What is your favorite book? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>I am Amelia Erhart</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">12. Who is your best friend? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>Anayass</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>Rice Krispie</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>Ride my bike and scooter</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">15. What is your favorite drink? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>apple juice and root beer</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">16. What is your favorite holiday? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>Easter</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>nothing</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>bagel</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><i>pizza</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up?</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Work in a pet shop</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">She asked me to add a new one:</span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></i><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;">21. What is your favorite movie? </span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Big Hero 6</span></i><br />
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Livi has been really into knock, knock jokes lately. She sees a golden opportunity at bedtime when Daddy is saying goodnight and chooses to prolong it as long as possible by asking him to come up with knock, knock jokes over and over again. She started coming up with her own non-sensical knock, knock jokes such as this one:<br />
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"knock, knock"<br />
"who's there?"<br />
"orange"<br />
"orange who?"<br />
"orange banana poopy"<br />
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Clearly she has a gift. Last night Liam was telling us silly jokes from a book of his and she saw this as a whole new world of material. Sure enough when bedtime rolled around, she couldn't wait to share some new jokes with me. I loved them so much I had to write them down. Don't feel bad if you lack the sophistication needed to understand some of these. It happens to the best of us.<br />
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Why did the nail come in?<br />
Because he's a walking animal<br />
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Why does an elephant walk into the store?<br />
Because he's naked (this one KILLED with Liam)<br />
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Why does a dog walk in?<br />
Because he plays with the ball when he walks in and he steps on toys<br />
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A giraffe walks into a store and he wears undies with no clothes on. (we drew a picture of this)<br />
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Liam thought these were just so great. It made me so happy to see them share a moment and Livi beamed with every joke that Liam laughed at.<br />
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<br />Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-86715403495489332232015-01-22T21:10:00.002-05:002015-01-22T21:11:09.597-05:00Liam is Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Liam is now seven years old and in first grade. He's in the high achiever class and is just so smart. There is something called a Rigby test where they asses what level you are at for reading. It ranges from 1-30 and Liam scored a 23 when he arrived in the class. His teacher told me they expect kids to be closer to 9 or 10 so she was very happy with that score. Recently, he took the test again and scored a 30. A 30. As in, she doesn't have to test him again because you can't get any higher. As smart as he is, we don't dote on him. This stuff comes easy to him so it's not really any big achievement. We've been emphasizing the process and praising the failures as much as we can with him. Being so naturally smart makes him kinda lazy. He gets frustrated quickly and gives up way too fast. I think it's working. He is picking up our lingo and learning that he can do just about anything but he has to practice and most likely fail and that's ok.<br />
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He's really analytical. He doesn't just memorize facts. He likes to understand them. He is constantly asking questions. To me, that's a sign of a critical thinker and that just makes me like... giddy and stuff. The other day he was telling me about his friend that I saw him practicing baseball with. He told me that his name was Kyle and when they are in school, Kyle gets in trouble a lot. I asked if Kyle was in his class and he said yes. After about of minute of silence he added, "Mom, you should have known Kyle was in my class by me saying that he gets in trouble at school. How else would I know that?". Obviously, he just learned about inference. Brat. Also, he quoted Neil deGrasse Tyson the other day and I died. <br />
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As analytical of a thinker as he is, he is also quite the sports buff and social butterfly. I always had a little worry in me that he would just be the kid who was on his computer all the time and didn't interact with people or get out and exercise. Not that there is anything wrong with computer geeks (I happen to be one), but everything in moderation! He plays every sport. There has never been a sport he hasn't wanted me to sign him up in. He LOVES his teammates and classmates. He jokes and runs around with anyone that will play along. He also adores football. When I say he loves to watch football with his daddy, it's just such an understatement. Obviously, he loves having a thing that he does with his dad but it's more than that. He loves the game. And he talks the for the. whole. entire. game. He's basically like a sportscaster that states really obvious things. Like a sportscaster for the blind, maybe? He's at that great age where he actually knows a lot of what is going on but is also still convinced that "Daddy knows <i>everything</i> about football".<br />
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This is getting long and ridiculous, but one more thing. I can't talk about Liam without mentioning his sweetness. He is the sweetest, kindest, most loving boy I have ever known. He hugs and kisses me more times in a day than some people get in a year. He literally tells me I am the "most amazing, sweetest, cutest mommy" every single day. He gets super stressed out when I raise my voice to Livi or when Livi gets a little too lovey with the cat. He just wants everyone to be happy. Mission accomplished, kid. You've done it. You've made us very happy.<br />
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Liam's questions for age seven:<br />
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1. What is your favorite color?<span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Green</i></span><br />
2. What is your favorite toy? <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My microscope</span></i><br />
3. What is your favorite fruit? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>apples and pears</i></span><br />
4. What is your favorite tv show? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/stampylonghead" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Stampy's minecraft videos</i></span></a><br />
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>chicken tenders</i></span><br />
6. What is your favorite outfit? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Minecraft shirt</i></span><br />
7. What is your favorite game? <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Terraria and Minecraft</span></i><br />
8. What is your favorite snack? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Starbucks</i></span><br />
9. What is your favorite animal? <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Elly (our cat)</span></i><br />
10. What is your favorite song? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Get Over It by OK GO</i></span><br />
11. What is your favorite book? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Quest to Find a Diamond Sword (Minecraft fiction)</i></span><br />
12. Who is your best friend? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Mason and Eli</i></span><br />
13. What is your favorite cereal? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Cinnamon toast crunch </i></span><br />
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Pee, just kidding. Play football.</i></span><br />
15. What is your favorite drink? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Water</i></span><br />
16. What is your favorite holiday? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Christmas</i></span><br />
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>my ocelot </i></span><br />
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Pancakes and waffles</span></i><br />
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Legends</i></span><br />
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?<i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #45818e;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Archeologist</span></span></i><br />
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Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-74083686033306129972014-02-23T23:15:00.001-05:002014-02-23T23:15:46.894-05:00Livi is FOUR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's hard to describe in words how sassy this little girl is. She is so independent and stubborn. I just have no idea where she gets it from (it's me). She will straight up pretend like she doesn't hear you or answer with a "no, I don't want to do that" when you ask her to pick up her mess. She loves to smile and ask you if you are happy with her at the exact time her brother was put in time out.<br />
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She is very girly, but to a point. She loves to wear skirts, but not dresses. She loves her princesses, but doesn't have the patience to actually watch any princess movies. She loves to sing. Oh, how she loves to sing. She is always singing. She will sing the classics just as much as she will make up her own tunes. She is a big story teller too. Barbies and dolls are her favorite and she can spend hours making up stories in her room with her dolls. She has such charisma when she's making up these stories. She'll act it out with such conviction. I absolutely love it and I will be so sad when this phase is over.<br />
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She doesn't often offer a hug or snuggle like her brother, but when she does you relish it because it's so rare. She's becoming more of a fan of her dad than she ever was before. She's still a momma's girl but I can say that daddy is catching up. Liam and her have been playing together more lately. They still mostly drive each other crazy, but there are more times where they run around playing and make each other laugh. She thinks Liam is hilarous.<br />
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I know I don't have much longer with this little girl. She's already starting to drift into little person who "doesn't need her mommy" territory so I am trying with all my heart to enjoy every single moment.<br />
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And here are her questions for year 4:<br />
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1. What is your favorite color?<span style="color: #ea9999;"> <i>pink</i></span><br />
2. What is your favorite toy? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Barbies</i></span><br />
3. What is your favorite fruit? <i style="color: #45818e;">watermelon</i><br />
4. What is your favorite tv show? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">Strawberry Shortcake</span></i><br />
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Macaroni and cheese</i></span><br />
6. What is your favorite outfit? <i style="color: #45818e;">The shirt with the bike girl </i><br />
7. What is your favorite game? <i style="color: #45818e;">Skylanders </i><br />
8. What is your favorite snack? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>pretzels</i></span><br />
9. What is your favorite animal? <i style="color: #45818e;">giraffe</i><br />
10. What is your favorite song? <i style="color: #45818e;">the Beatles </i><br />
11. What is your favorite book? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">The Princess books</span></i><br />
12. Who is your best friend? <i style="color: #45818e;">Michaela </i><br />
13. What is your favorite cereal?<i> </i><span style="color: #45818e;"><i>cheerios</i></span><br />
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? <i style="color: #45818e;">play ball and catch butterflies</i><br />
15. What is your favorite drink?<i><span style="color: #45818e;"> pink juice </span></i><br />
16. What is your favorite holiday? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">Christmas</span></i><br />
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">animals </span></i><br />
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>cereal</i></span><br />
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?<span style="color: #45818e;"><i>tacos</i></span><br />
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?<i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #45818e;"> </span>Princess like Belle</i><br />
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January 20th is Martin Luther King Day and so obviously Liam has been learning about Dr. Martin Luther King at school. It makes my heart sing when he comes home from school excited to tell me about what he has learned. There is literally very little in this world that makes me happier. A thirst for knowledge has always been one of my highest priorities for my kids and it's hard to instill. So when I snuggled up next to Liam last night in his bed and he started telling me all about Martin Luther King, my first reaction was elation. Hearing someone so little describe something that is brand new to them but old news to you is amazing. It gives you a renewed sense of awe and you end up really revisiting what happened and understanding all over again why it was so special to begin with.<br />
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But here comes the bittersweet part. Learning about Martin Luther King means learning about racism. It means learning there are very bad people out there and America has a very dark past. It's a lot to process for a 6 year old. Some 6 year old's might not even fully try to understand it, but of course mine does. Obviously, he wasn't born into this world knowing about racism and we are lucky enough to live in an extremely diverse community so he has often been in the "minority" as far is race is concerned. He asked me so many questions. He wanted to understand why the brown people couldn't go to school with the white people. He wanted to know why the police used the water hoses on the brown kids. He wanted to see a picture of the man who shot Martin Luther King. He asked about slavery. He asked to see MLK's speech and about Rosa Parks. <br />
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I know they have to learn about this stuff. It's important. But it's also a tipping point for me because I can see my sweet, innocent boy starting to learn about this world in ways that he hasn't had to before. He's learning that we aren't all good people and that some people are capable of very bad things. But you know what? He is also learning that just because some people tell you something is acceptable, that doesn't necessarily make it so. He is learning that for all the bad people, there are very strong and brave people. And I can live with that. Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-85970019899306321732013-12-21T22:59:00.000-05:002013-12-30T23:01:45.462-05:00Liam's Birthday Party<br />
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I usually have some crazy theme that I have planned on all month for the kids birthday, but this year I decided to copy my best friend and change it up. We had a little pizza get together with family on Friday night. Liam wanted to be able to play Skylanders with his friends and have a Skylanders cake. On Saturday, we went to wherever Liam wanted to go which ended up being the Museum of Discovery and Science. He got to pick out whatever toy he wanted from Target which was a Hobbit lego set and a Castle lego set. It was so perfect. It might actually be hard to plan a proper party for Livi in February.<br />
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<br />Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-89162363612699689922013-12-21T22:30:00.000-05:002014-02-23T22:30:33.165-05:00Liam is Six!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He's grown so much in the past year. Kindergarten will do that to you. He is doing great in school. He is one of the top readers in his class and he's won an award twice for his good character. He loves history and will keep me up at night discussing what he's learned about Martin Luther King or Dizzie Gillespie. Despite his success at school, he's still pretty lazy when it comes to homework. He would never want to skip homework and get a zero, but he is perfectly happy with doing just enough to get a passing grade. I have to push him constantly to do his best. Luckily, he still cares a great deal about not disappointing me so it's not too hard to get him there.<br />
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If it were up to him, he would spend every waking hour playing video games. He LOVES the iPad and playing the Wii is the ultimate bribe. He started playing baseball once a week and he is surprisingly good. He really loves it and we're hoping to put him into baseball next.<br />
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He adores me and often tells me he loves me more than he loves himself and I adore him even more. He is sweet and protective, sensitive and kind.... and funny. He's getting his own sense of humor which is witty and sarcastic and makes me smile constantly. I would do absolutely anything for that kid. <br />
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1. What is your favorite color? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>green</i></span><br />
2. What is your favorite toy? <i style="color: #45818e;">Indiana Jones toy (he doesn't have an Indiana Jones toy...yet)</i><br />
3. What is your favorite fruit? <i style="color: #45818e;">banana</i><br />
4. What is your favorite tv show? <i style="color: #45818e;">Ninjago</i><br />
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>PBJ</i></span><br />
6. What is your favorite outfit? <i style="color: #45818e;">my Mickey shirt </i><br />
7. What is your favorite game? <i style="color: #45818e;">the driving game and Indiana Jones </i><br />
8. What is your favorite snack? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>muffins</i></span><br />
9. What is your favorite animal? <i style="color: #45818e;">tiger and lion</i><br />
10. What is your favorite song? <i style="color: #45818e;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENM2wA_FTg&feature=g-crec-f&list=FLaudePrnX02fQO5Xvey1LBg">the clapping song</a></i><br />
11. What is your favorite book? <i style="color: #45818e;">Indiana Jones book</i><br />
12. Who is your best friend? <i style="color: #45818e;">my whole class</i><br />
13. What is your favorite cereal?<i> </i><span style="color: #45818e;"><i>none</i></span><br />
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? <i style="color: #45818e;">play baseball</i><br />
15. What is your favorite drink? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">orange juice</span></i><br />
16. What is your favorite holiday? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">Christmas</span></i><br />
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? <i><span style="color: #45818e;">my tiny pillow</span></i><br />
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>tiny muffins</i></span><br />
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?<span style="color: #45818e;"><i> pizza</i></span><br />
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?<i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #45818e;"> </span>ninja turtle</i><br />
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I can't even remember the last time we had Thanksgiving together as a family with all the "kids" in town. It was a nice change. We fried some turkeys, played some games, enjoyed some beautiful weather and stuffed our faces. Success.<br />
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<br />Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-76428723196243717582013-11-21T21:38:00.000-05:002013-11-21T21:38:23.923-05:00Simply Irresistible<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Livi is always irresistible, but she is especially irresistible right before bed and right after she wakes up. When she wakes up, she has that glazed look and refuses to talk or be talked to. She also looks especially doughy.<br />
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When she goes to bed, it's the exact opposite. She won't let you leave her bed and she insists on talking your ear off in an attempt to stall as long as she possibly can. Just the other night, she talked to me for about 20 minutes about her birthday party plans. Her birthday is 3 months away. But let me set the scene of what it will be like or so I hear. There will 5 balloons. Everyone will have a birthday hat and juice. She will have on a fashion shirt with a purple tutu and rainbow hair. Everyone will have a princess cup with a pink straw. There will be princess gummies and it will be at Monkey Joes. <br />
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<br />Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-69310603743809893122013-11-12T14:39:00.001-05:002013-11-12T14:39:35.790-05:00New Nephew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He's here! Two weeks early. Isaiah James was born yesterday at around 7:30ish at night weighing in at 7 lbs and 6 ozs. Not much more to say other than he is insanely loved by so many people already and we are all eager to share this crazy journey of life with him! Congrats Josh and Sarah<br />
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<br />Momma Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880806934747030143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710726258340693473.post-84211884706641194972013-10-31T14:54:00.000-04:002013-11-12T14:55:36.264-05:00Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Halloween is getting bigger and bigger every year. As the kids get older (and seem to multiply), the party gets bigger. Thank goodness for Athena and her willingness to be our home base. Girlfriend knows how to decorate for the holidays and her neighborhood is always a great one to go trick or treating in. Although, I am not sure the neighborhood feels the same way about us. Having 10-15 kids run up to your door, pound on it and then crowd around you holding up their Halloween bags can't be the funnest thing... or maybe it is! <br />
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