tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57456720255677967232024-03-13T07:36:42.180-05:00PC ReportMarie Hookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871419710293288399noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745672025567796723.post-60811971456415016942013-11-01T21:12:00.001-05:002013-11-01T21:12:12.866-05:00Like Chicken <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Life is too busy to do blog posts these days. (Plus the ease of using facebook to post little things is much more convenient!) But here are a few videos from the last month or so.</div>
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Tonight's game of "Smell My Feet". During dinner I actually said, "Put your legs under the table. We'll play Smell My Feet AFTER dinner." What has happened to me???</div>
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No prompting by me on this video, just their ideas of what they think their feet smell like. </div>
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle theme song, performed by Preston. Google the song so you can see how accurate he is with this. (I can also sing every word- perhaps something I can do as a party trick someday?? No?) <br />
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Twinkle Twinkle, as performed by both kids. Callie strips down to undies as soon as we get home each day. I have stopped fighting it and embraced the madness that is my life. </div>
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We had a blast with our cousins, Natalie and Julia, last week. Lots of activities, including daily math, reading, art, some writing, and a field trip to Deanna Rose Farmstead. The kids also enjoyed making a few movies. This first one is likely something I'll play at Preston's rehearsal dinner. He watched it and said," Mom! I have expert dance moves!" Yes, yes you do. </div>
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This one is from a skit the lifeguards did at summer camp when Marcus and I were kids. Only a few people will really appreciate it, but it is cute, nonetheless. Each kid HAD to have a turn being the spoon.</div>
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A few photos from our farmstead adventure with The Nelson crew.</div>
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Hard to believe this little dude is 5. Seriously. I hear people say things like this a lot, but I really can't comprehend that it was 5 years ago when we brought him home. He has proven to be one of the biggest joys of my life, even with all of the challenges along the way. He's not perfect, but neither am I. I have made many mistakes along the way, but he still loves me anyway. </div>
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What's better than that? </div>
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Here are some things I love about Preston from the past year: </div>
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You make great sound effects when we read books- especially explosions</div>
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You ask me to scratch your back SOFT-A-LY</div>
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You put your underwear on your head and your shirt on your legs to be silly after bath time</div>
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You NEVER forget about dessert</div>
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You say, "May I be excused?" after dinner</div>
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You love to talk to Barber Clint and get your haircut</div>
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You play "I love you more than....." with me</div>
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You make a cute kissy face when you pet MC</div>
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You make Callie laugh</div>
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You love to be a superhero. ALL. THE. TIME.</div>
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You squint your eyes when you laugh</div>
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You sing</div>
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You remember EVERYTHING</div>
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You give me air hugs</div>
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You blow me kisses when I leave the room at bedtime</div>
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You work hard on your homework and can READ books to me AND do multiplication</div>
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You let Callie call you Bobby</div>
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You wear Superman underoos</div>
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When I push you on the swing you say, "Push me all the way to Mars! To Jupiter! To the Moon!"</div>
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You use your fingers to help you do your Math homework</div>
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You eat popcorn with me and watch movies on special nights</div>
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You still cuddle with me in your chair every night before bed </div>
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You put your head on my shoulder when we read books together</div>
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You asked Daddy to get me cozy pajamas for Christmas</div>
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You always run to me and give me a hug when I pick you up from school.</div>
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You love to make people laugh</div>
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You say, "I feel sick" and then sit on the whoopie cushion</div>
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You can buckle your seat belt</div>
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You dress up like a super when you go get comics with Daddy</div>
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You let me paint your toenails blue (just once- Daddy made me promise)</div>
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You wave to me out the window when I leave</div>
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And, most importantly, you forgive me when I mess up. You love me. You hug me. You complete me.</div>
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Happy Birthday, Preston!!</div>
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Mommy guilt has set it...we will be out of town WITHOUT kids for Callie's birthday on Thursday (woot woot! and sob at the same time), so I'm doing this post now to make me feel better about missing it. Hard to believe this little peanut is going to be two already. </div>
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Tiny Callie in the hospital.</div>
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Meeting big bro for the first time.</div>
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First birthday.</div>
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Celebrating her second birthday early at Mima's house.</div>
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My bro got her this helmet, and she immediately asked, "Where's my bike?" Uh-oh. Probably need to get her one, huh? Poor second child. </div>
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Cheering on the Jayhawks for March Madness.</div>
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Two year check-up. 90%ile for height (not including top-pony), 55%ile for weight. Long and lean still!</div>
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Our little Callie Rose is something else. Always full of energy, always a spitfire. I've started writing down things I love about each kid in their own little book, which I will give to them some day. Here are some of the things I love about my Callie.</div>
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<strong>At 14-21 months:</strong> You smile at me every day in the morning. You eat cottage cheese with your hands and get it EVERYWHERE. You hug my leg.You turn your back to me, slowly back up, and plop down on my lap. Sometimes when you throw a ball, it goes behind you. Everyone is "DADA." You body-slam pillows. You love to hug/pet/try to sit on the cats. Your giggle makes me smile. You have no hair. You put your head on my shoulder when you are really tired. You say "AHHHHHHH" after taking a really big drink. You love to be Superbaby on my knees.You call Preston "BOBBY." You are stubborn. You give me the stink-eye when you are in trouble. You walk on your tippy toes and giggle at yourself. </div>
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<strong>At 22-23 Months:</strong> You love dip and eat it with your fingers. You love butter. You SOMEtimes say "Preston", but still call him "Bobby" most of the time. You love to read books at night. You love your lovey blanket. You love to go to Preston's soccer games and run around like a MADwoman. You play "Do I love you THIS much?" with me. You pose and say "cheese" for the camera. You do everything Preston does. Always. When I pick you up from Steph's you hug me and say, "MOMMY! HAPPY TO SEE YOU!" You love to paint. You wear a cape and mask and run around yelling "SUPA CALLIE! I'M SUPA FAST!" You play the piano and say "What's that song, Mommy?" and giggle when I make up an name for the song. You push your doll in the stroller while clutching your purse to go pretend shopping for more dip. You love hummus and french onion dip, hence the shopping trips. You are opinionated about your clothes -- already. You FINALLY have enough hair for a top pony, and you love it! You say, "Wook, Mommy! My ponytail!" When I ask you questions about a book we are reading, you tell me wrong answers on purpose and giggle at yourself. You love to make people laugh. You talk in complete sentences. For real? For real. You like to stomp snow -- and eat it. You spin in circles until you fall down and laugh the whole time.You spend a lot of time in time-out, just like your big bro. </div>
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And, most importantly, you love me -- even with all of my faults as a parent.</div>
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Happy Birthday to you, sweet girl!! I couldn't possibly love you more. </div>
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Marie Hookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871419710293288399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745672025567796723.post-8384858602368326002013-02-24T15:42:00.001-06:002013-02-24T15:42:27.915-06:00Storm #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've enjoyed some bonus time together the last 4 days...I use the term "enjoyed" loosely. Portions were awesome; other parts I'd like to forget. (Like the times when both kids were crying in time out.) Not so proud of my patience/parenting skills, but we are all still alive, so that counts for something, right?! Here are some pics and a video of the fun we had with the 12+ inches of snow we got. Storm #2 should be here tomorrow night, and promises to bring another 12+. WHAT?!! Better stock up on wine now. </div>
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Marie Hookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871419710293288399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745672025567796723.post-42200281159290336882013-02-17T23:28:00.000-06:002013-02-17T23:28:08.600-06:00I'm NOT a slackerI swear it. I'm not. I have tried many times to post a Christmas video, and it just won't work. Our computer is slowly circling the drain, so I'm just waiting for it to die. In the mean time, let's recap the latest with photos. <br />
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I promise to get a recent video up soon. Callie is a talking fool, and Preston's as spunky as ever.
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We said good-bye to our Scout Elf, Eddie, on Christmas Eve. He left us a letter that morning with instructions to open it after bath time. Both kids got some new Christmas pajamas and books, we took baths, and then came back downstairs to read the letter. Preston and Callie were both VERY excited to get to touch Eddie and tell him good-bye. Classic stuff.</div>
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Preston went to visit Santa at Westwood City Hall last year, and Callie joined in the fun this year. Well, she really just ran around like a mad woman and screamed a lot. BUT you can't say we didn't try to get her to have fun! They started things off with the lighting of the Christmas tree and some carols sung by the local high school choir. Then Santa made his BIG entrance (police escort and all), and everyone went inside for some cookies, stories, and lap time with the big man. Preston was ALL about it, and was actually the very first person to sit on his lap! I missed most of his time with Santa on video. And Callie was off running around (quite possibly sitting in the mayor's chair), so she isn't in much of the video. We did get a few pics with Santa and both kids at the very end of his time there. Then all of the kids followed him outside to use their bells to help his sled fly. The sled is AWESOME. It shoots fire, plays music, and is every child's dream. Good stuff.<br />
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Next up is the video message Santa sent Preston. The little dude doesn't sit still very often, but you can see how mesmerized he is by this. The end of the video is footage of opening presents at my mom's house. Callie figured it out fast and was trying to open my presents by the end of the night. She's a quick learner! </div>
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Both kids loved Halloween, and Callie now asks for "CAN-Y" about 30 times a day. I always knew she was smart. </div>
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They both came to my school costume parade and got to hang out for a bit with my class. Candy for breakfast? Why not! After school, I took them to Prairie Village to trick-or-treat at the shops. PERFECT for small children. NOT SO PERFECT for one parent trying to keep both of her children from running off. (Strangers with candy everywhere- a parent's worst nightmare!) We'll definitely do that again next year, but hopefully Daddy can come help. That night we took Callie to a few houses in the neighborhood, and the Peter Parker and I went out to collect as much candy as possible.</div>
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It has been a verbal explosion over here recently with our Callie Buttons. She never seems to stop learning new words these days. I would say she has hundreds of words in her vocabulary now, and she has started stringing two and three together. My favorite is when I ask her to do something and she says, "OKAY, MOMMY." I'm sure that won't last forever. I also love when she walks into a room and says "WHA YOU DO-ING?" Despite the tremendous increase in her word power, she still refuses to call Preston by his name. I'm pretty sure she'll always call him Bobby. Truth be told, I'VE started calling him Bobby, too. </div>
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Preston has been working REALLY hard at his preschool, and he has taken some significant steps lately. He has started doing math (what?!) AND reading (double what??!). We're thrilled that he seems to really enjoy both. I <strong>can.not.wait</strong> until the day he's reading full books to me! (And the day he can read to Callie. Then I can drink a glass of wine, sit back, and relax. HA!) </div>
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A long one, but worth it. P went to a Miege football game with Clint last weekend. His dance moves are killer- this kid lacks no confidence. Then he went bowling for the first time at a classmate's birthday party. Let's just say that hopefully his coordination kicks in soon. Next is a little homework time tonight (he started addition today at school!). And the last portion is him talking about astronauts and what they need. Funny boy. </div>
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Marie Hookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871419710293288399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745672025567796723.post-59857031697074000132012-09-14T10:16:00.000-05:002012-09-14T10:16:04.800-05:00Just what you want to see...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some cuteness in general from Callie. She cracks herself up when walking on her tippy toes now, and is talking up a storm. Sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it doesn't. She still says NO or UH-UH when she means YES, but we're working on it. She has become quite the comedian and <strong>loves</strong> to make people laugh. The second part of the video was shot with the intent of showing her talking, NOT taking a number two. But, alas, she had other plans. (She HAS used the potty on numerous occasions, but no consistency. I bet if I had stopped filming and taken her upstairs, she could have taken care of this business on the pot. But then you wouldn't get to see it!) </div>
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Trim Time- Trim fingernails and toenails of small children- fastest time with no bleeding wins.</div>
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Pool Party- Only one parent may participate in this event. Take both kids to the pool by yourself. No drowning wins. Bleeding and/or barfing are ok.</div>
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Bedtime Battles- Convince both children to nap AND go to bed at the same time. Least number of go-back-ins (aka- I NEED A DRINK! I NEED TO GO POTTY! THE FAN IS POINTING THE WRONG WAY! I NEED MY AIRPLANE! I NEED ANOTHER HUG! I'M HOT! I'M COLD! TURN OFF THE SUN! I WANT ONE MORE BOOK!) and quickest time to fall asleep wins. Longevity of sleep gets bonus points. </div>
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Here is Callie's idea for an Olympic event for 16-month-olds. And a little talking at the end. Don't mind the mess- that could be another event. Keeping the house clean. HA! </div>
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Hard to believe I go back to work next week. (sob) My grand plans to write many blog posts documenting our adventures didn't seem to pan out very well. I swear we did lots of fun stuff this summer...pool time, spray park, dino exhibit at Crown Center, lots of park trips, fireworks, and melting in the 100+ degree weather. I just didn't post about any of it! Maybe next year... </div>
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For now, here's some cuteness from Callie to tide you over. Instead of saying "NO" it always sounds more like "NOW", which makes me giggle. And what's cuter than a baby in a diaper chasing you while giggling?? Not much. </div>
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Who knew they could be so fun?</div>
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Side note- kids had their check-ups a few weeks ago. Healthy and happy! Stats as follows:</div>
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Road Trip!!! Boy was it a long one, but totally worth it to get to see family. </div>
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This meal was one of my favorite parts of the trip- just a nice dinner together as a family.</div>
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We left Metropolis Wednesday morning to head to Knoxville. I had commented about how you can tell how clean a hotel is by the color of your kids' feet after walking on the carpet. Needless to say, the place we stayed was FILTHY. So imagine my horror when I looked into the backseat and saw this. </div>
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We made it! Went to the pool for some fun before the rest of the crew arrived. </div>
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Everyone else came on Thursday, and the cousins had a great time together. </div>
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Callie's first time swinging all by herself! She may or may not have landed on her head a few times, but hopefully she'll get the hang of it soon. </div>
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Water table = the greatest invention EVER. Sara brought hers, and I bought one the second we got home. A great entertainer for kids!! (And Mommy can sit down. Yes, SIT DOWN!) </div>
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Some beautiful trees I saw on my walks there.</div>
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Friday night we went to Mary Nell's parents' lake house for some swimming, tubing, and dinner. Callie wanted to go have a snack and watch everyone through the windows. </div>
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Who has two thumbs and is pumped for their first tube ride? </div>
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Saturday night their neighborhood had a pool party/potluck dinner. The kids had a great time! (Minus Callie, who was a mess and had to go home less than 10 minutes in.) </div>
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They even had someone making balloon animals- Preston is holding Marjorie's hand because she was scared of him...sweet.</div>
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A sword! (Yes, it IS a sword. Nothing else.) </div>
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The best pic I got of all the cousins. Pretty typical that my kids are the only ones not cooperating! </div>
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It was wonderful to be able to see everyone, and we really appreciate The Pruitts letting us invade their home. They were wonderful hosts, and a fabulous time was had by all. </div>
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We left Sunday and decided to drive all the way home. Over 14 hours in the car isn't exactly a picnic, but we stopped in St. Louis again for a little breather. Thanks, Andrea, for letting us stretch our legs, eat, and destroy your house!</div>
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Yes, I'm tired, too. (Out of the 28 hours total we spent in the car, the two of them slept for maybe a combined 4 hours. I do believe we deserve a medal!) </div>
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We celebrated Preston's fourth birthday in style this weekend. What could be more perfect for him than a superhero training party?? I did a little research online, stole some ideas, tweaked a few, and came up with this. First, I sent out the invitations below about a month ago, complete with Super Hero pictures. (Sorry, I can't get the spacing right on this part.) </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">June 8th from 6:30-8:00 PM</span></div>
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The Little Supers agreed to allow the Bad Guy to come to the party...as long as he didn't try to steal the cake again. Thank you, Jason, for being the perfect Bad Guy! I'm sure the random people at the park were a little leery of the creepy man wearing a costume hiding in the parking lot awaiting his signal to crash the party. </div>
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Preston continues to amaze us every day. He's a spitfire, that's for sure. And has a memory like a steel trap. Seriously- tonight at bath time, I fished out an old cheap watergun for him to play with. He hadn't seen it since last summer. He took one look at it and said, "Mommy! You gave that to me last year when we went to Natalie and Julia's pool!" And he was right. It took me a minute to remember, but I did indeed give him (and the girls) the toy guns that day. Wow. </div>
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Playing games on my phone (Ninja Chicken is the most popular at the moment).</div>
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Riding his new bike.</div>
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Dancing to "Intergalactic" by The Beastie Boys (see video below).</div>
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And some silliness. Watch out for the screams. I shouldn't have encouraged it, but it made me giggle to watch Callie's face. And who knew she'd like The Beastie Boys so much? I think she's got my dance moves. Awesome. </div>
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Some video fun, with four parts. You have to suffer through longer videos when I slack off and don't post very often. Sorry!<br />
1.) Callie torturing MC. She LOVES to "pet" her, and for some reason MC keeps coming back for more. I guess this shows you how starved the cats are for attention. They welcome a beating from a one year old. <br />
2.) SHOES! It only took over a year, but Callie (finally) wore some shoes this weekend for more than two minutes. It is a miracle! I think I could listen to her little feet clomping around all day. (clomp, clomp, clomp) Seriously. And I love that she walks like she's had a few too many tequilas.<br />
3.) Preston visiting the Batmobile today. What a lucky kid! Some people from the local paper took his pic as well as people from the <a href="http://photos.tumblertour.com/1025781684" target="_blank">Tumbler Tour</a>, so he's pretty famous now. Obvioulsy he has some experience with having his picture taken. Wonder why? Hopefully they'll keep his secret identity safe.<br />
4.) Soccer hilights from today. He says he doesn't like it, but I think he's coming around. The boy needs an energy burn, so I hope we can find <strong>something </strong>he likes---soon! <br />
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Height- 30in- 75%ile</div>Marie Hookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871419710293288399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745672025567796723.post-20929908345844839572012-04-20T21:29:00.001-05:002012-04-20T21:29:02.850-05:00On Top of Spaghetti<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Egg Monsters. According to Preston's direction with decor, they are as follows. Daddy, Preston, Callie, and Mommy. Pretty accurate portrayals??</div>
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Please do not judge my parenting skills (or lack thereof) in these videos. How many jelly beans does Preston eat throughout the egg hunts? Why was I telling him not to open the eggs? He's three. He's holding a plastic egg full of candy. He HAS to open every.single.one. I think there is a rule about that written somewhere. Duh, Mom! (And the videos are both LONG. Don't feel obligated to watch unless you are a grandparent, though there are some pretty cute moments scattered in there. These are for you, Mimi, Mima, and Papas!) </div>
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I'll end this Easter post with a little nugget from Preston today at church. As the collection plate came around, we put some money in it. Preston said, "God can put it in his piggy bank!" </div>
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And one from dinner tonight while playing <strong>I Spy</strong>. Preston said, "I spy wiff my widdle eye something that has cwanky pants all the time. CALLIE!" (She's had an ear infection and we think-hope-is working on some more teeth. CRANKY PANTS!) </div>
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We celebrated lots of birthdays at our house this weekend. Mine (March 3), Mima's (March 22), Callie's (March 28), and Julia's (April 1). It was chaos and mayhem at its finest, but we managed to pull it off without any major problems. The climax was cake time when Preston was throwing a tantrum, Callie was screaming, and someone else was crying, too. No, not me, though I thought about it. I think it was Eli? </div>
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But I digress. In tradition with what we did for Preston's first birthday, I made sure we had the big banner picture, clothes line full of her monthly photos, and photo albums from her first year. Party favors were seeds to plant in a month or so. I thought it was appropriate for our Callie ROSE to give out flowers! (Patting myself on the back.) Here are some snapshots of the day and a video to show the madness. </div>
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We are so blessed to have two incredible children! </div>
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After previewing this video, I realize I made the movie out of order. I'm too lazy to fix it, so just pretend not to notice. </div>
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