tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13190745174876691412024-03-13T08:40:30.079-06:00sweet home coloradoSweet Home Coloradohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317268246428335195noreply@blogger.comBlogger628125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319074517487669141.post-27277247044823326422016-06-14T09:13:00.000-06:002016-06-14T09:13:06.024-06:00Memorial Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We were more than ready for Memorial Day weekend to come around this year! We finally had a Sports Free Weekend! Mark got out early on Friday and had Monday off, of course. So we were really looking forward to some fun and relaxation together! </div>
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Friday night we had Mal, Bob, and Lauren over for dinner. Lauren was in town which always means...</div>
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BALL FIGHT! The boys love their playmate! </div>
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We grilled and all squeezed around the kitchen table together to eat! Love my FRAMILY! We stayed up waaaaay tooooo late playing games, singing karaoke, and having some drinks. So the next morning we were moving very slowly...</div>
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Dr. Brooks was checking out his patient. We just lounged around for the morning but then hit up opening day at the pool! </div>
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The weather wasn't awesome, but we've never missed an opening day. </div>
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It was a little chilly so we only stayed about an hour. </div>
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We came home and this one zonked out on the couch watching the Rockies with his Daddy! </div>
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These two had a little play time on the deck. </div>
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And then we headed to the Jansen's to celebrate Cohen's 6th Birthday! </div>
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The cousins all eating dessert on the trampoline. </div>
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The next morning we slept in, grabbed a yummy breakfast at Panera, and went shopping for flowers. </div>
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We came home and planted and then snuck in another hour at the pool before another storm rolled in. </div>
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We had a blast! </div>
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Warming up during Adult Swim. </div>
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It's always more fun when Daddy can join us! </div>
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Monday was our annual Memorial Day trip up to the cabin…for maybe the last time. </div>
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Sadly, the family has decided to sell the cabin. So we spent the day helping move furniture, taking home memorable items, and letting the kids explore! </div>
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The kids loved the trailer we were using to move furniture. </div>
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The took rides on it, played on it, and even ate on it every chance they got. Thankfully, Sue bought a "lodge" just 2 doors down from the cabin. So we will still be able to go up to the same area and still have a place in the foothills to unplug. </div>
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The kids all had fun playing at Auntie Sue's lodge that day as well. </div>
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Being animals!</div>
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Our last supper all together. As the boys have gotten older it is so fun to see how independent they can be in all of the open space. There were times this day when I wouldn't see them for an hour. They were off exploring and playing and throwing pine cones and making weapons out of sticks and hiking around. We are so thankful to have had this place where our boys can go and be surrounded by nature and creativity and freedom. </div>
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We will miss the cabin but forever treasure our memories made there. </div>
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The last few weeks of school went out with a BANG! They are so super fun, so super busy, and so super memorable! The end of the year is always bittersweet for me. I'm always VERY ready for summer, but I'm nostalgic and get sad to think about leaving the comfortable and safe routines that school and teachers and friends bring. </div>
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The boys started bringing home a bunch of things from school. This list made me laugh. Nolan made it to help Mr. LaPorta get to know him better as he transitioned into their classroom for the last 6 weeks. </div>
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He apparently now wants to be a baker. Who knows where that came from. </div>
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Heath had an end of the year field trip to the Zoo! Mark got to go along as a chaperone! Heath was very excited to ride on the school bus again! </div>
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Mark said that his group was hungry pretty much right when they got there. Sounds about right with Kindergartners! Always hungry. Ha! </div>
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Heath showing off! </div>
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Always flashing the peace signs! They had a fun day and Mark was exhausted when they got home! </div>
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Brooks was the first to finish school. We contributed to a class gift but made sure to write some more personal notes to his teachers as well for the last day. </div>
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And I prepared a little gift for Brooks for his last day as well. </div>
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I ordered him two new books from Scholastic! They were both great and made me get teary eyed just reading them to him. These pages stood out! </div>
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I love their messages and how applicable they were to Brooks this year. </div>
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He has grown so much and we are very proud of him! </div>
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Mark came to school to join Brooks at his last day ice cream party! </div>
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I came back to pick him up from Lunch Bunch later that day! Woo Hoo for an awesome year! </div>
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I had fun helping out every Tuesday afternoon in Nolan and Heath's classrooms. In Nolan's room I mainly did Math and Reading groups. And in Heath's room I mainly did clerical jobs. It's fun to be able to watch the boys in action, to help their teachers and friends, and to see a little bit more of what goes on in their classrooms day to day. </div>
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Heath's teacher gave me an awesome thank you gift! It was full of popcorn and candy and treats and a Wendy's gift card too! More than generous! I've loved the friendship I built with her this year. Mrs. Parker is so open and fun and easy to talk to. She will be missed greatly! </div>
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I was the next to finish up school. </div>
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We ended the year with a family celebration! </div>
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I love preparing a few fun goodies for my kiddos as I send them on their way to 1st grade! </div>
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For our last day, we don't have students. So we have the time to pack and clean and wrap things up. This has been one of the best years of my teaching career. My team is warm and caring and supportive and thoughtful. Bailey found a full time job at another school and will be moving on. And Kirsten has been moved up to 2nd grade. So we are parting ways. But I am so grateful for their friendship and will forever look back on this year warmly. My good friend, Rebecca, is coming down to join us from 1st Grade. We are so happy to have her! And we hired one new teacher. So next year will be different, but mainly because we are being moved to the mobile...</div>
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Here are some photos of my "new", actually very OLD, classroom. </div>
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There is not much in it now. Other than wood paneling, so I have a lot of work to do to get this place in shape. </div>
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At least I have my own bathroom...</div>
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It<b><u> will </u></b>be a warm, inviting, friendly, Kindie space…stay tuned for progress! </div>
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I was happy to be done with school before the big boys, so that I was free to attend all of their fun, end of the year activities. </div>
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Like Field Day! They had a great time playing with their friends all morning. </div>
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I bounced back and forth watching their classes compete! They had new grade level t-shirts this year. The weather was perfect and they had a great time! That afternoon Nolan had game day and Heath got to watch a movie! Gotta love the last week of school! </div>
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We prepared some gifts for their teachers of course. </div>
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Loved their writing and illustrations! It looks like Mr. LaPorta has earrings, he doesn't, those are just his ear lobes! Ha! </div>
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Heath brought home his Memory Book. </div>
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This was one of my favorite things in it- Heath at 100 years old. So stinkin' cute! I can just picture him. </div>
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Mrs. Parker also had some fun goodies for her students to send them into summer! </div>
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Heath wanted to make his Kool Aid right away! </div>
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Heath had a super cute Kindergarten Program! </div>
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They sang some of the same songs that Nolan did 2 years ago, but a few were different. </div>
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Heath did such a great job! </div>
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1st GRADE! </div>
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Heath and his friend Evan. </div>
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Oma & Opa came to support Heath. </div>
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We love you Mrs. Parker! </div>
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Pictures with our guy to celebrate his hard work and accomplishments! </div>
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He has had an amazing year! He is responsible and helpful. He has become a great reader and writer! He has made lots of friends. He is flexible and easy going and fun! </div>
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His program was on Wednesday but then they still had their LAST day on Thursday. So of course, I set out some fun goodies for them to find before they headed out for the last day! Nolan got the book <u>The Chocolate Touch</u>. It's so fun listening to him read books that I remember loving when I was little. Heath got a book about 1st Grade. I also bought them Magic Pens. They have seen these on infomercials and thought they were cool. Heath said to me that morning, "I see you got us Magic Pens by Whammo!" He's like a walking informercial himself! But they <i>are</i> REALLY cool, they have loved being creative with them already! </div>
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We walked to school that morning and I snapped some pictures along the way. Heath with his friend Landon. They were in 3 year old preschool together at SEC. And Nolan with his friend Jackson- walking in, ready to be 3rd Graders, too cool to pose for a pic. Ha! </div>
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While the boys were at school, Brooks and I hit the pool! Loved this last bit of special Mommy and Brooksie time! </div>
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We picked the boys up after school and Nolan said goodbye to his buds! All 3 of his best friends are going to different schools next year so we are super sad! But we have all of their phone numbers and can continue to get together and keep in touch! Douglas County offers many school options, charter schools, challenge schools, etc. So we end up having a lot of turn over at our neighborhood schools. Which is sad, but kids are adaptable and meet and make new friends in different classes each year. But these 4 had a special bond and we won't forget the fun and friendship they had! </div>
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2nd grade was a good year. It was neat to see Nolan extend his learning in Math, write more creatively than ever, and to become a reader who can tackle pretty much any text! He's a smart and sweet cookie! His teacher, Mrs. Littrell, was a master at differentiation, she knew her students so well and celebrated their uniqueness and met their needs. However, she sadly had to leave early to have her knee replaced, and the class got a long term sub. He did his best to finish out the year, but it's just never the same. And that happens some years. Just praying for the right fit of teacher and classmates next year. For stability and high expectations and warmth and fun. </div>
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After saying our goodbyes we headed straight back to the POOL to let loose! </div>
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Schools out for summer!!! Wahoo! We are all ready to relax! </div>
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Something to keep them motivated to read, work, and learn over the summer! They get to choose a reward when they fill their chart- a fun activity, a special meal or treat, a toy…it's up to them! I always need a little structure in our days at home together and it's good for them too! </div>
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I can't believe that I have a 3rd Grader, a 1st Grader, and a Preschooler! That's just nuts! How did that happen? But they will continue to rock school…we know it! </div>
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Another great Mother's Day this year! </div>
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I took these sweet photos of my Kindies for their Mother's Day gifts this year! They turned out so cute! </div>
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Brooks made plates for his Grandma and Oma to give to them for Mother's Day. South East does this as a fundraiser. Heath did it when he was in 3 year old preschool too! </div>
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Moms & Muffins with Brooks! </div>
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I love being able to join him in his classroom! Which doesn't happen very often since I am working mornings this year. So thankful that Mark can be Mr. Mom! </div>
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He made me this little pot with a poem and his fingerprints. </div>
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Brooks ate his muffins and most of mine too! </div>
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When I picked him up at the end of the day I spoiled him by taking him to McDonalds for lunch as well. </div>
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It's fun to be able to do special 1 on 1 things with him from time to time. He has had to be a big trooper this Spring getting dragged around to games, not taking naps, eating random food at all hours of the day, and entertaining himself at a lot of playgrounds while Mommy watches ball and Daddy coaches. Life isn't always easy for the BABY of the family! </div>
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My room all set up for my Moms & Muffins! I do a fun morning of pampering where the Kindies give their moms a makeover! It is so funny! </div>
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And finally, my 3rd Moms & Muffins, 3 days in a row, this time at Mammoth! </div>
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Love my guys and love their school! They put on great events! </div>
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Mother's Day weekend was very busy for us with soccer, baseball, and choir! Nolan auditioned for a special singing part for their final performance. We were so proud of him for taking a risk! And he completely rocked it! He has a great voice and I'm happy he wants to share his gift with others. We really, truly thought he'd be in 5th grade before he ever auditioned to sing! He's done boom whackers and drum parts, but we were thrilled to hear him sing! He did a duet with an older boy, Landon. </div>
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Landon did such a great job of being a leader and encouraging Nolan! It was so cool to see this neat relationship form. I pray that Nolan will always have friends to look up to who are examples of kindness. Watch the fist bump in the next clip. Priceless! </div>
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They finished with this hilarious Mama song! Love our church, the diversity and culture my boys are a part of in this community is so enriching! </div>
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Mark said that by the last duet, they sounded like one voice. I don't know technical singing terms, but he said it was their best! On performance weekends, Nolan is at choir for over 8 hours of rehearsals and performances. And of course, we wanted to watch him sing at each service, so we went to church 3 times as well! So this Mother's Day wasn't exactly relaxing, but so rewarding watching my guys do what they love! </div>
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Our awesome team mom, Keri, had the boys on Heath's team make sweet Mother's Day cards between innings in the dug out! Loved this fun surprise! "I love you because you make me food." A little all over the place but I got the message. My life as a mom really all boils down to food! Ha! </div>
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A Mother's Day card from Nolan. </div>
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And gifts from Heath made at school. </div>
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And the boys got me flowers, sandals, and a mani/pedi gift card too! I was spoiled! </div>
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We were thinking a lot about my sister too on her first Mother's Day. </div>
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And without her sweet Dylan in her arms. </div>
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My BFF Kerri designed a beautiful book for her that she opened on Mother's Day. We love our nephew, he'll forever be in our hearts. </div>
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Somehow in between this all, we managed to squeeze in Skyping with my amazing Mom, and we got to see Barb at Nolan's performance and Heath's game. And this is how my Mother's Day ended. We all cuddled and crashed together in my bed. </div>
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Exhausted. But loved being surrounded by the crazies who make me a mom! I'm so blessed to be their mom and could not have dreamt of a better life. God designed them perfectly for me and knit us together in the most special way. Even through the busy, and annoying, and frustrating moments, I'm glad that at the end of the day we have a safe, soft, forgiving place to land. </div>
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Barb's birthday and Mother's Day always fall around the same weekend. So this year we organized a semi-surprising night out for her! </div>
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We all met at Water to Wine and threw her a small, kid free party! </div>
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She does so much for us and we were happy to give back and honor her in a special way! </div>
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We drank wine, ate apps, and had yummy cake! </div>
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We are thankful for such amazing Moms in our lives. They are excellent examples of humility and sacrifice and are an inspiration to many. </div>
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It's been awhile again blog. But I WILL get caught back up this week with a few posts and a ton of photos! Just can't let this thing go! I love being able to look back at memories and special times all in one place! </div>
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So last I left off with was our Spring Break SNOW!!! We always have a late April/early May blizzard and this year was no exception. </div>
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The boys always love it. It lasts about a day and then we are back to Spring! </div>
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Makin' pizzas for dinner! </div>
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One Friday afternoon, Mal stopped by to hang out. The boys just got out of school so we were sitting on the front porch chatting and watching the kids play. Nolan was hungry and decided to make himself a sandwich. Outside. He's such a funny boy and growing up so fast! And he can eat like none other! </div>
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May requires a lot of evenings like this when you're a teacher. </div>
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My happy hour buddy! He loves himself some Chips & Salsa! The spicier the better! Looking forward to our new deck and patio being built this month! Mark finally wore me down! </div>
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Soccer Saturday! This cutie grew a lot this season. He became more aggressive, loved playing goalie, and had a lot of fun! </div>
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Oma came to watch Nolan play! We are thankful for such supportive grandparents! </div>
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Hawks continue to play strong! Love watching Mark guide these guys! He loves the game and we are loving the competitive league too. </div>
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It's a big commitment with a practice and two games each week. And the games are up to 2 hours each. But he has grown so much. He's learning the real game, growing in perseverance, becoming more skilled, and having fun and making friends on the team! </div>
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And we are so proud of him! </div>
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We went to Mal & Bob's one night to give it a go! </div>
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It was SO fun! The boys LOVED it! </div>
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I hadn't flown a kite since I was about Heath's age. He was our master kite flyer. </div>
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It's just one of those things that every kid should do. </div>
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We all took a turn! And the open space right out the Urbik's back door was the perfect spot for it! </div>
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Then the boys headed to the park for a bit. They like the freedom to roam at Auntie's. She has 2 parks in walking distance. </div>
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Chilling. Love when the 3 of them spend time together sweetly. </div>
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Celebrating Uncle Brad's B-day! </div>
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Cinco de Mayo! Olè! </div>
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Mal babysat Brooks one Friday morning that they both had off! </div>
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Hawks ready for another game! We've had some COLD ones this Spring! </div>
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And a rainy soccer game as well! </div>
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Church greeters! </div>
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I snapped this pic of Heath one afternoon when I was volunteering in his classroom. So cute!</div>
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Heath reading to Brooks one night at bedtime. So sweet! </div>
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Happy Birthday Uncle Ricky! </div>
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Cheering on my guy! </div>
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For someone who isn't really that competitive or into organized sports, when it's your own child playing, it all of a sudden means a lot! </div>
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We are happy to be keeping almost the entire team together for Fall Ball too! </div>
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Showing off his shorts from his buddy Trey! </div>
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Mark had been nagging me and dreaming of this new vacuum for quite sometime. He finally bit the bullet and bought it. If you know Mark, then you know, he's "all talk Jansen". I've been encouraging him to actually make things happen! And it finally did. He's been vacuuming a bit almost every day! Ha! Which I don't mind one bit. His favorite features are the under the oven attachment and the ability to make it compact for doing stairs. </div>
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Nolan wrote an Autobiography at school. </div>
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It was so cute and well written and about 4 pages long…but I'll just share this little poem that was included in it as well. </div>
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Apparently Brooks is chopped liver. And apparently black ice is a fear of his. Never knew that. Ha! </div>
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Brooks' cute class picture! </div>
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Heath was PUMPED for his friend Zander's birthday party at Sky Zone! </div>
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Shopping for patio furniture. Can you see Brooks "sleeping" on the lounger in the back? </div>
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Teacher Appreciation Week- We always like to do a small little something for their teachers each day during the week. </div>
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Monday started off with thoughtful notes. The school organizes this around a theme each year. </div>
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Tuesday- COFFEE- a must! </div>
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Wednesday was a fun little goodie bag of BRIGHT items...</div>
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For Nolan's long term sub…he's a young guy who just graduated in December. Nolan knew just what he'd like- Mtn Dew and he chose that Snickers specifically. He loves how funny Mr. LaPorta is. </div>
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Thursday! Hope they were winners! </div>
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And Friday- my personal FAV! Nothing Bundt Cakes! </div>
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We love being able to do a few small things to let our amazing teachers know just how much we appreciate all they do for our kiddos! </div>
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Mark did a few sweet things for me as well that week...</div>
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He's a keeper! And he's been buying me Chuckles ever since our days in BHT! </div>
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I got a few thoughtful gifts from students and my school as well. I love my career! There's nothing else I'd rather do! </div>
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Heath was SO excited to send Flat Stanley to Grandma & Grandpa and Uncle T. and Auntie Laura! He remembered Nolan doing this project in Kindergarten and was so happy that he would get to do it too! </div>
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He was so excited when his Flat Stanley's made their way back to his classroom and his teacher read them aloud to the class! </div>
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Thanks for doing this project family! Only 2 more years until you have to do it again…for the last time! </div>
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Go Nolan! He worked so hard and won the Sportsmanship award at soccer a few weeks back! </div>
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After a double header that day it was a fun reward! </div>
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Auntie came to watch him play too, which was icing on the cake! </div>
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Brooks was SO excited for Water Day! It was actually kind of chilly that morning, but he said he had fun splashing in the kiddie pool, splashing Miss Birgitte, and eating popsicles on his towel! </div>
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Nolan had to write a How To and then "Be the Teacher"! He had to choose something to teach the class, then provide all the supplies to teach his "students" how to do it. He chose to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. (actually Sun Butter to be safe in a nut free classroom) We practiced every night for a week and made a LOT of PBJ's. Then I was able to join him in the classroom to see him present. It was so cute. A little chaotic. But he did great! They called him "Mr. Jansen" and he had to state his objective and have an attention grabber when his students needed to refocus. He walked around between steps and checked in on his student's progress and gave compliments. He was a natural. He said he was the only one who did that. Helps when your teacher mommy coaches you I guess! Ha! Mammoth does a great job in incorporating a lot of public speaking assignments into their curriculum. So Nolan is more than comfortable speaking in front of his class and doesn't get nervous. I am super proud of how he rocks tasks like this. I don't ever remember having to do projects like this, this young! </div>
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Heath's class won the Compassion Project Challenge, donating the most care package items for children with cancer. So they got to have a special pizza party with the principal and silly string her as well! I was happy that I was volunteering at school that day so that I could watch! </div>
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Heath was so happy to finally lose a top tooth! It has been about 9 months to a year since he lost the bottom teeth! The tooth fairy brought him 4 quarters!!! Love his cute new smile! </div>
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O.k. that's it for now! Coming up…Mother's Day, End of the School Year, Pool Fun, and SUMMER!!!! </div>
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We had a wonderful Easter. We went to church with Mal, Bob, and my Mom and celebrated our Risen Savior! Without his love, grace, and sacrifice, I would have nothing. These precious smiles are all because of Him! </div>
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When I asked Brooks what happened on Easter, he told me "The rock is gone! Jesus is in Gitta's lap!" You see, Miss Brigitta is his teacher. And she was telling the story of Easter with a felt board. And when she took the rock away she put the Jesus piece in her lap to hide him and show the miracle! I couldn't stop laughing! Jesus was not there! He was in Miss Brigitta's lap! Ha! So we had to go over the story with him again- The rock was rolled away. Jesus was not there! He had Risen! He had Risen Indeed! Love the sweet hearts of my boys! </div>
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And I love that they know first and foremost that not only did Jesus go to heaven, but that he now lives in their hearts! </div>
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Earlier that morning the boys had a surprise from the Easter Bunny! I took a bunch of videos from their basket search- </div>
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A trail of jelly beans led them downstairs to find their baskets! </div>
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They love their Easter baskets that Grandma made. Such a fun family tradition! </div>
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Later that morning we headed to Oma & Opa's to join the Jansen family for Easter brunch. It was still snowy out, so we were all inside this year. </div>
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Monterey Jack himself! This kid is OBSESSED with cheese, so his brother's named him Monterey Jack- from Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers! Such a cute little nick name that he LOVES! </div>
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The cousins all ate lunch down in the basement- their hangout! </div>
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After we all ate, it was time for the famous Jansen Easter Egg Hunt! Barb & Bruce hid hundreds of eggs <b>in their house</b>! It was too wet and snowy outside. Bummer! But we managed to make it work with a lot of people and a lot of eggs in a tight space! The kids have a blast no matter what! </div>
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Nolan could barely contain his excitement! He was hyper and crazy and could have used a few laps around the house! </div>
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Oma calling out the next color! </div>
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There were a few new categories this year- camouflage and wild animal eggs! </div>
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Uncle Flobby helping Arie! </div>
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All of the kids standing in attention! </div>
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Brooks insisted on opening his eggs between each round! </div>
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Finding a blue egg in the wine rack! </div>
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Chillin' between rounds! </div>
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Brooks found another egg in the bathtub! They really were hidden in every nook and cranny! </div>
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And then, of course, when the hunt is over the organizing begins. I think we were only 2 eggs short when all was said and done! Nolan loves this part too! He loves opening his eggs and sorting them back out by color. Thank you Oma & Opa for a fabulous day and for all the effort it takes to pull this off- rain or shine! </div>
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That afternoon we headed home to relax! </div>
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We love these cuties, </div>
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but they were on a SUGAR HIGH! </div>
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And these 2 Easter Bunnies were exhausted! We had a couple of quiet hours at home that evening. </div>
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Every year I make the boys an Easter Egg meal. This year it was their Easter dinner! </div>
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They love cracking the eggs to find what's inside! </div>
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Turkey, carrots, grapes, Grandma's famous Jello Eggs, and more! </div>
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Pretty fun! </div>
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Wrapping up our time with Grandma and my Spring Break...</div>
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Grandma & Grandpa gave the boys these cute little Easter Basket surprises! </div>
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They each got 5, $1 bills and some little chocolate peanut butter bunnies too! It was a super fun gift! </div>
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We went to the Saturday night Easter church service. Then we went over to Mallory & Bob's house for dinner. </div>
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Mark and Bob hard at work in the kitchen. </div>
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They made these fun Peeps Rice Krispie treats for dessert. </div>
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And they set up a fun Easter Egg hunt for the boys. They had done so many hunts that they were super surprised and excited to find that this time the eggs had candy inside! </div>
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Snuggle Time with Grandma! </div>
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She stayed a few days after Easter and was able to be here while I was on break. </div>
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She took the boys to the movies to see Kung Foo Panda 3!</div>
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Grandma bought the boys Star Wars Shrinky Dinks! They had never done them before and were amazed watching them shrink down in the oven! </div>
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We had another great visit with Grandma! Thank you for always making special memories for our family! </div>
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The rest of my Spring Break was spent just laying low. Brooks had school so I enjoyed a few mornings with just my big boys. </div>
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I was happy for some sunshine and relaxation! </div>
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One day we picked up Brooks from school, ran through Sonic, and then came home to have an inside picnic and movie afternoon! </div>
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And check out my new handsome, glasses wearing hubby! After years of staring at the computer screen for work, it was time to get some glasses! They really help him and look pretty cute too! </div>
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One day we stopped by Mark's office and then headed to Subway with him for a lunch break! </div>
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Nolan started soccer. Just one practice and game a week. </div>
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A good way for him to stay active this Spring but it doesn't add too much stress to our schedule. </div>
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Auntie's house after church one Sunday. Mark and Bob worked to put together their new grill. Auntie made us all smoothies and the boys ran wild in their town house development! They love her little neighborhood- a big field to run in and a park super close! </div>
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Brooks finished the whole alphabet at school! He wanted to show off all his hard work. He was so proud! He loves making all the crafts at school, but now we need to get cracking on actually naming the letters and sounds. He'd much rather build with blocks, kick balls, and slide than do school work! Oh, the baby of the family…you sure are somethin' else! </div>
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Hopefully she'll be back a day or two in June to hug the kiddos and send them on their way to 3rd grade! </div>
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Nolan had a Thursday evening birthday party for his friend Jonathan! He loved getting to hang with his buds at Sky Zone after school! </div>
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Opening Day! </div>
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We were all sporting our black & purple to cheer on the Rox! </div>
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And Opening Day for the Navy Hawks too! </div>
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A quick little storm blew through, but we were still able to get the game in. They lost, but looked pretty good for their first game! It was fun to see them in their uniforms and to watch them come together as a team. </div>
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After the game I had to run straight to my Women's Group Overnight at the Embassy Suites! We always have the best time. Chatting, Happy Hour(s), laughing, pigging out on junk food, staying up late, kid free relaxation! We sleep in and enjoy a delicious omelette breakfast the next morning. It's quick but so special. This year we were celebrating 13 years together! And we didn't even take any pictures! But we made even more sweet memories! While I was away…the boys played! </div>
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Fro Yo fun! </div>
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The next morning I left the hotel and met up with the boys for the Hawks 2nd game! Which they ended up winning! </div>
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It was fun to watch Heath score his first run! </div>
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He was SO excited! </div>
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The Jansen cousins came to cheer on #4! I had to leave the game early to take Nolan to a choir performance. But the Hawks beat the Littleton Thunder 20-8! </div>
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Nolan's choir performed at the Cherry Creek Nursing Home. </div>
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It was so sweet to watch them bless the residents with their songs. Afterwards, the kids were encouraged to chat with the residents. Nolan met a nice man named Chuck. It was the cutest thing to watch him introduce himself and shake hands. He told me afterwards, "I knew that I would have to speak loud and repeat myself. Old people can't hear very well." Ha! I love any opportunity for my boys to learn about people who are different from themselves. Every life has value and should be respected and celebrated. </div>
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The next day, Mark was off to CinemaCon in Vegas for 4 days! I was single Mommy of 3 so I jumped at the chance to head to Chipotle for dinner to support Mammoth Heights' fundraiser. No cooking or clean up for me sounded great! And the boys chowed down! </div>
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We survived the week and the boys were very good for their Mommy! But we sure were happy to have Mark back! </div>
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Just in time for another Spring storm! The pictures above and below are from Friday. </div>
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Mark made all the necessary storm preparations. He covered the tulips and daffodils and made a wine run! Just in time…here's the weather today- Saturday morning! No soccer or baseball for us today- other than the cage! </div>
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Spring time in Colorado sure is fun! </div>
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We always have to bake sugar cookies! The boys have loved this tradition with Grandma ever since they were very little! They love picking out the cookie cutters, rolling out the dough, cutting the shapes, and using different colored sprinkles. And of course, they love eating them too! This is my favorite cookie recipe- perhaps just for the memories I have when eating them! </div>
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Grandma & Grandpa got to come to Heath's baseball practice! Grandpa even hit up the Hawks shop beforehand! </div>
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Nolan during practice! Oh the random pics I find on my phone. But I LOVE this one! </div>
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Grandma & Brooksie played at the park during practice. </div>
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We hit up The Donut one morning. This is the shop that Oma & Opa take the boys to all the time. And Heath is always raving about their Fritters! King Soopers fritters apparently are NOT real fritters. So we had to check it out and have the real deal. </div>
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And boy, oh boy, their fritters did not disappoint! </div>
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Then we headed to Boulder to the Celestial Seasonings tour! </div>
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The boys trying some iced tea. </div>
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Waiting for the tour to begin. </div>
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The Johnson Family LOOOOOOVES a good tour! </div>
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My Mom, Mark, and I had taken this tour many years ago, before kids, but the tasting room was under construction. We (being my Mom & I…not Mark…ha!) always wanted to come back when we would actually be able to sample the teas. </div>
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Before the factory tour, we watched a short video on the history of Celestial Seasonings, then Brooks and I had to go wait outside. You had to be 5 to go on the tour. So sad to have missed out on this...</div>
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Hair Nets! Heath was NOT a fan! My Dad even had to wear a beard net inside. But they enjoyed their tour and told me all about the big machines and the Peppermint Room afterwards. </div>
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Brooks and I played outside while they were touring! Here he is being a tiger! </div>
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The next day, we were surprised with LOTS of snow! I got a SNOW DAY! My 4th one this year! </div>
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Nolan warmed up with a bubble bath! </div>
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Grandpa played basement hockey with the boys. </div>
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Grandma read lots of books! Look at her expression. Ha! She was really getting into the character "Anger"! </div>
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Mark worked from home and shoveled! Dad helped out too- even without gloves on. He claims, his Dad, my Grandpa Charles, never wore gloves when shoveling- so he doesn't either. Crazy man! </div>
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The following day, we were treated to another SNOW DAY! 5 Snow Days in one year is just unheard of out here! It's crazy, but I loved the timing! So we stayed inside and played a lot! </div>
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Grandma and Brooksie working on shapes! </div>
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One of many, many Easter Egg hunts! </div>
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The boys love hiding the eggs so the adults have to find them and they love the adults hiding the eggs so they have to find them. We have 50 some eggs, so they had a blast playing Easter Egg hunts all week! </div>
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We also dyed eggs...</div>
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The colors were vibrant! And, YES, there is a Cupcake Carl egg. My Dad always says the most random things. Cupcake Carl is the name of a character from the game Candy Crush. For some reason, Grandpa would just say his name every once in awhile and the boys would crack up! They thought it was hilarious when Grandpa would say it and so then they started blurting it out randomly too. Oh man…then he taught them about some guy from Whitehall named Carl Meal. So then they were shouting his name out as well. I was surrounded by 3 little Randys for the week. Anyone who knows my Dad well, knows this funny little fact about him. He can go on and on for hours making us laugh with random names, places, stories, and memories. </div>
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The boys actually liked eating the hard boiled eggs this year! My Mom made egg salad too, which was super yummy! </div>
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Grandpa loves to go out and about every morning. He drives and hits up local spots- gas stations, King Soopers, the Post Office, and of course, Mc Donalds! </div>
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One morning, he brought Nolan home a Mc Griddle surprise! The boy pounded it in record speed! Thanks Grandpa! </div>
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Our 2nd Snow Day was beautiful! </div>
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We spent a long time playing outside! </div>
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Brooks chose McDonalds- </div>
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Heath chose McDonalds too- </div>
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And Nolan chose Panera- </div>
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Thanks Grandma & Grandpa for spending this special alone time with our boys! They treasure these memories. </div>
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And a few other random pictures from our week together- </div>
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Making our own Easter Candy Necklaces. </div>
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I found this little craft and thought it would be the perfect activity to do while Grandma was in town. </div>
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Puzzling...</div>
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Grandma, Mommy, and the boys love puzzles! We do them on our iPads too! </div>
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We spent plenty of time just chillin'. </div>
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Enjoying down time and every day life together is a treat! </div>
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Wish we could do it more often! (and p.s. I have no ideas what Heath is doing in this picture…but Brooks looks cute!)</div>
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Wrestling around with Grandpa! </div>
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On Grandpa's last night, we decided to have an early Easter Dinner since he would leave before the real Easter. </div>
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We broke out the fine china and crystal. </div>
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And we made pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls, and Jello. </div>
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Thankful for family that plays hard and loves hard. (Mallory and Bob must REALLY love each other- they even wear matching Mickey World shirts! Hee hee hee!)</div>
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Mal made her famous Lamb Cake as well- following in V.E.E.H.M.M.S's footsteps. </div>
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It looked beautiful, however, unfortunate events led to it's untimely devise. </div>
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But the boys had no problem with that- it still tasted great! </div>
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The next day, it was time to take Grandpa back to the train station. We drove down to Union Station to have dinner with him there before his train departed. </div>
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The boys had fun playing in the station. </div>
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And it was cool to check out the new remodel! It is beautiful! </div>
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And we had a delicious dinner from Acme Burger & Brat Corporation! Their burgers, <u>sausages</u>, and fries were amazing! </div>
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Love these candid shots...</div>
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Saying our goodbyes...</div>
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See you this summer Grandpa! Thanks for visiting! </div>
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Love, your 3 Crazy Boys! (And their Mommy & Daddy too!)</div>
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My Mom & Dad came out for Spring Break. Nolan and Heath had 2 weeks off, so during their first week off my Mom & Dad watched them while I was at school. My Mom flew out a few days early and Heath made her this creation to welcome her back to Colorado. </div>
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My Dad took the train and arrived early Sunday morning. </div>
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We all headed over to Mal & Bob's to be his welcoming crew! </div>
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Then we headed downtown for a day of fun! </div>
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We had lunch at Jimmy Johns. </div>
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And then headed over to the Convention Center for the Car Show. (Like the rando photo bombing in the background?!)</div>
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While we were waiting for tickets Brooks gave Grandma a back rub. </div>
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Then we headed in...</div>
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The boys LOVED hopping in and out of cars, pretending to drive, listening to music, and checking out the features. </div>
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They took turns driving and going for a "ride". </div>
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I can just picture them behind the wheel WAY TOO SOON! </div>
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This picture cracks me up…the way Heath is hanging out the window with his hand on the wheel. </div>
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They thought this Rockies truck was WAY cool! </div>
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Little one trying to escape! </div>
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Checking them out from the sun roof! </div>
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Road RAGE! </div>
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Dancing in the back of a truck! </div>
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Everybody pile in! </div>
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Heath loved getting to hop on to this cycle! </div>
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Nolan's favorites were the convertibles! Brooks had to try to look tough in all the pictures. </div>
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Standing under the steam. </div>
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Grandpa checking out the Mini Coopers with the boys. His favorite! </div>
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Brooks hitchin' a ride! </div>
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Peek-a-Boo! I see you Nolan! </div>
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Mal & Bob, Mark, Grandma, and Heath waited in line to take Jeep rides! Grandpa, Nolan, Brooks, and I watched them come around the adventure track and took videos as they pulled in to the finish. </div>
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Nolan thought it was cool to pop his head out of the sun roofs! </div>
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And he was the only one brave enough to meet the KIA mouse! </div>
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Heath preferred the card board cut out kind! </div>
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Wrestling...</div>
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Rough Housing…always crazy around here! </div>
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On the way out we spotted Mommy's favorite car...</div>
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The Corvette! </div>
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If I ever win the lotto- I want a Corvette! </div>
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It was a beautiful day, so of course we played outside a bit on the way back to our car. </div>
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It was a very FUN first day with the Johnson Fam! We missed you T & L! </div>
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Heath had Dr. Seuss week in Kindergarten.</div>
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Mixed up Monday</div>
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Rhyme Time Tuesday! </div>
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I had Wacky Wednesday in my classroom too! </div>
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Oh, The Places You'll Go! </div>
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Dress like what you want to be when you grow up...</div>
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and bring your favorite book by Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a Dr. Seuss. </div>
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What a fun filled week for our 6 year old! </div>
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The Cat in the Hat meets the Lorax meets Little Leaguer! Heath ate this chocolate Lorax mustache before practice one day! His teacher made them! </div>
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Some recent Art Work from the boys...</div>
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Heath's Abe Lincoln</div>
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Brooks drawing our family</div>
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Nolan's LOVE Pop Art was chosen to be displayed in the library at school! </div>
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Little Monkey Business Field Trip for Brooks...</div>
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Daddy went with and took him to Mc Donalds for dinner afterwards. They had a "super fun" morning together! Super is Brooks' current favorite word! EVERYTHING is SUPER! </div>
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This kid and his faces…he keeps us on our toes! </div>
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Walking to school on a day I had off after conference week! I miss being able to start their mornings with them this way, but teaching a.m. Kindergarten has worked out well for our family this year. </div>
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After dropping the boys off at school we went to spend some time with Auntie. </div>
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We walked to King Soopers for a treat and then to the park for some play time. </div>
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Brooks bossed us all around the playground! Up and down every slide. We made a lot of "choo choos" that day and had a great time together! </div>
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Here are some clips from Nolan's March Choir Performance. I didn't have the best view of him, so I wasn't able to get much video that wasn't blocked by the head in front of me. But I especially loved hearing him sing harmony for the first time. He is so cute!<br />
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I always set up a few little fun leprechaun touches. He sneaks in while the boys are sleeping and leaves them "gold"/ chocolate coins throughout the house. He plays with all of their green toys and stuffed animals and leaves his green pee in the toilet! The boys just get such a kick out of it all! They are on the look out for the leprechaun all day! </div>
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I left them each a card to let them know just how "LUCKY" we are to have them as our sons. And they each got some green and rainbow treats as well. </div>
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And for breakfast- Lucky Charms and gold coin pancakes with mint green chocolate chips and green sprinkles on top too! Got them all sugared up and then sent them off to school! Ha! </div>
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They brought these sweet gifts for their teachers too! </div>
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There were leprechauns in both of their classrooms that day as well! But lucky them, they did not get pinched, they were sure to wear as much green as they could that day! Brooks even wanted to wear green pants and a beard like a real leprechaun! He had to settle for his "It's not easy being green!" Kermit the Frog t-shirt! But he looked pretty stinkin' cute! </div>
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And of course we finished our night with Shamrock Shakes for dessert! We LOVE this tradition! That night we had a whole conversation with Nolan about how there "technically must be girl leprechauns, even if we can't see them, because how else would there be more boy leprechauns to hunt for gold. The girl leprechauns must be at home cooking and watching the babies and stuff." Oh man! This kid! Apparently leprechauns are stuck in the 50's. </div>
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Brooks had the best time with his sweet friend. </div>
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Brooks even had his first play date this month. His friend Gibson took him to McDonalds to play with some of the other preschool friends after school one day. I picked him up there after I got out of school. He had a good time and LOVED riding in Gibson's car and watching a DVD on the way. When we left he said, "Gibson's Mom loves me"! Ha! It is fun for us to watch him make little friendships and try new things! </div>
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Play time! After I pick him up from Preschool Lunch Bunch we come home and play together for awhile before he takes a short afternoon nap. I love this one on one time with him. </div>
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Nolan and I doing some Science Experiments! Growing crystals! </div>
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Celebrating great Parent Teacher Conferences! So proud of these boys! </div>
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And finally, I posted this on FB this month. I love this song. And I love it's message. I think it's important for us to remember these words, especially in a time when our country seems divided and at war constantly. And our Face Books feeds are filled with so much sadness. Through it all, this should be our mission. </div>
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Next Up…SPRING BREAK BABY!!! </div>
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We had another lovey dovey Valentine's Day! The boys each picked out Valentines that were perfectly them! </div>
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Brooks chose Baymax! </div>
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He's still working on writing his name completely independently, so I helped him write his. He need help with a few of the strokes and can do some on his own. But it is such good practice for those little hands to do it themselves instead of having their parents sign them. Building that fine motor strength and motor planning every chance we get. </div>
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Heath picked out Yoda...</div>
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He just had to sign his name, not address them to individual students, but he has a big class. 28 Valentine's signed and green glowstick light sabres put in.</div>
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And Nolan picked out scratch board Sharks. </div>
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This was the first year he had to address them to specific classmates. It was fun for him to write their names and pick out which ones he wanted to give to each friend. </div>
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And of course, I put together my favorite teacher Valentines! </div>
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And I made these cute water bottles for Nolan to bring to his class party too. They were adorable! </div>
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Mark was able to go to Brooks' party. </div>
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They had fun decorating and eating cookies together! </div>
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After I picked Brooks up from school, he was so excited to show me his Valentine jug and all of the cards and candies he got! </div>
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He also made me this cute little card! </div>
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We weren't able to make it to Heath and Nolan's parties this year. </div>
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But they had a great time! Heath's favorite part was playing "Cupid's Arrows". They had to shoot Qtips out of a straw by blowing through it and then trying to hit a love target. Sounds pretty fun! </div>
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Heath showing off his Valentine collection basket that they made at school and all of his loot! </div>
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Nolan had to bring in a Valentine collection box that they made at home. When we saw this Shark box kit at Target, we knew it would be perfect to go with his Shark Valentines! He was so proud of it! And it was so easy to make with all the materials right there. </div>
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Since the real Valentine's Day was on a Sunday, we were able to spend the whole day together! Of course, I planned a few sweet and special things for my little loves. </div>
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I bought them Snow White as a reminder of our favorite ride from Disney World- The 7 Dwarfs Mine Train. They had never seen it before, so I thought it would be a fun way to relax later in the day, cuddled up under a blanket watching the movie. </div>
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Mark ran out that morning and picked up Valentine donuts and Starbucks and roses for me! </div>
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And I put out a few cute decorations! They are always so excited to run downstairs and to see if there are any surprises for them! Their happiness and smiles mean the world to me! </div>
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I let the boys choose a fun activity for us to do together as a family that day! They chose bowling! We bowled last year on Valentine's Day as well. I think it's becoming our tradition! </div>
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Heater Bombs is a pretty good little bowler. </div>
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Brooks started out using a ramp, but ended up pushing the ball down the lane without it during our second game. </div>
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Nolan was the only kid to get a STRIKE that day! He had a few spares too. </div>
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Here are our end scores of game 1. We played a second game too but I didn't get a picture. But we were all pretty consistent that day. Other than I think Nolan and Heath tied the 2nd game. We had a really fun time! We got pizza and pop too! But, boy, is bowling expensive these days! Maybe that's why we only do it once a year…on Valentine's Day. How romantic! </div>
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After bowling, we came home to watch Snow White! This was our favorite part of the ride at MK. And it was so cute and fun to see it on the screen! </div>
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After the movie, Auntie & Flobby stopped by to drop off some little treats. </div>
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The boys got the cutest cards, some candy, and some little tsum tsums. </div>
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They were thrilled! </div>
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They also got some thoughtful gifts from Oma & Opa and Grandma & Grandpa too! $5 bills and Sonic gift cards! They are quite spoiled! And VERY loved! </div>
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That night for dinner, we made the boys breakfast for dinner- their favorite. Complete with pink milk! </div>
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Nolan showing off their new little tsum tsums from Auntie & Flobby! </div>
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Chowing down! </div>
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As soon as we could, we put the little love bugs to bed and Mark and I got Maggiano's take out, had a glass of wine (or 2…who am I kidding?!), and watched The Bachelor 20th Season special! It was the perfect Valentine's Day for me! I couldn't ask for more! Love those men of mine !</div>
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February flew by! But came in with a bang! Lauren came to visit and she always brings the F-U-N! </div>
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Cheers to 2016 only going up from here! </div>
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Karaoke night! 90's R&B is our jam! </div>
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We love you Lo Lo! Thanks for coming to support our girl. </div>
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The Broncos went to the Super Bowl! </div>
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That was pretty fun and amazing for our kiddos to experience. Two Super Bowls already in their short lives! </div>
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We went to D.J. & Mariah's house for a fun party! Their basement is the perfect place to celebrate! The boys get pumped up before each game by singing and dancing to DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win"! They are the cutest little gangstas ever! Ha! </div>
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Ready to WIN! </div>
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The big boys watching the game! </div>
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Snuggles with my middle...</div>
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Chillin' with my big.</div>
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They WON!!!!!! </div>
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We were all very excited! It was sort of unbelievable after an up and down season. But we were all so happy for Peyton Manning! Going out on top! </div>
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Nolan had to write a Biography about a Famous American. He chose Walt Disney. He was inspired by him after our trip to WDW this past November. He had fun researching, writing, and planning his speech! </div>
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They had to dress up and give a 30 second speech as if they were that Famous American. Nolan did fantastic! He memorized it and spoke clearly and even added a little humor in the end, showing everyone his "sketch" that he had made while presenting. He loved that he made his audience laugh. </div>
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He held this sketch book and pretended to sketch this Mickey Mouse with his pencil as he spoke. He had the words underneath as a back up, but didn't need them! </div>
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Then he drew this…ha! Maybe art isn't exactly his forte! He told me that he didn't have a tan oil pastel so Walt ended up being brown. Ha! But we could also listen to his speech from the QR code attached to his drawing. I just love this quote from Walt Disney that he found, "May Walt Disney World bring joy, inspiration, and new knowledge to all who enter this happy place, a Magic Kingdom where all young at heart, of all ages, can laugh and play and learn together." We really felt that when we went to Disney World. And I feel that quote speaks to Nolan as well- his attitude and outlook on life are just that- he's about joy and learning and laughing and playing. I hope that he is always a kid at heart! </div>
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A little park fun on a beautiful Winter day! </div>
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Love these crazies! </div>
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And their Dad too! </div>
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A President's Day hike! We love being outdoors and active as a family! We want to instill a love of nature and fitness into our boys. We live in a state with so many places to explore and weather that allows us to do that year round. We are so thankful. And glad that our boys enjoy it too! It's even more fun now that Brooks is getting older and more independent! </div>
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Nolan and I found this little centipede worm guy on our hike. We thought it was a worm, but it had little antennae. So who knows what it was, but this kid loves creepy crawlies! </div>
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Nolan brought this poem home from school one day. The message is so sweet but I love the rainbow writing the most. So cute. </div>
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A little McDonalds with my littlest boy one afternoon. Every once in awhile I treat him to a fun afternoon where he doesn't take a nap and we do something fun together while his brothers are still in school. Making the most of our alone time when we have it! </div>
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Can you guess where we are? They make me take a picture of them with the dog every time we go to Old Navy! </div>
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Another Science Star annnnnd on the same day he was the "Secret Student" for his class. It was a good day in Kindergarten! We are proud of the responsible boy he is at school! </div>
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This month I also "hosted" a sweet, little baby shower for Mandy. She is due with her third at the end of March, and we wanted to take some time to honor and celebrate the new life that is growing inside of her! </div>
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Just a few little touches to make the day special. Gifts for the baby girl...</div>
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and gifts for her big brother and sister too! </div>
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Then we headed over to Snooze for brunch and gifts and girl time! </div>
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It was the perfect morning of relaxation! We are so excited for the Leensvaarts and their growing family! </div>
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Dude cheesin' on the new chaise we got for our bedroom! </div>
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It's nice to have a place for the boys to chill! </div>
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Heath loves basketball. I was too late signing him up to play on a team this year, so we put him in some shooting classes at the rec center instead. He had such a great time! The classes were for beginners, so there were kids there anywhere from 6-12 years old! He did a great job just getting right out there even though he was the smallest one on the court! </div>
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He learned a lot and was very coachable! The coaches were great and really worked on form and technique. It was good for Heath to hear that it's not about making every shot right now, it's about building muscle memory, technique, and becoming disciplined as a player. He practiced and improved a lot in just 4 classes! It's so ADORABLE to watch him play- he just has this <i>swagger.</i> He's confident and makes these funny "I've got this." faces. Now we just need to get a hoop at home so that he can keep practicing! He is ready to join a team next year. </div>
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Basketball overlapped with Nolan's choir schedule a couple of weeks. On the weeks that he was able to come and watch Heath, he watched, but also read. He LOVES reading! He's been crushing a few chapter books a week. </div>
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And this would be Heath after practice each week. He wakes up so early. He is DEFINITELY a morning person. And he is rarin' to go from the second he gets up. He works and plays hard all day long! Non stop! So at night…he just crashes! And he is super snuggly and sweet. (Well, when he's not having an over exhausted melt down…it's either one or the other.) He falls asleep in my lap and I just eat it up! </div>
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Celebrating Bruce's Birthday! We love our family tradition of an adult night out! </div>
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This year we went to Season's 52 and had such a nice time! Thanks for a delicious dinner and good company Jansen family! Seriously…my steak was AMAZING! </div>
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And finally, on February 29th…Leap Day, we ended the month with the start of our BASEBALL season! Heath is playing for the Parker Hawks this year and Mark is coaching. Until the time changes, we'll have cold and dark practices. But he's loving his new team and working hard. </div>
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What a month! </div>
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2016 did not exactly start off for us the way we expected it to. </div>
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It has left us clinging to HOPE that can only be found in HIM. </div>
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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." </div>
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This was the verse that was read at our wedding. And a verse that has given us comfort and encouragement many times throughout our marriage. We don't always understand God's plans and we wrestle with disappointment, anger, and grief over the loss of our nephew, but we know that through it all, God is good. </div>
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We trust that He has amazing things in store for our family and we give thanks in all situations. We have so much to be grateful for. </div>
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And I am so thankful to have my amazing sister to do life with. She is walking through unbelievable sadness with such grace and strength. </div>
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A former student made this sweet drawing for me. Her mom had shared with her about our loss. It's Dylan. I'm not sure why he has a cat on his shirt. But I love the cute little diaper and wings and halo. We love our little angel baby. </div>
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January was sad. But it was also joyful. These three kiddos of ours bring us so much joy. </div>
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And blue sky does too. Thank goodness for blue sky! We love, love, love, love, love living in Colorado! Warm January days just make you happy, no matter what else is going on in your life! </div>
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A fun Saturday at the pool! </div>
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The boys slide and splash and swim and I don't even have to get in the pool anymore. </div>
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This one. He's Mr. Cool and Mr. Independent. But he still needs his Mommy. And I still need his snuggles. I've been holding these guys extra tight these days. </div>
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I just needed a change. So I chopped and went blonder. It felt good! </div>
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And I ordered this beauty too. And it just so happened to come in an elephant bag. Which was perfect. Because Dylan's first stuffed animal was a Dumbo elephant that his Mommy picked out for him in Disney World. So now when we see elephants we are reminded of him. </div>
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Heath was Student of the Week- </div>
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He worked hard to create his "It's All About me Tee". And it was perfectly him! </div>
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He got to take Brownie the Bear home with him for a few days during his special week! </div>
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And he loved every second! </div>
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Brownie came with a few different clothes options. Heath changed his clothes a couple of times a day. It was cute to see him do this, because we've never had dolls or dress up clothes around. But he took such good care of Brownie! He will make a very fun and sweet Dad some day. </div>
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We documented all the fun stuff we did with him! </div>
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Heath even rushed to bed that night because he knew he got to sleep with Brownie. </div>
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That next morning we got a SURPRISE Snow Day! </div>
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So Heath got even more time with Brownie! They played Power Rangers and played in the snow. </div>
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The boys had the best time playing outside! They were out for hours! </div>
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Daddy built them a snow cave!</div>
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They loved crawling through the tunnel! </div>
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Helping shovel! </div>
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Caught eating snow! </div>
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I got him! </div>
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Making dinosaur caves.</div>
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They had a great time. The snow was nice and the extra day off is always welcomed, but I'm always ready for the snow to go again! And it's done just that. We've had a few mild and sunny weeks since this storm! </div>
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Heath's sweet writing about his week with Brownie...</div>
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Nolan had some fun this month too...</div>
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He was a Science Star! </div>
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And he auditioned for a special instrument part at choir that month. He played the drums and tambourine! He took his part very seriously and practiced at home and did AWESOME during his 4 performances. He felt so proud of himself…and his parents were beaming too! </div>
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Heath and I both celebrated our 100th days of school! Heath had to create a t-shirt with 100 things on it. He chose minions. We found a roll of Minion duct tape. Mark and I cut them out and he stuck them on. It was just so funny how his personality showed through the creation of his shirt. Nolan created his with 10 rows of 10. Heath just slapped his Minions on any which way. Attention to detail just isn't his thang! </div>
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But his free spirit is so super cute! </div>
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And on my 100th day, we dressed like we were 100 years old! </div>
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Thanks to Oma Bosch, Aunt Sue, and Barb for supplying my attire…I looked pretty good in my old age! </div>
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Our nephew and cousin, </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Dylan Randall Urbik</span></b>, </div>
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We love you sweet boy and are heartbroken to not be able to hold you in our arms and to watch you grow. We take comfort in knowing that you are happy and healthy and strong and full of life in heaven. We look forward to meeting you there someday. </div>
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I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb, before you were born </div>
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Grandma came to town in January. We LOVE Grandma time! </div>
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The boys drew her pictures to welcome her.</div>
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During her quick trip, the boys were lucky enough to score dates! Panera for the BIGS...</div>
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and Culvers for the little guy. </div>
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Silly pants! </div>
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Brooks and Grandma made the beds each morning. </div>
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They set the standard HIGH! </div>
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Nolan and Heath loved coming home and finding their bed creations! </div>
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Grandma snuggles are the BEST! </div>
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Everyone still needs hugs from their Mommy…even when you're 34!</div>
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Saying goodbye is never easy. Nolan always gets so sad when Grandma has to leave. He has such a sweet heart. But lucky for us, we'll see her again so soon- Spring Break!</div>
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Mark's birthday was waaaaay back on January 13th. Which also happened to be Cowboy Day for Brooks at school. </div>
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We weren't sure he would love wearing a cowboy hat because he doesn't really like ball caps and will rarely even wear a winter hat. But for some reason he completely LOVED everything COWBOY! We borrowed a hat and scarf from Oma and he wore them every chance he could and never wanted to take them off…even sleeping in his scarf! </div>
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Loved his little profile! </div>
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Must be a Cowboy at heart! His favorite part of the day was eating trail mix around the "campfire". He now wants to make everything into a trail mix! Ha! </div>
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He also liked making this porcupine craft! </div>
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That night it was time to celebrate the man of the house. If you know Mark, you know he LOVES Mexican food and will always choose this cuisine for any event or occasion. So we decided to make this year's birthday chair a FIESTA theme! </div>
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When Mark got home from work it was time for gifts! </div>
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The boys are always so excited to give! </div>
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Another cool piece to hang in the basement. Slowly we are getting it decorated. </div>
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Brooks got Mark a new sweater. </div>
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And we also got him some more bar ware. </div>
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Oma gave him a Nothing Bundt Cake and Brooks was happy to deliver it. </div>
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And Nolan rolled around in the tissue. Crazy kid. </div>
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Some of the decorations...</div>
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Mark also opened a few cards from other family and friends and then we finished our night with dinner at Hacienda! </div>
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We LOVE us some Hacienda and the boys do too! </div>
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This one eats like an adult now. So it's fun to take him out to eat! The waiter was so impressed by the way he pounded to large tacos with all the toppings! And Brooks is OBSESSED with Chips & Salsa…so he's always up for some Mexican. Heath, on the other hand does not like cheese. Weird! Who doesn't like cheese? So, he opted for chicken fingers instead of tacos like his bros. </div>
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This cake was EVERYTHING!!!! </div>
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And FREE for the birthday boy! You should have seen the boys' eyes pop out of their heads when it was delivered to the table! </div>
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They were in chocolate heaven...</div>
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We had such a nice night celebrating the man that brings the calm and fun to our family! What would we do without him! </div>
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Later that weekend, we celebrated with the whole Jansen crew as well! </div>
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Of course, we always seem to celebrate Mark's b-day on the day of a big Bronco play off game so everything was BLUE AND ORANGE! </div>
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Mark requested breakfast burritos and donuts for his birthday brunch! It was perfect food for both adults and kids! </div>
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We sure do have a lot of kids! </div>
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We had a nice time celebrating Mark's birthday and are so blessed to have so many fun and loving people to support us! </div>
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Happy Birthday Mark! May all of your dreams come true this year! We LOVE you! </div>
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We had a relaxing winter break. Mark had the whole second week off with us and it was so nice to just hang around the house together. </div>
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Mark and the boys watched all 6 Star Wars movies. 1 each day and then he took Nolan and Heath to see the new Star Wars movie in the theater. They are OBSESSED! </div>
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For New Years Eve we partied at the Leensvaarts house! They sure know how to throw a party! </div>
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The theme was "Drinking around the World". Each couple had to choose a country and then plan food, drinks, and entertainment for their location. </div>
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We had the BEST time! </div>
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We started with the Leensvaarts in Italy. We had delicious angel hair pasta with sausage and peppers and garlic bread. We drank Cianti and Prosecco. </div>
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Mandy had music playing for each country we visited. Mark shared a slow dance with Nora in Italy. The romance was in the air. </div>
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And then we chose partners to see who could create the tallest spaghetti and marshmallow structure. </div>
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Mandy and Mark won! </div>
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Rick and I were the least successful. Ha! We each built a structure and then we were going to connect them at the end. Only time ran out and when we put ours together, they didn't match up so well. But we got an A for effort. </div>
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Meanwhile the kiddos were all partying down in the basement! They had a movie marathon and played with just about every toy in the house. They have the best time being together! </div>
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Next…we headed to Japan. </div>
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We picked up sushi and sake and Japanese beer for our meal. </div>
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Little did I know that Mark had planned to transform into the Karate Kid for this stop. </div>
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He taught us how to count form 1-10 in Japanese. </div>
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This is an important skill to know when doing Sake Bombs! Ha! </div>
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Ichi, Ni, San! </div>
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And we did some Karaoke too! </div>
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After Japan we traveled to Mexico with the VanEps' next.</div>
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We ate delicious chips and a salsa/queso dip and had margs! </div>
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Gotta love a good marg with glowing ice cubes! </div>
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I sent this pic to my BFF Rowan! Olè!</div>
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We played a drinking dice game called Mexicali! At this point in the night I don't think that many of us could focus on the rules too carefully. But it was FUN! </div>
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Our final stop of the night was Germany with the Krauths. We had "German" American chocolates..hee her! We drank a warm German wine and played this traditional Christmas game. </div>
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You roll a die and if you get a six you have to put on a hat, scarf, and mittens. Then you have to use a fork and knife to try to cut open a bar of chocolate that has been double and triple wrapped and taped in newspaper. </div>
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The die gets passed around the table and anyone who rolls needs to suit up and give it a try. If you got to chocolate you had to quickly eat it. It was very funny! But no one wanted to win. We were all so full at this point. But we laughed a lot! </div>
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And then it was midnight! I was happy to usher in another new year with this handsome fella! What a Rockin' New Years Eve. </div>
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We spent the night and then woke up the next morning and headed to pick up McDonalds for breakfast. Gotta love a good greasy breakfast after a night of indulgence! The boys love a good McDonalds breakfast every once in awhile too! </div>
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Here are some other randoms from life lately...</div>
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Dave & Busters Night with the Kakos & Warren clans! </div>
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A sweet little writing assignment that Nolan brought home. </div>
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Testing out his new sleeping bag! And shooting me of course. </div>
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Dino Discovery Eggs from Uncle T and Auntie Laura...</div>
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Oh man. These were VERY fun but also VERY messy! We were not expecting what these little eggs entailed. </div>
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They were all very focused as they dug in. It took quite a while. </div>
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Nolan dug his out first! </div>
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Then Brooks got his out next. </div>
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And then finally Heath. </div>
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They loved this fun project. And don't worry Tyler & Laura…we will be returning the favor someday. Just wait. </div>
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The boys also did a lot of Legos over break as well.</div>
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They are so independent with Legos now which makes it nice for Mark & I! </div>
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A little surprise from Mark! They were SO beautiful! Costco has the BEST flowers! </div>
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A random selfie with my big guy! </div>
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Target run with Brooks! </div>
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He is my shopping buddy! </div>
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We also worked on his birthday thank you notes over break. If you zoom in on this pic you can see the funny words he came up with to describe his gifts and his loved ones. He was so thoughtful in choosing the perfect words for each one. They made me laugh. </div>
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One night before bath time this crazy kid made us LOL! He had put on 2 pairs of undies that day and didn't realize it until bedtime! Love him! </div>
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We were back to school! I had an extra day off, so it was nice to be home to send them off to school that day. I got a lot of things done around the house and planned for my week back in the classroom as well. </div>
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I sure love these squirts and treasure any time off that I have with them. </div>
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Nolan Bradley turned 8 years old on December 30th! It's kind of hard having a birthday so close to Christmas, but it's also kind of awesome always having the day off of work and school to be able to celebrate! </div>
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It was a BB-8 B-day! </div>
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He loves this new little droid! </div>
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And he LOVED all the little details that made his day even more special. </div>
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He raced downstairs as soon as he woke up that morning to check out his chair. </div>
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And then we started off his day with Star Wars movies and donuts! </div>
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And then we headed to the pool! </div>
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This was our first visit to the newly renovated Parker Rec Center Pool. It was awesome and so much fun! </div>
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Here's Nolan swimming through the Lazy River. </div>
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And they LOVED the slide! It starts inside, twists around outside, and then shoots you through rainbows and back inside. </div>
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Heath was finally tall enough for a body slide! He was THRILLED! </div>
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This kid is JOY! </div>
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Playing around and watching Daddy <i>attempt</i> the Rock Wall. </div>
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Brooks was so proud of Mark for climbing the wall. He was clapping and cheering him on! </div>
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Kisses for Daddy! </div>
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He was having the best time and was so happy! </div>
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He loved the splash area! </div>
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Power Rangers in the pool! </div>
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Look at his cute body here! </div>
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The pool was the perfect birthday activity. </div>
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Happy to finally open a gift…he had to look at them all day! </div>
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New Bad Kitty books! </div>
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And the game SORRY! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa! </div>
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Nolan had very EIGHT YEAR OLD birthday requests- burritos and ice cream! </div>
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We met family at Chipotle for a delicious dinner! He can put down just about a whole bean burrito now. He puts a bunch of toppings on it and gobbles it down! </div>
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The whole crew happy to celebrate our sweet boy…and eat some <i>delicious</i> food. </div>
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After dinner we headed back to our house to open more gifts! </div>
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He was thrilled about every thing! </div>
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All of our family must know Nolan very well. They all picked out very funny, punny, witty cards for him! </div>
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And he got such a kick out of reading each one! </div>
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Auntie & Flobby ordered him a BB-8 alarm clock! </div>
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He got a Hover Ball from his brothers! </div>
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$8 and another funny card from Oma & Opa! </div>
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A Target Gift Card too! He was so excited to go pick something out. </div>
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Slippers! He loves anything cozy. </div>
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Thanks Oma! </div>
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Thanks Opa! </div>
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And while we were opening gifts…this one was being a ROYAL pain in the booty. </div>
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I don't think he was liking all of the attention being on Nolan. </div>
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Opa tried to tickle the ornery out of him!</div>
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He got Minion Operation from the Sloothaaks! Thank you awesome friends for always remembering our boys.</div>
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And finally, a gift from Mommy & Daddy...</div>
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Reading his message from us. </div>
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Some books and Science stuff! </div>
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After presents, we headed over to Coldstone for dessert! </div>
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He had fun making quite the sweet creation. </div>
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It was delicious, but BOY were we stuffed at the end of the night! </div>
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It really was the perfect day for my sweetheart. </div>
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And here are a few last birthday photos for his birthday WEEK. Birthday WEEKS are the best right?! </div>
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His birthday chalkboard. </div>
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When his BB-8 clock came in, Auntie & Flobby stopped by to see it. He happily sets his alarm now for 7:15 each morning. And he stays in his bed until then. It's great! </div>
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The birthday cupcakes he picked out to bring to school to celebrate with his friends and classmates! </div>
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Loved being able to celebrate our boy and a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make his day super special! </div>
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Christmas morning the boys woke at their usual 7 a.m. But surprisingly, Nolan was the first one up and waiting to go downstairs to check to see if Santa came. Shortly after he woke up, Heath & Brooks came out of their room. We always make them wait for us to film them as they go down the stairs. </div>
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They were so excited and so cute and appreciative this year. It is fun to watch them all be at ages that truly understand Christmas and are awed by it's wonder! </div>
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Heath was SUPER antsy to start, so we let him do his stocking first. </div>
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Brooks was funny, he lined up everything that he took out of his stocking. It was cute. And reminded us of Uncle T. </div>
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Nolan waited patiently to open his. </div>
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Santa did a really great job on their stockings this year! (wink wink)</div>
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After the boys opened theirs, Mark and I exchanged our stockings too. </div>
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Brooks loved my new Bears ornament! </div>
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The perfect Snickers bar for Mark. </div>
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After stockings we started in on the presents. We told the boys that because we had just gone to Disney World, that we wouldn't be spending as much money on gifts this year. They were funny because they kept saying and thinking that they would only have 1 present under the tree which would be from Santa. They were totally fine with that too because we had such a great time in Florida. But we still wanted them to have fun opening presents on Christmas morning, so we still got them their usual 3 gifts, just spent less on them overall. (one from Mommy & Daddy, one from Santa, and one from their brothers) So they really were so happy and amazed when they saw all of the presents under the tree. </div>
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This picture is a little blurry, but I like how Nolan is smiling as he's opening the paper. </div>
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Nolan loved his new Avs hat. </div>
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A Buffs Hat! </div>
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Cuties in their new hats from Mommy & Daddy! </div>
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Brooks doesn't like wearing hats, so we got him something different. </div>
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A fishing pole like his brothers'. </div>
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He loved it! </div>
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But he had his eyes on his Santa gift the whole time and would not stop bugging us about opening it. Usually we wait and open the Santa presents last. But this year, we let him open it up early because he simply could not wait. </div>
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He was so happy to have a Power Ranger gun! </div>
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Next up, Heath opened his presents from his brothers...</div>
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He got a new bat and an UA sweatshirt in his new Parker Hawks colors. </div>
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He was so happy! </div>
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Loved his grateful smile. </div>
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And Brooks got Hockey helmets from his bros. </div>
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Lining them up again. Ha! </div>
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This is not the best photo because Heath has his eyes closed, but I wanted to remember this moment. This was the first year that Mammoth Heights had a Holiday Gift Shop. I gave the boys each $10 to spend there to buy each one of their brothers a gift. They both came home with their gifts wrapped, so I didn't know what they bought. And they kept their purchases a secret. </div>
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Even though the items are inexpensive and sometimes silly, they had so much pride in being able to shop for each other and pick out whatever they wanted. </div>
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Heath bought Nolan this super cool necklace! ;)</div>
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And he got Brooks a bouncy ball. He only spent $1 on each of them and came home with $8 is change. Ha! Nolan spent just about all his money and bought Heath a mini basketball hoop with a plastic ball. And he got Brooks a magnetic dart game. They are both hanging in their closet now and they LOVE them! This exchange was one of the simplest and sweetest moments of our morning. </div>
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I told Mark not to get me anything for Christmas this year because we were spending money to get my Grandma's rings redone and that was all I wanted. But of course, he didn't listen and got me presents from the boys. That was very sweet- they each got me something: sweats, perfume, and a new pillow. </div>
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And I got a very thoughtful gift from my Bestie as well. </div>
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A jewelery dish for my pretty closet, some cozy socks, </div>
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and this adorable magnet. I love that I look at it on my fridge everyday and think of her. </div>
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Kinetic Sand! </div>
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They've been wanting some for a long time! Jill and I didn't even talk about this, so it was a super fun surprise! </div>
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Next up…presents from Uncle T. & Auntie Laura. </div>
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A Dinosaur Discovery Egg! </div>
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A Star Wars t-shirt...</div>
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and a fun new ball that bounces on water! Can't wait to try that out at the pool this summer. </div>
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Heath got Legos, </div>
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a Star Wars t-shirt, </div>
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and a Dinosaur egg too! </div>
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And Nolan got the same...</div>
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Checking out his new "birthday cake" Lego Set! </div>
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Even though we told my family to NOT buy Christmas presents this year, we were supposed to spend money on memories in Disney instead of spending money on Christmas gifts, but they ALL did NOT listen to me and got the boys something. </div>
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We are so grateful to have so many people who love our kiddos so much! Thanks for helping make Christmas that much more special for the boys. </div>
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The boys and I got Mark some gifts too, but apparently I didn't take any photos: new black dress shoes, new slippers, a 2016 photo calendar, and a light weight black jacket. </div>
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And then the boys gave us the presents that they made for us at school. I always love these. </div>
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Nolan made a book of poetry...</div>
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This was my favorite poem! Hilarious! </div>
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Heath made this card and thumbprint ornament...</div>
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And Brooks made the smaller mosaic candle holder. He wanted to put it right next to the one that Heath had made when he was in 3 year old preschool. They had the same teachers. </div>
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Santa present time! Nolan got a new bat bag for baseball this summer. </div>
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And then I realized…we forgot to play the PICKLE game! So while the boys went the the bathroom, I sneakily hid the pickle and when they came back, we played! </div>
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Heath was so happy to have won this time, since Nolan won when we played at Auntie's. Brooks preferred to watch a little and play with his new gun. </div>
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After opening all our presents, we Skyped Grandma & Grandpa. Mallory and Bob were there too. We all opened up our stockings from my Mom & Dad! It was fun to be able to spend some time with them on Christmas…even if it was on the computer! </div>
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Mark got this in his Johnson stocking! Very fitting for him! </div>
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Trying out his new clothes! He got Peyton Manning socks, new shorts from the Syers' fam, and his new hoodie from his brothers! This was his very fancy Christmas outfit for the day! Mark coined it- a cozy Christmas and even told his family to all wear sweats to our house later in the day. </div>
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Showing off all their fun new gear! Love these boys! </div>
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We spent the day playing and checking out our new presents. I got the tables ready for dinner and prepared the lasagnas. </div>
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Mark's fam all came over around 4. We had delicious appetizers, drinks, and an Italian feast for dinner! </div>
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The kids played with every toy imaginable and spent a lot of time in the basement. We are so thankful for this space where the kids can go crazy! </div>
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And we played Naughty or Nice Beanboozled! Brady ate a Baby Wipes jelly bean! </div>
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But Brad came out victorious! </div>
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Then Wes, Mark, and Jayne made up their own version of Pie in the Face! It was quite hilarious to watch! </div>
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And this is how we found the kids at the end of the night! The sign of a great day! They were all wiped out and cuddling together in our bed. </div>
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Ahhhh, Christmas. You were good to us once again this year. </div>
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We spent Christmas with the Jansen Family this year. </div>
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On Christmas Eve we headed to their house to start the festivities mid morning. </div>
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All of the kids are always anxious to get started with stockings and presents! They snoop around and try to find theirs. </div>
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Oma always puts out a great spread of goodies to munch on throughout the morning. </div>
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And once everyone has arrived we start with stockings. </div>
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This year we went back and forth for the kids stockings from youngest to oldest, youngest to oldest. Then the adults go next. </div>
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They all got some fun stuff! </div>
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I wish I would have taken a video of Nolan when he found this watch in his stocking. He was so surprised and happy! It was so cute! He's always wanted one. </div>
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Socks! Everyone got socks this year! </div>
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Star Wars was another hit theme of the day! </div>
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"Relaxing in the sun" and ready to open some presents! This kid is a crack up. </div>
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I think these kids were more than ready too! </div>
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Heath got some baseball cleats. </div>
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Nolan got some great new clothes. </div>
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Brooks got a sleeping bag...</div>
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and a flashlight to go with it! </div>
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He also got a Broncos wallet! </div>
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He gave Brady a big hug after opening it. </div>
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He got C3PO and R2D2 Bobble Heads too. </div>
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Nolan got Star Wars Battleship. </div>
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Heath got some batting gloves. </div>
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More socks! </div>
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Opening up a family gift- a pitching machine.</div>
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After the kids opened their gifts, they went in the other room to watch <i>Inside Out</i> while the adults opened their presents- which I didn't take any photos of. </div>
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After presents we headed down to the basement to sing carols. Heath wanted to be as close to the stairs to watch and wait for Santa. </div>
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The kids played and sang and even Lucy joined in on the action. </div>
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Singing with Daddy. </div>
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Brooks following along.</div>
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He looks so cute "reading". </div>
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And then Santa came...</div>
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Did you catch what Heath said? He is starting to question the whole Santa thing a bit. He even said later, "Santa's face looks like Uncle Dave." </div>
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Brooks was shy, of course. </div>
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And the other two smiled nicely. </div>
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Opening their presents from Santa. </div>
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They each got Star Wars cars. </div>
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Saying thank you to Santa! </div>
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I even got in on the action! </div>
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After Santa came then we had dinner. Aunt Sue made the famous Christmas Eve chicken dish. We all stuffed ourselves and then our family headed out to church. </div>
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Brooks was asleep before our car left Oma & Opa's street. He slept all the way to church and almost all the way through the service. What an exhausting day for a 4 year old! </div>
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It was a beautiful service of carols and candlelight. </div>
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Love our church and love making room in all the busyness to celebrate the reason for the season. </div>
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The LIGHT of the world.</div>
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After church we headed home to wrap up our Advent devotionals. </div>
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When the boys headed over to the Nativity, they saw that Eckabee & Rudolph had left them a note and some presents before they headed back to the North Pole. They were SO excited to get some new Christmas p.j.'s from Eckabee and Rudolph. </div>
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They put their p.j.'s on right away! </div>
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And Nolan opened and read the last window on our Countdown to Christmas Calendar. Heath got the final chocolate. </div>
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We got this in Disney World and it was such a fun way to remember our amazing trip all month long! </div>
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We sing our candle song each night and take turns lighting the candles. We added our CHRIST candle in the middle on Christmas Eve. After reading, discussing, and praying together, it was Brooks' turn to blow out the candles. </div>
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This was his favorite part of our Advent tradition. Nolan is at a great age to really understand the significance. Heath gets a little squirrely and Brooks just climbs on Mark and plays while we read. Even if they aren't always fully invested, I want our boys to always grow up knowing that it is important to focus on God's amazing love for us not just at Christmas, but all year long. </div>
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Then, this year we started a new tradition. Heath and Brooks' teachers both sent home Reindeer Food. </div>
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Heath fell asleep during Advent that night and we COULD NOT wake him back up. </div>
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So Brooks and Nolan were ready to do the job. </div>
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They sprinkled the Reindeer Food in the lawn. </div>
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And Brooks wanted to leave it by our lighted Rudolph. </div>
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The Reindeer food is Oatmeal, Bird Seed, and glitter. It is supposed to glow and shine and lead the way for the reindeer to land in our yard. The boys thought it was so neat. (I thought it was one more thing to do and to clean up later that night.) But as you know, I am all about making magical moments for my boys. It's just fun. </div>
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Then the boys set out cookies & milk for Santa and carrots for Rudolph and were ready and happy to head to bed. And then Mark and I had to get to work! </div>
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I ate the cookies, drank the milk, and nibbled the carrots. </div>
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It was a beautiful sight after a full and beautiful day. </div>
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My Mom & I threw a baby shower for Mallory, Bob, and "Baby Bunky" in Chicago over Winter Break. I enjoyed a nice weekend away with no kids. My Mom and I watched shows, drank coffee, and did shower prep. I went to Jewel with my Mom & Dad on a Saturday night in search of salad dressing. And we ate all the delicious foods possible! It was super fun and special to make memories with my parents without the boys!</div>
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And of course we celebrated the upcoming arrival of new baby Urbik! The theme for baby boy's nursery is nautical, so we used that for the theme of the shower as well. I got busy on Pinterest way back over Fall Break because with all the birthdays, our Disney trip, and Christmas to plan and prep for, I knew I needed to stay on top of the shower as well. </div>
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I designed and printed the invitations and used this fun washi tape to seal the envelopes. </div>
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My Mom and I got to the Great Room a few hours early to set up and prepare. We make a good team and the Great Room at my parent's church is the perfect place to host a big party. </div>
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And after a few hours of preparation…we were ready to welcome our guests! </div>
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I printed this beautiful verse to use as a decoration. </div>
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Mal & Bob's friends and family chatted for awhile after arriving and then it was time to eat! We did a salad bar. Chicken Cesar, Taco, Spinach, and Chopped Salads! Then my Mom made a fruit salad and Grandma Johnson's Coke Salad as well...it's Mallory's favorite. And we had croissants too. Everything was delicious and we were grateful to our family members who offered to bring a salad to share. </div>
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The Friends Table</div>
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My Mom's friends and Bob's family</div>
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After eating…it was time for games! </div>
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All of the shopping items for the Price Is Right Game. </div>
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We also played this fun game. Basically we found out that Mallory wants their baby to look and be just like Bob. Aunt Paula won! </div>
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At each table there were little notes for the guests to fill out with wisdom and words of encouragement for the parents to be as they SAIL into parenthood. Then I rolled them up and put their messages in the bottle. </div>
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My Mom & Dad always buy Golden Books for their grandkids. </div>
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Sandy always uses the most beautiful wrapping! </div>
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The diaper bag…a great gift! </div>
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Uncle T & Auntie Laura sent this sweet whale blanket.</div>
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And Helen made this most special gift. </div>
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Wood burned blocks with the names of EVERY SINGLE family member on both sides. </div>
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These made us laugh and cry as we read each name! What a special gift! </div>
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My Mom and Helen, the block master! </div>
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They received a lot of nice things are are well on their way to being set for Baby Bunky's arrival.</div>
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Mallory's favorite- Red Velvet. </div>
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Friends.</div>
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The beautiful Deering gals. </div>
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Paula & Barb</div>
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The Muellers- Christine, Aly, & Olivia all flew in for the shower! That was so sweet! </div>
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Nobles & Relaz'- I forgot to take a picture, but I made little goodie bags for the young ladies at the party- they had gummy sharks, fish, and octopi in them- all blue of course! </div>
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Mallory's Godmother, Pat. </div>
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Abby & Sandy Urbik</div>
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They are so excited to welcome their first nephew/grandson into the family! </div>
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The Johnson Family</div>
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My Dad came towards the end of the shower to say hi to everyone and to help clean and pack up. </div>
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Grandma & Grandpa are ready for grandson number 4! </div>
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Mama to be with the hostesses! </div>
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Love my sister! </div>
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Mommy & Daddy</div>
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One of Mallory's friends drew this on the back of her message to them...</div>
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So cute! </div>
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The coordinates of Parker, Colorado. </div>
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It was such a fun day and I was so happy to celebrate my newest nephew! </div>
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Later that night I got to hang out with a few of my oldest and dearest friends...</div>
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We went to Kerri's house and chatted and got caught up for hours. It was so fun to be able to relax and play with their kiddos because I didn't need to be focused on my own. Love you Kerri & Keith! </div>
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The next day I got to visit the flower shop and give my favorite Soo-ja a hug! Love her and Ik, their shop will always be one of my favorite places to visit. It makes my heart so happy! </div>
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And while I was out…this was happening at home...</div>
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Hans Solo died. He lived a full 3 1/2 years. He was a good little fish and required very little care. Brooks found out first and very matter of factly told his brothers- "Solo no swimming. Solo is DEAD." Nolan of course got teary eyed. And Heath was ready to move on immediately to the next fish. They are so predictable. Ha! We are trying to hold off on having any more pets any time soon. R.I.P. Solo. </div>
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The boys went to see <i>Road Chip</i> and had lunch at Culvers. </div>
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And they cheered on the Broncos. </div>
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They also went to a birthday party/sleepover for Landon. </div>
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They had a great time without me and Mark did a fantastic job keeping the house clean, getting the laundry done, bathing the children, and keeping them alive! Thanks Mark for helping me have a fun weekend away! I knew the kids were in great hands and making such good memories without me. </div>
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Brooks turned FOUR on December 17! His birthday fell at a VERY busy time this year. We had school, and Christmas parties, and I was flying to Chicago the next day to throw a baby shower for Auntie. But despite his birthday being at a crazy time of year, I always want to try my best to still make it special for him! </div>
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He woke up super excited for the day to be all about him! We bought him that sweet new dinosaur sweatshirt and he wanted to get dressed right away and go downstairs to see his birthday chair! Of course it was a Power Ranger theme this year! </div>
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Then he spent the morning at Oma & Opa's house with his cousins! They took the birthday boy out for a celebratory donut! </div>
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That afternoon he came home for a nap to rest up before it was PARTY TIME! </div>
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He was so thrilled with all of the decorations and made me take his picture by each and every one of these swirly Power Rangers! He moved his chair over an inch or two, climbed back up, smiled, I snapped a picture, and then<b> repeat</b> until we reached the 6th and final one. </div>
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He also loved his chalkboard design! </div>
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Here he is getting set up for his party. Silly boy! </div>
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The Kiddie Table! </div>
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He requested Mac 'n Cheese for dinner. Ha! So I made the boys Kraft, and bought a good Mac 'n Cheese at Costco for us adults. I also made BBQ chicken in the crockpot for sandwiches. </div>
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He didn't want to take the presents off of his chair to sit in it. So we opened them up on the floor. </div>
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He got Minions from Auntie & Flobby! </div>
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And he got 2 new Ranger sets from Nolan & Heath! </div>
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Love these fun brothers! (Heath rode The Polar Express at school that day- hence his p.j.'s.)</div>
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We got him <i>Inside Out</i>! His favorite character is Anger! Ha! </div>
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Grandma & Grandpa got him Red Ranger and Rudolph to go along with Eckabee! </div>
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They are so good to our boys! </div>
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He put his hand directly into the frosting as soon as he sat down! </div>
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He helped me pick out the image to have put on it! He loved that it had Robo Knight on it too! </div>
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After cake Brooks was ready to play with all of his new toys. </div>
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Isn't this photo so sweet. He named his new reindeer, "Auntie, Mommy, Mickey, Rudolph" and then it was Mickey again and then finally Rudolph. He couldn't make up his mind. But I think we're sticking with Rudolph now even though he doesn't have a red nose. </div>
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Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate our boy! He went to bed one VERY HAPPY boy that night! </div>
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The next day he got to celebrate with his class too! </div>
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He picked out this BIG chocolate chip cookie with orange writing on it to share with his friends. He told his class that he just wanted them to <b>say</b> "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and not to sing to him. Ha! But his teachers said he was smiling and so happy to pass out napkins for his treat. He also told me that everyone thought the cookie was "yummy, yummy"! </div>
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He LOVED his birthday crown too! It even made a reappearance on Christmas Eve! Ha! </div>
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Oh, Brooks…how we love you! </div>
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Over Thanksgiving Break we started decorating our house for Christmas! </div>
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This was our family goal during the Advent Season. </div>
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We got a great deal on a 9 foot artificial tree on Black Friday! We took the plunge and went fake this year and it was so easy to put up and light- since it was pre-lit, and there's NO watering! </div>
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Surrounded in Christmas STUFF! Brooks loves the Little People Christmas Train and Nativity Scenes. </div>
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Putting the ornaments up high by riding on Daddy's shoulders! </div>
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My new favorite ornament! </div>
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And an old favorite too! Marshall Fields Chicago</div>
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We could barely reach the top to place the star. </div>
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Brooks thought it was so cool! </div>
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Heath LOVES all the Christmas Season! </div>
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Such a big kid and so helpful. </div>
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And here's the finished product! </div>
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The next weekend we continued the Christmas fun by visiting Santa and Prancer at our Stonegate Clubhouse. </div>
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The boys thought it was so cool that Prancer flew Santa here to visit.</div>
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The older two are old pros at Santa now. </div>
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This year they brought letters for him.</div>
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Here is Santa reading Heath's letter. He looks so sweet while listening. </div>
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Smiling nicely! </div>
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Nolan read his to Santa. </div>
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And they smiled together. </div>
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And Brooks wanted nothing to do with sitting on Santa's lap, no surprise there. But he let me hold him and he quietly talked to Santa and told him that he wanted a "green ranger". </div>
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Then these two took a picture together and got little goodie bags from Santa. We love that our neighborhood does this fun and free event! And the best part- no lines!</div>
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After seeing Santa we went outside for hot chocolate and cookies! </div>
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And then Brooks was all smiles again! But he's funny with cookies. Sometimes he like them. Sometimes he doesn't and he very rarely eats the whole thing. But isn't that bottom picture with a big grin and cookie in hand just the cutest thing?! </div>
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We checked out Dasher some more while we waited to take a carriage ride through the neighborhood. We ran into a bunch of neighborhood and school friends while there. And we rode with my friend Katelyn from work and her family. We were quite the rowdy cart and sang carols the whole way. Mark even serenaded the group with his rendition of "Christmas Don't be Late" by the Chipmunks! All of the kids were in awe of his Chipmunk voice! He is something. </div>
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Brooks participated in the annual South East Christian School Christmas Program. </div>
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We really didn't know what he would do, he gets overwhelmed in new situations and prefers to be in smaller groups of people. So I was preparing myself for him possibly crying or getting scared or sitting down or running off the stage. </div>
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Waiting for the show to start…Heath and Auntie keeping busy! </div>
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So much to our surprise, we were thrilled that he just walked right out there, stood nicely, and looked all around. </div>
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We only got there 20 minutes early, so we had seats in the nosebleeds, so we could barely see him. He said to me afterwards, "You not there. Me looking for you and me no see you." Aww, poor guy couldn't see his biggest fan! </div>
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But he's the front row all the way on the left bottom. That's a lot of preschoolers! </div>
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Not quite sure he sang or shook his jingle bell at all. </div>
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But he's up there, being SO brave and we were SO INCREDIBLY PROUD! </div>
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And he was so proud of himself too! And he LOOOOOOVES his jingle bell bracelet! </div>
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Afterwards we snapped a few photos in the lobby. (What is Heath doing here?)</div>
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He is our heart. </div>
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Thank you Oma & Opa and Auntie & Flobby for coming to watch all 3 minutes of his performance! </div>
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Afterwards Auntie & Flobby had a Christmas party to go to, but Oma & Opa came to our house for drinks and desserts. </div>
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Here are a few photos of what Eckabee, our Elf on the Shelf, was up to this month. </div>
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He was caged with the nice dinos and protected from the scary ones on the outside! </div>
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He t.p.'d the Christmas Tree! The boys were amazed that throughout the day he moved and added more! </div>
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A sweet message on a day that the boys needed this reminder. </div>
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He drank Coke throughout the day and left a fresh bottle for Someone Nice. The boys were thrilled that I actually let them drink the Coke! </div>
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A Chistmas Dance Party while watching the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center! </div>
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We started Anne Voskamp's Advent book this year: Unwrapping the Greatest Gift. We've always done Advent devotionals with the boys each night during the Christmas season. Jayne bought us this book last year for the boys' birthdays and we really enjoyed our time spent in it this year. The illustrations are beautiful, the questions are great, and we've been able to practically apply many of the lessons learned from it. We spent a lot of time talking about how to show love to others, how to give to others, how to be Jesus here on Earth. So the boys and I came up with many ways to bless others this month, putting money in Salvation Army buckets every time we saw one, giving to the homeless man on the street corner, taking money from their wallets to give to Toys for Tots and a Carters p.j.'s program, writing notes to people, being more helpful, etc. It was neat to watch them find ways to love well. </div>
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We also put together these little gifts for our neighbors. </div>
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I found the idea on Pinterest and loved it! </div>
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And we wrapped up our Advent season by giving to a cause that has been stirring in my heart. <a href="http://thecompassioncollective.org/">http://thecompassioncollective.org</a></div>
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We talked to the boys about the refugee crisis happening in Europe. We showed them photos and discussed just how sad it would be to be separated from each other, how hard it would be to not have a home or a coat or food. We tried to explain terror and fear that are not a part of their world or understanding. We want them to always know just how blessed they are. We want them to "choose love over fear." </div>
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It is so neat to watch them grow hearts for others. </div>
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Auntie had us over for an early Christmas celebration before she left for Chicago for the holidays. </div>
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The boys played the Pickle Game! Nolan found it! </div>
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Proud of his pickles! </div>
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They each got an ornament too! </div>
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Nolan got a Genie to remember his fist bump at Disney World. </div>
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Brooks got Jakey- his fav! </div>
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And Heath got Yoda- he's been coveting Nolan's C3PO ornament all season long, so he was thrilled to have his own Star Wars guy to put on the small tree in their bedroom. </div>
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I just could not get them to sit still for a picture that night! They LOVE Auntie's cozy couch! </div>
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She had a cute little table set up for the boys to eat at. </div>
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And I should have taken a photo of the pretty table that was set for us adults. Their new home is really coming together and looking so cute. </div>
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Even though I said NO PRESENTS this year. We went to Disney to make memories together, we spent money there instead of on gifts for each other. But no one in my family listened to me and they all got the boys gifts! Ha! But they were SO happy and we are grateful. Look at these cuties! </div>
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Now that's more like it! </div>
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Bow Head! </div>
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He was so excited about his first present of the year! </div>
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A Jurassic World Dino!!! </div>
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They each got a dinosaur and a candy filled candy cane. </div>
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Showing off their goods! </div>
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Brooks giving Auntie's baby his gift. We watched a lot of Shark Tank together while they lived here. And in one episode we saw Soapsox and I knew right away I wanted to buy one for their little guy. </div>
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We picked out Jackson the Whale. You put soap in it's mouth and then use it to wash a child in the bath. Or they can play with it like a stuffed animal, only for the bathtub! It's so cute! And we love buying fun things for our new nephew! </div>
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Ugly Sweater Day at School! Love these fun friends that I've had the pleasure to teach with for 13 years now! </div>
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Nolan's Christmas Choir performance! </div>
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He did great as usual. </div>
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He really sings his heart out. </div>
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After 3 hours of choir on Saturday and 4 hours on Sunday morning the choir also went to the Aurora Mall to sing carols outside of J.C. Penney. After that they had a Christmas Party too. So Nolan spent more than 9 hours at choir that weekend! Crazy. He was so exhausted when he got home late that afternoon. We rested on the couch together for about an hour but then we were on to our next Christmas Event. </div>
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We had dinner at the Vogel's house and then went with them to Christmas at the Ranch at Cherry Hills Christian Church. </div>
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It was a beautiful show and was neat to do as friends. Even if I had to shush a bored Heath and quiet a squirmy Brooks just about every 3 minutes. We are thankful to have these lifelong friends now live here in Denver. And it's neat to see that our kids have become fast friends too! </div>
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The Annual Cookie Exchange at Cara's house...</div>
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It was fun to have Mandy and Mallory join us this year! </div>
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And Payton even played beauty shop with me! She french braided my hair! </div>
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Nolan had a kids only Christmas Party at school this year- they did Holidays around the world and rotated through all of the 2nd grade classrooms doing games and crafts from different Winter Holidays. </div>
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And Heath's class did a kids only Polar Express Day, they got to wear p.j.'s and drink cocoa and eat popcorn while watching the movie. </div>
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Brooks had a party at school that Daddy got to go to again…that's the downside of me teaching mornings when he is at school. I can never make it to any of his fun activities. But we are thankful that Mark's job is flexible and that he can be there to support Brooks! </div>
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What a great Dad! </div>
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They made these adorable ornaments and he was so proud to hang them on the tree. </div>
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During my classroom party, my class surprised me and had gone in on a Christmas gift for me. I was completely shocked and honored! They were super sneaky and put together a sweet book while I was in Disney World. And they gave me a very generous gift card to Target too! </div>
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I'm the luckiest teacher to have such supportive families to work with! </div>
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Wow! That was a lot! We really enjoyed Christmas this year and tried our very hardest to "prepare Him room". This will continue to be our goal as we enter the new year- Christmas all year long.</div>
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We had a low key Thanksgiving break around here. The boys had the week off, but I had to teach Monday and Tuesday. Mark had to work through Wednesday. So we just had 4 days off all together. But it was just about right. After being together so much in Disney World it was actually nice to be back at school for a few days and back in routine. </div>
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The boys made some cute Thanksgiving Activities at school. </div>
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Heath made a Turkey with thankful feathers! Bike, house, basketball hoop, food, brothers, opa, and friends. </div>
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Heath also had to disguise his turkey so that it wouldn't get eaten on Thanksgiving Day! Of course he chose to dress him up like Pluto! (Can you tell he got a haircut in between these pics?)</div>
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Nolan wrote this sweet report on being thankful for land. Ha! But it was quite touching. </div>
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Brooks had a little Thanksgiving party at school. </div>
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Mark was able to join in on the fun! </div>
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What a turkey! </div>
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We prepared little treats for all of our teachers that we are OH SO thankful for! </div>
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All month long we did our traditional Thankfulness Project. This year we wrote what we were thankful for on little leaves and attached them to real branches that we used to decorate our dining room. </div>
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It turned out very pretty. And for memories sake, here is the run down of what they shared each night. This year we also asked them to tell us why they were thankful for that person or thing and to pray for them/about them as well. It was so sweet. </div>
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Nolan: Mommy, Heath, Daddy, scooter, Brooks, Jayden, lunch, Donald Stuffed Animal, Snow Day, School, Aunties, going to Oma's house, toys, blankets</div>
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Heath: Brooks, Daddy, Nolan, Mommy, Dads and Donuts, Aunties, house, bike, Pluto Stuffed Animal, bed, school, new scooter, shoes, couch</div>
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Brooks: prayer, Mommy, Brothers, Mickey World, eating with Daddy, Nolan, playing cars, Mickey Stuffed Animal, teachers, Opa and Arie and Oma, Gibson and Lyla, football, hockey (watching with Daddy), Grandma and Grandpa ("me go to that guys house next day"- meaning Grandpa, ha!)</div>
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I thought this was a fitting picture for Thanksgiving this year! Makes me smile! </div>
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Thanksgiving morning we always sleep in, drink coffee, and watch the parade, and talk to my parents. They had driven to Whitehall for the weekend which was nice for them to be with the Johnsons during their first Thanksgiving without any kids at home. </div>
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Then these two helped me make the Corn Casserole. </div>
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Then we got spiffed up and ready to head to Cara & Wes' for dinner! </div>
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Me and my cuties! </div>
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They were in quite the smiling and happy mood that day! </div>
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Love these sweet pictures I got! </div>
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Mal & Bob joined the Jansen clan for Thanksgiving this year! </div>
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Yay! </div>
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Sparkling juice for the Mama to be! </div>
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The kids always have so much fun playing together! </div>
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Then it was time to eat! </div>
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And now a photo of the adults! We had quite the group this year! </div>
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After eating it was time for more playing! </div>
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And the Turkey Game of course! </div>
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Thank you Auntie Sue for always planning this fun game for us! </div>
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It's fun to watch them buddy up and play in different combinations when they are all together. Love that they are growing up with their cousins! And now their new baby cousin too! </div>
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Thankful for this Jansen fam. </div>
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This sweet thang turned SIX this year! How can it be?! </div>
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He started out the festivities by bringing cupcakes for his classmates the Friday before. </div>
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He picked out just what he wanted and had fun celebrating in his classroom. </div>
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He told me that he wanted a basketball themed birthday this year! So he woke up on November 22nd and found his new Nuggets t-shirt and his fun birthday chair too! He was grinning from ear to ear and so happy to have a day dedicated to HIM! </div>
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His birthday was on a Sunday, so on our way to church, Mark and I did our usual Starbucks run and treated the Birthday Boy to a hot chocolate too! </div>
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After church we had Mallory & Bob and Oma & Opa over to watch the Broncos game and celebrate our new 6 year old! </div>
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He requested pizza for lunch. </div>
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The Kiddie Table! </div>
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Pics with his guests. </div>
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Still rockin' the Pluto hat a week later! </div>
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Boy do we love this kid! </div>
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After we ate, it was time for his BIRTHDAY CHAIR! He was more than ready after having to wait for HOURS all morning. </div>
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The first present was from his brothers- packs of Basketball Tiny Teammates.</div>
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Oma & Opa gave him $6 and </div>
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Then he got a Mine Craft Lego set from Mommy & Daddy! </div>
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The Sloothaaks sent a package too! </div>
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Trey's favorite football…which is now also my boys' favorite football! </div>
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Auntie & Flobby gave him a Jurassic World play set! </div>
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His last present was from Grandma & Grandpa! So we Skyped them to open it! </div>
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He was thrilled with his new Razor! The footboard even lights up! </div>
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And of course, he already got his Pluto stuffed animal as a birthday gift from Uncle T. and Auntie Laura. He was all set with lots of fun new things! </div>
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Heath went with me to Target one day and picked out the exact cake he wanted! He was very proud of it! </div>
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We have NO IDEA where he got that whole clap the candles out thing! Silly boy! </div>
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These cute faces were ready for some SWEETS! </div>
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And we finished off with playtime! </div>
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Hoarding all of his new gifts! </div>
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Here is Heath showing off his new basketball bank by his Birthday chalk board! </div>
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And he has quite enjoyed his new scooter! </div>
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The cul-de-sac gang! </div>
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The 3 Musketeers! </div>
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Opening Cousin presents! </div>
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He got 2 new Jurassic World Dinos! </div>
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Landon "wrote" him a special card. Too cute! </div>
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Thanks for spoiling him cute nephews! </div>
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After presents, they were ready to take off to the movie. </div>
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But we had a little favor for them too! </div>
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They got pop and candy and popcorn and enjoyed the movie! </div>
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After the movie they came back to the house for a little pumpkin pie treat! Heath really loved this special time with just his cousins…no brothers allowed! </div>
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And we really loved celebrating him! </div>
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When we got back from Disney World we jumped right into the busyness of what the months of November and December are for our family. This year we decided to add a trip into the mix with 3 birthdays and Christmas!</div>
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The fun just never stops around here! This post is a bunch of randoms from the rest of November and early December. </div>
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Life is never dull with this one. </div>
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Did you watch all the way until the end? Whooops! He did it the time before this perfectly, turned the corner and kept speeding down the side walk. Of course when I pull out my phone to video he has a CRASH! Ha! </div>
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Waiting for his brothers in the parking lot after school. What a cutie!</div>
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More snow time! </div>
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He's a heartbreaker! </div>
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And this picture just makes me laugh, snow on the ground and short sleeves- such is life in Colorado. </div>
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Brooks packing up his box for Operation Christmas Child. </div>
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Waiting for his Well Child Check at the Doctor's office. </div>
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Heath's Personal Timeline Project. Love the pictures he picked and his sweet writing too! </div>
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Heath went to his friend Jacob's birthday party at Chuck-e-Cheese. </div>
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He had a blast riding rides and playing games with his school friends. </div>
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And he got to meet Chuck-e which is always a HIT! </div>
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Somehow I got the lucky job of taking Heath to the party while Mark got to take Nolan and Brooks to see <i>The Good Dinosaur</i>. After 2 hours of fun I was really ready for my quiet house and bed time! </div>
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Oh the top hats...</div>
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Over a year after Uncle T and Auntie Laura's wedding and they still make appearances quite frequently around here! </div>
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MHE Chipotle night! </div>
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Nolan loves his burritos! </div>
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It was funny because as we were eating, Brooks said, "Auntie, Flobby here." And we were all like, "no, no they're not." Because we had not planned to have dinner with them. But coincidentally, they chose to eat at Chipotle that night, not knowing that we were there. And in they came! It was so funny and nice to be able to randomly see them when out to dinner on a school night! 3 months ago, that could never have been the case. </div>
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Mark got free Broncos tickets from his boss. He actually asked me if I would like to go with him. And I actually said YES! Well, up until I saw just how cold it was going to be. Somehow as Sunday approached the predicted temperature kept dropping- 41, 35, 22, 14 degrees. It took everything within me NOT to back out. I was in tears before the game just dreading the cold. Why would anybody choose to sit outside in that weather? (Really, I ask myself why would anybody watch football for 4 hours anyway, no matter the weather?! Ha!) But this crazy chick is crazy for her hubby and I did it for him! Just to make him happy.</div>
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Good thing we were able to go into the fancy dining room and eat and have complimentary drinks before and after the game to stay warm! But when it went to OT I really thought I might cry again! And luckily the Broncos beat the Patriots and I had an even happier husband. Mark and his colleagues were thrilled with the outcome. I was just thrilled to have survived! Ha! <i>Fun </i>memories with my husband. Thanks Mal & Bob for watching the boys! </div>
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Next up, Heath's Birthday and Thanksgiving! </div>
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