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Scarecrow

Shecklet #3’s preschool is located on Jake’s way to work.  On most school days, he has been dropping her off a bit early so Shecklet #4 and I don’t have to make two round-trips in a three-hour period.  (On a side note, it has been fun to have some one-on-one time with #4.)  While we were eating lunch today, #3 started talking about “scarecrow.”  It took me a few seconds to realize that she was talking about “Care Crew” – the name of the before-school care she’s been going to.

We did happen to see a scarecrow in a field last week, so perhaps the similarly sounding words just got a bit mixed up. Either way, it was pretty funny 🙂

10/2/14 edited to add: this doesn’t seem to be a once or twice occurrence. #3 lovingly refers to her before preschool time as going to “scarecrow.”

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Big smiles

Mother/daughter photo op while we were waiting for the end of the preschool day for Shecklet #3.

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40 Years

Many moons ago, (enough to total 40 years,) two twenty-somethings started their life together as husband and wife. Together, they made a wonderful, loving home in which they raised their two children.

Today, 40 years later, their family has grow five-fold.

Mom & Dad – today we celebrate the commitment you made to one another back on September 7, 1974, and have lived out every day since then.  Thank you for saying “I Do!”

We love you!

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Summer growth spurts

The Shecklets served as my test subjects prior to taking couple and family photos at my parents’ house today.  They all grew so much over the summer!

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Happy birthday to my dad!

My parents have had a little project going on this summer.  That seems to be a theme in their lives the last several years. When they take something on, they’re all in.  Their latest project is no different. They took down the deck on the back of their house earlier in the summer and have been working on the rebuild during almost every “free” moment in their schedules.  My dad has put in countless hours measuring, cutting, lifting, leveling, and nailing while my mom has been a staining maniac.  Together, they make quite the team.  Jake and Tony have also pitched in to help, which I know has also been a huge help.

The reason I mention all of this is because my dad’s birthday was August 12th, but we just celebrated together, today.  We all gathered together for dinner on Labor Day and my mom figured today was as good of a day as any to pull out the cake she had frozen along with ice cream.  My dad loves German Chocolate, so the kids loaded on the candles and we sang “Happy Birthday” to the man we love to call Dad/Papa.

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Light reading

 

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Shecklet #3 planted herself out on the deck this morning and paged through her brother’s new books.

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Opposite

“Mommy, I think the next movie is going to be “Melted.” Said to me by Shecklet #3 as she is looking at the “Frozen” movie case.

I love stuff like this about my kids. Their little brains work in such amazing ways.

8/19/14 – Edited to add: apparently #3 heard #2 talk about “Melted” as a sequel name to “Frozen” and it she remembered it the next day. 🙂

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Cracker muncher

Next time I have to get past the screaming that will likely ensue by taking just taking the box of open crackers away from the toddler BEFORE driving home from Nana & Papa’s house.

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Commence car seat clean-up at 10:30 pm.

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Superhero night

Larissa thought it would be fun to bring the kids to a Saints baseball game. It just so happened that tonight was superhero night. The kids donned their capes and masks and had a great time! (Unfortunately, Shecklet #2 couldn’t join us due to mom having to enforce a consequence for poor choices and behavior earlier in the day. Sometimes it’s hard to be a parent.)

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At tonight’s Saints game, Shecklet #3 was using her Aunt Larissa’s phone. Larissa asked if she wanted her to turn the camera around so she could take a photo of herself. #3’s response was, “No, I don’t want to take a selfie!” I have no idea how she even knows what a selfie is. *sigh*