tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12019074247910466522024-02-07T23:00:22.952-06:00The Ussery UpdateJohn, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.comBlogger379125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-83638302843177753362018-09-12T11:00:00.000-05:002018-09-12T11:00:22.817-05:00Summer Fun ~ Movie & PeachesAlthough Fall hasn't technically started, all of the fall activities are in full swing. School has started, the weather is getting a bit cooler, autumn decorations are all around the house, football season has kicked off...Ahhh, it's the most wonderful time of the year! <br />
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All of that being said, I wanted to wrap up a few things from our fun summer! As we have over the past couple of years, we made a Summer Fun List in May of various activities we wanted to try to enjoy throughout the summer. Today I wanted to share about a couple of those.<br />
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In late June we had a themed family movie night. When we do these theme movies, we usually try to make a meal and dessert that goes with the movie as well as enjoy a fun activity or game about the movie...and of course watch the movie! We often watch other movies, but don't always go all out with a theme. It is sure fun when we do though! <br />
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Parker chose Chicken Little for our summer movie night. We had fun coming up with a yummy menu and setting up a few decorations. We even made a cake with acorn sprinkles! It is such a cute and funny movie and we had a great evening eating our meal and watching the movie. <br />
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A week after our movie night, we made our way to a local peach orchard for some delicious goodies. It was a super hot day (obviously being at the end of June), but it was fun and we left with full bellies and treats to take home. We ate lunch there and browsed through the little country store.<br />
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We had a sweet summer and I hope to share about a few more fun things we did over the coming weeks! <br />
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However we sure are excited and ready for all that is FALL (and yes, we made a Fall Fun List as well).<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
RileyJohn, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-63005882651543264422018-08-13T15:29:00.001-05:002018-08-13T15:30:58.449-05:00Oklahoma ~ Day Five and Going Home Well the blog has been put on the back burner for the past month or so. We've had a lot of different things going on so blogging naturally falls down the priority ladder. <br />
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But I'm back today to wrap up our Oklahoma trip. After that I plan to highlight some of the fun stuff we have done over the summer. We've had a good summer, but we are very ready for all that is fall! <br />
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Our final full day in Oklahoma our destination was the Oklahoma City Zoo!<br />
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On the way to the zoo, we drove by the State Capital. As I mentioned in a previous post, we were in Oklahoma during the public school teacher strike. I say that because when we drove by the capital, it was crawling with teachers on strike. They and their families were everywhere. It was quite a sight! We even saw someone selling sno cones. That was a smart move - what a way to cash in and provide some refreshment. <br />
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We were a little concerned when we pulled up to the zoo because it was extremely crowded (again, teacher's strike=no school), but thankfully once we parked, paid and got in, everyone spread out and it wasn't an issue at all.<br />
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They had so many beautiful tulip blooms spread out all over the zoo grounds. <br />
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I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, but we had a great time and so much fun!! We looked at a variety of animals, rode the carousel and train and had a yummy lunch. <br />
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This might be my favorite picture from the whole trip. The joy in his face (we were looking at silly sea otters).<br />
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After the zoo we went out to dinner and then Parker wanted too go for one last dip in the pool.<br />
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On our way home, we stopped by the Oklahoma City Bass Pro for Parker. Even though we have one near us, it's always fun to visit others. <br />
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There was some bad weather headed our way, but luckily we beat it and left it behind us. Peace out Oklahoma. <br />
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Parker started our first full day in Oklahoma City in full vacation mode - relaxing in bed, watching cartoons and eating breakfast! He LOVES hotels - he was so excited each day to be staying in a hotel and still talks about the next time we can go stay in another hotel. </div>
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We had some issues with our air conditioner the night before and next morning. They tried replacing a part and that didn't work so they ended up replacing the entire unit while we were out for the day. It made for a stuffy environment for a little while, but we ended up getting a free night at the hotel! <br />
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Our plan for today was to visit and explore the Science Museum and eat lunch there. Then we had some more fun planned for later in the afternoon and evening. <br />
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I will let the pictures speak for themselves (this isn't even all of the pictures we took), but we had SO MUCH FUN at the Science Museum. We all agreed that this was our favorite part of the entire trip. It was HUGE - two stories and tons of interactive fun and learning exhibits. We were there for several hours and ate a yummy lunch there too. It had everything you could possibly imagine and Parker had a blast exploring. His favorite things were the fish, telephone booth, watching his skeleton and muscles, the puppet theater and climbing structures. <br />
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After the Science Museum, we made our way to a fun pie shop in town (again another place I found doing some research). It was so very delicious - we may or may not have eaten a piece there and got two more slices to go! We also drove around the area where the Oklahoma City bombing occurred and then made our way back to the hotel.</div>
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We rested for a little while at the hotel then we walked down the street for supper. We ate at Brickopolis - a pizza and play place. They had miniature golf, river boat rides and arcade games. <br />
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Our hotel and parking garage was actually attached to and opened up to a minor league baseball park. <br />
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We had such a full and fun day spent together! More adventures were to come the next day - at the Zoo! Stay turned for more of our trip pictures. <br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
RileyJohn, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-66253023147277482352018-07-09T15:33:00.001-05:002018-07-09T15:33:17.680-05:00Oklahoma - Day ThreeToday we finished up our time in Stillwater and then made our way to Oklahoma City.<br />
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After we got up and ready for the day, we checked out of our hotel and went to breakfast.<br />
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Granny’s Kitchen was another place I found online that was highly recommended. It did not disappoint! It was a small family owned cafe and one of our favorite meals of the trip. It was a yummy way to start the day.<br />
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After breakfast, we made our way to a small children's museum/play place in Stillwater before we made the trek to Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, it was extremely crowded. Because of the Oklahoma teacher's strike, the kids were out of school for a few days. It was more crowded and louder than we anticipated. Parker wanted to stay and play for a little while, but we didn't stay a very long time. It would have been a fun place if it was a little less packed. After we played for a while, we shopped a little, had lunch and drove to Oklahoma City.<br />
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After we arrived in Oklahoma City, we checked into our hotel which was in the downtown area. Parker could hardly wait to go swimming. John and Parker changed and we went down for a swim before dinner. <br />
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Parker had so much fun - the hotel pool was really fun and shallow enough for Parker to enjoy! <br />
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After swimming, we freshened up and walked right across the street for supper. We ate some delicious seafood and chicken then went back to the hotel for the night. <br />
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We had some rest to get because the next day we would be going to the Science Museum. Little did we know it would be our favorite activity of the whole trip! </div>
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John, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-16645227327490098742018-06-27T15:18:00.002-05:002018-06-27T15:18:41.865-05:00Oklahoma Trip ~ Day Two Monday was day two of our adventuring through Oklahoma. <br />
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We got up and ready for the day at ate breakfast at the hotel. We stopped by a local coffee shop for some yummy coffee before we hit the road for a little day trip. <br />
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Our destination was Pawhuska, Oklahoma and it was about 75-80 miles
from our hotel. Pawhuska is a very small town in the middle of
nowhere basically, but it's home to The Mercantile, the Pioneer Woman's
restaurant and store.<br />
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My love for the Pioneer Woman (Ree
Drummond) runs deep. I have all of her fabulous cookbooks, have made
several of her yummy recipes, have lots of her kitchenware
items/utensils/dishes and love watching her show. Much to my delight,
Parker has grown to love watching her show as well. We will record
episodes and watch it while we eat lunch sometimes. Sweet times! <br />
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to say, I was a wee bit eager for this day. John and Parker were so
sweet and kind to make a day out of going here. I think Parker was a
little disappointed because he had high hopes that we would get to meet
her - haha! Me too buddy, me too!<br />
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It was like Christmas morning when we pulled up and I saw this building in downtown Pawhuska. I'd seen it on TV several times so I was excited to be there in person. <br />
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The Mercantile is a restored old building downtown. It was a beautiful two-story layout with restaurant, shopping, coffee shop and dessert. It was so pretty and well decorated - so much detail. After we looked around a little, we got in the lunch line and had to wait for a little bit. It was a tad more crowded than we anticipated for a Monday (we happened to be there during the Oklahoma teacher's strike - whomp whomp, that's a whole other story).<br />
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Parker bought a stuffed Charlie while we waiting for lunch. Charlie was Ree's beloved dog that she has a series of children's books about and has been featured on her show a lot. Sadly, he passed away after many years with their family. Lunch was very yummy! A little crowded and loud, but tasty! <br />
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After lunch we did some shopping (I may have gotten a thing or four), had some afternoon coffee and delicious cupcakes then we headed back to Stillwater. What a fun time! <br />
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Once we were back in Stillwater we went to see the other Transformers statue, Bumblebee. It was in a different part of town and Parker was just as excited to see this one. Notice the jackets, it was a little chilly, windy and misting rain. Oh jackets, we miss you with this summer heat! <br />
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We went back to the hotel and rested a while then went to a recommended local favorite pizza place for dinner. It was right across the street from the university. While it was good, it didn't knock our socks off like we had read or heard. <br />
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While we have a lot going on right now and there are many pictures to share, I wanted to go back post a few things that happened earlier in the year. I am excited to document a fun, week long road trip we took back in the spring. While everyone is out of school now and taking fun summer vacation trips, I wanted to re-visit our trip that we took in April. </div>
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When we decided to take a family trip, we debated about where to go. We discussed a few places and did a little research. We wanted to go somewhere we'd never been before, but also some place fairly close where we could pack more activities into our week and not just drive and spend a lot of time in the car. We don't mind long road trips, but for this one we were looking for some place close.</div>
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For various reasons, we finally decided on Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a state we have only driven through once, but never stayed or done any exploring. We decided to break up our trip into two specific cities - Stillwater and Oklahoma City. There is also a lot to do in the Tulsa area, but we chose these two spots this time. We wanted to take our trip before school got out for the summer (so places wouldn't be as crowded) and we wanted to try and avoid the severe/tornadic weather season. </div>
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It was lot of fun planning this trip and we were eager to hit the road. We spent the weekend before we left gathering, packing and taking care of some household to dos. We left on Sunday morning...away we go and ready for an adventure. </div>
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Our first destination was Stillwater, Oklahoma. Once we arrived, we checked into our hotel, unloaded and settled into our room. After some resting and freshening up, we headed back out on the town. The first order of business was visiting the Optimus Prime statue. I had read an article online about two famous Transformer statues in Stillwater built entirely out of car parts and pieces - we knew it was a must to see these. They stand about 22' tall. The picture doesn't do it justice, but there are so many bits and pieces to this structure. Parker was excited and very impressed. We saw this one today and the other one on another day. <br />
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After that, we headed to Eskimo Joe's for dinner. Everything I read or saw said this was a must when you are in Stillwater. <br />
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When we finished dinner, we took some time to drive around and see the town. Stillwater is home to Oklahoma State University so it was neat to drive around the beautiful campus. We have watched a few football games that took place in this stadium.<br />
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We went back to our hotel after that and enjoyed some relaxation time and got ready for bed. One of the highlights of the whole trip for Parker was staying in the hotel - he was so happy!<br />
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We had a little coffee that evening and the hotel had these cute coffee cups! <br />
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That wraps up our adventuring for the first day...more to come!<br />
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We started our day by going to church and Sunday school. Happy Sunday! </div>
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These two are the best of friends - I just love their relationship! Parker's so lucky to have the best Daddy in the world. <br />
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Parker took a picture of us as well. I'm very grateful to be on this parenting journey together. <br />
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Parker had fun giving John his gifts and helping him open them. </div>
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One night while John was gone, Parker and I had fun crafting and making John a new coffee mug. Daddy loves coffee so this was the perfect, personalized gift. <br />
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To Parker's surprise, I had a gift for him as well. He was so excited. Like all children, he loves getting presests!<br />
<br />We aren't big on video games, but we do allow Parker to play our old Wii for a set time each day. Right now all he plays is MarioKart. As John can, he'll play with/race Parker and it's the highlight of Parker's day. When I saw these shirts, I knew I had to get them. Best buddies need matching shirts. <br />
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The rest of the afternoon was spent resting/napping and taking care of a few things around the house. After that, we had fun playing some games, eating dinner and had another water balloon fight in the backyard. <br /><br />One of the things I love most about John as a Dad is how hands-on and involved he is with Parker. He's a great playmate and super silly and fun! </div>
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We loved celebrating John last Sunday!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
Riley John, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-88250122076152375782018-06-18T11:27:00.000-05:002018-06-18T11:27:38.160-05:00Happenings 'Round HereThis is just a hodge podge of pictures I've taken over the last couple of weeks.<br />
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Once we got back from Fredericksburg, we had a good little crop of squash. Our squash plants have done really well. They've all produced what they were going to so we planted more. We've also got okra coming up as well. <br />
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About two weeks ago, I made up a "Hello Summer" basket for Parker and surprised him with it at dinner one night. It was so cute how giddy and excited he was. Some of the items included a DVD, new chapter book for us to read and a bookmark, water balloons, summertime bath soap and bath crackles, goldfish crackers and binoculars to name a few. He's already enjoyed a lot of it! <br />
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I'm always working on homeschooling in some form or fashion. I have homeschool to dos each and every week - it's ongoing, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm always preparing things for what we are doing now and planning for what we need to be working on in the future. We are carrying our kindergarten year into the summer for several weeks because we have gotten a bit off-track with Parker's new therapy. He actually started a new schedule today in hopes that we can have a little school time on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Once we finish up some kindergarten learning lessons and activities, we'll take a break for a few weeks and then dive into 1st grade. <br />
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One afternoon we went to the library and checked out our books and movies and also worked on a couple of math activities. <br />
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It was also time to sign up for the library's summer reading program. We have done this for the last couple of years. Once you register, you receive sheets with blank stars on them to color in. For every 15 minutes you read, are read to, look at a book or listen to a book you get to color in a star. Each star gets you a ticket and you can use those tickets to buy prizes. Parker's almost up to 20 stars colored in. We love books! <br />
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One of the activities on our Summer Fun List is to have a water balloon fight so that's just what we did last week. After dinner one evening, we filled up 100 balloons and starting firing at each other. Parker had a blast and since then, we've done it again. It was a hit and tons of family fun. <br />
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We've been really pleased with how well our garden has done overall (although there have been a few duds). We have gotten tons of sweet, little cherry tomatoes. We are having to pick them daily to keep up - they are so tasty! Take it from me, since I'm the only one that eats them! <br />
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Back on the homeschooling front, one day while Parker was gone I did some reorganizing and sorting of some of our homeschool stuff. We have two shelves in a hallway that house a lot of our items and we have the rest in the playroom/school room. I made a good mess and did some rearranging and got rid of a few things. <br />
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Ahhh, much better! Never underestimate the power of a little purging, cleaning and organization! <br />
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We had a wonderful Father's Day Sunday, but more on that another time. That's all for now - hope your week is a great one!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
RileyJohn, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-37232378413216594182018-06-13T13:21:00.000-05:002018-06-13T13:21:44.299-05:00Fredericksburg TripThe week before Memorial Day, my Dad was scheduled to have major back/spine surgery. He's been dealing with a few issues for about a year and after various doctor visits and tests, it was determined that he needed to have surgery.<br />
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I obviously really wanted to be there for the operation itself, but we also wanted to be around to help Dad and Kristin post-surgery for a few days. After the operation, Dad would have lots of restrictions and limitations. They live on some land and have a swimming pool, vegetable garden, plants/flowers and chickens - plus there are always things to do in and around the house.<br />
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We made our way to Fredericksburg the day before the surgery. I surprised Parker with a new set of books with a CD to listen and follow along with in the car. He really enjoyed it!<br />
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After we got there, unloaded and settled in, the first order of business for Parker was to swim. He hadn't been swimming since he wrapped up swimming lessons so he was a wee bit eager to dive in!<br />
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We had a snack supper that evening before the surgery the next morning. A few of my family members that live in the area came over to eat and see Dad. Parker was so excited to see his cousin Helana. They are 10 months apart and have the best time together. After we ate, we went to put the chickens up for the night and they wanted to spread out some corn for the deer. While they were doing that the donkeys and goat behind their land came up for their own snack.<br />
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Dad's surgery was a success and we are so grateful!! I'll spare all of the details, but it was a pretty intense four hour surgery. The hospital where he had the surgery was about an hour and a half away from their house. I was at the hospital the entire surgery day, it was a very long day, but I stayed at their house for the next two days while he was in the hospital recovering so that I could do some things for them at home. Kristin stayed at the hospital with him and he got to come home two days after surgery. While they were gone I cleaned, bought groceries, watered plants and kept up with various duties around their house. We also took care of the pool, chickens, trash, housework, errands etc - we stayed busy, but it was fun to help out!<br />
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One of the nights they were gone, we had a movie night. Parker really enjoyed it - especially with popcorn...one of his favorite foods!<br />
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He also had a lot of fun spending time outside.<br />
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Looking good after surgery...He handled it all so well and like a champ - as always! He has good days and bad, but he's three weeks removed from surgery and recovering well. There is still discomfort and limitations, but it will take some time to completely heal and get back to normal.<br />
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Did I mention Parker was excited to swim while we were there? I think he went swimming every day and sometimes more than once in a day.<br />
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Fredericksburg has a super fun pizza place called Mr. Gatti's that Parker loves. They have a yummy pizza buffet and salad bar and some fun games to play for prizes. Parker wanted to make sure we went while we were in town. He also wanted Helana to come along. We went the night before her last day of school. She just finished 1st grade and will head to 2nd in August. <br />
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After pizza, we went out for ice cream downtown and then ran around the downtown square area where they have a little playground and lots of things to explore.<br />
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These sweet cousins sure got in a lot of good playing time together. I love their little friendship! </div>
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The perks of helping take care of chickens is coming home with some fresh eggs. </div>
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It was a full and busy time helping out, but we made time for fun as well. And again, so thankful that Dad's surgery went so well and he's on the mend! </div>
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I wanted to share this picture. On my homemade card, John asked Parker to fill in the blank, "Thank you Mommy for..." and this was his answer. Apparently chocolate chip cookies are the way to his heart.</div>
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I LOVE holiday decorating...LOVE it! I have some sort of seasonal or holiday decor out all year. I have a small collection of patriotic decorations that I usually put out at the end of June for Independence Day. A couple of years ago, I was reading another blog and the writer said that she puts out all of her patriotic decorations before Memorial Day and leaves them out until July 4th since Flag Day is sandwiched in between. I thought this was a genius idea! And a wonderful excuse to leave all the red, white and blue decor out for longer. Now we get to enjoy these decorations for several weeks instead of just one or two. Here's a very small sampling - maybe I'll have time to post a few more decorations at some point! <br />
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I'm a sucker for comparison photos! Same library, same book/toy area in the library and same book loving boy...<br />
In the Spring of 2013, I started taking Parker on weekly trips to the library and 5 years later we still visit the library each week. We love our local libraries! These pictures are from May 2013 and May 2018. <br />
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About three weeks ago, our old neighbors (The Burden Family), sweetly offered to watch Parker while John and I went on a date. While we love Parker so much, we also know it's important to make time for one another and nurture our marriage. It's to Parker's benefit that we cultivate a strong marriage relationship. He was so excited to spend time with his sweet friends and we had a wonderful time together. We had a very yummy dinner, ran one shopping errand and ended the evening with a good cup of coffee. <br />
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The following afternoon, Parker was invited to Dylen's birthday party. Dylen and his family used to live down the street from us. They moved further east and have lots of land now. It was good to see and catch up with our old friends. Parker had fun at the dinosaur birthday bash.<br />
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On our way home from the birthday party, we stopped at a fresh produce stand so that John and Parker could buy a watermelon. I'm not a melon fan, but both my boys love it!! We stuck it in the fridge when we got home and they cut it open later that night. It was a hit - sweet and tasty! Parker said to call these pictures, "Watermelon Love".<br />
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Happy Sunday! <br />
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Our neighbors from across the street have rescued some baby ducks. There was a mother duck who had ducklings several weeks ago, but she sadly disappeared so our neighbors quickly gathered supplies and resources on how to raise ducks. They asked Parker to come over to visit and play with them one night. He got a big kick out of it.<br />
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Happy Memorial Day! We are grateful for all who have served and sacrificed for our country.<br />
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We were actually in Fredericksburg over Memorial Day for a surgery my Dad was having, but I'll post more about that later. <br />
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It's only the first week of June and it is Hot, Hot, Hot! Summer is not our favorite season, but we're trying to make the most of it. We've already crossed off a couple of things off our summer fun list! <br /><br />Until we meet again...<br />
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As I type this, June is already upon us. We had a full May so I obviously have some catching up to do. I thought I'd break May up into 2-3 posts.</div>
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As much as we possibly can each week, we try to do what we call "Family Worship Time" in the evenings. We are currently working our way through a book called "Exploring the Bible". Each week is a different expedition through a passage of scripture. We also each pick something to pray for during each expedition. After that, John and Parker work through their catechism questions that Parker has been learning for quite a while now. We recently started adding the singing of a hymn to our time. The first hymn we have been learning is "O For a Thousand Tounges to Sing". It's so sweet to hear Parker sing the lyrics. </div>
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While everyone's school year is coming to an end, we are still going. With Parker's new therapy schedule, we have gotten a little off track with our homeschooling. We have done the best we can when we can, but it's been a learning experience. We are also hoping to change Parker's schedule a bit to allow more time for schooling during the week. We won't go full force this summer, but play catch up and do some fun learning activities as well.<br />
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I spend a lot of time preparing for homeschool, but I love it! It suits our family perfectly and I'm grateful for the opportunity to do it with Parker.<br />
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We still make our weekly library visits. This boy loves to check out new books and DVDs each week. He's also been checking out some books with CDs to listen along with. We are signing up for the library's summer reading program this week! <br />
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We read Parker a bedtime story each night, but one night he had a sleepover in our room and wanted to read us a story instead! <br />
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Our neighbors across the street recently went on vacation and Parker got to take care of their beta fish. He was so excited to feed him and check on him each day. <br />
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A couple of Saturdays ago, we went to celebrate Haley at her graduation party. It's hard to believe she graduated high school! She was just 14 when they moved in next door a few years ago. Now she is off to college in the fall to pursue her nursing degree. <br />
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Mother's Day with my sweet and special son. I put this quote on Instagram on Mother's Day...<br />
"The most important work you will ever do are within the walls of your home." - H. Lee<br />
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I feel fortunate and grateful to be able to stay at home to be a wife, mother and homemaker. I left my job at an accounting firm 7 years ago and it's a decision I have never regretted. We prayed long and hard for Parker and God blessed us in His time. Motherhood has taught me lessons about myself and life that I never would have learned otherwise. I sure love this boy big! <br />
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If you read the title then you'll know that all of these pictures are taken, you guessed it, outside!</div>
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Last Sunday afternoon, Parker and I went for a bicycle ride down the street. It's sure starting to warm up outside, but it was a fun ride with my bike buddy! </div>
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One night last week after dinner, we went outside to refill some of our bird feeders and do some plant watering. It was particularly hot that night so it was popsicles all around! </div>
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Speaking of plants and flowers, some of our pots and hanging baskets are starting to do really good. We spend a lot of time watering everything on the front and back porches and in our flower beds, but we love all of the colors and how pretty it all looks. </div>
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With the heat in full force these last few days, we sat down and made our annual Summer Fun List last week. We came up with 20 things we wanted to try to do over the course of the summer. Chances are we won't get to everything on this list, but it at least gives us some options for enjoyable things to do to beat the heat! We usually do a mix of indoor/outdoor, free/costs money, at home/going elsewhere, easy/more involved, etc. to create a nice balance. This is our fourth year to make such a list. Last year I think we did all but 3-4 things. We have some things that we have on our list year after year, but also add new fun things as well. Summer isn't our favorite season, but we'll try to make the most of it with this list o' activities! </div>
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Well, we had to go to Plan B on protecting our garden. The plastic forks did their job for a little while, but one evening we noticed one of our okra plants had been eaten (most likely by a creature with bunny ears). So Friday night we went and purchased a few supplies to put up a small fence around it. It's tall enough to keep furry friends out, but we can step over to water, weed eat and tend to the garden. We got it finished Saturday morning. Everything is growing pretty good so far! <br />
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While we worked on the garden fence, Parker ran through the sprinkler. It was the perfect weather for it. As you can tell, Parker didn't enjoy it at all! <br />
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Saturday night, we went to Haley's graduation party (our wonderful, old neighbor's oldest daughter). It was a good opportunity to snap a family picture in the sunshine. <br />
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<br />John, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-7887703895095192652018-05-07T14:06:00.001-05:002018-05-07T14:06:26.144-05:00Back in the SaddleI'm not sure where to begin...<br />
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Oh how I have missed this blog. For several years, this was a place to write, share pictures and capture what was going on in our lives. <br />
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However as the years have gone by, life has gotten busier and other things have become more of a priority and taken more of my time - and for good reason. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't immensely miss this space and the opportunity to journal and reflect on photos we've taken. Over the past year and a half or so, I've thought about blogging more times than I can count and mentioned it to John on many, many occasions (just ask him). The desire is always there, but the time I'd like to devote to it always isn't. <br />
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I really want to blog again on a somewhat regular basis. And for me that may be 1-2 times a month to start - and that's okay. I am hoping to play a little catch up and highlight a few things that have gone on in 2018 thus far or I may just start where we are now and go forward.<br />
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For now, here's a little taste of a few things going on in our world.<br />
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We decided to do a small vegetable garden this year. We did a joint one with our neighbors last year, but since the moved (boo - more on that later) that wasn't an option this year so we put together a small raised bed in the backyard. We have 2-3 containers as well. We planted lettuce, tomatoes, onions, squash, okra, strawberries, jalapeno and cilantro. We're hoping it does really well this year - so far so good! Last year we had a problem with bunnies and squirrels so we lined the entire outside of the garden with plastic forks (thanks Pinterest for that idea). Fingers crossed that it'll work! Parker painted popcicle sticks for garden markers and I wrote what each plant was on them. <br />
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This is a picture from the day we planted it, but it has already changed and grown in the last couple of weeks. Stay tuned - we'll keep you posted on our harvest. </div>
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I have become a lover of feeding the birds. We started with one feeder and that has turned into feeding the squirrels ears of corn and carrots to the bunnies. Perhaps if we feed them their own food, they'll leave the garden be. It's been really neat to watch the variety of birds that land on and around our feeders. They are so pretty and interesting - so many colors and neat to listen to! Our personal favorite is the Painted Bunting. <br />
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<br />Here is one of the said squirrels. We love to feed them and watch them, but no trespassing in the garden! </div>
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We've also done plethora of flower planting over the last 2-3 weeks. We have planted some pots for the porch, hanging baskets and updated our front two flower beds. All of our plants did really well last year and we're hoping the same for this year! </div>
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Over Easter weekend, our sweet and wonderful neighbors of 3 1/2 years moved. (Insert sad face and tears - there were lots of tears) They are currently living in a rent house while they build a house on more land further east from here. While they won't be too terribly far, it's just not the same without them living right next door. The Burden kids have been so sweet to Parker over the last few years - we have grown to love them as our own! We went beyond neighbors and friends, but became more like family. Oh the memories we created between our two houses and yards - it was fun sharing life together and we sure miss them! <br />
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We have gone to see their land a couple of times and will enjoy watching the process as they build their new home. One Friday night we all drove out to see the dirt work they had done and Parker had a blast playing in the dirt and trees for an hour. <br />
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In Parker news...<br /><br />He's getting really good at riding his bigger boy bike that he got from Santa. The other night he and I rode to the end of the street and back and time or two and it was so fun! <br />
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He also still loves books and our weekly trip to the library. He reads so well for his age. I hope his love and thirst for reading and being read to never fades. <br />
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A couple of weeks ago, Parker wrapped up this year's round of swimming lessons. He did so well in the water - swimming is definitely his cup of tea! We are trying to think of a way he can enjoy more time swimming outside of simple swimming lessons. He's quite the little fish! </div>
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Last Thursday, Parker had a dentist appointment so he didn't go to therapy. He's made so much progress at the dentist - I'm so proud of him! Plus we cannot say enough wonderful things about Parker's dentist and staff - the absolute best in caring for Parker's dental needs. We had planned to do some fun things after the dentist, but a storm was fast approaching so we ran by the library and I picked up lunch for Parker then we enjoyed the rest of the stormy day at home! I am grateful for the help he is receiving for some of his issues, but I sure miss having him at home during the day! </div>
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The calm after the storm - we got quite a bit of rain over two days! <br />
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Last Friday night I went to the Royse City Golden Debs Spring Show to watch Haley (the oldest daughter of our neighbors who moved). She's been on the drill team for four years and served as Captain this year. She'll graduate in a couple of weeks - I can't believe it. It was a really good show and she did a beautiful job in all of the dances. </div>
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While I was gone, Parker declared it "Guy's Night". He was so cute and wanted me to make a sign for it. He must know how much I love making signs and labeling things - ha! We ordered pizza and they had a big time playing Mario Kart on the Wii and watching a little TV. Parker also requested homemade chocolate chip cookies so we made those as well! They had such a fun time while I was gone. </div>
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Kuddos to you if you are still reading this! Just a bit of an update to start, but hopefully there's more to come as I am able and have time.<br /><br />Blog sweet blog, you have been dearly missed! <br /><br />Until we meet again...</div>
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John, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-90946252342021034612016-08-01T20:00:00.001-05:002016-08-01T20:00:10.272-05:00MarchKnock Knock<br />
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Riley!<br />
Riley Who?</div>
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Oh, you don't remember me?<br />
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I don't blame you for not remembering me since I'm a blogger slacker. I'm averaging posting about every month and a half. So enjoy this post, it may be mid-September before I come knocking again.<br />
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I am not blogging more regularly because I don't want to. I have deep desires to blog each week, even if it's a weekly re-cap. But I'm so behind on my blog posts and we stay pretty busy, so it's just not in the cards right now...someday perhaps!<br />
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Until then, I continue on this journey to catch up a little one month at a time.<br />
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Let's take a look back at March (that's so 5 months ago)...<br />
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Parker was on a kick where he'd want to play a round of Wheel of Fortune before bed every night. </div>
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Parker had his 4 year check-up. He did awesome and is still long and lean, but growing well and very healthy.</div>
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We visited our favorite guinea pig, Oliver, at our local library. We usually try to go to two libraries each week. </div>
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We had some Happy Sundays!<br />
(Notice how he's wearing long sleeves in a couple of pictures. Ahhh, what I wouldn't give for that weather. I'm over it being a billion degrees.)<br />
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We did a little Easter decorating around the house. I love me some holiday decorating - whatever the occasion! </div>
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We did our preschool activities. L is for Ladybug, M is for M&Ms and N is for Nest. We may have eaten a <strike>few</strike> several M&Ms. <strike></strike></div>
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We enjoyed a birthday dinner and dessert with our neighbors. <br />
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Mowing season began! </div>
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Lucky me ~ Happy St. Patrick's Day! </div>
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One day while Daddy was away at lunch, we had a picnic and played at the park. </div>
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I had my annual eye appointment and Parker went along. He had so much fun!</div>
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We started swimming lessons. </div>
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We went out to breakfast one Saturday morning for a fundraiser for our favorite Golden Deb, Haley. </div>
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We had all sorts of Easter fun! We made crafts, yummy treats, colored eggs, did some activities, enjoyed a neighborhood egg hunt and celebrated our risen Lord at church. </div>
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<br />That's March in a very small nutshell - just the highlights for sure. Next stop, April. I can't believe we are already into August!<br />
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Well, we are about 10 days from July and I am continuing my endeavor to catch up with this dear ol' blog of mine. I'm still attempting to play catch up with a month at a time. So let's head back to February of this year, shall we? </div>
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<i><b>Consider yourself warned</b></i> - there are LOTS of pictures! February is a BIG month in our family. Without further ado, here's what we had going on in February...</div>
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We kicked off the month with a countdown to Parker's 4th birthday. Parker loves doing countdowns and we have made several over the years. </div>
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In our homeschool preschool this month we covered J is for Jelly Beans, K is for Kite and L is for Ladybug. We also played with our new pattern blocks. </div>
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We also celebrated our 13th year of marriage. Being married to this guy is the absolute best and I sure love doing life with him! <br />
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We watched and enjoyed the Super Bowl with lots of yummy food! <br />
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We played in our footie jammies...<br />
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We had a jam session with the neighbors. <br />
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And then played a little soccer... <br />
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We made a cute car out of a cardboard box and some household and craft items. <br />
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We jumped to the moon! <br />
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Daddy was off on President's Day so we took Parker to Chuck E. Cheese - a reward he had earned. <br />
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We drove to my hometown, Odessa, Texas, to celebrate with our niece Hillary and husband Jake at their baby shower. Hillary made me an Aunt for the first time when I was in 7th grade and now I'm a great Aunt. She gave birth to sweet baby Addison in April. <br />
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We celebrated Parker Boy's 4th Birthday!<br />
This picture was taken on his last night as a three year old. Time just moves too fast for my taste.<br />
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His present from Mommy and Daddy awaited him on the morning of his birthday. <br />
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For the second year in a row, weather messed up our original birthday plans, but we went to Plan B really quick to make it a super special day.<br />
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We had donuts for breakfast (one of Parker's favorite foods), I took him to look at the fish at Wal-Mart, had leftover homemade pizza for lunch (another one of his favorite foods), made and decorated his birthday cake together, went to Red Lobster for dinner (his choice) and made a stop by Tractor Supply on the way home to spend some birthday money. Oh and we also ate said birthday cake and opened presents! <br />
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The Saturday following Parker's birthday, we had a little John Deere themed birthday party at our house. (I did a separate post on the party if you are interested in reading that.) <br />
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Whew, we made it through a full and busy month, but it's one of our favorites - lots of celebrating and special times! <br />
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Next up...March. I know you are on the edge of your seat!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
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In my last post, I re-visited December 2015 and today we'll keep on with the trend of a month at a time and recap January. </div>
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Here's a little of what we were up to in January...</div>
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As much as I didn't want them to, all of the Christmas decorations had to come down. I always hate packing up everything that decked our halls for several weeks, but I do like the opportunity to deep clean the house afterwards. It's a fresh, clean start to a new year.</div>
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It's even more fun when you have an adorable helper. He loves to play on the couch cushions. </div>
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We continued with our homeschool preschool activities. In the month of January we covered G is for Gumball and H is for Hippo.</div>
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Here's what the dinner table looks like every two weeks as I am cutting, laminating, punching, lesson planning and preparing for our activities. </div>
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We took a Friday to visit the local trampoline park - Urban Air. A good way to have fun and stay out of the cold...although we didn't have much of a winter this year. </div>
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January 8th marked 14 years since John and I met in person. We love celebrating all of the special days in our life together. We affectionately call January 8th, "Happy Meeting Day".<br />
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In December 2001, I lived in Odessa, Texas and John lived in Conway, Arkansas - about 12-13 hours apart. We were set-up/introduced at that time, but again lived a state apart. We communicated through e-mail and eventually phone calls, but never met in person until January 8, 2002.<br />
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I flew to Little Rock, Arkansas to meet John and spend a few days together in person. Well, guess what? I never went home! We were engaged 3 months later and got married 13 months to the day after we met at the airport.<br />
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Only God could have orchestrated our story and our meeting! <br />
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Parker and I went to Dallas one Friday to have lunch with two of my sweet friends/former co-workers. What a handsome date I had! <br />
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We did some sensory activities for texture by making an "Oat Farm" and playing "Fizzy Foamy Car Wash".<br />
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Parker sang me some songs from one of his favorite shows, Nature Cat. This may look like a vacuum, but it's a microphone according to Parker. </div>
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A theme was picked and I started working on Parker's 4th birthday party plans and crafts. </div>
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I also re-decorated Parker's bathroom. When we moved into our house, I just did something pretty neutral, but we was ready for a fun bathroom and this was the perfect decor for our sea loving boy! </div>
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At the end of January, we put out all of our Valentine's day decorations.<br />
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And that's a wrap for January! <br />
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Maybe if I can do this a month at a time, I can stay on track a little better. Time will tell...next up, February - a big month in our house!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
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Do not adjust your screen and/or rub and squint your eyes to make sure you read that right. Yep, I said "December Fun and Festivities". December, as in five months ago...yeah, that December. I'm such a blog slacker. Actually that's not true, I've posted a few things here and there over the last few months, but I'm definitely not up to date with everything. I just can't seem to keep up. Such is life and that's okay. <br /><br />That being said, I wanted to go back and share some pictures from the last month of last year for document and memory's sake. Just a warning, you may want to grab a snack and a refreshing drink - there's lots o' pictures. Or I may have just scared you away at the mere mention of copious pictures.</div>
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Let's start with Jolly, our sweet elf! This was the second year that Jolly spent the month of December in our home. He is so much fun and is always up to silliness and various antics. Without fail, every single morning when Parker woke up he would look for Jolly before he did anything else. He brought lots of laughs and smiles during the Christmas season. </div>
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We are always sad to see Jolly go. Parker talks about him from time to time throughout the year. We will look forward to seeing him again after Thanksgiving. <br />
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Parker loves going to the post office. Actually Parker likes to go just about anywhere. He can make anything fun. After I addressed all of our Christmas cards, he was anxious to take them dowtown and put them in the mail slot. <br />
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One of our favorite activities from the month of December was "Truth in the Tinsel". It was a 24 day Advent experience for little hands. We started it on December 1st and finished on Christmas Eve. Each day included a scripture reading/story, message to learn and an ornament craft to make. It was the perfect daily activity to teach Parker the true meaning of Christmas. He enjoyed it so much and looked forward to our Truth in the Tinsel time each day. We had a cute little tree in the kitchen that Mamaw bought us to put all of our ornaments on. </div>
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We attended our Christmas Choir concert at church. It was wonderful and really got us in the Christmas spirit. <br />
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What Christmas is complete without a little gingerbread house decorating?! <br />
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As you may have noticed in all of the Jolly pictures, one morning he had all of the ingredients out to make and decorate sugar cookies. We did it last year and carried on the tradition this year (I also used to do this as a little girl). We had a ball and they were mighty tasty. <br />
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Speaking of cookies, we couldn't leave Santa out. We made a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies and Parker counted out six cookies for him...to go along with the reindeer food we had for his helpers. Parker tested them out to make sure they were good to go and fit for eating. <br />
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Lots of Christmas duds! <br />
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<br />Until we meet again...<br />
RileyJohn, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-77540651071135788982016-03-23T22:22:00.002-05:002016-03-23T22:22:14.644-05:00Here comes Parker Cottontail...Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail A couple of weeks ago, I took a <strike>few</strike> several pictures of Parker after church for Easter. He was already dressed and it was a beautiful day. Plus he's in love with the area behind our house and the Burden family's house next door. That's where he likes to go on nature walks...so any excuse to walk around that area is fine with him! <br />
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We had a lot of fun going on our nature walk that afternoon and I managed to capture some pretty cute pictures along the way. Be prepared to smile...<br />
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Let me interrupt for a moment an talk about these next three pictures. (it's fun to share and for document's sake). <br />
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Parker is really interested in orchestras lately. Since birth, he's loved music. I just know he's going to do something musical someday. As usual, I could ramble on and on about Parker and music, but let me focus on orchestra for now.<br />
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He's started talking about various instruments, the conductor and directing music. He and I have talked about going to see an orchestra sometime (maybe something geared toward children). I even took a picture of the orchestra and choir director at our Easter concert at church so he could see it since he was in the nursery. He has a keyboard that he got for his birthday and he'll play songs on it and then use a stick to direct the music as it plays - it's the cutest, funniest thing!<br />
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Well, back to our nature walk/photo shoot, Parker found a small stick and said "Mommy, this is my baton and I'm a conductor". This kid - he's something else. (so these next three pictures are "orchestra pictures" - ha!) <br />
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Just look at that sweet face! It's a shame he doesn't have a personality or a zest for life. This boy has fun doing just about anything - it's one of my favorite things about him.<br />
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Hippity Hoppity Easter's on it's way!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
RileyJohn, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-38973687921777170192016-03-10T20:57:00.001-06:002016-03-10T20:57:06.254-06:00John Deere 4th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I'm still having a hard time saying "Parker is 4" - still sounds crazy and is hard to believe. We have a 4 year old! </div>
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The Saturday following Parker's birthday, we had a little party for him at our house. Up until this year a birthday party hasn't really been his thing. Due to some of his sensory issues and basic preferences, he's never really wanted a birthday party. He's been fine to keep the celebrating low key. However, I have done my best to make birthdays 1, 2 and 3 really special without having a party. We've had themes, fun cakes, lots of decorations and a day of good times and memories! </div>
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Well, this year I asked Parker if we wanted to have a birthday party and right away he said "Yes!" I asked again the next week just to make sure (which he said yes again) and then John and I talked about it and decided to have a birthday party at our house. Even though he wanted a party, I didn't want it too be too big so we decided to invite a few of our closest neighbors and the couples from our small group at church. We could have invited several more guests, but we had to draw the line somewhere and wasn't sure how Parker would do not having had one before. </div>
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Spoiler Alert - he LOVED it, did so well and we had so much fun! </div>
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I asked Parker what kind of party he wanted and the first thing he said was "John Deere". The boy loves tractors (always has) so it was fitting and I was excited about the theme. I had so much fun planning all of the details and making it special for him. I love any chance I get to craft and decorate - especially when it involves Parker. </div>
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As the invitation said, "Start your tractors and put them in gear"</div>
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...and let's take a look at Parker's 4th birthday party</div>
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The birthday boy - big FOUR! </div>
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My sweet family - I sure do love my people! </div>
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I had so much fun with the food. The party was at 10:30 so we had a mix of savory and sweet snacks. Of course all of the food had to go along with the "tractor" theme. </div>
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To drink we had a little coffee bar (tractor oil), green punch (antifreeze) and water bottles (water through). </div>
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One of our neighbors made the cupcakes - the were as yummy as the look. She made the cupcakes and I made the picks to go in the top. It was nice just to run down the street to pick them up. </div>
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The weather could not have been more perfect - praise the Lord! We really wanted Parker and his friends to be able to play and run around outside. We opened the windows inside and left the back door open so guests could go in and out. It snowed last year on Parker's birthday, so I'm grateful the weather was so nice for his party.</div>
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We turned our summer water table into a "corn farm" for the party. We poured a couple of bags of popcorn in it and threw some tractors, scoops and funnels in to play with. </div>
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Parker with his love - Avery! He's been smitten since the day they met and she's so good to Parker. He was excited to have her there. Her big brother Tristan was running around too, but big sister Haley (and also our wonderful babysitter) had a dance competition so she wasn't able to come and was missed. We have a special place in our hearts for the Burden kids!</div>
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Zoey (who will be 4 very soon) and Karlyn (who turned 5 in December). We love these sweet girls (and their little sisters). Zoey and Karlyn's parents are in our small group. We have really enjoyed getting to know their families better. Parker and Zoey were born a little over a month apart so they have been in the church nursery together since they were newborn babes. </div>
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Lincoln and Cayden live next door to each other and a few houses down from us. It's been neat to watch Parker play and grow up with them these past two years. He had just turned 2 when we met these boys and now they are great friends. </div>
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Landrey is 2 and Lincoln's little sister. Parker loves Landrey. She was only a couple months old when we moved here and now she's right in the middle with all the kiddos. </div>
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Mikey lives down the street from us. He's a big kindergartener and super sweet. Because of school, schedules and living several houses apart, we don't get to see him too much but we have fun when we do. <br />
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Vivi is our next door neighbor's niece. They were watching her everyday when we first moved in two years ago and she was just a baby. She was one of our first little friends on the street. Now she goes to school so we don't see her too often, but we were glad she came to play. <br />
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Mommy and Daddy got Parker a cool new picnic table for the backyard for his birthday. Daddy got it set up so it could be used at the party. Parker approved! I can see many picnics, snacks, crafts, homeschool preschool work and all sorts of things at this table on pretty days!<br />
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Jacolin and Dylen live down the street AND go to church with us. When does that happen? Not very often! Jacolin is just a few months older than Parker and Dylen is 2 and will be 3 in a couple of months. They are cute kids and always up for some fun. All of these kids on the street have gone trick-or-treating together the past two years which is a hoot. <br />
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Kati (Karyln's mom) and Samantha (Zoey's mom). I was so glad that they came with their girls. Kati and Samantha both had baby girls last year so they are both moms of two girls. Through Sunday school and small group, I have really enjoyed getting to know them better. <br />
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And when all the guests were gone, it was time to play!</div>
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Gosh, I love this boy! <br />
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His first birthday party was a success and loads of fun. Parker did great and I'm so glad it was a special day for him. I had as much fun as he did planning the party and watching him enjoy the day. I'm thankful for everyone that came to celebrate Parker. <br />
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Now that the party has come and gone, I can start trying to wrap my head around having a 4 year old - wow! He's such a fun age...I have a feeling this is going to be a great year!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
Riley <br />
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Parker Holt, you are FOUR years old! </div>
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Oh Parker, my heart can't take it. Where has the time gone? I still remember the day you were born so very clearly. It was such a wonderful day! And now you are four years old - wow.<br />
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I often look back at your baby pictures and miss those precious times and how little you were. As hard as some of the early days were, there's nothing like a sweet little baby. All of that being said, I love the age you are now too. We have had so much fun over the past year. From baby days to toddler days and all the days in between you have remained the sweetest boy!<br />
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As I did before you were born, and have every year on your birthday, I am writing you a personal, special letter so I'll try not to ramble on here. Notice I said "try". (Side note: I wrote Parker a letter while I was pregnant and have written one each year since then around his birthday so this will make my fifth letter to him. It will be so neat for him to read later on and for us to remember what was going on at that time. The letters are usually 2-3 pages and I try to document what he's doing developmentally, what he's interested in, share highlights from the past year, describe what I especially love and enjoy about him at that stage of life and what I'm looking forward to in the coming year.<br />
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Parker, Daddy and I want you to know how very much we love you! You fill our hearts with absolute joy and pride. You make us so happy and are oodles of fun. From 6:02 pm on February 23, 2012 until this day, we have been on such an awesome adventure with you in so many ways. Our cup runeth over - you are one special little boy!<br />
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Here are just a handful of things Daddy and I love about you...<br />
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How smart and curious you are - you love to learn and ask lots of questions. You have energy that cannot be matched. You make us laugh every single day. Your happy place is outside and would reside there permanently if it were possible. Your vocabulary and things you say. How sweet, affectionate and loving you are. How much you adore music, singing and dancing. How excited you get about the littlest things. How much you enjoy going places. How you like doing just about anything - so easily pleased. How playful you are. How much you enjoy going to church and learning about Jesus. How much you have progressed over the past year and made so many positive changes.<br />
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Again, I'll address more in your letter and it's hard to know where to stop. The simple fact is, we are quite fond of you Parker Boy!<br />
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We look forward to celebrating you today and then we are having a small John Deere party on Saturday - fun times ahead.<br />
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Here are several pictures we took behind our house...<br />
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Happy, Happy Birthday sweet Parker! We wish you a wonderful, special day and we look forward to all that lies ahead in the coming year. Feel free not to get any older - I'm not sure I'll be able to handle you turning 5. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Back in August, we started a new adventure, a homeschool preschool curriculum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The curriculum we are doing is "Letter of the Week" (except we are doing a letter every two weeks). </span>It’s a year-long program full of a variety of
educational activities based on each letter of the alphabet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should finish up at the end of the summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The lessons involve letter and number recognition, counting, basic math
and spelling, pre-writing practice, sorting, graphing, fine-motor skills,
crafting, games, and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been a really great experience so far. Parker is really
enjoying it and learned so much.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Per the recommendation of the curriculum, we covered the five vowels first and then started back at the Letter B. Once Parker knew all of the vowels, it would help us better with word building and recognition. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">We started on Monday, August 31st - Parker was 3 1/2 years old on his first day of homeschool preschool.</span></span></span></div>
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Every time we complete all of our activities from our letter, we put that letter sticker on our "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" tree (from our favorite alphabet book). Parker is showing we have completed all five vowels and they are now on our tree. He's so proud! </div>
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Since we completed the vowels (and these pictures were taken), we have covered B for Butterfly, C for Caterpillar, D for Dinosaur, F for Fish, G for Gumball and we are currently on H for Hippo. Next up - J for Jelly Bean.<br />
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It takes time, effort and commitment, but the look on Parker's face in the picture above make it all worthwhile. It's been so much fun so far and such a pleasure for me as his Mommy and teacher. Our journey has just begun.<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
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We stayed at home for Thanksgiving again this year - the Ussery three. We enjoy spending time with our families at the holidays, but have also loved being at home too! </div>
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The Tuesday before (which is our normal grocery day) we went to stock up on everything we would need for our Thanksgiving meal and desserts and for the weekend snacks. We planned to decorate for Christmas over the weekend and it's tradition to have snacks and finger foods while we decorate.</div>
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Parker is a lover of grocery shopping, as am I, so we are a perfect pair and he's a happy helper!</div>
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Ussery, party of three... Your table is ready!<br />
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We had quite a feast and lots of leftovers for the weekend. I love making all of the Thanksgiving food - one of my favorite days of the year! We combine both of our families traditional food and recipes. It was mighty tasty if I do say so. <br />
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! We ate coffee cake for breakfast, watched the parade, played around the house, cooked and ate lunch, watched the Cowboys game, packed up our fall decorations, enjoyed leftovers and cherished our sweet family time.<br />
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Silly selfie during the game. <br />
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On Thanksgiving night, our elf Jolly arrived from the North Pole while Parker was sleeping. He set the table for a fun pancake breakfast the next morning. He also brought Parker a new Christmas book to kick off the season. <br />
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He was so excited to see him!<br />
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He started his daily visits from there and will be around until Christmas. Parker loves to find him each morning and see what he's up to. <br />
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Thanksgiving weekend was cold and rainy!! Except for church, we didn't leave the house for several days. I think we got 7-8" of rain over the course of the weekend. It was nice because it forced us to stay inside. We decorated the whole inside of the house for Christmas, watched movies, worked on Christmas cards, listened to Christmas music, relaxed and did lots of playing. It was a blast and I'm glad the weather gave us that time together. <br />
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Like I mentioned, we did go to church Sunday morning so it was the perfect time to start wearing all of our cute Christmas clothes.<br />
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We had a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving and transitioning into all of the Christmas fun. <br />
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I'm so thankful for these boys - the fill my heart and life with love and joy! I'm so grateful to be John's wife and Parker's Mommy. I love our little family. It is well with my soul. <br />
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Well, here we are celebrating the most wonderful time of the year and I'm just now blogging about October. That's just the way the cookie crumbles these days. As much as I'd love to stay on top of blogging, I just can't. There are so many things to blog about, but simply not enough time. Life keeps us busy each and every day...and it's good. I'll just have to resign myself to the fact that I'll share what I can as time allows. <br />
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Stay tuned loyal readers, if there are any still out there, you never know when I'll be back with updates. <br />
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Now back to the subject at hand...<br />
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The weekend before Halloween the Ussery three ventured out to a farm near us for a little fall fun. We headed to Yesterland Farm early on a Saturday morning - it was about an hour drive. </div>
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The farm had several fun activities, games and rides. There were lots of pumpkins to pick from and a corn maze to walk through. We also had a lot of yummy food to choose from for lunch. We had such a great time and really enjoyed ourselves. It'll be fun to go back next year. We left with special memories, a small pumpkin and a souvenir ornament for our Christmas tree. </div>
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No Halloween would be complete without some pumpkin carving! Parker and I had read a sweet book called "The Pumpkin Patch Parable" several times and he wanted our pumpkin to look just like the one in the book. He was proud and excited to put our jack-o-lantern on the front porch and light it each night. </div>
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We enjoyed some fun times two the week of Halloween. We attended the Fall Festival at our church the Wednesday before and of course we went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood on Halloween night.<br />
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I asked Parker back in September what we wanted to be for Halloween this year and without hesitation he said, "I think I'll be a lobster." I laughed and thought it was a cute idea, but then slightly panicked as to how I would pull that off. I have made all of his Halloween costumes since birth, so I wanted to continue to tradition of a homemade costume, but was a bit stumped on how to make a lobster. <br />
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So I put my crafty thinking cap on and looked at Pinterest a little and came up with idea. Of course it couldn't involve sewing since sadly I don't have that skill (but on my bucket list). I had a blast making it - a labor of love. Parker was thrilled with it and he was the cutest little red lobster that you ever did see. </div>
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We were so glad to see some of our sweet friends at church Wednesday night! </div>
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Halloween night was a real treat. We got all of the kids in the neighborhood together and went trick-or-treating as a group. Parker's bucket was full to the brim when we got home and he was a happy boy! </div>
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The loves of Parker's life - Haley and Avery (aka Minnie Mouse and Luigi). They live right next door and Parker is smitten. </div>
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Another Halloween in the books! From Halloween to now at Christmas, we sure have enjoyed celebrating all of the holidays. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
Riley</div>
John, Riley and Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646325199981776394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201907424791046652.post-85850732611262427522015-10-08T13:34:00.000-05:002015-10-08T13:34:04.395-05:00Park Fun<div>
When school started back up, and we knew it would be less crowded, Parker and I decided to try out the new local park. It's a little bit of a drive for us, but we are usually "in town" doing other things when we go so it works out great. And any park that sits behind Hobby Lobby can't be bad, right?! <br />
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Parker LOVES parks and playgrounds so he was ever so excited to venture out to the new one in town. It did not disappoint! Most of it is covered, all of the equipment is on a squishy, foam floor and there are tons of fun things to play with and on. <br />
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These pictures are from the first two times we went, but we've been a few times already - he enjoys it every time and is always excited to go. </div>
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This was after the first time we went. We came home and ate lunch, then we snuggled and rocked...and he crashed - all while holding his mighty backhoe. Sweet boy! </div>
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Another "park" he loves is what he calls the "trampoline park" - a local indoor facility with all sorts of trampolines and a big foam pit. When we go, it's usually on a Friday because it's only $5 to jump for up to 2 hours AND it's a time only for toddlers and preschool children. It's perfect! To say he has a blast each time we go is an understatement! </div>
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It's funny to me that the first four letters of his name spell one of his favorite places! <br />
Little did we know...<br />
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Until we meet again...<br />
Riley </div>
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Here we are in October and I'm still trying to play catch up with the ol' blog from the last month or so - tis life! <br />
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At the end of August, we made a weekend trip to San Antonio to take Parker to Sea World. He had mentioned for months that he really wanted to go. Parker is all about sea creatures and ocean animals. We've gone to the aquarium a couple of times and he loves it. We were hopeful he would really enjoy Sea World.<br />
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No exciting event is complete without a paper chain countdown. We've made a few countdowns over the past year or so and they have been fun and helped build the anticipation! </div>
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These are by no means all of the pictures. Between my phone, John's phone and our camera we took over a hundred pictures so this is just a taste of our trip. I wish I could post them all, but there are so many!<br />
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We drove to San Antonio on a Thursday morning. Once we arrived there late that afternoon, we checked into our hotel and went down to the Riverwalk for dinner and a riverboat ride. The weather was perfect and it wasn't crowded - it was nice and we had so much fun that night! Parker really enjoyed it. </div>
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The next morning Parker was as eager as he could be to make our way to Sea World - complete with light-up shark sandals.<br />
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There are so many details and stories from our day, but I'll just spare all of that and just say that it was awesome. Parker did so well and we had an absolute blast!! Parker so enjoyed it and it was wonderful to see how much fun he was having. <br />
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We saw lots of animals that live in the water, rode the carousel and ferris wheel, watched a couple of neat shows and did some souvenir shopping. It was such a great day and far exceeded our expectations! <br />
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We made so many memories at Sea World! I'm grateful for our little weekend getaway and look forward to many more travel adventures as a family.<br />
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He gave the day his all - case in point. </div>
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Until we meet again...<br />
Riley </div>
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