tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47334349916376683542024-03-22T02:11:39.515-04:00Life with RyanStumbling down the road of parenthood with our wonderful son, Ryan. TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-37825048438453696422016-06-28T21:33:00.002-04:002016-06-28T21:33:46.081-04:00Happy 1st Birthday, Lucas!!<div>
<b><u>Tuesday, June 28th</u></b></div>
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Happiest of Birthdays to my sweet baby, Lucas!! What a year it's been for you, for me, for Joe, and for Ryan!! You are the sweetest, most relaxed/chilled-out baby! You are such an easy going, smiling, happy-go-lucky boy and we are so amazed by you every single day! We can't help but to smile when we see you and your smile lights up the room. We are so thankful you are part of our family and we love you "infinity much"! <div>
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This year has taught all of us so much about you and about us as a family, and I love that you've helped us shift and grow in our family. Life is so much sweeter with you in it! You absolutely adore your big brother and smile and squeal when you see him in the mornings or when he's doing something silly. You are a forever playmate for Ryan, and watching your brother relationship form and grow is so wonderful, so precious. Not just brothers, but best friends already. Ryan dotes on you, and you love to be around him. Thank you for being what Joe, Ryan, and I needed in our lives. You've given us all so much happiness, confidence, and more love than we could ever imagine. You've given Ryan the opportunity to become the best big brother ever, a title he takes so seriously and treasures. You've allowed Joe and I to grow as parents and learn how to balance raising two kids and you've taught us so much! </div>
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You love to be held, to be snuggled, to be loved on all the time - there isn't such a thing as "too many hugs" with you. While you are very easy going, you are also fiercely independent and stubborn to the core; when you set your mind to something, you make sure it happens one way or another. I love this balance in you. You are incredibly curious, and (just like your brother) it seems that your biggest goal in life is to have fun, be silly, and be happy. Your giggle is incredibly infectious and is one of the best sounds in the world! You really and truly do make everyday and everything so much better!</div>
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Thank you for such a wonderful, incredible, happy year! We love you so so SO much and can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us! Happy Birthday, sweet Lucas!!<br />
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TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-73326472361811954082016-06-25T21:50:00.000-04:002016-06-28T21:50:26.079-04:00Summer 2016 - most of JuneWhere's that wagon that everyone talks about? Anyone seen it??<br />
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I love everything there is about summer - the sun rises early and sets late; so many fruits being in season; grilling outdoors; going to the pool; the smell of sunscreen; the beach!; eating all kinds of seafood; playing outside; the lighting at 7pm on a summer evening; my list can go on and on and on. Summer is such a magical, special time and I am SO SO thankful that I have summers again to spend with my sweet boys! <br />
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I had big hopes of posting something every two days (like I've done for a few summers now), but I can't seem to get a handle on things, so I'm aiming for once a week! <br />
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I finished work on June 16th and have been off since, but I feel like I haven't started unwinding just yet. I know that feeling will come (hopefully), but until then, I'm going to try to continue to keep my head above water and savor these moments with my sweet boys. <br />
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With that being said, here are some of the highlights so far from June of Summer 2016!<br />
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--Lucas took his first few steps the weekend before his first birthday! Of course he's going to walk to Ryan, his idol!<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-31120448625161952712015-08-31T23:36:00.000-04:002015-09-03T11:36:18.480-04:00Summer 2015 - last half of AugustMan, this summer has gone by so so quickly! <br />
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Some things that have happened in the second half of August:<br />
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--Joe had a birthday! Happy Birthday, Joe! His parents came down on Sunday, cooked a special dinner (Joe's request), and celebrated his birthday with us on Monday morning. We hope you had a great birthday, Joe! We love you!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucas enjoying his first outdoor dining experience on Daddy's birthday</td></tr>
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--Ryan started preschool!! I think he might have been a little nervous at first, but so far, things have gone really smoothly!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nervous smile :) My big preschooler!</td></tr>
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--Lucas turned 2 months old on August 28th - and we celebrated by going to the doctor and getting his first round of vaccinations! He's also ahead of Ryan on the growth curve - he came in at 12lbs 9oz (60th-ish percentile), 23.5" long (75th percentile), and he's in the 95th percentile for head circumference. I have another lollipop baby! He's a much better sleeper than Ryan was at this age (knock on wood) - but he's kind of backwards with his sleep. He takes FOREVER to get him to go to sleep in the evenings (we're talking about 2 hours of putting him down asleep, him waking up, us trying to get him to go back to sleep, him going to sleep, us putting him back down, he wakes up, the cycle continues). After he's asleep, Lucas will wake up after about two hours, will go back down after a feeding, sleep for 4-5 hours (closer to 5 than to 4), wake up for another feeding, go back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. Either way, it's working out for us. Ryan still comes in first thing in the morning to check on Lucas and give him a kiss and a hug, and then usually goes to wake up Joe. Ryan still loves Lucas so so much!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two months! How is this possible?!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...except after his shots. Poor guy!</td></tr>
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--Lucas has started to smile A LOT! He is such an expressive baby - he likes to coo lots and tries to "talk" to us when we talk to him - Joe and I hope that he's just as animated as Ryan :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Funny faces from my funny baby</td></tr>
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Lucas has started rolling over from belly to back - he doesn't get much tummy time on the floor (which he doesn't really enjoy), but I've been told that holding him upright and baby-wearing him counts as tummy time as well. He can push himself up pretty well on the floor (in the "seal" position) so I figure he's doing pretty well with his muscle development. He bears weight on his legs all the time and has even started "bouncing" a few times when we're holding him upright - just like his older brother did! <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pullen Park - Lucas's first trip!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Mommy, take a serious picture of me and Lucas"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun in the sprinkler at Nora's 3rd birthday party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lunch date with Julien!</td></tr>
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We're excited to see what September brings!! Hopefully some cooler weather so we can spend more time outside :)</div>
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TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-67456543918581238902015-08-16T10:22:00.000-04:002015-08-18T10:22:54.993-04:00Summer 2015 - first part of AugustEveryone told me that time goes by so much faster during the second baby, but I didn't believe them. Time dragged by with Ryan - it felt like it took a week for a day to pass, a year for a month - so I thought the same thing would happen with Lucas. Boy, was I WRONG! Time has been flying! I can't believe that it's already mid-August!<br />
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Here's what's happened so far this month:<br />
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--I've been flying solo during the days and I'm doing pretty well, I think! Some days are better than others, and I try to have some kind of outing or event for Ryan every day - whether it's going to the library, going to Target, having a playdate, going to Marbles, etc. It gives him a chance to run around and have some fun while I sit with Lucas. And a happy Ryan makes me happy, too :)<br />
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--I took Ryan to his first movie! Our local movie theater plays $1 movies on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during the summer, so I took Ryan to go see the Lego movie. Ryan was very excited about going to his first movie and liked sitting in a big tall seat and watching what he called "a big TV screen"<br />
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--Ryan had ANOTHER sleepover - this time, at Oma's house! Oma decided to take all the boys "camping" (read: set up a tent in the living room and Levi, Julien, and Ryan all slept in there...WITH OMA - how she will willingly sleep on the ground is beyond me). Ryan LOVED IT. When I picked him up the next morning, I found out that all the boys didn't go to sleep until 12:30am...and woke up at 6:00am. Oh boy! Anyway, Ryan is very excited about going "camping" again!<br />
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--Ryan is still super sweet with Lucas. Every morning, he comes in to check on Lucas, give him a hug/kiss if Lucas is awake and then goes to wake up Joe. He loves Lucas so so much and says that Lucas is his "very best friend" (granted, he also says this about Mommy, Daddy, Levi, Julien, and baby Nadia).<br />
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--Lucas is well out of newborn clothes and in 3 month clothes...and in some cases, in 6 month clothes. He's a big boy! <br />
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--Lucas turned 7 weeks today (Sunday). He's gaining more head/neck control, is more aware of his surroundings, likes looking at the ceiling fan, the blinds, and going outside. He still doesn't really like the car seat, but will eventually settle in (and stop screaming) after a couple of minutes. Usually. <br />
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--Lucas is still doing ok at night - I say this very carefully. He has good nights and bad nights. We still haven't transitioned him to a crib yet, and mostly either sleeps in the Rock N Play OR in bed with me (I love it...I know it's a bad habit and a habit that's really hard to break if we do it too often...but I LOVE snuggling up to him). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excited to see the Lego movie in a theater!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day shy of 7 weeks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My boys!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan keeping Lucas company during tummy time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 weeks old!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a breakfast out with Mommy and Lucas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wheeeeeeeeeeee!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan LOVES going to Bounce-U!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning how to use chopsticks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making zombie juice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zombie repellent juice is ready!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made sure that this zombie juice was spread OUTSIDE...</td></tr>
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-75596821979110718142015-07-31T12:17:00.000-04:002015-08-03T12:18:13.517-04:00Summer 2015 - first photo shoot!We had my awesome coworker, Sara, take pictures of Lucas and the family a few weeks ago when Lucas was only two and a half weeks old. I really wanted to document these first few weeks at home with Lucas since this is such a special time for us. She did such an awesome job - I feel that she captured our feelings and expressions so well. As you can tell from the pictures, Ryan is SUCH A GREAT BIG BROTHER!! He really is so gentle, so caring, so involved with Lucas. I love that this is their start to a (hopefully) beautiful relationship!<br />
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Here are some of my favorite pictures (it was hard to narrow them down, I promise!) :)<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-4927377250240268142015-07-24T18:49:00.003-04:002015-07-24T18:49:30.898-04:00Summer 2015 - most of JulyMy big plans to keep this blog updated during the first month post-baby flopped big time. Hopefully when I get into more of a routine, I'll be able to update more!<br />
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Lucas is almost a month old! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? These past two weeks since I last updated have flown by! Here's what we've done:<br />
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Since Joe is still off of work (thank God!), we've been trying to do lots of fun things with Ryan while we adjust to new schedules and stuff. We've taken two trips to Frankie's Fun Park, where Ryan's had A BLAST playing in the Fun House and riding the go-karts with Joe:<br />
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Overall, Frankie's Fun Park was a huge hit with Ryan - so definitely something we will hit up again this summer!<br />
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We also have taken Ryan to the library a couple of times - and he's rekindled his love for reading and for books - his favorite books so far are Curious George, Berenstain Bears, and Arthur books. We also took him to story time, which was far more interactive than I thought it was going to be - Ryan really liked the puppets at the end, but didn't like the dancing part too much. Either way, the library is another winner for Ryan!<br />
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Ryan's also spent a lot of time at Oma's house, which is definitely a winner in his book. He got to make pizza with Oma, play with Nadia/Julien/Levi, bounce on the trampoline - really, whatever he wants to do over there (which is one of the reasons why he loves going to Oma and Opa's house so much).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oma teaching the boys how to play cards - so funny!</td></tr>
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Ryan also had his first sleepover EVER! Such a big moment for him!! Ryan was invited to go over to Levi and Julien's house and all the boys went to the Mordecai for some music, and then Ryan spent the night at Levi and Julien's house! He had SO MUCH FUN - and he said that his favorite part was sleeping in Levi's bed. He wasn't very happy when Joe and I came to pick him up the next morning because he wanted to stay there. He's been asking to go back to sleep at Uncle Paul and Aunt Jan's house ever since, too!<br />
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Ryan has been so so sweet with Lucas - he's so gentle and so loving toward him. He still comes and checks on Lucas and me first thing in the morning. One morning, I heard a loud commotion and I looked and Ryan was trying to bring the Rock N Play upstairs for Lucas because Lucas likes it. SO SWEET! Ryan loves his little brother so so much and that tugs at my heart!<br />
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Lucas has been great for his first few weeks at home. He's beginning to get the hang of nighttime sleep (he gave me 5 straight hours last night!!) and still sleeps a ton in comparison to his older brother. We had pictures taken of our new family of four last week and they turned out SO WELL - granted, the subjects were great but our photographer is incredible (Thanks, Sara!) :) I'll post some of those soon!<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-53124160165071525202015-07-09T18:38:00.002-04:002015-07-09T18:38:38.396-04:00Summer 2015 - Adjusting and bonding<u><b>June 28th, 2015 - July 9th, 2015</b></u><br />
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Since Lucas was born, we've spent a lot of time at home, getting to know the newest member of our little family and adjusting to life with a baby again. Ryan's been very very helpful and wants to give Lucas lots of hugs and kisses. Joe's been off work and it's like we're all on vacation....except staying at home....and not doing any fun adventures....so maybe it's not at all like we're on vacation, but it's nice to have this time at home while we figure out our new roles and how to balance our time with two kids. Ryan's had some playdates with his cousins and spent some time at Oma's house (especially on the days when the night before has been a little rough) and Joe's taken him on a couple of outings during the day (Marbles, watching fireworks, to the pool, to Lowe's, to Duck Donuts, etc). We even ventured out of the house one night last week and went out to dinner (I was definitely on edge that Lucas would catch Ebola or something). For the most part, we've kept visitors at bay so that we all have time to recover, adjust, and establish a new norm - it's been quiet but it's also been really nice!<br />
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Here are some pictures from the past two weeks that I've been meaning to upload - it's crazy to believe that Lucas is 11 days old and that two weeks ago from today, he was still in my belly!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First flowers :) I love the memory attached to these flowers :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Lucas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching July 3rd fireworks in Morrisville!</td></tr>
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-66979264418462476412015-07-07T10:43:00.000-04:002015-07-07T10:43:12.607-04:00Summer 2015 - Lucas William AkincHe's here! He's here!! Lucas William Akinc was born on Sunday, June 28th at 6:30am. He was 7lbs 14oz and 21 inches long with lots of hair! <br />
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Lucas's birth was awesome - seriously. Labor not so much, but I had a fantastic labor and delivery nurse (Danielle) who was just incredible and made the experience that much more enjoyable. The doctor on call was a doctor I had never met before (my OB/GYN shares on-call duties with another practice), but Dr. Segal was awesome awesome awesome and really encouraged me to experience the birth. Either way, it was incredible and awesome and something I will never forget. </div>
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We waited until we were up in our hospital room before allowing visitors, and Joe and I really wanted Ryan to be the first one to meet his baby brother. </div>
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Ryan came into the room with a big big smile, and the look on his face was something I hope I never ever forget. He was so excited and so happy to meet his baby brother. He gave Lucas lots and lots of kisses and gentle hugs and has been absolutely wonderful with him. Ryan is such a fantastic big brother!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My three boys :) I love Ryan's ridiculous smile in this picture :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best Big Brother EVER!</td></tr>
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We were discharged from the hospital on my and Joe's anniversary (Happy Anniversary, my love!) and have spent a lot of time at home, getting to know the newest addition to our family. We love having this one-on-one time with Ryan and Lucas. <br />
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Lucas is so far a pretty easygoing baby - doesn't cry a whole lot and is a BIG eater. He had some issues with his bilirubin levels in the beginning but those have since been cleared up and he's doing fantastically well. At 8 days after birth, he was already 8lbs 5 oz! Such a big growing boy! Nights are going decently well overall - he usually feeds and then goes back to sleep. Let's just hope he keeps that pattern up! TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-80499874600309010522015-06-26T22:44:00.002-04:002015-06-26T22:44:43.287-04:00Summer 2015 - Day 9 & 10<b><u>Thursday, June 25, 2015 - Day 9</u></b><br />
We started today with some porridge for breakfast. Ryan loves to doctor his porridge up and add all of his favorite things (cinnamon, tiny bit of sugar, walnuts, raisins and then milk to essentially make porridge soup). Halfway through eating our porridge, he switched bowls with me and said that my porridge tasted better and that was the one he wanted to eat. Silly boy!<br />
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After breakfast, we went to the splash grounds at Waverly Place. We went there once or twice last summer, and Ryan enjoyed them and since today was an overcast and much cooler morning, I thought it would be nice to get outside early enough without baking in the sun. <br />
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We played there for about 30 minutes and then Ryan said he wanted to go to the swimming pool. So, we left - but not before stopping off by Gigi's cupcakes for a quick special treat :) <br />
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We played at the pool for a bit and then came home. It was beginning to warm up and the clouds were breaking up and I definitely didn't want to spend the afternoon baking in the sun.<br />
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The rest of the afternoon consisted of Curious George, reading books, negotiating a nap, and napping. Joe got some steaks delivered from his boss that were packed in dry ice, so we took the opportunity to give Ryan a science lesson in the least-safe way possible - in our kitchen, without gloves, without proper ventilation, etc. Hey, why not, right?<br />
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<b><u>Friday, June 26, 2015 - Day 10</u></b><br />
Happy due date to me! <br />
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We started the day by building towers and playing with Legos. <br />
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We spent most of the day today doing chores around the house and running errands. A pretty slack summer day. We had big plans to go to the library today, but other errands took priority so maybe sometime soon we'll make it there so Ryan can check out some more Llama Llama Red Pajama, Curious George, and Thomas the Train books (his favorites right now). TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-59891208955039696312015-06-24T21:26:00.002-04:002015-06-24T21:26:48.082-04:00Summer 2015 - Day 7 & 8<b><u>Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - Day 7</u></b><br />
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Ya'll, it's HOT. The high temp today was 100 degrees. I. CAN'T. STOP. SWEATING. We started the day by eating porridge (Ryan's request). After reading, building some towers, and watching an episode of Curious George, I had to go to a dentist appointment so I dropped Ryan off at Oma and Opa's house for a little bit. He absolutely loves going to Oma and Opa's house - I think it's because he knows he runs the show there. Sure enough, by the time I returned from my dentist appointment (which was the fastest dentist appointment I've ever had - they moved quickly because I'm so pregnant and shouldn't be on my back for extended periods of time), Ryan had eaten a bowl of strawberries (one of his favorites) and had an ice cream cone - all in about a 45 minute time frame. Oma checked on her garden and came back to report that there were some tomatoes that needed picking - and Ryan was SO EXCITED. He showed me the garden and helped pick the three cherry tomatoes that were ready for picking. He also showed me the green bell pepper that he's been keeping his eyes on, waiting for it to be ready to be picked. <br />
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I had planned to go to the pool today with Ryan after my dentist appointment, but it was too hot to even go to the pool. I knew the baby pool would be like a bath and I couldn't imagine being in the big pool with the sun bearing down on us. So, we nixed the pool idea and stayed at home (and inside most of the time). We played with the spray bottle on the porch (Ryan loves it) and Ryan made some more crayon soup. After awhile, we came inside and after some bribing, we took a much needed nap. About the bribing - Ryan has quite an extensive list of delay tactics to prevent him from taking a nap when I want him to take a nap. Today's tactic - he wanted me to read him a book (Little Blue Truck's Christmas). Ok, fine, one book. But I had to read it downstairs, not upstairs. And then when I was finished, he wanted to "read" the book to me - that lasted about two pages (where he summarized what was going on on those pages and in the pictures) and then he said "I don't know how to read this, will you read it to me?". So one book, one time, turned into two times. And then when we were finished with that second time, he tried REALLY hard to get me to read him another book. This boy is a negotiator!<br />
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<u><b>Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - Day 8</b></u><br />
We started off today going to my work mom's morning at Chick-Fil-A (read: where the kids play in the play area, and we sit right outside of it and catch up). Ryan usually has a good time attending and playing with my coworkers kids (who mostly are about Ryan's same age, plus or minus a year) and today was no different. <br />
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Afterwards, we dropped off the completed paperwork for preschool and then took a trip to Marbles. I love that Ryan loves Marbles. There were lots of groups there today, so for awhile, Ryan seemed to be a little overwhelmed with all of the big kids there, particularly in the money room. After playing in the money room for some time, we ventured to the energy room and then Ryan wanted to go play in the pirate ship and in the splash area before leaving.<br />
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After a nice lunch with Meaghan, we went home and took a nice long nap (I know my days are numbered with long naps - moreso for me than for Ryan). After we woke up, we played a little bit outside before dinner - it was actually decent weather this evening - not too hot and not too humid in comparison to how it's been the past few days. It made me look forward to the evenings where we go for walks before/after dinner, just like last summer. <br />
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We took a trip to the special ice cream store after dinner, and then spent some time stargazing and looking at the planets. Today was such a great summer day!<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-75216950901897070242015-06-22T21:38:00.002-04:002015-06-22T21:38:49.250-04:00Summer 2015 - Day 5 & 6<b><u>Sunday, June 21, 2015 - Day 5</u></b><br />
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Happy Father's Day! Ryan and I woke up and made a special trip to Duck Donuts (Joe's breakfast request). Ryan can sometimes be a "my way or the highway" kind of kid in the mornings - but when I told him that we needed to hurry up and get dressed so we could go buy some special donuts for Daddy, he perked right up and said "oh, I need to get dressed! Where are my daytime clothes?" He was so excited! Too cute :) After breakfast, we hung out at home and got some chores done. For lunch, I ordered BBQ from The Pit so Joe could get his BBQ fix taken care of. After a nice long nap at home, we ate a very late dinner and then went to bed. Not a super duper eventful Father's Day, but all of us have been under the weather lately, so it was nice to just spend some quality time with each other. <br />
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Happy Father's Day, Joe! You are THE BEST FATHER to Ryan - you're his playmate, his partner in crime, his best friend. I love watching your relationship with him change as he gets older. He loves you so much (even when he's intentionally pressing your buttons), and I love that he has a forever playmate in you. You're so patient and loving with him (even when I know it's so hard to be patient) and watching you with him tugs at my heart. I love that Ryan is so happy and smiles so much when he's around you. He loves you so much and is so lucky to have you as his father! Happy Father's Day - we love you VERY much!!<br />
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<b><u>Monday, June 22, 2015 - Day 6</u></b><br />
Today was a bit of a "taking care of business" kind of day today. I know my days are numbered where Ryan is my #1 and all of my multiple-kid friends have told me to get as much done with Ryan as you can before the baby comes - run all the errands, do all the chores, etc because the priority is soon going to be learning how to balance two kids. We took care of some chores this morning, ran some errands this afternoon, took a nap (which required some bribery). After negotiating with Ryan for more than an hour, I told him that if he took a nap, he can make some special treats when he woke up. Two hours later, he's asking me if it's time to make the special treats - so we made some mini-brownies! He loves to help out in the kitchen and loves to make any kind of "special treats" (whether it's cookies, brownies, smoothies, helping out with dinner, etc). <br />
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After making the special treats, Ryan took it upon himself to perfect his camera and photography skills. See below.<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-82256219011754822462015-06-20T22:31:00.000-04:002015-06-22T11:45:21.009-04:00Summer 2015 - Day 3 & 4<b><u>Friday, June 19th - Day 3</u></b><br />
Today was another low-key day for us. We spent some time in the morning making crayon soup (read: where Ryan gets a big jug of water, swishes his watercolors around in it, puts crayons in it for "flavoring" and then dumps it from container to container). My sweet boy LOVES playing with water - he always has. When he took his first bath as a newborn, he didn't cry at all and even now, he loves spending time in the bath. We also made lots of food with his playfoods and Ryan pretended to be head chef. <br />
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That afternoon, Ryan went over to Levi and Julien's house to hang out with them for a little bit while I got my hair done :) I know it's going to be a long long time until I can get my hair cut again, so I figured I needed to get that done sooner than later.<br />
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After a nice dinner at Titi and Uncle Nick's house, we went home to start our weekend. Overall, a very lazy, happy Friday!<br />
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<u><b>Saturday, June 20th - Day 4</b></u><br />
We started our Saturday by playing some Legos and building some towers. Ryan is really beginning to become more interested in Legos. He sometimes fixates on specific pieces (like the colored see-through cylinder pieces), but overall, I think he's really beginning to enjoy them. <br />
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After building with Legos and building some towers, we went to the pool. Last summer, we spent a lot of our time in the baby pool splashing around and playing with water squirters. So far this summer, Ryan is really beginning to enjoy being in the big pool and wants to spend a lot of his time in the shallow section, learning how to float (with his puddle jumper), kicking his legs, etc. He's becoming more and more comfortable with being in the pool, which makes me so happy. I guess I need to get him started on those swimming lessons and soon!<br />
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HELLO SUMMER!! It's very surreal, not going to work, knowing I have weeks and weeks ahead of being at home, playing with Ryan, and pretty soon, getting to know our new son (!!!). Today was a low-key day for us - we started our day by going to the "restaurant playground" (Chick-fil-A) with some of my coworkers and their little ones. Ryan and I hung out at home a lot, and I spent some time going through some of Ryan's old clothes to see what will work for the baby, organizing, etc. It's been so incredibly hot lately (in the upper 90s/low 100s) that I don't want to spend much time outside because then I'll just sweat sweat sweat so today was mostly an indoor day for us :)<br />
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We tried out a new burger restaurant tonight, and Ryan spotted the fountains on the way in - so we had to make a quick visit on the way out.<br />
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Ryan took a "big boy bath" tonight (in our tub) - he loves being able to splash in the big tub, turn on the jets, put way too much bubble bath in the tub, etc. He could really spend hours in there if we let him! <br />
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Either way, today was such a sweet, slow day to start our summer!<br />
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<b><u>Thursday, June 18, 2015 - Day 2</u></b><br />
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Ryan and I went to Marbles today since I know that we might not be able to frequent Marbles as much as we did last summer because we'll be adjusting to a family of 4 very very soon. First, he has grown so much since last summer. I remember in the basketball room, he had trouble getting the ball into the 2nd hoop; this summer - not a problem and he's working on his jump shot for the next hoop :) He still loves Marbles - being mischievous, running around in the money room, playing in the energy room. He still loves playing with the food in the play kitchen, but we spent most of our time upstairs in the bigger kids section. <br />
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I also had to run a very important errand today - I had to drop off some of Ryan's pre-school paperwork at the pediatrician's office! I can't believe my sweet baby boy is starting preschool in August! Where has the time gone? I really feel like I blinked and my little baby boy, who seemed to stay an infant for FOREVER, has grown into this very verbal, very curious, very mischievous preschooler! <br />
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We grilled tonight for the first time in awhile - a true testament to SUMMER :) I can't wait for many more fun and lazy days like today! TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-59580397836563908322015-06-16T19:33:00.000-04:002015-06-22T11:58:12.505-04:00Summer 2015 - SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER<u><b>Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - SUMMER 2015 BEGINS!!</b></u><br />
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Today was my last day of work! No more artificial alarms, no more (trying to) looking professional, no more hot hair dryer first thing in the morning!! I am so fortunate to have a job that I love, working with people that I love, at a school that I love. Despite me loving my job/coworkers/school, I'm going to love the freedom of summer and all things summer-related - pool time, going to Marbles, hanging out with Mr. Ryan, making smoothies, ice cream, watermelon, water squirters, evening walks, etc. Cheers to Summer 2015!<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-19217541485823266982015-06-02T22:03:00.000-04:002015-06-22T11:57:04.569-04:00Summer 2015 - School's almost out!Lots of fun events this month - birthday parties, the opening of the pool, cookouts/grillouts, lots of outdoor time, evening walks, etc. Mother's Day/weekend was great - lots of relaxing, hanging out with my sweet boy(s), spending some quality time together, just the three of us. While I'm excited to be expanding our family, I'm really going to miss the "Three Musketeers" time that we have had over the past 3.5 years. I'm trying to savor every minute of Ryan-only time because I know it's going to be harder to have that one-on-one time very soon. Every day is a gift, is oh-so-precious (even when my three-nager is giving me a run for my money).<br />
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Here are some pictures of the past few weeks:<br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-74254225891022607312015-05-12T22:30:00.001-04:002015-05-12T22:30:12.247-04:00Late Spring update 2015Well well well...I won't even try to come up with any elaborate excuses. Like I said in my last post in SEPTEMBER, the work-life balance is really really hard (still, that's what she said) and unfortunately, posting a blog update is not high on my list of priorities. Or even on my list of things to do when I have time. Or energy. Sad, but true.<br />
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But now...SUMMER is right around the corner - and that means long days, pool trips, evening walks, watermelon, and all things wonderful. HOWEVER...this summer, we're adding another little guy to the mix! Ryan's baby brother is due sometime late June/early July (I think all 5 of my readers already know that though), and since life with a newborn is hectic, and life with a 3-year-old is hectic....I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can update this blog like I did last summer. That's my goal. I really do enjoy going back through the posts to see what we did last summer, and I love it :) So hopefully, I'll be able to keep up with the blog posts despite being sleep-deprived, energy-deprived, and transitioning to life with more than one child. <br />
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Here are some awesome out-of-chronological-order pictures of my sweet boy from the past few days/weeks/months:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan and Julien being silly boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan LOVES his "baby Nadia"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother's Day 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strawberry picking (May, 2015)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my two favorite boys in one of my favorite places (Topsail Island, early April 2015)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Topsail Island (early April, 2015)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this picture of my sweet boy </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still loves his water table (April, 2015)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday Season 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our crazy snow days (and huge pinterest fail) February 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February 2015</td></tr>
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-32891184100442088942014-09-29T18:23:00.002-04:002014-09-29T18:40:57.646-04:00final weeks of September, 2014Yes, I know I had big plans and full intentions of updating this blog more regularly, but seriously, this work-home balance thing is HARD. Really really hard (that's what she said). It's so hard to find free time to update the blog that wins out over doing/folding laundry, cleaning the kitchen, or some other chore that's been neglected. For example, as I type this, I have five loads (yes, five) of laundry that need to be folded and one more that's in the dryer waiting to be taken out. Waiting since Saturday. Needless to say, updating the blog has taken a backseat. So instead, maybe I'll try to update biweekly or even just once a month. I know all 4 of my readers are just sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for an update! :)<br />
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Since the last post, I've been working lots (duh) and savoring the few waking hours I get to spend with Ryan. It's not a very pleasant thought to know that in an entire day, I maybe get to see Ryan for 3 waking hours. That's about it! We try to fill those 3 hours with lots of quality time (and no internet/TV time). In the past few weeks, we've spent lots of time at parks and playgrounds, cooking (making Rice Krispy treats and other tasty treats!), celebrating birthdays, spending time at Pullen Park and taking evening walks. I try not to check my phone, get on the Internet, or watch TV during my 3 waking hours with Ryan because I don't want to waste them. <br />
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Here are some of my favorite moments from the past few weeks:<br />
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Ryan was being ridiculous at Pullen Park one afternoon. I love this kid :) <br />
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Such a huge accomplishment for my sweet boy. He hasn't been a fan of these things at the playground (anyone know what they're called?), but on this day, he decided to just conquer them and show them who's boss!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swinging at the top of the slide. Mommy is not a big fan of this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the park on a beautiful afternoon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone is a huge fan of this :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My budding chef - always wants to help out in the kitchen!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving me a fake smile, but he's happy about his Crazy Sand!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan's new "funny face"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins and best friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating Titi's birthday! Ryan ran up and blew out the candle (one of his favorite things to do).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Counting the number of armrests on the benches at Pullen Park (there are 21, for the record)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"NO, I'm NOT going to smile". </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another afternoon at the playground? Don't mind if I do!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got some mulch in his shoes and was not interested in smiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan wanted to climb and stand on the top rung. I said no. He's testing me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating ice cream with his "best" :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to get as many evening walks in as possible.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful evening fall sky</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new playground!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing the limits!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan generally doesn't like sandboxes. He hates getting sand in his shoes. This was a big moment for him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheesin' with my boy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love this look of sheer determination!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">practicing rock climbing! </td></tr>
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Do you know how much I miss my summer with my sweet boy? I miss waking up with him, playing trains and towers with him, making porridge, going to the pool, going to Marbles, going EVERYWHERE with him, reading books, etc. He is so much fun to be around! <br />
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Today, I was bringing him home from Oma's house and I told him that he needed to take a nap (he's a bear if he doesn't nap, but he's fighting his naps like crazy lately). He said "I'm sorry, Mommy, but NOPE, I'm not going to take a nap. NOOOOOOPE". Are you serious??? Five minutes later, he was conked out in his "captain's chair". Silly boy :) TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-66388434705535261712014-09-08T16:55:00.000-04:002014-09-14T16:55:25.716-04:00A Wedding Weekend! Rehoboth Beach, Delaware<b><u>September 5th - 7th</u></b><br />
This past weekend, we drove up to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to watch Joe's cousin get hitched! We have been looking forward to this wedding for awhile because we knew it was going to be a good time and good opportunity to see some family members we don't see very often! <br />
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We stayed in a fantastic house in the same neighborhood as Joe's cousin, and since it was a backyard wedding, the commute to the wedding was really easy and convenient! <br />
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The best part about this weekend, other than all the fantastic food, was seeing Deniz and the boys! Ryan and Alex are such good buddies and had a ball with each other! On Saturday morning, Ryan woke up and immediately wanted to go downstairs and find Alex and play. Nevermind it was barely 7am, he needed to get his playtime started! It was so good to see everyone and it was such a fun wedding and weekend!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was an adventure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best buddies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys were very interested in the mannequins. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a beautiful setting for a wedding!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sticking together!</td></tr>
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We had so much fun at this wedding and during the entire weekend. Although driving there on Friday afternoon and back to Cary on Sunday wiped us out, it was so worth seeing everyone and having as much fun as we did!TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-23356833091629787602014-09-02T16:33:00.000-04:002014-09-14T16:35:12.059-04:00Summer 2014 - Labor Day weekend<b><u>August 30th - September 1st</u></b><br />
Labor Day weekend is rarely something I look forward to. Sure, I love an extra day off of work (really, I shouldn't complain because I just had two months off), but it signals the unofficial end of summer. And if you know me, you know I love summer. I love everything about summer - even the mosquitos, the endless sweating, and unbearable humidity - because even though there are things that suck about summer, the positives far outweigh the negatives. And I'll take sweating profusely and covered in mosquitos bites if it means pool days, awesome evenings, lightning bugs, watermelon, cookouts, and the feeling of freedom! There is something so magical about summer and this past summer was a true treat for me. I couldn't have asked for a better summer or a better buddy to spend my days with :)<br />
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So, knowing that this weekend was the unofficial end of summer and this usually makes me sad, we tried to make the most of it and do lots of fun things. I had big plans of going down to Topsail on Friday to see the postponed July 4th fireworks (Hurricane Arthur cancelled the fireworks so they rescheduled them for the Friday before Labor Day) and eating seafood, but when Joe and I hit traffic on I-40 before Garner, we realized that there would be likely that we might miss the fireworks altogether, even if we kept on going. SO, to make up for the cancelled plans of watching fireworks and eating seafood, we went into downtown Raleigh and ate at Battistella's. At least I got my shrimp po'boy fix! We went out for ice cream afterwards, because hey, why not. <br />
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On Saturday, Ryan and I spent some of the day at the swimming pool and spending time with Daddy, since he was going to go on a "work trip" next week. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good thing Ryan is about to eat a snack - he sure looks grumpy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much better!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my summer playmate :)</td></tr>
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Sunday was a pretty big day. Joe left in the morning, and aftewards, Ryan and I went for a run. We spent some more time at the pool, and then went over to Oma and Opa's house for Sunday night dinner. Oma put up a new swing in the backyard, so of course Ryan thoroughly enjoyed himself! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Can you push me as high as the clouds, Opa?"</td></tr>
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After Oma and Opa's house, we went to Titi and Uncle Nick's house for another cookout, and Ryan enjoyed playing with Levi and Julien some more. <br />
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We woke up on Monday morning, ate some breakfast, and took a nice run. It was going to be a pretty hot day, so Ryan and I ran some errands and then took our final trip of the summer to the pool. I love our pool. I am SO GLAD that we joined it this year, and I can't wait to join it for many summers to come! They were having a cookout/end-of-summer celebration, so we took full advantage of that, as well. Ryan and I spent most of the time in the big pool and on the playground. I seriously am going to miss going to the pool and it makes me sad to know I'll have to wait until May, 2015 for the pool to open for the 2015 season. <br />
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After going to the pool, we came home and Ryan took a nap. We had lots of company that night for dinner and had a mini "Grill Off". Such a shame that Joe had to miss it! Ryan got lots of playtime in with some of his friends, too. <br />
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Overall, it was a great weekend, even if it means shorter days, longer nights, and cooler weather are coming our way. Hopefully this fall will bring about some awesome moments and create some wonderful memories for us like this summer has!TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-36538457287227450792014-08-29T17:03:00.000-04:002014-08-31T08:37:55.945-04:00Summer 2014 - week leading up to Labor Day weekend<b><u>Monday, August 25th - Friday, August 29th </u></b><br />
This past week was pretty exhausting. It is pretty obvious that I got out of "work" mode and mindset this past summer, so this week seemed to drag by. I remember waking up on Wednesday morning and feeling like my level of energy seemed closer to it being a Friday than a Wednesday. Oy. <br />
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To boost my spirits of having to work, I tried to make dinner way more enjoyable and put forth more effort into meal planning instead of just throwing something together when I got home from work. This worked for about two days, but hey, that's a start, right? <br />
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Here's my favorite meal from the week:<br />
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SO DELICIOUS. It's definitely a meal that just tastes like summer. <br />
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In other non-food-related news, Ryan thoroughly enjoyed his time at Oma and Opa's this past week. One day when I went to pick Ryan up, he told me "Julien is my best". AWWWWWW. They apparently spent the afternoon throwing rocks into a big bucket of water and watching them splash all around. So much fun! Oma said this occupied them for a long long time :) Another day, all three boys went down to see Mr. Frog and Peter Rabbit:<br />
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We took a couple of after-dinner walks and spent some time outside this week:<br />
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I really miss spending my entire day with Ryan. I don't get up with him in the morning or get him dressed, I don't fix him breakfast...it's really sad that typically, I only see Ryan from 4pm until he goes to bed at night. And part of that time, Ryan ends up falling asleep because he won't nap at Oma's (why nap when you can play with Julien and Levi?) and so he'll fall asleep on the way home and will sleep from 5:00pm until 6:30 or so. It makes the weekends so much more important in terms of spending quality time with our little family and doing stuff together. LUCKILY, we have a 3 day weekend coming up to spend lots of time together!TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-63540634814627204642014-08-24T22:05:00.001-04:002014-08-24T22:11:37.096-04:00Summer 2014 - last weekend of summerMan, I'm stretching out this summer break. This past weekend was my last weekend of summer. School officially starts tomorrow. SO, I guess the 180-day countdown to Summer 2015 begins tomorrow! :) <br />
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We started the weekend off by making bacon and cheese biscuits - SO GOOD! Going to have to make this more of a priority on the weekends :)<br />
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We decided to venture out to the Cary Lazy Daze festival. I'd never been before. Neither had Joe. Neither had Ryan (obviously). We met up with a friend and we laughed - oh, how we laughed - and had a great time. Am I going to go there again? Probably not. I don't need anything that was being sold and it was HOT outside. Like humid, hot, sweat-rolling-down-your-back HOT. I think we spent more time in the air-conditioned movie theater just hanging out in the lobby than anywhere in the festival. Either way, there were memories that were made there and laughs for years to come :)<br />
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We came home and Ryan and Joe had some snuggle time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two favorite boys!</td></tr>
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After Ryan took his nap, we went to one of his friend's 3rd birthday party! Ryan had such a fantastic time - eating cupcakes, playing with water balloons, driving the car, jumping on the trampoline - what's not to love??<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm, chocolate cupcakes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan didn't like that I made him stop jumping to take this picture.</td></tr>
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Since Saturday was such a busy day, we decided to take it a little easy on Sunday. Someone was being a little silly this morning:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's got this thing with wearing my shoes. And Joe's shoes. Really, anyone's shoes but his own.</td></tr>
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We went to the park after breakfast since it was a BEAUTIFUL day today (seemed very "fall"ish in terms of the weather).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly boy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan and Joe doing "elliot" (think E.T.) on the swings. Love!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a break from all the sliding and swinging.</td></tr>
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We ran some errands the rest of the day and grilled for my official official kids-come-tomorrow last night of summer. All in all, it was a fantastic weekend - can't wait to pack next weekend with more fun events and silly moments!<br />
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<u>Funny things Ryan said this weekend</u>:<br />
--"My hands are made of...me?"<br />
--"JOOOOOEEEEE.......JOE, log off of the computer and come downstairs" <br />
--"Helen, are you laughing....because I called you 'Helen'?"TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-10121600744776745602014-08-22T18:17:00.000-04:002014-08-24T18:18:31.726-04:00Summer 2014 - Back to workUggghhhh, I'm back to working full-time. My first full week since the beginning of June. It honestly wasn't too too horrible, but the real test will be next week when the students come back. Ryan seemed to have a fantastic time at Oma and Opa's house throughout the week. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building towers at Oma and Opa's. Still a lot of fun!</td></tr>
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There were more pictures that I was going to post, but they somehow got deleted from my phone. Stupid technology. All in all, Ryan had a great time spending the days at Oma's and Opa's house. Every day when I would go pick him up, he would say "it's not time for me to go home" or he would directly tell me "I'm not going home right now". Clearly, he's enjoying his time! <br />
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-1842974436146199342014-08-17T23:03:00.000-04:002014-08-18T21:00:49.889-04:00Summer 2014 - Happy Birthday, Joe!<b><u>Sunday, August 17th</u></b><br />
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Happy 35th Birthday, Joe! What a day! We woke up, and Joe opened some cards and presents:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can tell, he's very happy that I'm taking a picture so early in the morning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, he's happy now! I'm just happy that my CC bill won't be due until October.</td></tr>
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We ate some kringle (traditional Latvian birthday/holiday bread) and some breakfast casserole. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite thing about birthdays and holidays - Oma's kringle!</td></tr>
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Joe's parents came over for the afternoon/evening and took Joe/us out to dinner to celebrate this milestone birthday.<br />
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After dinner, we had an AWESOME cake (chocolate with peanut butter buttercream icing!) for dessert. Ryan had been waiting ALL DAY to help light the candles, sing "Happy Birthday" to Daddy, help blow out the candles, and eat cake :) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much better. That's a big knife, too.</td></tr>
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It was a great day! It's so much fun celebrating a birthday for such an awesome, spectacular person. Joe is such a fantastic husband and THE BEST FATHER to Ryan. They have such a cute and special bond and really, Joe is Ryan's favorite playmate. I loved that Ryan was able to really get into the birthday this year and be so involved - last year, he could barely sing Happy Birthday (but was SUPER cute in his attempt!):<br />
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It's amazing the difference a year makes :) HAPPY 35TH BIRTHDAY, JOE!!!! I hope it was one to remember :) We love you!!!TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-26185931204639394412014-08-16T22:32:00.000-04:002014-08-18T21:12:02.603-04:00Summer 2014 - Back to work<b><u>Friday, August 15th - returning to work</u></b><br />
So I went back to work on Friday, August 15th. It wasn't fun and I could name countless other things that I would rather do than be at work (building towers and trains with Ryan being #1!). However, I have to try to put a positive spin on things so I won't be so "womp womp" on this blog. I really do like my job. The actual job description and working with kids and this age group - I love it. I really do like my school, too! And probably the biggest - I really do like my coworkers. They seriously can make or break a job, and fortunately, I feel like I work with the best people. SO, going back to work wasn't all that bad - but just really difficult to do after such an awesome summer with my sweet boy!<br />
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So, what's a girl gonna do on her first day back? Facetime with Ryan when he's waking up and getting ready for the day! This really helped tremendously with the transition back to work. Joe gets to get up with Ryan every day when I'm at work, so I'm limited to weekends and days off of work. And just like bedtime, morning time is just as precious because Ryan is usually in such a good mood and is super cuddly and really happy and funny. <br />
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After work, I went and picked up Ryan and then came home. We decided to stay at home and grill since we went out to eat for my last night of summer. Ryan got some good water-table-time in (sans the water). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was subconsciously trying to relive such an awesome July 4th by making Ryan wear this shirt.</td></tr>
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We also went for our evening walk around the neighborhood, which again helped my transition back to work. It's nice to know that there are so many things that will continue to be the same, even though I'm back at work. <br />
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<u><b>Saturday, August 16th </b></u><br />
After a morning run with Ryan in the jog stroller, Joe decided to finish up our summer mulching project (read: he really wanted to be able to get his car out of the garage and drive it since it's been trapped since the mulch arrived). Ryan tried to help the best that he could.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Daddy, I think it goes right there."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Daddy, right HERE. It goes right HERE"</td></tr>
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We ventured downtown for a classic car show at the Convention Center once Joe had finished clearing the mulch. It was pretty cool to see some of those really old cars on display. Ryan enjoyed looking at the fountains outside of the convention center the most (shocking, I know!). <br />
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After dinner, Ryan and I started on our special project. It's our tradition to have a french toast casserole on special occasions and holidays, and since tomorrow is Joe's birthday, we had to get to work!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Are these pieces small enough, Mommy?"</td></tr>
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<br />TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733434991637668354.post-37441935382266163202014-08-14T22:22:00.001-04:002014-08-14T22:23:16.999-04:00Summer 2014 - Days 57 & 58<b><u>Wednesday, August 13th - Day 57</u></b><br />
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The dreaded feeling in my stomach keeps getting stronger and stronger. Only one more full day of summer left. Ok, enough complaining - I know that there are so many people who do not get a summer at all (really, summertime for teachers is really a nicer way of saying temporary unemployment because we don't get paid during the summer) - but MAN, it's going to be so hard to wake up on Friday morning! <br />
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SO. Enough. I woke up this morning and had every intention of going running. I even set my alarm so I could wake up, go running, and have a little bit of time to myself before Ryan got up. Great intentions, right? In reality, hitting snooze on my alarm for almost an hour and fifteen minutes prevented any kind of run this morning. Instead, I woke up, showered, and then got Ryan up and we met some of my coworkers for our weekly Wednesday morning playdate. Have I mentioned how much I like my coworkers? Ryan was super excited to see the regular Wednesday morning crew (he talked about them in the car on the way over). I was excited to catch up with them and mope, groan, and complain about having to go to work on Friday :) Either way, it was a good time, and I forgot to take pictures of Ryan again because we were both having too much fun.<br />
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After my coworker playdate, Ryan and I ventured out to Chapel Hill to meet another friend for a playdate. It was such a nice day - very atypical August weather - and it seemed that lots of other people had the same idea to be outside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hugging the pole because "I love this park". I'm not kidding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta see how these swings measure up to all the other swings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two cute kids!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexandra, spot my double back, would ya?</td></tr>
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After the park playdate (and after getting my car jump-started because the battery was dead), Ryan and I ventured to the pool. I feel like I haven't been able to spend as much time at the pool as I had hoped or initially planned at the beginning of the summer. I think our beach/California trips and the cooler-than-normal weather in August had something to do with that. Either way, Ryan really has warmed up to the pool. He ONLY wanted to be in the big pool during this trip, so we played in the shallow end with his water balls the entire time. He loved it :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He only went in the little pool during break time. I REALLY hope his love for the pool is as strong next summer!</td></tr>
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After his nap and a tasty dinner of fish tacos (yay, Salsa Fresh!), we took our evening walk around the neighborhood and savored every last minute of daylight of the second-to-last day of my summer break. Such a great day!<br />
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<b><u>Thursday, August 14th - Day 58</u></b><br />
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Guys. This is it. This is the last day of my summer break. Where have the past 58 days gone?? Eight weeks of summer (essentially). Eight weeks during the school year don't go by NEARLY as quickly. I am so thankful to have had this time with my sweet boy and am SO GLAD that I started this blog up again so I could keep track of how we filled our days. This summer has really made me realize that I need to 1) continue this blog so I don't forget the little things of Ryan's childhood and 2) take more days off work to be with Ryan. I suppose those are two good outcomes of the summer, in addition to the countless memories we've made. <br />
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With a heavy heart today, Ryan and I started our typically summer day with breakfast.<br />
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We then went for a jog and I tried to savor it (even when pushing him up the hills) because I know that running with him in the mornings is now going to be restricted to weekends. So sad! We then ran some errands and built some towers and trains when we got back home. We went out to lunch with Joe (because it will be awhile before this happens again on a weekday). <br />
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After lunch, we went to the park. Best decision ever. The park was basically empty, so Ryan had full reign over the playground. And of course, he had a blast. Just me and him. I loved it.<br />
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After the park, Ryan took a nap (I took the opportunity to go get my hair cut). When he woke up, he played with Joe for a little bit and then we went out to dinner to celebrate an incredibly fantastic summer. We took a walk around the neighborhood after dinner, even though it was already getting pretty dark when we left. I wanted to savor every last second of my first real summer with Ryan and I'm so glad that we were outside as the sun set on my last day of summer.<br />
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58 days of summer. 58 days of wonderful. 58 days of incredible memories. I can't wait to do it again next summer!!! June 8, 2015 can't get here fast enough :)TeaPleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065874065218917150noreply@blogger.com0