Well, this blog is just slipping through my fingers...I desperately want to keep it going, mostly for posterity's sake, but other things keep taking priority. Adjusting to a family of five has been difficult and amazing rolled into one. Our precious kiddos are growing by the second and we couldn't love them more, even through the hard days. Just once I got a little behind on the blog, it made it easier to say, "I can't blog right now--I don't have enough time to catch it up!" So, I'm going to have to resort to a photo dump. Two photo dumps, really. A dump from my phone and one from my camera. Sorting pictures into timeline would take so long that my kids will be out of the house before I get to Allie's first birthday!
So here we go!
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| I went back to work...Allie was fussy. Daniel dropped her off and I had her to sleep in a few minutes. She just needed Mama. :) |
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| Snuggles with Daddy. |
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| Allie was not a great sleeper after her first few weeks of life. I always said I wouldn't be that parent, but she often ended up in our bed halfway through the night. Just laying next to me would get a 5-6 hour stretch out of her! |
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| Lyla ADORES Allie. She begs for a hug every morning and constant snuggles. Allie is so tolerant, and is even giving Lyla some smiles now (at three months old.) |
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| We celebrated Cole's birthday with a Ninja party. |
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| The kids thought Allie needed a headband too. |
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| Allie likes to wake Lyla up! |
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| Easter baskets from Grandma Sampson. |
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| We were crazy and took on a remodel project. Daniel's dad came with Aunt Sally for a week to get going. This is the "before view" from the kitchen into the living room. We took out the wall behind the couch. |
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| This is the "before" view from the front door into the front room. We took out the wall on the left. |
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| Demolition! |
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| Down to the studs and pulled up the laminate. This is the living room area. |
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| Allie, 3 months |
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| Allie was doing physical therapy for her torticollis. With the remodel, we got kicked out of the house throughout the day. So we had to do tummy time and exercises wherever we could. This was her propped over the top of her carseat in McAllister's! |
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| The wall is down and the old flooring is up! A new I-beam is up in the rafters. |
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| See? I helped! |
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| Grandpa had to make sure to get in some snuggle time, too! |
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| Daniel tiger exhibit at the Magic House. |
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| A new wall coming up on the right to make the room symmetrical. |
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| Celebrating the end of a hard week with Golden Corral's chocolate fountain. |
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| We are fairly certain this baby will be our last, so I try to soak up these cuddles whenever I can! |
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| Sometimes you hang out with Princess Sofia and Raphael! |
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| Four months old! |
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| First bites of rice cereal. |
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| Twins! |
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| First "real" dentist visit. Cavity free! |
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| First time he actually let them really check his teeth. 5 cavities. Boo! |
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| Fun playdate with Noah's friend, Evie. |
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| Twins again! |
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| Easter! (Noah 5 years, Lyla 3 years, Allie 4 months) |
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| Morning snuggles |
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| Mowing helper! |
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| Allie learning to sit. |
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| Lyla at Roni's birthday party. |
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| Noah is really into science experiments. If you look in the middle of the table you can see a color changing volcano. |
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| Just your average day. |
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| Allie's first time sitting in the shopping cart! |
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| A fun day at Grant's Farm with friends. |
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| Lyla's 1st year preschool graduation. |
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| Allie, 5 months |
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| Last day of preschool! |
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| Last day of kindergarten! |
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| First of three visits to get his cavities filled. He was a trooper! |
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| The new stairs are in! (We moved them to be right by the front door instead of at the back of the house.) |
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| Old stairs are sealed up! |
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| Lyla gets a haircut--before. |
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| Lyla gets a haircut--after. We loved it! The little bob just fit her spunky personality perfectly! |
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| New flooring is going in! |
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| New flooring is in! |
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| New couch is delivered! |
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| Allie's first Cardinal's game. |
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| Noah and Lyla at the SHCC VBS program. |
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| Allie 6 months! |
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| Drive-in movie night! |
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| Water play and campfire night! |
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| Concert at Six Flags. |
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| So tired she fell asleep on the changing table! |
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| We found a new favorite spot--Mastadon State Park. The kids could have stayed here for days! |
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| Celebrating Noah turning six! |
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| Matthew, Noah, Evie, Lyla, Natalie, Cole |
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| This boy is the most tender-hearted, caring, helpful kiddo you've ever met. I love him to the moon and back! |
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| He kept asking for a fidget spinner for his birthday. I told him no repeatedly, so of course he was thrilled to get one after all! :) |
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| Continuing the celebration at Incredible Pizza. |
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| Allie 7 months. |
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| Eating a snack at Sports Camp with buddy Calvin. |
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| Hanging out with buddies at Sports Camp--Addie, Rowan, Lyla |
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| Fun friend day at the Science Center. Elias, Ben, Noah, Addie, Lyla |
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| Concert day at Six Flags. |
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| Allie spike a 104 temperature, sending us to the ER. Thankfully, it was just an ear infection and we were in and out in less than 30 minutes. |
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| Noah told me he was ready to go...and really thought he was...where are your shorts, Son?? |
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| Allie, 8 months |
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| Another day at Mastadon. Other mamas being brave and pointing out snakes. |
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| Meet the teacher night for 1st grade. |
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| Noah and his first grade teacher, Mrs. Padda |
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| Meet the teacher night for preschool. Lyla and Miss Lindsay. |
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| First day of first grade! |
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| 1st day of gymnastics |
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| 1st day of preschool |
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| Watching the solar eclipse. This was during totality at 1:20 in the afternoon! |
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| Park play. |
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| Lyla LOVES being a doctor and fixed Daddy's (fake) boo-boos right up! |
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| She somehow got one arm out the strap and kept turning around to see me! |
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| Daddy and Lyla |
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| Picnic with friends--Noah, Addison, Lyla, Hailey |
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| Campfire and s'mores with friends. Lyla and Natalie |
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| Who needs a baby gate? I'll just play under this bed! Allie-9 months |
