tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65323050232556918352024-02-18T23:50:14.362-07:00Gabe's babesThis blog is about our large family of nine children, as we home school, play, manage daily life, and live the military life, all while trying to give glory to God! It is also to help friends and family far away keep in touch and watch our children grow!Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.comBlogger975125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-70918492814752534272017-06-13T09:48:00.002-07:002017-06-13T09:48:36.288-07:00Flying and a flying horse?We got to go visit some friends this past weekend. We'd been trying to get this visit worked out for a long time, and we were so glad it finally happened. They live a ways away from us in farm country. He's a pilot. They have a runway in their front yard. Kids played all evening and the next morning while they waited for their turns to fly.<br />
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Right away Miss F noticed the airplane and was quite excited. She started signing "horse" or "cow" (it's the same sign for her since her fingers can't do the details of each one) every time she saw the plane. We showed her the sign for airplane, but she insisted on excitedly signing "horse" every time the airplane appeared. What a fun, big, yellow horse. :)<br />
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Most of the kids went up. Mr. R and Mr. S decided they didn't want to go up. I think Mr. S was just having too much fun playing with his friends. Miss F seemed content enough to just watch. Mr. M got to go on the last flight of the morning and help put the airplane away in the hanger.<br />
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Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-28444099862697004762017-04-19T11:31:00.001-07:002017-04-19T11:31:39.572-07:00Happy Easter!What a joy to celebrate our risen Savior on this day (and every day!). The night before we tried a new method for decorating eggs. Shaving cream and food coloring. It was fun and went well enough. Not sure we will use that method again though.<br />
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Before heading out we snapped a few pictures of some of the little ones.<br />
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When we got to church we snapped a quick family picture.<br />
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We enjoyed an afternoon of sweet fellowship with a dear family.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-7706508709572416192017-04-12T23:01:00.001-07:002017-04-12T23:01:33.145-07:00Night at the MuseumEvery year our co-op ends the year with a Night at the Museum to showcase what the older children have learned. This year they've been studying the middle ages. It was so much fun to watch them choose who in history they were going to represent, work on their speeches and work out their costumes.<br />
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Miss E was Grouch whom the character of MacBeth is based upon. She put together her costume. She even made the head dress in her art class where she learned to make chainmail.<br />
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Mr. R was a peasant.<br />
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Mr. M was excited that he got to be William Wallace. He even managed to talk Daddy into getting him a big training sword for his costume...I'd only let him have it if he was willing we wear a kilt though.<br />
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Mr. S was a knight in the skit his class put together based on Beowulf.<br />
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We had a tour guide for the evening who brought us from room to room to hear the speeches etc. Miss A managed to get a bit ahead of us with some of the other kids when moving on to the next room. When we walked into the room we saw her planted right next to Miss E like she belonged there...so we left her. She sat so quietly and nicely listening to all of the speeches. It was great!<br />
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Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-85742959562377514162017-04-09T18:56:00.001-07:002017-04-09T18:56:31.714-07:00Spring BreakWe were all excited about spring break this year. No big plans, but with the mild winter we'd been having we figured we'd get out and about more this year than last. True to Colorado spring break tradition we got to enjoy some snow....We started spring break with an extra day off. We got a blizzard on Friday. The kids had a blast playing in the snow on Saturday while a friend's tractor dug us out.<br />
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On Monday we went up to the zoo. It was a beautiful day and the animals were all out enjoying the sun too.<br />
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Tuesday was our co-op day. Since we're on Daddy's spring break he got to go with the kids while I had a quiet morning at home with Miss F and then went to coffee with a friend. As the day went on our next storm started rolling in.</div>
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By morning the roads were all clear enough for most of the family to head over to the mining museum. A few of us stayed behind for the morning and met up with the rest of the clan at Bass Pro for lunch and bowling.</div>
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By Thursday morning Mr. S and I where sick. A stomach bug. By Friday night others had it. We finished out spring break resting and recovering.</div>
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Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-88316327972022922652017-03-27T15:28:00.000-07:002017-03-27T15:28:32.782-07:00A whole lot o' nothin'We've been busy....doing nothing. Well, not actually nothing. Just nothing big going on. School, cold and flu season, serving....just life keeping us busy and quiet "on line." I thought I'd pop in here quickly and post a few pictures of what we've been up to.<br />
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Miss A loves playing in the sensory bin.</div>
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Miss J has developed a love for math. She also loves taking care of Miss F. She's managed to bring two of her loves together here. :) </div>
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The older boys got to go to a UAV conference with Daddy.</div>
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Field trip to the Viking exhibit at a museum.</div>
Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-88475562015161718632017-03-27T15:18:00.001-07:002017-03-27T15:18:23.932-07:00Happy Birthday Miss F!Better late than never! Miss F turned 1 earlier this month. With Daddy out of town on their (shared) birthday, and since she'd not yet been introduced to sweets....we skipped the cake. Her siblings were all sure she wanted pizza for her birthday dinner though, we we went with that.<br />
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Miss F is a cheerful baby who loves to eat, loves her blankies and pacie, and all of her siblings (but most of all Mr. R). She crawls all over the place, "walks" on her knees very well, can stand on her own (when she wants to), and can push chairs and other things around to get where she wants to go. She's also mastered the art of pointing and grunting to get the person holding her to take her where she wants to go. She loves to watch our chickens and cats, touching them is even better, and she's starting to enjoy going outside to play. She also loves books.<br />
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We're having a blast with this little cutie. She brings so much joy into our home, we all just adore her. We're loving getting to see more of her personality and getting to know her better.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-2459482590894481782017-01-20T14:49:00.001-07:002017-01-20T14:49:28.585-07:00Working at SpaceX?Well, not yet. ;) But when your uncle works at SpaceX....<br />
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<br />Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-34368229731948354482017-01-19T04:54:00.001-07:002017-01-19T04:54:26.698-07:00Happy Birthday Miss J!Miss J turned 9 last week! It's kinda hard having a birthday right after Christmas, but she's great about it. :) <br />
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Miss J is a thoughtful, cheerful, and encouraging young lady. She's often thinking of and putting the needs of others first, before herself. I see this daily in her, but also as she gave her birthday requests. I had to coax some of the requests out of her as I saw that she was trying to make choices that were easier rather than what she really wanted....Eggo waffles and sausage for breakfast really was easy. I was happy to drop Chick-fil-a off for her and the 2 other siblings that were at our co-op that day (while I ran errands with the rest of the kids). Dinner was a joint effort between me and Miss E (Mr. M helped a bit too) to make a German food feast. Miss J had requested a vanilla (yellow) cake with blue fondant; Miss C and Miss A helped put red and blue M&M's on to decorate a bit more.<br />
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We are so very blessed to have this spunky red head in our lives. We look forward to watching her continue to learn and grow, and pray that (above all) she continues to grow in her love for God.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-24830317579110081982016-12-25T20:54:00.000-07:002016-12-31T20:54:22.847-07:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kiddos talked us into opening gifts on Christmas Eve. We had a great time opening gifts and enjoying all of the toys, games, books, and goodies.<br />
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Mr. R made "muddy buddies" one of his favorites and daddy's too.<br />
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Miss E made up some sugar cookies and we had fun decorating them in the evening.<br />
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We took advantage of the zoo pass that great-grandma gave the kids this year and went up to see the zoo lights. <br />
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Mr. R and Mr. S spent the morning building gingerbread houses for everyone as well as themselves. Miss E took a bit of a break from her gingerbread men to build her own "house."<br />
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*<i>We know that God is sovereign and that He directs our paths each day, but today He showed us that very clearly in the course he set for us. We had dinner plans to go to friends' home for this evening. In the morning they let me know that something came up and needed to reschedule. We easily adjusted our plans and went about our day. Around the time we would have been getting ready to go I got a call. It was my neighbor. Her husband had fell from a ladder and was injured, he needed help and she wasn't home. Rob was out the door in a minute followed quickly by Miss E. I quickly gave instructions, here at home to the older boys, and then ran over there too. His wife was home shortly and took him to the ER while we took their boys to our house to play for the evening. The boys had made extra gingerbread houses, so we had plenty to go around. These little boys that had just seen their daddy get hurt got to spend a happy evening playing with their friends and decorating gingerbread houses reassured that their daddy was in good hands and being well cared for.</i><br />
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<i>I'm super proud of my kids. Everyone did just what they needed to in this emergency. Miss E didn't bat an eye at being sent over to help daddy with the situation. She helped with the little kids over there and also helped me get things cleaned up. At home Mr. R did great taking over watching little ones (who also did great by staying calm and playing nicely), Mr. M and Mr. S took over my dinner prep and got it all in the oven. We were thankful that God gave us this opportunity to serve our sweet friends and neighbors.</i>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-15033186061692150802016-12-17T07:23:00.000-07:002016-12-19T07:23:29.301-07:00Snow day!We thought we were just getting a dusting with our super cold weather (-8), but we got a bit more than that. Mr. M was excited that there was enough that he could help daddy plow.<br />
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We cuddled inside and enjoyed Christmas Movies.<br />
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...hot chocolate, White Christmas, and homemade doughnuts happened. I was more than happy to be upstairs. ;)<br />
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Rob and the bigger kids took him up to check out The Academy.<br />
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After a quick, fun week-end together we enjoyed a German feast before Uncle C needed to take off. It was a nice visit and we're thankful he took the time to get out here.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-26143325599855038532016-12-03T06:24:00.000-07:002016-12-03T06:24:00.142-07:009 months!Miss F is 9 months old! Yikes! Time is just flying by with her and she's doing her best to keep moving. She's got crawling down, and she's FAST. Now she's working on pulling up/standing. I've seen her pull up on furniture on her own a couple of times. She randomly lets go when we're helping her stand. She seems sure she's got this too....I have no doubt she'll be a pro soon, in the mean time we're keeping a close eye/hand on her.<br />
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Her smile and laugh are infectious. The sight of one of her people is all it takes to bring a big smile to her face, which then also ends up on everyone around her as well. Mr. R is her favorite big brother, he gets the biggest grins. He MUST greet her every morning; if he passes by without a hug and a cuddle she will cry (this routine is repeated throughout the day).<br />
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She loves bright colors best. She discovered Mr. K's Captain America bear and was sure it must be hers (her bear is brown, that is boring). As evidence that she's got us all wrapped around her little finger...Mr. K didn't mind sharing one bit.<br />
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She recently went on her first road trip, she wasn't a fan. This confirmed what we already knew; she's a homebody. She loves being at home among her people. She loves her bed. She's a content little girl, but she's most content when she gets to play and explore in her own space.<br />
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<i>All she wants for Christmas is her two front teeth! Due to an unfortunate run in with a bannister she lost one of those front teeth just a bit earlier than expected. </i></div>
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<i>Saying "goodbye" to aunt, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Is Mr. R taller than grandad? Maybe not quite. :) </i></div>
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In years past we've matched funds with the kids to do 2-3 shoeboxes per child in our family. This year it became evident that they've got this. They'd been quietly stuffing their jar all year long. They earned this money. They paid for all of it; plus had some cash left over to donate to other needs. I'm so thankful that the Holy Spirit has been working in their hearts to cultivate and attitude of cheerful giving.<br />
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I do not share to brag, but to spur others on to love and good deeds. <i>"....and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." Hebrews 10:24-25 </i>Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-13760905615623876722016-11-08T07:00:00.000-07:002016-11-08T07:00:12.930-07:00Support the Pizza Party!My kids saw these shirts (<i>if you can't read them, they say "Proud Supporter of the Pizza Party")</i> a couple of months ago and asked for them, and then wanted to have a Pizza Party on election day. That seemed like a good party to get behind this year. :0<br />
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Miss E put together the invitations. We're in a co-op that meets every Tuesday. We made it easy and just let each kid invite one family. We've got a lot of kids. Some of our friends have lots of kids. It looks like there will be a good turn out.<br />
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The kids did all of the clean-up, set-up, and prep work/decorating. We're buying the pizza and soda. Now, don't go thinking we took this election lightly or skipped out on the real voting. Nope, we just thought we'd also try to make some lemonade out of the lemons we were given. ;)<br />
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Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-81012103770451040612016-11-07T14:20:00.002-07:002016-11-07T14:20:19.830-07:00Happy Birthday Miss C!Miss C turned 7 this week! She's getting to be so grown up in so many ways, and yet she's still our sweet little girl. She's got such a sweet, nurturing, caring heart. Her smile and the twinkle in her eye shows that she loves life, and brings joy to all.<br />
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Miss F LOVES her people. She likes people in general, but don't try to take her from her people. She'll cry. :) Even among us she has her favorites. Mr. R had better not walk by without saying "hi" and coming over for a hug would be best. Miss J is a favorite play mate. Oh, and she sure loves her daddy!<br />
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She's been crawling for a few weeks now. About a month ago I could tell she was working on it, but after watching some little friends at church race (crawling) by her she really got to work on it. She studied those two carefully as they raced by her over and over again. She'd lunge after them and sadly realize she couldn't follow. Within a week she was making great progress and was quite proud of herself. Most of my little ones have had a sort of mental block that kept them from moving from room to room the first month or two of crawling. Not her! She goes to where the action is; very much like Miss A did. It's so cute to see her notice that someone is in the kitchen and head on in there. Or that all of the other "littles" are having fun in the nursery so she makes her way on in there to join the fun.<br />
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She's loving eating real foods. Miss F does NOT like to be fed from a spoon. <a href="http://www.largefamilysmallworld.com/2016/10/feeding-independent-baby-silicone.html">She likes to feed herself, but not finger foods.</a><br />
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I love watching her learn as she plays. She loves pulling things out of baskets and putting them back again. The other night she had fun opening a cupboard door and exploring what she found inside. She's kinda over baby toys and likes it when we let her play with "big kid" toys like blocks, duplos, and play kitchen items. We're more than happy to help her learn and play with the others.<br />
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This little girl brings so much joy to our family. We are all so very thankful for her. I love seeing how all of her siblings love and dote on her in their own ways. I love seeing how she knows she belongs in this clan and wants to participate in all that we are doing whether it's sharing a meal, reading together, singing, working, or playing. If we're outside she's more than happy to be out playing/walking/exploring with us. She's up for being "on the go" as well, but she's a home body and I can tell she's happier when we get home after being out.Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-45993514147602263832016-10-31T06:10:00.000-07:002016-10-31T06:10:00.699-07:00Happy Reformation Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've been enjoying our <a href="http://www.largefamilysmallworld.com/2016/10/teaching-about-reformation.html">Reformation reading this month</a>. We are so thankful for those that have gone before us and the encouragement we receive in these studies to continue to study God's word and to cheerfully obey Him! </div>
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Have you ever tried to clean one of those mesh feeders? They are the most difficult things to clean. We never could be sure we got them clean enough and she was holding on to this feeding method. I suspected there must be a better option by now. Sure enough, there is. <a href="http://amzn.to/2f0Jehv">Silicone feeders</a>! We tried out a few and <a href="http://www.largefamilysmallworld.com/2016/10/feeding-independent-baby-silicone.html">I posted my reviews on my other blog</a>. Bottom line? She loves them all and we're all much happier with them too 'cause each and everyone of them is easier that those silly mesh ones.<br />
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Speaking of silly eaters....We love the book <a href="http://amzn.to/2f0K9OI">Seven Silly Eaters</a>. It's not often that we find books about large families. This one has been a family favorite for years. Some of our kids even have it memorized. It's sweet, silly and encouraging all at once.<br />
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We were very thankful for the opportunity to cheer this little guy on and we had so much fun doing it. Make a Wish was very generous to provide meals as well as popcorn and cotton candy.<br />
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Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-19166047146581210472016-10-27T13:25:00.000-07:002016-10-29T13:27:20.289-07:00Happy Birthday Miss AOh this girl! We are so blessed to have her in our lives. If you ever think of feeling sorry for kids in a large family, think again. I just LOVED watching my big kids plan and shop for her. They love her (they all love each other) SO MUCH! I barely needed to do anything for her (I did anyways) they were all so excited. They had a big pile of gifts for her (all purchased with their own money).<br />
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Miss E and Mr M decided she needed a pinata. They found all of the materials they needed and made it up with just a bit of advice from mom and dad. Then Miss E purchased all of the filler as well as some decorations.<br />
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She wanted a pink cake with chocolate inside. We did 4 layers of cake (pink AND chocolate) and it was a VERY pink cake. It had pink sugar sprinkled all over it. Miss E baked the cake and I frosted/decorated it to Miss A's specifications. :)</div>
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I loved seeing how her big brothers and sisters cared for her and gave of themselves to make her happy. What a wonderful opportunity that was for them. I loved how she enjoyed sharing all of the special gifts and treats with her siblings.</div>
Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789130229532135413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532305023255691835.post-49658636165369459672016-10-23T04:43:00.000-07:002016-10-23T04:43:17.544-07:00October funWe've been so busy this month (and last) with school, projects around the house, and just having fun. Here's a quick post on what we've been up to this month.<br />
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Our house sustained quite a bit of mild damage in some hail storms this summer. We didn't realize we had much damage until a friend was over and we somehow got on the topic. He inspected our roof for us (he's a roofer) and suggested it may be a good idea to have our insurance company come out and take a look. Sure enough, not only did we need a new roof, but the house needed to be repainted too. Rob and the boys took on the job of painting the house. We were happy to give them the opportunity to learn through some hard work. They (the boys) were happy to get paid! :)<br />
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<i>Same color, just a bit brighter 'cause it's new paint. ;)</i></div>
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<i>I got a red door! It makes me smile. :) </i></div>
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We had a fairly mild cold go through. I think it hit me hardest since I was up with little ones and didn't have much time to rest....life goes on. It may have turned into a sinus infection, but thanks to lots of home remedies and essential oils I'm on the mend.</div>
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A trip to the zoo! The boys worked so hard on painting the house and got it done in only 1 weekend! We'd planned for the job to take 2-3 weekends, so we had a free weekend. It's so nice having the family pass this year, we just went for the morning and everyone had a great time.</div>
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<i>All ready for the zoo with her tiger blanket!</i></div>
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<i>It's fun to feed the giraffes!</i></div>
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Baby girl learned to crawl! She does not think she is a baby anymore and seems to think that she should be able to play with all of the big kid toys. Some of us are more excited than others about this new development.</div>
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Ah, it's fall. That means apples! Lots and lots of apples for apple butter, apple sauce, apple pie. We've been peeling, processing and....best of all...eating!</div>
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Well, that's some of what we've been up to.</div>
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