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The Things in Life: July 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Monday, July 23, 2012. Sydney at swim lessons. I thought if water going in her eyes was the issue, goggles would do the trick. She was really excited to wear them, but that only helped for one lesson and then she was over them. Using the kick board (her teacher said she was crying when she was doing this). Shawn climbing around by the chairs. Sydney on the balance beam. Finishing up the balance obstacle course. Arms after jumping off the balance beam. We saw severa...
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The Things in Life: Happy Birthday Spencer!
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Wednesday, January 2, 2013. We had a low key celebration for Spencer's birthday. About two days before his birthday, he told me he didn't want anyone to come over and he didn't want a cake. I disobeyed both wishes- I baked him the usual carrot cake and invited the Heaton's to come share it with us. He was so excited to turn 30! False He was actually kind of sad about it. Can you tell Syd helped place the candles? Check out that smoke! January 4, 2013 at 6:40 AM.
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The Things in Life: May 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Manzamo Point and Hiji Falls. There were some vendor tents set up near the parking lot, and while we browsed the Japanese ladies were going gaga over Sydney's hair. One lady kept telling us she looked like a movie star (maybe it was her 8 necklaces and her blinged out headband? Another one put a fake flower on a bobby pin and put it in her hair. Sydney was totally eating it up. We couldn't have asked for better weather! He crossed the bridge ...
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The Things in Life: August 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Thursday, August 30, 2012. And to make things even sweeter, our other dental school friends the Hurst's (who had ranked it quite a bit lower on their list) got it too! I'm pretty sure after I told Spencer they were coming here, we went out to dinner to celebrate. It was pretty awesome to find out we'd get to spend a few more years living super close some of our very best friends- in a foreign country of all places! Natalie, Shawn, and Me. Love her cheeser smile.
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The Things in Life: March 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Sunday, March 25, 2012. Have chocolate on her. it was just on her face. She had pretty much the best chocolate Hitler mustache ever. It kept me laughing for quite a while. Shawn thought it was pretty funny too! My favorite was this giraffe. Audra liked these squares. The kiddos: Shawn, Sydney, Audra, Taylor, Landon, Myka. Oh well, it's fun to spoil your kids with this kind of thing every now and then :). Syd chose the swan. Megan, Myka, and Taylor. It took us a whi...
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The Things in Life: October 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Since our first attempt to see Kiyomizu-dera was a bust, that was the first stop on our agenda Friday morning. We wised up and took a taxi to the entrance, which was worth every penny. Even though it was early, the place was totally packed! There were tons of school groups there, and lots of the kids tried to practice their English with us. Me and the kids at the entry gate. View of Kyoto from the Kiyomizu-dera balcony. Just past these ...
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The Things in Life: September 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Saturday, September 29, 2012. On September 21, Spencer's command hosted a Family Fun Day at the Foster pool. It happened on a Friday, so he pretty got a half day off so we could all play together. They had a giant bounce house and an inflatable obstacle course complete with a giant slide for the kiddos. Sydney was quite brave about going down it, I think partially to keep up with her new friend Ada. His arms and shoulders (and bottle- yum! Spencer's schedule has be...
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The Things in Life: Growing, Growing
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Sunday, December 30, 2012. When the corpsman finally came in to do it, I had her go first. I had to pull her out from under the desk, and she immediately started crying. Not a fighting cry though, just a scared of getting hurt cry. And while she cried every time she got poked (4 times total, poor kid), I tried to be positive that it was done! The worst was over! No more shots for a long time! Princess Sydney at 4 years:. Weight: 37 lbs. (63rd percentile).
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The Things in Life: December 2012
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The Things in Life. That make us smile. Sunday, December 30, 2012. Is it weird that I feel a little relieved that Christmas is over? I felt like every night my house (both kitchen and living room) were complete disasters. Now that packages and Christmas cards have been sent and mass amounts of cooking has been done, I can finally see my kitchen counters again! The living rooms still needs a little work though. Our Christmas season was really great, we kept busy with lots of fun activities:. I just had to...
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