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The Ausenhus Family: March 2013
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Saturday, March 16, 2013. 5 Years. In the Blink of an Eye! Ben turned 5 years old on March 6! It is hard to believe this adorable, tiny baby. Has grown into this kind, smart, and thoughtful little boy. For Ben's birthday, we celebrated with family the weekend before the actual "big day." Ben loved his dinosaur cake - in fact, I would not be exaggerating when I say he was enamored by it. That was exactly what I was going for! He selected his piece to be the top of the volcano - a natural choice! And of co...
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The Ausenhus Family: May 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013. We celebrated Ben's preschool graduation on Friday. It is hard to believe Ben will be off to kindergarten in a few short months. When the kids were announced as the class of 2026, I thought to myself that even though that seems so far away, I know in thirteen years it will feel like yesterday we sat through his preschool graduation. We are proud of you, Ben! Believe it or not, these baseball pictures are related to preschool graduation. As part of the graduation program, there w...
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The Ausenhus Family: February 2013
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Monday, February 4, 2013. In other news, I heard Ben talking to himself while in bed this evening, and suddenly he came in to my room, smiling from ear to ear, to announce that he had counted all the way to 120 in his bed. Hooray! So, despite my weariness of the weather and relatively dull time of year, there have been many bright moments. Before we know it, spring will be upon us! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Christmas time in the city. I can’t believe she is 10!
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The Ausenhus Family: March 2012
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Sunday, March 11, 2012. Check out that cake - complete with a firey. Ben has talked about all the kids at preschool with lights on their shoes and was in disbelief that he now has his OWN pair! Brant built Ben his very own workbench so they can work on projects together and it looks like a miniature verions of Brant's. Ben was floored! We've had a fun week with several birthday celebrations! We can't believe what a big boy you are! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The Ausenhus Family: September 2013
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Now that I'm eight months pregnant and don't enjoy crawling around on the floor to play as much, I've introduced Abby to BookFlix. She loves to watch these stories on the computer! And, it was perfect timing for a calm, indoor activity! Happy as a lark! Although the heat wave over the past few weeks has been miserable, it has kind of been a blessing in disguise to allow for quieter inside activities, such as playing with Oobleck. On a final note, Abby is extremely excited f...
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The Ausenhus Family: June 2013
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Saturday, June 29, 2013. Seeing Pink. And Other Summer News. That is probably the most exciting and happiest news of the summer. However, we've been keeping ourselves very busy with other summer fun. I worked a variety of days in June and attended a conference for four days, so our summer didn't consistently start until about a week and a half ago. Here are a few things we've been up to:. The kids would both say this was fun, but going to the "real" pool in Ankeny the following day took the cake. First o...
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The Ausenhus Family: July 2013
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Saturday, July 20, 2013. Ben is proud to announce he can now tie his shoes! When we set the goal and engaged in some serious practice, he was successfully tying by the end of the afternoon. Mind you,. There were a few months of "kind of" trying here and there prior to this! He thinks he is now officially ready for kindergarten. He might be. But I'm not sure I am! Saturday, July 13, 2013. Lake of the Ozarks 2013. Abby loved her cousin Kiley! These two cuties are ready for a dip in the pool! The family was...
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The Ausenhus Family: August 2013
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Sunday, August 18, 2013. It's official. We have a kindergartener! I have a feeling we'll have a pretty tired kiddo by Friday! And as for me, I'm 28 weeks pregnant and as you can imagine from what has been written above, have shed plenty of irrational pregnancy-induced hormonal tears, whether that be for happy, sad, or stressed reasons! However, Baby Girl is active and I still feel really good, so I'm counting my blessings and excited that we have so much to look forward to in the next couple of months!
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The Ausenhus Family: November 2013
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Friday, November 15, 2013. So Many Reasons To Celebrate. At our house, we are counting our blessings and have been celebrating for so many different reasons. The last three weeks have been busy, new, and exciting! Reason #1: Welcome Mya Ruth! Mya Ruth Ausenhus was born October 25, 2013. She weighed 6 lbs 9 oz and was 18 inches long. She was two and half weeks early, so she was a bit of a surprise! So happy so early in the morning! Our family of 5. I love all of Mya's beautiful dark hair. Reason #2: Happy...
