Happy Thanksgiving!

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Top 5 reasons I like Thanksgiving

5. an excuse to be a pig and go back for seconds

4. visiting with family and friends

3. jellied cranberry sauce

2. shopping with David the day after

1. time off from teaching!!!

Sunday night fun

Daddy reads to Caleb and Madie, yes Mawmaw, its on of the Bernstein bear books you have us. Yes, Caleb is in love with these books. And Caleb and Elizabeth have decided to be rappers! They dressed up like this on their own! I wish you could hear their raps, too funny!
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Good thing you are sitting down

Caleb just sounded out his first word tonight. Job. It made me cry and he is beyond proud of himself!
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So glad it is Friday!

This week has flown by! After last week's floor project, it was nice to have a semi normal week. Here's some highlights.

Madie as figured out she can use her teeth to bite things. but not just food. her dad's toes, cardboard brick blocks and candy bar wrappers or as seen here, she uses her teeth to remove tops from plastic containers!

Caleb is learning his letters and can write his name. He is also has become quite skilled at sliding across the wood floors!

Elizabeth had a tooth pulled on Thursday, cavity on a baby tooth. She was super brave, got a milkshake and a tatoo as shown here!

I hope to post some videos soon of the party...hopefully this weekend...
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The aftermath of a good school day

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The end is near!

Just a little update on how the floor is coming along. As you can see we just have a little bit it finish in the hallway. I can't tell you how beautiful it looks and how thankful we were when all the boards matched back up!!! We were so worried the dining room and hall wouldn't connect back up correctly after they branched off of livingroom!
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Kids always make the most out of any situation

I go crazy when things are out of place but the kids just see the fun of it. Caleb is using the table as his hideout as he shoots imaginary bad guys. Love it!
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Look what the dynamic duo completed last night

Whoever said laying laminate wood flooring is easy has never laid it. My body is so sore from just this little bit we laid last night. But doesn't it look amazing? The cut under the door almost got the best of us!

It is a keeper though, pal puppy dog and the kids can slide across it in their socks. Madie just wants to sweep it, what a good kid.

(child with broom in picture does not come with floor purchases of $100 or more.)
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Madie turned 1 and this is her favorite present...

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Theme of our marriage

While working late into the night this weekend, David and I came up with the top 5 phrases that could be considered the theme of our marriage.

5. Birth givers

4. Change you can see

3. People who love ripping things up/out

2. The ultimate weekend warriors.... Or weekday or the whole week...

1. Most likely to start a Major project at 9pm at night.

Would love to hear which statement you think fits is best!

(supporting material)
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David's journey to Sunny California

Here's some pictures David took while on his business trip to San Fransisco. He got to go over the golden gate bridge, see the Pacific Ocean and some Amazing trees....I must say, I was jealous, 'cause you all know how much I love trees!
A Coast Redwood. David said most of the trees were so tall you couldn't see the top of them
this tree was born in 909 a.d.
amazing huh?

Our newest corporate worker...Caleb tries out David's conference freebies!

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Pictures from our first Saturday off....two weeks old...

yes, she's holding a coffee cup...empty though!
we visited the Marietta Square where they have a small train the kids can climb on
Madie got in on the action
they were having a used book festival so the kids got their faces painted. (be proud, I didn't buy any books!)

Election day bath

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Some afternoon fun.

Madie loves to help me with the clothes and Caleb is building quietly in the playroom. What a nice afternoon!
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I am my mother's child

David left yesterday for a work trip and won't be back till early Thursday. Here's what I completed on day one of his trip. 1st coat done, tonight I am doing the second one! Oh, and I also went through all the clothes bins from the attic and cleaned up the garage(it was a disaster area)
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Our new sleigh bed!

So now I can blog from my phone, scary!
and yes, it's a queen size, 6 years after getting
married, David can finally stretch out fully to sleep!
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