tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31935176905207003372024-02-18T21:56:36.575-08:00ResplendentKate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-56546492050476471022012-05-23T10:21:00.000-07:002012-05-23T10:21:44.237-07:00Latest & Greatest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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pretty silly, but she’s turned it up a notch. Lot’s of fake, manic laughter is
involved. She is officially sleeping in her <a href="http://katestockman.blogspot.com/2012/03/big-girl-bed.html">big girl bed</a>. We just
transferred her cold turkey last week. She’d already been waking up about four
times a night for at least two weeks. We couldn’t figure out why. She did
tell us one morning that she saw her baby doll floating on the ceiling. So
dreams maybe? Plus, we moved her into a pack-n-play about eight weeks ago so that Adon could take over the mini-crib. (Poor Beej mentioned it was
killing his back to reach over so far and pat and comfort Adon back to sleep
when he was in the pack-n-play.) But Grace has been too big for both the
mini-crib and the pack-n-play for quite a while. I’m sure the rock
hard, thin mattress isn’t the most comfortable thing to sleep on. I just hid the pack-n-play before she got home from my mom’s one night, and we
tucked her into her big girl bed. She loves that we can lay down next to her
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three hours at night, but his bottom tooth has finally cut through. You can just
barely see it. It's amazing to me how happy and smiley he is considering how little sleep he's been getting. I wish I could say the same for myself! I'm working on it. He is melt-my-heart adorable though. He’s been busy exploring the entire house, getting much faster at pulling himself around. And he's <i>really </i>into following Grace around and trying to touch and play with whatever she's into. I'm hearing "Mine. No, Adon. Mine" more and more often. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My best friend’s step-dad passed away suddenly on May 11<sup>th</sup>.
My heart breaks for her family and it was a privilege to serve them last week
in different ways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beej gifted me a massage at The Spa LAST Mother's Day. I am going as soon as we can make it happen! I can't believe it's been a whole year since he gave me the gift card--you know what I'm gonna say, "time flies"!</span></div>
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side yard. I have some planting I need to get done soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I’m ordering <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=19501188&navAction=jump&isProduct=true&parentid=MORE%20IDEAS&isProduct=true&cross-sell=true&guide-bn=true">THIS</a> for Adon. As soon as I saw it, I thought
of my dad, who loved to go deer hunting every Fall. So many funny stories of
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can't believe May is almost over! Summer is on it's way. Yay!</span></i></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-58813152587642286632012-05-21T09:42:00.000-07:002012-05-22T20:29:03.001-07:00Mother's Day 2012<br />
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in fact, that he couldn’t sleep. He just had to wake up early and shout “Happy
Mother’s Day” in his own special words. You know, the loud and wailing kind. But don't worry, I knew what he was really saying, you know, deep in his heart. If only he had the vocabulary to express what he really meant!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I joke about Adon, but I really am beyond thankful for him
and Grace and the amazing amount of joy being their mom brings me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I was incredibly blessed this Mother’s Day. On our date,
Friday, Beej took me over to a local jewelry shop and I got to pick out a pair
of earrings. Every time I’ll wear them I’ll remember this special Mother’s Day. I love meaningful gifts like that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grace greeted me in bed Sunday morning, “Happy Mom’s
Day! Happy Mom’s Day!” She gifted me a new book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Major-Pettigrews-Last-Stand-Novel/dp/0812981227/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337033527&sr=8-1">Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand</a></i>, which I can’t wait to start. With
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Adon gifted me <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mamas-Milk-Mama-Me-Alimenta/dp/1582462453/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337033605&sr=1-1">Mama’s Milk</a>. </i>What? You haven't heard of it? Let me show you...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hilarious! I laughed pretty hard when Adon handed me his
gift. It’s a sweet little book all about animals nursing their young. Did you
know kangaroo’s milk is pink? Now we both do! You learn something new every day.
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beej took me out to breakfast and it was really <u>packed</u>. I loved seeing tons of families out honoring their moms and having breakfast together. At one point later in the morning, we were in the car and Grace kept saying "Happy Birthday". I explained Mother's Day, and she kept shouting, "Mommy Party! Mommy Party!" It was SO cute! That's just what we did too. We had both
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you family for making my day so special! And thank you Mom and Mick for all your love and years of sowing into your children! I hope you both know how much I love you! </span></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-73653787718509773112012-05-10T09:00:00.000-07:002012-05-23T09:58:50.752-07:00Time to Swim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think I was more excited than she was. I signed her up months ago. Last week, we went to Target and got a new swimsuit. We've been talking about swim lessons for weeks, really building it up. This last Tuesday, we headed in to EPT for her first, official swim lesson.<br />
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It was a ton of fun! I taught swim lessons for a number of years in my later teens and early twenties, so of course, I want all of our kids to learn how much fun the water can be at a young age. Hands down, teaching swim lessons was my favorite job. It was just a blast to climb in the pool every day with a group of kids and see how excited they got to learn a new skill. I think Grace is just ready to do this too. She was a little apprehensive when we first walked in. It's loud with so may little ones and parents singing and splashing about. Once we got in though, she had a great time kicking, doing the hokey-pokey, and blowing bubbles. The pool was a glorious 86 degrees (the warmest the pool I taught in ever got was 76). It's so much more fun when no one's teeth are chattering!<br />
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The last five minutes of class were "hot tub time". Yes! We climbed in, and I thought I was going to have to drag her out. "I need more hot tub. I need more hot tub. I NEED MORE HOT TUB MOM!" Thankfully, she did listen, and we were one of the last ones to leave.<br />
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As we were leaving the building, she kept saying, "I need more swim Mom" over and over. I think the first lesson was a success. Looking forward to the next one tonight!Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-9849825864836842072012-05-09T17:09:00.000-07:002012-05-09T22:07:56.436-07:00DIY Paper Puppy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is a super simple and inexpensive DIY project that took me less than 10 minutes to put together with my <a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/silhouetteCameo.aspx">silhouette machine</a>. I have already used the machine a ton since getting it a few weeks back.
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Done! Just like that. I love doing this kind of stuff to decorate the kids' room.</div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-15664937860602129182012-05-09T11:21:00.002-07:002012-05-09T22:08:06.832-07:002011 NOT 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Did anyone else notice that according to my baby boy's first album page, he's not even born yet?! Who knows when I would've realized if my mom hadn't pointed this out to me a few days ago, "Honey, I love your page, but the year is wrong." It's like having food stuck in your teeth the whole time you're talking with someone, but they never tell you. You don't notice until hours later when you've already been all over town, smiling away at everyone you meet. Good thing it's an easy fix! I just have to reprint the vellum and swap it out. It's always tough when you've spent so long working on something that you can't see the glaring errors anymore!</span></div>
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<br />Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-24015190206288020772012-05-04T06:51:00.000-07:002012-05-09T22:09:09.188-07:00Latest & Greatest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Grace</span> is just changing so much lately. She's talking, talking, talking up a storm! "No, I not" when I tell her to stop eating the cookie dough she's helping me make and then I look over to see her eat some more. "Grace." "No, I not Mom!" We are working on what it means to be honest and tell the truth with lots of "I love you always, forever, no matter what". She loves watching episodes of "Peppa Pig" right now. And she always says, "I watch George" when she wants to watch the television. I guess only letting her watch Curious George for so long really made an impression on her. And the sweetest thing this last week: I love to tell her, "Come here Grace. Get close. I have something important to tell you." Then I whisper, "I love you." She called me over a few days ago and did the same thing to me for the first time. I just melted!<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Adon </span>is seven months old today! He's a drool machine this last week, and I can feel little bumps on is bottom gum. Teeth are on the way. He still absolutely loves getting a bath (always has), but now he's trying to roll over every time I put him in the tub. It's getting to be more of a workout for this mama to keep him still enough to soap up and rinse off. And in <a href="http://katestockman.blogspot.com/2012/04/six-months.html">the last two weeks</a>, he's begun to realize who is family and folks he's used to and those he's not. A sweet old lady in Target bent over the cart to admire him and he burst into tears, quivering lip and all--again!<br />
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We ordered a <a href="https://secure.vitamix.com/Vitamix-Machines.aspx">Vitamix </a>through Costco. It should be here in a week, and I'm looking forward to all the things we'll be able to do with it. Do you have one? What do you use it for most often?<br />
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I spilled coffee all over inside the car--yes, stinky and gross!<br />
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I am <i>the </i>most un-creative woman when it comes to doing things with my hair. My sister got that gene in our family--she's great at doing interesting and beautiful things with her hair and it always looks fabulous! I found several great tutorials <a href="http://pacingthepanicroom.blogspot.com/search/label/the%20take%20home%20series">HERE </a>and <a href="http://www.sheletsherhairdown.com/search/label/Tutorial">HERE </a>and thought I'd pass them on in case you too are anything like me. I need all the help I can get!<br />
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I just came across <a href="http://laybabylay.com/">lay baby lay</a> a few weeks ago. It's chock full of nursery ideas and resources. Make sure you have some time because you'll get sucked in and want to explore the whole site!<br />
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One of my dreams is to open an etsy shop and sell creative stuff I make. I am inundated with ideas, but need to, uh, actually start making stuff! Still working on it. In the meantime, did you know they offer a ton of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/community/online-labs?utm_source=community&utm_medium=trans_email&utm_campaign=rsvp_reminder&link_clicked=button&euid=xP67sPDcHew1N36oT2LhX5Hxnlr5">free classes on how to better your shop</a>. You can get insight info. before you even get started!<br />
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<i>After a busy week, we are looking forward to some down time as a family this weekend. I hope you enjoy your's! </i>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-7599875623920634052012-05-03T21:37:00.002-07:002012-05-03T21:37:46.655-07:00Little Helper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've begun Adon's album, and I'm so excited about working on it! I put together a few things around Christmas time, but just this week began to seriously go through photos and start creating some pages. This is the first official one going in his book. You've already seen the photo from <a href="http://katestockman.blogspot.com/2011/10/hes-here.html">my first post showing Adon off</a> when he arrived. It is one of my favorites of me and him that first day. I've been collecting more "manly" paper and other fun stuff for his book. I was pleasantly surprised by how much boyish stuff there is available now in the scrapbook world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I stamped the "grungeboard" letters to give them some brown color and then used <a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/gb-gac17042.html">Ranger Ink's Glossy Accents</a> on top of them to give his name some dimension and shine. Then I glued the letters onto the page using the same stuff. It's really versatile and dries fast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh happy day indeed! My next move is to write out the story of the day he was born.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This 12x12 cardstock is from <a href="http://www.hamblyscreenprints.com/">Hambly Prints</a>. I absolutely adore their products. This is one of those times where the paper is so much cuter in person. I was thinking of Adon's book way back when we were on vacation in San Diego last August. I found a great little scrapbook boutique near the timeshare we stayed in. Beej drove me over to it twice in the short week we were there. Patient man! I cut the "made with love" sentiment with my new <a href="http://silhouetteamerica.com/silhouetteCameo.aspx">silhouette cameo</a> on some olive green cardstock I had on hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And one more closeup of his sweet little face. I am so unbelievably in love with this little boy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just received a <a href="http://www.toms.com/womens/new-styles/natalia-grey-linen-ballet-flats">super cute pair of TOMS</a> as a late birthday gift and can't stop wearing them. So glad the company makes flats now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I took a class about blogging through <a href="http://www.altitudesummit.com/">AltSummit</a>. It was great and if you're interested in learning more, do it! The classes are only $15 each right now--that's a steal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are on the hunt for a larger vehicle. Any words of advice? Something used, with low miles, good mileage, and a decent price tag. C'mon, we're not asking for much! I think I may have won Beej over to the idea of a mini-van. So, it's not my dream car, but a couple friends have one, and I am sold on all the room, features, and price tag. We may try to look this weekend or next, so if you think of us, pray we find something that really works for our family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">About two weeks ago I read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kisses-Katie-Story-Relentless-Redemption/dp/1451612095/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335500883&sr=1-1">"Kisses From Katie"</a> by Katie J. Davis. She went on a short term mission trip to Uganda when she was in high school, then headed back for a year after graduation. Since then, she's adopted 14 girls, started a non-profit organization called <a href="http://www.amazima.org/index.html">AMAZIMA</a>, and plans to live the rest of her life there loving and serving. I hope you take the time to read her story! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also just read Tim Kellar’s booklet <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Self-Forgetfulness-Timothy-Keller/dp/1906173419/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335499869&sr=8-1">“The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness”</a> and highly recommend it. It’s incredibly short, but packed full of truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There is some serious concentration going in this last one. All this sun and fresh air has been WONDERFUL. They both came home from our time outdoors and slept wonderfully last night. I am ready for summer to arrive!</span></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-86306085428779852282012-04-23T09:26:00.001-07:002012-04-23T09:26:47.562-07:00Six Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My baby boy is six months old. Well, technically he’s closer to 7 months now. And, as usual, I am amazed that he’s already this old! It’s been a bit of a blur. A few weeks ago, I was watching him play. It was like I saw him again for the first time. I was just struck by how big he is now and how much time has already flown by. I think it has something to do with barely sleeping for six months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now he’s on the move! He's been inching his way a little farther each day. That photo is from the end of March--he was so much smaller just a few weeks ago! And two days ago, he army crawled his
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He has been sleeping better the last two weeks. We did a little
sleep training with him for a few nights, and since then, he’s been going for longer stretches. Hallelujah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He’s still all over the place nap wise, but I am just SO
THANKFUL to be getting less broken sleep at night when it really counts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He’s begun eating baby food: oatmeal , peas, apple and broccoli,
pears and raspberry, banana….You name it, he seems to love it all. He’s a pro
already, making a ton of noise until the food is in his mouth.</span></div>
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long. He’s in the 50<sup>th</sup> percentile for both weight and height. But
his head, oh his head…90<sup>th</sup> percentile. We just make kids with giant
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He’s chubby. He’s super smiley and happy most of the time. He
laughs a lot, and I hear him laugh the most when Grace is teasing him in some way.
It’s sweet. He's making more noises and has begun letting us know when he's, ahem, unhappy with one of our decisions--like removing the book he was trying to chew on. He's also suddenly apprehensive around people he doesn't know and for the first time yesterday, he started to cry, quivering lip and all, when someone he didn't know held him. I just love that we're starting to see more and more of his personality. I feel like the fun is just beginning.</span></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-70351710747386499382012-04-16T11:58:00.001-07:002012-04-16T12:10:41.725-07:00Grace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfnTFFm2BdDqCg-_Gbl-7BE2klpo0LOvuRD5_7zTqla9xB7MDyi4fHmdywKEy6QOPBoqCK6YDJJCqisPvseYMICrylLz2-UgKfI2e205N8j-hCbRKzMO1tZDD5f7aYqUqvEl9QQiRlzc/s1600/2012.4.8_grace+album+page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfnTFFm2BdDqCg-_Gbl-7BE2klpo0LOvuRD5_7zTqla9xB7MDyi4fHmdywKEy6QOPBoqCK6YDJJCqisPvseYMICrylLz2-UgKfI2e205N8j-hCbRKzMO1tZDD5f7aYqUqvEl9QQiRlzc/s640/2012.4.8_grace+album+page.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been hard at work on Grace's album. Most of the time, it's a lot of fun for me to put these pages together. I usually figure out how I want it all to come together before I put anything down permanently, and it can take me a while. Sometimes, it's even like I get scrapper's block, if there is such a thing, and that's when I try to move onto something else for a while until I'm inspired again. Don't over think it right? This one though came together incredibly easily, and I'm really pleased with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I really love the buttons and flowers. Lately, I'm just loving the color yellow. I keep buying yellow fabric, paper and accessories. And I could use the wood chip letters on every page. They add a lot of texture, which is one thing I appreciate about traditional scrapbooking. Digital is great too, but you don't get the texture and dimension if you put it together the old fashioned way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I am so in love with Grace. She is such a gift to us. When I look at her now, I can't believe that she is completely out of the baby stage and already two and a half. She'll be going to pre-school in the fall, something I still can't wrap my mind around completely--that she's already old enough for school! I just want to remember it all. To soak up this sweet time when she still wants hugs and snuggles and tons of time with mom and dad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The kids dug into their baskets after lunch. It's so fun to watch Grace get into all the traditions this year. They each got a few books, some bubble toys, a shirt or new pajamas. I never did find Grace's basket in our incredibly messy garage (that's on this summer's to-do list!), so she got to use a different one this year. Adon's is a basket some friends gave to us. I looked for something for him this year, but never found one I loved, so we'll see next year. I just love the idea of them having the same basket they get to use over and over each year and then pass on if they want to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We tried many times to get a family photo. These are probably a few of the better ones. Grace has this new "cheese" face for photos. She's just so silly--I love it! And I also hope to get some photos sans "cheese", know what I mean?! We'll have to try again soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Really, it was just a great day with family. Papi and Gammie popped by with some gifts before naps, and then we headed over to my mom's later in the afternoon for another egg hunt and dinner. The last two years, my mom has filled eggs with some serious cash and the adults have gotten to find them. It gets competitive--no joke! But it's always a lot of fun. I know we drive each other a little crazy at times, but I love getting together with my family. Everyone is so great with the kids, and I laugh more with them than anyone else. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Hope you had a good Easter this year! </i></span>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-25445376304017732942012-04-11T10:55:00.000-07:002012-04-11T10:55:09.182-07:00Easter Egg Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvHiUhIDgSkp8uQyd5JLq4QckFB0DG3bXGpCNAxewmHYLJSCUiPCFln7_x6HEZGZ1Ma1HgQChoxptkeFjne7OpywccK4XGTf09tLXRc4r13JMoLXDIvacdya1jX9A7-Cvw74PeTAy1HU/s1600/2012.4.7_Easter+Egg+Hunt+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvHiUhIDgSkp8uQyd5JLq4QckFB0DG3bXGpCNAxewmHYLJSCUiPCFln7_x6HEZGZ1Ma1HgQChoxptkeFjne7OpywccK4XGTf09tLXRc4r13JMoLXDIvacdya1jX9A7-Cvw74PeTAy1HU/s640/2012.4.7_Easter+Egg+Hunt+1.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Saturday, we hid a ton of plastic eggs around the living room for Grace to find. I filled them with candy, quarters, a few dollar bills, little rubbery bunnies, and more candy. At first, she wasn't sure what to do exactly. She wanted to open each and every egg up right when she found one. And I think she ate more candy Easter weekend than ever before. We're going to hit the Dollar Tree later this week so she can spend her money. "My money" she kept saying as she stuffed it in her little pocket. It's funny, because she loves quarters and could care less about the dollar bills. I think it's because whenever we go out for pizza, we give her a few quarters for the little toy machines, so she <i>knows </i>those are important! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I wanted to thank all three of you ladies for participating and sharing a funny story about your kids. I don't know about you, but being a mama is both very challenging and very rewarding for me. I need all the encouragement I can get, so I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jaimie, if you can email me your address, I will ship the book to you this week. </span>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-81337444938806894422012-04-06T10:35:00.000-07:002012-04-06T10:35:21.841-07:00Latest & Greatest<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYDUUP66pZfhyphenhyphen57YL4K_eDHh_F0FtTCe3_JnkZHhgYqbVxF3p0YM0KVjmS_e1uBQ1CBAvp9u9zNo_JAXqGawHwe8kdIaUVlguzcD5mUaiCIH77A-KglaTU4uklCYOwEtPgCVlA2739BU/s1600/2012.4.4_Daddy+coloring+with+Grace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYDUUP66pZfhyphenhyphen57YL4K_eDHh_F0FtTCe3_JnkZHhgYqbVxF3p0YM0KVjmS_e1uBQ1CBAvp9u9zNo_JAXqGawHwe8kdIaUVlguzcD5mUaiCIH77A-KglaTU4uklCYOwEtPgCVlA2739BU/s640/2012.4.4_Daddy+coloring+with+Grace.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: magenta;">Grace</b> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">has really been into maps the past two weeks. She's been drawing her own little maps to Papi's and Baba's houses. Tell me, who doesn't like to draw maps in their swimsuit? She's also been coloring for hours each day--mainly because it's been raining so much we haven't been outside a lot since we got sick. Everyday she says, "Go outside?" and we look out the window. "Maybe not." I don't know where she got "maybe not", but she's been saying it all the time for the last week. It's cute to hear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We've been having fun creating more family traditions leading up to Easter this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have you heard of <a href="http://freckledfawn.com/collections/washi-tape?page=1">washi </a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrettyTape">tape</a>? I love using it lately on cards and the kids' albums. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My Costco impulse buy last week was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Corner-Bitter-Sweet-Jamie/dp/0345505344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333733268&sr=8-1"><i>Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</i></a> by Jamie Ford. It's a great read about two young kids growing up at the end of World War Two and the hardships they endure because of their race--Henry is Chinese American and his friend Keiko is Japanese American. She gets sent to an internment camp...and I don't want to give anymore away. But if you read it, let me know what you think!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Beej got me a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Intuos4-Medium-Pen-Tablet/dp/B001TUYTZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332881180&sr=8-1">Wacom Intous4 writing tablet</a> for Christmas. It was a complete surprise gift, and I was shocked because they are pricey! I had mentioned how neat they were a couple times and a few of the ways I thought I could use one. He totally remembered and decided to just go for it because he was able to get a great deal on one. I just opened the box the week before last. I have thought about it over and over and just haven’t had a ton of time to sit down and figure out how to use it. I am getting it and it's a lot of fun to play with!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are you a mama? Want a good laugh? Go read <a href="http://www.momaroo.com/756132895/dear-fellow-babies/"><b>THIS</b></a>. Seriously, it's hilarious! We are right at this point with Adon, and I think he's onto us!</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That's it folks! Have a wonderful weekend. And if you celebrate Easter, I hope you realize just how much you are loved by the Father! His grace is overwhelming!!</span></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-82012442394018587362012-04-06T10:26:00.000-07:002012-04-06T10:26:30.619-07:00Build Your Own Peep House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-oFlK3njmz6U-ul9-LyFyidSzUTl2YPOMExqrTSYCORns7btc1kkeGV9hjiO-TOg1uGBCT0kJEoRiPm2FIf0he295qGUhCBLaWEe9t3SOL4EWryCKy-M0PBHTaRHFpAXp07TUOWhTSE/s1600/2012.4.5_Finished+Peep+House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-oFlK3njmz6U-ul9-LyFyidSzUTl2YPOMExqrTSYCORns7btc1kkeGV9hjiO-TOg1uGBCT0kJEoRiPm2FIf0he295qGUhCBLaWEe9t3SOL4EWryCKy-M0PBHTaRHFpAXp07TUOWhTSE/s640/2012.4.5_Finished+Peep+House.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
I saw this <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/make-a-graham-cracker-peep-house-for-easterkasey-buick-167229">cute idea</a> on <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/">Apartment Therapy</a>, so we tried making some peep houses of our own last night.<br />
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Most of you know how much I love to read and swap titles.<br />
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Shortly after I had Adon, I read Rachel Jankovic's "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Little-Years-Motherhood-Trenches/dp/1591280818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333600376&sr=8-1">Loving the Little Years</a>". It's funny. Really funny. And it's incredibly encouraging if you're in that season where small children are overwhelming you with "why", keeping you up at night, and sometimes, just sometimes (right?!), you don't even make it out of your pajamas all day. I think you'll be immensely encouraged and refreshed after reading this book. The chapters are short and it's only about 70 pages long. But don't underestimate this short book--it packs a lot of punch, which is why I'm giving one copy away.<br />
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Leave a comment, preferably with a laugh out loud funny moment you've shared with your kids and you'll be entered to win the book. The giveaway ends Sunday evening at midnight, and I'll choose a winner on Monday morning. Already past the season with small kids? I envy your sleep! But leave a comment anyway and you can pass the book onto a mama who is still smack dab in the middle of "the trenches" as the author calls it.Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-40376478486111608332012-04-04T21:22:00.001-07:002012-04-04T21:24:12.870-07:00Dying Easter Eggs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zgAnphDNRnFRbyESBQwDXGKTKfwfhUhv9lJ5yTjkAbB-NPfTztZ_YBMZvQ5dGYDyiQhVFHQz3uYiRzHhMIcd0tx7bWKd53lEfXehv0bTYlFKBF7xhT9i7VHT5mlhPMbO4qcQq9frKio/s640/2012.4.4_Easter+Eggs!.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Right after dinner we died 36 eggs. The dye was literally dripping in puddles off the table once Grace was finished. She finally sniffed her hands and started coughing really hard, “Ewww. Yucky!” Yes, the vinegar smell can get strong when there are 12 colors to choose from and you love to double, no triple dip your eggs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have you thought about Easter yet? It's only a few days away. I love Easter. I've been thinking about it for weeks already. It is probably just as exciting to me as Christmas, and much less stressful. Hmmm...except for finding Grace's basket which is lost somewhere in storage. I'll have to get on that one quick!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love making Grace’s Easter basket fun and special <a href="http://katestockman.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-2010.html">every</a> year. And this year I get to do the same for Adon. I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to watching them discover all that’s in them. I started collecting and making things for them weeks ago, but I after being derailed last week, I'm scrambling to finish and put it all together.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love watching all the kids hunt for eggs. We did this with family and friends last year. The kids went crazy! It was a ton of fun, but the kids are still too sick to do a hunt this year. I wouldn't wish the flu and colds we have on anyone else, so we're sticking close to home.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I love that we celebrate Easter to remember Christ died for us, and that he rose again, triumphant over death. We get to come together with friends and family and celebrate his overwhelming grace in our lives. I am <b>really </b>looking forward to Easter this year. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We were super sick last week. Lot's of chicken noodle soup and juice pops. Beej came home midday Monday with a fever. He slept and slept through Wednesday when I finally came down with the same thing. Horrible headache, fever, just the sickest I've ever been before. And we've never both been that sick at the same time. So, it was Baba to the rescue. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My mom was beyond helpful. Wednesday, she took the kids at noon and then brought Adon back every three hours to eat until it was the kids' bedtimes. I would feed him and then go right back to sleep. It was miserable, but would have been so much worse if my mom wasn't such an amazing giver! For four days she pitched in and took the kids off our hands for a while each day so that we could rest. I can't thank her enough, seriously!! And she never got sick--praise the Lord!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grace and Adon ran fevers Thursday night but never got quite as sick as Beej and I. That was another answer to our prayers. We are over the worst of it. Just tired now and battling some lingering, intense coughs. Ugh...here's hoping that's the only flu we catch this year. I think we've met our quota!</span></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-23532279668463615932012-03-26T09:35:00.001-07:002012-03-26T09:47:57.812-07:00Lemon Cranberry Scones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDUi5Vl828GW8I19ShYZuonFbZuSVK2POmGEYo2FqidIXGYau08fT4vKedSmm8MAGYMbHAK0IgaroOyzlmW7t7sqEk_PMGYhkxxJyXyhclKAvwHqEKf3-NxyXKdH4QX8SpRBuCQDcH2A/s1600/2012.3.23_Monkey+See.+Monkey+Do..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDUi5Vl828GW8I19ShYZuonFbZuSVK2POmGEYo2FqidIXGYau08fT4vKedSmm8MAGYMbHAK0IgaroOyzlmW7t7sqEk_PMGYhkxxJyXyhclKAvwHqEKf3-NxyXKdH4QX8SpRBuCQDcH2A/s640/2012.3.23_Monkey+See.+Monkey+Do..jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grace helped me make the most delicious <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/meyer-lemon-and-fresh-cranberry-scones/">Lemon Cranberry Scones</a> for a church event I helped host on Saturday morning. I could eat one every morning if heavy whipping cream weren't a major ingredient! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you guys ever heard of Deb over at <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/">Smitten Kitchen</a>? She is one of many who are slowly teaching me how to cook. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can remember making lots of brownies from a box as a kid and then sitting down to share the whole pan with a friend. Healthy huh?! I don't remember learning to make real food though. Fast forward to my early twenties and yep, still not a lot of cooking going on. I worked at an Italian restaurant that very generously let me take food home whenever I worked. And I worked there a lot, for many years. I'm sure my arteries will thank me for all the pasta and pizza I inhaled during that time. Then I got married and realized my husband was better at tossing ingredients together and making something edible. I am more of a recipe follower and only recently have begun to try cooking more intuitively. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my goals this year has been to try one new recipe a week in order to build my skills and my short list of things I know how to make. Okay, so I haven't met my weekly goal each time, but it's been a good challenge, and we are trying more new things. I'm also working on getting better at meal planning. I go in spurts, doing really well for a while and things flow more smoothly, and then I fall off the wagon and it's a lot of "I have no idea what we're eating and dinner is in 30 minutes". And the cooking is not all on me. Beej is super helpful and willing to make whatever. But we both agree it's much easier when you know ahead of time and have the ingredients on hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The thing is, I love to eat good food. I like preparing it. I also recognize the busy season we're in right now and want to continue to incorporate better eating habits little by little--that's the least overwhelming way for me to grow in this area at this point. And I really want my kids to grow up having fun in the kitchen, learning how to cook and feed themselves real foods. That is a huge motivator for me to keep learning myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>What about you? Who cooks in your family? Did you grow up cooking and planning meals?</i></b></span>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-63717365059300761932012-03-25T21:46:00.002-07:002012-03-25T21:47:50.598-07:00Latest & Greatest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-avBAYe_W7oXKVeE3qWOrMiSk1slJ1iWCJLOHDhPHhjawZm2EUOJ9xWjIa-RjKtnrFSuKob56iObnRtwiRxT4sVmTZIka6X79jE-B3G5uZMNVEqQtbHvBXbDlUy42p8AtEvntuMw9s8/s1600/2012.3.20_Grace+Singing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-avBAYe_W7oXKVeE3qWOrMiSk1slJ1iWCJLOHDhPHhjawZm2EUOJ9xWjIa-RjKtnrFSuKob56iObnRtwiRxT4sVmTZIka6X79jE-B3G5uZMNVEqQtbHvBXbDlUy42p8AtEvntuMw9s8/s640/2012.3.20_Grace+Singing.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>Grace </b></span>is singing her little heart out here. I got to be in her band as long as I strummed the pink bat and didn't try to steal her mic. This week she told me her favorite color is pink. She also likes to ask for "one more" to just about everything, especially singing "Old MacDonald had a horse..." at bedtime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Adon </b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">is now rolling over both ways all by himself! He’s been rolling over front to back for a long time and oh so close to making it back to front for weeks. He finally did it! Go Adon!! He can also pop his binky in and out of his mouth pretty regularly by himself. Unfortunately, he's waking up almost hourly at night. We are seriously hoping and working toward more sleep--for everyone! </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">We got to visit with some very dear friends from out of town, and I only wish we could have spent more time with them!</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Beej took me out Friday afternoon to see <a href="http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/">The Hunger Games</a> movie. I thought they did a good job of keeping the story straight and the violence not too graphic. I loved the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Hunger-Games-Trilogy-Boxed/dp/0545265355/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1332647363&sr=8-4">book series</a> and kept wondering how the movie would come off.<i> Have you seen it? What'd you think?</i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><i>Hope you all had a great weekend!</i></span></span></div>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193517690520700337.post-5803640928713874942012-03-21T15:44:00.000-07:002012-03-21T15:44:51.025-07:00Overheard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8SF4dlT2t9u7Xhyf2hVa9LKt2iuiYMytGWe58c1E0EiTw57HsmmXn-NBzYTxuenMjEDcdKvRsjzBMqK5mb_VzxBHabVF_7FivScAtsSisHDG-uDxatG2IQeGWKK5aNpM7PDBHncvv-M/s1600/2012.3.21_Saved+Donut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8SF4dlT2t9u7Xhyf2hVa9LKt2iuiYMytGWe58c1E0EiTw57HsmmXn-NBzYTxuenMjEDcdKvRsjzBMqK5mb_VzxBHabVF_7FivScAtsSisHDG-uDxatG2IQeGWKK5aNpM7PDBHncvv-M/s640/2012.3.21_Saved+Donut.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Melt my heart. My baby girl thinks to save me a fake donut while I'm away so I can enjoy it when I get home. How sweet is that?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">!</span></b>Kate Stockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782735092876450656noreply@blogger.com0