Carter and Nathan turn 13!

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Carter and Nathan decided they wanted to go to Red Lobster to celebrate their 13th birthday and it was DELICIOUS!  Miss Gerry joined us in celebrating the boys becoming teenagers.  It’s hard to believe that I now have two teenagers. … Continue reading

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Emily loves frog legs

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Everyone was in the mood for Chinese so we went to one of our favorite Chinese buffet restaurants.  We have a tradition of the children trying at least one new thing per visit.  We think buffets are the perfect opportunity … Continue reading

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Girl Scout Cookies

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We are gearing up for Emily’s Girl Scout Cookie sales.  She and I created this cute “sign” on the iPad and are going to share it with family and friends.  Of course the cookies tend to sell themselves but cute … Continue reading

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Ringing in 2012

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We have started a new tradition of taking the kids camping and ringing in the new year under the stars.  We spent the day chopping wood and going on nature hikes.  It gets dark early in the woods so we … Continue reading

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Day out with Isabella

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Emily is quite proud of the American Girl doll she designed and named Isabella.  Isabella went everywhere we went and then went to bed early with Emily.  It was a great day!

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Christmas 2011

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Santa graced us with lots of wonderful presents this year.  Andrew got an iPod touch, Nathan got a Nintendo 3D, Carter a digital SLR camera and Emily got her American doll.  I think the best part is the scavenger hunt … Continue reading

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Visiting Santa

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We had our annual trip to the Mall of Millenia to visit Santa.  As usual, the line was insanely long!  We waited almost 2 hours to see Santa but as usual, it was well worth it!  I did reluctantly promised … Continue reading

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Shay Carl Calendar

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One of Andrew’s favorite YouTube artists is Shay Carl and the Shaytards.  It’s about a young man and video blogging about his family and their crazy adventures.  You can find them at shaycarl.com  Anyway, Shay Carl put out a family … Continue reading

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Trimming the tree

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Nothing like waiting until the last minute to trim the tree!  Well, you know the saying, better late than never!  As you can see, we had a wonderful time trimming the tree (and each other).

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Sleepover with Trinity

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Emily invited Trinity to our house for a sleepover.  I didn’t get any pictures but Carter took this great picture of Trinity.

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Palm Tree Reindeer

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I don’t know where Emily’s teacher, Ms. Johnson, comes up with her fantastic class projects but I sure am glad we get to benefit from her creativity!  Here Emily is showing off her palm tree reindeer.  Isn’t it adorable?!?!?

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Hat show

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Emily and I were at Target picking up a few items and she couldn’t resist trying on the cute hats.  Of course my first thought was to pick up the camera instead of thinking about hair lice.  Bad mommy!  I … Continue reading

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Holiday chorus concert

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Andrew’s chorus had a wonderful holiday concert tonight.  They did all of the classic holiday songs and did a wonderful job!

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Girl Scout Pinning

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Emily had her pinning ceremony in Brownies today.  We had a wonderful ceremony talking about the Girl Scout mottos and talking about honesty, respect, etc.  We shared photos from the recent events and then the girls were pinned.  I’m so … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving 2011

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Today was a typical but wonderful Thanksgiving.  We had our traditional breakfast and then Emily helped me make the turkey.  We played around the house until the turkey was done.  Marcia joined us for dinner and we had a wonderful … Continue reading

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Making Thanksgiving hats

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I found this cute idea on how to make Thanksgiving hats out of fudge rounds, orange icing and Reese cups.  The kids had a blast and they were yummy to eat.

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Nathan loves origami

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Nathan loves doing origami and is really, really good at it!  Check out how latest master piece!

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Andrew graduates from Dare program

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Andrew has been working hard on the Dare program and today was his graduation with Office Diller.

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Car surfing

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Hopefully this will be the only car surfing that Andrew will ever do ….. on a parked car!

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Daisies deliver Thanksgiving greeting cards

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Tonight was the special night that the Daisies delivered their Thanksgiving greeting cards to the Orlando VA Medical Center.  It was Bingo night so the girls did a little “Happy Thanksgiving” greeting and then handed out their handmade cards to … Continue reading

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Shaving

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Emily was having a hard time with the bandage changes because the tape pulls her hair.  Easy solution – shave!  As with most everything, Emily wanted to try it herself so here she is shaving!  That’s my girl – fiercely … Continue reading

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Losing the bar

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Emily finally had the surgery to remove her bar today.  She was such a trooper!  The nurse put in her IV and she barely flinched.  Dr. Woo surprised me and John by allowing us to be in the room while … Continue reading

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Chillin in the back seat

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Emily looks like such a teenager chillin’ in the backseat talking on the telephone.

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Beauty in white

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We found a bag with two little dresses at the office  and since I’m the only one with a girl the right age to play dress-up, I got to take them home.  I have no idea who brought them to … Continue reading

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Hand turkeys

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Emily’s girl scout troop made Thanksgiving Day cards for the men and women at the Veterans Hospital.  The girls traced their hands and made turkeys that they then colored.  We will deliver the cards later this month.  I’m so excited … Continue reading

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Coloring book

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Emily got a wonderful coloring book from Aunt Carol and Uncle Lance and here she is showing off one of her beautiful creations. Going batty

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Lots of candy loot!

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As you can see, we will be on a sugar high for a VERY long time!  Emily has a follow-up with Dr. Woo and her leg is healing wonderfully!

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Halloween 2011

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Emily and I dressed up to go to work.  I dressed up as a nurse (since that’s what I’ve been for 7 weeks) and she dressed up as a vampiress (and was a really cute one).  We went trick-or-treating with … Continue reading

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Pumpkin patches and walking!

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We had a very exciting day today!  We went to the pumpkin patch and picked out pumpkins and then had fun carving them.  Carter didn’t want one this year so it was just Nathan, Andrew and Emily carving.  Nathan did … Continue reading

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Follow-up with Dr. Broom

I had my follow-up visit with Dr. Broom.  Unfortunately the only thing that keeps the pain at bay is steroids but you can’t take steroids long term.  We’re going to try some different anti-inflammatory drugs and see if we can … Continue reading

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