Friday, January 31, 2014

365:31 - a new day

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Our sweet boys are still fighting something but seem to be in better spirits. It's so sad to watch them feel horrible! Here are a couple photos from our first time outside in days!!

Since Benjamin has been sick, this is the face he's been giving…a lot!

Here's the face again...

You can see the sickies in his eyes but he's still managing a smile!

The boys are faded in the sunflare, but I just love me some sunflare!

They were really enjoying playing in the dirt, sticks, and rocks!!

Please keep praying that these guys get to 100% health soon!!

365:30 - popsicles

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This morning the boys are enjoying Pedialyte pops while watching Daniel Tiger. They are both feeling bad but nothing like yesterday! Like Daniel Tiger sings, "When you're sick, rest is best! Rest is best!" (and popsicles and snuggles)

365:29 - more sickies

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Today has been so sad. Our Samuel (and now our Benjamin) is super sick with coughing and high fever (up to 105º!!) We have brought the fever down and he is doing ok. Hate when my boy is sick :(

365:28 - Sick day

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Today we took lots of temperatures, administered lots of medicine, and gave lots of hugs.

365:27 - Piano

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Today, the boys and I visited our friend Lisa and her kiddos! It was full of adventure (as you could imagine with 7 kids total)! I love the life-on-life fellowship we were able to have.

They have a piano and my boys always seem to be drawn to musical things so it was natural to find Samuel sitting, pretending to play "his song." This photo was taken on my phone because when I went to shoot with my camera, I realized the battery was dead. Sad.

Anyway, fun fellowship and fun watching my boys play :)

365:26 - flower shadow

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Joshua bought me a small kitchen island which is just perfect for our 300 sq ft house that gives me more counter space to work with! So thankful for it! Anyway, we placed one single flower on it and I caught the shadow today. I just loved it :)

365:25 - First basketball game

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Tonight, we took Samuel and Benjamin to their first Master's College basketball game! I had forgotten how much I loved watching basketball! We had a blast but only stayed until half-time since it was well passed the boys' bedtimes. Didn't get a great shot of the evening because it was quite the task keeping track of our two crazy boys :)

Samuel kept saying how being there made him happy! It was the sweetest thing! And then he would make a sad face and say he wanted to play with the basketballs. Maybe we have a future basketball player on our hands!

365:24 - baby Holly

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Today, I'm adding a little more than just one photo. I had the privilege of bringing a meal to our new friends, the Johnsons! Luana just gave birth to her third baby girl, Holly! Here are a couple photos that I got of the girls :) So sweet with such fun personalities!

Sweet, wittle sleepy head!

This little girl is awesome! She reminded me of a girl version of Samuel! So personable and talkative :)

Mama and (big) baby!

Love.

"Too bright"

One day soon, I hope to take some more formal pictures of this newest little lady!

365:23 - Ransacking

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Samuel and Benjamin daily have "room time" while I prepare dinner but it usually turns into a ransacking of their room with toys ALL OVER the place!

Here is a picture I forgot to post yesterday. I've reached the 23 week mark as of yesterday :) We are thankful to God!

365:22 - coloring

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Today, we busted out the crayons for the first time in a while. Samuel isn't much of a colorer anymore which makes me sad and Benjamin just proceeds to eat the crayons…

We'll try again soon...

365:21 - bathtime

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This is how we roll…in a small, plastic, ducky bath.

Happy 16 months to Benjamin!

365:20 - cuteness

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They're just cute.

365:19 - Our favorite shirt

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This shirt that Benjamin is wearing is probably one of our very favorite shirts he owns! Our dear friend Melanie got it for him for Christmas :)

365:18 - backyard

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Another reason I love our little house. Joshua has cleared out the side yard and made a nice little place for us to eat, hang out, even exercise with an exercise bike! This is our table that I am actually typing from right now! I hear birds chirping, bees buzzing, and our landlords playing their Old Time fiddles inside their home. So peaceful :)

{iPhone photo}

Here are the boys being silly at SAM's Club. Samuel shows so much affection to Benjamin and Benjamin can only take so much ;)

365:17 - breakfast

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Breakfast: Strawberries, blueberries, and toast (which Samuel pretended was his camera;))

365:16 - our home

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For those who haven't seen our 300 sq. ft. home, here it is :) We are really enjoying it and love spending time in our very large yard in the afternoons! We are blessed!

More boy pictures :)

365:15 - m&ms

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m & m's are so nummy!

365:14 - Playtime

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Hanging outside with our landlords' kids! We love them, they love the kids! It's awesome!

365:13 - Little horses

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I handed each boy a carrot to take on our walk to see Oreo and they both started gnawing like little horses!

365:12 - Room Time

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Benjamin enjoying "room-time" while mama drank her coffee!

386:11 - Waiting

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I had an engagement shoot that started out at Starbucks and my boys came with me. Here Joshua and Benjamin are waiting for the couple to arrive :)

365:10 - Normal!

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{Taken on my iPhone because when we went outside, I realized my camera didn't have the memory card in it! Hate when that happens!}

Before our walk to feed Oreo and Ginger, we stopped to get the mail and got the results to our most recent anatomy scan. They don't tell you anything when you're there because a doctor has to evaluate the images, so I was waiting for some kind of confirmation which I thought I would get at my next Dr's appointment. Very thankful to God for a normal scan! Feeling our baby boy move a lot in recent days has been a blessing!

Until tomorrow...

365:9 - New coffee and bookshelf

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Since we purchased our Keurig (which I am in love with), we have decided to buy our own ground Starbucks coffee to put in a filter instead of buying K-cups very often. I heard of their famous Casi Cielo ("almost heaven") blend that comes out but once a year and thought I'd try it! I like! It is definitely a unique blend with a unique taste.

Here, Benjamin is looking at his books on the new bookshelf! If you ever can't find Benjamin (let's be real, people…), he's probably standing on the bookshelf. Or stuck under his crib ;)

354:8 - Carrots and cats

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Today I have more than ONE photo of the day because we just had such a great afternoon feeding and petting the animals around our lovely neighborhood! Samuel loved feeding the horses, though their big teeth were intimidating to me. We also met a cat and a pig on our walk! Like I said in my last post, I definitely want this to become a routine for us :)