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Friday, May 15, 2009

Photostory Friday: Field Day

Henry's Preschool celebrated the last day of school with FIELD DAY! It rained early that morning, so the 'events' were held in the gym.
Each class had matching shirts made....with a bag full of games that matched their shirts. Henry's class color was yellow.
The first game was the Potato Sack Race.

Then all the kids got a bag of popcorn and a bottle of water.

The next game was Over and Under.

Then everyone enjoyed SUPER messy yummy snowcones!

The last game was the Spoon and Egg Relay...which Henry said he had been practicing at school! He did really good and only dropped it twice!

Finally, all the SUPER sugared up kids enjoyed a bag of cotton candy!
Henry had a great time at Field Day...what a wonderful way to end the preschool year!





PhotoStory Friday


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Thursday, May 14, 2009

We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming....

...to remind everyone to enter my SUPER Summer Fun Giveaway!
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I have acquired {YAY} a few new followers over the last few days, and I wanted to make sure that everyone knew about and had a chance to enter my giveaway before it ends {on Monday}!
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All you have to do is leave a comment {telling me what you are looking forward to this summer} on the original GIVEAWAY post, and you will be enter to win a SUPER Summer Kit to help you get ready for summer!
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Now back to our regularly scheduled program!
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{Okay, I know I am a dork....I just didn't want anybody to miss out, plus I haven't posted anything else today!}
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And just for fun....here is a little sneak peek at the SUPER cute beach towel that I will be monogramming for the winner!



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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The {Preschool} Graduate

Henry graduated from Preschool tonight.
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I can't believe he is already 5 years old and getting ready to start Kindergarten in the fall.
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I know a lot of people were sad tonight, but I have to say I was more excited and proud than I was sad!
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I know that I will go through Preschool graduation at least two more times, and I am sure I will be sad when I sit in that audience for the last time.
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But for tonight, I was SUPER proud of my little big boy for doing such a great job in school all year!
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And even more excited to see what the future holds for him!!
Henry: Class of 2022
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For the first part of the program the 4 year old classes did a "What I want to be when I grow up" skit!
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Henry was a Train Conductor.
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He said:
I am going to be a Train Conductor
Along the rails I'll ride
Please stop when you see me coming
So we will not collide!
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Monday, May 11, 2009

I Heart Faces Week 18 Laughter



Go check out the I Heart Faces blog to see all the cute faces in this week's contests!


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Not Me! Monday




Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
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I am NOT SUPER excite that summer is almost here! We did not spend most to the weekend enjoying the beautiful spring/summer weather!
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I did NOT take some SUPER cute pictures of the boys outside just playing in the yard.

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I did NOT spend almost all day Saturday at the tball field while Henry's team played two....yes I said two games back to back! I do NOT dislike tball {and spending all day at the ball field} a ton just a little.
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I did NOT go out with some of my SUPER friends Saturday night, and I most definitely did NOT have an AWESOME time!! It was NOT really nice to be feeling good enough to hang out with my friends, do a little shopping, and eat dinner!
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We did NOT go swimming for the first time this year! We did NOT have a blast in the pool. Eli did NOT LOVE the water and have a great time swimming for the very first time!
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I did NOT forget my camera when we went swimming! I am much more organized than that, and I would never miss documenting any of my baby's third child's FIRST's! I am NOT hoping that my sister Kerri ended up with some good pictures of Eli in the pool for the first time!

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Have a great week!! And don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY!


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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Random Picture Challenge

This weeks challenge is:
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July 2004
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or
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7th folder closest year
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22nd picture
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For more Random Picture Challenge check out 4 little men and girly twins!

Henry at around 3 months old!
I can't figure out who's car we are in, because we always used the carseat base when we were in our own cars {See the seatbelt across the carseat}!
I think this may have been in the church van...when Henry was a baby I started a Mommy and Me group at our old church.
A group of us moms would take the kids {and babies} on outings once a month...swimming, playground, Chick-fil-A. I think it was more fun for the moms than the kids, because a few of them {like Henry} were too little to do anything!
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Don't forget to enter my 100th post SUPER summer giveaway!

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Friday, May 8, 2009

Today...

I am feeling so much better!

I have had a few more doctor's appointments and we are trying a few different medicines...and right now I am feeling pretty good!

For those of you praying for me {thanks a ton}, I have to say...my elbows are at the top of the list right now in need of prayer! I know that sounds funny, but for some reason they are just stubborn and still hurting even though everything else is feeling pretty darn good! I'm not complaining a bit though...because just elbows is way better than EVERYTHING hurting!!

Do you remember my motivation that I was looking for about 6 weeks ago?

Well, I really need it now!! Even though Jason has been pretty good about helping keep the house up...and my mom, my grandma, and Jason's grandma all came over and helped clean and do laundry, my house is in total disarray!! There are just some things that only YOU can do...and do them right! And straightening and putting things is their place is one of them! It was easy to let it slide when I wasn't feeling well, but now that I am feeling better the clutter is starting to bother me. I just don't want to spend all day cleaning, and then be too tired to enjoy one of the first nights in a while that I haven't felt terrible!

So maybe I will find my motivation tomorrow....or Sunday!

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Changing the subject rather abruptly...

My IRL friends, Tracy, Jennifer, and Konnie, have all been SUPER busy working on their blogs making them SUPER cute!! Go check them out if you get a chance! {Mandy we will work on yours soon, I promise!!}

And don't forget to enter my giveaway for a SUPER SUMMER KIT to help get you ready for SUMMER!!



P.S. I am definitely going to be taking some pictures this weekend {I feel like I haven't taken pictures of my boys in forever}, so get ready for a ton of {hopefully SUPER cute} pictures some time next week!!
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Monthly Craft Challenge: Ribbon

craft challenge
Heidi over at Blue Eyed Blessings hosts a monthly craft challenge and this month's challenge is ribbon! I love ribbon {just one more reason I really need a little girl} and love to play around with it! You were supposed to create something new with ribbon, but I cheated a little {I have been sick people!} and just took some photos of some older projects. I have a few {as many as you can have with a house full of boys} SUPER cute ribbon craft around the house, so I figured I would play along in this month challenge!



The mobile over the baby bed


The mobile is actually an old wrought iron plant holder that I bought at a huge arts and crafts show! I loved how elegant and different it was! I hung it over the baby bed when Henry was a new baby and at first it was just the plant holder/mobile. As he got a little older I used ribbon to tie some bright toys on it so he would have something to look at while he was laying in his bed.




Eli's Wreath

I made a wreath for each of my boys to hang on the door at the hospital when they were born. They have all looked pretty much the same except for the name! This is Eli's wreath. I spray painted a grape vine wreath white and then wrapped it with some SUPER cute blue polka dotted ribbon. Then I painted some letters and hot glued them to the wreath. Add a few little accessories and you have a really cute wreath to put on your hospital door...and to decorate the nursery with when you get home!




Paci Holders


I saw some cute paci holders at a boutique {they cost around $15} when I was pregnant with Eli, and thought...I can do that! So I made a few for Eli using some ribbon, a covered button kit, and a plastic badge clip. They turned out really cute, and I have actually made a few for baby gifts also. They are SUPER easy to make and really affordable {I would say maybe $3 each} to make your own!




Block Letter Name

All three of my boys have had their names on the wall in the nursery over the changing table. I bought the letters for each of their names, painted them white, and then hot glued ribbon the back. It is SUPER easy to do and makes a baby room look so personal. Henry and Grant's names both looked a little better because the letter hung from the ribbon a little neater. Eli name is so straight that the ribbon doesn't really hang down very pretty. Eli's name was also shorter than my other two so I made the matching plaques {because I didn't want to fill in the nail holes!} on either sided of his name with some wooden blocks, wallpaper scraps, and ribbon.


I hope you enjoyed my ribbon creations! Go check out Heidi's blog and see what other crafty and creative things everyone is doing with ribbon!


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Mother's Day Giveaway 2009

Mothers Day 2009
Go check out 5 Minutes for Mom and enter in their Mother's Day Giveaway 2009! There are a ton of SUPER prizes to enter to win and a ton of other great stuff like Wordless Wednesday too!! Click on the SUPER cute button to got to their website and enter to win!

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Wordless Wednesday: Here Comes Trouble!


For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 Minutes for Mom!



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Monday, May 4, 2009

Post #100 and a GIVEAWAY!!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED! CHECK HERE FOR THE WINNER!!


I can't believe I am already at 100 posts! It seems like I have only been blabbing on this blog for a SUPER short time! About two months ago {before my sickness induced break from blogging}, I remember looking at 89 posts thinking "WOW, that happened fast!" Anyway, I am so glad I started this blogging thing! I have met some SUPER cool people, and I've even gotten a few of my "In Real Life" friends into blogging too! Thanks for being such great bloggy friends and followers!

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And now....On to the GIVEAWAY!!
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SUMMER is almost here, and I can't wait! Even though I haven't been feeling the best the past few weeks, all I can think about is SUMMER!

Going to the beach

Swimming in the pool

Taking the boys to the new splash pad at the park

And just hanging out in the yard

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As you can tell, I can't wait for summer to get here!
So my 100th Post Giveaway is for a SUPER cute little kit to help get YOU ready for summer!

A SUPER cute tote bag filled with some SUPER summer stuff!

a personalized beach towel

flip flops

sunscreen

some fun summer snacks

and even more!

Here is how to enter my 100th Post Giveaway:

For your first entry leave a comment telling me what you are looking forward to doing this summer!

For one extra entry, follow me and leave a comment telling me that you do.

For another entry, put my button on your blog and leave a comment telling me you did.

For another entry, blog about my giveaway linking back to this post, then leave a comment telling me you blogged.


The giveaway will end Monday, May 18th at Midnight Central Time and I will post the winner on Tuesday, May 19. Make sure your email is visible so I can let you know if you are the winner!

Good Luck! I can't wait to see what everyone is planning on doing this summer! And THANKS for helping me celebrate #100!

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Not Me! Monday


Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

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Not Me! Monday is BACK and I am so NOT excited! Though I have to be honest and say that while I missed Not Me! Monday, this is actually the first time in the past few weeks that I have felt up to participating anyway! Not Me! Monday's hospitalization induced hiatus seemed to coincide with my sickness....I got sick the weekend after Stellan first entered the hospital.
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I am NOT feeling a little better today....maybe even almost like myself again {minus the extremely swollen knee and still sore hands}! YAY! I just hope this 'almost me feeling' sticks around for more than a few hours!

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I have NOT really missed reading all my bloggy friend's posts!! I do NOT feel completely behind on how everyone is doing and what is going on in their part of blogworld! And I have NOT been totally worried that my bloggy friends would get their feelings hurt because I haven't been keeping up! I SO totally miss you all, I just haven't felt up to blogging lately!!

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I have NOT been avoiding blogging just a little this week on purpose....

Because this is NOT post #99, which means my next post is NOT #100!!!

I am NOT planning on doing my first giveaway for post #100, and I was NOT waiting until I felt a little better so I could do a really good giveaway!

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Okay, so this Not Me! Monday post was NOT a little lame...but it is going to take me some time to get back into the swing of things around here!!

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I AM TOTALLY DOING A GIVEAWAY ON MY NEXT POST SO MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK { HOPEFULLY TOMORROW} TO CHECK IT OUT!!

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

My Optimism...

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Slowing
Beginning
To
Fade...
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Every night when I go to bed in pain
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Every morning when I can't pick my chunky little man up out of his bed
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Every day that I miss something...like Henry's first field trip
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Every hour that I wonder if I will feel normal tomorrow...next week...next month
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Every minute that I don't feel good
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Every second that I think this could last forever
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My
optimism
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still
here...
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It's just not as bright as it used to be
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Orange for Stellan

Stellan is scheduled to have surgery today. Please be in prayer for Stellan, his doctors, and the whole MckFamily! Go check out My Charming Kids to get updates and more information!

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