tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74354050753062914492024-03-05T16:49:05.316-05:00The RublesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.comBlogger692125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-50728199736034318692016-08-30T09:36:00.000-04:002016-08-30T09:36:01.187-04:00Random July pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One night when we went out on the boat it was "cold." (Probably high 60s). The boys snuggled up in their sweatshirts and under their towels in the front of the boat to stay warm. </div>
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By the time Ed was done skiing, they looked like this:<br />
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Three boys in jammies!<br />
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We attended a Kalamazoo Growlers (college-age Minor League-like baseball) game with my cousin Andrea and her family. We tailgated beforehand and headed into the game. These two were really into the game!<br />
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All four of the bigger boys, though Jojo and Dominic were a bit squirmier. Ben, not pictured, was of course the squirmiest!<br />
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Taking a hike at the park with friends Daisy and Finley<br />
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Just a cute Jojo pic<br />
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Almost one year old!</div>
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Guess who has no interest in holding still for pictures?<br />
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But he loves his monkey!<br />
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When you have a third kid, you tell them, "wait, keep doing that dangerous thing so I can get a picture!" rather than rushing to stop them. With walking conquered, Ben moved on to climbing. Anything and everything.<br />
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Jojo leading him on a walk through the front yard.<br />
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The other boys love their Batman shirts, so when I saw this one with an attached cape, I had to get it for him! Adorable!<br />
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We stayed in a condo at Holiday Valley, a ski resort not too far from Niagara Falls. The property had two pools, one with a small waterslide, and mountain bike trails that the dads and older cousins used. But mostly we just hung out together! We also celebrated the family's July and August birthdays.</div>
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Jojo got a multi-tool for his birthday!</div>
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Grandma and Rachel got raincoats! (matching green!)<br />
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Singing to the July/August birthdays with eclair cake. And of course Corban can't resist the bunny ears!<br />
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Cousins lined up eating dessert!<br />
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Our boys were quite enamored with their youngest cousin on the trip, Rachel, who they called "Rica" since that's what she called herself. They liked to entertain her. </div>
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Bat boys! Our three have batman shirts and we bought Aidan that one for his birthday.</div>
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Grandma with Benjy (in his bat cape!)<br />
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We don't see the Miller cousins often enough besides Christmas because Michigan to Massachusetts is a long trip! However, this summer we decided to meet (along with Tom and Alice) near Niagara Falls for a few days of fun! We stayed on the American side, doing the walk along the bottom of the falls and riding the boat, as well as wandering through the museum. </div>
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All thirteen of us. I spent half our day at Niagara Falls trying to count eight children (Ben was in a back carrier, so he wasn't going anywhere). I ultimately gave up and just focused on my two--it's too hard to get to eight before they all are on the move again!</div>
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Ben was fairly content in the carrier most of the day.<br />
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See Thomas and Lauren hugging? These kids were so excited to see each other!<br />
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Most of the kids. </div>
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The Miller family in front of the falls.<br />
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Our family of five<br />
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We walked down by the base of the falls.<br />
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You can see Ed, MB, Jack, and a bunch of the kids here:<br />
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Boy cousins getting soaked!<br />
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Ed was able to rip the garbage bag raincoat to accommodate Ben as we walked down by the base of the falls.<br />
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Our photogenic child. :)<br />
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We traded Ben and I wore him (you can just see his head peeking out!) when we did the Maiden of the Mist boat ride.<br />
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The power of the falls is amazing! If you were on the deck, you really needed to be holding on so you didn't get knocked down. And obviously you got very wet!<br />
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Rachel fell asleep and she and Jack stayed dry away from the edge of the boat.<br />
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Not our boat, but the kind of boat we rode:<br />
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Admiring the falls from my back.<br />
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Riding the trolley to the museum<br />
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Ice cream for lunch! They had sorbet, so Jojo was able to have some. Because of his allergy, we haven't often gotten ice cream cones--the boys barely knew what to do with them!<br />
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The closest thing to a group photo. The older kids (except for one) all attended preschool together for two years. Most of the younger kids did too.<br />
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Syd and Ben restrained in their strollers while we played a little baseball.<br />
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I am still in love with Ben's hat. So glad he and Jojo could both wear it. Even though he's pulling it off here, it usually stays on.</div>
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Slip and slide fun!<br />
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Notice the hint of Ben in this photo (lower left corner).<br />
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Even I got in on the fun!<br />
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Little folding chairs work as walkers!</div>
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TJ and my cousin's daughter, Abby, had a lemonade stand during the association meeting. If you look very carefully, you can see "and Jojo and Jimmy" added in on the sign as well. Not sure that's lemonade in the pitcher though?!</div>
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Posing with Uncle Sam! Jimmy and Isaac are dressed for the holiday; TJ and Jojo just happen to be wearing their bathing suits, which are the right color. Poor Ben sticks out in his orange, and ironically I actually did have some red, white and blue along for him!</div>
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Grammy and Buppa with their five grandsons (three in Pearl Lake shirts!)</div>
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Isaac turned 1! Being born near the 4th of July ensures a red, white and blue theme! Not to mention, a chance to get everyone together--the Regenfuss family, Rhyan family and Jack and Betty came over for an evening of fun and cake.</div>
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A firecracker cake<br />
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Ikey and his momma<br />
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Ben with his party band<br />
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The Ellestad four<br />
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The kids' table<br />
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Eating at the coffee table<br />
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Jack and Betty, relaxing on the new porch<br />
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Trying out the new porch table!<br />
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And the inside table group<br />
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Daddy and Ben</div>
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When we can, we try to spend the July 4th weekend at Pearl Lake. Panoramic fireworks that we watch from the boat, playing in the lake, time with family, and now, Isaac's birthday!</div>
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The big boys love to fish and are always asking Corey, Uncle Pat, Buppa or Daddy to do it with them. We actually let them both use hooks now, with supervision.</div>
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Lots of cute Ben close-ups from this weekend.</div>
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Hanging with Buppa</div>
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Grammy feeds Ben yogi; Isaac wants in on the spoon action</div>
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Momma and Ben</div>
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They're not truly wrestling--more just holding each other up!</div>
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The big guys always end up out on Big Mable during the booze cruise. This time, the ladies took our turn!</div>
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Everyone wants to help drive!</div>
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Ben gets a chance by himself.</div>
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TJ skied!</div>
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The boys rode Big Mable with Niki and Corey</div>
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A recreation of a picture from the year (or two?) before...this time with the bookends!</div>
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These two were like turtles with their life jackets on--if they tipped over, they couldn't get back up! They did like playing in the sand though.</div>
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Another Mable ride with Buppa! I had stitches in my thumb, so I was out of commission lake-wise this weekend. :( </div>
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Jet skiing with Daddy</div>
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Jojo's fish</div>
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Good friends of ours are spending the 2015-2016 school year in Florida. We were sad to see them go but happy they'll be coming back! Before they left, we hung out several times, including our favorite buffet lunch at Erbelli's. </div>
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Preschool buddies!<br />
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This dark little back room is the hidden secret at Erbelli's. It's small and private with convenient access to the buffet--perfect for families with wild children! We sit here every time if we can.<br />
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We also had our first (and last) date night with Dennis and Amy. We went to SkyZone, the trampoline park, and had so.much.fun!<br />
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Playing dodge ball with some high school/college (?) kids<br />
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Check out my air!<br />
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Love this perfectly timed photo of the four of us!<br />
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Group selfie!<br />
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After jumping, we went to Zingo's for dinner and then topped off the night with custard. Hoping to do more dates nights when they return!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-80460115607927486892016-08-05T22:08:00.000-04:002016-08-05T22:08:01.597-04:00Benjamin is 10 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So this kid turned 10 months! </div>
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He spends lots of time standing up on furniture...<br />
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And other places...<br />
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In fact, he's quite the stunt man! (Below he is standing on top our garbage can insert--I had taken the full bag out and he tipped this over and used it in his never-ending quest to get into the pantry.)<br />
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And the gates on the stairs don't even hold him back--the gate fell over and he just climbed right over it.<br />
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He also likes to put things in his mouth:<br />
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Sometimes it's fake food...<br />
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And sometimes it's real food--this pickle--his first--amused him for about 15 minutes when we ventured out to eat as a family one night!<br />
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Here he is sitting on a quilt I was binding outside.<br />
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And eating breakfast "like a big boy" at the little table with Jojo.<br />
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Messy ice cream cones!</div>
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I mean really messy...<br />
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Jojo fell asleep like this one afternoon. My neck hurts just looking at him!<br />
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Crazy hair! I believe this was when he requested "product" after seeing TJ's spiky hair. It works better on shorter hair.<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-59667638606888657442016-08-03T22:19:00.000-04:002016-08-03T22:19:01.048-04:00TJ's last day of school<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Boy that school year went fast! Here's TJ's last day of school pic. He's even got some product in his hair to spike it up (a constant request from him!). See his first day of school pic <a href="http://edandlisaruble.blogspot.com/2014/09/tj-and-jojos-first-days-of-school.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Super excited!<br />
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with his bus driver, the wonderful Mr. Stevens. On the last day, Mr. Stevens has a sign with a countdown of the days until school starts again. :)<br />
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with his teacher, the fantastic Mr. DeLille<br />
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TJ played in the 6 and 7 year old machine pitch league this year. His team was the Green Goblins and Ed was the coach. We had games on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Both Ed and TJ had a great time, and TJ played very well. At this age, they still play all positions, and they all had to try catcher--which wasn't popular because of occasionally getting hit with the (fairly fast) pitches. </div>
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Batting:</div>
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Waiting for the throw to come to first base:<br />
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One of his biggest fans. :) <br />
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Jojo wishes he could play!<br />
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On first base:<br />
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One super wet game, we had to hide out under the umbrella!<br />
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Jojo got soaked!<br />
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In the dugout:<br />
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Cookies I made for our last game:</div>
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The team:</div>
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TJ and Coach Daddy</div>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-30676701716773641702016-08-01T22:12:00.000-04:002016-08-01T22:12:01.472-04:00Grammy and Buppa visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Grammy and Buppa came to visit and watch TJ play Little League. </div>
Watching TJ's games is way more interesting from up high!<br />
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Ben was happy for the new view as well.<br />
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Jojo helping remove the swing set pieces from the old beam.<br />
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Removing the old beam itself was a group effort!<br />
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Buppa and (three of) his grandsons<br />
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Grammy and Buppa and the boys<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-69627338456729046952016-07-31T22:30:00.000-04:002016-07-31T22:30:14.150-04:00Skiing time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Introducing Ben to the lake:</div>
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Getting ready to ski:<br />
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We used the boom to get both kids on up skis. It's a great way for them to learn and be close to the boat, and also not have to try so hard to get up.<br />
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All smiles. And maybe just a little terror.<br />
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TJ had done this before but was a bit reluctant this year.<br />
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All smiles--piece of cake!<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-23200585958602521172016-07-30T22:23:00.000-04:002016-07-30T22:23:00.159-04:00Mom visits + bathroom redo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mom came for a few days to help redo the boys' bathroom. Not that the photos do it justice, but it's amazing what a fresh coat of paint, new towels and rug, and updated light globes, towel rods and knobs can do! And with two people, it's wonderful how quickly a small bathroom can change color--thanks Mom! </div>
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The bathroom shortly after we moved in:<br />
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Brighter yellow walls, lime green rug and towels--much cheerier!<br />
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Using the laser level to hang new towel rods.<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-79320958677250809332016-07-29T22:10:00.000-04:002016-07-29T22:10:03.370-04:00First boating night of the year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Look at this cutie in the boat!<br />
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Three boating buddies<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-12852438538804749032016-07-28T22:08:00.000-04:002016-07-28T22:08:02.406-04:00Benjamin: 9 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ben is spending a lot of time exploring the house, especially the kitchen. He tries to get in the cabinets as well as pull down the dish towels and
stand up along the chairs/stools or under the kitchen table.<br />
He's also started climbing the stairs. He often goes up one or a few and then turn
around to see if we’re watching, which usually leads to falling. Right
now he only does stairs with a dedicated spotter.<br />
He starts to stand without holding on to anything. It quickly becomes his favorite thing to do, and by mid-May he can stand for 5-10 seconds before
falling.<br />
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He loves to swing!<br />
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We try giving Ben some people food—pancakes, a little chicken, peas, raspberries. The peas were well received; the other things not so much. Raspberries are sour...<br />
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Field trip to Wedel's Garden Center with Jojo's preschool class. They each got to plant a flower.<br />
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First family bike trip. Ben rides in the chariot behind me; Jojo rides on Corey's tagalong bike behind Ed, and TJ rides his own bike.<br />
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Taking photos while biking...the three big guys in front of me.<br />
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Jojo's end of the year preschool picnic. It was unseasonably cold for mid May--we were all freezing!<br />
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Thank you for a fun year, Mrs. Modderman!<br />
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Thank you, Mrs. Gavan, for a great year!<br />
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Canoeing in the pond behind Nancy's house (in her canoe).<br />
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Ben trying to golf with Miss Nancy.<br />
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TJ's kindergarten field trip to the zoo--another unseasonably cold May day, but at least it was sunny! We had a great time.<br />
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Kathy and I signed up for the Kalamazoo Half Marathon. We both started training less than 12 weeks beforehand, so our goal was not to die. :) </div>
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While Ed and the boys were standing near the finish line, the lady next to them suggested that Ed send TJ over the fence to finish the race with me. The Kalamazoo Gazette got this great shot at the finish. A great picture and a great memory!<br />
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My cheering squad. They carried the Packer flag around to make it easy for me to find them.<br />
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The Friday before the race, there was a kids' fun run (1 mile). TJ had a Little League game, so I took Jojo and Ben. These next two photos would make you think that Jojo loved the race; that couldn't be further from the truth. He sobbed through most of it and begged me to carry him. I have no idea how I ended up with a picture where he's smiling!<br />
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All smiles now because it's over! He was thrilled to get a medal.<br />
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This year, Thomas moved up from t-ball to machine-pitch Little League, and Ed coached his team. He did really well and was very into every aspect of the game, as you'll see in the pictures. We struggled a bit with his frustration when he didn't get on base but otherwise played hard. His team was the Green Goblins.</div>
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Directing the pitcher where to throw the ball<br />
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Celebrating an out. I love this picture! Apparently he gets his competitive nature from his parents.<br />
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In the hole<br />
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On the ground after fielding a ball and throwing it to first<br />
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At bat<br />
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Catching. All of the kids are supposed to try catching, and most don't care for it because they don't like getting hit by pitches. TJ did pretty well and seemed to like it unless he got hit by a pitch. The kids all have trouble keeping their throwing hand behind their back, so they frequently get hit in the hand.<br />
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I like to draw mustaches on the boys for April Fool's Day. This year, Jojo thought it was hilarious. (isn't his cute?!)</div>
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Thomas was NOT amused at all when he woke up and saw it.<br />
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Look how helpful Jojo is! (And how much Ben is enjoying the yogurt!)</div>
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This is a great activity to keep these two occupied while I make dinner.<br />
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We have a lot of pancake Saturdays at our house!<br />
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...with bacon<br />
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Even Ben gets some. Don't you love his hair?</div>
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It finally got warmer and Ben's little toes were introduced to grass.<br />
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This hat was Jojo's. I absolutely love it.<br />
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I think he likes the sunshine.<br />
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Escaping!<br />
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TJ had an art fair at school. He knew exactly what he wanted to paint for it. We bought canvases and I pulled out my box of craft paint. Thomas wanted to do his painting using the pointillism method. I was glad I had bought smallish canvases! He did move on to other techniques part way through, thank goodness, or we wouldn't have finished before the deadline!<br />
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Here's TJ's finished painting. He did a great job and the ideas were all his. The title is: "The Day and Night Skys Mixed" and subtitled: sun vs. moon (shown in drawings rather than words), blue vs. black, pointillism vs. spread, Seurat vs. not Seurat</div>
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Jojo wanted to do a painting too. He drew his inspiration from TJ. </div>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435405075306291449.post-62796432084407813762016-07-23T23:15:00.000-04:002016-07-23T23:15:00.164-04:00Ben: 8 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He has started crawling, and has two teeth. He stands holding onto things all the time, and frequently tips the over on himself. He's finally (mostly) sleeping through the night again after a winter-long hiatus.<br />
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Balancing with Daddy<br />
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After church on Easter Sunday the boys and I headed to Milwaukee with Grammy and Buppa. Ed had to work the night shift, and it was easier for us to be somewhere besides home, plus it was TJ's spring break. </div>
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We headed to the park to enjoy the sunshine. Probably Ben's first time in an outdoor swing.</div>
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Brothers swinging in the baby swings<br />
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These two wanted to sleep together. :)<br />
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We went to a Brewer game at Miller Park. Thank goodness for the roof--much warmer (and drier) inside than outside! The boys all have their new (Easter basket) Brewer gear on.<br />
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Jojo enjoying his hot dog.<br />
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Ben's first baseball game. He pretty much snacked his way through the game.</div>
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Using pillows to protect Ben from the hearth. Of course he had to practice standing there!<br />
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We had a fun few days with Grammy and Buppa!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335956307014453386noreply@blogger.com0