tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40874496163741508812024-03-13T23:35:43.286-07:00Sufficient GraceA blog to capture and preserve our memories in this online journal of our lives and God's Sufficient Grace shown to us each day!Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-75228210827781347922018-10-02T21:03:00.003-07:002018-10-02T21:03:53.343-07:00A day in the life of TuesdayTuesday’s are our busiest day. Today, we dropped Blue off at pre-school, then came home for a few minutes. While the kids stayed in the car, I made them lunches and put supper in the crock-pot. We drove to Lily Moms for a leadership meeting. It was a wonderful morning and I’m always so encouraged just being there. Aunt Judy picks up Blue for me when we have Lily Moms so we met her back at our house to pick up Blue. They ate their lunch in the car while we drove to co-op. Today was impact T-shirt and crazy hair day. The boys wore faux-hawks and Alabama just wanted pig tails. Everyone had a great day and we stopped by Lidl on the way home to get a few groceries. (PSA- they’re pumpkin filled donuts are back and are pretty much the best donut ever!) (oh, and for the health conscious, Honeycrisp apples are 99cent a pound!) Mattie Mae fell asleep on the way home and when we got home, she stayed asleep and the kids played outside for a while. Adam finished getting supper ready and we ate tacos. #tacotuesday We are then Pate wanted to do the “dinosaur excavation” he got at co-op. He hammered away on the porch for a while then it was time for baths and bed. And by time, I mean past time. When I sat down after putting everyone to sleep, it was 9:41. What in the world happened to the night?? And here it is 12:01 and I’m about to take a shower while I listen to a podcast. If you just read all this, bless you. Ha! Also, if you have any ideas about how to get pictures onto Blogger from your phone, please let me know!!Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-85286757682673382392018-10-01T19:38:00.000-07:002018-10-01T19:38:14.485-07:00October 1stIn the past, I’ve blogged everyday in October, and I thought it would be fun to do that again. We have lots of fun things coming up and it will be fun to make sure I write about them a little bit! We have been in “school” two months now and it has been going so well! We love our co-op and our days at home have been great, too! Everyone gets their work done most days and we’ve had some fun outings and field trips. Blue is going to preschool everyday and is doing so well! <div>
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Alabama-4th grade :</div>
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LA- Abeka </div>
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Math- Teaching Tectbooks (she’s finishing up the previous level then will move into the next one) This has been a game changer for our homeschool life! </div>
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Penmanship- Handwriting without tears- cursive </div>
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Science and Art at our co-op and CC memory work</div>
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History- CC memory work </div>
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Music-Piano</div>
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I think we need a writing curriculum like IEW but we haven’t added it at this time. </div>
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Pate-1st grade</div>
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Math- Abeka </div>
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LA- Abeka </div>
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Penmanship- Handwriting without Tears</div>
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Science and Art at our co-op and CC Memory Work</div>
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History- CC Memory work</div>
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Music- Drums </div>
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We’ve been to see Cinderella by the Columbia County Ballet at the Imperial, learned how to make a movie at the Apple store, hiked to see Anna Ruby Falls, and went to the painted piano dedication at the Book Tavern. </div>
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Happy October 1st! </div>
Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-1320737228264144732018-10-01T19:14:00.001-07:002018-10-01T19:14:36.001-07:00May 31, 2018So since I'm really terrible lately about blogging milestones, birthdays, etc....Here is an update of what Alabama is up to on THIS day. :) <br />
Alabama is 9 and is the tallest in her class. She is finishing up 3rd grade. We still have a little bit to do in math and spelling over the summer. She is a fantastic reader and loves to read American Girl books, Who Was books, and right now is reading her first Nancy Drew novel. She's not normally into mysteries because they scare her, but she said she's actually liking it a lot. She helps me so much with everything from taking care of Mattie Mae to watching out for her brothers to teaching them in her "school." She is a little Mama through and through. It can get a little out of hand at times, though. She sometimes forgets I'm the actual Mama. She is absolutely beautiful but has started to notice things she doesn't like about her appearance like freckles. That makes me sad. She has had a lot of trouble with anxiety and worry this year. We quote Bible verses on fear often. I try to make sure she has all the information about a situation so she doesn't worry. She played softball this Spring, but didn't really like it. She had a few good hits and stops, but tells me often it's her first and last year. ha! She still loves to play dolls and dress up. We've hit a sort of sweet spot where she and Mattie Mae play babies together. MM will ask her "Play babies?" MM just got a Bitty Baby and they've had the most fun with their matching dolls. Alabama is still very shy and won't talk to people, but has gotten a little better at responding to questions people ask. She also had a solo in the Children's Musical and sang beautifully! She loves clothes and shoes and is so into putting outfits together. She still loves her skinny jeans but hates long shorts. She is so funny and witty and a lot sassy. Especially when Audra is here. She notices everything and takes in her surroundings and studies people. Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-70209184891864336882017-03-31T06:09:00.000-07:002017-03-31T06:09:27.564-07:00Pate the Five Year Old*forgot to publish this!<br />
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Pate,<br />
My sweet boy. You are a whole hand now! You were so excited and counted down the days on your tractor calendar by your bed to when it would be your birthday! I can't believe how much our lives have changed in five years.<br />
When you were a baby, people would stop us and say, "Yo baby so juicy!" and now you are the one loving on our baby girl.<br />
When you were a baby, you always went to sleep so well and when I tried to rock you to sleep, you would rock for a few minutes, then point to your bed and want to lay down. Now, you want the lights off, door shut, Blue quiet. But....sometimes you ask me to lay down with you. Then you ask me what my favorite part of the day was and you tell me yours.<br />
When you were a baby, you didn't talk very much at all. Now, you have lots to say and have many conversations. Especially with your cars and trucks. I love how you have the bigger ones be the Mama and Daddy and the little one the "son."<br />
When you were a baby, you loved to eat canteloupe and blueberries. You still love fruit, especially apples, grapes, strawberries, oranges, and bananas. But not canteloupe or blueberries.<br />
When you were two, you knew right away how to drive your little tractor. Now, you fly through the field on your four wheeler and are a great driver!<br />
When you were a baby, we were so amazed how you walked at 10 months. Now you are super fast and can even beat Alabama in a race. But only when you have on your "fast shoes."<br />
You love to play outside, "play" football, ride your bike, drive your four wheeler, play with your animals, play with your cars and monster trucks, read books, play games (you are the master at Memory) and watch TV.<br />
We love you so much, Usry Pate, and are praying for the man God has called you to be! I pray you will follow Him with your whole heart and love Him more than anything else! We are so blessed to have you as our son!Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-67313945777465152812017-03-31T05:59:00.000-07:002017-03-31T05:59:33.165-07:00Mattie Mae is One!Mattie Mae,<br />
This was seriously the fastest year of my life! How in the world is my baby already one? It feels like just the other day we were meeting you for the first time and falling in love with your sweet beautiful face! We are just thankful beyond words that God saw fit to add you to our family. We love you so much and I am overjoyed and honored to be your Mama!<br />
We celebrated your birthday a day early on Wednesday because Daddy is working the outage at his new job at Plant Vogtle and only has one day off. We went to see the animals at the zoo! You saw the gorillas, elepahants, and giraffes, We all had a great time together!<br />
On Thursday, we woke up and gave your presents from Alabama. She bought you some tissue and puffs. You LOVED pulling out all the Kleenex. Dream come true! We played and sang and had a fun day. Nana came over with Papa Ralph and Mimi and brought you a little party. She had a balloon, and a present (a mama and baby giraffe, and a cute outfit), and yellow cupcakes with a 1 candle. That was so sweet of her. She wanted you to have a cupcake on your birthday. You had no trouble at all knowing what to do with that cake! ha! You ate it and wanted more!<br />
At one, here are some things you are doing:<br />
You can stand up alone, but have only taken one step. You just fall to the person if we try to get you to walk to them.<br />
You still have NO teeth.<br />
You can say Mama, Dada, bye, stop (a much needed word in your vocabulary!). We also think you say other words like there, alabama, kah kah, and "i did it"<br />
You like to wave and clap. You dance when you hear music. <br />
You wake up many times at night. But, I've been hoping that the one year old birthday would be magical like it was for Blue. You slept until around 4:30 this moring! #allthepraisehands<br />
You love your Mama and if I'm not available, your Little Mama, Alabama. You have just started to occasionally want to go to Daddy.<br />
You are a screamer. Like ear piercing. We've got to work on that "more" sign.<br />
You like to play with your toys. Your favorite things are taking items out of something or putting them in. You also like to play with your house and your walking toys.<br />
You make us laugh everyday with your funny faces and mannerisms.<br />
The boys are all over you all the time. Pate's name for your is Cutie Pie. He must say it 20 times a day. You are quick to let them know when you've had enough. They love you so big!<br />
Alabama carries you around, gets your dressed, plays with you, watches you, and loves you so much! She made you a birthday card that says you're a birthday princess and has a bible verse "You are worth far more than rubies!" So sweet! She loves for y'all to match as much as I do!<br />
Side note: it's now 8:52 and you're still asleep. #morepraisehands<br />
You are beautiful and I just love to stare at your sweet face! I think you look a lot like Alabama, but like Pate, too. Your hair is long enough for a big ponytail on top and a big bow and I just love it!<br />
You wear size 12-18 month clothes and size 3 shoes and size 3 diapers.<br />
We love you and are so excited to watch you grow and learn! I know God has a special plan for you and I pray you will follow Him all the days of your life. You are the perfect baby of our family and we are so glad you are ours!<br />
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<br />Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-14410127174738366202017-01-15T21:02:00.001-08:002017-01-15T21:02:05.701-08:006 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qVjYBvfbOdA/WHxTxR9e9dI/AAAAAAAAHSs/fZtg6lMXWTw/s640/blogger-image--712653811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qVjYBvfbOdA/WHxTxR9e9dI/AAAAAAAAHSs/fZtg6lMXWTw/s640/blogger-image--712653811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gjyhuc8wX-s/WHxTsSSy_8I/AAAAAAAAHSg/QX8KTKJeAVk/s640/blogger-image-300217063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gjyhuc8wX-s/WHxTsSSy_8I/AAAAAAAAHSg/QX8KTKJeAVk/s640/blogger-image-300217063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Mattie Mae, you are nine months old! How can it be? Weren't you just born the other week? Well, now a days, you are doing lots of new thing. You stand up in your crib, you have pulled up on the couch, you wave hey and bye. You had your first Christmas and enjoyed opening the gifts and playing with your new toys! You weigh 18 pounds, 6 ounces and are 28 inches tall. You wear 9-12 month clothes and size 2 or 3 shoes. You can get to sitting from laying. You started crawling this month, just in time to get to the Christmas tree. You also had your first ear infection and cold. boo. You want your Mama most of the time and are excellent at finding all the tiny things on the floor. You still wake up at least one or twice a night. You love to eat baby food, yogurt, advocados, and nurse every 3 hours. We love you sooo much and are thankful beyond words to have you as the baby of our family.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pTlJBKetvKc/WHxPQ-1xtVI/AAAAAAAAHRk/0N6JYQRelGw/s640/blogger-image-852703139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pTlJBKetvKc/WHxPQ-1xtVI/AAAAAAAAHRk/0N6JYQRelGw/s640/blogger-image-852703139.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rhumVBa2uG0/WHxPZFMwaOI/AAAAAAAAHR4/CcNZhK4qJCc/s640/blogger-image-35176029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rhumVBa2uG0/WHxPZFMwaOI/AAAAAAAAHR4/CcNZhK4qJCc/s640/blogger-image-35176029.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wwfM0CT4tb0/WHxPWXiOl0I/AAAAAAAAHRw/KA7dWhgFlRY/s640/blogger-image--1327125602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wwfM0CT4tb0/WHxPWXiOl0I/AAAAAAAAHRw/KA7dWhgFlRY/s640/blogger-image--1327125602.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HQaFyh-MUHE/WHxPS_SBsxI/AAAAAAAAHRo/jy8IEeA3hAA/s640/blogger-image--1870971977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HQaFyh-MUHE/WHxPS_SBsxI/AAAAAAAAHRo/jy8IEeA3hAA/s640/blogger-image--1870971977.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cft2yPxh_vo/WHxPPNa8McI/AAAAAAAAHRg/SGkUdB2bIAU/s640/blogger-image--1936976668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cft2yPxh_vo/WHxPPNa8McI/AAAAAAAAHRg/SGkUdB2bIAU/s640/blogger-image--1936976668.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DQlBawk3o6Y/WHxPUzkZTlI/AAAAAAAAHRs/EQSAXo8xARg/s640/blogger-image--448719666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DQlBawk3o6Y/WHxPUzkZTlI/AAAAAAAAHRs/EQSAXo8xARg/s640/blogger-image--448719666.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BgbQq-dTcv0/WHxPX2SLFRI/AAAAAAAAHR0/yHS5-YZNLM0/s640/blogger-image-762380217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BgbQq-dTcv0/WHxPX2SLFRI/AAAAAAAAHR0/yHS5-YZNLM0/s640/blogger-image-762380217.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OZrS-iD6YX0/WHxPNveuloI/AAAAAAAAHRc/Z3eFGOTC8sQ/s640/blogger-image-73767076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OZrS-iD6YX0/WHxPNveuloI/AAAAAAAAHRc/Z3eFGOTC8sQ/s640/blogger-image-73767076.jpg"></a></div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-8379937260775746592016-11-16T08:47:00.001-08:002016-11-16T08:47:45.651-08:0022 Questions with Pate<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
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Sweet baby, you are 5 months old now! You're growing up way too fast to be the last baby! You weigh 16 pounds and wear 3-6 month clothes. Some of those are a little tight now. Your hair is getting a lot lighter. I still think there's a little bit of red in it, too. You haven't got any teeth, but drool constantly. You can reach for toys and love to put necklaces, etc, in your mouth. You have held yourself up with some assistance a few times. You got in the pool for the first time when we went swimming with Ana and John. You sleep in your crib now, except when you were sick this past month. :( You had yucky congestion and a cough. You do a "silent laugh" which is so funny. You found your toes and love to play with them while you're on your back. You can also roll to your side but haven't rolled all the way over. You do turn all around though! You like to play in the exersaucer now and are walking around with it! You still play with the baby gym and sit in the bumbo, too. You love your passy but have also sucked your thumb a few times this month. We went to church one day and forgot it and you sucked your fingers and went to sleep. I was shocked! You're such a sweet baby and everyone tells me how beautiful and how good you are.</div>
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We love you more and more every day. I'm just so very thankful for your precious life. I know God has great plans for you and I'm excited to see you grow! Just not too fast. :)Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-25035135063574311772016-08-02T20:48:00.000-07:002016-08-02T20:48:43.902-07:00Summer 2016As it feels like our summer is coming to a close, I wanted to write about the things that we've done this summer and what we still want to do! We will start back with school on August 15th. We have joined a co op this year and are excited about the new opportunities there. I'm a little nervous about my music class but I know it will all come together and be fine! :) So, even though summer isn't over, and even when it technically is, the days are still warm and we will still have time to do some fun things. <div>
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Completed the Library's Summer Reading Challenges </div>
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Went to the {Atlanta} Zoo</div>
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Played outside</div>
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Watched TV</div>
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Went swimming several times with friends</div>
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Picked blueberries</div>
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Alabama went to Ballet camp and Art camp</div>
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Monkey Joe's</div>
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Visited Alicia in Atlanta (ha! that's a fun nickname!) (oh, and Audra in Athens is funny, too!)</div>
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Spent the day in Decatur</div>
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Ate ice cream</div>
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Went to VBS </div>
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Went to story times </div>
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Rode the trolley</div>
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Cleaned out the craft room</div>
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Went to Greenwood to see Aunt Ann</div>
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Visited with Nana</div>
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Drew lots of pictures</div>
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Went to the lake with Georgia</div>
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Set up the bookcase with new school books</div>
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Lots of Chick fil A</div>
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Went to the park</div>
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Met sweet baby Annabelle</div>
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Ate donuts</div>
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Painted the dining room white</div>
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Rode on the Augusta Canal</div>
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Had Mattie Mae's picture made</div>
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Thrift store shopping</div>
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Built Kids Alive set</div>
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Girls Night</div>
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Visited residents at the GWV Nursing Home </div>
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Late nights at church on the lawn</div>
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<u><b>Some things still on our list:</b></u></div>
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Eat lunch with Adam</div>
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Go to the Thomson Museum</div>
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Go to the beach</div>
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Plan out our school year</div>
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Send out more Happy Mail</div>
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Craft some gifts</div>
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Make popsicles</div>
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Bake cookies</div>
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Ride our boat on the lake</div>
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Take the full Trolley tour downtown</div>
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Wow, when you write it out, we've had a full, fun summer! Even though we didn't take a big family trip this year, we still managed to make it a great one! Hoping to check a few more things off soon! </div>
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Pate likes to make up jokes. His funniest one yet has been: What do you call a banana that's old? A Nana! ha!<br />
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You wear 3-6 month clothes and size 2 shoes. You also wear size 2 diapers now. You are still nursing every 3 hours and will sleep about 7 hours at night. When you are ready to go to sleep, you fuss a little, want your passy and now you put your hand over your face or in your hair. It's the cutest thing! You are a go with the flow baby and can sleep anywhere, although the car seat has not been your favorite recently. Sometimes, you have some tummy trouble and it makes us both sad. I'm hoping you move past that soon! The day you turned 4 months, you slept in your crib about half the night. </div>
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You did some really fun stuff this month! You celebrated your first Fourth of July. You didn't mind the fireworks and were so cute in all your red, white, and blue outfits! :) <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WuPhwKL8uRY/V55XKCAvBEI/AAAAAAAAHCA/--ZWadmf-7s/s640/blogger-image--693250417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WuPhwKL8uRY/V55XKCAvBEI/AAAAAAAAHCA/--ZWadmf-7s/s640/blogger-image--693250417.jpg" /></a></div>
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You're never alone on the playmat! Who says they are just for babies??! ha!<br />
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You can seriously sleep anywhere! This is on the hard floor in a Sunday school room while Daddy was working on the Kid's Alive set!<br />
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We took a trip to Atlanta for a mini-vacation to visit Tay Tay. You were so easy to take along and made it a lot of fun! The first day, we went to Decatur and ate at Sweet Melissa's, went to the bookstore and read and played, then had ice cream at Jeni's.<br />
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Tuesday, we went to the zoo and you wore your elephant shirt, of course! I don't think you actually ever saw any animals, but you were very content and happy the whole time.<br />
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Wednesday, we went to eat breakfast at Tay Tay's work then went to the Centennial Olympic Park to play and watch the Fountain of Rings show. (No pictures, please!) ha!<br />
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The big kids went swimming every night and you sat with me and Tay Tay and got some snuggles! You're a good traveling partner, when you're not fussing about being in the car seat! We were glad to get back home to Daddy, though!<br />
We love you so very much, Mattie Mae. You get no less than 102 kisses every single day. You're growing up too fast, though, so maybe slow down just a little! ;) We want you to stay our baby! Pate is your buddy and says he's going to teach you how to be good. Blue likes to talk in a sweet high pitched voice to you. Sometimes he grabs your arm in the car and makes you cry, though. I think your first word will be "Hey" because you hear them say that to you all day, every day. Alabama is a great helper and thinks she can walk around with you now. She picks you up and sits you in her lap. We're blessed to have such a sweet baby sister in our family and I hope you will all be best friends forever. Thank you, God, for this precious gift!<br />
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You turned three months old on June 30! You are growing so much! You wear 3-6 month or 6 month clothes. You are such a sweet baby and love to smile and coo and talk to us. You eat every 3 hours and then after a few minutes, you fuss a little and are ready to go to sleep. You like to have your passy, be held sideways facing me, and patted to sleep. :) We put up your crib, but you have only slept in it for naps so far. You don't like swaddling so much anymore, you get your arms out in no time! You hold your head up so good now and are trying to be too grown, of course! ha! A few fun things we did this month were going on a date with me and Daddy to the movies to see the new Jungle Book (You have a baby...in a movie...), going to ride the trolley downtown, attending your first year of VBS at church, and praising the Lord that the health tests for Daddy came back fine! We love your to pieces and are so thankful for the sweetness you add to our family! xoxo, Mama<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SlwCdFT9S_Y/V3hVyIKgf8I/AAAAAAAAG_Y/BCKY9sn-R3k/s640/blogger-image--1414884483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SlwCdFT9S_Y/V3hVyIKgf8I/AAAAAAAAG_Y/BCKY9sn-R3k/s640/blogger-image--1414884483.jpg" /></a></div>
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Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-84863584666216065992016-07-04T19:56:00.000-07:002016-07-04T19:56:00.374-07:00Mattie Mae - Two MonthsDear Mattie Mae,<br />
You are two months old now and growing so much! By this month, you have moved into 0-3 month clothes. You were 12.8 pounds at the doctor for your checkup. She said you were perfect! You wear size 1 diapers and size 1 shoes. You have started to smile and coo at us! It's so precious and we love to hear you talk! I think your first smile was on May 7th! Everyone is still in love with you and kiss you all the time! The other kids are also such great helpers. They get your passy and burp cloth, they hold you, and are so attentive.<br />
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On Mother's Day, we had our baby dedication at church and dedicated you to the Lord. We promised to raise you to serve him and to lead you to a relationship with Jesus and to teach you to love him. Our family was there with us on this special day. Here are all of us after church. You wore the same beautiful gown that Alabama wore and that Mimi made.<br />
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After church, everyone came to our house to eat lunch for Mother's Day and celebrate your dedication. Here is Morgan holding you.<br />
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Blue and Mattie Mae. A lot of people say that you look like Blue and I think you do, too!<br />
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Aunt Kathie and Jenna came over to Nana's and met you, too. We had a fun weekend with family.<br />
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You are starting to get some cute little cheeks to squeeze and some rolls on those legs! Everywhere we go, people comment on your beautiful hair. You are sleeping well and usually only wake up once to eat. Sometimes, sleeping until 4 or 5. You still have some tummy troubles that cause pain and are no fun but you are a good good baby. You are more alert and awake more often and you love your passy. We love you immensely, Mattie Mae, and are so thankful to have you as the baby girl of our family!<br />
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<br />Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-49986182991425608162016-07-04T19:17:00.000-07:002016-07-04T19:28:25.982-07:00Mattie Mae One MonthSweet Mattie Mae,<br />
You are a great baby and we are all so so in love with you! You are held all the time (You don't like to be put down!), kissed endlessly, and loved greatly! Since the first day we came home with you, your brothers and sisters have been wanting to hold you every day. They give you kisses or "kisthes" as Blue says. So cute! Daddy stayed home until Tuesday when he went back to work. At the Monday Doctor appointment, he went with us and you looked great!<br />
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The jaundice was fine and she said there was nothing to worry about! Yay! Tuesday and Wednesday were a little crazy the first week with four kids at home all day by myself. So, on Thursday, we packed up and went to pay the power bill and went to Just Kidz! Then, Aunt Judy called and said she was going to have lunch with Jeff and asked if we wanted to go...YES! HA! So, your first time eating out was at Longhorns with Aunt Judy, Jeff, Papa, Joe, and all of us! You did great and slept the whole time!<br />
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Saturday, you had lots of visitors! Aunt Ann came to meet you and we were all so glad to see her!<br />
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Then, Aunt Judy, Nana and Papa Ralph came by. Nana hadn't got to hold you at the hospital, so she got to hold you for the first time.<br />
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The next Sunday was your first Sunday at church. Everyone was so happy to meet you! It was so good to be back at church. You wore a sweet pink smocked dress with pearl beading and a white lace jacket.<br />
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Cristina came and took the most beautiful pictures for which I am so grateful!<br />
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Aunt Georgia came to see you when you were born, but this was the first time she got to hold you! She came by after work. </div>
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And this is our first picture as a family of 6. It is perfect for us. :) We love you and smother you with kisses every day. Your brothers and sister think you are perfect and want to hold you constantly. What a blessed first month it has been!<br />
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<br />Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-88461629366356361402016-04-28T22:12:00.000-07:002016-04-28T22:12:27.061-07:00Mattie Mae is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have a new addition to our family! On March 30, we welcomed our sweet Mattie Mae! </div>
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At this point of the pregnancy, I was very tired and sore. I felt crazy trying to get everything done before she got here, but also feeling like I couldn't move. My feet and ankles were terribly swollen. At our last doctor's appointment, we decided to go ahead and be induced on the only day available that week (even though it would be a Wednesday!) because the sonographer said she was measuring to be 9 pounds 12 ounces already. What?! So, here is the story of her birth! </div>
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Adam went ahead and took off work on Tuesday to help me get things finished at home. He'd already done all the important things on his list, you know, like redo the flower beds and get new pinestraw down. Important stuff. ha! He did still have to cut the grass and I was doing all I could to get our bags packed, finish cleaning the house, make sure everything was done for my Mama and sisters to take care of the kids while we were away, etc. We left for the hospital about 5 and stopped on the way to get me a new cell phone. I know, crazy, but our contract was not up until the 28th so we didn't have much choice and I wanted the new camera and storage so I could take lots of pictures of the baby! (It was totally worth it!) We got to the hospital about 7 and had to wait a little bit for our room /nurse to be ready. </div>
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It was a tiny room with no window. We did all the paperwork, changed, and started with the cervidil by about 10 I think. Audra and Alicia came to the hospital to bring me a few things from WalMart that I forgot and to paint my toe nails. :) Adam went and got supper and we ate in the room. After 12, I could only have liquids. That night was extremely uncomfortable because of the cervidil and also the baby kept moving off the monitor so I had to try to be very still. Also I had to get up a lot to go to the bathroom so I had to take the IV with me and unplug everything. My back was killing me from the bed. Not a fun time. Adam didn't sleep at all and watched movies on his phone. The next morning, they removed the cervidil, I took a shower and Dr. Joseph came by and broke my water. We had a wonderful delivery nurse, who used to go to church with us, Tammy Newsome. She was great! We didn't think it would be too long since the past two deliveries were so fast, so we told our family to come on to the hospital and we thought we'd have a baby by lunch. Not so much. I got the epidural so I was comfortable most of the time, but it was just a steady but slow process. She was very high, and it just took a long time for her to come down. (We did have a little scare when my blood pressure dropped after I got the epidural.) When she finally was in position, and I got my makeup on to get ready! Dr. Jospeh came back about 5 and said we were ready to push. I pushed through 4 contractions and she was here! She was born at 5:47 pm. I got to hold her after Adam cut the cord. </div>
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Then they cleaned her up and checked her and weighed her. She weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces. Not 9 12. She was 20.5 in long and she was perfect and beautiful! Lots of dark hair like her sister and brothers. I got to nurse her (she did great!!!) and then Adam got to hold her and I ate a donut while we waited to take her to the nursery. He took her down the hall and rang the bell and everyone got to see her. Those poor babies had waited all day long to meet their sister. I felt so bad that they had to wait so long. They did go have lunch in the cafeteria, go jewelry shopping, have snacks, take a car ride, go on a scavenger hunt, open their gifts, etc., but it was a long day. That night, Ashley and the kids, Leslie and her Mom, Gwen, Nana and Ralph, Georgia, Morgan, and Ethan, all came by. Earlier in the day, my bible study leader from BSF, Mrs. Kaye came by and brought me a blanket she made. It was so sweet. </div>
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The bad part was, her temperature was low, so they kept her under the warming lights a long time before they would give her a bath. We eventually moved to our new room and the kids came in but had to leave and go home. Alabama was heartbroken that she didn't get to hold her that night. I was, too. But, they came back the next day and had the perfect first meeting! They were so sweet and gentle and all wanted to hold her over and over.<br />
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Our other visitors of the day included: Bryan and Rachel and Jadyn and Brooklyn, Nate and Mindy, Margaux, Chris, Jerry, Maxine, and Aunt Nancy, Aunt Judy, and Mrs. Lisa. Margaux brought snacks and magazines, Mrs. Lisa brought a crocheted blanket and burp cloth, Alicia brought a soft blanket she'd made, and Leslie brought balloons. We were thankful to have friends and family who wanted to meet our sweet girl! While we were at the hospital, we gave away pink M&M's we had made with Mattie Mae's name on them to our visitors! Mattie Mae went to the nursery both nights but came back to the room with me to nurse. I think it's a great idea to be able to get some rest while you are in the hospital. She was eating well, and having enough diapers. When they did the jaundice test, her bilirubin count was a little high. They let us go home after talking to Dr. Renew, but said we could come to the clinic that weekend if we needed to. Friday, was April 1st and it had rained all night. We packed up to leave and were discharged after lunch. We were so happy to get home to our other kids! This is us waiting to leave<br />
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Alabama wore the same design Feltman Brother's dress. I found a matching one, so they both have the same one! She is just beautiful and so sweet and I am so so blessed, honored, and proud to be the Mama to these four precious babies! We are all so happy to have you in our family sweet girl and you are so very loved!<br />
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<br />Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-37700009322334040802016-03-28T18:42:00.000-07:002016-03-28T18:42:07.838-07:00Alabama turns 7Alabama,<br />
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You turned 7 last month and I wanted to make sure to take the time to write about it! You are growing up so much and are doing so many big girl things now!<br />
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You are a great big sister to Blue and Pate. Blue thinks you are the greatest person in the world! He comes to you to help him do everything and loves for you to play with him and feed him like a motorcycle or airplane or dump truck. Pate loves to play with you, too. Y'all like to play outside and make playgrounds and build things. You read to him and play Sonic, too. You are so excited to meet your sister, Mattie Mae, and I pray you will be best friends your whole life!<br />
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You are a great reader! You can read almost anything you want to! You are also great at drawing and crafting and creating things! You are mastering new tricks in baton, like the double elbow roll!<br />
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You love to play with your dolls. You love to dress them and play and have birthday parties. You can ride your bike without training wheels now! You like to pick out your own clothes and make up outfits. I love when you make crafts for us to do or create worksheets/books for Pate to learn his letters and numbers. You love jokes and love to make them up and tell them! You love to give gifts and make cards. You make me a card for every "holiday" like the first day of spring or st. patrick's day! So sweet! You tried out for the lead part in the children's musical at church. You are so quiet that they could hardly hear your audition, but I'm so proud you did it! You know every word in the whole play! You did get a solo speaking part in a song and I know you're going to do great! You notice and hear everything around you. No secrets from you! You are great at imitating and remembering what people say!<br />
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You have lost 5 teeth! Your are very tall (89%) and you wear size 7 clothes and size 1 shoes.<br />
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And, the most important thing you did when you were six, is you asked Jesus in your heart! On July 15, at Cheer Camp, you became a Christian! I am so thankful and rejoice that you will spend Eternity in heaven and have made such an important decision at a young age!<br />
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You are my best girl in the whole wide world! You are beautiful on the inside and the outside. I am so proud of you and look forward to what this year brings! I know that God has great plans for your life and has special gifts that he is giving and growing in you to use for Him! I pray that you would serve Him all the days of your life and always put Him first!<br />
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It is hard to believe you are two years old now! You're growing up so fast and are learning so so much all the time! You are certainly making room for a new baby in our family!<br />
You are quite mischievous and the twinkle in your eye is ever growing! ;) You will drag chairs from Alabama's room to reach whatever your heart desires. Like bananas while I'm still asleep. (Yes, seems like the perfect time to mention that you can and do climb out of your crib. Our only baby to ever try it.) Or candy or someone's cup. Probably with tea in it. If I <i>think</i> I put something out of your reach and then you make a way to get it, you'll look at me as you're reaching for it and smile and say "got it!!" As much as you like to be sneaky, you also love just as big! You give such good hugs and kisses! You wrap your little arms all the way around my neck and give the hardest squeezes! Pate and Alabama adore you and you are in love with them both. Unless Alabama is trying to pick you up. You usually go along with whatever they are playing and pretend right along with Alabama. So cute.<br />
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You have started talking so much now! You say so many words I didn't even know that you knew! Your favorite phrases are "Got it!," "Reeeeach," x "Hey Mama", "Hey girl", "No, no, Pate", "love you," "night night," and "Moan" (come on). A typical conversation might go like this:<br />
Blue: 'Daddy"<br />
Mama: "Where's Daddy?"<br />
B: "work"<br />
M: Yep, Daddy's at work.<br />
B: "car"<br />
M: That's right. Daddy works on cars.<br />
You love to copy everything we say with just the same tone and inflection. It's hilarious!<br />
Your favorite foods are : bananas, pancakes, cupcakes, candy, chicken, yogurt, popcorn, strawberries, and oranges. Of course, everything tastes better off someone else's plate! ha! No, Helen!<br />
Your favorite books are : My Truck is Stuck, (you say uh-oh, uh-oh the whole time we read it!), Little Blue Truck, and Biscuit's New Trick.<br />
You don't care about watching TV....or movies. ;)<br />
You can count to three. You know that you are two! You like to put together puzzles.<br />
The things you love to play the most are cars, trains, being outside, ball, riding on your bike or four wheeler, and babies.<br />
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You have 16 teeth and weigh 30 pounds. You wear size 24 month and 2T clothes. Size 7 shoe.<br />
You're an excellent climber. You like to wear boots every day. (Now you also like to wear your new red tennis shoes.) You are picky about what clothes you want to wear! "That shirt!" you say. (I didn't know I had three girls! ha!)<br />
You love dogs and notice them everywhere we go.<br />
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You have a great memory that amazes me. Like how you remember that Bo-Bo took your pappy and Kah-Kah broke the chair in the dining room.<br />
We love the joy, love, and fullness you have brought to our family! I know your sweet heart and determined spirit will do great things for the Lord one day! I count it as a special privilege to be your Mama and can't wait to see you grow in your love for the Lord and I pray you will serve Him all the days of your life!Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-91909239594811883422016-01-14T20:14:00.002-08:002016-01-14T20:20:02.024-08:00Little Blue is Two!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">1. What is your favorite color? Blue<br /><br />2. What is your favorite toy? Ocotnauts<br /><br />3. What is your favorite store? Wal-Mart<br /><br />4. What is your favorite TV show? Octonauts<br /><br />5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Turkey and cheese<br /><br />6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Fireman shirt<br /><br />7. What is your favorite game? Tag<br /><br />8. What is your favorite snack? Candy<br /><br />9. What is your favorite animal? Elephant<br /><br />10. What is your favorite song? Jingle Bells<br /><br />11. What is your favorite book? Thomas<br /><br />12. Who is your best friend? Jack<br /><br />13. What is your favorite restaurant? Zaxby's<br /><br />14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Work with Daddy!<br /><br />15. What is your favorite drink? Sprite<br /><br />16.What is your favorite candy? sucker<br /><br />17. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes<br /><br />18. What do you not like to do? Put stuff up<br /><br />19. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? The wittle white bear<br /><br />20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A fireman and a Daddy<br /><br />21. What is your favorite movie? I don't like movies . (Pate, you liked the Peanuts movie didn't you? Oh, yes.)</span>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-61733068120022783202015-12-22T09:21:00.000-08:002015-12-22T09:21:23.748-08:00Pate is Four!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Pate, my sweet, handsome boy! I am just so thankful for you. I love you more than you'll know! You are such a fun boy who loves to play outside. You just learned how to swing yourself and can go soo high! You like to play in the dirt and make mud and are also getting good at riding your bike! You also like to play with your cars and trucks. Lots of times, you pretend they are a family. To the big truck, "Hey Daddy!" And to the little one, "Yes, son." Makes me so happy. :) You love to "play" football. Mostly you like to get tackled and to kick the ball. You make Blue play with you sometimes and poor boy gets knocked down quite a bit. But he loves it, too. You started t-ball this year and learned a lot and had a fun time! T, step, and throw!<br />
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You are a great helper and love to help Daddy and me! The other day, you helped him wash a truck and air up the tires. You are great at picking up toys. I'm thankful for your servant heart!<br />
I love that you still don't say all your words correctly. :) Most of the time, you don't say the L sound, but say the W sound instead. Bwue, Mrs. Weesa, wemonade. You also say he instead of his. "He can't find he passy." But, there are a lot of things your say correctly, now. Instead of Axby's, you say Zaxby's!<br />
You love Blue and he is over the moon in love with you! He wakes up from every nap calling, PATE! He loves to show you what he's got or what he's done. You are starting to play together a lot and I love that sweet brother friendship you have. He also likes to tell on you when you do something to hurt him. ha! You are really good at watching out for him and making sure he's ok.<br />
We think you are a really funny kid! Sometimes you mean to be, and sometimes you don't! A couple weeks ago, you were upset at something I did and said in the funniest tone, "Mama Smelts!" haha! I guess you hear me say, "Pate Smelts!" a lot! Alabama asked you how you pushed yourself on the swing and you told her, "I just pat my back." ha! This week, we told you to show Papa your Georgia ball. In an exasperated voice, you told us, "But he don't have any eyes!!!" lol! Sometimes you ask me, "Is that just a joke?" ha!<br />
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You like to watch Octonauts, Curious George, Veggie Tales, Cars, Toy Story, Letter Factory, Thomas, and others. But absolutely nothing scawy!<br />
You love to run fast! Two weeks ago, you got your very own "fast shoes!" We went to the mall to pick them out and they are blue Nike Lebron X's. (on sale but still way more than I normally would spend on shoes!!!) You are so proud of them and love to wear them all the time. Daddy let you wear them to church on Sunday and Alabama got so upset. She said, "Those are not church shoes!" You told her, "They wook wike church shoes.' "No they do not!!" she said. ha!<br />
You have a few friends and they just love you! Jackson, Beau, Clara, Georgia, Caleb, Blakely, Brooklyn, and Caroline are a few.<br />
You have great manners and I love to hear your sweet voice say, "Yes, Ma'am", "Thank you, Mama."<br />
You can also be very mischevious and a little sneaky! It's hard to not get in the dirt or water outside before we have to go somewhere.<br />
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You like to read books with me and are learning so much!<br />
You are the only child we have who loves to go to sleep! ha! When you are ready for bed, you are going and with no lights on at all!<br />
I'm extrememly partial, I know, but you are the cutest four year old boy I've ever seen!!!! I just love your cuteness overload! I could eat you up, I love you so! I know God has amazing things planned for you life and I'm so proud to have the awesome privilege of being your Mama!<br />
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<br />Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562756215043656705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087449616374150881.post-78078513795788139892015-10-25T19:16:00.000-07:002015-10-25T19:17:12.368-07:00Sound the Octo Alert! Pate is Four!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pate's 4th Birthday was a success! He was so happy to have an Octonaut party! It turned out cute and he was thrilled to have an octonaut cake and to have party hats, too! He got lots of fun presents like Octonaut toys for days, soccer ball and cones, John Deere Boots, mini trains, a huge truck with trailer, a book, money, a construction tractor, a movie, and more! He was just so sweet and happy to have his family come to his party. :) I love this boy and it makes me happy to see his joy and thankfulness! </div>
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